Thapa
Thapa is the surname of a large social group of people, predominantly Magars as well as Chhettris, from Nepal. Over a period of time, this community has spread to other countries of the world.
Thapa Magars come from the upper part of Nepal to lower parts of Tibet . Chhetri Thapas are:
- Ghimire Thapa,
- Khulal Thapa,
- Pawar Thapa,
- Mugali Thapa,
- Lamichhane Thapa,
- Godar Thapa,
- Bagale Thapa,
- Pourel Thapa,
- Gagle Thapa
- Rohit Thapa
who, were settled in the different village of Nepal. They are said to have descended from the warriors who came to eastern Nepal with the fighting forces of King Prithivi Narayan Shah. One of the former Prime Ministers of Nepal Surya Bahadur Thapa is a Chhetri Thapa. Amar Singh Thapa, Bhimshen Thapa, Mathwar Singh Thapa are also Chhetri and most recently army chief Dharmapal Barsingh Thapa is also Chhetri Thapa. Similarly, Bhakti Thapa was a Chhetri Thapa who played an important role in Anglo-Nepalese war.
People with surname Thapa include:
- Bhimsen Thapa Mukhtiyar(Prime Minister) of Nepal. Mukhtiyar is equivalent to Prime Minister
- Amar Singh Thapa Commander of Western front in Anglo-Nepalese War
- Bhakti Thapa, Commander of Western front in Anglo-Nepalese War
- Ujir Singh Thapa, Commander of Mid-Western front(Butwal-Palpa) in Anglo-Nepalese War
- Ranjur Thapa, Commander of Central front(Jit garh) in Anglo-Nepalese War
- Mathwar Singh Thapa, First Prime Minister of Nepal and Commander in-chief of Nepalese Army
- Netrabahadur Thapa, Victoria Cross holder-2 Battalion 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles(1944: Locale -Burma)
- Sher Bahadur Thapa, Victoria Cross holder-9th Gurkha Rifles (1944: Locale-San Marino, Italy )
- Colonel Gajraj Singh Thapa First person to introduce tea plantation in Nepal in around 1873 AD.[1] He is also the son in law of Jung Bahadur Rana
- Colonel Dilli Jung Thapa Chief engineer and urban planner, He is responsible for the town planning of Rajbiraj[2] He is the grandson of Colonel Gajraj Singh Thapa.
- Major General Bhagwan Singh Thapa, Rai Bahadur Sahib, Commander Kashmir State Forces, I.O.M (Indian Order of Merit), Resident of Srinagar, Kashmir State (India).
- Col. Lacchman Singh Thapa, Adjutant Quarter Master General, Kashmir State Forces, Resident of Srinagar, Kashmir State (India).
- Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa, Mahavir Chakra (MVC), Indian Army, resident of Dharmasala, Himachal Pradesh, (India).
- Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Pramvir Chakra (PVC), Indian Army, resident of Simla, Himaachal Pradesh (India).
- Manjushree Thapa, Nepalese author
- Arun Thapa, Magar singer
- Surya Bahadur Thapa, Chetri Ex-Prime minister of Nepal
- Pyar Jung Thapa Ex commander in chief of the (then) Royal Nepalese Army.
- Sunil Thapa, Film actor (Hindi-Ek duje ke liye/Nepali-more than 25 films)
- Jharna Thapa, Nepalese Actress.
- Bipana Thapa, Nepalese Actress.
- Dharma Thapa Ex-Home Minister of Nepal, also Ex-Zonal Commissioner.
- Bal Krishna Thapa, President Nepali Congress District Bhojpur
- Ram Krishna Thapa,Marketing Director Gorkhapatra Shansthan/ The Rising Nepal
- Birat Krishna Thapa,Scholar Center for International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
- Sanjay Thapa, Editor senior journalist in Indian mass media
- Deependra Bickram Thapa, Secretary of Government of Nepal and a singer/a musician
- Vir Vikram Thapa, Sahitya Academy Awardee
- Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC (2014–present)
References
- ↑ http://www.gshaly.com/teas/nepal.htm. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Rapid urbanization in Nepal An asset or liability?". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.