Chowdhury
Chowdhury is a hereditary title of honour originating in the Indian subcontinent. They have governed major areas of the Indian subcontinent before and during British India. The title is used by about 32 communities across India, such as Jats, Kayasthas, Kammas, several Bengali castes, including Brahmins, and Khatris.[1][2]
Meaning and significance
"Chowdhury" is a term in Sanskrit, literally meaning "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land, from chadhur (four) and dhar (to hold or possess).[3] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[4] These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India.[5]
Alternate spellings
Its alternate spellings include: Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri and Chowdury.[6] The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include: Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.[7]
Bangladesh
- Mehazabien Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress
- Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, 2nd President of Bangladesh
- Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th President of Bangladesh
- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, former UN Under Secretary General
- A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, 13th President of Bangladesh
- Ayesha Bedora Choudhury, doctor
- Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury, 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army
- Humayun Rashid Choudhury, 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly & 7th Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, founding president of Assam Bengal Muslim League
- Shamsul Huda Chaudhury, 3rd Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Rezwana Chowdhury, renowned exponent of Tagore songs
- Shayan Chowdhury, Bengali indie musician and singer
- Samson H. Chowdhury, Bengali Christian entrepreneur and business leader
- Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury, 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Najma Chowdhury, academic
India
- Mahendra Mohan Choudhury, Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Punjab
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, 19th century aristocrat
- Amitabh Chaudhry (born 1964/65), Indian banker, CEO and MD of Axis Bank
- Anjan Choudhury, Bengali film director and writer
- A. B. A. Gani Khan Choudhury, Railway Minister of India
- Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Indian film director
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India
- Arindam Chaudhuri, Indian author
- Rahul Chaudhari, Indian kabaddi player
- Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury, Indian singer
- Sonali Chowdhury, Indian actress
- Chumki Choudhury, Indian actress
- Rina Choudhury, Indian actress
- Tridha Choudhury, Indian actress
- Jogen Chowdhury, 21st century Indian painter
- Pramatha Chaudhuri, 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature
- Salil Chowdhury, Indian music director & composer
- Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer
- Shankar Roychowdhury, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
- Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
- Ravi Shankar (born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury), Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music
- Bula Choudhury, Indian national women's swimming champion
- Sarita Choudhury, Indian actress and model
- Chaudhary Charan Singh, 6th Prime Minister of India
- Pratik Chaudhari (born 1989), Indian footballer playing as a defender for Jamshedpur
- Veerabhadram Chowdary, film director
- Renuka Chowdhury, Union Minister of State
- Saifuddin Choudhury, former Member of Parliament
- Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary, Telugu film actor
- Chaudhary Devi Lal, Deputy Prime Minister of India
- K. V. Chowdary, Indian Revenue Service Central Vigilance Commissioner
- Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, Shaurya Chakra awardee[8]
- Shagun Chowdhary, Indian shooter
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, Chief Minister, Delhi
- Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress and model
- Mohinder Singh Chaudhury, Indian politician
- Sophie Choudry, Indian actress and dancer
- Rita Chowdhury, established poet and novelist, Sahitya Akademi Award recipient
- Aadesh Chaudhary, Indian actor
- R. B. Choudary, Indian film producer
- Y. S. Chowdary, Indian central minister for state
- Gurmeet Choudhary, Indian television actor
- Ranjit Chowdhry, Indian actor
- Karmveer Choudhary, Indian actor
- Kamla Chaudhry (born 1908), Indian short story writer
- Yuvika Chaudhary (born 1983), Indian actress
- Amit Chaudhuri, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Nepal
- Binod Chaudhary, Nepalese billionaire
Fiji
- Mahendra Chaudhry, former Prime Minister of Fiji
Pakistan
- Chaudry Mohammad Aslam, Surveyor General of Pakistan, Chairman Sino-Pak Boundary Commission
- Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani academic, human rights activist, veteran fighter pilot
- Chaudhary Rahmat Ali, Pakistani Movement activist
- Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, 5th President of Pakistan
- Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, 14th Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former Chief Justice of Pakistan
- Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Minister of Interior of Pakistan[9]
United Kingdom
- Anjem Choudary, Islamist political activist
- Anwar Choudhury, British diplomat
- Hamza Choudhury, English footballer
- Mamun Chowdhury, British businessman
- Roshonara Choudhry, British Islamic extremist
- Shefali Chowdhury, English actress of Bangladeshi descent
- Paul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin.
United States
- Michael Chowdry, founder of cargo airliner Atlas Air
- Satveer Chaudhary, former Minnesota state senator
- Subir Chowdhury, author & management consultant
Chaudhurani
- Faizunnesa Choudhurani, Muslim feminist and awarded the title Nawab by Queen Victoria
- Indira Devi Chaudhurani, Indian literary figure, author and musician.
- Karimunnesa Khanam Chaudhurani, Bengali poet, social worker, and patron of literature.[10]
- Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, founder of the first women's organisation in India, the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in 1910.
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780192527479.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (2002). People of India: Introduction. Oxford University Press. p. 54. ISBN 9780195644449.
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 51. Anthropology Survey of India. p. 204.
- ^ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ahuja, M. L. (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665.
- ^ Pakistani Leaders Online
- ^ Hossain, Anowar (2003). Muslim women's struggle for freedom in colonial Bengal: (1873-1940). Progressive Publishers. p. 266. ISBN 9788180640308.
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