Maharjan

Maharjan (Nepali: महर्जन), is one of the Hindu Buddhist Newar castes or groups of Nepal, predominantly from Patan, Kirtipur, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu in Kathmandu Valley.. They are a major subgroup of the Jyapu ज्यापू: community inside the Newar community. Maharjan people along with the other subgroups of the same community are also known as Jyapus.

As a surname

Notable people with the surname Maharjan include:

• Bal Gopal Maharjan (born 1975), Nepali footballer
• Biraj Maharjan (born 1990), Nepali footballer
• Chandra Maharjan, Nepali politician
• Chiri Babu Maharjan, Nepali politician
• Chhori Maiya Maharjan, Nepali missing person
• Deepak Maharjan (born 1983), Nepali boxer, Asian Games medalist
• Krishna Lal Maharjan (born 1954), Nepali politician
• Nanita Maharjan (born 1985), Nepali bodybuilder
• Prem Bahadur Maharjan, Nepali politician
• Pukar Maharjan, Nepali politician
• Sabita Maharjan (born 1980), Nepali computer scientist, professor in Norway
• Sushila Maharjan, Nepali biochemist and biotechnologist

See also

• Newar
• Newar Buddhism
• Prajapati
• Tuladhar
• Dangol
• Vajracharya

External links

• About the fusion of Newar religion, art and culture.
• About the different types of script
• Jyapus