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.
The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art (LKA) is India's national academy of fine arts. It is an autonomous organisation,established in New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art,in and outside the country.
Madathil Vasudevan,popularly identified as M. V. Devan,was an Indian painter,sculptor,writer,art critic and orator. Besides his artistic works,he was also known for his architectural designs for a number of cultural institutions as well as for his contributions in founding Kerala Kalapeetom,Kochi-based cultural organization,Malayala Kalagramam,an art village in New Mahe and Kalagramam,another art village in Kollam. A former chairman of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi,he was a recipient of several honours including the Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi,the Vayalar Award and the Mathrubhumi Literary Award.
Kerala Lalithakala Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body in Kerala state,India.
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous natural resource service institution established in 1982 under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change,Government of India. WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity,Endangered Species,Wildlife Policy,Wildlife Management,Wildlife Forensics,Spatial Modeling,Ecodevelopment,Ecotoxicology,Habitat Ecology and Climate Change. WII has a research facility which includes Forensics,Remote Sensing and GIS,Laboratory,Herbarium,and an Electronic Library. The founder director was V. B. Saharia while the first director was Hemendra Singh Panwar who remained the director from 1985 to 1994. Trained personnel from WII have contributed in studying and protecting wildlife in India. The national tiger census or the All India Tiger Estimation,is done by WII along with NTCA and state forest departments.
Sankho Chaudhuri was an Indian sculptor,and a noted figure in the art scene of India. (Although named Naranarain in due family tradition,he was more widely known by his pet name Sankho). Ram Kinker Baij was his teacher. He began close to cubism and then was influenced by István Beöthy,whom he had met in Paris. His themes have included the female figure and wildlife. He has worked in a wide range of media and produced large-scale reliefs and mobiles.
St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School is a Government Aided Catholic secondary school for boys located in Kozhikode,in the state of Kerala,India. Established by the Jesuits in 1793,it is one of the oldest educational institutions in India and the oldest school in Kerala.
Dr Daniel Babu Paul was an Indian civil servant,writer,member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) All-India rank 7 from the Batch of 1964 and member Ombudsman for local self-government institutions of Kerala during 2000–2001. He was the Former Finance Secretary,Government of Kerala. He retired in the rank of Chief Secretary.
Kurupassery Varkey Thomas is an Indian politician from Kumbalangi in Ernakulam district,Kerala,India. He represented Ernakulam Constituency from 2009 to 2019. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution,2nd UPA Government;a member of the Indian Parliament;and was a member of All India Congress Committee from 1984 to 2022. He is now the Special Representative of Government of Kerala at New Delhi with Cabinet rank.
Lalit Mansingh is a former Indian diplomat. He was the Foreign Secretary of India from 1999 to 2000,and Indian Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2004. Prior to this,he was Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1998 to 99. Lalit Mansingh is the son of Odia poet and educationist Mayadhar Mansingh.
The 2010 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 28 May 2010 at the advice of the outgoing Prime Minister,Gordon Brown. The list was gazetted on 15 June.
Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh is a former Vice President of Iran who served as the head of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage,Handicrafts and Tourism from 2012 to 2013.
Modi Enterprises is an Indian business conglomerate based in New Delhi,India. The US $2.8 billion group,consisting of Godfrey Phillips India,Indofil Industries Ltd.,Modicare Limited,has a diversified business portfolio including cigarettes manufacturing,education,agricultural chemicals,personal care,tea and beverages,entertainment,consumer products,multi-level marketing,and gourmet restaurants.
Ashok Vajpeyi is an Indian Hindi-language poet,essayist,literary-cultural critic,apart from being a noted cultural and arts administrator,and a former civil servant. He was chairman,Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts,Ministry of Culture,Govt of India,2008–2011. He has published over 23 books of poetry,criticism and art,and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi,India's National Academy of Letters,in 1994 for his poetry collection,Kahin Nahin Wahin. His notable poetry collections include,Shaher Ab Bhi Sambhavana Hai (1966),Tatpurush (1986),Bahuri Akela (1992),Ibarat Se Giri Matrayen,Ummeed ka Doosra Naam (2004) and Vivaksha (2006),besides this he has also published works on literary and art criticism:Filhal,Kuchh Poorvagrah,Samay se Bahar,Kavita ka Galp and Sidhiyan Shuru ho Gayi Hain. He is generally seen as part of the old Delhi-centric literary-cultural establishment consisting of bureaucrat-poets and academicians like Sitakanta Mahapatra,Keki Daruwalla,J.P.Das,Gopi Chand Narang,Indra Nath Choudhari and K.Satchidanandan.
Mehmood-ur Rehman was an Indian civil servant,best known as the chairman of the 2008 Committee on Socio-Economic Backwardness of Muslims in Maharashtra. He was Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 1995 to 2000 and served as the chairman of Bombay Mercantile Cooperative Bank.
Lalit Surajmal Kanodia is an Indian business entrepreneur. He is chairman of Datamatics Group of Companies which he founded in 1975,national president of the Indo - American Chamber of Commerce and vice president of the Indian Merchants Chamber,both organizations of the Indian business community. He has also served as president of the Management Consultants Association of India.
S. K. Misra is a retired Indian civil servant,social worker,writer and a former Principal Secretary to Chandra Sekhar,the 8th Prime Minister of India. He served as the principal secretary to three chief ministers of Haryana and is a former secretary at the ministries of Tourism,Civil Aviation and Agriculture. He is one of the founders of Motilal Nehru School of Sports,Rai and the founder chairman of Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan,in 2009,for his contributions to Indian civil service.
Karl Jamshed Khandalavala was an Indian Parsi art connoisseur,lawyer,and an Indian Air Force officer. He was a long time trustee and chairman of the former Prince of Wales Museum of Western India,Mumbai. He was awarded with Padma Shri,the fourth highest civilian award in India,in 1970,for his contribution to arts. He was also a recipient of Lalit Kala Akademi fellowship in 1980.
Panwar is a Rajput clan found in Northern India.
