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Brahmins Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

who affiliate either with the Gautam

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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).SriRangaSri
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''. Generally some Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam

and/or Gautam Dharmasutra in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamilnadu write the last name as Gautam.

Notable people

* Dhwani Gautam, Indian filmmaker *

Krishnappa Gowtham Krishnappa Gowtham (born 20 October 1988) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka cricket team, Karnataka. He made his international debut for India national cricket team, India in July 2021. His father M. Krishnappa represented Karnatak ...

,Indian cricketer *

Laxmi Gautam Laxmi Gautam ( hi, लक्ष्मी गौतम) is an Indian politician and was a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represented the Chandausi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Sam ...

, Indian academic and professor of philosophy *

Navneet Gautam Navneet Gautam is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He was a member of the kabaddi team that won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanize ...

, Indian kabbadi player *

Mukesh Gautam Mukesh Gautam is an Indian film director and works predominantly in Punjabi-language films. He is known for his movies '' Ek Noor'' (2011) and '' Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009). He is also the father of Bollywood actress Yami Gautam and Surilie ...

, Indian film director and father of Surilie and Yami Gautam * Ram Kumar Gautam, Indian politician *

Rashmi Gautam Rashmi Gautam is an Indian actress and television presenter who appears in Telugu-language films and TV. She hosts the Telugu television comedy show '' Extra Jabardasth'' and is a conceptual team leader in reality dance show ''Dhee''. Early ...

, Indian actress *

Ravindra Gautam Ravindra Gautam is an Indian film/serial director, script writer and producer. He made his directorial debut with '' Kasauti Zindagi Ki''. Gautam received "ITA Award for Best Director-Drama" for direction in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. Caree ...

, Indian film and television director * Satish Kumar Gautam, Indian politician * Shatrughan Gautam, Indian politician * Sheela Gautam, Indian politician *

Srikant Gautam Srikant Gautam is a popular Indian song lyricist and director who works in the Odia film industry. After penning the lyrics for many popular songs, Srikant made his debut as a director with ''Mitha Mitha'' (2017). Career Filmography Music: ...

, Indian lyricist and film director * Surilie Gautam, Indian film and television actress * Umesh Gautam, Indian politician *

Yami Gautam Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows, followed ...

, Indian actress

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