Gupta () is a common surname or last name of

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n origin. It is based on the

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word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means 'guardian' or 'protector'. According to historian

R. C. Majumdar Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (known as R. C. Majumdar; 4 December 1888 – 11 February 1980) was a historian and professor of Indian history. Majumdar is a noted historian of modern India. He was a former Sheriff of Kolkata. Early life and educati ...

, the surname ''Gupta'' was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.

In Bengal

The Rāmpāl plate of

Srichandra Srichandra (reigned c. 930–975) was the second and most influential ruler of the Chandra Dynasty in eastern Bengal. Life After Traillokyachandra, Srichandra ascended the throne, taking the titles "Paramsaugata", "Parameshwar", "Parambhattārak" ...

mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname. In

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region, the surname is found among

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, ...

s (mainly) as well as Kayasthas.

In Northern India

The Gupta surname is also used by

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and

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in the northern part of India.

Notables

Monarchs

Gupta (king) Gupta (Gupta script: ''Gu-pta'', fl. late 3rd century CE) was the founder of the Gupta dynasty of northern India. He is identified with king Che-li-ki-to (believed to be the Chinese transcription of "''Shri''-Gupta"), who, according to the 7th ...

, founder of the Gupta dynasty * Ghatotkacha (king) *

Chandragupta I Chandragupta I (Gupta script: ''Cha-ndra-gu-pta'', r. c. 319–335 or 319–350 CE) was a king of the Gupta Empire, who ruled in northern and central India. His title ''Maharajadhiraja'' ("great king of kings") suggests that he was the firs ...

Samudragupta Samudragupta ( Gupta script: ''Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta'', (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of the dynasty. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the ...

Chandragupta II Chandragupta II (r.c. 376-415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the third ruler of the Gupta Empire in India, and was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta dynasty. Chandragupta continu ...

, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya *

Kumaragupta I Kumaragupta I (Gupta script: ''Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta'', r. c. 415–455 CE) was an emperor of the Gupta Empire of Ancient India. A son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II and queen Dhruvadevi, he seems to have maintained control of his inherited t ...

Skandagupta Skandagupta (Gupta script: ''Ska-nda-gu-pta'', r. c. 455-467) was a Gupta Emperor of India. His Bhitari pillar inscription suggests that he restored the Gupta power by defeating his enemies, who may have been rebels or foreign invaders. He r ...

, last Gupta emperor *

Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire) Vishnugupta Candraditya (Gupta script: ''Vi-ṣ-ṇu-gu-pta'', sa, विष्णुगुप्त) was one of the lesser-known kings of the Gupta Dynasty. He is generally considered to be the last recognized king of the Gupta Empire. His re ...

Budhagupta Budhagupta (Gupta script: ''Bu-dha-gu-pta'', ) was a Gupta emperor and the successor of Kumaragupta II. He was the son of Purugupta and was succeeded by Narasimhagupta.Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). ''Political History of Ancient India'', Calcutt ...

Academic

Akhil Gupta Akhil Gupta (born 1959) is an Indian- American anthropologist whose research focuses on the anthropology of the state, development, as well as on postcolonialism. He is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los An ...

(born 1959), professor at the

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Fran ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...

, in the field of social and cultural anthropology *

Amar Gupta Amar Gupta (born 1953) is an Indian computer scientist based in the United States. Gupta has worked in academics, private companies, and international organizations in positions that involved analysis and leveraging of opportunities at the inter ...

, professor and scientist *

Amlan Das Gupta Amlan Das Gupta is former Professor of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is a noted scholar of Classical and Biblical Studies, English Renaissance literature and an authority on Miltonic studies in India having numerous publications to ...

, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata *

Anil Kumar Gupta Anil Kumar Gupta is an Indian scholar in the area of grassroots innovations. He is the founder of the Honey Bee Network. He retired as a full-time professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2017, where he served for about 36 y ...

, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters * Arvind Gupta (born 1961), 13th President of the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

* Arvind Gupta, Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science *

Brahmagupta Brahmagupta ( – ) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the '' Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta'' (BSS, "correctly established doctrine of Brahma", dated 628), a theoretical tr ...

