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*[[Shiva]], Hindu god who is referred to by many names |
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*[[Adi Shankara]], Hindu philosopher (guru) of |
*[[Adi Shankara]], Hindu philosopher (guru) of circa ninth century |
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''Shankar'' is also the given name or family name of the following individuals: |
''Shankar'' is also the given name or family name of the following individuals: |
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The name "Shankar" exists in the [[Sanskrit]] language and is not related to the colloquial [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word "Sankar" |
The name "Shankar" exists in the [[Sanskrit]] language and is not related to the colloquial [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word "Sankar" |
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which means cyclone. |
which means cyclone. |
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*[[Shankar, Ludhiana]], Village located in Ludhiana, Punjab |
*[[Shankar, Ludhiana]], Village located in Ludhiana, Punjab |
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Revision as of 07:02, 12 February 2010
Shankar may refer to:
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Shankar is a common name in India. It generally refers to:
- Shiva, Hindu god who is referred to by many names
- Adi Shankara, Hindu philosopher (guru) of circa ninth century
Shankar is also the given name or family name of the following individuals:
- Members of the family of Indian musicians/dancers of whom the most well known are
- Uday Shankar, classical dancer
- Ravi Shankar, sitar player
- Geethali Norah Jones Shankar (Norah Jones), American singer-songwriter
- Anoushka Shankar
- Ananda Shankar
- Mamata Shankar
- Abhinav Shanker
- Shankar (actor) an Indian actor
- Colonel Shankar, the nom de guerre of Vaithilingam Sornalingam of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Shankar Mahadevan, singer and part of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy music-director trio
- Shankar, part of the Shankar Jaikishan music-director duo
- K. Shankar Pillai (1902–1989), Indian cartoonist
- Shankar's Weekly, a magazine founded by him
- Shankar's International Dolls Museum, New Delhi
- L. Shankar, Indian violinist
- Mani Shankar Mukherjee, Bengali writer popularly known as Shankar
- Mani Shankar, Indian film-maker
- Ravi Shankar (poet), poet and faculty member of Central Connecticut State University
- S. Shankar, Tamil film director
- Pushkar Shanker, Political Analysts
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, guru and founder of the Art of Living movement
- Shankar Party unofficial name given to the Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya
- Shankar Lamichhane, Nepalese Essayist
- Shankar Narayanan, Top Businessman of Kumbakonam.
The name "Shankar" exists in the Sanskrit language and is not related to the colloquial Tamil word "Sankar" which means cyclone.
This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name.
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Places
- Shankar, Ludhiana, Village located in Ludhiana, Punjab
- Shankar, Nakodar, Village located in Jallandhar, Punjab
- Shankar Tripathi, Moscow
- Shankar Vedantam, Author and Journalist
Technology
- Shankar's Virus, a computer virus that infects word documents
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shankar.
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