Tejaswini is from the Sanskrit tejas (तेजस् — brilliance, radiance) + vinī (विनी — possessing) — radiant one. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Marathi heritage aesthetic. Tejaswini Kolhapure (born 1980) is a foundational Marathi and Hindi cinema actress — sister of Bollywood actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Shivangi Kolhapure (Shraddha Kapoor's mother). Films include the iconic Hawayein (2003), Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003) directed by Sudhir Mishra, Khamoshiyan (2015), and the foundational Marathi-language Premachi Goshta (2013). Tejaswini Pandit (born 1986) is a leading contemporary Marathi cinema actress — niece of the iconic Suhas Pandit. Films include Mitwaa (2015), Dr. Prakash Baba Amte: The Real Hero (2014) opposite Nana Patekar — a foundational biographical drama on Baba Amte's son, TTMM (Tujhe Tujhe Mhanaaychay) (2017), and Bonus (2019). Multiple Maharashtra State Film Awards wins. Both Tejaswinis represent the foundational radiance-themed Marathi feminine naming.
Featured throughout Marathi cinema and Sanskrit heritage.
Tejaswini reduces to seven.