Mathur is a subcaste of the Kayastha community in

Northern India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central ...

, with their origins possibly in

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. ...

Mathur in South India

Sizeable Mathur community is also found in

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...

, mostly in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

. They mostly migrated from North India to find placement in administration under

Medieval India Medieval India refers to a long period of Post-classical history of the Indian subcontinent between the "ancient period" and "modern period". It is usually regarded as running approximately from the breakup of the Gupta Empire in the 6th cen ...

n rulers.

Notable people

* Anurag Mathur, Indian author and journalist *

Arjun Mathur Arjun Mathur (born 18 October 1981) is a British-Indian actor working predominantly in Bollywood films, web series and television serials. He was seen internationally in the British drama series, ''Indian Summers'' and plays the lead character ...

(born 1981), British-Indian actor *

Ashok Kumar Mathur Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 7 August 1943) the former Chief justice of Calcutta High Court and Chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He was appointed the Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal, also he was ap ...

(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 Govind Mathur (born 14 April 1959) is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and former Judge of Allahabad High Court and Rajasthan High Court. Career Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur was appointed additional judge ...

(born 1959), Indian Judge * M. V. Mathur or Mukut Vehari Mathur (born 2004), Indian economist and scholar *

Madhur Jaffrey Madhur Jaffrey CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an Indian-British-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook ...

(born 1933), Indian actress, food and travel writer, and television personality * Mathura Das Mathur (1918–1993), Indian politician from Rajasthan *

Mini Mathur Mini Mathur (born 21 August 1975) is an Indian television host, actor and model. She was the host of the Indian reality singing contest '' Indian Idol'' for 6 seasons. Earlier, she was a VJ on MTV India where she hosted many shows. She has a b ...

(born 1975), Indian television host, actor and model * Mukesh Chand Mathur (1923–1976), better known mononymously as

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...

, Indian playback singer *

Neil Nitin Mukesh Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur (born 15 January 1982) is an Indian actor, producer and writer who mainly works in Bollywood films . Born to singer Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukesh, he debuted as a child artist in '' Vijay'' (1988) and ''Jais ...

Mathur (born 1982), Indian actor, born to singer Nitin Mukesh, and the grandson of singer Mukesh *

Nitin Mukesh Nitin Mukesh Mathur is an Indian playback singer known for his work as a playback singer in Hindi films as well as Bhajans. He has toured internationally, including to the United States in 1993, and a world tour in 2006 with his show ''Kal K ...

Mathur, Indian playback singer *

Om Prakash Mathur Om Prakash Mathur (born 2 January 1952) is a member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan state in India and is a senior politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. Initially, he was groomed by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat but later he became a leader on hi ...

(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 Prem Mathur is the first Indian woman commercial pilot and started flying for Deccan Airways. She obtained her commercial pilot's licence in 1947. In 1949, she won the National Air Race. Early life Mathur was born on 17 January 1910. Ca ...

Indian pilot, first Indian woman commercial pilot *

Raghav Mathur Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums: the debut '' Storyteller'' in 2004, '' Identity'' in 2009, and '' The Phoenix'' in 2012. His most known commercial succ ...

(born 1981), known professionally as

Raghav Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums: the debut '' Storyteller'' in 2004, ''Identity'' in 2009, and '' The Phoenix'' in 2012. His most known commercial succe ...

, is a Canadian singer-songwriter * R. K. Mathur or Radha Krishna Mathur (born 1953), Indian IAS officer * Raj Mathur, founding member of the Indian Linux Users Group, Delhi * Rajiv Dayal Mathur, Indian Air Marshal, officer in the Indian Air Force * 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 Shiv Charan Mathur (14 February 1927 – 25 June 2009) was an Indian politician. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was Governor of Assam fro ...

(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 Sushma Seth (born 20 June 1936) is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She started her career in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik. Her first movie was '' Junoon'' in 1978. She is known ...

Mathur (born 1936), Indian stage, film and television actress * Vartika Mathur (1979), Professor in Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

References

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