Pankaj

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Gender male Region of origin India, Nepal		Meaning lotus flower

Pankaj is a Hindu given name, common in Nepal and India. It has its roots in the Sanskrit word paṅkaja which refers to the lotus flower. The word is a compound of paṅka 'mud' and the suffix -ja 'born from, growing in'. The associated symbolism is of the lotus that is born in mud and blossoms after arising from mud. The lotus flower is also the national flower of India and is considered to be a symbol of Buddhist teaching (cf. Nalanda).

Notable people with the name

Pankaj Advani, an Indian and World Champion snooker and billiards player

Pankaj Bhatia, an Indian entrepreneur and owner of K.P. Groups

Pankaj Choudhary, an Indian politician of a party.

Pankaj Dharmani, an Indian cricket player

Pankaj Gupta, an Indian sports administrators and hockey manager

Pankaj Kapur, a Bollywood actor.

Pankaj Manubhai Zaveri, an Indian cricketer

Pankaj Mishra, an Indian writer

Pankaj Mullick, a Bengali Indian music director

Pankaja Munde, an Indian politician

Pankaj Oswal, the former chairman and managing director of Burrup Holdings Limited

Pankaj Patel, the current chairman and managing director of Cadila Healthcare

Pankaj Rag, current director of the Film and Television Institute of India

Pankaj Roy, an Indian cricket player

Pankaj Sharma, an associate professor in clinical neurology at Imperial Collegem

Pankaj Singh, an Indian cricket player

Pankaj Udhas, an Indian Ghazal singer

References

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