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'''Bhat''' (also spelled as '''Bhatt''') is a surname in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of '''Bhatta'''. | '''Bhat''' (also spelled as '''Bhatt''' or '''Butt''') is a surname in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of '''Bhatta'''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word "Bhat" means "teacher" in [[Sanskrit]].<ref name="Sahagala1994">{{cite book |last1=Sahagala |first1=Narendra |title=Converted Kashmir: Memorial of Mistakes |date=1994 |publisher=Utpal Publications |isbn=978-81-85217-06-2 |page=53 |language=English |quote=Bhat means a Brahmin, teacher, who imparts knowledge.}}</ref><ref name="Sehgal2013">{{cite book |last1=Sehgal |first1=Narender |title=A State In Turbulence Jammu & Kashmir |date=1 January 2013 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-81-8430-242-4 |page=18 |language=English}}</ref> While the original shortened rendition of "Bhatta" was "Bhat" or "Bhatt,"<ref name="Saligram Bhatt">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=It1LePnN2LsC&q=Bhat&pg=PA134|title=Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace|author=Saligram Bhatt|quote=Bhat {Bhatt}, surnames are found in Uttaranchal, Northern Belt, Central and Western parts of the country and is a surname of sizeable Brahmins in Konkan, Maharashtra and Gujarat; where they had migrated in sizeable strength. Bhatta's who migrated to Gauda {Bengal} were called ''Acharaya's'' {Scholars} and thus ''Bhattacharaya's''. In Nepal they became priests, ardent worshippers of ''Bhadrakali'' and spread ''Kali'' worship; mostly around ''Pashupatinath'' Temple. In Uttaranchal they became ''Purohit'' {Priestly} class, adopted surname ''Purohit'', many changed profession but retained Bhatt surname. In northern plains, few became Bhatta's, many Bhatt's; in both cases ''Purohit'' {Priestly} class. In Central and Western parts, strict requirements of a Bhatta {Purohit} could not be sustained and to indicate their Brahmin roots they opted for surname only. Thus Bhatta and ''Purohit'' are surnames of the same category. Bhatta has a shortened version, Bhat {Bhatt}; referring to the same class of people. Surname Bhat {Bhatt} in ''Kas'mira'' can also be traced to short form of Bhatta. In ''Kas'mira'', Bhatta honorific has been associated with many personalities, scholars of 9th and 10th centuries, scriptures and specific in many cases in 14th century and later.|access-date=2 December 2010|isbn=9788131304020|year=2008}}</ref> many of the migrants to the [[Punjab region]] started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the [[Pahari language (Kashmir)|Pahari language]].<ref name="Anthropological Survey of | The word "Bhat" ({{lang-sa|भट}}, {{IAST3|Bhaṭa}}) means "teacher" in [[Sanskrit]].<ref name="Sahagala1994">{{cite book |last1=Sahagala |first1=Narendra |title=Converted Kashmir: Memorial of Mistakes |date=1994 |publisher=Utpal Publications |isbn=978-81-85217-06-2 |page=53 |language=English |quote=Bhat means a Brahmin, teacher, who imparts knowledge.}}</ref><ref name="Sehgal2013">{{cite book |last1=Sehgal |first1=Narender |title=A State In Turbulence Jammu & Kashmir |date=1 January 2013 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-81-8430-242-4 |page=18 |language=English}}</ref> While the original shortened rendition of "Bhatta" was "Bhat" or "Bhatt,"<ref name="Saligram Bhatt">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=It1LePnN2LsC&q=Bhat&pg=PA134|title=Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace|author=Saligram Bhatt|quote=Bhat {Bhatt}, surnames are found in Uttaranchal, Northern Belt, Central and Western parts of the country and is a surname of sizeable Brahmins in Konkan, Maharashtra and Gujarat; where they had migrated in sizeable strength. Bhatta's who migrated to Gauda {Bengal} were called ''Acharaya's'' {Scholars} and thus ''Bhattacharaya's''. In Nepal they became priests, ardent worshippers of ''Bhadrakali'' and spread ''Kali'' worship; mostly around ''Pashupatinath'' Temple. In Uttaranchal they became ''Purohit'' {Priestly} class, adopted surname ''Purohit'', many changed profession but retained Bhatt surname. In northern plains, few became Bhatta's, many Bhatt's; in both cases ''Purohit'' {Priestly} class. In Central and Western parts, strict requirements of a Bhatta {Purohit} could not be sustained and to indicate their Brahmin roots they opted for surname only. Thus Bhatta and ''Purohit'' are surnames of the same category. Bhatta has a shortened version, Bhat {Bhatt}; referring to the same class of people. Surname Bhat {Bhatt} in ''Kas'mira'' can also be traced to short form of Bhatta. In ''Kas'mira'', Bhatta honorific has been associated with many personalities, scholars of 9th and 10th centuries, scriptures and specific in many cases in 14th century and later.