Rajiv
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Rajeev is a popular Indian
male name, also spelt as Rajiv 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". Today, in several Indian languages, including Hindi
, Bengali
, Marathi
, and Kannada the word refers to "lotus flower" (Nelumbo nucifera
). Rajiv is also referred as "Rajiv Veera" meaning "One who is brave and can fly".
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
male name, also spelt as Rajiv or Rajib. In Sanskrit Rajiv means "striped". This is used to refer to the blue lotus in Hindu texts. In Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
, Lord Rama is also referred as "Rajiv Lochan", meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers". Today, in several Indian languages, including Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
, Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, and Kannada the word refers to "lotus flower" (Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Bean of India, or simply Lotus, is a plant in the monogeneric family Nelumbonaceae...
). Rajiv is also referred as "Rajiv Veera" meaning "One who is brave and can fly".
Notable people named Rajiv or Rajeev
- Rajeev Shirodkar, CIO, Future Generali LIC
- Rajiv Singh, Chartered Accountant
- Rajiv AnchalRajiv AnchalRajiv Anchal is a screenwriter and film director from Kerala. He has directed eight feature films. Of late, he has based his movies in the United States. He is the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television...
, film director - Rajiv BapnaRajiv BapnaRajiv Kumar Bapna is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and BITS Pilani, and is most famous for being the founder of Amkette in 1986.The company was the first-ever domestic manufacturer of floppy diskettes in India. In a short span of time, Amkette gained a strong name in the Indian market due to Bapna’s...
, founder and director of Amkette - Rajiv GandhiRajiv GandhiRajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
, former Prime Minister of IndiaPrime Minister of IndiaThe Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament... - Rajiv GoswamiRajiv GoswamiRajiv Goswami was a former commerce student at the Deshbandhu College, Delhi University student who had attempted self-immolation to protest against V.P. Singh's implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations...
, political activist - Rajeev GoyleRaj GoyleRajeev Kumar Goyle is a Democratic politician from Kansas, who represented the 87th District in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for .-Early life, education and career:...
, failed Congressional candidate from Kansas - Rajiv GuptaRajiv GuptaRajiv Gupta is a former General Manager at Hewlett Packard where he reported to Carly Fiorina. He was co-inventor and general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project in 1999, and was one of the developers of the IA-64 architecture.-Early life:...
, former general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speakE-speakE-Speak was a middleware technology created by Hewlett-Packard in 1999. The platform is considered to be one of the first pre-SOAP web services platforms and was nominated for a Smithsonian award. The goal of this project was to provide the infrastructure for global service interaction over the...
project - Rajiv KapoorRajiv KapoorRajiv Kapoor is an Indian film actor, producer, director and a member of the famous Kapoor Family.-Career:He had a short stint in the Hindi film industry, acting in only 13 films. His first film was Ek jaan hain hum , with Divya Rana, Shammi Kapoor, Pran, and Gulshan Grover...
, actor - Rajeev KhandelwalRajeev KhandelwalRajeev Khandelwal is a popular Indian film actor notable for his versatility and choice of scripts. He has played the harrowed Dr. Aamir Ali in his critically acclaimed 2008 debut film Aamir and powerfully depicted the torn ACP Arvind Mathur who battles his inner demons in Shaitan...
, actor - Rajiv Kulkarni, former Indian cricketer
- Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
, actor (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) - Rajeev KumarRajeev KumarRajeev Kumar is an activist and educator from New Delhi, India. He is the founder of Movement and Action for Social Services-....
, activist and social worker, founder of Movement and Action for Social ServicesMovement and Action for Social ServicesMovement and Action for Social Services is a Not-for-Profit, Voluntary Citizens’ group, based in Republic of India which is organized on a local, National or International level to address issues in support of the Public Good. This organisation is associated with .... - Rajiv MehrotraRajiv MehrotraRajiv Mehrotra is an Indian writer, television producer-director and documentary film maker, is best known as the host the acclaimed host of one of India's longest running talk shows on public television, "In Conversation", that has been through several incarnations over more than twenty years,...
, journalist - Rajiv MenonRajiv MenonRajiv Menon is an Indian cinematographer and film maker. He is known for directing critically acclaimed Tamil films like Minsaara Kanavu and Kandukondain Kandukondain.-Early Life:...
, cinematographer and director - Rajiv MishraRajiv MishraRajiv Mishra is a broadcast/media professional and founder of Electronic Media Rating Council of India. His contribution in TV Ratings methodology in Europe has been recognised by ITU/EBU in 1996 at Geneva....
, media professional - Rajeev MotwaniRajeev MotwaniRajeev Motwani was a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University whose research focused on theoretical computer science. He was an early advisor and supporter of companies including Google and PayPal, and a special advisor to Sequoia Capital. He was a winner of the Gödel Prize in...
, professor of computer science - Rajiv OusephRajiv OusephRajiv Ouseph is an English badminton player. He was born and brought up in London and studied media and communication at Loughborough University.-Career:...
, professional English badminton player - Rajiv Pratap RudyRajiv Pratap RudyRajiv Pratap Rudy is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar, India. He is a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
, Bharatiya Janta Party politician - Rajiv RaiRajiv RaiRajiv Rai is an Indian film writer, editor and director. He is the son of the late producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed all this films under his father's production company Trimurti Films...
, director - Rajeev Pandarinath, Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Rajiv Somani, Web Developer
- Rajiv Makhni, Managing Editor for Technology and Head of Alternate Media, NDTV India
- Rajib De, Manager - Operation, Senco Gold Limited, Kolkata
Named for Rajiv Gandhi
- After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, the following were named after him:
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for BiotechnologyRajiv Gandhi Centre for BiotechnologyRajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is a premier research institute in India, exclusive devoted to research in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. It is located at Thiruvananthapuram , the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. This centre runs as a 'grant in aid' institute of the...
, Thiruvananthapuram, An Autonomous National Institute, Government of India, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology - Rajiv Gandhi FoundationRajiv Gandhi FoundationThe Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was established on June 21, 1991.Gujarat was recognised the state with the most economic freedom by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. The foundation is headed by Sonia Gandhi, who is the leader of the Indian National Congress Party....
, a foundation established to propagate his ideals - Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaRajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaThe Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "Sports Gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash...
, 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, MumbaiRajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbaiis an institute affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It offers the Bachelor of Engineering course in five disciplines at the undergraduate level, which is its flagship course. The postgraduate course offered is Master of Management Studies . Founded in 1992, the institute is located in the...
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket StadiumRajiv Gandhi International Cricket StadiumRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The...
, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - Rajiv Gandhi Medical CollegeRajiv Gandhi Medical CollegeRajiv Gandhi Medical College and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital is a school of medicine, established in 1992 and based in Thane, in Kalwa, Mumbai, India.-Ranking:...
, located in Thane, Maharashtra - Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property LawRajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property LawRajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law is a Law school based at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. It was set up in collaboration with the George Washington University Law School, Washington DC and has the unique distinction of being the only law school within the IIT system...
, 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 raceRajiv Gandhi Trophy boat raceRajiv Gandhi trophy boat race is held every year on commemoration of the late Mr. Rajiv Gandhi and his wife Smt. Sonia Gandhi’s visit to kuttanadu on 5th september 1985. Rajiv Gandhi ever rolling trophy was donated by Shri. K...
, held in Kerala - Rajiv Gandhi Sethu, commonly known as Bandra-Worli Sea Link, located in Mumbai
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesRajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, centered in Bangalore, India, is a unitary university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka....
, located in Bangalore
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology