Ganguly (surname)
Ganguly (
Bengali Brahmin
caste. The traditional Bengali version of this surname is Gangopadhyay(a) or Gônggopaddhae.
History
The Gangulys belong to the
Bhattacharjees, were each designated as Kulina ("superior") in order to differentiate them from the more established local Brahmins.[6]
List of persons with the surname
Business
- Ashok Sekhar Ganguly, former chairman of Hindustan Lever
- Pablo Ganguli, (born 1983), Indian cultural entrepreneur
Academic
- Enakshi Ganguly, Indian children's rights activist
- Kadambini Ganguly, one of the two Indian women doctors who was first South Asian female physician, trained in western medicine to graduate in South Asia
- Theotonius Amal Ganguly (1920–1977), Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka
Politics
- Bipin Behari Ganguli (1887-unknown), Indian freedom fighter
- Pratul Chandra Ganguli, (1884–1957), Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
Sport
- Bhaskar Ganguly, Indian footballer
- Sourav Ganguly (born 1972), former Indian cricket captain and former BCCI President
- S K Ganguli, cricket umpire
- Partho Ganguli, International Badminton Player. Current National Selector for the sport of Badminton, India
Chess
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly (born 1983), Indian chess grandmaster
Film and acting
- Ganguly family
- Ashok Kumar Ganguly(1911–2001), Indian actor
- Chhaya Devi (1914-2001), Indian actress of Bengali and Hindi movies
- Jahar Ganguly (1904 – 1969), Indian film actor and theatre personality
- Kaushik Ganguly (born 1968), Indian film director, screenwriter and actor
- Churni Ganguly, Indian actress of Bengali movies and TV serials
- Dhirendra Nath Ganguly (1893-1978), Bengali actor, director and entrepreneur
- Dimpy Ganguly, Indian model and actress
- Jeet Ganguly, Hindi and Bengali musical director, composer and singer
- Kaushik Ganguly, Indian director, screenwriter and actor (Bengali cinema)
- Kishore Kumar Ganguly(1929-1987), Indian singer and actor
- Mouli Ganguly, Indian television actor
- Pijush Ganguly, Indian television actor (Bengali)
- Preeti Ganguly, Indian actress
- Richa Gangopadhyay (born 1986), Indian actress
- Roopa Ganguly (born 1963), Indian actress
- Rupali Ganguly (born 1978), Indian actress
- Samir Ganguly, Indian film director
- Subhashree Ganguly (born 1989), Indian actress
- Usha Ganguly (born 1945) theatre director
Music
- Sunil Ganguly (died 1999), Indian guitarist
Writers and translators
- Kisari Mohan Ganguli, Indian translator (Mahabharata into English)
- Narayan Gangopadhyay (1918–1970), Bengali writer
- Sunil Gangopadhyay (born 1934), Bengali writer
References
- ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ISBN 9780195698800.
- .
- ISBN 81-7476-355-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
External links
- http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Ganguly-name-meaning.ashx
- http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/ganguly
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