Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white".[1]
Notable people with the name include:
Abhay Shukla, Indian TV actor known for his role as Inspector Nikhil in TV series CID
Abhinav Shukla (producer), Indian film and TV producer
Abhinav Shukla, Indian actor
Abhishek Shukla (Indian Geriatrician and Palliative Care Physician)
Ajai Shukla, Indian army officer, journalist and defense analyst
Amarjeet Shukla, Indian actor
Anand Shukla, Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1960 to 1978
Anand Swaroop Shukla, Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh state of India
Anjuli Shukla, Indian film director and cinematographer, first and till date the only Indian woman to win the National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Amitabh Shukla, Indian film editor, most known for his work in Chak De! India, Krrish, Holiday and Chalte Chalte
Amitesh Shukla, INC Politician, member Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly and former Minister of Rural Development in the Government of Chhattisgarh
Aseem Shukla, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Ashish Shukla, Indian author on geopolitics and terrorism, former editor of Cricket Samrat
Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla, Indian politician, member of the 10th Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament
Avay Shukla, Indian Administrative Service officer, environmentalist and writer
Baikuntha Shukla, Indian nationalist and revolutionary
Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla, Indian politician and Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament from Vadodara
Balram Shukla, Indian poet and academic
Bhagwati Prasad Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Chakrapani Shukla, Member of Parliament, India
Champa Devi Shukla, activist from Bhopal, India and recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, 2004
Chandra Prakash Shukla, Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh state of India
Chitra Shukla, Indian actress who works in Telugu-Kannada language films
Daisy Irani (actress) (Daisy Irani Shukla), Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films
Deepak Shukla, American molecular virologist with expertise in herpesviruses
Haimanti Sukla, Bengali singer
Jagadish Shukla, Indian meteorologist, professor at George Mason University, Virginia
Jang Bahadur Shukla, Indian mathematician
Jhanak Shukla, Indian actress
Jyoti Kiran (Jyoti Kiran Shukla), Indian politician, activist, educationist, strategist and Chair of Rajasthan's 5th State Finance Commission
Kamlesh Shukla, Indian politician from the BJP and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India
Karuna Shukla, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing Janjgir constituency of Chhattisgarh
Krishna Kant Shukla, Indian physicist, musician, poet, ecologist and educator
Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Indian cricketer and politician
Mahendra Shukla, Indian first-class cricketer
Manoj Muntashir, Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter
Mukesh Shukla, or Mukesh, businessman and politician in Uganda
Munna Shukla, Kathak guru and choreographer of Lucknow Gharana
Narayan Shukla (also known as SN Shukla), judge of the Allahabad High Court
Nikesh Shukla, British author and screenwriter
Padma Kant Shukla (1950–2015), Indian physicist, university professor in several countries
Pratibha Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Akbarpur-Raniya constituency
Pravina Shukla, professor of folklore at Indiana University Bloomington
Rahul Shukla, Indian first-class cricketer from Jaunpur district who plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket
Raj Shukla, Lieutenant General, YSM, SM, currently serving as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Army Training Command (ARTRAC)
Raj Kumar Shukla, Indian freedom fighter, who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran for the Champaran Satyagraha
Rajeev Shukla, Indian politician, journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. Presently, VP of BCCI
Rajendra Shukla (poet), Gujarati poet
Rajendra Shukla (politician), Indian politician and MLA from Madhya Pradesh
Rajendra Prasad Shukla, politician from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, who also served as Speaker of both states' Legislative Assembly
Rajesh Shukla, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttarakhand State
Rajesh Shukla (statistician), Indian researcher, author and applied statistician
Rakesh Shukla (animal welfare activist), Indian entrepreneur, motivational speaker and animal welfare activist
Rakesh Shukla (cricketer), Indian cricketer, cricket consultant and commentator
Ram Chandra Shukla (1925–2016), Indian painter and art critic
Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian National Congress leader
Ramchandra Shukla (1884–1941), known as Acharya Shukla, Indian historian of Hindi literature
Ravishankar Shukla, premier of CP & Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Ravikant Shukla, Indian first class cricketer, former captain of India U19 national cricket team
Ravi Kishan, or Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla, Indian actor, politician and TV personality; MP (Lok Sabha) from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Richa Moorjani (nee Shukla), Indian-American actress who is best known for her role as Kamala in the series Never Have I Ever
Rishi Kumar Shukla, Indian Police Service officer and director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Rishabh Shukla, Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist
Riya Shukla, Indian television actress and model who made her film debut with Nil Battey Sannata
Rohit Shukla, Major at the Indian Army, Shaurya Chakra awardee
Samridhii Shukla, Indian TV actress
Sanyam Shukla, Indian badminton player
S.N.Shukla, Indian politician
Sandeep Shukla, Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Saurabh Shukla, Indian actor
Shilpa Shukla, Indian actress
Shivakant Shukla, Indian cricketer
Shiv Pratap Shukla, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), former Minister of State for Finance, Government of India
Shyama Charan Shukla, three-term Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, irrigation visionary and aviator
Sidharth Shukla, Indian actor and model.
