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Chowdhury

January 09, 2023

Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent.[1][better source needed] It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders. The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani.[2] Many landlords under the Permanent Settlement carried this surname.[citation needed] Land reforms after the partition of India abolished the permanent settlement.[citation needed] In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females.[citation needed]

Chowdhury
Pronunciationchow-dhuree
chaw-dree
chow-dree
Origin
MeaningHolder of four; four-way duties; four responsibilities
Region of originIndian subcontinent
Other names
Variant form(s)Chaudhary, Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri, Chowduri, Chaudhurani, Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.

Meaning and significance

"Chowdhury" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word caturdhara, literally "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land, from chatur ("four") and dhara ("holder" or "possessor")).[3][unreliable source?] The name is a Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[4][5][failed verification][unreliable source?] It was a title awarded to persons of eminence, including both Muslims and Hindus, during the Mughal Empire. It was also used as a title by military commanders responsible for four separate forces, including the cavalry, navy, infantry and elephant corps.[4] These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India.[6][verification needed]

Regional

In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the titular Rajas of the Bohmong Circle and Mong Circle have the surname Chowdhury.[7][8][9][10]

The Bengali Muslim Mirashdars[note 1] living in the former Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.[12]

In Bihar, the Pasi are also known as the Chaudhary, a community traditionally connected with toddy tapping.[13]

Alternate spellings

Its alternate spellings include: Chaudhary, Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri and Chowdury.[4] The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include: Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.

Notable people

Bangladesh

India

Nepal

Fiji

Pakistan

United Kingdom

United States

Chaudhurani

Fictional characters

Notes

  1. ^ Mirashdar is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government.[11]

References

  1. ^ "How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames?". TheBizdom. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ Karim, Elita (1 August 2008). "A Dedicated Educationist". History. Star Weekend Magazine.
  3. ^ "Chaudhury Name Meaning & Chaudhury Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com.
  4. ^ a b c Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780192527479.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. ^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 51. Anthropology Survey of India. 2002. p. 204.
  7. ^ "InsideStoryEventsMaster - Raj Punyah Ceremony Held Both in Bandarban..." ext.bd.undp.org.
  8. ^ "Saching Prue new Mong King". The Daily Star. 18 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Feature: 'Kingdom' system in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts still in force". people.cn. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. ^ "UNPO: Chittagong Hill Tracts: Stalemate For Land Commission". unpo.org.
  11. ^ Laskar, Nitish Ranjan (1985). Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background. Proceedings of North East India History Association. North East India History Association. p. 456.
  12. ^ E M Lewis (1868). "Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms". Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division. Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press Company. pp. 406–408.
  13. ^ People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 759 to 765 Seagull Books
  14. ^ Ahuja, M. L. (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665.
  15. ^ Abbasi, Talha. . Pakistani Leaders Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  16. ^ Hossain, Anowar (2003). Muslim women's struggle for freedom in colonial Bengal: (1873-1940). Progressive Publishers. p. 266. ISBN 9788180640308.

