Anuradha, sometimes shortened as Anu, is an Indian feminine

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* Anuradha Acharya (born 1972), Indian entrepreneur *

Anuradha Bhat Anuradha Bhat is an Indian playback singer for the feature films. She sings predominantly in Kannada language films. Bhat has recorded 1500 songs in 15 different languages for various private music albums and films . Early life and backgrou ...

, Indian playback singer *

Anuradha Bhattacharyya Anuradha Bhattacharyya (born 6 December 1975) is an Indian writer of poetry and fiction in English. Her novel ''One Word'' was awarded Best Book of the Year 2016 by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi. She is Associate Professor of English in Post ...

(born 1975), Indian poet and writer *

Anuradha Biswal Anuradha Biswal (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian former track and field athlete from Odisha who specialized in 100 metre hurdles. She previously held the national record of 13.38 seconds for 100 m hurdles, set on 26 August 2002 during the DDA- ...

(born 1975), Indian track and field athlete * Anuradha Choudhary (born 1960), Indian politician *

Anuradha Cooray Anuradha Indrajith Cooray (born March 24, 1978) is a Sri Lankan marathon runner. Cooray was a competitor at the 2004 Olympic games, finishing 30th out of 113 in the marathon with a time of 2:19:24. He won the gold medal in the marathon at the SAF ...

(born 1978), Sri Lankan marathon runner * Anuradha Desai, chairperson of the

V H Group The V H Group is an Indian conglomerate primarily comprising companies related to the poultry industry, including processed food, animal vaccines, human and animal pharmaceutical and healthcare products. It was founded as Venkateshwara Hatcheries ...

Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne Anuradha Neelendra Dullewe Wijeyeratne ( Sinhala: අනුරාධ නිලේන්ද්‍ර දූල්ලෑව විජයරත්න) (born 22 March 1962) (known as '' Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne'') is a Sri Lankan politician an ...

(born 1962), Sri Lankan politician and entrepreneur *

Anuradha Ghandy Anuradha Ghandy (28 March 1954 – 12 April 2008) was an Indian communist, writer, and revolutionary leader. She was a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). She was one of the founding members of the Communist Pa ...

(1954–2008), Indian communist, writer and revolutionary * Anuradha Jayaratne (born 1985), Sri Lankan politician *

Anuradha Kapur Anuradha Kapur is an Indian theatre director and professor of drama. She taught at the National School of Drama (NSD) for over three decades and was the Director of National School of Drama for six years (2007–2013). For her work as a theatr ...

(born 1951), Indian theatre director, teacher and writer *

Anuradha Koirala Anuradha Koirala (born Anuradha Gurung on 14 April 1949), Okaldhunga district, is a Nepalese social activist and the founder of Maiti Nepal – a non-profit organization in Nepal, dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. She was appoi ...

(born 1949), Nepalese social activist *

Anuradha Lohia Anuradha Lohia ( Fatehpuria) is an Indian molecular parasitologist who works in infectious disease. She is currently the Vice Chancellor of the Presidency University. She was earlier the Chairperson of the Department of Biochemistry in the Bo ...

, Indian molecular parasitologist *

Anuradha Mehta Anuradha Mehta is a former Indian actress and former model who appeared in Telugu and Kannada films. Career She made her debut with the Telugu movie ''Arya'', by which she gained popularity and applause for her performance. After the success ...

(born 1981), Indian actress and former model *

Anuradha Menon Anuradha Menon, also known as Anu Menon, is an Indian actress and theatre artist. Lola Kutty, the popular Channel V, Channel VJ (media personality), VJ, is her alter ego. Acting career Originally from Kerala, Anuradha Menon grew up in Chenn ...

, Indian television and theatre actress *

Anuradha N. Naik Anuradha N. Naik is an Indian researcher working at the Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI) in Goa. She received the 2018 Nari Shakti Puraskar for her work supporting tribal women in cultivating Khola chilies. Early life Anur ...

