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}}Mandal (), also spelled Mondal (), is an honorific title that was used for local chieftains in present-day Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The title was usually hereditary and so, in modern times, the term is a common surname for both males and females.

Meaning

The word “mandal” has various meanings depending upon the context, such as circle, orb, disc, ring, sphere, globe, orbit, province, assemblage or zone.WEB, মন্ডল - English Meaning of ‘মন্ডল’ at english-bangla.com {{!, মন্ডল শব্দের ইংরেজি অর্থ|url=https://www.english-bangla.com/bntoen/index/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%B2|access-date=22 September 2021|website=www.english-bangla.com|language=en}} A mandal was an administrative circle under a district or revenue division, similar to a tehsil, in many parts of South Asia. Originally this honorary title was given to the Administrator of provincial government. ‘Mukhiya’ or headman of a village was also conferred with this title.BOOK, Saha, Prabhat Kumar,books.google.com/books?id=6WtuAAAAMAAJ&q=Gandhabanik, Some Aspects of Malla Rule in Bishnupur, 1590-1806 A.D., 1995, Ratnabali, 109, en, Sometimes this designation meant the person who as a representative of the Zamindar used to distribute land and also collect the revenue. WEB, Bengali Surnames,nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/28560/1/ALIS_6%283%29_81-91.pdf,

Class and community

For the upper classes in Bengal, family surnames date from the arrival of the British in the eighteenth century or earlier. Gregory Clark found Mandal as one of the common surnames among petitioners to the East India Company courts.BOOK, Iversen, Vegard,books.google.com/books?id=E1lVEAAAQBAJ, Social Mobility in Developing Countries: Concepts, Methods, and Determinants, Krishna, Anirudh, Sen, Kunal, 6 January 2022, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-289685-8, 289, en, Sudarshana Bhaumik noted Mandal was one of the titles among Aguri feudal lords.BOOK, Bhaumik, Sudarshana,books.google.com/books?id=bKh4EAAAQBAJ, The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal: Depiction from the Mangalkavyas c. 1700–1931, 26 August 2022, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-000-64143-1, 48, en, In some parts of Bengal, especially in Bankura, few Brahmins use Mondal surname.BOOK, Khagendranath Bhowmik,archive.org/details/padabir-utpotti-o-kromobikash-by-khagendranath-bhowmik, পদবীর উৎপত্তি ও ক্রমবিকাশের ইতিহাস ।। খগেন্দ্রনাথ ভৌমিক, 1982, Division D(ঘ), 23, Lokeshwar Basu noticed Mandal surname among a section of Kayastha and Suvarna Banik.BOOK, Basu, LokeÅ›vara,books.google.com/books?id=7i2vmXzAay0C, Ä€mādera padabÄ«ra itihāsa, 1981, Ä€nanda, 978-81-7066-601-1, 69, 82, bn, NEWS, 17 September 2001, Baniks of Bengal,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/baniks-of-bengal/articleshow/1226860775.cms, 24 April 2024, The Times of India, 0971-8257, Mondal surname is commonly found among trading and peasant communities like Baishya Saha, Mahishya, Sadgop, Tili and some OBC castes.BOOK, Bhowmick, P. K.,books.google.com/books?id=AsUJAQAAIAAJ, Socio-cultural Profile of Frontier Bengal, 1976, Punthi Pustak, 30, en, Mandal is now also Scheduled Castes surname, many from which has become “social elite”, according to Clark.BOOK, Clark, Gregory,books.google.com/books?id=p22YDwAAQBAJ, The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility, 25 August 2015, Princeton University Press, 978-0-691-16837-1, 149, 164, en, It is also in vogue among Bengali Muslims and some Christians.BOOK, Jha, Sadan,books.google.com/books?id=WagqEAAAQBAJ, Neighbourhoods in Urban India: In Between Home and the City, Pathak, Dev Nath, Das, Amiya Kumar, 30 April 2021, Bloomsbury Publishing, 978-93-90252-64-0, en, In Bihar, Dhanuk, Gangota, Kurmi, Kushwaha and Yadav communities,BOOK, Bose, Ruma, Walking with Pilgrims: The Kanwar Pilgrimage of Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai of Nepal, 23 September 2019, Routledge, 978-1-000-73250-4, 164,books.google.com/books?id=DUuxDwAAQBAJ&dq=mandal+surname+dhanuk&pg=PT164, BOOK, Sinha, Surajit, Anthropology of Weaker Sections, 1993, Concept Publishing Company, 978-81-7022-491-4, 206, 207,books.google.com/books?id=pjVdJMBeXU8C&dq=mandal+surname+kurmi+yadav&pg=PA207, en, BOOK, Somanaboina, Simhadri,books.google.com/books?id=H5tIEAAAQBAJ, The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development, Ramagoud, Akhileshwari, 15 November 2021, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-000-46280-7, en, WEB,www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/jdu-mla-gopal-mandal-latest-news-of-jatigat-janganana-and-tarkishore-prasad-news-skt, prabhatkhabar.com, जातिगत जनगणना के बाद मंत्री बनने का दावा ठोकेंगे जदयू विधायक, 28 August 2021, 3 September 2023, and in Orissa some Karan use this surname.

