Prasād (Sanskrit: प्रसाद, Bengali: প্রসাদ, Marathi: प्रसाद, Hindi/Urdu: प्रशाद/پرشاد/prashad, Kannada: prasāda ಪ್ರಸಾದ, Gujarati: પૃસાદ, Oriya: ଭୋଗ, Tamil: பிரசாதம் and Malayalam: പ്രസാദം prasādam, Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ, Telugu: Telugu: ప్రసాదం prasadam, Bhojpuri: persādi) is a material substance that is first offered to a deity in Hinduism and then consumed.^[1]

Prasadam offered on banana leaves after Puja ceremony at a home in Guntur, India

Literally, a gracious gift. Anything, usually an edible food, that is first offered to a deity, saint, Perfect Master or an Avatar and then distributed in His or Her name to their followers or others as a good sign.^[2] The prasad is then considered to have the deity's blessing residing within it. In contemporary Hindu religious practice in India, the desire to get prasada and have darshan are the two major motivations of pilgrimage and temple visits.^{[citation needed]}

Thaal offered to Nar Narayan at a Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad

As a mental condition, prasāda has a rich history of meanings in the Sanskrit tradition from Vedic literature onwards. In this textual tradition, prasada is a mental state experienced by gods, sages, and other powerful beings which is marked by spontaneous generosity and the bestowing of boons. Prasāda is understood in this sense of a mental state from the earliest literature (Rig Veda) onwards — not as an aspect of ritual practice. In later texts such as the Shiva Purāna, references to prasada as a material substance begins to appear alongside this older meaning.^{[citation needed]}

In its material sense, prasada is created by a process of giving and receiving between a human devotee and the divine god. For example, a devotee makes an offering of a material substance such as flowers, fruits, or sweets — which is called naivedya. The deity then 'enjoys' or tastes a bit of the offering, which is then temporarily known as bhogya. This now-divinely invested substance is called prasāda and is received by the devotee to be ingested, worn, etc. It may be the same material that was originally offered or material offered by others and then re-distributed to other devotees. In many temples, several kinds of prasada (e.g., nuts, sweets) are distributed to the devotees.

Some strict Gaudiya Vaishnavas, most commonly initiated ISKCON devotees, will eat only prasada, i.e., everything they eat is first offered to Lord Krishna, not simply a few items like most other Hindus do. In addition, the cooking of prasada is done without tasting, for it is not for their own consumption, but to offer to Krishna — they will receive the remnants of Krishna's food (which they consider to be non-different to Krishna). ISKCON temples are known for providing free prasada meals to all who come, as they believe that this is not only feeding the poor but providing them with Krishna's mercy as well.^[3]

One way that Prasad is commonly prepared is to place the food in offering before an image or statue of the spiritual figure to be honored, sometimes on a plate or serving vessel reserved only for spiritual purposes, and only then, after some time is allowed to pass, does the food become holy Prasad for further distribution.

See also[link]

• Ekadashi (fasting, special prasadam prescribed)
• Indian cuisine
• Blessing
• Eucharist
• Holy water
• Khirapat

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Recipe for Satyanarayan Puja Prasad

Venkatesh Prasad

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	33	161
Runs scored	203	221
Batting average	7.51	6.90
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	30*	19
Balls bowled	7041	8129
Wickets	96	196
Bowling average	35.00	32.30
5 wickets in innings	7	1
10 wickets in match	1	n/a
Best bowling	6/33	5/27
Catches/stumpings	6/-	37/-
Source: [1], 4 February 2006

Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad (Kannada: ಬಾಪು ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾವ್‌ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್‌ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್‌)  pronunciation (help·info) (born 5 August 1969 in Bangalore, Karnataka)^[1] is a former Indian cricketer. He is the bowling coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, having formerly performed the same role for the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2009. He made his debut in 1996. Primarily a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Prasad was noted for his bowling combination with Javagal Srinath.

Cricket career[link]

Prasad took 96 wickets from 33 Tests at an average of 35, and 196 wickets from 161 ODIs at an average of 32.3. Prasad was more effective on wickets that helped seam bowling even though his best Test bowling figures of 6 for 33, achieved against Pakistan in the 1999 Test series in India, came on a docile pitch in Chennai; these figures included a spell of bowling in which he took 5 wickets for 0 runs. Notably, he once took 10 wickets in a Test match in Durban, South Africa, in December 1996. It remains his only ten wicket haul in Test cricket. Prasad also took five wicket hauls in England, in 1996, in Sri Lanka, in 2001, and in the West Indies, in 1997. Prasad played his final Test match in Sri Lanka in 2001. One of his finest moments came in 1996 Cricket World Cup when after being hit for a boundary and openly sledged by Pakistan batsman Aamir Sohail, Prasad clean bowled Sohail the very next ball, (which many consider the turning point of the match).^[2]

Prasad struggled with injuries and dipping form towards the end of his career. He was dropped from the Indian team after 2001 test series in Sri Lanka. Prasad tried unsuccessfully to make a come back after that before retiring from all cricket in May 2005, having secured two Ranji Trophy championships with Karnataka. He was made coach of the India Under-19 Cricket team in January. He was the coach of the U-19 team that finished runners-up in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup.

After the disappointing performance of the Indian Team in World Cup 2007, Prasad was appointed as the bowling coach of the team for the Bangladesh Tour in May. It was his return to the Indian team after a span of 3 years. On October 15, 2009, Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh were sacked by the BCCI, which did not give any reasons for the unceremonious dumping.^[3]

Personal life[link]

He is married to Jayanthi Prasad.^[4]

Achievements[link]

Awards[link]

• 1996/97: Ceat International Cricketer of the Year.^[5]

• 2000: Arjuna Award.^[6]

ODI Matches[link]

ODI Matches - Man of the Match Awards:

S No	Opponent	Venue	Season	Match Performance
1	Pakistan	Old Trafford, Manchester	1999	9.3 - 2 - 27 - 5
2	England	Sharjah	1998/99	10 - 2 - 35 - 3

References[link]

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v t e India squad – 1996 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 1 Azharuddin (c) 2 Tendulkar 3 Jadeja 4 Sidhu 5 Kambli 6 Manjrekar 7 Mongia (wk) 8 Srinath 9 Prasad 10 Kumble 11 Prabhakar 12 Raju 13 Ankola 14 Kapoor Coach: Wadekar (Coach cum Manager)

v t e India squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Azharuddin (c) 2 Ganguly 3 Jadeja 4 Ramesh 5 Dravid 6 Robin Singh 7 Agarkar 8 Kumble 9 Mongia (wk) 10 Tendulkar 11 Prasad 12 Chopra 13 Mohanty 14 Srinath 15 Khurasiya Coach: Gaekwad

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Hari Prasad is a fictional character from British soap opera Emmerdale, played by John Nayagam. He made his first on screen appearance on 5 December 2005.

Characterisation[link]

A writier from What's on TV described Hari as a "slippery vet" and "a real charmer and would like to be a millionaire playboy but his current wage packet frustrates his ambitions".^[1]

Storylines[link]

Smooth-talking vet Hari Prasad couldn’t believe it when he came across university friend Paddy Kirk in the Dales.

The two men were firm friends at university but a business disagreement meant they failed to keep in touch. However, deciding the situation should be resolved, Hari made peace with Paddy. It couldn’t have come at a better time for Paddy as, after the death of Sandra and Craig Briggs’s flock - apparently at Paddy's hands - the practice had lost customers and looked to be going under. Promising to bring in new business and recover old clients too, Hari convinced Paddy to let him become his new business partner. Reluctantly, Paddy agreed and the two men started building the business back up.

Meanwhile, Hari caught the eyes of women all over the village.Toni Daggert was particularly impressed with what she saw and started flirting with him. Hari wasn’t interested as he already had a life elsewhere and wasn't inclined to get into any romantic entanglements in the village. When he found out that Paddy had fallen for feisty Toni, Hari offered to help him get the girl. He tried to pave the way for Paddy by quizzing Toni but only succeeded in enchanting the keen barmaid even further. With Hari around, Toni wasn’t going to look twice at Paddy and it looked like he’d inadvertently messed everything up.

