Charu

Charu is a Sanskrit word that means 'sweet'.^[1]

Name

Charu is a popular name given to Hindu women and men. Notable people with the name Charu include:

• Charu Majumdar: The founder of Naxalbari Andolan in India
• Charulata: Eponymous protagonist of Satyajit Ray's movie

Other meanings

In Sanskrit, charu is the name of a flower.

Charu is a sweet porridge-like foodstuff offered as ahuti (offering) in the Yajnas.

Charu Hasini, or 'sweet smiler', is an epithet of the goddess Rukmini.^[2]

In Telugu, the dish rasam is known as charu. In Kannada, it is known as saru or sar.

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