Vishwanath (also spelt Viswanath, Vishvanath, Viswanatha) is an Indian

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origin and derives from ''višvanatha'', meaning "lord of the universe" (from ''višva'', "universe" + ''natha'', "lord," an

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of the god

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

), including the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n, -m. It may refer to:

Films

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Justice Viswanathan ''Justice Viswanathan'' is a 1971 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by G. R. Nathan, starring Ravichandran (Tamil actor), Ravichandran and Major Sundarrajan. It is a remake of the 1969 Hindi film ''Do Bhai (1969 film), Do Bhai ...

'', 1971 Indian Tamil language film *''

Kashi Vishwanath The Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga, and is one of the twelve Jyo ...

'', a 2019 Indian film *'' Lawyer Viswanath'', a 1978 Indian film * ''Vishwanath'' (1978 film), a Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai * ''Vishwanath'' (1996 film), a Tamil film directed by K. Goutham *''

Viswanatha Nayakudu ''Viswanatha Nayakudu'' is a 1987 Telugu historical film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film won four Nandi Awards. Plot The story is based on an Indian historical event during the 16th century. It narrates the victory of Viswanatha Nayak ...

'', a 1987 Indian Telugu film * ''Viswanathan Ramamoorthy'', 2001 Indian Tamil film *'' Viswanathan Velai Venum'', a 1985 Indian Tamil film

People

Given name

* Vishwanath Bhatt (1898 – 1968), Gujarati literary critic and lexicographer * Vishwanath Bhoir, Indian politician * Vishwanath Bondre (1936 – 2014), Indian cricketer * Vishwanath Das Shastri, Indian politician *

Vishwanath Datta Vishwanath Datta (1835 — 25 February 1884) was a Bengali Attorney at law, philanthropist and novelist. He was the father of Swami Vivekananda, Mahendranath Dutta and Bhupendranath Dutta. Early life Vishwanath was born in an aristocratic Hindu ...

, Bengali barrister, philanthropist and novelist *

Vishwanath Dev Gajapati Vishvanatha Deva Gajapati was the king of Kalinga who established a kingdom in the region of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, historically known as Kalinga. He belonged to the Suryavansha dynasty that was installed in the region by his grandfather Vin ...

(1500 - 1571), a Kalinga king *

Vishwanath Jadhav Vishwanath Jadhav (1885−1964) was an Hindustani classical music, Indian classical khyal singer and a disciple of Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of Kirana gharana (singing style). Training He learned under Abdul Karim from 1910 until the la ...

(1885−1964), Indian classical khyal singer *

Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade (12 July 1863 – 31 December 1926), popularly known as ''Itihasacharya'' Rajwade, was a historian, scholar, writer, commentator and orator from Maharashtra, India. He is considered to be the first in real sense to unde ...

(1863 – 1926), Indian historian, scholar, writer, commentator *

Vishwanath Mahadeshwar Vishwanath Mahadeshwar is a Shiv Sena Politician from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has served as the Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC; IAST: ), also known as the Municipal Corporation of ...

(born 1960), Indian politician *

Vishwanath Meghwal Dr Vishwanath Meghwal (born 06 April 1966) is an Indian politician Currently Serving as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 13th, 14th & 16th representing the Khajuwala Assembly constituency. & Former Parliamentary Secretary, Gove ...

, Indian politician *

Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik, C.S.I. (8 March 1833 – 9 May 1899) was an eminent Bombay citizen, lawyer, author and a legal expert on Hindu law. Although a conservative when dealing in several cases involving Hindu traditions (where he opposed s ...

(1833 – 1899), Indian legal expert on Hindu law *

Viswanatha Nayak Viswanatha Nayak was the Vijayanagara viceroy to Madurai in south India during the 16th century. He later became the ruler of Madurai after the fall of the Vijayanagara empire. He is the founder of the Nayak dynasty of Madurai.Saints, Goddesses ...

