Anand
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Anand is an Indian word that means "happiness" or "joy."
Anand may refer to:
- Anand (film), the name of a 1970 Bollywood movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
- Anand, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat, India.
- Anand, one of the clans of Kukhran community who have their origin in Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
- Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess player, an International Grand Master (IGM) born in Chennai (Madras), India.
- Anand Panyarachun, a former prime minister of Thailand.
- Anand Xavier.P, (student of mthss+T.I.M.e), a well-known writer in Maths and philosophy .
- Dev Anand, a classic hindi film actor
- Chetan Anand, Dev Anand's brother and classic hindi film director/producer
- Anand Lal Shimpi, the person behind AnandTech
- Anand (2004 film), 2004 Tollywood film starring Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee.
- Murugananthan, Anandha murugan - other names of Lord Murugan, worshipped predominantly in south India
- Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand as of August 2006.
- Anand Kumar Singh, a leading Buisness Man, Motivator.
Anand can also be a variant spelling of the Irish mythological figure Anann.