Majumdar

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Majumdar (also Majumdar, Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, or Mozoomder) is a Bengali title, now commonly used as a family name. The title comes from the Arabic majmua = collection and the Persian dar = keeper. It refers to archivists, or record-keepers. The title is not tied to any caste or religion, and includes Hindus of all castes as well as Muslims.

[edit] People named Majumdar

  • Samaresh Majumdar, author. Magsaysay awardee. Sahitya Akademi, 1984.
  • Tarun Majumdar, director. National Film Award, 1979.
  • Charu Majumdar, Maoist revolutionary and founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).
  • R. C. Majumdar, compiler and partial author of 'The History and Culture of the Indian Peoples', widely considered the most definitive work on Indian history, and other works.
  • Protap Chunder Mozoomdar, Brahmo delegate to the World Parliament of Religions. Distinguished researcher on Christianity.
  • Shipra Mazumdar. Member of the first women's team to climb Mt. Everest successfully.
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