Shrilal Shukla (1925–2011), Hindi writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award
Shri Prakash Shukla, Indian gangster and contract killer
Supriya Shukla, Indian television and film actress
Umesh Shukla, Indian movie director, best known for Oh My God
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian cabinet minister
Vidya Dhar Shukla, Chief Hindu Priest of Thailand
Vijai Shukla, Indian-Danish food scientist
Vijay Kumar Shukla, or Munna Shukla, former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bihar, India
Vikramaditya Shukla, Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films
Vinay Shukla, Indian film writer and director, producer of Godmother
Vinod Kumar Shukla, modern Hindi writer and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award
Yogendra Shukla, Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, among the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican ASSOCIATION
Others
Shuklaganj, a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, situated on the banks of holy river Ganges
^Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1080 col.2. OCLC 685239912.
Nikhil in TV series CID Abhinav Shukla (producer), Indian film and TV producer Abhinav Shukla, Indian actor Abhishek Shukla (Indian Geriatrician and Palliative...
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Samridhii Shukla is an Indian television actress and voice-over artist. She is known for voicing the lead role Doraemon in Doraemon, after Sonal Kaushal...
Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is a National Award-winning Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu...
Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician, former journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League...
Ravindra Kishan Shukla; (born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan (Hindi pronunciation: [Ravi Kiṣhaṉ]), is an Indian actor, politician, film...
Supriya Shukla (née Raina) is an Indian television and film actress. She is known for her role as Sarla Arora in Zee TV's popular dramas Kundali Bhagya...
Abhinav Shukla (born 27 September 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and films. He participated in Bigg Boss 14 and Fear...
Shilpa Shukla (born 22 February 1982) is an Indian film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles in the 2007 sports drama Chak De! India and the...
Prakash Shukla was an Indian gangster from Uttar Pradesh active during the 1990's mainly in the state of UP. Student turned gangster Shukla was killed...
Rasmi Shukla is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who is the Director General of Police DGP Maharashtra. She is the first woman to hold this post...
Abhay Shukla is an Indian actor known for his role as Inspector Nikhil in the TV series C.I.D. Abhay Shukla hails from Prayagraj. 2010 - Knock Out 2014...
Jhanak Shukla is an Indian former child actress. Shukla is the daughter of documentary filmmaker Haril Shukla and actress Supriya Shukla. Jhanak has completed...
from the first day of Shukla Paksha. Shukla Paksha refers to the bright lunar fortnight or waxing moon in the Hindu calendar. Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is...
Vijay Kumar Shukla, also known as Munna Shukla, is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bihar. He has been elected on three occasions...
the "black" or "dark" (Krishna) Yajurveda and the "white" or "bright" (Shukla) Yajurveda. The term "black" implies "the un-arranged, unclear, motley collection"...
Annu Shukla is an Indian politician. She was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Lalganj as a member of Janata Dal (United). She is the wife...
Ashutosh Shukla is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, representing the Bhagwantnagar...
Rishabh Shukla (R̥ṣabha Śuklā) is an Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist, who speaks Hindi as his mother tongue language. On television...
Avay Shukla is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), an environmentalist, and a writer. Shukla obtained his Master's degree (English)...
Chitra Shukla is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu films. She made her debut with Maa Abbayi opposite Sree Vishnu, which marked her Telugu...
Major Rohit Shukla SC, SM is an Indian Army Officer of 44 Rashtriya Rifles. He received the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime military award...
Ravikant Shukla (born 9 July 1987) is an Indian first class cricketer. He played at the U-16 and U-19 cricket for Uttar Pradesh cricket team. He captained...
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Ram Chandra Shukla (4 October 1884 – 2 February 1941), better known as Acharya Shukla, was an Indian historian of Hindi literature. He is regarded as...
Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of...
Abhishek Shukla is an Indian geriatrician and palliative care physician. He is the expert on Hospice and palliative medicine. Shukla is the Founder and...