Biswas

Biswas (pronounced in Bengali as "bish-shash") is a surname commonly used by the Bengali community of India and Bangladesh. The surname was an honorary title bestowed on persons who were relied upon for the work of accounts, receipts and expenditure.[1]

Among Bengali Hindus, the surname is associated with Scheduled Castes,[2] as well as General castes like Mahishyas[3] and Kayasthas.[4][5] The surname is also found among some Muslim and Christian Bengalis.[6] In Bengali, Biswas means faith or trust.[7]

## Notable people[edit]

* Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017), former president of Bangladesh.
* Anangsha Biswas, Indian actress
* Anil Biswas (composer) (1914–2003), Indian film music composer
* Anil Biswas (politician) (nickname 'Keru') (1944–2006), Indian politician
* Antara Biswas, Indian actress
* Apu Biswas, Bangladeshi actress who appears in Dhallywood films
* Barun Biswas (1972–2012), Bengali school teacher and social activist
* Basanta Kumar Biswas (1895–1915), independence activist involved in the Jugantar
* Birendra Bijoy Biswas, Indian scientist
* Biswamoy Biswas (1923–1994), Indian ornithologist
* Chhabi Biswas (1900–1962), Bengali character actor
* Charu Chandra Biswas, CIE, Indian Judge, Union Minister and Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta
* Debabrata Biswas (1911–1980), Bengali singer
* Debabrata Biswas (politician) (born 1945), politician from All India Forward Bloc and a Member of the Parliament of India
* Dipendu Biswas, Indian international football player
* Hemanga Biswas, exponent of the Bhantiali folk music, originally popular among the fishermen of Bangladesh
* Kanti Biswas, Indian politician and former minister of West Bengal
* Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas, politician, diplomat, and freedom fighter from Bangladesh
* Pratim Biswas, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Miami
* Pulak Biswas (born 1941), artist and children's book illustrator from India
* Ramakrishna Biswas, (born 1910), Bengali revolutionary and martyr
* Robert Biswas-Diener (born 1972), positive psychologist, researcher, author and instructor at Portland State University
* Seema Biswas (born 1965), Indian film and theatre actress
* Soma Biswas (born 1978), athlete of Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon
* Soumili Biswas, Bengali television serial actress
* Suhas Biswas first Air Force Officer, awarded the Ashoka Chakra
* Suresh Biswas, 19th century adventurer from India
* Sutapa Biswas (born 1962), British Indian conceptual artist
* Timir Biswas (born 1982), playback singer, songwriter, composer and the lead singer of the band Fakira
* U. N. Biswas, an Indian Buddhist politician and the former Minister for Backward Class Welfare from West Bengal
* Ujjal Biswas, Indian politician and the present Minister for technical education in the Government of West Bengal

## See also[edit]

* A House for Mr. Biswas, 1961 novel by V. S. Naipaul.[8][9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mookerjee S (1959). "Bengalee Surnames" (PDF). Annals of Library and Information Studies. 6 (3): 81–91.
2. ^ Confessions of a Namasudra Communist: Debayudh Chatterjee.
3. ^ Risley, H.H. The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (PDF). Bengal Secretariat Press. p. 140.
4. ^ Lokeshwar Basu (1981). Amader Podabir Itihas (Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 8170666015.
5. ^ Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1982). Man in India. A. K. Bose.
6. ^ Zene, Cosimo. The Rishi of Bangladesh: A History of Christian Dialogue. p. 364.
7. ^ "English Meaning of 'বিশ্বাস ' at english-bangla.com বিশ্বাস শব্দের ইংরেজি অর্থ". english-bangla dictionary.
8. ^ "MASTERPIECE!". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
9. ^ "Teju Cole on A House for Mr Biswas by VS Naipaul – a novel of full-bore Trinidadian savvy". the Guardian. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

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