Saxena

Saxena is an Indian surname primarily found in northern and Central India. It is a common surname found amongst the Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha (also known as North-Indian Kayastha) community of upper caste Hindus[1][2][3][4] particularly in the Hindi-speaking regions of India. Saxena, in origin, is derived from the Sanskrit word sakhisena meaning “friend of the army”.[5]

Notables

  • Abha Saxena (c. 1986–), bioethicist, global health specialist, and Coordinator of the Global Health Ethics Unit of the WHO in Geneva; wife of Shekhar
  • Abhishek Saxena (born 1988), Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director
  • Akash Saxena (born 1975), Indian MLA for Uttar Pradesh
  • Anuraag Saxena (c. 2016–), Indian activist, author, commentator and founder of the India Pride Project
  • Anuj Saxena (born 1967), Indian actor, film producer and businessman
  • Arvind Saxena (born 1955), Indian civil servant and former chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
  • Arun Kumar Saxena (born 1948) Indian politician and physician who serves as the MLA for Bareilly and Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
  • Ashutosh Saxena (c. 2009–), Indian-American computer scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur
  • Avadh Saxena (c. 1986–), American physicist and Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Banarsi Prasad Saxena (c. 1931; deceased), Indian historian associated with Allahabad University
  • Girish Chandra Saxena (1928–2017), governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Gopaldas Neeraj (1925–2018), Indian poet, author, and songwriter
  • Gunjan Saxena (born 1975), Indian Air Force officer and helicopter pilot
  • Harshit Saxena (born 1985), Indian singer and composer
  • Harshita Saxena (c. 2008–), Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Iresh Saxena (born 1984), Bengal cricketer
  • Jalaj Saxena (born 1986), Indian cricketer
  • Jatin Saxena (born 1982), Indian first-class cricketer
  • K. P. Saxena (1932–2013), Hindi satirist and writer
  • Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician
  • Manisha Saxena (born 1993), Indian model, actress, and television presenter
  • N. C. Saxena (c. 1982–), Indian bureaucrat and member of the Planning Commission of India and the National Advisory Council
  • Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet, author, and bureaucrat
  • Neha Saxena (film actress) (c. 2012–), film and television actress
  • Neha Saxena (TV actress) (c. 2009–), Indian television actress
  • Nitin Saxena (born 1981), Indian mathematics and theoretical computer scientist
  • Parag Saxena (born 1955), Indian-American investment manager, co-founder and general partner of Vedanta Capital, and CEO of New Silk Route
  • PN Saxena (1925–1999), Indian academic, Founder Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
  • Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian Revenue Service officer and Chairperson of the Secretary of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
  • Prem Behari Narain Raizada (1901–1966), Indian calligrapher who wrote the Constitution of India
  • Rajan Saxena (management academic) (c. 1996–), Indian management expert, academic & writer
  • Rajan Saxena (physician) (c. 2004–), Indian doctor and Dean and Head of Surgical Gastroenterology at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Rakesh Saxena (born 1952), Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader
  • Ramesh Saxena (1944–2011), Indian cricketer
  • Sapan Saxena (born 1985), Indian author and software engineer
  • Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927–1983), Indian writer, poet, columnist and playwright
  • Saumitra Saxena (born 1976), Indian American poet
  • Sharat Saxena (born 1950), Indian actor
  • Shekhar Saxena (c. 1998–), Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization; husband of Abha
  • Shibban Lal Saxena (1906–1984), Indian politician and freedom fighter
  • Sushil Kumar Saxena (c. 1988–), Indian musicologist, academic, scholar, and author
  • Vijay Saxena (1968–1994), Indian actor
  • Vinai Kumar Saxena (born 1958), Indian business executive, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh (2026–), and 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (2022–2026)
  • Vineet Saxena (born 1980), Indian cricketer
  • Veerendra Saxena (born 1960), Indian theatre, film, and television actor
  • W. Hansraj Saxena (c. 1993–), CEO of the News J Channel and the former Deputy Managing Director of Sun Pictures

References

  1. ^ Srivastava, Vinay Kumar (September 2016). "Speaking of Caste: Merit of the Principle of Segmentation". Sociological Bulletin. 65 (3): 317–338. doi:10.1177/0038022920160302. ISSN 0038-0229. S2CID 158426264.
  2. ^ "Caste and the Power Elite in Allahabad". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (6): 7–8. 2015-06-05.
  3. ^ Shibu Thomas (Dec 19, 2009). "woman: HC to decide woman's caste abuse case against husband | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ^ "Kayasth". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Saxena Name Meaning & Saxena Family History". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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