Rakshit (surname)
Rakshit (Bengali: রক্ষিত) is a native Bengali surname, commonly used by Bengali Hindus in India and Bangladesh. The surname is mainly used by Bengali Kayastha and Baidya communities.[1][2] It is also found among Baishya Kapali, Barujibi, Tanti, Tambulibanik and Tili castes of Bengal.[3]
Notable people with the surname
[edit]- Haimanti Rakshit Das, Bangladeshi singer
- Mihir Rakshit, Indian economist
- Reba Rakshit, Indian bodybuilder
- Tushar Rakshit, Indian footballer
- Utsav Rakshit, Singaporean cricketer
References
[edit]- ^ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Bala, Hiralal. "Kayastha". Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Bhaumika, Khagendra Nātha (1982). Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa (in Bengali). Mitraloka. pp. Division C 12, 20.
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