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Scholar or teacher of Hindu law, philosophy or music
A pandit (Sanskrit: पण्डितः, romanized: paṇḍitaḥ; Hindi: पंडित, romanized: paṇḍit; also spelled pundit, pronounced /ˈpʌndɪt, ˈpændɪt/; abbreviated Pt
Pandit
Indian businessman (died 2026)
Ravi Pandit (1950 or 1951 – 8 May 2026) was an Indian businessman who was the co-founder and chairman of KPIT Technologies. Pandit was born to an affluent
Ravi_Pandit
Exodus of Hindus from the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s
The Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, or Pandits, is their early-1990 migration, or flight, from the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir
Exodus_of_Kashmiri_Hindus
Indian anthropologist
Triloknath Pandit (born 1934) is an Indian anthropologist. He was the first professional anthropologist to land on North Sentinel Island in 1967, leading
Triloknath_Pandit
Indian playback singer and actress (1954–2025)
Sulakshana Pandit (12 July 1954 – 6 November 2025) was an Indian playback singer and film actress who worked primarily in Hindi cinema during the 1970s
Sulakshana_Pandit
Hindu community native to the Kashmir Valley
The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They
Kashmiri_Pandits
Indian actress (born 1967)
Vijayta Pandit is an Indian actress and playback singer, most famous for her first film Love Story (1981). Vijayta comes from a musical family originating
Vijayta_Pandit
Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician (1900–1990)
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (née Swarup Nehru; 18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician. She served as the 8th
Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit
Indigenous people of North Sentinel Island
Retrieved 26 November 2018. Pandit 1990, pp. 17–20. Pandya 2009, p. 357. Pandit 1990, pp. 24–25. Pandya 2009, p. 330. Pandit 1990, p. 13. Pandya 2009, p
Sentinelese
Kameshwar Pandit was an Indian politician, trade unionist and journalist. Pandit founded the Himachal Pradesh branch of the Communist Party of India in
Kameshwar_Pandit
Indian actress (born 1984)
Radhika Krishnaprasad Pandit (born 7 March 1984) known professionally as Radhika Pandit, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada films. Considered
Radhika_Pandit
Surname list
respectfully called Pandit ji. Anand Pandit, Indian film producer Ashoke Pandit (born 1966), Indian filmmaker and social activist Chetan Pandit, Bollywood actor
Pandit_(surname)
Indian classical singer (1930–2020)
Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Mewati gharana (musical apprenticeship lineage). His
Jasraj
Indian actress (born 1990)
Ridhima Pandit (born 25 June 1990) is an Indian actress, model, and television host who works in Hindi television. She is known for her role of Rajni Kant
Ridhima_Pandit
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pandit or pundit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pandit or pundit is a scholar or expert, especially of traditional Indian law, philosophy
Pandit_(disambiguation)
Island in the Bay of Bengal
The first peaceful contact with the Sentinelese was made by Triloknath Pandit, a director of the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), and his colleagues
North_Sentinel_Island
Indian singer and actress
Shweta Pandit (born 7 July 1986) is an Indian singer and actress who primarily works in Hindi cinema. She has also recorded songs for films in Telugu and
Shweta_Pandit
Musical artist
Jatin–Lalit is an Indian music director duo consisting of brothers Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit. They are widely known for their contributions to Hindi cinema
Jatin–Lalit
English actor (born 1943)
Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning seven
Ben_Kingsley
1999 Indian film by Rahul Rawail
Arjun Pandit is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language epic gangster film directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by N. R. Pachisia. It stars Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla
Arjun_Pandit_(1999_film)
Indian writer
Narayan Pandit (Hindi: नारायण पण्डित), or Narayana (died 10th century), was the Brāhmaṇa author of the Sanskrit treatise called Hitopadesha — a work based
Narayan_Pandit
Indian-American banker (born 1957)
