Mainali
Mainali (मैनाली)is a Nepalese surname predominantly Hindu. Mainali are Brahmins and belong to Upamanyu gotra(उपमन्यु गोत्र). All under Upamanyu along with Parāshara, Kundina and Vasishtha belong to Vasishta gana. Mainali are Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-Europeans.
They are believed to have immigriated to Kanpur-Kavrepalanchok District from western himalayan range (at the time, Himalayan Range included Afghanistan, Nepal, and India) belt and later residing at dhading, kathmandu, chitwan, jhapa etc. of Nepal
Notable Mainali
Guru Prasad Mainali -he was a prominent short story writer and is remembered as a leading personality in Nepali Literature.
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Chandra Prakash Mainali - Politician
Radha Krishna Mainali- Leftist politician
Bishwo Kanta Mainali He's acting president of NBA-Nepal bar association (Federal Organization of Nepalese practicing Lawyers)
Kristhi Mainali an actress
Gopal Raj Mainali a comedian and an actor
Sajja Mainali an actress
Suyog Mainali a plastic surgeon
Arjun Prasad Mainali - a social activist, a change maker (113th time donated blood on 31 August, 2013 at Cambridge, America)