Shukla ( sa, शुक्ल) is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white". Similar to what goes for Shukla

Paksha Paksha (also known as ''pakṣa''; sa, पक्ष, Nepal Bhasa: ''thwa'' and ''gа̄''; ) refers to a fortnight or a lunar phase in a month of the Hindu lunar calendar. Literally meaning "side", a paksha is the period either side of the Fu ...

(शुक्लपक्ष) bright moonlight during waxing phase. Today it is a surname used by

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers ( ...

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North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Centr ...

. Traditionally, people with Shukla surname have been found in the North Indian states and the Gangetic Plains, although significant numbers are present in other parts of the country as well. Notable people with the name include: * Abhay Shukla, Indian TV actor known for his role as Inspector Nikhil in TV series ''CID'' * Abhinav Shukla (producer), Indian film and TV producer *

Abhinav Shukla Abhinav Shukla (born 27 September 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and films. He participated in ''Bigg Boss 14'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11''. Early life and education Shukla was born on 27 Septe ...

, Indian actor * Ajai Shukla, Indian army officer, journalist and defense analyst * Amarjeet Shukla, Indian actor * Anand Shukla, Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1960 to 1978 *

Anand Swaroop Shukla Anand Swarup Shukla is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Ballia Nagar constituency in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh and was Minister of state for Parliamentary Affa ...

, Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh state of India *

Anjuli Shukla Anjuli Shukla is an Indian cinematographer and film director. She is the first and till date the only Indian woman who has won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography. '' Kutty Srank'', her debut film, won her the National Film Award f ...

, Indian film director and cinematographer, first and till date the only Indian woman to win the National Film Award for Best Cinematography * Amitabh Shukla, Indian film editor, most known for his work in ''Chak De! India'', ''Krrish'', ''Holiday'' and ''Chalte Chalte'' *

Amitesh Shukla Amitesh Shukla (born 12 September 1957) is an Indian National Congress politician from Chhattisgarh, India. He served as Minister of Rural Development in the Government of Chhattisgarh in 2000–2003. He is the incumbent member of the Chhatti ...

, INC Politician, member Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly and former Minister of Rural Development in the Government of Chhattisgarh *

Aseem Shukla Aseem Ravindra Shukla is the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA and is a Professor of Surgery (Urology) at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy ...

, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA * Ashish Shukla, Indian author on geopolitics and terrorism, former editor of ''Cricket Samrat'' *

Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla (born 20 December 1955) is an Indian politician. He represented the Khalilabad (Lok Sabha constituency), Khalilabad constituency in the Lok Sabha during 1991-1996 (10th Lok Sabha). He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Pa ...

, Indian politician, member of the 10th Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament * Avay Shukla, Indian Administrative Service officer, environmentalist and writer * Baikuntha Shukla, Indian nationalist and revolutionary *

Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla is an Indian Politician and a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Raopura assembly constituency in Vadodara. He was a Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, from 2009 to 2014. Shukla ...

, Indian politician and Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament from Vadodara * Balram Shukla, Indian poet and academic *

Bhagwati Prasad Shukla Bhagwati Prasad Shukla is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Shukla was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Lucknow East constituency in Lucknow district Lucknow district is a district lo ...

, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh * Chakrapani Shukla, Member of Parliament, India * Champa Devi Shukla, activist from Bhopal, India and recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, 2004 * Chandra Prakash Shukla, Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh state of India * Chitra Shukla, Indian actress who works in Telugu-Kannada language films *

Daisy Irani (actress) Daisy Irani Shukla (born 17 June 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films. She was a popular child actor in the 1950s and 1960s. She is most known for films such as ''Bandish'' (1955), '' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1956), '' Naya D ...

(Daisy Irani Shukla), Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films *Damubhai Shukla, founder in 1935 of Navchetan School in Ahmedabad, Gujarat * Deepak Shukla, American molecular virologist with expertise in herpesviruses *

Haimanti Sukla Haimanti Shukla ( bn, হৈমন্তী শুক্লা, ''Hoimonti Shukla''; born 2 December 1949) is a Bengali singer. The tradition of Hindustani classical music was in her family and this helped her to become a classically trained si ...

