Srinivas/Sreenivas/Shrinivas/Shreenivas (Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 ) is a common given name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 words, Sri

Sri

Sri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or...

(श्री) and nivas (निवास). Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivas means 'place of residence'. Srinivas is a common reference to Venkateswara, who is considered to be the source of light (as a metaphor for life) in Hindu scriptures. This is very common name in Andhra.

Srinivasan

Srinivasan

Srinivasan or Sreenivasan may refer to:* G. Srinivasan, Indian film maker* T. E. Srinivasan, Indian cricketer* T. N. Srinivasan, economist* Srinivasan Kalyanaraman, Indian writer* Srinivasan Keshav, scientist...

is another variant of the word Srinivas with the same meaning. The use of the word Srinivasan instead of Srinivas is a common practice (naming style) in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 and Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

.

Music and art

• P. B. Sreenivas, Indian singer
• Srinivas
  Srinivas (singer)
  Srinivas 'Srini' is an award winning playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He is also a music composer.-Early life:...
  
  , Indian singer
• Srinivas Avasarala
  Srinivas Avasarala
  Srinivas Avasarala is a script-writer, director and actor.-Career:Srinivas Avasarala is a telugu actor and an aspiring director. He starred in the film Ashta Chamma, a Telugu adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. His portrayal of Anand, Algernon in the original play, won him...
  
  , Indian actor
• Ghazal Srinivas
  Ghazal Srinivas
  Kesiraju Srinivas, popularly known as Ghazal Srinivas, is a Telugu Ghazal Maestro, an Indian classical vocalist, and Pioneer of Art of Telugu ghazal singing...
  
  , Indian singer
• Trivikram Srinivas
  Trivikram Srinivas
  Trivikram Srinivas Sarma is a dialogue writer turned screenwriter and film director in Telugu Cinema.-Background:...
  
  , Indian filmmaker
• U. Srinivas
  U. Srinivas
  Uppalapu Shrinivas , is an Indian mandolin player of the Carnatic musical tradition of Southern India. Shrinivas plays an electric mandolin and has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Michael Nyman, and Michael Brook...
  
  , Indian musician
• Vandemataram Srinivas
  Vandemataram Srinivas
  Vandemataram Srinivas is a South Indian Music Director, Who is also a playback singer and an Actor and film director-Awards:* Filmfare Best Male Playback Award - Aaha...
  
  , Indian musician

Politics

• Dharmapuri Srinivas
  Dharmapuri Srinivas
  Dharmapuri Srinivas is an Indian politician belonging to the Congress party. He is the present President of Andhra Pradesh Congress Party and MLA of State Assembly. He is popularly known as DS.-Early life:...
  
  , Indian politician
• Grandhi Srinivas
  Grandhi Srinivas
  Grandhi Srinivas is an Indian politician, belonging to the Indian National Congress Party. Srinivas is a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Bhimavaram constituency.-References:...
  
  , Indian politician
• Ullal Srinivas Mallya, Indian politician

Sports

• Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
  Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
  Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan ; is a former Indian cricketer. He played for Derbyshire in English county cricket from 1973 to 1975. He played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team, and later became an umpire on the elite International Cricket Council Test panel...
  
  , Indian cricketer
• Madapusi Srinivasaprasad
  Madapusi Srinivasaprasad
  Madapusi Raghavan Srinivasaprasad is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler who played cricket for Karnataka Ranji in the Wills Trophy , and the Deodhar Trophy . He represented Young India in...
  
  , Indian cricketer