|access-date=2 December 2010|isbn=9788131304020|year=2008}}</ref> many of the migrants to the [[Punjab region]] started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the [[Pahari language (Kashmir)|Pahari language]].<ref name="Anthropological Survey of India2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPmBAAAAMAAJ|title=The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 52|publisher=The Survey|year=2003|quote=The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.|access-date=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="P. K. Kaul">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DKFjAAAAMAAJ&q=butt+pahari|title=Pahāṛi and other tribal dialects of Jammu, Volume 1|publisher=Eastern Book Linkers|author=P.K. Kaul|quote=The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.|access-date=2 December 2010|isbn=9788178541013|year=2006}}</ref> | ||
==Geographic distribution== | ==Geographic distribution== | ||
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===Gujarat=== | ===Gujarat=== | ||
Hindu Bhatts who speak the [[Gujarati language]] reside in the Indian state.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} | Hindu Bhatts who speak the [[Gujarati language]] reside in the Indian state belongs to [[Nagar Brahmin]]s.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} | ||
===Karnataka=== | ===Karnataka=== | ||
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===Kashmir=== | ===Kashmir=== | ||
Bhat, also spelled as Butt, is a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] surname, found among | Bhat, also spelled as Butt, is a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] surname, found among [[Kashmiri Brahmin]]s of the [[Kashmir|Kashmir Valley]], as well as [[Kashmiri Pandit|Kashmiri émigrés]] who migrated to [[Punjab region|Punjab]],<ref name="TJASI2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPmBAAAAMAAJ|title=The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India|publisher=The Survey|year=2003|language=en|quote=The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.|access-date=10 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bansi Pandit">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsoC6GWr47QC&pg=PA99|title=Explore Kashmiri Pandits|publisher=Dharma Publications|isbn=9780963479860|access-date=2 December 2010}}</ref> a region divided between India and neighbouring [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Anthropological Survey of India2"/> Many such Muslim Kashmiris migrated to Punjab in the late 19th century due to 1878 Kashmir famine.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title=From Jinnah to Jihad: Pakistan's Kashmir Quest and the Limits of Realism|last=Bahl|first=Arvin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iaYPyVAjHH8C|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|year=2007|isbn=9788126907212|pages=76}}</ref><ref name=TJASI>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPmBAAAAMAAJ|access-date=10 January 2015|year=2003|publisher=The Survey|language=en|quote=The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.}}</ref><ref name="University of Michigan2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SANuAAAAMAAJ|title=The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)., Volume 96|publisher=The Society|year=2005|quote=Even today most common family name in Kashmir is Butt, a distortion of Bhatt, a Hindu surname common amongst the Brahmins in India.|access-date=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="Saligram Bhatt2">{{cite book|author=Saligram Bhatt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=It1LePnN2LsC&q=Bhat&pg=PA134|title=Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace|year=2008|isbn=9788131304020|quote=Bhat {Bhatt}, surnames are found in Uttaranchal, Northern Belt, Central and Western parts of the country and is a surname of sizeable Brahmins in Konkan, Maharashtra and Gujarat; where they had migrated in sizeable strength. Bhatta's who migrated to Gauda {Bengal} were called ''Acharaya's'' {Scholars} and thus ''Bhattacharaya's''. In Nepal they became priests, ardent worshippers of ''Bhadrakali'' and spread ''Kali'' worship; mostly around ''Pashupatinath'' Temple. In Uttaranchal they became ''Purohit'' {Priestly} class, adopted surname ''Purohit'', many changed profession but retained Bhatt surname. In northern plains, few became Bhatta's, many Bhatt's; in both cases ''Purohit'' {Priestly} class. In Central and Western parts, strict requirements of a Bhatta {Purohit} could not be sustained and to indicate their Brahmin roots they opted for surname only. Thus Bhatta and ''Purohit'' are surnames of the same category. Bhatta has a shortened version, Bhat {Bhatt}; referring to the same class of people. Surname Bhat {Bhatt} in ''Kas'mira'' can also be traced to short form of Bhatta. In ''Kas'mira'', Bhatta honorific has been associated with many personalities, scholars of 9th and 10th centuries, scriptures and specific in many cases in 14th century and later.