Dhakal

Dhakal
ढकाल
Language(s)	Nepali, Doteli
Origin
Language(s)	Khas language
Word/name	Khasa kingdom
Other names
Derivative(s)	Jaisi Dhakal
See also	Ghimire, Poudel, Pokharel, Khanal, Aryal, Subedi

Dhakal (Nepali: ढकाल) is a बाहुन surname found mainly in Nepal and in some parts of India (Sikkim).

The Dhakals are believed to be the direct descendants of Rishi or sage Upamanyu, who is in turn believed to be descended from Rishi Vasishta. They are believed to have originated from a place called Dhapuk in the Achham District and Gorkha District mid-western Nepal. The Sikkimese Dhakals have been in Sikkim and the Dhakals from mid-western Nepal migrated towards the east including Syanja, Gorkha, and all the way to eastern Nepal. Dhakals were engaged in priestly and astrological works done by Bahun priests in the Kingdom of Gorkha. Astrologer Kulananda Dhakal used to counsel King Prithvi Narayan Shah before war.[1] Yaku {Bhojpur and Gorkha} is known as the Birta of Dhakal; Syanja, Gorkha, Terathum, Bhojpur and Gorkha are famous places from which many Dhakals have emerged. Today, many Dhakals are also found in India and Nepal, especially in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and in Bhutan.

Culture

The culture is a part the traditional Nepali-Hinduism Brahmin culture including Bhutanese and Burmese Dhakal

Notable people

Kulananda Dhakal, chief priest and astrologer of the 18th-century ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah
Ram Krishna Dhakal (born 1974), singer
Ek Nath Dhakal (born 1974), politician
Rishi Dhakal, US Based Nepalese businessman, Honorary Consul General California United State of America
Ramnath Dhakal, from Rupandehi, Nepalese politician,
Janardan Dhakal, from Rasuwa, Nepalese politician,'
Baburam Dhakal, (born 4 April 1979) film director of Nepal
Shyam Dhakal, (born November 5, 1981) Alpine skier from Nepal.
Punya Prasad Dhakal, Bhutanese Dutch-based physician
Shobhakar Dhakal, is the Head of Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change at AIT, Thailand
Biswas Dhakal, Nepalese entrepreneur

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References

Singh, N.K. (1997). Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 116. ISBN 9788170248477. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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[google-1] Singh, N.K. (1997). Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 116. ISBN 9788170248477. Retrieved 2015-07-24.