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Professor Shonku
Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku ( Bengali: প্রফেসর শঙ্কু) is a fictional scientist and inventor created by Satyajit Ray in a series of Bengali science fiction books of the same name published from 1965 on. He is the central protagonist of the series. Professor Shonku resides in Giridih. His house contains a laboratory, and he lives with his pet cat, Newton, named after Sir Isaac Newton and his man-servant, Prahlad. He was born in the year of 1912 but his year of death is unknown. Character development Introduction to the character Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku (known popularly as Professor Shonku) is the protagonist of Satyajit Ray's series "The Adventures of Professor Shonku." The first story of the series introduced him, in "ব্যোমযাত্রীর ডায়রি" ( Byomjatrir Diary). Professor Shonku's father Tripureshwar was a physician. Professor Shonku was born on 16 June 1912. His nickname is Tilu. Professor Shonku passed matricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajarshi Shonku3
Rajarshi () is a title in Hinduism and Hindu mythology, referring to a sage who hails from a royal background. Description A rajarshi may be described to be a king (raja) who adopted a path of devotion, thereby becoming a royal sage (rishi). A rajarshi does not have to leave the kingship to become rishi'','' as in the example of Vishwamitra, Vishvamitra (who later becomes a ''Brahmarishi''), but could attain the status of a sage through self-realisation during his reign. A rajarshi still performs the duties of their kshatriya class, and remain similar to most rishis, maharishis, and brahmarishis descendants in their level of spiritual knowledge. Another example of Rajarshi is King Janaka, who is said to have attained self-Knowledge from the ascetic sage Ashtavakra, Astavakra. They belong to the four types of rishis mentioned in Hinduism and Vedas. # Rajarshi # Maharishi # Brahmarshi # Devarishi Literature In the Ramayana, Brahma proclaims Vishvamitra to be a rajarshi in respo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |