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Githa (other)
Githa, a given name, may refer to: *Githa Hariharan, Indian author and editor *Githa Sowerby, English playwright, children's writer, and member of the Fabian Society *Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, also known as Githa, Danish noble See also *''Ongole Gittha'', 2013 Indian film *Geetam, an element of Carnatic music * ''Geetham'' (film), a 1986 Indian film *Geetam Tiwari, an Indian engineer *Gita (other) *Geetha (other) *Gytha (other) '' Gytha'' is a synonym for the ground spider genus ''Eilica''. Githa may also refer to: * Gytha of Wessex (1053/1061–c. 1098), daughter of King Harold II of England and spouse of Vladimir II Monomakh of Kyiv * Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (c. 997 - ... {{disambiguation, given name English-language feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Githa Hariharan
Githa Hariharan (born 1954) is an Indian writer and editor based in New Delhi. Her first novel, ''The Thousand Faces of Night'', won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the best first novel in 1993. Her other works include the short story collection ''The Art of Dying'' (1993), the novels ''The Ghosts of Vasu Master'' (1994), ''When Dreams Travel'' (1999), ''In Times of Siege'' (2003), ''Fugitive Histories'' (2009) and ''I Have Become the Tide'' (2019), and a collection of essays entitled ''Almost Home: Cities and Other Places'' (2014). Githa Hariharan has also written Children's literature, children's stories and co-edited a collection for children called ''Sorry, Best Friend!'' (1997). She has also edited a collection of translated short fiction, ''A Southern Harvest'' (1993), the essay collection ''From India to Palestine: Essays in Solidarity'' (2014) and co-edited ''Battling for India: A Citizen’s Reader'' (2019). Biography Githa Hariharan was born in 1954 in Coimbatore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Githa Sowerby
Katherine Githa Sowerby (6 October 1876 – 30 June 1970), also known under her pen name K. G. Sowerby, was an English playwright, children's writer, and member of the Fabian Society. A feminist, she was well-known during the early twentieth century for her 1912 hit play ''Rutherford and Son, Rutherford & Son'', but lapsed into obscurity in later decades.Barbara Hodgson"Author Is Brought Back to Life" ''The Journal'', 17 September 2009. ''Rutherford & Son'' was first revived in 1980, and since then there have been several productions, including one at the Royal National Theatre in 1994 and, most recently, by Sheffield Theatres. A biography of Sowerby by Pat Riley, ''Looking for Githa'', appeared in 2009, with a revised edition in 2019. In addition to several plays, Sowerby wrote books of poetry and short stories for children, illustrated by her sister Millicent Sowerby. Her papers and memorabilia are in the collections at the Tyne and Wear Archives. Life and career Sowerby was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir ( 997 – c. 1069), also called Githa, was a Danish noblewoman. She was the wife of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and the mother of King Harold Godwinson and Edith of Wessex, the latter of whom was the queen consort of King Edward the Confessor. Biography Gytha Thorkelsdóttir was the daughter of Danish chieftain Thorgil Sprakling (also called Thorkel). Gytha was also the sister of the Danish Earl Ulf Thorgilsson who was married to Estrid Svendsdatter, the sister of King Cnut the Great. She married the Anglo-Saxon nobleman Godwin of Wessex. They had a large family, and one of their sons, Harold, became king of England. Two of their sons, Harold and Tostig, faced each other at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, where Tostig was killed. Less than a month later, three of her sons: Harold, Gyrth, and Leofwine, were killed by William the Conqueror's invading Norman army at the Battle of Hastings. She pleaded with William for the return of the body of her slain son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongole Gittha
''Ongole Gittha'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Bhaskar and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. The film stars Ram Pothineni and Kriti Kharbanda. The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Mani Sharma also scored one song for the film and given the background score. The film was released on 1 February 2013 to negative reviews from critics and commercial failure at the box office. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Mahaveer No. 1'' in 2014 and in Tamil as ''Kaariyaavadhi''. Plot The film opens with Narayana and his son escaping from a gangster Durga, who intends to kill them. The film then shifts to 2001 where a young boy named White, an orphan, enters the Ongole market. He manages to catch the attention of many people including the market chairman Adikeshavulu, who is god to the people of the market, with his tactical ways of business and establishes him as a businessman there. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetam
Geetam, (Sanskrit: गीतम्; gītaṃ) the simplest music form in Carnatic music, was created by Purandara Dasa in order to introduce '' talas'' with '' sāhityaṃ'' (lyrics). Gītaṃ literally means "song" in Sanskrit. Structure A gītaṃ is a simple devotional melody song with same tempo throughout the song. There is no "anga" change, repetition and Sangati in gītaṃ. Gītaṃs usually have 10/12 avarthanams. Though gītaṃs have no absolutely defined divisions of pallavi, anupallavi or charanas, they may be observed in some cases. Some gītaṃs contain sections rather than the defined divisions (pallavi etc.). They often have no sangatis or variations, with each swara taking one syllable of the sahitya. The gītaṃ is sung without repetition from the beginning to end. However most gītaṃs are concluded by repeating a portion of the opening part. Gītaṃs are set in medium tempo and contain no ''saṃgatis'' or variations and the flow of the music is natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetham (film)
