Anand
Anand is a common Indian name which, in Sanskrit, means joy or bliss. The speciality of this name is that it doesn't have an antonym. Anand is a common word in more than 22 languages, from Chinese to Punjabi.
Anand may refer to:
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Anand Bhatt, the Indian America rock/pop musician and record executive.
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Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess player, an International Grand Master (IGM) born in Chennai (Madras), India.
* Anand Prabhakaran, the Indian Shareware Developer.
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Anand (film), the name of a 1970 Bollywood movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
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Anand (town), a town in Gujarat, India.
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Anand Panyarachun, a former prime minister of Thailand.
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Anand, (Pen-name of P.Sachidanandan), a well-known writer in Malayalam.
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Dev Anand, a classic hindi film actor
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Chetan Anand, Dev Anand's brother and classic hindi film director/producer
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Anand Lal Shimpi, the person behind
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Murugananthan, Anandha murugan - other names of Lord Murugan, worshipped predominantly in south India
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Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand as of August 2006.