Vikram Shankar Pandit (born 14 January 1957) is an Indian American banker and investor who was the chief executive officer of Citigroup from December 2007
Vikram_Pandit
Indian film and television actor
Chetan Pandit is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in the Prakash Jha-directed film Loknayak in 2004. Kahiin
Chetan_Pandit
Indian model and actress (born 1982)
Gaurie Pandit Dwivedi (née Pandit; born 1982) is an Indian model and actress primarily known for her work in Telugu cinema. She made her acting debut as
Gaurie_Pandit
Indian actress
Tejaswini Jyoti Ranjit Pandit (pronunciation: [t̪ed͡ʒəsʋiniː pəɳɖit̪]) (born on: 23 May 1986) is an Indian actress in Marathi language film and television
Tejaswini_Pandit
Indian film actor (1926-1996)
Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi films. In a career that spanned over four decades
Raaj_Kumar
American musician (1921–1998)
Korla Pandit (born John Roland Redd; September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), was an American exotica musician, composer, pianist, and organist. Redd was
Korla_Pandit
Indian television actor (born 1977)
Yashodhan Pandit is an Indian actor and model. He is the son of Vishwaraj Pandit and Swarna Pandit. She is the grand-niece of Indian classical vocalist
Yash_Pandit
Indian producer (born 1963)
Anand Pandit (born 1963) is an Indian film producer, film distributor and real estate developer. He owns Anand Pandit Motion Pictures a film studio that
Anand_Pandit
Indian barrister, politician, author and scholar (1893–1944)
Ranjit Sitaram Pandit (September 1893 – 14 January 1944) was an Indian barrister, politician, author and scholar from Rajkot in the Kathiawar region of
Ranjit_Sitaram_Pandit
Indian cricket umpire (born 1981)
Rohan Pandit (born 13 January 1981) is an Indian cricket umpire. He has stood in matches in the domestic Ranji Trophy tournament. In July 2022, Pandit was
Rohan_Pandit
Indian writer (born 1927)
Nayantara Sahgal (née Pandit; born 10 May 1927) is an Indian writer who writes in English. She is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, the second of the
Nayantara_Sahgal
Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922-2011)
4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition
Bhimsen_Joshi
Indian actor and radio jockey (born 1985)
Shardul Pandit (born 28 November 1985) is an Indian actor and radio jockey. Pandit received a Master of Business Administration degree in advertising and
Shardul_Pandit
Indian musician and sitar player (1920–2012)
Pandit Ravi Shankar (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April
Ravi_Shankar
Indian private investigator
Rajani Pandit (born 1962) is an Indian private investigator and entrepreneur from Maharashtra. Credited as the first female detective in India, in 1986
Rajani_Pandit
Vaman Pandit (born Vaman Tanaji Sesha; 1608–1695) was a Marathi scholar and poet of India. Vaman Pandit from the house of Sesha was a great poet whose
Vaman_Pandit
Indian lawyer and politician (1861–1931)
first Prime Minister. Motilal Nehru was born on 6 May 1861 in a Kashmiri Pandit (Brahmin) family as the posthumous son of Gangadhar Nehru and his wife Indrani
Motilal_Nehru
Indian political dynasty
America's Kennedy clan." Raj Kaul (late 1600s to early 1700s) a Kashmiri Pandit. He is the earliest recorded ancestor of the Nehru family. He is believed
Nehru–Gandhi_family
Bengali film
Pashanda Pandit is a Bengali drama film directed by Shibaprasad Sen and produced by Ratna Sen based on a 1961 same name novel of Narayan Sanyal. This film
Pashanda_Pandit
Marathi poet
Pandit was a 17th-century Marathi poet, minister and diplomat. He was born in a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) family of scholars. Raghunath Pandit was
Raghunath_Pandit
Indian actor
Shiv Pandit (born 21 June 1984), known professionally as Shiv Panditt, is an Indian actor, model, emcee, radio jockey and television host who works predominantly
Shiv_Panditt
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
Nehru (1861–1931). Both parents belonged to the community of Kashmiri Pandits, or Brahmins originally from the Kashmir valley. Motilal, a self-made barrister
Jawaharlal_Nehru
Indian actress
Kalpana Pandit (born 20 January 1967) is an Indian actress, model, and emergency physician. She owns the film production company House of Pandit (TM). She
Kalpana_Pandit
Indian cricketer and Coach (born 1961)
Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit (pronunciation), nicknamed "Chandu" (born 30 September 1961), is a former Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches and
Chandrakant_Pandit
Indian singer
Shraddha Pandit (born 4 July 1982) is an Indian playback singer, solo artist, composer, and lyricist. Shraddha is the daughter of Vishwaraj Pandit and Swarna
Shraddha_Pandit
Indian thinker and former leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Upchar Yojna Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Deendayal Upadhyaya Hospital, Shimla Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
Deendayal_Upadhyaya
Musical artist
the Mewati gharana. Pandit is known for being the father and guru of popular musicians Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Maniram, and Pandit Pratap Narayan. His legacy
Pandit_Motiram
Indian tabla player (born 1954)
Tejendra Narayan Majumdar; flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia; santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma; and vocalists Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur and Gangubai
Anindo_Chatterjee
British civil servant
Ninjeri (Nin) Pandit is a British civil servant. She served as Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Keir Starmer from 2024 to 2025. Pandit was chief
Nin_Pandit
Aryan Pandit is an Indian actor and model. Pandit's acting career began with the TV series Actor, which aired on Colors TV. His first TV serial was na
Aryan_Pandit
Indian politician
Sneha Dube Pandit is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2024, representing Vasai Assembly
Sneha_Pandit
Indian classical vocalist
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 25 December 1952) is an Indian classical vocalist, composer, lyricist and an exponent of the Patiala-Kasur gharana. He was
Ajoy_Chakrabarty
Pandit Jyoti Prasad and Pandit Munshi Ram to the student of Pandit V. D. Paluskar, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. Quartet consists of the Pandit
Sharma_Bandhu
Indian actor, producer and director
Santhosh Pandit is an Indian actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, singer, and film editor. He is best known for his 2011 low-budget film Krishnanum
Santhosh_Pandit
Musical artist
Benares gharana, he is the son and disciple of Pandit Biswanath Bose and later trained under the legendary Pandit Kishan Maharaj. His style is noted for its
Kumar_Bose
Indian politician
Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Georai Assembly constituency in Beed district. He won
Vijaysinh_Pandit
Indian classical singer (born 1965)
Devaki Pandit (Marathi: देवकी पंडित; born 6 March 1965) is an Indian classical singer of Hindustani classical music, Bhajan and Abhang, and a playback
Devaki_Pandit
Indian independence activist, scholar, educator, politician (1861–1946)
times and the founder of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. He was addressed as Pandit, a title of respect. Malaviya is known as the founder of one of the most
Madan_Mohan_Malaviya
Indian flautist (born 1938)
Vibhushan - 2000 Pandit Chatur Lal Excellence Award - 2015 Hafiz Ali Khan Award - 2000 Dinanath Mangeshkar Award - 2000 Pune Pandit Award - 2008, by The
Hariprasad_Chaurasia
Indian footballer
Krishna Pandit (born 29 August 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Goa B in the Goa Professional League. Pandit was born
Krishna_Pandit
Indian chemical engineer (born 1957)
Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit FNA, FASc(born 7 December 1957) is an Indian chemical engineer, inventor and academic, known for his fundamental and commercial
Aniruddha_B._Pandit
1977 Indian film
Pandit Aur Pathan (lit. 'Pandit and Pathan') is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Joginder Shelly. Agha as Hairan Helen as Salma Nazir
Pandit_Aur_Pathan
Musical artist
Dr. Meeta Pandit is a Hindustani Classical vocalist and a leading exponent of the Gwalior Gharana. She is the granddaughter and disciple of Krishnarao
Meeta_Pandit
Indian Hindustani classical vocalist
Puranchandra Pandit, more commonly known as Pandit Puranchandra and Puranchand "Gavaiya", (1929 – 1991) was an Indian classical singer of the Mewati gharana
Pandit_Puranchandra
Indian film Actress
Payas Pandit (born 31 December 1991) is an Indian film actress who works in Bhojpuri language films. She is known for her roles in films like Loha Pahalwan
