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Bhaurao Datar
Bhaurao Datar (14 January 1903 − 15 September 1982) was an Indian silent film actor, popularly known for his role as the 17th century Maratha king Shivaji. Early life Krishnaji Vishwanath Datar alias Bhaurao Datar was born on 14 January 1903 in a rich family which soon experienced a sudden financial downfall and was forced to move to Nasik, Maharashtra for better life. There his father started a tea stall near Vijayanand theatre. While helping his father to serve tea, young Datar observed renowned actors like Master Dinanath and Bal Gandharva and was attracted towards acting and learned the first lesson of acting. With growing age, he joined a local gymnasium and soon became a wrestler and won many medals in Nasik Akhada. His well built physique and attractive personality gave him first chance to work in Dadasaheb Phalke's studio. His personal life and noted contribution in about 80 films as a lead actor have been recorded in Datar family history book named Datar Kulvrutant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaurao Datar
Bhaurao Datar (14 January 1903 − 15 September 1982) was an Indian silent film actor, popularly known for his role as the 17th century Maratha king Shivaji. Early life Krishnaji Vishwanath Datar alias Bhaurao Datar was born on 14 January 1903 in a rich family which soon experienced a sudden financial downfall and was forced to move to Nasik, Maharashtra for better life. There his father started a tea stall near Vijayanand theatre. While helping his father to serve tea, young Datar observed renowned actors like Master Dinanath and Bal Gandharva and was attracted towards acting and learned the first lesson of acting. With growing age, he joined a local gymnasium and soon became a wrestler and won many medals in Nasik Akhada. His well built physique and attractive personality gave him first chance to work in Dadasaheb Phalke's studio. His personal life and noted contribution in about 80 films as a lead actor have been recorded in Datar family history book named Datar Kulvrutant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Dronoacharya
Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential figure to the disciple (or '' shisya'' in Sanskrit, literally ''seeker f knowledge or truth'' or student, with the guru serving as a "counselor, who helps mold values, shares experiential knowledge as much as literal knowledge, an exemplar in life, an inspirational source and who helps in the spiritual evolution of a student". Whatever language it is written in, Judith Simmer-Brown explains that a tantric spiritual text is often codified in an obscure twilight language so that it cannot be understood by anyone without the verbal explanation of a qualified teacher, the guru. A guru is also one's spiritual guide, who helps one to discover the same potentialities that the ''guru'' has already realized. The oldest references to the concept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Janabai
Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet * David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer * Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet * James Sant (1820–1916), British painter * Lorry Sant (1937–1995), Maltese politician Places * Sant State, a former princely salute state in Rewa Kantha, Gujarat, India * Sant, Övörkhangai, a district in Mongolia * Sant, Selenge, a district in Mongolia * Șanț, a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania * Șanț River, a tributary of the Trotuş River in Romania Religion * Sant (religion), in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, an enlightened human being, commonly translated as "Saint" * Sant Joan (other) Other * Sant tree (''Acacia nilotica''), a tree species found in Africa * Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport, Argentina (ICAO code: SANT) See also * Sants (other) * Dewi Sant (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidimba Bakasur Vadh
Hidimba ( sa, हिडिम्ब, ) was a powerful demon king who is mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata. He was killed by Bhima and this is recounted in the 9th sub-parva (Hidimba-vadha Parva) of the Adi Parva. Death The demon Hidimba lived in a forest along with his sister Hidimbi. While travelling, the Pandavas stopped in that forest to rest while Bhima stood on guard. Hidimba ate human flesh and became eager to devour them. He sent Hidimbi to kill the Pandavas and to bring them back to him. Hidimbi went on his instructions, but her mind changed on seeing Bhima. She assumed the form of a beautiful woman and told about her brother to Bhima. She proposed him to become his husband. Hidimba got furious at his sister and rushed towards her to kill her. Bhima interjected Hidimba and challenged him to fight him instead. The sleeping Pandavas woke up on hearing the sounds of them fighting and offered to help Bhima in killing Hidimba but Bhima asked them to watch the duel as spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anant Vrat
