Chalise

Not to be confused with Challis (disambiguation).

Chalise is a Hindu family name found in Nepal. They are members of the Brahmin caste.

Some priests completed forty chapters of pujas without dropping a single drop of water from their palm. They were then honored with the title Chalise.

Chakra Pani Chalise was composer of "Shree Man Gambhira", the former national anthem of Nepal. Another famous holder of this name is Janak Kumari Chalise, a Nepalese politician and member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) and the ANPWA.

The surname Chalise is rarely found, because it was a derivative of the family name Bhattarai.

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