Devi
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
Also called An·na·pur·na [an-uh-poor-nuh, -pur-], /ˌæn əˈpʊər nə, -ˈpɜr-/, Pārvatī . the consort of Shiva, identified with Shakti and Kali as a goddess of love, maternity, and death.
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Devi struggles through insecurities about her self-worth, her culture, her sexual experience, and her mental health, along the way blowing up relationships with her oldest friends, her newest friends, her mother, and her two boyfriends.
Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’ Is the Best Teen Show on TV Right Now | Kevin Fallon | July 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastIt accomplishes this by throwing a wrench into Devi’s plans early in the new season.
The teen love triangle is a complicated TV tradition. ‘Never Have I Ever’ actually pulls it off. | Sonia Rao | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostDevi became a performer, touring internationally and stunning observers with her feats, which outpaced computers in the 1970s and ’80s.
A documentary and a Bollywood film highlight two disparate paths in mathematics | Emily Conover | October 15, 2020 | Science NewsDevi likewise inspired schoolchildren, promoting math as fun and unintimidating and authoring books about numbers.
A documentary and a Bollywood film highlight two disparate paths in mathematics | Emily Conover | October 15, 2020 | Science NewsWatching the two films, I couldn’t help but wonder how Devi’s life might have been different had she been privileged with the type of schooling Mirzakhani received.
A documentary and a Bollywood film highlight two disparate paths in mathematics | Emily Conover | October 15, 2020 | Science News
Their most important joint project, though, is protecting their youngest sister, free-spirited Devi.
Born on July 7—a “luckless birthdate” associated with “many undefinable threats”—Devi seems fated for calamity.
The sudden violence casts a threat on the safety not just of Devi but of the entire neighborhood.
I noticed that my three main characters, Sarita, Karun and Jaz, formed a trinity just like Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi.
A Mathematically Impossible Novel: Manil Suri Explains “The City of Devi” | Manil Suri | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhich left the villain Bhim to engineer the Karun-Devi union somehow (D5, D6).
A Mathematically Impossible Novel: Manil Suri Explains “The City of Devi” | Manil Suri | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore dawn great preparations were being made for a grand festival in honour of the great idol Devi.
The Olive Fairy Book | VariousNow, it was in this head that the soul was placed, so the Devi came out on to the shore, full of wrath.
Georgian Folk Tales | UnknownFrom the sea there staggered forth the last ten-headed Devi, and hid under a tree.
Georgian Folk Tales | UnknownAs each Devi awoke he went to the boy, but the lame Devi took care of them.
Georgian Folk Tales | UnknownFor a long time the other devis waited for their lame brother; they watched, but no lame Devi was to be seen.
Georgian Folk Tales | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for Devi
/ (ˈdeɪviː) /
a Hindu goddess and embodiment of the female energy of Siva
Origin of Devi
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