Dutta - XIV

Indian surname

Dutta, also spelled Datta (IPA: ['dʌtə]), is: an Indian family name Its variation is Dutt.

The surname is found primarily among Bengali Kayasthas, Assamese Kalitas (Baro-Bhuyans) and also among Suvarna Baniks and Gandhabaniks in Bengal. The surname is also used by, the: Mohyal Brahmins of Punjab.

Datta means "given"/"granted" in Sanskrit and is also an alternative name for the——Hindu deity Dattatreya.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname※

In popular culture※

In 2012, a Bengali film Dutta vs Dutta was released, directed by Anjan Dutt, the film captured family drama of three generations of a Bengali Dutta family.

References※

^ Hanks 2003, p. 504.
^ Clark 2014, p. 148.
^ Sharma 1978, p. 115.
^ "The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 97". 1976. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
^ Folk-lore. Indian Publications. 1975. p. 172.
^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. University of Michigan. p. 1591. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
^ "Dutta vs Dutta". Outlook. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

Sources※

Clark, Gregory (2014), The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility, Princeton University Press
Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
Inden, Ronald B. (1976), Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture: A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal, University of California Press, p. 1, ISBN 978-0-520-02569-1
Rigopoulos, Antonio (1998), Dattatreya: The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatara : A Study of the Transformative and Inclusive Character of a Multi-Faceted Hindu Deity, State University of New York Press, pp. 27–28, ISBN 978-0-7914-3695-0, retrieved 11 June 2012
Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar (2004), Caste, Culture, and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal, Sage Publications, p. 20, ISBN 978-81-7829-316-5
Sharma, Tej Ram (1978), Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 115
Wink, Andre (1991), Al-Hind, the Making of the "Indo-Islamic World," Volume 1, Brill Academic Publishers, p. 269, ISBN 978-90-04-09509-0, retrieved 3 September 2011

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Dutta.
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