Neelam or Neelum is a given name, taken from the
Sanskrit
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word for
sapphire
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People with the name
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Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author
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Neelam Ibrar Chattan (born 1994), Pakistani human rights activist
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Neelam Chaturvedi (born 1960), Indian human rights activist
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Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
Dr. Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry (born 14 April 1951) is a Chandigarh-based theatre artist who has worked around the world. She was awarded the 2003 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the Theatre Direction category. She was the recipient of the 2011 Pa ...
(born 1951), Indian theatre artist
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Neelam Deo, Indian ambassador
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Neelam Giri, Indian pediatric hematologist/oncologist
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Neelam Gill
Neelam Kaur Gill (born 27 April 1995) is an Indian-British fashion model. She has worked with Burberry, Abercrombie & Fitch and appeared in ''Vogue''.
Personal life
Gill was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England on 27 April, 1995 and resides ...
(born 1995), British model
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Neelam Gorhe
Neelam Gorhe is an Indian politician and deputy leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. She is 13th and currently Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
The Maharashtra Vidhan Par ...
(born 1954), Maharashtra politician
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Neelum Saran Gour
Neelum Saran Gour (born 12 October 1955) is an Indian English writer of fiction that depicts North India's small towns and their cultural histories. She is the author of five novels, four collections of short stories and one work of literary non- ...
(born 1955), Indian writer
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Neelam Jain (born 1954), Indian Jain journalist
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Neelam Kler, Indian neonatologist
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Neelam Kothari
Neelam Kothari Soni is an Indian actress and jewellery designer from Mumbai, known mononymously as Neelam. She made her acting debut with '' Jawaani'' (1984) opposite debutant Karan Shah. Since then she starred in various films alongside Govind ...
(born 1968), Indian Hindi film actress and jewellery designer
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Neelam Mehra
Neelam Mehra is an Indian television and film actress. She presently is playing Karan, Rishabh, Sameer, and Kritika's grandmother, Bani Luthra in the television series ''Kundali Bhagya''.
Filmography
* '' Nagin''
* ''Dulha Bikta Hai''
* ''Zaman ...
, Indian Hindi television and film actress
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Neelam Muneer
Neelam Muneer Khan (Pashto/ ur, ; born 20 March 1992) is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in television dramas and films. She is best known for portraying the role of Ulfat in television series ''Dil Mom Ka Diya'' (2018), which earn ...
, Pakistani actress and model
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Neelam Karki Niharika, Nepalese writer
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (; 19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the independence ...
(1913–1996), sixth President of India
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Neelam Shirke (born 1980), actress in Marathi language television
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Neelam Jaswant Singh (born 1971), Indian discus thrower
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Neelam Sivia
Neelam Sivia (born 1989) is an Indian television and film actress.
Early life and Career
She has worked in a Punjabi film ''47 to 84''.
She has also worked in many television shows like ''Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'', '' MTV Webbed'', '' Gumrah: ...
(born 1988), Indian actress
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Neelam Sonkar (born 1973), Uttar Pradesh politician
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Neelam Upadhyaya, Indian actress in Tamil and Telugu films
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Neelam Verma (born 1980), television anchor and Miss Universe Canada 2002
See also
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Neelam (disambiguation)
References
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Indian feminine given names
Pakistani feminine given names
Sanskrit-language names