Chitra
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Chitra is a Sanskrit adjective meaning "excellent, distinguished; bright, bright-coloured". As a noun, it may refer to:
- Chitra, the Sanskrit name of SpicaSpicaSpica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and the 15th brightest star in the nighttime sky. It is 260 light years distant from Earth...
virginis- in Hindu astrology, the corresponding nakshatraNakshatraNakshatra is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 sectors along the ecliptic...
(lunar mansion). - a common Hindu given name for girls born under said nakshatra
- in Hindu astrology, the corresponding nakshatra
- Chitra is a major nadi mentioned in Shiva SamhitaShiva SamhitaShiva Samhita is a Sanskrit text on yoga, written by an unknown author. The text is addressed by the Hindu god Shiva to his consort Parvati . It is one of three major surviving classical treatises on hatha yoga, the other two being Gheranda Samhita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika...
containing Brahmarandhra (ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं, "door to Brahm", see SahasraraSahasraraSahasrara/ Sahastrara is the seventh primary chakra according to Hindu tradition.-Location:Sahasrara is either located at the top of the head in that one area, or a little way above it .-Appearance:Sahasrara is described with 1,000 multi-coloured petals which are arranged in 20 layers each of them...
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- The following people carry the name Chitra:
- K. S. Chitra, a very popular Award Winning Indian playback singer
- Chitra Bahadur K.C.Chitra Bahadur K.C.Chitra Bahadur K.C. is a Nepalese politician. He is the chairman of the Rashtriya Jana Morcha and the general secretary of the All Nepal Peasants Association linked to RJM....
is a Nepalese politician - Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniChitra Banerjee DivakaruniChitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program....
, an Indian-American author, poet, and professor of English - Chitra BharuchaChitra BharuchaChitra Bharucha MBE BS, FRCPath, FRSA, is a former consultant haematologist and former vice chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation....
, a former Consultant Haematologist and Vice Chair of the BBC Trust - Chitra GaneshChitra GaneshChitra Ganesh is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York.Ganesh was born in New York, the daughter of Indian immigrant parents. She works in various media including drawing and installation, inspired by topics including South Asian history, myth and legend, poetry, imperialism and queer politics...
, an artist based in Brooklyn, New York - Chitra Lekha YadavChitra Lekha YadavChitra Lekha Yadav is a Nepalese politician. She was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress. Yadav became its deputy chairman. Nepali Congress divided vertically to two parties, one led by former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepali Congress , and...
is a Nepalese politician - Chitra MudgalChitra MudgalChitra Mudgal is one of the leading literary figures of modern Hindi literature.-Biography:Chitra Mudgal was born in a Thakur family. family in Chennai, India on the 10th of December 1944. Educated in Mumbai, she has done her M.A. in Hindi Literature from the SNDT Women's University...
, a leading literary figure in modern Hindi literature - Chitra SinghChitra SinghChitra Singh is a renowned Indian Urdu/Hindi Ghazal singer. She was married to Jagjit Singh, who was a prominent Ghazal singer. Jagjit Singh died on October 10 2011. They formed a highly popular duet team and are considered pioneers of modern Ghazal singing. -Early life:Chitra Dutta was born in a...
, a female ghazal singer - Chitra K. SomanChitra K. SomanChitra K. Soman is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Soman finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Satti Geetha, K. M. Beenamol and Rajwinder Kaur. This team, only with Manjeet Kaur running instead of Geetha, had set a...
, an Indian sprinter - Chitra SubramaniamChitra SubramaniamChitra Subramaniam is an Indian journalist famous for uncovering the Bofors scandal.-Personal life:She was born in Sindri, India. She was educated at Lady Sri Ram College with a Bachelors in English Literature and received her Masters in journalism from Stanford University, California, USA...
, an Indian journalist - Chitra VisweswaranChitra VisweswaranChitra Visweswaran is a Bharatnatyam dancer. She learned dance from her mother Rukmini, and later she took training in Western Classical Ballet in London. She trained under T.A Rajalakshmi for 10 years. She received the National Scholarship for advanced study in Bharatanatyam from the government...
a classical dancer
- Chitra is the title of a play written by the Bengali poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
- Amar Chitra KathaAmar Chitra KathaAmar Chitra Katha Stories") is one of India's largest selling comic book series, with more than 90 million copies sold in 20 Indian languages. Founded in 1967, the imprint has more than 400 titles that retell stories from the great Indian epics, mythology, history, folklore, and fables in a comic...
, one of India's largest selling comic book series - Chitra Bharti KathamalaChitra Bharti Kathamala-Brief history:Chitra Bharti Kathamala was a popular Indian Comic publication during the early 80s. It was the comic publication line of one of the India's biggest publishers of Engineering and technical books - S.Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi...
, a popular Indian Comic publication during the early 80s - Chitra (genus)Chitra (genus)Chitra is a genus of turtles of the family Trionychidae.-Species:*Chitra chitra *Chitra chitra chitra...
, a turtle genus- Chitra indicaChitra indicaIndian narrow-headed softshell turtle Chitra indica is a species of turtle found in the major rivers of Pakistan and India.-Diagnostic characters:# Overall color: olive to deep olive-green;# Very complex midline carapacial pattern;...
, a narrow-headed soft-shelled turtle - Chitra chitra, a striped narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Chitra indica
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and TechnologySree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and TechnologyThe Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology , Thiruvananthapuram , India is an Institute of National Importance established in 1974 by Government of Kerala...
, Thiruvananthapuram, India - Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Chitra is a river in the Narail DistrictNarail DistrictNarail is a district in South-western in Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.-Geography:Narail District with an area of 990.23 km², is bounded by Magura District on the north, Khulna District on the south, Faridpur District and Gopalganj District on the east, and by Jessore...
of southwestern Bangladesh - ChitrakarChitrakarThe Chitrakars belong to the Newah or Newar lingual community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Traditionally, they are painters and mask-makers. In Nepal Bhasa, the mother tongue of the Newars, this caste is called "Puun". When the Newar culture became Sanskritized, the last name Chitrakar was...
, "One who paints" (chitra means a paintingPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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