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Basu

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Basu (Bengali: বসু), also Bose (anglicized), Boshu, Bosu, or Bosh, is a Bengali Kulin Kayastha surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The name stems from Vāsu (Sanskrit: वसु), which has many meanings including 'wealth gem radiance'.[1][2]

History

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Basus belong to the Bengali Kayastha caste, its component elements being putative Kshatriyas and mostly Brahmins, according to André Wink.[3] Basus are considered as Kulin Kayasthas of Gautam gotra, along with Ghoshes, Mitras and Guhas.[4]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
  2. ^ Hardwick, Charles (2020-07-24). Traditions, Ssuperstitions, and Folk-Lore. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 279. ISBN 978-3-7523-3244-5.
  3. ^ Andre Wink (1991). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-90-04-09509-0. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 2011-10-31.