Basnet/Basnyat ( ne, बस्नेत/बस्न्यात) is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of
Khasas of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
and
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
It is found among
Jharra Chhetri
Jharra Chhetri (; are the subgroup of the Chhetri caste who are socio-religiously considered the purest among all Chhetri subcastes. Jharra Chhetri wear the six threaded Janai (sacred thread). Although Khatri chhetri and Matwali chhetris or pawai ...
community.
There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal:
*The
Shreepali
The Shreepali Basnet are originally from the Saipal, Far West Region who got their prominence in Gorkha district of Nepal. They mainly worship 'Masto' as their 'Kulayan' but saipali from Gorkha has changed their worship to "Sishakoti Mahadev", ...
(Sripali) Jumli Basnets of
Jumla bharadwaja
Bharadvaja ( sa, भरद्वाज, IAST: ; also spelled Bharadwaja) was one of the revered Vedic sages
(maharishi) in Ancient India. He was a renowned scholar, economist, grammarian and physician. He is one of the Saptarishis (seven great ...
later Gorkha.
*The
Khaptari
Basnet/Basnyat ( ne, बस्नेत/बस्न्यात) is a surname of Khasas of Nepal and India.
It is found among Jharra Chhetri community.
There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal:
*The Shreepali (Sripali) Jumli ...
(Khaptadi Basnyat) King of Khaptad Raghuvanshi Kshatriya
Kaushik
Kaushik ( hi, कौशिक) or Kaushike ( mr, कौशिक) or Koushik/Kousik is a caste of patri-clan (gotra) of Brahmins and Kshatriya named after Brahmarishi Vishvamitra. Kaushik is used as a surname by Brahmins and Kshatriya of Vishwami ...
gotriya
*The
Lamichhane Lamichhane ( ne, लामिछाने) is a surname found in Nepal. Some notable Lamichhane include:
* Gopal Chandra Lamichhane (b. 1974)
* Jiba Lamichhane, Nepalese businessman
* Khagendra Lamichhane, Nepalese actor, writer and director
*Rabi ...
;
Garga gotriya Basnets
Notable people with surname Basnet
References
{{Chhetri communities
Surnames of Nepalese origin
Nepali-language surnames