Aruna is a Hindic, mostly feminine, given name that may refer to the following notable people:
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Aruna (singer)
Aruna Beth Abrams (born January 16, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, DJ, producer and pianist. She is best known as a vocalist in dance music since 2007 but has been working as DJ and producer of her own work since 2011. She resides ...
(born 1975), American musician
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Aruna Asaf Ali (1909–1996), Indian educator, activist, and publisher
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Aruna Balraj (fl. from 2006), Indian film actress
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Aruna Biswas (fl. from 1986), Bangladeshi actress
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Aruna Chaudhary (born 1957), Indian politician
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Aruna Darshana (born 1999), Sri Lankan sprinter
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Aruna De Silva (born 1961), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Aruna Dharmasena (born 1993), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Aruna Dhathathreyan
Aruna dhathathreyanis a Professor and Emeritus scientist at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India. Her fields of work and research include biophysics, biophysical chemistry, and surface sciences.
Education
Dhathathreyan g ...
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Aruna Dindane (born 1980), Ivorian football player
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Aruna Gunawardene (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...
(born 1946), Indian actress
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Aruna Jayanthi
Aruna Jayanthi is an Indian businesswoman and managing director of Capgemini's Asia Pacific and Latin America business unit. Previously, she held roles as their CEO of Business Services and CEO of Capgemini India. Jayanthi joined Capgemini in 2 ...
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Aruna Kori (born 1973), Indian politician
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Aruna Kumari Galla (born 1944), Indian politician
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Aruna Lama
Aruna Lama (9 September 19454 February 1998) was an Indian-born Nepali language singer from Darjeeling. She is popularly known as 'Nightingale of the Hills'. She sang hundreds of Nepali songs, including some for Nepali film, and left an indelib ...
(1945–1998), Indian singer
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Aruna Mishra (fl. from 2003), female Indian boxer
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Aruna Mohanty (born 1960), Odissi dancer
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Aruna Miller
Aruna Miller (née Katragadda; born November 6, 1964) is an American politician and civil engineer who has been serving as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, lieutenant governor of Maryland since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (Un ...
(born 1964), Indian-American politician
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Aruna Raje
Aruna Raje (born 1946) is an Indian film director and editor known for her works in Hindi cinema.
Early life
Aruna Raje was born on 17 October in 1946 in Pune, India.
Education and career
Aruna enrolled initially at Grant Medical College in Pun ...
(born 1946), Indian film director
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Aruna Ramchandra Dhere
Aruna Ramchandra Dhere (born 2 February 1957) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest c ...
(born 1957), Marathi writer
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Aruna Reddy (born 1995), Indian artistic gymnast
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Aruna Roy
Aruna Roy (née Jayaram, born 26 may 1946) is an Indian social activist, professor, union organiser and retired IAS officer. She was the president of the National Federation of Indian Women and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan.
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(born 1946), Indian political and social activist
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Aruna Sairam (born 1952), Indian classical vocalist
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Aruna Shanbaug (1948–2015), subject of an Indian euthanasia court case
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Aruna Shields
Aruna Lakkur Nagappa Srinivasa Murthy, better known as Aruna Shields, is a British psychotherapist and a former actress and filmmaker. She debuted with the 2010 Indian film ''Prince'' starring Vivek Oberoi.
Career
Born to an Indian father and ...
(fl. from 2002), British-Indian actress
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Aruna Sundararajan (fl. from 1982), Indian civil servant
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Aruna Vasudev
Aruna Vasudev (1 November 1936 – 5 September 2024) was an Indian critic, author, editor, painter, and maker of documentaries who was considered an eminent scholar on Asian cinema, and was described as the "mother of Asian Cinema".
Early lif ...
(born 1936), Indian scholar on Asian cinema
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