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Karan Singh Rathore , a character in the ''Mahābhārata''
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Karan may refer to: People * Karan (given name), an Indian given name * Karan (caste), an Indian caste * Karan Kayastha, a community of Kayastha in Bihar, India * Karan (surname) Places * Karan, Iran (other), a name for various villages in Iran * Karan, Mali, a town in Mali * Karan (Užice), a village in Serbia * Karan District, a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia See also * Karen (other) * Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan (given Name)
Karan is an Indian masculine given name which is given after Karna, one of the main protagonists of Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. It may refer to: * Karan (actor), Indian film actor * Karan Aujla, Indian-Punjabi singer and lyricist * Karan Bajaj, Indian American author * Karan Bhatia, American attorney * Karanvir Bohra, Indian television actor, formerly known as Manoj Bohra * Karan Brar, American actor * Karan Grover, Indian television actor * Karan Higdon (born 1996), American football player * Karan Johar, an Indian film director and producer * Karan Jotwani, Indian television actor * Karan Kundra, Indian television actor * Karan Malhotra, an Indian filmmaker * Karan Mehra, Indian television actor * Karan Patel, Indian television actor * Karan Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer * Karan Sharma (actor), Indian film actor * Karan Sharma, Indian television actor * Karan Singh, Indian politician * Karan Singh Grover, Indian television actor * Karan Tacker, Indian television actor * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan (caste)
The Karan or Karana is a community of Scribe, scribes found in the state of Odisha in India. The post of Karana used to be a professional designation that was occupied by literate members of the lower as well as the higher castes. They also held Karanam post in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, where they speak Odia language, Odia and played the similar role in Odisha as that of the Kayasthas of West Bengal and Bihar. Traditionally they were the official record-keepers in the royal courts of the Odia princely states historically (Orissa Tributary States). Today they are a politically dominant community and have reigned over the politics of Odisha for 40 years. History Hindu Scriptures Various Hindu scriptures such as Smriti, Smrtis and Puranas mention Karan as a mixed caste. According to puranic accounts, the offspring of a Vaishya father and a Shudra mother is called a Karan, which places them below Vaishyas & above Shudras as per Manu's law. Amarkosha mentioned Karan along with Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Kayastha
Karan Kayastha is a community of Kayastha that inhabit Orissa and Mithila region, a region now divided between India and Nepal. History and migration Eminent archeologist, BP Sinha explains that duty of Karana was rajaseva and durgantapuraraksha. They held high position in Oriya society with them being mentioned highly in early scriptures. They adopted the profession of writing and were merged in the Kayastha community. He also mentions that the word Kayastha and Karana are often used synonymously in the scriptures of Orissa. Sahay explains their migration from present day Bihar to Orissa and Nepal. The Karanas held important positions in Magadh bureaucracy and due to regime change had to move North into the Terai and Nepal and South into Orissa and southern India. Those in the periphery of Magadh moved to Himalayan regions including the Terai. While those that moved south came to be later known as Karana in Orissa, Karanam in Andhra, Karuneeka in Karnataka and Karunageer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan (surname)
Karan is the surname of the following notable people: *Abraar Karan, American global health physician and writer *Amara Karan (born 1984), British actress *Chris Karan (born 1939), Australian jazz drummer * Dejan Karan (born 1988), Serbian football player *Donna Karan (born 1948), American fashion designer *Goran Karan (born 1964), Croatian vocalist *Guilherme Karan (1957–2016), Brazilian actor *Ian Karan (born 1939), Tamil German businessman and politician *Jajati Karan (born 1973), Indian journalist *Marija Karan (born 1982), Serbian actress *Mark Karan (born 1955), American guitarist and singer *Panos Karan (born 1982), British classical pianist, conductor and composer *Pawan Karan (born 1964), Indian poet, columnist, editor and analyst *Ram Karan, Indian politician *Saška Karan (born 1964), Serbian singer *Ümit Karan (born 1976), Turkish football manager and player See also *Karan (given name) *Karen (name) Karen () is a given name and occasional surname. In English, it is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan, Iran (other)
Karan or Karran or Korran or Keran ( fa, كران), also rendered as Kiran, may refer to: * Karan-e Bozorg, Khalkhal, Ardabil Province * Karan-e Bozorg, Nir, Ardabil Province * Korran, Kerman * Karan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari * Karan, Razavi Khorasan * Karan, West Azerbaijan * Karan-e Olya, West Azerbaijan Province * Karan-e Sofla Karan-e Sofla ( fa, كران سفلي, also Romanized as Karān-e Soflá and Karān Soflá; also known as Ashāghi Karan, Karān-e Pā’īn, Karrān, Karrān-e Pā’īn, Karrān-e Vasaţ, Kerān-e Pā’īn, and Kerān Pā’īn) is a village in ..., West Azerbaijan Province * Karan-e Vasat, West Azerbaijan Province {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan, Mali
Karan is a small town and urban commune in the Koulikoro Region of southwestern Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali .... In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 6,874. References Communes of Koulikoro Region {{Koulikoro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan (Užice)
Karan ( sr-cyr, Каран) is a village in western Serbia, located in the municipality of Užice, in the Zlatibor District. According to the 2002 census, its population numbered 582. There is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church located in the village, called the White Church. History The village was established in the area of an earlier Roman settlement called ''Malvestatium''. The White Church in Karan was built in 1332 by local ''župan'' Petar Brajan, as a family funeral church. The church was erected on site of an older temple from 10th century, mentioned in charter edited by Byzantine Emperor Basil II Basil II Porphyrogenitus ( gr, Βασίλειος Πορφυρογέννητος ;) and, most often, the Purple-born ( gr, ὁ πορφυρογέννητος, translit=ho porphyrogennetos).. 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar S ... in 1020. Inside there are portraits of Brajan and his family and of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan District
Kaaraan District ( so, Degmada Kaaraan) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. One of the oldest districts in Mogadishu, it is bordered by Shibis District, Yaqshid District, Abdiaziz District, Huriwa District Huriwa District ( so, Degmada Huriwaa) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes the northeastern neighborhoods of the national capital, Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; i ... and the indian ocean Kaaraan is subdivided into six sub-districts: Jabuuti, Wajeer, Faanoole, Nageyle, Jamhuuriya and Arjantiin. The Karan District local authority offices were rehabilitated in 2013, after they had been destroyed in fighting between African Union (AMISOM) troops and Al-Shabaab, a designated jihadist terrorist group. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen (other)
Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic languages * House of Karen, a historical feudal family of Tabaristan, Iran * Karen (singer), Danish R&B singer Places * Karen, Kenya, a suburb of Nairobi * Karen City or Hualien City, Taiwan * Karen Hills or Karen Hills, Myanmar * Karen State, a state in Myanmar Film and television * ''Karen'' (1964 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (1975 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (film), a 2021 American crime thriller Other uses * Karen (orangutan), the first to have open heart surgery * AS-10 Karen or Kh-25, a Soviet air-to-ground missile * Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network * Tropical Storm Karen (other) See also * Karren (name) * Karyn (given name) * Keren, Eritrea a city * Caren (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
