Sitaram is a Hindu term for the deity

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regions as well as being used by the diaspora in

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. Sitaram is also a given name. People with the name Sitaram: * Raja Sitaram Ray (1658–1714), Bengali who fought against the Mughal Empire * Sitaram Lalas (1912 – 1986), linguist and lexicographer, authored ''Rajasthani Sabad Kosh'' * K. N. Sitaram (1889–1940), first Indian to head the famous Central Museum in Lahore * Sitaram Chaturvedi (1907 – 2005), Indian educator *

Sitaram Kesri Sitaram Kesri (15 November 1919 – 24 October 2000) was an Indian politician and parliamentarian. He became a union minister and served as President of the Indian National Congress from 1996 to 1998. __TOC__ Political career Pre-Independenc ...

(1919 – 2000), Indian Politician and President of Indian National Congress *

Sitaram Singh Sitaram Singh (12 November 1948 – 11 January 2014) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Life Singh represented the Sheohar constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; ...

(1948 – 2014), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * Sitaram Yadav (1946), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India *

Sitaram Yechury Sitaram Yechury (12 August 1952 – 12 September 2024) was an Indian Marxist politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who was a member of the Politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992. Previously, he was a Memb ...

(1952), Indian politician and senior member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) * Sitaram Kattel, or Dhurmus, Nepalese comedian, actor and script writer

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