Aryal (also written as Arjel,Arjyal, Ariyal) is a Nepali surname. Aryal belongs to the Atreya gotra, as such they are believed to be the descendants of Sage Atreya.[1] In Hinduism, Varaha (Nepali: वराह) is the deity of the Aryal clan.[2] Aryals played an important role during unification of Nepal. They were the Upadhyayas who worked as astrologers, where they were also known as Jyotishi or Jaisi. Aryal is a part of Thar ghar of Gorkha Kingdom.
Notable people with surname Aryal
- Bhairav Aryal, Nepali essayist
- Krishna Raj Aryal, foreign minister of Nepal[3][4]
- Prakash Aryal, Inspector General of Police
- Prashant Aryal, Nepalese journalist
- Upendra Kant Aryal, Nepalese Inspector General of Police
- Urmila Aryal, Nepalese Communist politician
- Padma Kumari Aryal, former cabinet minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and current Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development. She was also previously the Minister of State for Health and Population.
- Shakti Ballav Aryal, Nepalese writer
- Raju Aryal, Inspector General of Armed Police Force
References
- ^ Kuikel, Bijay. "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)". www.bijaykuikel.com.np. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ Parker, Bradley J.; Rodseth, Lars (2005). Untaming the Frontier in Anthropology, Archaeology, and History. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816524525.
- ^ Singh, Mahendra Man (2013-06-30). Forever Incomplete: The Story of Nepal. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9788132118053.
- ^ "Liglig Kot 13km - Trail Running Nepal". Trail Running Nepal. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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