Saha/Shaha ( bn, সাহা) is a

Bengali Hindu Bengali Hindus ( bn, বাঙ্গালী হিন্দু/বাঙালি হিন্দু, translit=Bāṅgālī Hindu/Bāṅāli Hindu) are an ethnoreligious population who make up the majority in the Indian states of West Benga ...

surname mostly residing in the Indian states of

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 ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, and

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

, as well as in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

In the Pala domain a number of inscriptions from the Pala period mentioning communities of merchants have been found, some of which use the title Sadhu for a merchant family.

Notable people

* Anamika Saha, Indian actress *

Arati Saha Arati Saha (24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian-Bengali long-distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959 at nineteen years old. In 1960, she became the ...

, First Asian woman to swim across the English channel & first Indian woman sportsperson to receive the padma shri award *

Ashim Saha Asim Saha (born 20 February 1949) is a Bangladeshi poet and novelist. He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011 for his contributions in poetry. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the government of Bangla ...

, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak * Barna Saha, Indian-American computer scientist * Bhaskar Saha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize *

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim Bidya Sinha Saha Mim is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She made her debut in 2008 appearing in Amar Ache Jol directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm Limited. Career Mim participated in ''Lux Channel I Superstar'' in 2007. S ...

, Bangladeshi actress * Bhanu Lal Saha, Former finance minister of Tripura *

Chandrima Shaha Chandrima Shaha (born 14 October 1952) is an Indian biologist, currently President of Indian National Science Academy (2020–22), and JC Bose distinguished Chair Professor of National Academy of Sciences at the Indian Institute of Chemical Bio ...

, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize *

Chittaranjan Saha Chittaranjan Saha (1 January 1927 – 26 December 2007) was a Bangladeshi educationist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and education Saha was born to Koilas Chandra Saha and Tirthabasi Saha in La ...

, Bangladeshi educationist, publisher and social worker & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak * Debattama Saha, Indian actress *

Debojit Saha Debojit Saha is an Indian playback singer and performer mainly active in Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films. Saha was the winner of Zee TV singing reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 and was awarded the 'Voice of India' title ...

, Indian singer *

Emon Saha Emon Saha is a Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He earned 7 Bangladesh National Film Awards for his music composition and direction in the films Chandragrohon (2008), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ghetuputra Komola (2012), Pita (2012), ...

, Bangladeshi composer *

Ena Saha Ena Saha (born 28 May 1996), is an Indian film and television actress who predominantly appears in Bengali films and television shows. Career She has appeared in a number of Bengali TV serials, including ''Raat Bhor Bristi'', ''Bou Katha Kau'' ...

, Indian actress & producer *

Ishaa Saha Ishaa Saha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema. She started her career with Bengali television. She made her film debut in Bengali cinema in 2017 as a lead with ''Projapoti Biskut'' directed by Anindya Chatterjee. She acted i ...

, Indian actress * Kanak Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize *

Mahadev Saha Mahadev Saha (born 5 August 1944) is a Bangladeshi poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 and Independence Day Award in 2021 by the government of Bangladesh. Early life Born Dhanghara, Sirajganj, 5 August 1944. His father is Gadadhar Saha. H ...

, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award * Manik Chandra Saha, Bangladeshi journalist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak (posthumous) *

Meghnad Saha Meghnad Saha (6 October 1893 – 16 February 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation, used to describe chemical and physical conditions in stars. His work allowed astronomers to accurately relate the sp ...

, Indian Astrophysicist & developer of the famous saha ionization equation * Nityanand Saha, Indian revolutionist *

Pijush Saha Pijush Saha is an Indian film director, producer and writer from Kolkata. The first feature he directed was '' Satrur Mukabela'' (2002), which was followed by ''Kartabya'' (2003) ''Tulkalam'' (2007) '' Bajimat'' (2008) ''Neel Akasher Chandni' ...

, Indian film director *

Ranada Prasad Saha Ranadaprasad Shaha (also RP Shaha; 15 November 1896 – May 1971) was a Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist. He founded educational institutes like Bharateswari Homes, Kumudini College and Government Debendra College, Debendra College. Du ...

, Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous) *

Samir Kumar Saha Samir Kumar Saha (born 28 December 1955) is an eminent Bangladeshi microbiologist and public health expert. He is the professor, senior consultant and head of the department of Diagnostic Division of Microbiology at the Dhaka Shishu Hospital fo ...

, Bangladeshi scientist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak * Sanat Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi economist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak *

Satya Saha Satya Saha (25 December 1934 – 27 January 1999) was a Bangladeshi composer, and musician. His notable composed songs are "Chena Chena Lage" by Shyamal Mitra, "Dukkho Amar Basor Raater Palonko", "Chhiti Dio Protidin" by Sabina Yasmin, "Mon Bole ...

, Bangladeshi music director & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous) *

Senjuti Saha Senjuti Saha is a Bangladeshi scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), and board member of the Polio Transition Independent Monitoring Board (TIMB) of the World Health Organization (WHO). She is known for her lead on decoding the ...

, Bangladeshi scientist *

Shithi Saha Shithi Saha is a Bangladeshi singer. She has done playback in ''Projapoti: The Mysterious Bird, Projapoti'' (2011) film with veteran Ferdous Wahid. She sings Tagore songs, folk and also film songs. She has made four studio albums. Early life Shi ...

, Bangladeshi singer & recipient of Bangladesh national awards - best Tagore singer (4 times) * Subhajit Saha, Indian table tennis player & recipient of gold medal at the 19th commonwealth games *

Subrata Saha Subrata Saha (5 December 1953 – 29 December 2022) was an Indian eminent politician who served as Minister without portfolio and as Minister of State for Public Works in the Government of West Bengal. He was also a MLA, elected from the Sagar ...

, Indian politician *

Swapan Saha Swapan Saha ( bn, স্বপন সাহা) (born 10 January 1930 in Ajmer, Rajasthan, British India) is an Indian (Bengali) film director, producer, story writer and score composer. Filmography * ''Bedenir Prem'' (1992) * ''Maan Samman' ...

, Indian film director *

Trina Saha Trina Saha (born 21 January 1993) is an Indian television actress. Saha started her career in television as a lead actress through Khokababu (TV series) portraying the character ''Tori''. She has acted in many Bengali movies and TV soap opera A ...

, Indian actress *

Wriddhiman Saha Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha (born 24 October 1984) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He plays for Tripura in domestic cricket and for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Pr ...

, Indian Cricketer

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