, Vijayanagara viceroy to Madurai, during the 16th century *

Vishwanath Patil Vishwanath Patil is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Patil was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian sta ...

, Indian politician *

Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (born 1940) is an Indian poet, editor, critic and a former president of the Sahitya Akademi who served to the post from 2013 to 2018. He has published around 50 books in Hindi on various genres such as criticism, poetry, ...

(born 1940), Indian poet, editor, critic *

Vishwanath Pratap Singh Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda. He is India's only prime minister to ...

(1931–2008), seventh Prime Minister of India *

Vishwanath Rao Ringe Late Pt. Acharya Vishwanath Rao Ringe 'Tanarang' born on 6 December 1922 was a Hindustani Classical Music vocalist and composer. He belonged to Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music. He composed more than 2000 bandishs in about 200 ragaas ...

(born 1922), Hindustani Classical Music vocalist and composer *

Vishwanath Reddy Mudnal Vishwanath (also spelt Viswanath, Vishvanath, Viswanatha) is an Indian surname and given name. It is of Hindu origin and derives from ''višvanatha'', meaning "lord of the universe" (from ''višva'', "universe" + ''natha'', "lord," an epithet of the ...

, Indian politician *

Vishwanath Shahdeo Vishwanath Shahdeo (12 August 1817 – 16 April 1858) was the king of the Barkagarh estate and a rebel in the Indian rebellion of 1857. In 1955, he declared himself independent and defeated British forces in Hatia. He led rebels of Ramgarh Batta ...

(1817 – 1858), king of Barkagarh estate and a rebel in the Indian rebellion of 1857 *

Vishwanath Sharma Vishwanath Sharma (19 October 1939 - 20 November 2017) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Jhansi Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the ...

, Indian politician * Vishwanath Shastri, Indian politician * Vishwanath Tamasker, Indian politician *

Vishwanath Tripathi Vishwanath Tripathi (born 16 February 1931) is a Hindi writer. He has around 20 publications to his credit which include literary criticism, memoirs and poetry collection. Works # Hindi Aalochana # Lokwadi Tulsidas # Meera Ka Kavya # Desh ke is ...

(born 1931), Indian writer *

Vishwanath Vaishampayan Vishwanath Vaishampayan (28 November 1910 – 20 October 1967) was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Early life Vaishampayan was born on 28 November 1910 at Banda in the United Provinces ...

(1910 – 1967), Indian revolutionary *

Viswanatha Kaviraja Viśvanātha Kavirāja, most widely known for his masterpiece in aesthetics, ''Sāhityadarpaṇa'', Acknowledging Visvanatha Kaviraja as the author of Sahitya-darpana was a prolific poet, scholar, and rhetorician who ascended literary heights ...

, 14th century Indian poet *

Viswanatha Sastri Mayuram Viswanatha Sastri (Tamil: மாயூரம் விஸ்வநாத சாஸ்திரி) (1893–1958) was a Carnatic music composer. His most remembered composition is the patriotic song "Jayathi Jayathi Bharata Mata". Translat ...

, Carnatic music composer *

Viswanatha Satyanarayana Viswanatha Satyanarayana (10 September 1885 – 18 October 1976) was a 20th-century Telugu writer. His works included poetry, novels, dramatic play, short stories and speeches, covering a wide range of subjects such as analysis of his ...

, (1895 – 1976), an Indian Telugu writer *

Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of ...

, (born 1969) Indian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion * Viswanathan Kumaran, Indian chemical engineer and rheologist *

Viswanathan Manikan Viswanathan Manikan (born 28 July 1951) is a community activist and key supporter of global anti-poverty movement. Addressing key issues of hunger, education, HIV/AIDS, and relief mobilization have been his core humanitarian objectives. He has ...

