Vijay

Vijay (Tamil விஜய், Kannada ವಿಜಯ್, Sanskrit विजय) is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference. Vijay indicates being Victorious while trying to conquer, Jai indicates Victorious while trying to defend.

Contents 1 Notable people 1.1 Films 1.2 Sportsmen 1.3 Musicians 1.4 Businessmen 1.5 Intellectuals 1.6 Politicians 2 Military operation 3 In fiction 4 See also 5 External links

Notable people

Films

• Joseph Vijay a Tamil film actor, dancer and playback singer
• Vijay Anand, a Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
• Vijay Arora, a Hindi film actor
• A. L. Vijay, a Tamil film director, writer

Sportsmen

• Vijay Manjrekar,former Indian cricketer and father of Sanjay Majrekar
• Vijay Bharadwaj, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Dahiya, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Hazare, former captain of the Indian cricket team
• Vijay Kumar, an Indian professional shooter
• Vijay Mehra, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Mehra, a UAE cricketer
• Vijay Merchant, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Rajindernath, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Singh, a golfer
• Murali Vijay, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Amritraj,former Indian Tennis Player and father of Prakash Amrithraj

Musicians

• Vijay Balakrishnan, an Indian singer
• Vijay Kichlu, a Hindustani singer
• Vijay Madhavan, a classical dancer
• Vijay Patil, a pianist and accordionist
• Vijay Antony, a music director
• Vijay Prakash, a singer
• Vijay Yesudas, a singer
• Vijay Iyer, a jazz pianist

Businessmen

• Vijay Mallya, an Indian businessman, MP, Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines Co-owner Force India Formula One Team
• Vijay Thadani, the co-founder of NIIT

Intellectuals

• Vijay Bhargava, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
• Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Structural Biology, Stanford University
• Vijay Tendulkar, Indian writer, playwright, political journalist and social commentator
• Vijay Kannan, a Software Engineer, From Attur, Salem, Now in Chennai.

Politicians

• Vijay Jolly, BJP politician, former
• Vijay_anand_(MSK), Tamil Nadu State Politician.

Military operation

• Operation Vijay (1961), Operation Vijay (1999) The operation by the Military of India.

In fiction

• Vijay is an Indian operative and friend of James Bond in Octopussy - portrayed by Vijay Amritraj in the film.
• Dilbert has a character Vijay, who is known as the world's most desperate venture capitalist.
• Vijay (film) is a 1988 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra.

See also

• Vijaya, alternative transliteration or female equivalent of Vijay

External links

• Names Directory: Common surnames for Vijay

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