Joshi
{{about|the family name of a Brahmin group|other uses|Joshi (disambiguation)}}
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| languageorigin = Sanskrit
| origin = South Asia
| derivation = Jyotisa
| meaning = Astrologer
| variant = Josi, Jyoshi, Joshee
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| seealso = Bhatt, Pathak, Pandey, Tripathi, Upreti, Tiwari, Jyotishi
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Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish ("light bringer or reflect light like sun").James Lochtefeld (2002), "Jyotisha" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, {{ISBN|0-8239-2287-1}}, pages 326–327
Joshi is a common family name in Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Goa and Uttar Pradesh in India.{{cite book|author=Office of the Registrar General [India] |title=Census of India, 1961 |volume=8, Part 6, Issue 10 |year=1968|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=33}}
Notable individuals
List of people with Joshi surname, who may or may not be associated with Brahmin caste.
=Politicians, civil servants and military=
- Alok Joshi, Indian police officer and intelligence agency chief
- A. C. Joshi (1908–1971), Indian botanist and Civil Service officer
- Banwari Lal Joshi (1936–2017), Indian civil servant and state governor
- Bhanu Bhakta Joshi, Nepalese politician
- Bhojraj Joshi, Nepalese politician
- General B.C. Joshi (1935–1994), Chief of the Indian Army
- C. P. Joshi, Indian politician (Indian National Congress), former Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
- Devendra Kumar Joshi, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
- Govinda Raj Joshi, Nepalese politician (Nepali Congress) and former Minister
- Hari Dev Joshi, 11th, 16th and 18th chief minister Of Rajasthan
- Hora Prasad Joshi, Nepalese politician
- Manohar Joshi, 12th chief minister of Maharashtra
- Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician (Bharatiya Janta Party), chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the parliament
- Nabindra Raj Joshi, Nepali politician
- Pralhad Joshi, Indian politician (BJP)
- Puran Chand Joshi, Indian communist leader
- Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Indian politician (BJP)
- Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Indian agricultural activist and politician (Shetkari Sanghatana)
- Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, Indian army, Chief of staff of Northern army command
=Writers, educators and scholars=
- Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865–1887), first Indian woman to be awarded a western medicine degree
- Angur Baba Joshi (1932–2020), Nepalese scholar, first female School Principal of Nepal
- Anil R. Joshi (1940–2025), Gujarati-language poet and essayist
- Anupam Joshi, American cybersecurity expert and Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland
- Aravind Joshi, Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania
- Arun Joshi, Indian novelist
- Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, Marathi humorist, author of "Chimanrao" series of books
- Girija Prasad Joshi, Nepalese Newari language writer
- Indra Joshi, British physician
- Lakshman Shastri Joshi, Indian scholar of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic
- Mahadevshastri Joshi, Marathi writer
- Mangal Raj Joshi, Nepalese royal astrologer
- Manohar Shyam Joshi, post-modern Hindi writer and Father of Indian soap operas
- Prasoon Joshi, Hindi lyricist
- Prem Lal Joshi, Indian research scholar of Accounting and writer
- Ramlal Joshi, Nepalese author and writer
- Ruchir Joshi, author and filmmaker
- S. T. Joshi, Indian-American editor, critic, and scholar
- Satya Mohan Joshi (1920–2022), Nepalese author and writer, first recipient of Madan Puraskar
- Sharad Joshi, Hindi writer and satirist, Padma Shri awardee
- Shekhar Joshi, Hindi author
- Shukraraj Shastri (born Shukra Raj Joshi), Nepalese author, social reformer and political martyr
- Suresh Joshi, Gujarati poet, writer and literary critic
- Sushma Joshi, Nepalese writer and filmmaker
- Umashankar Joshi, Gujarati poet
=Artists and performers=
- Aashirman DS Joshi, Nepalese actor
- Anshuman Joshi, Marathi actor
- Ayushman Joshi, Nepalese actor
- Bhimsen Joshi, Bharat Ratna, vocalist of Hindustani classical music
- Chetan Joshi, flautist
- Damayanti Joshi, Kathak dancer and guru
- Dev Joshi, Indian television actor
- Dilip Joshi (born 1969), Hindi and Gujarati actor
- Gajananrao Joshi, violinist and vocalist Hindustani classical music
- Gayatri Joshi, Indian Actress
- Gulki Joshi (born 1980), Indian television actress
- Hardeek Joshi indian television actor
- Indira Joshi, British Indian actor
- Indira Joshi, Nepali singer and model
- Jitendra Joshi , Marathi Actor
- Malina Joshi, Nepali beauty pageant and model
- Manoj Joshi (born 1945), Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi Actor
- Manasi Joshi Roy (born 1968), Indian television actress
- Nivedita Joshi, Marathi actress
- Pallavi Joshi (born 1969), Indian Actress, winner of National award for the film Woh Chokri
- Poonam Joshi (born 23 October 1970), Indian television actress
- Prasoon Joshi (born September 1971), Indian lyricist
- Purbi Joshi (born 1974), Indian actress
- Rohan Joshi Indian Stand-up comedian, performer
- Santosh Joshi, vocalist of Hindustani classical music
- Sharman Joshi (born 1979), Bollywood actor
- Shikha Joshi (1976-2015), Indian actress who committed suicide
- Shivangi Joshi (born 1995), Indian television actress
- Spruha Joshi, Marathi actress
- Swwapnil Joshi (born 1977), Marathi actor
- Tulip Joshi, Indian Actress, model
- V Joshi, (AKA Joshiy) Indian director known for his Malayalam films
- Vinayak Joshi, Kannada actor
=Sports=
- Aniruddha Joshi (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- C. G. Joshi (born 1931), Indian cricketer
- Harshvardhan Joshi, Indian mountaineer
- Naresh Joshi, Nepalese football
- Sunil Joshi, cricketer who played for India national cricket team as a left arm spinner in one day internationals and test match cricket
- Sunil Lal Joshi, Nepali Olympic weightlifter
- Uday Joshi, Indian cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club
=Social service=
- Narayan Malhar Joshi, Indian trade union leader and founder of the Social service league
- Nirmala Joshi, Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at Missionaries of Charity
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