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Dr Ayushman Bhat says

Bhats of Kashmir are Both kashmiri muslims and Pandits. Bhats are alo found in Karwar area of Karnataka who are Bhrimans, East Bihar where they are" street singers"

Mazhar Butt says

BHAT IS A MARHATTA RACE . tHE TRUE KASHMIRI 'GAUT' OR 'GOT' WHICH MEANS RACE OR CASTE IS 'BAT' which has become Butt with usage. Once they were regarded as the best of bards,singers and jugat baaz(jesters) in the world-they were a wild and nomadic clan. Many inferior races of Kashmir now have adopted this sir name and they have largely settled down in Pakistan. Some people also confuse this sir name with bhatti which is a name adopted by low class kashmiri converts of christians from hindus.

Guru Vittal Udupi Krishna Rao says

Thanks for the details. My family surname is Bhat and I come from a place called 'Udupi' in Karnataka. By the way Udupi is famous for 'Udupi Hotels'. Bhats use 'Rao' also their surname. My father and grand father used Rao in their names. I would like to know the link between Bhats from Karnataka if there is any with Bhats from Kashmir.

M. U. Butt says

Kahmiri butt are people indegnous to kashmir, they have nothing to do with the people with surname bhatt anywhere in india. the person mazhar butt is fake butt, he is acutally an uneducated chammar who does not know even a single word about the history of kashmir or kashmiri people. The surname butt became very poplular in anceint kashmir and there were times when the whole kashmiri pundit community was referred to as butt/bat in the predominantly muslim kashmiri villages in the kashmir valley. From old times numerous kashmiri pundits and muslims(converted) have kept butt as their surname. Butt is not merely a small clan name but at times it has been associated with bulk population of kashmiri pundits as Butt(priest) tribe in kashmir.

Autar Mota says

According to Autar Mota at autarmota.blogspot.com Bhatt or Butt or Bhat is a popular kashmiri surname . The word has Sanskrit origin meaning scholar or a learned man. It is believed that people of this clan were descendants of saints of Vedic period who actually lived on the banks of river sarsawati. When this river turned dry they moved towards north and settled in kashmir valley. From Kashmir, this clan moved to other areas of the subcontinent especially to entire India and places falling presently in Pakistan. After the entry of Islam in kashmir valley (early 14th centuary ) , a large number of Bhats converted to this new faith and kept on moving out of valley for one reason or the other like frequent droughts . Bhats or Butts or Bhatts are presently settled in Gujrat , Haryana , Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , West Bengal , Maharashtra , Goa , Karnatka , and Andhra Pradesh . The Goud Brahmins , Bhattmewada Brahmins , Gurjargaur Brahmins , Konkanastha Brahmins , Smartha Brahmins , Havyaka Brahmins , Shivalli Brahmins , Madhva Brahmins and Daivajna Brahmins are actually Bhatts or Butts or Bhats .One can find them everywhere in the subcontinent. Their contribution to Science , sports , Politics , Religion , Films , Banking, Music , Philosophy and other intellectual pursuits is second to none . Some Prominent Bhatts , Butts or Bhats are :-

Khawaja F. A Butt says

While doing some research for my own family I have come across this info. on the net. For the general caste, see Bhatt. Bhatt (Kashmiri: भट (Devanagari), بھٹ (Nastaleeq)), sometimes spelled as Butt (Pahari: بٹ), both of which are a shortened rendition of Bhatta (Kashmiri: भट्ट (Devanagari), بھٹٹ (Nastaleeq)), is a Kashmiri surname, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab, a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan. Kashmiris bearing the surname Bhat belong to the larger Bhat caste of Brahmins found in the rest of the India; the surname is shared by both Hindus and Muslims. Historians state the surname is a distorted form of Bhatta, which originates from Sanskrit (भटट), meaning "scholar" according to Brāhmaṇa. While the original shortened rendition of the "Bhatta" caste was "Bhat" or "Bhatt," many of the migrants to the Punjab, started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the Pahari language. People named Bhat were said to be a clan of Brahmin descents of intellectual Vedic and Dardic saints that inhabited the banks of the Saraswati River, which ran dry around 2000 BC. This forced the community to migrate to Kashmir in search of "ultimate truth" P.S....I will also appreciate any info. about the " Bhar Dooge" branch of cast Butt.

Khawaja F. A Butt says

My ancestore came from Qasba "Chandeen" Thesil Kulgam, which is now a district. My ancestor converted to Muslim some where around late 18th century. Then in 1823 his son moved to the area near Sialkot, Pakistan. Is there any one from the same area?????????????

Mirahmad Jalal says

My ancestore came from Qasba nowgam or naugam near sirinagar we are mirIs there any one from the same area????????????? jalal

Irfan Butt says

infact butt,pathan,afghan are similar in origin & genetics. these are 10 tribes out of 12 tribes(bani israeel) that lived in seria sham. these 12 tribes were 12 childern of hazrat yakoob(isreeel)a.s. which is the son of hazrat eshaaq a.s.& which is the son of hazrat ibrahib a.s.& migrated toward kashmir,sarhad&afghanistan at the time of babul empire bakht nasar attacked on seria sham about some hundred years bc.

Kh.irfan Butt says

butt,mir,dar,wyn,are kashmiri's.& kashmiri,pathan& afghan people having same ancestores.all are goog looking,fair skin, eat very well,brave,hardworker.in seria sham &izraeel , hazrat ibrahim a.s. have two sons named hazrat ismaeel a.s.(all arabic people are race of hazrat ismaeel a.s.)second is hazrat isehaq a.s.&hazrat isehaq a.s. have a sone named yakoob(also called in Quran e sharif & bible Israeel).hazrat yakoob a.s.having 12 childern(according to Quran & bible).after that these 12 childern were become 12 tribes of israeel called bani israeel.some 100 years b.c. king bakht nasar of babul empire attacked on these 12 tribes.out of 12 tribes,10 tribes migrated toward east such as afghanistan,sarhad or kpk & kashmir. DNA of kashmiri, pathans& afghns are very similar with eachother. apparently & genetically kashmiri,pathan, afghans are israeelies. these are not brahmens or bhat.it is wrong. are u agree . . .???if

Amritendra says

Bhatt or bhat is common sir name in in north india too. mostly u will find it in gujrat and rajasthan. they have also strong appearance in Bihar,jharkhand,up, mp . they belong to brahmin community but there population is less compare to other brahmin

Kashmiri says

Bhat is a Brahmin name. It is found all over India, but is mostly a Saraswat brahmin name, which means that at some point, the male with this surname was originally from Kashmir and then this surname came to be used by his progeny, even though he may have married with other indians. Therefore also found in U.P, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Bengal and Karnataka.

Mazhar Butt (butto Na Butto!!) says

@ M. U. Butt If you had read history you would know what a wild and a secluded tribe of Butt was. They were beaten up by the Lone's, who were among the ruling class of Kashmir, Gradually the Butts got civilized and are now what they are. Like all Kashmiris they are good at eating and fighting...with each others. However, they prove to be excellent friends of other ehtnicities. Like other Kashmiris, the Butts were also excluded from military service -disqualified for being inherently disobedient. Kashmiris unfortunately suffer to a great extent from self-conceit and jealousy among themselves....and MU Butt is one of such glaring examples. He ought to read History of Kashmir by Munshi Mohd Din Fauq for enlightenment.

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