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Samta Devi
Samta may refer to: * Samta, India, a village and a gram panchayat in Howrah, West Bengal, India * Samtah or Samta, a village and sub-division in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia * Samta colony, an area in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India * Samta sthal, the memorial to Jagjivan Ram, in the vicinity of Raj Ghat, in Delhi, India People with the name * Samta Prasad, an Indian classical musician and a tabla player from the Benares gharana * Samta Benyahia, an Algerian French artist See also * Samata (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samta, India
Samta () is a village and a gram panchayat in the Howrah district of West Bengal, India, on the banks of the Rupnarayan river. Samta is noted for being the home of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (namely, Sarat Chandra Kuthi) for twelve years, starting from the year 1923. The terracotta temple of Madangopal jiu is located in the neighbouring village of Mellak. Samta is connected to the state capital, Kolkata, through the National Highway 6, that also connects it to the nearby towns of Bagnan and Kolaghat. Samta hosts few educational facilities including the Samta Sarat Chandra Girls High School, among others. History During the British Raj, Samta was the power-hold of the local Roy zamindars, subordinate to the Burdwan Raj Estate, who was in turn subordinate to the British empire. Following Indian independence, the village came to be governed by the government of India. Festivals including Dol purnima, Durga puja, Shivaratri, Shitala puja, Itu puja, and Janmashtami, amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samtah
Samtah (also Romanized as Şāmitah or Samta; in Arabic صامطة) is a town and sub-division in Jizan Province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry.search Accessed 13 May 2011. In March 2022, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at an electric substation in Samtah, which set it on fire. See also * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia * Regions of Saudi Arabia The Provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as Regions, and officially the Emirates of the Provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History After the unification ... References Populated places in Jizan Province {{Saudi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samta Colony
Samta Colony is an residential area situated in the heart of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. It is surrounded by the main posh area, Choubey Colony. It covers about 10% of the area of the city. It is situated about 2 km from the main market of the city. It covers about 2 km2 area of Raipur. There are many places of attraction such as temples, gardens, etc. Four large hospitals serve the area. Demographics Samta colony is a mixed community of Marwari, Gujrati, Sikh, Rajput, Marathi, Muslim and Sindhi people. Transport Samta Colony is 2 km from Raipur main railway station, 4.5 km from Raipur new bus stand & 18 km from Swami Vivekananda Airport. Temples # Hanuman Mandir:- a very old & highly respected temple, serving the Marwari community of the city. # Shyam Mandir:- a huge temple built by the Shyam Mitra Mandal Community, who worship Shri Shyam Baba (an avatar of Lord Krishna). Many religious functions are held there every month. # Radha Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samta Sthal
Raj Ghat is a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, India. Originally it was the name of a historic ghat of Old Delhi ( Shahjahanabad). Close to it, and east of Daryaganj was ''Raj Ghat Gate'' of the walled city, opening at ''Raj Ghat'' to the west bank of the Yamuna River. Later the memorial area was also called ''Raj Ghat''. It is a black marble platform that marks the spot of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation, ''Antyeshti'' (last rites) on 31 January 1948, a day after his assassination. It is left open to the sky while an eternal flame burns at one end. Located on Delhi's Ring Road, officially known as Mahatma Gandhi Road, a stone footpath flanked by lawns leads to the walled enclosure that houses the memorial. The materials used in the memorial, especially in the recesses, raise a few questions about the nature of Gandhian architecture in India. There is a difference between the architecture of Rajghat and a Gandhian low-cost housing architecture. Unlike the hard m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samta Prasad
Samta Prasad (Hindi : पण्डित सामता प्रसाद; 20 July 1921 – 31 May 1994) was an Indian classical musician and tabla player from the Benares gharana. He played tabla in many Hindi films including, ''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen'' (1963) and ''Sholay'' (1975), and film music composers Rahul Dev Burman and Bappi Lahiri were his disciples. He was the son of Hari Sundarrr, also known as Bachaa Mishra, his grandfather was Jagannath Mishra, and his ancestors included Pratap Maharaj, also known as Gudai Maharaj. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama and the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour given by Govt. of India in 1991. Early life and training Pandit Samta Prasad was born on 20 July 1921, in Kabir chaura, Banaras (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh into a family steeped in the tradition of tabla and pakhawaj of Benaras gharana, sometimes ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samta Benyahia
Samta Benyahia ( ar, صامته بن يحيى) born in Constantine, Algeria, in 1950, is an Algerian French artist, known for her Arab Berber Andalusian geometrical patterns and rosaceae, called ''fatima''. Benyahia studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris from 1974 to 1980, and subsequently taught at the École supérieure des Beaux-Arts :fr:École des beaux-arts d'Alger in Algiers from 1980 to 1988. She moved to France in 1988 and received her Master of Advanced Studies in plastic arts from the University of Paris VIII. She currently works and lives in Paris. In the past twenty years, Benyahia has participated in numerous group and solo art exhibitions in venues throughout the world, including the Dak’Art Biennale of Dakar, Senegal (2004), the Venice Biennial (2003), the Modern Art Oxford, England (2003), and the Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (2004), the Spacex Gallery, Exeter, UK (2001–2002), the Residency and Exhibition Art i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
