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Aich (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) also spelled as Aitch, is a Bengali Hindu surname belonging to the Maulika Kayastha sub-caste of Bengali Kayastha caste as well as some other Bengali castes.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

Notable people with this surname[edit | edit source]

Manohar Aich (1912–2016), Indian bodybuilder
Prodosh Aich (born 1933), retired Bengali-Indian professor and author

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. p. 179.

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[1] Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. p. 179.

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+'''Aich''' ({{langx|bn|আইচ}}) also spelled as '''Aitch''', is a [[Bengali Hindu]] [[surname]] belonging to the [[Maulika Kayastha]] sub-caste of [[Bengali Kayastha]] caste as well as some other Bengali castes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhattacharya |first=Jogendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlpLAAAAMAAJ |title=Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems |date=1896 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=179 |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2025}}
-{{original research|date=April 2015}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=March 2007}}
-}}
-'''Aich''' (also spelled as Aitch) is a [[Hindu Bengali]] [[surname]] belonging to the [[Maulika Kayastha|Maulika]] [[Kayastha]] caste.
+==Notable people with this surname==
-Kayasthas are a sub-[[caste]] of [[Hindus]], found across both historical and modern India. The Kayasthas emerged as a sub-caste or Caste of the Kshatriyas in Bengal during the 5th–11th centuries AD. Unlike [[Chitragupta]] Kayastha families in Northern India, Bengali Kayasthas claim their origin from King Bhadrasen and his subjects. Some of them even formed their own independent Kingdoms for example the Deva dynasty, Chandra dynasty, Shur dynasty etc. In medieval Bengal, Kayasthas were able to play a key role under Muslim rule by learning foreign languages such as Persian.
+* [[Manohar Aich]] (1912–2016), Indian bodybuilder
+* [[Prodosh Aich]] (born 1933), retired Bengali-Indian professor and author
-After the defeat of the Afghan rulers of Bengal by the Mughals at the battle of Patna in 1576, some Bengali warlords or zamindars played a key role in resisting further Mughal advancement into Bengal for some time. Famous among them are the "Baaro Bhuiyan" (lit. twelve "bhuiyan" or landowners), partially independent zamindars, who fought for around 50 years resisting Mughal rule.
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}{{surname|Aich}}
-Prominent of the "Baaro Bhuiyan"s who were Kayasthas included: Chand Ray, Kedar Ray, Mukunda Ray, [[Maharaja Pratapaditya]] of Jessore, Kandarpanarayan (whose son Ramchandra married Bindumati, the daughter of [[Maharaja Pratapaditya|Pratapaditya]]) of Chandradveep (modern Bakherganj) etc.
-The Kayastha Aitch (Aich) trace their ancestry to the [[Aditya]] clan of the Kayasthas of modern-day Bangladesh – the clan that [[Maharaja Pratapaditya|Pratapaditya]] (and his son udayaditya) of the Baaro Bhuiyans belonged to. It is believed that the original name of Aditya, over time, changed to Aithya to Aith to Aitch (Aich) in the local dialect of East Bengal (now Bangladesh).
-== Brahmin Aitch (Aich) ==
-Aitch (or Aich) are also found among the Baarendra Brahmin sub-caste of Bengali Brahmins.
-== Oriya Aich or Aech ==
-Aich or Aech are also found among the Oriya [[Khandayat]].{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
-{{surname|Aich}}
+[[Category:German-language surnames]]
 [[Category:Kayastha]]
 [[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]]