Definition, Meaning & Anagrams | English word CHHETRI

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Definitions of CHHETRI

1. Derivative of kshatriya
2. An endogamous caste of Khas people belonging to kshatriya class
3. Any Hindu thread wearing (Tagadhari) clan of Kshatriya class
4. Any descendants of Vedic Kshatriyas living in the Pahari zone.
5. A surname.

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Examples of Using CHHETRI in a Sentence

• The main inhabitants in Phungling are Limbu, Chhetri, Tamang, Brahman, Sherpa, Bhote, Newar, and Gurung.
• Grand Old Man Bhakti Thapa Chhetri as a punwar Thapa was the Sardar (commander) of Lamjung state, so he fought against Gorkhali in the battle from the side of Kehari Narayan, the King of Lamjung.
• Pahari people from the mid-hills including Bahun, Chhetri and Newar moved to the plains in search of arable land.
• Bohora or Bohra, a Brahmin and Khas Chhetri (Kshatriya) surname found in Nepal and Uttarakhand, India.
• Pandey surname / family name most commonly found amongst the Chhetri Kshatriyas communities of Nepal; Pande dynasty of Nepal were the Kshatriyas Chhetri aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar.
• Chhetri was a caste of administrators, governors, warriors and military elites in the medieval Khas Kingdom and Gorkha Kingdom (later unified Kingdom of Nepal).
• Bajura district has a multi ethnic composition with Chhetri, Kami, Thakuri, Brahman, Damai, SarkI and Sanyashi (Giri and Puri).
• The district is the common place of different castes such as Magars, Gurung, Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar, Thakali, kumal and many more.
• Half of the Nawalpur Region is mainly hilly areas mainly populated by Brahmins, Magar and Chhetri people and terai area is mainly populated by Tharu people.
• Its headquarter is Putalibazar with a diverse population including Brahmin, Chhetri, Magar, Dalit and Gurung communities.
• Throughout the Shah dynasty Nepali society underwent a period of Sanskritisation which established the political, economic and cultural dominance of high-caste Indo-Aryans, most notably the Bahuns and Chhetri caste who established Khas Kura, later known as Nepali, as the official state language.
• The Kiratis are Rais, Limbus, Yakkhas Sunuwars, Dhimals and The Indian Gorkha ethnic groups include Chhetri, Thakuri, Bahun, Jogi/Sanyasi, Magar, Gurung, Kami, Damai, Tamang, Newar, Thami, Sherpa, Yalmo.
• Most ethnic groups found along the Himachal Range and northward into the Middle Hills have Tibeto-Burman affinities including Nepalese origins of Newar, Magar, Gurung, Tamang, Rai and Limbu, however the most populous ethnic group is Indo-European Hindus called Paharis, mainly of the upper Brahman, and Kshatriya, or Chhetri castes.
• The town is populated by government officials, soldiers, and police of Magar and other "hill tribes" and their mostly Chhettri officers, by Newar merchants, by civil servants recruited mostly from local Bahun and Chhetri castes, as well as menial castes who labor as tailors, cobblers, blacksmiths and construction workers.
• At the time, about 32,000 people resided in the conservation area's 12 Village Development Committees, who are primarily subsistence farmers of the Limbu, Sherpa, Yakkha, Gurung, Tamang, Magar, Newar, Brahmin and Chhetri ethnic groups.
• Magars were largely associated with the Gorkhali invaders and were given equivalent or similar status to that of the Khas Chhetri.
• Since the Shahs have ruled over Nepal, Chhetri Thapas have been struggling against Pandeys, Kunwars, Basnyats and other Chhetris to takeover the royal court of Nepal.
• The CEO of Bengaluru FC, Parth Jindal confirmed that Chhetri along with Robin Singh and Thoi Singh will become contracted to the Indian Super League at the end of the season, to join the ISL team that drafts them in, but an arrangement has been agreed that they will be loaned back to Bengaluru for the next I-League season.
• While the Report of the Commission for Review of Environmental and Social Sector, Policies, Plans and Programmes (CRESP, 2008) records different communities and tribes of Sikkim such as Bhujel, Bhutia, Bahun (Khas), Chhetri (Khas), Yakkha, Damai, Gurung, Kami, Rai, Lepcha, Limbu, Magars, Newar, Jogi (Sanyasi/Giri), Sarki, Sherpa, Sunuwar, Tamang, and Thami.
• The major castes living in this village are Magar, Brahmin (Pokhrel, Belbase, Banjade, Gaire, Damase and Chudali), Chhetri (Basnet, Khatri), Shrestha, Bishwakarma, Pariyar and Sarki.

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