Shukla ( sa, शुक्ल) is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white". Notable people with the name include: * Abhay Shukla, Indian TV actor known for his role as Inspector Nikhil in TV series ''CID'' *

Abhinav Shukla (producer) Abhinav Shukla is an Indian film and TV show producer. He is the producer of the film Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami that released recently. He is the founder and director of the production company Nautanki Films. Professional life After starting his ...

, Indian film and TV producer *

Abhinav Shukla Abhinav Shukla (born 27 September 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and films. He participated in '' Bigg Boss 14'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11''. Early life and education Shukla was born on 27 Sept ...

, Indian actor * Abhishek Shukla (Indian

Geriatrician Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term ''geriatrics'' originates from the Greek language, Greek γέρων ''geron'' meaning "old man", and ιατ ...

and Palliative Care Physician) *

Ajai Shukla Ajai Shukla is an Indian journalist and a retired colonel of Indian Army.Ajai Shukla
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, Indian army officer, journalist and defense analyst * Amarjeet Shukla, Indian actor *

Anand Shukla Anand Shukla (15 January 1941 – 2 February 2015) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for a number of teams in India from 1960 to 1978. Playing career For Uttar Pradesh In his third first-class match in his debut seaso ...

, Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1960 to 1978 * Anand Swaroop Shukla, Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh state of India * Anjuli Shukla, Indian film director and cinematographer, first and till date the only Indian woman to win the National Film Award for Best Cinematography * Amitabh Shukla, Indian film editor, most known for his work in ''Chak De! India'', ''Krrish'', ''Holiday'' and ''Chalte Chalte'' * Amitesh Shukla, INC Politician, member Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly and former Minister of Rural Development in the Government of Chhattisgarh * Aseem Shukla, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA *

Ashish Shukla Ashish Shukla (born 1963) is an Indian writer on geopolitics and terrorism who runs a news website on international relations, Newsbred. Ashish edited the English edition of the world's largest circulated Hindi cricket magazine, ''Cricket Sam ...

, Indian author on geopolitics and terrorism, former editor of ''Cricket Samrat'' * Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla, Indian politician, member of the 10th Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament *

Avay Shukla Avay Shukla is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), an environmentalist, and a writer. Biography Shukla obtained his Master's degree (English) from Hindu College, Delhi, in 1973. He taught for two years at Delhi Univ ...

, Indian Administrative Service officer, environmentalist and writer *

Baikuntha Shukla Baikuntha Shukla (15 May 1907 – 14 May 1934) was an Indian nationalist and revolutionary. He was the nephew of Yogendra Shukla, one of the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). He was hanged for murdering Phanindra Na ...

, Indian nationalist and revolutionary * Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla, Indian politician and Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament from Vadodara *

Balram Shukla Balram Shukla ( hi, बलराम शुक्ल; born 19 January 1982) is an academician, poet and author based in New Delhi. He is a self-taught scholar of Sanskrit and Indian literature. He works as a professor of Sanskrit at the Univers ...

, Indian poet and academic *

Bhagwati Prasad Shukla Bhagwati Prasad Shukla is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Shukla was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the l ...

, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh *

Chakrapani Shukla Chakrapani Shukla (2 April 1916 – 1992) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress The In ...

, Member of Parliament, India *

Champa Devi Shukla Champa Devi Shukla is an Indian activist from Bhopal. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004, together with Rashida Bee. Shukla and Bee have struggled for justice for those who survived the 1984 Bhopal disaster, when 20,000 ...

, activist from Bhopal, India and recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, 2004 *

Chandra Prakash Shukla Chandra Prakash Shukla (born 5 July 1968) is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Kaptanganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. E ...

, Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh state of India *

Chitra Shukla Chitra Shukla is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu films. Career She made her debut with '' Maa Abbayi'' opposite Sree Vishnu, which marked her Telugu lead debut. Chitra was signed for ''Maa Abbayi'' when the makers of th ...

, Indian actress who works in Telugu-Kannada language films *

Daisy Irani (actress) Daisy Irani Shukla (born 17 June 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films. She was a popular child actor in the 1950s and 1960s. She is most known for films such as ''Bandish'' (1955), '' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1956), '' Naya Da ...

(Daisy Irani Shukla), Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films *

Deepak Shukla Deepak Shukla (born in India) is an American molecular virologist with expertise in herpesviruses. He contributed to the discovery of HSV-1 entry receptors and establishing a link between the receptors and HSV-1 induced ocular diseases such as ...

, American molecular virologist with expertise in herpesviruses *

Haimanti Sukla Haimanti Shukla ( bn, হৈমন্তী শুক্লা, ''Hoimonti Shukla''; born 2 December 1949) is a Bengali singer. The tradition of Hindustani classical music was in her family and this helped her to become a classically trained s ...

