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'''Chakraborty''' is a surname from the [[India and Bangladesh]] meaning ′Ruler of the country′ or 'Emperor'.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.english-bangla.com/bntoen/index/চক্রবর্তী|title=Meaning of চক্রবর্তী (Chokroborti) in an online dictionary website |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ancestry"/> It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] words ''cakra'' (wheel) and 'vart' (to roll or turn) which metaphorically denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll without obstruction.<ref name="Ancestry">{{cite web |title=Chakrabarti Name Meaning & Chakrabarti Family History at Ancestry.com® |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=chakrabarti |website=[[Ancestry.com]] |access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> Common in [[Bengali Hindus]] of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali [[Brahmin]] and [[Kshatriya]] community.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Sankar Sen |title=Folklore of Bengal: A Projected Study |publisher=Indian Publications |page=16 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Folklore_of_Bengal/x0AiAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=brahmin+surname+chakravarty&dq=brahmin+surname+chakravarty&printsec=frontcover |language=en|quote=It is said that when the five brahmins went to the court of Adisura, there were 700 families of brahmin residents in Bengal, who were called Saptasatis or Satsatis (meaning 700). These Saptasatis too were honoured by the rulers and often they received grants of villages. Gradually they became priests to the lower castes and thereby descended to the rank of degraded brahmins , even though they have boasted such surnames such as '''Chakravarty''' and Bhattacharya}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Clark |first1=Gregory |title=The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-16837-1 |page=147 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Son_Also_Rises/p22YDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chakraborty+bengali+brahmin+kshatriya+surname&printsec=frontcover |language=en |quote=This chapter examines social mobility in Bengal from 1860 to the present.. This group [Bengali Brahmins]: Bandopadhyaya/Banerjee, Bhattacharya/Bhattacharjee, '''Chakraborty/Chakravarty''', Chattopadhyaya/Chatterjee, Gangopadhyaya/Ganguly, ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Folk-lore |publisher=Indian Publications |page=172 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Folk_lore/IMvjAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bengal%20brahmin%20chakravarty |language=en|quote=A few Bengali Surnames that identify a caste - Surname Caste Identificatoin Brahmin Bandyopadhyay ( Banerjee ) , Mukhopadhyay ( Mukherjee ) , Gangopadhyaya ( Ganguli ) , Chattopadhyay ( Chatterjee ) , Chakravarty , Kanjilal , Sanyal , Lahiri ...}}</ref> It is spelled in various ways, including ''Chakravarty'', ''Chakravartty'', ''Chakraverty'', ''Chakraverty'', ''Chakraborty'', ''Chakraborti'', ''Chokroborti'', ''Chakrabarti'', ''Chakrabarty'', ''Chakraverty'', ''Chakravarty'', ''Chakravarti'', ''Chakrawarti'', ''Chakravartin'', ''Chakravorti'', ''Chakrabortty'', ''Chakravorty'', and ''Chuckreverty''.
'''Chakraborty''' is a surname of [[Bengali Hindus]] of India and Bangladesh,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebizdom.in/how-well-do-you-know-about-the-origins-of-some-indian-occupational-surnames/|title=How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames?|date=22 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2022|publisher=TheBizdom}}</ref> the surname is used by people of the Bengali [[Brahmin]] community.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Sankar Sen |title=Folklore of Bengal: A Projected Study |year=1976 |publisher=Indian Publications |page=16 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Folklore_of_Bengal/x0AiAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=brahmin+surname+chakravarty&dq=brahmin+surname+chakravarty&printsec=frontcover |language=en|quote=It is said that when the five brahmins went to the court of Adisura, there were 700 families of brahmin residents in Bengal, who were called Saptasatis or Satsatis (meaning 700). These Saptasatis too were honoured by the rulers and often they received grants of villages. Gradually they became priests to the lower castes and thereby descended to the rank of degraded brahmins , even though they have boasted such surnames such as '''Chakravarty''' and Bhattacharya}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Clark |first1=Gregory |title=The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility |date=25 August 2015 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-16837-1 |page=147 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Son_Also_Rises/p22YDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chakraborty+bengali+brahmin+kshatriya+surname&printsec=frontcover |language=en |quote=This chapter examines social mobility in Bengal from 1860 to the present.. This group [Bengali Brahmins]: Bandopadhyaya/Banerjee, Bhattacharya/Bhattacharjee, '''Chakraborty/Chakravarty''', Chattopadhyaya/Chatterjee, Gangopadhyaya/Ganguly, ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Folk-lore |year=1975 |publisher=Indian Publications |page=172 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Folk_lore/IMvjAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bengal%20brahmin%20chakravarty |language=en|quote=A few Bengali Surnames that identify a caste - Surname Caste Identificatoin Brahmin Bandyopadhyay ( Banerjee ) , Mukhopadhyay ( Mukherjee ) , Gangopadhyaya ( Ganguli ) , Chattopadhyay ( Chatterjee ) , Chakravarty , Kanjilal , Sanyal , Lahiri ...}}</ref>
 
