Subramaniam, Subrahmaniam, Subramaniam or Subramanian (; ) is a

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. Due to the South Indian tradition of using

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for males and females. The etymology of the name is from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

; however, a common translation is "pure, white, fresh", or "clarity in full". Proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words ''su-bra-'' (), meaning "white, clear" or "transparent," and ''ani-ya'', meaning wearing; the name translates precisely as "person with Transparent Qualities or GOD". Subramania is one of the many names of the

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

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Karthikeya Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...

, also known as Kumara or Murugan. In Telugu, Subrahmaniam or Subramaniam is the transliteration of the name (closer to the Sanskrit root word).

Notable people

* A. L. Subramanian, Indian politician *

Chidambaram Subramaniam Chidambaram Subramaniam (commonly known as CS) (30 January 1910 – 7 November 2000), was an Indian politician and independence activist. He served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the union cabinet. He later served as the Go ...

(1910–2000), Indian politician * E. M. Subramaniam (1948–2015), Indian musician * G. Subramania Iyer (1855–1916), Indian journalist * K. Subrahmanyam (1929–2011), Indian strategist * K. A. Subramaniam (1931–1989), Sri Lankan politician * Ka. Naa. Subramanyam (1912–1988), Indian author *

K. G. Subramanyan Kalpathi Ganpathi "K.G." Subramanyan (5 February 1924 29 June 2016) was an Indian artist. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2012. Life Subramanyan was born in Tamil Brahmin family on 5th February, 1924 in Kuthuparamba in Kerala, India ...

(1924–2016), Indian artist * Kandala Subrahmanyam (1920–2018), Indian lawyer *

Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam Krishnasamy Subramaniyam (20 April 1904 – 7 April 1971) was an Indian film director of the 1930s and 1940s. Dancer Padma Subrahmanyam is his daughter. Biography Subramanyam was involved in the establishment of the Tamil film industry. He ...

(1904–1971), Indian film director * L. Subramaniam (born 1947), Indian musician * M. Arun Subramanian, Indian politician * M. Subramaniam, Indian politician * M. G. Subramaniam (1931–1993), Indian cricket umpire * M. M. Subramaniam (c. 1870–1945), Ceylonese politician * M.P.Subramaniam, Indian politician * Mas Subramanian, Indian chemist * Mukkur N. Subramanian, Indian politician *

Musiri Subramania Iyer Musiri Subramanian Iyer (9 April 1899 – 25 March 1975) was a Carnatic vocalist whose stage performing career spanned the 1920s to the 1940s. After retirement from the stage, he remained an iconic figure in Carnatic music as a dedicated teach ...

, Indian singer * N. Subramanian, Indian politician * N. Subramanian Chettiar, Indian politician * O. Subramanian, Indian politician * Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad, Malayalam poet *

P. Subramaniam Padmanabha Subramaniam (19 February 1910 – 4 October 1979) was an Indian film producer, film director, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. He is the founder of Merryland Studio (established in 1951), the second film studio in Kerala. Fr ...

, Indian film director *

Patnam Subramania Iyer Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845 – July 31, 1902) was a composer and singer of Carnatic music. Subramaniya Iyer followed the traditions of the great composer Tyagaraja. He has left behind almost one hundred compositions. Subramaniya Iyer was bor ...

, Indian music composer * R. C. Subramanian, Indian politician *

Sattur A. G. Subramaniam Sathur A. G. Subramaniam, (1916–1977) was a vocalist in the Carnatic music, Carnatic tradition. A contemporary of Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Ariyakudi Sri Ramanuja Iyengar, Sri G. N. Balasubramaniam, and Madurai Mani Iyer, he was known for h ...

(1916–1977), Indian musician * P. V. Subramaniam (1917–2007), Indian music critic * S. Pakkur Subramanyan, Indian politician * S. Subramania Iyer (1842–1924), Indian lawyer * S. Subramaniam (footballer) (born 1985), Malaysian footballer * Subramaniam Chettiar (1901–1975), Indian journalist * Subramaniam Iswaran (born 1962), Singaporean politician *

Subramaniam Sathasivam Subramaniam s/o. K. V. Sathasivam (; born 1 April 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Health from May 2013 to May 2018, Minister of Human Resources from March 2008 to May 2013, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of ...

