Nilesh Patel

Nilesh (sometimes also spelled as Neelesh) is an Indian name based on one of two

deities A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines ''deity'' as a God (male deity), god or god ...

, Vishnu or Shiva, in

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, depending on which of its two

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pronunciations are used. 'Nilesh' means 'the Blue God', and is one of the alternate names for

Vishnu Vishnu (; , , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation ( ...

, "The Preserver." Later, the name was also used to refer to

Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...

, "The Destroyer of Evil", "The King." The name is a combination (''

sandhi Sandhi ( ; , ) is any of a wide variety of sound changes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries. Examples include fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of one sound depending on nearby sounds or the grammatical function o ...

'') of two words: Neel ("blue") and Ish ("Lord" or "God"). Ish or Esh is also a

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

word for head. Hence, the name can also be interpreted as 'Blue Head,' which refers to Lord Vishnu or Shiva. Nilesh also refers to a third deity:

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

. Krishna is also referred to as the Blue God because of the darker skin which is always displayed in pictures and statues in the colour blue. Notable persons with this name include: *

Nilesh Cabral Nilesh Cabral (born 10 July 1972) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Government of Goa headed by Manohar Parrikar. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the Curchorem constituency in the Goa Leg ...

, Indian politician * Nilesh Chaudhary (born 1983), Indian cricketer *

Nilesh Girkar Nilesh Dashrath Girkar is an Indian scriptwriter who works for Hindi and Telugu films. He started his career writing for Ram Gopal Varma's ''Agyaat ''(2009). He has also written Ram Gopal Varma’s '' Department'' (2012), ''Sarkar 3'', and Nana ...

, Indian scriptwriter *

Nilesh Gupta Nilesh Gupta (born 1974) is an Indian businessman, the managing director (MD) of Lupin Limited since September 2013. Early life He is the only son of Desh Bandhu Gupta, who founded Lupin in 1968. His eldest sister, Vinita D. Gupta, is the CE ...

(born 1973/74), Indian businessman, managing director of

Lupin Limited Lupin Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies by revenue globally. The company's key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infective ...

Nilesh Kulkarni Nilesh Moreshwar Kulkarni (born 3 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a slow left-arm bowler and left-handed lower order batsman who stood large at 6 ft 4 inches (193 cm). Kulkarni was one of the many Mumbai players that ...

(born 1973), Indian cricketer *

Nilesh Limaye Nilesh Limaye () is an Indian celebrity chef. He has successfully worked as a tv host, author and contributor to various magazines and a restaurant consultant. He is nicknamed "Sindbad the Chef" owing to his frequent travels. He manages his ow ...

(born 1972), Indian chef *

Nilesh Moharir Nilesh Moharir is an Indian music director. He has composed around 46 title tracks, 15 non-film music albums and 8 movies in Marathi. He is known for his catchy melodious music composition. Career Nilesh has done his graduation in Music and S ...

, Indian music director *

Nilesh Narayan Rane Nilesh Narayan Rane is an Indian Politician. He is from Maharashtra, a state in Western India. He is a son of Narayan Rane Ex Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Ex Cabinet Minister of Ministry of MSME. Personal life Nilesh is the son of union ca ...

(born 1981), Indian politician *

Nilesh Parmar Nileshkumar Narottambhai "Nilesh" Parmar (; born 27 December 1970) is a former Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team between 2007 and 2013. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman. Parmar was born in the In ...

(born 1987), Omani cricketer *

Nilesh Prabhudesai Nilesh Keshav Prabhudesai (born 13 May 1967 in Margao, Goa) is an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Decca ...

, Indian politician *

Nilesh Sable Nilesh Sable is a Marathi television show host and film actor from Maharashtra, India. He is the host of the Marathi TV show ''Chala Hawa Yeu Dya''. He is now part of Hastay Na Hasaylach Pahije Comedy Show broadcasting on Colors Marathi. Early ...

(born 1986), Indian television show host and actor *

Nilesh Sahay Nilesh Sahay (born October 20, 1982) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, director and writer. He is the son of former Bollywood actress Zaheeda Hussain, niece of actress Nargis Dutt. Life Sahay is the son of the actress Zaheeda. His great-grandm ...

(born 1983), Indian actor *

Nilesh Samani Sir Nilesh Jayantilal Samani, (born 19 July 1956) is a British physician who is Professor of Cardiology at the University of Leicester, and a consultant cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester. He was Medical Director of the British Heart ...

(born 1956), British medical doctor {{given name Indian masculine given names Masculine given names