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Shastri
Shastri or Shastry is a Brahmin surname. The word ''shastri'' translates to 'scholar'. It is derived from Sanskrit and means one who is proficient in the Shastras (Ancient Indian Texts). Notable people with the surname include: Shastri * Anant Maral Shastri (1912–1999), freedom fighter, and scholar * Dahyabhai Shastri, Indian scholar * Heera Lal Shastri (1899–1974), Indian politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan state * Keshavram Kashiram Shastri (1905–2006), founding leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad * Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966), second Prime Minister of the Republic of India * Narayani Shastri (born 1968), television and theatre actress * Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920–2003), Indian philosopher also known as ''Dada-ji'' * Prakash Vir Shastri (1923–1977), noted Member of the Parliament of India (Sansad) * Rajaram Shastri (1904–1991) * Ram Nath Shastri (1914–2009), Dogri poet, Sahitya Akademi Fellow * Ram Shastri (died 1772), Chief Justice i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Revolution – a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk – by supporting the Amul milk co-operative of Anand, Gujarat and creating the National Dairy Development Board. Underlining the need to boost India's food production, Shastri also promoted the Green Revolution in India in 1965. This led to an increase in food grain production, especially in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Shastri was born to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi in Mughalsarai on 2 October 1904. He studied in East Central Railway Inter college and Harish Chandra High School, which he left to join the non-cooperation movement. He worked for the betterment of the Harijans at Muzaffarpur and dropped his caste-deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayani Shastri
Narayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress known for her roles in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Kesar Anupam Kapadia, ''Piya Ka Ghar (TV series), Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim Avinash Sharma, ''Namak Haraam (TV series), Namak Haraam'' as Swati Karan Sehgal, Rishton Ka Chakravyuh as Satrupa singh ''Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha'' as Rajvee Vipul Rawal and ''Nazar (TV series), Nazar'' as Devika/Juhi's mother. Personal life Shastri was in a long-term relationship with co-star Gaurav Chopra with whom she participated in ''Nach Baliye#Season 2, Nach Baliye 2.'' Narayani married Steven Graver in 2015. Career Shastri made her debut in the DD National's ''Kahani Saat Pheron Ki''. She played the lead role in ''Piya Ka Ghar (TV series), Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim, and replaced Neha Mehta to play Mamta in Zee TV, Zee TV's ''Mamta (TV series), Mamta''. Narayani played the role of Tulsi's sister Kesar in Star Plus' ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''. She played the characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Shastri
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri (born 27 May 1962) is the former head coach of the India national cricket team, a cricket commentator and former captain of Indian Cricket Team. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. Although he started his career as a left arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder. As a cricketer, Shastri was essentially defensive with his trademark "chapati shot" (a flick off the pads), but he could raise his strike rate when required. Due to his above-average height (he stood 6' 3" tall) and an upright stance, he had a limited number of shots against fast bowling, but was able to put the lofted shot to good use against spin bowling. Ravi played either as an opening batsman or in the middle order. The highlight of his career was when he was elected Champion of Champions in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. In the same season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Shastri
Ram Shastri Prabhune was the Chief Justice (''Mukhya Nyayadhish'' or "Pantnyayadhish" ) in the apex court of the Maratha Empire in the latter half of the 18th century, during the heyday of that empire. He is best remembered for having passed strictures against the sitting Peshwa of the time for instigating murder. Ram Shastri's integrity in public affairs is regarded as a model for all times. Biography Ramshastri Prabhune was born in Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family in the small town of Kshetra Mahuli also called Sangam Mahuli, near Satara, not be confused with Mahuli. Little is known of his early life, with references to him being available only after he entered the service of the Peshwas. Ram Shastri held office under the Peshwas during the latter part of the 18th century. Known for his honesty and integrity, he even declined a royal gift made to his wife. He turned down the offer of an official mansion and continued to live in his humble ancestral home in the Brahmin quarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahyabhai Shastri
Dahyabhai Shastri is an Indian scholar of Sanskrit and the founder of ''Brahmarshi Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya'', Nadiad. He is also a former president of the Gujarat state unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Born in Vasai Dabhla, a small village in Mehsana district of Gujarat and did his studies in Sanskrit in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ... and Varanasi, Shastri chairs the Veda Centre, Pardi. He is known for contributions in interpreting Sanskrit grammar and literature and is a recipient of Gujarat State Award. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to Literature and education. See also * Sanskrit grammar References External links * Recipients of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kala Nath Shastry
Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry was born on 15 July 1936. He is a Sanskrit scholar honoured by the President of India in 1988. He is an Indologist and a prolific writer of Sanskrit, Hindi and English, and a well-known linguist, who has contributed to the campaign of evolving technical terminology in Indian languages and ensuring a respectable status to Hindi, the official language of his state and the Indian union. Academic contribution He has continued the rich tradition of introducing modern genres and modes of expression in an ancient language like Sanskrit for which his father late Kavishiromani Bhatt Mathuranath Shastri is known in the history of modern Sanskrit literature. He has authored more than two dozen books and edited equal number of books in Sanskrit, Hindi and English and is known for his interliterary translations of monumental works of Philosophy and literature in these languages and also Prakrit, Vraj Bhasha, Rajasthani and other Indian languages. Literary achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratan Shastri
Ratan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women educatio She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award Jamnalal Bajaj Award is an Indian award, for promoting Gandhian values, community service and social development. Established in 1978, by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation of Bajaj Group, it is given annually in four categories, and usually presented ... for outstanding contribution in the field of uplift and welfare of women and children in 1990. She died in 1998 at the age of 86. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Shastri, Ratan Indian women educational theorists [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shukraraj Shastri
Shukra Raj Shastri (Nepali: ) (born Shukra Raj Joshi) (1894–24 January 1941) was a Nepalese intellectual and fighter for democracy who was executed by the autocratic Rana dynasty. He is one of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution that toppled the Rana regime. The other three are Dashrath Chand, Dharma Bhakta Mathema and Ganga Lal Shrestha. Shastri was also a social reformer and author who wrote a number of books in Nepali and Nepal Bhasa. Early life Shastri was born in Varanasi, India where his father Madhav Raj and mother Ratna Maya Joshi were living in forced exile due to political reasons. Madhav Raj was a leader of the Arya Samaj in Nepal. The Joshis were originally from Lalitpur. Shukra Raj was schooled in India, and he acquired the title Shastri after earning a Shastri degree from Dehradun. He became better known by this name than his actual surname Joshi. Democracy fighter Returning to Nepal, Shastri joined the democracy struggle. During a demonstration or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Vrat Shastri
Satya Vrat Shastri (29 September 1930 – 14 November 2021) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammarian and poet. He wrote three Mahakavyas, three Khandakavyas, one Prabandhakavyas and one Patrakavya and five works in critical writing in Sanskrit. His important works are ''Ramakirtimahakavyam'', ''Brahattaram Bharatam'', ''Sribodhisattvacharitam'', ''Vaidika Vyakarana'', ''Sarmanyadesah Sutram Vibhati'', and "Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures" in seven volumes. He was an honorary professor at the Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies (now known as the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was the Head of the Department of Sanskrit and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Delhi, where he was the Pandit Manmohan Nath Dar Professor of Sanskrit (1970–1995). During his career he won many national and international awards, including, the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shastri (film)
''Shastri'' (also known as ''Darshan Shastri'') is a 2005 Kannada-language action gangster film written and directed by P. N. Sathya and produced by Anaji Nagaraj in the banner of Namana films. The film stars Darshan and Manya in lead roles. The film has a musical score by Sadhu Kokila. The film portrays the downfall of an impulsive youngster after facing betrayal in love and his further journey through crime after making his family believe that he is dead. The core storyline of the movie was heavily inspired by the 1995 classic '' Om''. ''Shastri'' was premiered on Udaya TV Channel. The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Main Hoon Yoddha'' . Plot ''Shastri'' tells the story of a medical student Shastri who becomes a victim of circumstances and is led to a life in the underworld. But he is a Good Samaritan Don who helps out the poor and depressed. In the bargain, he antagonizes many cruel dons who wants to settle scores with him. Added to this issue, there is a love angle added w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu Kant Shastri
Vishnu Kant Shastri (2 May 1929 – 17 April 2005) was an Indian politician who served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. He was also an academician, scholar, poet, philosopher, author, critic, orator, editor and administrator. Early life A native of Kolkata, Vishnu Kant Shastri completed his B.A. LLB and M.A. from the University of Calcutta and chose to become a lecturer in Hindi. After 41 years, he retired as Acharya of the Hindi department of the University of Calcutta in 1994, marking the end of his academic career. Politics Associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he entered active politics and served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1977. He went on to become one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1980 and a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1992. He was appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 2 December 1999, serving until 23 November 2000 and, the following day, 24 November, was sworn in as Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Rev. Pandurang Shastri Athavale (19 October 1920 – 25 October 2003), also known as Dada /Dadaji, which literally translates as "elder brother" in Marathi, was an Indian activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolutionary, and religion reformist, who founded the Swadhyaya Parivar (Swadhyaya family) in 1954. Swadhyaya is a self-study process based on the Bhagavad Gita which has spread across nearly 100,000 villages in India, Americas, Europe, Middle East, Oceania and other Asian countries with five million adherents. Noted for his discourses on the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas and the Upanishads, Dadaji is also known for his selfless work and brilliant knowledge in scriptures. Early life Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale was born on 19 of October 1920 in Chitpavan Brahmin Family in the village of Roha in Maharashtra (Konkan), India. He was one of five children born to the Sanskrit teacher Vaijanath Shastri Athavale and his wife Parvati Athavale. When Athavale was twelve years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
