Bakshi may refer to:

Indian title

Bakshi is a historical title used in India, deriving from

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

word for "paymaster", and originating as the title of an official responsible for distributing wages in Muslim armies. *

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972) was an Indian politician belonging to the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, who served as the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964. Bakshi was a member of the National Conference from i ...

, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964. *

Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid Sardar Bahadur Risaldar Major and Honorary Captain Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid, (1857–1924), also known as Tirath Ram, was a decorated soldier of the British Indian Army. Vaid enlisted in the ranks of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides on 1 May 1876 ...

, a soldier of

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

Indian surname

Derived from the historical title, "Bakshi" came to be used as a surname among Hindus and Sikhs of the Punjab region in India. * Amit S. Bakshi, Indian hockey player *

Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare award for Best lyricist a total of 40 times, resulting in 4 wins. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid) was born ...

, Indian songwriter *

Chandrakant Bakshi Chandrakant Keshavlal Bakshi ( gu, ચંદ્રકાંત કેશવલાલ બક્ષી) was a Gujarati language, Gujarati author from Gujarat, India and a former Sheriff of Mumbai. He was known for his bold and new concepts in writi ...

, Indian author *

G. D. Bakshi Major General Gagan Deep Bakshi or G. D. Bakshi (born 1950) is a retired Indian Army officer. He commanded the 6 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. He is often called on news channels across India to provide views on topics related to the military an ...

, Major General of Indian Army *

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi ( Punjabi: ਕੰਵਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ; born 20 February 1964) is an Indian-born New Zealand politician and a member of the National Party. He was a Member of Parliament as a list MP from the 20 ...

, New Zealand member of parliament * Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi, Indian Hindi-language writer *

Praveen Bakshi Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC was the 25th General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2015 after Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai. He retired on 31 Jul ...

, Lieutenant general of Indian army *

Ramprasad Bakshi Ramprasad Premshankar Bakshi (27 June 1894 – 22 March 1989) was a Gujarati writer, scholar, translator and editor from India. He was a student of Anandshankar Dhruv and Narsinhrao Divetia, and was appointed the president of Gujarati Sahitya Pari ...

(b.1894), Gujrati writer *

Rohit Bakshi (actor) Rohit Bakshi is an Indian television actor. He played the role of Piyush Raheja in Balaji Telefilms daily soap opera ''Kahiin To Hoga'' and a double role in the supernatural TV series ''Maharakshak: Devi'' which was aired on Zee TV. In 2013 he ...

, Indian actor *

Rohit Bakshi (neurologist) Rohit Bakshi is the Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone Professor of Neurology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is director of the Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research at the Partne ...

, American academic *

Sachindra Bakshi Sachindra Nath Bakshi (25 December 1904 – 23 November 1984) was a prominent Indian revolutionary and one of the founding members of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA, which after 1928 became the Hindustan Socialist Republican Associatio ...

, Indian freedom fighter participated in kakori train robbery *

Tirath Singh Bakshi Rai Bahadur Tirath Singh Bakshi joined the United Province Police Force during the British Raj and was born between 1850 and 1904 later became Deputy Inspector General of Police of the state. Singh was awarded the Indian Service Order by King Ge ...

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG Police) during the British Raj *

Zorawar Chand Bakshi Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand 'Zoru' Bakshi PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM (21 October 1921 or 2 January 1921As given in the pre-Independence ''Indian Army List''. – 24 May 2018) was a General Officer of the Indian Army, most widely known as one of ...

(b. 1921) Indian general

Jewish surname

Bakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden. *

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron ( he, אליהו בקשי דורון‎; April 5, 1941 – April 12, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion ( Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat ...

, a former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatric ...

, American animator and film director

Other surname

Aleksandre Bakshi Aleksandre Bakshi (born 23 July 1997) is a Georgian tennis player. Bakshi has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 816 achieved on 1 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 556 achieved on 9 May 2022. ...

, Georgian tennis player

Fictional characters

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...

, a fictional Indian-Bengali

detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads th ...

created by author

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Sharadindu compos ...

. *Hrundi V. Bakshi, the main character in the 1968 film '' The Party''.

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