Bhiwani district is one of the 22 districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. Created on 22 December 1972,it was the largest district of the state by area,before the creation of Charkhi Dadri as a separate district,as it occupied an area of 4,778 square kilometres (1,845 sq mi) and administered 442 villages with a population of 1,634,445. Sirsa is now the largest district of the state.
St. Columba's School in Delhi,India,established in 1941,is one of the 12,000 English medium schools of its kind established by the Indian Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers,which was founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice. The school's campus is located in the heart of Delhi and extends over a couple of acres. St. Columba's School alumni include three Rhodes Scholars,a Pulitzer Prize winner,and a Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee. Students are referred to as Columbans. The school admits only boys.
Maharana Mahendra Singh Mewar was an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He was the eldest son of Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar. Mahendra was the 76th Maharana of the House of Sisodia and the titular head of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mewar. The seat was disputed with his younger brother Arvind and he is possibly his successor.
Gulabo Sapera is an Indian dancer from Rajasthan,India.
Krishan Kumar Aggarwal was an Indian physician and senior cardiologist who was President of the Confederation of Medical Association of Asia and Oceania (CMAAO),President of the Heart Care Foundation of India and the Past National President of Indian Medical Association. In 2010,the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri,India's fourth-highest civilian award,for his contributions to the field of medicine.
Kanta Saroop Krishen was an Indian social worker and one of the founders of the Blood Bank Society,Chandigarh and the Indian Society of Blood transfusion and Immunohaematology. She is known to have worked for spreading the message of voluntary blood donation in India and is a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri for the year 1972 from the Government of India.
Satendra Singh Lohiya is an Indian swimmer with 70% disability. On 24 June 2018 he crossed the English Channel as part of a swimming relay team which,for the first time saw four para swimmers from India cross the English Channel. He completed the channel in 12 hours and 26 minutes,setting a new record. He has been selected for the Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award 2019 for first Indian para swimmer which was given by the Honorable President of India Ram Nath Kovind and The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi also recognized and appreciated Satendra Singh Lohiya's hard work and blessed him for his future endeavor on 13 March 2020. He received Vikram Award,the highest state-level sports awards in Madhya Pradesh,for swimming from the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan,MP on 23 December 2014. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for 2024 for his contribution in the field of Sports.
Kanwal Singh Chauhan is an Indian farmer from Haryana,India. He is known for his contributions to crop diversification in the agriculture industry. In January 2019,he was awarded Padma Shri,India's fourth highest civilian award. He was honoured with N. G.Ranga Farmer Award 2010 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in August 2011.
Kaur Singh was an Indian heavyweight champion boxer from Punjab. Singh won three gold medals for senior national boxing championship,Asian Boxing Championship and Asian Games.
Lokesh Anand is an Indian shehnai player. Lokesh has been learning under Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj,Hence belongs to Mewati Gharana. He is empanelled with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. The key characteristics of Anand's Shehnai playing are neat fingering techniques,command over tempo along with richness and clarity in sound. Lokesh performs solo and in duet and also does fusion.
Arunoday Mondal,popularly known as Sundarbaner Sujan,is an Indian physician from West Bengal. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in medicine.
Dr Leela Joshi is an Indian gynaecologist and social worker known for her work with tribal women and teenage girls suffering from Anemia in Ratlam district. Nicknamed as the Mother Teresa of the Malwa region,Dr Joshi was conferred Padma Shri in 2020.
Madan Singh Chauhan also known as "Guruji" is a Folk &Sufi Singer from Raipur,Chhattisgarh,India. In 2020,he received the Padma Shri honour from the Government of India for his contribution in the field of Art.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal is a non-governmental organisation based in Delhi,India. The organisation,named after Indian freedom fighter martyr Bhagat Singh works towards access and availability of emergency services. It is led by former MLA Jitender Singh Shunty. The organisation used to help with cremation of unclaimed bodies before COVID-19;however,after the start of the pandemic,it recorded a great increase in number of calls. The organisation started mobile fronts to keep bodies safe overnight by storing them in refrigerators in ambulances so that the bodies could be cremated next day.
Brijeshwar Singh,is a writer,poet and theatre promoter based in Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh,India. His patronage and promotion of theatre through the Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal theatre repertoire and the annual theatre festival being organized in his own Windermere Theatre earned him the U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy award for 2020. His Daya Drishti Charitable Trust helps children born with thalassemia avail regular and lifesaving transfusions. His second book 'Next Patient,Please' was released on 26 March 2022. He was featured among top 75 personalities of Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh by Amar Ujala. The list was published on the 75th foundation day of the newspaper.
Harmohinder Singh Bedi is an Indian academician,academic administrator and author. Since 4 July 2018,he has been serving as the Chancellor of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
Thakur Zorawar Singh Barhath was an Indian revolutionary and independence activist. He is known for the assassination attempt on the Viceroy of India,Lord Hardinge,by throwing a bomb at him during a procession in New Delhi.
Vidya Vindu Singh is an Indian author in Hindi and Awadhi languages. She is best known for her broad work in folk and children's literature. Singh has been awarded Padma Shri in 2022 by the Government of India for her contributions in the field of literature &education.
Suryadev Singh Bareth is an Indian advocate,poet,and social worker from Alwar,Rajasthan.
Laxman Singh is an Indian social activist and water conservationist from Lapodiya village in Jaipur,Rajasthan,known for his work in water conservation and developing water conservation techniques such as Chauka,which has helped improve the livelihoods of villagers in Rajasthan. He is the founder of non-profit organisation Gram Vikas Nav Yuvak Mandal Lapodiya (GVNML). The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri for his work in conserving water and protecting the environment.
