Padma (disambiguation)

Padma may refer to:

Common meanings

• Padma (attribute), the lotus, a symbolic flower repeatedly referred to in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism
• Padma, in the Indian numbering system equal to one quadrillion (10¹⁵)
• Padmasambhava, a Buddhist scholar

Places

• Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block), in Jharkhand, India
• Padma, Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, India
• Padma River, a river of Bangladesh

Notable people

• Padma (politician) (b. 1945), Indian politician
• Padma Choling (b. 1952), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China
• Padma Desai (b. 1932), Indian-American development economist
• Padma Gole (1913–1998), Marathi poet from Maharashtra
• Padma Khanna (b. 1949), popular actress of Bollywood and Bhojpuri cinema
• Padma Lakshmi (b. 1970), a host of the reality TV program Top Chef
• Padma Narsey Lal (born 1951), Fijian ecological economist
• Padma Sachdev (b. 1940), Indian writer, novelist in Dogri
• Padma Kant Shukla (1950–2013), Indian physicist
• Padma Talwalkar (b. 1948), Indian classical vocalist
• Padma Viswanathan (b. 1968), Canadian playwright

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Padma Patil, a fictional character from the Harry Potter books
• Padma Purana, a Hindu religious text, one of the major eighteen Puranas

See also

• Padme (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Padma
• All pages with titles containing Padma