Sushil is a first name often found in Hindu and Buddhist communities. It is also a common adjective found in South Asia, such as in Nepali, Hindi, Oriya, Marathi, and Gujarati. The word has its roots in Sanskrit (सुशील suśīla). It means "good charactered man" or virtuous, intelligent, or studious. The feminine form (Sushila) also means clever or intelligent. An alternate spelling used is Susheel.
People with first name "Sushil/Sushila"
edit- Sushila Adivarekar (1923–2012), Indian politician
- Sushil Atreya, planetary scientist, educator and researcher
- Sushil Barman, Indian politician
- Sushil Barongpa (born 1947), Indian politician
- Sushil Bhattacharya (1924–2015), Indian football player and coach
- Sushil Biswas (1955–2014), Indian politician
- Sushil Bose (1911–1989), Indian cricketer
- Sushila Chain Trehan (1923–2011), Indian freedom fighter and women's rights activist
- Sushil Chandra (born 1957), Indian politician
- Sushil Chandra Varma (1926–2011), Indian politician
- Sushila Chanu (born 1992), Indian field hockey player
- Sushila Chaudhary, Nepalese politician
- Sushil Chhetri, Nepalese actor
- Sushil Datta (born 1959), Indian filmmaker, writer and teacher
- Shushila Devi Likmabam (born 1995), Indian judoka
- Sushila Didi (1905–1963), Indian revolutionary
- Sushil Doshi, Indian journalist, writer and sports commentator
- Sushil Dutta, Indian politician
- Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar (1904–1995), Indian freedom fighter
- Sushil Gupta (born 1961), Indian politician and businessman
- Sushila Hazarika, Indian politician
- Sushil Jajodia, computer scientist
- Sushil Kanwar, Indian politician
- Sushil Kapoor (born 1939), Indian cricketer
- Sushila Karki (born 1952), Nepalese jurist
- Sushila Kerketta (1939–2009), Indian politician
- Sushil Kohli (born 1953), Indian swimmer and water polo player
- Sushila Koirala (1923–2007), Nepalese classical dancer and theater director
- Sushil Koirala (1931–2016), Nepalese politician
- Sushil Kumar (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sushil Kumar Bhattacharya (1921–1996), Indian politician
- Sushil Kumar De (1890–1968), Bengali writer
- Sushil Kumar Dhara (1911–2011), Indian revolutionary
- Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari (born 1959), Indian politician
- Sushil Kumar Modi (born 1952), Indian politician
- Sushil Kumar Pillai (1935–2015), Indian general
- Sushil Kumar Prasad (born 1959), Indian cricketer
- Sushil Kumar Saxena, Indian musicologist, academic, scholar and author
- Sushil Kumar Shakya, Indian politician
- Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941), Indian politician
- Sushil Kumar Singh (born 1981), Indian football player
- Sushil Kumar Rinku (born 1975), Indian politician
- Sushila Maharjan, Nepalese biochemist and biotechnologist
- Sushil Meitei (born 1997), Indian footballer
- Sushil Nadkarni (born 1976), Indian-American cricketer
- Sushila Nayyar (1914–2001), Indian physician and politician
- Sushil Rajpal, Indian director and producer
- Sushil Ramgoolam (1922–1984), Mauritian politician
- Sushila Rani Patel (1918–2014), Indian classical singer, actress, vocalist, doctor and journalist
- Sushila Rohatgi (1921–2011), Indian politician
- Sushil Roy (1936–2014), Indian politician
- Sushila Samad (1906–1960), Indian poet, journalist, editor and publisher
- Sushila Saroj (born 1951), Indian politician
- Sushil Sen (1892–1915), Indian revolutionary
- Sushila Shrestha, Nepalese politician
- Sushil Shrestha (born 1992), Nepalese model and actor
- Sushil Siddharth (1958–2018), Indian writer, critic, editor and satirist
- Sushila Singh (1938/39–2020), Nepalese judge
- Sushil Singh (born 1976), Indian politician
- Sushila Sirpali Thakuri, Nepalese politician
- Sushila Sundari (1879–1924), Indian circus performer
- Sushila Swar, Nepalese politician
- Shushila Takao (born 1986), New Zealand actress and model
- Sushila Thing, Nepalese politician
- Sushila Tiriya (born 1956), Indian social worker and politician
- Sushil Uzir (born 1957), Indian cricketer
- Sushil Wadhwani (born 1959), British economist
People with first name "Susheel/Susheela"
edit- P. Susheela (born 1935), Indian playback singer
- Susheela Gopalan (1929–2001), Indian communist leader
- Susheela Jayapal (born 1962), American politician
- Susheel Kaur (died 1716), Indian princess
- Susheela Laxman Bangaru (1948–2018), Indian politician
- Susheel Parashar, Indian actor
- Susheela Raman (born 1973), British musician
See also
edit- Susheela (film), a 1963 Indian film