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Talukdar is a historic occupational title in South Asia (predominantly Bengal) which is now used as a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Talukdar
That Taluq or district usually comprised over 84 villages and a central town. The Talukdar was required to collect taxes, maintain law and order, and provide military supplies/manpower to the provincial government (similar to the role of feudal lords in Europe). In most cases the Talukdars were entitled to keep one tenth of the collected revenue.
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
Suprakash is the eldest son of Nandeswar Talukdar, a freedom fighter and prominent peasants leader who served as secretary of the Assam state committee of the CPM from 1982 to 1995. [3] Having born in a left-leaning family, he got acquainted with left-wing ideas from his childhood.
The talukdar of Katodia got a privy purse of just Rs 192 which was the lowest among all the former princely state rulers. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] During the British Raj , the petty state was under the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency .
Mahbub Talukdar (13 February 1942 – 24 August 2022) [1] [2] was a Bangladeshi poet, writer, civil servant, and one of the Election Commissioners of Bangladesh. [3] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2012 for his contribution in juvenile literature. [4] [5] He was a Freedom Fighter and joined the exiled government in 1971. [6]
Growing up, I didn't think I'd change my last name when I got married. But when I came out as a lesbian and met my now-wife, I changed my mind. Rather than choosing one of our existing last names ...
In Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, a tehsildar, talukdar, or mamlatdar is a land revenue officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil with regard to land revenue.