Boys' High School &College (BHS) is an independent school in Prayagraj,Uttar Pradesh,India. It was founded in 1861 to provide a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians,but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. Though originally co-educational,it now admits only boys.
The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is a diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vikram Misri is the 35th and the current Foreign Secretary.
Q &A was published in 2005 and is the first novel of Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup. It tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammad Thomas,a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history,only to be arrested and jailed on accusations that he cheated. His lawyer is the only thing standing between him and the producers' and police' attempt to force a false confession that would deprive him of the prize. The only way to prove his innocence is by sharing the episodes of his life and travels in India which explain where and how he learned the answers to the quiz show questions.
The Ministry of External Affairs of India is tasked with formulating and implementing Indian foreign policy,in tandem with the repatriation of Indian citizens and the extradition of fugitives. The Ministry of External Affairs is steered by the Minister of External Affairs,a minister in the PM's Cabinet.
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q &A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal,and filmed in India,it was directed by Danny Boyle,written by Simon Beaufoy,and produced by Christian Colson,with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati,an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,Jamal surprises everyone by answering every question correctly so far,winning ₹1 crore,and he is one question away from winning the grand prize of ₹2 crore. Accused of cheating,he recounts his life story to the police,illustrating how he was able to answer each question.
Chonira Belliappa Muthamma was the first woman to clear the Indian Civil Services examinations. She was also the first woman to join the Indian Foreign Service. She was the first Indian woman diplomat as well. Later,she became the first Indian woman Ambassador also. She is remembered for her successful crusade for gender equality in the Indian Civil Services.
Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film and casting director. She is the co-director (India) of Slumdog Millionaire along with Danny Boyle. She has also been the casting director for several other films,including Monsoon Wedding (2001) and Brick Lane (2007). She has been a casting consultant for The Namesake (2007).
The 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire has been a subject of discussion among a variety of people in India and the Indian diaspora. Some film critics have responded positively to the film. At the same time,others objected to issues such as Jamal's use of British English or the fact that similar films by Indian filmmakers have not received equal recognition. A few notable filmmakers such as Aamir Khan and Priyadarshan have been critical of the film. Author and critic Salman Rushdie argues that it has "a patently ridiculous conceit."
Six Suspects is the second novel by Vikas Swarup,an Indian diplomat and author of The New York Times bestseller Q&A. It was published by Transworld in 2016 and in the US by Minotaur Books and has been optioned for a film by Starfield Productions and the BBC. In 2005,Swarup's first novel,Q&A,was published and was later turned into an Oscar Award-winning film,Slumdog Millionaire in 2008.
Nirupama Menon Rao is a retired civil servant of 1973 batch Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as India's Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011,as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States,China and Sri Lanka during her career.
Abhay Kumar [Pen Name Abhay K.] is an Indian poet-diplomat,editor,translator and anthologist. and currently serves as the deputy director general of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR),New Delhi. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2003 after doing master's in geography at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Kirorimal College,Delhi University. He served as India's 21st ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros from 2019-2022 and as India's Deputy Ambassador to Brazil from 2016-2019. He earlier served as Spokesperson and First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu,Nepal from 2012-2016 and as Acting Consul General of India in St. Petersburg,and Third/Second Secretary at Indian Embassy,Moscow,Russia from 2005 to 2010. He served as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of External Affairs from 2010-2012 and sent out the first tweet on its behalf in 2010 starting a new era of India's Digital Diplomacy.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is an Indian diplomat and politician,who is the thirtieth Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 31 May 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has been a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 5 July 2019. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary from January 2015 to January 2018. He is the second diplomat to be appointed India's External Affairs minister,after Natwar Singh.
Syed Akbaruddin is a retired Indian diplomat from 1985 batch of the Indian Foreign Service and served as India's permanent representative at the United Nations at New York from January 2016 to April 2020. He had previously served as official spokesperson of India's Ministry of External Affairs from January 2012 to April 2015 and was Indian representative at IAEA from 2006 to 2011. He is currently serving as the dean of Kautilya School of Public Policy.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service. She holds the rank of Secretary/Grade I of the government. She is currently ambassador of India to the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania since 2021. On 29 June 2015 she was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Brunei Darussalam. Before this posting,she served as India's Ambassador to Tunisia October 2012 to November 2015. She was a TV and stage actress,and acted in India's first television soap opera,Hum Log.
Alexander Mikhailovich Kadakin was a Russian diplomat and the Russian Ambassador to India from 2009 until his death in 2017. Kadakin had earlier served as the ambassador to India between 1999 and 2004. He was a noted Indophile. Kadakin died from heart failure while in service in New Delhi in 2017. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2018.
Raveesh Kumar is an Indian diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service of 1995 batch. Currently,he is an Indian ambassador to the Czech Republic. Previously,he served as Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Estonia,residing in Helsinki. He was the former official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Government of India. He was the youngest ever official spokesperson. He was the Consul General of India in Frankfurt,Germany before being appointed as the spokesperson of the MEA.
Ruchi Ghanashyam is a retired Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service.
The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs is an Indian government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and to deal with other media affairs relating to Indian foreign policy. The spokesperson is usually a joint-secretary rank officer,and formally heads the External Publicity division in the Ministry.
Randhir Jaiswal is an Indian diplomat and civil services officer. He is a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer,currently serving as the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
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