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Arun (given name)

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Gender
  
Male

Region of origin
  
India

Related names
  
Aruṇ

Language(s)
  
[tamil]]

Derived
  
Arun

Arun (given name)

Arun (/ah-roon/) is a male given name among Hindus and Cambodians. In Hinduism, the name has been derived from Sanskrit name Arun. The charioteer of Solar deity is called "Arun" and the name has following meanings;

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  • Dawn
  • Reddish glow in the morning sky
  • Sun

    • Following is list of notable people with "Arun" as their first, middle or last name.

    Academia, art & literature

  • Arun Agrawal, a political scientist in the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan.
  • Arun Budhathoki, a Nepali poet and fiction writer from Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Arun G. Phadke, Distinguished Professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech.
  • Arun Joshi, an Indian writer.
  • Arun K. Pati, an Indian physicist notable for his research in quantum information and computation.
  • Arun Kolatkar, Indian poet.
  • Arun Krushnaji Kamble, a Marathi writer and Dalit activist.
  • Arun Kumar Basak, a Bangladeshi physicist and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics, University of Rajshahi.
  • Arun Majumdar, a materials scientist, engineer and University of California, Berkeley graduate who was President Obama's nominee for Under Secretary of Energy.
  • Arun Midha, a British academic.
  • Arun Mitra, a Bengali poet.
  • Arun Nigavekar, an educationist and ex Chairperson & Vice-Chairperson of UGC.
  • Arun Prakash (educator), Indian educational facility planner and recipient of the National Award for Best Principal from the President of India.
  • Arun Prasad, a historian specialized in the History of Bangalore.
  • Arun Rai, an Indian born American scientist.
  • Arun Sarma, a contemporary writer of Assam.
  • Arun Sundararajan, is the NEC Faculty Fellow, Professor of Information, Operations & Management Sciences and Doctoral Coordinator at the Stern School of Business, NYU.
  • Madhuvanti Arun, an Indian educational promoter.
  • Vinod Bala Arun, a Hindi, Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy scholar.

    • Bureaucrat & administration

  • Arun Bhatnagar, former Indian Administrative Service officer.
  • Arun Jhaveri, an Indian American who was the former mayor of Burien, Washington in USA.
  • Arun Kumar Gupta, an Indian police officer.
  • Arun Kumar Mishra, a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
  • Arun Kumar Purwar, Chairman of State Bank of India.
  • Arun Kumar Singh, an Indian diplomat and Indian Ambassador to the United States.

    • Business

  • Arun Firodia, an Indian businessman and chairman of Kinetic Group.
  • Arun Katiyar, a media expert from India.
  • Arun Nayar, an Indian businessman and ex-husband of Elizabeth Hurley.
  • Arun Pudur, an Indian businessman, entrepreneur and investor.
  • Arun Purie, an Indian businessman who is the founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of India Today.
  • Arun Raha, Executive Director and Chief Economist for the State of Washington.
  • Arun Sarin, an Indian-born American telecommunications executive.
  • Arun Shourie, an Indian journalist, author and politician.

    • Film, Television & Media

  • Adith Arun, an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films.
  • Anil-Arun, Indian music director duo.
  • Arun Alat, an Indian playback singer and musician.
  • Arun Bakshi, an Indian film and television actor and singer.
  • Arun Bali, an Indian actor.
  • Arun Bannerjee, an Indian Bengali film actor.
  • Arun Benny, an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema.
  • Arun Bhatt, an Indian former film director (of Hindi and Gujarati cinema).
  • Arun Chaudhary, first official videographer of the White House.
  • Arun Date, a Marathi singer of Bhavageete.
  • Arun Govil, an Indian actor, producer and director.
  • Arun Kashalkar, an Indian classical vocalist of the Agra-Gwalior Gharana.
  • Arun Kaul, a noted Kashmiri film maker and screenwriter.
  • Arun Kumar Ahuja, an Indian film actor and producer.
  • Arun Kumar Aravind, Indian film director, editor and producer.
  • Arun Mukherjee, a noted Bengali playwright and thespian.
  • Arun Muraleedharan, an Indian music composer.
  • Arun Nalawade, an Indian film and theater personality.
  • Arun Pandyan, an Indian actor, director, producer and politician.
  • Arun Paudwal, music composer in Bollywood in India.
  • Arun Prasanth, an Indian film composer, musician, singer and occasional lyricist.
  • Arun Rath, a prominent radio producer and broadcast journalist.
  • Arun Sagar, Indian film actor, art director and comedian.
  • Arun Saha (actor), a Bangladeshi actor and musician.
  • Arun Sarnaik, an actor and singer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
  • Arun Shenoy, a composer and music producer of Indian origin, based in Singapore.
  • Arun Thapa, Nepali singer and songwriter.
  • Arun Vaidyanathan, an Indian-American film director, producer and screenwriter.
  • Arun Vijay, an Indian actor, playback singer & stunt coordinator.
  • Ila Arun, Indian actress, TV personality and singer.
  • Ishita Arun, model, VJ and actress.
  • M. D. Pallavi Arun, a singer from Karnataka, India.
  • P. A. Arun Prasad, an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer.
  • Priya Arun, an actress in the Marathi language film industry.

