Baniya (surname)

Baniya or Bania () is a surname of people belonging to the Hindu Chhetri (Kshatriya caste) of Nepal. The alternate spelling of Bania is used by Chhetris and in India (). Notable people with these surnames include:

Baniya

• Chandra Prakash Baniya (born 1951), Nepali writer, columnist, educator and politician
• Kanhaiya Baniya, Nepalese politician
• Mohan Baniya, Nepalese politician
• Rabindra Singh Baniya, Nepalese actor, producer and theatre actor/director

• Rayyan Baniya (born 1999), Italian footballer
• Dr. Sunil Baniya (born 1995), Nepalese Medical Doctor

Bania

• Indra Bania (1942–2015), Indian theatre actor, playwright, film actor and director

See also

• Bania (caste)

References