Kalpana
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Kalpana is a Sanskrit
word that means "creativity" and "imagination" in Marathi, Hindi and Nepali. It is also a popular female Hindu name.
It may also refer to:
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word that means "creativity" and "imagination" in Marathi, Hindi and Nepali. It is also a popular female Hindu name.
It may also refer to:
- Kalpana (supercomputer)Kalpana (supercomputer)Kalpana is a supercomputer at NASA's Ames Research Center operated by the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division . It is named in honor of the late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who was killed in the Columbia disaster...
, at NASAs Ames Research Center - Kalpana (company)Kalpana (company)Kalpana was a computer networking equipment manufacturer, located in Silicon Valley during the 1980s and 1990s.Kalpana is considered to be the inventor of Ethernet switching as the company was the first to introduce the concept of a multi-port network switch with its seven-port EtherSwitch in 1990...
, inventor of the ethernet switch - Kalpana-1Kalpana-1Kalpana-1 is the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 2002-09-12. This was the first satellite launched by the PSLV into the Geostationary orbit....
, an Indian meteorological satellite - SaraswatiSaraswatiIn Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
, the Hindu goddess
Films and television
- Kalpana (1948 film)Kalpana (1948 film)Kalpana is a 1948 dance-drama Hindi film written and directed by noted dancer, Uday Shankar, his only film, and story revolves around young dancer’s dream of setting up an academy, a reflection his own, which he eventually did at Almora....
, a Hindi dance-ballet film by Uday ShankarUday ShankarUday Shankar , the pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer, was most known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus laying the roots of...
, also actress PadminiPadmini (actress)Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films...
's screen debut - Kalpana (1960 film), a Hindi film starring PadminiPadmini (actress)Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films...
in the title role - Kalpana (1977 film), a TeluguTelugu languageTelugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film starring JayachitraJayachitraJayachitra was an acting star in South Indian films of the 1970s and 1980s, consisting mostly of Tamil and Telugu films.-Childhood:...
in the title role - Kalpana (TV series)Kalpana (TV series)Kalpana is an Indian television series of DD National channel, based on the story of a girl who supports her family, especially her drunkard father through her talent of singing. The series airs every Monday at 9pm IST...
People and fictional characters
- Kalpana ChawlaKalpana ChawlaKalpana Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut with NASA. She was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.-Early life:...
(1961–2003), an astronaut lost in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - Kalpana (Kannada actress)Kalpana (Kannada actress)Kalpana was a very popular Kannada cinema actress. Her epithet was Minugu taare . A versatile actress, she dominated the Kannada film industry during the late 1960s and 1970s and was critically acclaimed for her roles in movies like Sharapanjara, Gejje Pooje, Belli moda, Eradu Kanasu, Kappu Bilupu,...
- Kalpana (Malayalam actress)Kalpana (Malayalam actress)Kalpana is a Malayalam film actress known for her comedy roles. She is the sister of film actresses Urvashi and Kalaranjini. Kalpana Anil, better known by her stage name Kalpana, entered the film industry wanting to work as a heroine. However, she she ended up doing comedy. Kalpana has strayed into...
- Kalpana ChakmaKalpana ChakmaKalpana Chakma is an indigenous women's rights activist of Bangladesh who held the position of General Secretary of the Hill Women's Federation. She and her two brothers were abducted on 12 June 1996 from her home at Lallyaghona village by the members of the Bangladesh Army...
, activist from BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south... - Kalpana DashKalpana DashKalpana Dash is the first Oriya mountaineer who reached world's highest peak,the Mount Everest on 21 May 2008.She successfully climbed the 8,848-meter the highest peak of World Mount Everest.Belonging from Dhenkanal District in Orissa, this 43-year-old woman who is also a lawyer, always cherished...
, Indian mountaineer - Kalpana IyerKalpana IyerKalpana Iyer is a former Miss India, Bollywood actress, well known as a famous vamp of the 80's and 90's. Having appeared in a number of films featuring dance sequences , she has somewhat reduced in appearance with a brief hiatus in Indian Television...
, Hindi film actress. - Kalpana KartikKalpana KartikKalpana Kartik is a former Hindi film actress. She starred in five films in the 1950s. She is the wife of Hindi film actor and film maker Dev Anand....
, Hindi film actress. - Kalpana Lajmi, Indian independent film director
- Kalpana SwaminathanKalpana SwaminathanKalpana Swaminathan is an Indian writer from Mumbai. She also writes with Ishrat Syed as Kalpish Ratna. Swaminathan and Syed are both surgeons...
, Indian writer - Kalpana MohanKalpana (Hindi film actress)Kalpana is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi cinema in the 1960s. She appeared with Shammi Kapoor in the 1962 film Professor. Daughter of a revolutionary, Mohan, she is also a dancer...
, Hindi film actress. - A character in the film GhajiniGhajiniGhajini is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by A. R. Murugadoss released on October 14, 2005. The film stars Suriya, Asin, Nayantara, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan. It was dubbed and released in Telugu by Allu Aravind in November 2005, and both versions enjoyed critical and...