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Ajit (given Name)
Ajit, variously spelled Ajith, Agith, or Ajeet ( sa, अजित ') is a common male given name. It is used in its various forms throughout India and also in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. A related name is Ajay. Etymology The name is derived from Sanskrit, where its primary meaning is "invincible", "irresistible", "unsurpassed". The literal meaning is "unconquered", from the prefix ''a-'' "not", and ''jita'' "conquered". It has variously been used to refer to a number of ideological figures, including Shiva and Vishnu in Hinduism, Maitreya in Buddhism and the second of the Arhats in Jainism among others. People * Ajithkumar (born 1996),Tamilnadu * Ajit Agarkar (born 1977), Indian cricketer and commentator * Ajit Andhare, Indian businessman * Ajit Anjum (born 1969), Indian journalist and editor * Ajeet Bajaj (born 1965), Indian adventurer * Ajit Balakrishnan, Indian entrepreneur, business executive, and administrator * Ajit Bandyopadhyay, Bengali actor and director * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Anjum
Ajit Anjum is an Indian journalist. He has worked as managing editor at News 24 and India TV news channels. He was awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2010. Early life Anjum, named Ajit Kumar at birth, was born in the Begusarai district of Bihar. His father, Ramsagar Prasad Singh, was in the Bihar Judicial Services as a judge at Patna. Anjum had his early education at Begusarai and Darbhanga. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur, affiliated to Bihar University. Anjum started his career as a journalist while pursuing his studies at Muzaffarpur. He changed his last name from Kumar to Anjum while working as a local reporter at the ''Patliputra Times.'' Working as freelance journalist in Patna, he wrote for ''Dharmyug'', ''Saptahik Hindustaan'', ''Dinmaan'' and ''Ravivar''. He went to Delhi in 1989 and started working at ''Amar Ujala''. Career In 1994, Anjum began his career in journalism by joining BAG Films as director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Bhoite
Ajit Prataprao Bhoite (born 9 October 1976 in Baroda, Gujarat) is a former Indian cricketer who played for the Baroda cricket team. He was a right-handed batsman as well as a right-arm offbreak bowler. Bhoite made his first-class debut for Baroda against Gujarat in 1996-97 and made his List A debut the following season. As well as Baroda he also represented the West Zone in the 2001/02 Duleep Trophy The Duleep Trophy, also known as Mastercard Duleep trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as 'Duleep'), the competition wa .... His cricket career ended following the 2006/07 season. ReferencesESPNcricinfo.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficultie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017. The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi and Chandigarh. The print location of Nagpur was discontinued from September 1997, and that of Jaipur from June 2006. ''HT'' launched a youth daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Bhattacharjea
Ajit Bhattacharjea (8 May 1924 – 4 April 2011) was a veteran Indian journalist, newspaper editor and campaigner for democratic rights, and the Right to Information Act. In a career spanning nearly 60 years, he remained the editor of the ''Hindustan Times'', ''The Times of India'' and ''The Indian Express'' and after his retirement in 1983, was the director of the Press Institute of India till 2004. A fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, he also edited the journal, ''Transparency Review'', published by Centre for Media Studies (CMS) in Delhi. Early life and education Born in Shimla, Bhattacharjea did his B.A. and M.A. from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Career Bhattacharjea started his career as an apprentice sub—editor and reporter with the ''Hindustan Times'' in 1946. Here, in 1947, he first covered the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and went there again as war spilled on to 1948. He remained associated with Kashmir related issue for the majority of his career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Bhatia
Ajit Bhatia (born 11 May 1936) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Delhi, Rajputana and Uttar Pradesh between 1950 and 1959. See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Delhi cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have ... References External links * 1936 births Living people Indian cricketers Delhi cricketers Rajasthan cricketers Uttar Pradesh cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Bharihoke
Ajit Bharihoke is a former judge of the Delhi High Court. He is known for presiding over several high-profile cases such as Bofors Scandal, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bribery case, St Kitts case, Lakhubhai Pathak case, Urea Scam. Early life, education and career He earned an LLB degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh and subsequently joined Delhi Judicial Service on 7 December 1974. He served in many judicial positions such as Sessions Court, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Judge Anti Corruption (CBI), etc. He became Registrar General, Delhi High Court from 6 January 2007 to 13 May 2009. He was appointed as an Additional Judge in Delhi High Court on 14 May 2009 and retired from the post on 16 October 2011. Prominent judgements In Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bribery case, he sentenced former Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and former Minister for Home Affairs (India), Home Minister Buta Singh to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Bhandari
Ajit Bhandari ( ne, अजित भण्डारी; born 7 February 1994) is a Nepalese footballer who plays as a defender for Nepal Police Club and the Nepal national team. International career Bhandari made his international debut in a goalless friendly draw against Kuwait on 21 March 2019. He earned a yellow card in the match. International statistics Honours Club ;Nepal Police Club * Aaha! Gold Cup: 2018 Individual * Aaha! Gold Cup Aaha! Gold Cup ( Nepali: आहा ! गोल्ड कप ''āhā gōlḍ kap'') is an annual international football tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal, and organized by the Sahara Club. It was formerly known as the Caravan Gold Cup, however d ... Best Defender: 2018 References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhandari, Ajit Living people 1994 births Nepalese men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Men's association football defenders People from Pokhara Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Kumar Basu
Ajit Kumar Basu (1912–1986) was an Indian cardiac surgeon. He was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian science award in 1967. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. He qualified for his FRCS in 1946. He was the first Indian to be appointed examiner of the Royal College A royal college in some Commonwealth countries is technically a college which has received royal patronage and permission to use the prefix ''royal''. Permission is usually granted through a royal charter. The charter normally confers a constituti ... and served as its Hunterian Professor. References Indian cardiac surgeons Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Medical Science Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine 1912 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Indian medical doctors 20th-century surgeons Medical doctors from Kolkata {{India-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Kumar Banerjee
Dr. Ajit Kumar Banerjee ( bn, ড. অজিত কুমার ব্যানার্জী ) (1 September 1931 – 29 November 2014) was a noted environmentalist and expert in forest management and is known to be the father of the concept of Joint Forest Management, often abbreviated as JFM. Banerjee received global attention for the Arabari project in West Bengal, India where he introduced the JFM concept for the first time in 1972. Early life Dr. Banerjee was born to Sudha Madhab Banerjee and Utsa Rani Banerjee, in an elite family located at Kalighat, West Bengal. His grand parents were Amrita Banerjee and Tufan Tarangini Debi. He went to Ballygunge Government High School and then graduated from Presidency College, Kolkata. He acquired PhD from University of Toronto. Career in Indian Forest Service in West Bengal The concept of Joint Forest Management was originated by Dr. Ajit K Banerjee. The major hardwood of Arabari is Sal tree, sal, a commercially profitable forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