    • Indian Armed Forces

  • Arun Khetarpal, an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra.
  • Arun Prakash, a retired Four-Star Admiral who served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
  • Arun Shridhar Vaidya, 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army.

    • Politics

  • Arun Bhatia, President of People's Guardian Party.
  • Arun Chandra Guha, an Indian politician.
  • Arun Jaitley, a Bharatiya Janata Party politician. Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information, and Broadcasting, in the Government of India.
  • Arun Kumar Sarmah, an Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha.
  • Arun Kumar, an Indian politician from Bareilly district.
  • Arun Kumar, an Indian politician from Bihar.
  • Arun Nehru, an Indian politician.
  • Arun Netravali, an Indian politician.
  • Arun Pathak (Bihar politician), an Indian politician.
  • Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician), an Indian politician.
  • Arun Pathak, an Indian politician.
  • Arun Singh (Politician), Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh.
  • Arun Singh, Indian politician and former union minister of state for defense in the Government of India.
  • Arun Sood, an Indian politician.
  • Arun Subhashchandra Yadav, member of 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas of India.
  • Arun Verma, an Indian politician.
  • M. Arun Subramanian, Indian politician. Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruttani constituency.
  • Sangram Arun Jagtap, Indian politician and member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
  • Undavalli Aruna Kumar, an Indian politician.

    • Convicted politician

  • Arun Gawli, a gangster-turned-politician in Mumbai, India.

    • Sports

  • Arun Bhardwaj, an ultramarathon runner from New Delhi, India.
  • Arun Gokoel, a Surinamese cricketer.
  • Arun Harinath, an English cricketer.
  • Arun Karthik, an Indian cricketer.
  • Arun Khurana, an Indian former cricketer.
  • Arun Lal (cricketer, born 1985), a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Quetta cricket team.
  • Arun Lal, an Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator.
  • Arun Murugesan, an Indian Weightlifter.
  • Arun Muthukrishnan, an Indian motorcycle racer.
  • Arun Panchia, a New Zealand field hockey player.
  • Arun Poulose, an Indian cricketer.
  • Arun Sharma, an Indian first-class cricketer.
  • Arun Singh (cricketer), an Indian former cricketer.
  • Arun Singla, an Indian cricketer.
  • Arun Vishnu, an Indian badminton player.
  • Bharat Arun, an Indian Test cricketer.
  • Subramanian Arun Prasad, an Indian Chess Grandmaster.

    • Others

  • Arun Barun O Kiranmala, a Bengali Fantasy film.
  • Arun Garg, an Indo-Canadian physician in British Columbia who is recognized for contributing linkages between Canada and India.
  • Arun Krishnamurthy, an Indian environmental activist who initiated campaign cleaning various lakes across India.
  • Arun Kumar Chanda, an Indian independence activist from Cachar district of Assam.
  • Arun Luthra, a jazz musician (saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer and arranger) based in New York City.
  • Arun Maira, a management consultant and former member of Planning Commission of India.
  • Arun Manilal Gandhi, an Indian-American socio-political activist, and the fifth grandson of Gandhi.
  • Arun Netravali, an Indian-American computer engineer credited with major contributions in digital technology including HDTV.
  • Arun Sadhu, a writer and a freelance journalist from Maharashtra, India.
  • Tushar Arun Gandhi, son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of Manilal Gandhi and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.

    • References

    Arun (given name) Wikipedia
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