Giridhar is an Indian given name and surname which means, "one who holds a mountain."
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 ...
was known by this name as a title after holding up
Govardhan hill
Govardhana Hill (; ), also called Mount Govardhana and Giriraj, is a sacred Hindu site in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India on an 8 km long hill located in the area of Govardhan and Radha Kund, which is about from Vrindavan ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Giridhar Gamang
Giridhar Gamang (born 8 April 1943) is an Indian politician who is a leader in the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972, he was elected for t ...
(born 1943), Indian politician
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Giridhar Madras
Giridhar Madras is an Indian chemical engineer. He is currently a senior professor in the department of chemical engineering at the Indian institute of technology Hyderabad. He was a professor at the Indian Institute of Science. He is a recipien ...
, Indian academic
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Giridhar Udupa, Indian musician
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Subhashni Giridhar, Indian dancer
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Hindu given names
Indian masculine given names
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Surnames of Indian origin