Template:Infobox surname Joshi (Devanagari: जोशी) is a surname used by the Brahmins (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is popularly derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotisha (Template:Lang-sa, IAST: Jyotiṣa), referring to Vedic Astrology and astronomy; in turn, Jyotisha is derived from Jyotish ("light bringer or reflect light like sun").[1][2] Joshi is a common family name in Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Goa and Uttar Pradesh in India[3] and Nepal. In Kathmandu valley, the surname Joshi is used by 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 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 Joshi: Indian Politician (BJP)
- Sharad Anantrao Joshi: Indian agricultural activist and politician (Shetkari Sanghatana)
- 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 (born 1945), Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi Actor
- Manasi Joshi Roy (born 1968), Indian television actress
- 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
- V Joshi, (AKA Joshiy) Indian director known for his Malayalam films
- 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
Social service
- Narayan Malhar Joshi, Indian trade union leader and founder of the Social service league.
- Sister Nirmala Joshi, Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at Missionaries of Charity
References
- ↑ A Sanskrit–English Dictionary{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(1923)
- ↑ James Lochtefeld (2002), "Jyotisha" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, Template:ISBN, pages 326–327
- ↑ Census of India, 1961{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Manager of Publications(1968)