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Mahendra (Devanagari: महेंद्र) is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from Maha (Highest Position) and Indra Deva (the King of Gods) from Hindu mythology. For a similar derivative see Mahindra.
Mahendra is used as a given name. People with the name include:
- Mahinda Rajapaksa - President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Mahendra of Nepal - king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972
- Mahinda - the son of Emperor Ashoka and a promoter of Buddhism
- Balu Mahendra - director of Tamil films
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Indian cricketer
- Mahendr Dosieah - a Mauritian diplomat
- Mahendra Chaudhry - a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party
Categories:- Indian masculine given names
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