Rimal () is a Nepali surname of Khas origin. Rimal people belong to the Bahun (Brahmin) caste and are a part of the Kaushik () patriclan (gotra) of Nepali Khas-Brahmin community which forms a notable population in Nepal and India. They are sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari), twice-born Hindus and trace their origins to Indo-Aryan people.
Notable people Rachana Rimal, Nepali singer. Gopal Prasad Rimal, Nepali poet. Hari Prasad Rimal, Nepali actor. Arbind Rimal, Nepali writer and intellectual. Hari Kumar Rimal, Nepalese long-distance runner. Shankar Nath Rimal, Nepalese civil engineer and architect. Pradeep Rimal, Nepalese film director, lyricist, screenwriter and cultural anthropologist.
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