Dulal is a given name and 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 ...
. It is a common last name in Asia, especially in
Nepal,
India,
Pakistan and
Bangladesh. In Pakistan dulal tribe is confined to the
Gujar Khan Tehsil Gujar may refer to:
*Gurjar, Gujjar or Gujar, an fighting group of people in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan
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* Gojari language or Gujjar, a language spoken by the Gujjar people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
* Gujar, Iran (disambiguation)
* G ...
of Rawalpindi district. There are Dulal brahmans kumai jaishi and chhetri(rajput kshatriya in nepal and india). It is also located in some parts of Africa due to the importations of South Asians by the British.
Given name
Notable people with the given name include:
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Dulal Baruah
Dulal Chandra Baruah (1 January 1932 - 4 October 2008) was a politician from Assam and Janata Dal (United) state unit President. He was deputy chief minister and PWD minister in Government of Assam headed by Golap Borbora in 1979. He was a Memb ...
(died 2008), Indian politician
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Dulal Bhuiyan
Dulal Bhuiyan is an Indian politician and member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Bhuiyan is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Jugsalai constituency in East Singhbhum district
East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jha ...
, Indian politician
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Dulal Biswas (born 1973), Indian footballer
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Dulal Dutta
Dulal Dutta (c. 1925Sources disagree on Datta's date of birth and age at the time of his death which is claimed to be either 84 (IMDb), 85 (''Indian Express''), 86 (''Telegraph'') or 87 (''Deccan Herald''). The ''Indian Express'' further claims th ...
(c. 1925–2010), Indian film editor
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Dulal Guha (1929–2001), Indian film director
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Dulal Lahiri (born 1947), Indian film and television actor
Surname
Notable people with the surname include:
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Sunita Dulal
Sunita Dulal (Nepali: सुनिता दुलाल; born 28 November 1991) is a prominent Nepalese folk singer from Kathmandu, Nepal (born in Jalbire, Sindhulpalchok District). She has been singing Nepali folk, festive to modern songs fo ...
, Nepalese folk singer
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Others
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Dulalthok
Dulalthok is a village located in Panchkhal, Panchkhal Municipality of Kavrepalanchok District, Kabhrepalanchok, Nepal. It lies about 6 km east of Dhulikhel, district headquarters of Kavrepalanchok District. It extends from 870 m to 1100 m abo ...
, village in Kabhre district named after Dulal surname