Rekha (given name)

Rekha, is a Sanskrit word, meaning line. It is a common feminine given name in India and Nepal.

Rekha
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

Notable people

 * 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 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
 * Rekha, also Parvati/Sita and better known as Sugar and is life of Shiva/Ram