Chanda ( bn, চন্দ) is a native
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
surname that is used in the
Bengali Kayastha community of the Indian states of
West Bengal
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and
Assam
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,
Tripura
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as well as in
Bangladesh
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.
Origin
The origin of this
Bengali Kayastha surname was a Sanskrit word ''čandra'' which means ‘pleasant shining; moon’.
Notable people with the surname
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Arnab Chanda
Arnab Chanda is an English born actor, writer, and director.
Career
He was born in England in Pontefract, but left at age 6 and grew up in Saudi Arabia and the US. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003, h ...
, English writer, producer, and actor
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Arun Kumar Chanda
Arun Kumar Chanda ( bn, অরুণ কুমার চন্দ, Orun Kumar Chondo; 1899–1947), was an Indian independence activist from Cachar district of Assambr>The Government of India issued a stamp in his honour. He was a social worker ...
(1899–1947), Indian independence activist
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Barun Chanda, Indian actor and author
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Nayan Chanda (born 1946), Indian journalist
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Raja Chanda, Indian film director
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Ramaprasad Chanda
Ramaprasad Chanda (15 August 1873 – 28 May 1942) was an Indian anthropologist, historian and archaeologist from Bengal. A pioneer in his field in South Asia, Chanda's lasting legacy is the Varendra Research Museum, he established in Rajshahi ( ...
(1873–1942), Indian historian and archaeologist
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Rishi Chanda
Rishi Chanda ( bn, ঋষি চন্দ) is an Indian music director and singer.
Bengali discography Composer
Singer
References
External links
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Rishi Chandaon Gomolo
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Living people
Indian ma ...
, Indian music director, composer and singer
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Samir Chanda (1957–2011), Indian art director and production designer
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Sandipan Chanda
Sandipan Chanda (born 13 August 1983) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. He started playing and Sandipan became grandmaster in 2003. In 2004 he won the Curaçao Chess Festival ...
(born 1983), Indian chess player
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References
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surnames
Bengali Hindu surnames