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Gupta ˈɡuːptə is a common surname
of India
n origin.
According to some academicians, the name Gupta is derived from Sanskrit goptri, meaning military governor. A more direct translation of the Sanskrit word gupta is 'secret' or 'hidden'. According to prominent historian R. C. Majumdar
, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.
In northern India, the surname Gupta has been adopted mainly by the Agarwal communities.
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|Agarwal|| Haryana
, Uttar Pradesh
, Punjab, Rajasthan
, Himachal Pradesh
, Delhi
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, Jainism
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| Barnwal
|| Uttar Pradesh
, Rajasthan
|| Hinduism
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| Kesarwani || Uttar Pradesh
|| Hinduism
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| Khandelwal
|| Rajasthan
|| Hinduism
, Jainism
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| Mahajan
|| Jammu
, Punjab || Hinduism
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|Mahawar
|| Haryana
, Punjab, Rajasthan
, Himachal Pradesh
, Delhi
|| Hinduism
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| Maheshwari
|| Rajasthan
|| Hinduism
, Jainism
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| Mathur
|| Uttar Pradesh
, Rajasthan
|| Hinduism
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| Dhromer
|| Uttar Pradesh
, Madhya Pradesh
, Delhi
|| Hinduism
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| Porwal || Rajasthan
|| Jainism
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| Rastogi
|| Haryana
, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
, Rajasthan
|| Hinduism
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| Rauniyar or Roniyar|| Uttar Pradesh
, Bihar
, Jharkhand
, Nepal
,|| Hinduism
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| Varshney
|| Western Uttar Pradesh
|| Hinduism
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| Omer
|| Southern Uttar Pradesh
|| Hinduism
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| Agrahari
|| Uttar Pardesh, Bihar
, Nepal
, West Bengal
|| Hinduism
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Additionally, the surname Gupta is adopted by some other communities in other parts of the Indian subcontinent —
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n origin.
According to some academicians, the name Gupta is derived from Sanskrit goptri, meaning military governor. A more direct translation of the Sanskrit word gupta is 'secret' or 'hidden'. According to prominent historian R. C. Majumdar
R. C. Majumdar
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar was an Indian historian of great repute. He is sometimes called "the dean of Indian historians" for his colossal contribution to the study of Indian history.-Early life and education:...
, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.
In northern India, the surname Gupta has been adopted mainly by the Agarwal communities.
Communities
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|Agarwal|| Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Punjab, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
, Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
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| Barnwal
Barnwal
Barnwal , also spelt as Baranwal, Varanwal or Barnawal, is a Baniya community in India and Nepal.-Legend:According to a Hindi-language historical account Baranwal Darshan, the Baranwal community is descended from King Ahibaran, a Suryavanshi Kshatriya and the great grandson of the legendary king...
|| Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
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| Kesarwani || Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Khandelwal
Khandelwal Vaishya
Khandelwal Vaishya is a Vaishnava community originally from Khandela, a historical town in northern Rajasthan. The Khandelwal Vaishya community can be further subdivided into 72 gotras...
|| Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
, Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
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| Mahajan
Mahajan
Mahajan is an Indian surname or title, found among several castes and communities.The word "Mahajan" is an amalgam of two Sanskrit words: Maha meaning great, and Jan meaning people or individuals...
|| Jammu
Jammu
Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...
, Punjab || Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
|Mahawar
Mahawar
Mahawar is a caste of Koli Hindu and Koli Buddhist community , originating from historical Awadh region ....
|| Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, Punjab, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Maheshwari
Maheshwari
Maheshwari are a business community of Vaishnava, originating from Khandela, Rajasthan in western India. They are a sub-group within the Marwaris community. The community is found throughout North India.- History & Origin :...
|| Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
, Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
|-
| Mathur
Mathur Vaishya
MathurVaishya , is a sub-caste of Vaishya, a Hindu caste. They are also referred as Mathuria .-Origins:According to the Hindu theology, Lord Brahma, the Creator, created the four Varnas. Also as per the oldest mention of the varna system in the Purusha sukta of Rigveda 10.90.12, "... his two thighs...
|| Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Dhromer
Dhromer (Vaishya)
Dhromer Vaishya is a Hindu caste found in northern part of India.They are also known as Baniya, Vaish or Gupta.-History and origin:The Dhromer belong to Kashyap Gotra in the Vaish community...
|| Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Porwal || Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
|| Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
|-
| Rastogi
Rastogi
The Rastogi are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are concentrated in the districts of Varanasi, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly and Lukhnow in Uttar Pradesh and also in many parts of Delhi, Kolkata, Rajasthan, Haryana....
|| Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Rauniyar or Roniyar|| Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
,|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Varshney
Varshney
Varshney, Varshnei, Varshnai, Varshnaya, Varshni, Vrishni or Vrushni are family names from India. They are variant spellings of the name Varshneya, first recorded in the Mahābhārata as used by Arjuna to address Vasudeva Krishna...
|| Western Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Omer
Omer
Omer may refer to:*Omer , an ancient unit of measure used in the era of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem**Counting of the Omer, Jewish ritual during the forty-nine days between Passover and the Feast of Weeks*Omar, Omer is a variation of the name...
|| Southern Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
|-
| Agrahari
Agrahari
Agrahari is a Hindu caste and trading community found in North India. They are also known as Baniya, Vaishya or Gupta.-History and origin:The Agrahari belong to Kashyap/Kuchchal Gotra in the Vaish community...
|| Uttar Pardesh, Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
|| Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
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Additionally, the surname Gupta is adopted by some other communities in other parts of the Indian subcontinent —
- The Guptas from the West BengalWest BengalWest Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
belong to the VaidVaidVaid is a Brahmin clan from the Punjab, one of the seven clans of the Mohyals. The words Vaid and Rajvaid are particularly used to denote medical professionals in Indian history.- Gotra :The gotra or founding lineage of the Vaids is Dhanvantari...
(physician) community, and are related to the Sengupta and DasguptaDasguptaDasgupta is a common Bengali surname in West Bengal, India. Dasguptas belong to the Baidya caste - the physician community of ancient India. They were disallowed from priestly duties since they were in medical profession and better off financially unlike the brahamins...
communities of Bengal who are vaid-Brahmins. - Komatis and Chetty's also use Guptha added along with a surname.
- Like Komatis, who are of DravidianDravidian peoplesDravidian peoples is a term used to refer to the diverse groups of people who natively speak languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. Populations of speakers of around 220 million are found mostly in Southern India. Other Dravidian people are found in parts of central India, Sri Lanka,...
descent, Kayasthas also use the title Guptha.
Monarchs
- Chandragupta MauryaChandragupta MauryaChandragupta Maurya , was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of India and its first genuine emperor...
, founder of the Mauryan Empire - Maharaja Sri-GuptaMaharaja Sri-GuptaSri Gupta was a pre-imperial Gupta king in northern India and start of the Gupta dynasty. A portion of northern or central Bengal might have been the home of Guptas at that time, but however not much evidence is available....
, founder of the Gupta EmpireGupta EmpireThe Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire which existed approximately from 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent. Founded by Maharaja Sri-Gupta, the dynasty was the model of a classical civilization. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the... - Ghatotkacha (Gupta Ruler)Ghatotkacha (Gupta Ruler)Ghatotkacha was a pre-imperial Gupta king in northern India, the son of Maharaja Sri-Gupta, who started the Gupta dynasty. His reign is considered insignificant and he is best known as the father of Chandragupta I, the first Gupta emperor....
, father of Chandragupta I - Chandragupta IChandragupta IThe Gupta dynasty first seems to be in eminence with the accession of Chandra Gupta I, son of Ghatotkacha to the throne of the ancestral Gupta kingdom. While his two ancestors were given the title of Maharaja , Chandra Gupta I is described in his inscriptions as Maharajadhiraj signifying a rise in...
