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Chattopadhyay

Chattopadhyay is a surname of Bengali origin, widely used among Hindu Brahmins in Bengal and by Bengali-speaking communities in India, Bangladesh, and the diaspora. It is the transliteration of the Sanskritized form Chattopādhyāya, traditionally associated with scholarly or teaching lineages. In Bengal, it appears in several spellings, including Chattopadhyay and Chattopadhyaya, with Chatterjee and related variants arising as Anglicized forms of similar lineages.

The name is deeply linked to Bengal’s literary and intellectual heritage. Notable individuals bearing the surname

Geographically, the Chattopadhyay surname is strongly associated with West Bengal and Bangladesh, with presence in Tripura

See also: Chattopadhyay variants and related Bengali surnames.

have
made
significant
contributions
to
Bengali
literature
and
culture.
Bankim
Chandra
Chattopadhyay
(1838–1894)
was
a
leading
novelist
and
the
composer
of
Bande
Mataram,
a
key
figure
in
19th-century
Indian
literature
and
nationalism.
Sarat
Chandra
Chattopadhyay
(1876–1938)
was
one
of
the
most
celebrated
Bengali
novelists
of
the
early
20th
century,
known
for
works
such
as
Devdas
and
Parineeta,
which
have
been
adapted
into
numerous
films.
and
other
Bengali-speaking
regions,
as
well
as
among
diaspora
communities
worldwide.
Today
it
signifies
a
cultural
and
linguistic
heritage
rooted
in
Bengal’s
scholarly
traditions,
rather
than
a
single
cohesive
social
group.