January 09, 2023
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Chowdhury is a title of honour usually hereditary originating from the Indian subcontinent 1 better source needed It is an adaption from Sanskrit During the Mughal rule it was a title awarded to eminent people while during British rule the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani 2 Many landlords under the Permanent Settlement carried this surname citation needed Land reforms after the partition of India abolished the permanent settlement citation needed In modern times the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females citation needed ChowdhuryPronunciationchow dhuree chaw dree chow dreeOriginMeaningHolder of four four way duties four responsibilitiesRegion of originIndian subcontinentOther namesVariant form s Chaudhary Chaudri Choudhary Chaudhry Chowdary Chowdhary Chaudry Choudary Choudhry Chaudhuri Chaudhari Chudhry Choudhari Choudhury Chowdhuri Chowduri Chaudhurani Choudhurani Chowdhurani Chowdhrani Choudhrani Chaudhrani Contents 1 Meaning and significance 1 1 Regional 2 Alternate spellings 3 Notable people 3 1 Bangladesh 3 2 India 3 3 Nepal 3 4 Fiji 3 5 Pakistan 3 6 United Kingdom 3 7 United States 3 8 Chaudhurani 4 Fictional characters 5 Notes 6 ReferencesMeaning and significance Chowdhury is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word caturdhara literally holder of four four denoting a measure of land from chatur four and dhara holder or possessor 3 unreliable source The name is a Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste 4 5 failed verification unreliable source It was a title awarded to persons of eminence including both Muslims and Hindus during the Mughal Empire It was also used as a title by military commanders responsible for four separate forces including the cavalry navy infantry and elephant corps 4 These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India 6 verification needed Regional In the Chittagong Hill Tracts the titular Rajas of the Bohmong Circle and Mong Circle have the surname Chowdhury 7 8 9 10 The Bengali Muslim Mirashdars note 1 living in the former Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja which in modern day acts as a surname for them 12 In Bihar the Pasi are also known as the Chaudhary a community traditionally connected with toddy tapping 13 Alternate spellingsIts alternate spellings include Chaudhary Chaudri Choudhary Chaudhry Chowdary Chowdhary Chaudry Choudary Choudhry Chaudhuri Chaudhari Chudhry Choudhari Choudhury Chowdhuri and Chowdury 4 The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include Choudhurani Chowdhurani Chowdhrani Choudhrani Chaudhrani Notable peopleBangladesh Faizunnesa Choudhurani Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali Chanchal Chowdhury Rezwana Choudhury Bannya Abdul Latif Chowdhury Islamic scholar and writer Abdul Matin Chaudhary minister and politician Abdul Matin Chowdhury academic and physicist Abdul Matin Chowdhury politician Abdul Matin Chowdhury religious scholar and political activist Abdul Munim Chowdhury former MP for Habiganj 1 Abdur Rouf Choudhury writer Abed Chaudhury geneticist and science writer Abidur Reza Chowdhury 1872 1961 Bengali politician and educationist Abu Lais Md Mubin Chowdhury former MP for Habiganj 3 Abu Osman Chowdhury Sector Commander of the Mukti Bahini Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury second President of Bangladesh Justice A F M Ahsanuddin Chowdhury 9th President of Bangladesh Anwarul Karim Chowdhury former UN Under Secretary General Ariful Haque Choudhury Mayor of Sylhet A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury 13th President of Bangladesh Ayesha Bedora Choudhury doctor Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury fifth Chief Justice of Bangladesh Chanchal Chowdhury actor Farid Uddin Chowdhury teacher politician and businessman Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Chowdhury Gulam Akbar writer and collector of Bengali folk literature for the Bangla Academy Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky former Minister of Commerce Golam Ali Chowdhury Zamindar of Haturia and philanthropist Harris Chowdhury former MP for Sylhet 5 Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury 11th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army Humayun Rashid Choudhury 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly amp 7th Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Adviser Izharul Islam Chowdhury Bangladeshi Islamic scholar Jamilur Reza Choudhury president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad vice chancellor of University of Asia Pacific adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky founding president of Assam Bengal Muslim League Mahmudul Amin Choudhury 11th Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury former MP for Sylhet 3 Mainur Reza Chowdhury 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mehazabien Chowdhury actress Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury fifth Prime Minister of Bangladesh Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury journalist and editor turned politician Advisor to the President of Bangladesh 2006 2007 Naiyyum Choudhury biotechnologist and nuclear scientist Najma Chowdhury founder of the Women and Gender Studies department in the University of Dhaka adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Nazim Kamran Choudhury former MP Rashed Chowdhury former Army officer currently in exile in the United States Rezwana Chowdhury renowned exponent of Tagore songs Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury physicist and vice chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Sylhet International University Salah Choudhury editor of Weekly Blitz Samson H Chowdhury Bengali Christian entrepreneur and business leader Samarjit Roy Chowdhury painter Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury politician Shamima K Choudhury physicist and advocate for women in science Shamsher M Chowdhury diplomat and former secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shamsul Huda Chaudhury third Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Shayan Chowdhury Bengali indie musician and singer Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri 4th Governor of Bangladesh Bank Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury Nawab of Dhanbari Tangail Tapan Chowdhury Bengali singer of Adhunik songs TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury six time MP and former leader of the Jatiya Party Zafar Yahya Chowdhury former MP for Sylhet 2 Yeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna footballer for Chittagong Abahani Yakub Ali Chowdhury essayistIndia Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri Abdul Jalil Choudhury 1925 1989 Islamic scholar and politician Abdul Munim Choudhury former MLA of Karimganj South Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Punjab Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury 19th century aristocrat Amitabh Chaudhry born 1964 65 Indian banker CEO and MD of Axis Bank Anjan Choudhury Bengali film director and writer A B A Gani Khan Choudhury Railway Minister of India Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Indian