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	'''Baishya Saha or Saha ([[Vaishya]]~~)'''~~ is a [[Bengali Hindu]] trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers & moneylenders.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hashmi\|first=Taj ul-Islam\|title=Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=1992\|isbn=978-0-367-28215-8\|pages=35,43,105,109,111,112,148}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Banik - Banglapedia\|url=http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95\|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-12-28\|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Saha-Banglapedia\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Saha\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Business Risks & Ranada\|url=https://sharebiz.net/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9D%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ganguly\|first=Jibamitra\|url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Megnad_Saha.pdf\|title=Meghnad saha : his science and persona through selected letters and writings\|publisher=INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY\|year=2019\|isbn=978-81-939482-5-5\|pages=12}}</ref> ~~They were even zaminders in the East Bengal (present Bangladesh).~~<ref~~>{{Cite web\|title~~=~~Balapur Zamindar House\|url=https~~:~~//www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Balapur-Zamindar-House/29461\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref~~>{{Cite web\|title=~~Mohera Zamindar House~~\|url=https://~~bangladeshpost~~.~~net/posts/craftsmanship-of-mohera-zamindar-bari-captures-minds-of-visitors-26239\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Lokkhon saha's zamindari house\|url=https://newsofbangla~~.~~com~~/~~classified/listing/lokkhon-saha-jomidar-bari-narsingdi/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Baliati Zamindari\|url=https://www~~.~~thedailystar.net~~/~~star-weekend/heritage/the-grandeur-baliati-1202239}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|~~title=Nandirhat zamindari\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/zaminder~~-~~bari-nandirhat/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title~~=~~Pratappur zamindar house\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/pratappur~~-~~zamindar~~-~~bari-feni/~~\|~~url-status~~=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Baishroshi Zamindar Mansion\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/baishroshi-zamindar-mansion-heritage-site-losing-lustre-while-govt-clings-legal-battle-2080393\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Vaggokul Zamindar House\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/vaggokul-zamindar-bari-munshiganj/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Duttapara Zamindar House\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/300-year-old-relics-ruins-1681753\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gournadi Zamindar House\|url=https://www.barishaltimes.com/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Barakul Zamindar House\|url=https://mytourbd.com/explore/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0/9554641/6384503\|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~They are a [[Forward caste\|General caste]] & use [[Saha (surname)\|Saha]] or Shaha as their surname.~~		'''Baishya Saha''' or '''Saha''', though not considered as [[Vaishya]] in the caste structure of Bengal, is a [[Bengali Hindu]] trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers moneylenders and farming.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hashmi\|first=Taj ul-Islam\|title=Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=1992\|isbn=978-0-367-28215-8\|pages=35,43,105,109,111,112,148}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ganguly\|first=Jibamitra\|url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Megnad_Saha.pdf\|title=Meghnad saha : his science and persona through selected letters and writings\|publisher=INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY\|year=2019\|isbn=978-81-939482-5-5\|pages=12}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Saha \|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Saha\|access-date=2022-01-29\|website=[[Banglapedia]]}}</ref>

