Tapas (given name)

Tapas or Tapasya is an Indian given name. It may refer to:

Etymology
Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस्) is a concept in Indian religions that refers to a variety of ascetic practices including austerities and penance.

People in performing arts

 * Tapasya Nayak Srivastava, television actress
 * Tapas Paul (1958-2020), actor and politician
 * Tapas Relia, music composer and producer
 * Tapas Sargharia, Ollywood film director
 * Tapas Sen (1924-2006), stage lighting designer

Other people

 * Tapas Kumar Kundu (born 1962), molecular biologist
 * Tapas Posman (born 1973), Papua New Guinean footballer
 * Tapasyananda (1904-1991), senior monk of the Ramakrishna Mission