Shashank
Shashank or Shashanka is a given name among Hindus. The name is derived from Sanskrit, as another name for Moon. The Hindu god Shiva is also called Shashank Sekhar, meaning "He holds moon on his head".
Notable people with the name include:
- Shashank Arora (born 1989) Indian actor and musician.
- Shashank (actor) (born 1979), Indian film actor
- Shashank (diplomat), Indian Foreign Secretary from 2003 to 2004
- Shashank (director), Indian film director in Kannada movies
- Shashanka Ghosh, Indian film director in Hindi and Telugu movies
- Shashank Manohar, Indian lawyer and former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Shashank Shende, Indian actor, director, and writer
- Shashanka, 7th-century Hindu Kayastha king who unified Bengal
- Shashank Vyas, Indian television actor
See also
- Shoshenq, an ancient Egyptian name
- Shawshank
- The Shawshank Redemption – 1994 American film by Frank Darabont
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