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Chakraborty (spelling variations include Chakraborti, Chakrabarti, Chakrabarty and Chakravarty) is a surname of Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, which literally means 'wheels rolling'; metaphorically it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction (čakra 'wheel' + vart-'to roll'). [1]
Bengali Brahmins are the community of Hindu Brahmins, who traditionally reside in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, currently comprising the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh. The Bengali Brahmins, along with Baidyas and Kayasthas, are regarded among the three traditional higher castes of Bengal. [1]
The Hindu community in Bengal was divided into only two varnas: Brahmins and Shudras.Hence, although the Bengali Kayasthas and Baidyas had a high social status along with Brahmins, their ritual status was low, according to Edmund Leach, S. N. Mukherjee, [20] though it seems their ritual status is a subject of dispute as per other historians.
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Chanda (Bengali: চন্দ) is primarily a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Kayasthas, Barujibis, Baishya Kapalis and some other Bengali castes in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura as well as in Bangladesh.
The Bengali Hindus constitute of numerous endogamous castes, which are sometimes further subdivided into endogamous subgroups. The caste system evolved over centuries and became more and more complex with time. In the medieval period, several castes were boycotted by the ruling classes from time to time and this isolation continued till the ...
Ganapati Chakraborty, Indian magician who is considered to be the pioneer of Bengal modern magic. He was the mentor of P. C. Sorcar & K Lal [364] Kanaka Murthy, Indian sculptor who received Jakanachari Award [365] R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist [citation needed]