Sengupta is a surname found among

Bengalis Bengalis (singular Bengali bn, বাঙ্গালী/বাঙালি ), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the ...

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 fourt ...

and

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. They belong to the

Baidya Baidya or Vaidya is a Hindu community located in Bengal. Baidyas, a caste (''jāti'') of Ayurvedic physicians, have long had pre-eminence in society alongside Brahmins and Kayasthas. In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks were drawn primarily, b ...

caste. The surname is a compound of

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Gupta Gupta () is a common surname or last name of Indian origin. It is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means 'guardian' or 'protector'. According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname ''Gupta'' was adopted by se ...

. Baidyas, a

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jāti ''Jāti'' is the term traditionally used to describe a cohesive group of people in the Indian subcontinent, like a tribe, community, clan, sub-clan, or a religious sect. Each Jāti typically has an association with an occupation, geography or t ...

'') of

Ayurvedic Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...

physicians, along with

Brahmins Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru o ...

and Kayasthas, are regarded among the top three higher castes that comprise the "upper layer of

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

society". In the colonial era, the

Bhadralok Bhadralok (, literally 'gentleman', or 'well-mannered person') is Bengali for the new class of 'gentlefolk' who arose during British rule in India in the Bengal region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. Caste and class makeup Accordi ...

s of Bengal were drawn from these three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 67.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''Sengupta'' were residents of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and 22.5% were residents of

. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:Sengupta Surname Distribution
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Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

(1: 9,413) * 3.

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

(1: 10,887) * 4.

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

(1: 11,950) * 5.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

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Achintyakumar Sengupta Achintya Kumar Sengupta (born 19 September 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an Indian Bengali-language poet, story writer, novelist, biographer and editor. Life He was born in Noakhali, now in Bangladesh. At the age of 13, after his father's dea ...

(1903–1976), Bengali author *

Aditya Vikram Sengupta Aditya Vikram Sengupta (born 6 September 1983) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and graphic designer. His first film '' Asha Jaoar Majhe'' or ''Labour of Love'', released in 2014 which premiered at the 11th Venice Days section of the ...

(born 1983), Indian film director, cinematographer and graphic designer *

Anasuya Sengupta Anasuya Sengupta is an Indian poet, author, activist, and a cited expert in representation for marginalized voices on the Internet. Early life Sengupta was born in 1974 to her father, Abhijit Sengupta, a senior Indian administrative officer, ...

, Indian poet, author, activist * Anita Sengupta, British-born American aerospace engineer *

Anup Sengupta Anup Sengupta is a Bengali film Director and Producer. Actress Piya Sengupta is his wife and his son Bonny Sengupta is also an actor. Indraneil Sengupta, his brother is also an actor. Filmography Director * Jaanbaaz (2019) * Bangla Banchao (20 ...

, Bengali film director and producer *

Apoorva Sengupta Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta (3 August 1938 – 14 September 2013) was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959. Cricket career Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Ind ...

(1939–2013), Indian cricketer *

Arjun Kumar Sengupta Arjun Kumar Sengupta (10 June 1937 – 26 September 2010) was an Indian economist. He served as a Member of the Parliament of India, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha from 2006 until his death.Arunabha Sengupta Arunabha Sengupta (born Kolkata, India, 13 June 1973) is an Indian sports writer and novelist. He has written three non-fiction volumes on cricket history with a socio-political perspective as well as four novels and one collection of short stor ...

(born 1973), Indian novelist *

Atiha Sen Gupta Atiha Sen-Gupta (born 1988) is a British playwright and screenwriter. She is writer-in-residence for 2016-2017 at Theatre Royal Stratford East in London, where her play ''Counting Stars'' was produced in 2016. The daughter of a journalist and activ ...

(born 1988), British playwright and screenwriter *

Barkha Sengupta Barkha Bisht Sengupta is an Indian Television and Film Actress. She works in Hindi TV serials and Bengali language, Bengali, Hindi Movies. Barkha Bisht made her first TV appearance in ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' as Udita. She made her screen de ...

(born 1979), Indian television and film actress *

Barun Sengupta Barun Sengupta ( bn, বরুণ সেনগুপ্ত) (23 January 1934 – 19 June 2008), the founder-editor of ''Bartaman'' newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is remembered for his bold and simple dicti ...

(1934–2008), Bengali journalist and founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper * Biswatosh Sengupta (born 1944), Indian academic from Kolkata *

Bonny Sengupta Bonny Sengupta (Born Anupriyo Sengupta; 10 August 1990) is an Indian Bengali film actor. His first two films, '' Borbaad'' and ''Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey'', were directed by Raj Chakraborty. His father is Anup Sengupta and his mother Piya Sengu ...

, Indian Bengali film actor *

Bratin Sengupta Bratin Sengupta (13 August 1963 in Calcutta, West Bengal) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Member of Parliament, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha as a member of the Communist Party of India (M ...

(born 1963), Indian politician *

Deep Sengupta Deep Sengupta (born 30 June 1988) is an Indian chess player. He is India's 22nd player to be awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE. Sengupta competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017. Career Born in Chakradharpur, Sengupta started chess with t ...

(born 1988), Indian chess grandmaster *

Gurunath Sengupta Gurunath Sengupta (1848–1914) was a Sanskrit scholar who was born in village Benda, Narail in the old Jessore District of Bangladesh. He was a noted writer, producing several volumes of poetry, discourses, commentaries and annotations on p ...

(1848–1914), Sanskrit scholar from the Jessore District of Bangladesh * Hindol Sengupta, (born 1979), Indian historian and journalist *

Hiranmay Sen Gupta Hiranmay Sen Gupta, bn, হিরন্ময় সেন গুপ্ত, (1 August 1934 – 8 January 2022) was a Bangladeshi physicist who specialised in nuclear physics. In a career spanning five decades he published over 200 research pa ...

(born 1934), Bangladeshi nuclear physicist *

Indraneil Sengupta Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian film and television actor, and a model living in Kolkata since 2004. Career Sengupta was a finalist of the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest in which John Abraham was the winner. He modelled for designer Rohit Bal ...

, Indian model and actor, born in Assam *

Jatindra Mohan Sengupta Jatindra Mohan Sengupta (22 February 1885 – 23 July 1933) was an Indian revolutionary against the British rule. He was arrested several times by the British police. In 1933, he died in a prison located in Ranchi, India. Sengupta studied at Ha ...

(1885–1933), Indian revolutionary, President of then Bengal Provincial Congress Committee and Bengal Swaraj Party *

Jatindranath Sengupta Jatindranath Sengupta (or Yatīndranātha Senagupta) (June 26, 1887 in Patilpara, Purba Bardhaman – September 17, 1954) was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer. Birth Jatindranath Sengupta was born on 26 June in the year of 1887 at Pat ...

(1887–1954), Bengali poet and writer *

Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Ujjwal Sengupta (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter. who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV series, '' Mahaprabhu'' where he portraye ...

, also known as Jisshu, Bengali film actor *

Joy Sengupta Joy Sengupta (born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema as well as theatre. He is best known for his debut feature, ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998) directed by ...

(born 1968), Indian film and stage actor *

Joya Sengupta Jaya Sengupta (born 21 September 1943) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, doctor, and Member of Parliament of Bangladesh. Her husband was Suranjit Sengupta, a senior leader of Bangladesh Awami League and former Minister of Bangladesh Railw ...

, Bangladesh Awami League politician, doctor * Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta (born 1953), Indian lawyer, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court *

Krishnendu Sengupta Krishnendu Sengupta (born 31 March 1970), is a professor of theoretical physics in Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, India, who was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology, the highest s ...

(born 1970), Indian professor of theoretical physics *

Mallika Sengupta Mallika Sengupta ( bn, মল্লিকা সেনগুপ্ত; 1960–2011) was a Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata, known for her "unapologetically political poetry". Biography Mallika Sengupta was the hea ...

(1960–2011), Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata *

Mihir Sengupta Mihir Sengupta (1946 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian writer of Bengali literature. He was best known for his 2005 autobiography ''Bishaad Brikkho'' ('Tree of Sorrow'). It describes the atrocities of post-partition East Pakistan as seen by th ...

, Bengali Indian writer * Moinak Sengupta (born 1973), Indian cricketer * N. C. Sen Gupta, the eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 19 May to 19 August 1975 *

Narendra Nath Sen Gupta Narendra Nath Sen Gupta (23 December 1889 – 13 June 1944) was a Harvard-educated Indian psychologist, philosopher, and professor, who is generally recognized as the founder of modern psychology in India along with Indian Scientist Gunamudian Da ...