	== ~~Notable Bengali Baishya Sahas~~ ==		== History and Origin ==
	~~<!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on~~ the ~~English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->~~		The name Saha (or Sadhu) is not found in 13th century works like the [[Brihaddharma Purana]].<ref name=":2" /> Before the seventh or the eighth centuries A.D. when historical evidences indicate that the society was based largely on trade and commerce, the merchant classes had a notably high position in the society. The low rank experienced by the Subarnabanik (gold merchants), [[Shunri]] (wine makers) , Teli (oil producers) and in later times also by the [[Gandhabanik]] (the dealers in spices), possibly indicate that the primary economic activities of the Bengali society shifted from trade and capital producing devices to cottage industries and agriculture. The caste ranks of the merchant classes became more and more lowered, and reached a decidedly low stage at the beginning of the Sena and Varman periods.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sarma\|first=Jyotirmoyee\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfE_AAAAMAAJ\|title=Caste Dynamics Among the Bengali Hindus\|date=1980\|publisher=Firma KLM\|isbn=978-0-8364-0633-7\|pages=15\|language=en}}</ref>
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	* [[~~Anamika Saha~~]], ~~Indian actress~~		Sahas were originally [[Shunri\|Shunris]](wine sellers), who were trying to break away from the parent caste.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal\|last=Sanyal\|first=Hitesranjan\|date=1971\|title=Continuities of Social Mobility in Traditional and Modern Society in India: Two Case Studies of Caste Mobility in Bengal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2942917\|journal=The Journal of Asian Studies\|volume=30\|issue=2\|pages=315–339\|doi=10.2307/2942917\|jstor=2942917\|issn=0021-9118}}</ref> Saha as a distinct sub-caste did not flourish in Bengal before the mid-nineteenth century.<ref name=":1" /> Shaha is a merchant caste like [[Suvarna Banik]], which has a low ceremonial rank , but high secular rank. As of 1921, Suvarnabaniks and Sahas had good literacy rate which was in the order mentioned.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sarma\|first=Jyotirmoyee\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfE_AAAAMAAJ\|title=Caste Dynamics Among the Bengali Hindus\|date=1980\|publisher=Firma KLM\|isbn=978-0-8364-0633-7\|pages=107\|language=en}}</ref>
	*[[Ishaa Saha]], ~~Indian actress~~
	*[[~~Trina Saha~~]], ~~Indian actress~~		== Varna Status ==
	*[[~~Debattama Saha~~]], ~~Indian actress~~		Traditionally there is no presence of Vaishya varna in Bengal but only Brahmin and Shudra. Sahas who belonged to the Shudra community started to claim [[Vaishya]] status in 1931 census report.<ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Chakrabarti\|first1=Kunal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ\|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis\|last2=Chakrabarti\|first2=Shubhra\|date=2013-08-22\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5\|pages=116\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=SIRCAR\|first=D. C.\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12965\|title=STUDIES IN THE SOCIETY AND ADMINISTRATION OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA VOL. 1\|date=1959\|publisher=FIRMA K. L. MUKHOPADHYAY, CALCUTTA\|pages=115}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite report\|title=The Tribes and Castes of West Bengal\|last=Mitra\|first=A.\|date=1953\|publisher=Land and Land Revenue Department, Government of West Bengal\|page=34\|series=Census 1951\|chapter=SAHA, SUNRI}}</ref>
	*[[Pijush Saha]], Indian film director
	*[[Swapan Saha]], Indian film director		==See also==
	* [[Arati Saha]], First asian women to ~~swim across~~ the ~~english channel~~		[[Saha (surname)]]
	* [[Ena Saha]], ~~Indian actress & producer~~
	* [[Lt Gen Subrata Saha]], PVSM UYSM YSM VSM**(Retd) Deputy Chief of ~~Army Staff~~ and ~~Corps Commander Kashmir~~<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~title~~=~~Lt Gen (Dr) Subrata Saha~~\|url=https://~~rru~~.ac.in/lt-~~gen~~-~~subrata~~-~~saha~~-~~retd/~~\|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref>
	* [[~~Meghnad Saha~~]], ~~Indian Astrophysicist & developer~~ of ~~saha ionization equation~~
	*[[Kanak Saha]], Indian Astrophysicist & recipient of ~~country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize~~
	*[[Wriddhiman Saha~~]], Indian Cricketer~~
	*[[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~~
	*[[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
	*[[~~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~~
	*[[Ranadaprasad 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