, Indian mathematician and astronomer * Deepak Gupta, Indian researcher, software developer, and writer *

Devendra Prasad Gupta Devendra Prasad Gupta (; 2 January 1933 – 26 December 2017) was an Indian pre-democratic political sufferer, botanist and academician. Early life and education Hailing and raised from a family of Vaidhraj commonly termed as olden Ayurvedic ...

(1933 – 2017), Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University *

M. G. Gupta M. G. Gupta, known as Bekas Akbarabadi (1925-2011), was an Indian Urdu poet and research scholar. He wrote several books including ''Indian mysticism'', Sikh Gurus, Saint Kabir, Hindu epics and others. He received the Bharat Jyoti Award for hi ...

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poet and research scholar *

Mrinal Kumar Das Gupta Mrinal Kumar Das Gupta FNI (1 September 1923 – 28 November 2005, Kolkata) was an Indian astronomer. He was born in erstwhile Barishal district in present-day Bangladesh. He received his B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Physics from Dhaka University ...

(1923 – 2005), Indian professor and scientist * Modadugu Vijay Gupta (born 1939), Indian biologist * Narmada Prasad Gupta *

Neena Gupta Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for ...

, Indian mathematician * S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian *

Suraj N. Gupta Suraj Narayan Gupta (1 December 1924 – 4 July 2021) was an Indian-born American theoretical physicist, notable for his contributions to quantum field theory. Early life and career Gupta was born on 1 December 1924 in Punjab, British India. H ...

, Indian-American physicist *

Taruna Madan Gupta Taruna Madan Gupta ( hi, तरुना मदान गुप्ता) (Taruna Gupta), born on 14 May 1968 in New Delhi, is an Indian scientist F and Head of the Department of Innate Immunity at the National Institute for Research in Repro ...

, Indian

Clinical pharmaceutical scientist A clinical pharmaceutical scientist (or pharmacist-scientist) is a licensed, practicing pharmacist who also functions as an independent researcher in the pharmaceutical sciences. Clinical pharmaceutical scientists are a type of clinician scientist ...

In business and management

Ajit Gupta __NOTOC__ Ajit Gupta was a Silicon-Valley based entrepreneur and the founder of Aryaka, AAyuja, JantaKhoj, and Speedera Networks. He holds 21 technology patents for Internet content delivery and global traffic management. Ajit Gupta graduated fro ...

, Founder of

Aryaka Aryaka is a company that provides wide-area software-defined network ( SD-WAN) connectivity and application delivery. Aryaka is headquartered in San Mateo, California with additional offices located in London, United Kingdom, Bengaluru, India, ...

Anant Gupta Anant Gupta (born 8 January 1965) is Founder Chairman & CEO, TECHCELX, an integrated business acceleration and investment firm. He is also former President & Chief Executive Officer of HCL Technologies, a global information technology services ...

, Former CEO and President of

HCL Technologies HCLTech (formerly Hindustan Computers Limited or HCL Technologies) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company headquartered in Noida.It emerged as an independent company in ...

Anil Rai Gupta Anil Rai Gupta (born 20 April 1969) is an Indian businessman. He is the chair and managing director of Havells India. Early life and education Gupta was born on 20 April 1969 in Delhi.

, chairman and CEO of

Havells Havells India Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment company, based in Noida, India. It was founded by Late Sh. Haveli Ram Gandhi, later sold to Gupta who was his distributor. This company manufactures home appliances, lightin ...

Gupta family The Gupta family is a wealthy Indian-born family with business interests in South Africa, whose most notable members are brothers Ajay, Atul, and Rajesh "Tony" Gupta—as well as Atul's nephews Varun, and US-based Ashish and Amol. The family ow ...

, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta *

Mahendra Mohan Gupta Mahendra Mohan Gupta is owner of Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers published in India.Dainik Jagran ''Dainik Jagran'' ( Hi:दैनिक जागरन , , ) is an Indian Hindi language daily newspaper. It was ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in India by circulation in 2016. In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Daini ...

group of

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...

newspapers * Naren Gupta (1948–2021), Indian-American entrepreneur *

Nilesh Gupta Nilesh Gupta (born 1974) is an Indian businessman, the managing director (MD) of Lupin Limited since September 2013. Early life He is the only son of Desh Bandhu Gupta Desh Bandhu Gupta (8 February 1938 – 26 June 2017) was an Indian bil ...

