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'''Sharma''' ([[Sanskrit]] शर्म,<!-- 1. Sharma with "visarga" is written as SharmaHa. The noun Sharma itself is a Sanskrit word written as शर्म no need to add "visarga" 2. Sanskrit is open-syllabic language so the ending vowel sound i.e. "a" in this case is automatically present without explicitly mentioning unlike in Hindi.--> [[Hindi]] शर्मा, {{lang-as|শর্মা}}) is a name used in the [[Indian subcontinent]], frequently as a [[Brahmin]] [[surname]] or given name.<ref name="uchicago001">[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE&display=simple&table=macdonell A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary: By Arthur Anthony MacDonell]</ref><ref name= dafn>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref><ref>[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/sharma-name-meaning.ashx sharma Name Meaning and Origin - Ancestry.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As a noun in [[Sanskrit]], ''Sharma'' has various positive connotations, such as "bliss", "happiness", "shelter" and "protection."<ref name="uchicago001" />
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'''Sharma‌''' is a [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] [[surname]]. ‌The [[Sanskrit]] stem‌ {{IAST|ṣárman-}} ([[Nominative case|nom.]] {{IAST|sarma}}) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'.<ref>{{MWSD|page=1058 col.2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Sir Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUKaou4KcMC&pg=PA1058 |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymological and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to ‌Cognate Indo-European Languages |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=1999 |isbn=9788120603691 |pages=1058}}</ref> '''Sarma''' and '''Sarmah''' are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by [[Assamese Brahmin|Assamese Brahmins]].<ref name="lii001">{{cite web |date=4 April 2003 |title=Assamese Surnames |url=http://www.languageinindia.com/april2003/assamesemalenames.html |access-date=20 October 2011 |website=Languageinindia.com}}</ref>
In much of [[North India]] (includes [[Assam]]) and [[Nepal]], it is regarded as a [[family name]], though it does not necessarily denote a unique paternal lineage. However, it is not uncommon to find 'Sharma' used as a middle name in some parts of North India and Nepal (for example Tanka Prasad Sharma Kadel). In [[South India|South]] and South-central India, it represents a first-name or given-name. For instance, [[Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma]]'s surname is [[Janamanchi]] and ''sharma'' is part of the given name of [[Mayurasharma]].


==Origin==
The name SharmaHa (one of the noun forms of Sharma/Sharman) is written as शर्मः in [[Sanskrit]] and शर्मा in [[Hindi]].<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/sharma Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names]</ref> An alternative version of the name used in the city of [[Varanasi]] and the Indian states of [[Assam]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] is [[Sarma]].<ref name="lii001">[http://www.languageinindia.com/april2003/assamesemalenames.html Assamese Surnames]</ref> Some [[Assamese people]] also use ''Sarmah.''<ref name="lii001" />
According to the ''[[Bhavishya Purana]]'', ''‌Sharma'' is the‌ first ‌Brahmin surname‌, which [[Parashurama]], the sixth [[Dashavatara|avatar of Vishnu]], is ‌said to have given ‌to King Jaisen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Shiv Darshanlal |title=Origin ‌of Sharmas |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001202/windows/main2.htm |access-date=19 October 2023 |work=The Tribune |date=2 December 2000}} {{Verification needed|date=August 2024}} </ref>


==Etymology‌==
Despite its association with Brahmins, however, all Sharmas are not [[Hindu]]. 'Sharma' also sometimes occurs as a surname for Christians{{Fact|date=August 2009}}, Jains{{Fact|date=August 2009}} and Buddhists. It is not only a Brahmin title, some Sharmas fall under the class of ironsmiths and goldsmiths.{{Fact|date=August 2009}}<ref name="dailyexcelsior2000j">{{Citation | title=Mir Murtaza wins Mr J&K title in best physique contest | newspaper=Daily Excelsior (Kashmir) | date=2000-03-01 | accessdate = 2009-06-17 | url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00mar01/sports.htm#6 | quote=''... In the second category of 5'-9", Feroz Ahmed Sharma (Srinagar) Ist; Manzoor Hayat (Srinagar), 2nd and Sandeep Kalyan of Jammu finished third ...''}}</ref><ref name="bloomberg2008hka">{{Citation | title=Congo Rebels Attack Army Troops in Violation of Peace Accord | newspaper=Bloomberg.com | date=2008-09-05 | accessdate = 2009-07-24 | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aKaw56JBjT2I&refer=africa | quote=''... Major Abdul Sharma, a United Nations' spokesman, said ...''}}</ref>
‌The Sanskrit‌ word "Sharma‌" is derived‌ from ‌the term "ṣárman‌," which ‌carries meanings of 'joy,' 'comfort,' and 'happiness.'{{Cn|date=September 2024}}‌


