Sankara can refer to:

People

Danladi Abdullahi Sankara Dr. Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (born 25 November 1954) is a Nigerian politician who is Senator for the Jigawa North-West constituency of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Danladi is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Early political career In ...

(born 1954), Nigerian politician and senator * Mariam Sankara (born 1953), First Lady of Burkina Faso, widow of Thomas Sankara * Thomas Sankara (1949–1987), Marxist revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso (from 1983–1987) *

Adi Shankara Adi Shankara ("first Shankara," to distinguish him from other Shankaras)(8th cent. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya ( sa, आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ, lit=First Shanka ...

(788–820), Hindu philosopher credited with reviving Hinduism *

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

, whom Hindus, especially Shaivites, worship as supreme God or their Supreme Being

Films

* ''Sankara'' (2007 film), a Sri Lankan film directed by Prasanna Jayakody * ''Shankara'' (2016 film), a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film by Tatineni Satya

Other

* Sankara, Burkina Faso, a village in Burkina Faso * Sankara Eye Foundation, a US-based non-profit working to eradicate curable blindness in India * Sankara Stones, magical rocks from the 1984 feature film ''

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'' * Sankhara, mental formations in Buddhist philosophy

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