Charu Explained

चारु
Gender:	Male and Female
Meaning:	Sweet
Language:	Sanskrit
Romanisation:	Chāru

Charu is a Sanskrit word that means 'sweet'.^[1]

Name

Charu is a popular name given to Hindu women and men. Notable people with the name Charu include:

• Charu Majumdar: The founder of Naxalbari Andolan in India
• Charulata: Eponymous protagonist of Satyajit Ray's movie

Other meanings

In Sanskrit, charu is the name of a flower.

Charu is a sweet porridge-like foodstuff offered as ahuti (offering) in the Yajnas.

Charu Hasini, or 'sweet smiler', is an epithet of the goddess Rukmini.^[2]

In Telugu, the dish rasam is known as charu. In Kannada, it is known as saru or sar.

Notes and References

1. Book: Copson . Andrew . The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism . Grayling . A. C. . 2015-04-27 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-1-118-79334-3 . 98 . en.
2. Book: Kapoor, Subodh . A Dictionary of Hinduism: Including Its Mythology, Religion, History, Literature, and Pantheon . 2004 . Cosmo Publications . 978-81-7755-874-6 . 87 . en.