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Shankar (other)
Sankar or Shankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss" and may refer to: People *Shankar (name) **Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist and composer ** Shankar (actor), Indian actor **Shankar (Tamil militant), Tamil rebel **Shankar (cartoonist), Indian cartoonist ** Shankar (writer), Indian writer ** Shankar–Ganesh, an Indian music director duo who worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada movies **Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India from 1992 to 1997 **Shankar, fictional protagonist of the 1998 Indian film ''Gunda'' portrayed by Mithun Chakraborty Places *Shankar, Jalandhar, a village located in Jallandhar, Punjab, India *Shankar, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran See also *Shankar's International Dolls Museum, New Delhi *''Shankar's Weekly'', a magazine founded by K. Shankar Pillai * Shankar Party unofficial name given to the Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya * Sankar (other) Sankar generally refers to a Hindu god, Lord S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar (name)
Sankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss". Shankar is also the name of Hindu god, Lord Shiva (Shiva shankara). The south Indian version of Shankara is sometimes written as "Sankara". Notable people with this name include: Given name * Sankar (writer) (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer * Shankar Balasubramanian, UK Chemical Biologist * Shankar Bhattacharyya (born 1946), American engineer * Shankar Lamichhane, Nepalese Essayist * Shankar Mahadevan, singer and part of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy music-director trio * Shankar Nagar, Nepalese town * Shankar Painter (1946–2020), Indian poet * Shankar (actor) (Shankar Panikkar, born 1960), Indian film actor and director popularly known as Shankar * K. Shankar Pillai (1902–1989), Indian cartoonist * Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi, half of the Shankar Jaiksan music-director duo * Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999), ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997 * Shankar Tucker, American clarinetist and mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. Shankar was born to a Bengali Brahmin family in India, and spent his youth as a dancer touring India and Europe with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the '' Apu Trilogy'' by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956. In 1956, Shankar began to tour Europe and the Americas playing Indian classical music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar (actor)
Shankar is an Indian actor who has worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. He acted in nearly 200 films.In the 80s and early 90s he was the most prominent romantc lead actor of Malayalam cinema. Shankar's debut Tamil film '' Oru Thalai Ragam,'' and Malayalam debut, '' Manjil Virinja Pookkal,'' completed a theatrical run of 365 and 250 days respectively. Early life Shankar was born to Thekkeveettil N. K. Panicker and Sulochana in Kechery, Thrissur, Kerala in 1960. His family later moved to Chennai when he was four years old. His father was a senior manager at Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited. He has two siblings, Krishnakumar and Indra. He completed the schooling from St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He pursued a Bachelors in History from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Rishikesh. Later he joined South Indian Film Chambers of acting completing 2 years of an acting course. Career As an actor Shankar's first film was legendary su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar (Tamil Militant)
Vaithilingam Sornalingam (September 1949 – 26 September 2001; ta, வைத்தியலிங்கம் சொர்ணலிங்கம், alternative spellings include Vythilingam Sornalingam; often referred to by his ''nom de guerre'' Colonel Shankar) was founder of the air wing and marine division of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and a relative of Velupillai Prabhakaran. He was educated in Sri Lanka, and worked for some time in Canada before returning to Sri Lanka and joining the LTTE. Early life Sornalingam was born in September 1949, the second of six sons. He studied at the Tamil Maha Vidyalayam in Vanni and later as a boarding student at Hartley College in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka between 1959 and 1969. While there, he lived in Thamotheram House, and proved himself a talented sportsman, representing the college in cricket and football. He then went on to the Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology in Chennai, where he studied aeronautical engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar (cartoonist)
Kesava Shankar Pillai (31 July 1902 – 26 December 1989), better known as Shankar, was an Indian cartoonist. He is considered the father of political cartooning in India. He founded ''Shankar's Weekly'', India's ''Punch'' in 1948. ''Shankar's Weekly'' also produced cartoonists like Abu Abraham, Ranga and Kutty, he closed down the magazine during the Emergency of 25 June 1975. From then on he turned to making children laugh and enjoy life. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, the second highest civilian honour given by the Govt. of India. Today he is most remembered for setting up Children's Book Trust established 1957 and Shankar's International Dolls Museum in 1965.Tribute to Shankar The Hindu, 2 August 2002. Early life and e ...
