Anand (name)
Anand is a name as well as a surname of Indian Hindu origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द, which means happiness or joy.. Some Anand surname people belong to the Khukhrain clan among Kshatriya caste mostly found in Haryana and Punjab, while some Anand surname people belong to Kashmiri Brahmin caste mostly found in Kashmir.
People with the surname Anand
Engineers and scientists
- Anuranjan Anand, Indian geneticist
- Ashima Anand, Indian doctor
- B. K. Anand, Indian physiologist and pharmacologist
- Lallit Anand, American mechanical engineer and professor
- Nitya Anand, Indian medicinal chemist
- Santokh Singh Anand, Indian surgeon
- Sonia Anand, Canadian medical researcher
Sports
- Roshan Lal Anand, Indian sports administrator
- Amrik Anand, Indian cricketer
- Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess player
- Chetan Anand (badminton), Indian badminton player
- Subramanian Anand, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Jagrit Anand, Indian cricketer
Entertainment
- A. V. Anand, Indian musician
- Akshay Anand, Indian actor
- Ambika Anand, Indian television anchor and editor
- Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
- Anita Anand, British radio and television presenter and journalist
- Anjali Anand, Indian actress
- Ayush Anand, Indian actor
- Chandan K Anand, Indian actor
- Chetan Anand (director), Indian producer, screenwriter, and director; member of the Anand family
- Dev Anand, Indian actor, writer, director, and producer; member of the Anand family
- Inder Raj Anand, Indian film writer
- J. C. Anand, Pakistani filmmaker
- Karan Aanand, Indian actor and producer
- Ketan Anand, Indian director
- K. V. Anand, Indian cinematographer, film director and photo journalist
- Mahesh Anand, Indian actor, dancer and martial artist
- Mayank Anand, Indian actor, artist, author and director
- Mukul S. Anand, Indian film director and producer
- Nikita Anand, Indian model, actress and beauty queen
- Priya Anand, Indian film actress and model
- Santosh Anand, Indian lyricist
- Shakti Anand, Indian television actor
- Shilpa Anand, Indian model, television and movie actress
- Shoma Anand, Indian television and film actress
- Siddharth Anand, Indian film director
- Suneil Anand, Indian film actor
- Suparna Anand, Indian film actress
- Tinnu Anand, Indian actor and director
- Uma Anand, Indian journalist and actress
- Veebha Anand, Indian television actress
- Vijay Anand (filmmaker), Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor; member of the Anand family
- Vikas Anand, Indian actor
- Vinay Anand, Indian actor
- Vishal Anand, Indian actor and producer
- Yashika Aannand, Indian actress and model
Politics
- Anita Anand, Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Deepak Anand, Canadian politician, MPP from Ontario
- Harvinder "Harry" Anand, Indian-American politician
- Veena Anand, Indian politician
- Vijay Anand (politician), Indian politician
- Jagmohan Anand, Indian politician, Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Pinky Anand, Indian lawyer and politician
- Raaj Kumar Anand, Indian politician and businessman
- R. K. Anand, Indian lawyer and parliamentarian
Others
- Anjum Anand, British Indian food writer and TV chef
- Adarsh Sein Anand, Indian Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Anurag Anand, Indian author
- Atul Anand, Indian admiral
- Bharat Anand, American economist and professor
- Channi Anand, Indian photographer and journalist
- Gaggan Anand, Indian chef
- Geeta Anand, Indian-American journalist, professor and author
- Harjit Singh Anand, Indian government administrator
- Jagjit Singh Anand, Indian community activist, journalist, author and freedom fighter
- Javed Anand, Indian journalist and civil rights activist
- Jernail Singh Anand, Indian poet, writer and environmental activist
- Karen Anand, Indian food writer
- K. K. Anand, Indian management consultant
- Lokesh Anand, Indian musician
- Madhur Anand, Canadian poet and professor
- Margot Anand, French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker
- Mulk Raj Anand, Indian writer
- Rashmi Anand, Indian activist and writer
- Ruchi Anand, Indian international relations professor
- R. P. Anand, Indian lawyer and legal scholar
- Satyapal Anand, Indian poet, critic and writer
- Thaminder Singh Anand, American Sikh scholar
- Valerie Anand, pen name of Fiona Buckley, British author
People with the given name Anand
Academics
- Anand Kumar, Indian mathematician
- Anand Menon, United Kingdom professor
- Anand Mohan, Indian academic
- Anand Rai, Indian activist, medical officer and ophthalmologist
Business
- Anand Burman, Indian businessman
- Anand Jain, Indian businessman
- Anand Mahindra, Indian businessman
- Anand Rajaraman, Indian-American web and technology entrepreneur
- Anand Lal Shimpi, American businessman
Entertainment
- Anand (actor), Indian film actor
- Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
- Anand Babu, Indian film actor
- Anand Bhate, Indian classical vocalist
- Anand Chitragupth, Indian music director
- Anand Gandhi, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
- Anand Goradia, Indian television actor and writer
- Anand Madhusoodanan, Indian film score composer
- Anand Modak, Indian film composer and music director
- Anand L Rai, Indian film director and producer
- Anand Ranga, Indian film director
- Anand Sai, Indian film art director
- Anand Shetty, Kannada rapper
- Anand Suryavanshi, Indian television actor
- Anand Tucker, English film director and producer
Politics
- Anand (Maoist) or Katakam Sudarshan, Indian cadre
- Anand Ahirwar, Indian politician
- Anand Babla, Fijian politician of Indian descent
- Anand Dev Bhatt, Nepalese writer and politician
- Anand Dighe, Indian politician
- Anand Narain Mulla, Indian poet and politician
- Anand Bhushan Pandey, Indian politician
- Anand Panyarachun, Thai Prime Minister
- Anand Paranjpe, Indian industrialist and politician
- Anand Ramlogan, Trinidadian Attorney General
- Anand Satyanand, New Zealand Governor-General
- Anand Sharma, Indian politician
- Anand Singh (Fijian politician), Indian-Fijian lawyer and politician
- Anand Mohan Singh, Indian politician
- Anand Sen Yadav, Indian politician
Sports
- Anand Amritraj, Indian tennis player and businessman
- Anand Bais, Indian cricketer
- Anand Bhatia, Indian cricketer
- Anand Deshpande, Indian cricketer
- Anand Katti, Indian cricketer
- Anand Rajan, Indian cricketer
- Anand Tummala, Indian American cricketer
- Mangaljalavyn Anand, Mongolian sumo wrestler
Other
- Anand (writer) or P. Satchidanandan, Indian writer
- Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist
- Anand Giridharadas, American writer and newspaper columnist
- Anand Gopal, American journalist
- Anand Grover, Indian lawyer
- Anand Jon, Indian-American fashion designer
- Anand Rishiji Maharaj, Indian pattadhar acharya of Jains
- Anand Mahadevan, Indian-Canadian writer
- Anand Naidoo, South African-American news anchor and correspondent
- Anand Neelakantan, Indian author
- Anand Patwardhan, Indian documentary filmmaker
- Anand Swarup, guru
- Anand Yadav, Indian writer