Basnyat family

The Basnyat or Basnet family is considered to be one of the noble courtier (Bhardar) families of Nepal along with Pandeys and Thapas. The Basnyats or Basnets are of pure Hindu Kshatriya or varna origin. Kshatriya or varna are also called Chhetri cast in Nepal and India. It is said that they migrated into western Nepal quiet early along with the majority of the early Khas migration. Basnets were migrated to current Nepal from Uttarakhand and Himachal State of current India during 15th to 19th Century and few afterwards. Currently many of the Basnets/Basnyats are found in Nepal and Indian States i.e. Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal, West Bengal, Assam, and Manipur as well as in Bhutan and Myanmar. Majority of Basnets speak Nepalese language as mother tongue. Although these days, Basnets specially of Dehradun area of Uttarakhand and Himachal state of India speak Hindi as mother tongue.