Chandrasekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name actually comes from the name of an incarnation of lord Shiva. In this form he married goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the name comes from the Sanskrit words "चन्द्र (candra)", meaning "moon", and "शेखर (śekhara)", meaning "crest" or "crown" which is an epithet of Hindu god Shiva. The name may refer to:
In politics and activism:
Chandrasekhar Azad (1906–1931), Indian revolutionary
Chandrashekhar Kamble (born 1988), Pega Developer in GalaxE solutions.
Chandra Shekhar Singh known as Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007), former Prime Minister of India
Sripati Chandrasekhar (1918–2001), an Indian demographer and politician
K M Chandrasekhar (born 1948), Indian Cabinet Secretary
Chandra Shekhar Dubey (born 1946), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
Chandrashekhar Prasad (died 1997), assassinated Indian student activist
Chandrashekhar Singh, was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985
Chandrasekhar Singh (1915–1976), deputy leader of the Communist Party of India
In sports:
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (born 1945), Indian cricketer
Chandrasekhar Gadkari (1928–1998), Indian cricketer
In arts and entertainment:
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (born 1973), Tollywood film director
Jay Chandrasekhar (born 1968), American film actor, director and writer
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Indian film director and writer
Chandrashekhara Kambara (born 1937), Indian poet, playwright, and professor
Chandrashekhar (born 1922), Bollywood film actor
Vagai Chandrasekhar, Kollywood film actor
In science and academia:
Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar (1930–2004), Indian physicist
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995), British Indian-American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in physics
Chandrasekhar limit, an astrophysics formula named for him
Chandrasekhar number, an astrophysics quantity also named for him
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), was an Indian physicist and Nobel laureate in physics
Chandrashekhar Khare, professor of mathematics at the University of California Los Angeles
Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri, founder of free Sarada Vidyalayam School and Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology
Chandrashekhar Biradar, principal scientist (agro-ecosystems) and head of geoinformatics
