Sharmila
# Sharmila

Sharmila (Hindi : शर्मिला) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "comfort", "joy" and"protection".

## Notable people named Sharmila

* Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Sri Lankan-American physician
* Sharmila Bhattacharya (born 1964), American-Nigerian doctor and NASA scientist
* Sharmila Biswas (born 1962), Indian dancer and choreographer
* Sharmila Chakraborty (born 1961), Indian cricketer
* Sharmila Devar (born 1977), American actress
* Sharmila Farooqi (born 1978), Pakistani politician
* Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, Indian professor of material science
* Sharmila Nicollet (born 1991), French-Indian golfer
* Sharmila Rege (1964–2013), Indian sociologist, feminist and writer
* Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 1972), Indian poet, political and civil rights activist
* Sharmila Tagore (born 1944), Indian actress
* Y. S. Sharmila (born 1973), Indian politician

## Notable people named Sarmila

* Sarmila Bose (born 1959), Harvard Academic

## Notable people named Sharmiela

* Sharmiela Mandre (born 1989), Indian actress
