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Samant (other)
Samant may refer to: * Samanta, a title used in ancient and medieval India * Samantray, a surname of Indian people * Samant (Doti), a title of the feudal kings from Doti region in present-day Nepal People with the surname Samant: * Bal Samant, Indian writer * Dutta Samant, Indian politician * Keshav Samant, Indian contract bridge player * Mohan Samant, Indian painter * Mohan Narayan Rao Samant, Indian naval officer * Rajeev Samant, Indian businessman * Satvasheela Samant, Indian linguist * Uday Samant, Indian politician * Vaishali Samant, Indian playback singer * Vinayak Samant, Indian cricketer See also * Samantabhadra (other) * Sawantwadi (other) *Savant (other) *Samantasimha (other) *Samantaraja Samantaraja (IAST: Sāmantarāja, r. c. 7th century CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari (modern Sambhar). He ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India. The exact period of Samanta i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samanta
Samanta was a title and position used in the history of the Indian subcontinent between 4th and 12th centuryThe Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volumes 69–70, p.77 to denote a vassal, feudal lord or tributary chief. The leader of 100 village also popularly known as jagirdar. The term roughly translates to ''neighbor''. The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in India and Medieval India. The institution is known to have existed prior to the Gupta period, though details on them are vague. A Pallava inscription dating to the time of Santivarman (AD 455–470) uses the term ''Samanta-Chudamanayah'' (best feudatories).Indian Hist (Opt), by Reddy, p.A-415 The Samanta in South India was used to mean a vassal to an emperor. In North India, the earliest use of the term in a similar sense was in Bengal in the Barabar Hill Cave Inscription of the Maukhari Chief, Anantavarman (dating to the 6th century AD) in which his father i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satvasheela Samant
Satvasheela Samant (née Satvasheela Parshuram Desai; 25 March 1945 – 1 May 2013) was an Indian linguist who compiled ''Sabdananda'', a 3-language dictionary in English, Marathi and Hindi. She campaigned to reintroduce old-style Devanagari script for the Marathi language. She got a bachelor's degree (B.A.) with Sanskrit and Marathi language. After completing LLB she gained master's degree in linguistic from Pune University Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Pune, is a public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshkhind. The uni .... Dr. Samant was an employee of the State government's Directorate of Languages for more than 20 years. This dictionary is for the translators, teachers, professors and researchers. She chose the 3 languages mainly because it included business language (English), most commonly used language in India (Hindi) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savant (other)
A savant is someone with savant syndrome. Savant may also refer to: Places * Côte de Savant, the Chablis region of Burgundy, France * Savant Lake, a place in Ontario, Canada People * Savant (musician) (born 1987), Norwegian musician * Doug Savant (born 1964), American actor * Marilyn vos Savant (born 1946), American author * Savant Young (born 1976), American professional mixed martial artist Arts, entertainment, and media * Savant (DC Comics), a comic book character * Savant (Wildstorm), a comic book character * ''Savant'', a 1993 novel by James Follett Brands and enterprises * Savant Investment Group, an American wealth management company * Savant publications, an American not-for-profit magazine publisher See also * * Samant (other) * Sawantwadi (other) * Prodigy (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawantwadi (other)
Sawantwadi is a town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India. It may also refer to: *Sawantwadi State, state ruled by the Savant Bhonsale dynasty during the British Raj *Sawantwadi taluka, a taluka (a unit of administration) in the Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra * Sawantwadi, Mawal, a village in Mawal taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra * Sawantwadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency), one of the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India * Sawantwadi Palace, a royal palace in Sawantwadi * Sawantwadi Road railway station, a train station on the Konkan Railway * Sawantwadi toys, hand made works of art made of wood in Sawantwadi See also * Savant (other) * Samant (other) Samant may refer to: * Samanta, a title used in ancient and medieval India * Samantray, a surname of Indian people * Samant (Doti), a title of the feudal kings from Doti region in present-day Nepal People with the surname Saman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantabhadra (other)
Samantabhadra (Lit. "All Good", or "Always Auspicious") may refer to: * Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva), a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism associated with practice and meditation * ''Samantabhadra'' (Tibetan: ''Kuntu Zangpo''), the name of a Buddha, the Adi-Buddha Samantabhadra, in Tibetan Buddhism * Samantabhadra (Jain monk), second-century Digambara head of the monastic order * Samantabhadra (Karmole) (1891–1988), Digambara monk * Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra, a Mahayana Buddhist text teaching meditation and repentance practices See also *Samantabhadri (tutelary), female counterpart in Buddhism *Samant (other) Samant may refer to: * Samanta, a title used in ancient and medieval India * Samantray, a surname of Indian people * Samant (Doti), a title of the feudal kings from Doti region in present-day Nepal People with the surname Samant: * Bal Samant, ... * Bhadra (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayak Samant
Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant (born 25 October 1972) is an Indian cricketer who played for Tripura, Mumbai and Assam. Born at Mumbai, he is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. Samant mainly played in the shadow of Sameer Dighe as Dighe was first-choice keeper for Mumbai. Samant played for Assam from 1995 to 2001. He returns to Mumbai when Sameer Dighe retire. He played eight seasons with Mumbai before moving to Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ... an retiring in 2012. Since retiring he took-up coaching, becoming the head coach for Mumbai in July 2018. References External links * 1972 births Living people Indian cricketers Assam cricketers Mumbai cricketers Tripura cricketers Cricketers from Mumbai Indian cricket coaches Wicket-keepers { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaishali Samant
