Bisht is a surname found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Nepal. The term "Bisht" originally referred to someone who held a land grant from the government. The Bisht families in Uttarakhand were chiefly Thokdars of Thuljat origin. In Nepal, Bisht was adopted as a surname by Raute and Raji people. Bishta, as Bista, was also used as a surname used by Khas people, group under the caste Chhetri.
Awasthi is a hindu brahmin surname. Notable people who bear it include:
The Chinese family name Mo (莫) is pronounced in Mandarin as "Mò", in Cantonese as "Mok6". The surname is often romanized as Mok where Cantonese speakers are prominent. According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng and took it as their surname.
Guha is an Indian surname found among Bengali Hindus. It is also another name for the Hindu deity Kartikeya.
Hegde is a surname from Karnataka, India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community, Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas and Kurubas in Karnataka.
Ganashatru is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered, Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging.
Ruma Guha Thakurta was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films. She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958.
Calcutta Youth Choir was set up in 1958 by Ruma Guha Thakurta with Salil Chowdhury and Satyajit Ray.
Sehgal is a family name, originating from Punjab spanning across India and Pakistan.
In a Bollywood film industry dominated by powerhouse families the Ganguly brothers and their family connections serve as an important bridge between the clans.
Dutta, also spelled Datta, is a Hindu family name found primarily among Bengali Kayasthas in India. The name is also found among certain North Indian Brahmin communities garol means "given" or "granted" in Sanskrit and is also an alternative name for the Hindu deity Dattatreya.
Kakkar is an Indian surname. Sometimes spelled as "Kakar". The Kakkar clan belongs to the Punjabi Jatt Khatri caste. Notable people bearing the name Kakkar include:
The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences, and is published by the Sameeksha Trust. In January 2018, academic Gopal Guru was named the new Editor of the journal. Guru will be Editor for a period of five years. The previous full-time editor was Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. The Trust had earlier appointed Guha Thakurta as the new editor of the journal with effect from 1 April 2016. His appointment came at a time when many social scientists were opposing the supposed removal of the previous editor C. Rammanohar Reddy, who resigned in January 2016 only to controversially end in 2017 with Guha Thakurta also resigning.
Guha Thakurta or Guhathakurta is a British Raj era Zamindar family from Bengal Presidency.
Mitra is an Indian family name and surname found mostly amongst Bengali Hindus. The surname may have been derived either from the word mitra meaning friend or ally or from the name of an important deity in the Vedas.
Shreya Guhathakurta is an Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer.
Dulal is a given name and a surname. It is a common last name in Asia, especially in Nepal, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.In Pakistan dulal tribe is confined to the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi district. There are Dulal brahmans kumai jaishi and chhetri(rajput in india) in some parts of Nepal and in some parts there are lower caste using the same surname, they use to show they are upper caste.
Borthakur or Barthakur is an Indian surname originating from the state of Assam. It refers to the royal Assamese Brahmin priest family. The Borthakur family can be found in Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup and Dibrugarh Districts of Assam. They originated from the holy land of Kashi.
Hundal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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