Saha (Shaha)
PronunciationSaha
Origin
Word/nameBengali
Region of originBangladesh, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura
Other names
Variant form(s)numerous
[1]

Saha/Shaha (Bengali: সাহা) is a Bengali Hindu surname mostly residing in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, as well as in Bangladesh.[2]

In the Pala domain a number of inscriptions from the Pala period mentioning communities of merchants have been found, some of which use the title Sadhu for a merchant family.[3]

Notable people

  • Anamika Saha, Indian actress
  • Arati Saha, First Asian woman to swim across the English channel & first Indian woman sportsperson to receive the padma shri award
  • Ashim Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
  • Barna Saha, Indian-American computer scientist
  • Bhaskar Saha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
  • Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
  • Bhanu Lal Saha, Former finance minister of Tripura
  • Chandrima Shaha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
  • Chittaranjan Saha, Bangladeshi educationist, publisher and social worker & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
  • Debattama Saha, Indian actress
  • Debojit Saha, Indian singer
  • Emon Saha, Bangladeshi composer
  • Ena Saha, Indian actress & producer
  • Ishaa Saha, Indian actress
  • Kanak Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
  • Mahadev Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award
  • Manik Chandra Saha, Bangladeshi journalist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak (posthumous)
  • Meghnad Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & developer of the famous saha ionization equation
  • Nityanand Saha, Indian revolutionist
  • Pijush Saha, Indian film director
  • Ranada Prasad Saha, Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
  • Samir Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi scientist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
  • Sanat Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi economist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
  • Satya Saha, Bangladeshi music director & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
  • Senjuti Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
  • Shithi Saha, Bangladeshi singer & recipient of Bangladesh national awards - best Tagore singer (4 times)
  • Subhajit Saha, Indian table tennis player & recipient of gold medal at the 19th commonwealth games
  • Subrata Saha, Indian politician
  • Swapan Saha, Indian film director
  • Trina Saha, Indian actress
  • Wriddhiman Saha, Indian Cricketer

See also

References

  1. "1990 Census Name Files". United States Census Bureau. 30 March 2005. Archived from the original on 30 March 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. "Saha". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. Furui, Ryosuke (2013). "Merchant groups in early medieval Bengal: with special reference to the Rajbhita stone inscription of the time of Mahīpāla I, Year 33". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 76 (3): 391–412. ISSN 0041-977X.
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