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
Sushma Joshi () is a Nepali writer, filmmaker based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her fiction and non-fiction deal with Nepal's civil conflict, as well as stories of globalization, migration and diaspora.
''End of the World'', her book of short stories, ...
(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
Sushma Karki () is a Nepalese glamour model and film actress, known for her works in Nepali Cinema. She began her acting career with Arun Khatri.
Media spotlight
Karki became popular because of her brother Rejan bala who supported her for item ...
, Nepali model and actress
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Sushma Rana
Sushma Singh (née Rana) is an Indian shooter who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, earning 1140 points, with her partner Saroja Kumari Jhuthu. She competes in the 25-meter shooting events and has held the national record for 25-m ...
, professional Indian shooter
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Sushama Reddy
Sushama Reddy is an Indian model, VJ, actress and producer.
Early life
Sushama Reddy studied at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and graduated in economics from Mithibai College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She completed a filmmaking course ...
(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
Sushma Singh is an Indian Administrative Service officer and the fifth Chief Information Commissioner of India. She succeeded Deepak Sandhu and became the second woman to be appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner.
Professional career ...
, 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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