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Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. [1] He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013 and has been the Leader of Opposition in Kenya since 2013. [2] [3] He is the leader of Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party .
Tianya Haijiao ( Chinese: 天涯海角; pinyin: Tiānyá Hǎijiǎo; lit. 'Edges of the heaven', 'corners of the sea') is a popular visitor attraction 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Sanya city, Hainan, China. The venue is considered the southernmost point of China's land area despite the fact that Jinmu Cape actually is. It is for this reason ...
The ashta mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town of Udupi. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer the famous Udupi Krishna Temple by way of a formal rotation scheme called Paryaya . When the ashta mathas were formed, Sri ...
The " Sri Lanka Matha " (English: "Mother Sri Lanka"; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා, romanized: Śrī Lańkā Mātā; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே, romanized: Srī Laṅkā Tāyē) is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka Matha" was composed by Ananda Samarakoon and was originally titled " Namo ...
Martha Karua. Martha Wangari Karua ( / wænˈɡɑːri kəˈraʊ /; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009.
A matha ( /mʌt/; Sanskrit: मठ, maṭha ), also written as math, muth, mutth, mutt, or mut, is a Sanskrit word that means 'institute or college', and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism. [1] [2] An alternative term for such a monastery is adheenam. [3] The earliest epigraphical evidence for mathas related to Hindu-temples comes from ...
Parakala is a Sanskrit adjective meaning "beyond time". It is an epithet of Vishnu and his incarnation as Narasimha , derivatively meaning "he who is beyond time". The Alvar Tirumangai , an influential figure in the matha's history, earned parakala as a title for his scholarship, after whom the matha came to be known as Parakala Matha.
The Sons of Martha. " The Sons of Martha " is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling. It is inspired by the biblical story of Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary. It celebrates the care and dedication of workers – engineers, mechanics, and builders – to provide for the safety and comfort of others. "The Sons of Martha" was written in 1907 and ...