Vikas, Bikas or Bikash means expanding, progress or development in Sanskrit. It is often used as a masculine given name in Greater India.
Panchal is a collective term for a variable range of artisanal Indian caste groups. According to Louis Dumont, it is derived from the word panch, meaning five, and refers to communities that have traditionally worked as blacksmiths, carpenters, goldsmiths, stonemasons and coalmen.
Meaning & History. Means "wooden pillar" or "firm footed" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of a king of Panchala, the father of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna. Home » Names.
