Sushma () is a female given name in
India
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and
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. It means "sparkling beauty" or first ray of the sun or beautiful women.
Notable people with the name include:
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Sushma Jansari
Dr Sushma Jansari is a British Indian historian specialising in the Mauryan period and collecting histories. She is the Tabor Foundation curator South Asia at the British Museum and Vice Chair of Trustees of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centr ...
, British Indian historian and curator
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Sushma Joshi (born 1973), Nepali writer and filmmaker
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Sushma K. Rao
Sushma Krishnamurthy Rao (born 23 February 1985) is an Indian actress, dancer and television host. As an actress, she is one of the popular actress in Kannada television. After having made her debut in S. Narayan's ''Bhageerathi'', she became r ...
, Indian television actress
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Sushma Karki, Nepali model and actress
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Sushma Rana, professional Indian shooter
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Sushama Reddy (born 1973), Indian model, VJ, actress and producer
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Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth (born 20 June 1936) is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She started her career in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik. Her first film was '' Junoon'' in 1978. She is known for pl ...
, Indian film, television, and stage actress
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Sushma Shrestha
Poornima Shrestha (born 6 September 1960 as Sushma Shrestha) is an Indian playback singer. Starting as a child artist, she became a leading playback singer in Bollywood during the 1990s.
Early life
Hailing from the Newar community from Nep ...
(born c. 1960), Nepali singer
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Sushma Singh, Chief Information Commissioner of India
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Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019; ) was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi ...
(born 1952), Indian politician
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Indian feminine given names
Feminine given names
Nepalese feminine given names