Karthikeyan (in short

Karthikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

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derived from the Lord

Kartikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

People

D. R. Karthikeyan Devarayapuram Ramasamy Kaarthikeyan is a former Indian Police Service officer (1964 Batch and Karnataka cadre) from Tamil Nadu, and a former Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General, National Human Rights Commission. ...

, an Indian Police Service Officer. * G. Karthikeyan, an Indian politician and the speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly * M. L. R. Karthikeyan, an Indian playback singer *

Murali Karthikeyan Karthikeyan Murali (born 5 January 1999) is an Indian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015. Karthikeyan is a two-time national champion. Chess career Born in Thanjavur, Karthikeyan learnt chess at the age ...

, an Indian chess Grandmaster *

Narain Karthikeyan Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born 14 January 1977) is an Indian racing driver. He was the first Indian driver to compete in Formula One. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He has won multiple races in A1GP, British F3, ...

, the first Formula One motor racing driver from India * P. S. Karthikeyan, an Indian politician who was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly *

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan (born 17 February 1985), also referred to as SK, is an Indian actor, singer, film producer, lyricist, and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil films. He has also won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, four Edison A ...

, an Indian film actor, television anchor, and stand-up comedian of Tamil Nadu

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