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Ekkirala Krishnamacharya
Ekkirala Krishnamacharya (11 August 1926 – 17 March 1984) was an Indian spiritual guru, university lecturer, homeopathy practitioner, and writer from Andhra Pradesh. He is also called as Master E.K. by his disciples. Born in a family of Vedic scholar, he completed his education in literature, and worked as a lecturer in Andhra University. He also used to practice homeopathy and established over 100 free dispensaries to serve the poor. He was the founder of the World Teacher Trust in 1971. Biography Krishnamacharya was born on 11 August 1926 in Bapatla, Madras Presidency of India (now in Andhra Pradesh). His father Ekkirala Ananthacharya was a Vedic scholar, and Ayurvedic doctor. His mother Bucchamma was a house wife. He is the eldest son among four children. He lost his mother when he was 13 years old. He had three younger brothers. His father did not send any of his children to formal school. He felt modern education limit their creative potential and make them automatons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bapatla
Bapatla is a town and district headquarters of Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are Chirala, Ponnur, Tenali and Guntur of 17 km, 22 km, 50 km and 53 km respectively. Etymology The name Bapatla is derived from the presiding deity of the Bhavanarayana Temple, which is believed to date back to the Mauryan period. Historically, the town was known as Bhavapuri during the time of the Mauryan Empire, reflecting its connection to the temple and the deity worshipped there. The town has also been referred to as Bhavapattana, Bhavapattu and Bhavapatta. These names were derived from the temple, which was constructed in 1465 by a Chola king named Krimikantha Chola and later restored. Over time, these names evolved into the present name of Bapatla. Geography The coordinates of the town are and is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayatri Mantra
The Gāyatrī Mantra (), also known as the Sāvitrī Mantra (), is a sacred mantra from the ''Ṛig Veda'' ( Mandala 3.62.10), dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr. The mantra is attributed to the rajarshi Vishvamitra. The term Gāyatrī may also refer to a ''type'' of mantra which follows the same Vedic metre as the original Gāyatrī Mantra (without the first line). There are many such Gāyatrīs for various gods and goddesses.Swami Vishnu Devananda, Vishnu Devananda (1999). ''Meditation and Mantras'', p. 76. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. Furthermore, is the name of the Goddess of the mantra and the meter. The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Hindu texts, such as the mantra listings of the Śrauta liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the ''Bhagavad Gita'', '' Harivamsa'', and '' Manusmṛti''. The mantra and its associated metric form was known by the Buddha. The mantra is an important part of the initiation ceremony. Modern Hindu reform movements spread the prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu People
Telugu people (), also called Āndhras, are an Ethnolinguistic group, ethno-linguistic group who speak the Telugu language, Telugu language and are native to the India, Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam district of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry. They are the most populous of the four major Dravidian peoples, Dravidian linguistic groups. Telugu is the Languages of India, fourth most spoken language in India and the List of languages by number of native speakers, 14th most spoken native language in the world.Statistics in A significant number of Telugus also reside in the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Orissa, and Maharashtra. Members of the Telugu diaspora are spread across countries like Telugu Americans, United States, Indian Australians, Australia, Malaysian Telugu, Malaysia, Mauritius, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of notable deaths in 1984. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. Deaths in 1984 January * January 1 ** Alexis Korner, British blues musician and broadcaster (b. 1928) ** Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1903) * January 5 – Giuseppe Fava, Italian writer (b. 1925) * January 6 – Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898) * January 7 – Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) * January 9 – Sir Deighton Lisle Ward, 4th Governor-General of Barbados (b. 1909) * January 11 – Jack La Rue, American actor (b. 1902) * January 14 ** Saad Haddad, Lebanese military officer and militia leader (b. 1936) ** Ray Kroc, American entrepreneur (b. 1902) * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Jouret
Luc Georges Marc Jean Jouret (; 18 October 1947 – 5 October 1994) was a Belgian doctor and homeopath. Jouret founded the Order of the Solar Temple (OTS) with Joseph Di Mambro in 1984. He committed suicide in the Swiss village of Salvan on 5 October 1994 as part of a mass murder–suicide. While DiMambro was the true leader of the group, Jouret was its outward image and primary recruiter. Born in the Belgian Congo, Jouret received his doctorate in medicine from the Université libre de Bruxelles in 1974. After suffering a serious illness, Jouret lost faith in modern medicine; he began practicing homeopathy and other kinds of alternative medicine. He also served for some time in the Belgian Army and participated in the Battle of Kolwezi. He was known as an excellent public speaker, and gave lectures on alternative medicine alongside New Age topics. In 1981, he met Joseph DiMambro while lecturing for his Golden Way Foundation, with whom he became close. At Di Mambro's directio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse University Press