==Origin and meaning==
 
Sanskrit ''čakravartī'' literally means ‘wheels rolling’ (''čakra'' ‘wheel’ + ''vart'' ‘to roll or turn’); metaphorically, it describes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction.<ref name="Ancestry"/>


==Notable persons with this surname==
==Notable persons with this surname==
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*[[Akinchan Chakrabarty]] (18th century), Bengali poet
*[[Akinchan Chakrabarty]] (18th century), Bengali poet
*[[Amal Chakraborty]], Indian paediatric surgeon
*[[Amal Chakraborty]], Indian paediatric surgeon
*[[Ambika Chakrabarty]] (1892–1962), Bengali Indian independence movement activist and revolutionary
*[[Ambika Chakrabarty]] (1892–1962), Indian Bengali independence movement activist and revolutionary
*[[Amiya Chakravarty]] (1901–1986), literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet
*[[Amiya Chakravarty]] (1901–1986), literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet
*[[Amiya Chakravarty (director)|Amiya Chakravarty]] (1912-1957), Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
*[[Amiya Chakravarty (director)|Amiya Chakravarty]] (1912-1957), Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
*[[Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty]] (born 1938), Indian microbiologist, party to the U.S. Supreme Court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty
*[[Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty]] (1938 - 2020), Indian microbiologist, party to the U.S. Supreme Court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty
*[[Animesh Chakravorty]] (born 1935), Indian chemist
*[[Animesh Chakravorty]] (born 1935), Indian chemist
*[[Aravinda Chakravarti]] (born 1954), Indian geneticist
*[[Aravinda Chakravarti]] (born 1954), Indian geneticist
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*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] (born 1950), Indian actor, director and businessman
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] (born 1950), Indian actor, director and businessman
*[[Nachiketa Chakraborty]] (born 1965), Indian Bengali singer-songwriter
*[[Nachiketa Chakraborty]] (born 1965), Indian Bengali singer-songwriter
*[[Nirendranath Chakravarty]] (born 1924), Bengali poet
*[[Nirendranath Chakravarty]] (1924 - 2018), Bengali poet
*[[Nripen Chakraborty]] (1905–2004), Indian politician
*[[Nripen Chakraborty]] (1905–2004), Indian politician
*[[Oliphant Chuckerbutty]] (1884–1960), English composer and organist of Anglo-Indian descent
*[[Oliphant Chuckerbutty]] (1884–1960), English composer and organist of Anglo-Indian descent
*[[Panchanan Chakraborty]] (1900–1995), Indian revolutionary
*[[Panchanan Chakraborty]] (1900–1995), Indian revolutionary
*[[Phani Bhusan Chakravartti]] (1898–1981), first Indian Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
*[[Pramod Chakravorty]] (1929–2004), Indian film director and producer
*[[Pramod Chakravorty]] (1929–2004), Indian film director and producer
*[[Praveen Chakravarty]] (born 1973), Indian businessman
*[[Praveen Chakravarty]] (born 1973), Indian businessman
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*[[Rupram Chakrabarty]] (17th century), Bengali poet
*[[Rupram Chakrabarty]] (17th century), Bengali poet
*[[S. S. Chakravarthy]], Indian Tamil film producer
*[[S. S. Chakravarthy]], Indian Tamil film producer
*[[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]], (born 1956), Bengali Indian TV and film actor
*[[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]], (born 1956), Indian Bengali TV and film actor
*[[Saikat Chakrabarti]], American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and political activist
*[[Saikat Chakrabarti]], American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and political activist
*[[Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti]] Indian Indologist and scholar of onomastics & Vedic studies
*[[Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti]] Indian Indologist and scholar of onomastics & Vedic studies
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*[[Sourav Chakraborty]] (born 1992), Indian footballer
*[[Sourav Chakraborty]] (born 1992), Indian footballer
*[[Souvik Chakraborty]] (born 1991), Indian footballer
*[[Souvik Chakraborty]] (born 1991), Indian footballer
*[[Subhas Chakraborty ]] Indian politician, former minister of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Died in 2009. Member of Communist Party of India Marxist and also former transport minister of West Bengal  
*[[Subhas Chakraborty]] Indian politician, former minister of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Died in 2009. Member of Communist Party of India Marxist and also former transport minister of West Bengal  
*[[Sugato Chakravarty]] Indian marketing academic
*[[Sugato Chakravarty]] Indian marketing academic
*[[Sujan Chakraborty]] (born 1959), Indian politician
*[[Sujan Chakraborty]] (born 1959), Indian politician
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*[[Sumon K Chakrabarti]], Indian journalist
*[[Sumon K Chakrabarti]], Indian journalist
*[[Swadesh Chakraborty]] (born 1943), Indian politician
*[[Swadesh Chakraborty]] (born 1943), Indian politician
*[[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]] (born 1954) Director General of the National Library of India, Kolkata
*[[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]] (1954 - 2021) Director General of the National Library of India, Kolkata
*[[Trailokyanath Chakravarty]] (1889–1970), Indian revolutionary
*[[Trailokyanath Chakravarty]] (1889–1970), Indian revolutionary
*[[Tulsi Chakraborty]] (1899–1961), Indian comic actor
*[[Tulsi Chakraborty]] (1899–1961), Indian comic actor
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*[[Vijay C Chakravarthy]] Indian cinematographer
*[[Vijay C Chakravarthy]] Indian cinematographer
*[[Vinayak Chakravorty]] Indian film critic and film journalist
*[[Vinayak Chakravorty]] Indian film critic and film journalist
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] (born 1945) Tamil actor, script writer and director
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] (1945 - 2017) Tamil actor, script writer and director
*[[Visvanatha Chakravarti]] (1626? - 1708?) Bengali guru
*[[Visvanatha Chakravarti]] (1626? - 1708?) Bengali guru


