Ashoka Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynast ...

(died 232 BC) was a monarch of the Mauryan Empire of India. Ashoka, Asoka, or Ashok may also refer to:

Entertainment

* ''Ashok'' (film), a 2006 Telugu film directed by Surender Reddy * ''Ashoka'' (2006 film), a 2006 Kannada film directed by Shivamani * ''Ashoka'' (2008 film), a 2008 Tamil film directed by Prem * ''Asoka'' (1955 film), a 1955 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera * ''Aśoka'' (film), a 2001 Bollywood historical drama film directed by Santosh Sivan * ''Ashoka the Great'' (book), a 2011 book by Wytze Keuning * ''

Ashoka the Hero ''Ashoka the HERO'' is a 2011 Indian Animation, animated film written and directed by Gaurav Jain. The film is edited by Naren Mojidra. Plot An eight-year-old school going boy got some hidden magical powers, and he must use them to save mankin ...

'', a 2011 Indian animated film * Ashok, a fictional character portrayed by Danny Denzongpa in his 1980 Indian film '' Phir Wohi Raat''

People

Actors

Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor) Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan is an Indian actor who has appeared predominantly in Tamil films. Career Originally from Thanjavur district, Ashok Kumar grew up in Mumbai. He was a Bharatanatyam dancer and won the Nrithyamayoor () Award from the Go ...

(born 1981), South Indian actor and Bharatnatyam performer *

Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. He is considered to be the first Super-st ...

(1911–2001), Indian film actor *

Ashok Lokhande Ashok Lokhande (born 9 September 1962) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for playing the role of Arun Rathi (Bhabasa) in the Star Plus Show '' Diya Aur Baati Hum'' and its sequel ''Tu Sooraj, Main Saanjh Piyaji'' ...

(born 1950), Indian film actor *

Ashok Mehta Ashok Mehta (1946/47 – 15 August 2012) was an Indian film cinematographer, known for films such as '' Bandit Queen'' (1994), '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981) and '' Utsav'' (1984). He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography twice, ...

(1947–2012), Indian film actor *

Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf (born 4 June 1947) is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his work in Marathi and Hindi films along with theatre in both languages. Saraf has received several awards including eleven Maharashtra State Film Awards and four Filmfar ...

(born 1947), Indian actor and comedian, Marathi and Hindi *

Ashok Selvan Ashok Selvan (born 8 November 1989) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing one of the lead roles in '' Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in C. V. K ...

(born 1989), Indian actor *

Ashok Shinde Ashok Shinde (born 6 July 1961) is an Indian film and stage actor, who works in Marathi cinema, known for films like ''Rangat Sangat ''. He has acted and produced Marathi film, making him one of the most successful actors in the Marathi film a ...

, Indian film actor *

Ashok (Kannada actor) Ashok (born 12 September 1951) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for drama roles. His notable films include '' Ranganayaki,'' ''Sanadi Appanna'', ''Bayalu Daari'', ''Archana'', ''Chellida Rakta'', ''Thayiya Madilalli'', '' ...

(born 1951), Kannada film actor

Chief Ministers of Indian states

Ashok Chavan Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Ma ...

(born 1958), Chief Minister of Maharashtra *

Ashok Gehlot Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 to December 2003, then again from 2008 to December 2013, and later from 2018 to December 2023. He represents Sardarpura (Vidhan Sabha ...

(born 1951), chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan * R. Ashok, former Deputy Chief Minister of Indian State of Karnataka

Cricketers

* Ashok Upadhyay (born 1953), Indian cricketer *

Asoka de Silva (cricketer) Ellawalakankanamge Asoka Ranjit de Silva (born 28 March 1956) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer and umpire who played in 10 Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals from 1985 to 1992. He was educated at Isipathana College, Colombo. Umpiring ...

(born 1956), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer

Film-related

Ashok Amritraj Ashok Amritraj (born 22 February 1956) is an Indian-American athlete and film producer. He is chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group and was formerly CEO of National Geographic Films. He played tennis professionally in his youth, ...

(born 1956), Indian American film producer *

Ashok Gaikwad Ashok Gaikwad is an Indian film director who has directed several feature films. Most of his films have been produced by Salim Akhtar's production house Aftab Pictures. His first notable film was ''Qatil'' (1988) starring Aditya Pancholi and S ...

(born 1962), Indian film director

Law and enforcement

Ashok Chaturvedi Ashok Chaturvedi, IPS (1947 - September 18, 2011) was the chief of India's external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2009. Chaturvedi succeeded P.K.H. Tharakan, a 1968 batch officer ...

(born 1947), former chief of India's external intelligence agency *

Ashok Desai Ashok H. Desai (18 December 1932 – 13 April 2020) was an Indian lawyer, practising in the Supreme Court of India. He held office as the Attorney General of India from 9 July 1996 to 6 May 1998. Earlier, he was the Solicitor General of India ...

, Attorney General of India, 1996 to 1998 *

Asoka de Silva (judge) Joseph Asoka Nihal De Silva (born 17 May 1946) was the 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. Silva obtained his primary education from St. Anthony's College, Kandy. After graduating from University of Peradeniya in 1971 he joined as an advocate of the ...

(born 1946), Sri Lankan Sinhala judge, Chief Justice * Ashok B. Hinchigeri, Indian judge *

Ashok Kamte Ashok Kamte AC (23 February 1965 – 26 November 2008) was an Indian police officer, serving as the Additional Commissioner of the Mumbai Police supervising the Eastern region. He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was ...

(1965–2008), Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police for the East Region

Literature

Ashok Banker Ashok Kumar Banker (born 7 February 1964 in Mumbai, India) is an author and screenwriter. His writing spans crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism, fiction and Indian mythology. The author of several well-received novels including a trilo ...

(born 1964), Indian novelist and short story writer *

Ashokamitran Ashokamitran (22 September 1931 – 23 March 2017) was the pen name of Jagadisa Thyagarajan, an Indian writer regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-independent Tamil literature. He began his prolific literary career with the p ...

(1931–2017), influential figure in post-independent Tamil literature

Others

* A. H. Asoka de Silva - Sri Lanka Navy officer *

Ashoka (Gonandiya) King Ashoka, of the Gonandiya dynasty, was a king of the region of Kashmir according to Kalhana, the 12th century CE historian who wrote the '' Rajatarangini''. According to the '' Rajatarangini'', Ashoka was the great-grandson of Shakuni and so ...

, a king of Kashmir *

Ashok Captain Ashok Captain (born 4 September 1960) is an Indian herpetologist Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including ...

(born 1960), Indian herpetologist *

Ashok Row Kavi Ashok Row Kavi is an Indian journalist and LGBT rights activist. Life He was born in Mumbai on 1 June 1947. He graduated with honours in Chemistry from the University of Bombay. Later, he dropped out of engineering college. Due to his early d ...

(born 1947), Indian journalist and LGBT rights activist

Other uses

Ashoka (non-profit organization) Ashoka (formerly branded Ashoka: Innovators for the Public) is an American-based nonprofit organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by connecting and supporting individual social entrepreneurs. Ashoka invests in over 3,800 social entre ...

, an international citizen sector organization * Ashoknagar (disambiguation) or Ashok Nagar, the name of various places in India *

Ashok Leyland Ashok Leyland Limited is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturer, with its headquarters in Chennai. It is now owned by the Hinduja Group. It was founded in 1948 as Ashok Motors, which became Ashok Leyland in the year 1955 after collab ...

, an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer founded in 1948 based in Chennai *

Emperor Ashoka Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynast ...

was the name of the Air India Flight 855 which crashed in

Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...

on 1978 New Year killing 213 passengers.