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Kaalam (other)
Kaalam may refer to: *Kāla, Hindu deity of time * Kaalam (novel), ''Kaalam'' (novel), a 1970 novel by M. T. Vasudevan Nair * Kaalam (film), ''Kaalam'' (film), a 1982 Indian film See also

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Kāla
Kala ( sa, काल, lit=Time, translit=Kālá/Kālam), ) is a Sanskrit term that means "time" or "death." As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama. In Shaivism, Kala is known as the fiery avatar of Shiva Kala Bhairava or Kalagni Rudra; and in Vaishnavism Kala is also associated with Narasimha and Pralaya. As applied to gods and goddesses, ' is not always distinguishable from ', meaning "black." Etymology Monier-Williams's widely used Sanskrit-English dictionary lists two distinct words with the form ': * ' 1 means "black, of a dark colour, dark-blue ..." and has a feminine form ending in ' – ' – as mentioned in 4–1, 42. * ' 2 means "a fixed or right point of time, a space of time, time ... destiny, fate ... death" and has a feminine form (found at the end of compounds) ending in ', as mentioned in the ' '. As a traditional Hindu unit of time, one ''kālá'' corresponds to 144 seconds. Accor ...
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Kaalam (novel)
''Kaalam'' is a novel by Indian author M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The book takes the reader along with protagonist Sethu Madhavan through a journey across time (Kaalam). Synopsis The story is set during the early 1960s amidst the backdrop of land reforms and poverty in Kerala. Sethu Madhavan is a member of a family in Valluvanad. He realizes the worthlessness of achievements and understands that life persists at the mercy of time. His ambitions are brewed from the poor economic status of his family and his father's neglect of the family. He cannot afford the posh lifestyle in college hostel. He lacked nice clothes and money to meet daily expenses. He meets three women who deeply affect him. The first is Sumitra, his cousin. This relationship is portrayed as a teenager's fancy that becomes physical. Next is Thankamani, whom he wishes to marry. His lack of a good job deters him. He gets a job as a Village Extension Officer, but loses it over problems with higher officials on petty ...
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Kaalam (film)
''Kaalam'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Hemachandran and produced by R. S. Kothandaraman. The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Menaka, Jayamalini and Jayaram in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Cast *Jagathy Sreekumar as Gopalan *Menaka as Jaya *Jayamalini as Dancer *Jayaram (old) *K. R. Vijaya as Janaki *Kaduvakulam Antony as Kurup *Meena Menon as Asha *Raveendran (actor) as Rajan *Radhadevvi as Ammini Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala B. Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Bi .... References External links * 1982 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Kalam (other)
Kalam or Ilm al-Kalam (lit. "science of discourse") is a term for methodic theology in Islam. Kalam may also refer to: Philosophy *Kalam cosmological argument, a cosmological argument for the existence of God rooted in the Ilm al-Kalam heritage *Jewish Kalam, an early medieval style of Jewish philosophy that evolved in response to the Islamic Kalam, which in turn was a reaction against Aristotelian philosophy Languages *Kalam languages, a small family of languages spoken in New Guinea **Kalam language, one of the Kalam languages spoken in New Guinea Places *Kalam (union council), an administrative unit in Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Kalam Valley, a valley along the upper reaches of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Kalam, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *Kalam, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran *Kolm-e Bala, a village in Ilam Province, Iran *Kolm-e Pain, a village in Ilam Province, Iran People *Kalam Bey ...
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Kala (other)
Kala or Kalah may refer to: Religion Hinduism *Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time'' *Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva. * Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts'' * Kala Bo, a Hindu consort goddess of Ganesha *Kirtimukha, a monster face in Asian iconography *Batara Kala, a god in Javanese and Balinese mythology * Kala Ratri, a Hindu goddess Jainism *One of the six fundamental principles Geography Kala can be an alternate spelling of '' qal'a'' ("fortress") in Persian, Turkish, etc. Albania * Kala e Dodës, a municipality in Dibër County Algeria * El Kala District, district **El Kala, the district seat **El Kala National Park, national park in El Kala District Georgia *Narikala, ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi Iran * Kala, Behshahr, Mazandaran Province * Kalah, Hormozgan, village in Hormozgan Province *Kala, Markazi, village * Kala, Nur, Mazandaran Province *Kala, Semnan, village Kyrgyzstan * Kala ...
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Kaal (other)
Kaal is Sanskrit word and Hindu deity. Kaal may also refer to: * ''Kaal'' (2005 film), a 2005 Bollywood film * ''Kaal'' (2007 film), a 2007 Tollywood film directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay * KAAL (TV), an ABC television affiliate in Minnesota, U.S. *Kaal, the fictional planet to which Jeng Droga fled after the Battle of Endor in the Star Wars Expanded Universe *Kaal, supervillain in the 2013 Indian film '' Krrish 3'', played by Vivek Oberoi * Aira Kaal (1911–1988), Estonian writer *Anu Kaal (born 1940), Estonian opera singer See also *Kaala (other) * Kala (other) *Kaalam (other) Kaalam may refer to: * ''Kaalam'' (novel), a 1970 novel by M. T. Vasudevan Nair * ''Kaalam'' (1981 film), a Tamil-language Indian feature film * ''Kaalam'' (1982 film), an Indian Malayalam film {{disambiguation ... * Kalam (other) * Kaalpurush (other) {{Disambiguation, callsign Estonian-language surnames ...
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