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Mehta (Punjabi: ਮੈਹਤਾ/ਮਹਿਤਾ, Hindi: मैहता, Gujarati: મહેતા), is a prominent surname found in Punjabi Khatris, Gujarati Vaish, Parsis, Oswal Jains and Mohyal Brahmins. Its origin is from the Sanskrit word mahita meaning 'praised' or 'great'.

Mehtas of Gujarat

In Gujarat, the term Mehta often means ‘teacher’ or ‘accountant’, probably because in colonial times many people with the Mehta surname were educated and took up those jobs.

Some Parsi families which migrated to Western India due to persecution by Muslim rulers in Persia, took Mehta as their surname with the most notable example being Zubin Mehta.

Mehtas are today among the most successful entrepreneurs and industrialists in Gujarat and Mumbai, of which the Mehta Group is an example.^{[citation needed]}

Mehtas of Punjab

The Mehtas are from Multan Distt and surroundings in Pakistan and migrated to the eastern cities of the British Indian territory in August 1947. Being genetically from the same lineage, all their surnames are similar to Khatri, Sindhi and Arora people. However the Mehtas are mostly a land-owning clan among western Punjabis, rather than genetically similar Arora/Khatri clans who are often traders or servicemen. Most of the Mehtas in Punjab and Haryana have origins from Tehsils of Pakistani district Multan and surrounding areas like Bahavalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarg, Vehari, Faislabad and even Balochistan.

Mehta is a surname that is also commonly used by the Mohyal/Mohan sect of the Mohyal Brahmin-Warrior community; or by Saraswat Brahmins gotra's such as Kaushal in the Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Amritsar districts of Punjab.

In Punjab, approximately 25 miles north of the city of Amritsar, is the town of Mehta Chowk. This is the location of the headquarters of the Damdami Taksal (Punjabi: ਦਮਦਮੀ ਟਕਸਾਲ; [Damadamī ṭakasāl]), a Sikh educational organization in India. It was founded by Guru Gobind Singh in 1706 and until 1736 it was known as Damdama Sahib. Mehta Chowk in Amritsar is often considered to be the location of the highest seat of learning for the Sikhs and is over 300 years old. It is also where the headquarter of the All India Sikh Students Federation is based.^[1]

In Haryana, the Mehtas clan is found widespread in districts like Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar comprising big part of urban population. Other districts also have significant numbers of Mehtas.

Mehtas of Rajasthan

Some members of the Mehta (Oswal) community use 'Menaria' as their surname. They are mostly Brahmin or Rajput^[2]

Religion and Language

Mehtas mostly belong to either Hinduism or Sikhism or both but there are significant followers of Jainism and some Zoroastrianism. They speak either Rajasthani, Punjabi, Pahari, Haryanvi, Hindi, Marwari or Gujarati.

Kayastha especially some Ambashtha also have their surname as Mehta.

Notable Mehtas

Notable individuals with this surname include:

Kalu Mehta - Father of Shri Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, His full name was Kalyan Chand Das Bedi, also known informally as Kalu Rai.
Jay Mehta - Owner of the Mehta Group, husband of actress Juhi Chawla and co-owner of the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders with Shah Rukh Khan
Vedant Mehta - Chief executive of Vedanta Resources . Also known as Mahendar Singh
Anil Mehta - Film director, cinematographer
Aditya Mehta - Professional snooker player
Vipul Mehta- Winner of Indian Idol 6, from Amritsar
Harshad Mehta - Indian stockbroker, who was later convicted
Bejun Mehta - American countertenor
Deepa Mehta - Punjabi Canadian film director and screenwriter
Sargun Mehta - Indian model, comedian, dancer, presenter and actress born in Chandigarh, Punjab India
Gulshan Kumar Mehta - Indian lyricist and actor
Veer Singh Mehta - Indian neurosurgeon
Veronica Mehta - British Punjabi singer most notably alongside Rishi Rich
Zubin Mehta - Indian conductor of Western classical music
Tyeb Mehta - Indian painter
Hemant Mehta - American-born Indian author
Jagat Singh Mehta - Former Foreign Secretary of India
Madan Lal Mehta - Theoretical Physicist in the field of Random Matrix theory
Nicky Mehta - singer-songwriter, member of Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys.
Michael D. Mehta - Ph.D., Canadian-born environmental sociologist and academic
Pherozeshah Mehta - Indian political leader, activist, and lawyer
Narsinh Mehta - Gujarati spiritual poet, beloved of Mahatma Gandhi
Suketu Mehta (born 1963) - Indian-born American writer
Vikram Bhagvandas Mehta - Indian mathematician
Zarin Mehta - Executive director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Zubin Mehta's brother
Ashok Mehta- Indian film cinematographer
Jivraj Narayan Mehta-Gujarat First Chief Minister
Hansa Jivraj Mehta- Freedom Fighter
Balwant Rai Mehta- Gujarat Second Chief Minister

