Kshatriya
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Kshatriya
First recorded in 1775–85, Kshatriya is from the Sanskrit word kṣatriya
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Mr. Kshatriya, 48, oversaw Artemis from 2023 until mid-2025, when he was promoted to his current job and passed operational charge of the audacious moon-to-Mars mission to a fellow Texan, Lori Glaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Meet Amit Kshatriya, NASA’s associate administrator and the man behind the Artemis missions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
No one hogs the limelight at NASA: When I ask Mr. Kshatriya if he laid the operational groundwork for Ms. Glaze, he says: “Me and 1,000 other people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Speaking at the press conference, Nasa associate administrator Anit Kshatriya contrasted the precision of that angle with the 250,000-mile journey to the Moon.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
They are said to be sprung from a Brāhman father and a Kshatriya mother, and were formerly pack-carriers.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
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