|access-date=2 December 2010}}</ref> The surname is shared by both Kashmiri [[Kashmiri Pandits|Hindus]] and [[Kashmiri Muslims|Muslims]].<ref name="Parvéz Dewân">{{cite book|author=Parvéz Dewân|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fF0wAQAAIAAJ|title=Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr|date=January 2004|publisher=Manas Publications|isbn=9788170491798|quote=This is a surname shared by Hindus and Muslims.|access-date=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="Sharma2001">{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Usha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3gwAQAAIAAJ|title=Political development in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh|date=1 January 2001|publisher=Radha Publications|isbn=9788174870629|language=en|quote=Surnames like 'Bhatt' and 'Pandit' are common to both Hindus and Muslims.|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref> During [[Sikandar Shah Miri|Sikandar Shah Miri's]] rule from 1389 to 1413 CE, his prime minister [[Suhabhatta|Suha Bhatt]] embraced Islam along with his family by [[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani|Mir Muhammad Hamadani]] and took the name of Saif-ud-Din, along with earning the title of Malik.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Rich Heritage of Jammu & Kashmir by Somnath Wakhlu|url=http://ikashmir.net/richheritage/13.html|access-date=30 October 2021|website=ikashmir.net}}</ref> | ||
===Bengal=== | ===Bengal=== | ||
Hindu Bhattas who reside in the [[Bengal|Bengal region]] and speak | Hindu Bhattas who reside in the [[Bengal|Bengal region]] and speak [[Bengali language|Bengali]] belong to [[Kulin Brahmin]]s and are found in the [[India]]n states of [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]] and [[Tripura]]. | ||
===Nepal=== | ===Nepal=== | ||
Hindu Bhattas who reside in Nepal and speak [[Nepali language]] and [[Doteli language]] are mostly found in the Mahakali zone of [[Sudurpashchim | Hindu Bhattas who reside in Nepal and speak [[Nepali language]] and [[Doteli language]] are mostly found in the Mahakali zone of [[Sudurpashchim Province]], [[Nepal]]. Some Nepali Bhattas are also found from the [[Gorkha district]] of [[Nepal]]. However, due to migration of people for opportunities nowadays, Bhattas can be found in different parts of Nepal.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} | ||
===Punjab=== | ===Punjab=== | ||
Some Muslim Bhats/Butts found in | Some Muslim Bhats/Butts found in Pakistani Punjab migrated to different cities of (undivided) Punjab from [[Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]] during the [[Great Famine of 1876–78|1878 famine]],<ref name="Anthropological Survey of India2"/><ref name="P. K. Kaul"/> and are [[Kashmiri Pandits|Hindu]] converts to Islam.<ref name=TJASI/><ref name="University of Michigan2"/> Many such Muslim Kashmiris migrated to Punjab in the late 19th century due to natural disasters. | ||
===Uttarakhand=== | ===Uttarakhand=== | ||
Bhatt residing in Uttarakhand are mostly Hindu Brahmins. They speak Hindi, [[Kumaoni language|Kumauni]] or [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]] language and are priests in the local temples.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} | Bhatt residing in Uttarakhand are mostly Hindu Brahmins. They speak Hindi, [[Kumaoni language|Kumauni]] or [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]] language and are priests in the local temples.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} | ||
===Himachal Pradesh=== | |||
Bhatt residing in Himachal Pradesh belong to Brahmins of Gaddi community. They use Bhatt as a canopy term and are further divided into sub-castes like Lappar, Maradu, Dangnu, Langhe, Daenu, Baune, Bagaedu etc.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Rayebhatt also belong to this caste. They speak Kangri and Gaddi languages. They belong to Gotras viz; Vashishth, Bhardwaj, Kaundinya, Gautam etc. Bhatt in Himachal Pradesh are distributed in the districts of Kangra and Chamba. In Kangra they are found near Dharamshala and Palampur. In Chamba they are mostly found in Bharmour region.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Gaddi, a Hindu community of the Western Himalayas |year=2019 |url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubccommunityandpartnerspublicati/52387/items/1.0385824 |language=en |doi=10.14288/1.0385824|last1=Christopher |first1=Stephen }}</ref> | |||
