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'''Sengupta (Sensharma)'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-22|title=How ‘Boddis’ of Bengal like to see their (sur)names up in lights|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/SilkStalkings/how-boddis-of-bengal-likely-to-see-their-surnames-up-in-lights/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Economic Times Blog|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.4 No.2 {{!}} Vaishnavism {{!}} British Raj|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/292425503/Journal-of-Bengali-Studies-Vol-4-No-2|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Scribd|page=98|language=en}}</ref> is a surname found among [[Bengalis]] of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. They belong to the [[Baidya]] caste.Baidyas are the descendant of the [[Saraswat Brahmin]] clan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.4 No.2 {{!}} Vaishnavism {{!}} British Raj|title=ISSN 2277-9426|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/292425503/Journal-of-Bengali-Studies-Vol-4-No-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Sengupta''' also known as '''Sensharma'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-22|title=How ‘Boddis’ of Bengal like to see their (sur)names up in lights|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/SilkStalkings/how-boddis-of-bengal-likely-to-see-their-surnames-up-in-lights/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Economic Times Blog|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.4 No.2 {{!}} Vaishnavism {{!}} British Raj|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/292425503/Journal-of-Bengali-Studies-Vol-4-No-2|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Scribd|page=98|language=en}}</ref> is a surname found among [[Bengalis]] of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. They belong to the [[Baidya]] caste.Baidyas are the descendant of the [[Saraswat Brahmin]] clan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.4 No.2 {{!}} Vaishnavism {{!}} British Raj|title=ISSN 2277-9426|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/292425503/Journal-of-Bengali-Studies-Vol-4-No-2|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Sengupta also known as Sensharma[1][2] is a surname found among Bengalis of West Bengal and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste.Baidyas are the descendant of the Saraswat Brahmin clan.[3]

Sengupta
Language(s)Bengali
Origin
Region of originIndia, Bangladesh
Other names
Variant form(s)Gupta, Dasgupta, Duttagupta

Baidya is a Bengali Hindu caste community who have generally claimed Brahmin status,[4] but some have been associated with the Ambashtha caste or sub-caste.[5] In the pre-colonial era of Bengal, Baidyas were regarded as the highest Hindu castes along with Brahmins and Kayasthas.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 67.8% of all known bearers of the surname Sengupta were residents of India and 22.5% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:[6]

Notables

See also

References

  1. ^ "How 'Boddis' of Bengal like to see their (sur)names up in lights". Economic Times Blog. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. ^ "Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.4 No.2 | Vaishnavism | British Raj". Scribd. p. 98. Retrieved 2021-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.4 No.2 | Vaishnavism | British Raj. "ISSN 2277-9426".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Bose, Nirmal Kumar (1994). Structure of Hindu Society. Orient BlackSwan. p. 163. ISBN 978-8-12500-855-2.
  5. ^ Leslie, Charles M. (1976). Asian Medical Systems: A Comparative Study. University of California Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-52003-511-9.
  6. ^ Sengupta Surname Distribution

Bose, Nirmal Kumar (1994).

Structure of Hindu Society. Orient BlackSwan. p. 163. ISBN 978-8-12500-855-2. Leslie, Charles M. (1976). Asian Medical Systems: A Comparative Study. University of California Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-52003-511-9.

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