Ajit

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Ajit , variously spelled Ajith, Agith, Ajay, Aje or Ajeet (Sanskrit: अजित) is a common male name derived from Sanskrit. The name is used in various forms in India nationwide and Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The name means invincible or, literally, he who has not been conquered, from the Sanskrit a (not) and jita (conquered). In Hindu mythology, it was a name for both Shiva and Vishnu.

People

Ajith Kumar, a Tamil film actor
Ajit Agarkar, an Indian cricketer
Ajit Bandyopadhyay (character), a fictional character in the detective series Byomkesh Bakshi
Ajit Bandyopadhyay (actor), a Bengali actor
Ajit Bhattacharjea (1924 - 2011), newspaper editor, The Hindustan Times, The Times of India and The Indian Express
Ajit Jain, an Indian-born businessman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group
Ajit Jogi, a member of the Indian parliament
Ajit Wadekar, a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national cricket team
Ajit, screen name of Indian film actor Hamid Ali Khan
Chaudhary Ajit Singh, a member of Indian parliament from Uttar Pradesh
Ajith C. S. Perera, eminent Sri Lankan, Disability activist, former Test-match-panel Cricket Umpire, Accessibility advisor and Chief Executive of IDIRIYA registered voluntary organisation

Other

Ajit (newspaper), Punjabi daily newspaper
HAL Ajeet, an Indian jet fighter plane