(1889–1944), Indian psychologist, philosopher, and professor *

Nares Chandra Sen-Gupta Naresh Chandra Sen-Gupta (17 May 1882 – 19 September 1964) was an Indian legal scholar and a novelist of Bengali literature based in Calcutta. Early life and career Sen-Gupta was born into a Baidya Brahmin family on 17 May 1882 at his patern ...

(1882–1964), legal scholar and Bengali novelist *

Nellie Sengupta Nellie Sengupta (''née'' Edith Ellen Gray; 12 January 1884 – 23 October 1973) was an Englishwoman who fought for Indian Independence. She was the first woman Alderman for Calcutta and was elected president of the Indian National Congress at ...

(1886–1973), Englishwoman who fought for Indian Independence *

Nikhil Baran Sengupta Nikhil Baran Sengupta (13 December 1943 – 18 February 2014) was a Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya art director, actor, painter and production designer. He made his debut as an art-director with "Gapa hele be Sata" (1975). His contribution to the su ...

(1943–2014), Indian art director of Oriya films * Niranjan Sen Gupta, Bengali Indian revolutionary *

Nitish Sengupta Nitish Kumar Sengupta (23 September 1934, Palang, Faridpur − 3 November 2013, New Delhi) was an Indian academician, administrator, politician and author. Biography He studied at Jhargram Kumud Kumari Institution and graduated with Gold Medal ...

(1933–2013), Revenue Secretary of the Government of India *

Papiya Sengupta Papiya Sengupta is an Indian television actress, who has appeared in Hindi television series, like Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, ''Savdhaan India'', '' Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein'' and '' Anamika''. She appeared in ''Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum' ...

, Indian television actress *

Partho Sen-Gupta Partho Sen-Gupta (also spelled Partho Sen Gupta or Partho Sengupta pronounced ''Partho Shen-Goopto'') is an independent film director and screenwriter. He is a French citizen, of Indian origin. He has a post-graduate in Film Direction from FEMI ...

(born 1965), Indian-born French independent film director and screenwriter *

Paulami Sengupta Paulami Sengupta (1969 – 17 October 2018) was an Indian poet and the executive editor of Bengali magazines under ABP House in India; including '' Desh'', '' Sananda'', a magazine for grown ups, ''Anandamela'', ''Unish Kuri'' and ''Anandalok''. ...

, the editor of three magazines in India: Anandamela, Unish Kuri and Career * Phani Gopal Sen Gupta (born 1905), Indian politician, member of Lok Sabha from Purnia (1952–1970) *

Piya Sengupta Piya Sengupta (born in Kolkata, India) is an Indian actress and producer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. As an actress, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Sujit Guha's ''Dadamoni'' (1984). Family and early life ...

(born 1969), Indian film actress, producer, director and writer *

Poile Sengupta Poile Sengupta (nee Ambika Gopalakrishnan) (born 1948) is a notable Indian writer in English. She is especially well-known as a playwright and writer for children. Her formal first name is Ambika but she writes, and is known, as Poile. Sengupta ...

(born 1948), Indian writer, playwright and actress * Prabodh Chandra Sengupta (1876–1962), historian of astronomy in ancient India *

Pramod Ranjan Sengupta Pramod Ranjan Sengupta (1907 - 1974) was a Marxist intellectual and Bengali revolutionary, attached with of Indian National Army led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Early life Sengupta was born in British India at Dumka, presently in the state of ...

(1907–1974), Marxist intellectual and Bengali revolutionary *

Priti Sengupta Priti Sengupta ( gu, પ્રીતિ સેનગુપ્તા) is a Gujarati poet and writer from Gujarat, India. She received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 2006. She has written several travelogues. Biography Sengupta was born on 17 May 1 ...

, Gujarati poet and writer *

Pulak Sengupta Pulak Sengupta (born 1963) is an Indian petrologist and a professor and former head of the Department of Geological Sciences of Jadavpur University. He is known for his studies on grain-scale reaction mechanism and ultra-high temperature regio ...

