User talk:Santosh abiral

kalathoki
kalathoki is also called paani Pokharel (पोख्रेल ).They have aatre (आत्रे) gotra .It is listen same as budathoki but not same.Budathoki is mainly surname of kshetri.it seems like new surname but it is not.many people have kalathoki surname but they hesitae to write.Mainly kalathoki are found in Pyuthan and dang.

Pokharel (पोखरेल) (also spelled Pokhrel) is a fairly common surname (family name) in Nepal. It is believed to be derived from the word "pokhari" which means lake. The name essentially means lake dweller. The name belongs to members of both the Brahmin (priest) and Kshatriya( warrior) castes. It is believed that hundreds of years ago, Pokharels fled Islamic invasion of India and arrived in Nepal. In the north, near the Himalayas they ruled a small kingdom. There are two types of Pokharel in Nepal, Water(pani) Pokharel and Milk (dudh) Pokharel, Pani pokharel belongs to Atrya Gotra whereas Dudh pokhrel belongs to Bhardwaj gotra. Dudh pokhrel and Pani pokhrel do not have any blood relationship so their can be marriage realtion between the both pokhrels.Dudh Pokhrel are very rare comapre to pani pokhrel. Dudh pokhrel can be basically found in Eastern part of Nepal as Sunsari, Morang, Jhapa, Dhankuta and others whereas in western areas they can be found on Palpa,Dhading,Gorkha and other areas.Dudh pokhrel are also seen to be residing in Assam India. Also there are lots of Pokhrels in Bhutanese Refugee Camps and in Bhutan too. Basically Pani Pokharels write the surname as 'Pokhrel' and Dudh Pokharels write surname as 'Pokharel'.