These are
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
Brahmins
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
who affiliate either with the
Gautam gotra
In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotr ...
and/or
Gautam Dharmasutra and have their last name as Gautam.
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).
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Generally some Brahmins who affiliate either with the
Gautam gotra
In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotr ...
and/or
Gautam Dharmasutra in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu write the last name as Gautam.
Notable people
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Bana Malwala, Dewan Banna Mal Gautam, Dewan of Kapurthala Princely State and he built Shivala Dewan Banna Mal Mandir in
Nawanshahr
Nawanshahr () is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town; it later became a district in 1995.
History
Nawanshahr was founded by Nausher Khan, an Afghan, during the ...
, Banna Mal Has two sons Namely Dewan Acchru Mal Gautam ( Finance Minister of Kapurthala State) And Dewan Sundri Mal Gautam ( Honorary Magistrate)
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Dhwani Gautam, Indian filmmaker
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Hari Gautam
Hari Pratap Gautam, commonly Hari Gautam, is a cardiac surgeon currently serving as chancellor of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, who also served as the 20th and former vice-chancellor of the Banaras Hindu Universi ...
, Cardiologist, former VC of BHU and former UGC Chairman
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Mukesh Gautam, Indian film director and father of Surilie and Yami Gautam
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Navneet Gautam, Indian kabbadi player
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Ram Kumar Gautam, Indian politician
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Rashmi Gautam, Indian actress
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Ravindra Gautam, Indian film and television director
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Satish Kumar Gautam, Indian politician
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Shatrughan Gautam, Indian politician
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Sheela Gautam, Indian politician
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Srikant Gautam, Indian lyricist and film director
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Surilie Gautam, Indian film and television actress
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Umesh Gautam, Indian politician
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Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam Dhar ( Gautam; born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. A daughter of film director Mukesh Gautam, she began her career as a model, and starred in television soap operas such as '' Chand Ke Paar Chalo' ...
, Indian actress
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