Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India,serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Himalayas,it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh,which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km north of New Delhi and 229 km southeast of Amritsar.
Geeta Dutt was an Indian classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema and is considered as one of the best playback singers of all time in Hindi films. She also sang many modern Bengali songs in the non-film genre.
Faridabad(Hindi pronunciation:[fəɾiːdɑːbɑːd]) is the most populous city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital,Chandigarh. The river Yamuna forms the eastern district boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The Government of India included it in the second list of Smart Cities Mission on 24 May 2016. As per the 2021 Delhi Regional Plan,Faridabad is a part of the (CNCR) Central National Capital Region or (DMA) Delhi metropolitan area.
Balraj Sahni was an Indian film and stage actor,who is best known for Dharti Ke Lal (1946),Do Bigha Zameen (1953),Chhoti Bahen (1959),Kabuliwala (1961),Waqt (1965) and Garam Hawa (1973). He was the brother of Bhisham Sahni,noted Hindi writer,playwright,and actor.
Sadhana Shivdasani,known mononymously as Sadhana,was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of Indian cinema,Sadhana was noted for her exquisite beauty and trend-setting fashion statements. She was popularly known as "The Mystery Girl" for her stint as the "mystery girl" in the suspense thriller trilogy films directed by Raj Khosla during the mid 1960s.
Bhai Parmanand was an Indian nationalist and a prominent leader of the Ghadar Party and Hindu Mahasabha.
Ranjeet,is an Indian actor and film director.
Achala Sachdev was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry,who started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles were as Balraj Sahni's wife in Waqt (1965) and Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
Ananda Ashram(Hindi:Anand Ashram,English:The Ashram of joy) is a 1977 Indian bilingual romantic drama film made in Bengali and Hindi language simultaneously,co-written and directed by Shakti Samanta. Based on a story by film director and novelist,Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay,it stars Ashok Kumar,Uttam Kumar,Sharmila Tagore,Moushumi Chatterjee and Rakesh Roshan in lead roles. The same story was earlier filmed as 'Doctor' in 1940 starred by Pankaj Mullick,Ahindra Choudhury and Bharati Devi.
Rai Sahib / Rao Saheb / Roy Sahib / Rao Sahib abbreviated R.S.,was a title of honour issued during the era of British rule in India to individuals who performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompanied by a special Title Badge. Translated,Rai means "King" Sahib means "Leader". Awarded during the reign of George VI. For another image of the badge see link This was the start level title usually awarded to civilians,which could later be upgraded to Rao Bahadur and then to Dewan Bahadur titles.
Inderjit Hasanpuri (Punjabi:ਇੰਦਰਜੀਤਹਸਨਪੁਰੀalso spelled as Inderjeet Hassanpuri and born as Inderjit Singh Kharal,was a well known songwriter/lyricist,producer,and writer from Punjab,India. He died on 8 October 2009 at Ludhiana.
Ved Pratap Vaidik was an Indian journalist,political analyst,and freelance columnist. He worked with the Press Trust of India,and was the founder and editor of its Hindi news agency "Bhasha". Before that he was the editor for views for the Navbharat Times of the Times Group. Later he was the chairman of Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan. He was born in Indore on 30 December 1944,and died in Gurugram,Haryana on 14 March 2023,at age 78.
Padma Sachdev was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections,including Meri Kavita Mere Geet,which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. She also received the Padma Shri,India's fourth highest civilian award in 2001,and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by Government of Madhya Pradesh,Saraswati Samman for the year 2015,Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2019.
Chandigarh Literati or Chandigarh Literature Festival is a literary festival held in Chandigarh,India. It is organised by the Chandigarh Literary Society with the support of the Chandigarh Administration and Haryana Tourism.
Sunil Dabas is a coach of national female Kabbadi team of India. Over the years,she has coached her team to win seven international gold medals,including the 2010 Asian Games and the World Cup-2012. She was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2012,and Padma Shri in 2014 by Government of India.
This article contains books written by or about Narendra Modi.
The Kaushalya Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Kaushalya river,which is a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River,in Pinjore of Haryana state,India. It was constructed between 2008 and 2012 with the primary purpose of water supply.
Rajesh Khullar is an Indian bureaucrat and Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister,Haryana. Previously,he served as Executive Director at the World Bank Group representing India,Bangladesh,Bhutan,and Sri Lanka. Khullar is a retired 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.
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.
Saket Misra is a career asset manager and investment banker. As a way of giving back to society,he has become involved in social action and community service in recent years. Saket is a nominated member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since April 2023..
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