Rayamajhi

Rayamajhi
रायमाझी

Language(s)	Nepali
Origin
Word/name	Palpa (Nepal)
Derivation	Raya (King)
Other names
Cognate(s)	Raya, Majhi,
Derivative(s)	Rayamajhi Kshatri, Rayamajhi Ekthariya
See also	Mahat, Rana, Kunwar, Rajput, Basnet, Malla

Colonel Bahadur Gambhir Singh Rayamajhi from 1857 Indian Rebellion who was conferred the personal title of Bahadur for his bravery displayed in the suppression of rebellion

Rayamajhi (Nepali: रायमाझी) is a Rajput-Chhetri family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of patrilineal Rajput origin from present day India.

Notable people with the surname Rayamajhi

• Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, Advisor to late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
• Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Deputy Prime Ministers
• Deepak Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Director
• Dilip Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Actor, Dancer
• Narayan Rayamajhi, Nepali composer, lyricist, feature-film script writer, film director, and producer
• Rayamajhi Kuldevata Samiti

External links

• Subodh Rana's blog
• Subodh Rana writes how Colonel Gambir Singh Rayamajhi single-handedly captured an enemy cannon