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Arti (given Name)
Arti (also spelled Aarti, Aarthi or Arati) ( hi, आरती ) is a Hindu feminine given name, derived from the ritual with the same name. Notable people with the name include: * Aarathi (born 1954), Indian Kannada-language actress and director * Aarthi (actress), actress * Aarthi Agarwal (1984–2015), Indian-American actress * Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (born 1963), Indian classical singer * Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor * Arti Cameron (born 1988), Guyanese model * Aarti Chhabria (born 1982), Indian actress and model * Arti Dhand (21st century), Canadian novelist * Aarti Mann (born 1978), Indian-American actress * Aarti Gupta, Indian teenage model * Arti Mehra (21st century), Indian politician * Aarti Mukherji, Indian Bengali-language playback singer * Aarti Nayak (born 1983), Indian classical vocalist * Arati Prabhakar (born 1959), American engineer and head of DARPA * Aarti Puri, Indian actress and model * Aarthie Ramaswamy (born 1981), Indian chess-player * Arati Saha (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arti Ritual
''Arti'' (Sanskrit: Ārātrika, Hindi: Ārtī) is a Hindu ritual employed in worship, often part of '' puja'', in which light (usually from a flame) is offered to one or more deities. ''Arti(s)'' also refers to the songs sung in praise of the deity, when the light is being offered. Origin Arti is derived from the Sanskrit word () which means something that removes , darkness (or light waved in darkness before an icon). A Marathi language reference says it is also known as ( sa, महानीराञ्जना). ''Arti'' is said to have descended from the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or '' homa/yajna''. In the traditional ''arti'' ceremony, the flower represents the earth (solidity), the water and accompanying handkerchief correspond with the water element (liquidity), the ghee or oil lamp represents the fire component (heat), the peacock fan conveys the precious quality of air (movement), and the yak-tail fan represents the subtle form of ether (space). The incense rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arti Mehra
Arti Mehra was Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from 2007 to 2009. She was replaced by Prithvi Raj Swahney. She represents the Hauz Khaz ward in South Delhi for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was born in Nangal in the Indian state of Punjab, and graduated from the Miranda House. She had done a course in marketing in the United States. She had previously served as the chairperson of health committee in MCD. In the 2013 Delhi state assembly elections, Mehra lost to Somnath Bharti of the Aam Admi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popularl ... by nearly 8,000 votes. She also represented India in the United Nations on climate change. References Mayors of Delhi Women mayors of places in Delhi Living people Delhi University alumni People from Rupna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arati Vaidya
Arati Vaidya ( hi, आरती वैद्य; born 2 July 1970) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter. She appeared in three Test matches and six One Day Internationals for India between 1995 and 1999. She played domestic cricket for Maharashtra, Railways and Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- .... References External links * * Living people 1970 births Cricketers from Pune Indian women cricketers India women Test cricketers India women One Day International cricketers Maharashtra women cricketers Railways women cricketers Mumbai women cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Singh
''Arti Sharma'' (born 5 April 1985) Known as Arti Singh is an Indian television actress. She is known for her work in '' Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai'', '' Parichay'' and '' Waaris''. In 2019, she participated in ''Bigg Boss 13'' as a contestant and became fourth runner-up. Early life Aarti Singh was born on 5 April 1985. in Lucknow to Himachali father Atmaprakash Sharma and mother Padma. She is the niece of Actor Govinda (actor), sister of Comedian Krushna Abhishek and cousin of television actress Ragini Khanna and Soumya Seth. She belongs to the Govinda Family in the Bollywood Industry. Career Singh started her acting career with the Zee TV show ''Maayka'' where she portrayed the role of Soni in 2007. She later was seen playing Rano in Star Plus's show ''Grihasti'' followed by '' Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai'' as Mugda. In 2011, she portrayed the role of Seema in Ekta Kapoor's show '' Parichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka''. She later portrayed the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Shrivastava
Aarti Shrivastava (born 1983) is a national award-winning Indian documentary filmmaker and Asia 21 IPRYLI Fellow based in Mumbai. After graduating from Wilson College, Mumbai, she began a career as a news reporter working with CNBC. She subsequently worked as a researcher on an Australian Documentary based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks, before directing her two award-winning documentaries, '' Land of Widows'' and White Knight, which were well received in the international festival circuit including Official Nomination in 7th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival, Doha, 2011. In 2013, she directed her third documentary ''Foresting Life'' which won the National Award. This documentary focuses on the life of Jadav Payeng who singlehandedly planted trees over the last 35 years and transformed a 1400-acre sandbar into a self-sustaining forest ecosystem.National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film She has been a jury member on various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Sequeira
Aarti Lucica Sequeira (born 19 August 1978) is an Indian American cook and television personality, best known as the winner of the sixth season of Food Network's reality television show, ''The Next Food Network Star''. In 2010, after her victory, her show ''Aarti Party'' premiered on the network. Following ''Aarti Party'', she went on to host ''Taste in Translation'' on Cooking Channel, in which she seeks out the most popular dishes from around the world. She had previously worked as a CNN news producer and in 2008 started the online cooking variety show ''Aarti Paarti''. Early life and education Aarti Lucica Sequeira, was born in Mumbai on August 19, 1978. Her family was originally from Mangalore in the state of Karnataka. She had two sisters, and grew up in a traditional Indian Catholic home. When she was still an infant, her family moved to Dubai due to job opportunities for her father. Sequaria was raised in there, Sequeira was educated in a primarily Indian-attended school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arati Saha
