Mahendra
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Mahendra is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from Maha
(Highest Position) and Indra Deva
(the King of Gods) from Hindu mythology. For a similar derivative see Mahindra
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Mahendra is used as a given name
. People with the name include:
Maha
-Acronyms:*MaHa, Nepali comedy duo, Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya*Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia- Indian words :In Sanskrit and other Indian languages influenced by it, the prefix maha means "great".*Maha Avatar, Great incarnation...
(Highest Position) and Indra Deva
Indra
' or is the King of the demi-gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hindu mythology. He is also the God of War, Storms, and Rainfall.Indra is one of the chief deities in the Rigveda...
(the King of Gods) from Hindu mythology. For a similar derivative see Mahindra
Mahindra
Mahindra may refer to:In People*Mahinda, the son of Emperor Ashoka and proponent of Buddha's teachings in Sri Lanka*Anand MahindraIn Companies* Mahindra Group...
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Mahendra is used as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the name include:
- Mahinda RajapaksaMahinda RajapaksaPercy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,...
- President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Mahendra of NepalMahendra of NepalPossibly no heir for the time period of 1911 through 1920. Previous Crown Prince: Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, from 1906 to 1911....
- king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 - MahindaMahindaMahinda was a Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the son of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka.- Historical Sources :...
- the son of Emperor Ashoka and a promoter of Buddhism - Balu MahendraBalu MahendraBalanathan "Balu" Mahendran is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and cinematographer widely regarded as part of the first in a wave of directors and screenwriters from the Chennai film industry who revitalised Tamil cinema...
- director of Tamil films - Mahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC...
- Indian cricketer - Mahendr DosieahMahendr DosieahMahendr Dosieah is a Mauritian diplomat and is the current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mauritius to the Russian Federation, who presented his credentials to then-President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 25 July 2006....
- a MauritianMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and... - Mahendra ChaudhryMahendra ChaudhryMahendra Pal Chaudhry is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party...
- a FijianFijiFiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party