Devkota

Devkota
देवकोटा
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni
Origin
Language(s)Khas language
Word/nameKhasa kingdom
DerivationDevkot
Other names
Derivative(s)Jaisi Devkota, Devkota Khatri
See alsoDhakal, Bhattarai, Adhikari, Subedi, Dhungana, Sapkota

Devkota (Nepali: देवकोटा) is a surname used by Bahun communities of Nepal.[1][citation needed] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959), Nepali writer
  • Bachaspati Devkota, Nepalese communist leader
  • Rajeshwor Devkota, Nepalese political leader
  • Rishi Devkota, Nepalese communist leader
  • Upendra Devkota, Nepalese neurosurgeon
  • Dinesh Chandra Devkota, Nepalese Engineer and former Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission
  • Madhav Prasad Devkota, Nepalese writer
  • Khim Lal Devkota, Nepalese politician [2]
  • Krishna Jwala Devkota, Nepalese journalist
  • Manita Devkota, Miss Universe Nepal 2018 and Top 10 Miss Universe 2018

References

  1. ^ "तपाईंको थर कसरी रहन गयो, थाहा छ ? छैन भने यो पढ्नुहोस् | Benionline.com.np". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. ^ UCPN (Maoist) Central Committee Member Khim Lal Devkota ...
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