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V. Shantha Kumari
Venkatramaiah Shantha Kumari (born 5 February 1952) popularly called "Shanthakka" is the current Chief (Sanskrit: ''Pramukh Sanchalika'') of the Hindu nationalist women's organisation Rashtra Sevika Samiti. She took charge as Chief in 2013. Early life Hailing from Bengaluru, Karnataka, she grew up in a household which actively practiced giving and devotion to the cause of the nation. Her father was active in the Quit India Movement (1942), her homemaker mother gave away all her jewellery following the call of Mahatma Gandhi. In 1968, when she was 16, Shantha Kumari came in contact with Rashtra Sevika Samiti. By 1969, not only had she completed all required Rashtra Sevika Samiti training schedules, she was conducting a daily ''shakha'' at Wilson Garden, Bengaluru. Soon after, she was made the Chief Instructor. Within five years her devotion and ability led her to the office of Nagar Karyavahak (Town Chief/In-charge). Career In 1977, Bengaluru hosted an important Rashtra Sevika S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashtra Sevika Samiti
The Rashtra Sevika Samiti (''National Women Volunteers Committee'') is a Hindu nationalist women's organisation that parallels the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for men. Even though it is often referred to as the "Sister" of the RSS, the organisation claims that it is independent of the RSS while sharing its ideology. Membership and leadership is embraced to women and its activities are directed to nationalist devotion and mobilisation of Hindu women. The current Chief (Sanskrit: ''Pramukh Sanchalika'') of the Samiti is V. Shantha Kumari (referred to informally as "Shanthakka") and its General Secretary (''Pramukh Karyavahika'') is Sita Annadanam. History Before establishing the organization, Kelkar visited Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS, in 1936 and had a long discussion to persuade him regarding the need for starting a women's wing in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh itself. However, Hedgewar advised Laxmibai Kelkar to establish an entirely separate organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a second or third language for 15 million speakers in Karnataka. It is the official and administrative language of Karnataka. It also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton University Press, 2012, Kannada was the court language of a number of dynasties and empires of South India, Central India and the Deccan Plateau, namely the Kadamba dynasty, Western Ganga dynasty, Nolamba dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Rashtrakutas, Western Chalukya Empire, Seuna dynasty, kingdom of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi, Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashtra Sevika Samiti Members
''Rashtra'' is the word for "nation" in Sanskrit. ''Rashtriya'' is the adjectival form for Rashtra. Rashtra *Gopa Rashtra, a kingdom in ancient India *Hindu Rashtra (other) *Rashtra Sevika Samiti, an Indian women volunteer organization, affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh * Pakistaner Rashtra Bhasha: Bangla Na Urdu?, 1947 book by Bengali Language Movement activist Abul Kashem Rashtriya *National Assembly (Nepal) or Rastriya Sabha *Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Indian Hindu-nationalist organisation *Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (abbreviated as RINL), also known as ''Vizag Steel'', is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India based in Visakhapatnam, India. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited ( ..., Indian steel company * Muslim Rashtriya Manch, Indian Muslim organization, affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh See also * * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Pracharaks
''Rashtra'' is the word for "nation" in Sanskrit. ''Rashtriya'' is the adjectival form for Rashtra. Rashtra * Gopa Rashtra, a kingdom in ancient India * Hindu Rashtra (other) * Rashtra Sevika Samiti, an Indian women volunteer organization, affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh * Pakistaner Rashtra Bhasha: Bangla Na Urdu?, 1947 book by Bengali Language Movement activist Abul Kashem Rashtriya *National Assembly (Nepal) or Rastriya Sabha *Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS,, ) is an Indian right-wing politics, right-wing, Hindutva, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar ( ..., Indian Hindu-nationalist organisation * Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, Indian steel company * Muslim Rashtriya Manch, Indian Muslim organization, affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh See also * * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1952 Births
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramila Tai Medhe
Pramila may refer to: * Pramila Bhatt, Indian cricketer * Pramila Bohidar, Indian member of parliament *Pramila Jayapal, U.S. congresswoman *Pramila Patten Pramila Patten (; born 29 June 1958) is a Mauritian barrister, women's rights activist, and United Nations official, who currently serves as the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of ..., UN official from Mauritius * ''Pramila'' (moth), a genus of moths *Pramila or Esther Victoria Abraham, an Indian actress {{disambig, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usha Tai Chati
Usha may refer to: Geography *Usha (ancient city), an archaeological site in western part of Galilee, Israel *Usha, Israel, a modern kibbutz * Usha, Purba Bardhaman, a village in India Personal name Mythology *Ushas or Usha, a Vedic goddess *Uṣā, daughter of Asura Banasura **''Usha Parinayam'' (), an Indian drama Given name *Usha (actress) (born 1972), Indian actress and singer in Malayalam movies *Usha (Telugu singer) (born 1980), Indian singer in Telugu language *Usha Choudhari (born 1942), Indian National Congress politician * Usha Gupta, a fictional character in ''The Archers'' *Usha Haley, American academic *Usha Majere, a fictional character in ''Dragonlance'' *Usha Mangeshkar (born 1935), Indian singer *Usha Mehta (1920–2000), Indian Gandhian and freedom fighter *Usha Menon, Indian-British gynaecologist *Usha Sanyal, historian specializing in Asia *Usha Uthup (born 1947), Indian singer * K. K. Usha (1939–2020), Chief Justice of the high court of Kerala, India from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraswati Tai Apte
Saraswati (, ), also spelled as Sarasvati, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, arts, speech, poetry, music, purification, language and culture. Together with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati, she forms the trinity of chief goddesses, known as the Tridevi. Sarasvati is a pan-Indian deity, venerated not only in Hinduism but also in Jainism and Buddhism.Ludvik (2007), pp. 1, 11. She is one of the prominent goddesses in the Vedic tradition (1500 to 500 BCE) who retains her significance in later Hinduism. In the Vedas, her characteristics and attributes are closely connected with the Sarasvati River, making her one of the earliest examples of a river goddess in Indian tradition. As a deity associated with a river, Sarasvati is revered for her dual abilities to purify and to nurture fertility. In later Vedic literature, particularly the Brahmanas, Sarasvati is increasingly identified with the Vedic goddess of spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family, and one of the twenty-two Languages with legal status in India, scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one States and union territories of India, Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali language, Bengali. Telugu is one of the languages designated as a Classical Languages of India, classical language by the Government of India. It is the 14th most spoken native language in the world.Statistics in Modern Standard Telugu is based on the dialect of erstwhile Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Language
Marathi (; , 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙𑘲, , ) is a Classical languages of India, classical Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in Goa, and parts of Gujarat, Karnataka and the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and an additional official language in the state of Goa, where it is used for replies, when requests are received in Marathi. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 13th in the List of languages by number of native speakers, list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the List of languages by number of native speakers in India, third largest number of native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
