What is "karki"

Karki may refer to:

• Karki, Azerbaijan, a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan
• Karki (name), a surname originating from Nepal
• Karki, Honnavar, a village in Honnavar Taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in India
• Karki, Madhya Pradesh, a village in Shahdol district in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India

The Karki is a Chhetri surname in Nepal , Rajput cast of North India, lama of Tibet. Karkis are also Masta, local non-vedic deity of Karnali region, worshipers. The name Karki means revenue officer derived from the word "Kar" meaning tax in Nepali. Karkis have always been an integral part of the Nepalese Army and have contributed significantly in the field of Law, Banking and Finance and other Government Services. Once there was a great fight between the Rajputs and British in India .so the Indian royal family is to be believed hidden inside Tibet . Thus , Indian Royal Rajputs got the tag Lama. There are Karki Lama in Nepal . Kumaon Prince Saurav karki Lama is one of their blessings living in Nepal(myanglung Terhathum).His Grandfathers Name Sir TT karki Lama .