Events in the year 1950 in the Republic of India.
Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. He was an Indian political leader and lawyer by training. Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the 1946 elections, Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament.
Events in the year 1959 in the Republic of India.
The Kot massacre took place on 14 September 1846 when then Kaji Jang Bahadur Kunwar and his brothers killed about 30-40 civil, military officers and palace guards of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Minister of Nepal and a relative of the King, Chautariya Fateh Jung Shah and other senior-most ministers and army generals at the palace armory (Kot) of Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu. The Kot meeting was called upon by Queen Rajya Laxmi Devi after the same night murder of her confidante Kaji Gagan Singh Bhandari while performing worship at his prayer room. The Kot meeting turned ugly and eventually, Jang brothers and their supporters led an open court full-fledged assault on all his rival participants in the meeting. This massacre led to the loss of power of political clans such as Chautariyas, Pandes, Thapas, and Basnyats and that of King Rajendra Bikram Shah and Queen Rajya Laxmi Devi and ultimately the establishment of the Rana autocracy in Nepal.
Shah/Sah is an Indian surname. The surname like many other Indian surnames has been adopted by various people. The Shah surname is commonly adopted by the trade communities and Kshtriya (Rajput) which include the Jains and the Vaishnavite Hindus.It is an important community in Uttarakhand, they are kshatriya/Rajput in Uttarakhand. It is also used in Gujarat, Rajasthan while The word Sahu is used in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and was widely used by the Jains even in Delhi/Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, India.
Rana dynasty is a Kshatriya (Rajput-Chhetri) dynasty from the Indian subcontinent that ruled the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 A.D until 1951 A.D, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions held by the Ranas hereditary. Rana dynasty is historically known for the iron-fisted rule. This changed after the Revolution of 1951 with the promulgation of a new constitution, when power shifted back to the monarchy of King Tribhuvan.
Surendra Bikram Shah (1829–1881) was King of Nepal between 1847 and 1881. He became king after Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana forced the abdication of Surendra's father, Rajendra Bikram Shah. Surendra wielded little real power, with Jang Bahadur Rana effectively ruling the country during Surendra's reign.
This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1958, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
Rajendra Bikram Shah (1813–1881) was King of Nepal from 1816 to 1847. His reign saw the rise of the Ranas; in 1846, Jung Bahadur Rana came to power and the next year, Rajendra was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Surendra.
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, also known as the Ranjitram Gold Medal, was founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and is considered the highest literary award in Gujarati literature. The award is named after renowned Gujarati writer Ranjitram Mehta. It is awarded since 1928.
Mathabar Singh Thapalisten (help·info), also spelled Mathbar, Mathawar, Mathavar, variantly called Matabar Singh Thapa, was the Prime Minister of Nepal and the Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army from 1843 December 25 – 1845 May 17, until he was murdered by his nephew Jung Bahadur Rana. He was the first Mukhtiyar to title himself as a Prime Minister, as per the British convention. He was the nephew of Bhimsen Thapa, who was falsely sentenced for imprisonment for the death of King Rajendra's six months old son. Mathabar Singh Thapa fled to Shimla after the execution of Bhimsen Thapa, to avoid his own execution as he was Bhimsen's nephew. Four years later, the second queen of Rajendra, Queen Rajya Lakshmi, called him back and installed him as the Mukhtiyar, paving the way for him to eventually title himself as the Prime Minister.. Mathabar Singh, however, enraged the queen by refusing to make her son, Ranendra Bikram, the king. The queen, in turn, had him shot by his own nephew Janga Bahadur Rana and thereby making him the last dynast of the Thapa dynasty.
Pushkar Shah was the prime minister (Mukhtiyar) of Nepal from August 1838 to early 1839. He previously served as the Governor of Doti from 1831 to 1837, and as Special Ambassador to China from 1837 to 1838. He was the counselor of state from 1840 to 1843. Pushkar Shah had four sons: Sri Chautaria Bhim Bikram Shah, Rana Bikram Shah, Colonel Sri Chautaria Bir Bikram Shah, and Colonel Ambar Bikram Shah.
Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi was the consort of Pratap Singh Shah, King of Kingdom of Nepal. During her eight years of regency, she contributed to the unification of modern Nepal begun by Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Kavilok, a publication of Kavilok Trust, is a Gujarati language bimonthly poetry journal published in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The current editor is Dhiru Parikh and co-editor is Praful Raval.
Akhil Rajendra is an Indian actor, screenwriter and director. Having publicizing foundation, Akhil shares the believability of beginning India's first undeniable and restrictive in-film adverting office, having brand customers like Pass Pass, Hero Cycles, Yahoo India, Bournvita, Avon Cycles and movies like Yaadein of Subhash Ghai, Koi... Mil Gaya of Rakesh Roshan, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon of Sooraj Barjatya. Akhil has directed in excess of 100 Television Commercials for different national and global brands with driving celebrities from movies and sports including M/s Cipla Pharmaceutical Ltd.’s television Commercials / Hypertension Awareness Campaigns with cricketer Virender Sehwag.
