Ramesh

Ramesh is a male given name among Indians. It is a contraction of a Sanskrit epithet of Vishnu, Ramesha (Rameśa), which is a conjugation of Ramā, another name of Lakshmi, and Īśa, which means power or lord. It translates to, "lord of Lakshmi".^[1] It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians.^[2][3][4]

Notable people with the name include:

• Jairam Ramesh (born 1954), Indian politician
• Jithan Ramesh (born 1981), Tamil cinema actor
• Ramachandran Ramesh (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster
• Sadagoppan Ramesh (born 1975), Indian cricketer and film actor
• Ramesh Aravind (born 1964), Kannada movie actor
• Ramesh Bhat, Kannada movie actor
• Ramesh Chennithala, (born 1956), Kerala politician
• Ramesh Datla, Indian industrialist
• Ramesh Karad (born 1968), Indian politician from Maharashtra
• Ramesh Krishnan (born 1961), Indian tennis player
• Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1987), Telugu film music director
• Ramesh Ponnuru (born 1974), American political commentator
• Asogan Ramesh Ramachandren (c. 1973–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer
• Ramesh Rushantha ( born 1983), Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and deckhand
• Ramesh Sippy (born 1947), Indian film producer
• Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Indian cricketer

Fictional characters

• Professor Ramesh, fictional astronomer in Kim Possible
• Ramesh Majhu fictional shopkeeper in Fags, Mags and Bags