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Dabba
Dabba may refer to: * Dabba or tiffin carrier, a lunch box used in South Asia * '' The Lunchbox'', working title ''Dabba'', a 2013 Indian film * Dabba (company), a South African telco company * ∂, a mathematical symbol * Beast of the Earth Beast of the Earth (, as mentioned in the Quran), also called "The Dabbah" is a creature mentioned in Surah An-Naml: Ayat 82 of the Quran and associated with the day of judgment. For this reason, the Beast of the Earth is often mentioned in e ..., or ''Dabbat al-Ardḍ'', an apocalyptic creature in Islam See also * Dhaba, the name for a roadside restaurant in South Asia * Daba (other) * Dabbas (other) * Yabba Dabba Doo (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabba (company)
Dabba is a South African company that is pioneering the establishment of village telcos. It uses wireless technology to provide voice and data services to under-serviced areas. Dabba has developed a distributed community based ownership model that encourages local entrepreneurs to provide telephone services not served by fixed line telcos at affordable prices. Dabba was founded by Rael Lissoos & Manish Anant in 2004. He uses reprogrammed Wi-Fi routers as base stations, and open source software to build the components of a telecommunications network. Cheap Wi-Fi handsets are used to make calls. Dabba offers free calls in the area covered by the local network, and calls to 'phones on the national networks using pay-as-you-go cards. The first pilot network is in operation in Orange Farm, Gauteng, a township near Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffin Carrier
Tiffin carriers or dabbas are a kind of lunch box used widely in Asia and the Caribbean for tiffin meals. From India, they spread to Malaysia and Singapore and to Trinidad and Tobago. In the Indian city of Mumbai, there is a complex and efficient delivery system that regularly delivers hot lunches packed in ''dabbas'' to city office workers from their suburban homes or from a caterer. It uses delivery workers known as ''dabbawalas''. The book ''Tiffin: An Untold Story'' covers 172 tiffin carriers, some over a century old. Nomenclature In Cambodia, tiffin carriers are known as ''Chan Srak'' (), in Hokkien they are called ''Uánn-tsân'' (), in Indonesian as ''rantang''; ''mangkuk tingkat'' ('tiered bowls') in Malay; while in Thai they are known as ''Pin To'' ( pìn ˈtoː. In Arab countries they are called ''safartas'' (سفرطاس, from Turkish "sefer tası" meaning 'travel bowls'). The Hungarian word for a tiffin box is ''éthordó'' ('food carrier'). Design and mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabbas (other)
Dabbas may refer to: * Dabbas (surname) * the plural of ''dabba'', which is another name for a tiffin carrier Tiffin carriers or dabbas are a kind of lunch box used widely in Asia and the Caribbean for tiffin meals. From India, they spread to Malaysia and Singapore and to Trinidad and Tobago. In the Indian city of Mumbai, there is a complex and efficie ... See also * Dabba (other) * Dabas (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast Of The Earth
Beast of the Earth (, as mentioned in the Quran), also called "The Dabbah" is a creature mentioned in Surah An-Naml: Ayat 82 of the Quran and associated with the day of judgment. For this reason, the Beast of the Earth is often mentioned in eschatological writings as a sign of Judgement Day close to the event of the sun rising in the west. The Quran does not offer details about the nature of the Beast of the Earth, but various interpretations have linked it to monsters from Turkic mythology. Quran and Hadiths The Beast is mentioned in Surah An-Naml: In ''hadiths'', the Beast of the Earth is further described. It is said that it will carry the Seal of Solomon and the Staff of Moses.YAMAN, Bahattin. "OSMANLI RESİM SANATINDA DÂBBETÜ’L-ARZ." Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 29 (2013): 41-57. Some argue that it will emerge from a crack in the Kaaba or the hills of Safa among others. It is described as a combination of different beasts and anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lunchbox
''The Lunchbox'' is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Ritesh Batra. Produced by Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap and Arun Rangachari, ''The Lunchbox'' is an international co-production of studios in India, the US, Germany and France. It stars Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bharti Achrekar and Nakul Vaid in supporting roles. ''The Lunchbox'' was screened at Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and later won the Critics' Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in theatres in India on 20 September 2013. ''The Lunchbox'' was a box-office success and received unanimous critical acclaim. It was Khan's highest-grossing Hindi film, until it was surpassed by '' Hindi Medium'' (2017). ''The Lunchbox'' was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 2015 British Academy Film Awards. Plot Ila ( Nimrat Kaur) is a young hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaba
A dhaba is a roadside restaurant in the Indian subcontinent. They are on highways, generally serve local cuisine, and also serve as truck stops. They are most commonly found next to Filling station, petrol stations, and most are open 24 hours a day. Dhabas are a common feature on national and state highways. Earlier frequented only by truck drivers, today eating at a dhaba, whether urban or roadside, is a trend. Dhabas have additionally been established by South Asia, South Asian diaspora communities in countries including the United States. Etymology and description The word has been alleged in folk etymology to stem from ''dabba'', m., box, lunch box, tiffin. Dhabas sprung up first on Grand Trunk Road, GT Road which ran from Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore through Amritsar, Ludhiana and further to Delhi and Calcutta. Dhabas were characterized by mud structures and cots to sit upon (charpai) while eating. A wooden plank would be placed across the width of the cot on which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daba (other)
Daba may refer to: *RAF El Daba, Daba, Egypt * Daba language, spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria *Daba (settlement), a Georgian equivalent of an urban-type settlement * 2,4-Diaminobutyric acid China * Daba (religion), a native religion of the Mosuo people, an ethnic group in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China *Daba Mountains (), mountain range in Central China Towns * Daba, Gansu (大坝), in Minqin County, Gansu * Daba, Heping County (大坝), in Heping County, Guangdong * Daba, Puning (大坝), in Puning, Guangdong * Daba, Yangjiang (大八), in Yangjiang, Guangdong * Daba, Guangxi (大坝), in Bobai County, Guangxi *Daba, Guizhou (大坝), in Renhuai, Guizhou * Daba, Liaoning (大巴), in Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning *Daba, Ningxia (大坝), in Qingtongxia, Ningxia Townships * Daba Miao Ethnic Township (大坝苗族乡), in Xingwen County, Sichuan * Daba or Danbab Township (达巴乡), in Zanda County, Tibet * Daba Township, Zhaojue County (大坝乡), in Zhaojue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
