Akshara
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Akshara may mean:
- "letter" in Hindi
- "everlasting" or "imperishable"
- in Sanskrit grammarSanskrit grammarThe grammar of the Sanskrit language has a complex verbal system, rich nominal declension, and extensive use of compound nouns. It was studied and codified by Sanskrit grammarians from the later Vedic period , culminating in the Pāṇinian grammar of the 4th century BC.-Grammatical tradition:The...
, "syllableSyllableA syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus with optional initial and final margins .Syllables are often considered the phonological "building...
", see ShikshaShikshaShiksha is one of the six Vedangas, treating the traditional Hindu science of phonetics and phonology of Sanskrit.Its aim is the teaching of the correct pronunciation of the Vedic hymns and mantras... - a consonant grapheme, with an inherent vowel, of a script of the Brahmic familyBrahmic familyThe Brahmic or Indic scripts are a family of abugida writing systems. They are used throughout South Asia , Southeast Asia, and parts of Central and East Asia, and are descended from the Brāhmī script of the ancient Indian subcontinent...
. - in philosophical terms is the opposite of the word "perishable", a name of BrahmaBrahmaBrahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
. - Akshara is a national level student paper contest conducted by Malla Reddy Engineering CollegeMalla Reddy Engineering CollegeMalla Reddy Engineering College is the parent college of the Malla Reddy Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The institute was established in 2002, is approved by the AICTE New Delhi, and is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University , Hyderabad. In 2008 the...
, Hyderabad, India every year.