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Banga Gargždai
Banga may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith * A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album '' Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' * The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ''The Master and Margarita'' * BANGA, a collective of Angolan architects Food * Banga (soup), a type of meat, fish and palm fruit soup from Southern Nigeria * ''Agastache rugosa'', a culinary herb known as banga in Korea Places * Banga, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines * Banga, Angola, municipality in Angola * Banga, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso * Banga, Entebbe, Uganda * Banga, India, a town and nagar panchayat in India ** Banga Assembly Constituency * Banga, Pakistan, a town in Punjab, Pakistan * Banga, South Cotabato, a municipality in the Philippines * Vanga Kingdom (also known as the Banga Kingdom), an ancient name for the region of Bengal in India and Bangladesh People * Banga Sainis, a sub clan of Saini people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga (album)
''Banga'' is the eleventh and most recent studio album by American rock musician Patti Smith, released on June 1, 2012 on Columbia Records. Recorded throughout 2011 at New York's Electric Lady Studios and Hoboken's Hobo Recorders, ''Banga'' was produced by Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and collaborator Lenny Kaye. The album includes a number of guest musicians including Tom Verlaine of Television, Italian band Casa del Vento, Jack Petruzzelli and Smith's own children, Jackson and Jesse Paris. Inspired by Smith's "unique dreams and observations", the material on ''Banga'' focuses on "a wide range of human experience" and features songs about history, current affairs, death and nature. The album was announced alongside the release of its lead single, "April Fool", as a digital download on April 1, 2012. Recording ''Banga'' was recorded throughout 2011 at Electric Lady Studios in New York. Speaking of the recording process, Smith said: "there's a certain innocence record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga, Pakistan
Bangay (Punjabi and ) is a village of Faisalabad District (previously Lyallpur) in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E with an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet). Bangay Chak is 20 km from Faisalabad and same distance from Jaranwala off Jaranwala-Faisalabad Road. It is about 133 km from provincial capital Lahore. It is the birthplace of Bhagat Singh. Attractions Bhagat Singh was born in the village in 1907. The Government of Pakistan has declared it to be a national heritage site and the Government of Punjab, India has offered help for the purchase and setting up of a world-class memorial. An annual memorial fair is held in the village on 23 March, which is the anniversary of Singh's death. Education There are two high schools for both boys and girls and many private schools as well. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Banga, Pakistan Memorials to Bhagat Singh Villages in Faisalabad District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga, Punjab (other) in Faisalabad District, Punjab Province
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Banga, Punjab may refer to: * Banga, India in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District, Punjab State * Banga, Pakistan Bangay (Punjabi and ) is a village of Faisalabad District (previously Lyallpur) in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E with an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet). Bangay Chak is 20 km from Faisalab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga Language
Gwamhi-Wuri (Wurə-Gwamhyə-Mba), or Lyase, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. There are three varieties, which have only slight differences. "Lyase-Ne" means 'mother tongue'. The Mba people, known in Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ... as Kokanawa, were recently reported by Blench (2012). Names Names for the languages and peoples: References Northwest Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{kainji-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga (pottery)
''Tapayan'' or ''tempayan'' (also known as ''balanga'', ''belanga'', or ''banga'') are large wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jars found in various Austronesian cultures in island Southeast Asia. Their various functions include fermenting rice (''tapai''), fermenting vinegar or alcoholic beverages, storing food and water, cooking, and burial of the deceased. The term ''tapayan'' also includes the imported ''martaban'' stoneware (Dutch: ), originally from kilns in Southern China and Indochina. These were used primarily as storage jars for foodstuffs and valuable trade goods during ship voyages, but were highly valued as trade goods themselves. They became heirlooms and symbols of wealth and status among various indigenous cultures in the islands of Southeast Asia. Etymology ''Tapayan'' is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay-an which refers to large earthen jars originally used to ferment rice wine (''tapai''). In modern Austronesian languages, derivatives includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romani People In The Czech Republic