(born 1951), Indian activist *

Viswanathan Raghunathan Dr V. Raghunathan (born 1954) is an academic, author, columnist, hobbyist and a CEO. He is currently, director, Schulich School of Business (York University, Toronto), India (Hyderabad Campus). Since 2013, for three consecutive years, Dr. Raghu ...

(born 1954), Indian academic, author, columnist *

Viswanathan Ratnam Viswanathan Ratnam (1 August 1932 – 23 May 2020) was an Indian judge and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court and Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Life and career Ratnam was born in 1932. He passed B.Sc., LL.B ...

, Indian Judge *

Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy wo ...

, Indian music-director duo * Viswanathan Ravichandran, Indian film producer and distributor

Surname

Adagur H. Vishwanath Adaguru Huchegowda Vishwanath (born 15 December 1949) is an Indian politician from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata party. He is a Nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He was the former president of Karnataka ...

(born 1949), Indian politician *

Acharya Vishwanath Baitha Acharya Vishwanath Baitha is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Baitha was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Bhore (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Bhore constituency in Gopalganj district, India, Gopalgan ...

, Indian politician *

Ashoke Viswanathan Ashoke Viswanathan (also Asoke, born in 1959) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker and theatre personality, based in Kolkata, India. Personal life Viswanathan is the son of actor N. Viswanathan. He is a Mathematics graduate from St. Xavier's College, ...

, Indian Bengali filmmaker *

Ashvin Vishwanath Ashvin Vishwanath (born January 9, 1973) is an Indian-American theoretical physicist known for important contributions to condensed matter physics. He is a professor of physics at Harvard University. Vishwanath was elected as a member of the Amer ...

, (born 1973), Indian-American theoretical physicist *

A. K. Viswanathan Dr. A. K. Viswanathan, IPS, is an Indian Police Service, Indian Police Service officer of the 1990 batch. He is presently in the rank of Director general of police, Director General of Police and serves as the Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Po ...

, Indian Police Service officer * Cheri Viswanath (1933 – 2014), South indian screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and journalist *

Chitra Vishwanath Chitra Vishwanath is an Indian architect based in Bengaluru who works on themes related to ecology and architecture. She has been running her own architectural firm since 1991, working with other architects on many projects in India and Africa. ...

, an Indian architect *

Balaji Vishwanath Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720) was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shah ...

(1680–1719), Peshwas (Prime Minister) of the Maratha empire *

Balasubramanian Viswanathan Balasubramanian Viswanathan also known as BV, is a highly accomplished Indian material scientist, an emeritus professor at IIT Madras and husband of late Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, the first woman financial commissioner of Indian Railways. He ...

, Indian material scientist * Bhaskar Vishwananth Ghokale (1903 – 1962), Indian Ayurveda practitioner *

Biju Viswanath Biju Viswanath is an Indian film director, director of photography, film editor and screenwriter. Across various genres, he has made numerous films in different languages, notably, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Irish, Swahili & Urdu. He has also ...

, Malayalam film and photography director *

Dhirajlal Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker Dhirajlal Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker (1897–1947) was a British colonial official and Paymaster General of the Port of Karachi; the largest wheat and cotton exporting port in British India prior to partition, currently the largest port in Pa ...

(1897–1947), British colonial official and Paymaster General of the Port of Karachi *

G. Viswanathan Govindasamy Viswanathan, is the founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology in India, was born on 8 December 1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of ...

, founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology, India *

Geraldine Viswanathan Geraldine Viswanathan ( ; born 20 June 1995) is an Australian actress. She gained attention in the role of Kayla in the 2018 film '' Blockers'', for which Refinery29 referred to her as "the film's breakout star". Viswanathan starred in the 2019 ...

, (born 1995), Australian actress *

Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath (born 1958) is a Yiddish-language poet and author. Early childhood and education Gitl Schaechter was born in The Bronx New York. She grew up in a Yiddish-speaking home and attended Yiddish schools as a child. She att ...

