Pant (surname)
Pant (Sanskrit: पंत) is a last name, commonly found in the states of Uttarakhand and Maharashtra. It is a traditional surname used by Brahmins, a priestly community.[1] Foremostly involved in the activities of the state, they were generally found involved in activities such as academics, religion, management, politics and warfare.[2]
In India[]
Pant was used was a last name, suffix or title commonly by priests, as well as the officers, commanders, ministers and leaders of high influence in the affairs of the state. In Uttarakhand, many Brahmin communities use this as surname. In Maharashtra, Brahmin groups who have used the term as part of their names usually belong to either of the 3 Brahminical groups such as Deshastha, Chitpavan and Karhade.
In Nepal[]
![Teacher and Army Chief](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Maheshwar_Panta.jpg)
Pant people are also found in good numbers within the Nepal sub-continent.[5] Usually being amongst the chief-office bearers in the kings courts along with the majority Pande rank holders,[6] they were foremostly involved in affairs that concerned with education (also medicine), administration and warfare.[7]
Notable people[]
- Jayatirtha (Dhondopant Raghunath Deshpande) (1345–1388) – a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, and polemicist
- Dasopant (1551–1615) – Marathi poet-saint and prolific writer of Varkari sect.; also known as Daso Digambar
- Samarth Ramdas (Narayan Suryajipant Thosar) (1608–1681) – Hindu Vaishnava saint from Maharashtra
- Moropant Trimbak Pingle (1657–1683) – the first Peshwa in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal
- Nilakanth Moreshvar Pingale (1683–1689) – the second Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and elder son of Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Ramchandra Pant Amatya (1689–1708) – Amatya, Peshwa and Hukumat Panah of the Maratha Empire during the reign of Shivaji and Rajaram I
- Bahiroji Pingale (1708–1711) – the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and the younger son of Moropant Trimbak Pingle
- Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi and his descendants were the hereditary Pratinidhi's of the Maratha Empire and also the rulers of Aundh and Vishalgad
- Moropant Ramachandra Paradkar (1729–1794), Marathi poet who was the last among those classified by Marathi literary scholars as pandit (पंडित) poets.
- Govind Ballal Kher (Govind Pant Bundela) (1710–1760), general and trustee of Peshwa Bajirao I 's territories in Bundelkhand
- Aditi Pant First Indian Lady to visit Antarctica
- Aditya Bhushan Pant, Indian toxicologist, neurobiologist and a scientist
- Anju Panta, Nepali Famous Singer
- Apa Pant, Diplomat, freedom fighter
- Diksha Panth, actress
- Garima Panta, Nepali Actress
- Govind Ballabh Pant, the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Hargovind Pant Indian Freedom Fighter
- Hari Pant General of the Maratha Empire
- Hemad Pant Prime Minister of Seuna (Yadava) dynasty
- Ila Pant, Indian politician
- K. C. Pant, former Indian Member of Parliament
- Kamla Pant, Women Activist, uttrakhand mahila manch, prominent role in making uttrakhand
- Maheshwar Panta, Army General of Gorkha Kingdom
- Manoj Pant Director, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
- M. C. Pant, Indian radiation oncologist and Padma Shri recipient
- Meghna Pant, fiction author and financial journalist
- Muktesh Pant, businessman
- Pitambar Pant, Indian independence activist, civil service officer and writer
- Prakash Pant Uttarakhand Politician
- Raghuji Pant, CPN-UML politician
- Ram Raj Pant, Linguist of the Nepali language, literary writer and promoter of legal education in Nepal
- Ranjan Pant, CEO Advisor and Global Strategy Management Consultant
- Pushpesh Pant, academic, food critic and historian
- Rishabh Pant, Indian cricketer
- Sheila Irene Pant, 10th Governor of Sindh, wife of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan.
- Shivani, Gaura Pant, story writer for women's magazines
- Sorabh Pant Indian standup comic and writer
- Sumitranandan Pant, poet and philosopher
- Sunil Babu Pant, Social Activist In Nepal
- Yadav Pant, Nepalese economist, politician and former Governor (Fifth) of Nepal Rastra Bank
References[]
- ^ Dinakar Dhondo Karve (1963). The New Brahmans Five Maharashtrian Families. University of California Press. p. 67.
- ^ Agarwal, Deepa; Ayub, Tahmina Aziz (2019-01-28). The Begum: A Portrait of Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s Pioneering First Lady. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-450-2.
- ^ Agarwal, Deepa; Ayub, Tahmina Aziz (2019-01-28). The Begum: A Portrait of Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s Pioneering First Lady. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-450-2.
- ^ "कुमाऊँ का महान योद्धा ,पुरुषोत्तम प��त ( पुरखु पंत ) जन्म से ब्राह्मण कर्म से महायोद्धा". देवभूमि दर्शन. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Pant surname". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Unification Campaign Of King Prithvi Narayan Shah On Nepal History". Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ author., Panta, Dineśarāja (2016). Śrī 5 Pr̥thvīnārāyaṇa Śāhako divyopadeśa ra saṅkshipta jīvanī. ISBN 978-9937-9113-5-1. OCLC 969363969.
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