Rajiv

Rajiv is a popular Indian male name, also spelt Rajeev or Rajib. In Sanskrit Rajiv means "striped". This is used to refer to the blue lotus in Hindu texts. In Ramayana, Lord Rama is also referred as "Rajiv Lochan", meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers". It also referred as a quality of the flower lotus. It is said that lotus flower though grown in mud water doesn't accumulate the mud particles onto it such is the quality being described rajiv. Today, in several Indian languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, and Kannada the word refers to "lotus flower" (Nelumbo nucifera).

Notable people named Rajiv or Rajeev

• Akshay Kumar, actor (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia)
• Rajeev Goyle, failed Congressional candidate from Kansas
• Rajeev Khandelwal, actor
• Rajeev Motwani, professor of computer science
• Rajeev Paul, Indian actor
• Rajeev Ram, American tennis player
• Rajiv Anchal, film director
• Rajiv Bapna, founder and director of Amkette
• Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India
• Rajiv Goswami, political activist
• Rajiv Gupta, former general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
• Rajiv Gupta, engineer
• Rajiv Joseph, playwright
• Rajiv Kapoor, actor
• Rajiv Kulkarni, former Indian cricketer
• Rajiv Makhni, Managing Editor for Technology and Head of Alternate Media, NDTV India
• Rajiv Mehrotra, journalist
• Rajiv Menon, cinematographer and director
• Rajiv Mishra, media professional
• Rajiv Ouseph, professional English badminton player
• Rajiv Patel, musician
• Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Bharatiya Janta Party politician
• Rajiv Rai, director

Named for Rajiv Gandhi

• After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, the following were named after him:
  • Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, An Autonomous National Institute, Government of India, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology
  • 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, Kottayam
  • Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, located in Hyderabad, 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 in Karnataka
  • Rajiv Gandhi Trophy boat race, held in Kerala
  • Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, located in Bangalore

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