Gayen, sometimes anglicised as Gain, is a Bengali surname found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in West Bengal and Bangladesh. In Bengali, the title Gayen (গায়েন) referred to anyone involved in the medieval bardic tradition, i.e. composition of poetry and music.
Notable people
Anil Kumar Gain (1919–1978), Cambridge mathematician and founder of Vidyasagar University Kaberi Gain (born 1970), author and social activist, researcher at University of Edinburgh Chhanda Gayen (1979–2014), first Bengali woman to climb Mount Everest Prasun Gain (born 1977), Indian actor Margaret Gayen (born 1994), Indian-Australian long jumper
In popular culture
Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen, a classic Bengali film by Satyajit Ray
References
External links
The Gayen Estate - Description of the Gayen Zamindari Estate in Dhanyakuria, West Bengal