Swamy is an Indian surname that is used to refer to many people including the following. It is used as a part of the name of many Hindu Gods for example, Venkateswara Swamy, Padmanabha Swamy, Chennakesava Swamy etc. Swamy is also used to address elders and Saints, Sanyasis (monks, ascetics) etc. Swamyji, Swamy ji and Swamiji are also used. ji is a suffix that is used to denote respect. Swamy means Master, owner etc. and the feminine equivalent word is Swamyni or Swamini. * Arvind Swamy, Tamil actor *

B. G. L. Swamy Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayana Swamy (5 February 1916 – 2 November 1980) was an Indian botanist and Kannada writer who was professor, head of the botany department and principal of Presidency College, Chennai. He was the son of D. V. Gun ...

, Indian botanist * Chandra Swamy, Canadian politician * Narayan Swamy, Indian social worker * Narain Swamy, Indian test cricketer * P. A. V. B. Swamy, statistician *

Puripanda Appala Swamy Puripanda Appala Swamy (1904–1982), also spelled Appalaswamy, was a linguist, writer, translator, journalist and editor. Early life He was born in Salur, Vizianagaram district on 13 November 1904. After primary education, he learned Telugu ...

, Indian writer * Subramanian Swamy, Indian politician and economist

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