Tarun

Article summary

Tarun or Tharun is a word from Sanskrit. It is a male given name, meaning "Young man". Notable people with the given name Tarun include: * Tarun (Telugu actor) (born 1992), up coming hero & directors of world cinema * Tarun Arora, Indian actor in world cinema * Tarun Bhattacharya, Indian musician * Tarun Bose (1928–1972), Indian actor in Hindi cinema * Tarun Chandra or Tarun, Indian actor in Kannada cinema * Tarun Dey, Indian footballer * Tarun Dhillon, Indian para-badminton paralympian. * Tarun Gogoi (1936–2020), Indian politician * Tarun Gopi, Indian film director in Tamil cinema * Tarun Khanna (academic) (born 1968), Indian-born American author and economic strategist * Tarun Khiwal (born 1967), Indian fashion photographer * Tarun Majumdar or Tarun Mazumdar (1931 - 2022), Indian film director in Bengali cinema * Tarun Mandal (born 1959), Indian politician * Tarun Mansukhani, Indian film director in Hindi cinema * Tarun Nethula (born 1983), Indian-born New Zealand cricketer * Tarun Ram Phukan (1877–1939), Indian politician * Tarun Shatriya, Indian actor in Tamil cinema * Tarun Tahiliani, Indian fashion designer * Tarun Tejpal (born 1963), Indian journalist, publisher and a novelist * Tarun Vijay (born 1951), Indian author, social worker and politician

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337475265