Bose (surname)
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Bose or Basu or Boshu is an Indian family name and surname
found amongst Bengali
Hindu
s.
Boses belong to the Kayastha
clan, a sub-caste of Kshatriyas (warriors/rulers) that originated from Kannauj
, the capital of India
during much of the classical period, and emerged in eastern India during the 11th century AD. Boses are Kulin Kayastha
s, the highest-ranking group amongst all Bengali Kayasthas, and were originally accorded kulin status by King Ballal Sena
.
Some notable people with this surname
are:
Bosé is an unrelated European surname:
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"...
found amongst Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s.
Boses belong to the Kayastha
Kayastha
Kayastha or Kayasth or Kayeth is a caste or community of Hindus originating in India. Kayastha means "scribe" in Sanskrit, and has traditionally denoted members of the writer caste....
clan, a sub-caste of Kshatriyas (warriors/rulers) that originated from Kannauj
Kannauj
Kannauj , also spelt Kanauj, is a city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's name is traditionally derived from the term Kanyakubja . Kannauj is an ancient city, in earlier times the capital...
, the capital 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...
during much of the classical period, and emerged in eastern India during the 11th century AD. Boses are Kulin Kayastha
Kulin Kayastha
Kulin Kayasthas are a sub-caste of the Kayastha caste in Bengal, India. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas.The Kayasthas are regarded in Bengal, along with the Brahmins, as being the "highest Hindu castes" that comprise the "upper layer of Hindu society"...
s, the highest-ranking group amongst all Bengali Kayasthas, and were originally accorded kulin status by King Ballal Sena
Ballal Sena
Ballal Sen was the second ruler of the Sen dynasty of Bengal. Son and successor of Vijay Sen, Ballal Sen is known from the extant Kuljigranthas to have introduced social reforms in Bengal, especially the system of Kulinism.-See also:* Prithvi Raj Chauhan* List of rulers of Bengal* History of...
.
Some notable people with this surname
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"...
are:
- Amar BoseAmar BoseAmar Gopal Bose is an Bengali American electrical engineer, sound engineer and billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Bose Corporation...
(born 1929), MIT professor, founder of the Bose Corporation - Bipasha BasuBipasha BasuBipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, Indian model turned actress - Buddhadeva Bose (1908–1974), Bengali writer
- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose FRS (1858–1935), Bengali physicist
- Julius von BoseJulius von BoseFriedrich Julius Wilhelm Graf von Bose was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian XI Corps during the Franco-Prussian War....
(1809–1894), a Prussian ArmyPrussian ArmyThe Royal Prussian Army was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War...
general - Jyoti BasuJyoti BasuJyoti Basu was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state. Basu was a member of the CPI Politburo from the time of the...
(1914-2010) Indian Politician - Khudiram BoseKhudiram BoseKhudiram Bose was a Bengali revolutionary, one of the youngest revolutionaries early in the Indian independence movement...
, Indian freedom fighter - Mihir BoseMihir BoseMihir Bose also referred to as Spermy ,is a British Indian sportswriter and journalist, who was the BBC's sports editor until 4 August 2009.-Early life:...
(born 1947), Indian-born British journalist, currently the BBC's head sports editor - Nandalal BoseNandalal BoseNandalal Bose was a notable Indian painter of Bengal school of art. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for "Indian style" of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhawan, Shanti Niketan in 1922...
(born 1883), Noted Indian painter. - Rahul BoseRahul BoseRahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,...
(born 1967), Indian actor - Rajsekhar BoseRajsekhar BoseRajshekhar Basu , better known by the pen name Parashuram was a Bengali writer, chemist and lexicographer. He was chiefly known for his comic and satirical short stories, and is considered the greatest Bangla humorist of the twentieth century...
, writer - Raj Chandra BoseRaj Chandra BoseRaj Chandra Bose was an Indian mathematician and statistician best known for his work in design theory and the theory of error-correcting codes in which the class of BCH codes is partly named after him. He was notable for his work along with S. S. Shrikhande and E. T...
(1901–1987), Indian mathematician and statistician - Rash Behari BoseRash Behari BoseRashbehari Bose was a revolutionary leader against the British Raj in India and was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar conspiracy and later, the Indian National Army.-Early life:...
, Indian freedom fighter - Sarat Chandra BoseSarat Chandra BoseSarat Chandra Bose was a barrister and Indian freedom fighter. He was the elder brother of Subhash Chandra Bose.-Early life:His forefathers had served the Afghan rulers of pre-Mughal Bengal with great distinction....
(1889–1950), Indian lawyer and freedom fighter (brother of Subhash Chandra Bose) - Sarmila BoseSarmila BoseSarmila Bose is the Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University in 2006....
, Indian journalist and researcher - Satyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath Bose FRS was an Indian mathematician and physicist noted for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in developing a theory regarding the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic radiation. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, providing the foundation...
FRS (1894–1974), Indian physicist - Schindra Prasad BoseSchindra Prasad Bosethumb|220px|right|Calcutta flag, designed by Sachindra Prasad BoseSachindra Prasad Bose was an Indian independence movement activist and follower of Sir Surendranath Banerjee...
, designer of the Calcutta FlagCalcutta Flagthumb|220px|The Calcutta FlagThe Calcutta Flag was one of the first unofficial flags of India. It was designed by Sachindra Prasad Bose and unfurled on August 7, 1906 at Parsi Bagan Square , Calcutta.... - Sterling BoseSterling BoseSterling Belmont "Bozo" Bose was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. His style was heavily influenced by Bix Beiderbecke and changed little over the course of his life....
, 1920s jazz musician - Subhash Chandra BoseSubhash Chandra BoseSubhas Chandra Bose known by name Netaji was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in...
(aka Netaji) (1897–1945), leader of the Indian independence movement and founder of the Indian National ArmyIndian National ArmyThe Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
. (brother of Sarat Chandra Bose) - Swadesh BoseSwadesh BoseDr Swadesh Bose was a renowned Bangladeshi economist and organiser of the Liberation War. Born at Kashipur in Barisal, Swadesh Bose was a member of the planning cell of the Mujibnagar government during the Liberation War...
(1928–2009), Bangladeshi economist - Vivian BoseVivian BoseJustice Vivian Bose Judge of the Supreme Court of India, served as the National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1957 to November 1959....
, one of the founders of scouting in India
Bosé is an unrelated European surname:
- Lucia BoséLucia BoséLucia Bosè, born Lucia Borloni , is an Italian actress, who was at the height of her fame during the period of Italian Neorealism, the 1940s and 1950s. She is the mother of famous Spanish singer Miguel Bosé.-Life and career:...
(born 1931), Italian actress who married the Spanish bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín - Miguel BoséMiguel BoséMiguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
(born 1956), Spanish singer, son of Lucia and L.M. Dominguín