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Ambarnath
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player *Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer * Puranik Yogendra, politician. *Kay Kay Menon Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), better known by the stage name Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and also in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu cinema. Early life Menon was born in a Nair f ..., actor. References {{Mumbai metropolitan area Cities and towns in Thane district Talukas in Maharashtra Cities in Maharashtra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiv Mandir, Ambernath
The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, still in use, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya. It is situated on the bank of Vadavan (Waldhuni) river, 2 km away from Ambarnath railway station (East). The temple was built in 1060 AD beautifully carved in stone. It was probably built by Shilahara king Chhittaraja, it may also have been rebuilt by his son Mummuni. Unusually, the sanctuary or garbhagriha is below ground, reached by some 20 steps down from the mandapa, and is open to the sky as the shikhara tower above stops abruptly at a little above the height of the mandapa, and was apparently never completed. It is in bhumija form, and if completed would have been close in form to the Udayesvara Temple also known as Neelkantheshwara temple in Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh, begun in 1059, and the Gondeshwar Temple at Sinnar. It is clear from what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thane District
Thane district (Pronunciation: ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 Census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur. The district is situated between 18°42' and 20°20' north latitudes and 72°45' and 73°48' east longitudes. The revised area of the district is 4,214 km2. The district is bounded by Nashik district to the north east, Pune and Ahmednagar districts to the east, and by Palghar district to the north. The Arabian Sea forms the western boundary, while it is bounded by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puranik Yogendra
Yogendra Puranik ( ja, プラニク ヨゲンドラ ''Puraniku Yogendora'', mr, पुराणिक योगेंद्र; born 3 June 1977), commonly referred to as Yogi, is an Indian-born Japanese politician and the first person of Indian origin to win an election in Japan. He was elected to the Tokyo's Edogawa City assembly as City Councillor in April 2019. He was supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. In April 2022, Yogi was appointed as the Principal of https://www.tsuchiura1-h.ibk.ed.jp/ in Ibraraki prefecture, thus making him the first-ever foreign-origin principal of a public (government) school in Japan, and first-ever Indian-origin Civil/Gazetted officer in Japan. During the first year, he will take a handover acting as the vice principal. His school consists of high school, junior high school, and part-timers, with over 1100 students and 100 teachers. The school is one of the top-rated schools in Japan. Childhood Yogi was born in Ambarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambarnath
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player *Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer * Puranik Yogendra, politician. *Kay Kay Menon Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), better known by the stage name Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and also in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu cinema. Early life Menon was born in a Nair f ..., actor. References {{Mumbai metropolitan area Cities and towns in Thane district Talukas in Maharashtra Cities in Maharashtra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merwyn Fernandes
Mervyn Fernandis (born 12 April 1959) is a former Indian hockey player. Mervyn played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 1970s. His name become synonymous with Indian hockey. He was a consistent performer for the Indian team. Mervyn with his body-serve and excellent finish was an exceptional forward. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow. His father, Mr Joe Fernandes was the coach in P.M.M Inner wheel school (Ambernath Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player *Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer * P ...)for a very long period of time before retiring few years ago due to old age. References External links * Living people Goan people Field hockey players from Maharashtra Olympic field hockey players of India Olympic gold medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrikant Shinde
Shrikant Eknath Shinde (born 4 February 1987) is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kalyan constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He is son of Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra(In 2022). At the time of his 2014 election win, he was a final-year Master's student of orthopaedics. Background and education Shinde is a qualified medical practitioner (MBBS followed by M.S. Orthopedics). He completed his M.S. from Dr. D Y Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai. Shinde's family members includes his father, Eknath Shinde, mother Lata, wife Vrushali and son Rudransh. Shinde first got elected as a Member of Parliament in 2014 elections, from the Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency. He became youngest maratha Member of Parliament ever. He won the election a second time from the same constituency in May 2019. Positions held * 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha Dr. Shrikant Shinde won the Kalyan parliamentary seat de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Kay Menon
Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), better known by the stage name Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and also in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu cinema. Early life Menon was born in a Nair family in Thiruvananthapuram and raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra. He studied at the St. Joseph High School in Khadki, Pune. He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his Bachelors (Physics) from Mumbai University and his MBA from Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) at the University of Pune, graduating in 1988 with a major in Marketing. Menon's initial focus was working in the advertising industry including Kinetic Honda and Marlboro cigarette advertisements in India. Career He started his career in theatre productions where he met Nivedita Bhattacharya, whom he married. His first theatre break was opposite Naseeruddin Shah in Feroz Abbas Khan's ''Mahatma vs Gandhi''. In the early years of his career, Menon worked on tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farukh Choudhary
Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. Career Early career and Lonestar Kashmir Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career with centre back and the Maharashtra state youth teams. Choudhary then joined the academy of I-League side, Pune. He then joined Lonestar Kashmir for their I-League 2nd Division campaign in which he scored six goals in 18 matches. Kerala Blasters After his impressive performance for Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed for Jamshedpur FC of the Indian Super League. He made his professional debut with the club on 5 October 2016 against Atlético de Kolkata. He started the match and played 68 minutes as Mumbai City FC lost 1–0. Mumbai (loan) After the 2016 ISL season, Choudhary was loaned to I-League side Mumbai. He made his debut for the club on 8 January 2017 in their opening match of the season against DSK S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambernath (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ambernath Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Thane district. Geographical scope The constituency comprises parts of Ambernath taluka viz. revenue circles Ambernath (Rural), and Ambernath Municipal Council, parts of Ulhasnagar taluka that is parts of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) is the governing body of the city of Ulhasnagar in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Thane district (Urban) in Konkan division. It has 78 members. Munic ... that is wards 14 to 22 and 44 to 51. List of Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly Elections 1978 Assembly Elections 1980 Assembly Elections 1985 Assembly Elections 1990 Assembly Elections 1995 Assembly Elections 1999 Assembly Elections 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities And Towns In Thane District
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India National Football Team
The India national football team represents India in international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The team is affiliated to FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Indian team, which was once considered one of the best teams in Asia, had its golden era during the 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, India won gold at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games, while finishing fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Thus, India became the first Asian nation to reach the semi-final of a FIFA organised major tournament. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although they did qualify by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup of Brazil after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament due to unspecified reasons. The India national football team is one of the strongest teams in South Asia, it has appeared four times in the AFC Asian Cup, Asia's top football cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
