Maity or Maiti is an Indian surname belonging to the forward caste, used by the

Mahishya Mahishya, also spelled Mahisya, is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. Mahishyas are considered as Forward caste. Mahisyas traditionally lived in Bengal and Orissa region. In late t ...

community of Indian state

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. In addition, Maity or Maiti last name pertains to the

Karan Karan may refer to: People * Karan (given name), an Indian given name * Karan (caste), an Indian caste * Karan Kayastha, a community of Kayastha in Bihar, India * Karan (surname) Places * Karan, Iran (disambiguation), a name for various vi ...

Karan Kayastha Karan Kayastha is a community of Kayastha that inhabit Orissa and Mithila region, a region now divided between India and Nepal. History and migration Eminent archeologist, BP Sinha explains that duty of Karana was rajaseva and durgantapurarak ...

community of Odisha and West Bengal in India. The community spreads across the borders of the state of Odisha and West Bengal. Karanas are a community of

scribes A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing. The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its promi ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abha Maiti Abha Maiti (22 April 1925 - 3 July 1994) was a former Indian politician. She was the minister of state for industry in the Morarji Desai government from 1977 to 1979. Early life She was educated at Bethune College. Career She was born in ...

(1925-1994), Indian politician *

Iris Maity Iris Maity is an Indian model and actress. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Bangla 1'' in 2013. Early life After her graduation in science, she earned an MBA degree in marketing. She is a trained dancer, and can also sing and ...

, (born 1958), Indian model and actress *

Paresh Maity Paresh Maity (born 1965) is an Indian painter. He is a prolific painter in a short career span. In 2014, Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri. Early life Paresh Maity was born in Tamluk, Purb ...

(born 1965), Indian painter * Somenath Maity (born 1960), Indian artist *

Tapan Maity Tapan' is a South Asian given name. It may refer to: Places * Tapan, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality in Azerbaijan * Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur, a village in West Bengal, India * Tapan, Homalin, Burma * Tapan (Community development block), an ...

, Indian footballer * Ajit Kumar Maiti (born 1928), Indian neurophysiologist *

Kalobaran Maiti Kalobaran Maiti (born 21 October 1967) is an Indian physicist specialising in condensed matter physics and materials science. He obtained his MSc degree from Rajabazar Science College and PhD degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. H ...

(born 1967), Indian physicist * Mrigendra Nath Maiti, Indian politician * Souvik Maiti (born 1971), Indian chemist *

Somraj Maity Somraj Maity is an Indian actor who works in Bengali film and television industry. He is known for his portrayal as Abir in the TV serial '' Ei Chheleta Bhelbheleta'', a romantic drama show which aired on Zee Bangla Zee Bangla is an Indian ...

, Indian actor *

Rabindranath Maity Rabindranath Maity is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state o ...

, Indian politician *

Sukhendu Maity Sukhendu Maity ( – 16 December 2019) was an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to Communist Party of India. He was a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Biography Maity was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal L ...

, Indian politician * Prafulla Maity, Indian politician * Tarun Kumar Maity, Indian politician * Ajit Kumar Maiti, Neurophysiologist

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