Lahiri
Lahiri is a Bengali Hindu surname. The Lahiris are Barendra Brahmins of the Sandilya gotra.[1]
The Bhatariya, Maitreya, Satar, Baghshree, and Laheria villages gave birth to the Bengali Brahmin clans with surnames like Bhaduri, Moitra/Maitra, Sanyal, Bagchi, and Lahiri, respectively. They came to be known as the Kulin Varendra (Barendra) Brahmins of Bengal.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
- Anirban Lahiri (born 1987), Indian golfer
- Anya Lahiri (born 1982), British model
- Bappi Lahiri (born 1952), Indian music director
- Dulal Lahiri (born 1947), Bengali actor
- Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967), Indian-American author
- Rajendranath Lahiri (1901–1927), Bengali revolutionary, son of Zamidar Kshiti Mohan Lahiri from East Bengal Pabna Lahiri Mohanpur
- Samik Lahiri (born 1967), Indian politician
- Shanu Lahiri (1928–2013), Bengali painter
- Shyama Charan Lahiri (1828–1895), Indian yogi, best known as Lahiri Mahasaya
References
- Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects. Kolkata: Thacker, Spink And Co. p. 42. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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