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Saraswati
Saraswati As the goddess of all knowledge and creative arts, Saraswati is the divine patron of writers, musicians, scholars, and students. Characters named Saraswati in fiction are almost inevitably associated with intellectual life — women of deep learning and creative gift who embody the Sanskrit ideal of vidya (knowledge) as the highest human pursuit.
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