Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by Arati on Sunday, February 24th 2008, 4:08 PM

Update - Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities:-

Lain Singh Bangdel (Rai) - Artist, Writer, Art Historian (Former Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy).

Ratna Kumar Bantawa- Revolutionary Leader & founder of Nepal communist party.

Gopal Khumbu Rai - Revolutionary Leader & founder of Khumbu Liberation Front(KLF), active Leader of Nepal Communist Party.

Ram Prasad Rai - "Jan Mukti Morcha" Revolutionary leader and Commander of 1950 AD/2007 BS revolution in east Nepal.

Narad Muni Thulung - Former Acting Prime minister and Cabinet minister,Revolutionary Commander and leader of 1950 AD(2007 BS)Revolution - "Jan Mukti Morcha".

Bal Bahadur Rai - Former 13 times acting Prime minister and Cabinet Minister,Nepal Govt,Central committee member, founder of Nepali Congress party.

Ashok Rai - Polit bureau member,CPN(UML),former Cabinet minister,Nepal Govt.

Hem Raj Rai - former Cabinet Minister,Nepal Government;Central Committee member,CPN(UML)

Gopal Rai - former Minister and Central Committee member,Nepali Congress party.

Dhyan Bahadur Rai - former Minister,Nepal government,politician.

Karna Bahadur Rai - former minister Nepal Govt.,Poltician.

Pawan Kumar Chamling - Hon Ph D,Chief Minister of Sikkim,Poet.

Krishna Kumar Rai - former Minister, Politician.

Santa Bahadur Rai - former chairman ,National planning commission and Secretary,Ministry of Housing and physical planning.

Makkar Bahadur Bantawa - Tri sakti patta 1st class,Gorkha Dakshin Bahu,1st class,Former Zonal commissioner.

Chand Bahadur Rai - former Chief(Insp.General) of Nepal Guptachar Bibhag.

Bhim Prasad Rai - Brigadier General,Nepal Army.

Bijaya Chandra Rai - Brigadier General,Nepal Army.

Ram Kaji Bantawa - AIGP,Former Additional Inspector General,Nepal police Force.

Man Bahadur Rai - DIGP,Nepal Police Force.

Gyanendra Rai - DIGP,Nepal police Force.

Thule Rai - Deputy Superintendent of Police Officer, Nepal.

Dorja Rai - DSP, Nepal Police.

Colonel Sidhiman RAI - MC,former Director-General(first non-British DG)of Assam Rifles.

Captain Agan Sing Rai - VC(Victoria Cross),British Indian Army.

Major Purne Rai - Sardar Bahadur,10th Gurkha Rifles.

Major Mani Prasad Rai(MBE) - 7th Gurkha Rifles.

Major Deo Kumar Rai (MVO,MBE) - 7th Gurkha Rifles.

Major Bal Krishna Rai (MVO,MBE) - British Queen's Gurkha Signals.

Captain Ran Dhoj Rai(MBE) (Member of British Empire) - QGO 10th British Gurkha education & honorary Officer, British Gurkha Commanding Officer, Afganisthan at time of Cold War.

Dr. Swami Prapannacharya(Ph.D.) - in Vedas, Puran, Saskirt, Hindu religion, prominent sholar in Vedas and Hinduism.

Indra Bahadur Rai - Famous Writer,Honorary Ph D,Winner of Madan puraskar and first winner of Indian Academy Prize in Nepali literature.

Prof Dr. Nobel Kishor Rai - former Ambassodor to Germany ,Professor and Linguist.

Prof Dr. Indra Jit Rai - Military science expert,Professor.

Prof Dr. Kanti Giri Rai - former Professor Gynaecology and Obstetrics,Institute of Medicine,KTM.

Dr. Nabin Kumar Rai - Anthropologist and World Bank Consultant.

Dr. Nabin Chandra Rai - famous ophthalmologist.

Dr. Shankar man Rai - AMA(Americal MedicalAssociation)prize winner plastic surgeon.

Dr. Shanta man Rai (Ph.D) - Head of Geology Dept.,Trichandra college,Kathmandu,Nepal,Winner of RONAST prize.First class first in M Sc(Tribhuvan University).

Mr Sambhu Rai - famous Nepali singer and social-political Activist during years B.S. 2036, 2037 & 2038.

Mr Sabin Rai - popular singer "Nepalese Brian Adams".

Mr Dhiraj Rai - The most popular pop singer, The best Vocalist and the Best performer.

Mr Rajesh Payal Rai - popular singer & vocalist.

Mrs Sumaya Rai - Lecturer in Psychology,Tribhuvan University,President Kirat Rai Yayokkha, Nepal.

Mr Bhim Rai - Chairman Kirat Rai Yayokkha,UK.

Mr Narhang Rai - Chairman Kirat Rai Yayokkha, Hong Kong.

Major Bhalaman Rai(MVO) - The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment.

Mr Pradip Kumar Rai (Byakul Maila) - Nepali National Anthem Writer & Poet.

Mr Indra Bahadur Rai - First Rai to scale Mt Everest,famous mountaineer.

Mr Nakul Das Rai - MP(Member of Parliament),Indian Parliament,representing Sikkim.

Late Subba Kriparam Rai - Maal ko Hakim,Famous Community leader in East Nepal.

Mr Yogendra Rai - CEO of Nauleni Group.

Raj Kumar Rai - best Taekwondo player of Nepal who made Taekwondo popular in Nepal and British Gurkha Regiments.

Naba Raj Rai "Bartman" - book writer and Author.

Thaneswor Rai - very first President, Chief Instructor and Founder of Nepal Shitoriyo Karate and Nepal Karate Association.

Shrawan Mukarung Rai - popular and the best modern poet.

Dr. Dina Bangdel (Rai) - famous Art critic ,Art Historian & author.

Naren Rai (Entrepreneur) - General Secretary of Nauleni Group, Multi millionaire, MBA From University of Boston

Kul Bahadur Rai(MBE) - former Head Teacher,Hong Kong, former president of Kirata Rai Yayokkha, Nepal.

Dr. Krishna Kumar Rai(Medical doctor) - received Distinguished Community Medical Service Awards 2002 from the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Kuber Rai - Best singer and vocalist, song writer of Nepali songs.

Prof. Dr. Shiba Kumar Rai - Microbiologist,Nepal Medical College.

Dr. Kalyani Rai(Ph.D) - Center for Urban Community Development, School of Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA.

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by premraine on Monday, February 25th 2008, 1:25 PM

I am proud of them all.It is Durja not Dorja-SSP Durja Kumar Rai.

Our young ones should follow their ways,not drugs and NAKKAL in the name of being modern.

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by nita on Monday, February 25th 2008, 11:57 PM

Does anybody can LIST of FAMOU LIMBUS AND LIMBUNIS.

I know some Limbu are Nepal top Pilots, Lawyer, Parliament members, Singers, Acter, Actress, Poet, writer, Movie Directors, Leaders, Officers etc.

It would be great ... If anyone can list here...

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by Menuka on Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 11:02 PM

Famous Limbu People:-


Imansing chemjong – First Kirat historian, auhor & writer

Bairagi Kainla – First Limbu Poet and writer

Ram Bahadur Limbu – VC

Sunita Subba – Singer

Pabitra Subba – Singer

Nabin Subba – Flim Director

Malvika Subba – Top Model and Miss Npepal

Subash Nembang – Nepali Parliamentery Ambassador & key representative speaker

Deepak Limbu – Singer

Nirakar Kathumba (Limbu) – Founder & Bass Guitarist of 1974 AD band.

Abhaya Subbha – First Nepali Female Rock singer

Jina Lingden-Yeti – First Limbu woman Air Pilot

Dr. Mahendra Lawoti - Assistant Professor of the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Captain Kul Bahadur Limbu – RNAC Pilot

note: If anyboyd find out any Famous Limbu, please Add here on the list.

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by Anita on Saturday, March 8th 2008, 3:19 PM

Is there any other Famous Rai people on new list?

