Abhyankar

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Abhyankar or Abhyankkar is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. Abhyankar surname is found among Chitpavan Brahmin community.

Etymology

Abhyankar is a Sanskrit word which means One who removes fears.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anand Abhyankar (1963–2012), Indian film, television and theatre actor
• Anupama Gokhale (born Anupama Abhyankar in 1969), Indian chess player
• Moreshwar Vasudeo Abhyankar (1886–1935), Indian lawyer and freedom fighter
• Sai Abhyankkar (born 2004), Indian composer, playback singer and music producer
• Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 1969), Indian classical vocalist
• Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930–2012), Indian-American mathematician
  • Abhyankar's conjecture
  • Abhyankar's inequality
  • Abhyankar's lemma
  • Abhyankar–Moh theorem

References

References

1. (1885). "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ..., Volume 15, Part 1; Volume 18, Part 1". Government Central Press.

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