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Sati (Hindu Goddess), Sati
Sati or SATI may refer to: Entertainment * ''Sati'' (film), a 1989 Bengali film by Aparna Sen and starring Shabana Azmi * ''Sati'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Christopher Pike *Sati (singer) (born 1976), Lithuanian singer *Sati, a character in ''The Matrix Revolutions'' Institutes *Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, a college in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India *South African Translators' Institute, an association in South Africa representing translators and other language practitioners Places *Sati (castle), a medieval fortified town near Shkodër, Albania * Hesar-e Sati, a village in Shahriar County, Tehran Province, Iran * Sati-ye Olya, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Sati-ye Sofla, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Sati-ye Vosta, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran People *Sharaf al-Din Sati (died 1288), mystic, author, and manuscript producer *Sati Beg, ruler of the Ilkhanate Religion * Sati (Hindu goddess), Shiva's first wife, and after her death, reincarnated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sati (film)
''Sati'' is a Bengali film released in 1989 written and directed by Aparna Sen. Based on a story by Kamal Kumar Majumdar, the film is about A mute orphan girl who is married to a Banyan tree because her horoscope suggests that she would be a sati, and her husband would die. The film had Shabana Azmi and Arun Banerjee in lead roles. Along with her previous films, '' Parama'' (1984), Aparna Sen became the first female director in Bengali cinema to explore gender issues and feminist perspective. Synopsis The young Brahmin girl (Shabana Azmi) in this story has a disastrous horoscope. In an Indian village in 1828, this can be a real handicap. The fact that she is mute only compounds her difficulties. Her horoscope predicts that she will become a widow at an early age. If this turns out as predicted, in addition to being bad luck for her prospective husbands, it is bad luck for her, as she will, according to the customs of the time, have to commit ''suttee'', sati. That means she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkhanate
The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids (), and known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (). The Ilkhanid realm was officially known as the Land of Iran or simply Iran. It was established after Hulegu Khan, Hülegü, the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited the West Asian and Central Asian part of the Mongol Empire after his brother Möngke Khan died in 1259. The Ilkhanate's core territory was situated in what is now the countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. At its greatest extent, the Ilkhanate also included parts of modern Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Georgia (country), Georgia, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, part of modern Dagestan, and part of modern Tajikistan. Later Ilkhanid rulers, beginning with Ghazan in 1295, converted to Islam. In the 1330s, the Ilkhanate was ravaged by the Black Death. The last ilkhan, Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, died in 133 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sat (Sanskrit)
(Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "truth" or "essence.“ In Indian religions, it refers to a kind of virtue found across them. This virtue most commonly refers to being truthful in one's thoughts, speech and action. For Yoga particularly, ''satya'' is one of five yamas, the virtuous restraint from falsehood and distortion of reality in one's expressions and actions. Etymology and meaning In the Vedas and later sutras, the meaning of the word evolves into an ethical concept about truthfulness and an important virtue. It means being true and consistent with reality in one's thought, speech, and action. has cognates in a number of diverse Indo-European languages, including the word "sooth" and "sin" in English, "" ("") in Russian, "" (truthful) in Danish, "" in Swedish, and "" in Avestan, the liturgical language of Zoroastrianism. () is the root of many Sanskrit words and concepts such as ("pure, truthful") and ("truth"). The Sanskrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarti
Sarti can be referring to the following items: Surname The Italian language surname Sarti is derived from the occupation of tailor. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolfo Sarti (1928–1992), Italian Christian Democrat politician * Alessandra Sarti (born 1974), Italian mathematician *Alessio Sarti (born 1979), Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper * Antun Sarti, Dalmatian politician, was Mayor of Split * Benito Sarti (1936–2020), retired Italian professional football player * Ercole Sarti (1593–?), Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Ferrara *Giuliano Sarti (1933–2017), former Italian footballer *Giuseppe Sarti (1729–1802), Italian opera composer * Leo Sarti (born 1956), Sammarinese judoka * Lucien Sarti (c. 1931 – 1972), drug trafficker and killer-for-hire involved in the infamous French Connection heroin network *Paolo Sarti, Italian painter * Prospero Sarti (died 1904), Italian engineer, architect, engraver, and collector of antiquities, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sade Sati
In Hindu astrology, ''Sade-Sati'' () is the years long period of Shani (Saturn). This is a period with many challenges, but also a time of great achievements and recognition. Start and end Traditional calculation The period of Sade-sati starts when Saturn enters the zodiac sign immediately before the zodiac sign of Moon at the time of the birth of the individual. That is, if the Moon sign (Ayamsha) at the time of birth of the native was Taurus, then the Sadesati will begin when Saturn enters sign Aries. The Sadesati will continue while Saturn transits over this sign and the next two signs, i.e. the birth sign and the sign after it. Saturn spends around years in each sign. To cross these three signs it takes about years. Thus the name Sadesati which literally means seven and a half. Alternate calculation Of all transits in traditional Indian, Vedic astrology, which is based on the sidereal zodiac as against the tropical zodiac, Saturn transit is a solely emotional / mental tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
