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
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References

  1. Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects. Kolkata: Thacker, Spink And Co. p. 42. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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