Английская Википедия:Gayen
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Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox surname Gayen, sometimes anglicised as Gain, is a Bengali surname found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in West Bengal and Bangladesh.[1] In Bengali, the title Gayen (গায়েন) referred to anyone involved in the medieval bardic tradition, i.e. composition of poetry and music.[2]
Notable people
- Anil Kumar Gain (1919–1978), Cambridge mathematician and founder of Vidyasagar University
- Swapan K. Gayen, Bengali-American physicist, researcher at City University of New York
- Kaberi Gain (born 1970), author and social activist, researcher at University of Edinburgh
- Chhanda Gayen (1979–2014), first Bengali woman to climb Mount Everest
- Prasun Gain (born 1977), Indian actor
- Margaret Gayen (born 1994), Indian-Australian long jumper
In popular culture
- Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen, a classic Bengali film by Satyajit Ray
References
External links
- The Gayen Estate - Description of the Gayen Zamindari Estate in Dhanyakuria, West Bengal
