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'''Chakraborty''' (spelling variations include '''Chakraborti''', '''Chakrabarti''', '''Chakravarty''', '''Chakravorty''', '''Chakravarti''', '''Chakrabartty''' and '''Chakrabarty''') is a surname used by [[Bengali Hindus]] and [[Assamese people|Assamese Hindus]] of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]], as well as by some communities of [[southern India]]. It literally means 'wheels rolling'; metaphorically it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction (''čakra'' 'wheel' + ''vart-'' 'to roll').<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 mainly used by people of the [[Bengali Brahmin]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Sankar Sen |title=Folklore of Bengal: A Projected Study |year=1976 |publisher=Indian Publications |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0AiAAAAMAAJ&q=brahmin+surname+chakravarty |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://books.google.com/books?id=p22YDwAAQBAJ&q=chakraborty+bengali+brahmin+kshatriya+surname |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://books.google.com/books?id=IMvjAAAAMAAJ&q=bengal%20brahmin%20chakravarty |language=en|quote=A few Bengali Surnames that identify a caste – Surname Caste Identification Brahmin Bandyopadhyay (Banerjee), Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee), Gangopadhyaya (Ganguli), Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), '''Chakravarty''', Kanjilal, Sanyal, Lahiri ...}}</ref> and [[Assamese Brahmin]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ghosh |first1=G. K. |last2=Ghosh |first2=Shukla |title=Brahmin Women |date=2003 |publisher=Firma KLM |isbn=978-81-7102-107-9 |page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iyraAAAAMAAJ&q=chakraborty |quote=The Assamese Brahmins The Brahmins of Assam also claim that their ancestors migrated from either Gauda or Bengal and ... on whole the lower Assam group the adopt the surnames like '''Chakraborty''', Bhattacharyaa...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=K. S. |title=People of India: Assam (2 pts.) |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7046-128-9 |page=168 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ofT90TF7pJcC&q=chakraborty+Assamese+Brahmin+surname|quote=The community is divided into two subgroups, Brahman and Kshat- triya. The Brahman enjoys a higher socio - religious position than the Kshattriya . The Brahman group uses surnames, such as, '''Chakraborty''', Sharma,..}}</ref> communities in the states of [[West Bengal]], [[Tripura]] and [[Assam]]. The surname is also used by the [[Jainism in Tamil Nadu|Jains]] of southern India.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sangave |first1=Vilas Adinath |title=Jaina Community: A Social Survey |date=1980 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-0-317-12346-3 |page=294 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Jaina_Community/FWdWrRGV_t8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chakravarty+south+India&pg=PA294 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
'''Chakraborty''' is a surname | |||
==Notable persons with this surname== | ==Notable persons with this surname== | ||
===Male=== | ===Male=== | ||
*[[Abani Chakravarty]] ( | *[[Abani Chakravarty]] (1941–1994?), Indian Assamese poet | ||
*[[Ajay Chakraborty]] (born 1943), Indian politician | *[[Ajay Chakraborty]] (born 1943), Indian politician | ||
*[[Ajoy Chakrabarty]] (born 1953), Indian singer | *[[Ajoy Chakrabarty]] (born 1953), Indian singer | ||
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*[[Ambika Chakrabarty]] (1892–1962), Indian Bengali 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 (director)]] (1912–1957), Indian film director, screenwriter and producer | ||
*[[Ananda Mohan 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 | ||
*[[Arindam Chakrabarti]], Indian philosopher working in Hawaii | *[[Arindam Chakrabarti]], Indian philosopher working in Hawaii | ||
