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'''Bhandary''' or '''Bhandary''' is a surname found in various [[Hindu]] and some [[Jain]] [[caste]] communities in Nepal, India, US, Russia and other countries. Bhandari means ''Treasurer'', keeper of a storehouse.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-977169-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&q=bhandari |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> <br />
In most of India, Bhandari surname belong to the [[Jain]] natives as well as [[Khatri]]. In [[Punjab]], Bhandari's belong to the [[Khatri]] caste.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grewal |first1=J. S. |authorlink=J. S. Grewal |title=In the By-lanes of History: Some Persian Documents from a Punjab Town |date=1975 |publisher=Indian Institute of Advanced Study |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFEKAQAAIAAJ&q=bhandari+khatri |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In Nepal, the surname is used by both Matwali and [[Tagadhari]] [[Chhetri]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adhikary |first1=Surya Mani |title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age |date=1997 |publisher=Nirala Publications |isbn=978-81-85693-50-7 |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cH5uAAAAMAAJ&q=chhetris+bhandari |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
Notable people bearing the name '''Bhandari''' or '''Bhandary''' include:<br />
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*[[Anup Bhandari]], Indian writer, director, music director, lyricist, playback singer and actor<br />
*[[Bidya Devi Bhandari]], Nepalese politician, President of Nepal<br />
*[[Binod Bhandari]] (born 1990), Nepalese cricketer<br />
*[[Damodar Bhandari]], member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly<br />
*[[Dhruv Bhandari]] (born 1985), Indian television actor<br />
*[[Dil Kumari Bhandari]] (born 1949), Indian politician, former president of [[Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh]]<br />
*[[Dinesh Chandra Bhandary]], [[Group Captain]] in the [[Indian Air Force]], the [[Vir Chakra]] awardee<br />
*[[Gagan Singh Bhandari]], Nepalese politician and General <br />
*[[H. Gopal Bhandary]] (born 1950), MLA in Karnataka<br />
*[[Madan Bhandari]], Nepalese politician and communist leader<br />
*[[Mohan Bhandari]] (1937-2015), Indian film and television actor<br />
*[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] (1947-2017), Indian politician, [[Chief Minister of Sikkim]] from 1979 to 1994 and founder of [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]<br />
*[[Rajendra Bhandari]] (born 1956), Nepalese poet<br />
*[[Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari]], Nepalese athlete<br />
*[[Sabitra Bhandari]], Nepalese national footballer<br />
*[[Tika Bhandari]], Nepalese singer<br />
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Fictional people bearing the name '''Bhandari''' include:<br />
*[[Sav Bhandari]] and [[Alli Bhandari]], two main characters and siblings on the Canadian teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation|Degrassi]]'' (2001–15)<br />
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