Around the world, Praphulla (Praphulla 
) is a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly forename. The forename Praphulla is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name.
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| Praphulla | Malaysia, India, Nepal, United States, United Kingdom |
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praphulla chandra guha Indian chemist (b. 1894) |
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| praphulla chandra kanjilal botanist (1886-1972) (b. 1886) |
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| praphulla candra baruwā (b. 1900) |
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