*[[Arjun Chakrabarty]], Indian actor | *[[Arjun Chakrabarty]] (born 1990), Indian actor | ||
*[[Arnab Chakrabarty]] (born 1980), Indian musician and | *[[Arnab Chakrabarty]] (born 1980), Indian musician and Sarod player | ||
*[[Arup Chakraborty]], American engineer | *[[Arup Chakraborty]] (born 1961), American engineer | ||
*[[Bicky Chakraborty]] ( | *[[Bicky Chakraborty]] (1943–2022), Swedish hotel mogul | ||
*[[Bikas K Chakrabarti]] (born 1952), Indian physicist | *[[Bikas K Chakrabarti]] (born 1952), Indian physicist | ||
*[[Birendra Narayan Chakraborty]] (1904–1976), Indian politician | *[[Birendra Narayan Chakraborty]] (1904–1976), Indian politician | ||
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*[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]] (born 1960), Indian Bengali film actor | *[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]] (born 1960), Indian Bengali film actor | ||
*[[Dhirendra Kishore Chakravarti]] (1902{{snd}}after 1982), Indian geologist and palaeontologist | *[[Dhirendra Kishore Chakravarti]] (1902{{snd}}after 1982), Indian geologist and palaeontologist | ||
*[[Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti]], Indian archaeologist | *[[Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti]] (born 1941), Indian archaeologist | ||
*[[Dipesh Chakrabarty]] (born 1948), Indian historian | *[[Dipesh Chakrabarty]] (born 1948), Indian historian | ||
*[[Gaurav Chakrabarty]] (born 1987), Indian actor | *[[Gaurav Chakrabarty]] (born 1987), Indian actor | ||
*[[George Chakravarthi]] (born 1969), British-Indian artist | |||
*[[Ghanaram Chakrabarty]] (c. 1669-?), Bengali poet | *[[Ghanaram Chakrabarty]] (c. 1669-?), Bengali poet | ||
*[[Haranath Chakraborty]] (born 1959), Indian Bengali film director | *[[Haranath Chakraborty]] (born 1959), Indian Bengali film director | ||
*[[J. D. Chakravarthy]] (born 1970), Indian film actor and director in Telugu cinema and Bollywood | *[[J. D. Chakravarthy]] (born 1970), Indian film actor and director in Telugu cinema and Bollywood | ||
*[[Janardan Chakravarti]] ( | *[[Janardan Chakravarti]] (1901–1987), Indian professor of Bengali | ||
*[[K. Chakravarthy]] (1936–2002), music director in the South Indian film industry | *[[K. Chakravarthy]] (1936–2002), music director in the South Indian film industry | ||
*[[Keshab Chakravarthy]] (active 1925), Indian revolutionary | *[[Keshab Chakravarthy]] (active 1925), Indian revolutionary | ||
*[[Khelaram Chakrabarty]] (16th century), Bengali poet | *[[Khelaram Chakrabarty]] (16th century), Bengali poet | ||
*[[K. M. Chakravarty|Kshitindra Mohan Chakravarty]] (1900–1988), Indian chemist, fuel technician and teacher | |||
*[[Kushal Chakraborty]] (born 1968), Bengali actor and film director | *[[Kushal Chakraborty]] (born 1968), Bengali actor and film director | ||
*[[M. C. Chakrabarti]] (died 1972), Indian statistician | *[[M. C. Chakrabarti]] (died 1972), Indian statistician | ||
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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]] ( | *[[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 | *[[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 | ||
*[[Pritam Chakraborty]] (born 1971), Indian Bengali music director and composer | *[[Pritam Chakraborty]] (born 1971), Indian Bengali music director and composer | ||
*[[Pritish Chakraborty]] Indian film actor, director, writer, producer, singer in Bollywood | *[[Pritish Chakraborty]] (born 1984), Indian film actor, director, writer, producer, singer in Bollywood | ||
*[[Rahi Chakraborty]] (born 1988), Indian singer, songwriter, programmer and guitarist | *[[Rahi Chakraborty]] (born 1988), Indian singer, songwriter, programmer and guitarist | ||
*[[Raj Chakraborty]] (born 1975), Indian Bengali film director | *[[Raj Chakraborty]] (born 1975), Indian Bengali film director | ||
*[[Rajorshi Chakraborti]] (born 1977), Indian writer in English | *[[Rajorshi Chakraborti]] (born 1977), Indian writer in English | ||
