Santosh Explained

Santosh, also spelled as Santhosh, is a given name in India and Nepal, usually masculine, sometimes feminine. The name means "Confidence" or "Leader".^{[1] [2]}

Notable people with the given name Santosh, male

• Santosh Bagrodia, former MP, politician representing INC
• B L Santhosh (1967), serving as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.
• Santosh Bhattacharyya (1924–2011), Bengali scholar
• Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya (1915–1971), lecturer
• Santosh Dutta, Bengali actor
• Santhosh Echikkanam, contemporary short story writer from Kerala
• Santosh Gangwar (born 1948), Indian politician representing BJP, former MP
• Santhosh George Kulangara (born 1971), cinematographer and travel writer
• Santhosh Jogi (died 2010), Malayalam film actor and singer
• Santosh Joshi (born 1960), classical vocalist and instrumentalist
• Santosh Juvekar, Marathi film, television and stage actor
• Santosh Kashyap (born 1966), football coach
• Santosh Kumar (1925–1982), name by which the Pakistani film actor Syed Musa Raza was popularly known as
• Santosh Kumar Ghosh (1920–1985), Bengali writer and journalist
• Santosh Kumar Gupta (1936–1991), former Indian Navy admiral, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra
• Santosh Kumar Shukla, social worker, represented INC
• Santosh Lad (born 1975), politician representing INC, MLA from Karnataka
• Santosh Madhavan (born 1960), Godman from Kerala serving prison sentence for crimes committed
• Santosh Marray, Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama
• Santosh Mohan Dev (born 1934), political leader, represents INC, former MPs
• Santhosh Narayanan (born 1983), Tamil film composer and musician
• Santhosh Pandit, Malayalam film actor
• Santosh Rana, politician, general secretary of Provisional Central Committee, CPI (ML), and former MLA
• Santosh Rana (CPI), politician representing CPI, former MLA
• Santosh Sahukhala (born 1988), Nepali international football player
• Santosh Saroj, Bollywood screenwriter
• Santosh Shah, Masterchef contestant
• Santosh Sivan (born 1964), cinematographer and film director from Kerala
• Santosh Srinivas, film director
• Santosh Thundiyil, cinematographer from Kerala
• Santosh Vempala (born 1971), computer scientist
• Anop Santosh (born 1991), Pakistani cricket player
• D. Santosh (born 1976), film and theatre actor from Mumbai
• Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), Kashmiri painter
• Kolli Santosh Ravindranath (born 1983), screenwriter and director of Telugu and Kannada films
• N. Santosh Hegde (born 1940), Indian jurist, former Supreme Court justice
• Sanigaram Santosh Reddy (born 1942), political leader, former MLA
• T. V. Santhosh (born 1968), artist
• V. Santhosh Kumar (born 1991), amateur boxer

Notable people with the given name Santosh, female

• Santosh Chowdhary (born 1944), member of Lok Sabha, politician representing INC
• Arunadhati Santosh Ghosh (born 1960), former cricketer
• Santosh Yadav (born 1967), Indian mountaineer
• Santosh Saini, fictional title character of the movie Santosh (2024 film)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santosh : Meaning Hindu Name, Satisfaction, contentment, happiness. Moonastro.com. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: Santosh - Meaning of Santosh - Hindu Boy Name Santosh . Bachpan.com. 15 January 2018.