, Bengali singer *

Jagadish Shukla Jagadish Shukla (born 1944) is an Indian meteorologist and Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University in the United States. Early years Shukla was born in 1944 in the village of Middha in the Ballia district of Uttar Prades ...

, Indian meteorologist, professor at George Mason University, Virginia * Jang Bahadur Shukla, Indian mathematician * Jhanak Shukla, Indian actress *Jugal Kishore Shukla, publisher from 1826 of ''

Udant Martand ''Udant Martand'' (from Hindi, “The Rising Sun”) is the first Hindi language newspaper published in India. Started on 30 May 1826, from Calcutta (now Kolkata), the weekly newspaper was published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla. I ...

'', the first Hindi newspaper * Jyoti Kiran (Jyoti Kiran Shukla), Indian politician, activist, educationist, strategist and Chair of Rajasthan's 5th State Finance Commission *

Kamlesh Shukla Kamlesh Shukla is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Rampur Karkhana Assembly constituency in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party ...

, Indian politician from the BJP and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India * Karuna Shukla, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing Janjgir constituency of Chhattisgarh *

Krishna Kant Shukla Krishna Kant Shukla is a physicist, musician, poet, ecologist and educator. Currently, he lives in Varanasi, Bharat(India) and travels all over the world, giving music concerts and lectures. He is a disciple of the late Pandit Kumar Gandharva an ...

, Indian physicist, musician, poet, ecologist and educator *

Laxmi Ratan Shukla Laxmi Ratan Shukla ( bn, লক্ষ্মী রতন শুক্লা) (born 6 May 1981), is a former Indian cricketer and politician. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler for the Bengal cri ...

, Indian cricketer and politician *

Mahendra Shukla Mahendra Shukla is a former Indian first-class cricketer. Despite having a first-class career spanning just seven games, Shukla appeared for three teams during his career, which started during the 1947–48 season for Holkar. Having appeared i ...

, Indian first-class cricketer *

Manoj Muntashir Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Shukla ‛Muntashir’, is an Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter. He wrote several successful Hindi songs for films. These have included " Teri Mitti", " Galliyan", " ...

, Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter *

Mukesh Shukla Mukesh Shukla, commonly referred to as Shumuk, is a businessman, entrepreneur, and politician in Uganda. He was reported in 2012 to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda. History He was born in 1962 in Arua, Arua District, West Nile s ...

, or Mukesh, businessman and politician in Uganda *

Munna Shukla Munna Shukla (7 December 1943- 11 January 2022) was a Kathak guru and choreographer of Lucknow Gharana based in New Delhi, India. Born to a family who has been involved in dance for generations, Munna Shukla specialized in Kathak, a classical dan ...

, Kathak guru and choreographer of Lucknow Gharana * Narayan Shukla (also known as SN Shukla), judge of the Allahabad High Court *

Nikesh Shukla Nikesh Shukla (born 8 July 1980) is a British author and screenwriter. His writing focuses on race, racism, identity, and immigration. He is the editor of the 2016 collection of essays '' The Good Immigrant'', which features contributions from ...

, British author and screenwriter *

Padma Kant Shukla Padma Kant Shukla (CorrFRSE, FInstP, FAPS, AFTWAS) (7 July 1950 – 26 January 2013) was a distinguished Professor and first International Chair of the Physics and Astronomy Department of Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany. He was also the direc ...

(1950–2015), Indian physicist, university professor in several countries *

Prabhat Prakash Shukla ''Prabhat Mourya'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1941 starring P. Jairaj Paidi Jairaj (born 28 September 1909 – 11 August 2000) was an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works majorly in Hindi; few Marathi, Gujara ...

, Indian diplomat, Ambassador to Russia * Pratibha Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Akbarpur-Raniya constituency * Pravina Shukla, professor of folklore at Indiana University Bloomington * Rahul Shukla, Indian first-class cricketer from Jaunpur district who plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket *

Raj Shukla Lieutenant General Raj Shukla, PVSM, YSM, SM, ADC is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army who served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (GOC-in-C ARTRAC). He assumed office on 1 May 2020, succee ...

