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It is also known as chitravina (Sanskrit: चित्रवीणा), chitra veena, chitraveena, chitra vina, hanumad vina and mahanataka vina. Today it is played mainly in South India, though its origins can be traced back to Bharata's Natya Shastra (200 BCE-200 CE), where it is mentioned as a seven string fretless instrument.
Chitra (IAST: Citra, चित्र) is a Sanskrit word that appears in the Vedic texts such as hymns 1.71.1 [note 1] and 6.65.2 of the Rigveda.There, and other texts such as Vajasaneyi Samhita, Taittiriya Samhita, Satapatha Brahmana and Tandya Brahmana, Chitra means "excellent, clear, bright, colored, anything brightly colored that strikes the eye, brilliantly ornamented, extraordinary that ...
[29] [2] Chithra is a recipient of 6 National Film Awards, 10 Filmfare Awards South [18] and 43 State Government awards from 8 states of India including 18 from Kerala, 12 from United Andhra Pradesh, 5 from Tamil Nadu, 4 from Karnataka, and 1 each from Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments [64] [65] [66] [23] She was ...
[1] [2] It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts that describe arts, crafts, and their design rules, principles and standards. In the context of Hindu temple architecture and sculpture, Shilpa Shastras were manuals for sculpture and Hindu iconography , prescribing among other things, the proportions of a sculptured figure ...
Tinkle is an Indian weekly magazine for children in English, published from Mumbai. [1] Originally owned by the India Book House, the Tinkle brand was acquired by ACK (Amar Chitra Katha) Media in 2007. [2]
For many, the case calls to mind a massive bribery scandal involving rival British pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline, which was fined a record $489 million in China 10 years ago.
Chitra is a one-act play written by Rabindranath Tagore, first published in English in 1913 by the India Society of London. [1] The play adapts part of the story from the Mahabharata and centers upon the character of Chitrangada , a female warrior who tries to attract the attention of Arjuna .
In most deer species, only the males grow antlers. However, both male and female reindeer grow antlers. There are rare cases in other deer species in which the females grow little antlers, but ...