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Nagin (other)
Nagin may refer to: * Nāginī, in Hindu mythology, a female Nāga **Nagini or Naiṇī Devī, a Nagin worshipped as mother goddess in the Indian Central Himalaya **Ichchadhari Naags, shape-shifting Nāgas in Indian folklore Entertainment * ''Nagin'' (1954 film), a Bollywood film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal * ''Nagin'' (1976 film), a Bollywood film directed by Rajkumar Kohli * ''Nagin'' (2010 film) (''Hisss''), a Jennifer Lynch film * ''Naaginn'' (2007 TV series), a 2007–2009 Indian television series * ''Naagin'' (2015 TV series), an Indian supernatural drama television series that debuted in 2015 * ''Naagin'' (Pakistani TV series), a 2017–2019 Pakistani drama television series People with the surname *Daniel Nagin (born 1948), American criminologist *Ray Nagin (born 1956), mayor of New Orleans See also *Nag (other) *Naga (other) *Nagini (other) *Nagina (other) Nagina is a town in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nagina may also refer to: * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naiṇī Devī
Naiṇī, Nāgnī or Nāginā Devī is the name of nine Devi, Hindu Goddesses belonging to the shape-shifting serpent deities or Nāgas, who rule as goddesses and mothers over the lower part of the Pindar river valley in the Garhwal Himalayas, Garhwal Himalaya region of Uttarakhand, India. Seven of these goddesses establish the rule over their territory through a journey (Yatra, ''yātrā'') of six months, during which they are carried around, embodied in the shape of a bamboo pole clothed with sari, saris. Through their ''yātrā''s, the Naiṇīs re-establish their family ties to those women of their respective village who have married into other villages. In the Indian Western Himalaya, this is a common way of establishing divine kingship and territory. These journeys take place only two times a century: the Naiṇī of the village Ratura went on her journey from September 2010 to March 2011 after 54 years, the Naiṇī of the village Rains "came out" (Hindi ''nikaltī huī'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichchadhari Naags
Ichchadhari naag (female: ichchadhari naagin) are mythical shape-shifting cobras in Indian folklore. They are great devotees of Lord Shiva. Legend A common male cobra will become an ichchadhari naag (male shape-shifting cobra) and a common female cobra will become an ichchadhari naagin (female shape-shifting cobra) after 100 years of tapasya (penance). After being blessed by Lord Shiva, they attain a human form of their own, have the ability to shape-shifting into any living creatures and could live for more than a hundred years without getting old. Ichchadhari naags and naagins possess the gem called Naagmani, considered much more valuable than any precious stone, it has the power to revive. Legends tell of many people dying through snake bites when they try to steal the Naagmani. When a naag or a naagin is killed, the image of theirs killer will be imprinted in their eyes. The partner or family of that naag/naagin will identify the killers by this image and take revenge. Naa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagin (1954 Film)
''Nagin'' is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and written by Rajendra Krishan, Hameed Butt and Bijon Bhattacharya. It stars Vyjayanthimala and Pradeep Kumar, and has a hit musical score by Hemant Kumar. This film was partly produced in Technicolor. The film was a blockbuster and highest-grossing film of 1954. Moreover, it established the career of Vyjayanthimala in Hindi film industry. Synopsis Two Adivasi tribes (Nagi & Ragi) are in conflict for the local economic rights. The daughter of the Nagi tribe's chief, Mala (Vyjayanthimala), vows to kill the son of the Ragi tribe's chief, Sanatan (Pradeep Kumar), as revenge. Trespassing in the enemy territory, she is mesmerized by the music of a flute (played by the musician Kalyanji Virji Shah). Coming closer, she finds out that the player is Sanatan. They fall in love, but find it difficult to appease the enmity between the two tribes and to resist the attempts of the villain Prabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagin (1976 Film)
''Nagin'' ( ''Female Serpent'') is a 1976 Hindi-language horror film, produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli, under the Shankar Movies banner. It stars Reena Roy in the titular role alongside an ensemble cast, including Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Rekha, Mumtaz (actress), Mumtaz, Vinod Mehra, Yogeeta Bali, Kabir Bedi, Anil Dhawan, and Jeetendra; its music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Despite being a fantasy type film, it was a Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster at the box office and the List of Bollywood films of 1976, highest-grossing film of 1976. Following the success of the film, Reena Roy attained star status. It was inspired by François Truffaut's 1968 French film ''The Bride Wore Black'', which was based on Cornell Woolrich's 1940 The Bride Wore Black (novel), novel of the same name. The film was later remade in Tamil cinema, Tamil as ''Neeya?'' (1979), with Sripriya playing Nagin. Plot Prof. Vijay researches snakes. According to a myth, he believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagin (2010 Film)
The Handheld Isothermal Silver Standard Sensor (HISSS) project was sponsored by DARPA in the 2000s to develop a hand-held sensor that is capable of identifying biological weapon threats across the entire spectrum including bacteria, viruses and toxins. The program began in early part of the 21st century with the following goals: * DNA detection without polymerase chain reaction (PCR) * RNA detection without PCR or reverse transcription * antibody-based protein detection at sensitivities unachievable by traditional methods The final goal was to give field units the ability to detect threat agents across the complete spectrum of biological warfare weapons. The main contractor for this project was Northrop Grumman with subcontractors Ionian Technologies Ionian Technologies Inc. was a United States Biotechnology Company focused on molecular diagnostics development for the detection of infectious diseases and biothreat agents. It was established in 2000 in Upland, California as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naaginn (2007 TV Series)
