| has gloss | eng: Mishra or Misra is also an Indian surname, normally associated with the Brahmin. "Mishra" is a word from the Sanskrit language meaning "mixed, mingled, or blended". It refers to those Brhamins in vedic age who used to do all rituals in a vedic ceremony instead of any specific one. It is one of the most widespread Brahmin surnames in the fertile Gangetic plain region and in the Indian states of Panjab, Delhi, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and West Bengal. It is also found in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago under the anglicized version of Misir, where many Mishras were taken to work on sugar plantations due to their agricultural prowess and skills in other fields. Stories say that even Britishers used to call Mishra my sir hence Misir and Mishra. The surname is also found in Fiji and Mauritius, as well as in other Indian diaspora communities. |