Upendra ( Devanagari: उपेन्द्र) is an Indian masculine given name. The meaning of the Sanskrit word ' is "younger brother of

Indra Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...

" and refers to either Krishna or Vishnu, who as a son of Aditi (or in the Vamana avatar) was born subsequently to Indra.

Persons with the name

* Upendra (actor), an Indian Kannada actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and singer *

Upendra Bhanja ''Kabi Samrata'' Upendra Bhanja () was a 17th-century Odia poet-composer of classical Odissi music.Mansingha, Mayadhar: ''History of Oriya Literature'': Publisher, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi He is most known for his Odissi songs and kabyas written i ...

, 17th century poet of Odia literature *

Upendra Bhat Upendra Bhat is a singer of Hindustani classical music, from the Kirana Gharana, who reminds the listeners of his legendary Guru – Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Career Born and brought up in Mangalore, a city in Kanara; Upendra began his musical career ...

, singer of Hindustani classical music *

Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada and Odia films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for ...

(1941–2002), Indian music director mainly in Kannada and Oriya films *

Upendra Kushwaha Upendra Singh Kushwaha (born 6 February 1960) is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Council of Bihar assembly. He was the former Minister of State for Human Resources and Development in the Government of India. He is former MP fro ...

(born 1960), Indian politician and minister * Upendra Limaye (born 1969), Indian Marathi film actor *

Upendra Sidhaye Upendra Sidhaye (born 8 October 1980), born and brought up in Pune, is a screenplay and story writer in Indian Film industry (Bollywood). Sidhaye won honors and admiration with his debut film ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (2008). Sidhaye and Yogesh Vinayak ...

(born 1980), Indian screenplay and story writer *

Upendra Tiwari Upendra Tiwari is an Indian politician and Minister of State (Independent Charge), of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Tiwari is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Phephana Vidhan Sabha constituency in Ballia district. He de ...

, Indian politician * Upendra Yadav, (born 1960), Nepali politician *

P. Upendra Parvathaneni Upendra (14 July 1936 – 16 November 2009) was a Telugu Desam Party Union Cabinet Minister from Andhra Pradesh in India. He was born in Pothunuru village in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Career P. Upendra holds M. A. de ...

or Parvathaneni Upendra (1936–2009), Indian politician and minister * Priyanka Upendra, Indian actress in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Bengali films

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