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Baishya Saha or Saha (Vaishya)''' is a [[Bengali Hindu]] trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers & moneylenders.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hashmi\|first=Taj ul-Islam\|title=Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=1992\|isbn=978-0-367-28215-8\|pages=35,43,105,109,111,112,148}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Banik - Banglapedia\|url=http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95\|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-12-28\|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref> They were even zaminders in the East Bengal (present Bangladesh).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Balapur Zamindar House\|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Balapur-Zamindar-House/29461}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mohera Zamindar ~~Bari~~\|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/craftsmanship-of-mohera-zamindar-bari-captures-minds-of-visitors-26239}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Lokkhon saha's zamindari house\|url=https://~~adarbepari~~.com/lokkhon-saha-~~zamindar~~-bari-narsingdi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Baliati Zamindari\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/the-grandeur-baliati-1202239}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Nandirhat zamindari\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/zaminder-bari-nandirhat/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~Some use ''[[Saha (surname)~~\|~~Saha]]'' as their surname, but others use Bhowmik, Chowdhury, [[Das (surname)~~\|~~Das]], Majumder, Roy, Mallick, Poddar, Roy Chowdhury, Sarkar, and Sikder, among others~~.<ref>{{~~cite book~~ \|~~last~~=~~Bala~~ \|~~first~~=~~Hiralal~~ \|~~year~~=~~2012~~ \|~~chapter~~=~~Saha~~ \|~~chapter-~~url=~~http~~://en.~~banglapedia~~.~~org~~/~~index.php?~~title=~~Saha~~ \|~~editor1~~-~~last=Islam~~ \|~~editor1~~-~~first~~=~~Sirajul~~ \|~~editor1-link~~=~~Sirajul Islam~~ \|~~editor2~~-~~last=Jamal~~ \|~~editor2~~-~~first~~=~~Ahmed A.~~ \|title=~~Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh~~ \|~~edition~~=~~Second~~ \|~~publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]\|access~~-~~date~~=~~26 August 2020~~}}</ref>		'''Baishya Saha or Saha ([[Vaishya]])''' is a [[Bengali Hindu]] trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers & moneylenders.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hashmi\|first=Taj ul-Islam\|title=Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=1992\|isbn=978-0-367-28215-8\|pages=35,43,105,109,111,112,148}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Banik - Banglapedia\|url=http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95\|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-12-28\|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Saha-Banglapedia\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Saha\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Business Risks & Ranada\|url=https://sharebiz.net/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9D%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ganguly\|first=Jibamitra\|url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Megnad_Saha.pdf\|title=Meghnad saha : his science and persona through selected letters and writings\|publisher=INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY\|year=2019\|isbn=978-81-939482-5-5\|pages=12}}</ref> They were even zaminders in the East Bengal (present Bangladesh).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Balapur Zamindar House\|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Balapur-Zamindar-House/29461\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mohera Zamindar House\|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/craftsmanship-of-mohera-zamindar-bari-captures-minds-of-visitors-26239\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Lokkhon saha's zamindari house\|url=https://newsofbangla.com/classified/listing/lokkhon-saha-jomidar-bari-narsingdi/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Baliati Zamindari\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/the-grandeur-baliati-1202239}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Nandirhat zamindari\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/zaminder-bari-nandirhat/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Pratappur zamindar house\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/pratappur-zamindar-bari-feni/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Baishroshi Zamindar Mansion\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/baishroshi-zamindar-mansion-heritage-site-losing-lustre-while-govt-clings-legal-battle-2080393\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Vaggokul Zamindar House\|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/vaggokul-zamindar-bari-munshiganj/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Duttapara Zamindar House\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/300-year-old-relics-ruins-1681753\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gournadi Zamindar House\|url=https://www.barishaltimes.com/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Barakul Zamindar House\|url=https://mytourbd.com/explore/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0/9554641/6384503\|url-status=live}}</ref> They are a [[Forward caste\|General caste]] & use [[Saha (surname)\|Saha]] or Shaha as their surname.

