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Vidya (given Name)
Vidya is an Indian given name. It may refer to: Women *Vidya Bal (1937–2020), Marathi feminist and writer *Vidya Balan, Indian actress *Vidya Dehejia, professor and Padma Bhushan recipient *Vidya Rao, Hindustani classical singer and writer *Vidya Sinha (1947–2019), Indian actress *Vidya Subramaniam (b. 1957), Tamil author *Vidya Subramanian, Carnatic vocalist and teacher Men *Vidya Dhar Shukla, Thai Hindu priest *Vidya Niwas Mishra (1926-2005), scholar and Padma Bushan recipient See also * Vidya (other) {{given name Indian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Bal
Vidya Bal (c. 12 January 1937 – 30 January 2020) was a Marathi feminist writer and editor from Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ..., India. She was a social activist particularly in the area of equalization of the social status of women vis-à-vis men in India. Biography She joined the editorial staff of monthly ''Stree'' (स्त्री) in 1964, and then worked from 1983 to 1986 as its full-time editor. After leaving the editorship of ''Stree'', she founded monthly ''Miloon Saryajani'' (मिळून सार्याजणी) in 1989. The web page http://www.miloonsaryajani.in/ contains her editorial describing her objectives in founding ''Miloon Saryajani''. The biography ''Kamlaki'' and novel ''Valvantatil Vat'' are famous. Vidya Bal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. Vidya aspired to a career in film from a young age and had her first acting role in the 1995 sitcom '' Hum Paanch''. While pursuing a master's degree in sociology from the University of Mumbai, she made several unsuccessful attempts to start a career in film, and featured in television commercials and music videos. She made her film debut by starring in the Bengali film '' Bhalo Theko'' (2003) and received praise for her first Hindi film, the drama '' Parineeta'' (2005). This was followed by several commercial successes including '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) and '' Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' (2007), but her subsequent roles were met with negat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Dehejia
Vidya Dehejia is a retired academic and the Barbara Stoler Miller Professor Emerita of Indian and South Asian Art at Columbia University. She has published 24 books and numerous academic papers on the art of South Asia, and has curated many exhibitions on the same theme. She has been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government and a Freer Medal from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art. Education Vidya Dehejia was educated at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, where she gained a first in ancient Indian culture in 1961. She gained a first in archaeology and anthropology at Newnham College, Cambridge in 1963. She completed her PhD on early Buddhist caves of Western India in 1968, also at Cambridge. Career In 1968, she took up a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Sydney. In 1970 she became a lecturer at the University of Hong Kong. In 1973 she moved to a lectureship at the Delhi School of Planning and Architecture. In 1982 she became an associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Rao
Vidya Rao is an Indian Hindustani classical singer and writer. She is popular for her Thumri and Dadra. She wrote a book on the late Naina Devi, ''Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji.'' Her daughter Aditi Rao Hydari is an actress. Early life Vidya Rao was born in Wanaparthy and grew up in Hyderabad. She did her graduation from Madras and later joined the Delhi School of Economics to do M.A. in Sociology. Career She worked with Centre for Women's Development Studies as a researcher for five years before quitting to concentrate on music. She renders poetry of mystics like, Amir Khusro, Kabir etc. She was set to make her acting debut through Mani Ratnam's '' Raavanan'' (2010) as the mother of Aishwarya Rai's character. However, her scenes were cut from the film's final version. Personal life She was married to Ehsaan Hydari. They have a daughter, Tollywood and Bollywood actress, Aditi Rao Hydari Aditi Rao Hydari (born 28 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha (15 November 1947 – 15 August 2019) was an Indian actress who acted in Hindi films, most known for '' Rajnigandha'' (1974), '' Chhoti Si Baat'' (1975) and '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (1978). She started her career as a model and won the Miss Bombay title. Her first movie was ''Raja Kaka'' (1974) opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit '' Rajnigandha'' (1974), directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee. She acted in several films after which she took a hiatus. Returning to acting in the later part of her life, she acted in several TV serials and the Salman Khan movie ''Bodyguard'' (2011). Early life Vidya Sinha was born on 15 November 1947 in Mumbai. Her father Pratap A. Rana (film name), also known as Rana Pratap Singh, was an Indian film producer, son-in-law of film director Mohan Sinha. Career Movies At the age of 18, she participated in a beauty contest where she was crowned Miss Bombay and she regarded one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Subramaniam
