Mathur (name)

Mathur is a subcaste of the Kayastha community in Northern India, with their origins possibly in Mathura.

Mathur in South India

Sizeable Mathur community is also found in South India, mostly in Hyderabad. They mostly migrated from North India to find placement in administration under Medieval Indian rulers.

Notable people

Anurag Mathur, Indian author and journalist
Arjun Mathur (born 1981), British-Indian actor
Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 1943), the former Chief justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of India
Deepak Mathur (born 1952), Indian molecular and atomic physicist and professor
Govind Mathur (born 1959), Indian Judge
M. V. Mathur or Mukut Vehari Mathur (1915-2004), Indian economist and scholar
Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress, food and travel writer, and television personality
Mathura Das Mathur (1918–1993), Indian politician from Rajasthan
Mini Mathur (born 1975), Indian television host, actor and model
Mukesh Chand Mathur (1923–1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, Indian playback singer
Neil Nitin Mukesh Mathur (born 1982), Indian actor, born to singer Nitin Mukesh, and the grandson of singer Mukesh
Nitin Mukesh Mathur, Indian playback singer
Om Prakash Mathur (born 1952), Indian politician, member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan state in India
Pradeep Mathur (born 1955), Indian politician and former 4 time MLA from the Mathura constituency of Uttar Pradesh
Pradeep Mathur (scientist) (born 1955), Indian organometallic and cluster chemist and the founder director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
Prem Mathur Indian pilot, first Indian woman commercial pilot
Raghav Mathur (born 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer-songwriter
R. K. Mathur or Radha Krishna Mathur (born 1953), Indian IAS officer
Rajiv Dayal Mathur, Indian Air Marshal, officer in the Indian Air Force
Sanjay Mathur (born 1968), German professor, inorganic chemist and past president of the American Ceramic Society
Sharan Rani Backliwal née Mathur (1929–2008), Indian classical sarod player and music scholar
Sheila Dhar (1929–2001), Indian author and singer of Kirana gharana
Shiv Charan Mathur (1927–2009), Indian politician and minister
Somesh Mathur, Indian singer, composer, songwriter, and music producer
Surat Mathur (1930–2021), Indian long-distance runner
Sushma Seth Mathur (born 1936), Indian stage, film and television actress
Vartika Mathur (1979), Professor in Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

References

↑ Carroll, Lucy (1977). "Caste, Community, and Caste(s) Association". In Ishwaran, Karigoudar (ed.). Contributions to Asian Studies: 1977. BRILL. p. 19. ISBN 978-9-00404-926-0.
↑ Alam, Ishrat (2011). "Extracting Social History from Medieval Documents of India". In Alam, Ishrat; Hussain, Syed Ejaz (eds.). The Varied Facets of History: Essays in Honour of Aniruddha Ray. Primus Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-9-38060-716-0.
↑ M. Radhakrishna Sarma (1987). History of Hyderabad District, 1879-1950 A.D., Yugabda 4981-5052, Volume 2. Hyderabad: Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti. p. 28.
↑ Karen Isaksen Leonard (1979). The Kayasths of Hyderabad City: Their Internal History, and Their Role in Politics and Society from 1850 to 1900. Hyderabad: University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 83.
↑ Karen Isaksen Leonard (1994). Social History of an Indian Caste: The Kayasths of Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Orient Longman.

[1] Carroll, Lucy (1977). "Caste, Community, and Caste(s) Association". In Ishwaran, Karigoudar (ed.). Contributions to Asian Studies: 1977. BRILL. p. 19. ISBN 978-9-00404-926-0.

[2] Alam, Ishrat (2011). "Extracting Social History from Medieval Documents of India". In Alam, Ishrat; Hussain, Syed Ejaz (eds.). The Varied Facets of History: Essays in Honour of Aniruddha Ray. Primus Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-9-38060-716-0.

[Sarma-3] M. Radhakrishna Sarma (1987). History of Hyderabad District, 1879-1950 A.D., Yugabda 4981-5052, Volume 2. Hyderabad: Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti. p. 28.

[Leonard-4] Karen Isaksen Leonard (1979). The Kayasths of Hyderabad City: Their Internal History, and Their Role in Politics and Society from 1850 to 1900. Hyderabad: University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 83.

[KILeonard-5] Karen Isaksen Leonard (1994). Social History of an Indian Caste: The Kayasths of Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Orient Longman.