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{{Infobox surname
| name = Joshi<br>जोशी
| image =
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| language =[[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Doteli language|Doteli]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Marwari language|Marwari]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]], [[Newari language|Newari]], [[Garhwali language |Garhwali]], [[Chitpavani Konkani]], [[Gujarati Language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada language|kannada]]
| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]
| origin = [[South Asia]]
| derivation = [[Jyotisa]]
| meaning = [[Astrologer]]
| variant = Josi, Jyoshi, Joshee
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| seealso = [[Bhatt]], [[Pathak]], [[Pandey]], [[Tripathi]], [[Upreti]], [[Tiwari]], [[Jyotishi]]
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'''Joshi''' ([[Devanagari]]: जोशी) is a surname used by the [[Brahmin|Brahmins]] (caste) in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is popularly derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''[[Jyotisha]]'' ({{lang-sa|ज्योतिष}}, IAST: Jyotiṣa), referring to [[Vedic astrology|Vedic Astrology]] and astronomy; in turn, ''Jyotisha'' is derived from ''Jyotish'' ("light bringer or reflect light like sun").<ref name=monierwilliamsnijyotisa>{{cite book|author=Monier Monier-Williams|title=A Sanskrit–English Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3NWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA353|year=1923|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=353}}</ref><ref name=jameslochtefeldsca326>James Lochtefeld (2002), "Jyotisha" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, {{ISBN|0-8239-2287-1}}, pages 326–327</ref> Joshi is a common family name in [[Delhi]], [[Gujarat]], [[Karnataka]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Goa]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India<ref name=joshi>{{cite book|author=Office of the Registrar General [India] |title=Census of India, 1961 |volume=8, Part 6, Issue 10 |year=1968|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=33}}</ref> and Nepal. In Kathmandu valley, the surname Joshi is used by [[Shresthas#Sr.C4.93.E1.B9.A3.E1.B9.ADha sub-caste groups|Newar Srēṣṭhas]].

==Notable individuals==


===Politicians /Armed Forces / Scientist===


* [[Alok Joshi]]: R&AW chief
* [[Amar Chand Joshi]] (1908-1971), Indian botanist and Civil Service officer
* [[Banwari Lal Joshi]] : Previous Governor of India and social worker
* [[Bhanu Bhakta Joshi]], Nepalese Politician
* [[Bhojraj Joshi]], Nepalese Politician
* General [[Bipin Chandra Joshi|B.C. Joshi]]: Late Chief of the Indian Army
* [[C. P. Joshi]]: Indian Politician ([[Indian National Congress]]), former Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
* [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]]: Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
* [[Govinda Raj Joshi]], Nepalese Politician (Nepali Congress) and former Minister
* [[Hari Dev Joshi]] : 11th, 16th and 18th Chief Minister Of Rajasthan.
* [[Hora Prasad Joshi]], Nepalese politician
* [[Manohar Joshi]]: 12th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]].
* [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]: Indian Politician, ([[Bharatiya Janta Party]]), Chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the parliament
* [[Nabindra Raj Joshi]]: Nepali Politician
* [[Puran Chand Joshi]]: Indian communist leader
* [[Rita Bahuguna|Rita Bahuguna Joshi]]: Indian Politician ([[Indian National Congress|BJP]])
* [[Sharad Anantrao Joshi]]: Indian agricultural activist and politician (Shetkari Sanghatana)
* [[Yogesh_Kumar_Joshi|Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]: Indian army, Chief of staff of Northern army command

