Anand (name)

Anand (pronounced [aːnənd̪]) is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (ānand), which means happiness.

People with the surname Anand

Anand (surname)
Pronunciation	[aːnənd̪]
Language(s)	Punjabi, Hindi
Origin
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Word/Name	India
Derivation	Sanskrit: आनंद
Meaning	happiness
Other names
Variant(s)	Aanand

Engineers & Scientists

• Nitya Anand ((born 1925), Indian scientist
• Tarun Anand, Indian information technology entrepreneur and software engineer
• B. K. Anand (1917 - 2007), Indian physiologist and pharmacologist

Sports

• Amrik Anand (born 1947), Indian cricketer
• Chetan Anand (badminton) (born 1980), Indian badminton player
• J. Anand, Indian racing car driver
• Subramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer

Entertainment

• A. V. Anand (born 1936), Indian musician
• Akshay Anand, Indian actor
• Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian TV anchor and editor
• Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
• Anita Anand (born 1972), British radio and television presenter and journalist
• Anubhav Anand (born 1981), Indian actor
• Chetan Anand (director) (1921–1997), Indian producer, screenwriter and director
• Dev Anand (1923–2011), Indian actor, writer, director and producer
• Inder Raj Anand (died 1987), Indian film writer
• K. v. Anand (born 1966), Indian cinematographer, film director and photo journalist
• Mayank Anand (born 1983), Indian actor, artist, author and director
• Mukul S. Anand (1951-1997), Indian film director and producer
• Nikita Anand (born 1983), Indian model, actress and beauty queen
• Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian film actress and model
• Shakti Anand, Indian television actor
• Shilpa Anand (born 1982), Indian model, television and movie actress
• Shoma Anand (born 1958), Indian television and film actress
• Siddharth Anand, Indian film director
• Suneil Anand (born 1956), Indian film actor
• Suparna Anand (born 1969), Indian film actress
• Tinnu Anand, Indian actor and director
• Vibha Anand (born 1991), Indian television actress
• Vijay Anand (director), Indian film director
• Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker) (1925–2004), Indian filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor, and actor

Others

• Anjum Anand (born 1971), British Indian food writer and TV chef
• Adarsh Sein Anand (born 1936), Indian Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Anurag Anand (born 1978), Indian author
• Gaggan Anand, Indian chef
• Geeta Anand, Indian journalist
• Harjit Singh Anand (born 1948), Indian government administrator
• Harvinder "Harry" Anand, Indian-American politician
• Javed Anand (born c. 1950), Indian journalist and civil rights activist
• Margot Anand (born 1944), French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker
• Mulk Raj Anand (1905–2004), Indian writer
• Raj Anand, English web entrepreneur
• Ruchi Anand, Indian international professor
• Satyapal Anand (born 1931), Indian poet, critic and writer
• Valerie Anand, pen name of Fiona Buckley (born 1937), British author
• Vijay Anand (politician) (born 1969), Indian politician

People with the given name Anand

Anand
Pronunciation	[aːnənd̪]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Several Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages
Origin
Word/name	Sanskrit
Meaning	Happiness
Region of origin	South Asia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Ananda
Variant form(s)	Annand
Derived	Sanskrit : आनंद

• Anand (actor), Indian film actor
• Anand (Maoist) or Katakam Sudarshan, Indian cadre
• Anand (writer) or P. Satchidanandan (born 1936), Indian writer
• Anand Amritraj (born 1952), Indian tennis player and businessman
• Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
• Anand Babla (1954–2008), Fijian politician of Indian descent
• Anand Babu, Indian film actor
• Anand Bakshi (1920–2002), Indian poet and lyricist
• Anand Bhate (born 1971), Indian classical vocalist
• Anand Dev Bhatt, Nepalese writer and politician
• Anand Chitragupth, Indian music director
• Anand Gandhi (born 1980), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
• Anand Giridharadas, American writer and newspaper columnist
• Anand Gopal, American journalist
• Anand Grover, Indian lawyer
• Anand Jain, Indian businessman
• Anand Jon (born 1973), Indian-American fashion designer
• Anand Kabra, Indian fashion designer
• Anand Krishna, Indian art historian and museologist
• Anand Kumar (born 1973), Indian mathematician
• Anand Kurian (born 1958), Indian marketing communications theorist, writer and activist
• Anand Rishiji Maharaj (1900–1992), Indian pattadhar acharya of Jains
• Anand Mahindra (born 1955), Indian businessman - chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra
• Anand Menon, United Kingdom professor
• Anand Mohan (born 1957), Indian academic
• Anand Narain Mulla (1901–1997), Indian poet and politician
• Anand Naidoo, South African-American news anchor and correspondent
• Anand Narayan (born 1984), Indian television personality and playback singer
• Anand Panyarachun (born 1932), Thai Prime Minister
• Anand Paranjpe (born 1970), Indian industrialist and politician
• Anand Patwardhan (born 1950), Indian documentary filmmaker
• Anand Rajan (born 1987), Indian cricketer
• Anand Rajaram (born 1972), Canadian actor, writer and director
• Anand Rajaraman, Indian-American web and technology entrepreneur
• Anand Ramlogan (born 1973), Trinidadian Attorney General
• Anand Ranga (born 1975), Indian film director
• Anand Sai, Indian film art director
• Anand Satyanand (born 1944), New Zealand Governor-General
• Anand Sharma (born 1953), Indian politician
• Anand Lal Shimpi (born 1982), American businessman - CEO of AnandTech
• Anand Singh (born 1948), Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent
• Anand Mohan Singh, Indian politician
• Anand Sivakumaran, Indian writer and director
• Anand Swarup (died 1937), guru
• Anand Tucker (born 1963), English film director and producer
• Anand Tummala (born 1978) Indian American cricketer
• Anand Viswanathan (born 1969), Indian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion
• Anand Yadav (born 1935), Indian writer
• Anand Sen Yadav, Indian politician