Gayen, sometimes anglicised as Gain, is a

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surname found in the

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, mainly in the Indian states of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

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and

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. In Bengali, the title ''Gayen'' (গায়েন) referred to anyone involved in the medieval bardic tradition, i.e. composition of Bengali poetry and

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

Notable people

* Anil Kumar Gain (1919–1978),

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mathematician and founder of Vidyasagar University in India,

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Swapan K. Gayen Swapan Kumar Gayen ( bn, স্বপন কুমার গায়েন) is a Bengali-American physicist. He is a professor of physics at the City University of New York. Education and career Gayen was born in a Bengali Kayastha family ...

, Bengali-American physicist, researcher at

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* Kaberi Gain (born 1970), author and social activist, researcher at

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Chhanda Gayen Chhanda Gayen (9 July 1979 – 20 May 2014) was an Indian mountaineer, martial artist, explorer, and teacher of self-defense. She is best known for being the first, and fastest, Indian to climb two eight-thousanders, Mount Everest and Mount ...

(1979–2014), first Bengali woman to climb

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Prasun Gain Prasun Gain (born 3 September 1977) is an Indian actor and dramatist who works in Bengali cinema and television. He is best known for his roles in ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' (2015), '' Alifa'' (2016), and '' Prem Amar'' (2009). He also playe ...

(born 1977), Bengali actor

In popular culture

* '' Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen'', a classic Bengali film by

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of ...

References

External links

The Gayen Estate
- Description of the Gayen Zamindari Estate in Dhanyakuria, West Bengal {{Surname Bengali-language surnames Bengali Hindu surnames Indian surnames