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'''Dikshit''' (or '''Dixit''') is an Indian surname.
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'''Dikshit''' (]: {{transl|sa|ISO|Dīkṣit}}, {{IPA|sa|d̪iːkhɪt̪|pron}}; also spelled as '''Dixit''' or '''Dikshitar''') is traditionally a ] ].


==Origin==
The surname is usually associated with certain people from the ] community among ] in India. People with this surname have their roots in the Indian states of ], ], ], ], ] and some parts of ] but not in the Eastern part of India.
The word is an adjectival form of the ] word ''diksha'', meaning provider of knowledge. ''Dikshita'' in Sanskrit derives itself as a person involved in scientific studies, and literally translates as "one who has received initiation or one who is initiated". It may also be used to mean one who prepares boys for the performance of religious duties.<ref name="Dixit Family History">{{cite web |date=2013 |title=Dixit Family History |url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=dixit |work=Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press |publisher=Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press |accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> Historically, the surname has been usually associated with professions related to knowledge, generally used among teachers and scholars. The word ''dixit'' means the one who has been initiated.


==Notable individuals==
It is believed that some people who arrived in India with the army of ], were imparted the knowledge of ] and ] and these people are said to have taken on the surname of '''Dikshit''' - derived from '''Diksha''' (] for ''imparting of knowledge''). Historically, ''Dixits'' have been usually associated with professions related to religion and knowledge - such as priests, teachers and religious scholars.
===Dixit===
* ], Indian-American economist originally of Indian nationality
* ], former National Security Advisor of India who belongs to ] community
⚫ * ], Nepali writer
* ], Nepali publisher, editor and writer
* ], Nepali writer
⚫ * ], Indian Bollywood actress
* ], Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band.
* ], Indian social activist
* ], telecommunications engineer, ]
* ], biomedical scientist


===Dikshit===
Some better-known people with this name include:
*], billionaire Indian businessman * ], software developer for ] and convicted felon
⚫ * ], an INC member of Lok Sabha from East Delhi
*], economist at ]
⚫ * ], former Chief Minister of Delhi
*], economist at ]
* ], Indian politician
*], 18th-Century ]
* ], Indian politician from ], former minister, 5 times ], 1 time ], former speaker of ] Legislative Assembly
*], Indian diplomat and politician; national security advisor
⚫ *], Nepali journalist
⚫ *], Indian Bollywood actress
*], disciple of the Sakalmat Sampradaya ] tradition
⚫ *], an INC member of Lok Sabha from East Delhi
⚫ *], current Chief Minister of Delhi
*], editor of ]
*], ] from 10 Jan 1976 to 2 Aug 1977


===Dikshita===
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* ] (1520–1593), performer of yajñas, a practitioner of the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy with a focus on Shiva or Siva Advaita
* ], minister of three successive ], who ruled the region of ] in Southern India in the 16th and 17th centuries CE
* ] (also spelled Dikshita), 17th-century Maharashtrian Sanskrit grammarian

===Dikshitar===
* ], one of the ]
* ] (1839–1906), ] composer

==Notes==
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Dikshit (ISO: Dīkṣit, pronounced [d̪iːkhɪt̪]; also spelled as Dixit or Dikshitar) is traditionally a Hindu family name.

Origin

The word is an adjectival form of the Sanskrit word diksha, meaning provider of knowledge. Dikshita in Sanskrit derives itself as a person involved in scientific studies, and literally translates as "one who has received initiation or one who is initiated". It may also be used to mean one who prepares boys for the performance of religious duties. Historically, the surname has been usually associated with professions related to knowledge, generally used among teachers and scholars. The word dixit means the one who has been initiated.

Notable individuals

Dixit

Dikshit

Dikshita

Dikshitar

Notes

  1. "Dixit Family History". Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press. 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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