Neelam

Neelam or Neelum is an Asian given name and a Sanskrit word for a blue sapphire. It can refer to:

Botanics

• Neelam mango, one of many mango cultivars

Places

• Neelum River in India and Pakistan
• Neelam Valley, containing the river in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
• Neelam District, Azad Kashmir
• Neelam Village a village in Azad Kashmir

People

• Neelam Kothari, Indian actress and jewellery designer
• Neelam Mehra, Indian television and film actress.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the sixth President of India
• Neelam Shirke, actress in Marathi language television
• Neelam Verma, television anchor and Miss Universe Canada 2002
• Neelam Jaswant Singh, Indian discus thrower

Books

• Neelam (Tamil Novel), part of Venmurasu, written in 2014

Film and Television

• Neelam (film), Tamil drama film released in June 2013

Others

• Cyclone Nilam, which struck South India in 2012