Sharada (Sanskrit: शरद) in North India, variantly referred to as Sharat or Sharath or Sarath (with a strong "ta" sound) in South India, is the early autumn season in the Hindu calendar. It roughly corresponds to the western months of mid-September to mid-November. Sharad is preceded by Varsha and followed by Hemant. The Hindu calendar contains six seasons (Vasant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant, Shishir) with two months each.
Sharada is characterised by clear skies, after three months of rains. Sharada Poornima, the full moon day in the month of Ashwin, is celebrated as the day of divine Raslila by Shri Krishna. That is the brightest full moon night of the year.
Sharad is also a Hindu name given to boys after the Sharad Purnima or full moon night festival. The name Sharad is also used amongst the Parsi diaspora in India and is found in parts of Iran as well.
its basically autumn season