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{{Short description| Indian surname in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox surname<br />
| name = Adhikari<br />
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| pronunciation =<br />
| language = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]], [[Odia language |Odia]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Sinhalese language|Sinhalese]]<br />
| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]<br />
| origin = [[South Asia]]<br />
| derivation = Adhikar (Right/Authority)<br />
| meaning = Officer<ref name="hindi2"/><br />
| variant = Adhikary<br />
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'''Adhikari''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: अधिकारी, [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: අදිකාරී, [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: অধিকারী, [[Odia language| Odia]] : ଅଧିକାରୀ; also spelt '''Adhikary''') is a [[surname]] originating in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Those having their surname as Adhikari are mainly found in [[Nepal]] and Indian states of [[Uttarakhand]], [[West Bengal]] and also in fewer parts of Southern [[Bihar]] such as [[Bhagalpur]], [[Purnea]] etc. as these areas have a greater influence of [[Bengali culture]] and many [[Bengalis]] have settled in these area. In Bengal Adhikari surname is mainly found among Baishnab<br />
, and other communities as well.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6nrAAAAMAAJ |title=Bharatiya Samajik Chintan |date=2000 |publisher=Indian Academy of Social Sciences |pages=95 |language=en}}</ref> In Nepal, Adhikari are of [[Bahun|Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Rajbanshi people|Rajbanshi]]. The surname is also found among several groups including [[Bengali Hindus|Bengalis]], [[Bihari people|Biharis]], [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]], [[Marathi people|Marathis]], [[Odia people|Odias]], [[Nepali people|Nepalese]], [[Rajbanshi people|Kamatapuri]] and [[Kumaoni people|Kumaonis]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Shibani Roy |author2=S. H. M. Rizvi |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgAdAAAAYAAJ |year=2002 |publisher=B.R. |isbn=978-81-7646-247-1 |page=3 }}</ref><ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur|date=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788173041143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ|quote=Some of the [[Chhetri]] clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref> Adhikari is literally translated as ''Officer''.<ref name="hindi2">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-meaning-english.html|title=अधिकारी Meaning in English|website=hindi2dictionary.com}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Ayush Adhikari]], Indian professional footballer<br />
* [[Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari]], Indian writer from Assam<br />
* [[Bharat Mohan Adhikari]], Nepalese politician<br />
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Deepak Adhikari]], Indian film personality, better known as Dev<br />
* [[Dibyendu Adhikari]], Indian politician<br />
* [[Gangadhar Adhikari]], Indian communist leader<br />
* [[Haribhakta Adhikari]], Indian politician<br />
* [[Hemu Adhikari]], Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Indra Adhikari]], Bhutanese journalist in exile<br />
* [[Keki Adhikari]], Nepalese actress<br />
* [[Khagaraj Adhikari]], Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)<br />
* [[Khushal Singh Adhikari]], Indian politician<br />
* [[Kshetra Pratap Adhikary]], Nepalese lyricist<br />
* [[Man Mohan Adhikari]], 31st Prime Minister of Nepal<br />
* [[Michael Sushil Adhikari]], Bangladesh politician<br />
* [[Miriam Adhikari]], South African physician<br />
* [[Mohamed Adhikari]], South African professor<br />
* [[Mohan Chandra Adhikari]], Nepalese communist politician<br />
* [[Nanda Prasad Adhikari]], Nepalese activist<br />
* [[Narayan Prasad Adhikari]], Nepalese politician<br />
* [[Nisha Adhikari]], Nepalese actress and model<br />
* [[Rabindra Prasad Adhikari]], Nepalese politician from [[CPN UML]]<br />
* [[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]], Indian soldier<br />
* [[Ram Nath Adhikari]], Nepalese politician<br />
* [[Rana X. Adhikari]], American experimental physicist<br />
* [[Ranu Devi Adhikari]], Nepalese singer<br />
* [[Sadhan Kumar Adhikari]], Indian physics professor<br />
* [[Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikari]], Bangladeshi educationist and political activist<br />
* [[Shantidas Adhikari]], Indian Hindu missionary<br />
* [[Sisir Adhikari]], Indian politician<br />
* [[Suvendu Adhikari]], Indian politician<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{Bahun communities}}<br />
{{Chhetri communities}}<br />
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[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Sinhalese origin]]<br />
[[Category:Khas surnames]]</div>SnehAnchliya