List of Namasudras

Following is a list of notable people from the Namasudra caste organised by profession, field, or focus -

Social Reformers

Harichand Thakur, founder of Matua Mahasangha
Binapani Devi, matriarch of Matua community, also known as "Boro Maa".[1]

Judiciary and Bureaucracy

Justice B.C Ray, former judge of Supreme Court of India[2]
Upendra Nath Biswas, former Joint Director (East) of the CBI, MLA from Bagdah and Minister.[3]
Mukunda Behari Mullick, former lawyer, professor of Pali & Senate member in Calcutta University, founder of All Bengal Namasudra Association, MLA and Minister in first Fazlul Haq's govt.
Sumit Mullick, IAS officer from the 1982 batch and former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.[4]

Politics

Ministers

Jogendra Nath Mandal, one of the leading founding fathers of the modern state of Pakistan and first Law and Labour minister of the country.[5]
Sarat Chandra Majumdar, former member of East Bengal Legislative Assembly and Minister of state. Also wrote for the Amrita Bazar Patrika and was Secretary of All Bengal Namashudra Association.
Kanti Biswas, former MLA of Gaighata and Minister of the Youth Affairs and Home (Passport)[6]
Manjul Krishna Thakur, MLA from Gaighata and Minister of state.

M.Ps and MLA

Apurba Lal Majumdar, two-time MLA and former speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly[7]
Kapil Krishna Thakur, former Sanghadhipati of Matua Mahasangha and M.P from Bangaon.[8]
Mamata Bala Thakur, religious mother of the Matua Mahasangha and M.P from Bangaon[9]
Pramatha Ranjan Thakur, former MLA and head of Matua Mahasangha[10]
Shantanu Thakur, M.P from Bangaon[11]

Writers and Journalists

Debi Roy, one of the founding fathers of the Hungry generation movement and first post-modern Dalit poet in Bengali.[12]
Manoranjan Bayapari, Indian Bengali writer and socio-political activist, also known as the pioneer of ‘Dalit literature in Bengali’.[13]
Manohar Mauli Biswas, bilingual poet, essayist and writer of Bengali Dalit Literature.[14]
Jatin Bala, Bangladeshi Dalit author
Baby Haldar, Indian Bengali author
Kalyani Thakur, Dalit feminist writer[15]
Rebati Mohan Sarkar, Indian writer, MLC and editor of Namashudra Hitaishi[16]

References

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Jr, George H. Gadbois (2011-05-02). Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950–1989. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908838-6.
"'Bengal Hasn't Produced A Jagjivan Ram Or Even A Mayawati'". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-06-01. External link in |website= (help)
"Sumeet Mullick is Maharashtra's new Chief Secretary". The Indian Express. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
Munsi, Sharanya (2019-01-29). "Jogendra Nath Mandal, a Bengali Dalit leader who went on to become a Pakistani minister". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
विस्वास, A. K. Biswas एके (2016-02-12). "A Chandal education minister". Forward Press. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
"FORMER SPEAKER DIES". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
"Matuas: nobody's people, everybody's votebank". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
"In Bengal and Assam, BJP-TMC Tussle Over Namasudra Votes Has Reached New Heights". thewire.in. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar (2004-07-01). Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-5280-072-8.
"Ground Report: Why BJP's Identity Politics in Bengal's Bongaon Will Likely Fall Flat". thewire.in. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
"36 Dalit Writers Who Disrupted India's Literary History". Youth Ki Awaaz. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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Das, Sukanta; Bhowal, Sanatan; Syangbo, Sisodhara (2018-04-18). Border, Globalization and Identity. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-1076-0.
Ghose, Amita. "Why Bengali Dalit feminist poet and writer Kalyani Thakur added Charal (for Chandal) to her name". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
Hashmi, Taj Ul-islam (2019-07-11). Pakistan As A Peasant Utopia: The Communalization Of Class Politics In East Bengal, 1920-1947. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-31037-5.

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[1] "How The Demise Of Matua Matriarch Boroma Could Change The Political Landscape Of Bengal". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-06-01. External link in |website= (help)

[2] Jr, George H. Gadbois (2011-05-02). Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950–1989. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908838-6.

[3] "'Bengal Hasn't Produced A Jagjivan Ram Or Even A Mayawati'". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-06-01. External link in |website= (help)

[4] "Sumeet Mullick is Maharashtra's new Chief Secretary". The Indian Express. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[5] Munsi, Sharanya (2019-01-29). "Jogendra Nath Mandal, a Bengali Dalit leader who went on to become a Pakistani minister". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[6] विस्वास, A. K. Biswas एके (2016-02-12). "A Chandal education minister". Forward Press. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[7] "FORMER SPEAKER DIES". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[8] "Matuas: nobody's people, everybody's votebank". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[9] "In Bengal and Assam, BJP-TMC Tussle Over Namasudra Votes Has Reached New Heights". thewire.in. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[10] Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar (2004-07-01). Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-5280-072-8.

[11] "Ground Report: Why BJP's Identity Politics in Bengal's Bongaon Will Likely Fall Flat". thewire.in. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[12] "36 Dalit Writers Who Disrupted India's Literary History". Youth Ki Awaaz. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[13] , Get; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Apps, Other. "A migrant from East Bengal, Manoranjan Byapari "interrogated" his life as chandal". Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[14] Das, Sukanta; Bhowal, Sanatan; Syangbo, Sisodhara (2018-04-18). Border, Globalization and Identity. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-1076-0.

[15] Ghose, Amita. "Why Bengali Dalit feminist poet and writer Kalyani Thakur added Charal (for Chandal) to her name". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[16] Hashmi, Taj Ul-islam (2019-07-11). Pakistan As A Peasant Utopia: The Communalization Of Class Politics In East Bengal, 1920-1947. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-31037-5.