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Padma (other)
Padma may refer to: Common meanings * Padma (attribute), the lotus, a symbolic flower repeatedly referred to in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism * Padma, in the Indian numbering system equal to one wikt:quadrillion, quadrillion (1015) * Padmaprabha, 6th Jain Tirthankara * Padmasambhava, a Buddhist scholar Places * Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block), in Jharkhand, India * Padma, Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, India * Padma River, a river of Bangladesh Notable people * Padma (politician) (born 1945), Indian politician * Padma Choling (born 1952), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China * Padma Desai (born 1932), Indian-American development economist * Padma Gole (1913–1998), Marathi poet from Maharashtra * Padma Khanna (born 1949), popular actress of Bollywood and Bhojpuri cinema * Padma Lakshmi (born 1970), a host of the reality TV program ''Top Chef'' *Padma Narsey Lal (born 1951), Fijian ecological economist * Padma Sachdev (1940–2021), Indian writer, nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma (attribute)
The lotus, ''Nelumbo nucifera'', is an aquatic plant that plays a central role in the art of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. In Asian art a lotus throne is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure. It is the normal pedestal for divine figures in Buddhist art and Hindu art, and often seen in Jain art. Originating in Indian art, it followed Indian religions to East Asia in particular. Hinduism Hindus revere it with the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography; historically, many deities, namely Brahma, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Kubera, usually sit on a stylized lotus throne. In the representation of Vishnu as Padmanabha (Lotus navel), a lotus issues from his navel with Brahma on it. The goddess Saraswati is portrayed on a pale pink lotus. The lotus is the symbol of what is divine or immortal in humanity, and also symbolizes divine perfection. The lotus is the attribute of sun and fire gods. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Gole
Padma Gole ( mr, पद्मा गोळे; 1913–1998) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India born in patwardhan family of Tasgaon (District Sangli). She was one of the many women from rich Indian families who were emboldened by the Gandhian movement to become feminist writers. Her poetry was heavily influenced by the writings of Ram Ganesh Gadkari, Tryambak Bapuji Thombre, and Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar. Much of Padma's poetry depicts the domestic lives of Indian middle-class women. The following are the collections of her poems: * Akashwedi (आकाशवेडी) * Shrawan Megh (श्रावणमेघ) * Pritipathawar (प्रीतिपथावर) * Nihar ( निहार) * Swapnata (स्वप्नता) * Sakal Personal life Gole was second child of Shrimant Vinayakrao alias Babasaheb Patwardhan and Shrimant Saraswatibai Patwardhan. After Vinayakrao's death in 1923, her mother took all their children to Pune where all siblings took their educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Patil
Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, as well as to learn practical Defence Against the Dark Arts. It was founded in the fifth book, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. Synopsis History In ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge, chooses to teach only the basic theoretical principles of the subject in her classes instead of practical applications, due to Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge's erroneous fear that Albus Dumbledore is preparing to assemble a student army to overthrow him. This theory-only approach is widely unpopular among the students, especially those characters like Harry, who are in their fifth year and have to take their O.W.L. exams on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Viswanathan
Padma Viswanathan (born 1968 Nelson, British Columbia) is a Canadian playwright and fiction writer. Life She graduated from University of Alberta, and received an MA from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University in 2004 and an MFA from the University of Arizona in 2006. Her short stories have appeared in ''Subtropics'', ''New Letters'', ''PRISM international'', ''Boston Review'', and '' Malahat Review''. She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with her husband, the poet/translator Geoffrey Brock, and their two children. Awards Her story "Transitory Cities" won the 14th annual ''Boston Review'' Short-Story Contest in 2007, judged by George Saunders. Her novel ''The Ever After of Ashwin Rao'' was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. In 2017 she won Arkansas's Porter Prize. Works Short stories * * * Novels * , takes place in South India in the first half of the twentieth century. * , explores the aftermath of the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight. Plays * "Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Talwalkar
Padma Talwalkar (born 28 February 1949) is an Indian classical vocalist. Early life Padma Talwalkar was born in Pune, India. She received training in Khyal gayaki in three main styles or gharanas: Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur. Her love for the accuracy and sanctity of notes she attributes to her first Guru, Pt. Pimpalkhare of the Kirana Gharana, and the latter to her training under the late Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar of the Jaipur Gharana. From Pandit Gajananrao Joshi she imbibed elements of the forceful and majestic Gwalior-Agra-Jaipur Gharana. She also gratefully acknowledges her musical debt to Smt. Kishori Amonkar whose musical influences remain with her even today. Personal life Padma Talwalkar is married to well known tabla maestro Pt. Suresh Talwalkar. Their son Satyajit Talwalkar and daughter Savani Talwalkar are also tabla players. Noted disciples Padma Talwalkar's notable disciples include Gauri Pathare, Shalmalee Joshi, Saylee Talwalkar, Yashaswi Sirpotdar, Rasika Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Kant Shukla
Padma Kant Shukla (CorrFRSE, FInstP, FAPS, AFTWAS) (7 July 1950 – 26 January 2013) was a distinguished Professor and first International Chair of the Physics and Astronomy Department of Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany. He was also the director of the International Centre for Advanced Studies in Physical Sciences at Ruhr-University Bochum. He held a PhD in physics from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India and a second doctorate in Theoretical Plasma Physics from Umeå University in Sweden. Personal background Padma Kant Shukla was born in the village Tulapur (near Chunar district Mirzapur) near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India and was educated there. After his PhD in physics from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India at the age of 22, he moved to Umeå University, Sweden in January 1972, and obtained his second doctorate degree in Theoretical Plasma Physics there in 1975. He has lived in Bochum and worked at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany since January 1973, becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Sachdev
Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. George, p. 522 She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including ''Meri Kavita Mere Geet'' (My Poems, My Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. She also received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2001, and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by Government of Madhya Pradesh, Saraswati Samman for the year 2015, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2019. Personal life and death Sachdev was born in a Khatri Family in Purmandal, Jammu on 17 April 1940. She was the eldest of three children of a Sanskrit scholar, professor Jai Dev Badu, who was later killed during the partition of India in 1947. She first married Vedpal Deep and later married singer Surinder Singh of the musical duo "Singh Bandhu" in 1966. She and Surinder Singh first lived in New Delhi, but later shifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Narsey Lal
Padma Narsey Lal (born 1951) is a Fijian ecological economist. She specialises in Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, ecosystem based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Life Lal studied at the University of the South Pacific, graduating with a master's degree in science, ecology and biochemistry. She was the first female Gujarati people, Gujarati to attend the university. In 1971, she was awarded the first University of the South Pacific Gold Medal. She also completed a masters in resource and environmental studies from Australian National University and a doctorate in agriculture and resource economics from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Lal began her career as a public servant for the Fijian government before moving into research and research management positions. She has served as Sustainable Development Adviser at Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and as Chief Technical Adviser at International Union for Conservation of Nature Oceanic Regional Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Chef
''Top Chef'' is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry, with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode. The show is produced by Magical Elves Productions, the company that created ''Project Runway''. The success of the show has resulted in multiple spin-offs, such as ''Top Chef Masters'', '' Top Chef: Just Desserts'', ''Top Chef Junior'', ''Top Chef Amateurs'', and '' Top Chef Family Style'', as well as Spanish-language spin-offs, including '' Top Chef Estrellas'' and ''Top Chef VIP''. Numerous international adaptations of the show have also been produced. The series has been renewed for a twentieth season, which is being filmed entirely in London. Titled '' Top Chef: World All-Stars'', this season is set to feature past contesta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Lakshmi
Padma Parvati Lakshmi (; born September 1, 1970) is an Indian-born American author, activist, actress, model, philanthropist, and television host. She has hosted the cooking competition program ''Top Chef'' on Bravo continuously since season 2 (2006). For her work, she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Reality Host in 2009 and 2020 through 2022. She is also the creator, host, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed docuseries ''Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi'', which premiered in June 2020 on Hulu and explores the food and culture of immigrant and indigenous communities across America. In 2022, ''Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition'' won a James Beard Foundation Award in the Visual Media - Long Form category. She has published six books: two cookbooks, ''Easy Exotic'' and ''Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet''; an encyclopedia, ''The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs: An Essential Guide to the Flavors of the World''; a memoir, ''Love, Loss, and What We Ate' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Khanna
Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in Ramanand Sagar's epic series '' Ramayan'' (1987–1988). She has acted in two Telugu films with N. T. Rama Rao '' Desoddarakulu'' and ''Rajaputra Rahasyam''. Early life Khanna started her Kathak training when she was about 7, from Pandit Birju Maharaj. She was born in Banares and was introduced to Bollywood under the suggestions of actresses Padmini and Vyjayanthimala. Career Khanna debuted as an actress in the 1962 Bhojpuri film ''Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo''. She got her break in 1970 when she played a cabaret dancer in Johnny Mera Naam. She often played dancers, appearing in films like ''Loafer'', ''Jaan-e-Bahaar'' and ''Pakeezah'' in which she acted as a double for Meena Kumari in the opening sequence and the songs ''Chalo Dild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Desai
Padma Desai (born October 12, 1931) is an Indian-American development economist who was born and studied in India before completing a PhD at Harvard in 1960. She is the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor Emerita of comparative economic systems and has been the director of the Center for Transition Economies at the Columbia University. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2009. Early life and education Desai was born and brought up in a traditional Gujarati Anavil Brahmin family in Surat, Gujarat. She did her B.A. (Economics) in 1951 from the University of Mumbai, followed by an M.A. (Economics) also from the same university in 1953. Thereafter she completed her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1960. Career Desai started her career at the Department of Economics, Harvard (1957-1959), after which she was associate professor of economics at Delhi School of Economics at University of Delhi, from 1959 to 1968. In November 1992, she joined as the Gladys and Rola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
