Dasgupta

{{Short description|A Bengali surname}}

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{{Infobox Given name

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|bn|ˈdaʃɡupto|}}

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| region = Bengal

| language = Bengali

| variant = Gupta, Sengupta, Duttagupta, Kargupta, Debgupta

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Dasgupta (pronounced {{IPA|bn|ˈdaʃɡupto|}}) ({{langx|bn|দাশগুপ্ত}}) is a common Bengali surname that is used by the Bengali Hindus of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste of Bengal.{{Cite book |last=Hood |first=John W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ymdi_yQzgYYC |title=Films of Buddhadeb Dasgupta |date=2005 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-250-2802-4 |pages=2 |language=en}}

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 62.2% of all known bearers of the surname Dasgupta were residents of India and 28.9% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/dasgupta#surnames Dasgupta Surname Distribution]

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  • Gurudas Dasgupta (born 1936), senior trade-union leader, Communist Party of India, and Member of Parliament

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