Tapas (given name)
Tapas or Tapasya is an Indian given name. It may refer to: Etymology Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस्) is a concept in Indian religions that refers to a variety of ascetic practices including austerities and penance. People in performing arts Tapasya Nayak Srivastava, television actress Tapas Paul (1958-2020), actor and politician Tapas Relia, music composer and producer Tapas Sargharia, Ollywood film director Tapas Sen (1924-2006), stage lighting designer Other people Tapas Kumar Kundu (born 1962), molecular biologist Tapas Posman (born 1973), Papua New Guinean footballer Tapasyananda (1904-1991), senior monk of the Ramakrishna Mission See also Tapa (disambiguation) Indian given names