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'''Pandit''' or '''Pandith''' is an Indian surname. | '''Pandit''' or '''Pandith''' is an Indian and Nepalese [[Brahmin]] surname. | ||
==Usage== | |||
When prefixed to a name, it denotes a scholar, for example, Pandita Ramabai or Pandit Nehru. A Hindu priest is also respectfully called Pandit ji. | |||
==Film | ==Film== | ||
*[[ | *[[Anand Pandit]], Indian film producer | ||
*[[Ashoke Pandit]] (born 1966), Indian filmmaker and social activist | |||
*[[Chetan Pandit]], Bollywood actor | |||
*[[Gowri Pandit|Gaurie Pandit Dwivedi]] (born 1982), Indian actress | |||
*[[Jatin Pandit]], Bollywood film composer | *[[Jatin Pandit]], Bollywood film composer | ||
*[[Kalpana Pandit]] (born 1967), Indian film actress, model, and emergency physician | |||
*[[Radhika Pandit]] (born 1984), Indian actress | *[[Radhika Pandit]] (born 1984), Indian actress | ||
*[[ | *[[Ridhima Pandit]] (born 1990), Indian actress and model | ||
*[[ | *[[Santhosh Pandit]] (born 1973), Malayalam film actor, singer | ||
*[[ | *[[Shiv Panditt]] (born 1984), Indian actor | ||
*[[Shraddha Pandit]] (born 1982), Indian playback singer | *[[Shraddha Pandit]] (born 1982), Indian playback singer | ||
*[[ | *[[Shweta Pandit]] (born 1986), Indian actress and singer | ||
*[[ | *[[Sulakshana Pandit]] (1954–2025), Indian actress and singer | ||
*[[ | *[[Surbir Pandit]], Nepalese actor | ||
*[[Tejaswini Pandit]] (born 1990), Indian actress | *[[Tejaswini Pandit]] (born 1990), Indian actress | ||
*[[Vijayta Pandit]] (born 1967), Indian actress | |||
*[[Yash Pandit]] (born 1981), Bollywood actor | *[[Yash Pandit]] (born 1981), Bollywood actor | ||
==Sports | ==Sports== | ||
* [[Arjun Pandit (athlete)]] (born 1959), Nepalese marathon runner | * [[Arjun Pandit (athlete)]] (born 1959), Nepalese marathon runner | ||
* [[Chandrakant Pandit]] (born 1961), Indian cricketer | * [[Chandrakant Pandit]] (born 1961), Indian cricketer | ||
* [[Krishna Pandit]] (born 1998), Indian footballer | |||
* [[Nitin Pandit]] (born 1975), Indian cricketer | * [[Nitin Pandit]] (born 1975), Indian cricketer | ||
* [[Ravinder Pandit]] (born 1959), Indian cricketer | |||
* [[Rohan Pandit]] (born 1981), Indian cricketer | * [[Rohan Pandit]] (born 1981), Indian cricketer | ||
* [[Ronak Pandit]] (born 1985), Indian shooter | * [[Ronak Pandit]] (born 1985), Indian shooter | ||
* [[ | * [[Shobha Pandit]] (born 1956), Indian cricketer | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
* [[ | * [[Agam Manohar Pandit]] (born 1981), Indian cricketer and entrepreneur | ||
* [[M. P. Pandit]] | * [[Balraj Pandit]], Indian playwright in Hindi and Punjabi | ||
* [[Bansi Pandit]] (born 1942), Indian writer and speaker on Hinduism | |||
* [[Devaki Pandit]] (born 1965), Indian playback singer | |||
* [[Farah Pandith]] (born 1968), American academic | |||
* [[Korla Pandit]] (1921–1998), American musician, composer and TV personality | |||
* [[Lal Babu Pandit]], Nepalese politician | |||
* [[M. P. Pandit]] (1918–1993), Indian spiritualist, teacher and Sanskrit scholar | |||
* [[Nin Pandit]], British civil servant | |||
* [[Rahul Pandit]] (born 1956), Indian physicist | * [[Rahul Pandit]] (born 1956), Indian physicist | ||
* [[Rajani Pandit]] (born 1962), Indian | * [[Rajani Pandit]] (born 1962), Indian private investigator | ||
* [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] ( | * [[Sarat Chandra Pandit]] (1879–1968), commonly known as 'Dada Thakur' — Indian columnist and satirist | ||
* [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] (1900–1990), Indian diplomat and politician | |||
* [[Vikram Pandit]] (born 1957), Indian-American banker | * [[Vikram Pandit]] (born 1957), Indian-American banker | ||
