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Apoorva (given Name)
Apurv or Apurva is the common English spelling of two related Indian given names: the feminine अपूर्वा ' and the masculine अपूर्व '. The masculine name is often spelled Apurv or Apoorv, as in many modern Indo-Aryan languages it is pronounced without the vowel at the end, for example in Hindi: . The feminine name is spelled Apurva or Apoorva and is pronounced with the vowel at the end. In Sanskrit ' and ' are respectively the masculine and feminine forms of the adjective meaning 'unprecedented', 'like none other', 'like never before', 'new', 'never seen before', 'one of a kind', 'rare', 'unique', 'exquisite', 'extraordinary'. List of people with the name Masculine given name * Apurva Asrani (born 1978), Indian film director * Apurva Agnihotri (born 1972), Indian TV actor * Apoorva Lakhia, Indian film director * Apoorva D. Patel, Indian physicist * Apoorva Sengupta (1938–2013), Indian army officer and cricketer Feminine given name * Apoorva Arora (born 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indo-Aryan Languages
The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily concentrated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Maldives. Moreover, apart from the Indian subcontinent, large immigrant and expatriate Indo-Aryan–speaking communities live in Northwestern Europe, Western Asia, North America, the Caribbean, Southeast Africa, Polynesia and Australia, along with several million speakers of Romani languages primarily concentrated in Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. There are over 200 known Indo-Aryan languages. Modern Indo-Aryan languages descend from Old Indo-Aryan languages such as early Vedic Sanskrit, through Middle Indo-Aryan languages (or Prakrits). The largest such languages in terms of First language, first-speakers are Hindustani language, Hindi–Urdu (),Standard Hindi firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting impact on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Old Indo-Aryan language varieties. The most archaic of these is the Vedic Sanskrit found in the Rig Veda, a colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apurva Asrani
Apurva Asrani (born 21 March 1978) is a National Award, Filmfare Award & Screen Award winning filmmaker based in Goa, India. He has written the human rights drama ''Aligarh'' (2016), the courtroom drama Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (2020), has co-written & edited the film ''Shahid'' (2013), has edited the popular gangster film ''Satya'' (1998) & also the webseries ''Made in Heaven'' (2019). He also the director of the '' Tera Mera Pyar'' (2005) music videos for Sony Music India. Apurva made his webseries writing debut with the 2021 Disney Hotstar show Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors. The show starring Pankaj Tripathi, Kirti Kulhari, Anupriya Goenka & Dipti Naval received glowing reviews and garnered record viewership for Disney Hotstar. In August 2021, Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors became the first Indian series to win 'Best Drama Series' in South Asia at the Content Asia Awards in Singapore. Apurva was subsequently nominated for a Filmfare Award for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apurva Agnihotri
Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian model and actor known for his role as Armaan Suri in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'' and ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani. In Dec 2022, after eighteen years of marriage, the couple were finally blessed with a daughter, who they named Ishani Kanu Agnihotri. Career Agnihotri debuted in the film '' Pardes'', co-starring with Shahrukh Khan and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film was highly successful and garnered Agnihotri with the nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Zee Cine Awards. After several more film roles, he rose to prominence when he was offered the lead role in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'', an Indian television serial. The show became successful and his performance was appreciated. His work as Armaan Suri won him the Indian Telly Awards Best Actor Award for 2005. He participated in Colors TV's ''Bigg Boss 7'' on 15 September 2013 with his wife Shilpa Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoorva Lakhia
Apoorva Lakhia is an Indian film director. Early life Lakhia was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, India. He was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar. He dropped out of a filmmaking course in New York University to assist Mira Nair on ''The Perez Family''. He had been an assistant on American films such as ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'', ''A Perfect Murder'' and ''Addicted to Love (film), Addicted to Love''. Career Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant director for Ashutosh Gowariker's period epic film ''Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India''. As Aamir Khan was looking for someone with Hollywood experience for ''Lagaan'', Farhan Akhtar recommended Apoorva, who had worked with casts and crews in Hollywood. He also worked as the second assistant director for the film ''Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love'' (1996). He made his debut as a film director with the 2002 film ''Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost''. His second film ''Ek Ajnabee'' released in 2005 which starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoorva D
Apoorva or Apurva may refer to: * Apurva, the performative element of an injunction that justifies ritualistic acts and their results in Vedanta philosophy * Apoorva (given name), an Indian given name (including a list of persons with the name) * ''Apoorva'' (2016 film), a Kannada film directed by Ravichandran See also * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoorva Sengupta
Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta (3 August 1938 – 14 September 2013) was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959. Cricket career Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Indian cricket. Ghulam Ahmed announced his retirement a few days before the Madras Test against the West Indies in 1958-59, and Vijay Manjrekar dropped out due to an injury. This led to a confusing situation where Jasu Patel, A. G. Kripal Singh, Manohar Hardikar and Sengupta were all considered. The captain Polly Umrigar wanted Hardikar but when the President of the BCCI insisted that he pick Patel, Umrigar resigned the night before the match. In the end, Sengupta and Kripal Singh played. Sengupta was dismissed for 1 and 8 by Wes Hall and Roy Gilchrist. Sengupta was a 'very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field'. He had made his first-class debut earlier in that season for Services against t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoorva Arora
Apoorva Arora is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Kannada films. She has also appeared in various web series and music videos. Career She stars in Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi and Gujarati films. She entered Kannada films through the movie ''Siddhartha'' which starred Vinay Rajkumar in a lead role, which was her debut movie. Many people who saw the movie mistook her to be daughter of famous Telugu actress Amala Akkineni. The first time she got a role in the film was at the age of 12 years. She went on to star in various ad campaigns and became a household face, especially after her Glam up and Cadbury perk ads. Currently, Apoorva is one of the most sought-after faces. In 2012, she assumed the role of explorer in Discovery Kids' documentary television series, named '' Mystery Hunters India''. She is also a part of YouTube channel ''FilterCopy''. Her video, ''Every School Romance'', starring alongside Rohan Shah Rohan Shah is an Indian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoorva Muralinath
Appoorva Muralinath (born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian basketball player and coach. Her career as a player was from 2005-2017, and she played on the India women's national basketball team from 2010-2015. She is a power forward/ center. She is the daughter of K. Muralinath who played for the Indian National Men's Basketball Team in the 1982 Asian Games. She is now the youth basketball coach for the Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t .... References General references * Indian women's basketball players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Basketball players from Tamil Nadu Sportspeople from Chennai Centers (basketball) Power forwards {{India-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratiksha Apurv
Pratiksha Apurv is an Indian painter, whose work is based on her uncle Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho)'s teachings. Before moving to painting, she was a successful fashion designer. Apurv won the National Award 2015-16 given by the Lalit Kala Akademi, Ministry of Culture for her painting 'Cosmic Balance', and has exhibited her artwork across the country. Her artwork has featured in books and magazines, and in 2018 she wrote and illustrated her own book, ''The Mystic and Her Colours.'' Early life Pratiksha Apurv was born in Madhya Pradesh, India, the niece of Osho, founder of the Rajneesh movement. Her father Vijay Bharti is his younger brother. She took ''sannyas'' at the age of 11 and attended the Osho ashram in Pune. In 1982, she moved to Rajneeshpuram in the United States. Career In 1987 Apurv launched the Oshonik label, eventually designing clothes for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Vinod Khanna, Amjad Ali Khan, Hansraj Hans, Kapil dev, Zakir Hussain and others. She also writes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
