Shukla
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "white". It is used as a surname in Northern India and around Nashik in Maharashtra, mostly by Brahmins. It can also be found as a surname in east Africa.
[edit] Notable Persons
- Acharya Shukla, literary figure
- Baikuntha Shukla nationalist and revolutionary
- Jhanak Shukla, actress
- Laxmi Ratan Shukla, cricketer
- Rajeev Shukla, journalist
- Ram Chandra Shukla, painter
- Ravi Shankar Shukla, Primier of CP & Berar & First Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Saurabh Shukla, actor
- Shilpa Shukla, actress
- Shyama Charan Shukla, Technocrate Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, A Great Irrigation Visionary and Aviation Flyer
- Vidya Charan Shukla,Big Game Hunter of Global Repute,Indian Cabinet Minister in various portfolios,Agriculturist
- Vinay Shukla, film director
- Yogendra Shukla, nationalist
[edit] See also
- Shukla paksha, the bright lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar
- Shukla Yajurveda, a Hindu text, also known as the White Yajurveda
| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |