__NOTOC__ Shweta ( Deva, श्वेता) is an Indian Hindu feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. The Sanskrit word ' literally means "white". The

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

goddess of knowledge

Saraswati Saraswati ( sa, सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a g ...

is also known as "Shwetambara".

Notable people

Shweta

Shweta Bhardwaj Shweta Bhardwaj is an Indian actress and model who has acted in Hindi and South Indian films. She made her debut in the 2008 action film ''Mission Istanbul'', starring Vivek Oberoi & Zayed Khan. She has been a Gladrags Model. Background Born a ...

(born 1985), Indian actress and model *

Shweta Chaudhary Shweta Chaudhry (born 3 July 1986) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre sports pistol events. In 2014, at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Chaudhary won the bronze medal in the women's air pistol ...

(born 1986), Indian shooter *

Shweta Gulati Shweta Gulati is an Indian television actress best known for playing the role of Tia Ahuja in ''Remix'' and Dr. Nikita Malhotra in '' Dill Mill Gayye''. Career Her first advertisement was directed by Prahlad Kakkar. Later more commercial a ...

, Indian television actress *

Shweta Kawatra Shweta Kawatra (born 10 February 1976) is an Indian actress, model and television presenter. Personal life She is married to TV actor Manav Gohil. They participated in the dance competition show Nach Baliye where Manav was awarded best dancer ...

(born 1986), Indian actress *

Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...

(born 1974), Indian actress and model *

Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 s ...

(born 1986), Indian singer *

Shweta Munshi Shweta Munshi is an Indian television actress. She made her debut as a lead actress in TV series “Kyunki Jeena Isse Ka Naam Hai” which was aired on Doordarshan. She became popular for her role as the protagonist Avani Patil in Maayke Se Bandhi ...

, Indian television actress * Shweta Pandit (born 1986), Indian singer *

Shweta Prasad Shweta Basu Prasad is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Hindi films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in '' Makdee''. Personal life Shweta Basu Prasad was born in Jamshedpur, i ...

(born 1991), Indian film actress *

Shweta Rathore Shweta Rathore is an international physique Athlete . She is the first female from India who won the medal in world championship (she won bronze medal in 2014 at 6th WBPF World Championship).She won the 49th Asian championship. She is Miss Worl ...

(born 1988), Indian bodybuilder *

Shweta Salve Shveta Salve is an Indian television actress and model, best known as the 1st runner-up of the dance reality show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1''. Early life and education Born in Chembur, Mumbai to Deepak and Hema Salve, sister of Sharvil. She stu ...

, Indian television actress and model *

Shweta Sekhon Shweta Sekhon (born Shwetajeet Kaur Sekhon, 6 November 1997), is a Malaysian Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2016 and Miss Universe Malaysia 2019. She represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe ...

(born 1997), Malaysian model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Shweta Shetty Shweta Shetty (also known as Shwetaa in nickname) is an Indian pop singer known for her albums and for her contributions to Bollywood film soundtracks. Her most remix hit song is "Q-Funk" from the album ''Oorja'' in 1995. Life and career Shett ...

(born 1969), Indian singer * Shweta Subram, Indo-Canadian Bollywood playback singer * Shweta Taneja, Indian novelist, graphic novelist and journalist *

Shweta Tiwari Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She is best known for playing Prerna Sharma in Ekta Kapoor's soap opera '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2010, she participated in ''Bigg Boss'' an ...

, Indian film and television actress *

Sweta Singh Sweta Singh is an Indian journalist and news presenter. She is a news anchor and Senior Executive Editor of Special Programming at Aaj Tak. Career Singh started her career while still in first year of graduate studies in Patna University. She ...

, Indian News reporter

Shwetha

Shwetha Bandekar Shwetha Bandekar is an Indian film and Tamil television actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films and Tamil serials. She has appeared in films including '' Aalwar'', Valluvan Vasuki, as well as in the Sun TV series Chandralekha. Per ...

, actress in Tamil and Telugu cinema * Shwetha Chengappa, actress in Kannada cinema *

P. Shwetha P. Shwetha (born in Chennai, India) is an actress. She debuted in the critically acclaimed film '' Malli'' (1998), directed by Santosh Sivan, playing the young girl Malli, on an adventure to find a blue wishing stone to help cure her best friend' ...

, actress in Tamil cinema *

Shwetha Srivatsav Shwetha Srivatsav is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and television. She began her career in theatre, before moving to television, where she received recognition for her role in T. N. Seetharam's ''Manvantara''. She sub ...

, actress in Kannada cinema

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Notable people

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Shwetha

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