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Etymology and history [ edit ]
The name literally translates to 'record keeper' or 'archivist', from the Arabic language majmua مجموع মজমুয়া Persian suffix -dar دار দার [citation needed
The surname is found among both Hindu and Muslim Bengalis and should not be confused with the similar "Mujumdar" or "Muzumdar", found among Marathis , and to some extent among the peoples of Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh , and Uttar Pradesh . The Bengali Mirashdars[note 1] Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.[4]
Variations [ edit ]
Variations of the surname Majumdar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, Mozoomder and Muzumdar.
List of people with the surname [ edit ]
Majumdar [ edit ]
Aarti Majumdar American actress of Indian descent, better known as Aarti Mann
Anita Majumdar , Canadian actress
Amiya Bhūşhan Majumdār (1918 - 2001), novelist
Apala Majumdar , British mathematician
Apratim Majumdar , classical musician
Arun Majumdar , first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Badiul Alam Majumdar , Bangladeshi economist, development worker, political analyst
Bibhal Majumdar , cricketer
Binoy Majumdar (1934 - 2006), Bengali poet
Boria Majumdar , journalist, author, and cricket historian
Chanchal Kumar Majumdar (1938 - 2000), physicist, founder of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Charu Majumdar (1918 - 1972), Maoist revolutionary and founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)
Chittabrata Majumdar (1935–2007), General Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar , fairy tale writer
Hemen Majumdar , Indian painter
Janab Ali Majumdar , Bengali politician
Kamal Kumar Majumdar (1914–1979), writer
Karun Krishna Majumdar , only IAF pilot to be decorated with a Bar on his DFC
Leela Majumdar (1908 - 2007), author
Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar (1922 - 2011), commanding officer of East Pakistan Regiment Centre
Manu Majumdar (1959 - 2024), Bangladeshi Member of Parliament for Netrokona-1
Mohitlal Majumdar (1888–1952), author
Phani Majumdar , Indian director
Pinaki Majumdar , condensed matter physicist
R. C. Majumdar (1888 - 1980), compiler and partial author of The History and Culture of the Indian Peoples , a definitive work on Indian history, and other works
Ramendu Majumdar , Bangladeshi actor
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1904 - 1995), physicist who made contributions in statistical mechanics and ionospheric physics
Rakhee Majumdar , Indian actress
Ronu Majumdar , flautist
Samaresh Majumdar (1944–2023), author. Magsaysay awardee. Sahitya Akademi, 1984
Saikat Majumdar , novelist.[5]
Shuvaloy Majumdar , Canadian Member of Parliament
Simon Majumdar , British-American chef, author, and television personality
Air Commodore S. K. Majumdar (1927 - 2011), India's first military helicopter pilot
Sreela Majumdar (1958–2024), actress
Sudhansu Datta Majumdar , physicist
Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (1939 - 2009), former Chief Minister of Tripura
Tarun Majumdar (1931–2022), director. National Film Award, 1979
Tejendra Majumdar , sarod player
Mazumdar [ edit ]
Abdul Matlib Mazumdar (1890–1980), Indian freedom fighter and political leader
Abraham Mazumdar , Indian conductor and violinist
Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850–1922), Indian politician, President of the Indian National Congress
Anita Mazumdar Desai , novelist. Sahitya Akademi, 1978. Shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize
Asit Mazumdar , Indian politician
Anupam Mazumdar , British-Indian Theoretical Physicist
Birendra Nath Mazumdar , (died 1987), doctor and only Indian prisoner in Colditz
Chandana Mazumdar , Bangladeshi singer
Chittrovanu Mazumdar (born 1956), Kolkata-based artist
Lakshmi Mazumdar , National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization from 1964 to 1983
Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), Bengali writer
Maxim Mazumdar (1952–1988), Indo-Canadian playwright and director
Nalin Mazumdar , ustaad of the Hawaiian Guitar, also known as the Slide Guitar
Nirode Mazumdar , Indian painter from the first generation of Indian modernists
Pandit Ronu Mazumdar (born 1963), Indian flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition
Pratap Chandra Mazumdar (1840–1905), leader of the Hindu reform movement, the Brahmo Samaj, in Bengal
Sandhya Mazumdar , former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India
Shipra Mazumdar , member of the first women's expedition to successfully climb Mt. Everest
Tarun Mazumdar (1931–2022), Indian Bengali film director
Tulip Mazumdar (born 1981) British journalist and broadcaster for the BBC
Vina Mazumdar (1927–2013), Indian academic, feminist, a pioneer in Women studies in India
Majumder [ edit ]
Mazumder [ edit ]
Other spellings [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
^ Mirashdar is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government.[3]
References [ edit ]
^ Laskar, Nitish Ranjan (1985). Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background
^ E M Lewis (1868). "Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms" . Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division . Calcutta : Calcutta Central Press Company. pp. 406–408.
^ Dasgupta, Uma Mahadevan (29 January 2022). "A white brilliance: Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta reviews Saikat Majumdar's 'The Middle Finger' . The Hindu .
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