Saha (surname)
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| Pronunciation | /ʃaɦa/ ~ /ɕaɦa/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Bengali |
| Region of origin | Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Shaha, Sahu (obsolete) |
| [1] | |
Saha (Bengali: সাহা), also known as 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.[2]
History
[edit]In the Pala domain a number of inscriptions from the Pala period mentioning communities of merchants have been found, some of which use the title sāhu (the earlier form of the word) for a merchant family.[3] The word originated from Sanskrit sādhu, which, among many other meanings, refers to a merchant or trader.
Notable people
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Baishya Saha
- Shunri
- Shah (surname) in Western India
- Saha ionization equation - relating the densities of atoms, ions, and electrons in a plasma.
- Sahā - a concept in Buddhism
- Saha Airlines - an Iranian airline based in Tehran that operates scheduled domestic flights.
- Saha, Ambala - town and tehsil in Ambala district of Haryana state of India.
References
[edit]- ^ "1990 Census Name Files". United States Census Bureau. 30 March 2005. Archived from the original on 30 March 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Saha". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ 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): 391–412. ISSN 0041-977X.
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