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Chatterjee (Bengali: চ্যাটার্জি), also known as Chattopadhyay is a Bengali Hindu surname, used primarily by the Kulin group of the Bengali Brahmin caste.[1] Together with Banerjees, Mukherjees, Bhattacharjees, and Gangulys, Chatterjees form the Kulin Brahmins, the highest tier of the Bengali caste system.[2] They belong to Rarhi clan of Bengali Brahmins and the Kashyapa gotra.

Variation

Chatterjee is an Anglicized variant of the Sanskritized Chattopadhyay.[1] English language spellings include Chatterjee, Chatterjea, Chatterji, Chaterjee, Chattopadhyay, and Chattopadhyaya.[3][4][5][6][7]

Notable Chatterjees

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick (2003). "Chatterjee". Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 320. ISBN 9780195081374.
  2. ^ Bromley, David G.; Larry D. Shinn, eds. (1989). Krishna Consciousness in the West. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University Press. ISBN 0-8387-5144-X. OCLC 17984402.
  3. ^ Rodrigues, Hillary (2003). Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess: The Liturgy of the Durga Puja with Interpretations. SUNY Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780791488447.
  4. ^ Joshi, Priya (2002). In Another Country: Colonialism, Culture, and the English Novel in India. Columbia University Press. pp. 283. ISBN 9780231500906.
  5. ^ International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (2013). "Bengali". Names of Persons: National Usages for Entry in Catalogues. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 21. ISBN 9783110974553.
  6. ^ Chatterji, Bankim Chandra; Caṭṭopādhyāẏa, Baṅkimacandra (2005). "Introduction". Ānandamaṭh, Or, The Sacred Brotherhood. Oxford University Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780195178579.
  7. ^ Chakraborty, Paulomi (2018). The Refugee Woman: Partition of Bengal, Gender, and the Political. Oxford University Press. p. 270. ISBN 9780199095391.
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