References

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Mehta Name History Surname Mehta in Ancestry.com

[1] ttp://www.damdamitaksal.co.in/for-enquiry/

[2] Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of ... by R.K. Gupta, S.R. Bakshi

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+{{Infobox ethnic group
-'''Mehta''' is an Indian surname. The word Mehta means "chief", and is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''mahita'' ("great" or "praised"). It is found among several Indian communities, including [[Hindu]]s, [[Jain]]s, [[Parsi]]s and [[Sikh]]s. Among Hindus, it is used by a wide range of castes and social groups, including [[Bania (caste)|Bania]]s, [[Brahmin]]s and [[Khatri]]s.<ref name="Oxford">[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-41805?rskey=86GkPQ&result=44 Dictionary of American Family Names], Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref>
+|group='''Mehta'''
+|poptime =
+|popplace = Primary populations found in:
+*Punjab
+*Himachal
+*Haryana
+*Gujarat
+*Maharashtra
+*UP
+*Bihar
+|langs= [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
-People with this surname are native to north-western regions of India, including [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] ([[Mumbai]]).<ref name="Oxford"/> In Rajasthan, Mehta was originally used as a term of respect applied to non-[[Rajput]] administrative office holders, most of whom were [[Oswal]]s, other [[Vaishya]]s and [[Kayastha|Kayeths]].<ref>R.K. Gupta, S.R. Bakshi (2012). ''[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=gPPZHK2ZfLoC&pg=PA100&dq=OSWAL+MEHTA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eG49U8OIBcWMrQf0sICwDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=OSWAL%20MEHTA&f=false Dalit Literature: Our Response]'', p.100.</ref> In [[Gujarati language]], the term was used to address teachers and accountants, and became associated with these professions.<ref name="Oxford"/> Among [[Oswal]]s, [[Porwal]] Banias and [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Khatri]]s, it is a clan name.<ref name="Oxford"/>
+|religions=
+|rels= [[Image:Hindu Barnstar.svg|35px]] [[Hinduism]] <br /> [[File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg|15px]] [[Jainism]] <br /> [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]] [[Sikhism]]
+}}
+'''Mehta''' (Punjabi: ਮੈਹਤਾ/ਮਹਿਤਾ, Hindi: मैहता, Gujarati: મહેતા), is a prominent surname found in [[Khatri|Punjabi Khatris]], [[Gujarati people|Gujarati Vaish]], [[Parsi]]s, [[Oswal| Oswal Jain]]s and [[Mohyal|Mohyal Brahmin]]s. Its origin is from the Sanskrit word '''mahita''' meaning 'praised' or 'great'.
-==Notable Mehtas==
+==Mehtas of Gujarat==
-Notable individuals with this surname include:
+In [[Gujarat]], the term ''Mehta'' often means ‘teacher’ or ‘accountant’, probably because in colonial times many people with the Mehta surname were educated and took up those jobs.
+Some [[Parsi]] families which migrated to Western India due to persecution by Muslim rulers in Persia, took Mehta as their surname with the most notable example being [[Zubin Mehta]].
-*[[Aditya Mehta]], professional snooker player
-*[[Anil Mehta]], film director, cinematographer
+Mehtas are today among the most successful entrepreneurs and industrialists in [[Gujarat]] and [[Mumbai]], of which the [[Mehta Group]] is an example.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
-*[[Ashok Mehta]], Indian film cinematographer
-*[[Balwant Rai Mehta]], Gujarat's second Chief Minister
+==Mehtas of Punjab==
-*[[Bejun Mehta]], American countertenor
-*[[Deepa Mehta]], Canadian film director and screenwriter
