Shailendra ( IAST: Śailendra) is a

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 ...

combined words ''Śaila'' and ''Indra'', meaning "King of the Mountain", It is often used as an epithet of the Hindu god

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hin ...

. It is commonly used as a male given name in the Indian subcontinent. Shailendra may refer to:

People

Shailendra Gaur Shailendra Gaur is an Indian actor known for portraying Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in the biopic film ''Veer Savarkar'' (2001) directed by Ved Rahi. Shailendra Gaur lives in Mumbai. He received a Ph.D. in Hindi literature. A ...

, Indian actor *

Shailendra Kumar Shailendra Kumar (born 25 July 1960) is an Indian politician belonging to the Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik). He was three times member of Lok Sabha from the Kaushambi constituency (2009-2014) & Chail constituency(1998–99) & (2004–2009) in Ut ...

(born 1960), Samajwadi Party politician from Uttar Pradesh *

Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal ( ne, शैलेन्द्र कुमार उपाध्याय) (April 17, 1929 – May 9, 2011) was a Nepalese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's ...

(1929–2011), Nepali politician *

Shailendra (lyricist) Shailendra (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966) was a popular Indian Hindi-Urdu Poet, lyricist and film producer. Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, singer Mukesh, and the composers Shankar–Jaikishan, he wrote ly ...

(1923-1966), Shankardas Kesarilal *

Shailendra Mahato Shailendra Mahto is an Indian politician. He was the member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He represented twice as a Member of Parliament from Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency. Early life Shailendra Mahto was born on 11th October 1953 at a villag ...

(1929–2011), Jharkhand politician *

Shailendra Mohan Singhal Dr. Shailendra Mohan Singhal is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttarakhand. He served as member of the Vidhan Sabha representing Jaspur. He was elected from Jaspur in 2002, 2007 and 2012 state elections in Uttarakhand. He was a member of ...

, Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Uttarakhand *

Shailendra Nath Shrivastava Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (26 October 1936 – 12 February 2006) was former Indian politician from Bihar. He was born at Chausa Bhojpur district. In 1980 he was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly and in 1989, he was elected to Lok Sabha f ...

(1936–2006), Lok Sabha member from Bihar * Shailendra Raj Mehta (born 1959), Indian economist * Shailendra Singh (police officer), Indian former police officer *

Shailendra Singh (singer) Shailendra Singh is an Indian playback singer and actor. He sang several Hindi and a few Marathi songs during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was very close to Mehmood Ali. Early life Shailendra Singh was born on 4 October 1952 in Mumbai, I ...

(born 1952), Indian playback singer

Other

Shailendra dynasty The Shailendra dynasty (, derived from Sanskrit combined words ''Śaila'' and ''Indra'', meaning "King of the Mountain", also spelled Sailendra, Syailendra or Selendra) was the name of a notable Indianised dynasty that emerged in 8th-century ...

, an influential Indonesian dynasty that emerged in 8th century Java {{disambiguation, given name Indian masculine given names Hindu given names