Bhattarai

Bhattarai (भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is brahmin and Chettri of Nepal

Etymology
Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit and Rai means King. Bhattarai were ancient Kings who became priest.

Notable people with the surname in Nepal

 * Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister (Nepali Congress)
 * Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister of Nepal.
 * Madhav Bhattarai, Chairman of the committee of astrologers and religious scholar
 * Nabin K Bhattarai, Pop singer
 * Samriddha Bhattarai, Nepali chairman of business and finance society
 * Amrit Bhattarai, Nepali cricketer
 * Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Nepali diplomat
 * Krishna Dharabasi, born Krishna Bhattarai. Author of Radha (Novel), Jhola
 * Biraj Bhattarai, Nepali musical artist
 * Srijan Bhattarai, Actor, professional ballet & contemporary dancer/choreographer Roadies