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| 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. | 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. | ||
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| *], disciple of the Sakalmat Sampradaya ] tradition | |||
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| *], current Chief Minister of Delhi | *], current Chief Minister of Delhi | ||
| *], editor of ] | |||
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Dikshit (or Dixit) is an Indian surname.
The surname is usually associated with certain people from the Brahmin community among Hindus in India. People with this surname have their roots in the Indian states of Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and some parts of South India but not in the Eastern part of India.
It is believed that some people who arrived in India with the army of Alexander the Great, were imparted the knowledge of Vedas and Hindu Philosophy and these people are said to have taken on the surname of Dikshit - derived from Diksha (Sanskrit for imparting of knowledge). Historically, Dixits have been usually associated with professions related to religion and knowledge - such as priests, teachers and religious scholars.
Some better-known people with this name include:
- Anurag Dikshit, billionaire Indian businessman
- Avinash Dixit, economist at Princeton University
- Ekambara Dikshit, 18th-Century writer in Kannada
- Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat and politician; national security advisor
- Kanak Mani Dixit, Nepali journalist
- Madhuri Dixit, Indian Bollywood actress
- Narayan Dikshit, disciple of the Sakalmat Sampradaya Dattatreya tradition
- Sandeep Dikshit, an INC member of Lok Sabha from East Delhi
- Sheila Dikshit, current Chief Minister of Delhi
- Sudhaker S. Dikshit, editor of I Am That
- U S Dikshit, Governor of Karnataka from 10 Jan 1976 to 2 Aug 1977
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Dikshit. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Category: