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Vasanta or Vasantha may refer to: * Vasanta (Ritu) or Basant, the spring season in the Hindu calendar * Vasantha (raga), a musical scale in Carnatic music * Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat, Uttar Pradesh, India * Vasanta Group Vasanta Group is the UK's largest office supplies company, headquartered in Sheffield. Formed in 2007 after the management buyout of Kingfield Heath, the company then merged with ISA and Supplies Team to form Vasanta Group. It is listed on t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasanta (Ritu)
Vasanta ( sa, वसन्त, lit=Spring, translit=Vasantā), also referred to as Basant, refers to the Indian spring. One of the main festivals of the Vasanta season is celebrated on '' Vasanta Panchami'' ( sa, वसन्त पञ्चमी), which in Indian society is a cultural and religious festival, celebrated annually on the first day of spring, the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month '' Magha'' (January–February). Origin In Sanskrit ''Vasanta'' means ''spring''. Panchami is the fifth day of ''Shukla Paksha'', the fortnight of the waxing moon in the Hindu month of Magha, (January – February). Vasanta Panchami, which marks the end of the winter and heralds in spring, is dedicated to goddess Saraswati. She is a goddess of water and of a river bearing her name. Her water originates in the Himalayas, flows southeast and meets the Ganges at Prayag near its confluence with the Yamuna (Triveni). Saraswati is also a goddess of speech and learning who blesses t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasantha (raga)
Vasantha (pronounced vasantā) is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''janya'' raga of '' Suryakantam'', the 17th '' Melakarta'' raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications According to P, Subba Rao, majority opinion is that the raga is derived from ''Mayamalavagowla'', the 15th ''Melakarta'' raga.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras ''Vasantha'' is suitable to be sung in evening and is considered an auspicious raga. Structure ''Vasantha'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' raga, malathiga structure is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * ārohaṇa : * avarohaṇa : This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam. Popular compositions ''Vasant ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasanta College For Women
Vasanta College for Women, also known as Vasanta College, is a women's college in Rajghat, Varanasi (India), admitted to the privileges of the Benaras Hindu University. It was established in 1913 by Dr. Annie Besant. History Vasanta College was founded by Annie Besant in 1913. The college initially was situated in the compound of the Theosophical Society at Kamachha, Bhelupura, Varanasi. In 1954, Jiddu Krishnamurti, foster son of Dr. Annie Besant established the college in Rajghat and in the same year, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya commenced operations in the older facility of Vasanta College. Vasanta College is situated in a campus of 300 acres and overlooks the river Ganges. See also * Benaras Hindu University *List of educational institutions in Varanasi The following is a list of educational institutions in Varanasi. Varanasi (known earlier as Benares) is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is approximatel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |