Mahendra
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Mahendra (Devanagari: महेंद्र) 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.
Mahendra is used as a given name. Famous people with the name include:
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[edit] Historical
- Mahendra of Nepal - king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972
- Mahinda - the son of Emperor Ashoka and a promoter of Buddhism
- Mahendra Sūri - 14th century Jain astronomer who wrote the Yantraraja, the first Indian treatise on the astrolabe
[edit] Entertainment
- Balu Mahendra - director of Tamil films
- Y._Gee._Mahendra - an Indian dramatist, actor, singer playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu
[edit] Sports
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Indian cricketer
- Mahendra Nagamootoo - a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity
[edit] Politics
- Mahinda Rajapaksa - President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Mahendr Dosieah - a Mauritian diplomat
- Mahendra Chaudhry - a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party
- Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh - a freedom fighter, journalist, writer and revolutionary social reformist of India
