Sujātā ( hi, सुजाता) is an Indian popular feminine
given name, which means "birth", "from a good family origin" and"origin".
Notable people named Sujata
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Sujata (milkmaid)
Sujata, also Sujātā, was a farmer's wife, who is said to have fed Gautama Buddha a bowl of kheera, a milk-rice pudding, ending his six years of asceticism. Such was his emaciated appearance that she wrongly believed him to be a tree-spirit th ...
Sujata is believed to have given a bowl of milk rice to Buddha, his last meal before enlightenment.
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Sujata Bhatt
Sujata Bhatt (born 6 May 1956) is an Indian poet.
Life and career
Sujata Bhatt was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and brought up in Pune until 1968, when she immigrated to United States with her family. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa, ...
(born May 6, 1956), German-Indian poet.
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Sujata Day
Sujata Choudhury (born June 27, 1984), credited professionally as Sujata Day, is an American actress, model and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as CeeCee in the Issa Rae web series, '' The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' (201 ...
, (born June 27, 1984), American-Indian actress, model and screenwriter.
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Sujata Keshavan
Sujata Keshavan (born 1961) is an Indian graphic designer. She is a co-founder of Ray and Keshavan, a brand design firm based in India. At the forefront of brand-identity and design movement in India, Keshavan is considered a pioneer in develop ...
(born 1961), Indian graphic designer.
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Sujata Manohar
Sujata Vasant Manohar (born 28 August 1934) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India (retired in 1999) and a former member of the National Human Rights Commission of India.
Early life and education
Ms. Manohar was born into a family wi ...
(born August 28, 1934), Indian judge and member of the National Human Rights Commission of India.
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Sujata Massey (born 1964), American-British writer.
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Sujata Mohapatra (born June 27, 1968), Indian choreographer and dancer
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Sujata Nahar
Sujata Nahar (12 December 1925 – 4 May 2007) was born in Calcutta, and spent her formative years near the poet Rabindranath Tagore. At the age of seven, she lost her mother. Her father, searching for another meaning to life, turned to Sri Aurobi ...
(born December 12, 1925 – died May 4, 2007), Indian writer.
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Sujata Sridhar
Sujata Sridhar ( ta, சுஜாதா ஸ்ரீதர் ; b. 25 December 1961) is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asi ...
(born December 25, 1961), Indian cricketer.
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Sujata (actress)
Salma Begum Sujata (born Tandra Majumder), known mononymously as Sujata, is a retired Bangladeshi film actress. She is best known for her role in '' Rupban'' (1965) as Rupban Konna. She was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Ach ...
, Bangladeshi film actress.
Notable people named Sujatha
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Sujatha (actress)
Sujatha (10 December 1952 – 6 April 2011) was an Indian actress who performed and staggered in a number of unique and variety of characters in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films- in addition to few in Kannada and Hindi languages as well. ...
(born December 10, 1952 – died April 6, 2011), Indian actress.
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Sujatha Alahakoon
Bishajachara Alahakoonlage Sujatha Alahakoon (born 9 March 1959) is a Sri Lankan politician. She is a former representative of Matale for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Soc ...
(born March 9, 1959), Sri Lankan politician.
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Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan (credited as Sujatha) is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi movies. In a career spanning 48 years, she has record ...
(born March 31, 1963), Indian singer.
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Sujatha (born May 3, 1935 – died February 27, 2008), Indian writer.
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Sujatha Sivakumar
Sujatha Sivakumar is an Born: (27 September 1973) Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. Sujatha rose to fame with her performance in Ameer's '' Paruthiveeran'' (2007), before appearing in several supporting roles as a mother in Tamil ...
, Indian actress.
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C. S. Sujatha
C. S. Sujatha (born 28 May 1965) is an Indian politician who was a MP of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Mavelikkara constituency of Kerala. She is a member of CPI(M).
Political career
She became the District Panchayat Pre ...
(born May 28, 1965), Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.
Others
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Sujata and seven types of wives Sujata was the daughter-in-law of Anathapindika, a prominent lay-disciple of the Buddha. The Pali
Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the B ...
, the unruly daughter-in-law of Anathapindika, a lay-disciple of the Buddha, who later became a slave-wife to her husband .
* Sujata Bhikkhuni, one of the Buddha's
arahant
In Buddhism, an ''arhat'' (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or ''arahant'' (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved ''Nirvana'' and liberated ...
nuns.
* Sujata is a name of the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
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Indian feminine given names