Acharya (surname)
Acharya (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) (Bengali: আচার্য) (Odia : ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is a surname or upādhi mainly found in the South Asian countries of India and Nepal. In India, it is commonly found among the VishwaBrahmin and Brahmin communities in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and in Nepal, it is mainly found among the Bahun community. In Nepal, their population is spread in almost all parts of the country
 A prominent Acharya man, Baburam Acharya | |
| Pronunciation | Ācārya |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Marathi |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Word/name | South Asia |
| Meaning | Teacher[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Achari, Acharia, Acharjee, Acharja |
| See also | Vishwakarma, Pandey |
Notable people
- Adishankaracharya, person to found Advaita vedanta
- Baburam Acharya (1888–1971), Nepalese historian and writer
- Bhakta Raj Acharya, Nepalese singer
- Bhanubhakta Acharya, Nepalese poet
- Bhim Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Binayak Acharya, former Chief Minister of Odissa, India
- Bodhraj Acharya, Nepalese Scientist
- Dilaram Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Dilliram Sharma Acharya, Bhutanese-Nepalese poet
- Drona Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Ganesh Acharya, Indian choreographer
- Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepalese diplomat
- Hari Bansha Acharya, Nepalese comedian and actor
- Jagannath Acharya, Nepalese freedom fighter, and former cabinet minister
- Lekh Nath Acharya, Nepalese politician
- M. P. T. Acharya, Indian politician and co-founder of the Communist Party of India
- Mahesh Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Narahari Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Padmapani Acharya (1969–1999), Indian Army officer
- Prasanna Acharya, Indian politician
- Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer, Indian idol of season 2
- Shailaja Acharya, former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Srikanta Acharya, Indian singer, songwriter and music director
- Surya Raj Acharya, Nepali politician, professor, development expert and author
- Suryakant Acharya, Indian politician
- Tanka Prasad Acharya, former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Triveni Acharya, Indian journalist
- V. S. Acharya, Indian politician from Karnataka
- Vijay Krishna Acharya, Indian film director, scriptwriter
- Viral Acharya, Indian economist
References
- Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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