Tarun or Tharun is a word from Sanskrit. It is a male given name, meaning "young male". Notable people with the given name Tarun include: Tarun (Telugu actor) (born 1981), Indian actor in Telugu and Tamil cinema Tarun Arora, Indian actor in Hindi cinema Tarun Bhattacharya, Indian musician Tarun Bose (born 1928), Indian actor in Hindi cinema Tarun Chandra or Tarun, Indian actor in Kannada cinema Tarun Dey, Indian footballer Tarun Gogoi (born 1936), Indian politician Tarun Gopi, Indian film director in Tamil cinema Tarun Khanna (born 1968), Indian-born American author and economic strategist Tarun Khiwal (born 1967), Indian fashion photographer Tarun Majumdar or Tarun Mazumdar (born 1931), Indian film director in Bengali cinema Tarun Mandal (born 1959), Indian politician Tarun Mansukhani, Indian film director in Hindi cinema Tarun Nethula (born 1983), Indian-born New Zealand cricketer Tarun Ram Phukan (1877–1939), Indian politician Tarun Shatriya, Indian actor in Tamil cinema Tarun Tahiliani, Indian fashion designer Tarun Tejpal (born 1963), Indian journalist, publisher and a novelist Tarun Vijay (born 1951), Indian author, social worker and politician See also Taroon (disambiguation) References Indian masculine given names