Ritwik, Ritwick, Rithvik or Ritvik is a
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
masculine given name from the
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 ...
. In
Sanskrit
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, the word ''ṛtvik'' is the nominative case of the noun ''ṛtvij'' "seasonal sacrificer". The female form of the name is Ritwija, from Sanskrit ''ṛtvijā''. The name may refer to the following notable people:
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Ritvik Arora
Ritvik Arora (born 22 October 1997) is an Indian television actor. He made his acting debut when he portrayed Ahaan Dhanrajgir in ''Tu Aashiqui'' and is best known for ''Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke'' as Kunal Rajvansh.
Early life
Ritvik was b ...
(born 1997), Indian television actor
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Ritwik Bhattacharya
Ritwik Bhattacharya (; born 14 October 1979 in Pathankot) is a squash player from India.
The flag bearer of Indian Squash on Professional Squash Association tour, as an accomplished junior players he brought momentum in the Indian squash scene. ...
(born 1979), Indian squash player
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Ritwik Bhowmik, Indian web-series actor
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Ritwick Chakraborty
Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagal Premi in 2007.
Career
Chakraborty was associated with Bengali theatre from a very early age. As he grew older he became passi ...
(born 1977), a Bengali film actor
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Ritwik Das (born 1996), Indian football midfielder
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Rithvik Dhanjani
Rithvik Dhanjani (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and web shows. He made his acting debut in 2009, portraying Parth in '' Bandini''. Dhanjani earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Arju ...
(born 1988), Indian television actor
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Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during hi ...
(1925–1976), Indian Bengali filmmaker and script writer
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Rithvik Raja (born 1989), Indian Carnatic musician
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Ritwik Roy Chowdhury (born 1995), Indian cricketer
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Ritwik Sanyal (born 1953), Indian classical singer
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