Worldwide, पंडित (Pandit 
, पंडित) is a widespread boy's first name. The forename पंडित is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common masculine name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Nepal. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Nepal, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, पंडित is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Pandit | United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia, Nepal |
पंडित is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pandit Bhanu Shankar Shastri , the musical character in the musical Katyar Kaljat Ghusali by Jitendra Abhisheki.
| पंडित बनारसीदास Indian poet, IN (b. 1586) |
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पंडित तारा सिंह नरोत्तम Indian writer, IN (b. 1822) |
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पंडित विष्णु नारायण भातखंडे Indian musicologist (1860-1936), IN (b. 1860) |
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पंडित करुप्पन Indian activist (1885-1938), IN (b. 1885) |
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| पंडित कंशी राम Indian revolutionary, IN (b. 1883) |
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पंडित बुद्धदेव दासगुप्ता Indian classical musician, IN (b. 1933) |
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पंडित छन्नूलाल मिश्रा Hindustani classical singer, IN (b. 1936) |
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पंडित नरसिंहलु वडवाटि musician, IN (b. 1942) |
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| पंडित मुनीश्वर दत्त उपाध्याय Indian politician, IN (b. 1898) |
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| पंडित गजानन अंबाडे Indian musician, IN (b. 1914) |
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| पंडित विष्णु गोविंद जोग Indian musician, IN (b. 1922) |
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| पंडित माने Recipient of Kirti Chakra, IN |
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| पंडित आर0 के0 शर्मा IN |
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| पंडित गोविन्द बल्लभ पंत IN |
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