Sowmya
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Sowmya is a given name for males or females. It means "That which is born of Soma". Soma means Chandra
, the lunar deity. Sowmya therefore means Budha
, because Budha is said to be the son of Chandra. Soumya also means shubhagrahas or beneficial.
Chandra
In Hinduism, Chandra is a lunar deity and a Graha. Chandra is also identified with the Vedic Lunar deity Soma . The Soma name refers particularly to the juice of sap in the plants and thus makes the Moon the lord of plants and vegetation. He is described as young, beautiful, fair; two-armed and...
, the lunar deity. Sowmya therefore means Budha
Budha
In Hindu mythology, Budha is the name for the planet Mercury, a son of Chandra with Tara or Rohini. He is also the god of merchandise and protector of Merchants....
, because Budha is said to be the son of Chandra. Soumya also means shubhagrahas or beneficial.
People named Sowmya
- S. SowmyaS. SowmyaS. Sowmya is a Carnatic music singer. She learnt music initially from her father Dr. Srinivasan, and later from S. Ramanathan and Smt.T. Muktha. In 1998, Sowmya co-founded Carnatica - an online institution dedicated to classical music & dance instruction, archival, talent search and other related...
- South Indian ClassicalCarnatic musicCarnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
singer - Sowmya RaohSowmya RaohSowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages.She is the daughter of Veteran Kannada Singer B.K. Sumitra and She has a brother named Sunil Rao who is a Kannada Actor-Filmography:...
- Playback singer