Jyoti means " divine light" in many Indian languages. Jyoti and variant spellings may refer to:

Films and TV

* ''Jothi'' (1939 film), a Tamil film * ''Jyothi'' (1976 film), a Telugu film * ''Jyoti'' (1981 film), a Hindi film * ''Jyoti'' (1988 film), a Bengali film * ''Jothi'' (2022 film), a Tamil film * ''Jyoti'' (TV series), an Indian daily soap opera on Imagine TV * ''Jothi'' (TV series), a 2021 Indian supernatural fantasy thriller Tamil language television series

Hinduism

* Jyoti (goddess), considered to be a Hindu goddess of light *

Jyotirlinga A Jyotirlinga () or Jyotirlingam, is a devotional representation of the Hindu god Shiva. The word is a Sanskrit compound of ('radiance') and ('sign'). The Śiva Mahāpurāṇam (also ''Shiva Purana'') mentions 64 original ''jyotirlinga'' s ...

, a set of consecrated Shiva lingams *

Jyotir Math Uttarāmnāya Śrī Jyotish Pītham or Jyotir Math is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams established by the 820 CE philosopher-saint Śrī Ādi Śaṅkara to preserve and propagate Sanātana Dharma and Advaita Vedānta, the doctrine of ...

, one of four major Ādi Śaṅkara schools *

Jyoti Kalash Jyoti Kalash (Sanskrit: ) is a symbolic representation of Hindu goddess Durga. During Navaratri festival devotees light Jyoti Kalash, in temples of Devi, to appease her. The word Jyoti Kalash comes from combination of two Sanskrit words - Jyoti ...

, a light festival associated with Durga

Places

Jyotirmath Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6150 feet (1875 m), it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekki ...

, city in Uttarakhand, India *

Jyoti Khuria Jyoti Khuria is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members ...

, municipality in Uttarakhand, India * Jyothi Central High School, in Ekma, Chhapra, Bihar, India * Jyothy Kendriya Vidyalaya, an English medium school in Bangalore

People with the name

People in film

* Jyoti Kapur Das, Indian director and screenwriter *

Jyoti Sarup Jyoti Sarup (born 20 August 1954 in New Delhi) is a National Award winning Indian film/serial director and producer, most known for directing the television series, ''Buniyaad'', and films like ''Chorni'' (1982) and '' Bub''(2001) . Biograph ...

(born 1954), Indian director and producer * Jyoti Swaroop (died 1991), Indian director *

J. P. Dutta Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian Bollywood film producer, writer and director, best known for making patriotic action war films. Personal life Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he has ...

(born 1949), Indian producer, writer and director *

Jyothi (actress, born 1963) Jyothi was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films. She acted in over 50 films. She is known for films like Puthukavithai and Rail Payanangalil ''Rail Payanangalil'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written, directed and ...

(1963–2007), film actress who acted in over 50 South Indian films * Jyothi (Telugu actress), Indian actress and ''Bigg Boss Telugu'' contestant * Jyothika (born 1977), Indian actress of predominantly Tamil films * Jyoti Gauba, Indian actress *

Jyothi Lakshmi Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a ...

(1948–2016), Indian actress * Jyoti Singh (actress), US born Indian actress * Jyotii Sethi, Indian actress * Jyoti Subhash, Indian actress

People in sports

* Jyothi Yarraji (born 1999), Indian woman hurdler *

Jyoti (wrestler) Jyoti (born 17 December 1985) is an Indian wrestler. She represented India in the women's freestyle 75 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city i ...

(born 1985), Indian wrestler in the -75 kg category *

Jyoti Chetty Jyoti Chetty (born January 26, 1982 in Pretoria) is a South African sabre fencer. Chetty represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events. For her first event, the women's individual sabre ...

(born 1982), South African fencer * Jyoti Dutta (1926–2010), Indian cricketer * Jyoti Raj, Indian free solo climber *

Jyoti Randhawa Jyotinder Singh Randhawa (born 4 May 1972) is an Indian professional golfer. He plays on the Asian Tour where he won eight times between 1998 and 2009. He was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 a ...

(born 1972), Indian professional golfer *

Jyoti Sunita Kullu Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born 9 September 1978 in Sundargarh, Odisha) is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002, she became the topsc ...

(born 1978), Indian field hockey player *

Jyoti Yadav Jyoti Yadav (born 26 September 1977) is an Indian first class cricketer from Allahabad. A left-handed middle order batsman, Yadav plays for and captains Uttar Pradesh. He made his first class debut in 1994/95 playing for Uttar Pradesh agains ...

(born 1983), Indian cricketer

People in music

* Georgia Anne Muldrow, American musician who occasionally goes by the stage name Jyoti * Jyoti Ghimire, Nepalese musician * Jyoti Goho, Indian classical musician *

Jyoti Hegde Jyoti Hegde ( sa, ज्योती हेग्डे, ) is a Rudra Veena and Sitar artist from Khandarbani Gharana. She has pursued music since age 12 and completed her Masters in Music from Karnatak University of Dharwad. Vidhushi Jyoti Hegd ...

