Mahendra

Mahendra (Template:Langx) is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from mahā (great) and indra (the title of the king of the devas) from Hinduism.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It has been used in compound royal styles.

History and politics

Royalty

• Mahendra or Mahinda – the son of Emperor Ashoka and a promoter of Buddhism
• Mahendravarman I – (Tamil: மகேந்திரவர்மன் 600–630 CE), Pallava king who ruled the Northern regions of what forms present-day Tamil Nadu in India in the early 7th century.
• Mahindu, 10th century Chahamana king of north-western India
• Mahendra of Nepal – king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972

Elected office

• Mahinda Rajapaksa – President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015
• Mahendra Chaudhry – Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party
• Upul Mahendra (born 1971), Sri Lankan politician
• Sang Made Mahendra Jaya – Retired Indonesian National Police Officer, Acting Governor of Bali from 2023 to 2025 and Inspector General of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Indonesia since 2025
• Yusril Ihza Mahendra –Indonesian politician, former leader of the Crescent Star Party and Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction of Indonesia since 2024.

Entertainment

Film

• Balu Mahendra – director of Tamil films
• Y. G. Mahendra – an Indian actor, singer playwright and comedian

Music

• Mahendra Kapoor – Bollywood singer

Sports

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Indian cricketer, former Captain of Indian Cricket Team
• Mahendra Nagamootoo – West Indian cricketer

Business

• Mahendra Kumar

See also

• Raja Mahendra, royal style; and name