Dasgupta
Dasgupta is a Bengali surname widely used by Hindu families in the Bengal region, including West Bengal in India, Bangladesh, and among the Bengali diaspora. The name is a compound of Sanskrit elements dasa, meaning servant or devotee, and Gupta, meaning protector or guarded. It is typically understood as indicating descent from or association with a Gupta lineage, and it is not restricted to a single caste or occupation. The surname appears across urban and rural communities in Bengal and is common among professionals, scholars, and artisans alike.
In contemporary usage, people named Dasgupta participate in many fields—science, academia, business, the arts, and public
Related surnames include Gupta, as well as other compound Bengali names formed with das- prefixes.
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