Sushma ( ne, सुष्मा) is a female given name in

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

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Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

. It means "sparkling beauty" or beautiful women. Notable people with the name include: * Sushma Joshi (born 1973), Nepali writer and filmmaker *

Sushma K. Rao Sushma Krishnamurthy Rao (born 23 February 1985) is an Indian actress, dancer and television host. As an actress, she is best known for her work in Kannada television. After having made her debut in S. Narayan's ''Bhageerathi'', she became rec ...

, Indian television actress * Sushma Karki, Nepali model and actress * Sushma Rana, professional Indian shooter *

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 cour ...

(born 1973), Indian model, VJ, actress and producer *

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 movie was '' Junoon'' in 1978. She is known ...

, Indian film, television, and stage actress *

Sushma Shrestha Poornima Shrestha (born 6 September 1960 as Sushma Shrestha), is an Indian playback singer. Starting as a child singer, she later reinvented into a leading playback singer in Bollywood during the 1990s. She started her career as a child sin ...

(born c. 1960), Nepali singer *

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 car ...

, Chief Information Commissioner of India *

Sushma Swaraj Sushma Swaraj () (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She is only ...

(born 1952), Indian politician

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