, Yiddish-language poet and author * Gundappa Viswanath (born 1949), Indian cricketer *

Hari Viswanath Hari Viswanath (born on 18 December) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is an engineer-turned-filmmaker from Chennai, India. He was the jury member of Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of India 2 ...

, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter *

Harish Viswanathan Harish Viswanathan from the Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, New Providence, NJ, was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 ''for contributions to wireless communication systems''. Education *PhD in Electr ...

, Indian scientist *

Indira Viswanathan Peterson __NOTOC__ Indira may refer to: People * Indira (name) Films and books * ''Indira'', an 1873 novella by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee * ''Indira'' (film), directed by Suhasini Manirathnam * ''Indira'' (1989 film), a Hindi film (Hema malini as Indir ...

, Indian literary critic * Janaki Vishwanathan, Indian film maker *

K. A. P. Viswanatham K. A. P. Viswanatham Pillai (10 November 1899 – 19 December 1994) was a Tamil scholar, orator and social activist. Despite having no formal education he developed an interest towards the Tamil literature and Siddha medicine and learned them by ...

(1899 – 1994), Indian scholar, orator and social activist * Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, Indian short story writer *

K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South ...

(born 1930), Telugu film director *

Kaithapram Vishwanathan Namboothiri Kaithapram Vishwanathan Namboothiri (1963 – 29 December 2021) was an Indian musician and music director. He was awarded Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music in 2001 for his background music for Kannaki (film), Kannaki. Life and ...

, Indian musician and music director * Kalpana Viswanath, Indian social entrepreneur * Kanithi Viswanatham, Indian politician * Kasisomayajula Viswanath, American scientist * K. K. Viswanathan (1914 – 1992), Indian ex-governor of Gujrat *

Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer ( ta, மகாராஜபுரம் விசுவநாதையர்; 1896–1970) was one of the great Indian Carnatic vocalists. He won several awards including Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Sangeetha Bhupathy. ...

, Indian Carnatic vocalist *

Maharajapuram Viswanatha Santhanam Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928-24 June 1992) was an Indian Carnatic music vocalist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1989. He was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu. He followed the fo ...

(1928 - 1992), Carnatic music vocalist * Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker (1867 – 1902), Chief Treasurer of the Princely State of Limbdi under Jhala Rajput rule *

Mavila Vishwanathan Nair Mavila Vishwanathan Nair (born on 3 March 1952) is the Chairman of the Credit Information Bureau of India Limited, India's largest credit bureau. He is also an advisor in select private equity and ventures capital-funded companies in India. Pre ...

(born 1952), Chairman of the Credit Information Bureau of India Limited *

Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appe ...

(born 1960), Indian actor *

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

(1928-2015), Tamil film music composer * N. Viswanathan, Indian actor and academic *

N. K. Viswanathan N. K. Viswanathan (died 25 March 2017) was an Indian film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. After beginning his career working as a cinematographer for Tamil films during the 1980s, he branched into film direction and m ...

, Indian film director and cinematographer * N. S. Vishwanathan, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India *

Nikil Viswanathan Nikil Viswanathan is an Indian-American billionaire entrepreneur. He is the cofounder and CEO of Alchemy, the blockchain company backed by Stanford University, the Google Chairman, Charles Schwab, Reid Hoffman, and other billionaire founders a ...

, American entrepreneur *

P. Viswanathan P. Viswanathan is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Parliament of India from Kancheepuram Constituency. He represents the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but o ...

, Indian politician * P. H. Vishwanath, Indian film director, writer and a producer who works in Kannada cinema * Padma Viswanathan, Canadian playwright *

Palghat Kollengode Viswanatha Narayanaswamy Palghat Kollengode Viswanathan Narayanaswamy (15 November 1923 – 1 April 2002), often referred to as K. V. Narayanaswamy was an Indian musician, widely considered to be among the finest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was award ...