Payas_Pandit
Country in South Asia
1999, p. 56. Perkovich 2001, pp. 60–86, 106–125. Kumar 2010. Nair 2007. Pandit 2009. European Union 2008. British Broadcasting Corporation 2009. Rediff
India
Indian American civil rights lawyer
Sakharam Ganesh Pandit (1875–1959), also known as S. G. Pandit, was an Indian American lawyer and civil rights activist. Pandit immigrated to the United
Sakharam_Ganesh_Pandit
Indian classical vocalist
Shri Maniram Pandit (8 December 1910 – 16 May 1985) was an Indian classical vocalist from the Mewati gharana. Pandit is known for his exemplary contribution
Maniram
Indian composer and percussionist (born 1955)
Pandit Dinesh (born 29 May 1955) is a music composer and percussionist specializing in Indian rhythms. He uses the tabla and conga drums. Dinesh is known
Pandit_Dinesh
Indian pilot
Aarohi Pandit (born 10 February 1996) is an Indian pilot. In 2019, she became the world's first woman pilot and the youngest pilot-at the age of 23-to
Aarohi_Pandit
Musical artist
classical music, including, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Swapan_Chaudhuri
Nepalese marathon runner (born 1959)
63rd. Arjun Pandit at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) Arjun Pandit at World Athletics Arjun Pandit at Olympics.com Arjun Pandit at Olympedia
Arjun_Pandit_(athlete)
Indian judge, social reformer (1820–1867)
Pandit (1820–1867) was the first Indian to become a sitting judge of a court of law in British India. Sambhunath Pandit was born to a Kashmiri Pandit
Sambhunath_Pandit
Medieval Bengali Hindu poet
Ramai Pandit (Bengali: রামাই পণ্ডিত Ramai Ponđit, Ramai the Wise) was a medieval Bengali poet from the Rarh region of Bengal. The exact date of his birth
Ramai_Pandit
Indian heritage activist (born 1954)
Heta Pandit (born 1954) is an Indian writer, researcher, and heritage activist whose work focuses on preserving and documenting Goa’s architectural and
Heta_Pandit
Bansi Pandit (born June 1, 1942) is a writer and speaker on Hinduism. Originally from Kashmir, Pandit is a retired nuclear engineer and lives in Glen
Bansi_Pandit
Former Senior officer in the Indian Navy
Vice Admiral Ravindra Bhartruhari Pandit, PVSM, AVSM is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy. He last served as the Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces
R._B._Pandit
Indian painter from Karnataka (1916–1993)
Sambanand Monappa Pandit (25 March 1916 – 30 March 1993) was an Indian painter from Karnataka, popular in the school of Realism in contrast to the contemporaneous
S._M._Pandit
Indian classical musician and composer (1938–2022)
Faasle Platinum Disc for music of film Chandni Pandit Chatur Lal Excellence Award – 2015 "Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away". The Indian
Shivkumar_Sharma
Semi-legendary adviser of Chandragupta Maurya
uncatalogued group of ancient palm-leaf manuscripts donated by an unknown pandit to the Oriental Research Institute Mysore. It discusses monetary and fiscal
Chanakya
Indian vocalist (1921–1955)
Pandit Dattatreya Vishnu Paluskar (28 May 1921 – 26 October 1955), was a Hindustani classical vocalist. He was considered a child prodigy. D.V. Paluskar
D._V._Paluskar
17th-century Sanskrit scholar and poet
Keshav Swami Purohit (died 1690), also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit, was Chhatrapati Shivaji's Rajpurohit (Religious chief) and a Sanskrit
Keshav_Pandit
Musical artist
Jotin Bhattacharya (Hindi: ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य) was an Indian classical sarod player. Jyotin was a disciple of Allauddin Khan. Bhattacharya was born in
Jotin_Bhattacharya
Indian dancer, singer, and composer (1938–2022)
Volume 3. Genesis Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 81-7755-257-0. Massey, p. 29 "How Pandit Birju Maharaj always stayed alive to sights, sounds, and sentiments of the
Birju_Maharaj
Indian sport shooter
Ashok Pandit is an Indian sport shooter. He won the first gold in shooting in the Commonwealth Games for India. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1985
Ashok_Pandit
Indian politician
Vasant Kumar Pandit (1921–1987) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh party from Mumbai. Later he was part of Janata Party and
Vasant_Kumar_Pandit
Indian multinational technology company
won several awards for innovation. KPIT was co-founded in 1990 by Ravi Pandit and Kishor Patil, as KPIT Infosystems. Both of them are chartered accountants
