Shanti or Shanthi may refer to:

In Sanskrit

Inner peace Inner peace (also known as peace of mind) refers to a deliberate state of psychological or spiritual calm maintained despite the presence of stressors. It is associated with a state of psychological "homeostasis" and the opposite of being stress ...

, a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress *

Kshanti Kṣānti (Sanskrit) or (Pāli) is patience, forbearance and forgiveness. It is one of the pāramitās in both Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism. The term can be translated as "patience," "steadfastness," or "endurance," and encompasses mean ...

, one of the paramitas of Buddhism *

Shanti Mantras The Shanti Mantras, or Pancha Shanti mantras, are Hindu prayers for peace (''Inner peace, shanti'') found in the Upanishads. Generally, they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses. Shanti Mantras are invoked in ...

or "Peace Mantras", Hindu prayers or sacred utterances believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers *

Shanti Parva The Shanti Parva (; IAST: ''Śānti parva)'' ("Book of Peace") is the twelfth of the eighteen ''parvas'' (books) of the Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. It traditionally has three parts and 365 chapters.Ganguli, K.M. (1883–1896)Shanti Parva in ''The ...

, a book of the ''Mahabharata''

People

Shanthi (actress) K. V. Shanthi (June 25, 1937 – September 21, 2020) known by her stage name Shanthi was an Indian actress acted in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil movies. She was a prominent lead actress and dancer in Indian Cinema during ...

, Indian actress *

Shanthi (choreographer) Shanthi Arvind (born 17 February 1980), also known as Santhi or Shanthi Master, is an Indian dancer and actress who works in Tamil-language films and television. She began her career at the age of 10 in the film ''Kizhakku Vaasal'' (1990) as a ...

, Indian choreographer and actress *

Shanti Devi Shanti Devi (11 December 1926 – 27 December 1987), also known as Lugdi Devi (18 January 1902 – 4 October 1925) in her alleged past life, was an Indian woman who claimed to remember her previous life and became the subject of reincarnation res ...

(1926–1987), Indian woman at the center of a case of supposed reincarnation *

Shanti Devi (Uttar Pradesh politician) Shanti Devi (born 1937) is an Indian former politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. She has twice represented Sambhal in the Lok Sabha and has been a member of both houses of the Uttar Pradesh legislature. Early life Shanti Devi is the daug ...

(born 1937), Indian politician *

Shanti Roney Shanti Grau Roney (born 24 November 1970) is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release. One notable exception is Lukas Moodysson's film ''Together' ...

(born 1970), Swedish actor *

Shanti Snyder Shanti Snyder (born 4 June 1981), better known as Shanti (stylized in all-caps), is a Japanese lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host of mixed descent, based in Japan and hailing from Kanagawa Prefecture. She performs with a few differen ...

(born 1981), Japanese/English lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host *

Oliver Shanti Oliver Shanti (16 November 1948), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a New Age musician, best known for his work with the bands "Inkarnation" and "Oliver Shanti & Friends". After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody, In 2009, S ...

(born 1948), New Age musician * Shanti Wintergate, musician/writer *

Shanthi Krishna Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in Malayalam and Tamil films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won many accolades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Sharadammini i ...

(born 1960), Tamil and Malayalam movie actress *

Shanthi Lekha Rita Irene Koys (July 1, 1929 – May 11, 2009), better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan Film actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema. Personal life Lekha was born in Kalutara on July ...

or Rita Irene Quyn (1929–2009), Sri Lankan actress * Santhi Soundarajan or Santhi Soundararajan (born 1981), Indian athlete *

Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal or Shanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi (20 November 1940 – 1 June 2001) was a Nepalese princess and ''Rani'' of Bajhang after her marriage to ''Kumar'' Deepak Jang Bahadur Singh, 60th ''Raja'' of Bajhang. The eldest chil ...

(1940–2001), princess of Nepal and queen of Bajhang * Chaikra Shanti Maximus, Belgian fashion model *

Shanti Pereira Veronica Shanti Pereira (born 20 September 1996) is a Singaporean track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres, 100 m, 200 metres, 200 m, 4 x 100 metres relay, 4 x 100 m, and 4 x 400 metres relay, 4 x 400 m. She ...

, Singaporean sprinter *

Shantipriya Shanthipriya is an Indian actress and a dancer who has worked predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil ,Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi films. She is credited as Nishanthi in Tamil films and Shanthipriya in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the you ...

, Indian actress

Characters

* A protagonist of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's 1882 novel ''

Anandamath ''Anandamath'' ( ''Anondomôţh'') ( The Abbey of Bliss) is a Bengali historical novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion and Great Bengal ...

'' * A character in the 2003 Disney cartoon ''

The Jungle Book 2 ''The Jungle Book 2'' is a 2003 animated adventure film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released ...

'' * A character in the 1990 film ''Agneepath'' * Shanti Priya, a character in the 2007 Indian film ''

Om Shanti Om ''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. literally to ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Hindi-language romantic fantasy film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies E ...

Film and television

* ''Shanti'' (TV series), a 1994 Indian television series * ''

Shanti Shanti Shanti ''Shanti Shanti Shanti'' is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Srinivas. The film starred Abbas, Madhavan, Prakash Raj, Prema, Avni Vasa, and Satish Shah in leading roles. During production, the film became known fo ...

'', a 1998 Indian Kannada-language film * ''Shanti'' (film), a 2004 Indian film starring Bhavana * ''Santhi'' (1965 film), a 1965 Indian film * An important term in the 2006 film ''

Children of Men ''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel '' The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredite ...

Music

Shanti (band) Shanti was a world music band who played a fusion of Indian and rock music in the United States in the early 1970s. The band formed in the San Francisco area in about 1970, as a collaboration between classical Indian musicians Zakir Hussain (ta ...

, an Indian-American group of the early 1970s * ''Shanti'' (Hitomi Shimatani album), 2002 * ''Shanti'' (Aiko Kitahara album), 2007 *”Shanti” a song by Don Cherry from the 1977 album Hear & Now * "Om Shanti" a song by Alice Coltrane from the 1987 album '' Divine Songs'' * "Shanti", a song by Banco de Gaia from the 1994 album ''

Maya Maya may refer to: Ethnic groups * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a p ...

'' * "Shanti", a song by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones from the 1998 album '' Left of Cool'' * "Shanti / Ashtangi", a 1998 song by Madonna from the album ''

Ray of Light ''Ray of Light'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on February 22, 1998, by Maverick Records. A major stylistic and aesthetic departure from her previous work, '' Bedtime Stories'', ''Ray of Light'' is ...

'' * "Shanti" (song), a 2002 single by Hitomi Shimatani * "Shanti", a song by Ferry Corsten from the 2008 album '' Twice in a Blue Moon'' * "Shanti Shanti Shanti", a song by Babymetal from the 2019 album ''

Metal Galaxy ''Metal Galaxy'' is the third studio album by Japanese Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Babymetal. It was first released in Japan on October 8, 2019, with an international release following on October 11, 2019. The album was released through BM ...

'' * "Shanti", a song by Lexie Liu from the 2022 album ''

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Other uses

Shanthi (elephant) Shanthi (1975 – June 26, 2020) was an Asian elephant gifted to the US by Sri Lanka in 1976. She is considered to be the most studied Asian elephant ever. Life Early years Shanthi was born in Sri Lanka around 1975 and lived at the Pinn ...

(1975-2020), Asian elephant gifted to the United States by Sri Lanka in 1976 *

Shantinatha Śāntinātha () or Śānti is the sixteenth of Jainism in the present age (). According to traditional accounts, he was born to King Vishvasena and Queen Aćira of the Ikshvaku dynasty in the north Indian city of Hastinapur. His birth date i ...

, 16th Jain Tirthankara *

Shanti Project The Shanti Project is a non-profit human services agency based in San Francisco and founded in 1974 by Dr. Charles Garfield in Berkeley, CA. Its goals are to provide peer support and guidance to people affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other li ...

, a group providing support and guidance for people with life-threatening illnesses * Shanthi Nagar or Shanthi Nagar Colony, a colony of Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh * Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India *

Shanti Theatre Shanti Theatre was an Indian movie theatre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Built by G. Umapathy and D. Shanmuga Raja, and inaugurated in January 1961, it was bought by actor Sivaji Ganesan, and was owned by his family since. In May 2016, Shanti ceased sc ...