Pandit
For the type of media consultant, see Pundit. For an explorer, see Pundit (explorer). For other uses, see Pandita (disambiguation).
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A pandit, also spelled pundit (both pronounced /ˈpʌndɪt/;[1] Sanskrit: पण्डित paṇḍita) is a scholar and a teacher, particularly one skilled in the Sanskrit language, who has mastered the four Vedic scriptures, Hindu rituals, Hindu law, religion, music, and/or philosophy under a Guru in a Gurukul or has been tutored under the ancient Vedic Guru-Shishya academic tradition. Purohit is a term of similar meaning.
In English, the word has been used more broadly to refer to any of the following: Siddhas, Siddhars, Naths, Ascetics, Sadhus, or Yogis. Pundit is also commonly used to refer to experts, intellectuals, or critics in the mass media/entertainment industry .
Notable people bearing the surname "Pandit"
- Chandrakant Pandit (Maharashtraian)
- Farah Pandith (Kashmiri)
- Giridhari Lal Pandit (Kashmiri)
- Mohammad Shafi Pandit (Kashmiri)
- Lalita Pandit (Kashmiri)
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Kashmiri)
- Raaj Kumar- real name was Kulbhushan Pandit (Kashmiri)
- Jatin Lalit (Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit) (Rajasthani)
- Vikram Pandit (Maharashtrian)
- Shrradha Pandit (Rajasthani/Hindi/Haryanvi)
- Shweta Pandit (Rajasthani/Hindi/Haryanvi)
- Yash Pandit (Rajasthani/Hindi/Haryanvi)
- Devaki Pandit (Maharashtrian)
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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