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Sastri College High School
Sastri is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. Seshayya Sastri (1828–1903), Indian administrator, Diwan of Travancore 1872–1877 and Diwan of Pudukkottai 1878–1894 * Bapudeva Sastri (1821–1900), Indian scholar in Sanskrit and mathematics * C. V. Kumaraswami Sastri (1870–1934), Indian lawyer, Sanskrit scholar, judge of the Madras High Court * C. V. Runganada Sastri (1819–1881), Indian interpreter, civil servant and polyglot * Cheyyur Chengalvaraya Sastri, a carnatic music composer * Devudu Narasimha Sastri (1895–1962), Kannada writer, novelist, Sanskrit scholar, ritualist, actor and a journalist * Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1887–1980), Telugu poet, playwright and translator * Dhulipala Seetharama Sastri (1921–2007), Telugu film and Stage Actor * Eemani Sankara Sastri (1922–1987), Veena player of Carnatic music * H. Krishna Sastri (1870–1928), Indian epigraphist * Hiranand Sastri (1878–1946), Indian archaeologist and epigraphist * Iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bapudeva Sastri
Bapudeva Sastri or Narasimha Deva Paranjpe (1821–1900) was an Indian mathematician. Biography He was born on 1 November 1821, to a Hindu Brahmin family of Maharashtra. He received his early education in arithmetic and algebra at the Marathi school in Nagpur. He also studied the Lilāvati and Bijaganita under ''Dhundiraja Misra''. Noting his talent, the British political agent Lancelot Wilkinson secured his admission to the Sehore Sanskrit school where he studied Siddhānta Shiromani, Euclidean Geometry and European science in general under Pandit Sevarama and Wilkinson himself. In 1842 Sastri went to Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi, where he taught rekha-ganita (Euclidean Geometry). In 1890 Sudhakar Dwivedi was appointed the teacher of mathematics and astrology after Bapudeva Sastri, retired in 1889. Scholarly works Bapudeva Sastri translated the Siddhānta Shiromani (a treatise on Hindu mathematics written in the twelfth century by Bhaskaracharya) and published it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paidala Gurumurti Sastri
Gurumurti Sastri was a composer of Carnatic music who lived during the 18th century in the village of Kayatar in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Family His family name was Paidala. He learnt music from Venkatasubbayya. He was well-versed in both Sangitha and Sahitya. He was felicitated Madras. Gitas Gurumurti Sastri composed many ''Gitas'', or short songs illustrating ''Janaka'' (means parent, also known as melakarta) and ''Janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...'' '' ragas''. He composed around 1000 gitas which earned him the name ' Veyi Gitala Gurumurti Sastri' . He was famous for his technical knowledge of the science of ''Ragas''. His mudra (signature) was Gurumurthi. The Gitas he composed in Sanskrit were lost to time. Here are a few that sustaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seema Sastri
''Seema Sastri'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. It stars Allari Naresh and Farjana. The film was released theatrically on 16 November 2007. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the humour, action sequences, and songs, but criticized the writing. It was later remade in Kannada as ''Super Shastri'' (2012). It was dubbed into Hindu as ''Guru Mahaguru''. Plot Subramanyam Sastri falls in love with Surekha Reddy, who lives with her relatives in Hyderabad. After falling in love, Sastri gets to know that Surekha Reddy belongs to a popular factionist family in Rayala Seema. The rest of the story is all about how Subramanyam and his family members convince the factionists for the marriage in a humorous way. Cast * Allari Naresh as Subramanya Sastry * Farjana as Surekha Reddy * Ali as Lambodhara Sastry * Jaya Prakash Reddy as Peddi Reddy * L. B. Sriram as Shankar Sastry * Krishna Bhagavan * M. S. Narayana as Vaikunta Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivanath Sastri College
Sivanath Sastri College is an undergraduate college for women in Kolkata, India, and is popularly referred to as South City Morning. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. The name commemorates the legacy of Brahmo social reformer Sivanath Sastri. It shares premises with Heramba Chandra College (popularly known as South City Day) and Prafulla Chandra College (popularly known as South City Evening). Library The library was founded on the ideals of the nineteenth century Brahmo educational movement with its focus on providing quality education to women as pioneered by Pandit Sivanath Sastri. Today even though it is hard-pressed for space and lacks desired manpower, the Sivanath Sastri college library continues with its mission to help the community to grow. The collection The library has a collection of more than 39,000 volumes which also include a small collection of conventional reference books. The library functions as a consortium of five separate units: the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sastri Nagar
Sastri Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil, around 35 km from Campbell Bay. The village comes under the administration of Laxmi Nagar panchayat. Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Demographics According to the2011 census of India
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Viswanatha Sastri
Mayuram Viswanatha Sastri (Tamil: மாயூரம் விஸ்வநாத சாஸ்திரி) (1893–1958) was a Carnatic music composer. His most remembered composition is the patriotic song "Jayathi Jayathi Bharata Mata". Translated "Victory Victory to Mother India", the song has become a standard among classical singers of South India. This song is one of the 18 songs in his book 'Bharat Bhajan' which was published in the year 1948 containing songs in praise of Bharat Matha( Mother India) and Mahatma Gandhi. This book was one among his many publications. Early life and background Sastri was born on 27 November 1893 to Ramaswamy Ganapadigal and Balambal Lakshmi in Therizhandur near Mayuram (also known as Māyavaram, present-day Mayilāduthurai) in Tamil Nadu. He was the second of six children. He was initiated in Sanskrit studies, as was the custom and was put in Sanskrit College at Kalyan Mahal, Thiruvaiyaru. He also studied the vedas simultaneously for some tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veturi Prabhakara Sastri