===Writers, educators and scholars===


* [[Anandi Gopal Joshi]]: First Indian Woman to be awarded a western medicine degree. Also first Hindu woman to travel to Americas. She was from Kalyan, Maharashtra.
* [[Angur Baba Joshi]], Nepalese scholar, First lady School Principal of Nepal
* [[Anupam Joshi]]: Cybersecurity Expert and Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Co.
* [[Aravind Joshi]]: Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
* [[Arun Joshi]]: Indian novelist
* [[Chintaman Vinayak Joshi]]: Marathi humorist. Author of "Chimanrao" series of books
* [[Girija Prasad Joshi]], Nepalese [[Newari language]] writer
* [[Indra Joshi]], British physician
* [[Lakshman Shastri Joshi]], Indian scholar of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic
* [[Mahadevshastri Joshi]]: Marathi writer
* [[Mangal Raj Joshi]], Nepalese royal astrologer
* [[Manohar Shyam Joshi]]: post-modern Hindi writer and Father of Indian soap operas
* [[Prasoon Joshi]]: Hindi lyricist
* [[Prem Lal Joshi]], Indian research scholar of Accounting and writer
* [[Ramlal Joshi]], Nepalese author and writer
* [[Ruchir Joshi]], Author and filmmaker
* [[S. T. Joshi]] : Indian-American editor, critic, and scholar; from Pune, Maharashtra.
* [[Satya Mohan Joshi]], Nepalese author and writer, first recipient of [[Madan Puraskar]]
* [[Sharad Joshi]]: Hindi writer and satirist, [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[Shekhar Joshi]]: Hindi author
* [[Shukraraj Shastri]], (born: Shukra Raj Joshi), Nepalese author, social reformer and political martyr
* [[Suresh Joshi]]: Gujarati poet, writer and literary critic
* [[Sushma Joshi]], Nepalese writer and filmmaker
* [[Umashankar Joshi]]: Gujarati poet

===Artists and performers===


* [[Aashirman DS Joshi]], Nepalese actor
* [[Anshuman Joshi]], Marathi actor
* [[Ayushman Joshi]], Nepalese actor
* [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Bharat Ratna]], vocalist of [[Hindustani classical music]]
* [[Chetan Joshi]], flautist
* [[Damayanti Joshi]], Kathak dancer and guru
* [[Dilip Joshi]] (born 1969), Hindi and Gujarati actor
* [[Gajananrao Joshi]], violinist and vocalist Hindustani classical music
* [[Gayatri Joshi]], Indian Actress
* [[Gulki Joshi]] (born 1980), Indian television actress
* [[Indira Joshi]], Nepali singer and model
* [[Malina Joshi]], Nepali beauty pageant and model
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor) | Manoj Joshi]] (born 1945), Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi Actor
* [[Manasi Joshi Roy]] (born 1968), Indian television actress
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi]], Marathi actress
* [[Pallavi Joshi]] (born 1969), Indian Actress, winner of National award for the film ''Woh Chokri''
* [[Poonam Joshi]] (born 23 October 1970), Indian television actress
* [[Prasoon Joshi]] (born September 1971), Indian lyricist
* [[Purbi Joshi]] (born 1974), Indian actress
* [[Rohan Joshi]] Indian Stand up comedian, performer
* [[Santosh Joshi]], vocalist of [[Hindustani classical music]]
* [[Sharman Joshi]] (born 1979), Bollywood actor
* [[Shikha Joshi]] (1976-2015), Indian actress who committed suicide
* [[Shivangi Joshi]] (born 1995), Indian television actress
* [[Spruha Joshi]], Marathi actress
* [[Swwapnil Joshi]] (born 1977), Marathi actor
* [[Tulip Joshi]], Indian Actress, model
* [[Joshiy|V Joshi]], (AKA Joshiy) Indian director known for his [[Malayalam film]]s
* [[Vinayak Joshi]], Kannada actor

===Sports===


* [[Aniruddha Joshi]], Indian Cricketer
*[[Harshvardhan Joshi]], Indian Mountaineer
* [[Naresh Joshi]], Nepalese football
* [[Sunil Joshi]], cricketer who played for [[India national cricket team]] as a left arm spinner in one day internationals and test match cricket
* [[Sunil Lal Joshi]], Nepali Olympic weightlifter
* [[Uday Joshi]], Indian cricketer who played for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]

===Social service===


* [[Narayan Malhar Joshi]], Indian trade union leader and founder of the Social service league.
* [[Nirmala Joshi|Sister Nirmala Joshi]], Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at [[Missionaries of Charity]]

== References ==
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