film director Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India Arindam Chaudhuri Indian author Rahul Chaudhari Indian kabaddi player Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury Indian singer Sonali Chowdhury Indian actress Chumki Choudhury Indian actress Rina Choudhury Indian actress Tridha Choudhury Indian actress Jogen Chowdhury 21st century Indian painter Pramatha Chaudhuri 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature Salil Chowdhury Indian music director amp composer Nirad C Chaudhuri Indian writer Shankar Roychowdhury Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri theoretical economist academic and professor of the Delhi School of Economics Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Ravi Shankar born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music Bula Choudhury Indian national women s swimming champion Najib Ali Choudhury Islamic scholar and teacher Sarita Choudhury Indian actress and model Chaudhary Charan Singh 6th Prime Minister of India Pratik Chaudhari born 1989 Indian footballer playing as a defender for Jamshedpur Veerabhadram Chowdary film director Renuka Chowdhury Union Minister of State Saifuddin Choudhury former Member of Parliament Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary Telugu film actor Chaudhary Devi Lal Deputy Prime Minister of India K V Chowdary Indian Revenue Service Central Vigilance Commissioner Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav Shaurya Chakra awardee 14 Shagun Chowdhary Indian shooter Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav Chief Minister Delhi Mahima Chaudhry Indian actress and model Mohinder Singh Chaudhury Indian politician Rita Chowdhury established poet and novelist Sahitya Akademi Award recipient Aadesh Chaudhary Indian actor R B Choudary Indian film producer Y S Chowdary Indian central minister for state Gurmeet Choudhary Indian television actor Ranjit Chowdhry Indian actor Karmveer Choudhary Indian actor Kamla Chaudhry born 1908 Indian short story writer Yuvika Chaudhary born 1983 Indian actress Amit Chaudhuri Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Ankush Chaudhari Marathi film actor Ambikagiri Raichoudhury Assamese poet Moinul Hoque Choudhury five time MLA two time UN General Assembly representative and Minister of Industrial Development Rashida Haque Choudhury former Minister of State of Social Welfare Avinov ChoudhuryNepal Binod Chaudhary Nepalese billionaireFiji Mahendra Chaudhry former Prime Minister of FijiPakistan Choudhry Rahmat Ali Cecil Chaudhry Pakistani academic human rights activist veteran fighter pilot Chaudhry Muhammad Ali fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan Choudhry Rahmat Ali Pakistan Movement activist and politician Fawad Chaudhry Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry fifth President of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978 Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain 14th Prime Minister of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry former Chief Justice of Pakistan Michael Chowdry Pakistani American businessman and founder of Atlas Air FY 2019 revenue US 2 7 billion Rafi Muhammad Chaudhry 1903 1988 nuclear physicist Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Minister of Interior of Pakistan 15 United Kingdom Akhlaq Choudhury Judge of the British High Court of Justice Anwar Choudhury diplomat at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office former Governor of the Cayman Islands British Ambassador to Peru and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Anjem Choudary Islamist political activist Asim Chaudhry comedian and actor Foysol Choudhury MBE Businessman community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council Hamza Choudhury midfielder for English football club Leicester City F C Himanshi Choudhry British actress Khaled Choudhury theatre personality and artist Mamun Chowdhury Businessman and founder and co director of London Tradition Navin Chowdhry British actor Roshonara Choudhry British Islamic extremist Shamim Chowdhury TV and print journalist for Al Jazeera English Shefali Chowdhury actress best known for the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series Sophie Choudry British actress and singer Paul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin United States Jay Chaudhry born 1958 1959 American billionaire CEO and founder of Zscaler Michael Chowdry founder of cargo airliner Atlas Air Satveer Chaudhary former Minnesota state senator Subir Chowdhury author and management consultantChaudhurani Faizunnesa Choudhurani Muslim feminist and awarded the title Nawab by Queen Victoria Indira Devi Chaudhurani Indian literary figure author and musician Karimunnesa Khanam Chaudhurani 1855 1926 Bengali poet social worker and patron of literature 16 Sarala Devi Chaudhurani founder of the first women s organisation in India the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in 1910 Fictional charactersIndra Chaudhari the protagonist of Axiom Verge 2Notes Mirashdar is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government 11 References How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames TheBizdom 22 February 2020 Retrieved 23 February 2022 Karim Elita 1 August 2008 A Dedicated Educationist History Star Weekend Magazine Chaudhury Name Meaning amp Chaudhury Family History at Ancestry com www ancestry com a b c Patrick Hanks Richard Coates Peter McClure 2016 The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Oxford University Press p 501 ISBN 9780192527479 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Campbell Mike User submitted surname Choudhry Behind the Name Retrieved 5 April 2016 The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India Volume 51 Anthropology Survey of India 2002 p 204 InsideStoryEventsMaster Raj Punyah Ceremony Held Both in Bandarban ext bd undp org Saching Prue new Mong King The Daily Star 18 January 2009 Feature Kingdom system in Bangladesh s Chittagong Hill Tracts still in force people cn 15 December 2008 Retrieved 4 March 2022 UNPO Chittagong Hill Tracts Stalemate For Land Commission unpo org Laskar Nitish Ranjan 1985 Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background Proceedings of North East India History Association North East India History Association p 456 E M Lewis 1868 Cachar District Statement No XVIII Glossary of Local Terms Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division Calcutta Calcutta Central Press Company pp 406 408 People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal amp Hetukar Jha pages 759 to 765 Seagull Books Ahuja M L 2000 Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India 1952 1999 Mittal Publications pp 302 340 ISBN 9788170997665 Abbasi Talha Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Pakistani Leaders Online Archived from the original on 20 July 2018 Retrieved 17 January 2021 Hossain Anowar 2003 Muslim women s struggle for freedom in colonial Bengal 1873 1940 Progressive Publishers p 266 ISBN 9788180640308 This page lists people with the surname Chowdhury 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 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