Nila

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Nila (Ramayana)

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nila, also spelled as Neela, is a vanara (monkey) chieftain in the army of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya and avatar of the god Vishnu. He is the commander-in-chief of the monkey army under the monkey king Sugriva and is described as leading the army in Rama's battle against the rakshasa (demon) king Ravana of Lanka (identified with modern-day Sri Lanka) and as killing many demons.

Though the Ramayana credits Nala as the sole builder of the Rama Setu, a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram (India) and Lanka, enabling forces of Rama to pass over to Lanka, other adaptations of the epic attribute the bridge's construction to both Nala and Nila.

Background

In the Ramayana, Nila is described as the son of Agni, the fire-god, and as the "foremost among the monkeys in effulgence, reputation and prowess". An important part of the epic describes the role played by the monkey army in the rescue of Sita, the wife of Rama who is kidnapped by Ravana, the rakshasa (demon) king of Lanka. The many stories forming the epic are retold in various adaptations.

Meera Chopra

Meera Chopra, also known as Nila, is an Indian actress and model who appears in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.

Personal life

Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra and Mannara are her cousins.

Film career

Anbe Aaruyire in which she starred with S. J. Surya. She did her second movie with Pawan Kalyan in Telugu, followed by her performance in M. S. Raju's Vaana. Going to stare in Vikram Bhatt's 1920London with Sharman Joshi actor marking her Bollywood debut as well. She's also worked in Satish Kaushik's upcoming Gang of Ghosts which is produced by Venus.

Filmography

References

External links

Media related to Meera Chopra at Wikimedia Commons

Plaza

A plaza /ˈplɑːzə/ is an open urban public space, such as a city square.

Throughout Spanish America and the Spanish East Indies, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be incorporated in a wing of a governor's palace, and the audiencia or law court. The plaza might be large enough to serve as a military parade ground. At times of crisis or fiesta, it was the space where a large crowd might gather. Like the Italian piazza, the plaza remains a center of community life that is only equaled by the market-place.

Most colonial cities in Spanish America and the Philippines were planned around a square plaza de armas, where troops could be mustered, as the name implies, surrounded by the governor's palace and the main church. A plaza de toros is a bullring.

In modern usage, a plaza can be any gathering place on a street or between buildings, a street intersection with a statue, etc. Today's metropolitan landscapes often incorporate the "plaza" as a design element, or as an outcome of zoning regulations, building budgetary constraints, and the like. Sociologist William H. Whyte conducted an extensive study of plazas in New York City: his study humanized the way modern urban plazas are conceptualized, and helped usher in significant design changes in the making of plazas.

Plaza (surname)

Plaza is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Plaza (disambiguation)

Plaza is a Spanish word for a city square; it may more specifically refer to:

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