Sarkar (surname)

Sarkar is a surname among the people of Indian subcontinent.

Geographical distribution[]

As of 2014, 79.0% of all known bearers of the surname Sarkar were residents of West Bengal , India and 19.8% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:^[1]

• 1. Tripura (1:29)
• 2. West Bengal (1: 55)
• 3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1: 99)
• 4. Assam (1: 207)

Notable people[]

Notable people with the family name of Sarkar include:

Academics[]

• Benoy Kumar Sarkar (1887–1949), Indian social scientist, professor, and nationalist
• Jadunath Sarkar (1870–1958), Indian aristocrat and historian
• Lotika Sarkar (1923–2013), Indian feminist, social worker, educator and lawyer
• Mahendralal Sarkar (1833–1904), Indian doctor, social reformer, and propagator of scientific studies
• Palash Sarkar (born 1969), Indian mathematician and academic
• Peary Charan Sarkar (1823–1875), Indian educationist and textbook writer
• Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990), Indian social and spiritual philosopher
• Sahotra Sarkar (born 1962), Bengali-American philosopher of science and conservation biologist
• Sameer P. Sarkar, British psychiatrist
• Satyabrata Sarkar (born 1928) Indian biologist
• Soumodip Sarkar (born 1965), Indian economist and management researcher
• Sucharit Sarkar (born 1983), Indian mathematician
• Sumit Sarkar (born 1939), Indian historian
• Susobhan Sarkar (1900–1982), Indian historian and academic
• Tanika Sarkar, Indian historian
• Sisir Kumar Sarkar, Indian scientist
• Tapan Sarkar (1948–2021), Indian-American electrical engineer

Literature[]

• Akshay Chandra Sarkar (1846–1917), Indian poet, editor and literary critic
• Arunabh Sarkar (born 1941), Bangladeshi poet, and literary Editor
• Jatin Sarker (born 1938), Bengali writer
• Subodh Sarkar(born 1958), Bengali poet

Politicians[]

• Ajit Sarkar (1947–1998), Indian politician, member of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Amal Kumar Sarkar (fl. 1901–1966), Chief Justice of India
• Dilip Sarkar (Tripura politician)
• Hemanta Kumar Sarkar (1896–1952), Indian writer, linguist and politician
• Jagannath Sarkar (1919–2011), Indian Communist leader, freedom fighter, and writer
• Manik Sarkar (born 1949), Chief Minister of Tripura from 1998 to 2018
• Matilal Sarkar (born 1941), Indian politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar (born 1931), Bangladeshi barrister and politician
• Nalini Ranjan Sarkar (1882–1953), Indian businessman, industrialist and politician

Sportspeople[]

Footballers[]

• Anupam Sarkar (born 1985), Indian footballer from West Bengal
• Gautam Sarkar (born 1950), Indian footballer
• Krishna Rani Sarkar (born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer
• Tirthankar Sarkar (born 1993), Indian footballer

Cricketers[]

• Soumya Sarkar (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Sourav Sarkar (born 1984), Indian cricketer
• Hannan Sarkar (born 1982), Bangladeshi test cricketer
• Uttam Sarkar (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Satya Sarkar, Indian cricketer from Assam
• Beas Sarkar (born 1979), Indian cricketer

Journalists[]

• Ash Sarkar (born 1992), British journalist and political activist
• Ashok Kumar Sarkar (1912–1983), eighth editor-in-chief and owner of Anandabazar Patrika and the ABP Group
• Aveek Sarkar, Indian newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph

Entertainers[]

• Badal Sarkar (1925–2011), Indian dramatist and theatre director
• Bijoy Sarkar (1903–1985), Baul singer, lyricist and composer
• Joy Sarkar, Indian music director and songwriter
• Laboni Sarkar (born 1962), Bengali film and television actress
• Payel Sarkar (born 1985), Indian film and television actress
• Pradeep Sarkar (born 1955), writer and director
• Priyanka Sarkar (born 1990), Bengali film and television actress

Gurus[]

• Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Indian Guru of Ananda Marga

See also[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sarkar (surname).

• Sarkar (disambiguation)
• Sircar
• Sorcar

References[]

Surname list

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