Ghosal Explained

Ghosal or Ghoshal (Bengali: ঘোষাল) is a surname found among the Bengali Brahmins, a Brahmin caste associated with the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.^{[1] [2]} The Ghoshals belong to the Rarhi class of Bengali Brahmins.^[3]

Ghosal

• Nandini Ghosal, Indian dancer
• Saurav Ghosal (born 1986), Indian squash player
• Soukarya Ghosal (born 1986), Indian film director, lyricist, animator and screenwriter

Ghoshal

• Anup Ghoshal (born 1945), Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer
• Chaiti Ghoshal (fl. 1993–2012), Bengali film and television actress
• Jiban Ghoshal (26 June 1912 — 1 September 1930), Indian independence activist
• Malati Ghoshal (1902–1984), Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer
• Kalipada Ghoshal (1906–1995), artist from Calcutta
• Ranjon Ghoshal (1955–2020), founder of the Bangla band Moheener Ghoraguli
• Shreya Ghoshal (born 1984), Indian singer
• Sumantra Ghoshal (1948–2004), academic in the field of management
• Panchanan Ghoshal (1907–1990), Bengali writer, criminologist and social worker
• Ratna Ghoshal, Bengali film and television actress in India

See also

• Ghoshal (disambiguation)
• 17927 Ghoshal, an asteroid

Notes and References

1. Book: Sarkar, Sumit. Essays of a Lifetime: Reformers, Nationalists, Subalterns . SUNY Press. 2018. 312. 9781438474335.
2. Book: Debī . Āśāpūrṇā . The First Promise . 2004 . Orient Blackswan . 978-81-250-2650-1 . 55 . en.
3. Book: Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath . Hindu Castes and Sects . 1896 . Thacker, Spink And Co. . Kolkata . 38 . July 13, 2012 .