Narendra Singh Negi, also referred as 'Garh Ratan' and 'Bob Dylan of the hills' is one of the most prominent folk singers, composer and a poet of the Garhwal and Uttarakhand who prominently sings in Garhwali language. Reportedly, he has sung more than 1000 songs. His unparalleled work in the field of folk music of Uttarakhand is an inspiration for all the upcoming singers of Uttarakhand.
Chaukhutia is a town in Almora district of Uttarakhand. It is located on the bank of the river Ramganga, and derives its name from a Kumaoni word "Chau-khut" which means four feet. In Chaukhutia's context, 'four feet' means four ways or directions. The first way is towards Ramnagar, second towards Karanprayag, third towards Ranikhet and Almora and the fourth way is towards Tadagtaal, Kheera.
Reetika Khera is an Indian development economist. Khera is Professor (Economics) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. She was Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad from 2018-20.
Dr. Harak Singh Rawat is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA ticket for his daughter in law, Anukriti Gusain, from Congress party and worked as a star campaigner in 2022 Uttarakhand General Elections. He became the youngest Minister of Uttar Pradesh State in the year 1991 and also won assembly election from Pauri. He has also won as an MLA from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne and Kotdwar and is one of the few leaders in the state with a wide appeal in a large area. He was the candidate of Indian National Congress from Garhwal in 2014 Indian general election. He was expelled from BJP and the Cabinet led by Pushkar Singh Dhami stating that he has indulged in anti-party activities and he is demanding ticket for his daughter in law (Anukriti) as well for the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022. He later joined Congress in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.
Labhanshu Sharma is an Indian wrestler, world peace activist and winner of gold medals in Asian International Games and Indo Nepal International Wrestling Tournament held in Sri Lanka and Nepal. He also received the National Bravery Award from the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, in 2015 after saving two individuals from drowning in river Ganga in Rishikesh.
The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and the Uttarakhand cricket team. It is affiliated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Uttarakhand Day also referred to as Uttarakhand Divas, is celebrated as the state foundation day of Indian state Uttarakhand. It is observed annually on 9 November.
Uttarakhand Ratna is one of the two highest civilian award of the State of Uttarakhand, along with Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman. It is awarded to a person for their extraordinary contribution in any field of human endeavour. It was constituted in the year 2016 by the Government of Uttarakhand. There have been a total of 9 recipients of this award.
Parliamentary Business is an Indian digital news channel headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It is a Research & Media platform based on Parliamentary System. Parliamentary Business reports on information regarding Members of Parliament and critiques their performance and productivity when in session. Their focus is to hold Parliamentarians accountable through their reporting.
Manu Pal is a female international Indian lawn bowler.
Aalok Shrivastav is an Indian poet, lyricist, and journalist. His critically acclaimed works include Aameen (2007), a poetry collection and Afreen (2012), a story collection, both published by Rajkamal Prakashan. Aalok's works have won a number of accolades for his works, including the International Pushkin Award and Dushyant Kumar Award by Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Akademi.
Deepak Rawat is an Indian civil servant who serves in the Uttarakhand cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Rawat is currently posted as the Commissioner of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand.
Salona Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a member of the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. She represents the Tilhar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Sulochana Rawat is an Indian politician who is serving as Member of 15th Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Jobat Assembly constituency. In 2021 by poll election in India, she won with the margin of 6,104 votes. On 3 October 2021, she left Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party along with her son.
Aala Hazrat Degree College is a Public College in Deoraniya, Baheri, Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. It was named after the Barelvi Movement founder Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. It provides undergraduate courses such as Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce. It is affiliated to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University.
Parwati Dass is an Indian politician. She is currently serving as a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Bageshwar Assembly constituency. She is the ninth female MLA in the assembly and the fifth MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Bageshwar constituency. She is the wife of former MLA Chandan Ram Das.
Makhdoom Shah Ala-ul-Haq also known as Makhdoom Shah Aala was an Indian Sufi saint of Suhrawardiyya order, whose mausoleum was built by Feroz Shah Tughlag in 1358 in Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He came India from Baghdad to gain education. His urs is celebrated annually on 27 Safar.
Manikarnika International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Inaugurated in 2022, The event is organised by Manikarnika Film Festival Trust.