+The Mehtas are from Multan Distt and surroundings in Pakistan and migrated to the eastern cities of the British Indian territory in August 1947. Being genetically from the same lineage, all their surnames are similar to Khatri, Sindhi and Arora people. However the Mehtas are mostly a land-owning clan among western Punjabis, rather than genetically similar Arora/Khatri clans who are often traders or servicemen. Most of the Mehtas in Punjab and Haryana have origins from Tehsils of Pakistani district Multan and surrounding areas like Bahavalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarg, Vehari, Faislabad and even Balochistan.
-*[[Gulshan Kumar Mehta]], Indian lyricist and actor
-*[[Hansa Jivraj Mehta]], Freedom Fighter
+Mehta is a surname that is also commonly used by the [[Mohyal]]/[[Mohan (disambiguation)|Mohan]] sect of the [[Mohyal]] Brahmin-Warrior community; or by [[Saraswat Brahmins]] gotra's such as [[Kaushal (disambiguation)|Kaushal]] in the Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Amritsar districts of Punjab.
-*[[Harshad Mehta]], Indian stockbroker, who was later convicted
-*[[Hemant Mehta]], American, born Indian author
+In Punjab, approximately 25 miles north of the city of Amritsar, is the town of Mehta Chowk. This is the location of the headquarters of the Damdami Taksal (Punjabi: ਦਮਦਮੀ ਟਕਸਾਲ; [Damadamī ṭakasāl]), a Sikh educational organization in India. It was founded by Guru Gobind Singh in 1706 and until 1736 it was known as Damdama Sahib. Mehta Chowk in Amritsar is often considered to be the location of the highest seat of learning for the Sikhs and is over 300 years old. It is also where the headquarter of the All India Sikh Students Federation is based.<ref>http://www.damdamitaksal.co.in/for-enquiry/</ref>
-*[[Homi Maneck Mehta]] (1871–1948), Indian industrialist and philanthropist
-*[[Jagat Singh Mehta]], former Foreign Secretary of India
+In Haryana, the Mehtas clan is found widespread in districts like Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar comprising big part of urban population. Other districts also have significant numbers of Mehtas.
-*[[Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta]], (1886–1952): former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years.
-*[[Jay Mehta]], businessman and owner of the [[Mehta Group]] of companies
+==Mehtas of Rajasthan==
-*[[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]], Gujarat's first Chief Minister
-*[[Kalu Mehta]], father of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak
+Some members of the Mehta (Oswal) community use 'Menaria' as their surname. They are mostly Brahmin or Rajput<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=gPPZHK2ZfLoC&pg=PA100&dq=OSWAL+MEHTA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eG49U8OIBcWMrQf0sICwDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=OSWAL%20MEHTA&f=false Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of ... by R.K. Gupta, S.R. Bakshi]</ref>
-*[[Madan Lal Mehta]], theoretical physicist in the field of Random Matrix theory
-*[[Mahendra Mehta]], Chief executive of Vedanta Resources; also known as Mahendar Singh
+==Religion and Language==
-*[[Mehli Mehta]], (1908–2002): musician; founder of the Bombay Philharmonic and Bombay String Orchestras
+Mehtas mostly belong to either [[Hinduism]] or [[Sikhism]] or both but there are significant followers of [[Jainism]] and some [[Zoroastrianism]].
-*[[Michael D. Mehta]], Canadian, born environmental sociologist and academic
+They speak either [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Pahari languages|Pahari]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Hindi]], [[Marwari language|Marwari]] or [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].
-*[[Nariman Mehta]], organic chemist and inventor of bupropion, the most commonly used antidepressant drug
