# Saxena

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'''Saxena''' is an Indian surname primarily found in northern and Central India. It is a common surname found amongst the [Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha](/source/Chitraguptavanshi_Kayastha) (also known as North-Indian Kayastha) community of upper caste [Hindus](/source/Hindus)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Srivastava|first=Vinay Kumar|date=September 2016|title=Speaking of Caste: Merit of the Principle of Segmentation|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038022920160302|journal=Sociological Bulletin|volume=65|issue=3|pages=317–338|doi=10.1177/0038022920160302|s2cid=158426264 |issn=0038-0229|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2015-06-05|title=Caste and the Power Elite in Allahabad|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2015/6/special-articles/caste-and-power-elite-allahabad.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=50|issue=6|pages=7–8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Shibu Thomas|date=Dec 19, 2009|title=woman: HC to decide woman's caste abuse case against husband {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hc-to-decide-womans-caste-abuse-case-against-husband/articleshow/5354374.cms|access-date=2021-04-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kayasth|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kayasth|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Merriam Webster}}</ref> particularly in the [Hindi-speaking](/source/Hindi_Belt) regions of India. Saxena, in origin, is derived from the [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) word ''sakhisena'' meaning “friend of the army”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saxena Name Meaning & Saxena Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=saxena |website=www.ancestry.com |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref>

==Notables==
* [Abha Saxena](/source/Abha_Saxena) (c. 1986–), bioethicist, global health specialist, and Coordinator of the Global Health Ethics Unit of the WHO in Geneva; wife of Shekhar
* [Abhishek Saxena](/source/Abhishek_Saxena) (born 1988), Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director
* [Akash Saxena](/source/Akash_Saxena) (born 1975), Indian MLA for Uttar Pradesh
* [Anuraag Saxena](/source/Anuraag_Saxena) (c. 2016–), Indian activist, author, commentator and founder of the India Pride Project
* [Anuj Saxena](/source/Anuj_Saxena) (born 1967), Indian actor, film producer and businessman
* [Arvind Saxena](/source/Arvind_Saxena) (born 1955), Indian civil servant and former chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
* [Arun Kumar Saxena](/source/Arun_Kumar_Saxena) (born 1948) Indian politician and physician who serves as the MLA for Bareilly and Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
* [Ashutosh Saxena](/source/Ashutosh_Saxena) (c. 2009–), Indian-American computer scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur
* [Avadh Saxena](/source/Avadh_Saxena) (c. 1986–), American physicist and Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory
* [Banarsi Prasad Saxena](/source/Banarsi_Prasad_Saxena) (c. 1931; deceased), Indian historian associated with Allahabad University
* [Girish Chandra Saxena](/source/Girish_Chandra_Saxena) (1928–2017), governor of Jammu and Kashmir
* [Gopaldas Neeraj](/source/Gopaldas_Neeraj) (1925–2018), Indian poet, author, and songwriter
* [Gunjan Saxena](/source/Gunjan_Saxena) (born 1975), Indian Air Force officer and helicopter pilot
* [Harshit Saxena](/source/Harshit_Saxena) (born 1985), Indian singer and composer
* [Harshita Saxena](/source/Harshita_Saxena) (c. 2008–), Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder
* [Iresh Saxena](/source/Iresh_Saxena) (born 1984), Bengal cricketer
* [Jalaj Saxena](/source/Jalaj_Saxena) (born 1986), Indian cricketer 
* [Jatin Saxena](/source/Jatin_Saxena) (born 1982), Indian first-class cricketer
* [K. P. Saxena](/source/K._P._Saxena) (1932–2013), Hindi satirist and writer
* [Krishna Gopal Saxena](/source/Krishna_Gopal_Saxena) (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician
* [Manisha Saxena](/source/Manisha_Saxena) (born 1993), Indian model, actress, and television presenter
* [N. C. Saxena](/source/N._C._Saxena) (c. 1982–), Indian bureaucrat and member of the Planning Commission of India and the National Advisory Council
* [Neelam Saxena Chandra](/source/Neelam_Saxena_Chandra) (born 1969), Indian poet, author, and bureaucrat
* [Neha Saxena (film actress)](/source/Neha_Saxena_(film_actress)) (c. 2012–), film and television actress
* [Neha Saxena (TV actress)](/source/Neha_Saxena_(TV_actress)) (c. 2009–), Indian television actress
* [Nitin Saxena](/source/Nitin_Saxena) (born 1981), Indian mathematics and theoretical computer scientist
* [Parag Saxena](/source/Parag_Saxena) (born 1955), Indian-American investment manager, co-founder and general partner of Vedanta Capital, and CEO of New Silk Route
* [PN Saxena](/source/PN_Saxena) (1925–1999), Indian academic, Founder Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
* [Poonam Kishore Saxena](/source/Poonam_Kishore_Saxena) (born 1953), Indian Revenue Service officer and Chairperson of the Secretary of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
* [Prem Behari Narain Raizada](/source/Prem_Behari_Narain_Raizada) (1901–1966), Indian calligrapher who wrote the Constitution of India
* [Rajan Saxena (management academic)](/source/Rajan_Saxena_(management_academic)) (c. 1996–), Indian management expert, academic & writer
* [Rajan Saxena (physician)](/source/Rajan_Saxena_(physician)) (c. 2004–), Indian doctor and Dean and Head of Surgical Gastroenterology at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
* [Rakesh Saxena](/source/Rakesh_Saxena) (born 1952), Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader
* [Ramesh Saxena](/source/Ramesh_Saxena) (1944–2011), Indian cricketer
* [Sapan Saxena](/source/Sapan_Saxena) (born 1985), Indian author and software engineer
* [Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena](/source/Sarveshwar_Dayal_Saxena) (1927–1983), Indian writer, poet, columnist and playwright
* [Saumitra Saxena](/source/Saumitra_Saxena) (born 1976), Indian American poet
* [Sharat Saxena](/source/Sharat_Saxena) (born 1950), Indian actor
* [Shekhar Saxena](/source/Shekhar_Saxena) (c. 1998–), Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization; husband of Abha
* [Shibban Lal Saxena](/source/Shibban_Lal_Saxena) (1906–1984), Indian politician and freedom fighter
* [Sushil Kumar Saxena](/source/Sushil_Kumar_Saxena) (c. 1988–), Indian musicologist, academic, scholar, and author
* [Vijay Saxena](/source/Vijay_Saxena) (1968–1994), Indian actor
* [Vinai Kumar Saxena](/source/Vinai_Kumar_Saxena) (born 1958), Indian business executive, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh (2026–), and 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (2022–2026)
* [Vineet Saxena](/source/Vineet_Saxena) (born 1980), Indian cricketer
* [Veerendra Saxena](/source/Veerendra_Saxena) (born 1960), Indian theatre, film, and television actor
* [W. Hansraj Saxena](/source/W._Hansraj_Saxena) (c. 1993–), CEO of the News J Channel and the former Deputy Managing Director of Sun Pictures

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