Manju is a Sanskrit word meaning pleasant, sweet, snow, beautiful, clouds, morning dew and is predominantly an Indian female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
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Manju Kak
Manju Kak is a writer. She is an author, a critic, and an art and cultural historian. She has also been a volunteer engaged in development issues and women's organizations.
Her fiction, essays, critical reviews, and articles have appeared in ne ...
, a Kashmiri writer
Manju may also refer to:
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Manchuria
Manchuria is an exonym (derived from the endo demonym " Manchu") for a historical and geographic region in Northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day Northeast China (Inner Manchuria) and parts of the Russian Far East (Outer Manc ...
or Manju, a region of China
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Manchu people
The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and Q ...
, a people from Manju
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Manju (era)
was a after ''Jian'' and before ''Chōgen.'' This period spanned the years from July 1024 through July 1028. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
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, a Japanese era name
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Manjū
is a traditional Japanese confection. Of the many varieties of manjū, most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of ''anko'' ( red bean paste), usually made from boiled adzuki beans and sugar. ''M ...
, a Japanese confection
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''Manju'' (novel), an Indian novel written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair
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''Manju'' (film), a 1982 Indian film based on the novel
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Manjunath (disambiguation) Manjunath is another name for the Hindu deity Shiva. It may also refer to:
People
* B. C. Manjunath, Indian classical musician/percussionist
* Shanmugam Manjunath (1978–2005), Indian marketing manager murdered for his stand against corruption
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Manjusri
Mañjuśrī (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री) is a ''bodhisattva'' associated with '' prajñā'' (wisdom) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. His name means "Gentle Glory" in Sanskrit. Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller name of Mañjuśrīkumārab ...
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