Shukla is Sanskrit for "white". The term is used in various contexts in Hindu culture - Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...

• The bright lunar fortnight (shukl paksh), as opposed to "krishna," (krishna paksh) the dark phase.
• A class of Brahmins who have completed thorough knowledge in all four Vedas and have completed extensive further education while travelling for up to eleven years. This surname is found primarily in North India.
• Shuklas belong either to the Kanya-Kubja Brahmin category, Bhumihar Brahmin category, Shakdwipi Brahmin category or the Saryuparin Brahmin category.

For the last several centuries, Shukla Brahmins have been located in and around Kanpur, Unnao (and the adjoining hinterland), regions of Bihar, in the fertile Gangetic plains of Awadh, which presently forming part of the state of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of present Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, India. The Shukla Brahmins can also be found in Gujarat, mainly in the Kathiyawad region. Lunar may refer to: an adjective that means having to do with or pertaining to the Moon, or to moons in general. ... This article is about the Hindu deity. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ... Veda redirects here. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ... Bhumihar Brahmins also known as Bhumihars (भूमिहार) are an influential Hindu sub-caste who have traditionally resided in fertile regions of Indo-Gangetic plains of North India, in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... The town of Unnao is a district headquarters of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Location of Awadh Awadh (Devanagari अवध) (also known in various British historical texts as Oudh, Oundh or Oude) is a region in the center of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before Independence known as the United Provinces of Oudh and Agra. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... This article is for the Indian state. ...

The popular belief is that those Brahman families who specialized in all 4 vedas came to be known as Chaturvedi (chatur means 4 in Sanskrit), those who specialized in 3 vedas came to be known as Trivedi or Tripathi (tri means 3 in Sanskrit), Dwivedi specialized in 2 vedas (dwi means 2 in Sanskrit), those who only studied the vedas but didn't specialize in them came to be known as Pathak i.e the reader, while those who specialized in Upanishads were known as Upadhyaya. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dwivedi (dvi = two, vedi = one who has learned the Vedas), is an Indian Brahmin surname, indicating that the holders forbears were proficient in two out of the four Vedas (including the vedic branch one is born into). ... Pathak is a surname, and may refer to: Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat Arun Pathak Brajesh Pathak Dina Pathak Falguni Pathak Gopal Swarup Pathak Harin Pathak Sanjay Pathak Supriya Pathak Surender Mohan Pathak Patak This page or section lists people with the surname Pathak. ... The Upanishads (उपनिषद्, Upanişad) are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most schools of Hinduism. ... In Buddhist context, an Upajjhaya (also spelt upadhyaya), literally a (spiritual) preceptor (monk or saint), is one of the two teachers of a starting out monk - the other one being the Acariya. ...

The name Shukla (aberration of su-kul meaning, from good lineage or of higher family tree), Pandey (meaning pundit) and Mishra (meaning mixed knowledge of Vedas and Puranas) indicated Brahmins who specialized in all Vedas plus Puranas in Northern Indian states. However, Shukla brahmins were usually gurus by profession, and thus lived prominent, respectable lives in society. Pandey (पाण्डेय) is a North Indian surname, mostly used in the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. ... Mishra or Misra is an Indian surname, normally associated with the Brahmin mostly it is similar to Mitra or Maitreya or Maitra or Maitri friend Mishra and Mitra written in devnagri script look almost identical and both have same meaning. ...

Notable Shuklas

Shuklas are notoriusly notable for their lack of notability. However, here are some "notable" Shuklas.

• Yogendra Shukla
• Ram Chandra Shukla
• Vinod Kumar Shukla
• Shrilal Shukla
• Aviral Shukla
• Deeptanshu Shukla