, Indian musician *

Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath Prakash Vishvanath Paranjape (28 July 1947 – 20 February 2008) was a member of the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Thane. He was a member of the Shiv Sena party and served as a member of the Lok Sabha from 1996 until his death. ...

(1947–2008), Indian politician *

Paris Viswanathan Velu Viswanathan, popularly known as Paris Viswanathan (born 1 January 1940) is an Indian painter, sculptor and filmmaker. He is considered by many as one of the prominent modern painters in India. He is a recipient of the Best Documentary Fi ...

(born 1940), Indian painter and filmmaker *

Pramod Viswanath Pramod Viswanath is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 ''for contributions to the theory ...

, Indian professor * Pranjivan Vishwanath Thaker (1860 - 1920), Diwan of Saurashtra, Gujarat *

Premi Viswanath Premi Vishwanath is an Indian television actress from Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Telugu television Shows and films. She is known for her role as ''Karthika/Karthu'' in the soap opera ''Karuthamuthu'', which premiered on A ...

, Indian television actress *

Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry () (2 May 1929 – 25 December 1998), also known as "Ajanta", was a Telugu writer and editor.Ajanta, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 7-8. Life He was born i ...

, (1929 – 1998), Indian Telugu writer and editor * R Viswanathan, Indian diplomat *

R. Ranchandra Vishwanath Wardekar R. Ranchandra Vishwanath Wardekar (October 27, 1913-1996) was an Indian doctor and founder of Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation. He received the Padma Shri award in 1973. He is considered "the father of leprosy control" in India. Wardekar recei ...

(1913-1996), Indian doctor and founder of Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation *

R. Viswanathan Natham R. Viswanathan (born 11 December 1949) is an Indian politician and deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Natham Constituency. He was the Minister f ...

, Indian politician *

Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri (Ravi Sastri) () (1922–1993) was a Telugu writer who published several novels and more than 60 short stories in six volumes. Often praised for his unique style, Ravi Sastry supported marginalized communities. Profes ...

(1922–1993), Indian Telugu writer *

Radha Viswanathan Radha Viswanathan (11 December 1934 – 2 January 2018) was an Indian vocalist and classical dancer. She performed extensively with her mother, Bharat Ratna Carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi. Early life and career Born on 11 December 1934 ...

, Indian vocalist and classical dancer *

Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan Lieutenant Colonel Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan, VrC was the second-in-command of 18 Grenadiers which was conducting operations on and around Tololing mountain, Drass sector, Kargil, during Operation Vijay. He was posthumously awarded the Vir C ...

(1960–1999), Indian Army officer * Raman Viswanathan, Indian physician * Ramesh Vishwanath Katti (born 1964), Indian politician *

Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was a Gujarati poet and writer from India. Profoundly influenced by Gandhian thought, Pathak wrote criticism, poetry, drama, metrics and short stories. He edited and translated literary works. He was appointed the ...

, Indian poet and writer *

S. R. Vishwanath Singanayakanahalli Ramaiah Vishwanath is an Indian politician who is currently serving as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yelahanka since 25 May 2008. He is a former chairman of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and i ...

(born 1962), Indian politician * Sadanand Vishwanath (born 1962), former Indian cricketer * Sanju Viswanath (1994), Indian cricketer * Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, Indian politician *

Sunny Viswanath Sunny Viswanath () is an Indian composer and music producer. His works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and traditional orchestral arrangements. Early life He started learning ...

, Indian composer and music producer *

T. Viswanathan Tanjore Viswanathan (13 August 1927 – 10 September 2002) was a Carnatic musician specializing in the Carnatic flute and voice. Early life and background Viswa, as T. (Tanjore/Thanjavur) Viswanathan is often called, was born in Madras, In ...

(1927–2002), Indian Carnatic music flutist *

T. K. Viswanathan T. K. Viswanathan (born 14 October 1948) is the Secretary General of the 15th Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India, i.e. the House of the People in the Indian Parliament. As Secretary General, he is also the Administrat ...

