Gupta
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Gupta /ˈɡuːptə/ (Hindi: गुप्ता) is a common surname of Indian origin.
According to some academicians, the name Gupta is derived from Sanskrit goptri, meaning military governor. [1] A more direct translation of the Sanskrit word gupta is 'secret' or 'hidden'. [2] According to prominent historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[3]
In northern India, the surname Gupta has been adopted mainly by the Agarwal communities.[4]
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[edit] Communities
Below is a list of various communities which adopt the surname Gupta —
| Community | Region | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Agarwal | Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi | Hinduism, Jainism |
| Barnwal | Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan | Hinduism |
| Kesarwani | Uttar Pradesh | Hinduism |
| Khandelwal | Rajasthan | Hinduism, Jainism |
| Mahajan | Jammu, Punjab | Hinduism |
| Mahawar | Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi | Hinduism, Buddhism |
| Maheshwari | Rajasthan | Hinduism |
| Mathur | Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan | Hinduism |
| Dhromer | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi | Hinduism |
| Porwal | Rajasthan | Jainism |
| Rastogi | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan | Hinduism |
| Rauniyar or Roniyar | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal, | Hinduism |
| Varshney | Western Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Rajasthan | Hinduism |
| Omer | Southern Uttar Pradesh | Hinduism |
| Agrahari | Uttar Pardesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal | Hinduism |
| Vaishya | Uttar Pardesh | Hinduism |
Additionally, the surname Gupta is adopted by some other communities in other parts of the Indian subcontinent —
- The Guptas from the West Bengal belong to the Vaid (physician) community, and are related to the Sengupta and Dasgupta communities of Bengal who are vaid-Brahmins.
- Komatis and Chetty's also use Guptha added along with a surname.
- Like Komatis, who are of Dravidian descent, Kayasthas also use the title Guptha.
[edit] List of people with the name Gupta
[edit] Monarchs
- Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire
- Maharaja Sri-Gupta, founder of the Gupta Empire
- Ghatotkacha (Gupta Ruler), father of Chandragupta I
- Chandragupta I, first Gupta emperor
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya
- Kumaragupta I
- Skandagupta, last Gupta emperor
- Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)
[edit] Scientists
- Brahmagupta (589–668), Indian mathematician and astronomer
[edit] Academics
- Aghore Nath Gupta, an Indian scholar of Buddhism and a preacher of the Brahmo Samaj
- Akhil Gupta, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology
- Amar Gupta, professor and scientist
- Amlan Das Gupta, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- M K Das Gupta, Indian professor and scientist
- Modadugu Vijay Gupta, Indian biologist
- S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian
- Suraj N. Gupta, Indian-American physicist
[edit] In business and management
- Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
- N. C. Sen Gupta, eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas
- Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey Consulting
- Rajiv Gupta, general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
- S. K. Gupta, vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
- Subodh Gupta, chairman and CEO of HemtroN Lightings,www.rouniyar.com,Rouniyar Sewa Sansthan Delhi
[edit] In entertainment
- Aditi Gupta, Indian television actress
- Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television)
- Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher
- Neena Gupta, Indian film and television actress
- Rajendra Gupta, actor in cinema for good character roles.
- Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian film director and script writer
- Puja Gupta, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007
- Tanika Gupta, British playwright of Indian origin
- Sanjay Gupta (director), Bollywood director
- Yana Gupta, Indian model-actress of Czech-origin
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
[edit] In journalism
- Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of Indian Express
[edit] In literature
- Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian Hindi poet
- Baldev Raj Gupta, Indian writer
- Ishwar Chandra Gupta, Indian Bengali poet and writer
- Jagadish Gupta, Bengali poet and writer
- Mahendranath Gupta, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
- Shashibhusan Dasgupta, Bengali scholar in philosophy, languages and literature
[edit] In politics
- Banarsi Das Gupta, former chief minister of Haryana
- Indrajit Gupta, Indian Communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98
- Ram Prakash Gupta, Indian politician; former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Shyama Charan Gupta, Indian politician
- Badal Gupta, Indian revolutionary
- Dinesh Gupta, Indian revolutionary
- Ram Prakash Gupta, Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement
- Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali
- Niranjan Sen Gupta, Indian revolutionary
- Nolini Kanta Gupta, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic
[edit] In sports
- Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Indian badminton player
- Pankaj Gupta, Indian sports administrators
- Sandip Gupta, Kenyan cricketer
- Abhijeet Gupta, Indian chess player
