Kamala

Kamala is a Sanskrit name meaning "lotus", and may refer to:

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)