*[[Ranajit Chakraborty]], Indian geneticist | *[[Ranajit Chakraborty]] (1946–2018), Indian geneticist | ||
*[[Ritwick Chakraborty]], | *[[Ritwick Chakraborty]] (born 1977), Indian film actor | ||
*[[Rupram Chakrabarty]] (17th century), Bengali poet | *[[Rupram Chakrabarty]] (17th century), Bengali poet | ||
*[[S. S. Chakravarthy]], Indian Tamil film producer | *[[S. S. Chakravarthy]] (died 2023), Indian Tamil film producer | ||
*[[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]] | *[[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]] (born 1956), Indian Bengali TV and film actor | ||
*[[Saikat Chakrabarti]], American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and political activist | *[[Saikat Chakrabarti]] (born 1986), 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 | ||
*[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] (born 1975), British-American actor and musician | *[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] (born 1975), British-American actor and musician | ||
*[[Sandip Chakrabarti]] (born 1958), Indian astrophysicist | *[[Sandip Chakrabarti]] (born 1958), Indian astrophysicist | ||
*[[Sankar Chakraborti]] (born 1970), Indian business leader | *[[Sankar Chakraborti]] (born 1970), Indian business leader | ||
*[[Shibram Chakraborty]] (1903–1980), Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary | *[[Shibram Chakraborty]] (1903–1980), Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary | ||
*[[Shibu Chakravarthy]] (born 1961), lyricist, screenplay and script writer who mainly works in Malayalam | *[[Shibu Chakravarthy]] (born 1961), Indian lyricist, screenplay and script writer who mainly works in Malayalam cinema | ||
*[[Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy]] (1869–1932), Bengali revolutionary, independence activist and journalist | *[[Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy]] (1869–1932), Bengali revolutionary, independence activist and journalist | ||
*[[Snehasish Chakraborty]] (born 1989), Indian footballer | *[[Snehasish Chakraborty]] (born 1989), Indian footballer | ||
*[[Soham Chakraborty]], | *[[Soham Chakraborty]] (born 1984), Indian actor, producer, and politician | ||
*[[Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty]] ( | *[[Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty]] (c. 1826–1874), one of the earliest Indians to practice modern medicine | ||
*[[Souvik Chakraborty]] (born 1991), Indian footballer | *[[Souvik Chakraborty]] (born 1991), Indian footballer | ||
*[[Subhas Chakraborty]] Indian politician, | *[[Subhas Chakraborty]] (died 2009), Indian politician, 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 | ||
*[[Sujit | *[[Sujit Chakraborty]] (born 1968) West Bengal politician from Barjora | ||
*[[Suma Chakrabarti]] (born 1959), British civil servant, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | *[[Suma Chakrabarti]] (born 1959), British civil servant, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | ||
*[[Sumon K Chakrabarti]], Indian journalist | *[[Sumon K Chakrabarti]], Indian journalist | ||
*[[Swadesh Chakraborty]] ( | *[[Supriyo Chakraborty]], (born 1995), Indian cricketer | ||
*[[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]] ( | *[[Swadesh Chakraborty]] (1943–2024), Indian politician | ||
*[[Trailokyanath Chakravarty]] (1889–1970), Indian revolutionary | *[[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]] (1954–2021), Director General of the National Library of India, Kolkata | ||
*[[Trailokyanath Chakravarty]] (1889–1970), British Indian revolutionary, East Pakistani politician | |||
*[[Tulsi Chakraborty]] (1899–1961), Indian comic actor | *[[Tulsi Chakraborty]] (1899–1961), Indian comic actor | ||
*[[Utpalendu Chakrabarty]] ( | *[[Utpalendu Chakrabarty]] (1948–2024), Indian film director | ||
*[[Varun Chakravarthy]], | *[[Varun Chakravarthy]] (born 1991), Indian cricketer | ||
*[[Vijay C Chakravarthy]] Indian cinematographer | *[[Vijay C Chakravarthy]], Indian cinematographer | ||
