The word "manjari" is of sanskrit origin that primarily means a collection. e.g."katha manjari" (= a collection of stories like Hitopadesha

Hitopadesha

Hitopadesha is a collection of Sanskrit fables in prose and verse written in the 12 century C.E. It is an independent treatment of the Panchatantra...

). It is used in many Indian languages like Hindi ("phool manjari" meaning a collection of flowers or bouquet) and Kannada ("chitra manjari" meaning a collection of pictures i.e. a movie). Manjari also refers to flowers in general, mango flowers and creepers.

For the Indian singer see Manjari Babu

Manjari Babu

Manjari Babu is an Indian playback singer active mainly in Malayalam. She was born in 1986 in Thiruvananthapuram and grew up in Muscat. Her first stage performance was with Shiva, the Kolkota based rock band, when she was in class eight.Since her début, she has worked with the likes of Ramesh...

Manjari is the stage name of the Norwegian singer Trude Trefall.

Manjari is known for the song "Lys

Lys

Lys may refer to any of the following:Places*The Lys or Leie, a river in France and Belgium*Lys , a stream of Aosta Valley in Italy*Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in France...

" (Lights), which she performed in the Norwegian finale for The Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

in 1997.

External links

• Absolutt Grand Prix vol. II