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Vira (given Name)
Vira is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Vira Ageyeva (born 1958), Ukrainian literary critic and philologist * Vira Alakesvara of Gampola, king of Gampola * Vira Bahu II of Gampola, king of Gampola * Vira Chorny-Meshkova (born 1963), Ukrainian poet and translator * Vira Jotava, Indian politician * Vira Lozinsky (born 1974), Israeli-Moldovan musician and Yiddish language singer * Vira Misevych (1945–1995), Soviet-Ukrainian equestrian * Vira Narasimha II (1220–1234), king of the Hoysala Empire * Vira Ramanatha (1263–1295), king of the Hoysala Empire * Vira Silenti (1931–2014), Italian actress * Vira Someshwara (1234–1263), king of the Hoysala Empire * Vira Ulianchenko (born 1958), Ukrainian politician and activist * Vira Ravi Ravi Varma (died 1504), raja of Venad * Vira Varma, prince of Kottayam * Vira Vovk (born 1926), Ukrainian-language writer, critic and translator * Vira Boarman Whitehouse (1875–1957), American suffragette, governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Ageyeva
Vira Ageyeva ( uk, Віра Павлівна Агеєва, born 1958) is a Ukrainian literary critic and philologist. In 1990, she and other scholars established the first feminist seminars in the country as an initiative of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and she was a co-founder of the Kyiv Institute for Gender Studies in 1998. She was honored as a joint winner of the Shevchenko National Prize in 1996 and the Petro Mohyla Prize, an award given by Academic Council of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, in 2008. Early life and education Vira Pavlivna Ageyeva was born 30 July 1958 in Bakhmach, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1980, she graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv and began working as a senior researcher of the Institute of Literature there. From 1985, she was employed at the Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 1990, Aheyeva, Tamara Hundorova, and Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Silenti
Vira Silenti (16 April 1931 – 1 November 2014) was an Italian actress. Career Born in Naples as Elvira Giovene, Silenti debuted as child actress at ten years old in ''Una notte dopo l’opera'' (1942). She studied law at the university and enrolled at the dance school of Jia Ruskaja, then she left her studies to devote herself to the acting career. One of the most active actresses in the Italian television between fifties and sixties, she slowed her activity after her marriage with the film producer Ermanno Donati, until her retirement in the early 1980s. Death Silenti was struck by a car on 31 October 2014 in Rome, Italy. She died the next day from her injuries at the age of 83. Selected filmography * '' Last Love'' (1947) * '' Cab Number 13'' (1948) * ''Totò Tarzan'' (1950) * ''Romanzo d'amore'' (1950) * ''La nemica'' (1952) * ''Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) * ''Passionate Song'' (1953) * ''I Vitelloni'' (1953) * ''House of Ricordi'' (1954) * ''Winter Holidays'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Vovk
Vira Ostapivna Selianska ( uk, Ві́ра Оста́півна Селя́нська, pen name Vira Vovk ( uk, Ві́ра Вовк; 2 January 1926 – 16 July 2022) was a Ukrainian writer, critic and translator. She wrote in Ukrainian, German and Portuguese. Biography Born in Boryslav in 1926, she grew up in the Hutsul region in the town of Kuty (at that time on the Polish-Romanian border). Vira Vovk's secondary education was completed in Lviv and Dresden. She studied Germanics, music history and comparative literature at the University of Tübingen. In 1945, she emigrated with her mother to Portugal and in 1949, further to Brazil. She went to Rio de Janeiro where she completed her university studies. Post graduate studies were completed at Columbia University (New York City) and Munich University. Vovk received a PhD and became professor of German literature at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Vovk has created ten collections of poetry, ten novels, and eleven plays a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-west Kerala. Kottayam is located in the basin of the Meenachil River at an average elevation of above sea level, and has a moderate climate. It is located approximately north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Kottayam is also referred to as "The City of Letters" as many of the first Malayalam daily newspapers, like '' Deepika,'' ''Malayala Manorama,'' and ''Mangalam,'' were started and are headquartered in Kottayam, as are a number of publishing houses. Etymology The royal palace of the Thekkumkur ruler was protected by a fort called ''Thaliyilkotta''. It is believed that the name ''Kottayam'' is derived from a combination of the Malayalam words ''kotta'' which means fort (''Thaliyilkotta'') and ''akam'' which means inside. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Varma
{{Use Indian English, date=July 2018 Vira Varma was the second ranking prince of Kottayam and last Raja of Kurumbranad. He is more famous as the uncle of his better known nephew Pazhassi Raja. Vira Varma and his nephew Kerala Varma (Pazhassi Raja) rose to prominence in turbulent days that followed Hyder Ali's invasion of Malabar in 1774. Described as a wicked and scheming person, Vira Varma also had vengeful and jealous disposition and was always at loggerheads with Pazhassi Raja. In 1792, he surrendered his kingdom to the British and agreed to collect and pay tribute fixed by British officials. In 1793, he was adopted by Rama Raja of Kurumbranad as successor. His cruel revenue policy led to a peasant rebellion led by his nephew, Pazhassi Raja. This rebellion turned into a full blown war between the British and Pazhassi Raja. In 1797, Pazhassi Raja won the war and one of his terms was for the British to recognize his claim that Vira Varma must not be permitted to rule Kottayam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Ravi Ravi Varma
