Bhattarai Explained

Bhattarai भट्टराई
Origin:	Nepal
Language origin:	Khas
Variant:	Bhattrai, Bhattaraya
Derivative:	Sindhuley Bhattarai, Samriddha Bhattarai, Saalukhey Bhattarai, Gamlangey Bhattarai, Chisungkhey Bhattarai, Gulmeli Bhattarai, Lamidaandey Bhattarai
See also:	Pokharel, Poudel, Khanal, Bhandari, Subedi

Bhattarai (Nepali: भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is brahmin and Chettri of Nepal

Etymology

Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit and Rai means King. Bhattarai were ancient Kings who became priest.^[1]

Notable people with the surname in Nepal

• Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister (Nepali Congress)^[2]
• Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister of Nepal.
• Madhav Bhattarai, Chairman of the committee of astrologers and religious scholar^[3]
• Nabin K Bhattarai, Pop singer^[4]
• Samriddha Bhattarai, Nepali chairman of business and finance society
• Amrit Bhattarai, Nepali cricketer
• Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Nepali diplomat
• Krishna Dharabasi, born Krishna Bhattarai. Author of Radha (Novel), Jhola
• Biraj Bhattarai, Nepali musical artist
• Srijan Bhattarai, Actor, professional ballet & contemporary dancer/choreographer Roadies^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace. Saligram Bhatt. 2008 . 9788131304020 . 2010-12-02.
2. Web site: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2017-11-22.
3. News: Vijaya Dashami being celebrated. 2010-10-17. 2017-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080850/http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=24353. 2017-12-01. dead.
4. Web site: Upclose with Nabin K Bhattarai. https://archive.today/20120724093528/http://www.cybernepal.com.np/music/upclose/nabin.php. dead. 2012-07-24. Sampada Malla. CyberSansar. archive.is. 2017-11-22.
5. Web site: Four selected for Roadies from Kathmandu . kathmandupost.com . 2018-08-29 . 2024-04-27.