Kaushik ( hi, कौशिक) or Kaushike ( mr, कौशिक) or Koushik/Kousik is a caste of
patri-clan (gotra) of
Brahmins and
Kshatriya named after
Brahmarishi 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 of
Vishwamitra or
Kaushika 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 gotra.
Etymology
The name "Koushika" (i.e. Kaushik) literally means "descended from
Kusha".
;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, 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)
Subedar Manish Kaushik (born 11 January 1996) is an Indian boxer who completes in the lightweight division. He is employed with Indian Army as a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). Kaushik won the gold medal at the Doha International Boxing Tourn ...
, Indian boxer
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Haripal Kaushik
Haripal Kaushik, VrC (2 February 1934 – 25 January 2018) was an Indian field hockey player, military officer and television commentator.
Field hockey
He won gold medals in the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was assis ...
, Indian field hockey player, military officer and television commentator
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Jagannathan Kaushik
Jagannathan Kaushik (born 25 October 1985) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2011. Kaushik was the 4th highest wicket taker in ...
, Indian cricketer
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Ankit Kaushik, Indian cricketer
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Aditya Kaushik
Aditya Kaushik (born 10 September 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He plays Twenty20 cricket for Delhi. He made his List A debut on 25 September 2019, for Goa in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, ...
, Indian cricketer
Entertainers
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Ashutosh Kaushik, 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, Indian film director, producer, and actor
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Kavita Kaushik, Indian actress
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Dinesh Kaushik, Indian actor
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Aravind Kaushik, Indian film director, screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema
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Tashu Kaushik, Indian film actress and model
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Kabeer Kaushik, Indian film director and screenwriter
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Rishi Kaushik, Indian actor
Politicians
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Dharamlal Kaushik, Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janta Party
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Madan Kaushik, Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party
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Anil Kaushik, Indian National Congress politician from Maharashtra
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Dinesh Kaushik (politician), Indian politician from Haryana
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Ramesh Chander Kaushik, 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
Bhupendra Nath Kaushik ( hi, भूपेंद्र नाथ कौशिक "फ़िक्र") (7 July 1924 – 27 October 2007) was a Hindi and Urdu language poet, writer and satirist.
He was born in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. He completed ...
, 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