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] (1945–2017), Tamil actor, scriptwriter and director | |||
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] ( | *[[Visvanatha Chakravarti]] (1626? – 1708?), Bengali guru | ||
*[[Visvanatha Chakravarti]] (1626? | |||
===Female=== | ===Female=== | ||
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*[[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]] (born 1942), Indian literary critic | *[[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]] (born 1942), Indian literary critic | ||
*[[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]] (born 1950), Indian Wiccan priestess | *[[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]] (born 1950), Indian Wiccan priestess | ||
*[[Jaya Chakrabarti]] (born 1973), British public figure and scientist | |||
*[[Kaushiki Chakrabarty]] (born 1980), Indian classical vocalist | *[[Kaushiki Chakrabarty]] (born 1980), Indian classical vocalist | ||
*[[Lolita Chakrabarti]] (born 1969), British actor and writer | *[[Lolita Chakrabarti]] (born 1969), British actor and writer | ||
*[[Megha Chakraborty]], Indian actress | |||
*[[Meghna Chakrabarti]], American radio personality | *[[Meghna Chakrabarti]], American radio personality | ||
*[[Mimi Chakraborty]] (born 1989), Bengali film actress, singer and a (nominal) Member of Parliament | *[[Mimi Chakraborty]] (born 1989), Bengali film actress, singer and a (nominal) Member of Parliament | ||
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*[[Ritabhari Chakraborty]] (born 1992), Indian Bengali film actor | *[[Ritabhari Chakraborty]] (born 1992), Indian Bengali film actor | ||
*[[Rushmi Chakravarthi]] (born 1977), Indian tennis player | *[[Rushmi Chakravarthi]] (born 1977), Indian tennis player | ||
*[[Shami Chakrabarti]] (born 1969), British member of the | *[[S. A. Chakraborty]] (born 1985), American fantasy novelist | ||
*[[Shami Chakrabarti]] (born 1969), British member of the House of Lords, barrister and civil liberties campaigner | |||
*[[Sharmila Chakraborty]] (born 1961), Indian cricketer | *[[Sharmila Chakraborty]] (born 1961), Indian cricketer | ||
*[[Sumona Chakravarti]], Bollywood actress and celebrity | *[[Sumona Chakravarti]] (born 1988), Bollywood actress and celebrity | ||
*[[Uthpala Chakraborty]], Indian cricketer | *[[Uthpala Chakraborty]], Indian cricketer | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]] | [[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]] | ||
[[Category:Assamese-language surnames]] | [[Category:Assamese-language surnames]] | ||
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Chakraborty (spelling variations include Chakraborti, Chakrabarti, Chakravarty, Chakravorty, Chakravarti, Chakrabartty and Chakrabarty) is a surname used by Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, as well as by some communities of southern India. It literally means 'wheels rolling'; metaphorically it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction (čakra 'wheel' + vart- 'to roll').[1] The surname is mainly used by people of the Bengali Brahmin[2][3][4] and Assamese Brahmin[5][6] communities in the states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. The surname is also used by the Jains of southern India.[7]
Notable persons with this surname[edit | edit source]
Male[edit | edit source]
- Abani Chakravarty (1941–1994?), Indian Assamese poet
- Ajay Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician
- Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 1953), Indian singer
- Akinchan Chakrabarty (18th century), Bengali poet
- Amal Chakraborty, Indian paediatric surgeon
- Ambika Chakrabarty (1892–1962), Indian Bengali independence movement activist and revolutionary
- Amiya Chakravarty (1901–1986), literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet
- Amiya Chakravarty (director) (1912–1957), Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
- Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty (1938–2020), Indian microbiologist, party to the U.S. Supreme Court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty
