Jayashankar

Jayashankar is an Indian given name and surname. It is formed from the Sanskrit words jaya 'victorious' and śaṃkara 'beneficent'. The latter word is a reference to Shiva. By the process of schwa syncope, jaya becomes jai in many modern Indian languages, resulting in the name also being spelled Jaishankar. People with these names include:Jaishankar Bhojak (1889–1975), Indian actor and director of Gujarati theatre Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), Indian writer prominent in modern Hindi literature Kothapalli Jayashankar (1934–2011), Telangana movement activist Jaishankar (1938–2000), Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema Thiruvizha Jayashankar, Indian classical musician S. Jaishankar, Indian diplomat Jaishankar Menon, Indian-born American computer scientist A. Jayashankar, Indian lawyer based in Kerala M. Jaishankar (1977–2018), Indian serial killer Shvetha Jaishankar, Indian model and businesswoman Karuppannan Jaishankar, Indian criminologist Vedam Jaishankar, Indian cricket correspondent from Karnataka