Datt/Dutt is a
Mohyal Brahmin (
Saraswat Brahmin) clan from the Punjab.
A faction of this community, called
Hussaini Brahmin, has a legend claiming that their ancestors fought for Imam Hussain in the
Battle of Karbala.
See also
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Chitpavan
The Chitpavan Brahmin or Konkanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the community ...
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Tyagi
References
{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab
Mohyal clans
Indian surnames
Hindu surnames
Punjabi-language surnames
Punjabi tribes