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	* [[Upendra Nath Biswas]], former joint director and Minister (East) of the CBI, MLA from [[Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bagdah]] and former Minister of Backward Classes & Welfare of [[Government of West Bengal]]. (2011–16)<ref>{{Cite web\|title='Bengal Hasn't Produced A Jagjivan Ram Or Even A Mayawati'\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/bengal-hasnt-produced-a-jagjivan-ram-or-even-a-mayawati/281957\|website=outlookindia.com/\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>		* [[Upendra Nath Biswas]], former joint director and Minister (East) of the CBI, MLA from [[Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bagdah]] and former Minister of Backward Classes & Welfare of [[Government of West Bengal]]. (2011–16)<ref>{{Cite web\|title='Bengal Hasn't Produced A Jagjivan Ram Or Even A Mayawati'\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/bengal-hasnt-produced-a-jagjivan-ram-or-even-a-mayawati/281957\|website=outlookindia.com/\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
	* [[Mukunda Behari Mullick]], former lawyer, professor of Pali, senate member in [[Calcutta University]], founder of All Bengal Namasudra Association, MLA and minister in first [[Fazlul ~~Haq~~]]'s government<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Secret History of the Mallik family \|url=http://www.museumofmaterialmemory.com/a-secret-history-of-the-mallik-family/ \|website=Museum of Material Memory \|access-date=15 December 2021 \|date=19 July 2020~~}}</ref>~~		* [[Mukunda Behari Mullick]], former lawyer, professor of Pali, senate member in [[Calcutta University]], founder of All Bengal Namasudra Association, MLA and minister in first [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]] 's government<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Secret History of the Mallik family \|url=http://www.museumofmaterialmemory.com/a-secret-history-of-the-mallik-family/ \|website=Museum of Material Memory \|access-date=15 December 2021 \|date=19 July 2020}}</ref>
	* [[Sumit Mullick]], IAS officer from the 1982 batch and former [[List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra\|Chief Secretary of Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sumeet Mullick is Maharashtra's new Chief Secretary\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sumeet-mullick-is-maharashtras-new-chief-secretary/\|date=2017-03-01\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

	== Politicians ==		== Politicians ==
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	* [[Birat Chandra Mandal]], minister and member of [[Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Chandra\|first1=Uday\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qXbCgAAQBAJ&q=birat+chandra+mandal+depressed+classes+league&pg=PA62\|title=The Politics of Caste in West Bengal\|last2=Heierstad\|first2=Geir\|last3=Nielsen\|first3=Kenneth Bo\|date=2015-09-25\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-317-41477-3\|language=en}}</ref>		* [[Birat Chandra Mandal]], minister and member of [[Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Chandra\|first1=Uday\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qXbCgAAQBAJ&q=birat+chandra+mandal+depressed+classes+league&pg=PA62\|title=The Politics of Caste in West Bengal\|last2=Heierstad\|first2=Geir\|last3=Nielsen\|first3=Kenneth Bo\|date=2015-09-25\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-317-41477-3\|language=en}}</ref>
	* [[Kanti Biswas]], former MLA of [[Gaighata]] and minister of Youth Affairs and Home (Passport)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=A Chandal education minister\|url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/02/a-chandal-education-minister/\|last=विस्वास\|first=A. K. Biswas एके\|date=2016-02-12\|website=Forward Press\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>		* [[Kanti Biswas]], former MLA of [[Gaighata]] and minister of Youth Affairs and Home (Passport)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=A Chandal education minister\|url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/02/a-chandal-education-minister/\|last=विस्वास\|first=A. K. Biswas एके\|date=2016-02-12\|website=Forward Press\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
	* [[Manjul Krishna Thakur]], MLA from Gaighata and Minister of State {{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}
	* [[Shantanu Thakur]], M.P from [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Bangaon]] and Minister of State of [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]] (2021–present).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ground Report: Why BJP's Identity Politics in Bengal's Bongaon Will Likely Fall Flat\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-west-bengal-bongaon-matua\|website=thewire.in\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/santanu-thakur-matua-leader-from-bengal-becomes-union-minister-2481541 \|access-date=15 December 2021 \|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>		* [[Shantanu Thakur]], M.P from [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Bangaon]] and Minister of State of [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]] (2021–present).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ground Report: Why BJP's Identity Politics in Bengal's Bongaon Will Likely Fall Flat\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-west-bengal-bongaon-matua\|website=thewire.in\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/santanu-thakur-matua-leader-from-bengal-becomes-union-minister-2481541 \|access-date=15 December 2021 \|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>