Syracuse University Press, founded in 1943, is a university press that is part of Syracuse University. It is a member of the Association of University Presses. Domestic distribution for the press is currently provided by the University of North Carolina Press's Longleaf Services. History SUP was formed in August 1943 when president William P. Tolley promised Thomas J. Watson that the university will organize a press to print IBM's ''Precision Measurements in the Metal Workings Industry''. Matthew Lyle Spencer of the School of Journalism became the first chair of the board of directors and Lawrence Siegfried was the first editor. About The areas of focus for the Press include Middle East studies, Native American studies, peace and conflict resolution, Irish studies and Jewish studies, New York State, television and popular culture, sports and entertainment. The Press has an international reputation in Irish studies and Middle East studies. The Press has never owned its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Bailey
Alice Ann Bailey (16 June 1880 – 15 December 1949) was a British and American writer. She wrote about 25 books on Theosophy and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. She was born Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchester, England and moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a writer and teacher. Bailey's works, written between 1919 and 1949, describe a wide-ranging neo-theosophical system of esoteric thought covering such topics as how spirituality relates to the Solar System, meditation, healing, spiritual psychology, the destiny of nations, and prescriptions for society in general. She described the majority of her work as having been telepathically dictated to her by a Master of Wisdom, initially referred to only as "the Tibetan" or by the initials "D.K.", later identified as Djwal Khul.Bailey 1951 p.1. From the Preface by Foster Bailey. Her writings bore some similarity to those of Madame Blavatsky and are among the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theosophical Society Of India
The Theosophical Society was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. The designation 'Adyar' is sometimes added to the name to make it clear that this is the Theosophical Society headquartered there, after the American section and some other lodges separated from it in 1895, under William Quan Judge. In 1882, its headquarters moved with Blavatsky and president Henry Steel Olcott from New York to Adyar, an area of Chennai, India. The US National Section of this organization is called the Theosophical Society in America located in Wheaton, Illinois. Founders H. P. Blavatsky(Helena Petrovna Blavatsky), Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others founded the Theosophical Society on 17 November 1875 in New York City. The American section split off with William Quan Judge as its leader. Henry Steel Olcott remained president until his death in 1907. Aims and ideals # To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam (; List of renamed places in India, formerly known as Vizagapatam, and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is between the Eastern Ghats and the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest city on the Coastal India, east coast of India after Chennai, and the fourth largest in South India. It is one of the four Smart city, smart cities of Andhra Pradesh selected under the Smart Cities Mission and is the headquarters of Visakhapatnam district. Vizag is popularly known as ''shipbuilding capital of India'' due to presence of multiple shipyards such as Hindustan Shipyard, Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam), Naval Dockyard and being the central naval command of the east coast. Visakhapatnam's history dates back to the 6th century BCE. The city was ruled by the Satavahana dynasty, Andhra Satavahanas, Vengi, the Pallava dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master C
Master, master's or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles In education: *Master (college), head of a college *Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline *Schoolmaster or master, presiding officer of a school In military: *Master (naval), a former naval rank *Master mariner, a licensed mariner who is qualified to be a sea captain in the merchant marine *Master or shipmaster, the sea captain of a merchant vessel * Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy In orders and organizations: *Master craftsman, in the Medieval guilds In other: *Master (form of address), an English honorific for boys and young men *Master (judiciary), a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions *Master (Peerage of Scotland), the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Master of ceremonies, or MC (emcee), the host of an official public or private staged even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Viswanatha Satyanarayana (10 September 1895 – 18 October 1976) was a 20th-century Telugu writer. His works included poetry, novels, dramatic play, short stories and speeches, covering a wide range of subjects such as analysis of history, philosophy, religion, sociology, political science, linguistics, psychology and consciousness studies, epistemology, aesthetics and spiritualism. He was a student of the illustrious Telugu writer Chellapilla Venkata Sastry, of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu duo. Viswanatha's wrote in both a modern and classical style, in complex modes. His popular works include '' Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu'' (Ramayana the wish-granting divine tree), ''Kinnersani Patalu'' (Mermaid songs) and the novel '' Veyipadagalu'' (The Thousand Hoods). Among many awards, he was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1970, the first for a Telugu writer, and Padma Bhushan in 1971. The parallel "free-verse" movement in easy prose of Telugu literature criticised him as a bigot w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
