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Ajanta (other)
Ajanta may refer to: * Ajantha, Maharashtra, or Ajanta, a village in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra *Ajanta Caves The Ajanta Caves are approximately thirty rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures des ... * Ajanta Express * Ajanta Group *Ajanta, pen name of poet Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry See also * Ajantha (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajantha, Maharashtra
Ajantha is a village in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, on the road between Jalgaon and Aurangabad near the Ajanta Caves. Geography It has an average elevation of . Ajanta Came to visibility during one war which was unknown to most of the folks out there. Ajanta Village was under the rule of Nizamshahi (Nizam of Ahmednagar) adil shahi untill 1634. in 1634 Mughals captured Daulatabad and Khadki- Present day Aurangabad City. History The Ajanta Caves were discovered in 1819 by John Smith during his hunting party in the region, but the village is much more ancient. It has been ruled by many rulers including Nizam Shahi, Mughals, Rajput and Maratha. It is believed that the village came into existence at the end of 3rd century under the Vakataka Empire Vakataka dynasty and was a Brahmin dynasty. Ajanta became a prominent village for the Mughals after the victory of Shah Jahan in the Siege of Daulatabad Fort in 1632. After the successful campaign, Shah Jahan granted Ajanta vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are approximately thirty rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. They are universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art. The caves were built in two phases, the first starting around the second century BCE and the second occurring from 400 to 650 CE, according to older accounts, or in a brief period of 460–480 CE according to later scholarship. The site is a protected monument in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India, and since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries (Chaityas) and worship-halls (Viharas) of different Buddhist traditions carved into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajanta Express
The 17063/64 Ajanta Express is an Express train belonging to the South Central Railway Zone that runs between Secunderabad in Telangana and Manmad in Maharashtra in India. History Ajanta Express runs through eastern Maharashtra (Marathwada region) and the north-western region of Telangana. It was known as ''Kacheguda Express'' very often by the people travelling on Kacheguda– Nizamabad–Nanded–Aurangabad route on former Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways. The train was introduced on 1st April, 1967 as a metre-gauge train between Kacheguda and Manmad via Nizamabad, Nanded and Aurangabad. The train became popular in a short time as Manmad on broad gauge was the point to take broad gauge trains to other destinations. After the track from Manmad to Parbhani was converted to broad gauge in 1992–95 and the track from Parbhani to Mudkhed and Nizamabad was still not converted, the train was re-routed between Kacheguda and Manmad via Bidar and Parbhani in 1995–1996 bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajanta Group
Ajanta Group or Oreva Group (stylized as OREVA) is a diversified group, active in textiles, transport, construction equipment, and machinery. History The company was founded by Odhavaji Raghavji Patel in 1971. It is known for the manufacturing and exporting of clocks from India. In 2008, the company tried to launch and manufacture the Oreva Super, a low-cost electric car. It was dubbed "Tata Nano-Killer,"" reportedly costing less than INR100,000 or roughly around $. Controversies In 2022, the company and its staff are being investigated for the collapse of a bridge in Morbi Morbi or Morvi is a city in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. , the city's population was determined to be 194,947. The city is on the Machhu River, from the sea and from Rajkot. H .... The Municipality of Morbi owned the bridge, and they entered into a maintenance agreement with Oreva Group that was to last for 15 years. Initial rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry
Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry () (2 May 1929 – 25 December 1998), also known as "Ajanta", was a Telugu writer and editor.Ajanta, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 7-8. Life He was born in Kesanakurru village in West Godavari district. After primary education at Narsapuram, he graduated and worked in different magazines in Hyderabad and Chennai. He has worked as Chief Sub-editor of Andhra Prabha daily magazine in Vijayawada. He followed in the line of Srirangam Srinivasa Rao. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ... for his Telugu-language poetic work "Swapna Lipi" in 1997. References Telugu-language journalists Indian editors Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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