Hemant, () is an
Indian male given name. It is the
namesake
A namesake is a person, place, or thing bearing the name of another. Most commonly, it refers to an individual who is purposely named after another (e.g. John F. Kennedy Jr would be the namesake of John F. Kennedy). In common parlance, it may ...
of ''
Hemanta'', one of the six Indian ecological seasons—
Ritu—in northern half of
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
, which runs in early winter approximately from November to December. The female version of the name is
Haimanti.
Notable people named Hemant include:
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Hemant Bhagwani
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Hemant Birje
Hemant Birje (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi language films. In 1985, he debuted as Tarzan in Babbar Subhash's ''Adventures of Tarzan (1985 Hindi film), Adventures of Tarzan'', also starring Kimi Katkar. H ...
(born 1965), Indian actor
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Hemant Brijwasi, Indian singer
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Hemant Chaturvedi, Indian cinematographer
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Hemant Chauhan, Gujarati writer and singer specializing in religious and folk songs
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Hemant Choudhary
Hemant Choudhary is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi serials, films and web series.
Early life and career
Hemant Choudhary was born in Godda, a small town in Jharkhand and brought up in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. He completed his later ed ...
, Indian actor
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Hemant Dhome, Indian politician
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Hemant Divate, Marathi poet, translator and publisher
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Hemant Godse, Indian politician
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Hemant Gokhale
Hemant Laxman Gokhale is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.
He was a chief justice of Madras High Court before being appointed to the Supreme Court of India as a Judge in 2009.
He also served as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
...
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Hemant Goswami (born 1971), Indian social activist
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Hemant Gupta
Hemant Gupta (born 17 October 1957) is a former judge of Supreme Court of India. He is also a former chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and judge of the Patna High Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court. He retired on 16 October 20 ...
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Hemant Gurung, (born 1958), Bhutanese politician
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Hemant Joshi, Indian professor of Mass Communication and Journalism
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Hemant Joshi (politician), Indian politician
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Hemant Kanitkar (born 1942), Indian former cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974
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Hemant Kanoria
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Hemant Karkare (1954–2008), former chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad
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Hemant Katare
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Hemant Khandelwal
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Hemant Khava
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Hemant Kher
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Hemant Kinikar
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Hemant Kumar
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, was an Indian music director and a playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, along with several other India ...
(1920–1989), Indian musician and singer
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Hemant Lakhani (born 1935), British Indian convicted for an illegal arms deal
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Hemant Lall
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Hemant Madhukar
Hemant Madhukar (born 15 August 1977) is an Indian film director and writer. He is the son of the late veteran film maker, Shri K Baburao.
Filmography
Television
* ''Lux Dreamgirl Gemini TV'' (2011) - Judge
Controversy
Madhukar was in ...
, Indian film director and producer
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Hemant Mahaur
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Hemant Meena, Indian politician
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Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta (; born February 25, 1983) is an American author, blogger, YouTuber and atheist activist. Mehta is a regular speaker at atheist events, and he has been a board member of charitable organizations such as the Secular Student Alliance ...
, Indian-American blogger and author
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Hemant Mishra, Indian actor
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Hemant Mohapatra, Indian poet writing in English
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Hemant Ogale
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Hemant Pandey
Hemant Pandey is an Indian film, theatre and television actor, known for his role as Pandeyji in the series '' Office Office''.
Career
;Film Career
Pandey appears in the films '' Krrish'' and '' Milenge Milenge''.
;TV Career
He got his first ...
, Indian actor and comedian
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Hemant Patil, Indian politician
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Hemant Rao, Indian artist
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Hemant Rasane
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Hemant Savara, Indian politician
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Hemant Sharma, Nepalese singer
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Hemant Shesh (born 1952), Hindi writer, poet and former Indian civil servant
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Hemant Singh (born 1951), the present titular Maharaja Rana of Dholpur
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Hemant Singh (cricketer), Indian cricketer
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Hemant Soren
Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian politician who is serving as the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand since 4 July 2024. He previously held the office from 2019 to 2024 and from 2013 to 2014. He is also the president of the Jhark ...
, Indian politician
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Hemant Talwalkar, Indian cricketer
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Hemant Taneja
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