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Surname in South Asia
Das (
translation : "devotee of God") is a common last name in
South Asia , among adherents of
Hinduism and
Sikhism , as well as those who converted to
Islam or
Christianity . It is a derived from the Sanskrit word
Dasa (Sanskrit: दास) meaning
servant ,
devotee , or
votary . "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the
Vaishnav community.
[1]
Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand
Das is a common surname among
Bengali Kayasthas .
[2] In Bengal, the surname is also used by both
Scheduled Castes
[3] and
General Castes .
More broadly, in
Bengal ,
Bihar , and
Jharkhand , the surname "Das" is also used by the
Dhobi and
Patni communities.
[4]
Assam
In
Assam , the
Kaibarta , the
Patni , the
Koch-Rajbanshi , and other communities also use Das as their surname.
[5]
[6]
[4]
Odisha
In
Odisha , the Das surname is used by the
Gopal and
Karan castes, while "Dash" is used by the
Brahmins .
[7]
Punjab
In
Punjab , they generally belong to the
Brahmin caste.
[8]
Karnataka
In
Karnataka , the Das surname is used by a section of
Vokkaligas who profess Vaishnavism called
Das Vokkaligas .
[9]
Notable people
Abhishek Das , Indian football player
Ajit Das , Indian actor
Amil Kumar Das , Indian astronomer
Arjun Das , Indian actor
Atulananda Das , Indian botanist
Bhagavan Das , Indian Theosophist
Bhagavan Das , an American yogi
Bhai Dyal Das , Sikh martyr
Bhai Mati Das , Sikh martyr
Bhai Sati Das , Sikh martyr
Bibhusita Das , Indian marine engineer
Bina Das , Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Bishnu Charan Das , Indian politician
Biswanath Das , Indian politician
Brojen Das , Bangladeshi swimmer
Chittaranjan Das , a Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement
Dinesh Das , a Bengali poet
Durga Mohan Das , religious leader and social reformer
Gardhab Das , fictional character
Gobindachandra Das , a Bengali poet and writer
Gopabandhu Das , Indian freedom fighter, reformer, Jjournalist and educationist from Odisha
Gurcharan Das , Indian Punjabi columnist for The Times of India
Guru Amar Das , the third of the
Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Guru Ram Das , the fourth of the Sikh gurus
Hima Das , Assamese sprinter
Indrapramit Das , Indian science fiction, fantasy and cross genre writer from Kolkata
Jagannath Prasad Das , researcher in psychometrics and author of the (
PASS theory of intelligence )
Jatin Das , Indian painter from Odisha
Jatindra Nath Das , Freedom fighter
Jibanananda Das , a Bengali poet
K. S. R. Das , Indian film director
Kamala Das , Indian poet and author
Khagen Das , Indian politician
Liton Das , Bangladeshi Cricketer
Madhusudan Das , Odia Lawyer and Indian nationalist of the 19th century.
Mrinal Kanti Das , Bangladeshi politician
Maharaja Bhagwant Das , King of Jaipur (1527-1589)
Manoj Das , English and Odia writer
Mohini Mohan Das , Indian politician, writer and activist from West Bengal.
Monica Das , Indian feminist economist
Moumita Das , Indian physicist
Naba Das , Indian politician
Namit Das is an
Indian film and theatre actor.
Nandita Das , Indian film actress/director from Odisha
Nobin Chandra Das , Entrepreneur and inventor of Bengali
Rosogolla
Parichay Das , path-breaker Bhojpuri- Hindi poet, essayist, critic
[10]
Prosenjit Das , Indian cricketer
Pulin Behari Das , Revolutionary, founder of Dhaka Anushilan Samiti.
Pushpalata Das , Indian independence activist, social worker, Gandhian and legislator from Assam
Radha Charan Das , Former Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University
Raja Bhagwant Das , Rajasthani ruler of
Amber
Raja Sitaram Ray , born Sitaram Das was an autonomous king of Bengal.
Ram Dass , American spiritual teacher, yoga guru, and author
Ranjan Das , Bangladeshi cricketer
Rima Das , Assamese Indian filmmaker
Riyan Parag Das , Assamese cricketer
Sarala Dasa , 14th-century poet of Odisha
Sarat Chandra Das , Indian scholar of Tibetan language
Satish Ranjan Das , legal representative for the Indian government
Saumitra Das , Indian microbiologist
Seth Govind Das , a member of Indian Parliament
Shaktikanta Das , Governor of R.B.I.
Shiv Sunder Das , Indian Cricketer from Odisha
Shomie Das , schoolmaster
Shraddha Das , Indian film actress
Sudhi Ranjan Das , 5th Chief Justice of India
Suhasini Das , politician from Bangladesh
Surya Das , American religious educator
Tapan Das , Indian actor
Tarak Chandra Das , anthropologist, author, former teacher in University of Calcutta
Tarak Nath Das , Indian revolutionary and Internationalist scholar
Vasundhara Das , Indian actress and singer
Veena Das , a professor of anthropology
Vir Das , comedian and actor
See also
References