For the warship, see Iranian frigate Alvand; for the warship class see Alvand class frigate.

Sām (سام), also transliterated Saam, is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the Shahnameh epic. He was the son of Nariman, grandson of Garshasp and father to Zāl. He was Iran's champion during the rule of Fereydun, Manuchehr and Nowzar. He was appointed by Manuchehr to rule Zabulistan (Sistan), and then Mazandaran. After Manuchehr, because of Nowzar's corrupted and failed rulership, Iranian champions asked Sām to rule Iran. Sām didn't accept, he supported Nowzar and advised him to follow Fereydun and Manuchehr. He was the supposed founder of the well known philosophy Sāmifarianism. Sām returned to Mazandaran, and died soon after that. Afrasiab then attacked Zabulistan.

The name Sām is equivalent to the Avestan name 'Saama', which means dark and Sanskrit 'Shyaama' which means the same.

Marathi may refer to:

CA Satyajit Padhye, son of Indian ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye, is an up-and-coming ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker. Having assisted his father, Ramdas Padhye, in various stage shows and plays, he is the third generation of ventriloquists in his family.

A Chartered Accountant, his first major public performance was as a finalist on India's Got Talent, a reality talent show on the television channel Colors.

He was also invited on Kaun Banega Crorepati-Season 5 with Amitabh Bachchan to showcase his talent of Ventriloquism. He opened the episode with Amitabh Bachchan.

Padhye is known for his youth-targeted humour. Satyajit honed his skills of puppetry and ventriloquism for five years before giving his first solo performance.

Satyajit got interested in this art from childhood. At the age of 8, he started learning the art of ventriloquism from his father Ramdas Padhye. He performed for first time at the age of 12 at his school gathering when he was in 7th grade

At the age of 13, Satyajit started as an assistant puppeteer and assisted his father for the play Good Night Baby Dino(1993) which was directed by AD-man Bharat Dabholkar. He also was a lead puppeteer in another play called "Hats Off"(1997) which gave him lot of scope to showcase his talent as a puppeteer where he handled different puppetry techniques.Since then, he and his father have worked together on number of projects, including various television series, films (Dil Hai Tumhaara), plays, music videos (Maine Payal Hain Chhankai), and television advertisements. He did a TV series for Disney Channel as well as for Singapore T.V-12 for which he was one of the lead puppeteers. Satyajit is also one of the Lead Puppeteer for the Celebrity Puppet Show “Juicy Pammi” on ZOOM Channel where he handled the puppet of main anchor "Juicy Pammi" besides operating different celebrity puppets.He has also assisted his dad for an International Advertisement on a Holland T.V. Network.

Shrimati Asha Khadilkar (Born: 1955) is a Mumbai, India based vocalist renowned for her specialization in Indian(Hindustani) Classical, Semi-Classical and Devotional Music including Natya Sangeet.

Born in the mecca of Marathi Drama movement, Sangli, Maharashtra, India in 1955 , Asha took her initial steps in music under the guidance of Late Shri. Balkrishnabuva Mohite . Along with her live performances in several Marathi Musical stage plays(Sangeet Nataks) , she rendered her first live Indian Classical Music Vocal concert at the tender age of thirteen. After moving to Mumbai in 1975 after marriage, Asha honed her unique talent and skills under the guidance of the legendary Marathi singer Late Padmashree Manik Varma before contiuning her tutelage in Indian Classical Music from Pt. Yashwantbuwa Joshi, a stalwart of Gwalior Gharana.

With exemplary command over a plethora of different forms in Indian music, Asha has won millions of hearts across India and abroad alike. She has consciously adapted to the best flavours of Gwalior, Kirana and Agra Gharanas,under the guidance of several music maestros such as Pandit Yashwantbuva Joshi, Pandit Shankar Abhyankar, Pandita Padmavati Shaligram, Late Padmashree Jitendra Abhisheki, Late Vasantrao Deshpande. Along with her penchant for Indian Classical Music and its derivatives, she is well-known for her command over Traditional Marathi form "Natya Sangeet", Bhavgeet and Bhajans.

Byrum Fred "By" Saam, Jr. (September 11, 1914 – January 16, 2000) was an American sportscaster. His primary focus in his career was announcing baseball and football games in Philadelphia.

He was born in Fort Worth, Texas; where he attended high school with Ben Hogan. He was the public address announcer at high school football games and began calling them on the radio even before he graduated. While at Texas Christian University (where he was a classmate of Sammy Baugh), he broadcast Southwest Conference football games, many of which aired on CBS Radio's College Football Roundup.

Ted Husing, CBS' main sportscaster, heard some of Saam's work and suggested that Saam apply for a job at WCCO in Minneapolis in 1934. The station asked him to do a baseball audition. While Saam had played baseball in high school, he'd never broadcast it before. However, he did well enough to get the job and soon became the station's lead sportscaster. He called the Triple A Minneapolis Millers, re-created the 1935 World Series, and called University of Minnesota football.