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Baishya Saha or Saha (Vaishya) is a Bengali Hindu trading caste traditionally known to have the occupation of grocers, shopkeepers, dealers & moneylenders.[1][2] They were even zaminders in the East Bengal (present Bangladesh).[3][4][5][6][7] Some use Saha as their surname, but others use Bhowmik, Chowdhury, Das, Majumder, Roy, Mallick, Poddar, Roy Chowdhury, Sarkar, and Sikder, among others.[8]
Notable Bengali Baishya Sahas
- Anamika Saha, Indian actress
- Ishaa Saha, Indian actress
- Debattama Saha, Indian actress
- Pijush Saha, Indian film director
- Arati Saha, Indian Swimmer
- Ena Saha, Indian actress & producer
- Meghnad Saha, Indian Astrophysicist
- Wriddhiman Saha, Indian Cricketer
- Debojit Saha, Indian singer
- Samir Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
- Senjuti Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
- Shithi Saha, Bangladeshi singer
- Ashim Saha, Bangladeshi poet
- Mahadev Saha, Bangladeshi poet
- Ranadaprasad Saha, Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist
- Biplob Saha, Bangladeshi fashion designer
References
- ↑ Hashmi, Taj ul-Islam (1992). Pakistan as a Peasant Utopia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 35, 43, 105, 109, 111, 112, 148. ISBN 978-0-367-28215-8.
- ↑ "Banik - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Balapur Zamindar House".
- ↑ "Mohera Zamindar Bari".
- ↑ "Lokkhon saha's zamindari house".
- ↑ "Baliati Zamindari".
- ↑ "Nandirhat zamindari".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Bala, Hiralal (2012). "Saha". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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