Chitra

Chitra (चित्र, feminine चित्रा) is a Sanskrit adjective meaning "excellent, distinguished; bright, bright-coloured". As a noun, it may refer to:

• Chitra, the Sanskrit name of Spica virginis
  • in Hindu astrology, the corresponding nakshatra (lunar mansion).
  • a common Hindu given name for girls born under said nakshatra
• Chitra is a major nadi mentioned in Shiva Samhita containing Brahmarandhra (ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं, "door to Brahm", see Sahasrara)

• The following people carry the name Chitra:
  • K. S. Chitra, a very popular Award Winning Indian playback singer
  • Chitra Bahadur K.C. is a Nepalese politician
  • Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an Indian-American author, poet, and professor of English
  • Chitra Bharucha, a former Consultant Haematologist and Vice Chair of the BBC Trust
  • Chitra Ganesh, an artist based in Brooklyn, New York
  • Chitra Lekha Yadav is a Nepalese politician
  • Chitra Mudgal, a leading literary figure in modern Hindi literature
  • Chitra Singh, a female ghazal singer
  • Chitra K. Soman, an Indian sprinter
  • Chitra Subramaniam, an Indian journalist
  • Chitra Visweswaran a classical dancer

• Chitra is the title of a play written by the Bengali poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore
• Amar Chitra Katha, one of India's largest selling comic book series
• Chitra Bharti Kathamala, a popular Indian Comic publication during the early 80s
• Chitra (genus), a turtle genus
  • Chitra indica, a narrow-headed soft-shelled turtle
  • Chitra chitra, a striped narrow-headed softshell turtle
• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Chitra is a river in the Narail District of southwestern Bangladesh
• Chitrakar, "One who paints" (chitra means a painting)