==Notable individuals== | ==Notable individuals== | ||
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* [[Bāṇabhaṭṭa]], [[Sanskrit]] prose writer and poet | * [[Bāṇabhaṭṭa]], [[Sanskrit]] prose writer and poet | ||
* [[B. V. Rajarama Bhat]], Indian mathematician | * [[B. V. Rajarama Bhat]], Indian mathematician | ||
* [[Mayurbhatta]], poet of [[harsha]]'s court | |||
* [[Miriam Butt]], Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Department of Linguistics (Facereich Sprachwissenschaft) at the University of Konstanz | * [[Miriam Butt]], Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Department of Linguistics (Facereich Sprachwissenschaft) at the University of Konstanz | ||
* [[Muhammad Asim Butt]], Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer | * [[Muhammad Asim Butt]], Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer | ||
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===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
* [[Balaji Vishwanath Bhat]], [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] | * [[Balaji Vishwanath Bhat]], [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] | ||
* [[Baji Rao I]], [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] | |||
* [[Ghulam Mustafa Bhat]], former Mayor of Srinagar | * [[Ghulam Mustafa Bhat]], former Mayor of Srinagar | ||
* [[Hassan Butt]], former spokesman for the disbanded British Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun | * [[Hassan Butt]], former spokesman for the disbanded British Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun | ||
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* [[S. L. Bhat]], Kashmiri Indian serving as the Chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission | * [[S. L. Bhat]], Kashmiri Indian serving as the Chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission | ||
* [[Sohail Shaukat Butt]], Pakistani politician | * [[Sohail Shaukat Butt]], Pakistani politician | ||
* [[Trilochan Bhatta]], Nepalese politician and current [[Chief Minister]] of [[Sudurpashchim | * [[Trilochan Bhatta]], Nepalese politician and current [[Chief Minister]] of [[Sudurpashchim Province]], [[Nepal]] | ||
* [[Umer Tanveer]] Butt, a young politician and Member of Punjab Provincial Assembly, businessman and philanthropist | * [[Umer Tanveer]] Butt, a young politician and Member of Punjab Provincial Assembly, businessman and philanthropist | ||
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*[[Arvind Bhat]], Indian badminton player | *[[Arvind Bhat]], Indian badminton player | ||
*[[Abhishek Bhat]], Indian cricket player | *[[Abhishek Bhat]], Indian cricket player | ||
*[[The Great Gama|Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt]], Pakistani wrestler known popularly as The Great Gama | *[[The Great Gama|Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt]], a Pakistani wrestler is known popularly as The Great Gama | ||
*[[Hussain Butt]], Pakistani cricketer | *[[Hussain Butt]], Pakistani cricketer | ||
*[[Ijaz Butt]], former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and cricket player, of Kashmiri origin | *[[Ijaz Butt]], former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and cricket player, of Kashmiri origin | ||
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*[[Raghuram Bhat]], Indian cricketer | *[[Raghuram Bhat]], Indian cricketer | ||
*[[Rehan Butt]], Pakistani field hockey player | *[[Rehan Butt]], Pakistani field hockey player | ||
*[[Samad Bhat]], | *[[Samad Bhat]], Indian cricket player | ||
*[[Salman Butt]], Pakistani cricketer | *[[Salman Butt]], Pakistani cricketer | ||
*[[Sadia Butt]], Pakistani cricketer | *[[Sadia Butt]], Pakistani cricketer | ||
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* [[Bhattacharya (surname)|Bhattacharyya]] | * [[Bhattacharya (surname)|Bhattacharyya]] | ||
* [[Bhati]] | * [[Bhati]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian castes]] | [[Category:Indian castes]] | ||
[[Category:Indian surnames]] | [[Category:Indian surnames]] | ||
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]] | [[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:Surnames]] | [[Category:Surnames]] | ||
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Bhat (also spelled as Bhatt or Butt) is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of Bhatta.
