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{{about||the asteroid|8348 Bhattacharyya|the probability similarity measurement|Bhattacharyya distance}}
{{wiktionary|Bhattacharya}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2019}}
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'''Bhattacharya''', '''Bhattacharyya''', and '''Bhattacharjee''' are three common spellings of an Indian [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]] surname.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.payer.de/amarakosa5/amara213aAnhang.htm|title=Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya [যোগেন্দ্রনাথ ভট্টাচার্য্য] über Brahmanen (1896)}}</ref>

==Origin==
The Bhattacharyas are [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]s and originally belonged to the [[Kannauj|Kanyakubja region]] of northern India.<ref>cf. Brahman Nirnaya, Chhotelal Sharma Gaud</ref> They later migrated to eastern parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] during the [[Medieval India|medieval period]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.payer.de/amarakosa5/amara213aAnhang.htm|title=Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya [যোগেন্দ্রনাথ ভট্টাচার্য্য] über Brahmanen (1896)}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The word is a combination of the Sanskrit titles ''[[Bhat|Bhaṭṭa]]'' (meaning ''Vedic scholar '') and ''[[Acharya|Ācārya]]'' (meaning ''teacher'' or ''preceptor'') and means 'Vedic teacher'.

==Notable people==
Notable people with the name include:
*[[A. Bhattacharya]], Indian statistician who worked at the Indian Statistical Institute in the 1930s and early 40s
*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] (1921−1993), Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema
*[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] (born 1958), Indian celebrity, Bollywood playback singer and composer
*[[Abhinash Bhattacharya]], leader in revolutionary movement for Indian independence
*[[Aditya Bhattacharya]] (born 1965), Indian film director and screenwriter, ''[[Raakh]]''
*[[Amitabha Bhattacharya]], Indian professor at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] and an author of digital communication
*[[Amitabh Bhattacharya]], Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood
*[[Anirban Bhattacharya]], Indian actor
*Anupam Bhattacharya, Indian actor
*[[Anuradha Bhattacharyya]] (born 1975), Indian writer
*[[Arindam Bhattacharya (politician)|Arindam Bhattacharya]], Indian politician, Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly and President, West Bengal Youth Congress
*[[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]], Indian footballer
*[[Arundhati Bhattacharya]], Chairman, State Bank of India
*[[Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya]] (1919−2016), Indian archaeologist
*[[Atanu Bhattacharya]], Indian football goalkeeper coach
*[[B. B. Bhattacharya]], Indian economist and educationist
*[[Basu Bhattacharya]] (1934−1997), Hindi film director
*[[Bhabani Bhattacharya]] (1906-1988), Bengali writer, Indo-English literature
*[[Bibhu Bhattacharya]] (1944−2011), Indian male actor in Bengali cinema
*[[Bidhayak Bhattacharya]] (1907−1986), Indian playwright, litterateur and journalist
*[[Bijon Bhattacharya]] (1917−1978), Indian theatre and film personality from Bengal
*[[Bikash Bhattacharya]], Indian politician
*[[Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya]] (1924−1997), Indian novelist and modern Assamese littérateur
*[[Biswajit Bhattacharya]], head coach of George Telegraph SC in the Calcutta Football League
*[[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee]] (born 1944), Indian politician, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India, Chief Minister of West Bengal (2000–2011)
*[[Chandril Bhattacharya]], popular singer
*[[Charu Chandra Bhattacharya]] (1883−1961), prominent science teacher and writer of various scientific articles mainly for children in Bangla
*[[Chittaprosad Bhattacharya]], political artist of the mid-20th century
*[[Debashish Bhattacharya]] (born 1963), Indian classical musician who plays the lap slide guitar
*[[Deben Bhattacharya]] (1921−2001), Indian radio producer, record producer, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer
*[[Devoleena Bhattacharjee]], Indian television actress
*[[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], son of Surendranath Bhattacharya - Bengal singer
*[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]], Indian politician
*[[Durga Mohan Bhattacharyya]], Indian scholar and professor of Sanskrit.
*[[Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya]] (died 1831), Indian journalist, teacher and reformer
*[[Gautam Bhattacharya]], Indian sports journalist, sports editor of the Ananda Bazar Patrika
*[[Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya]] (1895−1981), Indian entomologist and naturalist
*[[Haridas Bhattacharya]] (1891−1956), Indian philosopher and educationist
*[[Hiren Bhattacharyya]] (1932-2012), Indian Assamese language poet
*[[Jaya Bhattacharya]], Indian television actress
*[[Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya]], pandit, one of a group of Hindu nationalists who held a benevolent view of the traditional role of caste in Indian society
*[[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Kamalakanta Bhattacharya]] (1769–1821), Indian poet of the late 18th century
*[[Kanailal Bhattacharyya|Kanailal Bhattacharya]], educationist, former minister of Commerce and Indrustries and food department, West Bengal
*[[Kanailal Bhattacharjee|Kanailal Bhattacharya]], Indian nationalist
*[[Kankan Bhattacharyya]], one of the scientists of modern non-linear laser spectroscopy
*[[Kedarnath Bhattacharya]], first elected vice-chairman of [[Howrah|Howrah Municipal Corporation]]
*[[Kumar Sanu]]/Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 1957), Indian playback singer
*[[Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya]] (1875−1949), philosopher at Calcutta University
*[[Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya]], CBE (1940−2019), Indian-born British engineer, educator and government advisor
*[[Lilabati Bhattacharjee]], mineralogist and former Director (Mineral Physics), Geological Survey of India
*[[Lokenath Bhattacharya]] (1927−2001), prolific Bangla writer who chose to remain in isolation
*[[Madhuri Bhattacharya]], Indian actress and former model who has appeared in Kannada and Bollywood films
*[[Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya]] CIE (1836−1906), Indian scholar of Sanskrit, principal of the Sanskrit College for over 18 years
*[[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]], Indian football international player and a club level coach and manager
*[[Nabarun Bhattacharya]] (1948−2014), Indian Bengali writer
*[[Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya]] (1888−1967), Commissioner of the Berhampore Municipality from 1932 to 1948
*[[Nalinidhar Bhattacharya]] (1921−2016), Indian Assamese language poet and literary critic
*[[Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya]] (1887−1954), an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist, known as M. N. Roy
*[[Nirmalendu Bhattacharya]] (died 2020), Indian politician
*[[Nivedita Bhattacharya]], Indian actress
*[[P. C. Bhattacharya]], the seventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 March 1962 to 30 June 1967
*[[Panchanan Bhattacharya]] (1853−1919), chief disciple of Yogiraj Sri Shama Churun Lahiri Mahasaya
*[[Pannalal Bhattacharya]], Bengal singer
*[[Rinki Bhattacharya]] (born 1942), Indian writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker
*[[Ritwik Bhattacharya]], junior squash player
*[[Sameer Bhattacharya]], guitarist for Texas rock band Flyleaf
*[[Sanjiv Bhattacharya]], British journalist, based in the US
*[[Santosh Bhattacharyya]] (1924−2011), Bengali Indian scholar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta
*[[Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya]], teacher of Dhaka University and an intellectual martyr in the Bangladesh Liberation War
*[[Sharmila Bhattacharya]], the head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center
*[[Shoumo Bhattacharya]], Indian medical doctor and academic
*[[Siva Brata Bhattacherjee]] (1921−2003), Professor of Physics and crystallographer, University of Calcutta
*[[Soumya Bhattacharya]] (born 1969), Indian journalist and author
*[[Subrata Bhattacharya (footballer)|Subrata Bhattacharya]], Indian football Defender who played for India in the 1984 Asian Cup
*[[Suchitra Bhattacharya]] (1950−2015), Indian novelist
*[[Sukanta Bhattacharya]] (1926−1947), Indian Bengali language poet and playwright
*[[Suma Bhattacharya]], Indian model and film actress
*[[Sushil Bhattacharya]] (1924 - 2015), Indian footballer and veteran coach, first official coach of East Bengal Club, Indian Women's Football Team and Bengal Women's Football Team
* [[Tanmoy Bhattacharya]], Indian politician
*[http://people.du.ac.in/~tanmoy/index.html Tanmoy Bhattacharya], Indian linguist and disability studies scholar, professor at the University of Delhi.
