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Bhandari Rajputs/Thakurs of Uttarakhand
Bhandari is a Kshatriya Rajput/Thakur surname in Uttarakhand. In Uttarakhand Bhandari is a surname of Pahadi Kumaoni -Khastriya Rajputs/Thakur and Gharwali-khastriya Rajputs/Thakurs found in Uttarakhand and West Nepal Doti Region (formerly ruled by the Katyuri and Chand dynasties of Kumaon).
The great Kshatriya warrior Madho Singh Bhandari was the army chief of the Garhwal Kingdom, well known for his wisdom. This is why a university in Uttarakhand, known as Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, is named after him
The Bhandari Rajput's/Thakurs of Uttarakhand have no relation to the Bhandari Bahuns and Bhandari Chhetri's of Nepal, or the Bhandari's of South India, as the Bhandari surname is used by different castes in various states.
In Himachal Pradesh, the surname Bhandari is used by both Brahmins and Pahadi Rajput's/Thakurs. Bhandari surname is also used by Kashmiri Pandits.