Rajiv
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rajiv is a common male Indian name, originating in the South Asian country of India. The name means 'lotus flower' in Hindi, and can also be spelled Rajeev. In Sanskrit, the word means 'striped'.
Apart from Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, several famous people have the first name "Rajiv."
Contents |
[edit] Prominent people named Rajiv
[edit] Business
- Rajiv Bajaj, Director of Bajaj Auto and Young global leader
- Rajiv C. Mody, Chairman & CEO, Sasken
- Rajiv De Silva, executive at Novartis
- Rajiv Gupta, former GM of HP's e-speak business
- Rajiv Khemani, executive at Cavium Networks
- Rajiv Khanna, architect at Rajiv Khanna and associates
- Rajiv Laroia, founder of Flarion
- Rajiv Nair, former president of Microsoft India
- Rajiv Bapna, Founder and Director of Amkette
- Rajiv Lochan, CEO of Lochan Tea Limited
[edit] Media
- Rajiv Kumar, journalist, associated with Aaj Tak
- Rajiv Mishra, media professional
- Rajiv Mehrotra, journalist and anchor of Doordarshan
- Rajiv Chandrasekaran
[edit] Movies
- Rajiv Anchal, Director whose Guru (1997 film) was India's official entry to Academy Awards
- "Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia", famous under the screen name of Akshay Kumar
- Rajiv Kapoor, actor and son of Raj Kapoor
- Rajiv Kumar, Malayalam director
- Rajiv Mehra, Director of Ram Jaane
- Rajiv Menon, Cinematographer & director
- Rajiv Rai, Director
[edit] Politics
- Rajiv Goswami, political activist
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy, a BJP politician
[edit] Sports
- Rajiv Kulkarni, former Indian cricketer
- Rajiv Kumar, Jharkhand cricket team
[edit] Others
- Rajiv Gupta, Canadian Mathematician in whose name an asteroid 14654 Rajivgupta has been named
- Rajiv Lather, poet from Karnal
- Rajiv Parikh, band member of New Monsoon
- Rajiv Baruah, promonent Banker
[edit] Related to Rajiv Gandhi
- Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India had the first name "Rajiv." After his assassination, several commemorative ideas were named after him.
- Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, a foundation established to propagate his ideals.
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour.
- Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, a common technical institute for all colleges in Madhya Pradesh.
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, located in Pampady, Kerala.
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, located in Thane, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, a law school based in Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
- Rajiv Gandhi National Park, commonly known as Nagarhole National Park, located near Mysore, Kerala.
- Rajiv Gandhi Trophy boat race, held in Kerala.
- RajIV, Internet village initiative by Government of Andhra Pradesh.
[edit] Prominent people named Rajeev
- Rajeev Thamman, novelist
- Rajeev Thamman, Sitar player
- Y. Rajeev Thamman, Chairman and Managing Director of Country Club (India) Ltd
- Rajeev Thamman, Indian journalist and Blogger
- Rajeev Kumar, Famous Activist and Social Worker, founder of MASS
- Potato Thamman, Sarod player
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
