Anand

Anand or Ananda (Devnagari: आनंद) is a Sanskrit word that means "bliss", "happiness" or "joy." It is the most common first name in the Indian subcontinent and also a surname.

Anand may refer to:

Cinema

• Anand (film), a 1970 Bollywood movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
• Anand (2004 film), a 2004 Tollywood film starring Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee.

People:

• Anand Prasad Bandaru, the author of "Idiots Guide To FREEDOM" Alias Annu
• Anand Lal Shimpi, the person behind AnandTech
• Anand Narayanan, well-known Editor in the Television media in South India. At present, he is with Kairali-People TV in Kerala.
• Anand Panyarachun, a former prime minister of Thailand.
• Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand as of August 2006.
• J.Anand, former Formula 3 Racecar Driver
• Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess player, the current World Chess Champion
• Anand, a Kannada movie actor.

Anand (surname): Anand (surname) is found in a clan of the Kukhran sub-caste of Khatri caste in North India:

• Chetan Anand, Dev Anand's brother and classic Hindi film director/producer
• Dev Anand, a classic Hindi film actor
• Mulk Raj Anand, Indian novelist, short-story writer, and art critic writing in English.

Others

• Anand, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat, India.
• Murugananthan, Anandha murugan - other names of Lord Murugan, worshiped predominantly in south India