Aruna may refer to:

Religion and mythology

Aruna (Hinduism) Aruna ( sa, अरुण ) is the charioteer of Surya (Sun god) in Hinduism. He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children were Sampati ...

, the charioteer of Surya in Hinduism *

Aruna (Hittite mythology) Aruna was the god of the sea in Hittite religion. His name is identical with the Hittite word for the sea, which could also refer to bodies of water, treated as numina rather than personified deities. His worship was not widespread, and most of ...

, a Hittite sea god * Aruna Stambha, a monumental religious pillar in Puri, Odisha, India *

Arunachala Arunachala (IAST: , 'Red Mountain') is a hill in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, and one of the five main Shaiva holy places in South India. The Arunachalesvara Temple to Shiva is located at the base of the hill. The hill is also known by the nam ...

(''red mountain''), a shaivite holy site in Tamil Nadu, India

People with family-name Aruna

Ade Aruna Ade Aruna (born April 27, 1994) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Tulane Green Wave football, Tulane, and was drafted by the Minnesota ...

(born 1994), Nigerian player of American football *

Aladi Aruna Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam was an Indian politician. He was the Law Minister of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Alangulam constituency in the 1967, 1971 ...

(1933–2004), Indian politician * D. K. Aruna (fl. 1994), Indian politician *

Poongothai Aladi Aruna Poongothai Aladi Aruna is an Indian politician and former Information and Technology minister of Tamil Nadu under DMK ruling in 2006–2011. In 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly election she contested from Alangulam (State Assembly Constituency) and w ...

(born 1964), Indian politician *

Quadri Aruna Quadri Akinade Aruna (born 9 August 1988, in Oyo, Nigeria) is a professional Nigeria table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in the latter competition. He is ...

(born 1988), Nigerian table tennis player * Sanghapali Aruna (born 1979), Indian human rights activist

People with the personal name Aruna

Aruna (singer) Aruna Beth Abrams (born January 16, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, DJ, producer and pianist. She is best known as a vocalist in dance music since 2007 but has been working as DJ and producer of her own work since 2011. She resides ...

(born 1975), American musician *

Aruna Asaf Ali Aruna Asaf Ali (''née'' Ganguly; 16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996) was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher. An active participant in the Indian independence movement, she is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National fl ...

(1909–1996), Indian educator, activist, and publisher *

Aruna Balraj Aruna Balraj is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Aruna Balraj as an actress include '' Naayi Neralu'' (2006), '' Ambari'' (2009), ''Raja Huli'' (2013) and ''Gubbi Mele Bramhastra'' (2019). Career Aruna Balraj ...

(fl. from 2006), Indian film actress *

Aruna Biswas Aruna Biswas is a Bangladeshi television, stage and film actress. She is also a television drama director. Background Biswas is the daughter of jatra activists Amalendu Biswas and Jyotsna Biswas. Career Biswas debuted in film industry in 198 ...

(fl. from 1986), Bangladeshi actress *

Aruna Chaudhary Aruna Chaudhary is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. Aruna Chaudhary is a senior leader of Punjab Congress. She is member of 15th Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represents Dina Nagar constituency. Political ...

(born 1957), Indian politician * Aruna Darshana (born 1999), Sri Lankan sprinter * Aruna De Silva (born 1961), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Aruna Dharmasena Aruna Dharmasena (born 25 August 1993) is a Sri Lankan cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bai ...

(born 1993), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Aruna Dhathathreyan Aruna Dhathathreyan is a Professor and Emeritus scientist at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India. Her fields of work and research include biophysics, biophysical chemistry, and surface sciences. Education Dhathathreyan ...

(fl. 2000s), Indian biophysicist *

Aruna Dindane Aruna Dindane (born 26 November 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has 62 caps and 17 goals for the Ivory Coast since his debut in 2000, and has played at four Africa Cup of Nations and two FIFA Wor ...

(born 1980), Ivorian football player *

Aruna Gunawardene Aruna Alwis Wijesiri Gunawardene (born 31 March 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played one One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international st ...

(born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 3 May 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Act ...

(born 1946), Indian actress *

Aruna Jayanthi Aruna Jayanthi is an Indian businesswoman and managing director of Capgemini's Asia Pacific and Latin America business unit. Previously, she held roles as their CEO of Business Services and CEO of Capgemini India. Jayanthi joined Capgemini in 2 ...

