Basu

Basu (variants: Bose, Boshu, Bosu, Bosh) is an Indian surname, primarily found among Bengali Hindus. It stems from Sanskrit वासु vāsu (a name of Vishṇu meaning 'dwelling in all beings').[1]

History

Basus belong to the Kayastha caste in Bengal. They evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century CE and 11th/12th century CE, its component elements being putative Kshatriyas and mostly Brahmins.[2] Basus are considered as Kulin Kayasthas of Gautam gotra, along with Ghoshes and Mitras.[3]

Notable people

Amrita Basu, (b. 1953) American scholar
Bani Basu, (b. 1939), Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic, and poet
Benoy Basu, (1908-1930), Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actress and model
Buddhadeb Bosu, (1908–1974), Bengali writer
Chandranath Basu, (1844-1910), Bengali conservative litterateur
Debabrata Basu, (1924 - 2001) Indian statistician who proved Basu's theorem
Durga Das Basu, (1910 - 1997), Indian jurist and lawyer who wrote the Commentary on the Constitution of India and Casebook on the Indian Constitutional Law
Jyoti Basu, (1914-2010), founding member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Jyotirmoy Basu, (1920-1982), Indian politician for CPM party.
Kaushik Basu, (b. 1952), Indian economist
Kunal Basu, author of the novel Racists
Maladhar Basu, a poet of the Hossain-Shahi period in Bengal history, writer of Sri Krishna Vijaya (শ্রীকৃষ্ণবিজয়, Triumph of Lord Krishna)
Neil Basu (b. 1968), senior British police officer.
Nagendranath Basu (1866-1938), encyclopedia compiler, archaeologist, and historian
Nandita Basu, Indian-born American environmental engineer
Pam Basu (1958–1992), victim of carjacking and murder
Rajnarayan Basu, (1826-1899), writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance
Samaresh Basu, writer; winner of the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award
Samit Basu, (b. 1979), Indian author
Satyendranath Bosu, (1882-1908), Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
Shweta Basu Prasad, Indian film actress
Siddhartha Basu, Indian television producer-director and quiz show host
Sreyashi Jhumki Basu, (1977-2008) American science educator
Subhas Chandra Bose, (1897-?), Indian nationalist leader

References

https://www.momjunction.com/articles/bengali-surnames-caste-last-names-meanings_00573410/#:~:text=The%20surname%20Bose%2FBasu%20is,radiance%E2%80%9D%20or%20%E2%80%9Cgem.%E2%80%9D
Andre Wink (1991). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-90-04-09509-0. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna Consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

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[AlHind-2] Andre Wink (1991). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-90-04-09509-0. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

[Hopkins1989pp35-36-3] Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna Consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 2011-10-31.