Haldar or Halder () is a native Bengali surname, found among the Bengali people of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The surname is commonly used by various Bengali castes such as Gandhabanik, Baishya Kapali, Namasudra, Mahishya, Kaibarta, Sadgop, Barujibi, Karmakar, Tantubanik, Poundra, Tili, Byghra Kshatriya, Brahmin etc.
Definition
Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi (also spelled Haldar): probably from Sanskrit haladhara âÂÂone who holds a plowâÂÂ, an epithet of the god Balarama, brother of Krishna. Balarama is said to have used a weapon shaped like a plowshare, just like Sikdar, Tarafdar, Dastidar, etc.
The surname can be found among both Bengali Hindus and Muslims.
Notable people with the surname
- Asit Kumar Haldar (1890âÂÂ1964), Indian painter
- Baby Halder (born 1973), Indian author
- Bapi Halder, Indian politician and Member of Parliament
- Debshankar Haldar (born 1965), Indian actor
- Dipak Kumar Halder (born 1966), Indian politician
- Franz Halder (1884âÂÂ1972), German general
- Ganesh Chandra Haldar, Bangladeshi politician
- Gobinda Halder (1930âÂÂ2015), Bengali lyricist and poet
- Goutam Halder (born 1963), Indian theatre actor
- Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (1945âÂÂ2020), Bangladeshi lieutenant colonel and politician
- Harke Haldar (born 1981), Nepali comedian and actor
- Indrani Haldar (born 1971), Indian actress
- Jogaranjan Halder, Indian politician
- Lushlife (born Raj Haldar), American rapper and producer
- Madhurjya Haldar (born 1934), Indian politician
- Mike Halder (born 1996), German racing driver
- Nabadwip Haldar, Indian actor and comedian
- P. C. Haldar, 20th Director of Intelligence Bureau of India
- Pannalal Halder, Indian politician
- Prashanta Kumar Halder (also known as PK Halder), Bangladeshi-Canadian banker
- Priyanka Halder (born 1991), Indian actress
- Pronay Halder (born 1993), Indian footballer
- Ram Sankar Halder, Indian politician from West Bengal
- Rimpa Haldar (born 2005), Indian professional footballer
- Sucharu Ranjan Haldar (born 1940), Indian politician
- Sudhangshu Shekhar Haldar (died 2004), Bangladeshi politician
- Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju (born 1997), Indian actress and medical doctor
- Wally Halder (1925âÂÂ1994), Canadian ice hockey player
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