Dasgupta (pronounced ) is a common Bengali last name or surname in West Bengal and Bangladesh. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste. Baidya or Vaidya is a Hindu community of Bengal. A caste/jāti of Ayurvedic physicians, Baidyas have long occupied a place of pre-eminence in society alongside Brahmins and Kayasthas. In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks of Bengal were drawn from these top three castes, who continue to maintain a collective hegemony in West Bengal. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 62.2% of all known bearers of the surname Dasgupta were residents of India and 28.9% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories: 1. West Bengal (1: 2,387) 2. Tripura (1: 6,243) 3. Arunachal Pradesh (1: 15,711) 4. Delhi (1: 16,187) 5. Daman and Diu (1: 18,685) 6. Assam (1: 21,393) Notable people A Aloke Dasgupta, sitar player Alokeranjan Dasgupta, Bengali poet Amiya Kumar Dasgupta, Indian economist Asim Dasgupta (also known as Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta), West Bengal Ex Finance and Excise Minister. B Basudeb Dasgupta, Bengali novelist and short-story writer Benu Dasgupta, cricketer Bijon Dasgupta, Art Director Biplab Dasgupta, Marxist economist Birsa Dasgupta, film director Buddhadev Dasgupta (born 1933), an Indian classical maestro who plays the sarod Buddhadev Dasgupta, (born 1944) Indian film-maker C Chandan Dasgupta, Indian theoretical physicist Chidananda Dasgupta (born 1921), filmmaker, film critic and historian D Deep Dasgupta, cricketer G Gurudas Dasgupta (born 1936), senior trade-union leader, Communist Party of India, and Member of Parliament H Hem Chandra Dasgupta, geologist I Indraadip Dasgupta, music composer Indrani Dasgupta, Indian Supermodel. J Jahar Dasgupta, painter Jishu Dasgupta, Bengali actor Jnanendra Das Gupta, Indo-Swedish chemist K Kankar Shubra Dasgupta, scientist and academic Kamal Dasgupta, Bengali music director Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, Independence activist Kurchi Dasgupta, painter and writer Kinshuk Dasgupta, Scientist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awardee M Mahananda Dasgupta, experimental physicist N Nairanjana Dasgupta, statistician Nilanjana Dasgupta, social psychologist P Partha Dasgupta, economist Poonam Dasgupta, actress Prabuddha Dasgupta, photographer Probal Dasgupta, linguist Prokar Dasgupta, urologist Purnendu Dasgupta, Indian-American academic R Rabindra Kumar Das Gupta, scholar Rana Dasgupta, British-Indian writer Renuka Dasgupta, Bengali singer Roma Dasgupta (Suchitra Sen before marriage), Indian actress S Samit Dasgupta, mathematician Sayantani DasGupta, Indian-American physician Shamik Dasgupta, comic book writer Shamita Das Dasgupta, social activist Shashibhusan Dasgupta, Bengali scholar in philosophy, languages and literature Somnath Dasgupta,