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Andal (other)
Andal was a poet-saint of South India. Andal may also refer to: * Andal, Paschim Bardhaman, a census town in West Bengal, India ** Andal (community development block), an administrative division * Andal (crater), a crater on Mercury * Andals, a fictional ethnic group in ''A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the first volume, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and published it in 1996. Martin, who originally envisioned the ser ...'' book series by George R. R. Martin and the TV series ''Game of Thrones'' People with the name * Andal Ampatuan (other) * Andal Priyadarshini, Tamil poet, lyricist, and writer * Andal Venkatasubba Rao, Indian educationist * Dean Andal (born 1959), American public official and businessman See also * Antal (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Andal
Andal (ISO 15919: Āṇḍāḷ), also known as Godhai, Nachiyar, and Godha Devi, is the only female Alvars, Alvar. (Orthodoxy posits the number of Alvars as ten, though there are other references that include Andal and Madhurakavi Alvar, making the number twelve.) She is an avatar, avatara of the earth goddess Bhumi (goddess), Bhumi, consort of the preserver god Vishnu. As with the other Alvars, she was affiliated with the Sri Vaishnavism, Sri Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. She was raised by Periyalvar in Srivilliputhur, where she grew up as an ardent devotee of Vishnu as Krishna. Active in the 8th-century CE, Andal is credited with two great Tamil language, Tamil works, ''Tiruppavai'' and ''Nachiyar Tirumoli'', which are still recited by devotees during the winter festival season of Margali. Andal is a prominent figure for women in South India and has inspired several women's groups such as Goda Mandali. History According to literary and religious tradition, Periyalv ...
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Andal, Paschim Bardhaman
Andal is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Andal is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet). This area lies between the Damodar River and the Ajay River. Singaran, a small stream about 35 km long has its origin near Ikra in the Jamuria area, flows past Topsi and Andal and joins the Damodar near Waria. Urbanisation According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). Andal, a part of Andal (gram), Dignala, Sankra, Palashban and Baska lying south of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster i ...
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Andal (community Development Block)
Andal (also spelled Ondal) is a Community Development Block, community development block that forms an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Andal is located at . Andal CD Block is part of the Ajay Damodar Barakar tract. This area is sort of an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It is a rocky undulating area with laterite soil, with the Ajay River, Ajay on the north, the Damodar River, Damodar on the south and the Barakar River, Barakar on the west. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal, in the eighteenth century, led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. Andal CD Block is bounded by Pandabeswar (community development block), Pandabeswar CD Block on the north, Faridpur Durgapur CD Block on the east, Barjora (community development block), Barjora CD Block, ...
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Andal (crater)
Andal is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Andal is named for the Tamil writer Andal, who lived in the 10th century. The crater Africanus Horton Surgeon-Major James Africanus Beale Horton ( – ) was a British Army officer, surgeon, writer and banker. Born in Gloucester, Sierra Leone into a Creole family who were liberated from enslavement by the Royal Navy, he began attending the SL ... is to the southwest of Andal. References Impact craters on Mercury {{Mercury-planet-stub ...
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A Song Of Ice And Fire
''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the first volume, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and published it in 1996. Martin, who originally envisioned the series as a trilogy, has released five out of seven planned volumes. The most recent entry in the series, ''A Dance with Dragons'', was published in 2011. Martin continues to write the sixth novel, titled ''The Winds of Winter''. A seventh novel, ''A Dream of Spring'', is planned to follow. ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' depicts a violent world dominated by political realism. What little supernatural power exists is confined to the margins of the known world. Moral ambiguity pervades the books, and many of the storylines frequently raise questions concerning loyalty, pride, human sexuality, piety, and the morality of Themes in A Song of Ice and Fire#Violence and death, violence. The story unfolds through an alternating set of subjective Narration ...
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Andal Ampatuan (other)
Andal Ampatuan is the name of: * Andal Ampatuan Sr. (1941–2015), Filipino politician, former governor of Maguindanao * Andal Ampatuan Jr. (born 1976), Filipino politician, former mayor of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, and prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre {{hndis, name=Ampatuan, Andal ...
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Andal Priyadarshini
Andal Priyadarshini is a Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ... poet and lyricist, short story writer, and novelist. Currently she is working as a head program officer of Coimbatore Podhigai TV channel. She was awarded the titles Kavi Chemmal and Ezhuthulaga Sirpi. She studied in Chennai Sri Sarada Vidhyalaya school, from which she received best former student award. Books *Suruthi Pisakatha Veenai *Mudhal Oliparappu Aarambam *Vidivai Thedi *Pudhiya Thiruppavai Filmography As lyricist *"Notta Kudu" from '' Kola Kolaya Mundhirika'' (2010) *"Ishtam Pole" and "Badham Pazham Pondra" from '' Ayudha Porattam'' (2011) *"Idhuthane Engal Veedu" from '' Nellai Santhippu'' (2012) References External linksAndal Priyadarshiniat blogspot.in Living peopl ...
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Andal Venkatasubba Rao
Andal Venkatasubba Rao (1894–1969), popularly known as Aandaalamma, was an Indian social worker, educationist and the co-founder of ''Madras Seva Sadan'', a Chennai-based charitable organization working for the welfare of women and children. Born in 1894 in Chennai, the capital city of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, she did her early schooling at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and the Presidency Girls' High School, Madras. In 1928, she married M. Venkatasubba Rao, a judge at Madras High Court who would later be knighted by the British Queen. The couple founded ''Madras Seva Sadan'', a charitable organization, the same year. The organization was started with a capital of  10,000 to provide for needs of women and children. The Sadan also run a higher secondary school, Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School, and a concert hall by name, ''Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall''. The Government of India awarded her the t ...
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Dean Andal
Dean Fredrick Andal (born October 23, 1959) is an American businessman and former Republican public official from Stockton, California. Business Andal was the founder and president of Andal Communications, a bank and real estate marketing company. He was a member of the board of directors and audit committee for Service 1st Bancorp in Stockton, California. He was a director at KPMG, LLP (2002–04) and is currently a managing director at PwC, LLP, where he has been employed since 2009. Elected office After his election to the San Joaquin County Board of Education in 1990, he won an upset 1991 special election to the California State Assembly in an overwhelmingly Democrat registered district against Democrat Patti Garamendi. The Assembly district had not elected a Republican in over 20 years. He compiled a conservative record and was appointed chief budget negotiator for the Assembly Republican Caucus. He was reelected to a full term in 1992 in the closest state assembly race ...
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