(born 1963), Indian petrologist *

Ramananda Sengupta Ramananda Sengupta (8 May 1916 – 23 August 2017) was an Indian cinematographer. He was born in Dhaka in 1916 and became a centenarian in 2016. Sengupta stood behind the lens in more than 70 films. His work in cinematography began in 1938 whe ...

(1916–2017), Indian cinematographer *

Ratnottama Sengupta Ratnottama Sengupta (born January 27, 1955) is an Indian film journalist, festival curator/organiser and author. She is a recipient of the National Film Award, and has served on several international film juries. She is the daughter of scriptwrit ...

(born 1955), Indian film journalist, festival curator, and author *

Rituparna Sengupta Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She won ...

(born 1971), Indian actress in Bengali and Hindi films *

Rudraprasad Sengupta Rudraprasad Sengupta (born 31 January 1935) is a Bengali Indian actor, director and cultural critic. Biography Sengupta was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal, the son of Anant Sengupta and Usha Prabha Sengupta. He studied at the Scottish ...

(born 1935), Bengali Indian actor, director and cultural critic *

Sachin Sengupta Sachindranath Sengupta (1891 - 1961), also known as Sachin Sengupta was a prominent Bengali playwright and the producer and director of theatrical plays in Calcutta, India. His works include the dramatization of the works of poets Rabindranath Ta ...

(1891–1961), Bengali playwright and theatre producer and director * Sagar Sengupta (born 1968), Indian immunologist and cancer biologist * Shantanu Sengupta, Indian cell biologist *

Sohini Sengupta Sohini Sengupta is an Indian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta, who are also active in theatre, Sohini is one of the leading actors of the Bengali theatre group Nandikar. As a member of the ...

, Indian film and theatre actress * Stephanie Sengupta, American producer and writer *

Subodh Chandra Sengupta Subodh Chandra Sengupta (27 June 1903 – 3 December 1998) was an Indian scholar, academic and critic of English literature, known for his scholarship on Shakespearean works. His books on William Shakespeare, which included ''Aspects of Shakespea ...

(1903–1998), Indian academic and critic of English literature, Shakespearean scholar * Sudipta Sengupta (born 1946), professor in structural geology in Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India *

Sukhamoy Sen Gupta Sukhamoy Sen Gupta (September 1919 – c. 2003), also known as Sukhamoy Sengupta, was an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Tripura in India as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), c ...

, Chief Minister of Tripura in India from 1972 to 1977 *

Suranjit Sengupta Suranjit Sengupta (5 May 1945 – 5 February 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He resigned in 2012 as the first Railway Minister of Bangladesh. He was the member of parliament from Sunamganj-2 constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad an ...

(1945–2017), senior Bangladesh Awami League politician *

Swatilekha Sengupta Swatilekha Sengupta (''née'' Chatterjee; 22 May 1950 – 16 June 2021) was a Bengali actress. She had received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to Indian theatre as an actor. Career Swatilekha started her career in theater ...

(1950–2021), Bengali actress *

Tarakeswar Sengupta Tarakeshwar Sengupta ( bn, তারকেশ্বর সেনগুপ্ত, 15 April 1905 - 16 September 1931) was an Indian independence activist who took part in the Chittagong Armoury Raid. He was a member of revolutionary group of ''Mast ...

(1905–1931), Indian independence activist *

Upal Sengupta Chandrabindoo (often spelled Chandrabindu), based in Kolkata, is a Bengali band known for satirical, colloquial lyrics, with references to current affairs and cultural phenomena. The band is chiefly popular in the Indian city of Kolkata, and in ...

, lead vocalist of Bengali band Chandrabinoo *

Ushoshi Sengupta Ushoshi Sengupta (born 30 July 1988) is an Indian model who won the title of I Am She – Miss Universe India and represented India in Miss Universe 2010 held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, on 23 August 2010. Early life Born in Kolkata, S ...

(born 1988), Indian beauty pageant contestant and winner of Miss India Universe 2010

References

* Bose, Nirmal Kumar (1994). ''Structure of Hindu Society''. Orient BlackSwan. p. 163. . * Leslie, Charles M. (1976). ''Asian Medical Systems: A Comparative Study''. University of California Press. p. 37. . {{surname, Sengupta Hindu surnames Bengali Hindu surnames

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