Baishya Saha
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Baishya Saha or Saha (Vaishya) is a Bengali Hindu trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers & moneylenders.[1][2] They were even zaminders in the East Bengal (present Bangladesh).[3][4][5][6] Some use Saha as their surname, but others use Bhowmik, Chowdhury, Das, Majumder, Roy, Mallick, Poddar, Roy Chowdhury, Sarkar, and Sikder, among others.[7]
Notable Bengali Baishya Saha's
- Anamika Saha, Indian actress
- Ishaa Saha, Indian actress
- Arati Saha, Indian Swimmer
- Ena Saha, Indian actress & producer
- Meghnad Saha, Indian Astrophysicist
- Wriddhiman Saha, Indian Cricketer
- Debojit Saha, Indian singer
- Samir Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
- Ashim Saha, Bangladeshi poet
- Mahadev Saha, Bangladeshi poet
References
- ^ Hashmi, Taj ul-Islam (1992). Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 43, 105, 111, 112, 148. ISBN 978-0-367-28215-8.
- ^ "Banik - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Balapur Zamindar House".
- ^ "Mohera Zamindar Bari".
- ^ "Lokkhon saha's zamindari house".
- ^ "Baliati Zamindari".
- ^ Bala, Hiralal (2012). "Saha". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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