Chaitanya or Chaithanya may refer to the following people
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Chaitanya Bishnoi (born 1994), Indian cricketer
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Chaitanya Choudhury, Indian television actor and model
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Chaitanya Krishna, South Indian actor
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Chaitanya Lakshman (born 1968), Fiji Indian lawyer, social worker and politician
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; ), born Vishvambhara Mishra () (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534), was an Indian Hindus, Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bha ...
(1486–1533), Indian spiritual teacher
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Chaitanya Charitamrita
The ''Chaitanya Charitamrita'' (; ), composed by Krishnadasa Kaviraja in 1557, is written in Bengali with a great number of Sanskrit verses in its devotional, poetic construction, including '' Shikshashtakam''. It is one of the primary biogr ...
, a biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Chaitanya Bhagavata
Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata () is a hagiography of Caitanya Mahāprabhu written by Vrindavana Dasa Thakura (1507–1589 CE). It was the first full-length work regarding Chaitanya Mahaprabhu written in Bengali language and documents his early lif ...
, a hagiography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Chaitanya Singha Dev, 18th century king of the Mallabhum
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Chaitanya Tamhane
Chaitanya Tamhane (born 1 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama ''Court''. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The ...
(born 1987), Indian film director
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K. M. Chaitanya, Indian film director, documentary maker
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Krishna Chaitanya (lyricist), Telugu lyricist, writer and director
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Naga Chaitanya
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (; born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. Chaitanya is a recipient of several accolades including one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work.
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(born 1986), Indian film actor
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Nitya Chaitanya Yati, Indian philosopher, psychologist, author and poet
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