Nagaraj

Nagaraj, Nagraj or Nagaraja or Nagarajan is a male Indian given name and Indian surname. It originates in the नागराज  'king of the nāgas'. It is especially prevalent in southern India and northeastern parts of India.

People

 * D. R. Nagaraj (1954–1998), Indian cultural critic and political commentator
 * Dingri Nagaraj, Indian actor in the Kannada film industry
 * Erode Nagaraj (born 1970), Mridangam player, lecturer in The Music Academy, Chennai
 * Indu Nagaraj, Indian playback singer
 * Manoranjitham Nagaraj, Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
 * Milana Nagaraj (born 1989), Indian film actress
 * Nagaraj Gobbargumpi (born 1982), Indian high-jump athlete
 * R Umadevi Nagaraj (born 1965), Indian professional player of English billiards and snooker, World Women's Billiards Champion 2012
 * Ramakrishnan Nagaraj (born 1953), Indian biochemist and molecular biologist
 * Shringar Nagaraj (1939–2013), Kannada actor, cameraman, and producer of India's first silent movie
 * V. Nagaraj (born 1962), Malaysian director, producer, distributor and consultant
 * Vatal Nagaraj, politician from Karnataka

Nagaraja

 * Nagaraja Rao (1914–2004), Indian cricketer and umpire
 * Nagaraja Rao Havaldar (born 1959), Indian classical vocalist
 * V. Nagaraja (born 1954), Indian microbiologist
 * Mamta Patel Nagaraja, American engineer

Nagraj

 * Munishree Nagraj, Indian writer and poet
 * Nagraj Manjule (born 1977), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
 * Roopa Nagraj (born 1983), Emirati cricketer

Fictional characters

 * Nagraj, fictional superhero appearing in Raj Comics
 * Nagaraj, protagonist of R.K. NArayan's 1991 novel The World of Nagaraj
 * Nagaray (and variations), snake-prince and lover to lady Himal, from Kashmiri tale Himal and Nagaray
 * Nagaraja Cholan, protagonist of the 2013 Indian Tamil film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA