The meaning of ''"Praveen"'' in the Sanskrit language is "skilled" or "talented." It is most often a male name and a

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, and less commonly a

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. A prevalent modern name, it has been adapted into many other languages. In various languages of South Asia, "praveen" is a word which refers to specialty. For example, in the Telugu language, saṅgeetam-lō pravīṇuḍu (సంగీతంలో ప్రవీణుడు) refers to a person who is skilled in music. The name ''"Praveen"'' was first used by royal heirs of the Ancient South-Indian Kingdoms who were born during the "Rudhrodhgaari" (57th year) of the 60-year cycle of the

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

Calendar derived from ancient astronomical data, known as the "Tirukkanda Panchanga". (cf. The Secret Doctrine, 2:49-51)

Notable people

Praveen Chaudhari Praveen Chaudhari (November 30, 1937 – January 12, 2010) was an Indian American physicist who has contributed to the field of material physics. His research focused on structure and properties of amorphous solids, defects in solids, mechanical ...

, Indian American physicist, former director of Brookhaven National Laboratory *

Praveen Thipsay Pravin Mahadeo Thipsay (born 12 August 1959) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. He is the first Indian to get a chess Grandmaster norm (chess), norm and the first Indian to win the Commonweal ...

, Indian

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Praveen Swami Praveen Swami (born 1969) is an Indian journalist and author specialising on international strategic and security issues. He is currently the Group Consulting Editor at Network18 Group. He was the Diplomatic Editor of ''The Daily Telegraph'' new ...

, Indian security analyst, journalist and author. Former Diplomatic Editor '' The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper *

Yogesh Praveen Dr. Yogesh Praveen (28 October 1938 – 12 April 2021) was an Indian author and expert on the history and culture of Avadh, specifically Lucknow. He had a Masters in Hindi and Sanskrit in addition to a doctorate in Literature from Meerut Univer ...

, Indian author and expert on the history and culture of Avadh * Praveen Kumar, Indian

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* Pravin Amre, Indian

* Parveen Kumar Bala, the mayor of Ba,

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

* Praveen Togadia, General Secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad * Praveen Chandra, leading Indian cardiologist * Praveen Jordan, Indonesian Badminton Player * Praveen (actor), Telugu film actor

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