Jyoti

Jyoti means "divine light" in many Indian languages.

Jyoti and spelling variants may refer to:

Arts and media

For People in the arts and media, see § People.

Films and TV

• Jothi (1939 film), a Tamil film
• Jyothi (1976 film), a Telugu film
• Jyoti (1981 film), a Hindi film
• Jothi (1983 film), a Tamil film
• Jyoti (1988 film), a Bengali film
• Jothi (2022 film), a Tamil film
• Jyoti (TV series), an Indian daily soap opera on Imagine TV
• Jothi (TV series), a 2021 Indian supernatural fantasy thriller Tamil language television series

Other media

• Jyothi (album), a 1983 album by Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion
• Andhra Jyothi, Indian newspaper
• Jothi Agaval (The Call Divine), a poem by Ramalinga Swamigal (Vallalar)
• Jyoti swarupini, a Carnatic raga

Hinduism

• Jyoti (goddess), considered to be a Hindu goddess of light
• Jyotirlinga, a set of consecrated Shiva lingams
• Jyotir Math, one of four major Ādi Śaṅkara schools
• Jyoti Kalash, a light festival associated with Durga

People

In film

• Jyoti Kapur Das, Indian director and screenwriter
• Jyoti Sarup (born 1954), Indian director and producer
• Jyoti Swaroop (died 1991), Indian director
• J. P. Dutta (born 1949), Indian producer, writer and director
• Jyothi (actress, born 1963) (1963–2007), film actress who acted in over 50 South Indian films
• Jyothi (Telugu actress), Indian actress and Bigg Boss Telugu contestant
• Jyothika (born 1977), Indian actress of predominantly Tamil films
• Jyoti Gauba, Indian actress
• Jyothi Lakshmi (1948–2016), Indian actress
• Jyoti Singh (actress), US born Indian actress
• Jyotii Sethi, Indian actress
• Jyoti Subhash, Indian actress

Sportspeople

• Jyothi Yarraji (born 1999), Indian woman hurdler
• Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Indian compound archer
• Jyoti (wrestler) (born 1985), Indian wrestler in the -75 kg category
• Jyoti Chetty (born 1982), South African fencer
• Jyoti Dutta (1926–2010), Indian cricketer
• Jyoti Raj, Indian free solo climber
• Jyoti Randhawa (born 1972), Indian professional golfer
• Jyoti Rumawat (born 1999), Indian field hockey player
• Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born 1978), Indian field hockey player
• Jyoti Yadav (born 1983), Indian cricketer

Musicians

• Georgia Anne Muldrow, American musician who occasionally goes by the stage name Jyoti
• Jyoti Ghimire, Nepalese musician
• Jyoti Goho, Indian classical musician
• Jyoti Hegde, Indian classical musician
• Jyoti Nooran, one of the Nooran Sisters

In government

• Jyoti Basu (1914–2010), male Indian politician, of Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India
• Jyoti Devi, Indian politician
• Jyoti Dhurve, Indian politician
• Jyoti Gondek (born 1969), Canadian politician
• Jyoti Kalani, Indian politician
• Jyoti Kiran (born 1968), Indian politician of the BJP party
• Jyoti Mirdha (born 1972), Indian politician
• Jyoti Prakash Nirala (1986–2017), Indian Air Force member killed in action
• Jyoti Prasad Das, Indian politician
• Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, Indian governor
• Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian politician
• Jyoti Singh (judge), Delhi High Court judge
• Jothi Venkatachalam (born 1917), female Indian politician, former Governor of Kerala, India

Writers

• Jyotirmoyee Devi (1896–1988), Indian writer
• Jyoti Mhapsekar (born 1950), librarian and activist
• Jyoti Prakash Dutta (writer), Bangladeshi short-story writer
• Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1951), prolific author of Assamese literature

Other people

• Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890), activist and writer
• Jyoti Amge (born 1993), world's smallest woman as of 2018
• Jyoti Dhawale, HIV activist
• Jyotirmoy Dey (1955–2011), journalist and investigator
• Jyoti Kumari (born 2005), student known for bicycling over 700 mi during COVID-19 lockdown
• Jyotiprasad Medhi (1924–2017), statistical mathematician
• Jyoti Rout (born 1965), Indian classical dancer
• Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray (born 1970), Indian geochemist
• Jyoti Prakash Tamang (born 1961), Indian food technologist
• Jyoti Singh, 2012 Delhi gang rape murder victim

Places

• Jyotirmath, city in Uttarakhand, India
• Jyoti Khuria, municipality in Uttarakhand, India
• Jyothy Kendriya Vidyalaya, an English medium school in Bangalore

See also

• Joti (disambiguation)
• Jyoti Basu (disambiguation)
• Jeevana Jyothi (disambiguation)