He was also getting into arguments at the surgery with Jo. Appalled by her unsuitable work attire and worried about her attitude, Hari tried taking Jo to task – but just made matters worse. However, there was more trouble on the way in the form of Perdita Hyde-Sinclair. After much flirtation between the pair, Hari thought he’d finally seduced her when she invited him to spend a quiet afternoon with her. It transpired she’d merely been trying to make her husband, Grayson Sinclair jealous. Grayson might be unfaithful but Perdita couldn't be.

Although disappointed, Hari was kind to Perdy and the pair had a special bond. He also developed a business relationship with Grayson, looking after the alpacas at Sinclairs family home, Oakwell Hall. They had planned to buy a racehorse together too but that fell through so Hari bought the horse alone, using money from the vets' practice to make up Grayson's share. Unfortunately the horse had to be put down on its first time out, causing Hari problems as the money had to be replaced. Rosemary King gave him the money, on the understanding that he would do her a favour in return at a later date. That favour, when called in, was to tell the police that he had heard the King brothers discussing how they had murdered Tom and get someone to back him up. He persuaded his then girlfriend, Louise, to do it but she guessed he was lying.

On May 17, 2007 he kidnapped Scarlett Nicholls and hospitalised Louise Appleton after running her off the road. She had been on her way to the police station to change her statement about the King brothers murdering their father. As he tried to escape, he was arrested for making a false statement, coercing Louise to do the same and assaulting two nurses, and jailed. He was also questioned by the police regarding fraud at the vets' when Paddy's then girlfriend, Rita, discovered evidence of financial irregularity.

On July 5, 2007, Paddy visited Hari on remand, attempting to buy him out of the vets. Two weeks later, Matthew King visited Hari and blackmailed him into raising his asking price. Hari eventually sold his share of the vet's practice to Rosemary. Her interest passed to Grayson on her death.

Refences[link]

External links[link]

• Character profile at itv.com
• Character profile at What's on TV

Rajendra Prasad
President of India
In office 26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Vice President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by	Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (as Governor General)
Succeeded by	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Personal details
Born	(1884-12-03)3 December 1884 Ziradei, Bihar, India
Died	28 February 1963(1963-02-28) (aged 78) Patna, Bihar
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Rajvanshi Devi
Alma mater	University of Calcutta

Rajendra Prasad ( pronunciation (help·info); 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India (26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962). Rajendra Prasad is the only president in India to have been elected twice for the post.^[1]

During the independence movement, he left his law work and joined the Congress Party, playing a prominent role in the Indian Independence Movement. He served as the president of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the first constitution of the Republic, which lasted from 1948 to 1950. He also became the first Minister of Food and Agriculture in the year 1946 in the Interim national Government.

Early life[link]

Rajendra Prasad was born and brought up in Siwan, Bihar in East India. He was the youngest son of Mahavira Sahai, and born in a Kayastha family. He was known as "Rajen" to his family and friends. His father was a scholar of both the Persian and Sanskrit languages, while his mother, Kamleshwari Devi, was a religious woman.^[2]

Student life[link]

When Prasad was five years old, his parents placed him under the tutelage of a Moulavi, an accomplished Muslim scholar, to learn the Persian language, Hindi and arithmetic. After the completion of traditional elementary education, Prasad was sent to the Chapra District School and at a small age of 12, he was married to Rajavanshi Devi. He, along with his elder brother Mahendra Prasad, then went to study at T.K. Ghosh's Academy in Patna for a period of two years.He secured first in the entrance examination to the University of Calcutta and was awarded Rs.30 per month as a scholarship. He joined the Presidency College in 1902, initially as a science student. He passed Intermediate level classes then called as F. A. under Calcutta University in March 1904. Later he decided to focus on the arts and did his M.A. in Economics with First Division from Kolkata University in December 1907. There he lived with his brother in the Eden Hindu Hostel. A devoted student as well as a public activist, he was an active member of The Dawn Society.^[3] It was due to his sense of duty towards his family and education that he refused to join Servants of India Society. Prasad was instrumental in the formation of the Bihari Students Conference in 1906 in the hall of the Patna College.It was the first organization of its kind in India and produced some of the eminent leaders of Bihar like Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Sri Krishna Singh.

