Charu

Short description: Sanskrit word and female name

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This page is about Charu, the Sanskrit word. For Charu, mushu the Etruscan psychopomp, see Charun.

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.

## References

1. ↑ Copson, Andrew; Grayling, A. C. (2015-04-27) (in en). The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 98. ISBN 978-1-118-79334-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=dXD-CAAAQBAJ&dq=charu+name+sweet&pg=PA98.
2. ↑ Kapoor, Subodh (2004) (in en). A Dictionary of Hinduism: Including Its Mythology, Religion, History, Literature, and Pantheon. Cosmo Publications. pp. 87. ISBN 978-81-7755-874-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=HJ6O8nwsFWgC&dq=charu+name+sweet&pg=PA87.

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