''Naaginn - Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa'' () is a Hindi television series that aired on Zee TV from 5 October 2007 till 11 April 2009. The show was produced by AK Films. Plot The show is based on a tale of an '' ichchhadhari'' ''naagin'' (a female snake who can change form at will) named Amrita. She transforms herself into a woman to take revenge from the Singh family, which had killed her parents (king and queen of the ''Naag'' or snake community) to get the valuable ''Naagmani'' (snake gem). While dying, the queen ''naaginn'' instructs Amrita to take revenge from the killers and get back the ''naagmani'' in their community so that she can give back life to her parents. In order to fulfill the wish of her dying ''naagin'' mother, Amrita transforms herself into a human being to take revenge. And then she gets married into the same family whose members had killed her parents. But the dilemma is that her duty as a wife and her love towards her human husband Arjun comes in the way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naagin (2015 TV Series)
''Naagin'' () is an Indian supernatural fiction television series about shape-shifting serpents produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. The first season aired from 1 November 2015 to 5 June 2016. It starred Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijlani, Adaa Khan and Sudha Chandran. The second season aired from 8 October 2016 to 25 June 2017. It starred Mouni Roy, Karanvir Bohra and Adaa Khan. The third season aired from 2 June 2018 to 26 May 2019. It starred Surbhi Jyoti, Pearl V Puri and Anita Hassanandani. The fourth season was introduced with a new title '': Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel'' (). It aired from 14 December 2019. Its telecast was halted from 22 March 2020 due to Covid-19 outbreak and restarted on 18 July 2020 and ended on 8 August 2020. It starred Nia Sharma and Vijayendra Kumeria. The fifth season aired from 9 August 2020 to 6 February 2021. It starred Surbhi Chandna, Sharad Malhotra and Mohit Sehgal. The sixth season premiered on 12 February 2022 and stars Tejas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naagin (Pakistani TV Series)
''Naagin'' () is a Pakistani supernatural thriller drama series, which aired from 17 April 2017 to 27 May 2019 on Geo Kahani. The series is produced by Babar Javed under the banner of Blue Eye Entertainment. The show stars Wajeeha Khan Durani, Sheen Javed, Resham, Jana Malik, Hareb Farooq and Meera in leading roles. Apart from Pakistan, the show was also the most watched show of Geo Kahani in the United Kingdom. After 177 episodes, the show stopped airing on 6 May 2018, and was renewed almost a year later on 6 March 2019. The producer of the show confirmed that there will be a new season for Naagin which will hopefully come in 2022 with the same lead cast but with a new fresh story. Plot The story revolves around a house where the elders are aware that when they made this house they had to kill some snakes who were living there. But what they don't know is that there were two survivors (both girls), one is Muskaan who was taken by an ordinary man who saw that snake in a baby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Nagin
Daniel Steven Nagin (born November 29, 1948) is an American criminologist, statistician, and the Teresa and H. John Heinz III University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College. Education Nagin received his B.S. in Administrative and Managerial Sciences and M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971. He later received his Ph.D. from what is now the university's Heinz College in 1976. Career Nagin served as the Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy and Analysis in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from 1981 to 1986. He joined Carnegie Mellon University in 1986 as an associate professor of management in their School of Urban and Public Affairs. In 1990, he became a professor of management in Heinz College, a position he retained until 1998. He was also the research program area director of Carnegie Mellon University's National Consortium on Violence Research from 1997 to 2001. In 2006, he became the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Nagin
Clarence Raymond Joseph Nagin Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former politician who was the 60th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Nagin was first elected as mayor in March 2002.Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results, March 2, 2002, Mayor City of New Orleans. He was re-elected in 2006 when the election was held with at least two-thirds of New Orleans citizens still displaced after Katrina struck. Term-limited by law, he left office on May 3, 2010. After leaving office, Nagin founded CRN Initiatives LLC, a firm that focuses on emergency preparedness, green energy product development, publishing, and public speaking. He wrote and self-published ''Katrina Secrets: Storms after the Storms''. In 2014, Nagin was convicted on twenty of twenty-one charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering related to bribes from city contractors before and after K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nag (other)
Nag or NAG may refer to: Computers * Nag, a multi user tasklist manager included in Horde (software) * Numerical Algorithms Group, a software company ** NAG Numerical Library, numerical analysis software * Numeric Annotation Glyphs, in computerized chess Music * "Nag", a song on Joan Jett's album ''I Love Rock 'n' Roll'' * Stage name of Jan-Erik Romøren of Norwegian band Tsjuder Organizations * Neighbourhood action group, community volunteer groups in the United Kingdom * Neue Automobil Gesellschaft, a defunct German automobile manufacturer * Nordic Aviation Group, an Estonian airline company People *Martin Nag, Norwegian writer Places * Nag, Iran, a village in Kerman Province * Nag Hammadi, in Upper Egypt * Nag River, in India * Nag Tibba, a mountain in Uttarakhand, India Religion * Nag Dhunga, a sacred stone worshiped by the people of Nepal * Nag Hammadi library, a collection of Gnostic texts discovered in Egypt in 1945 ** Nag Hammadi Codex II, a collection of early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |