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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.
Notable individuals
Dixit
- Avinash Dixit, Indian-American economist originally of Indian nationality
- Jyotindra Nath Dixit, former National Security Advisor of India who belongs to Nair community
- Kamal Mani Dixit, Nepali writer
- Kanak Mani Dixit, Nepali publisher, editor and writer
- Madan Mani Dixit, Nepali writer
- Madhuri Dixit, Indian Bollywood actress
- Raghu Dixit, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band.
- Rajiv Dixit, Indian social activist
- Rahul Dixit, telecommunications engineer, IEEE Fellow
- Vishva Dixit, biomedical scientist
Dikshit
- Anurag Dikshit, software developer for PartyGaming and convicted felon
- Sandeep Dikshit, an INC member of Lok Sabha from East Delhi
- Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of Delhi
- Uma Shankar Dikshit, Indian politician
- Hriday Narayan Dikshit, Indian politician from Unnao, former minister, 5 times M.L.A., 1 time MLC, former speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Dikshita
- Appayya Dikshita (1520–1593), performer of yajñas, a practitioner of the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy with a focus on Shiva or Siva Advaita
- Govinda Dikshita, minister of three successive Nayaks of Thanjavur, who ruled the region of Thanjavur in Southern India in the 16th and 17th centuries CE
- Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita (also spelled Dikshita), 17th-century Maharashtrian Sanskrit grammarian
Dikshitar
- Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the Carnatic Music Trinity
- Subbarama Dikshitar (1839–1906), Carnatic music composer
Notes
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.
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