Acharya (surname)
Acharya (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) (Bengali: আচার্য) (Odia : ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is a surname or upādhi mainly found in the South Asian countries of India And Nepal. In India, it is commonly found among the Brahmin and Vishwakarma brahmin communities in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and In Nepal, it is mainly found among the Bahun community. In Nepal, their population is spread in almost all parts of the country; mostly being concentrated in Dang, Gorkha, Rolpa, Surkhet, Khotang, Pyuthan, Rupandehi, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Arghakhachi, Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok, and Kavrepalanchok districts.
 A prominent Acharya man, Baburam Acharya | |
| Pronunciation | Ācārya |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Hindi |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Word/name | South Asia |
| Meaning | Teacher[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Achari, Acharia |
| See also | Vishwakarma, Pandey |
Notable people with surname Acharya
- Srikanta Acharya, Indian singer, songwriter and music director
- Triveni Acharya, Indian journalist
- Viral Acharya, Indian economist
- V. S. Acharya, Indian politician from Karnataka
- Prasanna Acharya, Indian politician
- Ganesh Acharya, Indian choreographer
- Suryakant Acharya, Indian politician
- M. P. T. Acharya, Indian politician and co-founder of the Communist Party of India
- Baburam Acharya, Famous Nepalese historian and writer
- Bhakta Raj Acharya, Famous Nepalese singer
- Bhanubhakta Acharya, Famous Nepalese poet
- Dilaram Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Dilliram Sharma Acharya, Bhutanese-Nepalese poet
- Drona Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepalese diplomat
- Hari Bansha Acharya, Famous Nepalese comedian and actor
- Jagannath Acharya, Nepalese freedom fighter, former cabinet minister
- Lekh Nath Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Bhim Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Mahesh Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Narahari Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Shailaja Acharya, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Tanka Prasad Acharya, Former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer, Indian idol of season 2
- Binayak Acharya, Former Chief Minister of Odissa, India
- Surya Raj Acharya, Nepali politician, professor, development expert, author
- Vijay Krishna Acharya, Indian film director, script writer
- Prof. Dr. Rishi Aacharya, Educationists and Hindi books Author
References
- Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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