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Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name actually comes from the name of an incarnation of lord Shiva. In this form he married goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the name comes from the Sanskrit words "चन्द्र (candra)", meaning "moon", and "शेखर (śekhara)", meaning "crest" or "crown" which is an epithet of Hindu god Shiva. The name may refer to:

In politics and activism:

  • Chandrasekhar Azad (1906–1931), Indian revolutionary
  • Chandra Shekhar Singh known as Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007), former Prime Minister of India
  • Sripati Chandrasekhar (1918–2001), an Indian demographer and politician
  • K M Chandrasekhar (born 1948), Indian Cabinet Secretary
  • Chandra Shekhar Dubey (born 1946), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Chandrashekhar Prasad (died 1997), assassinated Indian student activist
  • Chandrashekhar Singh, was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985
  • Chandrasekhar Singh (1915–1976), deputy leader of the Communist Party of India

In sports:

  • Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (born 1945), Indian cricketer
  • Chandrasekhar Gadkari (1928–1998), Indian cricketer

In arts and entertainment:

  • Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (born 1973), Tollywood film director
  • Jay Chandrasekhar (born 1968), American film actor, director and writer
  • Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Indian film director and writer
  • Chandrashekhara Kambara (born 1937), Indian poet, playwright, and professor
  • Chandrashekhar (born 1922), Bollywood film actor
  • Vagai Chandrasekhar, Kollywood film actor

In science and academia:

  • Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar (1930–2004), Indian physicist
  • Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995), British Indian-American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in physics
    • Chandrasekhar limit, an astrophysics formula named for him
    • Chandrasekhar number, an astrophysics quantity also named for him
  • Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), was an Indian physicist and Nobel laureate in physics
  • Chandrashekhar Khare, professor of mathematics at the University of California Los Angeles
  • Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri, founder of free Sarada Vidyalayam School and Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology
  • Chandrashekhar Biradar, principal scientist (agro-ecosystems) and head of geoinformatics
Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)

Chandrasekhar (born 1954), also known as Vagai Chandrasekhar, is an Indian stage, film and television actor working in Tamil language films, known for his histrionics. He played lead or supportive roles in Tamil films of the 1980s. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2002 film Nanba Nanba. He contested and won from Velachery constituency in State legislative assembly election 2016 from DMK party.

Usage examples of "chandrasekhar".

With Chandrasekhar home on leave, Nagaraj on his way, and some Germans and an American visiting there, I was sure it would be a merry get together.

A taxi was soon hired, and he and Chandrasekhar were off, in the sweltering heat, to Lalbagh for more ferns and pots.

As the video blared Brahmachariji, Chandrasekhar, Suguna, and Subramanya all showed up, making conversation nearly impossible.

I have never failed in anything so miserably as in my attempts to wean Chandrasekhar from him.

I was lucky for having had the chance to see him at least on the video because Chandrasekhar had the presence of mind to start his own video collection of the Poornakutee Gang.

India has produced great scientists such as Bose and Chandrasekhar, but such names came from the tiny class at the top of a great population pyramid.

III and set off on a trip to deliver his cargo to Chandrasekhar Deep Space Observatory on a planet called Uraniborg.

Two, we continue our original itinerary and deliver our load of scientific equipment to Chandrasekhar Deep Space Observatory on Uraniborg, and take our chances.

Sardar Chandrasekhar Vivekenanda and that he was a revolutionary from Prince Station.

Before we went to Vishnu, we delivered our load to Chandrasekhar Observatory.

Stars with masses above the Chandrasekhar limit, on the other hand, have a big problem when they come to the end of their fuel.

Since Cartan had been in orbit around Chandrasekhar, ninety-seven light years from Earth, for almost three centuries — and was currently even further from all the other spacefaring polises — Gisela was at a loss to imagine what urgent diplomatic tasks the mayor could be engaged in, let alone why it would want to consult her.