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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox surname<br />
|name = Majumdar<br />
|pronunciation = Mojumdar<br />
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|meaning = Record Keeper, Archivist, Treasurer, Accountant<br />
|region = [[Bengal]]<br />
|origin = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Farsi|Persian]])<br />
|variant = [[#Variations|numerous]]<br />
|footnotes = <ref name=BRN>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050330030604/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2005|title=1990 Census Name Files|date=30 March 2005|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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'''Majumdar''' is a family surname.<br />
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==Etymology and history==<br />
The name literally translates to 'record keeper' or 'archivist', from the [[Arabic language]] {{transliteration|ar|majmua}} ({{lang|fa|مجموع}}/{{lang|bn|মজমুয়া}}) 'collection' + the [[Farsi|Persian]] suffix {{transliteration|fa|-dar}} ({{lang|fa|دار}}/{{lang|bn|দার}}) 'possessor'. The surname has evolved from this title.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}<br />
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The surname is found among both Hindu and Muslim [[Bengalis]] and should not be confused with the similar "Mujumdar" or "Muzumdar", found among [[Marathis]], and to some extent among the peoples of [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The Bengali Mirashdars{{NoteTag|''Mirashdar'' is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government.<ref>{{cite book|last=Laskar|first=Nitish Ranjan|title=Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjRuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mirashdar,+he+being+a+land+holder+in+his+own+right+and+paying+revenue+direct+to+the+Govt%22|series=Proceedings of North East India History Association|year=1985|publisher=North East India History Association|page=456}}</ref>}} living in the former [[Kachari Kingdom]] were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.<ref name=heads>{{cite book|title=Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division|chapter=Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms |pages=406–408|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/principalheadsh00unkngoog/page/n419|year=1868|location=[[Calcutta]]|author=E M Lewis|publisher=Calcutta Central Press Company}}</ref><br />
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==Variations==<br />
Variations of the surname Majumdar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, Mozoomder and Muzumdar.<br />
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==List of people with the surname==<br />
===Majumdar===<br />
*[[Aarti Mann|Aarti Majumdar]] American actress of Indian descent, better known as Aarti Mann<br />
*[[Anita Majumdar]], Canadian actress<br />
*[[Amiya Bhūşhan Majumdār]], novelist<br />
*[[Apala Majumdar]], British mathematician<br />
*[[Apratim Majumdar]], classical musician<br />
*[[Arun Majumdar]], first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, U.S. Department of Energy<br />
*[[Badiul Alam Majumdar]], Bangladeshi economist, development worker, political analyst<br />
*[[Bibhal Majumdar]], cricketer<br />
*[[Binoy Majumdar]], Bengali poet<br />
*[[Boria Majumdar]], journalist, author, and cricket historian<br />
*[[Chanchal Kumar Majumdar]], physicist, founder of [[S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences]]<br />
*[[Charu Majumdar]], Maoist revolutionary and founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)<br />
*[[Chittabrata Majumdar]] (1935–2007), General Secretary of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]]<br />
*[[Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar]], fairy tale writer<br />
*[[Hemen Majumdar]], Indian painter<br />
*[[Kamal Kumar Majumdar]] (1914–1979), writer<br />
*[[Karun Krishna Majumdar]], only IAF pilot to be decorated with a Bar on his DFC<br />
*[[Leela Majumdar]], author<br />
*[[Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar]], commanding officer of East Pakistan Regiment Centre<br />
*[[Manu Majumdar]], Bangladeshi Member of Parliament for Netrokona-1<br />
*[[Mohitlal Majumdar]] (1888–1952), author<br />
*[[Phani Majumdar]], Indian director<br />
*[[Pinaki Majumdar]], condensed matter physicist<br />
*[[R. C. Majumdar]], compiler and partial author of ''The History and Culture of the Indian Peoples'', a definitive work on Indian history, and other works<br />
*[[Ramendu Majumdar]], Bangladeshi actor<br />
*[[Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (physicist)|Ramesh Chandra Majumdar]], physicist who made contributions in statistical mechanics and ionospheric physics<br />
*[[Raakhee|Rakhee Majumdar]], Indian actress<br />
*[[Ronu Majumdar]], flautist<br />
*[[Samaresh Majumdar]], author. Magsaysay awardee. Sahitya Akademi, 1984<br />
