Is Das Gupta Brahmin?

Dasgupta (pronounced [ˈdaʃɡupto]) is a common Bengali last name or surname in West Bengal, India. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste. Baidya is a Bengali Hindu caste community who have generally claimed Brahmin status, but some have been associated with the Ambashtha caste or sub-caste.

Are Gupta’s Bengali?

Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common surname of Indian origin, the surname is derived from Sanskrit word Goptri, means Protector or Governor. In Bengal region, the surname is used by Baidyas.

What caste is Gupta in Bengal?

But it is believed that Gupta belongs to Kshatriya caste and Baniya community has adopted this surname in north India. In West Bengal vaid (physician) community has adopted this surname and is related to sengupta and dasgupta communities.

What is the caste of Jana?

Ugra Kshatriya or Aguri, known as The Followers of Lord Shiva. Ugra Kshatriya brides and grooms hold surnames samanta,Konar,Panja,Jana and prefer to arrange marriage within same community.

What caste is sen?

Presently, it is found in the east of the Indian Subcontinent; namely Bangladesh & West Bengal, India mainly among Baidya and Kayastha communities. The Sena kings claim that they are Brahmakshatriya or Kshatriya in their own inscriptions.

Which caste is Srivastava?

Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha
Srivastava (Hindi pronunciation: [ʃɾiːʋaːstəʋ]; Śrīvāstava), also spelled variously as Shrivastava, Shrivastav or Srivastav, is a common surname mainly found amongst the Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha community of upper caste Hindus particularly in the Hindi-speaking regions of India.

Is Guptas a kayastha?

In Bengal, during the reign of the Gupta Empire beginning in the 4th century, when systematic and large-scale colonisation by Indo-Aryan Kayasthas and Brahmins first took place, Kayasthas were brought over by the Guptas to help manage the affairs of state.

Is Thakur a high caste?

In the caste-based structure of Indian society, Thakurs stand right below the Brahmins and belong to what is known as the warrior caste. Anthropologists say Thakurs and Rajputs are almost synonymous with each other. The community is also the predominant landowners in large parts of north India.