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Look up bhāvanā in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Bhavana is a Sanskrit and Pali word (bhāvana) that means 'development' or 'cultivating' or 'producing'.
It (or variant Bhavna) is also a popular girls name and may refer to:
People
- Bhavana (actress), (born 1986) Indian actress born Karthika Menon
- Bhavana (Kannada actress), Indian actress born Nandini Ramanna
- Bhavana Balakrishnan (born 1986), Indian television anchor
- Bhavana Balsavar, Indian film and television actress
- Bhavana Bhatt, Bollywood actress
- Bhavana Gawali, Indian politician from the Shiv Sena
- Bhavana Radhakrishnan (born 1961), Indian playback singer in Malayalam cinema
- Bhavana Rao, Dancer, Indian actress also known as Shikha
- Bhavna Pani, Indian actress
- Bhavna Limbachia, British-Indian actress
Other
- Bhavna (film), 1984 Indian film
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