Aravind (from ') is a common Indian masculine name meaning lotus. The name is of

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

origin. Its variants include Arvind, Aravinda, Aravindan, and Aurobindo ().

Meaning

' means lotus in the

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 ...

language. In particular, the word may refer to the

lotus flower ''Nelumbo nucifera'', also known as the pink lotus, sacred lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant taxon, extant species of aquatic plant in the Family (biology), family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a ...

, on which the

goddess of wealth and prosperity –

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

– sits. It could also refer to the Sanskrit term ' (meaning the "lotus eyed one"), the 347th name used to describe the Hindu god

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 ( ...

in the Vishnu Sahasranama.

Notable people

Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal (; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi. He was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2024. He is also the national conve ...

, Indian politician and former bureaucrat *

Arvind Khanna Arvind Khanna (born 29 May 1967) is an Indian politician, businessman, investor and philanthropist. Khanna has been member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since January 2022. He is a senior leader of the BJP. He is serving as vice-president ...

, Indian politician and businessman *

Arvind Panagariya Arvind Panagariya (born 30 September 1952) is an Indian economist who is holding the position of Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University and the Director of Deepak and Neera Raj Center on Indian Econo ...

, Indian-American economist, professor of economics at Columbia University * Arvind Pandey, Indian politician * Arvind Mithal, known simply as Arvind, Indian-American professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT *

Arvind Parmar Arvind Parmar (born 1978 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a former British professional tennis player whose career ran from 1997 to 2006. After retiring, he coached British junior No. 1, Ahmed El Menshawy. He also coached another British junior, ...

, British tennis player *

Arvind Sawant Arvind Ganpat Sawant (born 31 December 1951) is an Indian politician from the Shiv Sena (UBT) party who have served as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 30 May 2019 to 11 November 2019. He is Member of Lok Sabha since 2 ...

, Indian politician *

Arvind Sharma Arvind Sharma (born 13 January 1940) is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. Sharma's works focus on Hinduism, philosophy of religion. In editing books his works include ''Our Religions'' and ''Women in World Relig ...

(born 1940), Indian academic *

Arvind Singh Mewar Arvind Singh Mewar (; ; 13 December 1944 – 16 March 2025) was an Indian businessman who was a member of the house of Mewar and chairman of HRH Group of Hotels. He was the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar on behalf of Sri Eklingji. Early ...

, Indian businessman, Maharana of Udaipur (Mewar) *

Arvind Swamy Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian actor, film director and entrepreneur known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuste ...

, Indian film actor * Arvind Kumar (disambiguation), several people Aravind *

Aravind Akash Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and dancer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He rose to fame through 2002 Malayalam film '' Nandanam'' portraying the role of Unnikrishnan. He has also been a judge for a few TV shows in M ...

, Indian actor *

Aravind Adiga Aravind Adiga (born 23 October 1974) is an Indian writer and journalist. His debut novel, '' The White Tiger'', won the 2008 Man Booker Prize. Early life and education Aravind Adiga was born in Madras (now Chennai), the capital of Tamil Nadu, o ...

, Indian journalist and author * Aravind L. Iyer, Indian evolutionary biologist Aravinda *

Aravinda de Silva Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (, ; born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, regarded as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers, he played in the team as an all-rounder. De Silva was a key member of the Sri L ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer *

Aravinda Akroyd Ghose Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist. He also edited the newspaper ''Bande Mataram''. Aurobindo studied for the Indian Civil Service at King's C ...

, better known as Sri Aurobindo, Indian philosopher *

Aravinda Chakravarti Aravinda Chakravarti (born 6 February 1954, Calcutta) is a human geneticist and expert in computational biology, and Director of the Center For Human Genetics & Genomics at New York University. He was the 2008 President of the American Society ...

, American geneticist Other variants *

Arabinda Muduli Arabinda Muduli (1 September 1961 – 1 March 2018) was an Indian Odia musician, singer and lyricist. Muduli was born in Khanati, Khordha District, Odisha, India. He was a disciple of Bhikari Bal. He was a devotee of lord Jagannath. He sang jus ...

, Indian Odia musician, singer and lyricist *

Arabinda Dhali Arabinda Dhali is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Member of Legislative assembly, Odisha. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janta Party. Political career * Dhali is a sixth-term member of the Odisha Legislati ...

, politician from Odisha *

Aravindan Neelakandan ''Breaking India: Western Interventions in Dravidian and Dalit Faultlines'' (Amaryllis, 2011) is a book written by Rajiv Malhotra and Aravindan Neelakandan which argues that India's integrity is being undermined by the support of western ins ...

, Indian writer * Chithambaram Aravindh, Indian chess grandmaster *

Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian Modern yoga gurus, yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist. He also edited the newspaper Bande Mataram (publication), ''Bande Mataram''. Aurobindo st ...

, Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi and poet from Bengal

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