Shashank

Shashank or Shashanka (शशाङ्क) is a given name among Hindus. The name is derived from Sanskrit, as another name for the Moon (literally, 'hare-marked", shasha, "hare" + anka, "spotted"). The Hindu god Shiva bears the epithet Shashankashekhara, meaning "He who holds the moon on his head".

Notable people with the name include:
 * Shashanka, 7th-century Hindu Kshatriya king who unified Bengal
 * Shashank Arora (born 1989), Indian actor and musician
 * Shashank (actor) (born 1979), Indian film actor
 * Shashank (diplomat), Indian Foreign Secretary from 2003 to 2004
 * Shashank (director), Indian film director in Kannada movies
 * Shashanka Ghosh, Indian film director in Hindi and Telugu movies
 * Shashanka Koirala, Nepalese ophthalmologist and politician
 * Shashank Manohar, Indian lawyer and former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
 * Shashank Shende, Indian actor, director, and writer
 * Shashank Vyas, Indian television actor