Romani people ( cs, Romové, commonly known as Gypsies cs, Cikáni) are an ethnic minority in the Czech Republic, currently making up 2–3% of the population. Originally migrants from North Western India sometime between the 6th and 11th centuries, they have long had a presence in the region. Since the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the Romani population have experienced considerable hardship, having been a main target of Nazi extermination programs during World War II, and the subject of forced relocation, sterilisation, and other radical social policies during the Communist era. In the successor state, the Czech Republic, challenges remain for the Romani population with respect to education and poverty, and there are frequent tensions with the white majority population over issues including crime and integration. Demographics In the 2001 Census, 11,746 people reported their nationality as Romani – 0.1% of those claiming some nationality. According to the 2011 census, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radek Banga
Radek is a masculine Christian name of Slavic origin. It is often nickname of Radovan, Ctirad and Radoslav. It is used as a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Radek Baborák, Czech conductor and French horn player * Radek Bejbl, Czech footballer * Radek Bělohlav, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Dosoudil, Czech footballer * Radek Duda, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Faksa, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Jaroš, Czech mountaineer and author * Radek John, Czech publicist, author and writer * Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Pilař, Czech painter * Radek Sikorski, Polish politician * Radek Smoleňák, Czech ice hockey player * Radek Štěpánek, Czech tennis player * Radek McGuire, man who does it all from Calgary Alberta Canada Fictional characters * Radek Zelenka, character in '' Stargate:Atlantis'' Surname * Karl Radek (1885–1939) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajaypal Singh Banga
Ajaypal Singh Banga (born November 10, 1959) is an Indian-American business executive. He is currently Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. He was executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company from July 2010 until December 31, 2020. He retired from this position on December 31, 2021 to join General Atlantic. His pay package in 2020, was $27.77 million. Banga is the former chairman of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) representing more than 300 of the largest international companies investing in India, and chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Dow Chemical Company; member of the Council on Foreign Relations; and member of International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. Early life Banga was born on November 10, 1959 in Khadki cantonment of Pune, Bombay State, India (now in Maharashtra) into a Sikh family, where his fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga Sainis
Saini () is a caste of North India who were traditionally landowners ( zamindars) and farmers. Sainis claim to be descendants of a king, Shurasena, as well as of Krishna and Porus, and to be related to the ancient Shoorsaini clan,'' "The Sainis believe that their ancestors were Yadavas and that it was the same lineage in which Krishna was born. In the 43rd generation of the Yadavas there was a king known as Shoor or Sur, the son of King Vidaratha....It was in the name of these, father and son, that the community was known as Shoorsaini or Sursaini."'' People of India: Haryana, p 430, Kumar Suresh Singh, Madan Lal Sharma, A. K. Bhatia, Anthropological Survey of India, Published by Published on behalf of Anthropological Survey of India by Manohar Publishers, 1994 noted in Puranic literature. The Saini community is given representation in government jobs and educational institutes as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanga Kingdom
Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division within the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the Bengal region. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal (India) and southwestern Bangladesh. Vanga features prominently in the epics and tales of ancient India as well as in the history of Sri Lanka. Vanga was probably the center of the Gangaridai Empire mentioned by numerous Greco-Roman writers. The exact capital of ancient Vanga kingdom could not be identified. After the rule of Gupta empire, ancient Bengal was divided into two independent states. They were the Gauda Kingdom and Vanga kingdom and archaeologists think that Kotalipara in present-day Bangladesh was the capital of the independent Vanga kingdom. Indian and Greco-Roman writers referred to the region's war elephants. In Indian history, Vanga is notable for its strong navy. There are numerous references to Vang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banga, South Cotabato
Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga ( hil, Banwa sang Banga; ceb, Lungsod sa Banga; tl, Bayan ng Banga; mdh, Inged nu Banga, Jawi: ايڠايد نو باڠ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 89,164 people. Banga is situated at the north-west of the province of South Cotabato. The town derived its name from a palm tree known to the natives of the place as "''Buanga''" which during the pre-settlement time, predominantly grew in the area. Banga is linked by a concrete national highway road from General Santos City in the east and Cotabato City in the west. The town is known for its spacious town plaza, its public market is situated in the heart of the town and ideally zonified. Water for households and commercial use is abundant and the best source to it is Banga River which narrowly dissects the municipality. It is the leading corn producer in the province and has made extrao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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