Sudha (
Sanskrit
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: सुधा) is a
Hindu
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Sanskrit
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Indian feminine
given name
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meaning living water and also, in other variations, nectar.
Notable people named Sudha
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Sudha (actress)
Sudha (born Hema Sudha) is an Indian actress who predominantly played character roles in Telugu films. Born and brought up in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, she has acted in more than 500 Telugu films.
Filmography Telugu
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, Telugu actress
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Sudha Bhattacharya (born 1952), Indian academic, scientist and writer
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Sudha Chandran
Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer known for her works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi language films and television series, shows. Sudha Chandran is best known for h ...
(born 1964), Indian actress and dancer
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Sudha Kheterpal, British-Indian musician
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Sudha Malhotra
Sudha Malhotra (born 30 November 1936) is an Indian playback singer. She also acted in some Bollywood films and as a playback singer, worked in popular Bollywood movies in the 1950s and 1960s, like '' Arzoo'', ''Babar'', '' Dhool Ka Phool'', ''A ...
(born 1936), Indian actress and singer
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Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty (; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murt ...
(born 1950), Indian social worker and writer
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Sudha Pennathur
Sudha Pennathur (born in Chennai,[Aside Tableau 1987-07-16-31](_blank)
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, Indian jewellery designer and entrepreneur
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Sudha Rani (born 1973), Indian actress
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Sudha Shah (born 1958), Indian cricketer
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Sudha Shivpuri
Sudha Shivpuri (14 July 1937 – 20 May 2015) was an Indian actress who was most famous for her role as Baa in the Hindi TV serial ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2000–2008).
Early life and career
Brought up in Rajasthan, Sudha Shivpuri ...
(1937–2015), Indian actress
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Sudha Singh (born 1986), Indian athlete runner
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Sudha Sundararaman (born 1958), Indian politician, activist and the central committee member of Communist Party of India
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Sudha Varghese (born 1949), Indian social worker and Catholic nun
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Sudha Yadav (born 1965), Indian politician and former member of the lower house of India's parliament Lok Sabha
See also
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Suda (surname) Suda is a Japanese habitational name from a village in Shinano. This surname is commonly found in northeastern and west-central Japan and on Okinawa Island. The majority of bearers descend from the Minamoto clan through the Inuoe family.
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