Kaushik ( hi, कौशिक) or Kaushike ( mr, कौशिक) or Koushik/Kousik is a caste of
patri-clan (gotra) of
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 (guru o ...
and
Kshatriya
Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...
named after
Brahmarishi
In Hinduism, a Brahmarshi (Sanskrit ', a tatpurusha compound of ' and ') is a member of the highest class of Rishis ("seers" or "sages").
A Brahmarshi is a sage who has attained enlightenment (Kaivalya or Moksha) and became a Jivanmukta by complet ...
Vishvamitra
Vishvamitra ( sa, विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mant ...
. Kaushik is used as a surname by Brahmins and
Kshatriya
Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...
of
Vishwamitra
Vishvamitra ( sa, विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mant ...
or
Kaushika
Vishvamitra ( sa, विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantr ...
gotra. Kaushik/Koushik is ancient Indian 'Gotra' applied to an Indian clan. Origin of Kaushik can be referenced to an ancient Hindu text. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "Vishvamitra" literally meaning 'friend of the universe', 'Vishwa' as in universe and 'Mitra' as in friend, he was also called as Rishi "Kaushik".Vishvamitra is famous in many legendary stories and in different works of
Hindu literature
Hindu texts are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism. A few of these texts are shared across these traditions and they are broadly considered Hindu scriptures. These ...
. Kaushika is
pravara of
Vishwamitra
Vishvamitra ( sa, विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mant ...
gotra.
Etymology
The name "Koushika" (i.e. Kaushik) literally means "descended from
Kusha
Kusha was a Suryavansha king. He was the father of Kushanaabha
Kushanaabha was the King of Amavasu dynasty and belongs to Chandravamsha clan. He was the son of Kusha. Kushanabha was the founder of the city Mahodaya (now Kannauj).
Life Marria ...
".
;Other theories
British writer John Garrett (1871) believed that Kush here refers to the name of a place in Central Asia. According to
Robert Vane Russell
Robert Vane Russell (8 August 1873 – 30 December 1915) was a British civil servant, known for his role as Superintendent of Ethnography for what was then the Central Provinces of British India, coordinating the production of publications deta ...
, Kaushik and be derived from Kusha grass.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
Sports
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Shivil Kaushik
Shivil Sharma Kaushik (born 7 September 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Hubli Tigers in the Karnataka Premier League and had played for Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League.
After a successful outing in the KPL, Kaushik was s ...
, Indian cricketer
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Manish Kaushik (boxer), Indian boxer
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Haripal Kaushik, Indian field hockey player, military officer and television commentator
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Jagannathan Kaushik, Indian cricketer
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Ankit Kaushik, Indian cricketer
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Aditya Kaushik, Indian cricketer
Entertainers
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Ashutosh Kaushik
Ashutosh Kaushik (born 2 October 1979) is an Indian actor and reality TV participant. Kaushik was the winner of '' MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0'' in 2007 and the 2nd season of ''Bigg Boss'' in 2008. Later he was also seen in '' MTV Roadies 8'' ...
, Indian actor
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Amar Kaushik
Amar Kaushik is an Indian director and actor working in Hindi cinema. He is best known for directing the critical and commercial blockbusters '' Stree'' (2018) and '' Bala'' (2019).
Early life
Amar Kaushik grew up in Medo, Arunachal Pradesh w ...
, Indian director and actor
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Satish Kaushik
Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter.
Early life
Satish was born on 13 April 1956 in Mahendragarh, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi in 1972. He is an ...
, Indian film director, producer, and actor
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Kavita Kaushik
Kavita Kaushik (born 15 February 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her debut with Ekta Kapoor's ''Kutumb''. Kaushik is well known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala in SAB TV's sitcom ''F.I.R.' ...
, Indian actress
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Dinesh Kaushik
Dinesh Kaushik (born 27 May 1957) is an Indian actor. He is a post graduate in Indian theatre from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has worked with professional theatre groups in Mumbai. He has appeared in many advertisements, television ...
, Indian actor
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Aravind Kaushik
Aravind Kaushik is an Indian film director, screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame with 2010 film ''Nam Areal Ond Dina''.
Career
Aravind Kaushik began his career as an dubbing artist in 2002 film ''Joot''. He continued as a ...
, Indian film director, screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema
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Tashu Kaushik
Tashu Kaushik is an Indian actress and model. She was earlier seen in films like ''Raju Maharaju'', ''Dushasana'', ''Vaikuntapali'' and ''Graduate''. She started career as a stage choreographer. From stage shows, Tashu moved on to films through ...
, Indian film actress and model
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Kabeer Kaushik
Kabeer Kaushik is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Born and brought up in a Bihari family in Patna and graduated from Frank Anthony Public School in New Delhi. He debuted with Sehar
''Sehar'' (''English: The morning'') is a 2005 ...
, Indian film director and screenwriter
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Rishi Kaushik
Rishi Kaushik is an Indian actor who acts in serials most notably in Bengali language serials in West Bengal. He has appeared in the Star Jalsa soap operas ''Ekhane Aakash Neel'', and ''Ishti Kutum'', where he played the role of the male protag ...
, Indian actor
Politicians
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Dharamlal Kaushik
Dharamlal Kaushik (born 1 February 1958) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janta Party and the 3rd speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2014. On 4 January 2019, he was elected as the leader of opposition in Chhattis ...
, Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janta Party
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Madan Kaushik
Madan Kaushik is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the immediate past BJP's state president in Uttarakhand and serving his fifth term as MLA from Haridwar constituency. He is the former spokesperson for the Government of ...
, Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party
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Anil Kaushik
Anil Kaushik is an Indian National Congress Politician from Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is an ex-deputy mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. He has been appointed as the Navi Mumbai Congress President in 2018.
Positions held
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, Indian National Congress politician from Maharashtra
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Dinesh Kaushik (politician)
Dinesh Kaushik (born 13 April 1960) is an independent politician and current Member of Legislative Assembly in Haryana, India. He represents Pundri constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Career
Author and academic D. C. Verma, in ...
, Indian politician from Haryana
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Ramesh Chander Kaushik
Ramesh Chander Kaushik is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Sonipat (Lok Sabha constituency), Haryana. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He was retained as ...
, Indian politician from Haryana
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Purushottam Kaushik
Purushottam Lal Kaushik (24 September 1930 – 5 October 2017) was an Indian Politician.
Details
He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of the Indian Parliament from Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency), Raipur in 1977 and Durg (Lok Sabha ...
, Indian politician
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Naresh Kaushik, Indian politician from Haryana
Others
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Ravindra Kaushik
Ravindra Kaushik (11 April 1952 – November 2001) was a Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) operative, also named as Black Tiger, who is believed to be one of India's best spies.
Kaushik served the R&AW from 1979 to 1983 in Pakistan. He was a ...
, Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent who lived undercover in Pakistan
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Bhupendra Nath Kaushik, Indian Hindi and Urdu language poet, writer and satirist
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Ramanath Cowsik
Ramanath Cowsik is an Indian astrophysicist and the James S. McDonnell Professor of Space Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. He is considered by many as the father of astroparticle physics. A recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnaga ...
, astrophysicist
References
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Brahmin gotras
Surnames of Indian origin
Indian surnames