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Shakti (other)
Shakti is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism and Shaktism. Shakti may also refer to: Films and television * ''Sakthi'' (1972 film), an Indian Malayalam film released in 1972 starring V. Ravichandran and Sheela * ''Sakthi'' (1980 film), an Indian Malayalam film released in 1980 starring Jayan and Seema * ''Shakti'' (1982 film), Bollywood film starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Anil Kapoor * ''Sakthi'' (1997 film), 1997 Tamil film * ''Shakti'' (2002 film), a Bollywood film starring Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, and Aishwarya Rai * ''Shakti'' (2004 film), a Bengali-language film * ''Shakti'' (2011 film), a Tollywood film starring Ileana D'Cruz * ''Shakti'' (2012 film), a Kannada-language film * ''Shakti'' (2019 film), an Argentine Spanish-language short film * ''Prem Shakti'' (1994 film), Bollywood film starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan, and Shakti Kapoor * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the universe. She is thought of as creative, sustaining, as well as destructive, and is sometimes referred to as auspicious source energy. Shakti is sometimes personified as the creator goddess, and is known as "Adi Shakti" or " Adi Parashakti" ("inconceivableprimordial energy"). In Shaktism, Adi Parashakti is worshipped as the Supreme Being. On every plane of creation, energy manifests itself into all forms of matter; these are all thought to be infinite forms of Parashakti. She is described as ''anaadi'' (with no beginning, no ending) and ''nitya'' (forever). Origins One of the oldest representations of the goddess in India is in a triangular form. The Baghor stone, found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti (comics)
Shakti is an Indian comic book character, one of a number of titles published by Raj Comics. Her special powers include fire and a third eye. Origin Chanda is the host for the spirit of Shakti. Chanda was an ordinary housewife, until one day she discovered that her husband had been killing her daughters. The monstrosity and injustice of it all opens up the volcano of anger in her, sending the smoke to the heavens. The Goddess Kali uses Chanda's body to transform into Shakti, to deliver justice. Chanda killed her husband in the form of Shakti. Chanda keeps herself busy in hospital and social works. She has a third eye which is the sign of the Goddess Kali, but keepsit covered with a headband which she pretends to use to cure her permanent migraine. She is similar to Thor from Marvel comics, who lived as the mortal doctor Donald Blake for a time. Plot summary Shakti is Goddess Kali's transcending incarnation. Kali is the destroyer of demons and the last word in woman-power. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Whitney (computer Scientist)
Arthur Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL: A+, k, and q, and for co-founding the U.S. companies Kx Systems and Shakti Software. Career Whitney studied pure mathematics at the graduate level at the University of Toronto in the early 1980s. He then worked at Stanford University. He was first exposed to APL when he was 11 by its inventor, Ken Iverson, a family friend. He later worked extensively with APL, first at I. P. Sharp Associates alongside Ken Iverson and Roger Hui among others. Whitney is recognized as having had an "enduring and significant influence on APL" and he co-authored papers with both Ken Iverson and Roger Hui. He also wrote the initial prototype of J, a terse and macro-heavy single page of code, in one afternoon, which then served as the model for J implementor, Roger Hui, and was responsible for suggesting the rank operators in J. In 1988, Whitney began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SHAKTI (microprocessor)
SHAKTI is an open-source initiative by the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) group at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to develop the first indigenous Indian industrial-grade processor. The aim of SHAKTI initiative includes building an opensource production-grade processor, complete System on Chips (SoCs), development boards and SHAKTI based software platform. The primary focus of the team is architecture research to develop SoCs, which is competitive with commercial offerings in the market concerning area, power and performance. All the source codes for SHAKTI are open-sourced under the Modified BSD License. The project was funded by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY), Government of India. Processors SHAKTI processors are based on the |
Shakti Peethas
The Shakti Pitha or the Shakti Peethas ( sa, शक्ति पीठ, , ''seat of Shakti'') are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-centric denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of Adi Shakti. Various Puranas such as Srimad Devi Bhagavatam state the existence of varying number of 51, 64 and 108 Shakti peethas of which 18 are named as Astadasha ''Maha'' (major) in medieval Hindu texts. Various legends explain how the Shakti Peetha came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of the goddess Sati. Out of grief and sorrow, Lord Shiva carried Sati's body, reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it. Lord Vishnu had cut her body into 51 body parts, using his Sudarshana Chakra, which fell on Earth to become sacred sites where all the people can pay homage to the Goddess. To complete this massively long task, Lord Shiva took the form of Bhairava. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakthi (cinematographer)
