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Chalise (pronounced: /cha.li.se/) ( ne, चालिसे) is a
Khas Khas people (; ne, खस) popularly known as Khas Arya are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of South Asia, what is now present-day Nepal, Indian states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim. Historical ...
Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
family name found in
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 ...
. People with this name are mostly members of the Bahun (Brahmin)
caste Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...
. According to legend, some priests of
Bhattarai Bhattarai ( ne, भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is a Khas surname. Etymology Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit. Notable people with the surname in Nepal *Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister (Nepali Congress) * Baburam Bhattarai, f ...
caste completed forty ('chalis' in Nepali) chapters of
pujas ''Puja'' ( sa, पूजा, pūjā, translit-std=IAST) is a worship ritual performed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honor a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. ...
without dropping a single drop of water from their palm. They were then honored with the title ''Chalise''.They also belong from the royal families.


Notable people

Ramesh Vikal Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (Nepali: रमेश बिकल) (born 1932–2008, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley) is a Nepalese writer and painter who is known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal. He received a B.Ed. in 1960, and worked in education. His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes. As a result, he was imprisoned three times between 1949 and 1960. In more recent work, he has focused on sexual relations. Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award. He received the Daulat Bikram Bista Aakhyan Samman Award in 2008 for six decades of contributions to fiction writing in Nepal. In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor. Works Birano Deshma ("In an Empty Land"), 1959 Naya Sadak ko Geet ("The Song of New Road"), 1962 13 Ramaila Kathaharu ("Thirteen Enjoyable Stories"), 1967 Aaja Feri Arko Tanna Ferincha ("Today Yet Another Bedspread is Changed"), 1967 Euta Budo Violin Aashawari ko Dhoon ma ("An Old Violin in the Ashāvari Tune"), 1968 Agenāko Ḍilmā ("On the Edge of the Hearth"), 1968 Urmilā Bhāujū ("Sister-in-Law Urmilā"), 1968 21 Ramālilā Kathāharū ("Twenty-one Enjoyable Stories"), 1968 Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars") Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously") * Bhola Nath Chalise (1951–2015), Nepalese economist *
Chakrapani Chalise Chakrapani Chalise ( ne, चक्रपाणि चालिसे) was a Nepalese poet. He wrote the words of the first national anthem of Nepal in 1924 AD to the music composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi in 1899 AD (grandfather of musician ...
(1883–1958), Nepalese writer * Janak Kumari Chalise, Nepalese politician *


References

{{reflist Ramesh Vikal Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (Nepali: रमेश बिकल) (born 1932–2008, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley) is a Nepalese writer and painter who is known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal. He received a B.Ed. in 1960, and worked in education. His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes. As a result, he was imprisoned three times between 1949 and 1960. In more recent work, he has focused on sexual relations. Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award. He received the Daulat Bikram Bista Aakhyan Samman Award in 2008 for six decades of contributions to fiction writing in Nepal. In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor. Works Birano Deshma ("In an Empty Land"), 1959 Naya Sadak ko Geet ("The Song of New Road"), 1962 13 Ramaila Kathaharu ("Thirteen Enjoyable Stories"), 1967 Aaja Feri Arko Tanna Ferincha ("Today Yet Another Bedspread is Changed"), 1967 Euta Budo Violin Aashawari ko Dhoon ma ("An Old Violin in the Ashāvari Tune"), 1968 Agenāko Ḍilmā ("On the Edge of the Hearth"), 1968 Urmilā Bhāujū ("Sister-in-Law Urmilā"), 1968 21 Ramālilā Kathāharū ("Twenty-one Enjoyable Stories"), 1968 Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars") Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously") Surnames of Nepalese origin Nepali-language surnames Khas surnames