Veturi Prabhakara Sastri (7 February 1888 – 29 August 1950) was a Sanskrit and Telugu scholar, editor, translator and historian. He was born in the town of Pedakallepalli in the Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was known for deciphering a few thousand of Annamayya's composition during his tenure at the Devasthanam Oriental Institute. He is also recognized for his scholarship on Telugu poet Srinatha's work. Veturi was involved in researching lost texts and forgotten literature, and he is regarded for his enlightened and liberal scholarship that was free of literary or religious prejudices. Work As a publisher and writer, he introduced to the Telugu people several antiquated texts, in association with Manavalli Ramakrishna Kavi from prachya likhita pustaka bhandagaram (library of ancient scripts). He discovered the copper scripts of Annamayya's poetry and introduced them to Telugu people. Similarly, he unearthed palm scripts of Ranganatha's Ragadalu. He published Tanjavur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syama Sastri
Shyama Shastri (; 26 April 1762 – 1827) or Syama Sastri was a musician and composer of Carnatic music. He was the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. Early life and career Shyama Shastri, whose birth name was Venkata Subrahmanya, was born on 26 April 1762 in a Telugu Brahmin family. He was also known as one of the trinity of carnatic music. To later generations, he is better known by his adopted name Shyama Shastri or by his musical mudra (signature) Shyama Krishna. He was born in Tiruvarur, in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu. He received his instruction in the vedas, astrology, and other traditional subjects early on and learned music from his maternal uncle. He was later trained in music by Adiappayya, a noted durbar musician of Thanjavur. Although Śyāma Śastri did not compose as many ''kritis'' as his two prolific contemporaries, his compositions are still well known due to the literary, melodic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subbaraya Sastri
Subbaraya Sastri (1803–1862) the son and student of Syama Sastri, one of the most famous figures in the history of Carnatic music. He also has the unique distinction of having studied music from all the three of the musicians now acknowledged as "the Trinity of Carnatic Music": his father, and the master musicians Tyagaraja and Muthuswamy Dikshitar. Early life Subbaraya was born in 1803 as the second son of Syama Sastri. He studied music initially from his father. Later Syama Shastri asked Tyagaraja to teach his son and sent Subbaraya to him. He also had the opportunity to learn a few ''krithi'' from Muthuswami Dikshitar. He also learnt Hindustani music from Meru Goswami, a musician of the Thanjavur palace, and from Ramadas Swami who was a recluse and who lived in Tiruvidaimarudur near Kumbakonam. Career Subbaraya Shastry composed only a few krithi. Sastri composed most of his kritis in praise of the Mother Goddess. Some of his kritis are ''Janani ninnuvina'' (''Reetigowla''), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivanath Sastri
Sivanath Shastri or Sibanath Sastri (31 January 1848 – 30 September 1919) was a Bengali social reformer, writer, translator, scholar, editor philoshoper and historian.সুবোধচন্দ্র সেনগুপ্ত ও অঞ্জলি বসু সম্পাদিত, ''সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান'', প্রথম খণ্ড, সাহিত্য সংসদ, কলকাতা, আগস্ট ২০১৬ পৃষ্ঠা ১০১, References thebrahmosamaj.net, retrieved 6 February 2022. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sastri, Sivanath 1847 births 1919 deaths Bengali Hindus 20th-century Bengalis 19th-century Bengalis Bengali historians Writers from Kolkata Sivanath Sastri Sivanath Shastri or Sibanath Sastri (31 January 1848 – 30 September 1919) was a Bengali social reformer, writer, translator, scholar, editor philoshoper and historian.সুবোধচন্দ্র সেনগুপ্ত ও অঞ্জ . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarabha Sastri
Sri Sarabha Sastri (1872–1904) was an Indian venu flute player, known as the first great Brahmin flutist. He brought the flute to the mainstream Indian Carnatic concert stage – until then, it was almost exclusively a folk instrument. To Sastri goes the credit of promoting the flute to the status of a primary concert instrument from being a mere 'second fiddle' to dance. Early life and background Sri Sarabha Sastrigal was born in 1872 to Viswanatha Sastri and Smt. Dharmambal. His mother's native place was Tiruvadi and She lived next door to Saint Tyagaraja. His father died when he and his brother (Rao Sahib)Sivakumara Sastri were very young. Blind at a young age, he was initiated into a career in music under the guidance of his maternal uncle Sri Kuppusamy Sastri of Tiruvadi near Thiruvaiyaru and later by Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar, one of the leading disciples of Saint Tyagaraja. Sri Govinda Nayanakkar unravelled the mysteries of flute to young Sarabha Sastri. Sri Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puranam Purushottama Sastri
Puranam Purushottama Sastri (1925–2010) was an eminent Carnatic musician and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He is son of Puranam Kanakayya Sastri. He was born in Nallapadu in Guntur district in 1925. His father Kanakayya Sastri was also famous musician and Asthana Vidwan of Gadwal Samsthanam and Yadagirigutta Devasthanam. He went to Madras to pursue advanced music. He took diploma in Music from Central College of Carnatic Music in 1952. Musiri Subramania Iyer was the principal and also his guru for a decade. At home, he became known for his rich vocal compass, manodharma, laya gnanam and gamaka pushti. Sastry was an undisputed expert in singing Pallavi A pallavi has multiple connotations in carnatic music. It is the first part of any formal composition (Krithi) which has three segments - Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam (which can be one or more). Pallavi is usually also an abbreviation of R .... He has also applied ragas to cure some diseases and to activate cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
