Śruti or shruti (Sanskrit: श्रुति, IAST: Śruti, IPA: [ɕruti]) in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient...
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to śruti", that is, anything based on the Vedas of Hinduism. It is an adjective and prefix for texts, ceremonies or person associated with śruti. The...
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Svara (section Relationship to śruti)
There are 22 śruti or microtones in a saptaka of Hindustani music but Carnatic music assumes 24 śruti. A svara is a selected pitch from 22 śrutis, using several...
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The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti, druthi, or nosbug) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The instrument was...
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Carnatic music (section Śruti)
style. Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of śruti (the relative musical pitch), svara (the musical sound of a single note)...
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Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism (section Śruti)
In Hinduism, Śāstra pramāṇam refers to the authority of the scriptures (śruti, Vedas) with regard to puruṣārtha, the objects of human pursuit, namely...
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Vedas (section Śruti and smriti)
meant for the Vānaprastha and Sannyasa stages, respectively. Vedas are śruti ("what is heard"), distinguishing them from other religious texts, which...
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Shruthi (redirect from Śruti (disambiguation))
Look up Sruti in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shruthi or variations may refer to: Śruti, an ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of...
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Shruti Haasan (redirect from Sruti Haasan)
Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She is the recipient of various accolades...
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Sruti Harihara Subramanian is a director, entrepreneur, theater actor and former Miss Chennai in 2002. Her debut feature documentary A Far Afternoon about...
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