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Archana may refer to: * Archana (Hinduism), a type of puja (prayer ritual) * ''Archana'' (moth), a genus of moth * ''Archana'' (film), Indian Malayalam film in 1967 People with the given name * Archana (actress) (active from 1980), Indian actress and dancer * Archana (Kannada actress) - Kannada actress * Archana Borthakur (born 1983), Indian social worker and writer * Archana Chandhoke (active from 2002), Tamil television anchor and film actress * Archana Mahanta (born 1949), Indian folk singer * Archana Nayak (born 1966), Indian politician * Archana Puran Singh (born 1962), Indian television presenter, personality and film actress * Archana Udupa (active from 1998), Indian Kannada singer * Veda Sastry Archana Shastry is an Indian actress known for her work predominately in Telugu films. Career Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film ''Tapana'' (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana. She starred in films such as '' Nuvvo ... or Archana (active from ...
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Archana (Hinduism)
() is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die. The word ''puja'' is roughly translated into English as 'reverence, honour, homage, adoration, or worship'.पूजा
''Sanskrit Dictionary'', Germany (2009)
''Puja'' (পুজো / পুজা in Bangla), the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism. For the worshipper, the divine is visible in the image, and the divinity sees the worshipper. The interaction b ...
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Archana (moth)
''Epitausa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1857. Species *'' Epitausa adelpha'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Argentina *'' Epitausa atriplaga'' (Walker, 1858) Brazil (Amazonas), Panama *'' Epitausa coppryi'' (Guenée, 1852) Brazil (Amazonas), French Guiana *'' Epitausa dilina'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 858 Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Epitausa ferogia'' (Schaus, 1906) Brazil (São Paulo) *'' Epitausa flagrans'' (Walker, 1869) Suriname *'' Epitausa hermesia'' (Schaus, 1906) Brazil (São Paulo) *'' Epitausa laetabilis'' Walker, 857/small> Dominican Republic *'' Epitausa livescens'' (Guenée, 1852) French Guiana *'' Epitausa lurida'' (Butler, 1879) Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Epitausa megastigma'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 854 Suriname *'' Epitausa modesta'' (Schaus, 1914) Suriname *'' Epitausa obliterans'' (Walker, 1858) Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Epitausa octophora'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Epitausa olivescens'' (Schaus, 1912) ...
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Archana (film)
''Archana'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, K. P. Ummer and Adoor Bhasi. The musical score is by K. Raghavan.- - Cast *Madhu as Rajagopalan * Sharada as Malathi *K. P. Ummer as Gopi *Adoor Bhasi as Bhaskara Menon/Bhasi *Hari as Rajan's collegemate *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *Aranmula Ponnamma as Meenakshiyamma/Rajagopalan's Mother *Kumudam *Prathapachandran as Rajan's collegemate *Paul Vengola Paul Vengola was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He mainly acted in comedy roles and supporting roles. He was an active comedian during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam film. Career He was a drama artist before coming into film industry an ... as Kainottakaran Soundtrack References External links * 1966 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Archana (actress)
Archana (born as Sudha) is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi and Kathak dancer, known for her works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and regarded as one of the great actress in Indian cinema for her performances . She is the recipient of two National Film Awards. Filmography Films Television *''Meenakshi Ponnunga'' (20222023) on Zee Tamil as Meenakshi Accolades References External links

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Archana (Kannada Actress)
Archana is an Indian actress who has worked in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She is known for her performances in such movies including ''Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi'' (1996), '' A'' (1998), '' Phool Aur Aag'' (1999) and '' Yajamana'' (2000). Career Archana was born into a Marathi speaking family. She made her debut in the 1996 Kannada movie Aadithya opposite Shiva Rajkumar. She went on to appear in many movies including '' Phool Aur Aag'' in 1999 in which she was paired with Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. In a career spa .... In her career as an actress, Archana has acted in more than 40 films. Selected filmography Movies of Archana include: * References External links * Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in ...
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Archana Borthakur
Archana Borthakur (Assamese: অৰ্চনা বৰঠাকুৰ) is an Indian social activist from Assam. Borthakur founded social welfare society Priyobondhu in pursuit of community development and social change. She is known for her social works like donation of unused clothes, foods, books and household tools to the underprivileged. Early life and education Borthakur was born at Dergaon in Golaghat district of Assam. She did her matriculation from Dergaon Girls Higher Secondary School in 2000 and higher secondary from Kamal Deorah College in 2002. Borthakur completed her BA & MA in Assamese literature from Cotton College. Social work Borthakur launched a programme titled 'Positive Lights' in 2016 to provide right treatment and care to HIV+ orphaned children. She has also arranged to decorate the care home of such children with lights and Rangoli and distributed food packets and educational materials along with other essential commodities collected from people. In 20 ...
