Basu (variants: Bose, Boshu, Bosu, Bosh) is an Indian surname, primarily found among Bengali Hindus. It stems from Sanskrit वासु vāsu (a name of Vishṇu meaning 'dwelling in all beings'). History Basus belong to the Kayastha caste in Bengal. They evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century CE and 11th/12th century CE, its component elements being putative Kshatriyas and mostly Brahmins, according to André Wink. Basus are considered as Kulin Kayasthas of Gautam gotra, along with Ghoshes and Mitras. Notable people Amrita Basu, (b. 1953) American scholar Amar Bose, (1929 – 2013) Founder and chairman of Bose Corporation which make Bose home audio products. Indian American entrepreneur and academic. Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bani Basu, (b. 1939), Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic, and poet Benoy Basu, (1908-1930), Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actress and model Buddhadeb Bosu, (1908–1974), Bengali writer Chandranath Basu, (1844-1910), Bengali conservative litterateur Debabrata Basu, (1924 - 2001) Indian statistician who proved Basu's theorem Durga Das Basu, (1910 - 1997), Indian jurist and lawyer who wrote the Commentary on the Constitution of India and Casebook on the Indian Constitutional Law Jagadish Chandra Bose, (1858 - 1937), Biologist, physicist, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. One of the fathers of radio science, inventor of crescograph, founder of Bose Institute. Jyoti Basu, (1914-2010), founding member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) . Barrister, longest serving chief minister of West Bengal. Jyotirmoy Basu, (1920-1982), Indian politician for CPM party . Kaushik Basu, (b. 1952), Indian economist Khudiram Bose, (1889-1908), Indian Freedom Fighter Kunal Basu, author of the novel Racists Maladhar Basu, a poet of the Hossain-Shahi period in Bengal history, writer of Sri Krishna Vijaya (শ্রীকৃষ্ণবিজয়, Triumph of Lord Krishna) Neil Basu (b. 1968), senior British police officer. Nagendranath Basu (1866-1938), encyclopedia compiler, archaeologist, and historian Nandalal Bose, seminal painter and sculptor Nandita Basu, Indian-born American environmental engineer Pam Basu (19581992), victim of carjacking and murder Rajnarayan Basu, (1826-1899), writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance Rash Behari Bose, (1886 – 1945), Indian revolutionary leader, founded the First Indian National Army Samaresh Basu, writer; winner of the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award Samit Basu, (b. 1979), Indian author Satyendra Nath Bose, (1894 – 1974), Indian mathematician and physicist. Best known for his work on quantum mechanics, Bose–Einstein statistics and Bose–Einstein condensate. Elementary particles