Niharika is a female Indian given name. In

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

, it means a

nebula A nebula ('cloud' or 'fog' in Latin; pl. nebulae, nebulæ or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regio ...

galaxy A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek ' (), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System. ...

, dew drops or a person admired for her looks. Notable people with the given name: *

Niharika Acharya Niharika Acharya is joining Semafor, Justin Smith and Ben Smith's new media startup, to create their global events vertical. She most recently has been executive director of events at The Hill, where she led the event content team in ideation, st ...

, Indian television news reporter *

Niharika Desai Niharika Desai (born c. 1977) is a television editor and a VJ on MTV Desi. She grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private ...

, Indian-American VJ on MTV Desi *

Niharika Kareer Niharika Kareer is an Indian Punjabi film actress born in Delhi. Early life She was born into a Punjabi family. She graduated from Delhi University. She practised fashion design, but her interest in acting developed when she got chance t ...

, Indian TV and film actress * Niharika Singh, Femina Miss India Earth

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