SivanandanSivanandan is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females.Notable people Ambalavaner Sivanandan, Sri Lankan activist Bodhana Sivanandan, British chess player Dhanushkodi Sivanandan, Indian police officer Nedumangad Sivanandan, Indian violinist Siva Sivananthan, American academic Dr. Shiva, stage name of Ramier Siva-Nandan, Indo-Canadian musician and actor