- Animesh Chakravorty (born 1935), Indian chemist
- Aravinda Chakravarti (born 1954), Indian geneticist
- Arindam Chakrabarti, Indian philosopher working in Hawaii
- Arjun Chakrabarty (born 1990), Indian actor
- Arnab Chakrabarty (born 1980), Indian musician and Sarod player
- Arup Chakraborty (born 1961), American engineer
- Bicky Chakraborty (1943–2022), Swedish hotel mogul
- Bikas K Chakrabarti (born 1952), Indian physicist
- Birendra Narayan Chakraborty (1904–1976), Indian politician
- Bonnie Chakraborty, Bengali singer
- Byomkes Chakrabarti (1923–1981), Indian linguist
- Chiranjeet Chakraborty (born 1960), Indian Bengali film actor
- Dhirendra Kishore Chakravarti (1902 – after 1982), Indian geologist and palaeontologist
- Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti (born 1941), Indian archaeologist
- Dipesh Chakrabarty (born 1948), Indian historian
- Gaurav Chakrabarty (born 1987), Indian actor
- George Chakravarthi (born 1969), British-Indian artist
- Ghanaram Chakrabarty (c. 1669-?), Bengali poet
- Haranath Chakraborty (born 1959), Indian Bengali film director
- J. D. Chakravarthy (born 1970), Indian film actor and director in Telugu cinema and Bollywood
- Janardan Chakravarti (1901–1987), Indian professor of Bengali
- K. Chakravarthy (1936–2002), music director in the South Indian film industry
- Keshab Chakravarthy (active 1925), Indian revolutionary
- Khelaram Chakrabarty (16th century), Bengali poet
- Kshitindra Mohan Chakravarty (1900–1988), Indian chemist, fuel technician and teacher
- Kushal Chakraborty (born 1968), Bengali actor and film director
- M. C. Chakrabarti (died 1972), Indian statistician
- Mahaakshay Chakraborty (born 1984), Indian actor
- Manoj Chakraborty (born 1954), Indian politician
- Mithun Chakraborty (born 1950), Indian actor, director and businessman
- Nachiketa Chakraborty (born 1965), Indian Bengali singer-songwriter
- Nirendranath Chakravarty (1924–2018), Bengali poet
- Nripen Chakraborty (1905–2004), Indian politician
- Oliphant Chuckerbutty (1884–1960), English composer and organist of Anglo-Indian descent
- 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
- Praveen Chakravarty (born 1973), Indian businessman
- Pritam Chakraborty (born 1971), Indian Bengali music director and composer
- Pritish Chakraborty (born 1984), Indian film actor, director, writer, producer, singer in Bollywood
- Rahi Chakraborty (born 1988), Indian singer, songwriter, programmer and guitarist
- Raj Chakraborty (born 1975), Indian Bengali film director
- Rajorshi Chakraborti (born 1977), Indian writer in English
- Ranajit Chakraborty (1946–2018), Indian geneticist
- Ritwick Chakraborty (born 1977), Indian film actor
- Rupram Chakrabarty (17th century), Bengali poet
- S. S. Chakravarthy (died 2023), Indian Tamil film producer
- Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (born 1956), Indian Bengali TV and film actor
- Saikat Chakrabarti (born 1986), American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and political activist
- Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti, Indian Indologist and scholar of onomastics & Vedic studies
- Samrat Chakrabarti (born 1975), British-American actor and musician
- Sandip Chakrabarti (born 1958), Indian astrophysicist
- Sankar Chakraborti (born 1970), Indian business leader
- Shibram Chakraborty (1903–1980), Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary
- Shibu Chakravarthy (born 1961), Indian lyricist, screenplay and script writer who mainly works in Malayalam cinema
- Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy (1869–1932), Bengali revolutionary, independence activist and journalist
- Snehasish Chakraborty (born 1989), Indian footballer
- Soham Chakraborty (born 1984), Indian actor, producer, and politician
- Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty (c. 1826–1874), one of the earliest Indians to practice modern medicine
- Souvik Chakraborty (born 1991), Indian footballer
