Kamala
Kamala is a Sanskrit name meaning "lotus", and may refer to:
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People
- Kamala (wrestler) (born 1950), American professional wrestler
Given name
- Kamala Harris (born 1964), American prosecutor, former Attorney General of California, current United States Senator from California and former 2020 U.S. presidential candidate
- Kamala Nehru (1899–1936), wife of Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952), Indo-Trinidadian, first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- Kamala Surayya (1934–2009), formerly known as Kamala Das, Indian short story writer and autobiographer in English and Malayalam languages
- Amala and Kamala, Indian feral children who were purportedly raised by wolves
Surname
- Diodorus Buberwa Kamala, Tanzanian politician
- Kumari Kamala (born 1934), Indian classical dancer
Characters
- Kamala, a character in the 1922, 1951 (U.S.) novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
- Kamala, a character in "The Perfect Mate", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), the fourth Ms. Marvel
Entertainment
- Kamala (film), a 2019 Malayalam film
Places and geographic features
- Kamala River, Nepal and the state of Bihar, India
- Kamala Beach, Phuket Province, Thailand
- Kamala, a sub-district of Kathu District, Thailand
Plants
- Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus, called kamala, kamal, and related names
- Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family, called kamala or red kamala
Other uses
- Kamala (band), Finnish thrash metal musical band
- Kamalatmika or Kamala, a Hindu goddess
See also
- Komala (disambiguation)
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