, Lieutenant General, YSM, SM, currently serving as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Army Training Command (ARTRAC) *

Raj Kumar Shukla Raj Kumar Shukla (23 August 1875 – 20 May 1929) was the person who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran which later led to the Champaran Satyagraha. Shukla at the time worked under Hafiz Din Mohammad and was sent to meet Gandhi. Ear ...

, Indian freedom fighter, who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran for the Champaran Satyagraha *

Rajeev Shukla Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician, former journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. In 2015, he was re-appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. On 18 Dec 2 ...

, Indian politician, journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. Presently, VP of BCCI *

Rajendra Shukla (poet) Rajendra Anantrai Shukla (born 12 October 1942) is a Gujarati poet. He taught at various places before voluntarily retiring. He published several poetry collections which won him several major Gujarati literary awards. Life He was born on 12 ...

, Gujarati poet * Rajendra Shukla (politician), Indian politician and MLA from Madhya Pradesh *

Rajendra Prasad Shukla Rajendra Prasad Shukla ( hi, राजेन्द्र प्रसाद शुक्ल, (10 February 1930 – 20 August 2006) was an indian politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He had been an M.L.A. to M ...

, politician from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, who also served as Speaker of both states' Legislative Assembly * Rajesh Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttarakhand State * Rajesh Shukla (statistician), Indian researcher, author and applied statistician *

Rakesh Shukla (animal welfare activist) Rakesh Shukla (born 1971) is an Indian entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and animal welfare activist. He runs a home in Bangalore for over 700 rescued dogs. Early career Shukla received a Bachelors of Engineering degree in Electronics and ...

, Indian entrepreneur, motivational speaker and animal welfare activist *

Rakesh Shukla (cricketer) Rakesh Chandra Shukla (4 February 1948 – 29 June 2019) was an Indian cricketer. Career A modest debut and a number of exceptional innings marked Shukla's cricket career, which was interspersed with some robust all-round show that gave h ...

, Indian cricketer, cricket consultant and commentator *

Ram Chandra Shukla Ram Chandra Shukla (1925–2016) was an Indian painter and art critic. Early life Shukla was born in a small village called Shukulpura of district Basti, Uttar Pradesh in a farmer's family. Soon after that his father shifted to a prominent, cult ...

(1925–2016), Indian painter and art critic * Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian National Congress leader *

Ramchandra Shukla Ram Chandra Shukla (4 October 1884 – 2 February 1941), better known as Acharya Shukla, was an Indian historian of Hindi literature. He is regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system by using wide, e ...

(1884–1941), known as Acharya Shukla, Indian historian of Hindi literature *

Ravishankar Shukla Ravishankar Shukla (2 August 1877 — 31 December 1956) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, first Chief Minis ...

, premier of CP & Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh *

Ravikant Shukla Ravikant Udaybhan Shukla (born 9 July 1987) is an former Indian first-class cricketer. Career Shukla played at the U-16 and U-19 cricket for Uttar Pradesh cricket team. He captained the India U19 national cricket team at the 2006 U-19 Cri ...

, Indian first class cricketer, former captain of India U19 national cricket team *

Ravi Kishan Ravi Kishan Shukla (; born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are pre ...

, or Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla, Indian actor, politician and TV personality; MP (Lok Sabha) from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh * Richa Moorjani (nee Shukla), Indian-American actress who is best known for her role as Kamala in the series ''Never Have I Ever'' *

Rishi Kumar Shukla Rishi Kumar Shukla (born 23 August 1960) is an IPS officer and a former director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), from 2 February 2019 to 2 February 2021. Education Shukla has a post graduate qualification in Philosophy. Career Ri ...

, Indian Police Service officer and director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) * Rishabh Shukla, Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist *

Riya Shukla Riya Shukla is an Indian actress. She made her film debut with Nil Battey Sannata, garnering her the Star Screen Awards best child artist award and was also nominated for Best female debut at Zee Cine Award. In 2020, she was seen as the lead L ...

