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Chanda (other)
Chanda is a poetic meter in Sanskrit. Chanda may also refer to: People Given name * Chanda Bwalya, Zambian football player * Chanda Dancy (born 1978), American musical artist * Chanda Gunn (born 1980), American ice hockey player * Chanda Jog (born 1954), Indian astrophysicist * Chanda Kochhar (born 1961), Indian banking executive * Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, American astrophysicist * Chanda Romero (born 1954), Philippine actress * Chanda Rubin (born 1976), American tennis player Surname * Arnab Chanda, English writer, producer, and actor * Arun Kumar Chanda (1899–1947), Indian independence activist * Barun Chanda, Indian actor and author * Nayan Chanda (born 1946), Indian journalist * Raja Chanda, Indian film director * Ramaprasad Chanda (1873–1942), Indian historian and archaeologist * Rishi Chanda, Indian music director, composer and singer * Samir Chanda (1957–2011), Indian art director and production designer * Sandipan Chanda (born 1983), Indian chess player Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda
Sanskrit prosody or Chandas refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies.James Lochtefeld (2002), "Chandas" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A-M, Rosen Publishing, , page 140 It is the study of poetic metres and verse in Sanskrit. This field of study was central to the composition of the Vedas, the scriptural canons of Hinduism, so central that some later Hindu and Buddhist texts refer to the Vedas as ''Chandas''. The Chandas, as developed by the Vedic schools, were organized around seven major metres, and each had its own rhythm, movements and aesthetics. Sanskrit metres include those based on a fixed number of syllables per verse, and those based on fixed number of morae per verse. Extant ancient manuals on Chandas include Pingala's ''Chandah Sutra'', while an example of a medieval Sanskrit prosody manual is Kedara Bhatta's ''Vrittaratnakara''. The most exhaustive compilations of Sanskrit prosody describe over 600 metres. This is a subst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandipan Chanda
Sandipan Chanda (born 13 August 1983) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. He started playing and Sandipan became grandmaster in 2003. In 2004 he won the Curaçao Chess Festival with 7.5/9, a half point ahead of Alexander Shabalov. Sandipan started playing chess at the age of 9, he got interested in chess and saw people play on the streets of Kolkata. He learnt chess through his first coach Late Paritosh Bhattacharya who taught him the rules of chess. He played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006 and 2008. He scored a notable win over Sergei Tiviakov in 2007 at a tournament in Ottawa playing as White, which was selected for inclusion in John Nunn's ''The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games''. He was Viswanathan Anand's second for the World Chess Championship 2013 The World Chess Championship 2013 was a match between reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandu (other)
Chandu may refer to: Entertainment * ''Chandu'' (1958 film), a 1958 Hindi film * ''Chandu'' (2002 film), a 2002 Kannada film * ''Chandu the Magician'' (radio), an American radio series * ''Chandu the Magician'' (film), a 1932 film adaptation of the radio series People *Chandrashekhar Prasad (20 September 1964 – 31 March 1997), an Indian activist and student leader *Chandu (film director) (born 1975), Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter *Chandu Borde (born 1934), Indian cricketer *Chandu Chekaver, a legendary Hindu warrior *Chandu Lal Sahu (born 1959), Indian politician *Chandu Sarwate (1920–2003), Indian cricketer *Pazhayamviden Chandu, an Indian general *Thacholi Chandu, a legendary Hindu warrior Fictional characters *''Chandu'', a tiger sidekick to Sindbad in Sindbad's Storybook Voyage and park merchandise at Tokyo DisneySea Other uses * Chandu (opium), a form of opium *Chandu (Gurgaon) Chandu is a village in Gurgaon Mandal in Gurgaon District in Haryana Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chand (other)
Chand may refer to: * Chand (name), as a given name, a middle name and as a surname * Chand Kings, a medieval Rajput ruling clan * Chaand Raat, the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr *Chand, a demon slain by Parvati *Chand, a village in Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh state, India, admin centre for Chand Tehsil * ''Chand'' (film), 1959 Hindi film *Chand, a village in Sialkot District, Tehsil Pasrur Pasrur (Punjabi and ur, ), is a city of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Pasrur Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into 26 wards of municipal committee Pasrur. It is located at 32°16'0N 74 ..., Pakistan, See also * Sri Chand, Sikh ascetic and founder of Udasi {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra (other)
Chandra is a Hindu lunar deity. Chandra may also refer to: People * Ambrish Chandra, Canadian engineer * Ashok K. Chandra, a computer scientist * Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, a former Indian cricketer * Bipan Chandra, an Indian historian * Lokesh Chandra, a Buddhist scholar * Ranjit Chandra, an Indian-Canadian immunologist accused of academic fraud * Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American astrophysicist who formulated what was later called the Chandrasekhar limit * Vikram Chandra (novelist), an Indian author * Chandra Bahadur Dangi, the world's shortest person * Chandra Ford, an American public health academic * Chandra Levy, an American murder victim whose disappearance made national headlines in 2001 * Chandra Pasma, Canadian politician * Chandra Prakash Gharti, Nepalese politician * Chandra Shekhar, former (8th) Prime Minister of India * Chandra West, a Canadian actress * Chandra Wickramasinghe, an astronomer * Chandra Wilson, an American actress * Chandraprakash D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gathering
The Gathering may refer to: Film and television * ''The Gathering'' (1977 film), an American television film directed by Randal Kleiser * ''The Gathering'' (2003 film), a British thriller/horror film directed by Brian Gilbert * ''The Gathering'' (miniseries), a 2007 American thriller starring Peter Fonda * ''The Gathering'' (audio drama), a 2006 audio drama based on the television programme ''Doctor Who'' * The Gathering, a contest among immortals in the Highlander franchise * '' Babylon 5: The Gathering'', the 1993 pilot movie for ''Babylon 5'' TV episodes * "The Gathering" (''Gargoyles'') * "The Gathering" (''Ghost Whisperer'') * "The Gathering" (''Highlander: The Series''), pilot * "The Gathering" (''Outlander'') * "The Gathering" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') * "The Gathering" (''Torchwood'') Literature * ''The Gathering'' (Armstrong novel), a 2011 novel by Kelley Armstrong * ''The Gathering'' (Carmody novel), a 1993 novel by Isobelle Carmody * ''The Gath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrapur District
Chandrapur district (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʃən̪d̪ɾəpuːɾ (earlier known as ''Chanda district'') is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchiroli and Sironcha tehsils were separated as Gadchiroli district in 1981. In 2011, the district population was 2,204,307. Chandrapur district is known for its super thermal power station, and its vast reserves of coal in Wardha Valley Coalfield. Chandrapur also has large reservoirs of limestone which is a raw material for cement manufacturing in the district. Chandrapur district is known for its cleanliness. Now Chandrapur city is in the top 10 cleanest cities India and 2 in Maharashtra after Navi Mumbai by The minister of housing and urban affairs rank cities based on the cleanliness index. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in the district is one of India's twenty-eight Project Tiger reserves. The 2015 census of tigers found that 120 of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrapur
Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city founded by Khandkya Ballal Sah, a Gond king of the 13th century. The city sits at the confluence of the Erai river and Zarpat river. The area around the city is rich in coal seams.. Hence, Chandrapur is also known as the "Black Gold City". Etymology The local people relate the name "Chandrapur" to the words '' Chandra'' (the moon) and ''pur'' (a settlement) after a legend. Scholars see the name as a derivative of "Indupur" (city of the moon) which stood near the Jharpat in the Treta Yuga. History There are many Stone Age sites in Chandrapur District. Suresh Chopane, a renowned researcher, found many stone-age tools in the district, which has been displayed in his Rock Museum. Archeological finds, such as signs of pottery making, sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda, Raebareli
Chanda is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 4 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,246 people, in 201 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities. The 1961 census recorded Chanda as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 506 people (254 male and 252 female), in 93 households and 90 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 564 acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, of a square mile, 4,840 square ...s. The 1981 census recorded Chanda as having a population of 756 people, in 130 households. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice. References Villages in Raebareli district {{Raebareli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda (monster)
In Hinduism, in the Devi Mahatmya, Chanda and Munda are asuras (demons) in the service of Sumbha and Nishumbha. After the death of Dhumralochana, Sumbha sent them to fight Devi Kaushiki. After Chanda and Munda approached Devi Kaushiki, she turned black and Kali sprung from her head and killed them. Then, Kaushiki gave the name Chamunda to Kali. Afterward Raktabīja was sent, but was also slain by Goddess Kali. See also * Rambha (asura) * Raktabīja * Sumbha and Nisumbha * Mahishasura Mahishasura is a bovine asura in Hinduism. He is depicted in literature to be a deceitful demon who pursued his evil ways by shape-shifting. Mahishasura was the son of Mahisi (Buffalo) and the great-grandson of Brahmarshi Kashyapa. He was ultim ... * Dhumralochana * Sugriva (asura) References Danavas {{Hindu-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda (fish)
The elongate glassy perchlet (''Chanda nama'') is a species of freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae of order Perciformes, the only species in the genus ''Chanda''. It is native to an area of south Asia from Pakistan to Burma, in the Indomalayan realm. The elongate glassy perchlet reaches a maximum total length of . The species inhabits canals, ponds, streams, and flooded rice paddies, in both fresh and brackish water, and is found in particular abundance during the rainy season. The species feeds on mosquito larvae and worms and also eats the scales of other fishes (lepidophagy), the species may have potential use in controlling malaria and parasites. The fish are harvested and sold for food in local markets. Several other species of family Ambassidae were formerly classified in genus ''Chanda,'' including the well-known Indian glassy fish, ''Parambassis ranga'', the "glassfish" of the aquarium trade; and the high-finned glass perchlet, ''Parambassis la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda (1962 Film)
''Chanda'' is a Pakistani Urdu-language film that was released on 3 August 1962 in Pakistan. It stars Rehman and Sultana Zaman in lead roles. It is the first Urdu-language film to be produced in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). It was also Shabnam's Urdu-language film debut. Cast * Rehman * Sultana Zaman * Shabnam * Golam Mustafa * Subhash Dutta * Rani Sarker Music Release ''Chanda'' was released on 3 August 1962, six years of the release of ''Mukh O Mukhosh'',the first feature film of East Pakistan. J.C. Anand distributed the film in Punjab and North-West Frontier Province through his distribution company Eveready Pictures. Anis Dosani arranged to distribute the film in other provinces and territories of Pakistan on a commission basis. ''Chanda'' was shown in movie theatres for 25 weeks. Reception ''Chanda'' was a commercial success in Pakistan and became a hit. According to Anupam Hayat, the film ushered in a new era in Pakistan. It changed the fate of Dhallywood p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