Ananta (infinite) () literally means "unending" and has additional meanings in the context of Indic religions. Anant/Ananta may also refer to: Hinduism *Ananta Shesha, the serpent that circles the world Places *Ananta (Arequipa), a mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru * Ananta (Cusco), a mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru *Ananta (Puno), a mountain in the Puno Region, Peru *Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, a district of Andhra Pradesh, India *Ananta Vasudeva Temple (thirteenth century) at Bhubaneswar, in Orissa state of India *Thiruvananthapuram (holy city of Anantha), capital city of Kerala Companies * Ananta Group, a manufacturer of ready made garments in Bangladesh People People in government *Ananta (king) (died 1068 AD), a king of the Lohara dynasty of Kashmir *Ananta Narcina Naik, Indian politician *Ananta Nayak (born 1969), Indian politician *Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Nepalese politician *Ananta Singh (1903–1979), Indian revolutionary People in film *Anant Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Election (film)
In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary widely across jurisdictions. By area Europe Adopted by the Congress of the Council of Europe, The European Charter of Local Self-Government aims to establish basic European rules in order to measure and safeguard the rights of local authorities. The Charter commits the parties to applying basic rules guaranteeing the political, administrative and financial independence of local authorities. The Congress conducts two main activities so as to evaluate the Charter's implementation: local and regional election monitoring and observation. The Congress regularly observes local and/or regional elections in member and applicant countries, which allows the Council to monitor the state of local and regional democracy in the countries concerned. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayadratha Vadh
Jayadratha () is the king of the Sindhu kingdom featured in the Mahabharata. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the hundred Kaurava brothers. The son of the king Vriddhakshatra, he is killed by Arjuna. He has a son named Suratha. Etymology The word ''Jayadratha'' is derived from two Sanskrit words, ''jayat'' meaning 'victorious' and ''ratha'' meaning 'law or dharma'. Thus the word ''Jayadratha'' means, 'victorious because of dharma’. His other names are * Sindhuraja (सिन्धुराज) - King of Sindhu Rivers * Saindhava (सैन्धव) - Chief of Sindhus / (king) of Sindhu Kingdom Legend Abduction of Draupadi One day, during the time the Pandavas were in exile, the Pandavas went hunting to gather food. They left Draupadi alone at the ashram and requested Sage Trunabindu and Dhaumya to watch over her. On that day, Jayadratha saw Draupadi and sent his minister Kotikasya to inquire as to who she was. Kotikasya went over to her and after learnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datta Janma
Datta may refer to: * Dutta (surname), an Indian family name found among Bengali and Punjabi Hindus * Dattatreya, a Hindu deity * Datta, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a Union Council of Mansehra District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa * Data, Hisar or Datta, a village in Haryana, India * Datta High School Datta High School ( bn, দত্ত উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a higher secondary school in the city of Netrakona, Bangladesh. It was established in 1889. History Datta High School was established as the first secondary school ..., a higher secondary school in the city of Netrakona, Bangladesh * ''Datta'' (film), 1951 and 1976 Bengali films based on the story of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahananda (1923 Film)
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Mahananda may refer to: Films: *''Mahananda (film)'', a Bengali film directed by Arindam Sil * ''Mahananda'' (2001 film), by Manik Das * ''Mahananda'' (1984 film), a Marathi film * ''Mahananda'' (1939 film), a Telugu film directed by China Kameswara Rao Dronamraju *''Sati Mahananda'', a 1933 Hindi film Places: *Mahananda River, a tributary of the Ganges *Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal Other uses: *Mahananda Express, a train which runs between New Delhi and Alipurduar, in India *Mahananda Sapkota, a Nepalese social worker *Mahananda (company), a state-backed cooperative that is the largest supplier of milk in the Indian state of Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
