Adhikari

For the railway station, see Adhikari railway station. For the Tamil movie, see Adhikari (film).

Indian surname in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, India

AdhikariLanguage(s)| Nepali, Kumaoni, Bengali, Sinhalese

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Origin
Language(s)| Sanskrit
Word/name| South Asia
Derivation| Adhikar (Right/Authority)
Meaning| Officer[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)| Adhikary

Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී, Bengali: অধিকারী; also spelt Adhikary) is a surname originating in the Indian subcontinent. Those having their surname as Adhikari are mainly found in Nepal and Indian states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal and also in fewer parts of Southern Bihar such as Bhagalpur, Purnea etc. as these areas have a greater influence of Bengali culture and many Bengalis have settled in these area. In Bengal Adhikari surname is found among Baisnab clean as well as other communities[2] In Nepal, Adhikari are of both Brahmin and Chhetri Clan. The surname is also found among several groups including Bengalis, Biharis, Sinhalese, Marathis, Odias, Nepalese, Kamatapuri and Kumaonis.[3][4] Adhikari is literally translated as Officer.[1]

## Notable people

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* Ayush Adhikari, Indian professional footballer
* Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari, Indian writer from Assam
* Bharat Mohan Adhikari, Nepalese politician
* Deepak Adhikari, Indian film personality, better known as Dev
* Dibyendu Adhikari, Indian politician
* Gangadhar Adhikari, Indian communist leader
* Haribhakta Adhikari, Indian politician
* Hemu Adhikari, Indian cricketer
* Indra Adhikari, Bhutanese journalist in exile
* Keki Adhikari, Nepalese actress
* Khagaraj Adhikari, Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
* Kshetra Pratap Adhikary, Nepalese lyricist
* Man Mohan Adhikari, 31st Prime Minister of Nepal
* Michael Sushil Adhikari, Bangladesh politician
* Miriam Adhikari, South African physician
* Mohamed Adhikari, South African professor
* Mohan Chandra Adhikari, Nepalese communist politician
* Nanda Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese activist
* Narayan Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese politician
* Nisha Adhikari, Nepalese actress and model
* Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese politician from CPN UML
* Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Indian soldier
* Ram Nath Adhikari, Nepalese politician
* Rana X. Adhikari, American experimental physicist
* Ranu Devi Adhikari, Nepalese singer
* Sadhan Kumar Adhikari, Indian physics professor
* Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikari, Bangladeshi educationist and political activist
* Shantidas Adhikari, Indian Hindu missionary
* Sisir Adhikari, Indian politician
* Suvendu Adhikari, Indian politician

## References

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1. ^ a b "अधिकारी Meaning in English". hindi2dictionary.com.
2. ^ Bharatiya Samajik Chintan. Indian Academy of Social Sciences. 2000. p. 95.
3. ^ Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 3\. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
4. ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. 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."

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Subcastes, Surnames and Clans of the Bahun people

Upadhyaya Bahun|

| Purbiya Bahun|

* Acharya
* Adhikari
* Aryal
* Banskota
* Baral
* Belbase
* Bhandari
* Bhattarai
* Bhusal
* Chalise
* Chapagain
* Chaulagain
* Dahal
* Devkota
* Dhakal
* Dhamala
* Dhital
* Dhungana
* Dhungel
* Dikshit
* Ghimire
* Gautam
* Khanal
* Kafle
* Khatiwada
* Koirala
* Lamichhane
* Luitel
* Nepal
* Neupane
* Niraula
* Pandit
* Parajuli
* Paudel
* Phuyal
* Pokhrel
* Rijal
* Rimal
* Rosyara
* Sapkota
* Silwal
* Subedi
* Wagle

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Kumain Bahun|

* Awasthi
* Bhatta
* Bista
* Gyawali
* Joshi
* Kandel
* Kharel
* Lohani
* Mainali
* Oli
* Pandey
* Panta
* Pathak
* Prasain
* Regmi
* Sedhain
* Simkhada
* Sitaula
* Siwakoti
* Tiwari
* Tripathi
* Trivedi
* Upreti

Jaishi Bahun|

* Kattel

Families and dynasties|

* Koirala family

Priestly titles|

* Acharya
* Agnihotri
* Guru
* Jyotishi
* Pandit
* Pujari
* Purohit
* Sharma
* Upadhyay

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Chhetri people related topics

Tagadhari Chhetri|

| Jharra Chhetri|

* Basnet
* Khaptari Basnet
* Shreepali Basnet
* Bisht/Bista
* Bohra
* Chand
* Dani
* Karki
* Khadka
* Khulal
* Kunwar
* Mahara
* Panwar
* Rana
* Raut
* Rawal
* Samant/Sawad/Saud
* Singh
* Thapa

Ekthariya|

* Bogati
* Bohra
* Budhathoki
* Chauhan
* Dangi
* Dikshit
* Katuwal
* Mahat
* Rawat
* Raya
* Rayamajhi

Khatri Chhetri|

* Adhikari
* Aryal
* Baral
* Bhandari
* Bhattarai
* Dahal
* Devkota
* Dhakal
* Dhungana
* Ghimire
* Gautam
* Joshi
* Kandel
* KC/K.C./Khatri Chhetri
* Kharel
* Khanal
* Khatiwada
* Khatri
* Koirala
* Lamichhane
* Luitel
* Nepal
* Neupane
* Niraula
* Pandey
* Panta
* Parajuli
* Pathak
* Paudel
* Pokhrel
* Sapkota
* Sitaula
* Siwakoti
* Subedi
* Tiwari
* Upreti

Bhat Chhetri|

* Ranabhat

Gharti Chhetri|

* Gharti Chhetri (G.C.)

Matwali/Pawai Chhetri|

* Airee
* Bhandari
* Bisht/Bista
* Bohra
* Budha
* Dhami
* Rokaya
* Saud

Families and dynasties|

* Basnyat family
* Kunwar family
* Pande family
* Rana dynasty
* Thapa dynasty
* Family of Amar Singh Thapa

Heraldic titles|

* Kaji
* Thapa Kaji

Socio-political practices|

* Kaji Pratha
* Basnyat family
* Kunwar family
* Pande family
* Thapa dynasty
* Rollkram Pratha
* Rana dynasty
* Samant Pratha

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