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	== Writers and journalists ==		== Writers and journalists ==
			* [[Manoranjan Byapari\|Manoranjan Bayapari]], [[Indian Bengali]] writer and socio-political activist, also known as the pioneer of ‘[[Dalit literature#Dalit literature in Bengal\|Dalit literature in Bengali]]’<ref>{{Cite web\|title=A migrant from East Bengal, Manoranjan Byapari "interrogated" his life as chandal\|date=25 November 2018 \|url=https://www.counterview.net/2018/11/a-migrant-from-east-bengal-manoranjan.html\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
	* [[Debi Roy]], one of the founding fathers of the [[Hungry generation]] movement, and the first post-modern Dalit poet in Bengali{{cn\|date=March 2023}}		* [[Manohar Mouli Biswas\|Manohar Mauli Biswas]], bilingual poet, essayist and writer of [[Dalit literature#Dalit literature in Bengal\|Bengali Dalit Literature]]<ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Das\|first1=Sukanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VvlVDwAAQBAJ&q=manohar+mouli+biswas+namasudra&pg=PA192\|title=Border, Globalization and Identity\|last2=Bhowal\|first2=Sanatan\|last3=Syangbo\|first3=Sisodhara\|date=2018-04-18\|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing\|isbn=978-1-5275-1076-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	* [[Manoranjan Byapari\|Manoranjan Bayapari]], [[Indian Bengali]] writer and socio-political activist, also known as the pioneer of ~~‘Dalit~~ literature in ~~Bengali’~~<ref>{{Cite web\|title=A migrant from East Bengal, Manoranjan Byapari "interrogated" his life as chandal\|date=25 November 2018 \|url=https://www.counterview.net/2018/11/a-migrant-from-east-bengal-manoranjan.html\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>		* [[Kalyani Thakur Charal\|Kalyani Thakur]], [[Dalit feminism\|Dalit feminist]] writer<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Why Bengali Dalit feminist poet and writer Kalyani Thakur added Charal (for Chandal) to her name\|url=https://scroll.in/article/872273/why-bengali-dalit-feminist-poet-and-writer-kalyani-thakur-added-charal-for-chandal-to-her-name\|last=Ghose\|first=Amita\|website=Scroll.in\|date=18 March 2018 \|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
	* [[Manohar Mouli Biswas\|Manohar Mauli Biswas]], bilingual poet, essayist and writer of Bengali Dalit Literature<ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Das\|first1=Sukanta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VvlVDwAAQBAJ&q=manohar+mouli+biswas+namasudra&pg=PA192\|title=Border, Globalization and Identity\|last2=Bhowal\|first2=Sanatan\|last3=Syangbo\|first3=Sisodhara\|date=2018-04-18\|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing\|isbn=978-1-5275-1076-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	* [[Jatin Bala]], [[Bangladeshi]], Dalit author
	* [[Baby Halder\|Baby Haldar]], Indian Bengali author
	* [[Kalyani Thakur Charal\|Kalyani Thakur]], Dalit feminist writer<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Why Bengali Dalit feminist poet and writer Kalyani Thakur added Charal (for Chandal) to her name\|url=https://scroll.in/article/872273/why-bengali-dalit-feminist-poet-and-writer-kalyani-thakur-added-charal-for-chandal-to-her-name\|last=Ghose\|first=Amita\|website=Scroll.in\|date=18 March 2018 \|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-06-01~~}}</ref>~~
	* [[Rebati Mohan Sarkar]], Indian writer, MLC and editor of ''Namashudra Hitaishi''<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hashmi\|first=Taj Ul-islam\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=veyoDwAAQBAJ&q=rebati+mohan+sarkar+namasudra+caste&pg=PA100\|title=Pakistan As A Peasant Utopia: The Communalization Of Class Politics In East Bengal, 1920-1947\|date=2019-07-11\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-000-31037-5\|language=en}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Namasudra]]
	* [[Chandala]]		* [[Chandala]]

Ajay Kumar: Introducing List of Namasudras

2023-07-23T14:57:59Z

Introducing List of Namasudras

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This article contains a list of notable people from the '''[[Namasudra]]''' caste, organized by profession, field, or focus.

== Social reformers ==

* [[Harichand Thakur]], founder of [[Matua Mahasangha]]
* [[Boro Maa|Binapani Devi]], the matriarch of Matua community, also known as "[[Boro Maa]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=How The Demise Of Matua Matriarch Boroma Could Change The Political Landscape Of Bengal|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-how-the-demise-of-matua-matriarch-boroma-will-change-the-political-landscape-of-bengal/326626|website=outlookindia.com/|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

== Judiciary and bureaucracy ==

* [[Upendra Nath Biswas]], former joint director and Minister (East) of the CBI, MLA from [[Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bagdah]] and former Minister of Backward Classes & Welfare of [[Government of West Bengal]]. (2011–16)<ref>{{Cite web|title='Bengal Hasn't Produced A Jagjivan Ram Or Even A Mayawati'|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/bengal-hasnt-produced-a-jagjivan-ram-or-even-a-mayawati/281957|website=outlookindia.com/|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Mukunda Behari Mullick]], former lawyer, professor of Pali, senate member in [[Calcutta University]], founder of All Bengal Namasudra Association, MLA and minister in first [[Fazlul Haq]]'s government<ref>{{cite web |title=A Secret History of the Mallik family |url=http://www.museumofmaterialmemory.com/a-secret-history-of-the-mallik-family/ |website=Museum of Material Memory |access-date=15 December 2021 |date=19 July 2020}}</ref>
* [[Sumit Mullick]], IAS officer from the 1982 batch and former [[List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra|Chief Secretary of Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sumeet Mullick is Maharashtra's new Chief Secretary|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sumeet-mullick-is-maharashtras-new-chief-secretary/|date=2017-03-01|website=The Indian Express|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