Arati Saha (24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian-Bengali long-distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959 at nineteen years old. In 1960, she became the first Indian sportswoman to be awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour in India. Early life Gupta came from a middle class family. She was born in Kolkata, India as the second of three children and the first of two daughters to Panchugopal Saha in 1940. Her father was an employee in the armed forces. At the age of two and a half, she lost her mother. Her elder brother and younger sister, Bharati, were raised at their maternal uncle's house, while she was raised by her grandmother in North Kolkata. At the age of four, she accompanied her uncle to the Champatala Ghat bath, where she learned to swim. Noticing his daughter's interest in swimming, Panchugopal Saha enrolled his daughter in the Hatkhola Swimming Club. In 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarthie Ramaswamy
Aarthie Ramaswamy (born 28 June 1981) is a chess player from India. She was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2003. In 1993, Ramaswamy won the India under-12 girls championship. In 1995, she won the under-14 and under-16 girls championships. In 1998 and 1999, she won the under-18 girls national title. Also in 1999, Ramaswamy won the Girls U18 section of the World Youth Championships, held in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In 2001, she competed in the Women's World Chess Championship. Ramaswamy won the Indian women's championship in 2003, edging out S. Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (born 25 March 1979) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), the first female player in her country to achieve these titles. She has won more medals ... on tiebreak. She is married to Indian chess grandmaster R. B. Ramesh. References External links * 1981 births Living people Chess woman grandm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Puri
Aarthi Puri, also known as ''Arthi Puri'', (born 8 January) is an Indian television & movie actress and model. Noted roles include the character of Trishna from show ''Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon''. and movies like '' Deswa''. Career Puri started her career with regional cinema and then moved on to small screen. She is a model and has also done many movies and 100+ plus Punjabi videos as model as well. She was cast to play the parallel lead in the show ''Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon''. alongside Drashti Dhami, who plays the lead in the show. She also played a lead role opposite Rakesh Kapoor in, "Pahado Ke Daman Mein" in 1999. Regional Film Khich Ghuggi Khich (Punjabi comedy), Nalaik (2005) Television *2012–2013 ''Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon'' as Trishna Balraj Chaudhary Filmography *2004 Mysteries Shaque as Simran *2013 ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Prabhu Deva and produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arati Prabhakar
Arati Prabhakar (born February 2, 1959) is an American engineer serving as the 12th director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Science Advisor to the President since October 3, 2022. She was the former head of DARPA, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a position she held from July 30, 2012 to January 20, 2017. She is a founder and the CEO of Actuate, a nonprofit organization. She headed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from 1993 to 1997, and was the first woman to head NIST. Early life and education Prabhakar's family immigrated to the United States from New Delhi, India when she was three; her mother was seeking an advanced degree in social work in Chicago. Prabhakar grew up in Lubbock, Texas, from age ten. Her mother encouraged her to pursue a PhD from a very early age. She has a 1979 bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Tech Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Nayak
Aarti Nayak-Kamath is a Hindustani classical music vocalist working in the Gwalior gharana tradition. She has also performed in Sangeet Natak musical drama. Early life Aarti Nayak hails from a musical family. Her father was Pt. Ramrao Nayak, a noted vocalist of the Kirana-Gwalior Gharana. Her paternal grandmother was Smt. Mukta Nayak, a devotional singer, while her maternal grandfather Shri. Hanumanth Kamath was a theatre actor. At the age of 4, Aarti began her initial training in music under the guidance of her mother Mrs. Pratima Nayak. At 6, her advance training in music began under the guidance of her father, a disciple of Pt. Bhaskarbua Ghodge (Gwalior Gharana). The girl's musical talents were noted by her father and by Pt. A. K. Abhyankar – Kirana Gharana (Disciple of Pt. Firoz Dastur) and Pt. V.R. Athavale (Gwalior Gharana), and they began developing her skills. At the age of 9, she began playing Tabla and Harmonium with no training. She has also learnt Sitar and Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Mukherji
Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay, is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as '' Geet Gata Chal'' (1975), ''Tapasya'' (1976), ''Manokamana'', '' Masoom'' (1983) and ''Sooraj Mukhi'' (1992). Early life Mukherjee was born in Dhaka, Undivided India, to a Bengali family. Her family migrated to West Bengal, India. Her Bengali family had a rich cultural and musical heritage. She was introduced to music by her mother. She studied under Shri Susheel Banerjee, Ustaad Mohammed Sagiruddin Khan, Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, Pandit Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale and Pandit Ramesh Nadkarni. Career In Bangla TV show ''Dadagiri'' she reflected on her early days. She stated that she sang on the ''All India Music Talent Programme'' in 1955 at age 14 or 15. She was trained in Indian Classical Music from a young age. She sang primarily for Bengali films. She won the music contest, "Metro-Murphy Contest" whose judges were music directors including An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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