==People==
According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, Indian: Hindu (Brahman) name from Sanskrit šarma ‘joy’, ‘shelter’. It is regarded as a prestigious name and as such has been adopted in recent times in various non-Brahman communities. .
Notable people with the surname '''Sharma''', '''Sarma''' or '''Sarmah''' who may or may not belong to [[Brahmin]] caste are as follows:


===A===
According to Indian sociologist, S. Devadas Pillai, [http://books.google.com/books?id=P3uD22Ghqs4C&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=brahmanic+name+sharma&source=bl&ots=DKHaLNdg11&sig=WryIebqS6BF8y1BhODU2uAI8aF8&hl=en&ei=G8p8SonoGJTaNuna5d0C&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=brahmanic%20name%20sharma&f=false] in his book Indian Sociology through Ghurye, A Dictionary, "The suffix Sharma indicates that the chanter is a Brahman...."
*[[Abhiram Sharma]], Nepalese politician
*[[Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Adah Sharma]], Indian actress
*[[Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983)]], Indian film and TV actress
*[[Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1996)]], Indian TV actress
*[[Aditi Sharma (cricketer)]], Indian cricketer
*[[Valmiki|Agni Sharma]] (Valmiki), Indian author
*[[Aham Sharma]], Indian film and TV actor
*[[Ajay Sharma]] (1988–1993), Indian cricketer
*[[Akash Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Akki Sharma]], Nepalese visual effect artist
*[[Alok Sharma]], British politician with the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
*[[Alok Sharma (cricketer)]], Indian cricketer
*[[Amit Prakash Sharma]], Indian parasitologist
*[[Amit Sharma (cricketer)]], Indian cricketer
*[[Anand Sharma]], Indian politician
*[[Anant Sharma]] (1919–1988), Indian railway union leader, also Minister of State for Industry, and Union Minister
*[[Anil Sharma (disambiguation)|Anil Sharma]], several people
*[[Anjali Sharma (climate activist)]], Australian environmentalist
*[[Anjani Kumar Sharma]], Nepalese surgeon
*[[Ankit Sharma (athlete)]], Indian athlete
*[[Ankit Sharma (cricketer)]], Indian cricketer
*[[Ankit Sharma (footballer)]], Indian footballer
*[[Ankitta Sharma]], Indian TV actress
*[[Anna Sharma]], (born 1995) Nepalese actress
*[[Anthony Francis Sharma]], Nepalese Jesuit
*[[Anup Raj Sharma]], was Chief Justice of Nepal
*[[Anu Sharma]], American audiologist and academic
* [[Anuj Sharma (singer)]], Indian playback singer
* [[Anuj Sharma (actor)]] (born 1976), Indian politician and actor
* [[Anuj Sharma (police officer)]] (born 1968), officer of the Indian Police Service
*[[Anushka Sharma]] (born 1988), Indian film actress and producer
*[[Archana Sharma (botanist)]] (1932–2008), Indian cytogeneticist and cytotoxicologist
*[[Aribam Syam Sharma]], Indian film director and composer
*[[Arun Kumar Sarmah]], Indian politician
*[[Arun Kumar Sharma]], Indian biologist
*[[Arjun Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Arvind Sharma]] (born 1940), Indian academic
*[[Ashish Sharma]], Indian film and television actor
*[[Astra Sharma]], Australian tennis player
*[[Avinash Sharma]] (born 1981), New Zealand and Oxford University cricketer


