Lakshman or Laxman is a common

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, most commonly used as a masculine given name. It derives from

Lakshmana Lakshmana ( sa, लक्ष्मण, lit=the fortunate one, translit=Lakṣmaṇa), also spelled as Laxmana, is the younger brother of Rama and his loyalist in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He bears the epithets of Saumitra () and Ramanuja () ...

, the character of the

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages e ...

epic.

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Lakshmana (Chahamana dynasty) Lakshmana ( IAST: Lakṣmaṇa, r. c. 950–982 CE) also known as Raval Lakha or Lakhana was an Indian king who established the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. A son of the Shakambhari Chahamana king Vakpatiraja I, Lakshmana carved out a principali ...

, 10th century Indian king *

Lakshman Kadirgamar Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC ( ta, லக்ஷமன் கதிர்காமர்; si, ලක්ෂ්මන් කදිර්ගාමර්, 12 April 1932 – 12 August 2005) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and statesman. He se ...

, Sri Lankan politician *

Lakshman Kiriella Lakshman Bandara Kiriella, MP (born 2 February 1948) is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He is a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District, former Leader of the House of the parliament. Also he held office as Minister of Public Enterprise ...

, Sri Lankan politician * Laxman Narasimhan, Indian businessman, CEO-designate of

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* Lakshman Senewiratne, Sri Lankan politician *

Lakshman Sen Lakshmana Sena (reign: 1178–1206), also called Lakshman Sen in modern indian languages, was the ruler from the Sena dynasty of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regi ...

, king of Bengal * Laxman Singh, ruler of princely state of Dungarpur from 1918 to 1989 * Lakshman Singh (politician) (born 1955), Indian politician * Lakshman Singh (scouting) (1911-1994), Indian leader in the Scout movement * Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer and commentator * Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Sri Lankan politician

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Bangaru Laxman Bangaru Laxman (17 March 1939 – 1 March 2014) was an Indian politician. He was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was President of party from 2000 to 2001 and served as a minister of state for ra ...

, Indian politician *

R.K. Laxman Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman ''Pg. 11 in the source says that Laxman & his brother Narayan were Tamil Iyer Brahmins.'' (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is best known for his creation ...

, Indian cartoonist * V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer, batsman

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