	== Notable Bengali Baishya Sahas ==		== Notable Bengali Baishya Sahas ==
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	* [[Anamika Saha]], Indian actress		* [[Anamika Saha]], Indian actress
	*[[Ishaa Saha]], Indian actress		*[[Ishaa Saha]], Indian actress
			*[[Trina Saha]], Indian actress
	*[[Debattama Saha]], Indian actress		*[[Debattama Saha]], Indian actress
	*[[Pijush Saha]], Indian film director		*[[Pijush Saha]], Indian film director
	* [[Arati Saha]], ~~Indian Swimmer~~		*[[Swapan Saha]], Indian film director
			* [[Arati Saha]], First asian women to swim across the english channel
	* [[Ena Saha]], Indian actress & producer		* [[Ena Saha]], Indian actress & producer
	* [[Meghnad Saha]], Indian Astrophysicist		* [[Lt Gen Subrata Saha]], PVSM UYSM YSM VSM**(Retd) Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Corps Commander Kashmir<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Lt Gen (Dr) Subrata Saha\|url=https://rru.ac.in/lt-gen-subrata-saha-retd/\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			* [[Meghnad Saha]], Indian Astrophysicist & developer of saha ionization equation
			*[[Kanak Saha]], Indian Astrophysicist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
	*[[Wriddhiman Saha]], Indian Cricketer		*[[Wriddhiman Saha]], Indian Cricketer
	*[[Debojit Saha]], Indian singer		*[[Debojit Saha]], Indian singer
	*[[Samir Kumar Saha]], Bangladeshi scientist		*[[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
			*[[Samir Kumar Saha]], Bangladeshi scientist & & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
	*[[Senjuti Saha]], Bangladeshi scientist		*[[Senjuti Saha]], Bangladeshi scientist
	*[[Bidya Sinha Saha Mim]], Bangladeshi actress		*[[Bidya Sinha Saha Mim]], Bangladeshi actress
	*[[Shithi Saha]], Bangladeshi singer		*[[Shithi Saha]], Bangladeshi singer
	*[[Ashim Saha]], Bangladeshi poet		*[[Ashim Saha]], Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
	*[[Mahadev Saha]], Bangladeshi poet		*[[Mahadev Saha]], Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award
	*[[Ranadaprasad Saha]], Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist		*[[Ranadaprasad Saha]], Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
	*[[Biplob Saha]], Bangladeshi fashion designer		*[[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

	==References==		==References==

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'''Baishya Saha or Saha (Vaishya)''' is a [[Bengali Hindu]] trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers & moneylenders.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hashmi|first=Taj ul-Islam|title=Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1992|isbn=978-0-367-28215-8|pages=35,43,105,109,111,112,148}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Banik - Banglapedia|url=http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95|url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-28|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref> They were even zaminders in the East Bengal (present Bangladesh).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Balapur Zamindar House|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Balapur-Zamindar-House/29461}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohera Zamindar Bari|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/craftsmanship-of-mohera-zamindar-bari-captures-minds-of-visitors-26239}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lokkhon saha's zamindari house|url=https://adarbepari.com/lokkhon-saha-zamindar-bari-narsingdi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Baliati Zamindari|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/the-grandeur-baliati-1202239}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nandirhat zamindari|url=https://www.lrbtravelteam.com/zaminder-bari-nandirhat/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some use ''[[Saha (surname)|Saha]]'' as their surname, but others use Bhowmik, Chowdhury, [[Das (surname)|Das]], Majumder, Roy, Mallick, Poddar, Roy Chowdhury, Sarkar, and Sikder, among others.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bala |first=Hiralal |year=2012 |chapter=Saha |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Saha |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>

== Notable Bengali Baishya Sahas ==


* [[Anamika Saha]], Indian actress
*[[Ishaa Saha]], Indian actress
*[[Debattama Saha]], Indian actress
*[[Pijush Saha]], Indian film director
* [[Arati Saha]], Indian Swimmer
* [[Ena Saha]], Indian actress & producer
* [[Meghnad Saha]], Indian Astrophysicist
*[[Wriddhiman Saha]], Indian Cricketer
*[[Debojit Saha]], Indian singer
*[[Samir Kumar Saha]], Bangladeshi scientist
*[[Senjuti Saha]], Bangladeshi scientist
*[[Bidya Sinha Saha Mim]], Bangladeshi actress
*[[Shithi Saha]], Bangladeshi singer
*[[Ashim Saha]], Bangladeshi poet
*[[Mahadev Saha]], Bangladeshi poet
*[[Ranadaprasad Saha]], Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist
*[[Biplob Saha]], Bangladeshi fashion designer

==References==
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[[Category:Bengali Hindu castes]]
[[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]]

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