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Kapila

American  
[kah-pi-luh] / ˈkɑ pɪ lə /

noun

  1. flourished early 6th century b.c., Hindu philosopher: reputed founder of the Sankhya system of Hindu philosophy.


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Prof Shruti Kapila of Cambridge University says the fate of the famine victims has perhaps been overshadowed because the 1940s were, for India, a "decade of death".

From BBC Feb. 23, 2024

“Obviously I still Google things, but before I do, I ask myself: ‘Can I ask Atwater Village Moms?’” said Swati Kapila, an actress and mother of a 2-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

“I am very sad about it,” said Kapila Gamage, a 42-year-old mechanic and supporter of the Rajapaksas.

From New York Times May 29, 2022

The case has become the talk of the U.N. after a series of blog posts by Mukesh Kapila, a former U.N. official who is widely read by diplomats.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2022

It is said He appeared as Nara and N�r�yana; it is said He appeared as Kapila; He took female forms, and so on, a whole long list being given of the shapes that He assumed.

From Avatâras Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 by Besant, Annie Wood

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