Arun (given name)

Arun
The charioteer of Solar deity is called "Arun".
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Origin
Region of origin	India
Other names
Derived	Aruṇa
Related names	Aruṇa

Arun (/ah-roon/) is a male given name among Hindus and Cambodians.^[1] In Hinduism, the name has been derived from Sanskrit name Aruna.^[2] The charioteer of Solar deity is called "Arun" and the name has following meanings;^[3][4]

• Dawn
• Reddish glow in the morning sky
• Sun

Following is list of notable people with "Arun" as their first, middle or last name.

Academia, art & literature

• Arun Agrawal, a political scientist in the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan.
• Arun Budhathoki, a Nepali poet and fiction writer from Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Arun G. Phadke, Distinguished Professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech.
• Arun Joshi, an Indian writer.
• Arun Kolatkar, Indian poet.
• Arun Krushnaji Kamble, a Marathi writer and Dalit activist.
• Arun Majumdar, a materials scientist, engineer and University of California, Berkeley graduate who was President Obama's nominee for Under Secretary of Energy.
• Arun Midha, a British academic.
• Arun Mitra, a Bengali poet.
• Arun Nigavekar, an educationist and ex Chairperson & Vice-Chairperson of UGC.
• Arun Prakash (educator), Indian educational facility planner and recipient of the National Award for Best Principal from the President of India.
• Arun Prasad, a historian specialized in the History of Bangalore.
• Arun Sharma (dramatist), a contemporary writer of Assam.
• Arun Sundararajan, is the NEC Faculty Fellow, Professor of Information, Operations & Management Sciences and Doctoral Coordinator at the Stern School of Business, NYU.
• Madhuvanti Arun, an Indian educational promoter.

Arun Kumar Singh.

Bureaucrat & administration

• Arun Bhatnagar, former Indian Administrative Service officer.
• Arun Jhaveri, an Indian American who was the former mayor of Burien, Washington in USA.
• Arun Kumar Mishra, a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
• Arun Kumar Purwar, Chairman of State Bank of India.
• Arun Kumar Singh, an Indian diplomat and Indian Ambassador to the United States.

Arun Shourie.

Business

• Arun Katiyar, a media expert from India.
• Arun Nayar, Indian businessman and ex husband of Elizabeth Hurley.
• Arun Purie, an Indian businessman who is the founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of India Today.
• Arun Raha, Executive Director and Chief Economist for the State of Washington.
• Arun Sarin, an Indian-born American telecommunications executive.
• Arun Shourie, an Indian journalist, author and politician.
• Arun SELVARAJAN who prop own business in Tamil nadu.

Arun Bali.

Ishita Arun.

Film, Television & Media

• Adith Arun, an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films.
• Anil-Arun, Indian music director duo.
• Arun Bakshi, an Indian film and television actor and singer.
• Arun Bali, an Indian actor.
• Arun Bannerjee, an Indian Bengali film actor.
• Arun Benny, an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema.
• Arun Date, a Marathi singer of Bhavageete.
• Arun Govil, an Indian actor, producer and director.
• Arun Kaul, a noted Kashmiri film maker and screenwriter.
• Arun Kumar Ahuja, an Indian film actor and producer.
• Arun Kumar Aravind, Indian film director, editor and producer.
• Arun Mukherjee, a noted Bengali playwright and thespian.
• Arun Pandyan, an Indian actor, director, producer and politician.
• Arun Paudwal, music composer in Bollywood in India.
• Arun Rath, a prominent radio producer and broadcast journalist.
• Arun Sagar, Indian film actor, art director and comedian.
• Arun Saha (actor), a Bangladeshi actor and musician.
• Arun Sarnaik, an actor and singer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
• Arun Shenoy, a composer and music producer of Indian origin, based in Singapore.
• Arun Thapa, Nepali singer and songwriter.
• Arun Vaidyanathan, an Indian-American film director, producer and screenwriter.
• Arun Vijay, an Indian actor, playback singer & stunt coordinator.
• Ila Arun, Indian actress, TV personality and singer.
• Ishita Arun, model, VJ and actress.
• M. D. Pallavi Arun, a singer from Karnataka, India.
• P. A. Arun Prasad, an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer.
• Priya Arun, an actress in the Marathi language film industry.

Admiral Arun Prakash.

Indian Armed Forces

• Arun Khetarpal, an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra.
• Arun Prakash, a retired Four-Star Admiral who served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
• Arun Shridhar Vaidya, 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army.

Arun Jaitley.

Politics

• Arun Bhatia, President of People's Guardian Party.
• Arun Chandra Guha, an Indian politician.
• Arun Jaitley, a Bharatiya Janata Party politician. Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information, and Broadcasting, in the Government of India.
• Arun Kumar Sarmah, an Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha.
• Arun Kumar, an Indian politician from Bihar.
• Arun Kumar, an Indian politician from Bareilly district.
• Arun Nehru, an Indian politician.
• Arun Netravali, an Indian politician.
• Arun Pathak (Bihari politician), an Indian politician.
• Arun Pathak, an Indian politician.
• Arun Singh (Politician), Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh.
• Arun Singh, Indian politician and former union minister of state for defense in the Government of India.
• Arun Subhashchandra Yadav, member of 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas of India.
• Arun Verma, an Indian politician.
• M. Arun Subramanian, Indian politician. Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruttani constituency.
• Sangram Arun Jagtap, Indian politician and member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
• Undavalli Aruna Kumar, an Indian politician.

Convicted politician

• Arun Gawli, a gangster-turned-politician in Mumbai, India.

Arun Vishnu.

Sports

• Arun Bhardwaj, an ultramarathon runner from New Delhi, India.
• Arun Gokoel, a Surinamese cricketer.
• Arun Harinath, an English cricketer.
• Arun Karthik, an Indian cricketer.
• Arun Lal (cricketer, born 1985), a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Quetta cricket team.
• Arun Lal, an Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator.
• Arun Murugesan, an Indian Weightlifter.
• Arun Vishnu, an Indian badminton player.
• Bharat Arun, an Indian Test cricketer.
• Subramanian Arun Prasad, an Indian Chess Grandmaster.

Arun Luthra.

Others

• Arun Barun O Kiranmala, a Bengali Fantasy film.
• Arun Dravid, a Hindustani Classical Music singer of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana tradition.
• Arun Garg, an Indo-Canadian physician in British Columbia who is recognized for contributing linkages between Canada and India.
• Arun Krishnamurthy, an Indian environmental activist who initiated campaign cleaning various lakes across India.
• Arun Kumar Chanda, an Indian independence activist from Cachar district of Assam.
• Arun Luthra, a jazz musician (saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer and arranger) based in New York.
• Arun Maira, a management consultant and former member of Planning Commission of India.
• Arun Manilal Gandhi, an Indian-American socio-political activist, and the fifth grandson of Gandhi.
• Arun Netravali, an Indian-American computer engineer credited with major contributions in digital technology including HDTV.
• Arun Sadhu, a writer and a freelance journalist from Maharashtra, India.
• Tushar Arun Gandhi, son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of Manilal Gandhi and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.

See also

• Arun (disambiguation)

References

1. "Cambodian Meaning". sheknows.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
2. "Short Meaning of Arun". pitarau.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
3. Michael A. Cahill (2012). Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation. Interactive Publications. pp. 755–. ISBN 978-1-921869-88-4.
4. "Meaning of Arun in English". shabdkosh.raftaar.in. Retrieved Nov 2015.

Arun and Garuda (eagle) was son of Vanita who was daughter of Kashyap Rishi. Arun became charieator (saarathi) of Sun and Garuda is vehicle of Lord Vishnu.