===B===
==People with surname Sharma/Sarma==
*[[B. D. Sharma]] (1918–1993), Chief Minister of Haryana, Governor of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh (India)
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*[[B. N. Sarma]] (1867–1932), Indian lawyer, politician and freedom fighter
*[[Manish Sharma]], MBA GRADUATE, from the city of taj Agra
*[[Babita Sharma]], British television newsreader on BBC News (TV channel) and BBC World News
*[[Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma]], [[Philosopher]], [[Indologist]], [[Sanskritist]].
* [[Akhil Sharma...]], CS student
*[[Basanti Sarma]], Indian politician
*[[Rohit Sharma]], a [[Cricketer]]
*[[Benudhar Sharma]], Indian historian
*[[Bhagwatikumar Sharma]] (1934–2018), Indian Gujarati language author and journalist
*[[Bobby Sharma]], an [[NBA]] executive
*[[Anand Sharma]], politician
*[[Bhakti Sharma]], Indian open water swimmer
*[[Brajanath Sarma]], Assamese playwright and actor
*[[Manish Sharma]], a [[Cricketer]]
*[[Robin Sharma]], Modern day philosopher, leadership and success coach
*[[Bipul Sharma]], Indian cricket player
*[[Ram Karan Sharma]]
*[[Ram Sharan Sharma]]
*[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], former president of India
*[[Dasharatha Sharma]]
*[[Gurumayum Gourakishor Sharma]], a [[Martial artist]]
*[[Pandit Karyanand Sharma]]
*[[Pandit Yadunandan (Jadunandan) Sharma]]
*[[Pandit Nalin Vilochan Sharma]]
*[[Shiv Kumar Sharma]], a [[Santoor]] player.
*[[Chris Sharma]], a [[Rock climber]]
*[[Prem Kumar Sharma]], an [[Astrologer]]
*[[Ishant Sharma]], a [[Cricketer]]
*[[Rohit Sharma]], a [[Cricketer]]
*[[Dr. Rakesh Sharma]], a [[Pathologist]]
*[[Joginder Sharma]], a [[Cricketer]]
*[[Rakesh Sharma]], an [[Astronaut]]
*[[Urvashi Sharma]], an [[Actress]]
*[[Kim Sharma]], an [[Actress]]
*[[Konkona Sen Sharma]], an [[Actress]]
*[[Monty Sharma]], a [[Music Director]]
*[[Amit Sharma]], a [[Cricketer]]
*[[Murli Sharma]], an [[Actor]]
*[[Richa Sharma]], a [[Singer]]
*[[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]], an [[Actor]]
*[[Anuj Sharma]], a [[Singer]]
*[[Pradeep Sharma]], Police Officer
*[[Mani Sarma]], Music Director
*[[Phani Sarma]], Actor
*[[Tarali Sarma]], Singer
*[[Tara Sharma]], an [[Actress]]
*[[Yashpal Sharma]], a Cricketer
*[[Vishnu Sarma]], philosopher, Author of [[Panchtantra]]
*[[Krishna Nath Sarmah]], Freedom fighter
*[[Som Nath Sharma]], India's first Param Vir Chakra award winner
*[[V. N. Sharma]], Former Army Chief
*[[Anushka Sharma]], an [[Actress]]
*[[Sanjay Sarma]], Professor, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
*[[Rajan Sarma]], Tamil film and serial director
*[[Madan Lal Sharma]], politician
*[[Dr. Arun Kumar Sarmah]], Politician
*[[Aribam Syam Sharma]], Film Maker & Music Composer from [[Manipur]]
*[[Charu Sharma]], Cricket Commentator
*[[Kidar Sharma]], [[Film director]]
*[[Chandradhar Sharma Guleri|Chandradhar Sharma <nowiki>'Guleri'</nowiki>]], Author and scholar
*[[Tanka Prasad Sharma Kadel]], a [[Nepal|Nepalese]] politician
*[[Dilli Raj Sharma]], a Nepalese politician
*[[Murari Raj Sharma]], Nepal's ambassador to the [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Neha Sharma]], actress
*[[Sanjeev Sharma]], a cricketeer
*[[Shriya Sharma]], an actress and model
*[[Sanjay Sharma]] & [[Indu Sharma]], Founder Gorakhpurinfo.com


===C===
==People with Sharma/Sarma as first name==
*[[Charu Sharma]], Indian cricket commentator
* [[Charu Sharma (athlete)]] (born 1992), Indian athlete and performer
*[[Chetan Sharma]], Indian cricketer, politician (nephew of [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]] another cricketer)
*[[Chris Sharma]], American rock climber
*[[Cindy Devika Sharma]], Trinidad and Tobago politician


