Himachal Pradesh is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas,it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterised by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems. Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India and shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north,and the states of Punjab to the west,Haryana to the southwest,Uttarakhand to the southeast and a very narrow border with Uttar Pradesh to the south. The state also shares an international border to the east with the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Himachal Pradesh is also known as Dev Bhoomi or Dev Bhumi,meaning 'Land of Gods' and Veer Bhoomi which means 'Land of the Brave'.
Shimla is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864,Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence,the city became the capital of East Punjab and was later made the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. It is the principal commercial,cultural and educational centre of the state.
Mohini Bhardwaj is an American retired artistic gymnast who competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships and earned a silver medal with the American team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the first Indian-American gymnast,and the second Indian-American athlete in any sport,to medal at the Olympics.
Maqbool is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Irrfan,Tabu,Pankaj Kapur,Naseeruddin Shah,Om Puri,Piyush Mishra,Murali Sharma and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
Virbhadra Singh ( ) was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. A leader of the Indian National Congress party,he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislative Assembly to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and 5 times as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. Virbhadra Singh was popularly known by the honorific Raja Sahib. Singh holds the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh,holding the office from 1983 to 1990,from 1993 to 1998,from 2003 to 2007 and finally from 2012 to 2017,when he was succeeded by the BJP's Jai Ram Thakur. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962,1967,1971,1980 and 2009. Singh served as a Union Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. At the time of his demise,he was serving as an MLA from Arki constituency.
Hansraj Bhardwaj was an Indian politician who was Governor of Karnataka from 2009 to 2014;he also served as Governor of Kerala from 2012 until 2013. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He holds the record of having the second longest tenure in Law Ministry since independence,after Ashoke Kumar Sen. He was the minister of state for nine years and a cabinet minister for law and justice for five years. At the end of his five-year term in 2014,Governor of Tamil Nadu,former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah replaced Bharadwaj as Governor of Karnataka.
The Majthal Sanctuary is situated in Solan District and has steep and rugged terrain. The sanctuary is about 10 km on the kacha road Kararaghat to Kashlog. The sanctuary is said to have a large population of endangered cheer pheasant,and there is also a large goral population. Recently,a globally threatened bird called the grey-crowned prinia was discovered by Virender Kumar Bhardwaj and Rakeshwar Kapoor. The Himachal Tourism agency recommends winter as a good time to visit the sanctuary.
Anand Sharma is an Indian politician and former Union Cabinet Minister in charge of Commerce and Industry and Textiles in the Government of India. Since June 2014,Sharma was the Deputy Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament till 2022.
Shimla Airport is a regional airport located in Jubbarhatti,22 kilometres (14 mi) from Shimla,in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Baragaon is a village in Kumarsain subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director,screenwriter,producer,music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema,and is the recipient of eight National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.
Prem Geet is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Sudesh Issar. It stars Raj Babbar and Anita Raj. This was the debut film of actress Anita Raj.
Deepak Chahar is an Indian international cricketer. He is a right-arm medium pace swing bowler,who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Haider is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj,who co-produced it with Siddharth Roy Kapur,and written by Bhardwaj and Basharat Peer. It stars Shahid Kapoor,Tabu,Kay Kay Menon,Shraddha Kapoor and Irrfan Khan.
Saurabh Bharadwaj is an Indian politician from the Aam Aadmi Party,representing Greater Kailash constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is was the Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board and Minister of Health,Urban development and water since 9 March 2023. He was stripped of his positions on 8 August 2023 and his ministries were given to PWD chief Atishi. He is also the National Chief Spokesperson Of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Waapasi (transl. Return) is a 2013 Punjabi short film written and directed by Deepak Sharma and produced by Vertika Films. Starring Rohit Bharadwaj,the film is based on the strong clash of emotions that anyone away from home may go through. The story is about Hardeep,who left his home for Australia on student’s visa as he wanted to do something in his life and for his family. However,after a period of time he misses his family and decides to return to his loved ones. However,on his return he realises that his family is now habituate of his absence. The film was released online by Pocket Films on 21 June 2015.
Anirudh Singh is the present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kasumpti,Shimla,Himachal Pradesh.
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. As a member of Indian National Congress,he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh.
Harish Janartha is an Indian politician and current MLA of Shimla Assembly constituency,Himachal Pradesh.
Shriniwas Joshi is a columnist,theatre artist,and retired civil servant from Himachal Pradesh,India. As a columnist,Joshi is especially known for his column 'Vignettes' in the Indian English daily The Tribune,through which he has documented people,history,places,and idiosyncratic things all across Himachal Pradesh. As a theatre figure,he has been associated for decades with Shimla's historic Gaiety Theatre,for which he has written,acted in,and directed a number of plays. As a retired civil servant,Joshi has been active in various civic causes in Shimla,including heritage conservation,environmental protection,and the promotion of arts.