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Shankar (writer)
Mani Shankar Mukherjee (commonly known as ''Sankar'' in both Bengali and English-language literature) is an Indian writer in the Bengali language, who also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata. He grew up in Howrah district of West Bengal. Personal life Sankar is the son of Avaya Mukherjee known as Gouri Mukherjee. Sankar's father died while he was still a teenager, as a result of which Sankar became a clerk to the last British barrister of the Calcutta High Court, Noel Frederick Barwell. At the same time he entered in Surendranath College (formerly Ripon College, Calcutta) for study. He worked in various field as typewriter cleaner, private tutor, Hawker for the livelihood. Literary career After Noel Barwell's sudden death, ''Sankar'', the professional version of his name adopted for the law courts, sought to honor Barwell. "First, I wanted to build a statue. It was not possible. I then wanted to name a road. Even that was not feasible. And then I decided to write a book about him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar–Ganesh
Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years. Career They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 and later the duo assisted M.S.Viswanathan alone from 1965 till 1967. Kannadhasan started his own film Titled "Nagarathil Thirudargal" in which he introduced Shankar Ganesh as music directors. The film was stopped, so Kannadhasan took them to Chinnappa Devar and requested him to give them a chance. After Kannadhasan's death, Shankar Ganesh had their titles changed to " Kavinger vazhangiya thevarin" Shankar Ganesh Kaveri Thanda Kalaiselvi was a Natya Nadagam (Dance Drama) wherein Jayalalitha was main lead and rehearsals used to happen at her house with all artistes and musicians coming to her house and doing practice. Shankaraman, musician duo Shankar and Ganesh used to come to play music. Sandhya used to make food and give all artistes break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Shankar Dayal Sharma (; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh who served as the ninth President of India, from 1992 to 1997. Born in Bhopal, Sharma studied at Agra, Allahabad and Lucknow and received a doctorate in constitutional law from the University of Cambridge and was a bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn and a Brandeis Fellow at Harvard University. In 1948-49, Sharma was one of the leaders of the movement for the merger of Bhopal State with India, a cause for which he served eight months' imprisonment. A member of the Indian National Congress party, Sharma was Chief Minister (1952–1956) of Bhopal State and served as a Cabinet Minister (1956–1971) in the government of Madhya Pradesh holding several portfolios. Sharma was president of the Bhopal State Congress Committee (1950-1952), Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (1966-1968) and of the All India Congress Committee (1972-1974). He served as U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunda (1998 Film)
''Gunda'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film written by Bashir Babbar and directed by Kanti Shah. Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mukesh Rishi and Shakti Kapoor, the film was produced by Anil Shah and the music was composed by Anand Raj Anand. Earlier the film was titled as Gundagiri but later it was changed. The narrative revolves around a coolie who vows to exact revenge upon a crime lord and his cronies after they kill his loved ones. The film was released on 4 September 1998. Over time, the film has gained a cult following, selling over 2,000 VCD copies at a single outlet. It also received a limited re-release in 2018. The same year, actor Deepak Shirke who played politician Bachubhai, revealed that the film was pitched to him without a script. In 2017, Mukesh Rishi - who played the role of Bulla - had mentioned that he felt very guilty and ashamed while saying his dialogues. Upon its release in 1998, the film was withdrawn from theaters because the CBFC (Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar, Jalandhar
''Shankar'' is a village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. About Shankar is a large size village that lies on the Nakodar-Jandiala Road. The nearest railway station to this village is Shankar Railway station about 2 km from the village. One of the oldest villages of the state of Punjab, this village has given birth to many scholarly people, politicians, army officers, engineers, doctors, prominent teachers and journalists. Notable persons * Swaran Singh - India's longest-serving union cabinet minister. External links ''Chhinjh Mela Shankar''Shri Krishan Akhada, Chhinjh Committee, VPO: Shankar, Jalandhar, Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ... (INDIA-144042) References Villages in Jalandhar district Villages in Nako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar, Iran
Shankar ( fa, شنکر; also known as Shankī) is a village in Ladiz Rural District, in the Central District of Mirjaveh County Mirjaveh County ( fa, شهرستان میرجاوه) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Mirjaveh. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Mirjaveh District of Zahedan County Zah ..., Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 38, in 8 families. References Populated places in Mirjaveh County {{Mirjaveh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar's International Dolls Museum
The International Dolls Museum is a large collection of dolls in Delhi, India. It was set up by K. Shankar Pillai, a political cartoonist. Housed in the Children's Book Trust building on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, accessed through a separate entrance, a winding staircase, leading up to a foyer. The museum has a floor area of and occupies a portion of the first floor. History K. Shankar Pillai (1902–1989), noted cartoonist, set up Children's Book Trust, a pioneering work in the field of children's literature in India, in 1957. Later, a gift of a doll from a Hungarian diplomat gave Shankar the idea of collecting dolls from countries he visited. He often held exhibitions for poor children, and at one exhibition in Delhi, among the hundreds of visitors were the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru accompanied by his daughter Indira Gandhi. Indira was inspired and together with Shankar set up an international museum for dolls, eventually materializing on 30 November 1965. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
