Chaudhary (or Choudhary ; also: Chaudhuri, Choudhuary, Chowdhury) is a hereditary title mainly in South Asia, mainly used by Jats,

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and Bhumihars.

Chowdhury Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associate ...

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: चौधरी/चौधुरी/चौधारी;

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'' Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: চৌধুরী) a common surname in South Asia. Chaudharys belong from different backgrounds in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and are not the same people but still have the historical titles. 'Chaudhary' was first bestowed by the various rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, and the custom was continued by the breakaway Bengal Sultanate. Later, the Mughal Empire, Mughals and the Nawabs conferred the same title in great numbers. Chaudharies were "local magnates" responsible for land taxes alongside an ''amil'' (revenue collector) and a ''karkun'' (accountant) in the local-level administrative units known as parganas.

Chaudhary

Business

*Binod Chaudhary (1955-), a Nepalese businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and politician

Acting, modeling and entertainment

*Raja Chaudhary (1975-), an Indian television actor, writer and producer *Gaurav Chaudhary (1991-), an Indian YouTuber, media personality, and engineer *Ajay Chaudhary, an Indian television actor and model *Yuvika Chaudhary (1983-), an Indian actress *Meenakshi Chaudhary, is an Indian model *Basanta Choudhury, Basanta Chowdhury (1928-2000), an Indian actor *Saket Chaudhary, an Indian screenwriter and director *Sakshi Chaudhary (1993), an Indian model and actress from Dehradun, Uttarakhand *Aadesh Chaudhary, an Indian television actor *Parul Chaudhary, an Indian television actress *Urvashi Chaudhary (1986-), an Indian actress and model *Raj Singh Chaudhary, an Indian actor *Ksshitij Chaudhary, an Indian Punjabi film director *Hema Chaudhary (1955-), an Indian actress in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil films *Aastha Chaudhary, an Indian actress *Arav Chaudhary, an Indian actor *Ankush Choudhary, Indian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and theatre personality in Marathi cinema

Politics

*Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav-First Chief Minister of Delhi. *Sarveen Choudhary - She is the cabinet minister in Bharatiya Janata Party ministry in Himachal Pradesh holding Urban, Town & Country Planning departments. *Babulal Chaudhary (1948-), an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician *Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (1954-), an Indian politician and Minister of State for Coal and Mines *Ejaz Chaudhary (1956-), a prominent Pakistani politician, social worker, civil engineer *P. P. Chaudhary (1953-), a Union Minister of State *Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *Shanta Chaudhary, a social reformer and Former Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal *Chaudhary Manisha Ashok, an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party *Satveer Chaudhary (1969-), an American politician *Amarsinh Chaudhary (1941–2004), an Indian politician *Jayant Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Mathura *Lal Singh Chaudhary (politician) (1959-), an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir *Chhotu Ram Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party *Balbir Prasad Chaudhary, a Nepali politician *Hemlata Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary (1965-), an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress in Gujarat *Shankar Chaudhary (1970-), an Indian politician from Gujarat *Chaudhary Mohammad Akbar Ibrahim, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife & Environment in Azad Kashmir *Bhairaram Chaudhary, an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party from Rajasthan *Arun Chaudhary, an American political operative and filmmaker *Manibhai Chaudhary (1947-) an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party *Aruna Chaudhary, an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Punjab *Chaudhary Yashpal Singh (–2015), an Indian politician *Dayaram Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *R. K. Chaudhary, an Indian politician and former Minister of Roadways, Health *Roop Chaudhary, an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttar Pradesh *Genda Lal Chaudhary, an Indian politician representing Hathras *Nisha Chaudhary (1952-), a social worker and politician representing Sabarkantha *Bhupendra Chaudhary, state minister of Uttar Pradesh *Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (1957-) an Indian politician from Bihar *Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bahujan Samaj Party *Sanjay Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party *Laxmilal Chaudhary, a Nepalese politician of the Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal *Amar Singh Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Siddharth Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh *Birendra Kumar Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency) *Chaudhary Nand Lal, an Indian politician from Punjab *Chaudhary Randhir Singh (1924-), an Indian freedom fighter and politician *Ram Prasad Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *Chaudhary Darshan Lal, an Indian politician from Punjab *Vidya Sagar Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Himachal Pradesh

Sports

*Anil Chaudhary (umpire) (1965-), an Indian cricket umpire *Saurabh Chaudhary (2002-), an Indian Sport Shooter *Garima Chaudhary (1990-), an Indian judoka *Ishwar Chaudhary (1988-), an Indian cricketer *Shweta Chaudhry (1986), an Indian shooter *Harendra Chaudhary (1976-), an Indian cricketer *Aditya Chaudhary (1996-), a footballer from Nepal *Shivam Chaudhary (1997-), an Indian cricketer *Vijay Chaudhary, an Indian wrestler *Dipendra Chaudhary (1980-), a Nepalese cricketer *Nikhil Chaudhary (cricketer) (1996-), an Indian cricketer *Sachin Chaudhary (1983-), an Indian powerlifter *Nilesh Chaudhary (1983-), an Indian cricketer *Mamta Chaudhary, a Nepali cricketer

Academia, science & scholarship

*Arknath Chaudhary, a Sanskrit scholar and vice-chancellor of Shree Somnath Sanskrit University *Ram Chet Chaudhary, an Indian agricultural scientist *Shamila N. Chaudhary, a foreign policy expert *Jai Bhagwan Chaudhary, a former Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agricultural University

Journalism

*Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist) , an Indian journalist, editor *Omkar Chaudhary (1961-), an Indian journalist, writer, and editor

Other occupations

*Nand Kishore Chaudhary (1953-), an Indian social entrepreneur *Krishnananda Dutta Chaudhury, Chowdhury Krishnananda Dutta (1490-1570),a Vaishnavism, Vaishnava saint. *Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, a former Director General of Police in Uttarakhand *Akshay Chandra Chaudhury, Akshay Chandra Chowdhury (1850-1898), an Indian poetry, Indian poet and Novelist, novel writer *Puruesh Chaudhary (1983-), a futures researcher, development and strategic narrative professional * *Aisha Chaudhary (1996–2015), a motivational speaker

Further disambiguation pages

*Rajendra Chaudhary (disambiguation), several people *Sudhir Chaudhary (disambiguation), several people

Organisations

*Chaudhary Group (CG Global), a multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Nepal *Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College, a college in Heonra-Saifai, Etawah *Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University, a university in Jind, Haryana *Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, a university in Bhiwani, Haryana *Chaudhary Charan Singh University, a university in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh *Chaudhary Devi Lal University, a university in Haryana *Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family, Dutta Chowdhury family, West Bengal, India. *Sabarna Roy Choudhury, Savarna Roy Chowdhury family, West Bengal, India.

Other

*Chacha Chaudhary, an Indian comic book character *Chacha Chaudhary (2002 TV series), an Indian children's television series *Chaudhary Karnail Singh, a 1960 Indian Punjabi-language film *Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, an international airport serving Lucknow *Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport metro station in Lucknow

References

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