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''''Rajiv''' is a popular [[Indian subcontinent|Indian]] male name, also spelt as Rajeev or Rajib. In Sanskrit Rajiv means "striped". This is used to refer to the blue lotus in Hindu texts. In [[Ramayana]], [[Lord Ram]]a is also referred as "Rajiv Lochan", meaning who's eyes are like [[lotus flower]]. Today, in several Indian languages, including [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Marathi]], and [[Kannada]]the word referred to "lotus flower" (''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''). ==Notable people named Rajiv== *[[Rajiv Anchal]], film director *[[Rajiv Bapna]], founder and director of Amkette *[[Rajiv Gandhi]], former [[Prime Minister of India]] *[[Rajiv Goswami]], political activist *[[Rajiv Gupta]], former general manager of [[Hewlett Packard|Hewlett Packard's]] [[E-speak]] project *[[Rajiv Kapoor]], actor *[[Rajeev Khandelwal]], actor *[[Rajiv Kulkarni]], former Indian cricketer *[[Akshay Kumar]], actor (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) *[[Rajeev Kumar]], activist and social worker, founder of [[Movement and Action for Social Services]] *[[Rajiv Mehrotra]], journalist *[[Rajiv Menon]], cinematographer and director *[[Rajiv Mishra]], media professional *[[Rajeev Motwani]], professor of computer science *[[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]], [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] politician *[[Rajiv Rai]], director ==Named for Rajiv Gandhi== *After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, the following were named after him: **[[Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology]], Thiruvananthapuram, An Autonomous National Institute, Government of India, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology **[[Rajiv Gandhi Foundation]], a foundation established to propagate his ideals **[[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]], India's highest sporting honour **[[Rajiv Gandhi Technical University]], a common technical institute for all colleges in [[Madhya Pradesh]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]], located in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], located in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi Medical College]], located in [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law]], a law school based in [[Indian Institute of Technology]], [[Kharagpur]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi National Park]], commonly known as ''Nagarhole National Park'', located in [[Karnataka]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi Trophy boat race]], held in [[Kerala]] **[[Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences]], located in [[Bangalore]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[de:Rajiv]]'