Lakshman or Laxman is a common

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, most commonly used as a masculine

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. It derives from

Lakshmana Lakshmana ( sa, लक्ष्मण, lit=the fortunate one, translit=Lakṣmaṇa), also spelled as Laxmana, is the younger brother of Rama and his loyalist in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He bears the epithets of Saumitra () and Ramanuja (). ...

, the character of the

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

epic.

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Lakshmana (Chahamana dynasty) Lakshmana (IAST: Lakṣmaṇa, r. c. 950–982 CE) also known as Raval Lakha or Lakhana was an Indian king who established the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. A son of the Shakambhari Chahamana king Vakpatiraja I, Lakshmana carved out a principality ...

, 10th century Indian king *

Lakshman Kadirgamar Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar, President's Counsel, PC ( ta, லக்ஷமன் கதிர்காமர்; si, ලක්ෂ්මන් කදිර්ගාමර්, 12 April 1932 – 12 August 2005) was a Sri Lankan lawyer ...

, Sri Lankan politician *

Lakshman Kiriella Lakshman Bandara Kiriella, MP (born 2 February 1948) is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He is a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District, former Leader of the House of the parliament. Also he held office as Minister of Public Enterprise ...

, Sri Lankan politician *

Laxman Narasimhan Laxman Narasimhan (born 15 April 1967) is an Indian-American business executive who was chief commercial officer (CCO) of PepsiCo, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Reckitt. He joined Starbucks under the title "interim CEO" in October 2022, an ...

, Indian businessman, CEO-designate of

Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It is the world's largest coffeehouse chain. As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 c ...

Lakshman Senewiratne Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne (born 9 March 1957) (known as ''Lakshman Senewiratne'') is a Sri Lankan politician, former State Minister of Science, Technology and Research and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badull ...

, Sri Lankan politician *

Lakshman Sen Lakshmana Sena (reign: 1178–1206), also called Lakshman Sen in modern indian languages, was the ruler from the Sena dynasty of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regi ...

, king of Bengal *

Laxman Singh Lakshman or Laxman is a common Indian name, most commonly used as a masculine given name. It derives from Lakshmana, the character of the Ramayana epic. Given name * Lakshmana (Chahamana dynasty), 10th century Indian king * Lakshman Kadirgamar, S ...

, ruler of princely state of Dungarpur from 1918 to 1989 *

Lakshman Singh (politician) Lakshman Singh (also spelled Laxman Singh) is an Indian politician who represented the Indian National Congress (INC), and later its rival BJP in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. He is a 5 term Member of Parliament and ...

(born 1955), Indian politician * Lakshman Singh (scouting) (1911-1994), Indian leader in the Scout movement *

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (born 31 December 1965), popularly known as "''Siva''" and LS, is a former Indian cricketer and current cricket commentator. During his playing career, he was a right arm leg-spinner. Sivaramakrishnan began his commenta ...

, Indian cricketer and commentator *

Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena (born June 7, 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was State Minister for State Enterprise Development in the government of President Maithripala Sirisena. A representative of Matara District for the United People's Free ...

, Sri Lankan politician

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Bangaru Laxman Bangaru Laxman (17 March 1939 – 1 March 2014) was an Indian politician. He was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was President of party from 2000 to 2001 and served as a minister of state for ra ...

, Indian politician * R.K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist *

V. V. S. Laxman Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (; born 1 November 1974) is a former Indian international cricketer and a former cricket commentator and pundit. A right-hand batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played as a middle-order batsman in T ...

, Indian cricketer, batsman

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