===D===
* [[Kavana Sarma]], Author (Kavana Sarma is his pen name, his real name is Kandula V.N. Sarma)
* [[Mani Sharma Yanamandra]], Music Director - Filmfare award winner.
*[[Deepak Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Deepti Sharma]] (born 1997), Indian cricketer
* [[Gunturu Seshendra Sharma]] a Poet - Note: Gunturu is the surname, Telugu people usually
* [[Uppaloori Subbaraya Sharma]], Actor (N.B. Surname: Uppaloori)
*[[Deen Bandhu Sharma]], Indian writer from Jammu and Kashmir
*[[Dheeraj Sharma (filmmaker)]], Indian film director and social workerBherumal Meharchand Advani
* [[Narayan Sharma Paudel]], Nepalese politician (N.B. Surname: [[Paudel]])
*[[Dheeraj Sharma (professor)]], Indian professor of management
* [[Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma]] a Poet (N.B. Surname: Janamanchi)
*[[Dina Nath Sharma]], Nepalese politician
* [[Mallampalli Sarabheswara Sarma]] a Poet. (N.B. Surname: Mallampalli)
*[[Dinesh Sharma (actor)]], Nepalese actor
* [[Vedantam Sathya Narayana Sarma]], Indian Classical Dancer ([[Kuchipudi]]) (N.B. Surname: vedantam)
*[[Dinesh Sharma (politician)]], Indian politician, mayor of Lucknow
* [[Pasumarthi Venu Gopala Krishna Sarma]], Indian Classical Dancer ([[Kuchipudi]]) (N.B. Surname: Pasumarthi)
*[[Dinesh Sharma (academic)]], Indian social scientist, psychologist, academic and author
* [[Mahamkali Surya Narayana Sarma]], Indian Classical Dancer ([[Kuchipudi]]) (N.B. Surname: Mahamkali)
*[[Dineshwar Sharma]] (1954–2020), Indian police officer
*[[Dipannita Sharma]] (born 1979), Indian model and actress
*Divyendu Sharma (born 1983), known as [[Divyenndu]], Indian film actor
*[[Dwijen Sharma]], Bangladeshi naturalist and science writer


==References==
===E===
*[[Evelyn Sharma]] (born 1986), German actress (of Indian origin)
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===G===
{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab}}
*[[Geetanjali Sharma]] (born 1984), Indian classical dancer
*[[Gaurav Sharma (author)]] (born 1992), Indo-Canadian author
*[[Gaurav Sharma (engineer)]], American engineer
*[[Gaurav Sharma (politician)]], (born 1987), New Zealand doctor and politician
*[[Gaurav Sharma (singer)]] (born 1992), Indian singer and composer
*[[Girish Sharma]], Indian comedian
*[[G. R. Sharma]] (1919–1986), Indian historian
*[[Gokul Sharma]] (born 1985), Indian cricketer playing for Assam
*[[Gopal Sharma]] (1985–1990), Indian cricketer (spin-bowler)
*[[Gyanesh Sharma]] (born 1963), Indian politician


===H===
[[Category:Indian family names]]
*[[Hariharan Raja Sharma]], Indian politician, usually known as [[H. Raja]]
*[[Himanshu Sharma]], Indian screenwriter
*[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]], Current Chief Minister Of [[Assam]]


===I===
[[Category:Sakaldwipiya family names]]
*[[Ishant Sharma]] (born 1988), Indian cricketer playing for Team India
[[Category:Brahmins]]
*[[Ishani Sharma]], Indian TV actress


===J===
*[[Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma]], Telugu poet
*[[Jagdish Sharma]], Indian politician
*[[Janardhan Sharma]], Nepalese politician
*Jaswant Rai Sharma, better known by his pen name [[Naqsh Lyallpuri]], Indian lyricist
*[[Jaya Sharma]], Indian cricketer who has played one women's test match
*[[Jhabarmal Sharma]], Indian journalist and historian of Rajasthan
*[[Jitesh Sharma]] (born 1993), Indian cricketer playing for Vidarbha
*[[Joginder Sharma]], Indian cricketer player
*[[Jyotirmaya Sharma]], Indian political scientist


