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Akhila. Ambika (given name) Ami (given name) Amita. Amrita. Ananya. Anasuya (given name) Anjali. Anju (given name)
The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati - the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi - the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati (or Durga) - the wife of Shiva. Statue of Brahma.
Malay names. Traditional Malay names were taken from one of a number of languages, or even a combination of two or more elements from these languages: Malay such as Intan, Melati, Kiambang or Tuah. Khmer, Siamese or Cham such as Tam, Som or Lai. Javanese such as Ratnasari, Joyo or Kesuma. Sanskrit or Pali such as Wira, Darma or Wati.
More common among women, making the patronym or husband name the last name is a custom adopted by people migrating to the West, who want to be called by their first names without having to explain Indian naming conventions. However, women frequently adopt their father's or husband's name, and take it for successive generations.
Nalini Bala Devi (1898–1977), Assamese poet. Nirupama Devi (1883–1951), novelist. Sneha Devi (1916–1990), writer of Assamese literature. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956), Indian-American poet, novelist, short story writer, author of The Mistress of Spices. Varsha Dixit, novelist.
Chokshi. Choksi. Chopra (surname) Chopra clan. Chowdhury. (previous page) ( next page ) Categories: Family in India. Surnames of Asian origin.
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
The rights of a Muslim woman were impacted by the custom of hijab or purdah in Persian. Despite this, women took part in arts, writing, rites and rode horses while their habits sometimes swayed from the opinion of the ulama. The hijab and burqah was a practice in West Asia and became a part of regal practice under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal ...