Mandar is an Indian male given name, popular in the state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
, which is one of the names of Lord
Ganesha
Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu d ...
, and may also mean "coral tree" or "tree in heaven".
Mandar may refer to:
People with the given name
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Mandar Chandwadkar
Mandar Chandwadkar is an Indian actor. He is best known for playing the role of Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide in the Hindi sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''.
Personal life
Chandwadkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra and attended R.M. Bhatt H ...
(born 1976), Indian actor
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Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh
Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh (born 20 October 1974) is an Indian physicist specialising in nanoscale and mesoscopic physics and affiliated to Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Scien ...
(born 1974), Indian physicist
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Mandar Rao Desai
Mandar Rao Dessai (born 18 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and winger for Indian Super League side Mumbai City and the India national team. Mandar holds the record for most appearances in the history o ...
(born 1992), Indian football player
See also
References
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Indian given names