Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family


Dutta Chowdhury family, also Chowdhury family, was an erstwhile revenue collector, during Sultanate and Mughal periods, of Muzaffarpur pargana, consisting of several villages, namely Andul, Mahiary, Dhulagore, Sankrail, etc., founded by Debdas Tekari Dutta, in the late 14th century CE. Since Dutta acquired the entire pargana as estate he was bestowed the title Chowdhury by Sikandar Shah, the second Sultan of Bengal. The family is an offshoot of Duttas of Bally of Southern – Rarh region, founded by Bharadwaja clan Purushottam Dutta, who arrived from Kannauj.
The present descendants of the family are scattered throughout India, Bangladesh and United States.

''Kuladevta'' temple of the family

Kashiswar Jiu temple is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid-17th century CE by family's Kashiswar Dutta Chowdhury. In 18th century CE a stone made yoni-like structure commonly known as Gauripatta, symbolises goddess Shakti, has been attached with the Linga.

Durga puja in the family

Family celebrates autumnal festival since the time of their forefather Ram Sharan Dutta Chowdhury ; he initiated the annual festival in the Saka era of 1490, which corresponds to 1568 CE in the Georgian calendar at the ancestral village.

Notable personalities of the family

-based Hatkhola Dutta family is a branch of the Chowdhury family.