Notable people bearing the name Nishad include:
Mishra/Misra is a surname found among Hindu Brahmins, in the northern, eastern, western and central parts of India and in Nepal.
Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmins (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. Jyotiṣa refers to Vedic Astrology and astronomy; in turn, Jyotisha is derived from Jyotish.
Goswami is an Indian title and surname. The Sanskrit compound Goswami may mean "lord of the senses" or lord of the Vedas. It is also pronounced as Gosains, Gossain, Gosain, Gosavi and Gossains.
Sharma is a human Hindu surname in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some Assamese Brahmins use Sarmah.
Koirala is a Khas surname belonging to Bahun, Khatri Chhetri of Nepal. All Koirala share the same gotra, Moudgalya (Mudgal).
Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and South-East Asia.
Srivastava, also spelled variously as Shrivastava, Shrivastav or Srivastav, is a common surname mainly found amongst the Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha community of upper caste Hindus particularly in the Hindi-speaking regions of India.
Ojha is a Brahmin surname.
Subramaniam, Subrahmanyam, Subramanyam or Subramanian is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskrit; however, a common translation is "dear to Brahamam", or "of good deeds." An alternative proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words supri-ya, meaning "good" or "dear," and man-ya, meaning jewel; the name translates loosely as "worthy jewel". Subramaniam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Karthikeya, also known as Kumara or Murugan.
Jai Narain Prasad Nishad was an Indian politician and member of parliament from Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha Constituency in the Indian State of Bihar. He was a Union Minister for State in 1996-1998 and has been a member of Lok Sabha five times and a former member of Rajya Sabha. He was a member of Janata Dal (United) and with the Bharatiya Janata Party. His son, Ajay Nishad is the MP of Muzaffarpur.
Venkatesh is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity.
Mohanty/Mahanty/Mahanti/Mahanthi is a native Odia surname native to Odisha, Northeastern districts of Andhra Pradesh and Southern districts of West Bengal in India.
Upadhyaya is a surname used by the 'Brahman' community which signifies one who has studied the Upanishads.
Vishambhar Prasad Nishad is an Indian Politician from Samajwadi Party, also an Advocate, Agriculturist, and Social Worker. He served as a cabinet minister of the Uttar Pradesh government three times and was a member of parliament for Fatehpur in the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996.
Keshav is an South asian male given name which is a modern form of name Keshava, one of the many names of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu. Notable people with the name include:
Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963) was the first President of India.
Nautiyal is an Indian surname. Notable persons with this name include:
Saroj is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Saroj is a Surname used by Pasi community. they also known as Hindu, It is a generic title which variously means lótus, or chaste. they commonly found in India.
Jaiswal or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many Hindu communities. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal in various commodities. In past, some of them excelled in the art of liquor making.