Basnet/Basnyat ( ne, बस्नेत/बस्न्यात) is a
surname of
Khasa Khasa may refer to:
* Khasas, an ancient people of Indian subcontinent
* Khasa kingdom, an ancient Kingdom in Western Nepal
* Khas people, an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic people of Nepal
*Khasas (Mahabharata), an ancient tribe in Hindu literature
...
s 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 ma ...
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 ...
.
It is found among
Jharra Chhetri community.
There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal:
*The
Shreepali (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 gre ...
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) Juml ...
(Khaptadi Basnyat) King of Khaptad Raghuvanshi Kshatriya
Kaushik 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 L ...
;
Garga gotriya Basnets
Notable people with surname Basnet
References
{{Chhetri communities
Surnames of Nepalese origin
Nepali-language surnames