K.A.Sakthivel, is an Indian cinematographer, primarily working in Tamil cinema. Early life and career He was born in Pattukottai, Tamil Nadu. He received his early training from the Ace Cinematographer turned Director Jeeva. Shakthi started his career by assisting in films such as ''12B'', '' Ullam Ketkume'', ''Run'', '' Unnale Unnale'', and '' Anandha Thandavam'' before becoming independent. Renigunta was Shakthi's debut film written and directed by newcomer Paneer Selvam. Starring Johnny, son of producer, S. S. Chakravarthy of Nic Arts and newcomers. The film was a success at box office and its cinematography was well-praised including other technical aspects like stunts and editing. Then he worked on '' Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal'' starring Adharvaa, Amala Paul written, directed & produced by a newcomer Elred Kumar. Though the film was technically sounded good it bombed in the box office due to its poor content. Later, he worked on ''18 Vayasu'', starring Johnny wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Raj
Shakti Raj Parihar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Parihar is a former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was dissolved by the Governor on 21 N ... from the Doda Vidhan Sabha in Doda district and a former Minister of State (MoS) in the BJP-PDP Government. After passing higher secondary, Shakti Parihar worked in a French Multinational Company. Later he start his own business. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2008 and contested Assembly Election unsuccessfully from Inderwal Vidhan Sabha. In 2014, Parihar surprised political circles after getting elected from Muslim majority Doda by a margin of 4,040 votes. He defeated the sitting MLA of Congress, Abdul Majid Wani who secured secured 20,532 votes. And the candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Mohan
Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She is a judge and captain of Indian Reality shows like ''Dance plus season' Career Following her victory in the second season of ''Dance India Dance'', Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013. She also appeared in the fictional dance based teen series Dil Dosti Dance as main lead character. She was also a contestant and finalist on ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' in 2014. Her first song as a choreographer in Bollywood is "Nainowale Ne" in the movie ''Padmaavat''. She owns her own dance brand called Nritya Shakti. She was also the judge and mentor in the dance competition reality show called ''Dance Plus'' for Seasons 1–4. She is the younger sister of the singer Neeti Mohan and elder sister of the dancer and actress Mukti Mohan. In 2012, she collaborated with the composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as '' Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''anay abhichar'' ( 1982) '', '' Howrah Bridge'' (1958), '' Insan Jaag Utha'' (1959), '' China Town'' (1962), '' Kashmir Ki Kali'' (1964), '' An Evening in Paris'' (1967), '' Aradhana'' (1969), ''Kati Patang'' (1971), and ''Amar Prem'' (1972), '' Amanush''. . He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for '' Aradhana'' (1969), '' Anuraag'' (1973) and '' Amanush'', which was also made in Bengali, a language in which he made six films, including an Indo-Bangladesh joint production in 1984. Early life and education He was born in the village of Bokra (post office: Raina), in the district of Purba Bardhaman, in the Bengal Presidency of British India. He received his education at Dehradun, staying with his uncle. He graduated in 1944 from Calcutta Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actor Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show '' Bigg Boss'' in 2011. Early life Kapoor was born in Delhi to a Punjabi family. His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi. After a long struggle in Bollywood, Kapoor was spotted by Sunil Dutt while he was making ''Rocky'' to launch his son Sanjay Dutt. He was then cast as the antagonist in the movie. But Dutt felt that his name "Sunil Kapoor" wouldn't do justice to his villainous stint and hence, "Shakti Kapoor" was born. Personal life Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kolhapure (elder sister of actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure) and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Shakti Chattopadhyay (25 November 1933 – 23 March 1995) was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in Bengali language, Bengali. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural life. He was a green poet, many of his poems raised the issue of nature in crisis. Through his poems he urged to protect Mother Nature, and plant trees. The huge surprise and controversy surrounding his poetry have repeatedly moved the readers. The omnipotent humanity of the American Beatniks moved him at one time. Early life Shakti Chattopadhyay was born in Jaynagar, to Bamanath Chattopadhyay and Kamala Devi. He lost his father at the age of four and was brought up by his maternal grandfather. He passed Matriculation Examination in 1951 and got admitted to the City College, Kolkata, City College to study commerce as his maternal uncle, who was a businessman and also his guardian, promised him a job of an accountant. In 1953, he passed Intermediate Commerce Examination, but gave up studying commerce a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Bahadur Basnet
Shakti Bahadur Basnet ( ne, शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 14 April 1971) is a Nepalese politician and current Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party. He served as Minister of Home Affairs. He inaugurated the campaign "Police My Friend". On December 2015, he had taken actions against the protesters hurling petrol bombs towards President Bidhya Bhandari at Janakpur, Nepal. PM KP Oli expressed discontent with him after he acted against the PM's instruction to stop the transfer of CDOs. He served as Minister of Health and Population under the prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal. He was elected in the 2017 Nepalese legislative election from Jajarkot district Jajarkot District ( ne, जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
