mandira
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mandira
1955–60; < Sanskrit: temple
Example Sentences
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Indian actress and TV presenter Mandira Bedi recently hit the headlines for performing her husband's last rights.
From BBC
Popular author and columnist Shobhaa De wrote that the image of "a grief-stricken Mandira doing her husband's last rites challenged archaic norms governing our society for centuries and sent out a charged and powerful anti-patriarchy message".
From BBC
Mandira Sharma from the Advocacy Forum, an NGO that brought the case before the court, told the BBC that Bobi Khatri, Ameet Pun and Sunil Adhikari were still serving in the army despite police insistence that they had absconded.
From BBC
Mandira Sharma, president of the Advocacy Forum Nepal, says there has never been a serious discussion on how to best address the past.
From BBC
The board announced that Dr. Ram Krishna and his wife, Dr. Meera Krishna, made the gift in memory of Meera Krishna’s sister, Dr. Mandira Jalajakshi.
From Washington Times
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