===K===
[[hi:शर्मा]]
*[[K. V. Sarma]], Indian science historian
[[ru:Шарма]]
*[[Kamalesh Sharma]], Indian diplomat and 5th [[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]
*[[Kapil Sharma (comedian)]] (born 1981), Indian stand-up comedian, actor, TV host and producer
*[[Karan Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Karanvir Sharma]], Hindi film and television actor
*[[Karn Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Karthik Sarma]] (born 1974/1975), Indian-American billionaire hedge fund manager
*[[Kavana Sarma]], Indian engineer
*[[Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli]], present Prime Minister of [[Nepal]]
*[[Kidar Sharma]] (1910–1999), Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and lyricist
*[[Konkona Sen Sharma]] (born 1979), Indian actress
*[[Kriti Sharma]], Indian artificial intelligence technologist
*[[Kuldeep Sharma]], MLA for Ganaur in Haryana
*[[Kum Uma Sharma]] (born 1942), Indian kathak dancer, choreographer, and teacher

===L===
*[[Lalit Mohan Sharma]] (1928–2008), 24th Chief Justice of India
*[[Laxmi Sharma]], Nepali entrepreneur

===M===
*[[Mahesh Sharma]] (born 1959), Indian politician (Bharatiya Janata Party)
*[[Mahika Sharma]] (born 1994), Indian actress and model
*[[Mamta Sharma]], Indian singer ([[Munni Badnaam Hui]] fame)
*[[Malvika Sharma]] (born 1999) indian actress and model
*[[Manish Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Manju Sharma (biologist)]] (born 1940), Indian biologist from Gandhinagar
*[[Manu Sharma]] (born 1977), Indian, also known as Siddharth Vashisht, convicted for the 1999 murder of Jessica Lal
*[[Mithila Sharma]], Nepalese actress
*[[Mohit Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Mohit Sharma (soldier)|Mohit Sharma]], Indian military officer
*[[Mukesh Sharma]], Public Auditor, Government of India
*[[Murari Raj Sharma]], Nepalese diplomat
*[[Murli Sharma]], Indian actor

===N===
*[[Neha Sharma]] (born 1987), Indian film actress and model
*[[Nia Sharma]] (born 1990), Indian television actress
*[[Nikita Sharma]], Indian TV actress
*[[Nilamber Dev Sharma]], Indian scholar and writer of Dogri and English literature
*[[Nupur Sharma (politician)|Nupur Sharma]], Indian politician

===P===
*[[Pankaj Sharma]], British neurologist at Royal Holloway College, London
*[[Paras Sharma]], Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir
*[[Paridhi Sharma]], Indian television actress
*[[Parvez Sharma]], Indian writer and filmmaker
*[[Phaldut Sharma]], British actor and dancer
*[[Phani Sarma]], Assamese playwright and actor
*[[Pooja Sharma (disambiguation)]]

===R===
*[[R. S. Sharma (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Rabindra Nath Sharma]], Nepalese politician
*[[Rahul Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Rajan Sarma]], Tamil-language actor
*[[Rajat Sharma]] (born 1957), Indian Hindi TV news channel editor
*[[Rajendra Prasad Sharma]] (born 1960), IPS, DGP officer, Orissa Police
*[[Rajesh Kumar Sharma]] (born 1978), Bihar Politician, Health Minister
*[[Rajesh Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Rajiv Sharma]], New Zealand cricketer
*[[Rakesh Sharma]] (born 1949), Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11
*[[Ram Avatar Sharma]], Indian Sanskrit scholar
*[[Ram Karan Sharma]], Indian Sanskrit poet
*[[Ram Sharan Sharma]], Indian historian
*[[Ram Vilas Sharma]] (1912–2000), Indian literary critic, linguist, and poet
*[[Reecha Sharma]], Nepalese actress
*[[Rhea Sharma]], Indian Television actress
*[[Ria Sharma]] (born 1980), Indian entrepreneur in British Columbia.
*[[Richa Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Riniki Bhuyan Sarma]], Indian lawyer, entrepreneur and social activist.
*[[Robin Sharma]] (born 1965), Canadian writer, leadership speaker
*[[Rohit Sharma]] (born 1987), Indian cricketer
*[[Roopam Sharma]] (born 1995), Indian Scientist and Inventor

