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"Shanti" means peace and "sena" means army, or a drilled band of men. The word "sena" has been criticized for its connection to militarism, but for Gandhi, it had strong metaphorical and spiritual qualities connected to its use in the Hindu vedas. [citation needed] In the aftermath of the Gandhian era, Shanti Sena has appeared in various ...
The All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) is an organization in India promoting peace, solidarity and friendship between peoples. AIPSO was founded in 1951 and is a member of the World Peace Council. [1] As of 2019, Pallab Sengupta is the general secretary of AIPSO. [2]
The word "Bhat" (Sanskrit: भट्ट, IAST: Bhaṭṭa) means "scholar" in Sanskrit.[2] [3] While the original shortened rendition of "Bhatta" was "Bhat" or "Bhatt," [4] many of the Kashmiri Brahmin and Kashmiri Muslim migrants to the Punjab region started spelling their surname as "Butt", which is the transliteration of the name when written using the Urdu/Persian alphabet (as opposed to ...
This list of peace activists includes people who have proactively advocated diplomatic, philosophical, and non-military resolution of major territorial or ideological disputes through nonviolent means and methods. Peace activists usually work with others in the overall anti-war and peace movements to focus the world's attention on what they ...
The name of Jawaharal Nehru enjoyed the tremendous respect and love of the Soviet people, who knew him as a tested and wise leader of the Indian people's struggle for national independence and the rebirth of their country, and as an active fighter against colonialism.
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With the expansion of Indosphere cultural influence of Greater India, [3] through transmission of Hinduism in Southeast Asia [4] [5] [6] and the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism [7] [8] leading to Indianization of Southeast Asia with non-Indian southeast Asian native Indianized kingdoms [9] adopting Sanskritization [10] of their languages and titles as well as ongoing historic expansion of ...
A number of his predecessors, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, World B. Free and Bison Dele did so. Artest originally changed his name to Metta World Peace during the 2011 offseason.