Pathak

Pathak is a surname of Brahmins in North India. Usually a surname, Pathak is a Sanskrit word and means preceptor or a person who teaches. The Pathak surname is prevalent in Dadeldhura, Syangja, Butwal, Manigram, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Although small in numbers they are also found in Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Assam and West Bengal. Bhumihar Brahmins have used Pathak as their surname. The people with surname Pathak are also prevalent in Bihar and Jharkhand. Some Shakdwipi Brahmins use Pathak as their surname. Pathaks from Punjab are generally Saraswat Brahmin and are of the Gotra Kaushal, Aatri, and Katyani. Pathaks in Jammu mainly belongs to gotra Gautam .

People with the surname Pathak

• Capt Chand Pathak (born 1966), Founder of Creativeindians.com. Largest Network of Creative Indian Professionals
• Aatish Pathak (born 1982), Indian Business Man, Director Naviguer Education Pvt. Ltd.
• Brajesh Pathak (born 1964), Indian politician
• Bindeshwar Pathak (born 1943), Indian sociologist
• Dina Pathak (1922–2002), Indian actor and director
• Amita Pathak, Indian actress
• Supriya Pathak (born 1961), Indian actress
• Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress
• Falguni Pathak (born 1964), Indian singer
• Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), Vice President of India (1969–1974)
• Harin Pathak (born 1947), Indian politician
• Prashant Pathak, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist
• N. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politician
• Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), Chief Justice of India
• Rameshwar Pathak (1938 – 2010). Indian Kamrupi Lokgeet singer from Assam.
• Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940), Indian author
• Vinay Pathak (born 1968), Indian actor
• V.S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writer
• Parag Pathak (born 1980), Associate Professor at MIT, USA and receiver of Presidential Early
• Shyam Pathak, Indian TV actor
• Dil Bhusan Pathak, Journalist, Kathmandu, Nepal