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Latest revision as of 15:40, 22 June 2022

Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus of India and Bangladesh,[1] the surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin community.[2][3][4]

Notable persons with this surname[edit]

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Female[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames?". TheBizdom. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. Gupta, Sankar Sen (1976). Folklore of Bengal: A Projected Study. Indian Publications. p. 16. It is said that when the five brahmins went to the court of Adisura, there were 700 families of brahmin residents in Bengal, who were called Saptasatis or Satsatis (meaning 700). These Saptasatis too were honoured by the rulers and often they received grants of villages. Gradually they became priests to the lower castes and thereby descended to the rank of degraded brahmins , even though they have boasted such surnames such as Chakravarty and Bhattacharya
  3. Clark, Gregory (25 August 2015). The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility. Princeton University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-691-16837-1. This chapter examines social mobility in Bengal from 1860 to the present.. This group [Bengali Brahmins]: Bandopadhyaya/Banerjee, Bhattacharya/Bhattacharjee, Chakraborty/Chakravarty, Chattopadhyaya/Chatterjee, Gangopadhyaya/Ganguly, ...
  4. Folk-lore. Indian Publications. 1975. p. 172. A few Bengali Surnames that identify a caste - Surname Caste Identificatoin Brahmin Bandyopadhyay ( Banerjee ) , Mukhopadhyay ( Mukherjee ) , Gangopadhyaya ( Ganguli ) , Chattopadhyay ( Chatterjee ) , Chakravarty , Kanjilal , Sanyal , Lahiri ...