Mattoo
Mattoo, also spelled Mattu, is a Kashmiri Pandit clan and surname.[1][2][3] They are native to the Kashmir Valley within the Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Notable people who bear the name, but are not necessarily associated with the clan, include:
- Amitabh Mattoo, academic
- Mehraj Mattoo, banker
- Arvind Mattoo, koshurRAAG Founder
- Priyadarshini Mattoo, murder victim
- Leenesh Mattoo, actor
- Junaid Azim Mattu, politician
- Sanna Irshad Mattoo, photojournalist
- Autar Mattoo, scientist
References[edit]
- ^ Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
- ^ Agrawal, Premendra (20 August 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo.
- ^ Ahmad, Khalid Bashir (23 June 2017). Kashmir: Exposing the Myth Behind the Narrative. SAGE Publishing. ISBN 9789386062819. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
One would come across among Muslims of Kashmir any number of surnames that are equally common among the Pandits. Among these are Bhat, Raina, Nath, Langoo, Malla, Bazaz, Saraf, Munshi, Watal, Wali, Khar, Shangloo, Nehru, Gagar, Kharoo, Aga, Jalali, Peer, Pandit, Parimoo and Mattoo.