Pant (surname)
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Pant is part of a compound of North Indian and Marathi
surname
s of people with a Hindu
Brahmin
background. The Pant surname is derived from the title pandit, symbolizing the community's traditional association with scholarship.
People with Pant in their surname belong to the Marathi
Brahmin and Kumauni Brahmin
community, originally centered in Uttarakhand
and to a lesser extent, Nepal. The ancestors of these families migrated from the western India, particularly from the Konkan
area of Karnataka/Maharashtra to their current Himalayan home. Brahmins in Maharashtra
still retain "Pant" title in the middle names to indicate ancestral claims to ministership or high scholarship. A Brahmin will use Pant as a suffix instead of Ji or Rao which are otherwise used by other communities (for example Manohar"pant" Joshi). It might just be an abbreviation of Pundit.
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
s of people with a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
background. The Pant surname is derived from the title pandit, symbolizing the community's traditional association with scholarship.
People with Pant in their surname belong to the Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
Brahmin and Kumauni Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
community, originally centered in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
and to a lesser extent, Nepal. The ancestors of these families migrated from the western India, particularly from the Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...
area of Karnataka/Maharashtra to their current Himalayan home. Brahmins in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
still retain "Pant" title in the middle names to indicate ancestral claims to ministership or high scholarship. A Brahmin will use Pant as a suffix instead of Ji or Rao which are otherwise used by other communities (for example Manohar"pant" Joshi). It might just be an abbreviation of Pundit.
Notable Pants in Society
- Sumitra Nandan Pant, Poet,Philospher
- Govind Ballabh PantGovind Ballabh PantBharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant was a statesman of India, an Indian independence activist, and one of the foremost political leaders from Uttarakhand and of the movement to establish Hindi as the official language of India.-Early life:Govind Ballabh Pant was born on September 10, 1887 in...
, the first chief minister of Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... - K. C. PantK. C. PantK.C. Pant is a former cabinet minister in the federal Government of India.He was born in 1931 in Nainital and educated at St. Joseph's College, Nainital. He is the son of Govind Ballabh Pant, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh...
, ex- Union Minister - Sunil Babu PantSunil Babu PantSunil Babu Pant is the first openly gay politician in Nepal. He is one of five members from the CPN in the constituent assembly, and is also head of the Blue Diamond Society, the only gay rights group in Nepal...
, Social Activist Nepal - Sheila Irene Pant, wife of the first Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
. - ShivaniShivaniGaura Pant 'Shivani' , better known as Shivani, was one of the popular Hindi magazine story writers of the 20th century and a pioneer in writing Indian women based fiction. She was awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution to Hindi literature in 1982...
, Gaura Pant, Story writer for women's magazines - Dr. Kant Prasad Pant, World famous animal geneticist.
- Vishnu Pant Narlikar Renowned scientist and father of another great scientist Jayant Narlikar
- Gunjan Pant, famous actor prominent in Bhojpuri cinemaBhojpuri cinemaBhojpuri films are films in the Bhojpuri language, mainly watched by people from Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh in North India and Terai in southern Nepal.- Overview :...