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Ranka Ōkami
Ranka may refer to: * Ranka (ethnic group), an ethnic group belonging to the Marwari people of Rajasthan, India * Ranka (grape), another name for the wine grape Chasselas ** Luglienga, another wine and table grape that is also known as Ranka * Ranka (legend), an Indian legend, also known as Tushar Ranka * The strategy game of Go * Ranka Lee, a character in the Japanese anime ''Macross Frontier'' * Lingdum Monastery (also Ranka Monastery) at Ranka, in Sikkim, India * Ranka Velimirović, film producer * Ranka Kagurazaka, a character in ''Valkyrie Drive is a Japanese anime media franchise created by Marvelous, which was announced at the AnimeJapan convention in March 2015. The franchise consists of three projects; , an anime television series produced by Arms Corporation, which aired in Ja ...- Bhikkhuni'' * Arpit Ranka, Indian actor * H S Ranka, Indian industrialist * Ranka Ōkami, a character from the Japanese anime and manga Seton Academy: Join the Pack! {{di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranka (ethnic Group)
Ranka may refer to: * Ranka (ethnic group), an ethnic group belonging to the Marwari people of Rajasthan, India * Ranka (grape), another name for the wine grape Chasselas ** Luglienga, another wine and table grape that is also known as Ranka * Ranka (legend), an Indian legend, also known as Tushar Ranka * The strategy game of Go (board game), Go * Ranka Lee, a character in the Japanese anime ''Macross Frontier'' * Lingdum Monastery (also Ranka Monastery) at Ranka, in Sikkim, India * Ranka Velimirović, film producer * Ranka Kagurazaka, a character in ''Valkyrie Drive- Bhikkhuni'' * Arpit Ranka, Indian actor * H S Ranka, Indian industrialist * Ranka Ōkami, a character from the Japanese anime and manga Seton Academy: Join the Pack! {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwari People
The Marwari or Marwadi (Devanagari: मारवाड़ी) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group that originate from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. Their language, also called Marwari, comes under the umbrella of Rajasthani languages, which is part of the Western Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. Apart from India, they have sizeable presence in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Nepal. Etymology The term ''Marwari'' once referred to the area encompassed by the former princely state of Marwar, also called the Jodhpur region of southwest Rajasthan in India. It formed from the two constituent words, Maru (region of Thar desert) and Wadi (enclosure), effectively indicating the western part of modern day Rajasthan. It has evolved to be a designation for the Rajasthani people in general but it is used particularly with reference to certain jātis that fall within the Bania community. The most prominent among these communities are the Agrawals, Khandelwals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranka (grape)
Chasselas () or Chasselas blanc () is a wine grape variety grown mainly in Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, New Zealand, Croatia and Chile. Chasselas is mostly vinified to be a full, dry and fruity white wine. It is also suitable as a table grape, grown widely for this purpose in Turkey and Hungary. History Genetic analyses made in 2009 in a laboratory of the University of Dieppe showed that Chasselas is a grape variety originating in western Switzerland.J. F. VOUILLAMOZ et C. ARNOLEtude historico-génétique de l’origine du ‘Chasselas’ (PDF), Université de Neuchâtel, NCCR Plant Survival, 2009. Its name was first mentioned in the 16th century. In 1940, Chasselas was crossed with Silvaner to produce the white grape variety Nobling.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'', p. 129. Oxford University Press 1996 . Wine regions Chasselas is widely grown in Switzerland, where it has several regional synonym names, the main one bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luglienga
Luglienga (also known as Lignan blanc and Seidentraube) is a white Italian wine and table grape variety that is grown across Europe. The grape has a long history of use, dating back to at least the 14th century in Piedmont but is today most seen a table grape that is occasionally used for home winemaking Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its Ethanol fermentation, fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over ....J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 556 Allen Lane 2012 History and relationship to other grapes The first written documentation of Luglienga dates back to 1329 where it was listed under the old synonym ''Luglienchis'' growing in the Piedmont wine region of northwest Italy. Ampelographers believe that the name is derived fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranka (legend)
