Famous People with Name Kalpana

Kalpana Chawla            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Kalpana Chawla: She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana, India.[1] Kalpana in Sanskrit means "imagination of the mind" and thus also "creation." Her interest in flying was inspired by J. R.

Kalpana Lazmi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Kalpana Lazmi: an Indian film director, producer and script writer. Lazmi is an independent filmmaker working more on realistic, low budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema. Her films are often woman-oriented films.Kalpana Lajmi debuted as an assistant director assisting the veteran film director Shyam Benegal. She later went on to work as an assistant costume designer with Shyam Benegal's Bhumika: The Role (1979) that starred Smita Patil. She debuted as a director with the documentary film D.G. Movie Pioneer in 1978 and went on to direct more documentaries like A Work Study in Tea Plucking (1979) and Along the Brahmaputra (1981). She debuted as a film director in 1986 with Ek Pal (one minute), starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah. She produced the film, took part in the film writing and had written the screenplay for the film along with Gulzar. Lazmi was appreciated for her Hindi directorial debut.

Kalpana Dash            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Kalpana Dash: is the first Oriya mountaineer who reached world's highest peak,the Mount Everest on 21 May,2008.She successfully climbed the 8,848-meter the highest peak of World Mount Everest.Belonging from Dhenkanal District in Orissa, this 43-year-old woman who is al

Venkatacher Kalpana            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Venkatacher Kalpana: is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She is a right hand batsman and wicket-keeper. She has played three Tests and eight ODIs.