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, Jainism
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. It is related to the name Pradip Pradip is a given name of Indian origin. Pradip means Light, Shine, Lamp, Brilliant, One who is like a light or a lantern. People with that name include:
*Pradip Baijal, retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service
*Pradip Bhattacharya (bor ...
.
Notable people with the name include:
* Pradeep (Kannada actor)
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* Pradeep (Malayalam actor)
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* Kavi Pradeep
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* Vidya Pradeep
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* Pradeep Kumar
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* Pradeep Kumar (musician)
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* G. S. Pradeep
* Pradeep Machiraju
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* Pradeep Rawat (actor)
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* Pradeep Sharma
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* Pradeep Pandey
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* Pradeep Shakthi
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* Pradeep Sarkar
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Sarkar was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 30 April 1955. He wa ...
* Pradeep Sindhu
* Pradeep E. Ragav
* Pradeep Kumar Sinha
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* Pradeep Khosla
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* Pradeep John
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* Deepu Pradeep
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* Pradeep Mathur
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Early life and education
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* Pappachen Pradeep
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* Badekkila Pradeep
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He is ...
* Deepu Pradeep
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* Pradeep Chandran Nair
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Military career
He did his schooling from St. Joseph's Boys High School, K ...
* Pradeep (Malayalam actor)
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* Pradeep Kumar (politician)
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* Pradeep Yadav (Nepalese politician)
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* Pradeep Yadav (Indian politician)
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He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha, lower ...
* Pradeep Yadav (cricketer)
* Prithvirajsing Roopun
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(Pradeep Roopun)
* Pradeep Tamta
* Pradeep Singh Sihag
* Pradeep Shettar
* Pradeep Jaiswal
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* Pradeep Palluruthy
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* Nuwan Pradeep
* RJ Pradeep
Pradeep Sivalingam (born 1 August 1989), popularly known as RJ Pradeep, is an Indian radio jockey, presenter, vlogger and theatre actor based in Pondicherry officially known as Puducherry.
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* Pradeep Bhandari
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See also
*Pradeepa Pradeepa is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Pradeepa Dharmadasa (born 1964), Sri Lankan musician
* Pradeepa Herath (born 1976), Sri Lankan former sprinter
See also
*Pradeep Pradeep is a Diya lamp, used in Puja (religious cer ...
References
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