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 Mahadeva may refer to:
Religion
*Mahadeva, a title of the Hindu god Shiva
** Parashiva, a form of Shiva
** Parameshwara (god), a form of Shiva
*Para Brahman, a Hindu deity
*Adi-Buddha, in Buddhism, the "First Buddha" or the "Primordial Buddha"
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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
Ashutosh Deb (1803—1856) commonly known as A. T. Deb was an Indian lexicographer, publisher and musician. He was the producer of an early Bengali dictionary. He was also a sitar player and composed many popular ''tappa'' and other songs.Chakr ...
(1803–1856), musician and Hindu priest in Calcutta, producer of an early Bengali dictionary
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Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala ( hi, आशुतोष लोबो गज्जीवाला) (born 17 May 1993) is an Indian actor and entrepreneur. Gajiwala is best known for his 2008 role as the young Salim Malik in the film ''Slumdog Millionair ...
(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 Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment".
His is ...
(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
Ashutosh Phatak is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and entrepreneur based in Mumbai. He is one of the founding partners of live music chain blueFROG, co-founder of The True School of Music, and one of the co-founders of The Quarter.
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, 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
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Asutosh College
Asutosh College (Bengali: আশুতোষ কলেজ) is a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, situated in Southern Kolkata, close to the Jatin Das Park Metro Station, gate No. 2. It was established in 1916 as the South Subu ...
, affiliated to the University of Calcutta
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