Rimal (surname)
Appearance
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Religion | |
Hinduism |
Rimal (Nepali: रिमाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin. Rimal people belong to the Bahun (Brahmin) caste and are a part of the Kaushik (Nepali: कौशिक) patriclan (gotra) of Nepali Khas-Brahmin community which forms a notable population in Nepal and India. They are sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari), twice-born Hindus and trace their origins to Indo-Aryan people.[1][2][3]
Notable People
[edit]- Rachana Rimal, Nepali singer.
- Gopal Prasad Rimal, Nepali poet.
- Hari Prasad Rimal, Nepali actor.
- Arbind Rimal, Nepali writer and intellectual.
- Hari Kumar Rimal, Nepalese long-distance runner.
- Shankar Nath Rimal, Nepalese civil engineer and architect.
- Pradeep Rimal, Nepalese film director, lyricist, screenwriter and cultural anthropologist.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hindu Cultural Center".
- ^ K. M., Dixit; S., Ramachandran (2002). State of Nepal (PDF). Himal Books.
- ^ Hofer, Andras (1979). The Caste Hierarchy and the State of Nepal: A Study of the Muluki Ain of 1854. Universitatsverlag Wagner.