KPIT_Technologies
Indian tabla player (born 1967)
Marathi family to Prabhakar Pandit and Anuradha Pandit, both acclaimed violinists.[citation needed] Pandit accompanied Pandit Jasraj on tabla for all of
Kedar_Pandit
Maharaj K. Pandit is a scholar in the fields of Himalayan ecology, environmental conservation, and sustainability. He currently holds the position of Ngee
Maharaj_K._Pandit
2022 Indian film by Vivek Agnihotri
Batte Dafa ("with god's grace whole Kashmiri Pandit community will leave valley"). Pushkar Nath Pandit, a teacher, fears for the safety of his son Karan
The_Kashmir_Files
daughter of Pandit Jasraj) Jatin Pandit (composer, son of Pandit Pratap Narayan) Lalit Pandit (composer, son of Pandit Pratap Narayan) Sulakshana Pandit (playback
List_of_Hindi_film_families
Upcoming Indian film by Gurmeet Singh
interest Harshita Gaur as Dimpy Pandit, Guddu's younger sister Sushant Singh Mohit Malik Sheeba Chaddha as Vasudha Pandit, Guddu and Dimpy's mother Rajesh
Mirzapur_(film)
Swedish jazz musician (1942–2026)
producer. Berger studied north and south Indian music since the 1960s with Pandit Taranath Rama Rao and Mridangam Vidwan P.S. Devarajan and played the tabla
Bengt_Berger
Indian politician
Badamrao Lahurao Pandit is a leader of (Bhartiya Janata party) georai from Beed district in Marathwada, India. He was member of the legislative assembly
Badamrao_Pandit
Baljinath Pandit (1916–2007) was a Sanskrit scholar and authority on Kashmir Shaivism. He obtained his Ph.D. at Punjab University and was professor of
Baljinath_Pandit
2009 Indian film
Tarun Chandra and Radhika Pandit in leading roles. The music of the film was composed by Joshua Sridhar. Kushi (Radhika Pandit), Pratham (Tarun) and Sharan
Love_Guru_(2009_film)
Indian vocalist (1872–1931)
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (18 August 1872 – 21 August 1931) was a Hindustani musician. He sang the original version of the bhajan Raghupati Raghava
Vishnu_Digambar_Paluskar
PANDIT is a database of multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees covering many common protein domains. Pfam: database of protein domains Phylogeny
PANDIT_(database)
13th Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit (born 15 July 1962) is an Indian academic and the current Vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi(JNU).She
Santishree_Dhulipudi_Pandit
PANDIT
PANDIT
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
Boy/Male
Hindu
Pundit
Boy/Male
Tamil
Navavyakruti | நாவாவà¯à®¯à®•ரதி
Pandita skilful scholar
Navavyakruti | நாவாவà¯à®¯à®•ரதி
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Scholar
Boy/Male
Hindu
Pandita skilful in finding sitas whereabouts
Girl/Female
Hindi
Studious.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Pandita skilful scholar
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sitanveshana | ஸீதாநà¯à®µà¯‡à®·à®¨à®¾
Pandita skilful in finding sitas whereabouts
Sitanveshana | ஸீதாநà¯à®µà¯‡à®·à®¨à®¾
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gnana Panditan | கணநா பஂடிதந Â
Lord Murugan
Gnana Panditan | கணநா பஂடிதந Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Scholar
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Priest; One who have Very Good Knowledge
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Learned; The Wise Man; Good Knowledge
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pundit
PANDIT
PANDIT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in Cambridgeshire (one formerly in Huntingdonshire) called Conington, from Old Norse kunung ‘king’, ‘chieftain’ (probably replacing earlier Old English cyning) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord of Kaashi
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prashant | பà¯à®°à®·à®¾à®‚த
Calm and composed, Peace
Boy/Male
English Latin Greek
From the Roman camp.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Pass through worldly cares
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Biblical, Christian
Waiting for; Beseeching; Hope in God; God Waits; Whom God has Made Sick
Girl/Female
Indian
Song
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Lamp of God's Grace
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Old
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Smooth
PANDIT
PANDIT
PANDIT
PANDIT
PANDIT
n.
See Pundit.