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Shankara

American  
[shuhng-ker-uh] / ˈʃʌŋ kər ə /

noun

  1. a.d. 789?–821?, Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher.


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The race does not make a profit - the number of runners is capped because of limited space on the track - but race director Shankara Smith says she will “keep doing it for as long as the runners want to do it”.

From BBC

The eighth-century Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara asserted that ultimate reality is an eternal, undifferentiated field of consciousness.

From Scientific American

Two other major ophthalmic centres in India have been involved in building the algorithm – Narayana Nethralaya in Bengaluru and Shankara Nethralaya hospital in Chennai.

From The Guardian

“By partnering with well-known institutions like Aravind eye hospital and Shankara Nethralaya, we can continue our research and pilot studies in implementing AI-powered screening technology, and then extend it to clinical practice,” says Dr Lily Peng, a Google product manager.

From The Guardian

Shankara Smith, the race director, says that the biggest challenge is yourself.

From The Guardian