<Tr> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Td> lotus flower </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region of origin </Th> <Td> India, Nepal </Td> </Tr> <P> Pankaj is a Hindu given name, common in India and Nepal . It has its roots in the Sanskrit word paṅkaja which refers to the lotus flower . The word is a compound of paṅka' mud' and the suffix - ja' born from, growing in' . The associated symbolism is of the lotus that is born in mud and blossoms after arising from mud . The lotus flower is also the national flower of India and is considered to be a symbol of Buddhist teaching (cf . Nalanda). </P> <Ul> <Li> Pankaj Choudhary, an Indian politician of a party . </Li> <Li> Pankaj Dharmani, an Indian cricket player </Li> <Li> Pankaj Gupta, an Indian sports administrators and hockey manager </Li> <Li> Pankaj Kapur, a Bollywood actor . </Li> <Li> Pankaj Kalra, a Bollywood actor </Li> <Li> Pankaj Kumar, a Bollywood actor </Li> <Li> Pankaj Manubhai Zaveri, an Indian cricketer </Li> <Li> Pankaj Mishra, an Indian writer </Li> <Li> Pankaj Mullick, a Bengali Indian music director </Li> <Li> Pankaja Munde, an Indian politician </Li> <Li> Pankaj Oswal, the former chairman and managing director of Burrup Holdings Limited </Li> <Li> Pankaj Patel, the current chairman and managing director of Cadila Healthcare </Li> <Li> Pankaj Rag, current director of the Film and Television Institute of India </Li> <Li> Pankaj Roy, an Indian cricket player </Li> <Li> Pankaj Sharma, an associate professor in clinical neurology at Imperial Collegem </Li> <Li> Pankaj Singh, an Indian cricket player </Li> <Li> Pankaj Udhas, an Indian Ghazal singer </Li> </Ul>

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