Jyoti
Appearance
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Jyoti means "divine light" in many Indian languages.
Jyoti and spelling variants may refer to:
Arts and media
[edit]Films and TV
[edit]- Jothi (1939 film), a Tamil film
- Jyothi (1976 film), a Telugu film
- Jyoti (1981 film), a Hindi film
- Jothi (1983 film), a Tamil film
- Jyoti (1988 film), a Bengali film
- Jothi (2022 film), a Tamil film
- Jyoti (TV series), an Indian daily soap opera on Imagine TV
- Jothi (TV series), a 2021 Indian supernatural fantasy thriller Tamil language television series
Other media
[edit]- Jyothi (album), a 1983 album by Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion
- Andhra Jyothi, Indian newspaper
- Jothi Agaval (The Call Divine), a poem by Ramalinga Swamigal (Vallalar)
- Jyoti swarupini, a Carnatic raga
Hinduism
[edit]- Jyoti (goddess), considered to be a Hindu goddess of light
- Jyotirlinga, a set of consecrated Shiva lingams
- Jyotir Math, one of four major Ādi Śaṅkara schools
- Jyoti Kalash, a light festival associated with Durga
People
[edit]In film
[edit]- Jyoti Kapur Das, Indian director and screenwriter
- Jyoti Sarup (born 1954), Indian director and producer
- Jyoti Swaroop (died 1991), Indian director
- J. P. Dutta (born 1949), Indian producer, writer and director
- Jyothi (actress, born 1963) (1963–2007), film actress who acted in over 50 South Indian films
- Jyothi (Telugu actress), Indian actress and Bigg Boss Telugu contestant
- Jyothika (born 1977), Indian actress of predominantly Tamil films
- Jyoti Gauba, Indian actress
- Jyothi Lakshmi (1948–2016), Indian actress
- Jyoti Singh (actress), US born Indian actress
- Jyotii Sethi, Indian actress
- Jyoti Subhash, Indian actress
Sportspeople
[edit]- Jyothi Yarraji (born 1999), Indian woman hurdler
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Indian compound archer
- Jyoti (wrestler) (born 1985), Indian wrestler in the -75 kg category
- Jyoti Chetty (born 1982), South African fencer
- Jyoti Dutta (1926–2010), Indian cricketer
- Jyoti Raj, Indian free solo climber
- Jyoti Randhawa (born 1972), Indian professional golfer
- Jyoti Rumawat (born 1999), Indian field hockey player
- Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born 1978), Indian field hockey player
- Jyoti Yadav (born 1983), Indian cricketer
Musicians
[edit]- Georgia Anne Muldrow, American musician who occasionally goes by the stage name Jyoti
- Jyoti Ghimire, Nepalese musician
- Jyoti Goho, Indian classical musician
- Jyoti Hegde, Indian classical musician
- Jyoti Nooran, one of the Nooran Sisters
In government
[edit]- Jyoti Basu (1914–2010), male Indian politician, of Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India
- Jyoti Devi, Indian politician
- Jyoti Dhurve, Indian politician
- Jyoti Gondek (born 1969), Canadian politician
- Jyoti Kalani, Indian politician
- Jyoti Kiran (born 1968), Indian politician of the BJP party
- Jyoti Mirdha (born 1972), Indian politician
- Jyoti Prakash Nirala (1986–2017), Indian Air Force member killed in action
- Jyoti Prasad Das, Indian politician
- Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, Indian governor
- Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian politician
- Jyoti Singh (judge), Delhi High Court judge
- Jothi Venkatachalam (born 1917), female Indian politician, former Governor of Kerala, India
Writers
[edit]- Jyotirmoyee Devi (1896–1988), Indian writer
- Jyoti Mhapsekar (born 1950), librarian and activist
- Jyoti Prakash Dutta (writer), Bangladeshi short-story writer
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1951), prolific author of Assamese literature
Other people
[edit]- Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890), activist and writer
- Jyoti Amge (born 1993), world's smallest woman as of 2018
- Jyoti Dhawale, HIV activist
- Jyotirmoy Dey (1955–2011), journalist and investigator
- Jyoti Kumari (born 2005), student known for bicycling over 700 mi during COVID-19 lockdown
- Jyotiprasad Medhi (1924–2017), statistical mathematician
- Jyoti Rout (born 1965), Indian classical dancer
- Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray (born 1970), Indian geochemist
- Jyoti Prakash Tamang (born 1961), Indian food technologist
- Jyoti Singh, 2012 Delhi gang rape murder victim
Places
[edit]- Jyotirmath, city in Uttarakhand, India
- Jyoti Khuria, municipality in Uttarakhand, India
- Jyothy Kendriya Vidyalaya, an English medium school in Bangalore