Seal (Bengali: শীল), also spelled Shil, Sil, or Sheel is a native Bengali surname that is used by the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. It literally means the quality of being devoted. The surname is used by Napit, some Baniks and other communities of Bengal.[1][2]
Notable people
edit- Mutty Lall Seal (1792–1854), Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Brajendra Nath Seal (1864–1938), Indian philosopher and academic
- Sudhangshu Seal (born 1945), Indian politician
- Arindam Sil (born 1964), Indian actor, producer and director
- Aditya Seal (born 1988), Indian actor
References
edit- ^ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects. Kolkata: Thacker, Spink And Co. p. 611. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "Baniks of Bengal". The Times of India. 2001-09-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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