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by premraine on Sunday, March 9th 2008, 5:32 AM

Madan Rai,M Sc(UK)- Former UN Officer,International Ashoka Award winner

Dr Ash Kumar Rai,Ph D, RONAST( Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology) Prize winner

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by dbantawa on Thursday, June 5th 2008, 3:16 PM

Durja Kumar Rai is SSP in APF I know he's more famous as Dorje but trust me kakaji's name is Durja Kumar)
Balkrishna Rai also has a BEM along with MBE and MVO ( the only gurkha officer to get all three medals)
Gopal Khambu is now Gopal Kirati
Prapannacharya was the title he got for his PhD. it's like saying Dr. Dr. it could be Dr. Kale Rai or Swami Prapannacharya.
Sumaya Rai is in Child psychology
If Narahang daju is included then so should all the District level Chairperson of KRY.
Additions should be
Bulu Mukarung - Senior Musician (he's way ahead of Sambhu Rai)
Ganesh Rasik ( Singer Songwriter, former GM of Nachghar)
Dr. Kumar Rai recently topped the US in his MD.
Major Bagdhan Rai MC, MVO? first one to reach commissioned major from the gurkhas (not gurkha major)

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by pradhan on Thursday, August 14th 2008, 11:12 AM

tanka bahdur rai- speaker of assam legislative assemly,

know more about him through this link:

tinyurl.com

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by pradhan on Thursday, August 14th 2008, 11:15 AM

To neeta and menuka,

T.B subba (shillong, india) a prolific writer

T.b subba, is professor for Anthropology from North Eastern Hill University; he has taught in a number of Indian and foreign universities over three decades. He has been the Head, Department of Sociology for over a decade and Dean, School of Social Sciences, at NEHU, Shillong. His academic interests include political sociology of environment, among others. Among his major publications Politics of Sikkim (1975), Bhutan: Ethnic Identity and National Dilemma (1991), Hill Cities in Eastern Himalayas (1993), Beyond the Trees, Tribes and Tigers: Historical Sociology of Eastern Himalayan Forests (1993), and Bhutan: Tradition, Transition and Transformation (2001)
The Quiet Hills: A Study of Agrarian Relations in Hill Darjeeling (1985), Dynamics of a Hill Society: The Nepalis in Darjeeling & Sikkim Himalayas (1989), Ethnicity, State and Development: A Case Study of Gorkhaland Movement in Darjeeling (1992), Politics of Culture (1999).

dr T.B subba’s other works-

1. Between Hills and Plains (h-net.org)
2. Visage North East India

3. Politics Of Culture- A Study Of Three Kirata Communities In The Eastern Himalayas (orient longman)
Wonder That Is Culture (mittal publications)

4. Between Ethnography And Fiction- Verrier Elwin And The Tribal Question In India by (T B Subba, Sujit Som) publisher-orient longman
5. anthropology of north east india ( t.b subba and ghosh)(orient longman)
6. Ethnicity, Culture, and Nationalism in North-east India. (indus publishing)
7.The Nepalis in North-East India: A CommUnity in Search of Indian Identity(indus publication)
8. wonder that is culture (mittal publications)

and many more, it is quite surprising that he is not known by the gorkhas in rest of india.

In many of his books, somewhere he is keen to highlight about the north east gorkhas and gorkhas in rest of the country each and every time he gets oppurtunity.

Famous Rais and Great kirat personalities

by ukhang on Monday, August 18th 2008, 7:42 AM

I like to give a great great thanks to MIss Nita and Menuka who try to give a name of great limbu people. We are kirati, therefore giving name of great people only by one caste in not a great thing, therefore we need to give a name of every kirat people, by which everybody can see our unity and nobody can harm us. Some other great kirati people are:

1. Shobha Khajum : Director + Great actress

2. Bishnu Chemjung : Nepal star

3. Padma Sundar Lawati : Home Prime Minister

4. Prapanya Charya : Great Hindu Astrological

5. Baba Limbu : Actor of Simarekha

6. Bhagat Subba : Singer

7 . Dinesh Subba : Poeter

8. Parbati Rai : Singer

9. Rajesh Payal : Singer

10. Satyakala Rai : Singer

11. Naren Limbu : Aastha Band

Likewise, there are lots of kirati people who have earned their name in the world and are being famous in different catagories. There may be different castes but we all are kirati, therefore, please don't try to make self famous by giving the name of your own caste. But try to make famous to kirat people by giving the name of every kirati people. I think everybody have heard one proverb " eak thoki soki, saya thoki nadi " and " nadi nadi milera samodra bancha".
Tiyaha Tiyaha Tiyaha