List of Kashmiri Pandits
List of persons of Kashmiri pandit lineage:
Military
- Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul, former Chief of Air Staff[1]
- Gangadhar Nehru, Last kotwal of Delhi, father of Motilal Nehru and grandfather of Jawaharlal Nehru
Activists
Sushil pandit , Well known Kashmiri activist advocate of reversal of the Kasmiri pandit exodus in kasmir Valley
Administrators and diplomats
- Parmeshwar Narayan Haksar,[2] Principal secretary to Prime minister of India, Policy Maker and Strategist. Indian Ambassador to Nigeria and Austria.
- Rameshwar Nath Kao, Intelligence chief and founder of India's Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)[3]
- Triloki Nath Khoshoo,[4] Administrator and environmentalist
- Amitabh Mattoo[5] (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, Noted thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee.
- Braj Kumar Nehru (1909–2001), ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968) and Governor of Assam (1968–1973).
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900-1990), first woman president of the UN General Assembly
Philosophers and historians
- Anandavardhana, Philosopher
- Bhatta Kallata
- Kalhana, historian, the author of Rajatarangini
- Abhinavagupta, Philosopher
- Utpaladeva, wrote a commentary on the book Samhita
- Lalleshvari, mystic and poet, 14th century
- Bilhana, author of Vikramankadevacharita
Politicians and lawyers
- Kashyap Bandhu[6]
- Ram Chandra Kak[7] First prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Neel Kashkari,[8] U.S. Treasury Department official
- Jawahar Lal Nehru, First Prime Minister of the republic of India
- Indira Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru's daughter and the first female Prime Minister of the republic of India
- Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru,[9] Politician and lawyer.
- Motilal Nehru, Father of Jawahar Lal Nehru, member of the Indian National Congress.
- Surinder Ambardar Member Legislative council Jammu and Kashmir (BJP)
Saints
- Lalleshwari(1320–1392), a Shaivite saint.
- Rupa Bhawani mystic poet saint of Kashmir from the Saahib clan of Kashmiri Pandits. The famous Chashme Shahi was built in her memory and consequently named after her.
- Lakshman Joo (1907–1991), scholar of Kashmir Shaivism.
Scholars, writers and educationalists
- Kailas Nath Kaul[10] - Renowned botanist and agricultural scientist, Padma Bhushan awardee.
- Kalhana. Historian, known for his book Rajatarangini based on the history of kashmir.
- Braj Kachru[11] – Linguist and author, coined the term World Englishes
- Krishna Hutheesing[12] – Indian writer and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Nilkanth Gurtu[13] – Sanskrit and Saiva Scholar
- Rahul Pandita,[14] author and journalist
- Ravinder Kumar[15] – Historian
- Agni Shekhar – writer and political activist
- Satish Ganjoo(1956-),writer and historian, worked extensively on Islamic Studies, Central Asian Studies, Foreign Affairs, Afghan Affairs, History and Culture of Kashmir, authored about 12 books and research papers.
- Sat Lal Razdan (1924-2009),Teacher known for his innovative way of teaching and known for teaching notable people like Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Prince Charles[11]
- Sanjay Kaul,Founder of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
- Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field
Visual and performing artists
- Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer[16]
- Raaj Kumar [17] Bollywood actor
- Mani Kaul, Indian film maker[18]
- A. K. Hangal, film actor[19]
- Omkar Nath Dhar (also known as Jeevan), Indian actor.
- Anupam Kher, Indian actor, director, producer.[20]
- Sharad Haksar[21]
- Amit Kilam[22]
- Vaibhav Kaul[23][24]
- Bhajan Sopori, Indian instrumentalist awarded with the Padma Shri
- Abhay Sopori, Instrumentalist and composer. Son of Bhajan Sopori.[25]
- Kiran Kumar,Bollywood actor.Son of Bollywood actor Jeevan.[26]
- M. K. Raina, theatre and cinema personality, director and actor[27]
References
- ↑ Bharat Rakshak, Chief of Air Staffs. "Indian Air Force: Swaroop Krishna Kaul". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Mitra, Ashok (12 December 1998). "The P.N. Haksar Story". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ Yadav, R K (15 January 2009). "Remembering the legendary Kao". canarytrap.in. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
Many eyebrows were raised on the selection of Mr Kao ... he too was a Kashmiri Pandit like Mrs Gandhi - but she was firm in her decision
- ↑ Brat, S. Ved (2003). "In Memoriam: T.N. Khoshoo (1927-2002)" (PDF). Conservation and Society. 1 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-15.
- ↑ naqshbandi, Aurengzeb (18 Feb 2011). "Amitabh Mattoo set to join Congress". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 Sep 2013.
- ↑ Zutshi, Chitralekha (2004). Languages of belonging: Islam, regional identity, and the making of Kashmir. C. Hurst & Co. pp. 267, 297. ISBN 978-1-85065-694-4. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ↑ "One kashmiri pandit winning panchayat polls". Rediff Online. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ Haniffa, Aziz (22 January 2014). "The Kashmiri Pandit who wants to be California's governor". Rediff. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ Kumar, Mohan. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru: a political biography. Vipul Prakashan. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
Even now there are many distinguished scholars of Persian among the Kashmiri Brahmins in India. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Raja Narendranath to mention two of them.
- ↑ Gandhi, Sonia (2004). Two Alone, Two Together: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru 1922-1964. Penguin. ISBN 9780143032458.
- ↑ "Braj B Kachru: A Biographical Sketch". onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ Gupte, Pranay (2009). Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi. Penguin Books India. p. 191. ISBN 9780143068266.
- ↑ Koul, M. L. "Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit". Kashmir Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ Griffin, Peter (27 February 2013). "Rahul Pandita On Kashmir and its Stories". Forbes. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ Kaw, M. K. (2001). Kashmiri Pandits: looking to the future. APH Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ↑ TBE
- ↑ "The true avatar of 'Mother India'!". The Hindu. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kashmiri Pandits - A Tradition of Excellence". SALT (South Asian Life & Time). January–March 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ "Unknown facts about Veteran actor, AK Hangal, who dies at 98 in Mumbai". Post.jagran.com. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ↑ "Anupam Kher to work for Empowerment of Kashmiri Pandit Community". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Sharad Haksar's photographs on sale". The Hindu. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ Indian Ocean|title=Drums, Percussion, Vocals for Indian Ocean|url=http://www.indianoceanmusic.com/artists/
- ↑ "Framing the Himalayan landscape". The Hindu. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "The Himalayan Saga". The Asian Age. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Another Sopori RISES". The Hindu. 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "An interview with Kiran Kumar". indiantelevision.org.
- ↑ "Slow trotter, going places ...". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
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