Mohan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mohan is a common male Indian name derived from Sanskrit meaning "delightful", "charming", or "attractive". Mohan may also refer to:

People

• Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu in Hindu history
• Madan Mohan, Indian music director
• Mohan, a Malayalam film director
• Mohan, a Kollywood film actor.
• Mohan Agashe, an Indian actor
• Mohan Das, more commonly known as Lotan Baba (or "rolling saint"), an Indian holy man promoting peace by rolling his body along the ground when he travels.
• Mohanlal, a Malayalam film actor
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi
• Mohan K, lead vocalist of the Indian rock band Agnee
• Man Mohan Singh, Prime minister of India.
• Ram Mohan, a technology and business leader
• Ram Mohan Roy, founder of Brahmo Samaj, a 19th century spiritual and reformist religious movement
• Mohan al-Furayji, a general in the Iraqi Army who planned the 2008 Iraqi operation against militias in Basra

Places

• Mohan (town), a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
• Mohan Pass in the Siwalik Hills in Sikkim

Mythology

• Mohan (legendary) A name applied to several supernatural creatures in South American Folklore.

Miscellaneous

• a Mohyal, a Punjabi Brahmin clan
• a religious group (dubbed the Mohan cult) which is currently active in the UK and USA, amongst other places.
• Mohan, the founding father of the captive bred white tigers of Rewa.