Anurag (

Devanagari Devanagari ( ; in script: , , ) is an Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent. It is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental systems: alphabets, writing system), based on the ancient ''Brāhmī script, Brā ...

: अनुराग) (pronounced "Anurāg"), sometimes shorted Anu, is a common Indian first name. There are various meanings of Anurag in

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 ...

such as attachment, devotion, passion and eternal love. Notable people named Anurag include: *

Anurag Basu Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1970) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is best known for films that tackle bold themes of passion, envy, and adultery. After initial setbacks, he achieved his breakthrough with ...

, Bollywood film director, actor and producer *

Anurag Dikshit Anurag Dikshit (; born 1973) is an Indian businessman. In 2006 Dikshit became head of the online poker company PartyGaming's research and special projects. By 2009, ''Forbes'' described him as a billionaire. In connection with PartyGaming, in ...

, billionaire Indian businessman, co-founder of PartyGaming *

Anurag Kashyap (director) Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to films, the Government of France made him a Knight of the Ordre ...

, Hindi film screenwriter-director, including ''Black Friday'' and ''Dev D'' (2009) *

Anurag Singh (director) Anurag Singh (born 17 November 1975) is an Indian film director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing the film ''Kesari (2019 film), Kesari'' (2019), which was a major success at the time of release. He is also noted for directin ...

, film director from Punjab *

Anurag Kumar Anurag Kumar was the Director of the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, India from 2014–2020. He is a professor at the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering, and has served as the Chairperson of the Electrical Sciences Divi ...

, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Electrical Communication at Indian Institute of Science *

Anurag Anand Anurag Anand (born 2 November 1978) is an Indian artist, corporate professional, and author, with several bestselling titles in the self-help, general fiction, and historical fiction genres. His corporate experience spans across the pharmaceutic ...

, author of books like ''The Legend of Amrapali'' (2012) and ''The Quest for Nothing'' (2010) *

Anurag Mathur Anurag Mathur (अनुराग माथुर) is an Indian author and journalist mainly known for his 1991 novel '' The Inscrutable Americans''. He was educated at the Scindia School (Gwalior, India). He earned his bachelor's degree from S ...

, writer, author of the 1991 novel ''The Inscrutable Americans''

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