, first Gupta emperor - SamudraguptaSamudraguptaSamudragupta , ruler of the Gupta Empire , and successor to Chandragupta I, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history according to Historian V. A. Smith. His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests...
- Chandragupta IIChandragupta IIChandragupta II the Great, very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya in Sanskrit; was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire in northern India. His rule spanned c...
, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya - Kumaragupta I
- SkandaguptaSkandaguptaSkandagupta was a Gupta Emperor of northern India. He is generally considered the last of the great Gupta Emperors.-Rule:Skandagupta's antecedents remain unclear. Later official genealogies omit his name, and even the inscriptions of his own age omit the name of his mother...
, last Gupta emperor - Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)Vishnugupta was one of the lesser known kings of the Gupta Dynasty. He is generally considered to be the last recognized king of the Gupta Empire. His reign lasted 10 years, from 540 to 550 CE...
Academics
- Aghore Nath GuptaAghore Nath GuptaAghore Nath Gupta was a great scholar of Buddhism and a preacher of the Brahmo Samaj. He was designated Sadhu after his premature death in recognition of his pious life...
, an Indian scholar of Buddhism and a preacher of the Brahmo Samaj - Akhil GuptaAkhil GuptaAkhil Gupta is an American Anthropologist whose research has focused on the anthropology of the state and of development, as well as on postcolonialism. He is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles....
, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology - Amar GuptaAmar GuptaAmar Gupta is the Thomas R. Brown Professor of Management and Technology in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, and also holds professorships in computer science and Latin American studies at Arizona.-Biography:...
, professor and scientist - Amlan Das GuptaAmlan Das Gupta' is Professor of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is a noted scholar of Classical and Biblical Studies, English Renaissance literature and an authority on Miltonic studies in India having numerous publications to his credit....
, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata - M K Das GuptaM K Das GuptaMrinal Kumar Das Gupta was a noted Indian astronomer. He was born in erstwhile Barishal district . He received his B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Physics from Dhaka University in 1944 and 1945 respectively. Later he joined the department of Radio Physics and Electronics of the University of Calcutta as...
, Indian professor and scientist - Modadugu Vijay GuptaModadugu Vijay GuptaDr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta, a biologist from India was the recipient of the World Food Prize in 2005 for development and dissemination of low-cost techniques for freshwater fish farming by the rural poor.-Biography:...
, Indian biologist - S. P. GuptaS. P. GuptaSwaraj Prakash Gupta was a well-known Indian archaeologist and art historian.From childhood Gupta was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was a scholar, writer of great repute and an authority on Indian art history. He has written scores of articles and books on the subject of his...
, Indian archaeologist and art historian - Suraj N. GuptaSuraj N. GuptaSuraj N. Gupta is an Indian-born American theoretical physicist, notable for his contribution to quantum field theory.-Education and career:...
, Indian-American physicist
In business and management
- Mahendra Mohan GuptaMahendra Mohan GuptaMahendra Mohan Gupta is owner of Dainik Jagran group of hindi newspapers published in India. The paper has readership of 20 million mainly in state of Uttar Pradesh. The paper has 25 editions. They plan to launch an English language newspaper and a stand alone tabloid.-External links:*...
, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers - N. C. Sen GuptaN. C. Sen GuptaN. C. Sen Gupta was the eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 19 May 1975 to 19 August 1975.He was the interim governor until K R Puri took office. Prior to that, he was the secretary to the Department of Banking of the Ministry of Finance. Even though his tenure was short, his...
, eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India - Raj GuptaRaj GuptaRaj Gupta is the former Chief executive officer and president of the Fortune 500 company Rohm and Haas. Rohm and Haas was acquired by Dow Chemical on April 1, 2009....
, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas - Rajat GuptaRajat GuptaRajat Kumar Gupta was the managing director of management consultancy McKinsey & Company from 1994 to 2003 and a business leader in India and the United States...
, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey Consulting - Rajiv GuptaRajiv GuptaRajiv Gupta is a former General Manager at Hewlett Packard where he reported to Carly Fiorina. He was co-inventor and general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project in 1999, and was one of the developers of the IA-64 architecture.-Early life:...
, general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project - S. K. GuptaS. K. GuptaSudhir K. Gupta has been the Vice President of Operations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company since 2001...
, vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation - Vinod GuptaVinod GuptaVinod Gupta is the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of infoGROUP . Mr. Gupta served as CEO of the company from the time of its incorporation in 1972 until September 1997 and from August 1998 to August 2008...
, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
In entertainment
- Aditi GuptaAdditi GuptaAditi Gupta is an Indian television actress. She debuted in Balaji Telefilms soap Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil opposite Harshad Chopra when she was just 19 years old. Her hometown is Bhopal. Gupta is a fashion designer by profession from Pune. She is best known for playing the female lead Heer in...
, Indian television actress - Anil GuptaAnil GuptaAnil Gupta is a comedy writer and producer. He has produced many shows on radio and television including Goodness Gracious Me, the spoof chat show The Kumars at No. 42, The Office and Bromwell High.. He wrote the Cinderella episode of the 2008 comedy drama series Fairy Tales and ElvenQuest.-...
, British writer and producer (radio and television) - Buddhadev Das GuptaBuddhadev Das GuptaBuddhadev Das Gupta is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Das Gupta resides in Kolkata, India. He is one of the artists featured in Nimbus Records's The Raga Guide...
, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher - Neena GuptaNeena GuptaNeena Gupta is an Indian film and television actress and director-producer. She won the 1994 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Woh Chokri. She is a popular actress in Indian commercial cinema, but it is her work with art filmmakers of India, like Shyam Benegal that got her...
, Indian film and television actress - Rajendra GuptaRajendra GuptaRajendra Gupta is an Indian film, television and theater actor and director who is best known for his television roles of Pandit Jagarnath in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series Chandrakanta and Sudha's father - Jagat Narayan - in the 1998-2001 Sony TV drama Saaya.An alumnus of the...
, actor in cinema for good character roles. - Partho Sen-GuptaPartho Sen-GuptaPartho Sen-Gupta is an independent film director and screenwriter of Indian origin.-Biography:Born in Mumbai , on 2 September 1965...
, Indian film director and script writer - Puja GuptaPuja GuptaPuja Gupta is an Indian Model and actress. She was the winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 and later went to Mexico to participate in Miss Universe 2007, finishing in 9th place....
, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 - Tanika GuptaTanika GuptaTanika Gupta, MBE is a British playwright of Bengali origin. Apart from her work for the theatre, she has also written scripts for television.-Background and education:...
, British playwright of Indian origin - Sanjay Gupta (director)Sanjay Gupta (Director)Sanjay Gupta is a Bollywood writer-director known for his dark thrillersSanjay Gupta comes from an affluent business family of South Mumbai. He completed his studies at Palm Beach School at Napean Sea Road and Sydenham College at Churchgate in Mumbai. He has frequently worked with Sanjay Dutt. The...
, Bollywood director - Yana GuptaYana GuptaYana Gupta or Yaana is a Czech model and actress working in Mumbai. Gupta is a citizen of the Czech Republic.-Personal life:...
, Indian model-actress of Czech-origin - Dr. Sanjay GuptaSanjay GuptaSanjay Gupta is an American neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia....
, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
In literature
- Maithili Sharan GuptMaithili Sharan GuptMaithilisharan Gupt was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered among the pioneers of Khari Boli poetry and wrote in Khari Boli at a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of Brajbhasha.- Early life :Born Chirgaon, Jhansi in a Gahoi family...
, Indian Hindi poet - Baldev Raj GuptaBaldev Raj GuptaBaldev Raj Gupta is an Indian academic in the field of linguistics, and a Punjabi and Hindi writer....
