Kashmiri Pandit Surnames

7. Another thing which we used to hear from our elders was that we were Brahmin before becoming Muslim. I remember hearing from family elders that Bhatt were religious teachers. All these things turned out to be true when I grew up and read about them.
8. Our family left Jammu Kashmir after the partition but we were told that Kashmiris left and spread all over India specially in Punjab when there was a famine in Jammu and Kashmir in 1800s. Which again turned out to be true.
9. The majority of Kashmiri DNA consists of a mix of Ancestral North South Asia and Ancestral South Indian components, heavily overlapping with broader Northern South Asian genetics. Unlike popular myths suggesting Greek, Jewish, or Middle Eastern origins, the genetic makeup is deeply rooted in the subcontinent, shaped by centuries of migration and endogamy.
Finally to the Kashmiris and people who say they not indigenous people or they are Turks, arabs, Jewish, Iranian, Kurds etc… GO GET YOUR DNA.

4. I always been quite keen to know about my ancestors and I participated in the national geographic program Genographic it was the first DNA program which started around 2003 I guess. Later I got DNA from other services too.
5. As per the results I am more then 90% local from the northern Pakistan up to Pamir knot region, my DNA is found in Iraq, Pakistan, south India, and in small numbers in Iran, Lebanon, Chechnya, Turkey and south of Italy. I have 2% Neanderthal and 4% central Asian DNA.
6. According to the data I have seen same DNA in big numbers in Pathan, Balouch, and Punjabis as well. Which makes sense as my DNA originated 40,000 year ago either in Central Asia, Middle East or north of Pakistan around Kashmir. Because it is found in big numbers in Pakistan it’s widely labeled as DNA of South Asia and exists in the region before Indus Valley civilization. Which consisted majorly Kashmir, Punjab, sindh and some parts of Afghanistan.

1. I belong to a Kashmiri family and as far as I know my parents, grandparents and great grandparents all were Kashmiris. As per my elders we are 7th generation Muslims. 5 or 6 generations ago my family moved to Jammu City due to family pressure as they accepted Islam. At the time of partition the survivors of the Jammu massacre moved to Pakistan. This is the story we grew up hearing from our elders.
2. In our family we use two surnames Butt and Malik. As per our elders some where in history Malik was a title given to one of our great grandfather by the Rulers of Kashmir. There is a book written around 1915 about castes of Kashmiris and gives details about caste names it includes Kashmiris having names like Malik Sadiq Butt. This verifies the story of our family which we heard from our parents. There is also a historic figure Malik Suha Butt, you can Google it for more info.
3. Butt, Dar, Loan, Mir etc… are Kashmiri family names, whereas Sheikh, Malik and khwaja are titles.

Another common Indian name and not always a Kashmiri name

15th century Physician from Kashmir who treated King Zain ul Abdin.

13 Bhana Bhatt 7th century Sanskrit scholar .

14 Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat, Yakshagana artist

15 Vidhwan Krishna Bhat, Kerekai was a noted Tala-Maddale artist from Karnataka state, India.

16 Yogaraj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, lyricist, producer and screenwriter.

17 Rishi Bhat ( Born 1984) is a former American child actor and a millionaire internet software entrepreneur. Rishi Bhat is of Indian Origin.

18 U. Narayan Bhat (Born 1934) is a renowned Indian born Mathematician, known for his contributions to queueing theory and reliability theory.

19 Ramesh Bhat award winning Karnatka actor and a close associate of Shanker Nag .

20 Justice U L Bhat former Chief Justice of Assam.

21 Guruja Bhat Noted Historian and scholar.

22 Actress Pooja Bhatt and her sister Alia Bhatt.


Others

1 O P Bhatt Ex Chairman State Bank of India .

2 Ajay Bhatt well known Computer Architect.

3 Pandit Sahaj Bhat and Pandit Sham Lal Bhat renowned Physicians and Hakeems from Kashmir ..

4 Balaji Vishwanath Bhat. Peshwa and founder of the Peshwa Dynasty

Surprisingly Butt is again a surname whose origin in Europe is traced to England. It is derived from old French word BUT meaning target . Some believe that it is a distorted form of the word Bath meaning Bible songs. Are these Butts of Europe also from the Bhat clan of India which lived on the Banks of Sarsawsti river ? Historians mostly say emphatic NO. Then we have Butts in France , Germany and USA as well . I can quote well known persons from Europe with Butt Surname…..

1 Issac Butt well known Irish leader

2. Maggie Butt British poet .

3 Gavin Butt British Art Historian .

4 Peter Butt American Film maker .

5 Alfred Butt British theatre Entrepreneur

6 Brent Butt Canadian actor and writer .

7 Len Butt Footballer from UK

8 Miriam Butt Linguist from Germany

9 Harry Butt cricketer from UK

10 Tom Butt Americam Politician in California .

11 Tameka Butt Australian Association Footballer.


So Long so Much …..
Sar Zameen e Hind Pe Aqvaam e aalam Ke “Firaq ”
Kaafilay Bastay Gaye Hindustaan Bantaa Gayaa"

( Firaq Gorakhpuri )

( In this land that is India, Groups from many nations of the world kept settling ,

That is how India kept emerging and Assembling itself . )

Bhat is a Kashmiri Pandit brahman surname which is used by kashmiri muslims who converted from brahman during islamic invasions. then in 18th century kashmiri muslims went to punjab during kashmir famine and during sikh/dogra raj and now are called Butts. Root of everyone is a kashmiri pandit,

I am born in kashmiri pandit Dhar family and similar to Bhat, Dar are among Kashmiri muslims and who moved to pak. Root is Dhar Kashmiri Pandit caste.

This Talat Butt is a clown who knows nothing. He thinks Kashmiri Muslims are descendants of jews/arabs. All these people Butt, Dar, Wani, Kaul, Mir, Lone, Raina are descendants of Kashmiri pandits. Kashmiris first accepted Islam from Hinduism in 14th century. I’m from Butt family living in Pakistani Punjab. Majority of people are facing identity crisis.

Bhat/Bhatt is original shortened rendition of "Bhatta which in sanskrit means scholar/teacher,

This title is being hold by brahamins and many converted Muslims who doesn't like to change their identity of previously being a hindu origin or may be any likings for the title itself.

Bhats are found all our India in J&K Gujrat, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Mangalore,Bengal and Uttarakhand, UP

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My full name is Khawaja Muhsin Nabi Bhat
Father: Gh Nabi Bhat
Grandfather: Khawaja Abdul Khalil Bhat
Great grandfather:Khawaja Md Abdullah Bhat
Great great gf: Khawaja Abdul Ghaffar Bhat
....
Khawaja Ab Gani Bhat
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We have our own lands (Apple orchards now) at Anantnag since past 200 years. Our family is business family, all of my forefathers have been traders. We belong to Bhat caste and use Khawaja as title.

Our family usually marries in castes like Rather, Lone, Bhat, Wani, and Dar, but there is no hard and fast rule to marry within these castes only. But if someone wants to marry within lower castes, they face objections. For example, if I will tell my parents that I want to marry a girl who belongs to Kumar/Najar/Sheikh/Hajam/Chopan/Ahanger/ anyother lower caste,,,they will not accept.
Sometimes, parents also don't consent a marriage if a girl belongs to Sayyid castes because of some sort of incompatibility among Bhats and Sayyids, but here rejection is not that much strong as in case of lower castes

Khawaja is a title, not a caste. Khawaja title is used by well off families who are mostly traders and have lands; it is also used to indicate some connection with sufis. Some Bhats in kashmir including my family use khawaja along with Bhat in the name.