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Whereas, today the title is used for experts in other subjects, such as music. [4] [5] Pandit entered English as the loanword pundit, referring to a person who offers opinion in an authoritative manner on a particular subject area (typically politics, the social sciences, technology or sport), usually through the mass media. [6]
In addition to the representatives below, three representatives; Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana, a former representative who converted to Christianity in high school and identifies as a Catholic, Ami Bera (D) of California, who identifies as a Unitarian Universalist, and Pramila Jayapal (D) of Washington, whose religious affiliation is unknown; all grew up in a Hindu household but no longer adhere.
An old photograph of Shachidevi Mishra, mother of Rambhadracharya. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya was born to Pandit Shri Rajdev Mishra and Shrimati Shachidevi Mishra in a Saryupareen Brahmin family of the Vasishtha Gotra (lineage of the sage Vasishtha) in Shandikhurd village in the Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [29]
The Godman is a Hindu ascetic: Goswami: Guru: Originally referring in Sanskrit to Brihaspati, a Hindu divine figure, today the term is commonly used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, as well as in many new religious movements. Gymnosophists: Jagad guru: world guru or world teacher Mahamandaleshwar: Mahant: Head of an Organization (could be an ...
Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), [1] [2] [a] born John Roland Redd, was an American exotica musician, composer, pianist, and organist. After moving to California in the late 1940s and getting involved in show business, Redd became known as "Korla Pandit", claimed as a French-Indian musician from New Delhi, India.
A new piece of legislation introduced in the House of Representatives aims to condemn “Hinduphobia,” a term used by some Hindu Americans to describe what they say are burgeoning anti-Hindu ...
The primary responsibility of members of the priesthood class is to conduct daily prayers at the local temple and officiate Hindu rituals and ceremonies.A pujari assumes that all visitors to their temple wish to bear witness to a darshana, an auspicious vision of the murti, the temple idol, that serves as a representation of a given deity within the sanctum sanctorum.
Madan Mohan Malaviya (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946; Hindi pronunciation: [məd̪ən̪ moːɦən̪ maːlʋiːj(ə)] ⓘ) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and activist notable for his role in the Indian independence movement.