__NOTOC__ Dutta, also spelled Datta (), is an Indian

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. Its variation is

Dutt Dutt () is an Indian family name. Its variation is Dutta. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Amit Dutt, Indian scientist * Anil Dutt, Indian cricketer * Anjan Dutt, Indian film personality * Aroti Dutt, Indian social worker * Asho ...

. The surname is commonly found among

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s and some other castes in

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. The surname is also used by the

Mohyal Brahmin Mohyal Brahmins are an Indian sub-caste of Saraswat Brahmins from the Punjab region. A sub-group of the Punjabi Hindu community, Mohyal caste comprises seven clans named Bali clan, Bali, Bhimwal, Chhibber, Datt, Lau clan, Lau, Mohan (clan), Mohan ...

s of

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. ''Datta'' means "given" or "granted" in

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and is also an alternative name for the Hindu deity

Dattatreya Dattatreya (, ), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, who are also collectively known as the Trimurti, incarna ...

Surname

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with these clans/castes, include: *

Aishwarya Dutta Aishwarya Dutta is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. After initially appearing in music videos and minor acting roles, she made a breakthrough as an actress with her role in the Tamil movie ''Tamizhuku E ...

(born 1995), Tamil actress *

Akshay Kumar Datta Akshay Kumar Datta (also spelt Akshay Kumar Dutta) () (15 July 1820 – 18 May 1886) was a Bengali writer from India. He was one of the initiators of the Bengal Renaissance. Early life He was born as the son of Pitamber Dutta in Chupi villag ...

(1820–1886), writer * Anandita Dutta Tamuly, record holder in Limca Book of Records * Aloke Dutta, musician *

Amal Dutta Amal Dutta (4 May 1930 – 10 July 2016) was a former Indian footballer, coach and football manager. Born in Calcutta, then Bengal Presidency, he is considered as the first professional football coach in the country. A finest thinker of the sp ...

, footballer and coach. *

Anik Dutta Anik DuttaSpelling according to The Times of India' is a Bengali film director who made his directorial debut in 2012 Bengali film Bhooter Bhabishyat. In 2012 he started working on a film on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ...

, Bengali film director *

Arpita Singh Arpita Singh (''née'' Dutta; born 22 June 1937) is an Indian artist. Known to be a figurative artist and a modernist, she made her canvases to have both a story line and a carnival of images arranged in a curiously subversive manner. Her artis ...

, born Arpita Dutta, painter *

Aswini Kumar Dutta Ashwini Kumar Dutta (25 January 1856 – 7 November 1923) was an Indian educationist, philanthropist, social reformer and an Indian independence activist. Early life Ashwini Kumar Dutta was born in an affluent high class Bengali Hindu Kayastha ...

(1856–1923), nationalist leader and philanthropist *

Bhabatosh Datta Bhabatosh Datta (21 February 1911 – 11 January 1997) was a noted Indian economist, academic and writer. He taught at Chittagong College and later became Professor of Economics, Presidency College, Kolkata, where he later became an Emeritus ...

(1911–1997), economist and academic *

Bhaktivinoda Thakur Bhaktivinoda Thakur (, ) (2 September 1838 – 23 June 1914), born Kedarnath Datta (, ), was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who effected its resurgence in India in late 19th and early 20th centur ...

(1838–1914), born Kedarnath Datta, Hindu religious leader * Birendra Nath Datta, writer * Bhupendranath Datta, revolutionary and sociologist. *

Chitra Singh Chitra Singh (; formerly known as Chitra Dutta) is an Indian ghazal singer. She, alongside her second husband, Jagjit Singh, popularized the ghazal genre. Respectfully known as the "king and queen of the Ghazal world," the husband and wife duo c ...

, born Chitra

Shome Shome or Som () is a native Bengali surname commonly used by the Bengali Hindus of Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura and as well as in Bangladesh. It is mainly used by the Bengali Kayastha community. Notable people with the surname ...

, singer. *

Chitta Ranjan Dutta Chitta Ranjan Dutta BU (1 January 1929 – 26 August 2020), also known as C R Dutta, was a Bangladeshi military officer and war hero who served as two star officer of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key sector commander of the Mukti Bahini dur ...

, retired Major General of

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and

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* Debasish Dutta, Indian origin mechanical engineer and higher education administrator *

Dhirendranath Datta Dhirendranath Datta (2 November 1886 – disappeared 29 March 1971) was a Bengali lawyer and politician from East Bengal who was a member of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. He is best known for proposing Bengali for the national la ...

(1886–1971), Bengali lawyer and politician *

Divya Dutta Divya Dutta (born 25 September 1977) is an Indian actress. She has appeared primarily in Hindi and Punjabi language, Punjabi cinema, and has received accolades including a National Film Award and a Filmfare OTT Awards, Filmfare OTT Award. Dutt ...

(born 1977), film actress. *

Durjoy Datta Durjoy Datta is an Indian author and screenwriter. Early and personal life Durjoy Datta was born on 7 February 1987 in Mehsana, Gujarat, in a Bengali Hindu family, and was brought up in New Delhi. He completed his schooling at the Bal Bharati ...

, writer *

Guru Dutt Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964; also known as Gurudatta Padukone) was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer.Rajadhyaksha, Ashish, and Paul Willemen. 9941998 ...

, actor * Himangshu Dutta (1908–1944), composer *

Indrani Dutta Indrani Dutta is an Indian actress and dancer. Primarily known for her work in Bengali cinema, Dutta has received several accolades including a BFJA Award. Dutta made her big screen debut in Sushil Mukherjee's Bengali drama film ''Nadiya Nag ...