* [[ | * [[Yadav Pandit]], Nepalese research scholar | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Pandita (disambiguation)]] | * [[Pandita (disambiguation)]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Bhat]] | ||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
* {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqwYDQAAQBAJ&dq=Kashmiri+Hindus+are+all+Saraswat+Brahmins&pg=PT130|title=Disappearing Peoples?: Indigenous Groups and Ethnic Minorities in South and Central Asia|last1=Brower|first1=Barbara|last2=Johnston|first2=Barbara Rose|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=9781315430393}} | |||
{{surname|Pandit}} | {{surname|Pandit}} | ||
{{Kashmiri families}} | |||
{{Bahun communities}} | |||
{{Chhetri communities}} | |||
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]] | |||
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]] | |||
[[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]] | |||
[[Category:Kashmiri tribes]] | |||
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Nepal]] | |||
[[Category:Bahun]] | |||
[[Category:Nepali-language surnames]] | |||
[[Category:Khas surnames]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:15, 7 November 2025
Pandit or Pandith is an Indian and Nepalese Brahmin surname.
Usage[edit | edit source]
When prefixed to a name, it denotes a scholar, for example, Pandita Ramabai or Pandit Nehru. A Hindu priest is also respectfully called Pandit ji.
Film[edit | edit source]
- Anand Pandit, Indian film producer
- Ashoke Pandit (born 1966), Indian filmmaker and social activist
- Chetan Pandit, Bollywood actor
- Gaurie Pandit Dwivedi (born 1982), Indian actress
- Jatin Pandit, Bollywood film composer
- Kalpana Pandit (born 1967), Indian film actress, model, and emergency physician
- Radhika Pandit (born 1984), Indian actress
- Ridhima Pandit (born 1990), Indian actress and model
- Santhosh Pandit (born 1973), Malayalam film actor, singer
- Shiv Panditt (born 1984), Indian actor
- Shraddha Pandit (born 1982), Indian playback singer
- Shweta Pandit (born 1986), Indian actress and singer
- Sulakshana Pandit (1954–2025), Indian actress and singer
- Surbir Pandit, Nepalese actor
- Tejaswini Pandit (born 1990), Indian actress
- Vijayta Pandit (born 1967), Indian actress
- Yash Pandit (born 1981), Bollywood actor
Sports[edit | edit source]
- Arjun Pandit (athlete) (born 1959), Nepalese marathon runner
- Chandrakant Pandit (born 1961), Indian cricketer
- Krishna Pandit (born 1998), Indian footballer
- Nitin Pandit (born 1975), Indian cricketer
- Ravinder Pandit (born 1959), Indian cricketer
- Rohan Pandit (born 1981), Indian cricketer
- Ronak Pandit (born 1985), Indian shooter
- Shobha Pandit (born 1956), Indian cricketer
Other[edit | edit source]
- Agam Manohar Pandit (born 1981), Indian cricketer and entrepreneur
- Balraj Pandit, Indian playwright in Hindi and Punjabi
- Bansi Pandit (born 1942), Indian writer and speaker on Hinduism
- Devaki Pandit (born 1965), Indian playback singer
- Farah Pandith (born 1968), American academic
- Korla Pandit (1921–1998), American musician, composer and TV personality
- Lal Babu Pandit, Nepalese politician
- M. P. Pandit (1918–1993), Indian spiritualist, teacher and Sanskrit scholar
- Nin Pandit, British civil servant
- Rahul Pandit (born 1956), Indian physicist
- Rajani Pandit (born 1962), Indian private investigator
- Sarat Chandra Pandit (1879–1968), commonly known as 'Dada Thakur' — Indian columnist and satirist
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), Indian diplomat and politician
- Vikram Pandit (born 1957), Indian-American banker
- Yadav Pandit, Nepalese research scholar
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Brower, Barbara; Johnston, Barbara Rose (2016). Disappearing Peoples?: Indigenous Groups and Ethnic Minorities in South and Central Asia. Routledge. ISBN 9781315430393.
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