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'''Pandit''' (also spelled as '''Pandita''' or '''Pandith''') is an Indian and Nepalese [[Brahmin gotra|Brahmin]] surname. 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.
'''Pandit''' or '''Pandith''' is an Indian and Nepalese [[Brahmin]] surname.
 
It is also a [[Kashmiri Pandits|Kashmiri Pandit]] clan or surname,<ref name="Pandit" /> native to the [[Kashmir Valley]] in Jammu and Kashmir, India.<ref name="Pandit">Multiple sources:
*{{harvnb|Brower|Johnston|2016|p=130}}: "Sheikh: local converts, subdivided into numerous subgroups. Most largely retain their family names, or patronyms (kram), indicating their original profession, locality or community-such as Khar (carpenter), Pampori (a place), Butt and '''Pandit''' (Brahmin), Dar (kshatriya)-but with increasing Islamization, some have dropped these"
*{{cite book |date=June 23, 2017 |last=Ahmad |first=Khalid Bashir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txtBDwAAQBAJ&dq=jalali+kashmiri+surname&pg=PT262 |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2023 |title=Kashmir: Exposing the Myth Behind the Narrative |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing]] |quote=One would come across among Muslims of Kashmir any number of surnames that are equally common among the Pandits. Among these are Bhat, Raina, Nath, Langoo, Malla, Bazaz, Saraf, Munshi, Watal, Wali, Khar, Shangloo, Nehru, Gagar, Kharoo, Aga, Jalali, Peer, '''Pandit''', Parimoo and Mattoo. |isbn=9789386062819 |language=en-IN }}
*{{Cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Sir Walter Roper|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqAHweWRUs0C&q=Dar&pg=PA304|title=The Valley of Kashmir|quote=Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following names:— Tikku, Razdan, Kak, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, '''Pandit''', Sapru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu.|date=2005|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-1630-1|pages=304|language=en}}
*{{cite book |author=[[Bansi Pandit|Pandit, Bansi]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsoC6GWr47QC&dq=bhat+butt+name+kashmir&pg=PA99 |title=Explore Kashmiri Pandits |page=101 |publisher=Dharma Publications |isbn=9780963479860 |accessdate=2010-12-02}}
*{{Cite journal |last=Dhar |first=Nazir Ahmad |date=2002 |title=Social Distribution of Linguistic Variants in Kashmiri Speech |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42930603 |journal=Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute |volume=62/63 |page=46 |jstor=42930603 |issn=0045-9801 |quote=The surnames like Bhat, '''Pandit''', Munshi, Dhar, Dar, Handoo, Kakroo, etc. characterize aboriginal affinity}}
*{{Cite book |last1=Clements |first1=William M.|title=The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife: Southeast Asia and India, Central and East Asia, Middle East |last2=Green |first2=Thomas A. |date=2006 |publisher=[[Greenwood Press]]|isbn=978-0-313-32849-7 |page=60 |language=English |quote=A variety of Hindu surnames such as Dar, Bhatt, Handoo, Kachru, Kichlu, Matoo and '''Pandit''' persist in Muslim families.}}
*{{cite book |date=November 13, 2014 |last=Raina |first=Mohini Qasba |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bb-QBQAAQBAJ&dq=Madan+Kashmiri+surname&pg=PA55 |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2023 |title=Kashur The Kashmiri Speaking People: Analytical Perspective |page=55 |quote=Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following names: Tikku, Razdan, Kak, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, '''Pandit''', Sipru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dhar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu. Of these the members of the Dhar family have probably been the most influential. |isbn=9781482899450 |publisher=Partridge Singapore |language=en-IN }}
*{{cite web |date=September 4, 2020 |last=Kaul |first=Upendra |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/my-name-is-khan-and-im-kaul |url-status=live |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.is/2Qp7X |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |title=My name is Khan, and I'm Kaul |quote=It is hard to believe that surnames – Peer, Wali or Khan, are common Hindu surnames. At the same time a Muslim carrying his last name as Rishi or '''Pandit'''…… sounds incredible, but it is a common feature in Kashmir. |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] |language=en-IN }}
*{{cite web |date=February 23, 2008 |last1=Anwar |last2=Bhat |first1=Tarique |first2=Rajesh |url=https://twocircles.net/2008feb23/kashmiryat_kashmiri_surnames.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080226225421/https://twocircles.net/2008feb23/kashmiryat_kashmiri_surnames.html |archive-date=February 26, 2008 |title=Kashmiryat in Kashmiri surnames |quote=Ever heard a Hindu by the surname Peer, Wali or Khan? Or imagine a Muslim carrying his last name as Rishi or '''Pandit'''…… Sounds incredible but it is a common feature in Kashmir, where unlike in other parts of the country, Muslims and Hindus have been sharing the same surnames since ages. |publisher=[[Two Circles]] |language=en-IN }}
*{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Dhruv Dev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4rccspy46sC&dq=Haksar+caste+Kashmir&pg=PA184 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |url-status=live |title=Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: An Historical, Socio-Cultural and Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names |year=2005 |isbn=9788183240789 |quote=In Kashmiri, the ''''Pandit'''' surname is attested with Muslims as well, e.g. Mohd Shafi Pandit, Charman J & K Public Service Commission. |language=en-IN |publisher=Mittal Publication }}</ref>


==Usage==
==Usage==
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*[[Shraddha Pandit]] (born 1982), Indian playback singer
*[[Shraddha Pandit]] (born 1982), Indian playback singer
*[[Shweta Pandit]] (born 1986), Indian actress and singer
*[[Shweta Pandit]] (born 1986), Indian actress and singer
*[[Sulakshana Pandit]] (born 1954), Indian actress and singer
*[[Sulakshana Pandit]] (1954–2025), Indian actress and singer
*[[Surbir Pandit]], Nepalese actor
*[[Surbir Pandit]], Nepalese actor
*[[Tejaswini Pandit]] (born 1990), Indian actress
*[[Tejaswini Pandit]] (born 1990), Indian actress
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==Other==
==Other==
* [[Agam Manohar Pandit]] (born 1981), Indian cricketer and entrepreneur
* [[Balraj Pandit]], Indian playwright in Hindi and Punjabi
* [[Balraj Pandit]], Indian playwright in Hindi and Punjabi
* [[Bansi Pandit]] (born 1942), Indian writer and speaker on Hinduism
* [[Bansi Pandit]] (born 1942), Indian writer and speaker on Hinduism
* [[Devaki Pandit]] (born 1965), Indian playback singer
* [[Devaki Pandit]] (born 1965), Indian playback singer
* [[Farah Pandith]] (born 1968), American academician
* [[Farah Pandith]] (born 1968), American academic
* [[Korla Pandit]] (1921–1998), American musician, composer and TV personality
* [[Korla Pandit]] (1921–1998), American musician, composer and TV personality
* [[Lal Babu Pandit]], Nepalese politician
* [[Lal Babu Pandit]], Nepalese politician
* [[M. P. Pandit]] (1918–1993), Indian spiritualist, teacher and Sanskrit scholar
* [[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 private investigator
* [[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
* [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] (1900–1990), Indian diplomat and politician
* [[Vikram Pandit]] (born 1957), Indian-American banker
* [[Vikram Pandit]] (born 1957), Indian-American banker
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{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}}


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[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
[[Category:Hindu surnames]]
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[[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]]
[[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]]
[[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]
[[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]

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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.

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  • 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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