Guha
Guha is an Indian family name and surname found predominantly amongst Bengali Hindus. It is also another name for the Hindu deity Kartikeya.
Guhas belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. The Bengali Kayasthas evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component elements being putative Kshatriyas and mostly Brahmins.[1] Guhas are also considered among Bangaja Kayasthas as Kulin along with Boses, Mitras and Ghoshes. Among Dakshin Rahri Kayasthas Guhas belong to Maulika Kayastha community.
Notables
- Biraja Sankar Guha (1894-1951), Indian physical anthropologist – first Director of the Anthropological Survey of India
- Buddhadeb Guha (b. 1936), Indian Bengali fiction writer
- Isa Guha (b. 1985), English cricketer
- Ramanathan V. Guha (b. 1965), computer scientist at Google
- Ramchandra Guha (b. 1958), environmental and political historian, professor and journalist
- Ranajit Guha (b. 1922), South Asian historian
- Subrata Guha (1946-2003), Indian cricketer
- Sujoy K Guha (b. 1939), biomedical engineer
- Anita Guha (b. 1932), Hindi and Bengali film Actress
Films
- Guha, a 1981 Indian Malayalam film
See also
References
- ↑ Andre Wink (1991). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-90-04-09509-0. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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