Pratibha

Pratibha (Sanskrit: प्रतिभा, romanized: Pratibhā) is a Hindu Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "genius", "ingenuity", "light", "intelligence", and "splendour".

Pratibha

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Origin
Meaning	"genius" "ingenuity" "light" "intelligence" "splendour"
Region of origin	India
Other names
Related names	Protiva

Notable people named Pratibha

• Pratibha Patil (born 1934), 12th President of India
• Pratibha Ray (born 1943), Indian academic and writer
• Pratibha Satpathy (born 1945), Indian poet
• Pratibha Singhi (born 1951), Indian pediatric neurologist
• Pratibha Parmar (born 1955), British director, producer and writer
• Pratibha Nandakumar (born 1955), Indian poet, journalist, feminist, columnist and activist
• Pratibha Singh (born 1956), Indian politician and member of the parliament
• Pratibha Rani (born 1956), Indian judge
• K. Pratibha Bharati (born 1956), Indian politician
• Pratibha Shukla (born 1960), Indian politician and member of legislative assembly
• Pratibha Prahlad (born 1962), Indian dancer and choreographer
• Pratibha Sinha (born 1969), Indian-Nepalese actress
• Pratibha Dhanorkar (born 1986), Indian politician and member of legislative assembly
• Pratibha Ranta (born 2000), Indian actress
• Pratibha Gai, British microscopist
• Pratibha Paul, Indian actress
• Pratibha Advani, Indian talk show host, anchor and producer
• Pratibha Singh Baghel, Indian singer

See also

• Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank, an Indian cooperative bank founded by Pratibha Patil
• Pratibha cauvery, an oil tanker that ran aground when cyclone Nilam made landfall
• Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, an Indian system of schools run by the Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi
• Valmiki-Pratibha, an Indian opera created by Rabindranath Tagore
• Hello Pratibha, an Indian television drama show which aired on Zee TV