Ajit, variously spelled Ajith, Agith, or Ajeet ( sa, अजित ') is a common male given name. It is used in its various forms throughout

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

and also in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. A related name is Ajay.

Etymology

The name is derived from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

, where its primary meaning is "invincible", "irresistible", "unsurpassed". The literal meaning is "unconquered", from the prefix ''a-'' "not", and ''jita'' "conquered". It has variously been used to refer to a number of ideological figures, including

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 Hin ...

and

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" within ...

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or ''dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global po ...

, Maitreya in

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

and the second of the Arhats in

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

among others.

People

Ajithkumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

(born 1996),Tamilnadu *

Ajit Agarkar Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar (born 4 December 1977) is a former Indian cricketer and a commentator. He has represented India in more than 200 international matches in all three formats of the game. He is the third highest wicket-taker for India i ...

(born 1977), Indian cricketer and commentator *

Ajit Andhare Ajit Andhare (born on 11 July) is an Indian business leader, entrepreneur, currently chief operating officer at Viacom18 Studios. Career Ajit currently serves as the chief operating officer at Viacom 18 Motion Pictures (VMP), the motion pic ...

, Indian businessman *

Ajit Anjum Ajit Anjum is an Indian journalist. He has worked as managing editor at News 24 and India TV news channels. He was awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2010. Early life Anjum, named Ajit Kumar at birth, was born in the B ...

(born 1969), Indian journalist and editor *

Ajeet Bajaj Ajeet Bajaj (born 1965) is the first Indian to ski to the North Pole and complete the polar trilogy which entails skiing to the North Pole, South Pole and across the Greenland icecap. Bajaj and his daughter Deeya Bajaj were the first Indian fat ...

(born 1965), Indian adventurer * Ajit Balakrishnan, Indian entrepreneur, business executive, and administrator * Ajit Bandyopadhyay, Bengali actor and director *

Ajit Kumar Banerjee Dr. Ajit Kumar Banerjee ( bn, ড. অজিত কুমার ব্যানার্জী ) (1 September 1931 – 29 November 2014) was a noted environmentalist and expert in forest management and is known to be the father of the concept ...

(1931–2014), Indian environmentalist *

Ajit Kumar Basu Ajit Kumar Basu (1912–1986) was an Indian cardiac surgeon. He was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian science award in 1967. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highes ...

(1912–1986), Indian cardiac surgeon *

Ajit Bhandari Ajit Bhandari ( ne, अजित भण्डारी; born 7 February 1994) is a Nepalese footballer who plays as a defender for Nepal Police Club and the Nepal national team. International career Bhandari made his international debut in a go ...

(born 1994), Nepalese footballer * Ajit Bharihoke, Indian judge *

Ajit Bhatia Ajit Bhatia (born 11 May 1936) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Delhi, Rajputana and Uttar Pradesh between 1950 and 1959. See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played ...

(born 1936), Indian cricketer *

Ajit Bhattacharjea Ajit Bhattacharjea (8 May 1924 – 4 April 2011) was a veteran Indian journalist, newspaper editor and campaigner for democratic rights, and the Right to Information Act. In a career spanning nearly 60 years, he remained the editor of the ''Hin ...

(1924–2011), Indian journalist, newspaper editor, ''

The Hindustan Times ''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Ly ...

'', ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...

'' and ''

The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Limited, Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, ...

'' * Ajit Bhoite (born 1976), Indian cricketer *

Ajit Kumar Bhuyan Ajit Kumar Bhuyan is a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from the state of Assam. He was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on 18 March 2020. He is also an Indian journalist, author and former editor of the Asomi ...

(born 1952), Indian politician *

Ajit Chahal Ajit Chahal (born 12 December 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Haryana in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 24 October 2017. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Haryana in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 19 di ...

(born 1995), Indian cricketer * Ajit Kumar Chakravarty (1886–1918), Bengali writer * Ajit Chandila (born 1983), Indian cricketer *

Ajit Chandra Chatterjee Ajit Chandra Chatterjee (born 1923) is an Indian civil servant who was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975. Life and career Ajit Chandra Chatterjee was born in Lahore in 1923. After a successful career in the Indian Railways (where he was a Divisi ...

(born 1923), Indian civil servant *

Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi is an Indian professor, education administrator and former director of IIT Roorkee. Previously, he has been the Dean (R&D), and currently Deputy Director at IIT Kanpur. He has largely contributed to waveform shaping and ...

, Indian professor and education administrator * Ajit Das (1949–2020), Indian actor, director, and playwright *

Ajit Das Gupta Ajit Das Gupta (22 August 1924 – 10 July 2011) was an Indian cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and hi ...

