Rakesh (

Devnagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the a ...

: राकेश) is a masculine given name of Indian origin. It is derived from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

language.

Notable people with the given name

* Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi, Indian politician * Mohan Rakesh, literary movement activist * Rakesh Asthana, Indian Police Service officer of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governme ...

, Police Commissioner of Delhi *

Rakesh Bapat Raqesh Bapat is an Indian actor and model. He is known for his work in films like '' Tum Bin'' (2001), ''Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai'' (2005), ''Vrundavan'' (2016) and '' Savita Damodar Paranjape'' (2018) and television shows like '' Saat Phere: Salon ...

, Indian actor *

Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is known for his comic roles in films such as ''Mera Damaad'' and '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). He has also appeared in television shows like '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), '' Shrim ...

, Indian actor *

Rakesh Gangwal Rakesh Gangwal (born 1952 or 1953) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and 37% owner of IndiGo airline. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of US Airways Group. From June 2003 to August 200 ...

, former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group *

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (5 July 1960 – 14 August 2022) was an Indian billionaire business magnate, Chartered Accountant, stock trader, and investor. He began investing in 1985 with a capital of 5,000, with his first major profit in 1986. At the t ...

, Indian investor and trader *

Rakesh Khurana Rakesh Khurana (born November 22, 1967) is an Indian-American educator. He is a professor of sociology at Harvard University, Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and the Danoff Dean of Harvard College. Early life and ...

, professor at Harvard Business School * Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi), Indian professional kabaddi player *

Rakesh Madhavan Rakesh Madhavan (born 23 February 1977) is a Malaysian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. Biography Born in Negeri Sembilan in 1977, Madhavan ...

, Malaysian cricketer *

Rakesh Maria Rakesh Maria (born 19 January 1957) is a former Indian Police Officer. He last served as the Director General of Home Guard. Before that he served as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai. Early life and education Maria was born in Punjabi family ...

, Indian Police Service officer *

Rakesh Masih Rakesh Masih (born 18 March 1987) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League. Career Masih spent four years at the Tata Football Academy and was regarded as one of the best cadets ...

, Indian international football player *

Rakesh Patel Rakesh Bhanuprasad Patel (born 3 October 1978 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India), is an Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at ...

, Indian cricketer *

Rakesh Pandey Rakesh Pandey may refer to: * Rakesh Pandey (actor), Indian actor * Rakesh Pandey (author) Rakesh Pandey (born 27 August 1968) is an Indian writer and editor of an international Hindi magazine named "Pravasi Sansar". He was born in Kasara, a v ...

, Indian writer and author *

Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of Indian music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. He had appeared in 84 films thr ...

, Indian producer, director and actor *

Rakesh Satyal Rakesh Satyal is an American novelist, best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning debut novel ''Blue Boy''.Rakesh Sharma Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although th ...

, first Indian in space *

Rakesh Sharma (cricketer) Rakesh Sharma (born 24 January 1972 in Moradabad) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has made several appearances as a batsman in the 2 ...

, Omani cricketer *

Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker) Rakesh Sharma (born 1964 in Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian documentary filmmaker. His most notable work is the feature-length documentary ''Final Solution'' on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Rakesh Sharma spent his formative years in Agra, before movin ...

, Indian filmmaker *

Rakesh Singh (politician) Rakesh Singh (born 4 June 1962) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been representing the Jabalpur constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 2004 general elect ...

(born 1962), Indian politician *

Rakesh Singh (soldier) Second Lieutenant Rakesh Singh (18 September 1970 – 5 December 1992) was an Indian Army officer, awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration. Early life Singh was born on 18 September 1970. His father was Col Raj ...

(1970–1993), Indian Army soldier *

Rakesh Yankaran Rakesh Yankaran, nicknamed ''The Raja'' (; born 03 December 1959) is an Indo-Trinidadian musician. He is the son of the late Indian classical musician, Isaac Yankarran and brother of the late Indian classical and chutney musicians Anand, Suresh, ...

, musician from Trinidad and Tobago * Rakesh Raxstar, British Punjabi rapper * Rakesh Bhuyan, Software Developer

References

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