Upadhyaya is a Brahmin name from Sanskrit ''upādhyāya'' "teacher" (from ''upa'' ‘with, under’ + ''adhyāya'' ‘studying’).https://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=Upadhyay

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Amar Upadhyay Amar Upadhyay (born 1 August 1976) is an Indian actor. He started his career with modelling and he is best known for his collaborations with Ekta Kapoor in the television shows namely '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2000-2002), '' Kalash' ...

, Indian model, film and television actor * Amod Prasad Upadhyay (born 1936), Nepalese social worker and politician *

Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay ‘Hari Oudh', (15 April 1865 – 16 March 1947) was a writer of Hindi literature. He was the Chairman of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and had been conferred the title of Vidyavachaspati. Life He worked in the Hindi Depar ...

(1865–1947), writer of Hindi literature *

Brahmabandhav Upadhyay Brahmabandhav Upadhyay (born ''Bhavani Charan Bandyopadhyay'') ( bn, ব্রহ্মবান্ধব উপাধ্যায়; 11 February 1861 – 27 October 1907) was an Indian Bengali theologian, journalist and freedom fighter. H ...

(1861–1907), Bengali Brahmin, nephew of the Indian freedom-fighter Kalicharan Banerjee *

Chabilal Upadhyaya Chabilal Upadhyaya was born on 12 May 1882 at Budhigang (Undivided Darrang) present day Biswanath district, was the first (selected) president of the Assam Pradesh Congress committee. In 1919 Upadhyaya's family settled at Mazgaon (Gongmouthan), ...

(1882–1980), Nepali Brahmin(Bahun), First President (Selected) of

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (or Assam PCC) was formed in June 1921. Its headquarters is at Rajiv Bhavan in GS Road Guwahati. Kuladhar Chaliha was the first elected president and Chabilal Upadhyaya was the first selected president of the com ...

Chintan Upadhyay Chintan Upadhyay (born 1972) is an Indian artist. He was awarded the Charles Wallace Foundation Award for Residency in Bristol, UK in 2012. He began as a painter, but now creates sculptures and installations, the surfaces of which he paints. ...

(born 1972), Indian artist, accused of a 2015 murder * Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay, Indian politician * Deendayal Upadhyaya (1916–1968), Indian politician and thinker, co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh *

Darshan Upadhyaya Darshan Upadhyaya, better known mononymously as Darshan, (formerly ZionSpartan), is a Canadian-born American professional ''League of Legends'' player. He is most known for his four and a half year long tenure as Counter Logic Gaming's top laner ...

, Canada-born American esports player * Harilal Upadhyay (1916–1994), Gujarati author *

Hema Upadhyay Hema Upadhyay (born Hema Hirani; 1972 – 11 December 2015) was an Indian artist based in Mumbai. She was known for photography and sculptural installations. She was active from 1998 until her death in 2015. Personal life Born Hema Hirani ...

(1972–2015), Indian artist who lived and worked in Mumbai, India since 1998 * Kedar Nath Upadhyay, Chief Justice of Nepal at Supreme Court *

Kishore Upadhyaya Kishore Upadhyaya (born 1 June 1958) is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Tehri in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since moving from the Indian Nati ...

, Indian politician * Krishnakant Upadhyay (born 1986), cricketer from Uttar Pradesh *

Lalit Upadhyay Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (born 1 December 1993) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Indian national team. He was a member of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games The , officially t ...

, Indian field hockey player, part of Indian national team *

Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay (3 August 1898 – 26 June 1983) was an Indian politician, statesman, and leader in the Indian independence movement. He was a Member of Parliament from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, belonging to the Indian National Congress ...

, Indian politician and statesman, leader in the Indian independence movement * Ram Kinkar Upadhyay, scholar on Indian scriptures and a recipient of Padma Bhushan *

Samrat Upadhyay Samrat Upadhyay ( ne, सम्राट उपाध्याय)(born 1964) is a Nepalese born American writer who writes in English. Upadhyay is a professor of creative writing and has previously served as the Director of the Creative Writing ...

, Nepalese writer who writes in English *

Satish Upadhyay Satish Upadhyay (born 6 March 1962) is an Indian Politician serving as the Vice Chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). He was former President of the Delhi Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Councillor from the Malviya Nag ...

(born 1962), the President of the Delhi Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) *

Seema Upadhyay Seema Upadhayay is an Indian politician, belonging from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 election she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Fatehpur Sikri constituency in Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a ...

(born 1965), Indian politician, belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party *

Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal ( ne, शैलेन्द्र कुमार उपाध्याय) (April 17, 1929 – May 9, 2011) was a Nepalese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's ...

, Nepalese diplomat and politician *

Shrikrishna Upadhyay Krishna Upadhyay (also Srikrishna or Shrikrishna) (born 1945) is a Nepalese entrepreneur and economist. Career Upadhyay worked with the Agriculture Development Bank for 28 years, leaving in 1990. From 1991 to 1994, he served as a member of the Nat ...

(born 1945), Nepalese economist *

Umesh Upadhyay Umesh Upadhyay is a veteran Indian television journalist and media executive. He is currently President & Director Media at Reliance Industries Limited., prior to which he was President News at Network 18. Early life and career A career span ...

, Indian television journalist and media executive *

Vikas Upadhyay Vikas Upadhyay (born 1975) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Raipur West, Vidhan Sabha, Chhattisgarh state. Early life He was born to a farmer's family in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. His family had no p ...

(born 1975), Indian politician, general secretary for All India Youth Congress

In Jainism

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle bein ...

, an ''upadhyay'' is the second highest leader of a Jain ascetic order after an

acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. An acharya is a highly learned person with a ...

. The Fourth Shloka of the

Namokar Mantra The Ṇamōkāra mantra or Navkar Mantra is the most significant mantra in Jainism, and one of the oldest mantras in continuous practice. This is the first prayer recited by the Jains while meditating. The mantra is also variously referred to ...

says ''Namo Uvvajhayanam'' meaning bow to all ''upadhyayas''.

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