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'''Sengupta''' is a surname found among [[Bengalis]] of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. They belong to the [[Baidya]] caste.
'''Sengupta''' is a surname found among [[Bengalis]] of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. They belong to the [[Baidya]] caste.1951 census report mentioned that, this [[Caste system in India|caste]] (''[[jāti]]'') of [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] physicians was formed itself very early by many Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite report|title=The Tribes and Castes of West Bengal|last=Mitra|first=A.|date=1953|publisher=Land and Land Revenue Department, Government of West Bengal|page=37|series=Census 1951|chapter=Vaidyas}}</ref>


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Baidyas, a [[Caste system in India|caste]] (''[[jāti]]'') of [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] physicians, along with [[Bengali Brahmins|Brahmins]] and [[Bengali Kayastha|Kayasthas]], are regarded among the three traditional higher castes that comprise the "upper layer of Hindu society"<ref name="CasteCulture&Hegemony2">{{cite book|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa|first=Śekhara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPqHAwAAQBAJ&q=kayastha|title=Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal|publisher=SAGE|year=2004|isbn=978-0-76199-849-5|page=20}}</ref>. In the colonial era, the [[Bhadralok]]s of Bengal were drawn from these three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in [[West Bengal]].
Baidyas, along with [[Bengali Brahmins|Brahmins]] and [[Bengali Kayastha|Kayasthas]], are regarded among the three traditional higher castes that comprise the "upper layer of Hindu society"<ref name="CasteCulture&Hegemony2">{{cite book|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa|first=Śekhara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPqHAwAAQBAJ&q=kayastha|title=Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal|publisher=SAGE|year=2004|isbn=978-0-76199-849-5|page=20}}</ref>. In the colonial era, the [[Bhadralok]]s of Bengal were drawn from these three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in [[West Bengal]].


==Geographical distribution==
==Geographical distribution==

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Sengupta is a surname found among Bengalis of West Bengal and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste.1951 census report mentioned that, this caste (jāti) of Ayurvedic physicians was formed itself very early by many Brahmins.[1]

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

Baidyas, along with Brahmins and Kayasthas, are regarded among the three traditional higher castes that comprise the "upper layer of Hindu society"[2]. In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks of Bengal were drawn from these three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in West Bengal.

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:[3]

Notables

See also

References

  1. ^ Mitra, A. (1953). "Vaidyas". The Tribes and Castes of West Bengal (Report). Census 1951. Land and Land Revenue Department, Government of West Bengal. p. 37.
  2. ^ Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara (2004). Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal. SAGE. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-76199-849-5.
  3. ^ 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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