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Acharya (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) (Bengali: আচার্য) (Odia : ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is a surname mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Acharya
आचार्य| Pronunciation | Ācārya |
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| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Marathi |
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| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
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| Meaning | Teacher[1] |
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| Variant form(s) | Achari, Acharia, Acharjee, Acharja |
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| See also | Vishwakarma, Pandey |
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Notable people
- Bodhraj Acharya, Nepalese scientist
- Dilaram Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Dilliram Sharma Acharya, Bhutanese-Nepalese poet
- Drona Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician
- Ganesh Acharya, Indian choreographer
- Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepalese diplomat
- Hari Bansha Acharya, Nepalese comedian and actor
- Jagannath Acharya, Nepalese freedom fighter, and former cabinet minister
- Lekh Nath Acharya, Nepalese politician
- M. P. T. Acharya, Indian politician and co-founder of the Communist Party of India
- Mahesh Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Narahari Acharya, Nepalese politician and former cabinet minister
- Padmapani Acharya (1969–1999), Indian Army officer
- Pramod Acharya, Nepalese Advocate and Member of anti-corruption movement.
- Prasanna Acharya, Indian politician
- Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer, Indian idol of season 2
- Satya - Swaroop Raj Acharya, Nepalese singers
- Shailaja Acharya, former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Srikanta Acharya, Indian singer, songwriter and music director
- Surya Raj Acharya, Nepali politician, professor, development expert and author
- Suryakant Acharya, Indian politician
- Tanka Prasad Acharya, former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Triveni Acharya, Indian journalist
- V. S. Acharya, Indian politician from Karnataka
- Vijay Krishna Acharya, Indian film director, scriptwriter
- Viral Acharya, Indian economist
References
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