Saha (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Origin
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
- 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
- Baishya Saha, trading caste dissident from Shunri
- Shunri, Bengali vintner caste
- Saha for other uses
References
- ^ "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): 402. doi:10.1017/S0041977X13000451. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 24692277.