Career[link]

As a teacher[link]

Rajendra Prasad served in various educational institutions as a teacher. After completing his MA in economics, he became a professor of English at the Bhumihar Brahman College (Now Langat Singh College) in Muzaffarpur, Bihar and went on to become the principal. However later on he left the college for his legal studies. In 1909, while pursuing his law studies in Kolkata he also worked as Professor of Economics at Calcutta City College. In 1915, Prasad appeared in the examination of Masters in Law, passed the examination and won a gold medal. He then completed his Doctorate in Law.^{[citation needed]}

As a lawyer[link]

In the year 1916, he joined the High Court of Bihar and Orissa. Later in the year 1917, he was appointed as one of the first members of the Senate and Syndicate of the Patna University. He also used to practice law at Bhagalpur, the famous silk-town of Bihar.^{[citation needed]}

Role in the Independence Movement[link]

(Sitting L to R)Rajendra Prasad and Anugrah Narayan Sinha during Mahatama Gandhi's 1917 Champaran Satyagraha

Prasad had formally joined the Indian National Congress way back in the year 1911. During the Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress held in 1916, he met Mahatma Gandhi. During one of the fact-finding missions at Champaran, Mahatma Gandhi asked him to come with his volunteers. He was so greatly moved by the dedication, courage, and conviction of Mahatma Gandhi that as soon as the motion of Non-Cooperation was passed by Indian National Congress in 1920, he retired his lucrative career of lawyer as well as his duties in the university to aid the movement.

Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, and Rajendra Prasad (Center) at the AICC Session, April 1939

He also responded to the call by Gandhi to boycott Western educational establishments by asking his son, Mrityunjaya Prasad, to drop out of his studies and enroll himself in Bihar Vidyapeeth, an institution he along with his colleagues founded on the traditional Indian model.^[4]

During the course of the independent movement, he interacted with Dr Rahul Sankrityayan, a writer, and polymath. Rahul Sankrityayan was greatly influenced by Prasad's intellectual prowess, finding him to be a guide and guru. In many of his articles he mentioned about his meeting with Sankrityayan and narrated about their him. He wrote articles for the revolutionary publications Searchlight and the Desh and collected funds for these papers. He toured widely, explaining, lecturing, and exhorting the principles of the independence movement.^{[citation needed]}

He took an active role in helping the affected people during the 1914 floods that struck Bihar and Bengal. When an earthquake affected Bihar on 15 January 1934, Prasad was in jail. During that period, he passed on the relief work to his close colleague Anugrah Narayan Sinha.^[5] He was released two days later and set up Bihar Central Relief Committee on 17 January 1934, and took the task of raising funds to help the people himself. During the May 31, 1935 Quetta earthquake, when he was forbidden to leave the country due to government's order he set up Quetta Central Relief Committee in Sindh and Punjab under his own presidentship.

He was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress during the Bombay session in October 1934. He again became the president when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned in 1939. On 8 August 1942, Congress passed the Quit India Resolution in Bombay which led to the arrest of many Indian leaders. He was arrested from Sadaqat Ashram, Patna and sent to Bankipur Jail. After remaining incarcerated for nearly three years, he was released on 15 June 1945.^{[citation needed]}

After the formation of Interim Government of 12 nominated ministers under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru on Sep 2 1946, he got the Food and Agriculture department. Later, he was elected the President of Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946. Again on 17 November 1947 he became Congress President for a third time after Jivatram Kripalani submitted resignation. Two and a half years after independence, on January 26, 1950, the Constitution of independent India was ratified and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the nation's first President.^{[citation needed]}

Prasad acted independently of politics, following the expected role of the president as per the constitution. Following the tussle over the enactment of the Hindu Code Bill, he took a more active role in state affairs. In 1962, after serving twelve years as the president, he announced his decision to retire. After relinquishing the office of the President of India on May 1962, he returned to Patna on 14 May 1962 and preferred to stay in the campus of Bihar Vidyapeeth.^[6] He was subsequently awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award.

He died on 28 February 1963.^[7]

Literary contributions[link]

• Satyagraha at Champaran (1922)
• India Divided (1946)
• Atmakatha (1946), his autobiography written during his 3-year prison term in Bankipur Jail
• Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar, Some Reminisences" (1949)
• Bapu ke Kadmon Mein (1954)
• Since Independence (published in 1960)

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, by Kewalram Lalchand Panjabi. Published by Macmillan, 1960.
• Rajendra Prasad: twelve years of triumph and despair, by Rajendra Lal Handa. Published by Sterling Publishers, 1979.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents, by Rajendra Prasad, Valmiki Choudhary. Published by Allied Publishers, 1984. ISBN 81-7023-002-0. Excerpts (Vol. 1-Vol. 10)
• Dr Rajendra Prasad by India Parliament. Lok Sabha. Published by Lok Sabha Secretariat, 1990.
• Rajendra Prasad and the Indian freedom struggle, 1917-1947, by Nirmal Kumar. Published by Patriot Publishers, 1991. ISBN 81-7050-128-8.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad: Political Thinkers Of Modern India, by V. Grover. Published by Deep & Deep Publications, 1993.
• First Citizens of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma: Profile and Bibliography, by A. B. Kohli. Published by Reliance Pub. House, 1995. ISBN 81-85972-71-0.

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Devi Sri Prasad
Background information
Born	(1973-08-02) August 2, 1973 (age 38)[1] Vedurupaka, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Film composer, Music director, Playback singer, Lyricist
Years active	2000-present

Devi Sri Prasad (Telugu: దేవిశ్రీ ప్రసాద్) (born 2 August 1973)^[1] is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well. Devi Sri debuted through movie "Devi", His music in Sreenu Vaitla's debut movie Anandam earned him accaludes. His music in the 2004 movie Varsham made him one of the top music directors in Tollywood alongside M.M Keeravani and Manisharma. Sukumar's directoral venture "Aarya" was a major breakthrough in his cine carrier. There was no turn back for Devi Sri since then. He went on composing music to tamil movies also. And made spl appearence in Good Morning Hyd, Chaila chaila and Vedi song. His music in the recent blockbuster Gabbar singh helped in regaining popularity.

He also sang many songs in other music directors compositions...

• Sri ramadasu - Hollessa
• Manmadha - Thathai thathai
• Prema chedarangam - Muddula chilaka
• Villan - Kullu pudithe
• Neekemanasichanu -
• Annaya - Aata kavala pata kavala (Rap)
• Okkadunadu - Manakakkarledu
• Yuvakudu - Chitikesthe, Jagada jagada
• Mogudu pellam oo dongodu - Vayyari bamma
• Chapter 6 - Lakkapidathala
• Mayajalam - Hot Summer
• Vamshi - Vecha vechaga
• Sye - Pantham
• Kasko - Whistle Kottu
• Uncle - Enjoy Chesey
• Anaganaga O Ammayi - Too Much Too Much
• Akasa Veedhilo - Vennello Aadapilla nuvvaite
• Allari bullodu - Daaskunte Dhana Dhan
• Sri krishna 2006 - Soniye

He penned many songs in his films, like

• Anandam - Premante emitante
• Kalusukovalani - Akasam
• Vamshi - Vecha vechaga
• Shankardada mbbs - Chaila chaila
• Gabbar singh - Pilla

He played mandolin in a song which was composed by koti, He is very lucky to get the opportunity to compose song for Telugu Cinema Vajrosavalu...

Awards[link]

• Filmfare Best Telugu Music Director Award for Varsham (2004)
• Santosham Best Music Director Award for Varsham (2004)
• Filmfare Best Telugu Music Director Award for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
• Santosham Best Music Director Award for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
• Filmfare Best Telugu Music Director Award for Bommarillu (2006)
• Santosham Best Music Director Award for Jalsa (2008)
• Isai Aruvi Tamil Music Awards, Best Music Director (2009)
• CineMAA Award for Best Music Director for Arya 2 (2010)
• MAA Music Award for popular Music Director (2011)
• ITFA Award for Best Music Director for Venghai (2011)

Released soundtracks[link]