Sharma
Sharma is a common surname among Brahmins in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem śarman- (nom. śarmā) can mean 'joy', 'comfort', 'happiness'.[1]
An alternative English spelling of the name used in the city of Varanasi and the Indian states of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala is "Sarma". Some Assamese people also use Sarmah.[2]
According to Indian sociologist, S. Devadas Pillai "The suffix Sharma indicates that the chanter is a Brahman..."[3]
Notable people
- Adah Sharma, Hindi-language film actress
- Aham Sharma, actor television
- Ajay Sharma, cricketer
- Amit Sharma, cricketer
- Anil Sharma, director, producer, writer in Indian cinema
- Anthony Francis Sharma, first indigenous Roman Catholic Bishop of Nepal
- Anuj Sharma, singer
- Anushka Sharma, Hindi-language film actress
- Aribam Syam Sharma, filmmaker
- Arun Kumar Sarmah, politician
- Arun Sharma, Assamese writer and playwright
- Avinash Sharma, New Zealand-born cricketer
- B. N. Sarma, lawyer, politician and freedom fighter
- B. D. Sharma, first Chief Minister of Haryana
- Benudhar Sharma, historian
- Brajanath Sarma, Assamese playwright and actor
- Charu Sharma, cricket commentator
- Charu Sharma, Indian athlete and explorer
- Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer
- Chris Sharma, rock climber
- Deepak Sarma, Professor of Hinduism and Indian Philosophy
- Divyendu Sharma, actor
- Evelyn Sharma, actress and model
- G. R. Sharma, historian
- Himanta Biswa Sarma, politician
- Ishant Sharma, cricketer
- Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma, a Telugu poet.
- Kapil Sharma (comedian) (Comedian and actor)
- Karan Sharma, Bollywood actor
- Karan Sharma, television actor
- Karn Sharma, cricketer
- Kavana Sarma, engineer
- K. V. Sarma, science historian
- Mani Sharma, Telugu music director
- Mohit Sharma, cricketer
- Neha Sharma, actress
- Parvez Sharma, writer and filmmaker
- Phani Sarma, Assamese playwright and actor
- P. J. Sarma, dubbing artist, turned actor and writer
- Pudipeddi Saikumara Sarma, known by stage name Sai Kumar, Telugu Actor
- Pooja Sharma, Indian model, actress
- Rahul Sharma (disambiguation), various people
- Rajan Sarma, Tamil-language actor
- Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in Chief of India TV
- Rajiv Sharma, New Zealand-born cricketer
- Rakesh Sharma, first Indian in space
- Ram Avatar Sharma, Sanskrit scholar
- Ram Karan Sharma, Sanskrit poet
- Ram Sharan Sharma, historian
- Ram Vilas Sharma, linguist and literary critic
- Reecha Sharma, Nepali actress
- Reet Sharma(child) actor
- Robin Sharma, author
- Rohit Sharma, cricketer
- Ruchir Sharma, Investor and author
- Sankar Das Sarma, Indian-born American scientist
- Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India
- Shivkumar Sharma, santoor player
- Shreya Sharma, child actor
- Suraj Sharma, actor
- Som Nath Sharma, first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
- Tara Sharma, Hindi-language film actress
- Tarali Sarma, singer
- Vishnu Sharma, writer of Panchatantra
- Yashpal Sharma, cricketer
- Yashpal Sharma (actor), actor
References
- ↑ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899), A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-864308-1
- ↑ Assamese Surnames. Languageinindia.com (2003-04-04). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ S. Devadas Pillai (1 January 1997). Indian sociology through Ghurye, a dictionary. Popular Prakashan. pp. 342–. ISBN 978-81-7154-807-1. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
Further reading
- Atal, Yogesh. Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.
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