Karki (surname)
| Language(s) | Nepali, Kumaoni |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Nepal,[1] Uttarakhand[2] |
| Other names | |
| See also | Thapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista |
Karki is a Chhetri aristocratic title from Nepal and a Kumaoni Rajput clan in Uttarakhand.[3][4]
Karki as title
[edit]Karki was a title given to high ranking nobles and administrators during the Malla and Shah periods.[1] The sub-clans of Karki Chhetris are:[5]
- Lama Karki (Shreepali Karki)
- Mudula Karki
- Sutar Karki
- Khulal Karki
Karki Rajputs
[edit]Karki is a Rajput clan based in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.[2][6]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people who bear the surname Karki include:
- Bipin Karki, Nepali actor
- Dipak Karki, several Nepali politicians
- Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Nepali politician
- Hari Krishna Karki, Nepali judge and former Chief Justice of Nepal
- Hikmat Kumar Karki, Nepali politician and former Chief Minister of Koshi Province
- Kedar Karki, Nepali politician and Chief Minister of Koshi Province
- Lokman Singh Karki, Nepali civil servant and former head of CIAA
- Mallika Karki, Nepali singer
- Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepali poet
- Priyanka Karki, Nepali actress
- Ram Karki, Nepali politician
- Sushila Karki, Nepali jurist and first female Chief Justice of Nepal (2016 – 2017)
- Sushma Karki, Nepali actress
- Swarup Singh Karki, Kaji and later, Dewan of the Kingdom of Nepal (1775 CE–1777 CE)
- Vidhan Karki, Nepali film director
References
[edit]- ^ a b Adhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age. Nirala Publications. p. 87. ISBN 8185693501.
- ^ a b Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (2022). Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimage. Today and Tomorrow, Printers and Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 9789391734237.
Pal or Rajwar of Askot, Gaida, Kadakoti, and Karki are the major clans of Suryavanshi Rajputs. Chandravanshi Rajputs include descendants of the Chand dynasty such as Rautela of Sor, Kota, Dhaniakot, and Fadtyal of Kali Kumaon. They are the main Rajput clans of Kumaon.
- ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a Hill Society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. p. 33. ISBN 9788173041143.
Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN 8185579091.
- ^ Nepal "Yatri", Purnaprakash (April–May 1984). "श्रीपाली बम्म सन्तति: एक विवेचना" (PDF). Ancient Nepal (81): 5 – via Digital Himalaya.
- ^ Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. p. 551. ISBN 9788185865010.
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