Dahal
Appearance
दाहाल | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Nepal | |
Languages | |
Nepali, Khas kura | |
Religion | |
Hinduism |
Dahal (Nepali: दाहाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin, and also prevalent in some regions of India mainly in Sikkim, Uttarakhand and few parts of Bhutan. The Dahals belong to the Khas ethnic group, within the gentry class including Brahmin (high priest), Chhetri (ruling) or castes in accordance to traditional Hindu classification system.
Notable people
[edit]- Pushpa Kamal Dahal (born 1954), Nepali politician, former Prime minister of Nepal, chairman of the Nepal Communist Party
- Bhusan Dahal, Nepali media tycoon
- Dayaram Dahal, Nepali film director
- Dinesh D.C., Nepali film director
- Bhim Prasad Dahal (born 1954), Leader of Sikkim Democratic Front
- Renu Dahal, Nepali politician, current mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City
- Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal, former Minister, Nepali Ambassador and UN Representative
- Chandra Devi Dahal (born 1986), Nepali woman footballer
- Nara Bahadur Dahal (born 1960), Nepali long-distance runner
- Prince Dahal (born 2004), badminton player from Nepal
- Ramesh Dahal (born 1978), Nepali songwriter and lyricist