Saha (surname)

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SahaOrigin

Word/name| Bengali
Region of origin| Bangladesh, 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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* Baishya Saha, trading caste dissident from Shunri
* Shunri, Bengali vintner caste
* Saha for other uses

## 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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