-*[[Narsinh Mehta]], Gujarati spiritual poet, beloved of Mahatma Gandhi
+[[Kayastha]] especially some [[Ambashtha]] also have their surname as Mehta.
-*[[Nicky Mehta]], singer, songwriter, member of Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys.
-*[[Phiroz Mehta]], (1902-1994): writer on religious topics and philosopher.
+==Notable Mehtas==
-*[[Pherozeshah Mehta]], Indian political leader, activist, and lawyer
+Notable individuals with this surname include:
-*[[Sahil Mehta]], Indian Actor
-*[[Sargun Mehta]], Indian model, comedian, dancer, presenter and actress
-*[[Shekhar Mehta]], Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver
-*[[Suketu Mehta]] (born 1963), India-born American writer
-*[[Tyeb Mehta]], Indian painter
-*[[Veer Singh Mehta]], Indian neurosurgeon
-*[[Veronica Mehta]], British Punjabi singer
-*[[Vikram Bhagvandas Mehta]], Indian mathematician
-*[[Vipul Mehta]], winner of Indian Idol 6 from Amritsar
-*[[Zarin Mehta]], Executive director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra; brother of Zubin Mehta
-*[[Zubin Mehta]], Indian conductor of Western classical music
+*[[Kalu Mehta]] - Father of Shri [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of the [[Sikh]] religion, His full name was Kalyan Chand Das Bedi, also known informally as Kalu Rai.
-{{surname}}
+*[[Jay Mehta]] - Owner of the [[Mehta Group]], husband of actress [[Juhi Chawla]] and co-owner of the IPL team [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] with [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
+*[[ Vedant Mehta]] - Chief executive of [[Vedanta Resources]] . Also known as Mahendar Singh
+*[[Anil Mehta]] - Film director, [[cinematographer]]
+*[[Aditya Mehta]] - Professional snooker player
+*[[Vipul Mehta]]- Winner of Indian Idol 6, from [[Amritsar]]
+*[[Harshad Mehta]] - Indian stockbroker, who was later convicted
+*[[Bejun Mehta]] - American countertenor
+*[[Deepa Mehta]] - [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] Canadian film director and screenwriter
+*[[Sargun Mehta]] - Indian model, comedian, dancer, presenter and actress born in [[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab]] [[India]]
+*[[Gulshan Kumar Mehta]] - Indian lyricist and actor
+*[[Veer Singh Mehta]] - Indian neurosurgeon
+*[[Veronica Mehta]] - British Punjabi singer most notably alongside [[Rishi Rich]]
+*[[Zubin Mehta]] - Indian conductor of Western classical music
+*[[Tyeb Mehta]] - Indian painter
+*[[Hemant Mehta]] - American-born Indian author
+*[[Jagat Singh Mehta]] - Former Foreign Secretary of India
+*[[Madan Lal Mehta]] - Theoretical Physicist in the field of Random Matrix theory
+*[[Nicky Mehta]] - singer-songwriter, member of Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys.
+*[[Michael D. Mehta]] - Ph.D., Canadian-born environmental sociologist and academic
+*[[Pherozeshah Mehta]] - Indian political leader, activist, and lawyer
+*[[Narsinh Mehta]] - Gujarati spiritual poet, beloved of Mahatma Gandhi
+*[[Suketu Mehta]] (born 1963)  - Indian-born American writer
+*[[Vikram Bhagvandas Mehta]] - Indian mathematician
+*[[Zarin Mehta]] - Executive director of the [[New York Philharmonic Orchestra]], and [[Zubin Mehta]]'s brother
+*[[Ashok Mehta]]- Indian film cinematographer
+*[[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]]-Gujarat First Chief Minister
+*[[Hansa Jivraj Mehta]]- Freedom Fighter
+*[[Balwant Rai Mehta]]- Gujarat Second Chief Minister
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
+* Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
+* Mehta Name History [http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mehta Surname Mehta in Ancestry.com]
 [[Category:Indian family names]]