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'''Gupta''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|uː|p|t|ə}}; [[Devanagari]]: गुप्ता) is a common [[surname]] of [[India]]n origin. |
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According to some academicians, the name ''Gupta'' is derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''goptri'', meaning 'protector' or 'governor'.<ref>[http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GUPTA.htm GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy]. Genealogy.about.com (2013-07-14). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.</ref> According to prominent historian [[R. C. Majumdar]], the surname ''Gupta'' was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.<ref>{{cite book |
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| last = Majumdar |
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| first = Ramesh Chandra |
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|author2=Anant Sadashiv Altekar |
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| title = Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D |
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| publisher = Motilal Banarsidass Publ |
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| year = 1986 |
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| isbn = 81-208-0026-5 |
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| page = 126 |
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}}</ref> |
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== Communities == |
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Unlike other Indian surnames, the surname ''Gupta'' has been adopted by various different communities across India irrespective of their [[Hindu caste system|caste]]. |
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In [[northern India]], the surname ''Gupta'' is used mainly by the ''[[Vaishya]]'' communities, particularly those belonging to Rauniyar, Agarwal, Mahur, Tailik(Teli), Barnwal, Kanu, Khandelwal, Jaishwal, Mahajan, Mahawar, Maheshwari, Patwa, Kasuadhan, Lashkari and Mathur Vaishya sub castes.<ref>{{cite book |
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| last = Sharma |
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| first = Tej Ram |
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| title = Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta |
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| publisher = Concept Publishing Company |
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| year = 1978 |
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}}</ref> |
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Additionally, the surname ''Gupta'' is adopted by some other communities in other parts of the Indian subcontinent: |
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* The Guptas from the [[West Bengal]] belong to the [[Baidya|Vaidya/Baidya]] (physician) community, and are related to the [[Sengupta]] and [[Dasgupta]] communities of Bengal who are also Vaidyas. |
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* Tailik Vaish (Teli) also use the ''Gupta'' surname.<ref>[http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Pdf/Delhi/Delhi-Vol3/8.pdf/ Teli use surname Gupta]</ref> |
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* Gomathis and Chettys (Andhra Pradesh) also use ''Guptha'' added along with a surname |
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* Like Gomathis, who are of [[Dravidian peoples|Dravidian]] descent, Kayasthas also use the title ''Guptha''. |
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==List of people with the name Gupta== |
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=== Monarchs === |
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*[[Maharaja Sri-Gupta]], founder of the [[Gupta Empire]] |
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*[[Ghatotkacha (Gupta Ruler)]], father of Chandragupta I |
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*[[Chandragupta I]], first Gupta emperor |
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*[[Samudragupta]] |
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*[[Chandragupta II]], also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
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*[[Kumaragupta I]] |
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*[[Skandagupta]], last Gupta emperor |
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*[[Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)]] |
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===Academics=== |
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*[[Devendra Prasad Gupta]], Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University. |
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*[[Akhil Gupta]], professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology |
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*[[Amar Gupta]], professor and scientist |
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*[[Amlan Das Gupta]], Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata |
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*[[M K Das Gupta]], Indian professor and scientist |
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*[[Modadugu Vijay Gupta]], Indian biologist |
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*[[Prabhakar Ramachandra Gupta]], Indian computer scientist and mechanical engineering professor |
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*[[S. P. Gupta]], Indian archaeologist and art historian |
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*[[Suraj N. Gupta]], Indian-American physicist |
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*[[M. G. Gupta]], Urdu poet and research scholar |
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===In business and management=== |
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*[[Mahendra Mohan Gupta]], owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers |
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*[[N. C. Sen Gupta]], eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India |
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*[[Raj Gupta]], CEO and president of Rohm and Haas |
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*[[Rajat Gupta]], United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey Consulting |
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*[[Rajiv Gupta]], general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project |
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*[[S. K. Gupta]], vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation |
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*[[Vinod Gupta]], chairman and CEO of infoUSA |
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*[[Sanjay Gupta (director)]], Alstom Grid |
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*[[Subodh Gupta]], chairman and CEO of HemtroN Lightings,www.rouniyar.com,Rouniyar Sewa Sansthan Delhi |
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*[[Vikas Gupta]], head of consumer payments division of Google |
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===In entertainment=== |
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*[[Additi Gupta|Aditi Gupta]], Indian television actress |
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*[[Anil Gupta]], British writer and producer (radio and television) |
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*[[Buddhadev Das Gupta]], Indian classical sarod musician and teacher |
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*[[Neena Gupta]], Indian film and television actress |
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*[[Rajendra Gupta]], actor in cinema for good character roles. |
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*[[Partho Sen-Gupta]], Indian film director and script writer |
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*[[Puja Gupta]], winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 |
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*[[Tanika Gupta]], British playwright of Indian origin |
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*[[Sanjay Gupta (director)]], Bollywood director |
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*[[Yana Gupta]], Indian model-actress of Czech origin |
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*Dr. [[Sanjay Gupta]], American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent |
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*[[Rohit Gupta]], Film director, producer |
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*[[Esha Gupta]], Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress |
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*[[Akshat Gupta]], Indian television actor |
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===In journalism=== |
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*[[Shekhar Gupta]], editor-in-chief of [[Indian Express]] |
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===In literature=== |
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*[[Maithili Sharan Gupt]], Indian Hindi poet |
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*[[Baldev Raj Gupta]], Indian writer |
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*[[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]], Indian Bengali poet and writer |
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*[[Jagadish Gupta]], Bengali poet and writer |
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*[[Mahendranath Gupta]], Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa |
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* [[Shashibhusan Dasgupta]], Bengali scholar in philosophy, languages and literature |
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===In politics=== |
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*[[Banarsi Das Gupta]], former chief minister of Haryana |
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*[[Indrajit Gupta]], Indian Communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98 |
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*[[Ram Prakash Gupta]], Indian politician; former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh |
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*[[Shyama Charan Gupta]], Indian politician |
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*[[Badal Gupta]], Indian revolutionary |
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*[[Dinesh Gupta]], Indian revolutionary |
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*[[Ram Prakash Gupta]], Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement |
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*[[Manmath Nath Gupta]], Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali |
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*[[Niranjan Sen Gupta]], Indian revolutionary |
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*[[Nolini Kanta Gupta]], Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic |
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* [[Chaman Lal Gupta]], Minister in Vajpayee Government (BJP) |
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===In sports=== |
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*[[Abhinn Shyam Gupta]], Indian badminton player |
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*[[Pankaj Gupta]], Indian sports administrators |
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*[[Sandip Gupta]], Kenyan cricketer |
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*[[Abhijeet Gupta]], Indian chess player |
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==See also== |
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*[[Vaisyas]] |
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*[[Forward caste]] |
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*[[Vishnugupta (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Sahu]] |
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*[[Teli]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Indian family names]] |
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