Chaudhary Explained

Chaudhary (or Choudhury; also: Chaudhuri, Choudhary, Chowdhury) is a title of honour and a common surname in the Indian subcontinent, originally derived from an Indian hereditary title. "Chaudhary" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word caturdhara, literally "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land). 'Chaudhary' was first bestowed by the various rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, and the custom was continued by the breakaway Bengal Sultanate. Later, the Mughals and the Nawabs conferred the same title in great numbers. Chaudharies were "local magnates" responsible for land taxes alongside an amil (revenue collector) and a karkun (accountant) in the local-level administrative units known as parganas .^[1] ^[2] ^[3] In Odisha "Choudhury" surname holders are mostly Karanas and Utkal Brahmins . Chaudhary is also common last names among the Tharu community of Nepal.

Chaudhary

Business

Binod Chaudhary (1955-), a Nepalese businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and politician
Fawad Chaudhry a Pakistani businessman, Landlord, Lawyer and Politician.

Acting, modeling and entertainment

Areej Chaudhary (1997) is a Pakistani actress, Psychologist, Miss Pakistan Universe-2020, Miss Earth-2020, Miss Global-2022
Ekta Chowdhry (1986-), Miss India Universe-2009
Raja Chaudhary (1975-), an Indian television actor, writer and producer
Gaurav Chaudhary (1991-), an Indian YouTuber, media personality, and engineer
Ajay Chaudhary, an Indian television actor and model
Yuvika Chaudhary (1983-), an Indian actress
Meenakshi Chaudhary, is an Indian model
Basanta Chowdhury (1928–2000), an Indian actor
Saket Chaudhary, an Indian screenwriter and director
Sakshi Chaudhary (1993), an Indian model and actress from Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Aadesh Chaudhary, an Indian television actor
Parull Chaudhry, an Indian television actress
Urvashi Chaudhary (1986-), an Indian actress and model
Raj Singh Chaudhary, an Indian actor
Ksshitij Chaudhary, an Indian Punjabi film director
Hema Chaudhary (1955-), an Indian actress in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil films
Aastha Chaudhary, an Indian actress
Arav Chaudhary, an Indian actor
Ankush Choudhary, Indian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and theatre personality in Marathi cinema
Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress
Aashish Chaudhary, Indian actor
Gurmeet Choudhary, Indian actor

Politics

Nabakrushna Choudhury, Former Chief minister of Odisha
Ramadevi Choudhury, Freedom fighter & social reformer
Gopabandhu Choudhury, Indian activist, Freedom fighter
Harish Chaudhary politician of Congress from Rajasthan
Haribhai Chaudhary politician of Congress from Gujarat
Awadh Bihari Choudhary, Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Ram Govind Chaudhary, Former Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Sarveen Choudhary - She is the cabinet minister in Bharatiya Janata Party ministry in Himachal Pradesh holding Urban, Town & Country Planning departments.
Babulal Chaudhary (1948-), an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (1954-), an Indian politician and Minister of State for Coal and Mines
Ejaz Chaudhary (1956-), a prominent Pakistani politician, social worker, civil engineer
P. P. Chaudhary (1953-), a Union Minister of State
Shanta Chaudhary, a social reformer and Former Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
Chaudhary Manisha Ashok, an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Satveer Chaudhary (1969-), an American politician
Amarsinh Chaudhary (1941–2004), an Indian politician
Jayant Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Mathura
Lal Singh Chaudhary (politician) (1959-), an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
Chhotu Ram Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Balbir Prasad Chaudhary, a Nepali politician
Hemlata Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh
Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary (1965-), an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress in Gujarat
Shankar Chaudhary (1970-), an Indian politician from Gujarat
Bhairaram Chaudhary, an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party from Rajasthan
Arun Chaudhary, an American political operative and filmmaker
Manibhai Chaudhary (1947-) an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Aruna Chaudhary, an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Punjab
Dayaram Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh
R. K. Chaudhary, an Indian politician and former Minister of Roadways, Health
Roop Chaudhary, an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttar Pradesh
Genda Lal Chaudhary, an Indian politician representing Hathras
Nisha Chaudhary (1952-), a social worker and politician representing Sabarkantha
Bhupendra Chaudhary, state minister of Uttar Pradesh
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (1957-) an Indian politician from Bihar
Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bahujan Samaj Party
Sanjay Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Laxmilal Chaudhary, a Nepalese politician of the Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal
Amar Singh Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Siddharth Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
Birendra Kumar Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ram Prasad Chaudhary, an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh
Vidya Sagar Chaudhary, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Himachal Pradesh
Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary Chief minister of Lumbini Province, Nepal
Umakant Chaudhary - politician and the former minister for Water Supply of Nepal
Resham Lal Chaudhary Nepalese politician and member of Federal Parliament.

Sports

Anil Chaudhary (umpire) (1965-), an Indian cricket umpire
Saurabh Chaudhary (2002-), an Indian Sport Shooter
Garima Chaudhary (1990-), an Indian judoka
Ishwar Chaudhary (1988-), an Indian cricketer
Shweta Chaudhry (1986), an Indian shooter
Harendra Chaudhary (1976-), an Indian cricketer
Aditya Chaudhary (1996-), a footballer from Nepal
Shivam Chaudhary (1997-), an Indian cricketer
Vijay Chaudhary, an Indian wrestler
Dipendra Chaudhary (1980-), a Nepalese cricketer
Nikhil Chaudhary (cricketer) (1996-), an Indian cricketer
Sachin Chaudhary (1983-), an Indian powerlifter
Nilesh Chaudhary (1983-), an Indian cricketer
Mamta Chaudhary, a Nepali cricketer
Sarswati Chaudhary, Nepali sprinter

Academia, science & scholarship

Arknath Chaudhary, a Sanskrit scholar and vice-chancellor of Shree Somnath Sanskrit University
Ram Chet Chaudhary, an Indian agricultural scientist
Shamila N. Chaudhary, a foreign policy expert
Jai Bhagwan Chaudhary, a former Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agricultural University

Journalism

Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist), an Indian journalist, editor
Omkar Chaudhary (1961-), an Indian journalist, writer, and editor

Other occupations

Nand Kishore Chaudhary (1953-), an Indian social entrepreneur
Akshay Chandra Chaudhury (1850-1898), an Indian poet and novelist
Puruesh Chaudhary (1983-), a futures researcher, development and strategic narrative professional
Aisha Chaudhary (1996–2015), a motivational speaker

Further disambiguation pages

Aun Chaudhry, Politician and Businessman.
Rajendra Chaudhary (disambiguation), several people
Sudhir Chaudhary (disambiguation), several people

Organisations

Chaudhary Group (CG Global), a multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Nepal
Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College, a college in Heonra-Saifai, Etawah
Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University, a university in Jind, Haryana
Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, a university in Bhiwani, Haryana
Chaudhary Charan Singh University, a university in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Chaudhary Devi Lal University, a university in Haryana
Dutta Chowdhury family, West Bengal, India.
Savarna Roy Chowdhury family, West Bengal, India.

Other

Chaudhry and Sons, is a 2022 Pakistani romantic family comedy drama television series
Chacha Chaudhary, an Indian comic book character
Chacha Chaudhary (2002 TV series), an Indian children's television series
Chaudhary Karnail Singh, a 1960 Indian Punjabi-language film
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, an international airport serving Lucknow
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport metro station in Lucknow

Notes and References

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