Rimal (surname)

Rimal (रिमाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin. Rimal people belong to the Bahun (Brahmin) caste and are a part of the Kaushik (कौशिक) patriclan (gotra) of Nepali Khas-Brahmin community which forms a notable population in Nepal and India. They are sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari), twice-born Hindus and trace their origins to Indo-Aryan people.

Notable People

 * Rachana Rimal, Nepali singer.
 * Gopal Prasad Rimal, Nepali poet.
 * Hari Prasad Rimal, Nepali actor.
 * Arbind Rimal, Nepali writer and intellectual.
 * Hari Kumar Rimal, Nepalese long-distance runner.
 * Shankar Nath Rimal, Nepalese civil engineer and architect.
 * Pradeep Rimal, Nepalese film director, lyricist, screenwriter and cultural anthropologist.