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Parag Ashok Dahiwal (born 24 April 1983) is a player for the Singapore national cricket team. He was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Parag Dahiwal is a slow left-arm orthodox spinner. He also represented Maharashtra state under 16, 19 and 22 age group teams and West Zone. Parag was also part of the under 16 India team camp which happened in Hyderabad, India in the year 1998.
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. The state is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally.
Manchar is a census town and Nagar panchayat in Ambegaon taluka of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Nearby villages are Kalamb, Pimpalgoan, and Landewadi. It is governed by Manchar Nagar Panchayat which is second Nagar panchayat in the Pune district.
Umesh Vasan Parag is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won a silver medal with the team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Parag plays locally for Wellington, and was also a member of the national squad competing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born and raised in Wellington.
Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics, commonly known as HR College, is an autonomous educational institute located in Churchgate, Mumbai. It is run by the Hyderabad (Sindh) National Collegiate Board and is affiliated to the HSNC University.
The Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple is a Hindu Temple located in Pune and is dedicated to the Hindu god Ganesh. The temple is visited by over hundred thousand pilgrims every year. Devotees of the temple include celebrities and chief ministers of Maharashtra who visit during the annual ten-day Ganeshotsav festival. The main Ganesh idol is insured for sum of ₹10 million (US$130,000). The Temple is 130 years old. It celebrated 130 years of its Ganapati in 2022.
Parag More is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Pune.
Kedar Mahadev Jadhav is an Indian cricketer who plays for Maharashtra and has also played for the Indian national cricket team. He is a batting all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-break, and occasionally keeps wickets. In the Indian Premier League, he played for Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Suhas Madhukar Khamkar is a professional bodybuilder from India.
Vijay Hari Zol is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman who plays for Maharashtra. He is from Jalna, Maharashtra.
Ketaki Mategaonkar is an Indian singer, songwriter, actress, and performer. She was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Mategaonkar mainly appears in Marathi Cinema and Hindi Album Songs. She made her big-screen debut with Shala (2011) film.
Popular games and sports in Pune include athletics, cricket, basketball, badminton, field hockey, football, tennis, kabaddi, paragliding, kho-kho, rowing and chess. The Pune International Marathon is an annual marathon conducted in Pune. The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune.
Langdi is a traditional Indian field sport played in Pandiyan Dynasty called "Nondiyaattam", similar to hopscotch. The teams alternate chasing (attacking) and defending roles in each of the 4 innings of the game, with the chasing team's players restricted to hopping around on one foot, and attempting to score points by tagging as many defenders as possible within the 9 minutes of each inning. It is described by Marathis as a sport with a Marathi ethos.
Dr. Vikas Mahatme is Padmashri Awarded Indian ophthalmologist, social entrepreneur, visionary and a former member of the Parliament in Rajya Sabha. Born in Amravati, he comes from Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra. He is well known across Maharashtra for his charitable and social works. He founded a charitable trust – S. Mahatme Eye Welfare Charitable Trust that runs Mahatme Eye Bank eye hospital in Nagpur as well as branches in Mumbai, Amravati, Gadchiroli and Pune. He received the Padma Shri for his charitable community work as an ophthalmologist. In June 2016, Mahatme was the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections, which he won unopposed. His candidature was strongly backed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. He belongs to the Dhangar community. He has expressed support for implementing Scheduled Tribe reservation for Dhangar community in Maharashtra and is its first community member to get elected to parliament. He is currently a member of the Indian Nursing Council.
Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Maharashtra in domestic cricket and for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2021 Indian Premier League tournament. He is captaining Maharashtra in T20 and List A since the 2021 Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. He led Maharashtra to the Vijay Hazare Trophy final in 2022.
Riyan Parag Das is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Bigg Boss is the Marathi-language version of the reality television programme Bigg Boss based on Big Brother and airs on Colors Marathi. Mahesh Manjrekar hosted the show for four seasons.
Parag Satish Shrivas is an Indian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Bengaluru in the Indian Super League.
Bigg Boss Marathi 2 is the second season of the Bigg Boss Marathi of the reality television show Bigg Boss broadcast in India. The grand premiere was held on 26 May 2019 on Colors Marathi and Mahesh Manjrekar as the host with the tagline Maza Ball, Mazi Bat, Maze Stump. The Grand Finale aired on 1 September 2019 and Shiv Thakare was declared as the winner and Neha Shitole as the Runner-Up.
Parag Kishorchandra Shah is an Indian real estate developer and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2019, he was elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Ghatkopar East constituency.
Parag Agrawal is an Indian-American software engineer and businessman who was the CEO of Twitter, Inc. from November 2021 to October 2022.
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