KHHI KAMIS - The Makers

KAMIS (BlackSmiths) -The Makers of Gurkha Knives

KHHI has always led the way and this is yet another outstanding way to show how we do simple but special thing that really matters. KHHI enhances its production system by introducing a new concept of giving a face to a product by introducing its maker. With this new initiative, each khukuri will be shipped along with its maker's bio-data with his signature and thumb print so that the buyer can know about the maker of the knife which he ordered. He can get an up-close glimpse of the maker and perhaps share a special bond with the knife and its maker in the process. The buyer can admire at his knife and appreciate its maker for all his hard work, skill, time and sweat. Please note that the maker's initial is either engraved in blade (near peak) or in handle (on rivet).

Benefits of introducing the maker are:

• Since the maker's name is on the line he will work harder to deliver better as a result quality gets higher
• Buyer will know who made his knife and can pick the same maker to make all his knives (Favorite Maker)
• The buyer, the knife and the maker may develop a special bond and get emotionally attached
• The maker can be tracked should there be something wrong/weakness in the knife, even at later stages
• Buying gets interesting for buyer and maker gets motivated to making as the whole process of acquiring a knife from an unknown source has a face and identity to it

FULL NAME : AJAY MAGAR (LAURE)
D.O.B : 24TH FED 1988
P. ADDRESS : MULPANI, WARD NO 2, DHADING, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 5
MARITAL STATUS : UMARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : EARLY 2008 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE: May 2012 A.D
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK : Alphabet "A"
SPECIALIZATION : MINI REG and SPL VERSIONS & ACCOMPANYING KNIVES and TOOLS
QUANTITY PER MONTH : about 100
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 8

FULL NAME : BARUN BISWAKARMA
D.O.B : 1st OCTOBER 1986
P. ADDRESS : KHARMI, WARD NO 7, KHOTANG , NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 9
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : 2003 AD
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : MARCH 2012
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK: Alphabet "B"
SPECIALIZATION: PANAWAL, CHIRRA and SPECIAL VERSIONS
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 35 to 40 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 6

FULL NAME : RATNA BAHADUR CHAMRAKAR (BHANJA)
D.O.B : 14th APRIL 1978
P. ADDRESS : KOT, WARD NO 8, BHOJPURE, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 3
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : 1999 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : DAY 1 (24th FEB 2008)
SPECIALIZATION : LEATHER WORKS (sheaths)
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 170 to 200 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 6

FULL NAME : BIKASH PARIYAR
D.O.B : 25TH SEPT 1987 A.D
P. ADDRESS : SANGA,WARD NO 4,BHAKTAPUR,NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 4 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : YEAR 2000 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : YEAR 2011 A.D
SPECIALIZATION : LETHER WORKS / SHEATHS
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 150 TO 180 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 5

FULL NAME : BHAKTA BDR BISWAKARMA
D.O.B : 12TH DEC 1975 A.D
P. ADDRESS : DHARAN,WARD NO 16, SUNSARI, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 3 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : YEAR 1995 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : DAY 1 (24th Feb 2008)
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK: Numeric "4"
SPECIALISATION : MODERN and SPECIAL KHUKURIS and KNIVES
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 35 to 40 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : SLC PASSED

FULL NAME : CHAKRA BAHADUR BISWAKARMA
D.O.B : 17th APRIL 1970
P. ADDRESS : TAKSAR BAZAR, BHOJPURE, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 6
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : 1978 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE: MAY 2013
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK: Alphabet "C"
SPECIALIZATION : TRADITIONAL and CLASSIC VERSIONS
QUANTITY PER MONTH : 30 to 35 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 2

FULL NAME: CHANDRA BAHADUR DARNAL
D.O.B : 24TH FEB 1985
P. ADDRESS : BICH GHOPA, DHARAN 17, SUNSARI, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 5 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE: FEB 2005 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : JUNE 2013 A.D
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK : Alphabet "Z"
SPECIALIZATION : TRADITIONAL & SPECIAL KHUKURIS (ALL ROUNDER)
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 50 to 70
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: 10+2 PASSED

FULL NAME : MANGALDHAN BISWAKARMA
D.O.B : 24TH NOVEMBER 1976
P. ADDRESS : KHARMI,WARD NO 3,KHOTANG,NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 8 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : YEAR 1996 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : MARCH 2012 AD
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK: Alphabet "M"
SPECIALIZATION : TRADITIONAL PAROWAL and PANAWAL VERSION
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 30 to 35 pcs
ACEDEMIC QUALIFICATIONS : SLC PASSED

