Tulsi (disambiguation)

Tulsi also commonly known as holy basil, tulasi or thulasi, is an aromatic plant scientifically known as Ocimum tenuiflorum or Ocimum sanctum.

Tulsi is also a given name and surname. Tulsi may refer to:

People

Given name

  • Tulsi (Jain monk) (1914–1997), a prominent Jain religious leader and founder of the Anuvrata movement
  • Tulsi Agarwal (born 1959), Indian politician
  • Tulsi Bai Holkar (c. 1788-1817), a queen of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar
  • Tulsi Chakraborty (1899–1961), Indian actor and comedian who worked in Bengali films
  • Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981), a U.S. congresswoman
  • Tulsi Ghimire, Nepali-Indian film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist in Nepali films
  • Tulsi Giri (1926–2018), Nepali politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977
  • Tulsi Gowda, Indian environmentalist
  • Tulsi Kumar, Indian playback singer
  • Tulsi Lahiri (1897-1959), Bengali actor, director and play writer
  • Tulsi Ram, Indian politician
  • Tulsi Ramsay (1944–2018), Indian film director
  • Tulsi Silawat, Indian politician and a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Middle name

Surname

Places

  • Tulsi Express, express train belonging to Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus & Allahabad Junction in India
  • Tulsi Lake, a fresh water lake in northern Mumbai, India

Others

See also

  • Tulsi in Hinduism, place of a sacred plant in Hindu belief
  • Tulsi Vivah, the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi (holy basil) plant to the Hindu god Shaligram or Vishnu or to his avatar, Sri Krishna.
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