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Shankar (name) Sankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss". Shankar is also the name of Hindu god, Lord Shiva (Shiva shankara). The south Indian version of Shankara is sometimes written as "Sankara".
Notable people with this name include:
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Sankar (writer)
Mani Shankar Mukherjee (commonly known as ''Sankar'' in both Bengali and English-language literature) is an Indian writer in the Bengali language, who also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata. He grew up in Howrah district of West Bengal.
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(Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer
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L. Shankar
Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer.
Early life, family and education
Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current-day ...
, Indian violinist
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S. Shankar
Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, is an Indian filmmaker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most prolific and highest paid film directors in India. His films typicall ...
, Indian film director commonly credited as Shankar
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Sankar (writer & director)
Vijayamma Rajappan Sankar, commonly known as Sankar ( Malayalam – ശങ്കർ), is an Indian film director, screenwriter, short story writer and novelist who works in Malayalam cinema and literature.
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Sankar was b ...
, Indian film director, screenwriter, short story writer, and Novelist from Kerala.
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Shankar (actor)
Shankar is an Indian actor who has worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. He acted in nearly 200 films.In the 80s and early 90s he was the most prominent romantc lead actor of Malayalam cinema. Shankar's debut Tamil film '' Oru Thalai Ragam,'' ...
(Shankar Panicker, born 1960), Indian film actor and director popularly known as Shankar
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Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy () is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English. Amongs ...
, an Indian musical trio which composes music for film soundtracks
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