===S===
*[[S. Sharma]], communist leader
*[[Sagar Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Sahil Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Sameer Sharma]], Indian television actor
*[[Sankar Das Sarma]], American scientist
*[[Sandeep Sharma]] (born 1993), Indian cricketer, playing domestic cricket for Punjab
*[[Sanjay Sarma]], Indian professor of mechanical engineering and the Vice-President for Open Learning at MIT
* [[Sanjay Sharma (ophthalmologist)|Sanjay Sharma]], (born 1967) Canadian ophthalmologist
* [[Sanjay Sharma (politician)|Sanjay Sharma]] (born 1969) Indian politician as of 2024, a Minister of State in the Government of Rajasthan
* [[Sanjay Sharma (serial killer)|Sanjay Sharma]] (born 1969) Indian serial killer who murdered 2 of his wives and a child
*[[Sanjeev Sharma]] (1988–1990), Indian cricketer
*[[Sanu Sharma]], Australian writer of Nepalese nationality
*[[Satish Kumar Sharma]], Indian National Congress party politician, MP representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha
*[[Satish Sharma]] (1947–2021), Indian National Congress party politician, and member of the Union Cabinet
*[[Satnarine Sharma]], former [[Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago]]
*[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] (1918–1999), ninth President of India
*[[Shankar Prasad Sharma]], Nepalese diplomat
*[[Shefali Sharma]], Indian TV actress
*[[Shivkumar Sharma]] (born 1939), Indian Santoor player
*[[Shreya Sharma]], Indian child film actress
*[[Shrikant Sharma]], politician from Mathura
*[[S. H. Sarma|Sree Harilal Sarma]], Indian Navy Admiral
*[[Shubhlakshmi Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Shyam Sunder Sharma]], 7-times MLA from [[Mant]]
*[[Subbaraya Sharma]], Indian Telugu theatre, television and movie artist
*[[Sudheer Sharma]], Nepalese journalist
*[[Sunil Kumar Sharma (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Suresh Raj Sharma]], Nepalese academic
*Surendra Nath Sharma (1910–1987), known as [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], Indian singer-actor of Hindi films

===T===
*[[Tara Sharma]], Hindi-language film actress
*[[Tara Nath Sharma]], Nepalese writer
*[[Tarali Sarma]], Indian singer
*[[Tanya Sharma]], Indian TV actress
*[[Tilak Ram Sharma]] (born 1968), Nepali politician
*[[Tunisha Sharma]], Indian TV actress

===U===
*[[Umang Sharma]] (born 1989), Indian cricketer playing for Uttar Pradesh
*[[Umesh Sharma]], Indian politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[Urvashi Sharma]], Indian actress
*Upendranath Sharma (1910–1996), pen name [[Upendranath Ashk]], Indian poet
*[[Utkarsh Sharma]], Indian actor

===V===
*[[Venod Sharma]] (born 1948), Indian politician, founder of the Haryana Jan Chetna Party (V)
*[[Vinod Prakash Sharma]] (1938–2015), Indian malariologist
*[[Vineet Kumar Sharma]], Indian field hockey player
*[[Virendra Sharma]], British Politician
*[[Vishal Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Vishnu Sharma]], author of [[Panchtantra]]
*[[Vishwa Nath Sharma]] (born 1930), Indian Chief of the Army Staff
*[[Vivek Sharma]], born 1969, Indian filmmaker
*[[Vivekanand Sharma]] (1938–2006), Fiji Indian politician and religious worker

===Y===
*[[Yashpal Sharma (actor)]] (born 1967), Indian actor
*[[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)]] (1954–2021), Indian cricketer
*[[Yuyutsu Sharma]], Nepalese writer

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |title=Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere |first=Yogesh |last=Atal |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-8-13179-759-4 |page=242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RuK9z3jLcwgC&pg=PA242|year=2012 }}

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Latest revision as of 12:38, 30 December 2024

For the modern village in Yemen, see Sharmah. For the medieval harbour, see Sharma (medieval).

Sharma‌ is a Hindu Brahmin surname. ‌The Sanskrit stem‌ ṣárman- (nom. sarma) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'.[1][2] Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.[3]

Origin

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According to the Bhavishya Purana, ‌Sharma is the‌ first ‌Brahmin surname‌, which Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, is ‌said to have given ‌to King Jaisen.[4]

Etymology‌

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‌The Sanskrit‌ word "Sharma‌" is derived‌ from ‌the term "ṣárman‌," which ‌carries meanings of 'joy,' 'comfort,' and 'happiness.'[citation needed]‌

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  1. ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1058 col.2. OCLC 685239912.
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  4. ^ Sharma, Shiv Darshanlal (2 December 2000). "Origin ‌of Sharmas". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2023. [verification needed]

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