Das (surname)
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Das (translation: "devotee of God") is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa (Sanskrit: दास) meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.[1]
Das is a common surname among Bengali Kayastha[2] apart from other Bengali communities.
More broadly, in Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand, the surname "Das" is also used by the Mahishya, Dhobi and Patni communities.[3]
In Assam, the Kaibarta, the Patni, the Koch-Rajbanshi, and other scheduled caste communities also use Das as their surname.[4][5][3]
In Odisha, the Das surname is used by the Gopal and Karan castes, while 'Dash' is used by the Brahmins.[6]
In the Punjab, they generally belong to the Brahmin caste.[7]
Notable people
- Abhishek Das, Indian football player
- Ajit Das, Indian actor
- Amil Kumar Das, Indian astronomer
- Arjun Das, Indian actor
- Atulananda Das, Indian botanist
- Bhagavan Das, Indian Theosophist
- Bhagavan Das, an American yogi
- Bhai Dyal Das, Sikh martyr
- Bhai Mati Das, Sikh martyr
- Bhai Sati Das, Sikh martyr
- Bibhusita Das, Indian marine engineer
- Bina Das, Indian revolutionary and nationalist
- Bishnu Charan Das, Indian politician
- Brojen Das, Bangladeshi swimmer
- Chittaranjan Das, a Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement
- Dinesh Das, a Bengali poet
- Durga Mohan Das, religious leader and social reformer
- Gardhab Das, fictional character
- Gobindachandra Das, a Bengali poet and writer
- Gopabandhu Das, Indian Freedom Fighter, Reformer, Journalist and educationist from Odisha
- Gurcharan Das, Punjabi Hindu columnist for The Times of India
- Guru Amar Das, the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism
- Guru Ram Das, the fourth of the Sikh gurus
- Hima Das, Assamese sprinter
- Jagannath Prasad Das, researcher in psychometrics and author of the (PASS theory of intelligence)
- Jatin Das, Indian painter from Odisha
- Jatindra Nath Das, Freedom fighter
- Jibanananda Das, a Bengali poet
- K. S. R. Das, Indian film director
- Kamala Das, Indian poet and author
- Khagen Das, Indian politician
- Liton Das, Bangladeshi Cricketer
- Madhusudan Das, Odia Lawyer and Indian nationalist of the 19th century.
- Maharaja Bhagwant Das, King of Jaipur (1527-1589)
- Manoj Das, English and Odia writer
- Mohini Mohan Das, Indian politician, writer and activist from West Bengal.
- Monica Das, Indian feminist economist
- Naba Das, Indian politician
- Namit Das is an Indian film and theatre actor.
- Nandita Das, Indian film actress/director from Odisha
- Nobin Chandra Das, Entrepreneur and Inventor of Bengali Rosogolla
- Parichay Das, path-breaker Bhojpuri- Hindi poet, essayist, critic[8]
- Prosenjit Das, Indian cricketer
- Radha Charan Das, Former Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University
- Raja Bhagwant Das, Rajasthani ruler of Amber
- Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher, yoga guru, and author
- Ranjan Das, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Rima Das, Assamese Indian filmmaker
- Sarala Dasa, 14th-century poet of Odisha
- Sarat Chandra Das, Indian scholar of Tibetan language
- Satish Ranjan Das, legal representative for the Indian government
- Seth Govind Das, a member of Indian Parliament
- Shaktikanta Das, Governor of R.B.I.
- Shiv Sunder Das, Indian Cricketer from Odisha
- Shomie Das, schoolmaster
- Shraddha Das, Indian film actress
- Sudhi Ranjan Das, 5th Chief Justice of India
- Suhasini Das, politician from Bangladesh
- Surya Das, American religious educator
- Tapan Das, Indian actor
- Vasundhara Das, Indian actress and singer
- Veena Das, a professor of anthropology
- Vir Das, comedian and actor
See also
References
- ^ "Das Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 40. ISBN 9780520025691.
- ^ a b "Scheduled Communities: A social Development profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B)" (PDF). niti.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Census of India (Volume 5, Issue 1 ed.). India: Government of India. 1911. p. 498.
- ^ Roy, Dayabati (19 December 2013). Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-107-04235-3.
- ^ "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
- ^ "Bhai Mati Das". Sikh Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ das (2006). Essays And Lectures On The Religions Of The Hindus: Religious Sects of the Hindus V1. p. 353. ISBN 1-4286-1308-0.
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