Bhandari
Bhandari or Bhandary is a surname found in various Hindu castes and communities in India and Nepal. Bhandari means treasurer, keeper of a storehouse. In Punjab, Bhandaris belong to Ahluwalia and Khatri castes. In Nepal, the surname is used by both Matwali and Tagadhari Chhetris, as well as Bahuns.
Notable people
Notable people bearing the name Bhandari or Bhandary include:- Ajit Bhandari, Nepalese footballer
- Amit Bhandari, Indian cricketer
- Anup Bhandari, Indian writer, director, music director, lyricist, playback singer and actor
- Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Nepalese politician, President of Nepal
- Binod Bhandari, Nepalese cricketer
- Dalveer Bhandari,, judge of the International Court of Justice
- Damodar Bhandari, member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Dhruv Bhandari, Indian television actor
- Dil Kumari Bhandari, Indian politician, former president of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh
- Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, Group Captain in the Indian Air Force, the Vir Chakra awardee
- Gagan Singh Bhandari, Nepalese politician and General
- Harry Bhandari, Nepalese-born American politician
- H. Gopal Bhandary, MLA in Karnataka
- Lalit Bhandari, Nepalese cricketer
- Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician and communist leader
- Mohan Bhandari, Indian film and television actor
- Nar Bahadur Bhandari, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1979 to 1994 and founder of Sikkim Sangram Parishad
- Rajendra Bhandari, Nepalese poet
- Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari, Nepalese athlete
- Sabitra Bhandari, Nepalese footballer
- Sujan Rai Bhandari, Indian Punjabi historian and author
- Surjan Singh Bhandari, Indian National Security Guards commando
- Tika Bhandari, Nepalese singer
- Sav Bhandari and Alli Bhandari, two main characters and siblings on the Canadian teen drama ''Degrassi''