Jayashankar is an Indian given name and surname. It is formed from the
Sanskrit
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words () 'victorious' and () 'beneficent'. The latter word is a reference to
Shiva
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(see
Shankar).
By the process of
schwa syncope, becomes in many modern Indian languages, resulting in the name also being spelled Jaishankar. People with these names include:
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Jaishankar Bhojak
Jaishankar Bhudhardas Bhojak, (30 January 1889 – 22 January 1975) better known by his theatre name Jaishankar Sundari, was an Indian actor and director of Gujarati theatre. Starting at the young age, he rose to fame for his roles of female imp ...
(1889–1975), Indian actor and director of Gujarati theatre
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Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), Indian writer prominent in modern Hindi literature
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Kothapalli Jayashankar (1934–2011), Telangana movement activist
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Jaishankar Jaishankar may also refer to:
* Jaishankar Prasad (1889 – 1937), Indian writer and playwright
* Jaishankar (actor) (1938 – 2000), Indian actor
* Jaishankar Menon (born 1956), Indian-American computer scientist
* Jaishankar Bhojak (1889 – 1 ...
(1938–2000), Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema
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Thiruvizha Jayashankar
Thiruvizha Jayashankar (born 1940) is an Indian Indian classical music, classical musician and a well known Nadaswaram expert in South India.
Early life and education
Born in the family of musicians in a small village Thiruvizha, Alappuzha ...
(born 1940), Indian classical musician
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S. Jaishankar (born 1955), Indian diplomat
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Jaishankar Menon (born 1956), Indian-born American computer scientist
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A. Jayashankar (born 1962), Indian lawyer based in Kerala
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M. Jaishankar
M. Jaishankar (1977 – 27 February 2018), nicknamed Psycho Shankar, was an Indian criminal, sexual predator, and serial killer, notorious for a series of rapes and murders during 2008–2011. It is believed that he was involved in about 30 ...
(1977–2018), Indian serial killer
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Shvetha Jaishankar (born 1978), Indian model and businesswoman
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Karuppannan Jaishankar, Indian criminologist
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Vedam Jaishankar, Indian cricket correspondent from Karnataka
References
{{given name, type=both, Jayashankar
Hindu given names
Surnames of Hindu origin