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Dasgupta

Dasgupta (pronounced [ˈdaʃɡupto]) (Bengali: দাশগুপ্ত) is a common Bengali surname that is used by the Bengali Hindus of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste of Bengal.

Dasgupta
Pronunciation[ˈdaʃɡupto]
Language(s)Bengali
Origin
Region of originBengal
Other names
Variant form(s)Gupta, Sengupta, Duttagupta, Kargupta, Debgupta

Baidya[1] or Vaidya[2] is a Hindu community of Bengal. A caste/jāti of Ayurvedic physicians, Baidyas have long occupied a place of pre-eminence in society alongside Brahmins and Kayasthas. In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks of Bengal were drawn from these top three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in West Bengal.

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As of 2014, 62.2% of all known bearers of the surname Dasgupta were residents of India and 28.9% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:[3]

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  • Gurudas Dasgupta (born 1936), senior trade-union leader, Communist Party of India, and Member of Parliament

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References

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  1. ^ Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara (2004). Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal. SAGE. p. 24,25, 240. ISBN 978-0-76199-849-5. (24)Access to the higher professions or greater opportunities in life were restricted only to the upper stratum of the society , constituted by the three higher castes of Bengal - the Brahman, Kayastha and Baidya(240)The most poweful status group in Bengal, the Bhadralok, initially comprised mainly the three traditional higher castes - the Brahman, Kayastha and Baidya - who had control over landholding , education and professions.
  2. ^ Dutt, Nripendra Kumar (1968). Origin and growth of caste in India, Volume 2. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. p. 69.
  3. ^ Dasgupta Surname Distribution
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