Gupta Explained
Gupta is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".
Origins and distribution
The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ, which means "guardian" or "protector".[1]
According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[2]
The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.[3] In Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly)[4] [5] as well as Kayasthas.[6]
The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.[7]
Notable people with the surname
Monarchs
In academia
- Akhil Gupta (born 1959), professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology
- Amar Gupta, professor and scientist
- Amlan Das Gupta, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- Anil Kumar Gupta, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters
- Arvind Gupta (born 1961), 13th President of the University of British Columbia
- Arvind Gupta, Indian toy inventor and populariser of science
- Brahmagupta, Indian mathematician and astronomer
- Devendra Prasad Gupta (1933–2017), Indian academic and a former vice-chancellor of Ranchi University
- M. G. Gupta, Urdu poet and research scholar
- Mrinal Kumar Das Gupta (1923–2005), Indian professor and scientist
- Modadugu Vijay Gupta (born 1939), Indian biologist
- Narmada Prasad Gupta
- Neena Gupta, Indian mathematician
- Sanjay Gupta, American neurosurgeon and medical reporter
- S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian
- Suraj N. Gupta (1924–2021), Indian-American physicist
- Taruna Madan Gupta, Indian Clinical pharmaceutical scientist
In business and management
- Ajit Gupta, founder of Aryaka
- Aman Gupta, founder and CEO of Boat
- Anant Gupta, former CEO and President of HCL Technologies
- Anil Rai Gupta, chairman and CEO of Havells
- Desh Bandhu Gupta, was an Indian billionaire, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Lupin Limited
- Gupta family, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta
- Himanshu Gupta, co-founder and CEO of ClimateAI
- Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
- Naren Gupta (1948–2021), Indian-American entrepreneur
- Nilesh Gupta, Indian businessman, managing director of Lupin Limited
- Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director of DBS Group
- Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas
- Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey & Company
- Rajinder Gupta, Chairman of Trident Group
- Rajiv Gupta (technocrat), general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
- S. K. Gupta, vice-president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Sanjay Gupta (businessman), Indian civil servant
- Sanjay Gupta (business executive), country manager and vice-president (sales and operations) of Google India
- Sanjeev Gupta, founder of Liberty House Group
- Shravan Gupta, chairman of MGF Group, previously a director at Emaar MGF Land
- Umang Gupta, Indian-American entrepreneur
- Vikas Gupta (businessman), Indian American internet entrepreneur, founded Jambool, an online company that was acquired by Google
- Vinita Gupta (born 1950), Indian-American businesswoman and founder of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks)
- Vinita D. Gupta (born 1968/1969), Indian-American businesswoman and CEO of Lupin
- Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
- Vivek Gupta (business executive), President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer), and Director on the Board of Mastech Digital
In entertainment
- Aarti Gupta, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model
- Additi Gupta, Indian television actress
- Ankit Gupta, Indian television actor
- Aakash Gupta, Indian comedian
- Appurv Gupta, Indian comedian
- Amrapali Gupta, Indian television actress
- Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television)
- Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher
- Esha Gupta, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress
- Kovid Gupta, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist
- Manish Gupta, Indian film director
- Megha Gupta, Indian television actress
- Neena Gupta, Indian film and television actress
- Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian film director and script writer
- Puja Gupta, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007
- Rachel Gupta, Indian model and Miss Grand International 2024
- Raman Gupta, Indian actor
- Rajendra Gupta, actor in cinema for good character roles.
- Rohit Gupta, American Film director
- Sanjay Gupta, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
- Sanjay Gupta, Bollywood director
- Siddharth Gupta, Indian actor and model
- Tanika Gupta, British playwright of Indian origin
- Vikas Gupta, Indian television producer, director and host
- Yana Gupta, Indian model-actress of Czech origin
In journalism
In law
In literature
In politics
- Asim Dasgupta, former Finance and Excise Minister of West Bengal
- Badal Gupta, Indian revolutionary
- Banarsi Das Gupta, former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister in the Vajpayee Government (BJP)
- Chandra Bhanu Gupta, served three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Dinesh Gupta, Indian revolutionary
- Indrajit Gupta, Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98
- Jay Prakash Gupta, former Minister of Nepal
- Kavinder Gupta, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Mahesh Chandra Gupta, Indian politician (MLA of Budaun)
- Manish Gupta, MP, Rajya Sabha and former MLA from Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali
- Niranjan Sen Gupta, Indian revolutionary
- Nolini Kanta Gupta, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic
- Ram Prakash Gupta, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Ram Prakash Gupta, Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement
- Sanjay Gupta, Indian politician
- Shyama Charan Gupta, Indian politician
In sports
In art
Fictional characters
- Nina Gupta (EastEnders), fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders
Notes and References
- http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GUPTA.htm GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy
- Book: Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra . Anant Sadashiv Altekar . Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D . Motilal Banarsidass Publ . 1986 . 81-208-0026-5 . 126.
- Book: Sarkar, Girindra Mohan . Early History of Bengal . 1984 . 47 . en . The Rampāl plate of Sri Chandra reveals a line of Brāhmanas whose surnames end in Gupta (Sarman). No such Brāhmanas are met within the modern Bengal. Where have they gone? Have they too, like the Sena-Karnatakshatriyas, merged into the present Vaidya caste of Bengal?.
- Book: Sahay . Keshari N. . Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions . 2001 . Commonwealth Publishers . 978-81-7169-660-4 . 11 . en.
- Web site: বাঙালির পদবি, উদয় চট্টোপাধ্যায়, পরবাস-৭৬. 15 June 2021. www.parabaas.com. 1563-8685.
- Book: Ronald. B. Inden . Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal . January 1976 . 9780520025691 . 40. University of California Press .
- Book: Hanks, Patrick . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . 8 May 2003 . Oxford University Press, USA . 978-0-19-508137-4 . 103 . en.
