Dutta (surname)
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Dutta (also spelled Datta and Dutt) is an Indian family name. The name is common among Bengalis, Marathis and Punjabis. It as a corruption of the word Aditya which means sun in Sanskrit.
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[edit] Bengalis
- Akshay Kumar Datta (1820-1886); writer
- Aloke Dutta; tabla player
- Anjan Dutta; musician and moviemaker
- Bhupendra Kumar Datta (1892-1979); freedom fighter and revolutionary
- Geeta Dutt (1930-1972); singer, actress
- Jyotirmoy Datta; writer, journalist, poet and essayist
- Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824-1873); poet and dramatist
- Narendranath Dutta (1863-1902); pre-monastic name of Swami Vivekananda, spiritual leader
- Sudhindranath Dutta (1901-1960); poet, journalist, critic
- Tanushree Dutta; actress and former Miss India
- Utpal Dutt (1929-1993); actor
- Yogeshchandra Datta; the second president of the Ramakrishna Mission
Bengali Duttas(দত্ত: dôtto) are from the Kayastha clan. Some Duttas may also be Vaid Brahmins of Bengal. In that case, they typically use the compund surname surname Duttagupta or Duttasharma.
[edit] Punjabis
- Divya Dutta; actress
- Lara Dutta; actress and former Miss Universe
- Sanjay Dutt; actor. Son of actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt.
- Sunil Dutt (1929-2005); actor, politician. Husband of Nargis Dutt.
- Nargis Dutt (1929-1981); actor. Sunil Dutt's wife.
Punjabi Dutts(ਦਤਤਾ: dattā) are a clan of the Mohyal Brahmin caste. According to the Gotra system, they are the descendants of Rishi Bharadwaj. Some consider Gaj Bhavan, the grandson of Rishi Bharadwaj to be the real founder of their clan.
[edit] Marathis
- Guru Dutt (1925-1964); film actor, director, producer. (Dutt was an adopted surname, his original surname was Padukone)
Among Marathis, Dutt (दत्त: datt) is usually an adopted surname.
[edit] See Also
- Dattatreya - a Hindu deity
