Ishwar is a South Asian name. Notable people with the name include: Ishwar Ballav (1937–2008), Nepali poet Ishwar Chaudhary (born 1988), Indian cricketer Ishwar Dass Dhiman (1934–2016), Indian politician Ishwar Chandra Gupta (1812–1859), Indian Bengali poet and writer Ishwar C. Harris (born 1943), Indian scholar of religion Ishwar Maraj (born 1969), Trinidadian-Canadian cricketer Ishwar Dayal Mishra, Nepalese politician Ishwar Modi (born 1940), Indian sociologist Ishwar Chand Nanda (1892–1965), Indian dramatist Ishwar Pandey (born 1989), Indian cricketer Ishwar Petlikar (1916–1983), Indian Gujarati-language author and journalist Ishwar Pokhrel (born 1954), Nepalese leader of the Communist Party of Nepal Ishwar Puri (born 1959), Indian-born scientist, engineer, and academic who has worked in the United States and Canada Ishwar Das Rohani (1946–2013), Indian politician Ishwar Singh (born 1950), Indian politician Ishwar Dayal Swami (1929–2019), Indian politician Ishwar Das Varshnei (died 1948), Indian glass worker and industrialist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), Indian Bengali polymath Chaudhary Ishwar Singh, Indian politician Surname Reeta Ishwar, Pakistani politician See also Ishwar Gupta Setu, a bridge that crosses the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India Ishvara