Joshi

Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish ("light bringer or reflect light like sun").

Joshi is a common family name in Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Goa and Uttar Pradesh in India.

Politicians, civil servants and military

 * Alok Joshi, Indian police officer and intelligence agency chief
 * A. C. Joshi (1908–1971), Indian botanist and Civil Service officer
 * Banwari Lal Joshi (1936–2017), Indian civil servant and state governor
 * Bhanu Bhakta Joshi, Nepalese politician
 * Bhojraj Joshi, Nepalese politician
 * General B.C. Joshi (1935–1994), Chief of the Indian Army
 * C. P. Joshi, Indian politician (Indian National Congress), former Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
 * Devendra Kumar Joshi, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
 * Govinda Raj Joshi, Nepalese politician (Nepali Congress) and former Minister
 * Hari Dev Joshi, 11th, 16th and 18th Chief Minister Of Rajasthan
 * Hora Prasad Joshi, Nepalese politician
 * Manohar Joshi, 12th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
 * Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician (Bharatiya Janta Party), chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the parliament
 * Nabindra Raj Joshi, Nepali politician
 * Pralhad Joshi, Indian politician (BJP)
 * Puran Chand Joshi, Indian communist leader
 * Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Indian politician (BJP)
 * Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Indian agricultural activist and politician (Shetkari Sanghatana)
 * Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, Indian army, Chief of staff of Northern army command

Writers, educators and scholars

 * Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865–1887), first Indian woman to be awarded a western medicine degree
 * Angur Baba Joshi (1932–2020), Nepalese scholar, first female School Principal of Nepal
 * Anupam Joshi, American cybersecurity expert and Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland
 * Aravind Joshi, Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania
 * Arun Joshi, Indian novelist
 * Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, Marathi humorist, author of "Chimanrao" series of books
 * Girija Prasad Joshi, Nepalese Newari language writer
 * Indra Joshi, British physician
 * Lakshman Shastri Joshi, Indian scholar of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic
 * Mahadevshastri Joshi, Marathi writer
 * Mangal Raj Joshi, Nepalese royal astrologer
 * Manohar Shyam Joshi, post-modern Hindi writer and Father of Indian soap operas
 * Prasoon Joshi, Hindi lyricist
 * Prem Lal Joshi, Indian research scholar of Accounting and writer
 * Ramlal Joshi, Nepalese author and writer
 * Ruchir Joshi, author and filmmaker
 * S. T. Joshi, Indian-American editor, critic, and scholar
 * Satya Mohan Joshi (1920–2022), Nepalese author and writer, first recipient of Madan Puraskar
 * Sharad Joshi, Hindi writer and satirist, Padma Shri awardee
 * Shekhar Joshi, Hindi author
 * Shukraraj Shastri (born Shukra Raj Joshi), Nepalese author, social reformer and political martyr
 * Suresh Joshi, Gujarati poet, writer and literary critic
 * Sushma Joshi, Nepalese writer and filmmaker
 * Umashankar Joshi, Gujarati poet

Artists and performers

 * Aashirman DS Joshi, Nepalese actor
 * Anshuman Joshi, Marathi actor
 * Ayushman Joshi, Nepalese actor
 * Bhimsen Joshi, Bharat Ratna, vocalist of Hindustani classical music
 * Chetan Joshi, flautist
 * Damayanti Joshi, Kathak dancer and guru
 * Dev Joshi, Indian television actor.
 * Dilip Joshi (born 1969), Hindi and Gujarati actor
 * Gajananrao Joshi, violinist and vocalist Hindustani classical music
 * Gayatri Joshi, Indian Actress
 * Gulki Joshi (born 1980), Indian television actress
 * Indira Joshi, British Indian actor
 * Indira Joshi, Nepali singer and model
 * Malina Joshi, Nepali beauty pageant and model
 * Manoj Joshi (born 1945), Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi Actor
 * Manasi Joshi Roy (born 1968), Indian television actress
 * Nivedita Joshi, Marathi actress
 * Pallavi Joshi (born 1969), Indian Actress, winner of National award for the film Woh Chokri
 * Poonam Joshi (born 23 October 1970), Indian television actress
 * Prasoon Joshi (born September 1971), Indian lyricist
 * Purbi Joshi (born 1974), Indian actress
 * Rohan Joshi Indian Stand-up comedian, performer
 * Santosh Joshi, vocalist of Hindustani classical music
 * Sharman Joshi (born 1979), Bollywood actor
 * Shikha Joshi (1976-2015), Indian actress who committed suicide
 * Shivangi Joshi (born 1995), Indian television actress
 * Spruha Joshi, Marathi actress
 * Swwapnil Joshi (born 1977), Marathi actor
 * Tulip Joshi, Indian Actress, model
 * V Joshi, (AKA Joshiy) Indian director known for his Malayalam films
 * Vinayak Joshi, Kannada actor

Sports

 * Aniruddha Joshi, Indian cricketer
 * Harshvardhan Joshi, Indian mountaineer
 * Naresh Joshi, Nepalese football
 * Sunil Joshi, cricketer who played for India national cricket team as a left arm spinner in one day internationals and test match cricket
 * Sunil Lal Joshi, Nepali Olympic weightlifter
 * Uday Joshi, Indian cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club

Social service

 * Narayan Malhar Joshi, Indian trade union leader and founder of the Social service league
 * Sister Nirmala Joshi, Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at Missionaries of Charity