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Das (translation: "devotee of God") is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa (Sanskrit: दास) meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.




Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand


Das is a common surname among Bengali Kayasthas. In Bengal, the surname is also used by both Scheduled Castes and General Castes. In Bihar, it is used by people belonging to Ambashtha and Karan Kayastha castes.
More broadly, in Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand, the surname "Das" is also used by the Dhobi and Patni communities.




Assam


In Assam, the Kaibarta, the Patni, the Koch-Rajbanshi, and other communities also use Das as their surname.




Odisha


In Odisha, the Das surname is used by the Gopal and Karan castes, while "Dash" is used by the Brahmins.




Punjab


In Punjab, they generally belong to the Brahmin caste.




Karnataka


In Karnataka, the Das surname is used by a section of Vokkaligas who profess Vaishnavism called Das Vokkaligas.




Notable people


Abhishek Das, Indian football player
Ajit Das, Indian actor
Amil Kumar Das, Indian astronomer
Arjun Das, Indian actor
Ashok Kumar Das, Indian politician
Atulananda Das, Indian botanist
Bhagavan Das, Indian Theosophist
Bhagavan Das, an American yogi
Bhai Dyal Das, Sikh martyr
Bhai Mati Das, Sikh martyr
Bhai Sati Das, Sikh martyr
Bibhusita Das, Indian marine engineer
Bina Das, Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Bishnu Charan Das, Indian politician
Biswanath Das, Indian politician
Brojen Das, Bangladeshi swimmer
Chittaranjan Das, a Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement
Dinesh Das, a Bengali poet
Durga Mohan Das, religious leader and social reformer
Gardhab Das, fictional character
Gobindachandra Das, a Bengali poet and writer
Gopabandhu Das, Indian freedom fighter, reformer, journalist and educationist from Odisha
Gopala Ballabha Das, Indian writer and deputy magistrate
Gurcharan Das, Indian Punjabi columnist for The Times of India
Guru Amar Das, the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Guru Ram Das, the fourth of the Sikh gurus
Hima Das, Assamese sprinter
Indrapramit Das, Indian science fiction, fantasy and cross genre writer from Kolkata
Jagannath Prasad Das, researcher in psychometrics and author of the (PASS theory of intelligence)
Jatin Das, Indian painter from Odisha
Jatindra Nath Das, Freedom fighter
Jibanananda Das, a Bengali poet
K. S. R. Das, Indian film director
Kamala Das, Indian poet and author
Khagen Das, Indian politician
Liton Das, Bangladeshi Cricketer
Madhusudan Das, Odia lawyer and Indian nationalist of the 19th century
Maharaja Bhagwant Das, King of Jaipur (1527-1589)
Manoj Das, English and Odia writer
Mohini Mohan Das, Indian politician, writer and activist from West Bengal.
Monica Das, Indian feminist economist
Moumita Das, Indian physicist
Mrinal Kanti Das, Bangladeshi politician
Naba Das, Indian politician
Namit Das is an Indian film and theatre actor.
Nandita Das, Indian film actress/director from Odisha
Nobin Chandra Das, Entrepreneur and inventor of Bengali Rosogolla
Parichay Das, path-breaker Bhojpuri- Hindi poet, essayist, critic
Prosenjit Das, Indian cricketer
Pulin Behari Das, Revolutionary, founder of Dhaka Anushilan Samiti.
Pushpalata Das, Indian independence activist, social worker, Gandhian and legislator from Assam
Radha Charan Das, Former Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University
Raja Bhagwant Das, Rajasthani ruler of Amber
Raja Sitaram Ray, born Sitaram Das was an autonomous king of Bengal.
Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher, yoga guru, and author
Ranjan Das, Bangladeshi cricketer
Rima Das, Assamese Indian filmmaker
Riyan Parag Das, Assamese cricketer
Sadhu Sitaram Das was Indian revolutionary
Sarala Dasa, 14th-century poet of Odisha
Sarat Chandra Das, Indian scholar of Tibetan language
Satish Ranjan Das, legal representative for the Indian government
Saumitra Das, Indian microbiologist
Seth Govind Das, a member of Indian Parliament
Shaktikanta Das, Governor of R.B.I.
Shiv Sunder Das, Indian Cricketer from Odisha
Shomie Das, schoolmaster
Shraddha Das, Indian film actress
Sudhi Ranjan Das, 5th Chief Justice of India
Suhasini Das, politician from Bangladesh
Surya Das, American religious educator
Tapan Das, Indian actor
Tarak Chandra Das, anthropologist, author, former teacher in University of Calcutta
Tarak Nath Das, Indian revolutionary and Internationalist scholar
Vasundhara Das, Indian actress and singer
Veena Das, a professor of anthropology
Vir Das, comedian and actor




See also


Das (disambiguation)
Dasa
Dass (disambiguation)
Dhas
Gopal Das (disambiguation)




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