Devkota is one of prominent surname of people living in the village.
Laxmi Prasad Devkota Devkota is considered the greatest poet of Nepali language—he has been given the title of "Maha Kavi" ("The Great Poet") of Nepali language.
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They never use bahadur (बहादुर) in their names because it is associated mainly with Chhetris (Kshatriya) and "martial tribes".
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Most of the Brahmin community in Nepal belongs to Kanyakubja Brahmins and rest are Kumaoni Brahmin.
Devkota was captured by police in February 1981, and killed two days later in Bhiman, Sindhuli District.