Shashank
Shashank or Shashanka (Sanskrit: शशाङ्क, romanized: Śaśāṅka) is a given name among Hindus. The name is derived from Sanskrit, as another name for the Moon (literally, 'hare-marked", shasha, "hare" + anka, "spotted"). The Hindu god Shiva bears the epithet Shashankashekhara, meaning "He who holds the moon on his head".
Notable people with the name include:
Shashanka, 7th-century Hindu Kshatriya king who unified Bengal
Shashank Arora (born 1989), Indian actor and musician
Shashank (actor) (born 1979), Indian film actor
Shashank (diplomat), Indian Foreign Secretary from 2003 to 2004
Shashank (director), Indian film director in Kannada movies
Shashanka Ghosh, Indian film director in Hindi and Telugu movies
Shashanka Koirala, Nepalese ophthalmologist and politician
Shashank Manohar, Indian lawyer and former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Shashank Shende, Indian actor, director, and writer
Shashank Vyas, Indian television actor
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