- Subhas Chakraborty (died 2009), Indian politician, transport minister of West Bengal
- Sugato Chakravarty, Indian marketing academic
- Sujan Chakraborty (born 1959), Indian politician
- Sujit Chakraborty (born 1968) West Bengal politician from Barjora
- Suma Chakrabarti (born 1959), British civil servant, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Sumon K Chakrabarti, Indian journalist
- Supriyo Chakraborty, (born 1995), Indian cricketer
- Swadesh Chakraborty (1943–2024), Indian politician
- Swapan Kumar Chakravorty (1954–2021), Director General of the National Library of India, Kolkata
- Trailokyanath Chakravarty (1889–1970), British Indian revolutionary, East Pakistani politician
- Tulsi Chakraborty (1899–1961), Indian comic actor
- Utpalendu Chakrabarty (1948–2024), Indian film director
- Varun Chakravarthy (born 1991), Indian cricketer
- Vijay C Chakravarthy, Indian cinematographer
- Vinu Chakravarthy (1945–2017), Tamil actor, scriptwriter and director
- Visvanatha Chakravarti (1626? – 1708?), Bengali guru
Female[edit | edit source]
- Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939), Indian politician from Assam
- Dia Chakravarty (born 1984), Bangladeshi-born British political activist and singer
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (born 1942), Indian literary critic
- Ipsita Roy Chakraverti (born 1950), Indian Wiccan priestess
- Jaya Chakrabarti (born 1973), British public figure and scientist
- Kaushiki Chakrabarty (born 1980), Indian classical vocalist
- Lolita Chakrabarti (born 1969), British actor and writer
- Megha Chakraborty, Indian actress
- Meghna Chakrabarti, American radio personality
- Mimi Chakraborty (born 1989), Bengali film actress, singer and a (nominal) Member of Parliament
- Reeta Chakrabarti (born 1964), British television journalist
- Rhea Chakraborty (born 1992), Indian video jockey and actress
- Ritabhari Chakraborty (born 1992), Indian Bengali film actor
- Rushmi Chakravarthi (born 1977), Indian tennis player
- S. A. Chakraborty (born 1985), American fantasy novelist
- Shami Chakrabarti (born 1969), British member of the House of Lords, barrister and civil liberties campaigner
- Sharmila Chakraborty (born 1961), Indian cricketer
- Sumona Chakravarti (born 1988), Bollywood actress and celebrity
- Uthpala Chakraborty, Indian cricketer
See also[edit | edit source]
- Chakrabarti Inquiry, British Labour Party inquiry into allegations of antisemitism
- Chakravartin, an ancient Indian term used to refer to an ideal universal ruler
- Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, a 2015 Indian historical drama TV series
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames?". TheBizdom. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, ...
- ↑ Folk-lore. Indian Publications. 1975. p. 172.
A few Bengali Surnames that identify a caste – Surname Caste Identification Brahmin Bandyopadhyay (Banerjee), Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee), Gangopadhyaya (Ganguli), Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), Chakravarty, Kanjilal, Sanyal, Lahiri ...
- ↑ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (2003). Brahmin Women. Firma KLM. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7102-107-9.
The Assamese Brahmins The Brahmins of Assam also claim that their ancestors migrated from either Gauda or Bengal and ... on whole the lower Assam group the adopt the surnames like Chakraborty, Bhattacharyaa...
- ↑ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Assam (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 168. ISBN 978-81-7046-128-9.
The community is divided into two subgroups, Brahman and Kshat- triya. The Brahman enjoys a higher socio - religious position than the Kshattriya . The Brahman group uses surnames, such as, Chakraborty, Sharma,..
- ↑ Sangave, Vilas Adinath (1980). Jaina Community: A Social Survey. Popular Prakashan. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-317-12346-3.
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