"Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Brahman) name, the first element of which, Ban-, is taken from Bandyopadhyay The final element -jee is derived from jha (greatly reduced form of Sanskrit upadhyaya 'teacher'); thus, Banerjee 'teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti or,Vandana. A Sanskrit version of this name, Vandyopadhyaya, was coined from the elements vandya 'venerable' + upadhyaya 'teacher'. "
— Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN0-19-508137-4, [3]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Banerjee, Bandopadhyay, or variations, include:
^Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1969). Caste and Race in India. Popular Prakashan. p. 257. ISBN978-81-7154-205-5. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 94. ISBN978-0-19-977169-1.
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March 20, 2023
banerjee, bandyopadhyay, surname, brahmins, originating, from, bengal, region, indian, subcontinent, from, bangladesh, contents, lineage, ancestry, history, notable, people, referenceslineage, ancestry, edits, from, ancient, shandilya, gotra, which, means, des. Banerjee or Bandyopadhyay is a surname of Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and from Bangladesh Contents 1 Lineage and ancestry 2 History 3 Notable people 4 ReferencesLineage and ancestry EditBanerjees are from the ancient Shandilya Gotra which means all Banerjees are descended from Kannauj from the ancient sage Shandilya as per the Puranas 1 Together with Mukherjees Chatterjees Bhattacharjees and Gangulys Banerjees form the Kulin Brahmins 2 History Edit Indian Bengal and Bangladeshi Hindu Brahman name the first element of which Ban is taken from Bandyopadhyay The final element jee is derived from jha greatly reduced form of Sanskrit upadhyaya teacher thus Banerjee teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti or Vandana A Sanskrit version of this name Vandyopadhyaya was coined from the elements vandya venerable upadhyaya teacher Dictionary of American Family Names Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 508137 4 3 Notable people EditNotable people with the surname Banerjee Bandopadhyay or variations include Alapan Bandyopadhyay born 1961 IAS Officer Anjan Bandyopadhyay 1965 2021 journalist Abhijit Banerjee born 1961 Nobel laureate economist Albion Rajkumar Banerjee 1871 1950 an Indian civil servant and administrator Ambica Banerjee 1928 2013 a member of the 15th Lok Sabha Audrish Banerjee born 1975 an Indian former cricketer Bhanu Banerjee 1920 1983 actor and freedom activist Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay 1895 1950 was an Indian writer Bidisha Bandyopadhyay born1978 writer broadcaster Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni born 1956 Indian born American author poet and professor Dibakar Banerjee born 1969 Indian film director screenwriter producer and advertisement filmmaker Dola Banerjee born 1980 is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery Gooroodas Banerjee 1844 1918 aka Gurudas Bandyopadhyay Bengali Indian High Court judge Gopeshwar Banerjee 1880 1963 an Indian classical singer and musicologist Haradhan Bandopadhyay 1926 2013 a Bengali Indian actor Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay 1820 1891 Indian educator and social reformer Jenni Banerjee born 1981 Finnish actress with Indian ancestry John Banerjee 1873 the second non European bishop of the Church of India Burma and Ceylon Kali Banerjee actor Kali Charan Banerjee Kalyan Banerjee Kanika Bandyopadhyay 1924 2000 singer Kanu Banerjee 1905 1985 actor Pather Panchali Karuna Banerjee 1919 2001 actress Pather Panchali Krishna Mohan Banerjee Kaushik Banerjee actor Mamata Banerjee Manik Bandopadhyay writer novelist Nikhil Banerjee composer musician Nyra Banerjee Indian television actress and assistant director Pradip Kumar Banerjee Prith Banerjee Pooja Banerjee television actress Puja Banerjee film and television actress Rachana Banerjee actor Raghab Bandyopadhyay prose writer Rahul Banerjee archer R D Banerji The discoverer of Mohenjo daro the principal site of the Indus Valley Civilisation Rina Banerjee Ruprekha Banerjee San Banarje film director producer photographer Sanjay Banerjee Indian engineer Shakuntala Banerjee born 1973 German journalist Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sarnath Banerjee Somen Banerjee Surendranath Banerjee first Indian to qualify Indian Civil Service Examination Sushmita Banerjee writer Syagnik Banerjee scholar author and professor Victor Banerjee actor both in Tollywood Bollywood and Hollywood Vikram Banerjee Gargi Banerji cricketer Sara Banerji writer Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee first president of the Indian National Congress References Edit Ghurye Govind Sadashiv 1969 Caste and Race in India Popular Prakashan p 257 ISBN 978 81 7154 205 5 Retrieved 16 March 2020 Hopkins Thomas J 1989 The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West In Bromley David G Shinn Larry D eds Krishna consciousness in the West Bucknell University Press pp 35 36 ISBN 978 0 8387 5144 2 Retrieved 28 February 2022 Hanks Patrick 8 May 2003 Dictionary of American Family Names Oxford University Press p 94 ISBN 978 0 19 977169 1 This page lists people with the surname Banerjee If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Banerjee amp oldid 1145381219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
