User:Anand Kamal Sachdeva


 * meaning = Happiness
 * region = All over India
 * origin = India

Anand or Ananda (Devnagari: आनन्द ) is a Sanskrit word that means bliss, happiness, or joy. It is a widely used first and last name in the Indian subcontinent. Anand is a common Hindu male given name.

Anand may refer to:

People (first name):

* Anand Jayaraman, Former Director, PMI Kerala * Anand Mishra, advocate, Supreme Court of India * Anand Lal Shimpi, founder and editor-in-chief of AnandTech * Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand * Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand since August 2006 * Anand Sharma, Union Cabinet Minister for Commerce and Industry * Anand, Famous chess player

Anand (surname):

* Anand (writer), Indian writer; pseudonym of P. Satchidanandan * Chetan Anand (producer & director), acclaimed Hindi film producer and director * Dev Anand, legendary Hindi film actor and director; Chetan Anand's younger brother * J. Anand, Indian former racing car driver * Mulk Raj Anand, Indian novelist, short-story writer, and art critic writing in English * Vijay Anand, Indian filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor, and actor; Dev Anand's younger brother * Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster and current[update] World Chess Champion

Locations

* Anand, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat, India, famous for the Amul brand * Anand district

Cinema

* Anand (1970 film), a 1970 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee * Anand (2004 film), a 2004 Telugu film starring Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee * Anand (1987 film), a 1987 Tamil film starring Prabhu and Radha Music By Ilayaraja. * Anand (1986 film), a 1986 Kannada film starring Shivarajkumar.It is the debut movie of him.