Mallika is a
Sanskrit
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Indian feminine
given name
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, which means "jasmine".
[''Baby Names'']
"Given Name Mallika"
Retrieved on 27 January 2016. Notable people with the name include:
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Mallika (actress), Indian actress
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Mallika Chabba (born 1985), Indian painter
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Mallika Chopra (born 1971), American author and businesswoman
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Mallika Dutt (born 1962), Indian human rights activist
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Mallika Jesudasan (1956–2012), Singaporean murder victim
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Mallika Kapoor (born 1985), Indian actress
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Mallika Karki, Nepalese singer
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Mallika Sarabhai (born 1954), Indian dancer and activist
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Mallika Sengupta (1960–2011), Indian poet
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Mallika Sherawat (born 1976), Indian actress
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Mallika Srinivasan
Mallika Srinivasan (born 19 November 1959) is an Indian industrialist and is the chairman and managing director of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, a tractor major incorporated in 1960 at Chennai, India. She served as Chairperson of the Pub ...
(born 1959), Indian businesswoman
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Mallika Sukumaran
Mohamallika Pillai (born 4 November 1954), better known as Mallika Sukumaran is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema. She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film ''Utharayanam'' by G. Aravindan. Since th ...
(born 1954), Indian actress
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Mallika Badrinath, Indian cookery book author
See also
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Malika (given name)
References
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