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Prakash is a common given name in Asian, Hindu, Sanskrit names and widely used in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Prakash is generally used as a masculine name. The word prakash is derived from the Sanskrit word "prakāśa", meaning "bright light" or "sun light" or "moon light" or "light". Metaphorically, it designates the person as a source of enlightenment or wisdom.
From the Sanskrit 'pra' meaning "forth" and 'kāśa' meaning "shining." Hence the meaning "luminous; shining forth".
Notable people
Notable persons with this given name include:
- Prakash (film director), Kannada film director
- Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar (born 1954), Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Prakash Amritraj (born 1983), Indian tennis player
- Prakash Amte, Indian medical doctor and social worker
- Prakash Bare, Indian Malayalam actor
- Prakash Bhandari (born 1935), Indian cricketer
- Prakash Dahake, Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Prakash Javadekar (born 1951), Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh
- Prakash Jha (born 1952), Indian film producer-director-screenwriter
- Prakash John (born 1947), Canadian rock bassist
- Prakash Karat (born 1948), Indian communist politician
- Prakash Mehra (1939–2009), Indian Hindi film producer and director
- Prakash Munda, Indian cricketer
- Prakash Padukone (born 1955), Indian badminton player
- Prakash Raj (born 1965), Indian film actor, director, producer and television presenter
- Prakash Vir Shastri (1923–1977), Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh
- Prakash Kumar Singh chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited