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  • Thakur (ठाकुर) Marathi / Hindi surname
    Thakore
    Thakur, Thakore, Thakar, Thakrar, Thakhor etc., is an Indian feudal title in several Indian languages. A Thikana is the state or estate of a Thakur....

  • Thakur (ঠাকুর) Bengali surname
    Thakur (Bengali surname)
    Thakur is a Bengali surname derived from "Thakurmashai" or ‘holy sir’ for any Bengali Brahmins and also for someone of high spiritual esteem. The surname was given out of respect for any Brahmin family earlier who used to hold a different title like Kushari,Bhattacharya etc...

  • Thakur Hindu /Muslim surname
  • Thakur (tribe)
    Thakur (tribe)
    The Thakurs are an Adivasi group of people living primarily in the hilly areas of Karjat Khalapur, Panvel, Sudhagad and Pen talukas of Raigad district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. According to the 1941 Census, the population of these indigenous people was 22,182 in the district....

     one of the scheduled tribes of India.


Thakur may refer to:
  • Hindu deities
    Hindu deities
    Within Hinduism a large number of personalities, or 'forms', are worshipped as murtis. These beings are either aspects of the supreme Brahman, avatars of the supreme being, or significantly powerful entities known as devas. The exact nature of belief in regards to each deity varies between...

    : In Bengali
    Bengali language
    Bengali or Bangla is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages....

    , deities are refer to as Thakur.
  • Bengali Brahmins
    Bengali Brahmins
    Bengali Brahmins are those Brahmins who traditionally reside in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, currently comprising the Indian state of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Bangladesh...

    : Also refer to as Thakur.
  • Brahmin
    Brahmin
    Brahmins have historically been the class of educators, scholars and preachers in Hinduism. They are considered as belonging to the "forward castes" of the four varnas of Hinduism....

    s: In Bengal, Brahmins are also refer to as Thakur.
  • Rajput
    Rajput
    A Rajput is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups of India. They enjoy a reputation as formidable soldiers and it is common to find many of them serving in the Indian Armed Forces. The British Government also accepted them and recruited them heavily into their armies...

    : In Uttar Pradesh
    Uttar Pradesh
    Uttar Pradesh , [often referred to as U.P.] is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people,...

    , a social group of landowners referred to as Thakur, belonging to the Kshatriya
    Kshatriya
    Kshatriya is one of the four varnas in Hinduism. It constitutes the military and ruling order of the traditional Vedic-Hindu social system as outlined by the Vedas and the Laws of Manu...

     caste
    Caste system in India
    The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as jātis or castes...

    .
  • Titles in India, Thakur, as title, has respective meaning in different states in India.
  • Indian family names: (Fem.
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  • Thakur (ठाकुर) Marathi / Hindi surname
    Thakore
    Thakur, Thakore, Thakar, Thakrar, Thakhor etc., is an Indian feudal title in several Indian languages. A Thikana is the state or estate of a Thakur....

  • Thakur (ঠাকুর) Bengali surname
    Thakur (Bengali surname)
    Thakur is a Bengali surname derived from "Thakurmashai" or ‘holy sir’ for any Bengali Brahmins and also for someone of high spiritual esteem. The surname was given out of respect for any Brahmin family earlier who used to hold a different title like Kushari,Bhattacharya etc...

  • Thakur Hindu /Muslim surname
  • Thakur (tribe)
    Thakur (tribe)
    The Thakurs are an Adivasi group of people living primarily in the hilly areas of Karjat Khalapur, Panvel, Sudhagad and Pen talukas of Raigad district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. According to the 1941 Census, the population of these indigenous people was 22,182 in the district....

     one of the scheduled tribes of India.


Thakur may refer to:
  • Hindu deities
    Hindu deities
    Within Hinduism a large number of personalities, or 'forms', are worshipped as murtis. These beings are either aspects of the supreme Brahman, avatars of the supreme being, or significantly powerful entities known as devas. The exact nature of belief in regards to each deity varies between...

    : In Bengali
    Bengali language
    Bengali or Bangla is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages....

    , deities are refer to as Thakur.
  • Bengali Brahmins
    Bengali Brahmins
    Bengali Brahmins are those Brahmins who traditionally reside in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, currently comprising the Indian state of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Bangladesh...

    : Also refer to as Thakur.
  • Brahmin
    Brahmin
    Brahmins have historically been the class of educators, scholars and preachers in Hinduism. They are considered as belonging to the "forward castes" of the four varnas of Hinduism....

    s: In Bengal, Brahmins are also refer to as Thakur.
  • Rajput
    Rajput
    A Rajput is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups of India. They enjoy a reputation as formidable soldiers and it is common to find many of them serving in the Indian Armed Forces. The British Government also accepted them and recruited them heavily into their armies...

    : In Uttar Pradesh
    Uttar Pradesh
    Uttar Pradesh , [often referred to as U.P.] is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people,...

