Amader Padabir Itihas by Lokeshwar Basu [Hardcover]

Is your surname Bandyopadhyay or Mukhopadhyay? Chattopadhyay or Gangopadhyay? Do you think your surname is truly ancient? Are you Ghosh, Basu, Mitra, or Dutta? Dashgupta or Sengupta? The reality is, these surnames are not as ancient as you might think. We have an extraordinary skill for believing that something merely a hundred years old has a thousand-year-old heritage, and this misconception is no less prevalent when it comes to surnames. All our surnames are either adopted or changed. No surname has come to Bengal from the banks of the Saraswati River, nor even to North India, because originally there were no surnames. What was there then? How did our ancestors adopt surnames at will, how did some polish ancient surnames with Sanskrit, and how did others completely change their surnames? Lokeshwar Basu has narrated this history in his impactful and information-rich book. Undoubtedly, this book will shatter many of our misconceptions and pride, revealing the correct historical truth, which was needed. There are very few books of this intriguing taste in Bengali literature.