Keshav

Keshav is an South asian male given name which is a modern form of name

Keshava Keshava (Sanskrit: ') is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. Keshava means Parabrahman, according to Hindu scriptures. The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated ...

, one of the many names of Lord

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

and Lord

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" withi ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Keshav Bansal (born 1991), Indian entrepreneur * Keshav Vaman Bhole (1896–1967), Indian musical composer *

Keshav Kumar Budhathoki Keshav Kumar Budhathoki ( ne, केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Jhapa District President of Nepali Congress (Democratic). In April 2008, he won the Jhapa ...

, Nepalese politician *

Keshav Dutt Keshav Chandra Dutt, also spelt as Keshav Datt (29 December 1925 – 7 July 2021), was an Indian field hockey player and played as a halfback. He was a part of the team that won gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He made 22 internation ...

(1925–2021), Indian field hockey player * Keshav Ginde (born 1942), Indian flautist *

Keshav Prasad Goenka Keshav Prasad Goenka (1912–1983) was an Indian businessman, industrialist, and one of the leaders among the earlier generations of the Goenka business family. His father, Badridas Goenka, was the nephew of Ramdutt Goenka, the founder of the Grou ...

(1912–1983), Indian businessman *

Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (1 April 1889 – 21 June 1940), also known by his moniker Doctorji, was an Indian physician and the founding ''Sarsanghachalak'' (or "Chief") of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur ...

(1889–1940), Indian chief * Keshav Rao Jadhav (1933–2018), Indian activist *

Keshav Rao Koratkar Sri Keshav Rao Koratkar, was a pioneer of political, social and educational reforms in Hyderabad State, India. Initially working on behalf of the Marathi people, he became involved in the Indian independence movement. Early years and career K ...

(1867–1932), Indian pioneer * Keshav Kumar (born 1988), Indian cricketer *

Keshav Maharaj Keshav Atmanand Maharaj (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national team in Tests, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. He is currently the vice-cap ...

(1990), South African cricketer *

Keshav Prasad Mainali Keshav Prasad Mainali ( ne, केसव प्रसाद मैनाली) is a Nepalese politician. He currently belongs to Nepali Congress. He was the chairman of the Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal. He joined the Nepal Student Uni ...

, Nepalese politician *

Keshav Malik Keshav Malik (5 November, 1924 – 11 June, 2014) was an Indian poet, art and literary critic, arts scholar, and curator. He remained art critic for the ''Hindustan Times'' (1960–1972) and ''The Times of India'' (1975–2000). He published e ...

(1924–2014), Indian poet *

Keshav Dev Malviya Keshav Dev Malaviya (11 August 1904–27 May 1981) was a leader of Indian National Congress and a union minister of India. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state ...

(1904–1981), Indian political leader * Keshav Mangave (1926–1997), Indian wrestler *

Keshav Prasad Maurya Keshav Prasad Maurya (born 7 May 1969) is the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Life On 8 April 2016, on the first day of Chaitra, he was appointed the Bharatiya Janata Party chief of Utt ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Keshav Meshram Keshav Tanaji Meshram (24 November 1937 – 3 December 2007) was a Marathi poet, critic, novelist, and short-story writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote about 40 books. Early life Meshram was born in a poor ''dalit'' family in Akola on 24 ...

(1937–2007), Marathi poet * Keshav R. Murugesh (born 1963), Indian executive officer *

Keshav Dattatreya Nayak Keshav Dattatreya Nayak is a distinguished DRDO scientist and Director of Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group in Hyderabad, India.Chief Controllers > Dr. KD Nayak, CC R&D (MED & MIST)/ref> Awards Nayak has been awarded many times for ...

, Indian scientist *

Keshav Pandit Keshav Swami Purohit (died 1690), also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit, was Chhatrapati Shivaji's Rajpurohit (Religious chief) and a Sanskrit scholar and poet of his times. He was also the ‘Rajpurohit’ and ''Danadhyaksha'' of Sambha ...

(died 1690), Sanskrit scholar and poet *

Keshav K Pingali Keshav K Pingali is an American computer scientist, currently the William Moncrief Chair of Grid and Distributed Computing at the University of Texas at Austin, and also a published author. He previously also held the India Chair of Computer Sc ...

, American computer scientist *

Keshav Jagannath Purohit Keshav Jagannath Purohit (केशव जगन्नाथ पुरोहित) (b. 1923- 17 October 2018) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote using the pen name Shantaram (शांताराम). Purohit was born in ...

(1923–2018), Marathi writer *

Keshav Roy Keshav Roy (born 1926) was an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle middleweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an internati ...

(born 1926), Indian wrestler *

Keshav Samant Keshav Samant popularly known as Anand Samant is one of India's most successful contract bridge Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four player ...

, Indian bridge player *

Keshav Sathe Keshav Sathe (31 January 1928 – 18 January 2012) was an Indian tabla player, best known for his contributions to the Indo-jazz fusion genre. Among his significant collaborations are the ones with Joe Harriott and John Mayer in 1965–70; Ire ...

(1928–2012), Indian tabla player * Keshav K. Singh, American cellular biologist * Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya (born 1944), Nepalese judge {{given name Indian masculine given names