Borthakur Explained

Borthakur or Barthakur (Assamese: বৰঠাকুৰ) is an Indian surname originating from the state of Assam. It refers to the royal Assamese Brahmin priest family. The Borthakur families can be found in Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup,Dibrugarh and many other Districts of Assam. They originated from the holy land of Kashi and Some of them were from Kannuaj.

Notable people of this surname include:

• Dipali Borthakur (born 1941), Indian singer
• Inderjit Kaur Barthakur, Indian civil servant, economist and writer

• Parineeta Borthakur, Indian actress and singer
• Plabita Borthakur, Indian actress and singer
• Promod Borthakur, Indian politician
• Ranjit Barthakur, Indian businessman, Executive Chairman of Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd., the company that owns the Indian Premier League team, Rajasthan Royals.
• Sheela Borthakur, Indian social worker
• Zubeen Borthakur (later known as Zubeen Garg), Indian singer, songwriter, actor