Chakraborty
Chakrabarti ( Bengali: চক্রবর্তী, Cakrabartī ) is a family of Bengali Hindus of the Brahmin caste. The meaning of the name is " lord of the land " or "emperor". In Latin script, there are also the spellings Chakrabarty, Chakraborty, Chakraborti, Chakravarty, Chakravarthy, Chakravarthi, Chakravarti, Chakravorti, Chakravorty, Chokroborty or Chokroborti.
Bearers of the name
- Ajoy Chakraborty ( born 1953 ), singer of classical music
- Amiya Chakravarty (1912-1957), Film Director
- Deepto Chakrabarty ( b. 1966 ), American astronomer
- Dipesh Chakrabarty, Indian historian
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ( born 1942 ), literary scholar
- Mithun Chakraborty ( born 1950 ), actor
- Nirendranath Chakraborty (* 1924), poet
- Nripen Chakraborty (1905-2004), politician
- Sabyasachi Chakravarthy, an actor
- Shalil Shankar Chakraborty ( born 1947 ), sitar player and composer
- Suma Chakrabarty ( b. 1959 ), President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Tulsi Chakraborty (1899-1961), actor
- Utpalendu Chakraborty ( born 1948 ), film director
First name
In other parts of India, this name is given as ( pre-) name ( personal name ):
- Rushmi Chakravarthi ( b. 1977 ), Indian tennis player
- Family name
- Male first name