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Anand

Anand is a name of Indian origin derived from Sanskrit Ananda, meaning bliss. It is used as a given name for men and, less commonly, as a surname. The form is common across several Indian languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Bengali, and appears in various transliterations such as Anant or Ananda depending on language.

The city of Anand is the district headquarters of Anand district in Gujarat. The city is known

Notable people and culture connected to the name include Viswanathan Anand (born 1969), an Indian chess grandmaster

for
its
dairy
industry
as
the
base
of
Amul,
a
major
dairy
cooperative
that
is
part
of
the
Gujarat
Cooperative
Milk
Marketing
Federation.
The
area
is
also
associated
with
agricultural
education
and
research,
and
Anand
hosts
educational
and
research
institutions
linked
to
agriculture
and
animal
husbandry.
and
former
World
Chess
Champion,
widely
regarded
as
one
of
the
greatest
players
of
all
time.
Anand
Kumar
(born
1973)
is
an
Indian
mathematician
and
educator
known
for
the
Super
30
program
which
coaches
underprivileged
students
for
IIT
entrance
exams.
In
cinema,
Anand
is
the
title
of
a
1971
Hindi
drama
film
directed
by
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee,
starring
Rajesh
Khanna
and
Amitabh
Bachchan,
remembered
for
its
themes
of
friendship
and
mortality.