Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar 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. The name may refer to:

In politics and activism:

Chandrasekhar Azad (1906–1931), Indian revolutionary
Chandra Shekhar Singh known as Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007), former Prime Minister of India
Sripati Chandrasekhar (1918–2001), an Indian demographer and politician
K M Chandrasekhar (born 1948), Indian Cabinet Secretary
Chandra Shekhar Dubey (born 1946), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
Chandrashekhar Prasad (died 1997), assassinated Indian student activist
Chandrashekhar Singh, member of the Indian National Congress; served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985
Chandrasekhar Singh (1915–1976), deputy leader of the Communist Party of India

In sports:

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (born 1945), Indian cricketer
Chandrasekhar Gadkari (1928–1998), Indian cricketer

In arts and entertainment:

Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (born 1973), Tollywood film director
Jay Chandrasekhar (born 1968), American film actor, director and writer
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Indian film director and writer
Chandrashekhara Kambara (born 1937), Indian poet, playwright, and professor
Chandrashekhar Vaidya (born 1923), Bollywood film actor
Vagai Chandrasekhar, Kollywood film actor

In science and academia:

Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar (1930–2004), Indian physicist
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995), British Indian-American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in physics
- Chandrasekhar limit, an astrophysics formula named for him
- Chandrasekhar number, an astrophysics quantity also named for him
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), Indian physicist and Nobel laureate in physics
Chandrashekhar Khare, professor of mathematics at the University of California Los Angeles
Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri, founder of free Sarada Vidyalayam School and Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology
YS Chandrashekhar, Indian-American cardiologist

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