Famous People with Name Narayan

Narayan Desai            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Narayan Desai: Brought up in Gandhi's Ashram in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad and Sevagram near Wardha, Narayan stopped attending school to be educated and trained by his father and other inmates of the Ashram. He specialized in basic education, spinning and weaving khadi.Narayan joined the Akhil Bharatiya Shanti Sena Mandal (Indian Peace Brigade), founded by Vinoba and headed by veteran socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan (widely known as "JP"). As the general secretary of the Shanti Sena, Narayan recruited and trained peace volunteers throughout the country who intervened during ethnic conflicts and helped establish harmony among conflicting communities.

Narayan Shridhar Bendre            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Narayan Shridhar Bendre: was one of India's celebrated artists of the 20th century.Bendre was born at Indore. In 1929, he took admission to the Holkar College, Indore and in 1933, he passed his B.A. examination from Agra Univerisity. In 1934, he passed his Diploma in Painting from the State School of Art, Indore.In 1945 he went to Shantiniketan and worked with Nandalal Bose, Ramkinkar Baij, and Binode Behari Mukherjee. In 1950 he joined the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara as the first Reader and Head of the Department of Painting. Later he became the Dean of the Faculty. He left the University in 1966. .

Narayan Chandra            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Narayan Chandra: is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 8 December 1979 in Narayanganj, Dhaka and is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-fast bowler. He is sometimes referred to on scoresheets by his nickname Tapu. He played for Barisal Division in 2000/01 but found success hard to come by in both forms of the game.