Maitra

Maitra (Bengali: মৈত্র), alternatively spelled as Moitra or Maitreya is a Bengali Hindu surname found among the Bengali Brahmins of Varendra clan.[1] It is one of the oldest surnames of Bengal, coming from the Varendra Brahmin clans.

See also

  • Maitrī, a Buddhist philosophy

Notables

  • Sisir Kumar Maitra (1887–1963), Indian philosopher
  • Radhika Mohan Maitra (1917–1981), Indian sarod player
  • Shantanu Moitra (born 1968), Indian music director
  • Krishnananda Agamavagisha, Moitra at birth, Bengali scholar
  • Mahua Moitra (born 1974), Indian politician and member of parliament
  • Sunil Maitra (1 February 1927 – 18 September 1996), Indian politician and member of parliament

References

  1. ^ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects. Kolkata: Thacker, Spink And Co. p. 42. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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