(born 1953), Malaysian politician *

Subramaniam Sinniah Subramaniam s/o Sinniah (; 6 October 1944 – 5 July 2022), or S. Subramaniam as he was known to his supporters, was a Malaysian politician of Indian origin who was a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruli ...

(1944–2022), Malaysian politician *

Subramaniam Siva Subramaniam Siva is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Tamil film industry. Career Directing Subramaniam Siva made his debut with the romantic comedy ''Thiruda Thirudi'' in 2003, featuring Dhanush and Chaya Singh. The success ...

, Indian film director * Subramanian (GC) (died 1944), Indian soldier and George Cross recipient *

Subramaniya Siva Subramaniya Siva (4 October 1884 – 23 July 1925) was an Indian freedom fighter, writer and pure Tamil movement activist during the Indian independence movement. Life Subramaniya Siva was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family at Batlagundu ne ...

(1884–1925), Indian writer *

Subramanya Nagarajarao Subramanya Nagarajarao (), also known as N. Subramanya, is an Indian author, researcher specialised on refugees and translator. He is currently Director of the Indian Research Institute, Mysore. Biography Subramanya Nagarajarao defended his t ...

, Indian author * T. Subramanian, Indian politician * T. R. Subramaniam (1929–2013), Indian musician * T. S. R. Subramanian, Indian civil servant * V. Subramanian, Indian politician * V. M. Subramanian, Indian politician * V. N. Subramanian, Indian politician *

Venkataraman Subramanya Venkataraman Subramanya (born 16 July 1936) is an Indian former cricketer who played in nine Test matches from 1965 to 1968. He was an aggressive middle order batsman, who captained Mysore for some years, and a useful leg-spin bowler. He later ...

(born 1936), Indian cricketer

Surname

Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013), better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema. A.V.S. was known particula ...

(1957–2013), Indian journalist *

Ambi Subramaniam Ambi Subramaniam (born 5 August 1991 Los Angeles, California, United States) is a violinist, composer, and educator. He started performing on stage when he was six years old and was described as the "new king of Indian classical violin" by the T ...

(born 1991), American musician * Annapurni Subramaniam, Indian physicist *

Arundhathi Subramaniam Arundhathi Subramaniam is an Indian poet and author, who has written about culture and spirituality. Life and career Subramaniam is a poet and writer based in Mumbai. She is the author of 13 books of poetry and prose. She has received the Ra ...

, Indian poet * Arvind Subramanian, Indian economist *

Avanidhar Subrahmanyam Avanidhar Subrahmanyam (born September 16, 1962) is the Goldyne and Irwin Hearsh Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He is known for his research in stoc ...

, American academic * Babu Subramaniam, American television director * Bachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Ravi (born 1974), Indian writer * Batlagundu Subramanian Ramiah (1905–1983), Indian writer * Bindu Subramaniam, American musician *

Bouloussou Soubramanion Sastroulou Bouloussou Soubramaniom Sastroulou (''Bulusu Subrahmaṇya Śāstrulu''; 1866 – 13 September 1941) was Diwan, Conseiller local and Judge Advocate during French colonial rule in Yanam in the early 20th century. Birth Soubramaniom Sastroulou w ...

(1866–1941), Indian judge *

Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai Chittoor Subramanyam (22 June 1898 – 18 Oct 1975) was an Indian carnatic musician.Chittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran (born 1956), Indian film critic *

Chitra Subramaniam Chitra Subramaniam Duella (born 5 April 1958) is an Indian journalist. She is recognised in India for her investigation of the Bofors-India Howitzer deal which is widely believed to have contributed to the electoral defeat of former prime Min ...

, Indian journalist * Dasari Subrahmanyam (born 1932), Indian author *

Dharmavarapu Subramanyam Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film industry. ...

(1963–2013), Indian film actor and director *

Gopal Subramaniam Gopal Subramanium (born ) is an Indian lawyer, international arbitrator, academic and Senior Advocate who practices primarily in the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. He served as the Solicitor General of India 2009–2011 and ...

, Indian lawyer *

Kavita Subramaniam Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, Eng ...

, Indian film playback singer * Krishna Subramanian, American businessman * Kumar Subramaniam (born 1979), Malaysian hockey player * Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (1928–2015), Indian composer * Mani Subramanian, Indian businessman * Marti G. Subrahmanyam, Indian academic *

Murugesvaran Subramaniam Warrant Officer Murugesvaran Subramaniam, is a senior Royal Air Force non-commissioned officer, who currently serves as the Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force. Early life Subramaniam was educated in Malaysia until the age of 19 when he ...

, Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force * Namini Subrahmanyam Naidu, Indian author *

Natty Subramaniam Natarajan "Natty" Subramaniam ( born 23 June 1971) is an Indian cinematographer and actor who has worked in blockbuster and highly acclaimed Hindi and Tamil films. As an actor, he achieved recognition through his performance as a con artist in ...

, Indian cinematographer *

Padma Subrahmanyam Padma Subrahmanyam (born 4 February 1943, in Madras), is an Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, teacher, Indologist and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad; several films and documen ...

(born 1943), Indian dancer * Padmanabhan Subramanian Poti (1923–1998), Indian judge *

Palani Subramaniam Pillai Pazhani Subramania Pillai (1909–1962) was a well known Carnatic music percussionist. He, along with his contemporaries Palghat Mani Iyer and Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy, are revered as the "Holy Trinity of Mridanga". He was adept i ...

(1908–1962), Indian musician * Parivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan (born 1948), Indian space scientist *

Ramya Subramanian Ramya Subramanian, also known as VJ Ramya, is an Indian actress and television host, who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. Early life Ramya was born in Thanjavur. She completed her schooling in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan till 10th ...

, Indian actress * Ravi Subramanyam, Indian cricket umpire * Ravi Subramanian, Indian author *

Samanth Subramanian Samanth Subramanian is an Indian writer and journalist based in London. He studied journalism at Penn State University and international relations at Columbia University. In 2018–19, he was a Leon Levy Fellow at the City University of New York. ...

, Indian writer *

Sanjay Subrahmanyam Sanjay Subrahmanyam (born 21 May 1961) is an Indian American historian of the early modern period. He is the author of several books and publications. He holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at UCLA which he joined i ...

(born 1961), Indian historian *

Sanjay Subrahmanyan Sanjay Subrahmanyan (born 21 January 1968 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is a Carnatic musician and vocalist from Chennai, India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2015. Biography Sanjay Subrahmanyan was born on 21 Ja ...

(born 1968), Indian musician *

Shashank Subramanyam Shashank Subramanyam (born 14 October 1978) is a bamboo flute player from India. He was born in Rudrapatna, India. He and his wife Shirisha have a daughter and a son, and live in Chennai, India. References Living people 1978 births ...

, Indian musician *

Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (23 December 1959 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian actor and screenwriter who is known for his role as the leading industrial tycoon I. M. Virani in the Indian television serial '' Mukti Bandhan'' on Colors channel. H ...

, Indian actor * Siva Subrahmanyam Banda (born 1951), American engineer *

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955), better known as S. Jaishankar, is an Indian politician and retired diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service, Indian foreign service (IFS) who has held the office of the Minister of External Affairs ...

(born 1955), Indian diplomat *

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (; 19 October 1910 – 21 August 1995) was an Indian Americans, Indian-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to the scientific knowledge about the structure of stars, stellar evolution and ...

(1910–1995), Indian physicist *

Subramania Bharati Subramania Bharati (Born Chinnaswami Subramaniyan; 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was an Indian writer, poet, journalist, teacher, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title ''Bharati'' for hi ...

(1882–1921), Indian writer *

Subramaniam Badrinath Subramaniam Badrinath (born 30 August 1980) is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team and was named in the 30 m ...

(born 1980), Indian cricketer * Subramaniam Kunanlan (born 1986), Malaysian footballer * Subramaniam Mohanadas, Sri Lankan chemist and academic * Subramaniam Pillai, Indian politician * Subramaniam Ramachandran, Sri Lankan journalist *

Subramaniam Ramadorai Subramanian Ramadorai (born 6 October 1944) is an Indian executive who was former CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services. He was also the Adviser to the Prime Minister of India in the National Council on Skill Development, Government of Indi ...

(born 1945), Indian engineer * Subramaniam Sivapalan (c1890–1960), Ceylonese politician * Subramaniam V. Iyer (born 1957), Indian businessman * Subramaniam Veenod (born 1988), Malaysian footballer * Subramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer * Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 1988), Indian chess player * Subramanian Krishnamoorthy (1929–2014), Indian author *

Sivapragasam Subramaniam On 14 December 1990, at Marsiling, Singapore, during a gang-related incident, a 20-year-old bystander and Malaysian citizen Sivapragasam a/l Subramaniam was struck on the head with an axe and he died as a result of the head injuries. It was reve ...