, Bengali singer *

Jagadish Shukla Jagadish Shukla (born 1944) is an Indian meteorologist and Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University in the United States. Early years Shukla was born in 1944 in the village of Middha in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh ...

, Indian meteorologist, professor at George Mason University, Virginia *

Jang Bahadur Shukla Jang Bahadur Shukla (J.B. Shukla) is an Indian mathematician who specialised in mathematical modelling of ecological, environmental, physiological, and engineering systems. He was awarded in 1982 the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science a ...

, Indian mathematician *

Jhanak Shukla Jhanak Shukla (born 24 January 1996) is an Indian former child actress. She is the daughter of documentary filmmaker Haril Shukla and actress Supriya Shukla. Her greatest success to date is her character 'Gia Kapur' in the Bollywood movie '' Ka ...

, Indian actress *

Jyoti Kiran Jyoti Kiran Shukla an Indian politician, economist and author. She was the first woman to be the chairperson of Rajasthan's Fifth State Finance Commission. Later she was an independent director with various corporate and PSUs. She has written b ...

(Jyoti Kiran Shukla), Indian politician, activist, educationist, strategist and Chair of Rajasthan's 5th State Finance Commission * Kamlesh Shukla, Indian politician from the BJP and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India * Karuna Shukla, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing Janjgir constituency of Chhattisgarh * Krishna Kant Shukla, Indian physicist, musician, poet, ecologist and educator *

Laxmi Ratan Shukla Laxmi Ratan Shukla ( bn, লক্ষ্মী রতন শুক্লা) (born 6 May 1981), is a former Indian cricketer and politician. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler for the Bengal cri ...

, Indian cricketer and politician * Mahendra Shukla, Indian first-class cricketer *

Manoj Muntashir Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Shukla ‛Muntashir’, is an Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter. He wrote several successful Hindi songs for films. These have included "Teri Mitti", "Galliyan", " T ...

, Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter * Mukesh Shukla, or Mukesh, businessman and politician in Uganda *

Munna Shukla Munna Shukla (7 December 1943- 11 January 2022) was a Kathak guru and choreographer of Lucknow Gharana based in New Delhi, India. Born to a family who has been involved in dance for generations, Munna Shukla specialized in Kathak, a classical dan ...

, Kathak guru and choreographer of Lucknow Gharana * Narayan Shukla (also known as SN Shukla), judge of the Allahabad High Court *

Nikesh Shukla Nikesh Shukla (born 8 July 1980) is a British author and screenwriter. His writing focuses on race, racism, identity, and immigration. He is the editor of the 2016 collection of essays ''The Good Immigrant'', which features contributions from Ri ...

, British author and screenwriter * Padma Kant Shukla (1950–2015), Indian physicist, university professor in several countries * Pratibha Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Akbarpur-Raniya constituency *

Pravina Shukla Pravina Shukla is an American folklorist who is Provost Professor of Folklore at Indiana University Bloomington and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, Department of American Studies, the Dhar India Studies Progra ...

, professor of folklore at Indiana University Bloomington *

Rahul Shukla Rahul Shukla (born 28 August 1990) is an Indian first-class cricketer from Jaunpur district who plays for Jharkhand cricket team, Jharkhand in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was part of the Mumbai Indians squad from 2 ...

, Indian first-class cricketer from Jaunpur district who plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket * Raj Shukla, Lieutenant General, YSM, SM, currently serving as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Army Training Command (ARTRAC) *

Raj Kumar Shukla Raj Kumar Shukla (23 August 1875 – 20 May 1929) was the person who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran which later led to the Champaran Satyagraha. Shukla at the time worked under Hafiz Din Mohammad and was sent to meet Gandhi. Earl ...

, Indian freedom fighter, who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran for the Champaran Satyagraha *

Rajeev Shukla Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician, former journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. In 2015, he was re-appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. On 18 Dec 2 ...

, Indian politician, journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. Presently, VP of BCCI * Rajendra Shukla (poet), Gujarati poet * Rajendra Shukla (politician), Indian politician and MLA from Madhya Pradesh * Rajendra Prasad Shukla, politician from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, who also served as Speaker of both states' Legislative Assembly * Rajesh Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttarakhand State * Rajesh Shukla (statistician), Indian researcher, author and applied statistician * Rakesh Shukla (animal welfare activist), Indian entrepreneur, motivational speaker and animal welfare activist * Rakesh Shukla (cricketer), Indian cricketer, cricket consultant and commentator *

Ram Chandra Shukla Ram Chandra Shukla (1925–2016) was an Indian painter and art critic. Early life Shukla was born in a small village called Shukulpura of district Basti, Uttar Pradesh, Basti, Uttar Pradesh in a farmer's family. Soon after that his father shifte ...

