Saha (surname)

Saha or Shaha (সাহা) is a Bengali surname most commonly found among the Bengali Hindus in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, and in Bangladesh.



In the Pala domain a number of inscriptions from the Pala period mentioning communities of merchants have been found, some of which use the title sāhu (the earlier form of the word) for a merchant family. The word originated from Sanskrit sādhu, which, among many other meanings, refers to a merchant or trader.

Notable people

 * Anamika Saha, Indian actress
 * Arati Saha, First Asian woman to swim across the English channel & first Indian woman sportsperson to receive the padma shri award
 * Ashim Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
 * Barna Saha, Indian-American computer scientist
 * Bhaskar Saha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
 * Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bangladeshi actress
 * Bhanu Lal Saha, Former finance minister of Tripura
 * Chandrima Shaha, Indian biologist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
 * Chittaranjan Saha, Bangladeshi educationist, publisher and social worker & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
 * Debattama Saha, Indian actress
 * Debojit Saha, Indian singer
 * Emon Saha, Bangladeshi composer
 * Ena Saha, Indian actress & producer
 * Ishaa Saha, Indian actress
 * Kanak Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & recipient of country's highest science award shanti swarup bhatnagar prize
 * Mahadev Saha, Bangladeshi poet & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award
 * Manik Chandra Saha, Bangladeshi journalist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak (posthumous)
 * Meghnad Saha, Indian Astrophysicist & developer of the famous saha ionization equation
 * Nityanand Saha, Indian revolutionist
 * Pijush Saha, Indian film director
 * Ranada Prasad Saha, Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
 * Samir Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi scientist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
 * Sanat Kumar Saha, Bangladeshi economist & recipient of country's second highest civilian award Ekushey padak
 * Satya Saha, Bangladeshi music director & recipient of country's highest civilian award Independence day award (posthumous)
 * Senjuti Saha, Bangladeshi scientist
 * Shithi Saha, Bangladeshi singer & recipient of Bangladesh national awards - best Tagore singer (4 times)
 * Subhajit Saha, Indian table tennis player & recipient of gold medal at the 19th commonwealth games
 * Subrata Saha, Indian politician
 * Swapan Saha, Indian film director
 * Trina Saha, Indian actress
 * Wriddhiman Saha, Indian Cricketer