Swami (disambiguation)
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Swami
is a Hindu honorific title.
Swami may also refer to:
Swami
A swami sometimes abbreviated "Sw." is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Sankara, or to a religious teacher.The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology as...
is a Hindu honorific title.
Swami may also refer to:
- Swami RecordsSwami RecordsSwami Records is a San Diego based independent record label specializing in punk rock, indie rock and garage rock that was founded in 2000 by John Reis...
, a record label - Swami (band)Swami (band)Swami are a critically acclaimed British Indian pop/alt/bhangra band from Birmingham, England. It is also the pseudonym of the band's lead performer, producer, DJ and guitarist Diamond Duggal , who founded the band with his brother Simon Duggal...
, a United Kingdom band - Swami's (surfing), an Encinitas, California, surfing spot
- Swami, a software used for editing SoundFontSoundFontSoundFont is a brand name that collectively refers to a file format and associated technology designed to bridge the gap between recorded and synthesized audio, especially for the purposes of computer music composition...
files - Swami (1977 film)Swami (1977 film)Swami is a 1977 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Jaya Chakravarty .The film stars Shabana Azmi, Vikram, Girish Karnad, Utpal Dutt. Hema Malini and Dharmendra make a guest appearance together in the film...
- Swami (2007 film)Swami (2007 film)Swami is a Hindi social film that was released on 8 June 2007, directed and also choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. The main cast consists of Juhi Chawla and Manoj Bajpai...
- "The Swami", an alter ego of Chris Berman
Fictional characters
- Swami, the central character of books like Swami and FriendsSwami and FriendsSwami and Friends is the first of a trilogy of novels written by R. K. Narayan, a celebrated English language novelist from India. The novel, which is also Narayan's first, is set in pre-independence days in India, in a fictional town called Malgudi...
(1935) and Malgudi DaysMalgudi Days (book)Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications.The book was republished outside India in 1982. The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of...
(1943) by R. K. NarayanR. K. NarayanR. K. Narayan , shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami Tamil: ) , Madras Presidency, British India. His father was a school headmaster, and Narayan did some of his studies at his father's school...
, and later TV series, Malgudi DaysMalgudi DaysMalgudi Days is an Indian television series based on the works of R.K. Narayan. The series was directed by the late Kannada actor and director, Shankar Nag and Carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan composed the score. R. K Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist R. K. Laxman was the sketch artist....
(1987).