FULL NAME : NATI BABU MIJAR
D.O.B : 18TH AUGUST 1979 A.D
P. ADDRESS : SANGA,WARD NO 4,BHAKTAPUR,NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 6 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMEN SINCE : YEAR 1995 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : YEAR 2011 A.D
SPECIALIZATION : ALL type of LEATHER WORKS (sheaths)
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 150 to 180pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 7

FULL NAME : PARSHURAM BISWAKARMA
D.O.B : 26th DECEMBER 1967
P. ADDRESS : KHARMI, WARD NO 7, KHOTANG, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 10
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : 1981 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE: NOVEMBER 2012
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK: Alphabet "P"
SPECIALIZATION : TRADITIONAL and CLASSIC VERSIONS
QUANTITY PER MONTH : 30 to 35 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 7

FULL NAME : BHIM BAHADUR KAMI (SHIVRAJ)
D.O.B : 27th MARCH 1973
P. ADDRESS : SHYAMSHILA, WARD NO 6, BHOJPUR, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 5
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : 1990 A.D
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE : DAY 1 (24th Feb 2008)
KHHI ID / MAKER'S MARK: ALPHABET "S"
SPECIALIZATION : TRADITIONAL PAROWAL and PANAWAL VERSIONS
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 35 to 45 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : GRADE 3

FULL NAME : YUKESH RAI
D.O.B : 15th AUGUST 1990
P. ADDRESS : PANCHA 2 ,BHOJPUR, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 5
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMAN SINCE : YEAR 2013 AD
WORKING AT KHHI SINCE: OCT 2013
KHHI ID / MAKERS MARK: Alphabet "U"
SPECIALIZATION: REGULAR AND SPECIAL VERSIONS
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 15 to 25 pcs
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : SLC PASSED

FULL NAME : LOK BAHADUR LAMA (SUBASH)
D.O.B : 27th MAR 1993
P. ADDRESS : DHARAN, WARD NO 11, SUNSARI, NEPAL
FAMILY MEMBER : 4 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: UNMARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMEN : YEAR 2010 AD
WORKING AT KHHI: JUNE 2011
KHHI ID/MAKERS MARK: : Numeric '2'
SPECIALISATION: KNIVES, REGULAR, PANAWAL ? SPECIAL VERSIONS
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 40 to 50 pcs
ACEDEMIC QUALIFICATIONS : GRADE 8

FULL NAME : SURAJ BK
D.O.B : March 29th 1973
P. ADDRESS : KHOTANG, DIKTEL 7
FAMILY MEMBER : 3 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMEN : BORN AS BLACKSMITH, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, DISCOUNTINUED DUE TO FINANCIAL PROBLEM, RECENTLY RESUMED FROM KHHI
WORKING AT KHHI: MARCH 2017
KHHI ID/MAKERS MARK: : Alphabet "J"
SPECIALISATION: TRADITIONAL & MINI KHUKURI & ACCESSOORIES
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 35-40 KNIVES
ACEDEMIC QUALIFICATIONS : GRADE 6

FULL NAME : : AGAM BDR BARAILI
D.O.B : Nov 25th 1961
P. ADDRESS : BAKHRI CHOWK, BIRATNAGAR 16
FAMILY MEMBER : 6 MEMBERS
MARITIAL STATUS: MARRIED
WORKING AS CRAFTSMEN : APPRENTICE
WORKING AT KHHI: AUG 2017
KHHI ID/MAKERS MARK: : N/A
SPECIALISATION: ACCOMPANYING & BACK UP KNIVES
QUANTITY PER MONTH: 50-70 PAIRS
ACEDEMIC QUALIFICATIONS : GRADE 3

Full Name: Rajkumar Biswakarma (Rajkumar B.K)
D.O.B: 26th July 1975
Permanent Address: Bhojpur, Boya
Family Members: 5
Marital Status: Married
Working as Craftsmen Since: 1990AD
Working at KHHI: 25th Dec 2017
KHHI ID/MAKERS MARK: Alphabet "R"
Specialization: Classic, Traditional and REPRO Khukuris
Quantity per month: 35-40
Academic Qualification: Grade 6

Full Name: Ramkumar Biswakarma
D.O.B: 24th January 1984
Permanent Address: Sunsari-03, Morang
Family Members: 4
Marital Status: Married
Working as a craftsman Since: 1997AD
Working at KHHI: 25th Dec 2017
KHHI ID/MAKERS MARK: Numeric "1"
Specialization: Machining & Finishing and Modern khukuris
Quantity per month: 50-55
Academic Qualification: Grade 7

Full Name: Rakhu Dev Bishwakarma (Raxu B.K)
D.O.B: 10th June 1980
Permanent Address: Bhojpur, Khawa
Family Members: 4
Marital Status: Married
Working as a craftsman Since: 1998AD
Working at KHHI: 25th Dec 2017
KHHI ID/MAKERS MARK: Alphabet "X"