Pundit
As Pandit ( Sanskrit : पण्डित Pandita [ pʌɳɖɪtʌ ], Hindi : पण्डित Pandit [ pʌɳɖɪt ]) are in India traditional, usually Brahmin called scholars. Pandits can be both religious and secular scholars. The title is also used for Hindu musicians of Indian classical music . In contrast, Islamic masters of music bear the title Ustad .
Among the Kashmiri Hindus, pandit generally refers to a member of the Brahmin caste. A well-known Kashmiri pundit was Jawaharlal Nehru .
Traditionally, pandits were men, but more recently women have also invaded this male domain. Female pandits are referred to as pandita ( पण्डिता paṇḍitā [ ˈpʌɳɖɪtɑː ]). One example is Pandita Ramabai Dongre Medhavi .
The English loan word pundit is derived from Pandit , which caricatures experts and thought leaders and their proclamations, often quoted in the media and used for interviews. The importance of a talking head entered the urban dictionary , among other things . Josef Joffe also described changes in the audience and the media scene as a whole under the decline of the intellectual and the rise of the pundit.
Web links
literature
- Brian A. Hatcher: "Paṇḍits". In: Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan (eds.): Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online.
- Axel Michaels (Ed.): The Pandit. Traditional Scholarship in India. Festschrift Parameswara Aithal. New Delhi: Manohar, 2001.
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Joffe: "The Decline of the Public Intellectual and the Rise of the Pundit", in: Melzer et al. (Ed.): The Public Intellectual , 109-22.