Majumdar
Surname list
Pronunciation | Mojumdar |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Bengali (from Arabic and Persian ) |
Meaning | Record Keeper, Archivist, Treasurer, Accountant |
Region of origin | Bengal |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | numerous |
[1] |
Majumdar ( Bengali : মজুমদার ) is a native Bengali surname that is used by the both Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim community of Indian states of West Bengal , Assam and as well as of Bangladesh . [2]
Etymology and history
The name literally translates to 'record keeper' or 'archivist', from the Arabic language majmua ( مجموع / মজমুয়া ) 'collection' + the Persian suffix -dar ( دار / দার ) 'possessor'. The surname has evolved from this title. [ citation needed ]
The surname is found among both Hindu and Muslim Bengalis and should not be confused with the similar "Mujumdar" or "Muzumdar", found among Marathis , and to some extent among the peoples of Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh , and Uttar Pradesh . The Bengali Mirashdars [note 1] living in the former Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them. [4]
Variations
Variations of the surname Majumdar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, Mozoomder and Muzumdar.
List of people with the surname
Majumdar
- Aarti Majumdar American actress of Indian descent, better known as Aarti Mann
- Anita Majumdar , Canadian actress
- Amiya Bhūşhan Majumdār , novelist
- Apala Majumdar , British mathematician
- Apratim Majumdar , classical musician
- Arun Majumdar , first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
- Badiul Alam Majumdar , Bangladeshi economist, development worker, political analyst
- Bibhal Majumdar , cricketer
- Binoy Majumdar , Bengali poet
- Boria Majumdar , journalist, author, and cricket historian
- Chanchal Kumar Majumdar , physicist, founder of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
- Charu Majumdar , Maoist revolutionary and founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)
- Chittabrata Majumdar (1935–2007), General Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions
- Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar , fairy tale writer
- Hemen Majumdar , Indian painter
- Janab Ali Majumdar , Bengali politician
- Kamal Kumar Majumdar (1914–1979), writer
- Karun Krishna Majumdar , only IAF pilot to be decorated with a Bar on his DFC
- Leela Majumdar , author
- Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar , commanding officer of East Pakistan Regiment Centre
- Manu Majumdar , Bangladeshi Member of Parliament for Netrokona-1
- Mohitlal Majumdar (1888–1952), author
- Phani Majumdar , Indian director
- Pinaki Majumdar , condensed matter physicist
- R. C. Majumdar , compiler and partial author of The History and Culture of the Indian Peoples , a definitive work on Indian history, and other works
- Ramendu Majumdar , Bangladeshi actor
- Ramesh Chandra Majumdar , physicist who made contributions in statistical mechanics and ionospheric physics
- Rakhee Majumdar , Indian actress
- Ronu Majumdar , flautist
- Samaresh Majumdar , author. Magsaysay awardee. Sahitya Akademi, 1984
- Saikat Majumdar , novelist. [5]
- Simon Majumdar , British-American chef, author, and television personality
- Air Commodore S. K. Majumdar , India's first military helicopter pilot
- Sreela Majumdar , actress
- Sudhansu Datta Majumdar , physicist
- Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar , former Chief Minister of Tripura
- Tarun Majumdar , director. National Film Award, 1979
- Tejendra Majumdar , sarod player
Mazumdar
- Abdul Matlib Mazumdar (1890–1980), Indian freedom fighter and political leader
- Abraham Mazumdar , Indian conductor and violinist
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850–1922), Indian politician, President of the Indian National Congress
- Anita Mazumdar Desai , novelist. Sahitya Akademi, 1978. Shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize
- Asit Mazumdar , Indian politician
- Anupam Mazumdar , British-Indian Theoretical Physicist
- Birendra Nath Mazumdar , (died 1987), doctor and only Indian prisoner in Colditz
- Chandana Mazumdar , Bangladeshi singer
- Chittrovanu Mazumdar (born 1956), Kolkata-based artist
- Lakshmi Mazumdar , National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization from 1964 to 1983
- Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), Bengali writer
- Maxim Mazumdar (1952–1988), Indo-Canadian playwright and director
- Nalin Mazumdar , ustaad of the Hawaiian Guitar, also known as the Slide Guitar
- Nirode Mazumdar , Indian painter from the first generation of Indian modernists
- Pandit Ronu Mazumdar (born 1963), Indian flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition
- Pratap Chandra Mazumdar (1840–1905), leader of the Hindu reform movement, the Brahmo Samaj, in Bengal
- Roni Mazumdar , restaurateur, owner of Semma, the first Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in the States [6]
- Sandhya Mazumdar , former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India
- Shipra Mazumdar , member of the first women's expedition to successfully climb Mt. Everest
- Tarun Mazumdar (born 1931), Indian Bengali film director
- Tulip Mazumdar (born 1981) British journalist and broadcaster for the BBC
- Vina Mazumdar (1927–2013), Indian academic, feminist, a pioneer in Women studies in India
Majumder
- Kamal Ahmed Majumder , Bangladeshi politician
- Khaleda Zia née Majumder, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996 and 2001–2006), Chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Maia Majumder , American computational epidemiologist
- Renuka Majumder , Indian cricketer
- Sadhan Chandra Majumder , Bangladeshi politician
- Shaun Majumder , Canadian comedian and actor
- Silajit Majumder , songwriter and actor
- Debjit Majumder , footballer
Mazumder
- Bappa Mazumder , Bangladeshi lyricist
- Barun Mazumder , Indian journalist
- Ferdousi Mazumder , Bangladeshi actress
- Gauriprasanna Mazumder (1924–1986), Bengali lyricist, best known for Coffee Houser Shei Addata
- Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder , Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Other spellings
- Akhoy Kumar Mozumdar , first Indian to earn American citizenship
- Amol Muzumdar (born 1974), Indian cricketer
- Protap Chunder Mozoomdar , Brahmo delegate to the World Parliament of Religions. Distinguished researcher on Christianity
See also
- Bura Mazumdar , village in Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh
- Majumdar–Ghosh model , one-dimensional quantum Heisenberg spin model
- Majumdar-Papapetrou solution
- Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre in Bangalore, India
- Mouzadar
- Mazumder
Notes
References
- ↑ "1990 Census Name Files" . 30 March 2005. Archived from the original on 30 March 2005 . Retrieved 8 October 2018 .
- ↑ "Majumdar Surname" .
- ↑ Laskar, Nitish Ranjan (1985). Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background . Proceedings of North East India History Association. North East India History Association. p. 456.
- ↑ E M Lewis (1868). "Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms" . Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division . Calcutta : Calcutta Central Press Company. pp. 406–408.
- ↑ Dasgupta, Uma Mahadevan (29 January 2022). "A white brilliance: Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta reviews Saikat Majumdar's 'The Middle Finger' " . The Hindu .
- ↑ " 'With a Michelin star, whether we want to or not, we've become a beacon for Indian food' " .
External links
- White House press release announcing Arun Majumdar's nomination
- Biography of Karun Krishna Majumdar, DFC
- Times of India coverage of Arpita Majumdar's protest
- Air Commodore S.K. Majumdar
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