, Indian businessman, managing director of

Lupin Limited Lupin Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies by revenue globally. The company's key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infectives, ...

* Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director of

DBS Group DBS Bank Limited, often known as DBS, is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at the Marina Bay Financial Centre in the Marina Bay district of Singapore. The bank was previously known as The D ...

* Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Group * Raj Gupta, CEO and president of

Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for end use markets such as building and construction, electronic devices, packaging, household and personal care products. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company is organized ...

Rajat Gupta Rajat Kumar Gupta (; born ) is an Indian-American businessman and convicted felon who, as CEO, was the first foreign-born managing director of management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company from 1994 to 2003. In 2012, he was convicted for insider ...

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...

special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of

McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

Rajinder Gupta Rajinder Gupta is an Indian businessman. Gupta is Chairman of Trident Group, a business conglomerate headquartered in Ludhiana, Punjab, and Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board of Trident Limited. In 2007, Gupta received the Padma Shri Aw ...

, Chairman of Trident Group *

Rajiv Gupta (technocrat) Rajiv Gupta is an engineer, a repeat entrepreneur and currently an executive at McAfee. Early life Gupta earned a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur around 1984. He received his Ph.D. in compiler optimization fr ...

, general manager of

Hewlett Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components ...

's E-speak project * S. K. Gupta, vice president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation *

Sanjay Gupta (businessman) Sanjay Raghunathprasad Gupta (1963–2021) was an Indian businessman and civil servant. He was chairman and founder of Neesa Group of companies. Career Sanjay Gupta is a civil engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Indian In ...

, Indian civil servant *

Sanjeev Gupta Sanjeev Gupta (born September 1971) is an Indian-born British businessman, and the founder of Liberty House Group. He is the CEO and chairman of GFG Alliance, an international conglomerate that operates primarily in the steel and mining ind ...

, Founder of

Liberty House Group Liberty Steel Group Holdings UK Ltd (LHG), which is also referred to as Liberty House or Liberty House UK, is a British industrial and metals company founded in the United Kingdom in 1992 by industrialist Sanjeev Gupta. It is headquartered in ...

* Umang Gupta, Indian-American entrepreneur * Vinita Gupta (born 1950), Indian-American businesswoman and founder of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks) * Vinita D. Gupta (born 1968/1969), Indian-American businesswoman and CEO of Lupin *

Vinod Gupta Vinod Gupta (born July 4, 1946; often mentioned as "Vin Gupta") is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of infoGROUP (previously known as infoUSA). Gupta served as CEO ...

, chairman and CEO of

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In entertainment

* Additi Gupta, Indian television actress * Amrapali Gupta, Indian television actress * Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television) * Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical

sarod The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the swe ...

musician and teacher *

Kovid Gupta Kovid Gupta (born 1988) is an Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist. He is best known for his non-fiction books '' Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms'' and '' Redrawing India: The Teach For ...

, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist *

Megha Gupta Megha Gupta is an Indian television actress and model. Career Gupta has appeared in television serials such as '' Kkavyanjali'', '' Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'', '' Mamta'', '' C.I.D.'', '' MTV Big F'', and '' Main Teri Parchhain Hoon''. ...

, Indian television actress *

, Indian film and television actress *

Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Gupta (born 17 October 1947) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor and director who is known for his television roles of Adina Beg Khan Sahib e Azam in 2010 series of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Pandit Jagannath in the 1990s Doorda ...

, actor in cinema for good character roles. *

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 ...

, Indian film director and script writer *

Rohit Gupta Rohit Gupta is a film director, film producer and entrepreneur who resides in the United States. He is known for directing '' Midnight Delight'', '' Life! Camera Action...'', '' Another Day Another Life'', winning several awards & nominations. G ...

, American Film director *

Puja Gupta Puja Gupta (born 30 January 1987) is an Indian model and actress. She is a former Miss India Universe, a title she won in 2007. Life and career Gupta was born in New Delhi, India. Her modeling breakthrough came in 2007 when she won the title ...

, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 *

Tanika Gupta Tanika Gupta (born 1 December 1963) is a British playwright. Apart from her work for the theatre, she has also written scripts for television, film and radio plays. Early life Tanika Gupta was born in London to immigrant parents from Kolka ...

, British playwright of Indian origin *

Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at ...

, Bollywood director *

Yana Gupta Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková; 23 April 1979) is a Czech model and actress who lives and works in India. Early life Gupta was born as Jana Synková in 1979 in Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech SR, Czechoslovak SR (now Czech Republic) ...

, Indian model-actress of Czech origin *

, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent * Esha Gupta, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress *

Aarti Gupta Aarti Gupta, known also as Aarti S. Gupta, is a model and titleholder of Miss Teen India International 2014. Biography Gupta was born in the United States, and resides in New Jersey.http://www.bkhush.com/dev/content/jai-ho-conversation-aarti-gupta ...

, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model *

Vikas Gupta Vikas Gupta (born 7 May 1988) is an Indian television producer, creative director, screenwriter and host. He is known for participating in '' Bigg Boss 11'' , ''Bigg Boss 14'' and hosting '' MTV Ace of Space''. Life Gupta was born on 7 May 198 ...

, Indian television producer, director and host * Manish Gupta, Indian film director

In fiction

* Nina Gupta (''EastEnders''), fictional character from the British soap opera '' EastEnders''

In journalism

Shekhar Gupta Shekhar Gupta (born 26 August 1957) is an Indian journalist and author. He is the founder and the current editor-in-chief of '' ThePrint''. He is also a columnist for the '' Business Standard'' and pens a weekly column which appears every Satur ...

, former editor-in-chief of

Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split b ...

In law

* Deepak Gupta, a judge of the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India (IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...

and former Chief Justice of the

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 eas ...

and the Chhattisgarh High Courts * Rajiv Gupta, former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh,

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...

and

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

High Courts *

Vanita Gupta Vanita Gupta (born November 15, 1974) is an American attorney who has served as United States Associate Attorney General since April 22, 2021. From 2014 to 2017, Gupta served as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under Pr ...

, former head of the Civil Rights Division at the

United States Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a United States federal executive departments, federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and a ...

In literature

Maithili Sharan Gupt Maithili Sharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered one among the pioneers of '' Khari Boli'' (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most H ...

, Indian Hindi poet *

Baldev Raj Gupta Baldev Raj Gupta (also spelled Baladewa Rāja Gupatā; born 8 July 1942, in Chhamal, Sialkot District, British India) is an Indian academic in the field of linguistics, and a Punjabi and Hindi writer. In addition to his Doctorate in Punjabi ling ...

, Indian writer *

Ishwar Chandra Gupta Ishwar Chandra Gupta ( bn, ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত; 6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a famous Indian Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal. Early life Ishwar Chandra Gupta was born in ...

, Indian Bengali poet and writer *

Jagadish Gupta Jagadish Gupta (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengali ...

, Bengali poet and writer *

Mahendranath Gupta Mahendranath Gupta ( bn, মহেন্দ্রনাথ গুপ্ত) (14 July 1854 – 4 June 1932), (also famously known as শ্রীম, Master Mahashay, and M.), was a disciple of Ramakrishna (a great 19th-century Hindu mystic) and ...

, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

Subhadra Sen Gupta Subhadra Sen Gupta (June 1952 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian writer. She was the winner of Sahitya Akademi's 2015 Bal Sahitya Puraskar and wrote over 30 books. Her book, ''Mystery of the House of Pigeons'', was adapted into a television series f ...

, a historical children's writer

In politics

Banarsi Das Gupta Banarsi Das Gupta (5 November 1917 – 29 August 2007) was an Indian politician who served as the 4th Chief Minister of Haryana state in India. Life Gupta was born in Bhiwani and he studied at Pilani in Rajasthan. Gupta was a renowned ...

, former Chief Minister of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

Chandra Bhanu Gupta Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1970s he was a member of Congress (O) and Janata Party. Early life He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 190 ...

, served three terms as Chief Minister of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Ram Prakash Gupta Ram Prakash Gupta (26 October 1923 – 1 May 2004) was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as its predecessor party, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. A post-gra ...

