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Swami

A swami ( svāmī ) sometimes abbreviated “sw.” is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by some religious teacher. It is believed to be originally used for the ones who were initiated into to the Advaita Vedanta movement started by Adi Shankara. The usage of this word is not just for a yogi but also used for a religious guru, with or without disciples.

The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology as

In the Bengali language, the word (pronounced ), while carrying its original meaning, has a dual meaning of “ husband”. The word also means “husband” in the Malay language, where it is spelled “Suami”. Swami also means husband in the Khmer language and in the Odiya language.

Swami (band)

Swami are a British Indian bhangra/ Asian Underground band from Birmingham, England. "Swami" is also the pseudonym of the band's leader Diamond Duggal (aka DJ Swami), who founded the band with his brother Simon Duggal. The band has made it clear through interviews that Swami is a band in the traditional sense, and not a looser collective.

Swami (disambiguation)

Swami is a Hindu honorific title.

Swami may also refer to:

  • Swami Records, a record label
  • Swami (band), a United Kingdom band
  • Swami, a software used for editing SoundFont files
Swami (1977 film)

Swami is a 1977 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Jaya Chakravarty (mother of Hema Malini).

The film stars Shabana Azmi, Vikram, Girish Karnad, Utpal Dutt. Hema Malini and Dharmendra make a guest appearance together in the film. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan.

Swami (2007 film)

Swami is a 2007 Indian Hindi drama film, directed and also choreographed by Ganesh Acharya and Screenplay Muazzam Beg. The main cast consists of Juhi Chawla and Manoj Bajpai. In a first of its kind attempt, the background music score of Swami was recorded before shooting the film. The music of this film is by Nitz 'N' Sony. They are the First Music Composers in the history of World Cinema, to have recorded the Background Music Score of a Movie, even before the film was shot. Also, they are the first one's to have recorded a Folk Ganpati Mandal (The Best in Maharashtra), live in 5.1 channels, overnight in an open-air makeshift studio, constructed specifically in an open ground in Film City Mumbai; for the movie Swami. This is the only 5.1 recording of a Folk Ganpati Mandal ever done. The Music of the film has been incorporated in a U.S film school curriculam as well, while drawing immense critical acclaim from music critiques worldwide.

Swami (novel)

Swami or 'स्वामी' is the award winning Marathi novel by famous writer Ranjit Desai. It was published in 1962 and for this extraordinary work, Ranjit Desai received many awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964. It is set in Maharashtra, India, during the regime of fourth Peshwa Madhavrao. It is a very sensitive and touching portrayal of Madhavrao’s life and his relationship with his wife Ramabai. It was later adapted to Marathi serial with the same name in 1987.

Category:1962 novels Category:20th-century Indian novels Category:Marathi literature Category:Novels set in Maharashtra Category:Marathi novels

Strahan

Strahan may refer to:

  • Strahan (surname)
  • Strahan, Tasmania, main port town of Macquarie Harbour, Western Tasmania
  • HMAS Strahan, Bathurst class corvette serving during World War II
Strahan (surname)

Strahan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • John Strahan, architect working in Bristol and Somerset around 1750
  • Jonathan Strahan, Australian editor and critic
  • Major Sir George Strahan, British colonial administrator and Governor of Tasmania (1881-1886)
  • Michael Strahan, former American football player for the New York Giants
  • William Strahan (publisher), former Printer To The King; d. 1780
  • Freddie Strahan, former Shelbourne F.C football player 1960-1973
Strombus

Strombus is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, which comprises the true conchs and their immediate relatives. The genus Strombus was named by Swedish Naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. There were around 50 living species recognized, which vary in size from fairly small to very large. Six species live in the greater Caribbean region, including the queen conch, Strombus gigas (now usually known as Eustrombus gigas or Lobatus gigas), and the West Indian fighting conch, Strombus pugilis. However, since 2006, many species have been assigned to discrete genera. These new genera are however not yet found in most textbooks and collector's guides.

Worldwide, several of the larger species are economically important as food sources; these include the endangered queen conch which very rarely also produces a pink, gem quality pearl.

In the geological past, a much larger number of species of Strombus existed. Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world in sediments from Cretaceous to Quaternary (age range: 140.2 to 0.0 million years ago).

Of the living species, most are in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Many species of true conchs live on sandy bottoms among beds of sea grass in tropical waters. They eat algae and have a claw-shaped operculum.

Strombus (journal)

Strombus is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Conquiliologistas do Brasil ( Conchologists of Brazil), covering research in malacology.

Oare

Oare may refer to:

Usage examples of "oare".

Handleidinge om de menschelijke stem te bespelen, conjac met zout, de rok van Trier toegelicht, in mear oare bekinde in onbekinde taljeachtingen, handliedingen, awentoeren, wandelende sielen, bijdragen, verlustigingen, lear- in kerkredens, visioenen in sa fierder.

Forward they passe, and strongly he them rowes,Vntill they nigh vnto that Gulfe arriue,Where streame more violent and greedy growes:Then he with all his puissance doth striueTo strike his oares, and mightily doth driueThe hollow vessell through the threatfull waue,Which gaping wide, to swallow them aliue,In th'huge abysse of his engulfing graue,Doth rore at them in vaine, and with great terror raue.