Biswas
Biswas (pronounced in Bengali as "bish-shash") is a common surname in West Bengal, Bihar among Indian Hindus, mostly Bengalis. In Bengali, Biswas means trustworthy.
Some Christians and Muslims of Bangladesh have the surname of Biswas, originating during a later period. Biswas was a title given to trustworthy persons during the Mughal and British period.
Notables
- Abdur Rahman Biswas (born 1926), Bangladeshi politician
- Anil Biswas (composer) (1914–2003), Indian film music composer
- Anil Biswas (politician) (nickname 'Keru') (1944–2006), Indian politician
- Antara Biswas, Indian actress
- Apu Biswas, Bangladeshi actress who appears in Dhallywood Films.
- Ashim Biswas, footballer
- Basanta Kumar Biswas (1895–1915), pro-independence activist involved in the Jugantar group
- Biswamoy Biswas (1923–1994), Indian ornithologist
- Chhabi Biswas (1900–1962), Bengali character actor
- Debabrata Biswas (1911–1980), Bengali singer
- Debabrata Biswas (politician) (born 1945), politician from All India Forward Bloc and a Member of the Parliament of India
- Dipendu Biswas, Indian international football player
- Dulal Biswas, Indian footballer
- Hemanga Biswas, exponent of the Bhantiali folk music, originally popular among the fishermen of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas, politician, diplomat, and freedom fighter from Bangladesh
- Nihita Biswas (born 1944), wife of serial killer Charles Sobhraj
- Nirod Biswas, Bishop of Assam in the mid 20th century
- Pratim Biswas, professor at Washington University in St. Louis
- Pulak Biswas (born 1941), artist and children's book illustrator from India
- Robert Biswas-Diener (born 1972), positive psychologist, researcher, author and instructor at Portland State University
- Seema Biswas (born 1965), Indian film and theatre actress
- Sharmila Biswas, Odissi dancer and choreographer
- Soma Biswas (born 1978), athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon
- Soumili Biswas Bengali television serial actress
- Suresh Biswas, 19th century adventurer from India
- Sutapa Biswas (born 1962), British Indian conceptual artist
- Timir Biswas (born 1982), playback singer, songwriter, composer and the lead singer of the band Fakira
- U. N. Biswas, Indian politician and the present Minister for Backward Class Welfare in the Government of West Bengal
- Ujjal Biswas, Indian politician and the present Minister for technical education in the Government of West Bengal
See also
- A House for Mr. Biswas, 1961 novel by V. S. Naipaul
- Biswas Nao Korte Paren, 2006 film
- Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya, college in Kultikri, in the Paschim Medinipur district
References
- Ghosh, Shourindra Kumar. Bangali Jati Parichay ("An Introduction of Bengali Castes") Kolkata. p. 27
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