, former Chief Minister of

and Governor of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...

* Indrajit Gupta, Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98 *

Asim Dasgupta Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta (born 30 October 1945) is an Indian economist and politician. He served as minister of finance and excise in the Left Front ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Khardaha constituency for twent ...

, former Finance and Excise Minister 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 four ...

* Shyama Charan Gupta, Indian politician *

Badal Gupta Badal Gupta ( bn, বাদল গুপ্ত ''Badol Gupto''), real name Sudhir Gupta (1912 – 8 December 1930), was an Indian revolutionary against British rule in India, who is noted for launching an attack on the Secretariat Building - t ...

, Indian revolutionary *

Dinesh Gupta Dinesh Chandra Gupta ( bn, দিনেশ চন্দ্র গুপ্ত ''Dinesh Chôndro Gupto'') or Dinesh Gupta (6 December 1911 – 7 July 1931) was an Indian revolutionary against British rule in India, who is noted for launching a ...

, Indian revolutionary *

, Indian social worker and participant in the

Indian Independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

and

Bhoodan movement The Bhoodan movement (Land Gift movement), also known as the Bloodless Revolution, was a voluntary land reform movement in India. It was initiated by Gandhian Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village, Pochampally The Bhoodan movement attempted ...

Mahesh Chandra Gupta Mahesh Chandra Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Badaun (Assembly constituency) in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. Political ca ...

, Indian politician ( MLA of Budaun) *

Manmath Nath Gupta Manmath Nath Gupta (7 February 1908 – 26 October 2000) was an Indian Marxist revolutionary writer and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali. He joined the Indian independence movement at the a ...

, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali * Manish Gupta, MP, Rajya Sabha and former MLA from

Jadavpur Jadavpur is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata in the district of Kolkata of West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international ...

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

Niranjan Sen Gupta Niranjan Sengupta (26 July 1904 - 4 September 1969) was a Bengali Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist). Revolutionary activities The first elected student union in India was at Ripon C ...

, Indian revolutionary *

Nolini Kanta Gupta Nolini Kanta Gupta (13 January 1889 – 7 February 1984) was a revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and yogi, and the most senior of Sri Aurobindo's disciples. He was born in Faridpur, East Bengal, to a cultured and pro ...

, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic *

Chaman Lal Gupta Chaman Lal Gupta (13 April 1934 – 18 May 2021) was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was union minister of state of defence from 2002 to 2004. Earlier, he held a portfolio of food processing ...

, Minister in the Vajpayee Government (

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

) * Aayush kumar Gupta, Chairman & Central President of Samriddha Nepal Foundation , Youth Social Activist, Hindi Poet * Kavinder Gupta, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

In sports

Abhinn Shyam Gupta Abhinn Shyam Gupta (born 22 October 1979 in Allahabad) is a male badminton player from India. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's s ...

, Indian badminton player * Pankaj Gupta, Indian sports administrators *

Sandip Gupta Sandip Gupta (also Sandeep Gupta; born 7 April 1967) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a fast bowler, who also a wicket-keeper. He took part in the 1999 Meril International Tournament, where he helped the Kenyan tea ...

, Kenyan cricketer * Abhijeet Gupta, Indian chess player * Deepdas Gupta, Former Indian Cricketer

In art

Janet Pancho Gupta Janet Pancho Gupta is an artist and photographer. Gupta was born and raised in Philippines and is based in Hong Kong. Biography Gupta was born in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The artist and former domestic helper came to Hong Kong ...

, Filipino artist *

Neeraj Gupta Neeraj Gupta (born 1969) is an Indian sculptor. He took second prize in the sculpture section of the Florence Biennale in 2017, one of over a hundred winners in eleven sections. Gupta became the first Indian artist to win Florence Biennale Awa ...

, Indian sculptor * Subodh Gupta, Indian artist *

Rolf Gupta Rolf Arvind Gupta (born 14 January 1967 in Uppsala) is a Norwegian contemporary composer and conductor. Career Gupta has studied with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki as well as with Ilya Musin and Herbert Blomstedt. Gupta also stud ...

, Norwegian conductor

References

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