Praveen

The meaning of "Praveen" in the Sanskrit language is "skilled" or "talented" or "Honest" .It is most often a male name and a given name, and less commonly a surname. A prevalent modern name, it has been adapted into many other languages. In various languages of South Asia, "praveen" is a word which refers to specialty. For example, in the Telugu language, saṅgeetam-lō pravīṇuḍu (సంగీతంలో ప్రవీణుడు) refers to a person who is skilled in music.

The name "Praveen" was first used by royal heirs of the Ancient South-Indian Kingdoms who were born during the "Rudhrodhgaari" (57th year) of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil Calendar derived from ancient astronomical data, known as the "Tirukkanda Panchanga". (cf. The Secret Doctrine, 2:49-51)^[1]

• Praveen Chaudhari, Indian American physicist, former director of Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Praveen Thipsay, Indian chess grandmaster
• Praveen Swami, Indian security analyst, journalist and author. Former Diplomatic Editor The Daily Telegraph newspaper
• Yogesh Praveen, Indian author and expert on the history and culture of Avadh
• Praveen Kumar (cricketer), Indian cricketer
• Pravin Amre, Indian cricketer
• Parveen Kumar Bala, the mayor of Ba, Fiji
• Praveen Togadia, General Secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad
• Praveen Chandra, leading Indian cardiologist
• Praveen Jordan, Indonesian Badminton Player
• Praveen (actor), Telugu film actor
• Pravin Godkhindi, Indian classical Hindustani flute (bansuri) player.

• Pravin

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