*[[Tarun Bhattacharya]], Indian classical musician who plays the santoor, a type of hammered dulcimer
*[[Utpal Bhattacharya]], finance professor at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business
*[[Vidyadhar Bhattacharya]], chief architect and city planner of Jaipur
*[[Shishir Bhattacharja]], Bangladeshi linguist and writer.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities by language]]
[[Category:Assamese-language surnames]]

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	~~{{about\|\|the asteroid\|8348 Bhattacharyya\|the probability similarity measurement\|Bhattacharyya distance}}~~
	{{wiktionary\|Bhattacharya}}		{{wiktionary\|Bhattacharya}}
	{{EngvarB\|date=September 2019}}		{{EngvarB\|date=September 2019}}
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	'''Bhattacharya''', '''Bhattacharyya''', and '''Bhattacharjee''' are three common spellings of ~~an Indian~~ [[~~Kanyakubja~~ Brahmin]] surname.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~payer~~.de/~~amarakosa5/amara213aAnhang.htm~~\|~~title~~=~~Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya [যোগেন্দ্রনাথ ভট্টাচার্য্য] über Brahmanen (1896)~~}}</ref>		'''Bhattacharya''', '''Bhattacharyya''', and '''Bhattacharjee''' are three common spellings of a [[Bengali Brahmin]] and {{citation needed span\|date=May 2022\|text=[[Assamese Brahmin]]}} surname. In [[Bengal]], Bhattacharjees, together with Banerjees, Chatterjees, Gangulys and Mukherjees, form the [[Kulin Brahmin]]s.<ref name="Bromley">{{cite book \|title=Krishna consciousness in the West \|editor1-first=David G. \|editor1-last=Bromley \|editor2-first=Larry D. \|editor2-last=Shinn \|first=Thomas J. \|last=Hopkins \|chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West \|publisher=Bucknell University Press \|year=1989 \|isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC&pg=PA35 \|pages=35–36 \|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref>

	~~==Origin==~~		== Notable persons with this surname ==
	The Bhattacharyas are [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]s and originally belonged to the [[Kannauj\|Kanyakubja region]] of northern India.<ref>cf. Brahman Nirnaya, Chhotelal Sharma Gaud</ref> They later migrated to eastern parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] during the [[Medieval India\|medieval period]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.payer.de/amarakosa5/amara213aAnhang.htm\|title=Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya [যোগেন্দ্রনাথ ভট্টাচার্য্য] über Brahmanen (1896)}}</ref>

	~~==Etymology==~~
	~~The word is a combination of the Sanskrit titles ''[[Bhat\|Bhaṭṭa]]'' (meaning ''Vedic scholar '') and ''[[Acharya\|Ācārya]]'' (meaning ''teacher'' or ''preceptor'') and means 'Vedic teacher'.~~

	==Notable ~~people~~==
	~~Notable people with the name include:~~
	*[[A. Bhattacharya]], Indian statistician who worked at the Indian Statistical Institute in the 1930s and early 40s		*[[A. Bhattacharya]], Indian statistician who worked at the Indian Statistical Institute in the 1930s and early 40s
	*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] (1921−1993), Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema		*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] (1921−1993), Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema
	*[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] (born 1958), Indian ~~celebrity, Bollywood~~ playback singer and composer		*[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] (born 1958), Indian playback singer and composer
	*[[Abhinash Bhattacharya]], leader in revolutionary movement for Indian independence		*[[Abhinash Bhattacharya]], leader in revolutionary movement for Indian independence
	*[[Aditya Bhattacharya]] (born 1965), Indian film director and screenwriter, ''[[Raakh]]''		*[[Aditya Bhattacharya]] (born 1965), Indian film director and screenwriter, ''[[Raakh]]''
