Ghosh

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Region of origin Bengal

Ghosh is an Indian surname found among Bengali Hindus.

Ghoshes mostly belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. The Bengali Kayasthas evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component elements being putative Kshatriyas and mostly Brahmins. Ghoshes are considered as Kulin Kayasthas, along with Boses and Mitras.

Ghosh is also used as surname by the Sadgop (milkman) caste in Bengal.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname Ghosh include:

Amitav Ghosh (born 1956), Indian writer

Amitav Ghosh (banker), Indian banker

Anirvan Ghosh (born 1964), American neuroscientist

DJ Talent, birth name Anthony Ghosh (born 1978), British reality television contestant

Atulkrishna Ghosh (1890–1966), Indian revolutionary

Atulya Ghosh (1904-1986), Indian politician

Barindra Kumar Ghosh (1880-1959), Indian revolutionary and journalist

Debaprasad Ghosh (1894-1985), Indian politician

Dilip Ghosh (economist), American economist

Dipu Ghosh, Indian badminton player

Ganesh Ghosh (1900-1994), Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician

Helen Ghosh (born 1956), former British civil servant

Jayanta Kumar Ghosh (born 1937), Indian statistician

Jayati Ghosh (born 1955), Indian economist

Joseph Ghosh (1969-1942), Indian educationist

Mahesh Chandra Ghosh (1868–1930), Indian philosopher

Malay Ghosh (born 1944), Indian statistician

Paramahansa Yogananda, born Mukunda Lal Ghosh (1893-1952), Indian yogi and guru

Pallab Ghosh (born 1962), Indian journalist

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (1891–1983), first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India

Reshmi Ghosh, Indian beauty queen and actress

Rabi Ghosh (1931-1997), Indian actor

Rishab Aiyer Ghosh (born 1975), Dutch journalist, computer scientist and Open-source software advocate

Rituparno Ghosh (1963-2013), Indian film director

Robin Ghosh (1929-2016), Bangladeshi musician and music composer

Sangita Ghosh (born 1976), Indian actress

Sarat Kumar Ghosh (1878-1962), Indian civil servant and a jurist.

Shankha Ghosh (born 1932), Indian poet

Shankar Ghosh (1935-2016), Indian tabla player

Sisir Kumar Ghosh (1840–1911), Indian journalist

Sujoy Ghosh, Indian film director, actor and screenwriter

Shreela Ghosh (born 1962), Indian arts executive and former actor

Shibdas Ghosh (1923-1976), Indian politician

Shiulie Ghosh (born 1968), British journalist

Dhiman Ghosh (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer

Subodh Ghosh (1909–1980), Indian author and journalist

Taposh Ghosh (born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer

References

Ghosh Wikipedia

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