Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
, and literally means "conqueror of the
Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. People with the name Mukesh include:
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Mukesh (singer)
Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. Mukesh is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Amongst th ...
(1923–1976), Indian playback singer from 1940s-1970s Hindi cinema
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Mukesh (actor)
Mukesh Madhavan (born 5 March 1957), known mononymously as Mukesh, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and politician who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil-language fi ...
(born 1956), Indian film actor and producer
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Mukesh Agnihotri
Mukesh Agnihotri (born 9 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. Since 2022, he has served as Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh since 2022. He is also a Member of Legislative Assembly in the Himachal Pradesh ...
(born 1962), Indian politician
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Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India's most valuable company by market value. Acco ...
(born 1957), chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited
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Mukesh Batra
Dr Mukesh Batra (born 1 July 1951) is the founder of Dr Batra's group of companies, a chain of homeopathy clinics in 6 countries and an FMCG brand. He is a first generation entrepreneur, the author of books on homeopathy, and writer of health co ...
(born 1951), homeopathy practitioner
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Mukesh Bhatt
Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 19 ...
(born 1952), Indian film producer
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Mukesh Chhabra
Mukesh Chhabra (born 27 May 1980) is an Indian film director, casting director, acting workshop director, and actor who has cast several actors for movies including director Vikas Bahl's Chillar Party, Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, Abhi ...
(born 1980), casting director in Bollywood
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Mukesh Choudhary (born 1996), Indian cricketer
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Mukesh Goud (born 1959), Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress
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Mukesh Haikerwal
Mukesh Chandra Haikerwal (born 28 December 1960) is a British-Australian medical doctor practising in Melbourne. From 2005 to 2007, he was the Federal President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), and in 2011 became a Companion of t ...
(born 1960), general practitioner and former federal president of the
Australian Medical Association
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is an Australian public company by guarantee formed as a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students. The association is not run by the Australian Government and does not regul ...
who is now a Companion of the
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
.
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Mukesh Jagtiani (born 1952), Dubai-based Indian businessman, Chairman Landmark International Group
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Mukesh Kapila
Mukesh Kapila M.D. CBE (born 1955) is an author, medical doctor, professor and senior humanitarian.
He is a specialist in crisis and conflict management, humanitarian affairs, post-conflict and development, and HIV/AIDS. He has worked for th ...
(born 1955), British civil servant and United Nations official
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Mukesh Khanna
Mukesh Khanna (born 23 June 1958) is an Indian actor, talk show host and producer who works in Hindi language films and television shows. He is best known for his portrayal of Shaktimaan, the superhero character in ''Shaktimaan'' (1997–2005) ...
(born 1958), Indian television and film actor
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Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
Nandanoori Mukesh Kumar (born 16 April 1970), also known as Mukesh Kumar Nandanoori, is an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Career
He made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early ...
(born 1970), Indian field hockey player
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Mukesh Kumar (golfer)
Mukesh Kumar (born 1 August 1965) is a professional golfer from India who currently plays on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). He has won six Order of Merit titles on the PGTI and on earlier Indian tours. In terms of professional wins ...
(born 1965), Indian golfer
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Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)
Mukesh Kumar is a Indian Cricketer, Who is very Intellectual and Strong Person.
Mukesh Kumar (born 12 October 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal. He got his maiden call-up for Indian cricket team in September 2022 against South Af ...
(1993), Indian cricket player
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Mukesh Kumar Chawla
Mukesh Kumar Chawla (; born 27 February 1974) is a Pakistani politician hailing from Jacobabad District presently from DHA, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan belong to Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians. He was serving as ''Minister of Excise and T ...
(born 1974), Pakistani Politician
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Mukesh Narula
Mukesh Shamsunder Narula (born 2 September 1962) is a former Indian cricketer who was the coach of the Canadian national side. His domestic career as an all-rounder for Baroda spanned from 1985 to 1996, and included a number of matches for Wes ...
(born 1962), Indian cricket player and coach
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Mukesh Rishi
Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has ...
(born 1956), Indian film actor
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Mukesh Tiwari
Mukesh Tiwari (born 24 August 1969) is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood. and few Tamil films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He entered the film industry in the year 1998 with the movie '' China ...
(born 1969), Indian actor
See also
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Indian masculine given names
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