Pant

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Pant is part of a compound of North Indian surnames of people with a Hindu Brahmin background. The Pant surname is derived from the title pandit, symbolizing the community's traditional association with scholarship.

People with Pant in their surname belong to the Kumauni Brahmin community, originally centered in Uttarakhand and to a lesser extent, Nepal. The ancestors of these families migrated from the western India, particularly from the Konkan area of Karnataka/Maharashtra to their current Himalayan home. Brahmins in Maharashtra still retain "Pant" title in the middle names to indicate ancestral claims to ministership or high scholarship.

Notable Pants in Society

• Sumitra Nandan Pant, Poet,Philosopher
• Govind Ballabh Pant, the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh
• K. C. Pant, ex- Union Minister
• Sunil Babu Pant, Social Activist Nepal
• Sheila Irene Pant, wife of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• Shivani, Gaura Pant, Story writer for women's magazines
• Dr. Kant Prasad Pant, World famous animal geneticist.
• Gunjan Pant, famous actor prominent in Bhojpuri cinema
• Rakesh Pant, Supply Chain Specialist at Manhattan Associates
• Herschel Pant, Investment Consultant extraordinaire