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Saha (surname)

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Saha
Origin
Word/nameBengali
Region of originBangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura
Other names
Variant form(s)Sādhu, Sāhu (obsolete)

Saha (Bengali: সাহা), occasionally also spelt Shaha, is a Bengali surname most commonly found among the Bengali Hindus in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, and in Bangladesh.[1]

Meghnad Saha of Bengal Presidency

Origin

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In early twelfth century the Chandimau image inscription of the time of Rāmapāla, year 42, mentions a donor vanika (lit. merchant) sādhu Saharaņa, the son of sādhu Bhādulva originating from Rājagrha and residing in Etrahāgrāma. [2]

Notable people

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  • Anamika Saha, Indian actress
  • Arati Saha, First Asian woman to swim across the English channel & first Indian woman sportsperson to receive the Padma Shri award
  • Arun Saha, Bangladeshi actor and musician
  • Ashim Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak
  • Barna Saha, Indian-American computer scientist
  • Bhanu Lal Saha, Former finance minister of Tripura
  • Bhaskar Saha, Indian biologist & recipient of the country's highest science award Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
  • Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
  • Chandrima Shaha, Indian biologist & recipient of the country's highest science award Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
  • Chittaranjan Saha, Bangladeshi educationist, publisher, social worker & recipient of the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak
  • Debattama Saha, Indian actress
  • Debojit Saha, Indian singer
  • Emon Saha, Bangladeshi composer
  • Ena Saha, Indian actress & producer
  • Gopinath Saha, Bengali activist for Indian independence and member of the Indian independence movement
  • Ishaa Saha, Indian actress
  • Kanak Saha, Indian astrophysicist & recipient of the country's highest science award Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
  • Mahadev Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of the country's highest civilian award Independence Day Award
  • Manik Chandra Saha, Bangladeshi journalist & recipient of the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak (posthumous)
  • Manik Saha, Indian politician serving as the 11th and current Chief Minister of Tripura since 2022
  • Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist & developer of the famous Saha ionization equation
  • Nityanand Saha, Indian revolutionist
  • Pijush Saha, Indian film director
  • Rai Bahadur Ranada Prasad Saha, Bangladeshi businessman, philanthropist & recipient of the country's highest civilian award Independence Day Award (posthumous)
  • Samir Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi scientist & recipient of the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak
  • Sanat Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi economist & recipient of the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak
  • Satya Saha, Bangladeshi music director & recipient of the country's highest civilian award Independence Day Award (posthumous)
  • Senjuti Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
  • Shithi Saha, Bangladeshi singer & recipient of Bangladesh national awards - best Tagore singer (4 times)
  • Subhajit Saha, Indian table tennis player & recipient of a gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games
  • Subrata Saha, Indian politician
  • Surjit Saha, Indian actor, model & social media influencer
  • Swapan Saha, Indian film director
  • Trina Saha, Indian actress
  • Wriddhiman Saha, Indian cricketer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Saha". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Furui, Ryosuke (2013). "Merchant groups in early medieval Bengal: with special reference to the Rajbhita stone inscription of the time of Mahīpāla I, Year 33". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 76 (3): 402. doi:10.1017/S0041977X13000451. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 24692277.

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