Chowdhury
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| Subdivisions | Ahir, Bengali Brahmin, Anjana Chaudhari, Gujjar, Jat |
Chowdhury (Template:Lang-ur; Template:Lang-bn) is a hereditary title of honor originating in the Indian subcontinent.
Its alternate spellings include Chowdary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhari, Chudhry.
Meaning and significance
"Chowdhury" is a term in Indo-Aryan languages, literally meaning "holder of four" in Sanskrit, from čatus (four) and dhuriya (burden of responsibility).[1] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head[2] of a community or caste. These people generally belong to Brahmin and kshatriya castes. They are landlords, Zamindars, Thasildar before British Rule.
In India, this title is mainly used by privileged Brahmins,[3][4] Ahirs,[5] Gujjars,[6] Jats[7] and Kammas.[8]
Similar lordships existed in other parts of the Eastern world, including in the Ottoman Empire (Malik) and Persia (Arbab).[9][better source needed]
Notables
Bangladesh
- Humayun Rashid Choudhury, 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly & 7th Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Faizunnesa Choudhurani, Muslim feminist and awarded the title Nawab by Queen Victoria
- Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, 2nd President of Bangladesh
- Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th President of Bangladesh
- Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, founding president of Assam Bengal Muslim League
- Shamsul Huda Chaudhury, 3rd Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, 13th President of Bangladesh
- Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury, 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, former UN Under Secretary General
- Rezwana Chowdhury, renowned exponent of Tagore songs
- Shayan Chowdhury, Bengali indie musician and singer
- Samson H. Chowdhury, Bengali Christian entrepreneur and business leader
- Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury, 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army
- Najma Chowdhury, Academic
- Mehazabien Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress
India
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, 19th century aristocrat
- Anjan Choudhury, Bengali film director and writer
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India.
- Pramatha Chaudhuri, 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature.
- Salil Chowdhury, Indian music director & composer
- Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, Indian Writer
- Chaudhary Charan Singh, 6th Prime Minister of India
- Renuka Chowdhury, former Union Minister of State
- Chaudhary Devi Lal, former Deputy Prime Minister of India
- A. B. A. Gani Khan Choudhury, former Railway Minister of India
- Shankar Roychowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
- Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
- Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav,[10] Shaurya Chakra awardee
- Bula Choudhury, former national women's swimming champion
- Sarita Choudhury, Indian Actress and model
- Shagun Chowdhary, Indian shooter
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, Former Chief Minister, Delhi
- Jogen Chowdhury, eminent Indian painter of 21st century India
- Mahima Chaudhry, Indian Actress and model
- Mohinder Singh Chaudhury, Indian politician
- Sophie Choudry, Indian Actress and dancer
- Rita Chowdhury, established poet & novelist, Sahitya Akademi Award recipient
- Aadesh Chaudhary, Indian actor
- R. B. Choudary, Indian Film producer
- Y. S. Chowdary, Indian central minister for state[11]
- Gurmeet Choudhary, Indian Television actor
- Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Indian Film director
- Ranjit Chowdhry, Indian actor
- Arindam Chaudhuri, Indian author
- Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury, Indian Singer
- Sonali Chowdhury, Indian Actress
- Chumki Choudhury, Indian Actress
- Rina Choudhury, Indian Actress
- Tridha Choudhury, Indian Actress
Nepal
- Binod Chaudhary, Nepalese billionaire
Fiji
- Mahendra Chaudhry, former Prime Minister of Fiji
Pakistan
- Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani academic, human rights activist, veteran fighter pilot
- Chaudhary Rahmat Ali, Pakistani Movement activist
- Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, 5th President of Pakistan
- Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, 14th Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former Chief Justice of Pakistan
- Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Minister of Interior of Pakistan[12]
United Kingdom
- Anjem Choudary, Islamist political activist
- Anwar Choudhury, British diplomat
- Mamun Chowdhury, British businessman
- Roshonara Choudhry, British Islamic extremist
- Shefali Chowdhury, English actress of Bangladeshi descent
United States
- Michael Chowdry, founder of cargo airliner Atlas Air
- Satveer Chaudhary, former Minnesota state senator
- Subir Chowdhury, author & management consultant
See also
References
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Understanding the Bengali Kulin Brahmin Caste". jacksonchakraborty.blogspot.in. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ ramanan50 (1 July 2013). "Utkala,Oriya,Odisha Brahmin Surnames". Ramani's blog. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lucia Michelutti (2002). "Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town" (PDF). PhD Thesis Social Anthropology. London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. p. 83. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Sociological Bulletin. Indian Sociological Society. 1 January 2004.
- ^ Sociological Bulletin. Indian Sociological Society. 1 January 2004.
- ^ "What's in a name? These caste groups will tell you". The News Minute. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Choudhury
- ^ M. L. Ahuja (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665.
- ^ "Khammas of AP have money power, so they just go get it - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Pakistani Leaders Online
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