== Politicians ==

=== Ministers ===

* [[Jogendra Nath Mandal]], one of the leading founding fathers of the modern state of [[Pakistan]] and first minister of law and labour of the country<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jogendra Nath Mandal, a Bengali Dalit leader who went on to become a Pakistani minister|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/jogendra-nath-mandal-a-bengali-dalit-leader-who-went-on-to-become-a-pakistani-minister/184687/|last=Munsi|first=Sharanya|date=2019-01-29|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Birat Chandra Mandal]], minister and member of [[Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Uday|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qXbCgAAQBAJ&q=birat+chandra+mandal+depressed+classes+league&pg=PA62|title=The Politics of Caste in West Bengal|last2=Heierstad|first2=Geir|last3=Nielsen|first3=Kenneth Bo|date=2015-09-25|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-41477-3|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kanti Biswas]], former MLA of [[Gaighata]] and minister of Youth Affairs and Home (Passport)<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Chandal education minister|url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/02/a-chandal-education-minister/|last=विस्वास|first=A. K. Biswas एके|date=2016-02-12|website=Forward Press|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Manjul Krishna Thakur]], MLA from Gaighata and Minister of State {{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
* [[Shantanu Thakur]], M.P from [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangaon]] and Minister of State of [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]] (2021–present).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ground Report: Why BJP's Identity Politics in Bengal's Bongaon Will Likely Fall Flat|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-west-bengal-bongaon-matua|website=thewire.in|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/santanu-thakur-matua-leader-from-bengal-becomes-union-minister-2481541 |access-date=15 December 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref>

=== MPs and MLA ===
* [[Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Apurba Lal Majumdar]], two-time MLA and former speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly<ref>{{Cite web|title=FORMER SPEAKER DIES|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/former-speaker-dies/cid/937154|website=telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Kapil Krishna Thakur]], former Sanghadhipati of Matua Mahasangha and M.P from Bangaon<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matuas: nobody's people, everybody's votebank|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/matuas-nobody-s-people-everybody-s-votebank/cid/1686964|website=telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Mamata Bala Thakur]], religious mother of the Matua Mahasangha and M.P from Bangaon<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Bengal and Assam, BJP-TMC Tussle Over Namasudra Votes Has Reached New Heights|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bengal-assam-tmc-bjp-dalits-nrc|website=thewire.in|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Pramatha Ranjan Thakur]], former MLA and head of Matua Mahasangha<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bandyopadhyay|first=Sekhar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19NjDwAAQBAJ&q=namasudra+caste+mla&pg=PT308|title=Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal|date=2004-07-01|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=978-93-5280-072-8|language=en}}</ref>

== Writers and journalists ==

* [[Debi Roy]], one of the founding fathers of the [[Hungry generation]] movement, and the first post-modern Dalit poet in Bengali{{cn|date=March 2023}}
* [[Manoranjan Byapari|Manoranjan Bayapari]], [[Indian Bengali]] writer and socio-political activist, also known as the pioneer of ‘Dalit literature in Bengali’<ref>{{Cite web|title=A migrant from East Bengal, Manoranjan Byapari "interrogated" his life as chandal|date=25 November 2018 |url=https://www.counterview.net/2018/11/a-migrant-from-east-bengal-manoranjan.html|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Manohar Mouli Biswas|Manohar Mauli Biswas]], bilingual poet, essayist and writer of Bengali Dalit Literature<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Das|first1=Sukanta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VvlVDwAAQBAJ&q=manohar+mouli+biswas+namasudra&pg=PA192|title=Border, Globalization and Identity|last2=Bhowal|first2=Sanatan|last3=Syangbo|first3=Sisodhara|date=2018-04-18|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-5275-1076-0|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jatin Bala]], [[Bangladeshi]], Dalit author
* [[Baby Halder|Baby Haldar]], Indian Bengali author
* [[Kalyani Thakur Charal|Kalyani Thakur]], Dalit feminist writer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Bengali Dalit feminist poet and writer Kalyani Thakur added Charal (for Chandal) to her name|url=https://scroll.in/article/872273/why-bengali-dalit-feminist-poet-and-writer-kalyani-thakur-added-charal-for-chandal-to-her-name|last=Ghose|first=Amita|website=Scroll.in|date=18 March 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
* [[Rebati Mohan Sarkar]], Indian writer, MLC and editor of ''Namashudra Hitaishi''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hashmi|first=Taj Ul-islam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=veyoDwAAQBAJ&q=rebati+mohan+sarkar+namasudra+caste&pg=PA100|title=Pakistan As A Peasant Utopia: The Communalization Of Class Politics In East Bengal, 1920-1947|date=2019-07-11|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-000-31037-5|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Namasudra]]
* [[Chandala]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Indian castes]]