Shanti
Encyclopedia
Shanti, Santhi or Shanthi (from Sanskrit शान्तिः śāntiḥ) means peace, rest, calmness, tranquility, or bliss.
The poet T.S. Eliot, in his poem The Waste Land
(where he spelled it Shantih) translated it as "The Peace which passeth understanding."
The poet T.S. Eliot, in his poem The Waste Land
The Waste Land
The Waste Land[A] is a 434-line[B] modernist poem by T. S. Eliot published in 1922. It has been called "one of the most important poems of the 20th century." Despite the poem's obscurity—its shifts between satire and prophecy, its abrupt and unannounced changes of speaker, location and time, its...
(where he spelled it Shantih) translated it as "The Peace which passeth understanding."
People
- Shanti CarsonShanti CarsonShanti Carson is an American actress and fire eater, living in New York. She appears as "Leah" in the film Shortbus by John Cameron Mitchell and is one of the actors who performs unsimulated sex scenes in the film...
, actress, performer, and yoga instructor - Shanti DeviShanti DeviShanti Devi is a schooner, later rigged as a ketch. From about 1974 it was owned by famous Norwegian author Axel Jensen and his Indian wife Pratibha who lived on board for many years until 1990. The couple bought it in Waxholm...
, Indian woman at the center of a case of supposed reincarnation - Shanti RoneyShanti RoneyShanti Grau Roney is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release...
, Swedish actor - Shanti SnyderShanti SnyderShanti is a half Japanese/French lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host based in Japan. She performs with a few different formations in the Tokyo area in some of the best clubs and has also appeared with many top artists....
, Japanese/English lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host - Oliver ShantiOliver ShantiOliver Shanti , later known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a New Age musician. Founder of the band Inkarnation which was originally based on meditative music, and later transformed into "Oliver Shanti & Friends"...
, New Age musician - Shanti WintergateShanti WintergateShanti Wintergate is a Canadian/American musician/actress/writer. Her debut album, "This Moment" hit airwaves across Canada, the United States, South America, Japan. "The Beauty" was featured in Charmed and Joan of Arcadia...
, musician/actress/writer - Shanthi KrishnaShanthi KrishnaShanthi Krishna is a Tamil and Malayalam movie actress active during the 1980s. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1994.- Personal life:She was born to R. Krishan and Sharada in Mumbai in 1964...
, Tamil and Malayalam movie actress - Shanthi LekhaShanthi LekhaRita Irene Quyn , better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema....
or Rita Irene Quyn, Sri Lankan actress - Santhi SoundarajanSanthi SoundarajanSanthi Soundarajan is an Indian athlete who competes in the middle distance track events...
or Santhi Soundararajan, Indian athlete
Music
- "Shanti" (song)Shanti (song)"Shanti" is Hitomi Shimatani's 6th single and it was released on January 30, 2002. It was used as the drama Pretty Girls' theme song.- Track listing :# Shanti - 4:11# Kiss & Hug - 4:30# Shanti - 4:11...
, a 2002 single by Hitomi Shimatani - "Shanti / Ashtangi" (song), a 1998 song by Madonna from the album Ray of LightRay of LightRay of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 3, 1998 by Maverick Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. After giving birth to her daughter Lourdes, Madonna collaborated with Patrick Leonard and William Orbit in developing the album...
- Shanti (album)Shanti (album)シャンティ is the second studio album from Japanese singer Hitomi Shimatani. It was released on June 12, 2002, and hit #1 on the Oricon charts. Since then, it was last recorded as having sold around 438,447 copies...
, a 2002 album by Hitomi Shimatani - Ferry Corsten's song from the album Twice In A Blue MoonTwice In A Blue Moon- Releases :- Single releases and remixes/re-edits :- Work during the Twice in a Blue Moon period :* Corsten did the "Full on Ferry" gig on November 1, 2008.* Corsten remixed the track "Human" by The Killers....
, 2008
In the media
- Shanti (film)Shanti (film)Shanti is a film in the Kannada language directed by renowned Kannada writer and director Baraguru Ramachandrappa. Shanti means peace in Kannada. Released in the year 2004, this film features only a single actor and hence has found an entry in the Guinness World Records in the category Fewest...
, a 2003 Indian film - Shanti, a TV series
Other uses
- Shanti ProjectShanti ProjectThe Shanti Project is a non-profit human services agency based in San Francisco and founded in 1974 by Dr. Charles Garfield in Berkeley, CA. Its goals are to provide peer support and guidance to people affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses...
, a group providing support and guidance for people with life-threatening illnesses - Shanthi NagarShanthi NagarShanthi Nagar or Shanthi Nagar Colony is the name of a Colony.This is one of the major and oldest colonies of Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh, India.It is a part of Nalgonda city and now comes under One-Town having Pincode of ....
or Shanthi Nagar Colony, one of the major and oldest colonies of Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh - Shanthi SenaShanthi SenaShanthi Sena or 'Sarvodaya Shanthi Sena Sandasaya' is a country wide Sri Lankan youth force consisting of over 100,000 youth dedicated to peace building and community development....
or 'Sarvodaya Shanthi Sena Sandasaya' (Peace Brigade), a country wide Sri Lankan youth force - Shanti MantraShanti MantraThe Shanti Mantras or "Peace Mantras" are Hindu prayers for Peace from the Vedas.Generally they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses....
, as used in the final line of T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land" - Shan-ti, Shan-ti, final line in the video game Digital Devil Saga 2
- Shanti International, a charity based in London which raises money for causes in India and Nepal
- Shanti Coaching, LLC, a provider of specialty coaching services for caregivers, those in the final chapter of life (advance planning coaching), and those grieving the loss of a loved one (grief/bereavement coaching).