Haldar

Haldar

Language(s)	Bengali
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Region of origin	Bengal
Other names
Alternative spelling	Halder

Haldar (Bengali: হালদার) is a Bengali surname.^[1]

Definition

The muslim Halders used to be a mid rank officer, originating in Mughal Bengal (Subah Bangla) performing the duties of a keeper of the accounts (hal-khata).

The Hindu halder is like the kshatriya surnames such as Singh, Rajput, Chauhan in India.

It has also it's roots in Persian language, where 'hal' means book of accounts and 'dar' means keeper/owner, just like Sikdar, Tarafdar, Dastidar, etc. Among Bengali Hindus, this surname is found in Kayasthas.^{[2] [3]}

Notable people with the surname

• Asit Kumar Haldar (1890–1964), Indian painter
• Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (1945–2020), Bangladeshi lieutenant colonel and politician
• Debshankar Haldar (born 1965), Indian actor
• Indrani Haldar (born 1971), Indian actress
• Sucharu Ranjan Haldar (born 1940), Indian politician

See also

• Halfar
• Howlader

References

1. Shimwell, David; Durrell, Lee (28 March 2019). Dining with the Durrells: Stories and Recipes from the Cookery Archive of Mrs Louisa Durrell. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-5293-3754-9.
2. Mookerjee, S (3 September 1959). Bengalee Surnames. University of Calcutta.
3. Sengupta, Nitish (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin. ISBN 9780143416784.