Varah
Britishnoun
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Chad Varah argued that the calls were just as important as any others although the anonymous nature of the helpline meant he was unable to prove the case.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024
Set up by an Anglican vicar, Edward “Chad” Varah, it provided an emergency number – similar to 999 – for anyone contemplating suicide.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024
Rubasingham will also become the company’s joint chief executive alongside Kate Varah, who is currently executive director of the theater.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
The first crisis hotline was born in 1953, when an English vicar named Chad Varah launched the Samaritans, a phone-based counseling service designed to meet people wherever they happened to be when they needed help.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2015
Graha, is that which seizes; Grahapati is Mangala, so called for its malevolence, Varah is Vrihaspati or Jupiter, who is the counterself of Sukra or Venus.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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