, Indian classical musician *

Jyoti Nooran The Nooran Sisters are Sultana Nooran (born 14 June 1992) and Jyoti Nooran (born 24 February 1994) who are a devotional Sufi singing duo from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. Born to a family of Sufi musicians, they perform Sham Chaurasia gharana c ...

, one of the Nooran Sisters

People in government

* Jyoti Basu (1914–2010), male Indian politician, of Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India *

Jyoti Devi Jyoti Devi is an Indian politician from Bihar and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were h ...

, Indian politician * Jyoti Dhurve, Indian politician *

Jyoti Kalani Jyoti Kalani, (17 February 1951 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian politician from Ulhasnagar (a suburb of Mumbai, India). She emerged on her own during the years when her husband was out of power or in prison. She became the president (mayor) of ...

, Indian politician * Jyoti Kiran (born 1968), Indian politician of the BJP party *

Jyoti Mirdha Jyoti Mirdha (born 26 July 1972) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) from the Nagaur (Lok Sabha constituency) as a Congress party candidate. Family and early life Jyoti Mirdha Gehlaut is the daughter o ...

(born 1972), Indian politician * Jyoti Prakash Nirala (1986–2017), Indian Air Force member killed in action * Jyoti Prasad Das, Indian politician *

Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa (born 1944) was the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India, served August 2016. A retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1968 batch, he ended his career as Chief Secretary of Assam. Educa ...

, Indian governor * Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian politician *

Jyoti Singh (judge) Jyoti Singh (born 1 October 1966) is an Indian Judge. Presently, she is a sitting Judge on the Delhi High Court. Career Singh passed LL.B. from the Delhi University and started practice before the Supreme Court of India as well as Delhi High ...

, Delhi High Court judge * Jothi Venkatachalam (born 1917), female Indian politician, former Governor of Kerala, India

People in literature

Jyotirmoyee Devi Jyotirmoyee Devi ( bn, জ্যোতির্ময়ী দেবী) (1894–1988) was an Indian writer in the early twentieth century. She wrote predominantly about women in the Rajasthan of her childhood and in what is now West Bengal at ...

(1896–1988), Indian writer *

Jyoti Mhapsekar Jyoti Mhapsekar (born c. 1950) is an Indian award winner. She worked as a librarian and a playwright. She is known for her role as founder and President of Stree Mukti Sanghatana. She has won awards including the Nari Shakti Puraskar. Life Both ...

(born 1950), librarian and activist *

Jyoti Prakash Dutta (writer) Jyoti Prakash Dutta is a Bangladeshi short-story writer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh. Career Dutta has been serving as a Professor of the Department of Economics and the dean of Social Sciences Faculty at ...

, Bangladeshi short-story writer * Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1951), prolific author of Assamese literature

Other people

* Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890), activist and writer *

Jyoti Amge Jyoti Kishanji Amge (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the ''Guinness World Records''. Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared ...

(born 1993), world's smallest woman as of 2018 * Jyoti Dhawale, HIV activist *

Jyotirmoy Dey Jyotirmoy Dey ( bn, জ্যোতির্ময় দে; 1955 – 11 June 2011), also known as Jyotendra Dey, Commander J, and J Dey, was an Indian journalist, crime and investigations editor for ''Mid-Day'' (a tabloid newspaper publi ...

(1955–2011), journalist and investigator * Jyoti Kumari (born 2005), student known for bicycling over 700 mi during COVID-19 lockdown *

Jyotiprasad Medhi Jyotiprasad Medhi was a professor of statistics at Gauhati University and Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology. Work and education Medhi started his schooling in Dibrugarh and in 1940 he passed matriculation from Dibrugarh Gover ...

(1924–2017), statistical mathematician * Jyoti Rout (born 1965), Indian classical dancer *

Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray (born 16 July 1970) is an Indian geochemist, geochronologist and a professor at the Physical Research Laboratory. He is known for his studies on the geochronology of the Indian subcontinent and his studies have been docu ...

(born 1970), Indian geochemist * Jyoti Prakash Tamang (born 1961), Indian food technologist * Jyoti Singh,

2012 Delhi gang rape The 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder, commonly known as the Nirbhaya case, involved a rape and fatal assault that occurred on 16 December 2012 in Munirka, a neighbourhood in South West Delhi. The incident took place when Jyoti Singh, a 22-year ...

murder victim

Other uses

* ''Jyothi'' (album), a 1983 album by Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion * ''

Andhra Jyothi ''Andhra Jyothi'' () is the third largest circulated Telugu language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by K. L. N. Prasad, an Industrialist on 1 July 1960. It is also one of the ...

'', Indian newspaper * Jothi Agaval (The Call Divine), a poem by Ramalinga Swamigal (Vallalar) *

Jyoti swarupini Jyoti swarupini (pronounced jyōti swarūpini) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 68th ''Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is the ''prati madhyama ...

, a Carnatic raga