Sitaram means

Sita Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, '' Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi ...

and

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. It is also used as a greeting by Hindus in the

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especially in the

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, Bhojpur, and

Mithila Mithila may refer to: Places * Mithilā, a synonym for the ancient Videha state ** Mithilā (ancient city), the ancient capital city of Videha * Mithila (region), a cultural region (historical and contemporary), now divided between India and Nepal ...

regions as well as being used by the diaspora in Fiji, Guyana,

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, and

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. Persons having this name include: * Raja Sitaram Ray (1658–1714), Bengali hero who fought against the Mughal Empire * K. N. Sitaram (1889–1940), first Indian to head the famous Central Museum, Lahore *

Sitaram Chaturvedi Pt. Sitaram Chaturvedi (27 January 1907 – 17 February 2005), also known as Acharya Sita Ram Chaturvedi, was an eminent Indian educator, dramatist and scholar of Hindi and Sanskrit language and literature. Biography Chaturvedi was born in a r ...

(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-Independen ...

(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; t ...

(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 (born 12 August 1952) is an Indian marxist politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the largest communist party in India. E ...

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

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