Notable people

• Abdul Khaleque Mondal, former politician and principal of Agardari Kamil Madrasa
• Abdul Majid Mandal (1948–2021), former MP of Sirajganj-5
• Abdul Momin Mondol (born 1980), MP of Sirajganj-5
• Abdur Rashid Mandal (born 1964), MLA of Goalpara West
• Abdus Sattar Mondal, former MP of Rajshahi-4
• Abhijit Mondal (born 1978), Indian footballer
• Abhra Mondal (born 1986), Indian goalkeeper coach
• Abu Ayesh Mondal, former MLA of Monteswar and former MP of Katwa
• Abu Saeed Muhammad Omar Ali Mandal (1919–2012), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and translator
• Ananta Mandal, Indian artist
• Anil Kumar Mandal, Indian ophthalmologist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize winner
• Anil Mandal, Nepalese Cricketer, first batsman to score an International Century
• Anil Mondal, Indian weightlifter, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
• Anisul Islam Mondal, former MP of Rangpur-2
• Arnab Mondal (born 1989), Indian footballer
• Arunoday Mondal, Indian physician, Padma Shri awardee, popularly known as “Sundarbaner Sujan”
• Bina Mondal, Indian politician
• Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal (1918–1982), Indian parliamentarian who headed the Mandal Commission
• Chitra Mandal, Indian chemical biologist
• Chitra Sen nee Mandal, Indian actress
• Deepak Mondal, Indian footballer and Arjuna Award winner
• Dilip Mondal, Indian politician and state minister
• Eugenia Mandal, Polish social psychologist
• Gopal Mandal, Bihari politician
• Habibur Rehman Mondal (born 1986), Indian professional footballer
• Hira Mondal (born 1996), Indian footballer
• Jafar Mondal, goalkeeper for Churchill Brothers FC
• Joyita Mondal, India’s first transgender judge and social worker from West Bengal
• Junior Mondal, English professional footballer
• Kamal Hasan Mondal (born 1982), Indian cricketer
• Khitish Chandra Mondal, Bangladeshi politician and former minister
• Lal Behari Dey Mandal, Indian author and Journalist
• Lata Mondal (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Manas Kumar Mandal, Indian psychologist
• Mehbub Mondal (born 1966), former MLA of Galsi
• Mohammad Ebadot Hossain Mondal (1939–2019), former MP of Jessore-3
• Mohammad Hossain Mondol (1935–2018), director-general of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
• Monidipa Mimi Mondal, Indian-American speculative fiction writer
• Motiur Rohman Mondal (born 1949), former MLA of Mankachar
• N. Mandal, Indian film director
• Nibir Mandal, Indian geologist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize winner
• Nur Mohammad Mondal, former MP of Rangpur-6
• Phanishwar Nath Mandal (1921–1977), one of the most influential writers of modern Hindi literature
• Pratima Mondal (born 1966), Indian politician
• Rabin Mondal, Indian artist and founding member of Calcutta painters
• Rafikul Islam Mondal (born 1960), former MLA of North Basirhat
• Rahima Mondal (born 1970), former MLA of Deganga
• Toraf Hossain Mandal (born 1959), MLA of Kumarganj
• Rash Bihari Lal Mandal, Indian Zamindar and politician
• Ripon Mondol (born 2003), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Samir Mondal (born 1952), Indian painter, credited with revival of watercolor painting
• Sanchari Mondal, Indian actress
• Satya Narayan Mandal, Nepalese politician and former minister
• Sayan Mondal (born 1989), Indian cricketer
• Soma Mondal, first ever female chairperson of Steel Authority of India LimitedWEB, Smt. Soma Mondal {{!, SAIL|url=https://sail.co.in/en/ms-soma-mondal-profile:~:text=Soma%20Mondal%20has%20the%20distinction,experience%20in%20the%20metal%20industry.|access-date=23 September 2021|website=sail.co.in}}WEB, Soma Mondal scripts history, assumes charge as 1st female Chairperson of SAIL,psuwatch.com/soma-mondal-assumes-charge-as-chairperson-of-sail, 23 September 2021, psuwatch.com, 2 January 2021, en-US,
• Shashwati Mandal, Hindustani Classical music vocalist
• Shivnandan Prasad Mandal, Freedom fighter and politician
• Shyama Prasad Mandal, Indian orthopaedic surgeon and Padma Shri awardee
• Shyamal Mondal, Indian politician and former minister of state
• Sujit Mondal, Indian film director
• Sunil Kumar Mandal, Indian politician
• Swadhin Kumar Mandal, Indian Chemist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology awardee
• Tarun Mandal (born 1959), Indian politician, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India

Families

• Family of President Ziaur Rahman Mandal of Bangladesh

Fictional characters

• Tara Mandal, character in the British soap opera Coronation Street

See also

• Mandala
• Mandala (political model)
• Rajamandala
• Sand mandala
• Sher Mandal
• Jotedar

References

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