Shanti may refer to:

In Sanskrit

* Inner peace, a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress * Kshanti, one of the paramitas of Buddhism *

Shanti Mantras The Shanti Mantras or "Peaces" or Pancha Shanti are Hindu prayers for Peace ( Shanti) found in Upanishads. Generally they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses. Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of so ...

or "Peace Mantras”, Hindu prayers or sacred utterances believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers

People

Real

Shanti Devi Shanti Devi (12 December 1926 – 27 December 1987), known as Lugdi Devi (18 January 1902 – 4 October 1925) in her alleged past life, was an Indian woman who claimed to remember her previous life, and became the subject of reincarnation researc ...

(1926–1987), Indian woman at the center of a case of supposed reincarnation * Shanti Devi (politician) (born 1937), Indian politician * Shanti Roney (born 1970), Swedish actor *

Shanti Snyder Shanti Snyder (born 4 June 1981), better known as Shanti, is a Japanese lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host of mixed descent, based in Japan and hailing from Kanagawa Prefecture. She performs with a few different formations at clubs i ...

(born 1981), Japanese/English lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host *

Oliver Shanti Oliver Shanti (born Ulrich Schulz 16 November 1948 in Hamburg, Germany), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, was a New Age musician, best known for his work with the bands "Inkarnation" and "Oliver Shanti & Friends". In 2009, Shanti was sentenced to ...

(born 1948), New Age musician * Shanti Wintergate, musician/actress/writer *

Shanthi Krishna Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in Malayalam and Tamil films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Sharadammini in ''Chakoram'' (1994), t ...

(born 1960), Tamil and Malayalam movie actress *

Shanthi Lekha Rita Irene Koys (July 1, 1929 – May 11, 2009), better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan Film actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema. Personal life Lekha was born in Kalutara on July ...

or Rita Irene Quyn (1929–2009), Sri Lankan actress *

Santhi Soundarajan Santhi Soundarajan (also spelled ''Shanthi Soundararajan'', ta, சாந்தி சௌந்திரராஜன், born 17 April 1981) is a track and field athlete from Tamil Nadu, India. She is the winner of 12 int ...

or Santhi Soundararajan (born 1981), Indian athlete * Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal (1940–2001), princess of Nepal and rani of Bajhang * Chaikra Shanti Maximus, Belgian fashion model

Fictional

* A protagonists of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's 1882 novel ''

Anandamath ''Anandamath'' ( bn, আনন্দমঠ ''Anondomôţh'') ( The Abbey of Bliss) is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in ...

'' * A character in the 2003 Disney cartoon ''

The Jungle Book 2 ''The Jungle Book 2'' is a 2003 animated adventure film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on Febr ...

'' (2003)

Music

* Shanti (band), an Indian-American group of the early 1970s * ''Shanti'' (Hitomi Shimatani album), 2002 * ''Shanti'' (Aiko Kitahara album), 2007 * "Shanti" (song), a 2002 single by Hitomi Shimatani * :Shanti / Ashtangi", a 1998 song by Madonna from the album ''

Ray of Light ''Ray of Light'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released in early 1998 by Maverick Records. A stylistic and aesthetical departure from her previous work, ''Ray of Light'' is an electronica and techno-pop reco ...

'' * "Shanti Shanti Shanti", a song by Babymetal from the 2019 album '' Metal Galaxy'' * "Shanti", a song by Ferry Corsten from the 2008 album '' Twice in a Blue Moon'' * "Shanti", a song by Banco de Gaia from the 1994 album ''

Maya Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a popul ...

'' * Béla Fleck/Jeff Coffin composition from the 1998 album '' Left of Cool'' * "Om Shanti" a song by Alice Coltrane from the 1987 album '' Divine Songs'' *”Shanti” a song by Don Cherry from the 1977 album Hear & Now. The song also appears as “Om Shanti Om” on the 2020 album by the same name

In the media

* ''Shanti'' (TV series), a 1994 Indian television series * '' Shanti Shanti Shanti'', a 1998 Kannada language film * ''Shanti'' (film), a 2004 Indian film starring Bhavana * An important term in the 2006 film '' Children of Men''

Other uses

Shantinatha Shantinatha was the sixteenth Jain tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini). Shantinatha was born to King Vishvasena and Queen Aiira at Hastinapur in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date is the thirteenth day of the Jyest Krishna month of the ...

, 16th

Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

Tirthankara In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a ' ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the '' dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable pass ...

* Shanti Project, a group providing support and guidance for people with life-threatening illnesses *

Shanthi Nagar Shanthi Nagar or Shanthi Nagar Colony is the name of a Colony. This is one of the major and oldest colonies of Nalgonda, Telangana, India. It is a part of Nalgonda city and now comes under One-Town having Pincode of 508001. It is one of the ...

or Shanthi Nagar Colony, a colony of Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh * Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India *

Shanti Theatre Shanti Theatre was an Indian movie theatre located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Built by G. Umapathy and D. Shanmuga Raja, and inaugurated in January 1961, it was bought by actor Sivaji Ganesan, and was owned by his family since. In May 2016, Shanti ce ...

, a movie theatre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu *Shanti Anantam Ashram, founded by Swamini Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda where she served as spiritual director