Bohora

Bohara
बोहरा
Language(s)	Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni
Origin
Language(s)	Khas language
Word/name	Khasa kingdom
Other names
Variant form(s)	Bohara, Bohora, Vohra, Sharma Bohara
Derivative(s)	Bohara Brahmin, Bohara Kshatri, Bohara Ekthariya
See also	Mahat, Katwal, Rayamajhi, Raut, Budhathoki, Chauhan

Bohara (Nepali: बोहरा) or Bohora (Nepali: बोहोरा) or Bohara (Nepali: बोहरा) is a Brahmin (bahun) and Chhetri (kshatriya) surname of Khas community of Nepal.[1] Bohara belonged to Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of Gorkha Kingdom.[2] In western Nepal, Bohara title is in use from Katyuri Kingdom of Doti, joshimath and Askot by the kshatriyas, at the time of old Feudal kingdom system of around 12th century ( also known as Jamindari Pratha). Largerly, Bohara title is Used by Chhetri community. Some janajati(Sauka) and baahuns and Dalits also use this surname. This surname is also found in Brahmins of Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand state of India. There is bohara surname in panjabi khatri , Muslims and gujrati peoples. '.

Notable people with surname Bohara

Notable Bohora/Bohara includes:

Dr. Bir B. Bohara, United States Professor; Physics and Astronomy
Amrit Kumar Bohara, CPN-UML politician; Former Minister of Nepal
Moti Lal Bohara Former Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP)
Ram Bahadur Bohara, Former Member of Parliament, Nepal
Jhapat Bohara, Minister of sudurpashim pradesh, Nepal
Pathan Singh Bohara, Minister of sudurpashim pradesh, Nepal
Unnati Bohara sheela, Lyricist , poet
Dipak Bohara, former minister of Nepal
Janvi Bohara, Nepalese Actress
Avinash Bohara, Nepalese Cricketer

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References

Pradhan, Kumar (1991). "The Gorkha conquests: The process and consequences of the unification of Nepal, with particular reference to eastern Nepal".
Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 8. ISBN 9788180698132.

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[1] Pradhan, Kumar (1991). "The Gorkha conquests: The process and consequences of the unification of Nepal, with particular reference to eastern Nepal".

[2] Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 8. ISBN 9788180698132.