*[[Saikat Majumdar]], novelist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/a-white-brilliance-uma-mahadevan-dasgupta-reviews-saikat-majumdars-the-middle-finger/article38338159.ece|title=A white brilliance: Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta reviews Saikat Majumdar's 'The Middle Finger'|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 January 2022|last1=Dasgupta|first1=Uma Mahadevan}}</ref><br />
*[[Simon Majumdar]], British-American chef, author, and television personality<br />
*[[Air Commodore S. K. Majumdar]], India's first military helicopter pilot <br />
*[[Sreela Majumdar]], actress<br />
*[[Sudhansu Datta Majumdar]], physicist<br />
*[[Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar]], former Chief Minister of [[Tripura]]<br />
*[[Tarun Majumdar]], director. National Film Award, 1979<br />
*[[Tejendra Majumdar]], sarod player<br />
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===Mazumdar===<br />
*[[Abdul Matlib Mazumdar]] (1890–1980), Indian freedom fighter and political leader<br />
*[[Abraham Mazumdar]], Indian conductor and violinist<br />
*[[Ambica Charan Mazumdar]] (1850–1922), Indian politician, President of the Indian National Congress<br />
*[[Anita Desai|Anita Mazumdar Desai]], novelist. Sahitya Akademi, 1978. Shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize<br />
*[[Asit Mazumdar]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Chandana Mazumdar]], Bangladeshi singer<br />
*[[Chittrovanu Mazumdar]] (born 1956), Kolkata-based artist<br />
*[[Lakshmi Mazumdar]], National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization from 1964 to 1983<br />
*[[Leela Majumdar]] (1908–2007), Bengali writer<br />
*[[Maxim Mazumdar]] (1952–1988), Indo-Canadian playwright and director<br />
*[[Nalin Mazumdar]], ustaad of the Hawaiian Guitar, also known as the Slide Guitar<br />
*[[Nirode Mazumdar]], Indian painter from the first generation of Indian modernists<br />
*[[Pandit Ronu Mazumdar]] (born 1963), Indian flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition<br />
*[[Pratap Chandra Mazumdar]] (1840–1905), leader of the Hindu reform movement, the Brahmo Samaj, in Bengal<br />
*[[Sandhya Mazumdar]], former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India<br />
*[[Shipra Mazumdar]], member of the first women's expedition to successfully climb Mt. Everest<br />
*[[Tarun Mazumdar]] (born 1931), Indian Bengali film director<br />
*[[Tulip Mazumdar]] (born 1981) British journalist and broadcaster for the BBC<br />
*[[Vina Mazumdar]] (1927–2013), Indian academic, feminist, a pioneer in Women studies in India<br />
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===Majumder===<br />
*[[Kamal Ahmed Majumder]], Bangladeshi politician<br />
*[[Khaleda Zia]] née Majumder, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996 and 2001–2006), Chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party<br />
*[[Maia Majumder]], American computational epidemiologist <br />
*[[Renuka Majumder]], Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Sadhan Chandra Majumder]], Bangladeshi politician<br />
*[[Shaun Majumder]], Canadian comedian and actor<br />
*[[Silajit Majumder]], songwriter and actor<br />
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===Mazumder===<br />
*[[Bappa Mazumder]], Bangladeshi lyricist<br />
*[[Barun Mazumder]], Indian journalist<br />
*[[Ferdousi Mazumder]], Bangladeshi actress<br />
*[[Gauriprasanna Mazumder]] (1924–1986), Bengali lyricist, best known for ''Coffee Houser Shei Addata''<br />
*[[Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder]], Chairman of [[Bangladesh Red Crescent Society]]<br />
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===Other spellings===<br />
*[[A. K. Mozumdar|Akhoy Kumar Mozumdar]], first Indian to earn American citizenship<br />
*[[Amol Muzumdar]] (born 1974), Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Protap Chunder Mozoomdar]], Brahmo delegate to the World Parliament of Religions. Distinguished researcher on Christianity<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bura Mazumdar]], village in Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh<br />
*[[Majumdar–Ghosh model]], one-dimensional quantum Heisenberg spin model<br />
*[[Majumdar-Papapetrou solution]]<br />
*[[Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre]] in Bangalore, India<br />
*[[Mouzadar]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-9/18/09/ White House press release announcing Arun Majumdar's nomination]<br />
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Legends/313-Jumbo-Majumdar.html Biography of Karun Krishna Majumdar, DFC]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161355/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-26/india/28071597_1_water-cannons-mandal-ii-image Times of India coverage of Arpita Majumdar's protest]<br />
* [http://in.news.yahoo.com/indias-first-military-pilot-fly-helicopters-dead-132721973.html Air Commodore S.K. Majumdar]<br />
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