Etymology
The word "Bhat" (Sanskrit: भट, IAST: Bhaṭa) means "teacher" in Sanskrit.[1][2] While the original shortened rendition of "Bhatta" was "Bhat" or "Bhatt,"[3] many of the migrants to the Punjab region started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the Pahari language.[4][5]
Geographic distribution
Goa
The surname is in use among some Konkani Christians who trace their ancestry to the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Goa.[6]
Gujarat
Hindu Bhatts who speak the Gujarati language reside in the Indian state belongs to Nagar Brahmins.[citation needed]
Karnataka
This is a common surname among the Tuluva Brahmins, Goud Saraswat Brahmins and Havyaka Brahmins of Karnataka.[citation needed]
Kashmir
Bhat, also spelled as Butt, is a Kashmiri surname, found among Kashmiri Brahmins of the Kashmir Valley, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who migrated to Punjab,[7][8] a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan.[4] Many such Muslim Kashmiris migrated to Punjab in the late 19th century due to 1878 Kashmir famine.[9][10][11][12] The surname is shared by both Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims.[13][14] During Sikandar Shah Miri's rule from 1389 to 1413 CE, his prime minister Suha Bhatt embraced Islam along with his family by Mir Muhammad Hamadani and took the name of Saif-ud-Din, along with earning the title of Malik.[15]
Bengal
Hindu Bhattas who reside in the Bengal region and speak Bengali belong to Kulin Brahmins and are found in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura.
Nepal
Hindu Bhattas who reside in Nepal and speak Nepali language and Doteli language are mostly found in the Mahakali zone of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. Some Nepali Bhattas are also found from the Gorkha district of Nepal. However, due to migration of people for opportunities nowadays, Bhattas can be found in different parts of Nepal.[citation needed]
Punjab
Some Muslim Bhats/Butts found in Pakistani Punjab migrated to different cities of (undivided) Punjab from Kashmir and Jammu during the 1878 famine,[4][5] and are Hindu converts to Islam.[10][11] Many such Muslim Kashmiris migrated to Punjab in the late 19th century due to natural disasters.
Uttarakhand
Bhatt residing in Uttarakhand are mostly Hindu Brahmins. They speak Hindi, Kumauni or Garhwali language and are priests in the local temples.[citation needed]
Himachal Pradesh
Bhatt residing in Himachal Pradesh belong to Brahmins of Gaddi community. They use Bhatt as a canopy term and are further divided into sub-castes like Lappar, Maradu, Dangnu, Langhe, Daenu, Baune, Bagaedu etc.[citation needed] Rayebhatt also belong to this caste. They speak Kangri and Gaddi languages. They belong to Gotras viz; Vashishth, Bhardwaj, Kaundinya, Gautam etc. Bhatt in Himachal Pradesh are distributed in the districts of Kangra and Chamba. In Kangra they are found near Dharamshala and Palampur. In Chamba they are mostly found in Bharmour region.[16]
Notable individuals
Academics
- Aryabhatta, first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy.
- Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit prose writer and poet
- B. V. Rajarama Bhat, Indian mathematician
- Mayurbhatta, poet of harsha's court
- Miriam Butt, Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Department of Linguistics (Facereich Sprachwissenschaft) at the University of Konstanz
- Muhammad Asim Butt, Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer
- Motiram Bhatta, Nepali Sanskrit and Khas language poet
- P. Gururaja Bhat, Indian archaeologist
- Pamposh Bhat, Kashmiri Indian environmentalist
- Rasheed Butt, renowned Pakistani artist and recipient of "The Pride of Performance" 1989
- Shyam Bhat, physician
- Suresh Bhat, Marathi Indian ghazal writer
- U. Narayan Bhat, Indian mathematician
- U. R. Bhat, economist
- Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak, Indian mathematician
- Vinay Bhat, American chess player
Actors, models, technicians and musicians
- Ahmed Butt, male Pakistani model and actor
- Ali Azmat Butt, Pakistani rock artist, and former lead singer of rock band Junoon
- Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress
- Ambreen Butt, Pakistani model
- Anuradha Bhat, Indian playback singer
- Asha Bhat, Indian model
- Asim Butt, Pakistani painter and sculptor and a member of the Stuckist Art Movement
- Biraj Bhatta, Nepalese actor
- DJ Butt, Pakistani disc jockey for PTI
- Farhan Saeed Butt, Pakistani singer and member of rock band Jal
- Imran Imtiaz Butt, Pakistani singer
- Ganapati Bhat, Hindustani classical vocalist
- Hrishitaa Bhatt, Indian model
- Mahesh Bhatt, Indian film producer and director
- Muhammad Younis Butt, Pakistani screenwriter
- Neil Bhatt, Indian Television actor, dancer, choreographer
- Osman Khalid Butt, Pakistani actor
- Pooja Bhatt, Indian actress
- Praneet Bhat, Kashmiri Indian actor
- Rabia Butt, Pakistani model
- Rahul Bhat, Kashmiri Indian actor
- Ramesh Bhat, Indian actor
- Samina Peerzada Butt, Pakistani actress
- Shubhraj Bhat, Indian actor
- Tanmay Bhat, Indian actor and Comedian
- Yogaraj Bhat, Indian film writer and director.
Businesspeople
- Baiju Bhatt (born 1984/1985), American billionaire, co-founder of Robinhood
Military
- Muhammad Zaki Butt, former Air Commodore in the Pakistan Air Force and bodyguard of Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Ziauddin Butt, former Chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence
- Tahir Rafique Butt, 20th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force
- Malik Tazi Bhat, 15th century Warlord, from Jammu, who fought Lodhi Dynasty
Politics
- Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
- Baji Rao I, Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
- Ghulam Mustafa Bhat, former Mayor of Srinagar
- Hassan Butt, former spokesman for the disbanded British Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun
- Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif, First Lady of Pakistan, wife of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, of Kashmiri origin
- Khemraj Bhatta "Mayalu", Nepali Congress politician
- Lekh Raj Bhatta, Nepali CPN Maoist politician
- Masarat Alam Bhat, Kashmiri separatist
- Maqbool Bhat, executed Kashmiri separatist
- Shakeel Bhat, outspoken Kashmiri separatist activist, labelled as "Islamic Rage Boy" by Western media
- S. L. Bhat, Kashmiri Indian serving as the Chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission
- Sohail Shaukat Butt, Pakistani politician
- Trilochan Bhatta, Nepalese politician and current Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- Umer Tanveer Butt, a young politician and Member of Punjab Provincial Assembly, businessman and philanthropist
Scientists
- Noor Muhammad Butt, Pakistani nuclear physicist, research scientist and chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation
- Parvez Butt, Pakistani nuclear engineer and former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
- Atul Butte, researcher in biomedical informatics and biotechnology entrepreneur in Silicon Valley
Sports
- Amad Butt, Pakistani cricket player for Islamabad United, of Kashmiri origin
- Arif Butt, Pakistani cricket player
- Arvind Bhat, Indian badminton player
- Abhishek Bhat, Indian cricket player
- Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, a Pakistani wrestler is known popularly as The Great Gama
- Hussain Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Ijaz Butt, former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and cricket player, of Kashmiri origin
- Ikram Butt, Rugby player for England, of Pakistani/Kashmiri origin
- Muhammad Sharif Butt, Pakistani sprinter
- Pramila Bhatt, Indian cricketer
- Raghuram Bhat, Indian cricketer
- Rehan Butt, Pakistani field hockey player
- Samad Bhat, Indian cricket player
- Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Sadia Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Yasir Butt, Pakistani squash player
- Yousuf Butt, Pakistani footballer
See also
References
- ↑ Sahagala, Narendra (1994). Converted Kashmir: Memorial of Mistakes. Utpal Publications. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-85217-06-2.
