Famous People with Name Devika

Devika Palshikar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Devika Palshikar: is a Test and One Day International cricketer who represents India. She has played one Test and 15 ODIs and represents Maharashtra and West Zone in India's domestic league.

Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich: She completed her early schooling in the early 1920s. She then studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, where she won scholarships. She also studied architecture, textile and decor design, and apprenticed under Elizabeth Arden. Here, through her Brahmo connections, she met with scriptwriter Niranjan Pal who would eventually write many of her most successful screen roles.Devika Rani married Indian producer and actor Himanshu Rai in 1929. Together they starred in Karma (1933). They soon founded the Bombay Talkies film studio, along with retainers Niranjan Pal and Franz Osten,