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'''Basak''' (''Bosak'') is a [[Hindu]] [[Surname|Bengali surname]]  [[:Category:Bengali Hindu surnames|[1]]] in the [[Bengal]] region, [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Assam]]. In [[West Bengal]] and Assam this surname is written as basak while in some districts of Bihar as basak or bosak. The name is also spelt Bysack or Basacks by different families. In Bengali and Assam they usually belong to [[caste]] [[Kshatriya]] and [[Vaishya]], Tantubais, Karmakars, Bania (Bonia). In Bihar they are mainly concentrated in Katihar, Purnea and Kishanganj districts where they belong to the Chaupal caste who migrated from Sutanuti. Chaupal is considered as Scheduled Caste under Government of Bihar and West Bengal and Bania (bonia) caste is considered as scheduled caste under Government of Assam. The Basaks are the original inhabitants (along with the Seths) of [[Sutanuti]] where [[Job Charnock]] later founded the city of [[Calcutta]].
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Basak from [[Kishanganj|Kishanganj bihar]] is also from [[Nadia district]] of West Bengal.
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{{infobox school
|name=        Haribhai Deokaran High School (HDHS)
|image=        Haribhai Deokaran Prashala.jpg
|motto=        Hati Ghyal Te Tadis Nya
|endowment= 
|president= 
|established=  1918
|undergrad=   
|postgrad=   
|colors=     
|city=        [[Solapur]]
|country=      India
|mascot=     
|website=      http://www.haribhaiprashala.org/
|principal= A.G. Umbarje}}


'''Haribhai Deokaran High School''' (HDHS) is a public Marathi and Semi English Medium School in [[Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The school was founded by Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, Pune in 1918. Shri. Hirakaka Gandhi, the owner of Haribhai Deokaran Trading Company donated Rs.27000/- to the school. Hence the school was named after his trading company.
'''The Patna High Court case type L.P.APPEAL(LPA), Case No.794, Year 2016 has recorded is that "CHAUPAL" is the caste under which various sub-castes like "Pan", "Swasi","Tanti", "Tantwa" exist and the expert body, statutory in nature, constituted by the state Government, has found so and that is why a recommendation was made for exclusion of "Tanti" and Tantwa from the list of EBC and include them in the list of Patna High Court LPA No. 794 of 2016 dated 23.08.2017 Scheduled caste.'''
Basaks/bosak have many categories. In Bengali region they are Tantubais, Karmakars, Bania (Bonia), Baishyas and chaupal.Approximately 2,69,330 people bear this surname.


The founder members were educationists and social reformers from pune. They were Mr. Deo R.G, Mr. Kulkarni R.B, Mr. Karambalekar D.S  and Mr. Dongare K.B. The school was started with just 108 students and now the number has reached up to 3500 students.
==Geographical distribution==
As of 2014, 58.5% of all known Basaks were residents of India and 30.1% were residents of [[Bangladesh]]. In India, the frequency of the name was higher than national average in:<ref name="basak2014">[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/basak#surnames Basak Surname Distribution]</ref>
*[[West Bengal]] (1: 717)
*[[Tripura]] (1: 1,334)


Haribhai Deokaran High School consists of a high school from Grade V to Grade X and an Arts, Commerce and Science Junior college. It is run by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, Pune. The high school has a Primary School campus and is called as Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya (Devanagari: नुतन मराठी विद्यालय).
==Notables==
* [[Subimal Basak]]
* [[Gour Das Bysack]]
* [[Netai Chand Bysack]]
* [[Arun Kumar Basak]]
* [[Jharna Basak]]
* [[Soumen Basak]]
*[[Birendra Basak]]
*[[Sovaram Basak]]
* [[Krishnalal Bysack]]
* Rahul Kumar Basak (Bibiganj)
* Raja Kumar Bosak S/o- Bharat Lal Bosak(Amirganj, BAISI, Purnea)


The students of HDHS are active in academics, arts, sports and in social activities.
==See also==
* [[Sutanuti]]
*[[Justicia adhatoda|Basak plant]]
*[[Rabindra Jayanti|25 baisakh]]
*[[Nor'westers|Kalbaishakhi]]
[https://sspmis.org/chaupal-jati-history-of-chaupal-cast/ Chaupal Cast Latest Update]


==Notable alumni==
==References==
* [[Polly Umrigar]] - former Indian cricket captain.
{{reflist}}
* Dr. [[Jabbar Patel]]. Director
* [http://www.achyutgodbole.com/ Achyut Godbole]
* Dr. [[Govind Kanegaonkar]].
* [[Faiyyaz]].
* [[Atul Kulkarni (actor born 1965)|Atul Kulkarni]]. 
* [[T. R. Sardeshmukh]].
* [[Nishikant Thakar]].
* [[Sulabha Pishvikar]]. Author 
* Dr. [[Atindra Sarvadikar]] Nationally acclaimed Singer and composer
* Deepak Deshpande
* Yashvant Udgaonkar
* अरुण टिकेकर (Arun Tikekar )


 
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[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]]
 
[[Category:1918 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Education in Solapur]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Maharashtra]]
 
 
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Revision as of 22:16, 7 September 2025

Basak (Bosak) is a Hindu Bengali surname [1] in the Bengal region, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam. In West Bengal and Assam this surname is written as basak while in some districts of Bihar as basak or bosak. The name is also spelt Bysack or Basacks by different families. In Bengali and Assam they usually belong to caste Kshatriya and Vaishya, Tantubais, Karmakars, Bania (Bonia). In Bihar they are mainly concentrated in Katihar, Purnea and Kishanganj districts where they belong to the Chaupal caste who migrated from Sutanuti. Chaupal is considered as Scheduled Caste under Government of Bihar and West Bengal and Bania (bonia) caste is considered as scheduled caste under Government of Assam. The Basaks are the original inhabitants (along with the Seths) of Sutanuti where Job Charnock later founded the city of Calcutta. Basak from Kishanganj bihar is also from Nadia district of West Bengal.

The Patna High Court case type L.P.APPEAL(LPA), Case No.794, Year 2016 has recorded is that "CHAUPAL" is the caste under which various sub-castes like "Pan", "Swasi","Tanti", "Tantwa" exist and the expert body, statutory in nature, constituted by the state Government, has found so and that is why a recommendation was made for exclusion of "Tanti" and Tantwa from the list of EBC and include them in the list of Patna High Court LPA No. 794 of 2016 dated 23.08.2017 Scheduled caste. Basaks/bosak have many categories. In Bengali region they are Tantubais, Karmakars, Bania (Bonia), Baishyas and chaupal.Approximately 2,69,330 people bear this surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 58.5% of all known Basaks were residents of India and 30.1% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the name was higher than national average in:[1]

Notables

See also

Chaupal Cast Latest Update

References

  1. ↑ Basak Surname Distribution
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