Famous People with Name Kumari

Kumari Jayawardena            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Kumari Jayawardena: a leading feminist figure and academic in Sri Lanka. Her work is part of the canon of third-world feminism which conceptualizes feminism(s) that are indigenous and unique to non-Western societies and nations rather than mere off-shoots of Western feminism(s).Jayawardena is the author of several books, including Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World, for which she was selected for the Feminist Fortnight award in Britain in 1986 and was cited by Ms. Magazine in 1992 as writing one of the "20 most important books of the feminist decades" (1970-1990). This text is widely used in Women's Studies programs around the world.

Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Kumari Kanchan Dinkerao Mail: was an Indian singer best known as part of the husband-wife group Babla & Kanchan.

Eerik Kumari            Origin/Culture/Country:

Eerik Kumari: was a doctor of biology, the founder of ornithology and nature conservation in Estonia, the learned director of the Institute of Zoology and Botany at the Estonian Academy of Sciences during 1952-1977.

Meena Kumari Or Mahjabeen Bano            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Meena Kumari Or Mahjabeen Bano: was a prominent Indian movie actress.Mahjabeen Bano was the third daughter of Ali Baksh and Iqbal Begum; Khursheed and Madhu were her two elder sisters. At the time of her birth, her parents were unable to pay the fees of Dr. Gadre, who had delivered her, so her father left her at a Muslim orphanage, however, he picked her up after a few hours.

Kamala Kumari            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Kamala Kumari: an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages.Jeenu Goodu was Jayanthi's first kannada film. She acted alongside veterans like Ashwath and Pandari Bai. Incidentally this was actress Chandrakala's first film as well. Jenu Goodu was a commercial success. Her next major film was T V Singh Thakur's Chandavalliya Thota. The film starred veteran actors Uday Kumar, Raj Kumar and Jayashree. This was the first film that paired Raj and Jayanthi. Based on Ta Ra Su's novel by the same name, Chandavalliya Thota was a huge success and even won the President's Medal for best film. Jayanthi in one of her interviews fondly remembered an incident during the shooting of this film

Putul Kumari            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Putul Kumari: is an Indian politician from Bihar, and member of 15th Lok Sabha (Lower house of Parliament of India) from Banka, Bihar. She won a by-election in 2010 to enter the Lok Sabha for the first time. She took the oath of office on November 26, 2010.

Selja Kumari            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Selja Kumari: is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. She was also a member of the previous Lok sabha and a minister of state (independent charge) of Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation