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Renuka (other)
Renuka is a Hindu goddess. Renuka may also refer to: People * Renuka (actress) (born 1970), Tamil television actress * Renuka Chowdary, politician and former MP from Andhra Pradesh, India * Renuka Devi Barkataki (born 1932), politician from Assam, India * Renuka Herath (1945–2017), Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Sri Lanka Parliament * Renuka Jeyapalan, Canadian film director * Renuka Kesaramadu (born 1957), painter and art curator from Karnataka, India * Renuka Menon, Malayali film actress * Renuka Ravindran (born 1943), Academic and Dean of Indian Institute of Science * Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal, Trinidad and Tobago politician * Renuka Shahane (born 1966), Marathi and Hindi television actress Places * Renuka Lake, a lake in Himachal Pradesh, India * Renuka Sanctuary, Reserve Forest and sanctuary around Renuka Lake * Renuka sagara, a picnic spot on the Malaprabha river in Karnataka, India Other uses * "Renuka", a poem by Indian poet Ramdhari Singh 'Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka
Mahur Renuka, also known as Yellamma Devi, is a Hindu mother goddess venerated predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. She is regarded as the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of the god Vishnu. Originally named Renuka, she attained the status of a mother goddess in regional traditions, later becoming associated with the legend of Parashurama in Hindu mythology. Names Renuka is venerated under numerous regional appellations, including Aai Yellamma, Ekvira, Yamai, Ellai Amman, Padmakshi Renuka, Ucchangi Mariamma, and Ellai Amma Mahar. She is worshipped in the Hindu pantheon as a goddess associated with marginalized communities and is often regarded as the divine protector of the oppressed. Devotees revere her as Jagadamba (Mother of the Universe), and in Marathi traditions, she is invoked with the phrase "उदे गं आई उदे" (''Ude Gāṁ Āī Ude'', "Rise, O Mother, rise"). Other epith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal
Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement. Biography Sagramsingh-Sooklal is a Hindu of Indo-Trinidadian descent. As an attorney she practiced primarily Family Law and Land Law. She unsuccessfully contested St. Augustine in the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. She is a Senator and Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs. She unsuccessfully contested St. Augustine in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 April 2025 to elect all 41 members of the House of Representatives. President Christine Kangaloo, on the advice of Prime Minister Stuart Young, dissolved parliament and issued the writs .... Electoral history References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagramsingh-Sooklal, Renuka Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago) People's National Movement politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka (beetle)
''Renuka'' is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae Monotomidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. The family is found worldwide, with approximately 240 species in 33 genera. The ecological habits of the family are diverse, with different members of the group being found under t ..., containing the following species: at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 17 May 2012. * '' Renuka madagascarensis'' Pal, 2000 * '' Renuka rita'' Sen Gupta, 1988 Referen ...
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Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
Ramdhari Singh (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974), known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic. He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded ''Veer Rasa'' (heroic sentiment), and he has been hailed as a '' Rashtrakavi'' ('national poet') and ''Yuga-Chāraṇa'' (Charan of the Era) on account of his inspiring patriotic compositions. He was a regular poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan and is hailed to be as popular and connected to poetry lovers for Hindi speakers as Pushkin for Russians. One of the notable modern Hindi poets, Dinkar was born in Simaria village of Bengal Presidency, British India, now part of Begusarai district in Bihar state. The government had honoured him with the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1959 and had also nominated him thrice to the Rajya Sabha . Similarly, his political thought wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Sagara
Renuka Sagara, also known as Malaprabha reservoir and Navilutheertha reservoir, is a dam and impounding reservoir constructed across the Malaprabha River in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Navilatirtha village in Savadatti Taluk Taluk of Belagavi district in North Karnataka, India. The dam is 43.13 metres high and has 4 vertical crest gates; it impounds a large reservoir with a gross surface area of 54.97 square kilometres, and storage capacity of 37.73 thousand million cubic feet. It is an earthen and masonry dam which caters to the irrigation needs for over , and hydroelectric power generation. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Karnataka This is a list of dams and reservoirs that are located in the Indian state of Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore S ... References Dams in Karnataka Hydroelectric power stations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Sanctuary
The Renuka Sanctuary is a nature sanctuary. It is situated in Sirmour district in Himachal Pradesh and is connected to a network of roads. It covers about 4.028 square kilometres. Also known as Renuka Reserve Forest, it has been formally declared a sanctuary (). A further area of roughly about 3 square kilometres that lies outside the sanctuary has been declared as a buffer area. Religious aspect The area is well recognized by its religious, aesthetic and cultural value. Renuka is an abode of temples of the mother-and-son duo of Renuka and Lord Parshuram. Mythologically Renukaji is an incarnation of Goddess Durga. She was the wife of Rishi Jamadagni. Parshuram believed to be the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was the youngest of the five sons of the couple. Renuka was considered extremely beautiful. Sahastarva, the emperor, wanted to marry her and once when Parshuram was away, he killed Rishi Jamadagni and his four sons to marry Renukaji. To escape the clutches of the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Lake
