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: सुधा) is a

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Indian feminine

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meaning living water and also, in other variations, nectar.

Notable people named Sudha

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 * '' Gang Leader'' (1991) * ...

, Telugu actress * Sudha Bhattacharya (born 1952), Indian academic, scientist and writer *

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 *

Sudha Kheterpal Sudha Kheterpal (born 28 March 1982) is a British-Indian musician best known as the percussionist in Faithless. In 2008, she toured with The Return of the Spice Girls. She has also played with K-Klass, Kylie Minogue, Melanie Williams, Jo Robert ...

, British-Indian musician *

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 *

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 *

Sudha Pennathur Sudha Pennathur (born in Chennai,Aside Tableau 1987-07-16-31
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, Indian jewellery designer and entrepreneur *

Sudha Rani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films in addition to some Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about ...

(born 1973), Indian actress *

Sudha Shah Sudha Shah (born 22 June 1958) is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She also represented Tamil Nadu and South Zone in India's domestic competitions. She played a total of 13 One Day Internationals and 21 Te ...

(born 1958), Indian cricketer *

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 *

Sudha Singh Sudha Singh (born 25 June 1986) is an Indian Olympic athlete in the 3000 metres steeplechase event. A national record holder in the event, she has represented India at international events since 2005. Singh is an Asian Champion in the discipli ...

(born 1986), Indian athlete runner *

Sudha Sundararaman Sudha Sundararaman (born 1958) is an Indian politician and the central committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). As of 2014, she is the general secretary of All India Democratic Women's Association. Biography Sundararaman became ...

(born 1958), Indian politician, activist and the central committee member of Communist Party of India *

Sudha Varghese Sudha Varghese, also known as Sister Sudha, is a former religious sister and social worker in India who has devoted herself to the Musahar, the Dalit of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, one of the Scheduled Castes and who are considered the "untouchab ...

(born 1949), Indian social worker and Catholic nun *

Sudha Yadav Sudha Yadav (born 16 October 1965) is an Indian politician and a member of the Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Career Sudha Yadav served as a member of the 13th Lok Sabha from 1994 until 2004 from her elected seat ...

(born 1965), Indian politician and former member of the lower house of India's parliament Lok Sabha

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Notable people named Sudha

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