, Indian writer - Ishwar Chandra GuptaIshwar Chandra GuptaIshwar Chandra Gupta was an Indian Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in the village Kanchanpalli or Kanchrapara, 24 Parganas district .- Early life :...
, Indian Bengali poet and writer - Jagadish GuptaJagadish GuptaJagadish Gupta was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengali literature....
, Bengali poet and writer - Mahendranath GuptaMahendranath GuptaMahendranath Gupta , , was a disciple of Ramakrishna—a 19th century mystic and the author of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita,a Bengali classic...
, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa - Shashibhusan DasguptaShashibhusan DasguptaShashibhusan Dasgupta, or Shashi Bhushan Dasgupta, Shashibhusan and Shashi Bhusan Das Gupta, was a Bengali scholar of philosophy, languages, literature ; literary critic; author and theologian....
, Bengali scholar in philosophy, languages and literature
In politics
- Banarsi Das GuptaBanarsi Das GuptaBanarsi Das Gupta was a former chief minister of Haryana state in India.Born in Bhiwani he studied at Pilani in Rajasthan.He was renowned freedom Fighter and went to jail many times during the British rule...
, former chief minister of Haryana - Indrajit GuptaIndrajit GuptaIndrajit Gupta was a Communist leader who became Indias Union Minister for Home Affairs in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998...
, Indian Communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98 - Ram Prakash GuptaRam Prakash GuptaRam Prakash Gupta was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh.He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party ....
, Indian politician; former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh - Shyama Charan GuptaShyama Charan GuptaShyama Charan Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of the Samajwadi Party. In 2004, He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Banda constituency in Uttar Pradesh.-External links:*...
, Indian politician - Badal GuptaBadal GuptaBadal Gupta was a Bengali Indian revolutionary who fought against British rule over India.-Early activities:Badal Gupta was born Sudhir Gupta in the village Purba Shimulia in the Bikrampur region of Dhaka, now in Munshiganj District, Bangladesh...
, Indian revolutionary - Dinesh GuptaDinesh GuptaDinesh Chandra Gupta or Dinesh Gupta was a Bengali revolutionary who fought against British colonial rule.-Early activities:...
, Indian revolutionary - Ram Prakash GuptaRam Prakash GuptaRam Prakash Gupta was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh.He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party ....
, Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement - Manmath Nath GuptaManmath Nath GuptaManmath Nath Gupta was an Indian revolutionary writer and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali. He joined the Indian independence movement at the age of 13, and was an active member of the Hindustan Republican Association...
, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali - Niranjan Sen GuptaNiranjan Sen GuptaNiranjan Sengupta was a Bengali Indian revolutionary.-Revolutionary activities:Niranjan was a leader of the Barisal branch of Dhaka Anushilan Samiti...
, Indian revolutionary - Nolini Kanta GuptaNolini Kanta GuptaSri Nolini Kanta Gupta , revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic, was the most senior of Sri Aurobindo's disciples. He was born in Faridpur, East Bengal, to a cultured and well-to-do family...
, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic
In sports
- Abhinn Shyam GuptaAbhinn Shyam GuptaAbhinn Shyam Gupta is a male badminton player from India. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles...
, Indian badminton player - Pankaj GuptaPankaj GuptaPankaj Gupta was one of the earliest Indian sports administrators involved in football, hockey and cricket. However, he gave his life for hockey, as a manager, administrator, and even a referee. Many called him “Mr. Hockey”....
, Indian sports administrators - Sandip GuptaSandip GuptaSandip Gupta was a Kenyan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a fast bowler, who was also a wicket-keeper....
, Kenyan cricketer - Abhijeet GuptaAbhijeet GuptaAbhijeet Gupta is an Indian chess player with the title Grandmaster. He hails from Bhilwara in Rajasthan.He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2008, having previously become an International Master in 2005. In 2002, Gupta entered the Limca Book of Records on becoming the youngest National...
, Indian chess player