Vaid (surname) explained
Vaid is a surname of Indian origin. It is found among several communities, including Oswals, Mohyals, and Parsis.[1] Vaid or Ved is a sanskrit word used for practitioner (Vaidya) of Ayurveda medicine.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Sahil Vaid (born 1986), Indian actor
- Aryan Vaid (born 1971), Indian model
- Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid (1857–1924), British Indian Army officer
- Dawood Vaid, Indian educator
- Jyotsna Vaid, Indian-American psychologist
- Krishna Baldev Vaid, Hindi writer
- Madan Lal Vaid, British Indian Army officer
- Marcel Vaid, Indo-Swiss film composer
- Nakul Vaid, Indian film actor
- Shesh Paul Vaid (born 1959), Indian police officer
- Urvashi Vaid (1958–2022), [Indian-American activist and writer
*[[Anand Bakshi|Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid]] (1930–2002), Indian poet and lyricist
Notes and References
- Book: Shibani Roy . S. H. M. Rizvi . Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames . 2002 . B.R. . 978-81-7646-247-1 . 421 .
- Book: Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms. 9780791478165. Wujastyk. Dagmar. Smith. Frederick M.. 9 September 2013.