Paudel
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Paudel also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
. पौडेल, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. Pāudel) is commonly South Asian surname, mainly used in the Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Nevertheless, Paudel surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
is being used interchangeably in all continent
Continent
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with Poudyal, Poudel, Paudyal, and some other variations regardless of its origination, religion
Religion
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, and race.
Most people with this surname live in the Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...
and Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
speaking belt of South Asia. There are many sub divisions in the Nepali caste
Nepalese caste system
The Nepalese caste system, like the Indian caste system, is highly complex and continues the traditional system of social stratification of Nepal. The caste system defines social classes by a number of hierarchical endogamous groups often termed as Jāt. This custom is found in both the Hindu and...
which are based on peoples origins. For example, Brahmins who resided north of the Saryu River were called Saryuparin Brahmins. The Paudels in Nepal are spread mainly in the western hills of Lamjung, Tanahu, Baglung, Parbat, Gulmi, and the surrounding areas as well as in the capital Kathmandu around Naikap, Nagarkot, Doldu, Sisneri, Luvu and in the lowlands including Chitwan.
Derivation
Paudel was derived from Paude (पौडी), a placename of various locations in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Nepal; and a Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word Aalya (आलय) which means "the abode of". Another research found that before Paudel was used for surname, Bhatt
Bhatt
Bhatt, meaning a priest or scribe in Sanskrit, is a surname common in most parts of India. A predominantly Hindu last name, it is found most commonly in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Kumaon and Garhwal in Uttarakhand, Doti, Karnataka, Kerala,...
was used. When some Bhatt emigrated to Nepal from Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
(at the time, Himalayan Range included Afghanistan, Nepal, and India), they originated Paude, which later become Paudel circa
Circa
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1100. In fact, Bhatt, both in Nepal and India also possess the same Gotras, Atreya
Atri
This article is about the sage named Attri. See also the gotra named Atri. For the Italian city, see Atri, AbruzzoIn Hinduism, Attri or Atri is a legendary bard and scholar and was one of 9 Prajapatis, and a son of Brahma, said to be ancestor of some Brahmin, Prajapatis, kshatriya and Vaishya...
as Paudel. Similarly, historic artifacts
Artifact (archaeology)
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traced back to Rajendra Bikram Shah
Rajendra of Nepal
Rajendra Bikram Shah, King of Nepal was King of Nepal from 1816 to 1847. He became king at age three on the death of his father Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva. As had been the case with his father, most of Rajendra's rule was under the regency of Queen Lalit Tripura Sundari and Prime Minister...
, King of Nepal (1813–1881) A.D. also proved a surprising facts that Paudel, Sigdel, and Bagale Thapa
Thapa
Thapa is the surname of a large social group of people, both Chhettris and Magars, from Nepal. Over a period of time, this community has spread to other countries of the world, especially India....
all have Atreya gotra
Brahmin gotra system
The word "gotra" means "lineage" in the Sanskrit language. Among those of the Brahmin caste, gotras are reckoned patrilineally. Each gotra takes the name of a famous Rishi or sage who was the patrilineal forebearer of that clan...
and are interrelated.
Ancestors
- Uday Bhatt, The first generation of Paudel ever traced even before surname Paude or Paudel was originated in Nepal.
- Shree Dev Paudel, First Paudel who believed to be the originator of surname Paude in Nepal.
- Shree Krishna Sigde, The first generation of Sigde, now known as surname Sigdel, was the originator in Nepal.
Notable Paudel
- Ranga Nath Paude (Paudel), Prime Minister of Nepal (1837-1838 AD) during King Rajendra Bikram Shah.
- Lekh Nath Paudel, (15th, Paush, 1941-2022 B.S.) PokharaPokharaPokhara Sub-Metropolitan City is the second largest city of Nepal. Pokhara is city of close to 350,000 inhabitants in central Nepal located at 28.25°N, 83.99°E, which is the centre of the country from east to west or from north to south, 198 km west of Kathmandu or 90 km west of Mugling, and...
, Respected Nepalese poet known as "Kavi Shiromani". - Ram Chandra PaudelRam Chandra PaudelRam Chandra Poudel or Ram Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Tanahu-2 constituency, winning 18970 votes....
, Leader of the Nepali CongressNepali CongressThe Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
party. Currently elected as the Leader of Parliamentary Party on June 20, 2009 - Dillip Kumar Paudel: Chief JusticeChief JusticeThe Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
, Supreme Court of Nepal - Devi ram Sharma Paudyal, former chief of intelligence department of Nepal
- Usha Paudel: Actress of the first indigenous Nepalese film "Muna Madan"
- Raja Ram Paudel: ComedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
in Nepal - Gyanuwalker Paudel: Author of the various Nepali literature
- Sanup Paudel: Nepali pop singer http://www.wavemag.com.np/issue/article2861.html
- Sonu Poudel: LuxUnileverUnilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
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2006, Nepal - Shivahari Paudel:ComedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Director and Producer of Jire khursaniJire khursaniJire Khursani is a popular Nepali TV show aired every Tuesday at 9pm NST on Nepal Television. It started in 2003 and has been continuously airing since. It is produced and directed Jeetu Nepal and ShivaHari Paudel who are the main actors in the show as well. Jire Khursani basically portrays social... - Anuradha PaudwalAnuradha PaudwalAnuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...
: Singer India. Biography IMDB
Historic artifacts and authors
- Paudel, Keshav Nath and Janardhan Sarma; "पौडेल सन्तती" An Introduction of the Paudel in Nepal Vol. 1, AD 1997
- Paudel, Tirtha Hari; "Astrological Calendar" Vol. 1, AD 1901
- Paudel, Surya Nath; "Astrological Calendar in Nepali" Vol. 1, AD 1835
- Paudel, Khadga Nath; "उत्पात शान्ति" Vol. 1, AD 1829
See also
The Sigdel surname is also derived from Paudel. Sigdel people mostly live in Taunahu and Kaski.Paudel in the news
The New York TimesNepali Refugee Manju Poudel And Her Family