Chaulagain
Chaulagain
Nepalese surname
Chaulagain (Nepali: चौलागाईं) is a surname in Nepal.[1] The people of this surname belongs to Bahun (Hill Brahmin) and Chhetri caste. Chaulagain belongs to Bharadvaja gotra.[2] Alternative spellings include Chamlagain, Chaulagai and Chamrel (commonly used by Chaulagains from southern Lalitpur area).
Bharadwaja, gotra (paternal lineage) of people with Chaulagain surname | |
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Nepali |
| Region of origin | Khasa kingdom |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Chamlagain, Chaulagai, Chamrel |
| See also | Chapagain, Chalise |
The surname is considered to be originated in Sinja valley of Jumla region. The people living in Chaundila Gau (Chaundila village) are said to be later called as Chaulagain.[3][4][5] In fourteenth century, during the Khas Empire and then in the Jumla kingdom, it was customary to provide wages to royal priests, astrologers, Pandits, army, officers, allies etc. by the kings. There are records of people with Chaulagain surname receiving the wages from the first king of Kalyal dynasty of Jumal kingdom, Baliraja. The surname is then said to spread all around Nepal from Jumla region.[6][7] Currently, there are many chaulagains residing in Nijgadh(Bara), Hetauda, etc who reportedly migrated from Gunsi Bhadaure(Ramechhap).
Notable people with the name include:
- Kamal Prasad Chaulagain, Nepalese politician.
- Sajja Chaulagain, Nepalese singer, winner of the 2020 Nepal Idol.[8]
- Satya Raj Chaulagain, Nepali filmmaker
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- Setopati, माधव चौलागाईं. "गाउँको जडो खोज्दा भेटिएको कर्णालीको रहस्यमय इतिहास". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- "माधव चौलागाईं, जुम्ला कर्नाली इतिहास र संस्कृतिका अध्येता". ekagaj. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- Republica. "Sajja Chaulagain, first female Nepal Idol". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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