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Joshi is a surname used by the (caste) in and . Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices . Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish ("light bringer or reflect light like sun").James Lochtefeld (2002), "Jyotisha" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, , pages 326–327

Joshi is a common family name in , , , , , , , Punjab, , , and in India.


Notable individuals
List of people with Joshi surname, who may or may not be associated with caste.

Politicians, civil servants, and military
  • , 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
  • , Nepalese politician
  • 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
  • , 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
  • , Indian politician (BJP)
  • Puran Chand Joshi, Indian communist leader
  • Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Indian politician (BJP)
  • Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Indian agricultural activist and politician
  • Suresh Joshi (RSS) (born 1947), former of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing
  • 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
  • , American cybersecurity expert and Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland
  • , Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania
  • , Indian novelist
  • Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, Marathi humorist, author of "Chimanrao" series of books
  • Girija Prasad Joshi, Nepalese Newari language writer
  • , 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
  • , Hindi lyricist
  • Prem Lal Joshi, Indian research scholar of Accounting and writer
  • , Nepalese author and writer
  • , 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
  • , Hindi writer and satirist, Padma Shri awardee
  • , Hindi author
  • Shukraraj Shastri (born Shukra Raj Joshi), Nepalese author, social reformer and political martyr
  • , Gujarati poet, writer and literary critic
  • , Nepalese writer and filmmaker
  • , Gujarati poet


Artists and performers


Sports
  • (born 1987), Indian cricketer
  • C. G. Joshi (born 1931), Indian cricketer
  • Harshvardhan Joshi, Indian mountaineer
  • , Nepalese football
  • , 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
  • , 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
  • , Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at Missionaries of Charity

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