''Geetham'' is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Sajan. Cast *Mammootty as Yatheendran *Mohanlal as Jagadeesh Nair (Guest Appearance) * Geetha as Aparna, Atheena *Thilakan as Kesava Kurup *Srividya as Aparna's Mother *Master Amit *Innocent *Mala Aravindan as Bose *Sukumari *Tony as Singer * Lizy as Herself *Ranjini Haridas as child at school (uncredited) Plot Besides having numerous business ventures in which she is a partner, Aparna ( Geetha) joins as a teacher in a non-profitable organisation against her mother's wishes. A kid named Abhimanyu in her class grabs her attention. Later, she finds that Abhimanyu's father is a famous playwright, Yatheendran, alias Yathi (Mammootty), a man whom she once loved. Yathi's latest play titled "Aparna" was inspired by her life. Aparna treated Abhimanyu with the utmost care until a mysterious man named Jagadeesh Nair (Mohanlal), claiming to be the biological father of Abhimanyu, landed from the US to take the child with him. Apa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetam Tiwari
Prof. Geetam Tiwari is currently the TRIPP Chair Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India. She teaches transportation planning, traffic engineering, and transport economics and finance, transport safety, and non-motorised transportation to undergraduate and graduate students. Education and biography Tiwari finished her Bachelor of Architecture from the then University of Roorkee, Roorkee (currently Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) in 1980 and worked for a year as Assistant Architect at the Uttar Pradesh State Construction Corporation, in Lucknow. She later attended the School of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, where she earned a Masters in Transport Planning and Policy and later a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis (Transport Planning). After serving as visiting faculty in the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and as a consultant, she joined IIT Delhi Indian Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gita (other)
The Gita, or the ''Bhagavad Gita'', is a Sanskrit text, part of the ''Mahabharata''. Gita or Geeta may also refer to: Music * ''Gita'' (album), an album by Raul Seixas * ''Geeta'' (album), an album by Charles Lloyd *Mahāgīta, the complete corpus of Burmese classical songs Places * Gita, Stara Zagora Province, a village in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria * Gita, Israel, a village People * Gita (given name) or Geeta, an Indian feminine given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Oshri Gita (born 1985), Israeli footballer Other uses * GITA, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance, established by the Technology Development Board of India * Gita (elephant), an Asian elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo whose death ired animal rights activists * Gita (mobile carrier), a cargo-carrying robot * Gita Press, a publisher of Hindu religious texts * Cyclone Gita, 2018 South Pacific cyclone * ''Geeta'' (1940 film), an Indian Bollywood film * Gita (''Sholay''), a fictiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Geetha may refer to: *Geetha (actress) (born 1962), Indian actress * P. Geetha Jeevan (born 1970), Tamil Nadu minister *Geetha Salam (1946–2018), Indian actor also known as Abdul Salam *Geetha Vijayan (born 1972), Indian actress * Sathi Geetha (born 1983), Indian sprinter * ''Geetha'' (1981 film), a Kannada film * ''Geetha'' (2019 film), a Kannada film * ''Geetha'' (TV series), a 2020 Kannada serial *GEETHA, a syllabic abbreviation for the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (ΓΕΕΘΑ) * Geetha Angara homicide, a 2005 murder case of an Indian-American in New Jersey, US See also *Geeta (other) * Githa (other) *Geetam, an element of Carnatic music * ''Geetham'' (film), a 1986 Indian film *Geetam Tiwari Prof. Geetam Tiwari is currently the TRIPP Chair Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India. She teaches transportation planning, traffic engineering, and transport economics and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gytha (other)
'' Gytha'' is a synonym for the ground spider genus ''Eilica''. Githa may also refer to: * Gytha of Wessex (1053/1061–c. 1098), daughter of King Harold II of England and spouse of Vladimir II Monomakh of Kyiv * Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (c. 997 - c. 1069), Danish noble, mother of King Harold Godwinson and of Edith of Wessex Edith of Wessex (; 1025 – 18 December 1075) was Queen of England through her marriage to Edward the Confessor from 1045 until Edward's death in 1066. Unlike most English queens in the 10th and 11th centuries, she was crowned. The principal ..., grandmother of the former * Gytha Ogg, a character from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series See also * Githa (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Feminine Given Names
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that migrated to Britain after its Roman occupiers left. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 57 sovereign states and 30 dependent territories, making it the most geographically widespread language in the world. In the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, it is the dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
