Atak(surname) of Audichya Brahmin.

Atak(surname) of Audichya Brahmin.

Dave, Pandya, Thaker, Upadhhyaya, Trivedi, Jani, Pandit, Acharya, Raval, Joshi.

The Brahmans who studied and taught the Vedas to other Brahmans were known as Acharya. The Brahmans who study and teach the Vedas in different regions come to be known as Upadhyaya, and are also referred to as Oza, Pundit, Pathak and Panda. The Brahmans serving Rajput Kings at the marriages of princes and princesses were call Purohits irrespective of their original surnames. Brahmans residing in Panchal Pradesh were called ‘Pancholi’ while those who were well versed in Astrology are known as Joshi. Thakar Brahmans were those who gave up their original vocation to manage their villages. The Brahmans who possessed the knowledge of all the four Vedas were known as Chaturvedi, those who possessed the knowledge of three Vedas become Trivedi or Tripathi and those familier only with two Vedas are called Dwivedi and Dave. The Brahmans doing clerical work were called Mehta and those who were experts in making preparations of Yagna were called Yagnik. The Brahmans possessing knowledge of all the Vedas and Puranas were called Vyas.