Shyam is a

name of Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit: , ' in IAST, pronounced (Classical Sanskrit) and in ''Vedic Sanskrit'' is a Hindu deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the comple ...

and an Indian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *

Shyam (actor) Sunder Shyam Chadda (20 February 1920 – 25 April 1951) was an Indian actor in Hindi cinema. He began his career in 1942 and worked in over 30 films until his death in 1951 at the age of 31. Early life and career Shyam was born Sunder Shyam Ch ...

, Indian Hindi film actor *

Shyam (composer) Samuel Joseph (born 1937), better known as Shyam, is a music composer who works in Malayalam cinema. From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, Shyam had a prolific run as a composer in the Malayalam film industry, composing for nearly 200 films. Wor ...

, an Indian music composer from Kerala *

Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received ...

, Indian film director *

Shyam Satardekar Shyam Satardekar (born 3 March 1966 in Curchorem, Goa) is an Indian politician and member of the Goa Suraksha Manch Goa Suraksha Manch is a political party in Goa a political outfit of the ''Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch'' which was launche ...

, Indian politician *

Karam Shyam Karam Shyam is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Shyam is a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Langthabal constituency in Imphal West district , native_name_lang = Meitei , other_name ...

, Indian politician ;Syam *

Syam Pushkaran Syam Pushkaran (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with ''Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), co-written with D ...

, scriptwriter in the Malayalam cinema *

Syam Sudhakar Syam Sudhakar (born 16 October 1983) ) is a bilingual poet and academic from Kerala, India. He writes poems in Malayalam, his native language, and in English. His poems have been translated into several languages including Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, ...

(born 1983), Malayalam-language poet

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