Ghosh
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Ghosh, is an Indian
family surname
found mostly amongst Bengali
Hindus. The word Ghosh is possibly derived from Ghosha
an ancient Indian female philosopher mentioned in the Vedas or from Emperor Ghosha of the Sunga Empire an ancient Indian kingdom.
India
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found mostly 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...
Hindus. The word Ghosh is possibly derived from Ghosha
Ghosha
Ghosha was an ancient Indian female philosopher. She was the granddaughter of Dīrghatamas and daughter of Kakshivat, both of whom composed hymns in praise of Ashvin Kumaras ....
an ancient Indian female philosopher mentioned in the Vedas or from Emperor Ghosha of the Sunga Empire an ancient Indian kingdom.
Notable Persons With Surname Ghosh
Here is a list of the notable people with surname Ghosh-- Aurobindo Ghosh, indian poet, philosopher and freedom fighter
- Acharya D.P. Ghosh
- Amitav GhoshAmitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh , is a Bengali Indian author best known for his work in the English language.-Life:Ghosh was born in Calcutta on July 11, 1956, to Lieutenant Colonel Shailendra Chandra Ghosh, a retired officer of the pre-independence Indian Army, and was educated at The Doon School; St...
, writer - Amitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh (banker)Amitav Ghosh is an Indian banker. He served for the 20 days from January 15 to February 4, 1985, as the 16th governor of the Reserve Bank of India. His term was the shortest ever served by any Reserve Bank of India governor.-Career:...
, banker - Anirvan GhoshAnirvan GhoshAnirvan Ghosh is an American neuroscientist of Indian descent. His research has contributed to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate development of the mammalian brain. A major focus of his research has been to identify mechanisms that regulate neuronal connectivity and the...
, neuroscientist - Anthony Ghosh, aka "DJ Talent", a London DJ & Britain's Got Talent contestant
- Anup K. GhoshAnup K. GhoshDr. Anup K. Ghosh has served as a Senior Scientist and Program Manager in the Advanced Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency where he creates and manages programs in information assurance and information operations. Dr...
- Atulkrishna GhoshAtulkrishna GhoshAtulkrishna Ghosh was an Indian revolutionary, member of the Anushilan Samiti, and a leader of the Jugantar movement involved in Hindu German Conspiracy during World War I.-Early life:...
- Atulya GhoshAtulya GhoshAtulya Ghosh was a Bengali politician and an able political organiser who had become a legend in Indian political circles. He has been described as “a wise, scholarly and honest leader who was a superb political organizer.”...
- Barindra Kumar GhoshBarindra Kumar GhoshBarindra Ghosh or Barindranath Ghose, or, popularly, Barin Ghosh was an Indian revolutionary and journalist. He was one of the founding members of Jugantar, a revolutionary outfit in Bengal...
- Dipu GhoshDipu GhoshDipu Ghosh is an Indian sportsman who represented India in several badminton tournaments in the 1960s. He received the Arjuna award for badminton in 1969, and later became the coach of Indian team in 1980s.-References:**-See also:Raman Ghosh...
- Ganesh GhoshGanesh GhoshGanesh Ghosh was a Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician.-Biography:Ganesh Ghosh hailed from Chittagong, now in Bangladesh. In 1922, he took admission in the Bengal Technical Institute in Calcutta. Later, he became a member of the Chittagong Jugantar party...
- Helen GhoshHelen GhoshDame Helen Frances Ghosh DCB is a British civil servant. She is currently the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office, having moved from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the end of 2010...
- Jayati GhoshJayati GhoshJayati Ghosh was educated at Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University , and the University of Cambridge. Her 1984 doctoral thesis at Cambridge University was titled "Non capitalist land rent: theories and the case of North India" under the supervision of Mr T Byres.She is now Professor of...
- Dr. Joseph Jogindranath Ghosh, educationist
- Mahesh Chandra GhoshMahesh Chandra GhoshMahesh Chandra Ghosh was a Bengali Indian philosopher. He was conferred the title of Vednataratna for his immense knowledge of the religious scriptures and philosophy.-Life:...
- Mukunda Lal Ghosh (Paramahansa Yogananda)
- Pallab GhoshPallab GhoshPallab Ghosh is a science correspondent for BBC News. Born in India, he came to the United Kingdom in 1963, he read physics at Imperial College, London between 1980 and 1983 and has been a science journalist since 1984...
- Prafulla Chandra GhoshPrafulla Chandra GhoshDr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. He was Chief Minister in three West Bengal governments, first in the Indian National Congress government from August 15, 1947 to August 14, 1948, then in the Progressive Democratic Alliance Front government from...
- Robi Ghosh
- Rishab Aiyer GhoshRishab Aiyer GhoshRishab Aiyer Ghosh is an Indian journalist, computer scientist and Open-source software advocate. An Open Source Initiative board member, he is Founding International and Managing Editor of peer-reviewed journal First Monday, and Programme Leader of Free/Libre and Open Source Software at UNU-MERIT...
- Rituparno GhoshRituparno GhoshRituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...
- Robin GhoshRobin GhoshRobin Ghosh is a musician and music composer. Famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi has a notable contribution to Ghosh's success...
- Sanjoy Ghosh
- Sarat Kumar GhoshSarat Kumar Ghosh-Background and education:He was the son of Rai Bahadur Tarini Kumar Ghosh, Inspector General of Registration of the Government of Bengal. He was a student of Mitra Institution, Calcutta and Presidency College, Calcutta, and then went to study in Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered the ICS in 1903...
- Shankha GhoshShankha GhoshShankha Ghosh is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. Ghosh was born on February 6, 1932 at Chandpur of what is now Bangladesh...
- Shreela GhoshShreela GhoshShreela Ghosh , a former dancer, actress and reporter, became publicly known in the United Kingdom when she was cast as Naima Jeffery in 1985, one of the original characters in BBC's soap opera, EastEnders. She has since given up performing to work as an arts executive...
- Shibdas GhoshShibdas GhoshShibdas Ghosh was an Indian communist politician. He was the founding general secretary of Socialist Unity Centre of India.Ghosh was born in the Dhaka District of British India, to a lower middle class family...
, Indian communist - Shiulie GhoshShiulie GhoshShiulie Ghosh is a television journalist for Al Jazeera English, a leading international news network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. She attended The Avenue Primary School, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, and then Teesside High....
, BBC & ITN News Anchor - Dhiman GhoshDhiman GhoshDhiman Ghosh is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He has played first cricket for Chittagong Division, making his debut in 2004/05, and represented Bangladesh through the age group levels...
- Subodh GhoshSubodh GhoshSubodh Ghosh was a noted Bengali author and journalist, with Kolkata-based daily newspaper Ananda Bazar Patrika. His best known work Bharat Premkatha, about the romances of epic Indian characters, has remained a sensation in bengali literature world...
- Taposh GhoshTaposh GhoshTaposh Ghosh is a First class cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 11 August 1991, Satkhira and is a left handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox spin bowler. He made his debut for Barisal Division in 2006/07 and claimed 4 for 88 against Barisal Division. He has also played Under 19 Test...