Saha (surname)
Saha (Bengali: সাহা) is a Bengali Hindu surname mostly residing in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, as well as in Bangladesh.[2]
| Pronunciation | Saha |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Bengali |
| Meaning | Businessperson, merchant |
| Region of origin | Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | numerous |
| [1] | |
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.[3]
Notable people
- Anamika Saha, Indian actress
- Ishaa Saha, Indian actress
- Trina Saha, Indian actress
- Debattama Saha, Indian actress
- Pijush Saha, Indian film director
- Swapan Saha, Indian film director
- Arati Saha, First Asian woman to swim across the English channel & first Indian woman sportsperson to receive the padma shri award
- Ena Saha, Indian actress & producer
- Meghnad Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & developer of the famous saha ionization equation
- Kanak Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
- Wriddhiman Saha, Indian Cricketer
- Subhajit Saha, Indian table tennis player & recipient of gold medal at the 19th commonwealth games
- Debojit Saha, Indian singer
- Subrata Saha, Indian politician
- Bhanu Lal Saha, Former finance minister of Tripura
- Chandrima Shaha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
- Bhaskar Saha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
- Nityanand Saha, Indian revolutionist
- Samir Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi scientist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
- Senjuti Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
- Shithi Saha, Bangladeshi singer & recipient of Bangladesh national awards - best Tagore singer (4 times)
- Ashim Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
- Mahadev Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award
- Ranada Prasad Saha, Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
- Biplob Saha, Bangladeshi fashion designer
- Satya Saha, Bangladeshi music director & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
- Emon Saha, Bangladeshi composer
- Chittaranjan Saha, Bangladeshi educationist, publisher and social worker & 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
- Manik Chandra Saha, Bangladeshi journalist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak (posthumous)
See also
- Baishya Saha
- Shunri
- Shah (surname) in Western India
- Saha ionization equation - relating the densities of atoms, ions, and electrons in a plasma.
- Saha Airlines - an Iranian airline based in Tehran that operates scheduled domestic flights.
- Saha, Ambala - town and tehsil in Ambala district of Haryana state of India.
References
- "1990 Census Name Files". United States Census Bureau. 30 March 2005. Archived from the original on 30 March 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "Saha". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Furui, Ryosuke (2013). "Merchant groups in early medieval Bengal: with special reference to the Rajbhita stone inscription of the time of Mahīpāla I, Year 33". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 76 (3): 391–412. ISSN 0041-977X.
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