"बस्न्यात परिवार" का संशोधनहरू बिचको अन्तर

The "Basnyat" or "Basnet" surname belongs to a family of Nepalese nobility. They are considered to be one of the original noble courtier (Bhardar) families of [[नेपाल|Nepal]] along with [[पाण्डे|Pandeys]] and [[थापा|Thapas]]. The '''Basnyats or [[बस्नेत|Basnets]]''' are of pure Hindu [[क्षत्री|Kshatriya]] or varna origin. Kshatriya or varna are also called [[क्षेत्री|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.

[[चित्र:Kirtiman_Singh_Basnyat.jpg|thumb|[[कीर्तिमान् सिँह बस्न्यात|Kirtiman Singh Basnyat]], Nepali Army general, a noble Basnet Bhardar]]