Karthik or Kartik (Tamil : காரà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®¿à®•à¯ ) (Hindi : कारà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤•) is a popular Indian masculine given name. Another common form of the same name is Karthikeyan. The feminine form of the same name is Karthika. It may also refer to: Kartikeya, the brother of Ganesha in the Hindu mythology.
Kartikeya (IAST: Kārttikēya), also known as Murugan, Skanda, Kumara, and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha, and a god whose life story has many versions in Hinduism.
