Tapas (given name) explained

Tapas or Tapasya is an Indian given name. It may refer to:

Etymology

Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस्) is a concept in Indian religions that refers to a variety of ascetic practices including austerities and penance.

People in performing arts

• Tapasya Nayak Srivastava, television actress
• Tapas Paul (1958-2020), actor and politician
• Tapas Relia, music composer and producer
• Tapas Sargharia, Ollywood film director
• Tapas Sen (1924-2006), stage lighting designer

Other people

• Tapas Kumar Kundu (born 1962), molecular biologist
• Tapas Posman (born 1973), Papua New Guinean footballer
• Tapasyananda (1904-1991), senior monk of the Ramakrishna Mission

See also

• Tapa (disambiguation)