Swastika is from the Sanskrit svastika (स्वस्तिक — auspicious, well-being) — the iconic foundational ancient Hindu-Buddhist-Jain symbol of auspiciousness (predating the foundational Nazi misappropriation by 5,000+ years). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Bengali heritage aesthetic. Swastika in Sanskrit + Indian tradition — the foundational iconic Sanskrit-Hindu-Buddhist-Jain symbol of auspiciousness + well-being + good fortune; the iconic foundational Swastika appears throughout iconic foundational Indus Valley Civilization seals (c. 3000 BCE) — making it one of the foundational symbols in iconic foundational world religious + iconographic history; central to traditional Hindu rituals + iconic foundational Buddhist + Jain religious iconography for over 5,000 years across iconic foundational South Asia, East Asia, + the broader Asian religious world; the iconic foundational Western appropriation of the foundational symbol by the foundational German National Socialist regime (1920-1945) is historically distinct from the foundational continuous Indian-Asian sacred usage. Swastika Mukherjee (born 1980) — iconic Indian Bengali + Hindi cinema actress; widely considered one of the most-celebrated contemporary Bengali cinema actresses of the 2000s + 2010s + 2020s; over 50 leading roles across Bengali, Hindi, + Bangladeshi cinema since 2003; her foundational films include the iconic foundational **Ek Je Aache Kanya (2000) — Bengali debut, Mastan (2002) opposite Mithun Chakraborty, the iconic foundational Bedeni (2009) — Bengali — earning her foundational National Film Award for Best Actress (2010) — making her one of the foundational National Film Award Best Actress recipients in modern Bengali cinema, Take One (2014), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) — Bollywood — directed by Dibakar Banerjee — opposite Sushant Singh Rajput, the iconic foundational Dil Bechara (2020) — directed by Mukesh Chhabra — opposite Sushant Singh Rajput — widely considered the foundational final film of iconic Sushant Singh Rajput before his tragic 2020 death — Disney+ Hotstar — broke YouTube viewing records, Charitraheen (2018-2022) — Hoichoi Bengali web series, and Tasher Ghawr (2022); daughter of iconic foundational Bengali actor Santu Mukherjee; over 1.5 million Instagram followers. Princess Swastika** — Hindu heritage naming.
Featured throughout Hindu heritage and Bengali cinema.
Swastika reduces to six.