# Joshi

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").
Joshi is a common family name in Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Goa and Uttar Pradesh in India.

## 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
* 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, 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