Pai (surname)

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'''Pai''' is a [[surname]] from [[coastal Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Goa]] in [[India]]. It is found among [[Hindus]] of the [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]] community, especially of [[Madhwas|Madhwa]] Section following either [[Kashi Math]] or [[Gokarna Matha]].<ref name="Pai Family History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=pai |title=Pai Family History |website=Oxford University Press |publisher=Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press}}</ref><ref name="GSB Surname">{{cite web | url=http://gsbkonkanis.coffeecup.com/html5/surname.html | title=GSB Surname | publisher=Copyright © 2013. GSBKONKANI | accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=pai>{{cite book|last=Mythic Society (Bangalore, India)|title=The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)., Volume 83|year=1992|publisher=The Society|pages=103}}</ref>

The name is also in use among some [[Konkani people#Christians|Konkani Catholics]] who trace their ancestry to the [[Goud Saraswat Brahmins]] of [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Goa]].<ref name="Machado">''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 137</ref>

==Notable people==

The following is a list of notable people with last name '''Pai'''.

* [[Ajit Pai (cricketer)|Ajit Pai]], Indian cricketer, not to be confused with former [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] chairman with the same name
* [[Ajit Varadaraj Pai]], American lawyer; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (2017–2021)
* [[Ammembal Subba Rao Pai]], lawyer and founder of [[Canara Bank]]
* [[Anant Pai]] (1937–2011), noted Indian educationist and creator of comics ( also known as Uncle Pai )
* [[G. Vasantha Pai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lawandotherthings.blogspot.in/2009/02/g-vasantha-pai-unsung-pioneer-of.html|title=G. Vasantha Pai -- Unsung Pioneer of Judicial Accountability in India|website=lawandotherthings.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/vasantha-pai-an-advocates-advocate/article356016.ece|title=Vasantha Pai, an advocate's advocate|date=2009-02-16|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1159245/|title=G. Vasantha Pai vs Sri S. Ramachandra Iyer Now ... on 20 March, 1967|website=indiankanoon.org|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref> (1921-2009), Senior Advocate - [[Madras High Court]] and [[Supreme Court of India|Indian Supreme Court]], [[Member of the Legislative Council (India)|Member of Legislative Council (MLC)]], Freedom Fighter
* [[Kuldeep Pai|Kuldeep M Pai]], Musician, Music Guru, [[Avadhanam|Ashtavadhani]]
* [[Laxman Pai]] (1926–2021), Artist. Winner of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan Govt of India.
* [[M. Govinda Pai]] (1883–1963), poet
* P. Ananth Pai, First batch 1947 [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], GM [[Indian Railways]], Born Panemangalore 1923-1990
* [[M. Kesava Pai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sharadanayak.com/?p=59|title=Looking Inwards : An X-Ray {{!}} Sharada Nayak – Reflections|website=sharadanayak.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-26-no-4/when-the-raj-had-an-agent-in-ceylon/|title=When the Raj had an Agent in Ceylon « Madras Musings {{!}} We Care for Madras that is Chennai|website=www.madrasmusings.com|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref><ref>http://www.sgssabhachennai.com/history.html</ref>(1879–1965), doctor, Rao Bahadur, [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (Order of the British Empire awarded in 1932)
* [[M. Purushotham Pai]]<ref>http://apsrtc.gov.in/photo%20gallery.aspx</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/dated-August-2-1957-New-Governor-of-Andhra/article14807923.ece|title=dated August 2, 1957: New Governor of Andhra|date=2007-08-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> (1906-1991), ICS, Chief Secretary of [[Andhra Pradesh]], Chairman of SCCL, Board Member-[[Larsen & Toubro]], Chairman of [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]]
* [[T. M. A. Pai]] (1898–1978), banker and philanthropist
* [[Tonse Ramesh Upendra Pai]], Chairman of Maharashtra Apex Corporation Ltd.
* [[T. A. Pai]] (1922–1981), banker and founder of [[T. A. Pai Management Institute]], Founder of [[Syndicate Bank]]
* [[T.V. Mohandas Pai]], chairman of [[Manipal University]]
* [[Ramdas Pai|Ramdas Madhav Pai]], Chancellor of [[Manipal University]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/writers/govind_pai.htm Rashtrakavi M. Govind Pai]
*[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/seniors/16472.htm Freedom Fighter Devanna Pai]
*[http://mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=mom&momid=58&PHPSESSID=4ab036beae27a25456ce67a99ecaefa0 Dr. Padmini Pai]

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