Bhaskar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Bhāskara I (c. 600 – c. 680), Indian mathematician, Bhaskaracharya * Bhaskara II (1114–1185), Indian mathematician and astronomer * Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale (1869–1922), Indian classical vocalist *

Bhaskar Chandavarkar Bhaskar Chandavarkar (16 March 1936 – 26 July 2009) was an Indian sitar player, academic and film and theatre composer who worked with well-known directors of Indian cinema like Mrinal Sen, Girish Karnad, Aparna Sen, K. G. George and Amol P ...

(1936–2009), Indian sitar player *

Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta (Assamese: ভাস্কৰ জ্যোতি মহন্ত) is a 1988 batch (41RR) IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He is the current Director General of Assam Police, and had previously served as the special D ...

(born: 1963), Indian police officer * Bhaskar Menon, music industry executive of Indian origin *

Bhaskar Pramanik Bhaskar Pramanik was the former Chairman of Microsoft India. He looked after the company's overall sales, marketing and all other transactions across India. He retired from Microsoft in September 2017. Pramanik resigned from Oracle India to jo ...

, present Chairman of Microsoft India *

Bhaskar Sunkara Bhaskar Sunkara (born June 1989) is an American political writer. He is the founding editor of '' Jacobin,'' the president of ''The Nation,'' and publisher of ''Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy'' and London's ''Tribune''. He is a former ...

, American publisher * Bhaskar Ramchandra Tambe(1874–1941), Marathi poet from India * Bommarillu Bhaskar, known mononymically as Bhaskar, Indian Telugu film director *

K. Vijaya Bhaskar K. Vijaya Bhaskar is Indian film director who works mainly in the Telugu film industry. He won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for ''Nuvve Kavali'' (2000). He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Korukonda. Filmography Awar ...

, Indian Telugu film director * Kola Bhaskar, Indian film editor * M. Bhaskar, also known as ''Oscar Movies'' Bhaskar, Indian Tamil film director & producer *

M. S. Baskar Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (born 13 September 1957) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. Before entering the film industry, he was a theatre artist, he made his film debut in 1987 in a small role in the film ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi' ...

, Indian actor * Roy Bhaskar, British philosopher *

Sanjeev Bhaskar Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and as the star of the sitcom '' The Kumars at No. 42''. ...

, British comedian and actor *

V. Bhaskar Venkataraman Bhaskar (born 18 March 1969) is an Indian economist and Sue Killam Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Career Bhaskar received his BA from Madras University and his MA from Jawaharlal Nehru University and c ...

, Indian economist * Vijaya Bhaskar, Kannada music director

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Dainik Bhaskar ''Dainik Bhaskar ''is India's largest Hindi-language daily newspaper owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations, it is ranked 3rd in the world by circulation and is the largest newspaper in India by circula ...

'', a Hindi-language daily newspaper of India, website bhaskar.com * Bhaskar Group, an Indian business conglomerate

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