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	*[[Amitabh Bhattacharya]], Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood		*[[Amitabh Bhattacharya]], Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood
	*[[Anirban Bhattacharya]], Indian actor		*[[Anirban Bhattacharya]], Indian actor
	*Anupam Bhattacharya, Indian actor
	*[[Anuradha Bhattacharyya]] (born 1975), Indian writer		*[[Anuradha Bhattacharyya]] (born 1975), Indian writer
	*[[Arindam Bhattacharya (politician)\|Arindam Bhattacharya]], Indian politician, Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly and President, West Bengal Youth Congress		*[[Arindam Bhattacharya (politician)\|Arindam Bhattacharya]], Indian politician, Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly and President, West Bengal Youth Congress
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	*[[B. B. Bhattacharya]], Indian economist and educationist		*[[B. B. Bhattacharya]], Indian economist and educationist
	*[[Basu Bhattacharya]] (1934−1997), Hindi film director		*[[Basu Bhattacharya]] (1934−1997), Hindi film director
	*[[Bhabani Bhattacharya]] (1906-1988), ~~Bengali~~ writer, Indo-English literature		*[[Bhabani Bhattacharya]] (1906-1988), Indian writer, Indo-English literature
	*[[Bibhu Bhattacharya]] (1944−2011), Indian male actor in Bengali cinema		*[[Bibhu Bhattacharya]] (1944−2011), Indian male actor in Bengali cinema
	*[[Bidhayak Bhattacharya]] (1907−1986), Indian playwright, litterateur and journalist		*[[Bidhayak Bhattacharya]] (1907−1986), Indian playwright, litterateur and journalist
	*[[Bijon Bhattacharya]] (1917−1978), Indian theatre and film personality ~~from Bengal~~		*[[Bijon Bhattacharya]] (1917−1978), Indian theatre and film personality
	*[[Bikash Bhattacharya]], Indian politician		*[[Bikash Bhattacharya]], Indian politician
	*[[Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya]] (1924−1997), Indian novelist and modern Assamese littérateur		*[[Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya]] (1924−1997), Indian novelist and modern Assamese littérateur
	*[[Biswajit Bhattacharya]], head coach of George Telegraph SC in the Calcutta Football League		*[[Biswajit Bhattacharya]], head coach of George Telegraph SC in the Calcutta Football League
	*[[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee]] (born 1944), Indian politician, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India, Chief Minister of West Bengal (2000–2011)		*[[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee]] (born 1944), Indian politician, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India, Chief Minister of West Bengal (2000–2011)
	*[[Chandril Bhattacharya]], ~~popular~~ singer		*[[Chandril Bhattacharya]], Indian singer
	*[[Charu Chandra Bhattacharya]] (1883−1961), prominent science teacher and writer of various scientific articles mainly for children in Bangla		*[[Charu Chandra Bhattacharya]] (1883−1961), prominent science teacher and writer of various scientific articles mainly for children in Bangla
	*[[Chittaprosad Bhattacharya]], political artist of the mid-20th century		*[[Chittaprosad Bhattacharya]], political artist of the mid-20th century
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	*[[Deben Bhattacharya]] (1921−2001), Indian radio producer, record producer, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer		*[[Deben Bhattacharya]] (1921−2001), Indian radio producer, record producer, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer
	*[[Devoleena Bhattacharjee]], Indian television actress		*[[Devoleena Bhattacharjee]], Indian television actress
	*[[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], son of Surendranath Bhattacharya - ~~Bengal~~ singer		*[[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], son of Surendranath Bhattacharya - Indian singer
	*[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]], Indian politician		*[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]], Indian politician
	*[[Durga Mohan Bhattacharyya]], Indian scholar and professor of Sanskrit.		*[[Durga Mohan Bhattacharyya]], Indian scholar and professor of Sanskrit.
