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Bengali Kayastha is a Bengali Hindu caste that originated from the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent, and is one of the main subgroups of the Kayastha community. The historical caste occupation of Kayasthas throughout India has been that of scribes, administrators, ministers and record-keepers; [1] the Kayasthas in Bengal, along with Brahmins and Baidyas, are regarded among the three ...
In Mudrarakshasa, a Kayastha named Śakaṭadāsa is a crucial character and one of the trusted men of the Prime Minister of the Nanda King. According to Chitrarekha Gupta, the title Ārya added to the name of Śakaṭadāsa implies that he was a member of the nobility. [32] Another Kayastha called Acala is the scribe of Chanakya. [33]
Mistanna Pak (1904) in Bengali; Bengal Sweets (1921) by Haldar [42] [43] Recipes-Of-All-Nations (1923) by Countess Morphy, has an Indian section that mentions gulgula, halwa, and khoa. Pak Chandrika (1929) by Maniram Sharma in Hindi; Indian Cookery (1930s) by Veeraswamy who established England's oldest existing Indian restaurant.
Kulin Kayastha (Bengali: কুলীন কায়স্থ) is a sub-caste of the Bengali Kayastha caste in Bengal region of Indian subcontinent. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas. The Kayasthas are regarded in Bengal, along with the Brahmins and Baidyas, as being the "highest Hindu castes".
In Bengal the surname primarily belongs Bengali Kayastha as anglicized form of Basu. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Another European surname Bose , sometimes as von Bose or Bosé , stems from Germanic Boso , which means leader, nobleman or arrogant person.
Mitra (Bengali: মিত্র) is a Bengali Hindu surname found mostly amongst the Bengali Kayastha community and occasionally among other communities like Barujibi in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.
Mahishya (IAST: Māhiṣya) is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, [1] [2] and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. [3] Mahisyas were, and still are, extremely diverse caste consisting of all possible classes in terms of material conditions and ranks. [4] [5]
Chanda (Bengali: চন্দ) (pronounced [t͡ʃɔndɔ]) is primarily a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Kayasthas, Barujibis, Baishya Kapalis and some other Bengali castes in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura as well as in Bangladesh.