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'''Bhandari''' or '''Bhandary''' is a surname found in various [[Hindu]] [[caste]]s and communities in India and Nepal. Bhandari means ''treasurer'', keeper of a storehouse.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-977169-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&q=bhandari |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In Punjab, Bhandaris belong to [[Ahluwalia (caste)|Ahluwalia]] and [[Khatri]] castes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grewal |first1=J. S. |authorlink=J. S. Grewal |title=In the By-lanes of History: Some Persian Documents from a Punjab Town |date=1975 |publisher=Indian Institute of Advanced Study |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFEKAQAAIAAJ&q=bhandari+khatri |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Singh |first1=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0FigAAAAMAAJ&q=bhandari+ahluwalia+caste |title=Chandigarh |last2=Bhalla |first2=V. |last3=Singh |first3=Swaran |date=1997 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7304-119-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uw8wAQAAIAAJ&q=bhandari+ahluwalia+caste |title=People of India: Punjab |date=2003 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7304-123-5 |language=en}}</ref> In Nepal, the surname is used by both Matwali and [[Tagadhari]] [[Chhetri]]s,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adhikary |first1=Surya Mani |title=The Khaśa Kingdom: A Trans-Himalayan Empire of the Middle Age |date=1997 |publisher=Nirala Publications |isbn=978-81-85693-50-7 |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cH5uAAAAMAAJ&q=chhetris+bhandari |access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> as well as [[Bahun]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Raj |first1=Prakash A. |title=Brahmins of Nepal |date=1996 |publisher=Nabeen Publications |isbn=978-0-7855-7366-1 |page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4i1uAAAAMAAJ&q=Nepali+brahmin+Bhandari+surname |quote=All the Brahmins in Nepal are supposed to have a gotra which ... Surname Acharya Adhikari Aryal Banskota Bastola Badal Baral Basti '''Bhandari''' Bhatta Bhattarai ...}}</ref><br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
Notable people bearing the name '''Bhandari''' or '''Bhandary''' include:<br />
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*[[Ajit Bhandari]] (born 1994), Nepalese footballer<br />
*[[Amit Bhandari]] (born 1978), Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Anup Bhandari]] (born 1982), Indian writer, director, music director, lyricist, playback singer and actor<br />
*[[Bidhya Devi Bhandari]] (born 1961), Nepalese politician, President of Nepal<br />
*[[Binod Bhandari]] (born 1990), Nepalese cricketer<br />
*[[Dalveer Bhandari]], (born 1947), judge of the International Court of Justice<br />
*[[Damodar Bhandari]] (born 1973), member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly<br />
*[[Dhruv Bhandari]] (born 1985), Indian television actor<br />
*[[Dil Kumari Bhandari]] (born 1949), Indian politician, former president of [[Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh]]<br />
*[[Dinesh Chandra Bhandary]] (1934–2021), [[Group Captain]] in the [[Indian Air Force]], the [[Vir Chakra]] awardee<br />
*[[Gagan Singh Bhandari]], Nepalese politician and General <br />
*[[Harry Bhandari]] (born 1977), Nepalese-born American politician <br />
*[[H. Gopal Bhandary]] (1952–2019), MLA in Karnataka<br />
*[[Lalit Bhandari]] (born 1996), Nepalese cricketer<br />
*[[Madan Bhandari]] (1951–1993), Nepalese politician and communist leader<br />
*[[Mohan Bhandari]] (1937–2015), Indian film and television actor<br />
*[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] (1947–2017), Indian politician, [[Chief Minister of Sikkim]] from 1979 to 1994 and founder of [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]<br />
*[[Rajendra Bhandari]] (born 1956), Nepalese poet<br />
*[[Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari]] (born 1975), Nepalese athlete<br />
*[[Sabitra Bhandari]] (born 1996), Nepalese footballer<br />
*[[Sujan Rai Bhandari]], Indian Punjabi historian and author<br />
*[[Surjan Singh Bhandari]], Indian [[National Security Guards]] commando<br />
*[[Tika Bhandari]], Nepalese singer<br />
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Fictional people bearing the name '''Bhandari''' include:<br />
*[[Sav Bhandari]] and [[Alli Bhandari]], two main characters and siblings on the Canadian teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation|Degrassi]]'' (2001–15)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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