(1924–2011), Indian cricketer * Ajit Doval (born 1945), Indian politician *

Ajit Dutta Ajit Kumar Dutta, known as Ajit Dutta, (23 September 1907 – 30 December 1979) was a prominent Bengali poet, writer, essayist and professor. Early life Ajit Dutta passed the entrance examination from Kishorilal Jubilee School in Dhaka in 192 ...

(1907–1979), Bengali poet, writer, essayist, and professor *

Ajit George Ajit George is an Indian-American activist and game designer. He is the director of operations of Shanti Bhavan Children's Project, an international nonprofit organization based in Bangalore, India, that provides free education to socially disa ...

, Indian-American activist and game designer * Ajit Kumar Guha (1914–1969), Bengali educationist * Ajit Gulabchand (born 1948), Indian industrialist * Ajit Gupta, Indian entrepreneur *

Ajit Hutheesing Ajit Gunottam Hutheesing (4 March 1936 – 8 December 2017) was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of International Capital Partners Inc. (ICP). ICP commenced investment activities in 1992, providing private placement equity to fi ...

(1936–2017), Indian businessman * Ajit Jain (born 1951), Indian-American businessman *

Ajit Jayaratne Deshabandhu Ajit Jayaratne is the former chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange, the Finance Commission of Sri Lanka and of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Corporate experience Ajit Jayaratne is currently the Chairman of KIA Motors and a director o ...

, Sinhalese businessman *

Ajit Jogi Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (29 April 1946 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician, who served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, India. He was a member of the political party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh. Education Jogi studied Me ...

(1946–2020), Indian politician * Ajit Johnson, Indian cancer geneticist *

Ajit Kadkade Ajit Kadkade is a devotional singer in Goa and Maharashtra, India. He was born in Bicholim city of Goa on January 11, 1951. He learnt Hindustani classical music from the famous singer Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. Kadkade specializes in singing Marath ...

, Indian singer * Ajit Kembhavi (born 1950), Indian astrophysicist * Ajita Kesakambali, Indian philosopher *

Ajit Khan Hamid Ali Khan (27 January 1922 – 22 October 1998), better known by his stage name Ajit, was an Indian actor active in Hindi films. He acted in over two hundred movies over almost four decades. Ajit is also credited for starring as a lead ...

(1922–1998), screen name of Indian film actor Hamid Ali Khan * Ajith Kumar (born 1971), Indian Tamil actor * Ajit Lakra (born 1966), Indian field hockey player *

Ajit Kumar Maiti Ajit Kumar Maiti (born 26 April 1928) is an Indian neurophysiologist associated with the University of Maryland. He is known for his pioneering researches on spinal cord physiology and his studies are reported to have widened the understanding of ...

(born 1928), Indian neurophysiologist *

Ajit Kumar Mehta Ajit Kumar Mehta (born 3 February 1932 Fatehpur Bala, Samastipur district (Bihar)) was member of 6th Lok Sabha from Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar State, India. He was elected to 7th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from Samastipur. B ...

(born 1932), Indian politician * Ajit Kumar P, Indian Navy Admiral * Ajit Kumar Panja (1936–2008), Indian politician *

Ajith C. S. Perera Ajith Chrysantha Stephen Perera, Justice of the Peace#Sri Lanka, JP, Chartered Chemist, CChem., Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC (29 February 1956 – 29 October 2020) was a Chartered Chemist by profession, a scholar, a former Senior manag ...

(born 1956), Sri Lankan disability activist, former cricket umpire * Ajit Kumar Saha, Indian politician * Ajeet Singh Kharkhari (born 1965), Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party *

Ajit Singh (disambiguation) Ajit Singh may refer to: Politicians and rulers * Ajit Singh (politician) (1939–2021), founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal party in Uttar Pradesh * Ajit Singh (Bihar politician), Indian politician * Ajit Singh (Assam politician), cabinet ...

, several people * Ajit Kumar Singh (1962–2007), Indian politician *

Ajith Kumar Siriwardena Professor Ajith Kumar Siriwardena MBChB, M.D., FRCS, Is the current professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery at the University of Manchester, and a consultant hepatobiliary surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester Royal In ...

Sri Lankan Briton British Sri Lankans ( si, බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන්, , ta, பிரித்தானிய இலங்கையர்) are an ethnic group referring to British people who can trace their a ...

professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery * Ajit Pai (born 1973), American attorney and former chairman of the

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisd ...

* Ajit Pai (cricketer) (born 1945), Indian cricketer *

Ajit Iqbal Singh Ajit Iqbal Singh (born 1943) is an Indian mathematician, specialising in functional analysis and harmonic analysis. Singh is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), India's apex body of scientists and technologists. She is also a ...

(born 1943), Indian mathematician * Ajit Wadekar (born 1941), a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national cricket tea

Fictional characters

* Ajit Bandyopadhyay, fictional character in the detective series ''

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...

References

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