Padmini, Sanskrit for "She who sits on the lotus", a reference to the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
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Rani Padmini
Padmini, also known as Padmavati, was a 13th–14th century Rani (queen) of the Kingdom of Mewar, Mewar kingdom of present-day India. Several medieval texts mention her, although these versions are disparate and many modern historians question ...
(fl. 13th/14th centuries), Rani of the Mewar kingdom
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Padmini (actress)
Padmini Ramachandran (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharatanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Russian language films. Padmini, with her ...
(1932–2006), Indian actress and Bharathanatyam dancer
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Padmini Chettur (born 1970), Indian dancer
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Padmini Devi
Padmini Devi (born Princess Padmini Devi of Sirmur; 21 September 1943) is the titular Rajmata of Jaipur.
Early life
Ethnically born into the royal family of the Sirmur, her father, Maharaja Rajendra Prakash of Sirmur, presently in Himachal Pr ...
(born 1943), titular Rajmata of Jaipur, India
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Padmini Dian
Padmini Dian is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Odisha Legislative Assembly) from Kotpad constituency, Odisha, in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. She is currently serving in ...
(born 1986), Indian politician
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Padmini Kolhapure (born 1965), Indian actress and singer
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Padmini Murthy Padmini Murthy is a physician, Professor and Global Health Director at New York Medical College. In 2016 she was awarded the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal by the American Medical Women's Association for her contribution to the field of women in medici ...
, Indian-American physician
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Padmini Prakash, Indian news anchor, actress, and transgender rights activist
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Padmini Priyadarshini (1944–2016), Indian actress, dancer and choreographer
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Padmini Rout
Padmini Rout (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a four-time National Women's Premier title holder consecutively from 2014-2017 and was the Asian ...
(born 1994), Indian chess player
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Padmini Swaminathan, Indian feminist economist
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Padmini Thomas, Indian track athlete
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Divya Padmini
Divya Vishwanath, also known as Divya Padmini, is an actress in Malayalam and Tamil television programs and films. She made her television debut on Manapporuttam serial alongside Prem Prakash.
Career
While Padmini was studying at NSS College, ...
, Indian actress
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Kumari Padmini (died 1980), Indian actress
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Kutty Padmini
Kutty Padmini is an Indian actress who mainly works in Tamil cinema. She was a child star in her debut movie ''Ambala Anjulam'' (1959). She has also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies. She made her debut in Tamil cinema at t ...
(born 1956), Indian actress
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Rani Padmini (actress)
Rani Padmini (1962 – 15 October 1986) was an Indian actress during the 1980s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and a few Hindi films. She entered the film field with ''Sangharsham'' and played notable roles in '' Parankimala'', ''Sharam'' ...
(1962–1986), Indian actress
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T. K. Padmini
T. K. Padmini (12 May 1940 – 11 May 1969) was an Indian painter from the south India state of Kerala. A recipient of multiple awards from the Chennai centre of the Lalit Kala Akademi, she was one of the prominent Indian woman painters. Her pa ...
(1940–1969), Indian painter
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''Padmini'' (film), an Indian Malayalam-language biographical film about T. K. Padmini
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Premier Padmini
The Premier Padmini was a four-seat saloon manufactured in India from 1964 to 2001 by Premier Automobiles Limited, a division of the Walchand Group, under license from Fiat and marketed initially as the ''Fiat 1100 Delight'' — and from 197 ...
, an automobile manufactured in India 1964–2001
* Padmini Pictures, an Indian film production company cofounded by
B. R. Panthulu
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