''Lanke'' or ''Lankeshan'' (, Lànkē(shan), Lan-k'o (Shan); "(The Mountain of) the Rotten Axe Handle" in English), is a Chinese legend which has been compared to that of Rip Van Winkle, although it predates it by at least 1000 years. The exact date of origin of the legend is unknown, but it has literary antecedents from the 5th century AD, and the "rotten axe handle" plot element was certainly present by an early 6th-century version. One plot element of the legend features two immortals playing a board game, interpreted in later times as Go, so that ''Lanke'' (or ''Ranka'' in Japanese) has become a literary name for Go. The legend The legend is recorded in 's or ''Tales of the Strange'', and features a woodcutter, Wang Zhi or Wang Chih (), and his encounter with the two immortals in the mountains. The story runs as follows:Ren Fang (任昉), ''Shu Yi Ji'' (《述異記》: "At Mount Shishi in Xing'an County, during the Jin Dynasty, a Wang Zhi was chopping wood, when he saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (board Game)
# Go is an abstract strategy game, abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to fence off more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day. A 2016 survey by the International Go Federation's 75 member nations found that there are over 46 million people worldwide who know how to play Go, and over 20 million current players, the majority of whom live in East Asia. The Game piece (board game), playing pieces are called ''Go equipment#Stones, stones''. One player uses the white stones and the other black stones. The players take turns placing their stones on the vacant intersections (''points'') on the #Boards, board. Once placed, stones may not be moved, but ''captured stones'' are immediately removed from the board. A single stone (or connected group of stones) is ''captured'' when surrounded by the opponent's stones on all Orthogona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranka Lee
This is a list of characters from the anime series ''Macross Frontier''. Main characters ; : :*''Age:'' 17, male. :The series' protagonist, Alto is a high school student in the Mihoshi Academy Pilot Training course. As a result of his fine features and long hair he is often mistaken for a girl at first glance, even receiving the nickname , much to his embarrassment. His appearance was revealed to have been inherited from his late mother, Miyo. Despite this, he is otherwise a rather normal, though somewhat aloof and standoffish, boy. Born into a well-known Kabuki family, his persistent yearning for the skies has made for a thorny relationship with his father, who has disowned him. He constantly frets about living aboard ''Macross Frontier'' due to the lack of a true 'sky'. After getting the chance to pilot the VF-25 ''Messiah'' variable fighter (due to its original pilot, Henry Gilliam, being killed by a large type ''Vajra'' in the first episode) his flying skills draw the attent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingdum Monastery
Lingdum Monastery (also Ranka Lingdum or Pal Zurmang Kagyud Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery near Ranka in Sikkim, North East India, about an hour's drive from Gangtok. It was completed in 1999. It follows the Zurmang Kagyu The ''Kagyu'' school, also transliterated as ''Kagyü'', or ''Kagyud'' (), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (''chos lugs'') of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. ... tradition. References External links Lingdum Monastery, Ranka Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim Karma Kagyu monasteries and temples Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India {{Sikkim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranka Velimirović
Ranka Velimirović ( sr-Cyrl, Ранка Велимировић; 20 June 1940 – 5 March 2020) was a film producer and film director. She was the wife of the prominent Yugoslav film director Zdravko Velimirović. Career and life She was born on 20 June 1940 in Podgorica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. On completion of Law studies, University of Belgrade 1963, she remained in Belgrade and married the film director Zdravko Velimirović. After her graduation in 1963, she continued living in Belgrade working in the film and TV industry with occasional international visits and stays on professional basis. During her long career Ranka worked on great film and cultural projects in former Yugoslavia, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ... and abroad. During her career as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkyrie Drive
is a Japanese anime media franchise created by Marvelous, which was announced at the AnimeJapan convention in March 2015. The franchise consists of three projects; , an anime television series produced by Arms Corporation, which aired in Japan from October to December 2015; , a PlayStation Vita game released on December 10, 2015 in Japan with a Western release in 2016 and a Microsoft Windows version in 2017; and , a social game for iOS and Android devices released in December 2015. Plot Each of the series revolves around girls who have been infected with a mysterious virus known as the A Virus (Armed Virus). These girls are divided into two classes; , who can transform into weapons when sexually aroused, and , who have the power to wield an Extar's weapon form, known as Liberator Arms, through a process known as Drive. These girls are brought to separate islands to spend their days completely isolated from the rest of the world until the islands' Observers, authorized by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
