Finally got the names of our kamis and sarkis and here they are.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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For those who might be interested here are the names of our full time kamis and sarkis. In addition to these, we have Ganga Ram, his nephew, and a couple of other visiting kamis and a couple of part timers to help out however they can. Staffers like Gelbu, Pradeep and others not included.

Bura is Lal B. but which one is Mama I'm not sure.

Kamis

1) Kumar Bishwakarma. from eastern side of Nepal
2) Sanu Bishwakarma. " " " "
3) Keshar Lal Bishwakarma. From Kabhre district
4) Lal bahadur Bishwakarma. " " "
5) Prakash Bishwakarma. " " "
6) Khadga ram Bishwakarma. from Bhaktapur
7) Dilip Bishwakarma from eastern side of Nepal.
8) Bhotey Bishwakarma. from Kabhre dis.
9) Ramshran Bishwakarma. from eastern side of Nepal
10) Thuley Bishwakarma from Bhaktapur

Scabbard Makers or Sarkis.
1) Ashok sarki.
2) Ragu sarki.
3) Gunthya sarki.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
Thanks for the info, Uncle Bill. This makes the business of buying a khukuri more personal.
 
Bishwakarma is the kami caste. When somebody asks me the kami's name I always say, "Bishwakarma," and I am correct about 99.9% of the time. Goldsmiths are named Sunar but they are a minority.

Sarki is the name of the cobblers or leather working caste.

Every Sherpa has the last name of Sherpa -- or Lama.

As I mentioned in some post you need a first or middle name and a tag of some kind.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
Yvsa.
If you ever accepted the Kamis post offered by Pakcik Bill in few of his previous posting, then you can have Bishwakarma after your name ... YVSA BISHWAKARMA! a Nepali Cheerokee!
 
Talked to Gelbu this AM. He has hired two more but I didn't get their names.

Total 15 full timers, Ganga Ram doing the best he can for 80 years, a couple of village guys helping for a couple of weeks, Gelbu, Pradeep, and a couple of the kamis' high school kids who come in and help on weekends doing cleaning and odd jobs.

Also Gelbu told me he had bought the sewing machine but it must be shipped from India. He found another factory to make us some super frogs until the machine arrives on site.



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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
Uncle Bill, what is the average kamis' workday like? What time does he come in, what kind of breaks does he get, when does he leave, and what days of the week, if any, does he get off? What about lunch -- what does the typical working man eat?

Just curious about the guys behind the blades.

Thanks, in advance, for sharing your experience.
 
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