Khadka

The Khadkas are a clan in Nepal. Khadkas are from Kshetri and Magar cast. But only chhetri Khadka are respected with title Kaji. Mostly Khadkas are from Chhetri caste but there are few Khadkas with Magar caste. Previously before Drabya bikram shah king of Gorkha, khadka used to be king of Kalikot and Gorkha. Therefore today there some khadka with Kalikote. According to different records there are 47 types of khadka with 12 different Gotra. Some of Khadkas are also found in Darjeeling, Sikkim, Bhutan, etc.

origin of name(caste)

There are many believes regarding where the name khadka was derived. But the famous and most trust worthy believe is; Khadka caste was taken from Khadga. Khadga means a hindu weapon just like a sword. Later the term khadga changes into Khadka. So Khadka means man with a sword. This saying is implemented in both Khadkas (Chhetri and Magar).

Some of the khadkas are as follows (chhetri khadka)

• Maharaji Khadkas
• Kalikote khadka
• Puwar Khadka
• Poudel Khadka
• Lakai Khadka
• Lamichhane Khadka
• Aatreya Puwanwar khadka
• Khabatari Khadka
• Kunwar Khadka
• Ghimire Khadka
• Subedi Khadka

Likewise there are 47 types of khadkas.

Some important people with cast Khadka are

• Rana Bahadur Khadka - Dhankuta Pakhribas- 9 (Area Head-1975 B.S)
• Mansingh Khadka Magar-king of Gorkha, till 27 Sept 1559 AD.
• Kul Bahadur Khadka - Lieutenant General
• Paras Khadka - Cricket Player
• Hari Bahadur Khadka - Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Hari Khadka - Football Player
• Nirajan Khadka - Football Player
• Sumi Khadka - Actress
• Khum Bahadur Khadka - Former Minister
• (Avishkar khadka) - chef
• (Aashish khadka) _chef

History of Kalikote Khadka

Kalikote khadka are khadka with Aatreya Gotra. Following chain of history is of kalikote khadka.

1. Aatreya << Krishi ऋषि
2. Archanaas:
3. Swaa waasya
4. Aatreya purnawasu
5. Aatreya chakkar patanjali
6. Somnath
7. Raganaatha
8. Punaraabha Aatreya
9. brahamanaabha Aatreya
10. Shibhadev Aatreya
11. Bhimshen sing
12. Rudra Sing
13. Gadul sing
14. Shivadev Sing
15. Bishnudev Sing
16. Krishnadev sing
17. Uddhav Sing
18. Dhurba Sing
19. Arjun Sing
20. Ram Sing Kalikote King
21. Balaram
22. Maan Sing << First Khadka king in Gorkha
23. Ajaya Sing
24. Jayadev Sing
25. Jagadish Sing
26. Shyam Sing
27. Naradev Sing
28. Bhumiraaj
29. Gunaraaj
30. Dhanraj

Up to here they were ancestors of Kalikote khadka according to Kalikote khadka Mulbansawali. Now new counting numbers start from here which is used to find relations. For example if two people have number 15, they are brother or sisters in relation, if two have 14 and 15 then their relation is Uncle (kaka or Thulobuwa) and son (Bhatij)

1. Shiva mardan khadka
2. Shankhar Dev
3. Dharma Sing
4. Bhagmaan Sing (last Khadka king in Gorkha)

References

Subedi khadka has the gotra" bhardwaj"