Bista Explained
Bista
Bishta |
| Derivation: | Bishista (Distinguished) |
| Meaning: | Baron or landholder |
| Variant: | Bishta, Bishta, Bisht |
| Derivative: | Bishta Kshatri/Chhetri |
| See also: | Thapa, Basnet, Kunwar, Khadka, Karki |
Bista (ne|बिष्ट) is a family name of people of North Indian Hills and Nepal belonging to Khas people[1] group under the caste Chhetri,[2] sub-groups of the Bahun caste. They are Hindu with a local Masto deity.
They speak Nepali language as mother tongue. In India, Bista/Bistas are spelled as Bisht/Bishts or Bist/Bists and are titled as Rajputs. They are mostly found in Indian state of Uttarakhand.[3] [4] Bista is also a surname belonging to the Brahmins of the Kumain Bahun subcaste.
Naming and Status
Bista is literally translated as Baron or landholder.[1] For example; Chauhan in Eastern Nepal were referred as Bista in an explanation of assault of a Chauhan man by a Dalit man where governmental orders of capital punishment was given to the Dalit man on Poush Badi 12, 1882 V.S. (1826 A.D.) on the grounds of assaulting a high caste citizen. The excerpts from the royal orders to Bichari (Judge) Shivanidhi Padhya and Bichari (Judge) Parath Khadka on Poush Badi 12, 1882 V.S.:
Notable people with surname Bista
- Adityanath Yogi, Indian politician and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- Anjan Bista, Nepalese footballer
- Bikash Bista, Nepalese academic
- Deepak Bista, taekwondo gold medalist
- Dor Bahadur Bista, Nepalese anthropologist
- Gokarna Bista, Nepalese politician
- Kirti Nidhi Bista, former PM of Nepal
- Om Bikram Bista, Nepali pop singer
- Raju Bista, member of Indian parliament from Darjeeling.
- Ranjan Bista, Nepalese footballer
Notable people with title Bista
References
Books
Notes and References
- Book: Adhikary, Surya Mani . The Khasa Kingdom: A trans-Himalayan empire of the middle age . Nirala Publications . 1997 . 8185693501 . 210 .
- Book: People of nepal: nepal (3 pts.). Singh, K.S.. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. Anthropological Survey of India. 9788173041143. 2017-06-11. The Chhetri clans (thar) include Adhikari, Bania, Basnet, Bhandari, Bist, Bohra, Burathoki, Charti, Karki, Khanka, Khatri, Kanwar, Manghi, Mahat, Panwar, Rana, Rawat, Roka, Thapa, etc..
- Book: Ajay S Rawat . Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective . November 2002 . 9788173871368 .
- Book: Ramila Bisht . Environmental Health in Garhwal Himalaya: A Study of Pauri Garhwal . 2002 . Indus . 978-81-7387-132-0 . 50 .