Renuka lake is in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh in India and it is 672 m above the sea level. It is the largest lake in Himachal Pradesh, with a circumference of about 3214 m. This lake was named after the goddess Renuka and is a designated Ramsar site since November 2005. Location *Distance from Parwanoo: 123 km. *Distance from Paonta Sahib: via Sataun 51 km *Distance from Nahan: 38 km. Legend On the eve of Prabodhini Ekadashi, a five-day Renuka fair begins with the religious observance of the arrival of Renuka's son, Parashurama, to the Renuka lake in Himachal, believed to be the goddess' abode. Devotees from all over the country arrive to observe the meeting of the mother and son. According to the Puranas, the Renuka Tirtha is considered as the birthplace of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. Maharishi Jamadagni and his wife Renuka are regarded to have meditated for long time at a hillock known as Tape Ka Tiba near the Renuka lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Shahane
Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966) is an Indian actress who is widely known for her work in the Hindi and Marathi films and several television productions. She is best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show '' Surabhi'' (1993–2001). She has received several awards and nominations including a Filmfare Award Marathi. Early life Renuka Shahane was born into a Marathi family in Mumbai. Her father, Lt. Cdr. Vijay Kumar Shahane, was an officer in the Indian Navy. Her mother, Shanta Gokhale, is a theatre personality and film critic who works mainly on Marathi theatre. When Renuka was very young, her mother divorced her father and married Arun Khopkar, a film-maker. The second marriage also ended in divorce. Renuka and her only sibling, Girish Shahane grew up with their mother in Mumbai. Renuka did her B.A. in Psychology from St. Xavier's College and her Post graduation in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University. Her brother Girish Shahane is a contemporar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Ravindran
Renuka Ravindran (née Rajagopalan) was the first woman to be the Dean of the Indian Institute of Science. Education and career She was a student at the Presentation Convent in Vepery in Chennai and later at the Women's Christian College in Chennai. She earned her PhD from Indian Institute of Science in Applied Mathematics and later Doktoringenieur from the Technische Hochschule Aachen in Aerodynamics in Germany. She joined the Indian Institute of Science in 1967 as a professor and the Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, and then became the Dean of Indian Institute of Science. She has also been visiting professor at various universities, including the University of Kaiserslautern The University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (German: ''Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau'', also known as RPTU) is a public research university in Kaiserslautern and Landau in der Pfalz, Germany. The university wa ..., Germany. Her fields of specialization a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka (actress)
Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role ''Premi'' in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films. Early life Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe. Career She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie '' Samsara Sangeetham'' directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie ''Kuttettan ''Kuttettan'' is a 1990 Malayalam romantic comedy movie, directed by Joshiy and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Mammootty, Saritha, Urvashi, Lizy, Maathu, Sukumari, Jagadish, Murali and Jagannatha Varma. Plot Vishnu is a rich b ...''. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Menon
Renuka Menon (born 3 November 1983) is a former Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu-language films as well as some Tamil-language and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in '' Nammal'' (2002). Her notable films include '' Daas'' (2005), '' Vargam'' (2006) and ''Kalabha Kadhalan'' (2006). In 2006, Menon retired from acting and currently runs a dance school in California. Early and personal life Renuka was born on 3 November 1983 in Alappuzha and also she pursued her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Thrissur. She married Suraj Menon, a US-based software engineer, on 21 November 2006. They have two daughters, Swathi and Anika. Career 2002-2004: Early debut and its recognition At the age of 19, Renuka made her acting debut through '' Nammal'' opposite Jishnu Raghavan, Sidharth Bharathan and Bhavana. It was commercially successful and well received by critics. Then she acted in several films ''Mayamohithachandran'', ''Freedom' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka Kesaramadu
Renuka Kesaramadu is a contemporary painter and sculptor from India. She is best known internationally through her collaborative art exhibitions and participations in workshops in Europe. She has also curated a few international art symposia and exhibitions in India. Education and career Renuka was born in 1957 in the village of Kesaramadu, whence her last name was adopted, near the city of Tumakuru in Tumakuru district in the Indian state Karnataka. She holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Art History from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath – Bengaluru, Master of Arts (MA) in History from Annamalai University – Chennai and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Bangalore University. She also obtained a Government Diploma (GD) in Painting with 1st Rank for 5 years and Gold Medal from the Ken School of Art – Bengaluru under the instruction of the legendary artist R M Hadapad. She served as a member of the Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy (KLA) in Bangalore, and as a fine art lectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
