Vishal (विशाल) is a name for

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. Vishal means

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, magnificence,

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, illustriousness and eminence. The meaning is also attributive to the property of being grand.

Etymology

The word ''Vishal'' finds its origins in the ancient language of

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

. ''Vishal'' is also a common adjective found in North and South

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languages such as

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and

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Religious significance

Supreme consciousness

Vishalta (Hindi & Sanskrit: विशालता) comes from the word Vishal and is a state of mind that is often embraced by different religious and spiritual leaders in India. The word embodies the ultimate state of selflessness, or belief that the body, mind, and all worldly possessions belong to God. One in a state of Vishaltha believes that the body is only a tool for carrying out the wishes of the Lord.

Buddhism

It has been suggested that one of Buddha's favorite resorts, Vaishali, was named after

King Vishal Vishala ( sa, विशाल, translit=Viśāla) is a king in Hinduism, featured in the Ramayana. He is the son of Ikshvaku and his queen, Alambusha. He is said to have built a city called Viśālā, near which Ahalya was transformed into ston ...

, a ruler during the times of

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

. There exists several ancient buddhist monuments as well as a large, but ruined fort, which is believed to be built by King Vishal.

Related names

* Vaishali (Hindi & Sanskrit: वैशाली) Yash (Hindi & Sanskrit: यश) - somewhat similar meaning to Vishal but not exactly

People with the name

Industrialists and business professionals

Vishal Gondal Vishal Gondal ( hi, Vishal गोंडल) (born 14 July 1976) is an Indian people, Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of GOQii (pronounced Go-Key). Gondal founded the game development and publishing company Ind ...

(born 1976), Indian entrepreneur *

Vishal Sikka Vishal Sikka (born May, 1967) is the Founder and CEO of Vianai, former CTO of SAP AG, and former CEO of Infosys. He currently also serves on Oracle's board of directors, the supervisory board of the BMW Group and as an advisor to the Stanford ...

, Indian CEO and MD of Infosys

Movies, TV and entertainment

Vishal (actor) Vishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), also known as Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer from Tamil cinema. The younger son of film producer G. K. Reddy, Vishal studied Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. Best known ...

(born 1977), Indian film actor *

Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bha ...

(born 1965), Indian music composer *

Vishal Dadlani Vishal Dadlani (born 28 June 1973) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer. He is one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar, Front Man and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands called Pentagram. As a singer he has sung various ...

, Indian music composer of Vishal–Shekhar *Vishal Veeru Devgan, better known as

Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...

, Indian movie actor *

Vishal Karwal Vishal Karwal is an Indian television-film actor. He has played some of the famous serials like '' Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn'', ''Rishton Se Badi Pratha'', ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and ''Rangrasiya''. He participated in ''M ...

(born 1984), Indian actor *

Vishal Mahadkar Vishal S. Mahadakar (born 30 November 1978) is a film director in the Indian Film Industry. After having worked on several films at Mahesh & Mukesh Bhatt's production house, Vishesh Films, Vishal was conferred a directorial debut by the Bhatt's ...

(born 1978), Indian film director *

Vishal Malhotra Vishal Malhotra (born 22 July 1981) is an Indian film and television actor and a show host. Malhotra was first seen hosting '' Disney Hour'' in 1995, and as a teenager in '' Hip Hip Hurray'' in 1998. He also hosted '' Disney Time'' on Sony Ent ...

(born 1981), Indian actor and presenter * Vishal Singh (TV actor) (born 1974), television actor from India *

Vishal Sinha Vishal Sinha (born 7 March 1975) is an Indian cinematographer who shot Hindi films such as Raanjhanaa, Ab Tak Chhappan, Bhoot and Darna Mana Hai. He debuted as an independent cinematographer with the film Bhoot directed by Ram Gopal Verma ...

, Indian cinematographer *

Vishnu Vishal Vishal Kudawla (born 17 July 1984), known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Tamil film industry. After a brief career in cricket, he started his acting career in the year 2009 playing the lead role i ...

(born 1987), Indian actor and producer

Sports

* Vishal Bharat (born 1978), British Virgin Islands cricketer *

Vishal Dabholkar Vishal Vishwas Dabholkar (born 23 March 1987) is a cricketer who has played for Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Dabholkar made his first-class debut in the quarter-final of 2012-13 Ranji Trophy against ...

(born 1987), Indian cricketer * Vishal Joshi (born 1989), Indian cricketer * Vishal Kumar (born 1992), Indian footballer * Vishal Marwaha (born 1976), Scottish field hockey player *

Vishal Singh (polo player) Vishal Singh Rathore is a professional polo player from Rajasthan India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, ...

, Indian polo player * Vishal Tripathi (born 1988), English cricketer *

Soeuy Visal Soeuy Visal ( km, សឿយ វិសាល, ; born 19 August 1995) is a Cambodian footballer who plays as a defender for Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and the Cambodia national football team The Cambodia national football team represents C ...

, Cambodian footballer

Others

* Vishal Arora, journalist, writer, photojournalist, and videographer *

(born 1977), Indian singer * Vishal Garg (born 1973), Indian academician *

Vishal Mangalwadi Vishal Mangalwadi (born 1949) is a social reformer, political columnist, Indian Christian philosopher, writer and lecturer. Early life Vishal was born in Chhattarpur (M.P.), India, to Victor and Kusum Mangalwadi and grew up along with his six ...

(born 1949), Indian author *

Vishal Mishra (composer) Vishal Mishra is an Indian music composer and singer. He first appeared in a reality show aired on DD National. Mishra was then guided through his initial days in the music industry by Lalit Pandit, of the Jatin–Lalit composer duo. Mishra ...

, Indian music composer and singer * Vishal Sareen (born 1973), Indian chess player