Kamla
Kamla may refer to:
Mythology
- In Hinduism, Kamla is another name of Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu. The name is derived from word Kamal, another name of Vishnu, and a lso meaning lotus in Sanskrit. Kamla is a common feminine given name, just as Padma, Kumud and Kumudini, all synonyms for Lotus. Kamla also gives rise another common masculine given name, Kamla Kant another name of Vishnu. Also written as Kamala
- Kamalatmika also known as Kamala, one of the ten Mahavidyas (Wisdom goddess) in Hinduism.
People
- Kamla Beniwal, the governor of the Indian state of Gujarat
- Kamla Bhatt, Indian blogger acclaimed as India's first podcaster
- Kamla Kant Pandey, notable plant geneticist
- Kamla Nehru (1899–1936), wife of Jawaharlal Nehru and a freedom fighter, many institutions are named after her.
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952), Trinidad and Tobago politician and lawyer
- Kamla Prasad (born 1954), Indian politician for the Barabanki
- Rick Kamla (born 1969), television personality for NBA TV
Places
- Kamla Nagar, neighbourhood of Delhi, in the North Delhi district of Delhi
- Kamla Nehru College for Women, Jodhpur, girls college situated in Jodhpur city in Indian state of Rajasthan
- Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT), a prominent state government funded engineering college in Uttar Pradesh
- Sri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering college, college in Nagpur,India
- Kamla (Kwakwaka'wakw village), an indigenous village in Canada