Adhikari

Notable Adhikari
Languages
Nepali language, Hindi, Bengali language
Religion
Predominantly Hinduism

Adhikari is a Hindu surname commonly used in Nepal, South india, bengal, Bangladesh and Bhutan.

About

The word adhikari comes from the Sanskrit word adhikari अधिकार meaning right as in right to rule.

In India

Adhikari in india are spread throughout Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka. According to there history were by village chief Pedhakapu. They used to settle common land disputes, collect annual land and other revenues.They are also had political influence in history.They come under warrior cast . In history Telagas were the ancient Warrior/Agricultural clans of the Deccan and South India who specialised in warfare and took to Agriculture during times of Peace. The Origin of the Telagas can be traced back to the Western Chalukyan Expansion into Andhra region which happened in the 6th century A.D. ADHIKARI ARE ALSO PRESENT IN MAHARASHTRIAN. They still have political influence, warrior cast. The story behind there surname is they were mantri's in the court of great maratha warrior Shiv Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. At that time their surname was JAGTAP and belonged to a village SASWAD near PUNE , during exapansion of his reign in the konkan region he went to Shaphur in Thane district and to look after the people, agricultural land, transport, he gave those responsibility of those things and warfare of that region to Jagtaps as it was an "Adhikar " given to them. Slowly they got there surname as ADHIKARI.

In Nepal

Bahun/Brahmin Adhikari

Some Brahmin from Rajasthan migrated to kumaun Uttarakhand and then to Nepal during the Islamic invasion. later, the regional kings and gorkha king gave them right of ruling some villages appointing them as local officers thus spreading to the western Nepal. Later they started using adhikari instead of there surname as it translates as ' one who has the right'. These adhikari belong to Brahmin caste.

Kshatriya Adhikari

Kshatriya(chhetri) adhikari are the descendant of those Kshatriya who got the title of ruling the land same in Nepal as Brahmin but Being a Kshatriya they continued there tradition of being a warrior. The crown family of Nepal today is kshatriya (chhetri). Being an Adhikari Chhetri, today, technically means you are a royal blood, although the royal family last name continues as shah.

Notable Adhikari of Nepal

See also

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