Sankhadhar Sakhwa (Nepal Bhasa: शंखधर साख्वा:) is a Nepalese philanthropist. He cleared the debts of all the people in Nepal. A new era was initiated from the date in which he cleared the debts. This new era is called Nepal Sambat. On the basis of the information contained in "Bhasa Bamsali" and "Rajbhogmala Bamsawali", a low-caste merchant called Shankhadhar freed the people of kathmandu from their debts during the region of Raghav Dav and started a new era called Nepal Era to commemorate it. Sakha had collected the wealth through the gold that he panned from the sand of the Bishnumati river.
Shaka had established his own stone image at the southern gate of Pashupatinath. The stone image is still there. Shangkhadhar Sakha's name has been included in the list of "National Heroes Of Nepal" by the cadinet decision on November 18, 1999.
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