(1925–2016), Indian painter and art critic * Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian National Congress leader * Ramchandra Shukla (1884–1941), known as Acharya Shukla, Indian historian of Hindi literature *

Ravishankar Shukla Ravishankar Shukla (2 August 1877 — 31 December 1956) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, first Chief Minist ...

, premier of CP & Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh * Ravikant Shukla, Indian first class cricketer, former captain of India U19 national cricket team *

Ravi Kishan Ravi Kishan Shukla (; born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are predo ...

, or Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla, Indian actor, politician and TV personality; MP (Lok Sabha) from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh *

Richa Moorjani Richa Moorjani is an American actress who is best known for her role as Kamala in the series ''Never Have I Ever''. Early life and family Moorjani attended the University of California, Davis, where she majored in communications. She graduated ...

(nee Shukla), Indian-American actress who is best known for her role as Kamala in the series ''Never Have I Ever'' * Rishi Kumar Shukla, Indian Police Service officer and director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) *

Rishabh Shukla Rishabh Shukla (''R̥ṣabha Śuklā'') is an Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist, who speaks Hindi as his mother tongue language. On television he is most known for his role of King Shantanu in ''Mahabharat'' (TV serie ...

, Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist * Riya Shukla, Indian television actress and model who made her film debut with ''Nil Battey Sannata'' *

Rohit Shukla Major Rohit Shukla SC, SM is an Indian Army Officer of 44 Rashtriya Rifles. He received the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime military award from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at a ...

, Major at the Indian Army, Shaurya Chakra awardee * Samridhii Shukla, Indian TV actress * Sanyam Shukla, Indian badminton player * S.N.Shukla, Indian politician * Sandeep Shukla, Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur *

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in ''Satya'' (1998), '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), '' Yuva'' (2004), ''L ...

, Indian actor * Shilpa Shukla, Indian actress * Shivakant Shukla, Indian cricketer *

Shiv Pratap Shukla Shiv Pratap Shukla (born 1 April 1952) is an Indian politician and was the Minister of State for Finance in the First Modi ministry. He is Member of Parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian Parliament. He represents the state o ...

, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), former Minister of State for Finance, Government of India *

Shyama Charan Shukla Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007) was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Personal life Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur. His father Ravi ...

, three-term Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, irrigation visionary and aviator *

Sidharth Shukla Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in ''Balika Vadhu'', '' Broken But Beautiful 3'' and ''Dil Se Dil Tak''.. He em ...

, Indian actor and model. *

Shrilal Shukla Shrilal Shukla (31 December 1925 – 28 October 2011) was a Hindi writer, notable for his satire. He worked as a PCS officer for the state government of Uttar Pradesh, later inducted into the IAS. He has written over 25 books, including R ...

(1925–2011), Hindi writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award * Shri Prakash Shukla, Indian gangster and contract killer * Supriya Shukla, Indian television and film actress *

Umesh Shukla Umesh Shukla is an Indian director who works in Bollywood films. He is best known for his work in the critically acclaimed Comedy film, comedy Drama (film and television), drama film ''Oh My God (2012 film), Oh My God''. He made his directorial ...

, Indian movie director, best known for ''Oh My God'' *

Vidya Charan Shukla Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samaj ...

, Indian cabinet minister * Vidya Dhar Shukla, Chief Hindu Priest of Thailand * Vijai Shukla, Indian-Danish food scientist *

Vijay Kumar Shukla Vijay Kumar Shukla, also known as Munna Shukla, is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bihar. He has been elected on three occasions to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He served a jail term for murder. He was left out of jail ...

, or Munna Shukla, former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bihar, India *

Vikramaditya Shukla Vikramaditya Shukla is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films. Career Vikramaditya made his debut in the Tamil slasher film, ''Whistle'' (2003), with a critic noting he was "apt" for the role. Vikramaditya then port ...

, Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films *

Vinay Shukla Vinay Shukla is an Indian film writer and director, who is producer of Hindi film Godmother. Profile Vinay Shukla has been an active scriptwriter and director of Hindi films over the last three decades. His most well-known film, Godmother, ...

, Indian film writer and director, producer of ''Godmother'' * Vinod Kumar Shukla, modern Hindi writer and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award * Yogendra Shukla, Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, among the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican ASSOCIATION Others *

Shuklaganj Shuklaganj (officially Gangaghat) is situated in Unnao district, but it is also considered as a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, located on the banks of holy river Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58 to Unnao.The population was ...

, a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, situated on the banks of holy river Ganges

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