Bhat means a Brahmin, teacher, who imparts knowledge.
- ↑ Sehgal, Narender (1 January 2013). A State In Turbulence Jammu & Kashmir. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-8430-242-4.
- ↑ Saligram Bhatt (2008). Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace. ISBN 9788131304020. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Bhat {Bhatt}, surnames are found in Uttaranchal, Northern Belt, Central and Western parts of the country and is a surname of sizeable Brahmins in Konkan, Maharashtra and Gujarat; where they had migrated in sizeable strength. Bhatta's who migrated to Gauda {Bengal} were called Acharaya's {Scholars} and thus Bhattacharaya's. In Nepal they became priests, ardent worshippers of Bhadrakali and spread Kali worship; mostly around Pashupatinath Temple. In Uttaranchal they became Purohit {Priestly} class, adopted surname Purohit, many changed profession but retained Bhatt surname. In northern plains, few became Bhatta's, many Bhatt's; in both cases Purohit {Priestly} class. In Central and Western parts, strict requirements of a Bhatta {Purohit} could not be sustained and to indicate their Brahmin roots they opted for surname only. Thus Bhatta and Purohit are surnames of the same category. Bhatta has a shortened version, Bhat {Bhatt}; referring to the same class of people. Surname Bhat {Bhatt} in Kas'mira can also be traced to short form of Bhatta. In Kas'mira, Bhatta honorific has been associated with many personalities, scholars of 9th and 10th centuries, scriptures and specific in many cases in 14th century and later.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 52. The Survey. 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 P.K. Kaul (2006). Pahāṛi and other tribal dialects of Jammu, Volume 1. Eastern Book Linkers. ISBN 9788178541013. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.
- ↑ Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians, Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 137
- ↑ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. The Survey. 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.
- ↑ Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ↑ Bahl, Arvin (2007). From Jinnah to Jihad: Pakistan's Kashmir Quest and the Limits of Realism. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 76. ISBN 9788126907212.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. The Survey. 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
The But/Butt of Punjab were originally Brahmin migrants from Kashmir during 1878 famine.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)., Volume 96. The Society. 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Even today most common family name in Kashmir is Butt, a distortion of Bhatt, a Hindu surname common amongst the Brahmins in India.
- ↑ Saligram Bhatt (2008). Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace. ISBN 9788131304020. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Bhat {Bhatt}, surnames are found in Uttaranchal, Northern Belt, Central and Western parts of the country and is a surname of sizeable Brahmins in Konkan, Maharashtra and Gujarat; where they had migrated in sizeable strength. Bhatta's who migrated to Gauda {Bengal} were called Acharaya's {Scholars} and thus Bhattacharaya's. In Nepal they became priests, ardent worshippers of Bhadrakali and spread Kali worship; mostly around Pashupatinath Temple. In Uttaranchal they became Purohit {Priestly} class, adopted surname Purohit, many changed profession but retained Bhatt surname. In northern plains, few became Bhatta's, many Bhatt's; in both cases Purohit {Priestly} class. In Central and Western parts, strict requirements of a Bhatta {Purohit} could not be sustained and to indicate their Brahmin roots they opted for surname only. Thus Bhatta and Purohit are surnames of the same category. Bhatta has a shortened version, Bhat {Bhatt}; referring to the same class of people. Surname Bhat {Bhatt} in Kas'mira can also be traced to short form of Bhatta. In Kas'mira, Bhatta honorific has been associated with many personalities, scholars of 9th and 10th centuries, scriptures and specific in many cases in 14th century and later.
- ↑ Parvéz Dewân (January 2004). Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr. Manas Publications. ISBN 9788170491798. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
This is a surname shared by Hindus and Muslims.
- ↑ Sharma, Usha (1 January 2001). Political development in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Radha Publications. ISBN 9788174870629. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
Surnames like 'Bhatt' and 'Pandit' are common to both Hindus and Muslims.
- ↑ "The Rich Heritage of Jammu & Kashmir by Somnath Wakhlu". ikashmir.net. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ Christopher, Stephen (2019). "Gaddi, a Hindu community of the Western Himalayas". doi:10.14288/1.0385824.
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