Rajendra is popular
Hindu given name. It is derived from the
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 ...
' 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign', which is a
compound of the words ' 'king' and ' 'supreme'.
['' Indra'' is also the name of a Vedic deity.]
Notable people with the name include:
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Rajendra Chola I
Rajendra Chola I (; Middle Tamil: Rājēntira Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājēndradēva Cōla; Old Malay: ''Raja Suran''; c. 971 CE – 1044 CE), often referred to as Rajendra the Great, and also known as Gangaikonda Chola (Middle Tam ...
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Rajendra Chola II and
Rajendra Chola III
Rajendra Chola III was a brother and rival of Rajaraja Chola III, and came to the Chola throne in 1246 CE. Rajendra began to take effective control over the administration, and epigraphs of Rajendra Chola III indicate there was civil war ending ...
, Chola emperors in the 11th and 13th centuries
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Rajendra Kharel
Rajendra Kharel ( ne, राजेन्द्र खरेल) is a Nepalese politician. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress. Later he joined Sher Bahadur Deuba's break-away party, Nepa ...
(active from 1999), Nepalese politician
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Rajendra Krishan
Rajinder Krishan Duggal (6 June 1919 – 23 September 1987) also credited as Rajendra Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.
Biography
Rajinder Krishan was born in a Duggal family at Jalalpur Jattan on 6 June 1919, in Gujrat ...
, Bollywood lyricist and writer
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Rajendra Kumar (1927–1999), Bollywood actor
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Rajendra Kumar KC (active from 2013), Nepalese politician
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Rajendra Mahato (born 1958), Nepali politician
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Rajendra Patel, Gujarati language poet, short story writer and critic
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Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
, the first President of India
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Rajendra Prasad (actor)
Gadde Rajendra Prasad (born 19 July 1956) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, three SIIMA Awards, and three Santosham Film Awards.
Prasad made his debut in ...
, Telugu language actor
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Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi) was the consort of Pratap Singh Shah, King of Kingdom of Nepal. She was the regent of Nepal during the minority of her son Rana Bahadur Shah between 1777 and 1785.Queens of the Shah Dynasty in Nepal. Prakash A. Raj. 19 ...
, wife of King
Pratap Singh Shah
Pratap Singh Shah, King of Nepal ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज प्रतापसिंह शाह देव) (1751–1777) was the second King of modern Nepal. He was the eldest son of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the ...
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Rajendra Bikram Shah, king of Nepal
See also
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King of Kings
Notes and references
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Hindu given names