, Indian botanist * Anuradha Pal, Indian tabla virtuosa and composer *

Anuradha Patel Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous Ganguly family. Early life Anuradha was born in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the Hindi veteran actor Ashok Kumar and her grand-uncle is Kishore Kumar. Personal li ...

, Indian film actress *

Anuradha Patel (sculptor) Anuradha Patel, known as Anu, is an Indian-born sculptor, who works in the United Kingdom. A number of her works are on public display in the West Midlands and Leicester; several of these were commissioned by the local transport authority, Centr ...

, Indian-born sculptor *

Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singer and also as one of the most successful playback singers ...

(born 1954), Indian playback and bhajan singer *

Anuradha Ramanan Anuradha Ramanan (29 June 1947 – 16 May 2010) was a Tamil writer, artist and a social activist. Biography Anuradha was born in 1947 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Her grandfather R. Balasubramaniam was an actor who inspired Anuradha to become a ...

(1947–2010), Tamil writer, artist and social activist *

Anuradha Ray Anuradha Roy is an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. She made her film debut with Ajoy Bandopadhyay's horror drama ''Karoti'' (1988). She is best known for her role in '' Utsab'' (2000) directed by Rituparno Gho ...

, Indian film actress *

Anuradha Roy (novelist) Anuradha Roy is an Indian novelist, journalist and editor. She has written five novels: ''An Atlas of Impossible Longing'' (2008), ''The Folded Earth'' (2011), ''Sleeping on Jupiter'' (2015), ''All the Lives We Never Lived'' (2018), and ''The E ...

(born 1967), Indian novelist, journalist and editor * Anuradha Sawhney, former head of operations of

PETA India People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; , stylized as PeTA) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. PETA reports that PETA entities have ...

Anuradha Seneviratna Prof. Anuradha Seneviratna (July 13, 1938 - July 9, 2009) was a renowned Sri Lankan scholar. He wrote many scholarary works and he was a Senior Professor in the Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya. He has also worked in University of ...

(1938–2009), Sri Lankan writer and scholar *

Anuradha Sharma Pujari Anuradha Sharma Pujari (Assamese language, Assamese: অনুৰাধা শৰ্মা পূজাৰী) (born 1964) is an Assamese journalist and author. She is the editor of ''Sadin'' and ''Satsori''. Her contributions to Assamese liter ...

(born 1964), Assamese journalist and writer *

Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi f ...

(born 1970), Indian playback and carnatic singer * Anuradha TK (born 1960), Indian scientist and engineer * Anuradha Thokchom (born 1989), Indian hockey player * Anuradha Vikram, art critic, curator and lecturer

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Dulani Anuradha Dulani Anuradha is a Sri Lankan Sinhaleese Film actress and a dancer by profession. She is best known for the roles in films, Aba, Vijaya Kuweni and Ahelepola Kumarihami. Cinema career She primarily portrays characters in historical films and te ...

, Sri Lankan actress and dancer *

Umarji Anuradha Umarji Anuradha (Telugu: ఉమర్జీ అనూరాధ) is an Indian writer known for her works in Telugu cinema and journalism. She wrote continuously on The Legends of Indian Cinema (Vendi Tera Nirdeshakulu, వెండి తెర ...

, Indian writer

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Anuradha (actress) Anuradha (born Sulochana Devi) is an Indian film and television actress. She was mainly active in the 1980s and 1990s. She was known for her item numbers. She has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Oriya-language films. Car ...

, Sulochana, Indian film actress with stage name "Anuradha" *

Anu Hasan Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahaasan on 16 July 1970) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed '' Indira'' (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the c ...

(born 1970), Tamil actress and television anchor born as Anuradha Chandrahasan *

Anuruddha Anuruddha ( pi, Anuruddhā) was one of the ten principal disciples and a cousin of Gautama Buddha. Early years Anuruddha was the son of Amitodana and brother to Mahanama and princess Rohini (Buddha's disciple). Since Amitodana was the broth ...

, disciple and cousin of Gautama Buddha *

Tara (Kannada actress) Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legisl ...

(born 1973), Indian actress and politician born as Anuradha

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