Rekha (given name)

Rekha, is a Sanskrit word, meaning line.^[1][2] It is a common feminine given name in India and Nepal.

There are various figurative meanings of the name Rekha. Some are:

• the lines of adorning deities or their followers, such as the three cross-wise white lines adorning Shiva's forehead or the two vertical lines adorning Rama's
• the written lines of the Vedas—the visual rendering of the text itself—considered sacred and beautiful as the means by which the tradition is preserved
• lines of light such as the radiance of the sun, moon or the halo of a deity
• the arc, journey, or path of a person or character in a story, or plot of the story itself

• Rekha, Indian Bollywood actress
• Rekha Mallick (born 1928), Indian Bollywood actress
• Rekha (Tamil actress), Indian Tamil film actress
• Rekha Bhardwaj, Indian playback singer
• Rekha Godbole, former Indian cricketer
• Rekha Hande, former Indian model and Miss India
• Rekha Punekar, former Indian cricketer
• Rekha Sharma, Canadian actress
• Rekha Shankar, American actress and comedian
• Rekha Thapa, Nepalese actress and model
• Rekha Yadav, Indian politician
• DJ Rekha, Indian musician and disco jockey
• Rekha Vedavyas, also known as Akshara, Indian Kannada film actress
• Rekha Maruthiraj, better known by her stage name Monica, Indian film actress

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