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Duttagupta

Duttagupta, also spelled as Dattagupta is a native Bengali surname, commonly found among the Bengalis of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste of Bengal. The surname is a compound of Dutta and Gupta.

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Duttagupta
Pronunciation[Dottoɡupto]
LanguageBengali
Origin
Region of originBengal region of India and Bangladesh
Other names
Variant formsSengupta Gupta, Dasgupta, Kargupta, Debgupta

Duttagupta , also spelled as Dattagupta (Bengali: দত্তগুপ্ত) is a native Bengali surname, commonly found among the Bengalis of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh.12 They belong to the Baidya caste of Bengal. The surname is a compound of Dutta and Gupta.34

Notable people

  • Akhil Datta-Gupta (born January 21, 1960), a Regents Professor and holder of L. F. Peterson ‘36 Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University.
  • Amlan Kusum Dattagupta (17 June 1924 – 18 February 2010), an Indian economist and educationist.
  • Aparna Dutta Gupta (11 May 1953 - 29 June 2020), an Indian zoologist and academic.
  • Anwesha Mita Dattagupta (born Anwesha Mita Dattagupta, 15 December 1993) is an Indian singer.
  • Biren Dutta Gupta (20 June 1889 — 21 February 1910), an Indian nationalist.
  • Kalpana Dattagupta (1913 - 1995), an Indian freedom fighter.
  • Mira Datta Gupta (5 October 1907 – 18 January 1983), an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, educationist, politician.
References

References

  1. Bhaumika, Khagendra Nātha (1982). Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa (in Bengali). Mitraloka. pp. Division C 20.
  2. Shyamacharan Sensharna (1923). "Bangiya Baidya jati" (in Bengali).
  3. Bhabtaran Dutta (1981). "A linguistic study of personal names and surnames in Bengali". p. 150.
  4. Sankar Sen Gupta (1974). "Bangali Jibane Bibaha" (in Bengali). p. 174,189.