, Bengali television actress *

Jyotirmoy Datta Jyotirmoy Datta (; born 1936) is a Bengali literature, Bengali writer, journalist, poet, and an essayist. He worked for ''The Statesman (India), The Statesman'', Calcutta's oldest English-language daily, as feature writer, film critic, correspond ...

, writer, journalist, poet and essayist * J. P. Dutta (born 1949), film producer, writer and director * Jyoti Prakash Dutta, Bangladeshi short-story writer *

Kalpana Datta Kalpana Datta (27 July 1913 – 8 February 1995), also Kalpana Joshi, was an Indian independence movement activist and a member of the armed independence movement led by Surya Sen, which carried out the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930. Later s ...

, Indian independence activist *

Kamini Kumar Dutta Kamini Kumar Dutta (; 1878–1959) was a Bengali politician and former Law Minister of Pakistan. Early life Dutta was born on 25 June 1878 in Sreekail, Tippera District, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Muradnagar Upazila, Comill ...

, Pakistani politician *

Kanailal Dutta Kanailal Dutta (; 30 August 1888 – 10 November 1908) was an Indian nationalist associated with the Jugantar group who was involved in the Indian Independence Movement. He was born in Chandannagar, West Bengal. He, along with Satyendranath Bo ...

, Indian independence activist *

Lara Dutta Lara Dutta Bhupathi ( Dutta; born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress. She won the Miss Universe 2000, and has since predominantly worked in Hindi films and series. Dutta is a recipient of a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award and established hers ...

, actress *

Mitra Dutta Mitra Dutta (born 1953) is an Indian-American physicist and electronics engineer known for her research on optoelectronics. She is a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the ...

, Indian-American physicist *

Mohan Dutta Mohan J. Dutta is a media expert, author and academic. He is the Dean's Chair Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE) at Massey University in New Zealand. Dutta is mos ...

, Indian-American media academic and activist * Monikangana Dutta, model and actress from Assam * Moumita Dutta, Indian physicist working at ISRO *

Munmun Dutta Munmun Dutta (born 28 September 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is best known for her portrayal of Babita Iyer in the Hindi sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''. Early life and education Dutta was born o ...

, actress *

Narendra Nath Dutta Narendra Nath Dutta (21 September 1884 – 6 April 1949) was an Indian Bengali physician and industrialist. He was also known as Captain Naren Dutta and N. N. Dutta. Early life On 21 September 1884, Narendra Nath Dutta was born into a poor famil ...

, Indian physician *

Nikita Dutta Nikita Dutta (born 13 November 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. After participating in Femina Miss India 2012, she made her acting debut with the romantic drama ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' (2014). Dut ...

, actress *

Premananda Dutta Premananda Dutta was a Bengali revolutionary and activist of Indian freedom struggle attached with Chittagong Rebellion against the British Government in India. Early life Dutta was born in Chittagong (Chattagram) in British India presently i ...

, Bengali revolutionary attached with Chittagong Rebellion * Phulrenu Guha, born Phulrenu Dutta, politician and social activist. * Radha Raman Dutta, music composer * Rabindranath Datta, poet and educator *

Rono Dutta Ronojoy "Rono" Dutta (born 1953) is a retired Indian aviation executive. He was the CEO of InterGlobe Aviation Limited, which operates IndiGo, until he retired in June 2022 and Pieter Elbers took over. He previously served as the President of Un ...

, CEO of Interglobe Aviation Limited *

Samadarshi Dutta Samadarshi Dutta is a Bengali film actor. Career Dutta is a Film and Television Institute of India graduate. In 2011 he debuted in acting with Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy Nandita Roy (born April 3, 1955) is an Indian filmmaker, ...

, Bengali film actor *

Sunjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

, actor *

Satyendranath Dutta Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta; ; 11 February 1882 – 25 June 1922) was a Bengali poet and is considered the "wizard of rhymes" ('ছন্দের জাদুকর'; ). Satyendranath Dutta was ...

(1882–1922), Bengali poet. * Shanta Dutta, microbiologist *

Sudhindranath Dutta Sudhindranath Dutta (30 October 1901 – 25 June 1960) was an Indian poet, essayist, journalist and critic. Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bengali literature. Education Sudhindranath Dutt went to the Theo ...

, Bengali poet and essayist *

Supriyo Datta Supriyo Datta (born February 2, 1954) is an Indian–American researcher and author. A leading figure in the modeling and understanding of nano-scale electronic conduction, he has been called "one of the most original thinkers in the field of ...

, nanotechnology researcher *

Swami Gambhirananda Swami Gambhirananda (1899–1988), born as Jatindranath Datta, was a Hindu sanyasi who servrd as the 11th President of the Ramakrishna Mission. Biography He was born at Sadhuhati in today's Bangladesh. He graduated from Scottish Church Col ...

, born Jatindranath Datta, Hindu religious leader *

Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta (pronounced ; born 19 March 1984) is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Femina Miss India Universe 2004 and then represented her country at Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador where she placed Top ...

, actress *

Tina Dutta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Hindi television. Datta rose to fame with her portrayal of Ichcha Singh Bundela in ''Uttaran''. She went on to participate in stunt-based reality show '' Fe ...

, actress *

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindus, Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda was a major figu ...

(1863–1902), born Narendranath Datta, Hindu religious leader *

Ullaskar Dutta Ullaskar Dutta (16 April 1885 – 17 May 1965) was an Indian revolutionary associated with Anushilan Samiti and Jugantar of Bengal, and was a close associate of Barindra Ghosh. He was the principal bomb maker of the Jugantar group until Hemc ...

, Indian independence activist * Yashica Dutt, Indian writer

In popular culture

In 2012, a Bengali film '' Dutta vs Dutta'' was released, directed by

Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre ''anyodharar gaan''. As an actor, Dutta began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Se ...

, the film captured family drama of three generations of a Bengali Dutta family.

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