Biswas
Biswas (pronounced in Bengali as "bish-shash") is a surname commonly used by the Bengali community. The surname was an honorary title bestowed on persons who were relied upon for the work of accounts, receipts and expenditure.[1] Among Bengali Hindus, the surname is associated primarily with Mahishyas,[2] Scheduled Castes[3] and Kayasthas[4][5] as well. The surname is also found among some Muslim and Christian Bengalis.[6] In Bengali, Biswas means faith or trust.[7]
Notable people[]
- Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017), former president of Bangladesh.
- Anangsha Biswas, Indian actress
- Anil Biswas (composer) (1914–2003), Indian film music composer
- Anil Biswas (politician) (nickname 'Keru') (1944–2006), Indian politician
- Antara Biswas, Indian actress
- Apu Biswas, Bangladeshi actress who appears in Dhallywood films
- Barun Biswas (1972–2012), Bengali school teacher and social activist
- Basanta Kumar Biswas (1895–1915), independence activist involved in the Jugantar
- Biswamoy Biswas (1923–1994), Indian ornithologist
- Chhabi Biswas (1900–1962), Bengali character actor
- Charu Chandra Biswas, CIE, Indian Judge, Union Minister and Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta
- Debabrata Biswas (1911–1980), Bengali singer
- Debabrata Biswas (politician) (born 1945), politician from All India Forward Bloc and a Member of the Parliament of India
- Dipendu Biswas, Indian international football player
- Hemanga Biswas, exponent of the Bhantiali folk music, originally popular among the fishermen of Bangladesh
- Kanti Biswas, Indian politician and former minister of West Bengal
- Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas, politician, diplomat, and freedom fighter from Bangladesh
- Pratim Biswas, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Miami
- Pulak Biswas (born 1941), artist and children's book illustrator from India
- Ramakrishna Biswas, (born 1910), Bengali revolutionary and martyr
- Robert Biswas-Diener (born 1972), positive psychologist, researcher, author and instructor at Portland State University
- Seema Biswas (born 1965), Indian film and theatre actress
- Soma Biswas (born 1978), athlete of Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon
- Soumili Biswas, Bengali television serial actress
- Suhas Biswas first Air Force Officer, awarded the Ashoka Chakra
- Suresh Biswas, 19th century adventurer from India
- Sutapa Biswas (born 1962), British Indian conceptual artist
- Timir Biswas (born 1982), playback singer, songwriter, composer and the lead singer of the band Fakira
- U. N. Biswas, an Indian Buddhist politician and the former Minister for Backward Class Welfare from West Bengal
- Ujjal Biswas, Indian politician and the present Minister for technical education in the Government of West Bengal
See also[]
- A House for Mr. Biswas, 1961 novel by V. S. Naipaul.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ Mookerjee S (1959). "Bengalee Surnames" (PDF). Annals of Library and Information Studies. 6 (3): 81–91.
- ^ Risley, H.H. The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (PDF). Bengal Secretariat Press. p. 140.
- ^ Confessions of a Namasudra Communist: Debayudh Chatterjee.
- ^ Lokeshwar Basu (1981). Amader Podabir Itihas (Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 8170666015.
- ^ Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1982). Man in India. A. K. Bose.
- ^ Zene, Cosimo. The Rishi of Bangladesh: A History of Christian Dialogue. p. 364.
- ^ "English Meaning of 'বিশ্বাস ' at english-bangla.com বিশ্বাস শব্দের ইংরেজি অর্থ". english-bangla dictionary.
- ^ "MASTERPIECE!". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Teju Cole on A House for Mr Biswas by VS Naipaul – a novel of full-bore Trinidadian savvy". the Guardian. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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