Baniya or Bania (Nepali: बानियाँ) is a surname of people belonging to the Hindu Chhetri (Kshatriya caste) of Nepal.[1] The alternate spelling of Bania is also used by Chhetris.[2] Indian use Bania (Hindi: बनिया) It is also used as a family name by European people.
Notable people
- Chandra Prakash Baniya (born 7 April 1951) is a Nepali writer, columnist, educator and politician.
- Mohan Baniya, Nepalese politician
- Rabindra Singh Baniya, Nepalese Actor, Producer and Theatre Actor/Director.
- Indra Bania, an Indian theatre actor, playwright
European Notable people
- Piotr Bania (born 1973), Polish football player
- Rayyan Baniya, (born 18 February 1999) is an Italian football player
Fictional Usage
- Kenny Bania, secondary character on the Seinfeld TV series
References
- ↑ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788173041143.
Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
- ↑ Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (2005). People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788173041143. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
The Chhetri clans (thar) include Adhikari, Bania, Basnet, Bhandari, Bist, Bohra, Burathoki, Charti, Karki, Khanka, Khatri, Kanwar, Manghi, Mahat, Panwar, Rana, Rawat, Roka, Thapa, etc.
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