Sharad/Sarath/Sharath ( sa, शरद्)is the autumn season or ritu in the

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. It roughly corresponds to the western months of mid-September to mid-November. Sharad is preceded by Varsha and followed by Hemant. The Hindu calendar contains six seasons (

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, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant, Shishir) with two months each. Sharad is characterized by clear skies, after three months of rains. Sharad

Navratri Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is ob ...

, are the first nine auspicious days of the season, Sharad Purnima, the full moon day in the month of

Ashwin Ashvin or Ashwin or Ashwan (; bn, আশ্বিন; hi, आश्विन; or, ଆଶ୍ୱିନ; Malay/Indonesian: ''Aswin''; Thai: ''Asawin''), also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the solar Tam ...

, is celebrated as the day of divine Rasalila by Shri Krishna. That is the brightest full moon night of the year. Sharad is also a Hindu name given to the grandchildren of Seva or the child of gods and it is also a month of Hindu calendar

Famous people from the name Sharad

Politics * Sharad Pawar – President of the Nationalist Congress Party *

Sharad Singh Bhandari Sharad Singh Bhandari is a Nepalese Revolutionary politician, belonging to the Communist Party Nepal(Maoist Centre). In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Achham Achham ( ne, :ne:अछाम जिल्ला, � ...

– Nepalese politician *

Sharad Bansode Sharad Bansode (b 14 April 1967 Chapalgaon, Solapur district, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician from the Solapur district in Maharashtra state of India. He contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on the BJP ticket from Solapur. He won the ...

– Indian politician *

Sharad Anantrao Joshi Sharad Anantrao Joshi (3 September 1935 – 12 December 2015) was an Indian politician who founded the Swatantra Bharat Paksh party and ''Shetkari Sanghatana'' (farmers' Organisation), He was also a Member of the Parliament of India representin ...

– Member of the Parliament of India representing

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in the Rajya Sabha * Sharad Yadav – Politician *

Sharad Kumar Awasthi Sharad Kumar Awasthi (born 1 February 1967) is an Indian politician and a former MLA from Ram Nagar in the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Personal life Awasthi was born on 1 February 1967 to Ram Shankar Awasthi in Masauli villa ...

– former MLA from Ram Nagar *

Sharad Tripathi Sharad Tripathi (9 January 1972 – 30 June 2021) was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar constituency in the 2014 general election. Education He c ...

– Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (9 January 1972 – 30 June 2021) *

Sharad Ranpise Sharad Ranpise (18 September 1951 – 23 September 2021) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress. On 10 July 2018, he was re-elected unopposed with 10 others to the Maharashtra Legislative Council The Maha ...

– Member of the Indian National Congress. *

Sharad Dighe Sharad Shankar Dighe (1924-2002) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Bombay North Central as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was earlier the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The ...

– former member of the Indian National Congress from the Bombay North Central (1924–2002) Film and Television *

Sharad Kapoor Sharad Kapoor (born 13 February 1976) is an Indian actor, who works in Hindi and Bengali movies and television. Having debuted in ''Mera Pyara Bharat'' in 1994, Kapoor has acted in many films throughout his career, including '' Jai Ho'', '' ...

– Indian actor *

Sharad Talwalkar Sharad Talwalkar (1 November 1918 - 22 August 2001) was an Indian film and television actor who led the Marathi film industry and theatre for many years. He had performed in more than 180 Marathi films. Childhood He had a passion for acting from ...

– Indian Marathi language film and television actor * Sharad Vyas – Television actor * Sharad Ponkshe – Indian actor and writer * Sharad Sharma – Indian

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* Sharad Kelkar – Indian actor *

Sharad Gogate Sharad Gogate, born Sharadchandra Prabhakar Gogate ( mr, शरद्चन्द्र प्रभाकर गोगटे) on 27 June 1936, is a Marathi publisher and writer from Maharashtra, India. Biography Sharad Gogate is the son of P ...

– Marathi publisher and writer * Sharad Haskar – Photographer * Sharad Malhotra – Indian film and television actor *

Sharad Joshi Sharad Joshi was an Indian poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. Biography Early life and education Sharad Joshi was born on 21 May 1931 in Ujjain, Madhya ...

– Indian poet, writer, satirist and a

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and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television (1931–1991) Law and order *

Sharad Arvind Bobde Sharad Arvind Bobde (born 24 April 1956) is an Indian judge who served as the 47th Chief Justice of India from 18 November 2019 to 23 April 2021. He is a former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He is also serving as the Chance ...

– 47 Chief Justice of India * Sharad Kumar – former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Medicine *

Sharad Panday Sharad Pandey (22 October 1934 — 8 November 2004) was an Indian heart surgeon. He was on the team of surgeons who performed the first-ever heart transplant in India at the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical C ...

– Indian heart surgeon * Sharad Vaidya – Indian surgeon * Sharad Kumar Dixit – Indian born American plastic surgeon Sports *

Sharad Diwadkar Sharad Jagannath Diwadkar (11 January 1936, Bombay - 1 March 2005, Mumbai) was a Bombay cricketer. He was an off-spinning all-rounder who played 82 first class matches between 1957-58 and 1973-74. Diwadkar's best match bowling figures were ...

– Indian

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er * Sharad Rao – Indian Cricketer *

Sharad Hazare Sharad Kaluram Hazare (8 August 1945 – 8 August 2022) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Bombay between 1965 and 1976. Hazare was a wicket-keeper and lower-order batsman. He played for Bombay in six Ranji Trophy final ...

– Indian Cricketer (1945–2022) * Sharad Kumar – Indian Paralympic high jumper * Sharad Vesawkar – Nepalese Cricketer Entrepreneur * Sharad Devarajan – CEO of

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Sharad Sagar Sharad Sagar (born October 24, 1991) is an Indian social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Dexterity Global. He is enlisted in the 2016 Forbes 30 under 30 list as a social entrepreneur. Sagar is also the expert for famous television show K ...

– Indian social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Dexterity Global

References

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