, Indian television actress and model who made her film debut with ''Nil Battey Sannata'' *

Rohit Shukla Major Rohit Shukla SC, SM is an Indian Army Officer of 44 Rashtriya Rifles. He received the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime military award from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at a ...

, Major at the Indian Army, Shaurya Chakra awardee * Sanyam Shukla, Indian badminton player * S.N.Shukla, Indian politician *

Sandeep Shukla May refer to * * * See also * Sandeepa Dhar, Indian actress * Sandwip, an island in Sandwip Upazila * Sandwip Upazila Sandwip ( bn, সন্দ্বীপ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It encompasse ...

, Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur *

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in '' Satya'' (1998), '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), '' Yuva'' (2004), ' ...

, Indian actor *

Shilpa Shukla Shilpa Shukla (born 22 February 1982) is an Indian film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles in the 2007 sports drama '' Chak De! India'' and the 2013 neo-noir film '' B.A. Pass'', for which she was awarded the Filmfare Critics Awa ...

, Indian actress *

Shivakant Shukla Shivakant Shukla (born 26 January 1986) is an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Railways cricket team, Railways. References External links

* 1986 births Living people Indian cricketers Railways cricketers Cricketers from Pra ...

, Indian cricketer * Shiv Pratap Shukla, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), former Minister of State for Finance, Government of India *

Shyama Charan Shukla Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007) was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Personal life Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur. His father ...

, three-term Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, irrigation visionary and aviator *

Sidharth Shukla Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in ''Balika Vadhu'', '' Broken But Beautiful 3'' and '' Dil Se Dil Tak''.. He e ...

, Indian actor and model. * Shrilal Shukla (1925–2011), Hindi writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award *

Shri Prakash Shukla Shri Prakash Shukla was an Indian killer active during the 1990's mainly in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was killed on 22 September 1998 in an encounter with the UP police's Special Task Force. He was about 25 at the time of his death Li ...

, Indian gangster and contract killer *

Supriya Shukla Supriya Shukla (née Raina) is an Indian television and film actress. She is known for her role as Sarla Arora in Zee TV Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television Pay television, also known as subscrip ...

, Indian television and film actress *

Umesh Shukla Umesh Shukla is an Indian director who works in Bollywood films. He is best known for his work in the critically acclaimed comedy drama film '' Oh My God''. He made his directorial debut with UTV Motion Pictures' and Bindass' presentation '' Dh ...

, Indian movie director, best known for ''Oh My God'' *

Vidya Charan Shukla Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajw ...

, Indian cabinet minister * Vidya Dhar Shukla, Chief Hindu Priest of Thailand *

Vijai Shukla Dr. Vijai Shukla (born 23 March 1948) is an Indian-Danish food scientist, researcher and professor in lipidology, and a central figure in the study of essential fatty acids. He is also the president of the International Food Science Center based ...

, Indian-Danish food scientist *

Vijay Kumar Shukla Vijay Kumar Shukla, also known as Munna Shukla, is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bihar. He has been elected on three occasions to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He served a jail term for murder. He was left out of ja ...

, or Munna Shukla, former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bihar, India *

Vikramaditya Shukla Vikramaditya Shukla is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films. Career Vikramaditya made his debut in the Tamil slasher film, '' Whistle'' (2003), with a critic noting he was "apt" for the role. Vikramaditya then po ...

, Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films *

Vinay Shukla Vinay Shukla is an Indian film writer and director, who is producer of Hindi film Godmother. Profile Vinay Shukla has been an active scriptwriter and director of Hindi films over the last three decades. His most well-known film, Godmother, ...

, Indian film writer and director, producer of ''Godmother'' * Vinod Kumar Shukla, modern Hindi writer and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award * Yogendra Shukla, Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, among the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican ASSOCIATION Others *

Shuklaganj Shuklaganj (officially Gangaghat) is situated in Unnao district, but it is also considered as a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, located on the banks of holy river Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58 to Unnao.The population was ...

, a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, situated on the banks of holy river Ganges

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