(fl. 2000s), Indian businesswoman *

Aruna Kori Aruna Kori (born 15 March 1973) is an Indian politician and social worker. She represented Bilhaur constituency as MLA by Samajwadi Party. And she was also the Minister of Women Welfare and Culture of Government of Uttar Pradesh The Governme ...

(born 1973), Indian politician *

Aruna Kumari Galla Galla Aruna Kumari (born 1 August 1944) is an Indian politician. She is the daughter of former Indian parliamentarian and social activist Paturi Rajagopala Naidu. She is currently a polit buro member of the Telugu Desam Party. She was the Minis ...

(born 1944), Indian politician *

Aruna Lama Aruna Lama (9 September 19454 February 1998) was an Indian-born Nepali language singer from Darjeeling. She is popularly known as 'Nightingale of the Hills'. She sang hundreds of Nepali songs, including some for Nepali film, and left an indelib ...

(1945–1998), Indian singer *

Aruna Mishra Aruna Mishra is a female Indian boxer. Her career highlights include gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating ...

(fl. from 2003), female Indian boxer *

Aruna Mohanty Aruna Mohanty (born April 4, 1960) is an Odissi dancer, choreographer and guru. She is currently the Secretary of the Orissa (Odisha) Dance Academy. She has received a number of awards for her work, including the Padmashree award. Training ...

(born 1960), Odissi dancer *

Aruna Miller Aruna Miller (née Katragadda; November 6, 1964) is an American politician who is the lieutenant governor-elect of Maryland. Miller, a Democrat, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Legislative District 15 in Mont ...

(born 1964), Indian-American politician *

Mucherla Aruna Mucherla Aruna is an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films, mainly during the 1980s. Early life and career Mucherla Aruna was born in Kothagudem of Telangana into a family that belongs to Arjunudupalem, nea ...

(born 1965), Indian actress *

Aruna Raje Aruna Raje (born 1946) is an Indian film director and editor known for her works in Hindi cinema. Early life Aruna Raje was born on 17 October in 1946 in Pune, India. Education and career Aruna enrolled initially at Grant Medical College in Pun ...

(born 1946), Indian film director *

Aruna Ramchandra Dhere Aruna Ramchandra Dhere (Devanagari: अरुणा रामचंद्र ढेरे) (b. 2 Feb 1957) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was the President of the 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Yavatmal ...

(born 1957), Marathi writer *

Aruna Reddy Budda Aruna Reddy (born 25 December 1995) is an Indian female artistic gymnast, representing at international competitions. She won bronze medal in 2018 World Cup Gymnastics in women's vault event in Melbourne. She created history by becoming the ...

(born 1995), Indian artistic gymnast *

Aruna Roy Aruna Roy (née Jayaram, born 6 June 1946) is an Indian social activist, professor, union organiser and former civil servant. She is the president of the National Federation of Indian Women and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan. E ...

(born 1946), Indian political and social activist *

Aruna Sairam Sangita Kalanidhi Aruna Sairam is an Indian classical vocalist and carnatic music singer. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri award from the Government of India and has been elected as Vice Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Academy (India's premier ...

(born 1952), Indian classical vocalist * Aruna Shanbaug (1948–2015), subject of an Indian euthanasia court case *

Aruna Shields Aruna Shields is a British actress, filmmaker and therapist. She debuted with the 2010 Indian film ''Prince'' starring Vivek Oberoi. Career Shields, while at a theatrical workshop, was spotted by an acting agent. According to Google zeitgeist, i ...

(fl. from 2002), British-Indian actress * Aruna Sundararajan (fl. from 1982), Indian civil servant *

Aruna Vasudev Aruna Vasudev (born 1936) is an Indian critic, author, editor, painter, maker of documentaries and is considered an eminent scholar on Asian cinema, who has also been described as the "mother of Asian Cinema". Early life and education A younger ...

(born 1936), Indian scholar on Asian cinema

Other uses

* Aruna Mountains,

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

, India * 2313 Aruna, a minor planet

Religion and mythology

People with family-name Aruna

People with the personal name Aruna

Other uses

See also