Mathur is a

subcaste Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural ...

of the

Kayastha Kayastha (also referred to as Kayasth) denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the C ...

community in Northern India, with their origins possibly in Mathura.

Mathur in South India

Sizeable Mathur community is also found in South India, mostly in Hyderabad. They mostly migrated from North India to find placement in administration under Medieval Indian rulers.

Notable people

Anurag Mathur Anurag Mathur (अनुराग माथुर) is an Indian author and journalist mainly known for his 1991 novel '' The Inscrutable Americans''. He was educated at the Scindia School The Scindia School is an Indian boarding school fo ...

, Indian author and journalist * Arjun Mathur (born 1981), British-Indian actor * Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 1943), the former Chief justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of India *

Deepak Mathur Deepak Mathur (born 8 April 1952) is an Indian molecular and atomic physicist and was a Distinguished Professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He has been the J C Bose National Fellow at the Department of Atomic and Molecular Phy ...

(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 j ...

(born 1959), Indian Judge * M. V. Mathur or Mukut Vehari Mathur (born 2004), Indian economist and scholar * Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress, food and travel writer, and television personality *

Mathura Das Mathur Mathura Das Mathur (6 September 1918 – 14 April 1993) was an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He was born at Jodhpur and studied at Lucknow University. He joined Indian National Congress. In 1948, he became the Health and Education minister ...

(1918–1993), Indian politician from Rajasthan * Mini Mathur (born 1975), Indian television host, actor and model * Mukesh Chand Mathur (1923–1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, Indian playback singer * Neil Nitin Mukesh Mathur (born 1982), Indian actor, born to singer Nitin Mukesh, and the grandson of singer Mukesh * Nitin Mukesh Mathur, Indian playback singer * Om Prakash Mathur (born 1952), Indian politician, member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan state in India *

Pradeep Mathur Pradeep Mathur ( hi, प्रदीप माथुर; born 25 November 1955) is an Indian politician and former 4 time MLA from the Mathura constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress political party. Early lif ...

(born 1955), Indian politician and former 4 time MLA from the Mathura constituency of Uttar Pradesh *

Pradeep Mathur (scientist) Pradeep Mathur (born 1955) is an Indian organometallic and cluster chemist and the founder director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore. He is a former professor of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and is known for his studi ...

(born 1955), Indian organometallic and cluster chemist and the founder director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore * Prem Mathur Indian pilot, first Indian woman commercial pilot * Raghav Mathur (born 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer-songwriter *

R. K. Mathur Radha Krishna Mathur (born 25 November 1953) is a retired Indian IAS officer and Indian bureaucrat, who is served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from 2019 to 2023. He retired as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) in Nov ...

or Radha Krishna Mathur (born 1953), Indian IAS officer * Raj Mathur, founding member of the Indian Linux Users Group, Delhi *

Rajiv Dayal Mathur Air Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is a former officer in the Indian Air Force. He was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command. He assumed the office on 1 October 2020 succeeding Air Marshal Arvindra ...

, Indian Air Marshal, officer in the Indian Air Force *

Sharan Rani Backliwal Sharan Rani (also known as Sharan Rani Backliwal, '' née'' Mathur) (9 April 1929 – 8 April 2008) was an Indian classical sarod player and music scholar. Her private collection of 379 musical instruments ranging from the 15th to the 19th ...

née Mathur (1929–2008), Indian classical sarod player and music scholar *

Sheila Dhar Sheila Dhar (1929 – 26 July 2001) was an Indian author and singer of Kirana gharana. She is known for her writings about music and musicians, which included three books. She also taught English literature and language at Delhi University. She w ...

(1929–2001), Indian author and singer of Kirana gharana * Shiv Charan Mathur (1927–2009), Indian politician and minister * Somesh Mathur, Indian singer, composer, songwriter, and music producer *

Surat Mathur Surat Mathur (22 August 1930 – 11 June 2021) was an Indian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially ...

(1930–2021), Indian long-distance runner * Sushma Seth Mathur (born 1936), Indian stage, film and television actress *

Vartika Mathur Dr Vartika Mathur (born 27 August 1979) is an Indian scientist who is a Professor in the Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. She was the only Indian to receive the NFP fellowship in 2008 from Nuffic in partners ...

(1979), Professor in Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

References

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