Vidya Subramaniam (born 1957) is a Tamil author. She has been writing novels and short stories for close to three decades. Born and brought up in Mylapore, she has to her credit 100 books and has won awards including a Tamil Nadu State Award. An anthology of her short stories has been translated into English titled ''Beyond the Frontier''. Two of her short stories have also been translated and featured in a book titled ''Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American independent crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story he conceived with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence ...'' from the Blaft stable. References External linksVidya Subramaniam's blog Tamil-language writers Indian women novelists Indian women short story writers Writers from Chennai Living people 1957 births 20th-century Indian short story writers Women writers from Tamil Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Subramanian
Vidya Subramanian''is a Carnatic music, Carnatic style vocalist and teacher. She is Founder oVidya Subramanian Academy She is a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri Jayaraman. In addition to this, she is a Chartered accountant, with an MBA from Boston College "which has enabled me to emerge as a successful entrepreneur with my online Carnatic music academy and has also helped me make award winning grant proposals". She lives in Chennai, India. Awards won by Vidya Women Transforming India Award (2021) from NITI Aayog (award supported by United Nations - India, FICCI and various corporate partners*Kalaimamani award from Tamil Nadu Government (2018)Champion of Chennai for Education (2022) from KSA Trust *Thanjavur Kalyanaraman Endowment Award from Sri Krishna Gana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Dhar Shukla
Vidyadhar Shukla is the Chief Hindu priest of Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa .... He is of Indian ancestry. References * * Vidya Dhar Shukla Vidya Dhar Shukla Vidya Dhar Shukla Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Hindu-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Niwas Mishra
Vidya Niwas Mishra (28 January 1926 – 14 February 2005) was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan. Life He was born on 14 January 1926 at Pakardiha in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He had his education at Allahabad University and Gorakhpur University. After his M.A. in Sanskrit from Prayag University he involved himself in the work of compiling the Hindi dictionary under the direction of the legendary scholar Rahul Sankrityayan. A scholar of Hindi and Sanskrit languages, he was also a writer. He authored, edited and translated over hundred books in Hindi and English. He also edited several journals and magazines. He twice served as the president of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and was also the chairman of the Sahitya Parishad. He was a visiting professor at the California and Washington universities, and director of the Kulapati Munshi Hindi Vidyapeeth, Agra. He was also vice-chancellor of the Kashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya (other)
Vidya may refer to: * Vidya (philosophy), a concept in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy * ''Vidya'' (journal), a bimonthly journal published by the Triple Nine Society * ''Vidya'' (film), a 1948 Bollywood film * Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur, an engineering college in Kerala locally also known as Vidya * A slang term for video games People *Vijja, 8th or 9th century Sanskrit poet, alternatively known as Vidya See also *Vaidya, term for a practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine **Baidya, an Indian caste * ''Vaidya'' (film), 2021 Indian film *Vidyasagar (other) Vidyasagar or Vidya Sagar may refer to: People *Acharya Vidyasagar (born 1946), prominent Digambar Jain Acharya (1946-) *Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891), Bengali scholar *Vidyasagar (composer) (born 1963), South Indian music director * C ... * Avidya (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Feminine Given Names
Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples of the Americas * Indigenous peoples of the Americas ** First Nations in Canada ** Native Americans in the United States ** Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean ** Indigenous languages of the Americas Places * Indian, West Virginia, U.S. * The Indians, an archipelago of islets in the British Virgin Islands Arts and entertainment Film * ''Indian'' (film series), a Tamil-language film series ** ''Indian'' (1996 film) * ''Indian'' (2001 film), a Hindi-language film Music * Indians (musician), Danish singer Søren Løkke Juul * "The Indian", an unreleased song by Basshunter * "Indian" (song), by Sturm und Drang, 2007 * "Indians" (song), by Anthrax, 1987 * Indians, a song by Gojira from the 2003 album '' The Link'' Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