Vaishali Samant is an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer who is popularly known for her work in the Marathi film and music industry. Her career on television has included being a judge on the reality singing competition shows. She has sung in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Assamese, Tamil and Telugu languages. She has sung over 2000 songs in Marathi. Career She has sung for music composers like A. R. Rahman in ''Lagaan'', '' Taal'', '' Saathiya'' and ''Chhaava''. She has also sung for bollywood films like '' Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav'', ''Girlfriend'', ''Eight'', '' Malamaal Weekly'', '' Tujhe Meri Kasam'', ''Chetna'', '' Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...'', ''Traffic Signal'', '' Chamku'', '' Mirch''. Her most well known song is ''Chalka Re'' from '' Saathiya'' by A. R. Rahman. She was nominated for the Favorite Artist, India at the MTV Asia music awards in 2004. She was nominated for ''Gadbad Gondhal'' in Ambarnath Marathi Film Festival in 2017 as Best Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uday Samant
Uday Samant is an Indian politician and leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. He is Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra). He is current Member of Legislative Assembly from Ratnagiri. He has been elected to Vidhan Sabha for five consecutive terms in 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024. Early life Samant was born in Ratnagiri region of Maharashtra. Positions held * 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) * 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) * 2013 - 2014: Minister of State for Urban Development in Maharashtra Government * 2013 - 2014: Guardian Minister of Ratnagiri district * 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) * 2017 : Appointed Samparkh pramukh of Pune City * 2018 : Appointed Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena Party * 2018 : Appointed chairman of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) * 2019: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term) * 2019: Appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajeev Samant
Rajeev Suresh Samant is the founder and CEO of Sula Vineyards, India's largest winery. Education and early career Born in Mumbai, Samant completed his education from Stanford University where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics, followed by a master's degree in Engineering Management. He then joined Oracle Corporation as one of the youngest managers there. However, after a couple of years, he quit and decided to return to India and start something of his own. Sula Vineyards After backpacking around the world for a year, Samant returned to India where he decided to live the rural life. He started farming mangoes, roses, teak wood, and table grapes at his family's 20-acre plot in Nashik. In 1996, he had an epiphany when realized that Nashik had the perfect climate for growing wine grapes. His determination grew when he returned to California and met with Kerry Damskey, an eminent winemaker, who enthusiastically agreed to help him start a winery. In 1997, the duo to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantray
Samantaray () is a title used by people belonging to the Karan caste and Khandayat caste in Odisha. It is also used by Utkala Brahmins. Notable People * Biplab Samantray (born 1988), Indian cricketer. * Elina Samantray, Indian actress. *Debasish Samantray (born 1996), Indian cricketer *Yudhistir Samantray Yudhistir Samantray (16 March 1953 – 16 October 2023) was an Indian National Congress politician and a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The Odisha Police arrested him in May 2016 for the alleged murder of a youth leader. Yudhistir ... (1953-2023), Indian politician. References {{Reflist Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Narayan Rao Samant
Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant, MVC (1930 – 20 March 2019) was an officer of the Indian Navy, who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second-highest war-time gallantry award. Samant played an important role in the covert operation called Naval Commando Operation X, which was instituted in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Samant had also served as the first commanding officer of the submarine INS ''Karanj'' after being appointed to that post in 1969. After the 1971 war ended, he became the first temporary Chief of Naval Staff of the newly created Bangladesh Navy. Early life Samant was born in 1930. His domicile was Pune, Maharashtra. Career In 1969, Samant was appointed by the Indian Navy as the commissioning Commanding Officer of the submarine '' INS Karanj''. In 1971, he became an officer attached to the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. During this tenure, his involvement in covert operations started. In April 1971, before the Indo-Pakista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Samant
Mohan Samant (1924 – 2004) was an early Indian modernist painter and member of the Progressive Artists Group. He was also a lifelong player of the sarangi, an Indian bowed string instrument. Early years Samant was born Manmohan Balkrishna Samant into a middle-class Brahmin family in Goregaon, a suburb of Mumbai (then Bombay), India, in 1924. The fourth child of eight, he grew up in a cultured environment. Samant's father, Balkrishna Ramchandra Samant, was a headmaster and his mother a homemaker. His younger sister, Vasudha Patil, an accomplished novelist, has written that their parents encouraged the family's interest in music, art, theater, movies, travel, and writing, and Samant displayed an early proficiency in and dedication to both music and the visual arts. Career Samant received his diploma from the Sir J.J. School of Art in 1952, where he studied under S.B. (Shankar Balwant) Palsikar. In 1954 he was awarded the Governor's Prize and the silver medal for water c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
