Bista (Nepali: बिष्ट) is a family name of people of North Indian Hills and Nepal belonging to Khas people[1] group under the caste Chhetri,[2][3] sub-groups of the Bahun caste.[4] They are Hindu with a local Masto deity.
They speak Nepali language as mother tongue. In India, Bista/Bistas are spelled as Bisht/Bishts or Bist/Bists and are titled as Rajputs. They are mostly found in Indian state of Uttarakhand.[5][6] Bista is also a surname belonging to the Brahmins of the Kumain Bahun subcaste.[7]
^ abcAdhikary, Surya Mani (1997). The Khasa Kingdom: A trans-Himalayan empire of the middle age. Nirala Publications. p. 210. ISBN 8185693501.
^Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (2005). People of nepal: nepal (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788173041143. Retrieved 2017-06-11. The Chhetri clans (thar) include Adhikari, Bania, Basnet, Bhandari, Bist, Bohra, Burathoki, Charti, Karki, Khanka, Khatri, Kanwar, Manghi, Mahat, Panwar, Rana, Rawat, Roka, Thapa, etc.
^Subba 1989, p. 33.
^Subba 1989, p. 30, quotes that: The Kumain Bahuns are: Bhatta, Bista, Dotel, Joshi, Khatiwada, Lohini, Pandey, Pant, Upreti, etc..
^Ajay S Rawat (November 2002). Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective. ISBN 9788173871368.
^Ramila Bisht (2002). Environmental Health in Garhwal Himalaya: A Study of Pauri Garhwal. Indus. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-7387-132-0.
^Subba 1989, p. 30, quotes that: The Kumain Bahuns are: Bhatta, Bista, Dotel, Joshi, Khatiwada, Lohini, Pandey, Pant, Upreti, etc..
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