Charu

Charu is a Sanskrit word that means 'sweet'.^[1]

चारु

Romanisation	Chāru
Gender	Male and Female
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Origin
Meaning	Sweet

This article is about Charu, the Sanskrit word. For Charu, mushu the Etruscan psychopomp, see Charun.

Name

Charu is a popular name given to Hindu women and men. Notable people with the name Charu include:

• Charu Majumdar: The founder of Naxalbari Andolan in India
• Charulata: Eponymous protagonist of Satyajit Ray's movie

Other meanings

In Sanskrit, charu is the name of a flower.

Charu is a sweet porridge-like foodstuff offered as ahuti (offering) in the Yajnas.

Charu Hasini, or 'sweet smiler', is an epithet of the goddess Rukmini.^[2]

In Telugu, the dish rasam is known as charu. In Kannada, it is known as saru or sar.

References

1. Copson, Andrew; Grayling, A. C. (27 April 2015). The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism. John Wiley & Sons. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-118-79334-3.
2. Kapoor, Subodh (2004). A Dictionary of Hinduism: Including Its Mythology, Religion, History, Literature, and Pantheon. Cosmo Publications. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-7755-874-6.