Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

is a Hindu deity. Krishna may refer to:

Hinduism

:The name comes from a Sanskrit word (कृष्ण, ''kṛṣṇa'') that means 'black' or 'dark blue'. Certain other figures within Hinduism also have names transliterated as Krishna. These include (with added phonetic spellings); *

Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana ( sa, कृष्णद्वैपायन, Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana), better known as Vyasa (; sa, व्यासः, Vyāsaḥ, compiler) or Vedavyasa (वेदव्यासः, ''Veda-vyāsaḥ'', "the one who cl ...

- (the dark one born on an island) *

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers ...

- , कृष्णा, Krishnaa (the dark one the princess of Panchala, feminine form) *

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Panda ...

- he is called Kṛṣṇa in one instance toward the end of his life *

Durga Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around co ...

- she is called in the Virataparva (feminine form)

Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami , also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed ...

Hindu festival. *

Krishna Yajurveda The ''Yajurveda'' ( sa, यजुर्वेद, ', from ' meaning "worship", and ''veda'' meaning "knowledge") is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals.Michael Witzel (2003), "Vedas and Upaniṣads", in ''The Blackwell C ...

(Black Yajurveda), one of the two ''samhitas'' (collections) of Yajurveda, Hindu religious text * '' Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead'', also known as '' book'' * The Krishnas,

International Society for Krishna Consciousness The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known Colloquialism, colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Gaudiya Vaishnava Hinduism, Hindu religious organization. ISKCON was found ...

(popularly called the "Hare Krishnas"), a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious movement **

Hare Krishna (mantra) The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially as the ("Great Mantra"), is a 16-word Vaishnava mantra which is mentioned in the Kali-Santarana Upanishad and which from the 15th century rose to importance in the Bhakti movement foll ...

, a 16-word Vaishnava mantra brought to international attention by the Society

Geography

* Krishna River that flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (this should correctly be Kṛṣṇā, in feminine form) *

Krishna district Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...

, district of Andhra Pradesh, named after Krishna River *

Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and estuary located in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the rarest eco-regions of the world because it harbors vast tracts of pristine mangrove forests. It is believed by conservationists to ...

, a wildlife refuge in Andhra Pradesh * Godavari-Krishna mangroves, a mangrove ecosystem formed by the delta of river Krishna

Transportation

Krishna Express The 17405 / 17406 Krishna Express also known as Sree Krishna Express, is an intercity express train running between of Andhra Pradesh and Adilabad of Telangana. It belongs to South Central Railways Secunderabad of Indian Railways and it takes ...

, a train of the South Central Railway running between Tirupati and Adilabad

Newspapers

Krishna Patrika Krishna Patrika is a Telugu-language newspaper founded by Indian freedom fighter Konda Venkatappayya. History Krishna patrika was started in machileepatnam in 1902 Krishna Patrika started publishing on 2 February 1902 by founders Konda Venkat ...

, a Telugu language newspaper founded in the year 1909

Film and TV

* ''Krishna'' (1996 Hindi film) , a 1996 Hindi film starring Sunil Shetty and Karisma Kapoor * ''Krishna'' (1996 Tamil film), a 1996 Tamil language film directed by Raja Krishnamoorthy * ''Krishna'' (2006 film), a 2006 computer-animated feature, the first one in Hindi * ''Krishna'' (2007 film), a 2007 Kannada film starring Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi * ''Krishna'' (2008 film), a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan * ''Krishna'', the Malayalam-dubbed version of the 2008 Telugu film ''

Parugu ''Parugu'' (), titled ''In the Name of Love'' in the UK, is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Bhaskar. The film stars Allu Arjun, Sheela Kaur and Prakash Raj. The film is produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venk ...

People

* Krishna (Satavahana dynasty), c. 1st century BCE king of Deccan region in India *

Krishna I Krishna I ( kn, ಅಕಾಲವರ್ಷ ಶುಭತುಂಗ ಕೃಷ್ಣ) (reign 756–774 CE), an uncle of Dantidurga, took charge of the growing Rashtrakuta Empire by defeating the last Badami Chalukya ruler Kirtivarman II in 757. This ...

(756–774), the King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Dantidurga *

Krishna II Krishna II (reigned 878–914 CE) was king of the Rashtrakuta empire. He throne after the demise of his father Amoghavarsha I Nrupatunga. His Kannada name was Kannara.Reu (1933), p75 His queen was a Haihaya princess of Chedi called Mahadevi. F ...

(878–914), the King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Amoghavarsha I *

Krishna III Krishna III whose Kannada name was Kannara (r. 939 – 967 C.E.) was the last great warrior and able monarch of the Rashtrakuta dynasty of Manyakheta. He was a shrewd administrator and skillful military campaigner. He waged many wars to bring b ...