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Archana Chandhoke
Archana Chandhoke, more simply known as Archana, is an Indian television presenter, actress, and Radio personality, radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry. Career Television In September 1999 Chandhoke started her career as a newsreader in Jaya TV's English News while studying in college. She later moved on to Sun TV (India), Sun TV, where she hosted the shows ''Comedy Time'' and ''Ilamai Pudhumai''. In May 2007, she left Sun TV (India), Sun TV to prioritize family commitments. After a break of one year she joined Star Vijay in 2008 and hosted ''Namma Veetu Kalyanam'' till 2014. In September 2015, Zee Tamil approached her to do the show ''Athirshta Lakshmi''. The following year, she appeared as a judge of the comedy show ''Junior Super Star'' along with K. Bhagyaraj and Khushbu Sundar, Khushbu. In 2020 Archana entered ''Bigg Boss (Tamil season 4), Bigg Boss'' as a wildcard contestant. She received criticism from audiences for her behavior o ...
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Archana Mahanta
Archana Mahanta (18 March 1949 – 27 August 2020) was a renowned folk singer from Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ..., India. Archana Mahanta and her late husband Khagen Mahanta had an enormous contribution in popularising and preserving Assamese folk music. The musical couple often performed together, singing many duet hits. Personal life Archana Mahanta was the wife of Assamese folk singer Khagen Mahanta and the mother of popular singer Papon. Work Some famous songs of Archana- Khagen duo include (in Assamese): * ''Bhor Duporiya'' * ''A Phool Pah Halichha Jalichha'' * ''Bhal Lagi Jai O'' * ''Chateo Matile'' * ''Junti Ulale Torati Ulabo'' Death Archana Mahanta died on 27 August 2020. She was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, and Parkinson's d ...
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Archana Nayak
Archana Nayak (born 27 February 1966) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represents the Kendrapara constituency of Orissa as a member of the Biju Janata Dal ( BJD) political party. Before 2009 general elections she resigned from BJD and Joined Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP).In the elections she contested from Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ... Lok Sabha Constituency. She is well known as a firebrand leader of the state. External links Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website People from Kendrapara district India MPs 2004–2009 Biju Janata Dal politicians 1966 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Odisha Women in Odisha politics Politicians from Bhubaneswar 21st-century Indian women politicians ...
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Archana Puran Singh
Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' and '' Comedy Circus''. She is widely remembered for her supporting roles in several films, including the romance '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998). Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series. Career In films She made her film debut with '' Nikaah'' in 1982. In 1987, she starred in ''Jalwa'' opposite Naseeruddin Shah. Later, she did roles in films like '' Agneepath'' (1990), '' Saudagar'' (1991), '' Shola aur Shabnam'' (1992), '' Aashiq Awara'' (1993), and '' Raja Hindustani'' (1996); she did item songs in films like the Govinda-starrer thriller '' Baaz'' and the Suniel Shetty starrer '' Judge Mujrim''. Thereafter, she has largely restricted herself to supporting roles in Hindi films, often in comedies. Some of her films ...
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Archana Udupa
Archana Udupa is an Indian singer. She sings devotional, classical and film songs. She is graded artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. She won Zee TV TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest of singing in 1998. Archana Udupa is the first person of south Indian origin to win Hindi film song singing contest. As of now she has sung in more than 1000 cassettes and CDs (Albums). She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her song in the film ''Bhageerathi'' in 2012. She also judged for famous singing reality show ''Kannada Kogile'' for two seasons along with Chandan Shetty and Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com .... She married Sriranga, a lawyer and son of musician Shimoga Subbanna, in 2002. Awards 2023 - Silver Screen Woman Achie ...
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Veda Sastry
Archana Shastry is an Indian actress known for her work predominately in Telugu films. Career Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film ''Tapana'' (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana. She starred in films such as '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005) in Telugu and '' Aa Dinagalu'' (2007) in Kannada. She was one of the contestants in the first season of ''Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...''. Personal life In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a health-care company. Filmography Films Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shastry, Archana Indian film actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses from Hyderabad, ...
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