Satyendra

Satyendra is a masculine given name of Indian origin. It is derived from the Sanskrit words satya, meaning "truth," and indra, the king of the gods. As such, the name is commonly interpreted as "lord of truth" or "truthful ruler." The form is used across the Indian subcontinent and among Indian diaspora communities, with regional spellings and pronunciations varying in languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, and Gujarati.

In historical and contemporary use, Satyendra is a conventional given name in Hindu communities and appears in literature, education, and public life in India and Nepal. It is typically given to boys at birth and may be part of longer compound names in some cases, though it commonly exists as a standalone given name.

Notable people with the name include Satyendra Nath Bose (1894–1974), Indian physicist renowned for formulating the Bose-Einstein statistics, which underpin the quantum behavior of bosons and led to the concept of a Bose-Einstein condensate. His work is widely cited in physics and has had a lasting impact on quantum theory and statistical mechanics.