Gautam Brahmins

Gautam Brahmins is a sub-group of Brahmins in India. They are those Hindu Brahmins, who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or with Gautam Dharmasūtra.

Etymology

The name Gautam (Sanskrit: गौतम, a vrddhi patronymic of Gotama and also transliterated as Gautama or Gauthama) is one of the ancient Indian names and is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः gaḥ and तम tama. Tama means “darkness” and gaḥ means inter alia "bright light". Together they indicate the one, who dispels darkness (i.e., ignorance) by his brilliance (i.e., spiritual knowledge).

This article is about those Brahmins who have their last name as "Gautam".

Gautam Brahmins are generally found in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Notable people

• Amitkumar Gautam, Indian cricketer
• Anshuman Gautam, Indian cricketer
• Dhwani Gautam, Indian filmmaker
• Laxmi Gautam, Indian academic and professor of philosophy
• Navneet Gautam, Indian kabbadi player
• Mukesh Gautam, Indian film director and father of Surilie and Yami Gautam
• Ram Kumar Gautam, Indian politician
• Rashmi Gautam, Indian actress
• Ravindra Gautam, Indian film and television director
• Ravindra Gautam, Indian journalist and anchor
• Satish Kumar Gautam, Indian politician
• Shatrughan Gautam, Indian politician
• Sheela Gautam, Indian politician
• Shiv Gautam, Indian cricketer
• Srikant Gautam, Indian lyricist and film director
• Subash Gautam, Indian medical researcher
• Surilie Gautam, Indian film and television actress
• Umesh Gautam, Indian politician
• Yami Gautam, Indian actress