Achari (surname)
Achar/Achari/Achary/Acharya (ஆச்சாரி in tamil.karnataka) Achar/Achari is used for girls and Achar/Achari/Achary/Acharya for boys is a last name used by members of the brahmin community native to the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, kerala in India and also in the country of Nepal.
In Southern India Achary is also a term used to indicate Guru.[1]
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- ^ "The word Achari originates from Acharya which is the name given to the chief gurus", Sacred Hindu Symbols, ISBN 81-7017-397-3, ISBN 978-81-7017-397-7, Gautam Chatterjee