Leela (name)
Leela is a name of Sanskrit origin. Like many Sanskrit words, it cannot be literally translated to English but can be loosely translated as "play" (noun). It is common to both non-dualistic and dualistic philosophical schools, but has a markedly different significance in each. Within non-dualism, Leela is a way of describing all reality, including the cosmos, as the outcome of creative play by the divine absolute (Brahman).
Given name
- Leela Aheer (born 1970), Canadian politician
- Leela Bunce (born 1980), British media personality
- Leela Chitnis (1912–2003), Indian actress
- Leela Corman, American cartoonist
- Leela Desai (fl. 1937–1961), Indian actress
- Leela Devi (1932–1998), Indian writer
- Leela Devi Dookhun (born 1961), Mauritian cabinet minister
- Leela Dube (1923–2012), Indian anthropologist
- Leela Floyd, Singaporean-British writer
- Leela Gandhi (born 1966), Indian-American academic
- Leela Gilday, Dene-Canadian singer
- Leela Grace (born 1977), American singer-songwriter
- Leela Hamid (born 1984), Maldivian volleyball player
- Leela Hazzah, Egyptian conservation biologist
- Leela James (born 1983), American singer-songwriter
- Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), Bengali writer
- Leela Damodara Menon (born 1923), Indian politician
- Leela Mishra (1908–1988), Indian actress
- Leela Naidu (1940–2009), Indian actress
- Leela Nambudiripad (born 1934), Indian children's author
- Leela Omchery (born 1929), Indian singer and writer
- Leela Roy (1900–1970), Indian politician
- Leela Samson (born 1951), Indian dancer and writer
- Leela Savasta, Canadian actress
- Leela Soma, Indian-Scottish writer
- Leela Sumant Moolgaokar (1916–1992), Indian social worker
Surname
- Chindodi Leela (1937–2010), Indian actress and politician
- Kulappulli Leela, Indian actress
- P. Leela (1934–2005), Indian playback singer
Fictional characters
- Turanga Leela, a protagonist of Futurama
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See also
- Leela (disambiguation)
- Death of Leelah Alcorn (1997–2014), suicide of an American transgender girl
- Lela (disambiguation)
- Leila (name)
- Lila (given name)
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