(939–967), the King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Amoghavarsha III *

Krishna of Devagiri Krishna (IAST: Kṛṣṇa, r. c. 1246-1261 CE), also known as Kanha or Kannara, was a ruler of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty of Deccan region in India. He successfully invaded the Paramara kingdom of Malwa, and fought inconclusive wars against the ...

, a 13th-century Yadava king of India *

Lal Krishna Advani Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. Advani is one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a longtime memb ...

, Indian politician *

S. M. Krishna Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (born 1 May 1932) is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 16th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Mahara ...

, politician from Karnataka * Krishna (politician), politician from Karnataka *

Krishna (Kannada actor) Nagappa Sunil Kumar (born 12 June 1985), popularly known with stage name Darling Krishna, is an actor who primarily acts in Kannada films. He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". Krishna's major breakthrough as an actor came w ...

, Kannada film actor *

Krishna (Malayalam actor) Krishna is an Indian actor who appears mainly in the Malayalam cinema industry. He has acted more than 50 films. He was born on 23 March 1980 in Kerala. He is a very talented actor who worked in many movies. He made his acting debut at the ag ...

, Malayalam film actor *

Krishna (Tamil actor) Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pa ...

, Tamil film actor *

Krishna (Telugu actor) Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy (31 May 1943 – 15 November 2022), known mononymously as Krishna, was an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a film career spanning five decades, he ...

, Indian Telugu film actor *

Krishna (TV actor) Krishna is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Deivamagal as Prakash which telecasted on Sun TV. Early life and education Krishna was born in Chennai. His parents had migrated from Tamil Nad ...

(born 1982), Indian film and television actor *

Krishna (director) Krishnan K. T. Nagarajan, commonly known as Krishna, N. Krishna, and Obeli N. Krishna, is an Indian film director and screenwriter, from the Tamil film industry. He made his directorial debut with the 2006 romantic drama, ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' ...

, Krishnan K.T. Nagarajan, Indian director of Tamil films *

Krishna Beura Krishna Beuraa is an Indian playback singer who has sung songs in commercial Hindi and multi language Indian regional cinemas and albums. Mostly known for his hit songs "Maula Mere" from the film ''Chak De India'', "Main Jahan Rahoon" from the ...

, Indian playback singer *

Krishna Bhagavaan Krishna Bhagavan (), (born 2 July 1965) is an actor in Tollywood, who has appeared in more than 350 films, mostly as a comedian. He is also well known as a writer. Early life Krishna Bhagavan was born Veeraraju Paparao Chowdary in Kaikavolu ...

, Indian Telugu film actor * Krishna Bhanji, the birth name of actor Sir

Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two ...

* Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya, Hindu philosopher at Calcutta University *

Krishna Deva Raya Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 – 17 October 1529) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Empire, reigning from 1509 to 1529. He was the third monarch of the Tuluva dynasty, and is considered to be one of the g ...

(1509–1529), famed emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire * Krishna Foster (born 1970), American environmental chemist *

Krishna Kumar (actor) Krishna Kumar (born 12 June 1968) is an Indian actor and politician from Kerala who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films and television. He is also a former News Reader in Doordarshan and All India Radio. He is now a BJP national council member ...

, Tamil and Malayalam film actor *

Krishna Kumari (actress) T. Krishna Kumari (6 March 1933 – 24 January 2018) was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the sister of noted actress Sowkar Janaki. She starred ...

(1933–2018), Indian Telugu film actress *

Krishna Menon Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 October 1974) was an Indian academic, politician, and non-career diplomat. He was described by some as the second most powerful man in India, after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawa ...

(1897–1974), Indian Defence Minister during the Sino-Indian War * Krishna Rao (disambiguation), one of the Indian names * Krishna Savjani (born 1947), Malawian lawyer *

Krishna Sekhar Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pa ...

, Tamil film actor *

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

, Indian Telugu film director *

Krishna Rani Krishna Rani Sarkar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা রানী সরকার; born 1 January 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football forward. She currently plays at the Bangladesh women's national football team and Suti V. M. Pilot Model High S ...

(born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer *

Roy Krishna Roy Krishna (born 30 August 1987) is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and the Fiji national team. Club career Early career Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship ( ...

, Fijian professional footballer *

Tottempudi Krishna Tottempudi Krishna (1 September 1950 – 21 October 1986) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Telugu cinema. Known for directing revolutionary films, his notable works include ''Pratighatana'', ''Repati Pourulu'', and ''Ne ...

, Indian Telugu film director * Krishna Kaul, known as KR$NA, is an Indian rapper. *

Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected thi ...

(1895–1986), Indian philosopher

Education

Krishna University Krishna University (KrU) is a state university located in Rudravaram, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The university was established in 2008 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It provides degree courses like Bachelor of Science, Bache ...

, a university in Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Other

* USS ''Krishna'' (ARL-38)