Dasgupta

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Dasgupta is a common Bengali surname in West Bengal, India. The Dasguptas are members of the Baidya caste (which is a Brahmin caste). They belonged to the vaid (physician) community in ancient India.

Some notable Dasguptas are:

1. Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta - Economist

2. Buddhadev Dasgupta - Prominent Indian Film maker

3. Surendranath Dasgupta - Sanskrit Scholar and Philosopher

4. Swapan Dasgupta - Senior Indian Journalist

5. Biplab Dasgupta - Marxist economist

6. Deep Dasgupta - Cricketer

7. Rana Dasgupta - British-Indian writer

8. Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta - Singer

9. Gurudas Dasgupta - Indian Politician

10. Roma Dasgupta (Suchitra Sen after marriage) - Famous Indian Actress

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