Rahul

Rahul is a popular male name in India and has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries." Later use of the word is attributed to the Buddha, who named his son Rahula as he felt that family ties could be an obstacle in the path to renunciation and nirvana. Buddha uttered Rahul when he first saw his son and gave a new meaning "relationship" and "bondage" to this name. Rahul means Moon, Able/efficient in Sanskrit and Pali. Rahul also means "Traveler" in Arabic. People named Rahul Personalities in the fields of Arts Rahul Banerjee (actor) (born 1983), Indian Bengali actor Rahul Bhatt (born 1982), Indian fitness trainer and actor Rahul Bose (born 1967), Indian Bengali actor, director, screenwriter, social activist Rahul Deshpande (born 1979), Indian classical singer Rahul Dev (born 1968), Indian actor and model Rahul Dev Burman (1939–1994), Indian composer and music director Rahul Dholakia, Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter Rahul Khanna (born 1972), Indian Hindi actor Rahul Madhav, Indian Malayalam actor Rahul Nambiar, Indian singer Rahul Pandey, Indian Bollywood musician Rahul Raj (born 1980), Indian composer Rahul Ram, Indian musician Rahul Ramakrishna (born 1991), Indian actor, writer and journalist Rahul Rawail (born 1951), Indian film director Rahul Roy (born 1968), Indian Hindi actor, producer and model Rahul Vaidya (born 1987), Indian singer Rrahul Sudhir, Indian television actor Personalities in Politics Rahul Daulatrao Aher (born 1975), Indian politician from Maharashtra Rahul Gandhi (born 1970), Indian politician Rahul Mahajan (politician) (born 1975), son of Late Pramod Mahajan, a prominent Indian politician