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{{Short description|Indian surname}}
⚫ '''Guha''' is primarily a ] surname found among the ]s in the Indian states of ], ] and the neighbouring country ], though it is occasionally found among other Indian communities.
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⚫ '''Guha''' is a surname. It is commonly found among ], especially ]s in the Indian states of ], ] and the neighbouring country ], and occasionally used by other Indian communities.


Guhas mostly belong to ] caste in ]. The ]s evolved as a caste from a category of officials, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component elements being putative ]s and mostly ].<ref name="AlHind">{{cite book|author=Andre Wink|title=Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCVyhH5VDjAC|accessdate=3 September 2011|year=1991|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|isbn=978-90-04-09509-0|page=269}}</ref> Guhas (and ]s<ref>http://www.shram.org/uploadFiles/20171208110232.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>) are considered as ]s of ] '']'', along with ], ]es and ].<ref name=Hopkins1989pp35-36>{{cite book |title=Krishna consciousness in the West |editor1-first=David G. |editor1-last=Bromley |editor2-first=Larry D. |editor2-last=Shinn |first=Thomas J. |last=Hopkins |chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West |publisher=Bucknell University Press |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC |pages=35–36 |accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref> Guhas mostly belong to ] caste in ]. Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) Guhas (and ]s<ref>{{cite web | title=Kayasthas of Bengal | website=Economic and Political Weekly | date=2017-11-23 | url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2017/47/special-articles/kayasthas-bengal.html | access-date=2024-11-15}}</ref>) are considered as ]s along with ], ]es and ].<ref name=Hopkins1989pp35-36>{{cite book |title=Krishna consciousness in the West |editor1-first=David G. |editor1-last=Bromley |editor2-first=Larry D. |editor2-last=Shinn |first=Thomas J. |last=Hopkins |chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West |publisher=Bucknell University Press |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC |pages=35–36 |accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=G. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z6eBAAAAMAAJ |title=Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India |date=2000 |publisher=Firma KLM |isbn=978-81-7102-046-1 |pages=108, 110 |language=en}}</ref> Few other communities like ] and ] also use this surname.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhaumika |first=Khagendra Nātha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQY4AAAAMAAJ |title=Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa |date=1982 |publisher=Mitraloka |pages=Division D, P 6 |language=bn}}</ref>


==People with the name== ==People with the name==
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
* ] (1932–2007), Indian Bengali actress * ] (1932–2007), Indian Bengali actress
* ] (1937–2010), German journalist and author * ] (1937–2010), German journalist and author
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* ], Bangladeshi actress and won ] * ], Bangladeshi actress and won ]
* ] (born 1985), English cricketer and commentator * ] (born 1985), English cricketer and commentator
* ] (1892–1972), or Gobar Guha , Indian wrestler * ] (1892–1972), or Gobar Guha, Indian wrestler
* ] (born 1911), Indian activist, educationist and politician * ] (born 1911), Indian activist, educationist and politician
* ] (born 1958), Indian historian * ] (born 1958), Indian historian
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* ] (born 1940), Indian biomedical engineer * ] (born 1940), Indian biomedical engineer
* ], winner of ] for best art director * ], winner of ] for best art director

==See also==
*], a surname
⚫ *{{wikt-inline|Guha}}


==References== ==References==
⚫ {{wiktionary-inline|Guha}}
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 14 December 2024

Indian surname

Guha is a surname. It is commonly found among Bengali Hindus, especially Bengali Kayasthas in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the neighbouring country Bangladesh, and occasionally used by other Indian communities.

Guhas mostly belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) Guhas (and Guhathakurtas) are considered as Kulin Kayasthas along with Boses, Ghoshes and Mitras. Few other communities like Barujibi and Aguri also use this surname.

People with the name

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:

References

The dictionary definition of Guha at Wiktionary

  1. "Kayasthas of Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. Ghosh, G. K. (2000). Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India. Firma KLM. pp. 108, 110. ISBN 978-81-7102-046-1.
  4. Bhaumika, Khagendra Nātha (1982). Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa (in Bengali). Mitraloka. pp. Division D, P 6.
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