Bharadwaj (surname)
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Bharadwaj (Hindi: भारद्वाज) is a surname mostly used by Brahmins [1]. Notable people with the surname include:
- Abhay Bharadwaj (1954–2020), Indian advocate turned politician
- Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 1982), Indian television presenter and actress
- Anita Bharadwaj, Indian high altitude rescue doctor
- B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj (born 2000), Indian badminton player
- Babu Bharadwaj (1948–2016), Malayalam–language writer and journalist from Kerala, India
- Chaitan Bharadwaj (born 1988), Indian music composer
- Deepak Bharadwaj (1950–2013), Indian politician
- Girish Bharadwaj (born 1950), Indian social worker
- H R Bharadwaj (1939–2020), Indian politician
- Hitesh Bharadwaj (born 1991), Indian television actor, model, anchor, RJ and poet
- Jagannath Bharadwaj (1916–1987), Indian politician
- Janani Bharadwaj (born 1989), Indian playback singer
- Krishna Bharadwaj (actor) (born 1989), Indian television actor
- Krishna Bharadwaj (economist) (1935–1992), Indian Neo-Ricardian economist
- Nitish Bharadwaj (born 1963), Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer and veterinarian
- Radha Bharadwaj, Indian filmmaker, film producer and screenwriter
- Ram Chandra Bharadwaj (died 1918), Indian politician
- Ravi Bharadwaj (born 1992), Indian basketball player
- Saurabh Bharadwaj (born 1979), Indian politician
- Shapath Bharadwaj (born 2002), Indian sport shooter
- Somnath Bharadwaj (born 1964), Indian theoretical physicist
- Sudha Bharadwaj (born 1961), Indian trade-unionist, activist and lawyer
- Suresh Bharadwaj (born 1952), Indian politician
- Vedanth Bharadwaj (born 1980), Indian vocalist and composer
- Vijay Bharadwaj (born 1975), Indian cricketer
- Vinay Bharadwaj (born 1983), Indian-Singapore-based ex-banker turned filmmaker, television host, motivational speaker, and fashion stylist
- Vishal Bharadwaj (born 1965), Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer
References
[edit]- ^ Hasnain, Nadeem (2016). The Other Lucknow. Vani Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5229-420-6.
Barhai are an occupational community of carpenters of which the majority are Hindus and only a small section of Muslims. They derive the name of their community from the Sanskrit word "vardhika' meaning 'cutting'. They are mostly Hindu and use various surnames or titles like Sharma, Vishwakarma are Bharadwaj, Mistri and Badhai