Chandrashekhar

Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the name comes from the Sanskrit words "चन्द्र (candra)", meaning "moon", and "शेखर (śekhara)", meaning "crest" or "crown", which is an epithet of the Shiva.

Notable people with this name

In politics and activism:

  • Chandra Shekhar Azad (1906–1931), known as Azad ("The Free"), Indian revolutionary who organised the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA)
  • Chandrashekhar Azad (social activist), Ambedkarite social activist
  • K. M. Chandrasekhar (born 1948), Indian Cabinet Secretary
  • Sripati Chandrasekhar (1918–2001), an Indian demographer and politician
  • Chandra Shekhar Dubey (born 1946), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Chandrashekhar Prasad (died 1997), assassinated Indian student activist
  • Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 1954), known as K.C.R., Indian politician and the first Chief Minister of Telangana
  • Chandra Shekhar Singh, known as Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007), eighth Prime Minister of India (1990–91)
  • Chandrasekhar Singh (1915–1976), deputy leader of the Communist Party of India
  • Chandrashekhar Singh, member of the Indian National Congress, Chief Minister of Bihar 1983–85

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In science and academia:

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