    , a social group of landowners referred to as Thakur, belonging to the Kshatriya
    Kshatriya
    Kshatriya is one of the four varnas in Hinduism. It constitutes the military and ruling order of the traditional Vedic-Hindu social system as outlined by the Vedas and the Laws of Manu...

     caste
    Caste system in India
    The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as jātis or castes...

    .
  • Titles in India, Thakur, as title, has respective meaning in different states in India.
  • Indian family names: (Fem. Rhakurani or Thakurain)
  • Royal and noble ranks
    Royal and noble ranks
    Traditional ranks among European royalty, peers, and nobility are rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Although they vary over time and between geographic regions , the following is a fairly comprehensive list that provides information on both general ranks and specific differences.-...

    : Anglicized form of Thakur is Tagore
    Tagore
    Tagore is the name of a prominent Bengali family of intellectuals, writers and artists, generally known as the Tagore family.People - Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family...

    , meaning "lord".
    • Tagore family
      Tagore family
      The Tagore family, with over three hundred years of history, has been one of the leading families of Kolkata, and is regarded as a key influence during the Bengal Renaissance...

      : Tagore
      Tagore
      Tagore is the name of a prominent Bengali family of intellectuals, writers and artists, generally known as the Tagore family.People - Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family...

       (the anglicised form of the Bengali title Thakur) is the name of a prominent Bengal
      Bengal
      Bengal , is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent...

      i family of intellectuals, writers and artists, generally known as the Tagore family
      Tagore family
      The Tagore family, with over three hundred years of history, has been one of the leading families of Kolkata, and is regarded as a key influence during the Bengal Renaissance...

      .

People - Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family
    • Dwarkanath Tagore
      Dwarkanath Tagore
      Dwarkanath Tagore , was one of the earliest entrepreneurs from India, and founder of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family, and is notable for making substantial contributions to the Bengal Renaissance....

       (1794 – 1846) – businessman and aristocrat, called Prince by the foreigners for his lavish life style.
    • Ramanath Tagore
      Ramanath Tagore
      See Tagore for disambiguationRamanath Tagore was one of the leading social figures in 19th century Kolkata . The son of Rammani Tagoreof the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family, he was younger brother of Dwarkanath Tagore and a cousin of Prasanna Coomar Tagore...

       (1801 – 1877) – prominent social figure associated with British Indian Association
      British Indian Association
      The British Indian Association was established on the 31st of October, 1851. Its formation was a major event of 19th century India. Its establishment meant Indians had come together and could no longer be ignored...

       and Hindu Mela
      Hindu Mela
      The Hindu Mela was initiated in Calcutta in British India in April 1867 with the active support of the Tagore family. It was largely the product of the combined efforts of Rajnarayan Basu, Dwijendranath Tagore, and Nabagopal Mitra. By encouraging local industry it may in a sense be looked upon as...

      .
    • Debendranath Tagore
      Debendranath Tagore
      Debendranath Tagore was the founder in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism the youngest religion of India and Bangladesh....

       (1817 – 1905) – Brahmoism
      Brahmoism
      Brahmoism is a young non-syncretic, rational, Deistic religion blending Immanent Monism and Transcendant Dualism. The term has roots in the Sanskrit Brahman...

       founder.
    • Dwijendranath Tagore
      Dwijendranath Tagore
      See Tagore for disambiguationDwijendranath Tagore was a poet, song composer, philosopher, mathematician, and a pioneer in Bengali shorthand and musical notations.-Formative years:...

       (1840 – 1926) – poet, philosopher, writer, musician, pioneer in Bengali
      Bengali language
      Bengali or Bangla is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages....

       shorthand and musical notations
    • Ganendranath Tagore
      Ganendranath Tagore
      See Tagore for disambiguationGanendranath Tagore was a musician and theatre personality, and contributed substantially to nationalist discourse...

       (1841 – 1869) – theatre personality, musician, founder of Jorasanko Natyashala and Hindu Mela
      Hindu Mela
      The Hindu Mela was initiated in Calcutta in British India in April 1867 with the active support of the Tagore family. It was largely the product of the combined efforts of Rajnarayan Basu, Dwijendranath Tagore, and Nabagopal Mitra. By encouraging local industry it may in a sense be looked upon as...

      .
    • Satyendranath Tagore
      Satyendranath Tagore
      See Tagore for disambiguationSatyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an author, song composer, linguist and made significant contribution towards the emancipation of women in Indian society during the British Raj.-Formative years:The second son of...

       (1842 – 1923) – musician, reformer, and the first Indian to join the ICS in 1863.
    • Jyotirindranath Tagore
      Jyotirindranath Tagore
      See Tagore for disambiguationJyotirindranath Tagore was a playwright, a musician, an editor and a painter. Endowed with an outstanding talent, he had the rare capability of spotting talent in others...

       (1849 – 1925) – theatre personality, musician
    • Rabindranath Tagore
      Rabindranath Tagore
      Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath. As a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright, he reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...

        (1861 – 1941) – poet, philosopher, playwright, author, musician, artist, reformer, educationist and the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize
      Nobel Prize
      The Nobel Prize is a Sweden-based international monetary prize. The award was established by the 1895 will and estate of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel. It was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901...

       in 1913.