, Indian politician * T. N. Viswanatha Reddy, Indian politician *

T. R. Viswanathan T. R. Viswanathan is an American engineer, who is currently the Silicon Laboratories Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin ...

, American engineer * Umesh Vishwanath Katti, Indian politician *

V. Viswanatha Menon Vadakkoot Viswanatha Menon, also known as Ambadi Viswam (15 January 1927 – 3 May 2019), was an Indian politician represented BJP and was the former minister in the southern state of Kerala in India. He had also served as a member in the India ...

(1927 - 2019), Indian Communist leader * V. Viswanathan (1909 - 1987) Indian ICS officer *

Vani Viswanath Vani Viswanath (born 13 May 1971) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in '' Susanna'', directed by T. V. Chandra ...

(born 1968), Indian actress * Vichu Vishwanath, Indian film and television actor *

Vishwa Nath Sharma General Vishwa Nath Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 4 June 1930) was the 14th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, serving between 1988–1990. He was the first Indian COAS to have begun his career in the post-Independence Indian Army. E ...

(born 1930), 15th Chief of the Indian Army Staff *

Vysyaraju Kasi Viswanadham Raju Vysyaraju Kasi Viswanadham Raju was an Indian politician from Odisha. Life Raju was a member of the first Orissa Legislative Assembly which met from 1937 to 1945. He was one of the members from Berhampur Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) ...

, Indian politician *

Y. Kasi Viswanath Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath is an Indian actor and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant director, associate director and co-director for over 25 films. He debuted as a director with the romantic comedy film ''Nuvvu ...

, Indian actor and director

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Kashi Vishwanath Temple The Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganges, Ganga, and is one of the twe ...

, Uttar Pradesh, India *

Kasi Viswanathar temple, Tenkasi Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Tenkasi, a city in Tenkasi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built by Pandyan ru ...

, Tamil Nadu, India * Kasi Viswanathar temple, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India *

Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. Here, Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kasi Viswanathar, and His consort Parvati is depicted as Visalakshi. The presiding deit ...

, Tamil Nadu, India *

Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Umayalpuram Kasi Viswanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Umayalpuram in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. Legend According to Hindu mythology, when Shiva accompanied Murugan to Swamimalai in order to ...

, Tamil Nadu, India *

Kasi Viswanatha Temple, Ayanavaram Kasi Viswanatha Temple is a Hindu temple in Chennai, India. Located at Konnur high road, Ayanavaram, the temple was constructed by the Tawker clan of Madras' Gujarati community and was constructed during the time of the East India Company. T ...

, Tamil Nadu, India *

Kasi Viswanatha Temple, West Mambalam Kasi Viswanatha Temple is a Hindu temple located in the neighbourhood of West Mambalam in Chennai, India. Dedicated to Siva, the temple is named after the Vishwanatha Temple at Varanasi. Constructed in the 17th century, the temple is also known ...

, Tamil Nadu, India *

Kunnuvarankottai Kasi Visalakshi-Viswanathar Temple The Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple is in the village of Kunnuvarankottai. This village is served by three rivers — Vaigai, Maruda and Manjalaru — called the Triveni Sangam (tri = three, veni = river, sangam = confluence). The river ...

, Tamil Nadu, India *

Shri Vishwanath Mandir Shri Vishwanath Mandir also known as Vishwanath Mandir, Vishwanath Temple, New Vishwanath Temple and Birla Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples and biggest tourist attractions in the holy city of Varanasi. The temple is situated in ...

, Uttar Pradesh, India *

Sri Kasi Vishwanatha Temple Flint Sri Kasi Vishwanatha Temple Flint is a Hindu temple located in Flint, Michigan. The temple serves thousands of Hindus in the Flint Metropolitan Area and the surrounding regions. Design The temple is 65 feet tall at its peak with more than 126 ...

, Hindu temple in Michigan, USA

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