Ashutosh ( sa, आशुतोष , from meaning "rapid, easy" and meaning "gratification") is a male given name and one of the names given to
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
. The word Ashutosh refers to someone who can be easily gratified and someone who fulfils wishes instantly. Ashutosh is one of the thousand names (Sahasra naam) of
Mahadeva.
Persons
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Ashutosh (spiritual leader), the founder of the spiritual group Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan
Given name
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Ashutosh Deb (1803–1856), musician and Hindu priest in Calcutta, producer of an early Bengali dictionary
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Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala (born 1993), Indian actor
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Ashutosh Gowariker
Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment".
His is particular ...
(born 1965), Indian film director, actor, writer and producer
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Ashutosh (politician)
Ashutosh (born 1965) is an Indian journalist and former politician of AAP. He was the spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is the Co-founder and Editorial Director of SatyaHindi, He was previously associated with IBN 7, an Indian news telev ...
(born 1965), Indian journalist and politician
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Ashutosh Kaushik
Ashutosh Kaushik (born 2 October 1979) is an Indian actor and reality TV participant. Kaushik was the winner of '' MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0'' in 2007 and the 2nd season of ''Bigg Boss'' in 2008. Later he was also seen in '' MTV Roadies 8'' ...
, Indian model, actor, reality TV personality
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Ashutosh Mukherjee (1864–1924), Bengali educator
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Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay (anglicised spelling of surname: Mukherjee) was one of the most prominent writers of modern Bengali literature.
Life and works
Mukhopadhyay was born on 7 September 1920, in Bajrajogini,Bikrampur, Dacca (now Dhaka) as the ...
, anglicized spelling of surname: Mukherjee, prominent writer of modern Bengali literature
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Ashutosh Phatak, Indian rock artist and composer
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Ashutosh Rana
Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked ...
, Indian actor
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Ashutosh Sabharwal Ashutosh Sabharwal is a professor and Ph.D of electrical engineering from Rice University, Houston, TX. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 ''for contributions to the theory and experimentation ...
, American engineer
Other uses
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Asutosh College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta
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