Pratibha
# Pratibha

Pratibha (Sanskrit: प्रतिभा, romanized: Pratibhā) is a Hindu Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "genius", "ingenuity", "light", "intelligence", and "splendour".

## Notable people named Pratibha

* Pratibha Patil (born 1934), 12th President of India
* Pratibha Parmar (born 1955), British director, producer and writer
* Pratibha Ray (born 1943), Indian academic and writer
* Pratibha Satpathy (born 1945), Indian poet
* Pratibha Singh (born 1956), Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
* Pratibha Sinha (born 1969), Indian-Nepalese actress
* K. Pratibha Bharati (born 1956), Indian politician
* Pratibha Advani, Indian talk show host, anchor and producer
