Rayamajhi (Nepali: रायमाझी) is a Rajput-Chhetri family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya[note 1] Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of patrilineal Rajput origin from present day India.[1]
Notable people with the surname Rayamajhi
Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, Advisor to late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Deputy Prime Ministers
Deepak Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Director
Dilip Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Actor
Narayan Rayamajhi, Nepali composer, lyricist, feature-film script writer, film director, and producer.
Notes
^The word Ekthariya is composed of two Nepali words; Ek (one) and thar (clan). Thus, it means one belonging to a single clan.[1]
References
^ abKatwal, Balendra B. (1998), The Ekthariya Chhetris of Nepal, Ekthariya Research Centre, ISBN 9780785573845
External links
Subodh Rana's blog
Subodh Rana writes how Colonel Gambir Singh Rayamajhi single-handedly captured an enemy cannon