Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine Indian given name, given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor) (1920–1951), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer) (born 1937), an Indian music composer from Kerala *Shyam Benegal (1934–2024), Indian film director *Shyam Satardekar (born 1966), Indian politician *Karam Shyam (born 1962), Indian politician ;Syam *Syam Pushkaran (born 1984), Indian scriptwriter *Syam Sudhakar (born 1983), Malayalam-language poet

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