(1970–1990), Malaysian murder victim *

Subramanian Swamy Subramanian Swamy (born 15 September 1939) is an Indian politician, economist and statistician. Before joining politics, he was a professor of Mathematical Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is known for his Hindu ...

(born 1939), Indian politician * Subramanyan Ramaswamy, Indian politician * Sunil Subramaniam (born 1967), Indian cricketer *

Tekur Subramanyam Tekur Subramanyam () was an Indian Freedom fighter#Freedom fighter, Freedom Fighter and politician from Bellary, India. For his involvement in the Indian independence movement, Independence Movement, he was jailed several times by the British Raj ...

, Indian politician * Uma Subramaniam, Indian banker *

Vidya Subramaniam Vidya Subramaniam (born 1957) is a Tamil author. She has been writing novels and short stories for close to three decades. Born and brought up in Mylapore, she has to her credit 100 books and has won awards including a Tamil Nadu State Award. ...

(born 1957), Indian author *

Vidya Subramanian Vidya Subramanian''is a Carnatic music, Carnatic style vocalist and teacher. She is Founder oVidya Subramanian Academy She is a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri Jayaraman. In addition to this, she is a Chartered accountant, with an MBA from ...

, Indian musician *

Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam is a Carnatic music vocalist. She has performed in India and abroad since the age of 12. She has also conducted workshops and lecture demonstrations on various aspects of Carnatic music and presented papers at internat ...

, Indian singer *

Viji Subramaniam Viji Subramaniam, also known as Viji Shankar, (15 August 1952 – 10 February 1995) was an Indian singer. She was the daughter of singer Lakshmi Shankar ( Hindustani vocalist born into a South Indian family)Kavita Das"Lakshmi Shankar: A Life J ...

(1952–1995), Indian musician *

Vincent Subramaniam Vincent Subramaniam (born 28 January 1955) is a Singaporean football coach. Educated at Victoria School, Vincent was most recently in charge of Bhutan national team as their technical director. Vincent was the national coach of the Singapore ...

(born 1955), Singaporean football coach

Other uses

Films

* '' Ganesha Subramanya'', 1992 Kannada film * '' Ravi Subramanyam'', 2014 Telugu film * ''

Santosh Subramaniam ''Santosh Subramaniam'' (spelt ''Santhosh Subramaniyam'' onscreen) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram. The film stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi) and Genelia ...

'', 2008 Tamil film * ''

Subramanyam for Sale ''Subramanyam For Sale'' is a 2014 Telugu language, Telugu-language action film, action romantic comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar, produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Murali ...

'', 2015 Telugu film * ''

Subramaniya Swamy ''Subramaniya Swamy'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Pandiarajan. The film stars himself, Urvashi and Priya Raman. A remake of the Malayalam film '' Mazhavilkavadi'', it was released on 12 February 1994. P ...

'', 1994 Tamil film * ''

Yevade Subramanyam ''Yevade Subramanyam?'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by debutant Nag Ashwin. Produced by Priyanka Dutt, and Swapna Dutt, the film stars Nani, Malvika Nair, Vijay Deverakonda (in his lea ...

'', 2015 Telugu film

Characters

* Caleb Subramanian, a character introduced in Season 4 of The Walking Dead.

Places

Subramanya, Karnataka Subramanya is a village located in Kadaba Taluk in Dakshina Kannada, India. The Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is located here. It is about from Mangalore, connected by train and road. It was originally named "Kukke Pattana". Pilgrim centre The v ...

, village in Karnataka * Subramanyapuram, village in Tamil Nadu

Temples

* Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple,

Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...

, Tamil Nadu * Thiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu * Thiruttani Subramaniya Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu *

Ghati Subramanya Ghati Subramanya (Kannada: ಘಾಟಿ ಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯ) is a Hindu temple, situated in the village of Sri Subamanya Ghati near Tubagere, Doddaballapura, Karnataka, India. It is 60 km from the city of Bangalore and is a popula ...

, Karnataka * *

Kukke Subramanya Temple Kukke Subramanya (IAST: ''Kukke Subrahmaṇya'') is believed to be 5000 year old Hindu temple on the banks of Kumaradhara River in the village Subramanya in Kadaba taluk (previously in Sullia taluk) in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, ...

, Karnataka

References

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