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Shailendra (lyricist)
Shankardas Kesarilal (30 August 1921 – 14 December 1966), popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist. Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor and the composers Shankar-Jaikishan, he wrote lyrics for several successful Hindi film songs in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Shailendra
Shailendra is a Sanskrit combined words Śaila and Indra, meaning "King of the Mountain", It is often used as an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in the Indian subcontinent. Shailendra may refer to:
People
- Shailendra (lyricist) Shankardas Kesarilal (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966)
- Shailendra Singh (singer) (born 4 October 1952) is an Indian playback singer.
- Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (1929–2011), Nepali politician,
Other
- Śailendra, an influential Indonesian dynasty that emerged in 8th century Java