Vira Ravi Ravi Varma was Raja of Venad, also known as the Kingdom of Quilon, between 1484 and 1503. He was a member of the Kulasekhara Dynasty, predecessors of the Travancore Rajas. He moved the capital from Kallidaikurichi to Padmanabhapuram about 1500. He was the ruler of Venad when the Portuguese arrived in India. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vira Ravi Ravi Varma Rulers of Quilon 15th-century Indian monarchs Year of birth unknown 1504 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Ulianchenko
Vira Ivanivna Ulianchenko ( uk, Віра Іванівна Ульянченко; born February 1, 1958; village of Ozeryany) is a Ukrainian state and political activist. She is the only female governor in a history of Kyiv Oblast since its establishment in 1932. Biography In 1980 she graduated from the Philology Department of Kyiv University after which she worked as a teacher at the professional technical college (PTU) #4 in Kyiv city. In 1981 Ulianchenko became a Komsomol activist. In 1987 Ulianchenko was elected a deputy to the municipal raion council of Soviet Raion of Kyiv city and a deputy head of the Soviet Raion executive committee. In May 1990 she started working at the local office of the Communist Party committee. From 1991 to 1993 Ulianchenko as an administrator worked in various government institutions Verkhovna Rada, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and Presidential Administration Secretariat. From 1993 to 1994 Ulianchenko worked for a water transportation compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Someshwara
Vira Someshwara ( kn, ವೀರ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ) (1234–1263) was a king of the Hoysala Empire. The preoccupation of Vira Narasimha II in the affairs of Tamil country resulted in neglect of northern territories and he had to face Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri, Seuna incursions south of the Tungabhadra river. Influence in Tamil country politics During the time period 1225–1250, the Hoysalas consolidated their domination over the South Deccan by asserting complete influence on the Cholas and the Pandyas. Someshwara was actually given the honorific ''Mamadi'' ("uncle") by the kings of Tamil country. Magadai Mandalam was conquered by Veera Somesvara in 1236. He allied himself with Chola Rajendra III but made friendship with the Pandyas when the Chola king tried to invade Pandya territory in 1238. Later having defeated Rajendra Chola III, Vira Someshwara again fought for the cause of the Cholas against the Pandyas. After 1235 CE, Someswara founded his capital in southern cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Ramanatha
Vira Ramanatha ( kn, ವೀರ ರಾಮನಾಥ) (1263–1295 CE) was a king of the southern portion of the Hoysala Empire. In 1254 CE, Hoysala king Vira Someshwara divided his kingdom between his two sons, Narasimha III (reign c. 1263–1292 CE) who ruled from Halebidu (Dorasamudra or Dwarasamudra), their original capital, had got the greater part of the ancestral kingdom and Vira Ramanatha Deva (reign c. 1254/1263–1295 CE) obtained the remaining part consisting of the present Kolar district and the Tamil territories conquered by the Hoysalas in the south, and ruled from Kannanur Kuppam near Srirangam. Like his father Narasimha II, Someshwara stayed back at Kannanur with Ramanatha where he was killed in 1262/1263 CE in a war with Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I of the Pandya dynasty. Ramanatha and his half-brother, Narasimha III, were devout Jains. During his rule, there were frequent clashes and feud between him and the king. Ramanatha also got the Manne-Nadu (Mann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Alakesvara Of Gampola
Vira Alakesvara, also known as Vijayabahu VI, was the last King of Gampola who ruled from 1397 to 1411. He was the last prominent member of the Alagakkonara family. Biography His father was a minister of the local king Vikramabahu III of Gampola fortified a marshy region around present day Colombo region, on the marshes to the south of the Kelani River. His death is established as between 1382 and 1392. At his father's death, there was disunity in his family with family members fighting each other for power and procession. Kumara Alakesvara, half-brother of king Buwanekabahu V controlled the region from 1386–87 and was followed by Vira Alakesvara from 1387 onwards until 1391, when he was ousted by the rival claimants relative. He came back to power with the help of foreign mercenaries in 1399. He ruled until 1411 when he confronted the visiting Chinese Admiral Zheng He Zheng He (; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Narasimha II
Vira Narasimha II ( kn, ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ವೀರ ನರಸಿಂಹ) (r. 1220–1234) was a king of the Hoysala Empire. During his reign the Hoysalas gained much influence in the affairs of the Tamil country. He defeated the Kadavas and Pandyas and levied a tribute. He acted as a support to Chola king Rajaraja Chola III, who was possibly his son-in-law, against Pandya incursions. During his rule, Vira Narasimha made Kannanur Kuppam near Srirangam his second capital, with an intent to maintain close watch and control over affairs in Tamil country. Later he fought for the Chola cause again and marched all the way to Rameswaram. The Kannada poet Sumanobana was the court poet of King Vira Narasimha II. Wars with Pandyas During the rule of Vira Narasimha II, a Hoysala army was stationed at Kanchi possibly to avert any incursion from the Telugu Chodas of Nellore, the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal and the Pandyas of Madurai. The Chola monarch Rajaraja III defied the Pandyas by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vira Misevych
Vira Misevych ( uk, Віра Місевич; 10 April 1945 – 4 March 1995) was an equestrian from Soviet Union and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in dressage with the Soviet team at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ... in Moscow, which all competitive equestrian teams boycotted. References External linksBiography of Vira Misevich * 1945 births 1995 deaths Ukrainian female equestrians Soviet female equestrians Ukrainian dressage riders Olympic equestrians for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kyiv Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{Ukra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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