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][2] Among Bengali Hindus, the surname is associated mainly with Kayasthas[3][4] and some also belong to the Scheduled Caste categorisation.[5] The surname is found among some Muslim and Christian Bengalis as well.[6]
In Bengali, Biswas means faith or trust.[7] This title would have been attributed to those who contributed for the government administrative services in Bengal.[8]
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
- Ashim Biswas (born 1982), footballer
- 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
- 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
- Dulal Biswas, Indian footballer
- Hemanga Biswas, exponent of the Bhantiali folk music, originally popular among the fishermen of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas, politician, diplomat, and freedom fighter from Bangladesh
- Nihita Biswas (born 1944), wife of serial killer Charles Sobhraj
- Nirod Biswas, Bishop of Assam in the mid 20th century
- Pratim Biswas, professor at Washington University in St. Louis
- Pulak Biswas (born 1941), artist and children's book illustrator from India
- Robert Biswas-Diener (born 1972), positive psychologist, researcher, author and instructor at Portland State University
- Seema Biswas (born 1965), Indian film and theatre actress
- Sharmila Biswas, Odissi dancer and choreographer
- Soma Biswas (born 1978), athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon
- Soumili Biswas, Bengali television serial actress
- 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
- Biswas Nao Korte Paren, 2006 film
- Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya, college in Kultikri, in the Paschim Medinipur district
References
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- Monir, Panjeri. "বাঙালির বংশ পদবীর ইতিহাস - মনিরপাঞ্জেরী এর বাংলা ব্লগ". somewhereinblog.net (in Bengali). bangla blog | সামহোয়্যার ইন ব্লগ - বাঁধ ভাঙ্গার আওয়াজ. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- Risley, H.H. The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (PDF). Bengal Secretariat Press. p. 140.
- Chattopadhyay, Uday (30 September 2019). বাঙালির পদবি (76 ed.). পরবাস. ISSN 1563-8685.
- Confessions of a Namasudra Communist: Debayudh Chatterjee.
- 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.
- Jaju, Pooja (7 February 2017). "Naming matters – Indian surnames starting with B and their meanings". The Engrave Blog. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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