Vishal (विशाल) is a name for

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. Vishal means

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, magnificence, prominence, and

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. The meaning is also attributive to the property of being grand.

Etymology

The word ''Vishal'' finds its origins in the ancient language of

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. ''Vishal'' is also a common adjective found in North and South Indian languages such as

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

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Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

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and Gujarati.

Religious significance

Supreme consciousness

Vishalta (Hindi & Sanskrit: विशालता) comes from the word Vishal and is a state of mind that is often embraced by different religious and spiritual leaders in India. The word embodies the ultimate state of selflessness, or belief that the body, mind, and all worldly possessions belong to God. One in a state of Vishaltha believes that the body is only a tool for carrying out the wishes of the Lord.

Buddhism

It has been suggested that one of Buddha's favorite resorts, Vaishali, was named after King Vishal, a ruler during the times of

Ramayana The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

. There exists several ancient buddhist monuments as well as a large, but ruined fort, which is believed to be built by King Vishal.

Related names

* Vaishali (Hindi & Sanskrit: वैशाली) Yash (Hindi & Sanskrit: यश) - somewhat similar meaning to Vishal but not exactly

People with the name

Industrialists and business professionals

Vishal Gondal Vishal Gondal () (born 14 July 1976) is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of GOQii (pronounced Go-Key). Gondal founded the game development and publishing company Indiagames, which he sold to DisneyUTV Digi ...

(born 1976), Indian entrepreneur *

Vishal Sikka Vishal Sikka (born 1 May 1967) is an Indian entrepreneur the founder and CEO of Vianai, former CTO of SAP AG, and former CEO of Infosys. He currently also serves on Oracle's board of directors, the supervisory board of the BMW Group and as an ...

, Indian CEO and MD of Infosys

Movies, TV and entertainment

Vishal (actor) Vishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), professionally known as Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Tamil cinema. He also produces films under his production company, Vishal Film Factory. Vishal was conferred with the ...

(born 1977), Indian film actor *

Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a mu ...

(born 1965), Indian music composer *

Vishal Dadlani Vishal Dadlani (born 28 June 1973) is an Indian singer, songwriter, music composer and occasional actor. He is one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar, and frontman and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands Pentagram. As a great singer, ...

, Indian music composer of Vishal–Shekhar *Vishal Veeru Devgan, better known as

Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director, and producer. One of the most prolific actors of Hindi cinema, Devgn has appeared in over Ajay Devgn filmography, 100 films and ha ...

, Indian movie actor *

Vishal Karwal Vishal Karwal is an Indian television-film actor. He has played some famous serials like ''Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn'', ''Rishton Se Badi Pratha'', ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and ''Rangrasiya''. He participated in ''MTV Roadi ...

(born 1984), Indian actor *

Vishal Mahadkar Vishal S. Mahadakar (born 30 November 1978) is a film director in Indian film industry, the Indian Film Industry. After having worked on several films at Vishesh Films, Vishal was conferred a directorial debut by the Bhatt's in their film Blood ...

(born 1978), Indian film director *

Vishal Malhotra Vishal Malhotra is an Indian film and television actor and a show host. Malhotra was first seen hosting '' Disney Hour'' in 1995, and as a teenager in '' Hip Hip Hurray'' in 1998. He also hosted '' Disney Time'' on Sony Entertainment Televisio ...

(born 1981), Indian actor and presenter * Vishal Singh (TV actor) (born 1974), television actor from India * Vishal Sinha, Indian cinematographer *

Vishnu Vishal Vishal Kudawla (born 17 July 1984), known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer who appears in Tamil film industry. After a brief career in cricket, he started his acting career in the year 2009 playing the lead ...

(born 1987), Indian actor and producer

Sports

* Vishal Bharat (born 1978), British Virgin Islands cricketer * Vishal Dabholkar (born 1987), Indian cricketer * Vishal Joshi (born 1989), Indian cricketer * Vishal Kumar (born 1992), Indian footballer * Vishal Marwaha (born 1976), Scottish field hockey player * Vishal Singh (polo player), Indian polo player *

Vishal Tripathi Vishal Tripathi (born 3 March 1988) is an English former professional cricketer. He was born at Burnley in Lancashire in 1988. He Joined Northamptonshire on a three-month trial basis on 15 March 2010.Soeuy Visal, Cambodian footballer

Others

* Vishal Arora, journalist, writer, photojournalist, and videographer *

(born 1977), Indian singer * Vishal Garg (born 1973), Indian academic *

Vishal Mangalwadi Vishal Mangalwadi (born December 20, 1949) is an Indian Christian intellectual, a social reformer, political columnist, public speaker, and author of over 30 books. He is known for his work on the role of the Bible in shaping world history and ...

(born 1949), Indian author *

Vishal Mishra (composer) Vishal Mishra is an Indian music composer and singer. He first appeared in a reality show aired on DD National. He also gave audition for Indian Idol but disqualified. In his initial days of the music industry, Mishra was guided by Lalit Pand ...

, Indian music composer and singer * Vishal Sareen (born 1973), Indian chess player