Sarkar

Sarkar may refer to:

• Government in Hindi/Bengali
• Sarkar (country subdivision)
• Sarkar, a title initially used in India to denote persons of political authority

Places

• Sərkar (disambiguation), several places in Azerbaijan

Sarkar film series

• Sarkar (film), the title of a 2005 Bollywood film
• Sarkar Raj, the sequel to Sarkar

==Sarkar family name==

Sarkar is a surname among the Rajput Kayasthas(a literate and educated class of Kshatriyas) of Bengal, predominantly in India (mostly in the States of West Bengal and Tripura) and Bangladesh. This surname is spelt in different ways such as Sarkar, Sarker, Sorkar, Sarcar, Sircar or Sorcar.It derives from Persian word "Sarkaar" meaning 'noble lord'.In modern times,it has been widely adopted by several communities.

• Akshay Chandra Sarkar(1846 – 1917), India poet, editor and literary critic
• Ajit Sarkar (1947 – 1998), Indian politician, member of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Amal Kumar Sarkar (1901 - unknown), eighth Chief Justice of India
• Anupam Sarkar (b. 1985), Indian footballer from West Bengal
• Arunabh Sarkar (b. 1941), Bangladeshi poet, and literary Editor
• Ashok Kumar Sarkar (1912 – 1983), editor-in-chief and owner of Anandabazar Patrika and ABP Group
• Aveek Sarkar, Indian newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph
• Badal Sarkar (1925 – 2011)Indian dramatist and theatre director
• Beas Sarkar (b. 1979), Indian cricketer
• Benoy Kumar Sarkar (1887–1949), Indian social scientist, professor, and nationalist
• Bijoy Sarkar (1903-1985), Baul singer, lyricist and composer
• Birendranath Sircar (1901–1980), Indian film producer and the founder of New Theatres, Calcutta
• Biplab Sarkar, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Dineshchandra Sircar (1907–1984), Indian epigraphist, historian, numismatist and folklorist
• Hannan Sarkar (b. 1982), Bangladeshi test cricketer
• Hemanta Kumar Sarkar (1896 - 1952), Indian writer, linguist and politician
• Jadunath Sarkar (1870 - 1958), Indian aristocrat and historian.
• Jagannath Sarkar (1919 – 2011), Indian Communist leader, freedom fighter, and writer
• Jatin Sarker, Bengali writer
• Joy Sarkar, Indian music director and songwriter
• Joydeep Sircar (b. 1947) Indian mountain-traveller and mountaineering-historian.
• Laboni Sarkar, Bengali film and television actress
• Lotika Sarkar (1923 - 2013), Indian feminist, social worker, educator and lawyer
• Mahendralal Sarkar (1833–1904), Indian doctor, social reformer, and propagator of scientific studies
• Manick Sorcar, entrepreneur
• Manik Sarkar, Chief Minister of Tripura
• Manju Sarkar, Bangladeshi author
• Matilal Sarkar (b. 1941), Indian politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar (b. 1931), Bangladeshi barrister and politician
• Nalini Ranjan Sarkar (1882–1953), Indian businessman, industrialist and politician
• Nilratan Sircar (1861–1943), Indian doctor, educationist, philanthropist and swadeshi entrepreneur
• Palash Sarkar, Indian mathematician and academic
• Payel Sarkar (b. 1984), Indian film and television actress
• P.C. Sorcar (father), P.C. Sorcar, Jr. (son), Maneka Sorcar, Moubani Sorcar (duaghters) magicians
• Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, social and spiritual philosopher
• Pradeep Sarkar, writer and director
• Peary Charan Sarkar (1823–1875),Indian educationist and textbook writer
• Priyanka Sarkar, Bengali film and television actress
• Sameer P. Sarkar, British psychiatrist
• Satya Sarkar, Indian cricketer from Assam
• Shoojit Sircar, Indian film director and producer
• Soumya Sarkar, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Soumodip Sarkar (b. 1965), Indian economist and management researcher
• Sumit Sarkar (b. 1939), Indian historian
• Susobhan Sarkar (1900 - 1982), Indian historian and academic
• Tanika Sarkar, Indian historian
• Tirthankar Sarkar (1993), Indian footballer
• Uttam Sarkar, Bangladeshi cricketer

Others

• Sarrkkar (2005), Indian television series on ZEE TV.
• 25630 Sarkar, a main-belt minor planet, named after Debarghya Sarkar, an Indian high school student