Viswanathan

Viswanathan is an Indian name. It comes from Sanskrit and is derived from višvanatha ( Vishwanath ), "Lord of the Universe", an incarnation of the god Shiva .

Name bearer

• Ashoke Viswanathan (* 1959), Indian film director and actor
• Gauri Viswanathan (* 1950), Indian literary scholar
• KK Viswanathan (1914–1992), Indian politician
• MS Viswanathan (1928–2015), Indian film composer
• N. Viswanathan (1929-2010), Indian university professor and actor
• T. Viswanathan (1927-2002), Indian flautist (South Indian classical music)
• V. Viswanathan (1909–1987), Indian politician

As a patronymic

• Viswanathan Anand (* 1969), Indian chess player

Different (Bengali) spellings

• Biswanath Chariali
• Bishwanath Upazila
• Biswanath Das (1889–1984), Indian politician
• Biswanath Halder