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	*[[Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya]] CIE (1836−1906), Indian scholar of Sanskrit, principal of the Sanskrit College for over 18 years		*[[Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya]] CIE (1836−1906), Indian scholar of Sanskrit, principal of the Sanskrit College for over 18 years
	*[[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]], Indian football international player and a club level coach and manager		*[[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]], Indian football international player and a club level coach and manager
	*[[Nabarun Bhattacharya]] (1948−2014), Indian ~~Bengali~~ writer		*[[Nabarun Bhattacharya]] (1948−2014), Indian writer
	*[[Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya]] (1888−1967), Commissioner of the Berhampore Municipality from 1932 to 1948		*[[Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya]] (1888−1967), Commissioner of the Berhampore Municipality from 1932 to 1948
	*[[Nalinidhar Bhattacharya]] (1921−2016), Indian Assamese language poet and literary critic		*[[Nalinidhar Bhattacharya]] (1921−2016), Indian Assamese language poet and literary critic
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	*[[P. C. Bhattacharya]], the seventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 March 1962 to 30 June 1967		*[[P. C. Bhattacharya]], the seventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 March 1962 to 30 June 1967
	*[[Panchanan Bhattacharya]] (1853−1919), chief disciple of Yogiraj Sri Shama Churun Lahiri Mahasaya		*[[Panchanan Bhattacharya]] (1853−1919), chief disciple of Yogiraj Sri Shama Churun Lahiri Mahasaya
	*[[Pannalal Bhattacharya]], ~~Bengal~~ singer		*[[Pannalal Bhattacharya]], Indian singer
	*[[Rinki Bhattacharya]] (born 1942), Indian writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker		*[[Rinki Bhattacharya]] (born 1942), Indian writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker
	*[[Ritwik Bhattacharya]], junior squash player		*[[Ritwik Bhattacharya]], junior squash player
	*[[Sameer Bhattacharya]], guitarist for Texas rock band Flyleaf		*[[Sameer Bhattacharya]], guitarist for Texas rock band Flyleaf
	*[[Sanjiv Bhattacharya]], British journalist, based in the US		*[[Sanjiv Bhattacharya]], British journalist, based in the US
	*[[Santosh Bhattacharyya]] (1924−2011), ~~Bengali~~ Indian scholar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta		*[[Santosh Bhattacharyya]] (1924−2011), Indian scholar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta
	*[[Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya]], teacher of Dhaka University and an intellectual martyr in the Bangladesh Liberation War		*[[Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya]], teacher of Dhaka University and an intellectual martyr in the Bangladesh Liberation War
	*[[Sharmila Bhattacharya]], the head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center		*[[Sharmila Bhattacharya]], the head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center
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	*[[Suma Bhattacharya]], Indian model and film actress		*[[Suma Bhattacharya]], Indian model and film actress
	*[[Sushil Bhattacharya]] (1924 - 2015), Indian footballer and veteran coach, first official coach of East Bengal Club, Indian Women's Football Team and Bengal Women's Football Team		*[[Sushil Bhattacharya]] (1924 - 2015), Indian footballer and veteran coach, first official coach of East Bengal Club, Indian Women's Football Team and Bengal Women's Football Team
	* [[Tanmoy Bhattacharya]], Indian politician		*[[Tanmoy Bhattacharya]], Indian politician
	*[http://people.du.ac.in/~tanmoy/index.html Tanmoy Bhattacharya], Indian linguist and disability studies scholar, professor at the University of Delhi.
	*[[Tarun Bhattacharya]], Indian classical musician who plays the santoor, a type of hammered dulcimer		*[[Tarun Bhattacharya]], Indian classical musician who plays the santoor, a type of hammered dulcimer
	*[[Utpal Bhattacharya]], finance professor at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business		*[[Utpal Bhattacharya]], finance professor at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business