Anand (name)
Anand is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द, which means happiness or Joyful.People with the surname Anand
Engineers and scientists
- B. K. Anand, Indian physiologist and pharmacologist
- Nitya Anand, Indian scientist
- Shuchi Anand, Indian-American nephrologist and clinical researcher
Sports
- Amrik Anand, Indian cricketer
- Chetan Anand , Indian badminton player
- J. Anand, Indian racing car driver
- Subramanian Anand, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Jagrit Anand, Indian cricketer
- Vishwanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster
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
- Chetan Anand , 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
- K. V. Anand, Indian cinematographer, film director and photo journalist
- 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
- 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
- Vibha Anand, Indian television actress
- Vijay Anand , Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor; member of the Anand family
Politics
- Anita Anand, Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of Public Services and Procurement
- Deepak Anand, Canadian politician, MPP from Ontario
- Harvinder "Harry" Anand, Indian-American politician
- Vijay Anand , Indian politician
Others
- Anjum Anand, British Indian food writer and TV chef
- Adarsh Sein Anand, Indian Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Anurag Anand, Indian author
- Gaggan Anand, Indian chef
- Geeta Anand, Indian journalist
- Harjit Singh Anand, Indian government administrator
- Javed Anand, Indian journalist and civil rights activist
- Margot Anand, French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker
- Mulk Raj Anand, Indian writer
- Raj Anand, English web entrepreneur
- Ruchi Anand, Indian international professor
- Satyapal Anand, Indian poet, critic and writer
- Valerie Anand, pen name of Fiona Buckley, British author
People with the given name Anand
- Anand, Indian film actor
- Anand or Katakam Sudarshan, Indian cadre
- Anand or P. Satchidanandan, Indian writer
- Anand Ahirwar, Indian politician
- Anand Amritraj, Indian tennis player and businessman
- Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
- Anand Babla, Fijian politician of Indian descent
- Anand Babu, Indian film actor
- Anand Bais, Indian cricketer
- Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist
- Anand Bhate, Indian classical vocalist
- Anand Bhatia, Indian cricketer
- Anand Dev Bhatt, Nepalese writer and politician
- Anand Burman, Indian businessman
- Anand Chitragupth, Indian music director
- Anand Deshpande, Indian cricketer
- Anand Dighe, Indian politician
- Anand Gandhi, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
- Anand Giridharadas, American writer and newspaper columnist
- Anand Gopal, American journalist
- Anand Goradia, Indian television actor and writer
- Anand Grover, Indian lawyer
- Anand Jain, Indian businessman
- Anand Jeeva, Indian cinematographer
- Anand Jon, Indian-American fashion designer
- Anand Kabra, Indian fashion designer
- Anand Katti, Indian cricketer
- Anand Krishna, Indian art historian and museologist
- Anand Kumar, Indian mathematician
- Anand Rishiji Maharaj, Indian pattadhar acharya of Jains
- Anand Madhusoodanan, Indian film score composer
- Anand Mahadevan, Indian-Canadian writer
- Anand Mahindra, Indian businessman
- Anand Menon, United Kingdom professor
- Anand Modak, Indian film composer and music director
- Anand Mohan, Indian academic
- Anand Narain Mulla, Indian poet and politician
- Anand Naidoo, South African-American news anchor and correspondent
- Anand Narayan, Indian television personality and playback singer
- Anand Neelakantan, Indian author
- Anand Bhushan Pandey, Indian politician
- Anand Panyarachun, Thai Prime Minister
- Anand Paranjpe, Indian industrialist and politician
- Anand Patwardhan, Indian documentary filmmaker
- Anand Rai, Indian activist, medical officer and ophthalmologist
- Anand L Rai, Indian film director and producer
- Anand Rajan, Indian cricketer
- Anand Rajaraman, Indian-American web and technology entrepreneur
- Anand Ramlogan, Trinidadian Attorney General
- Anand Ranga, Indian film director
- Anand Sai, Indian film art director
- Anand Satyanand, New Zealand Governor-General
- Anand Sharma, Indian politician
- Anand Lal Shimpi, American businessman
- Anand Singh, Indian-Fijian lawyer and politician
- Anand Reddi, American researcher and global health specialist
- Anand Shetty, Kannada rapper
- Anand Mohan Singh, Indian politician
- Anand Sivakumaran, Indian writer and director
- Anand Suryavanshi, Indian television actor
- Anand Swarup, guru
- Anand Tucker, English film director and producer
- Anand Tummala, Indian American cricketer
- Anand Jacob Verghese, Indian businessman
- Anand Viswanathan, Indian chess grandmaster
- Anand Yadav, Indian writer
- Anand Sen Yadav, Indian politician