Anand Kamal Sachdeva

| meaning = Happiness| region = All over India^{[citation needed]}| origin = India ^{[citation needed]}

Anand or Ananda (Devnagari: आनन्द ) is a Sanskrit word that means bliss, happiness, or joy. It is a widely used first and last name in the Indian subcontinent.Anand is a common Hindu male given name.

Anand may refer to:

People (first name):

   * Anand Jayaraman, Former Director, PMI Kerala   * Anand Mishra, advocate, Supreme Court of India   * Anand Lal Shimpi, founder and editor-in-chief of AnandTech   * Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand   * Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand since August 2006   * Anand Sharma, Union Cabinet Minister for Commerce and Industry   * Anand, Famous chess player

Anand (surname):

   * Anand (writer), Indian writer; pseudonym of P. Satchidanandan   * Chetan Anand (producer & director), acclaimed Hindi film producer and director   * Dev Anand, legendary Hindi film actor and director; Chetan Anand's younger brother   * J. Anand, Indian former racing car driver   * Mulk Raj Anand, Indian novelist, short-story writer, and art critic writing in English   * Vijay Anand, Indian filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor, and actor; Dev Anand's younger brother   * Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster and current[update] World Chess Champion

Locations

   * Anand, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat, India, famous for the Amul brand   * Anand district

Cinema

   * Anand (1970 film), a 1970 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee   * Anand (2004 film), a 2004 Telugu film starring Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee   * Anand (1987 film), a 1987 Tamil film starring Prabhu and Radha Music By Ilayaraja.   * Anand (1986 film), a 1986 Kannada film starring Shivarajkumar.It is the debut movie of him.