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Ankur (name)
Ankur is an Indian masculine given name: Athletes *Ankur Diwakar (born 1991), Indian eSports athlete *Ankur Julka (born 1987), Indian cricketer *Ankur Mittal (born 1992), Indian shooter *Ankur Poseria (born 1987), American swimmer *Ankur Vasishta (born 1982), Hong Kong cricketer Entrepreneurs *Ankur Garg (born 1982), Indian social entrepreneurs *Ankur Jain (born ), American entrepreneur Actors *Ankur Bhatia (born 1982), Indian actor *Ankur Nayyar (born 1967), Indian actor *Ankur Vikal, Indian actor Other *Ankur Betageri (born 1983), Indian poet/writer *Ankur Sharma (politician), Ankur Sharma, Indian politician See also {{given name Masculine given names ... [...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] |
Ankur Diwakar
Ankur Diwakar (born 19 April 1991) better known by his alias Jauntytank, is an Indian professional esports player. He is the winner of UCypher MTV India Season 1 tournament in India. He represented India in Asian Games 2018 and won the South Asian Championship. Esports career Diwakar plays ''FIFA'', ''Pro Evolution Soccer'', and other games on consoles. Ankur Diwakar entered the esports scene in 2007. He started playing in local competitions. He won three majors in three different games in one year. Diwakar was the winner of MTV India Ucypher Season 1, India's first televised multi-platform, multi-game, esports tournament where six veteran teams competed over a prize pool of Rs. 51 lakhs. Awards and honors *2018 MTV India UCypher Season 1 Winner. *Indian Representative at Asian Games 2018 The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Julka
Ankur Julka (born 30 March 1987) is an Indian former cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Delhi between 2009 and 2011. 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 * 1987 births Living people Indian cricketers Delhi cricketers Cricketers from Delhi {{India-cricket-bio-1987-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Mittal
Ankur Mittal (born 30 March 1992) is an Indian shooter. He has won gold in Double Trap event at 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships at Changwon, South Korea and a silver medal at the 2017 ISSF World Shotgun Championships at Moscow, Russia. He has received Bheem Award from Haryana State and Arjuna Award from President of India in 2018. Early life and education Mittal was born on 30 March 1992 in Sonipat, Haryana. He is the son of a former double trap shooter, Ashok Mittal and younger brother of Ajay Mittal who have been into Indian Shooting Team and won several medal including Gold in Asian Championships at Kuwait in 2017. He went to St. Margaret Sr. Sec. School and he was an Arts student at Hansraj College, Delhi and did his MBA from Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad. Career Started his career in 2009, he competed in his first National Shooting Championship, where he secured a place in Junior Indian Shooting Team. He has won several medals in junior categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Poseria
Ankur Dalal Poseria (born 16 March 1987) is an Indian-American swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. He is an Indian record holder in the 100 m butterfly, until it was eventually broken by his fellow swimmer Virdhawal Khade at the 2009 Asia Age Group Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He also attended Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, where he was a multiple-time All-American and a three-time YMCA national finalist. Poseria qualified for the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by establishing an Indian record and clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 53.68 from the Husky International Meet in Federal Way, Washington. He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including Olympic veterans Sotirios Pastras of Greece, Juan Veloz of Mexico, and Michal Rubáček of the Czech Republic. He rounded out the field to seventh place by more than a second behind Malta's Ryan Gambin in 54.74 seconds. Poseria failed to advance into the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Vasishta
Ankur Vasishta (born 27 February 1982), also known as Ankur Sharma, is a Hong Kong cricketer. He made his One Day International debut for Hong Kong against Afghanistan in the 2014 ACC Premier League The three-tier ACC Premier League tournament has evolved from the former two-tier ACC Trophy cricket competition. The 2014–15 season started with top tier tournament which was held in Malaysia in May. It gives Associate and Affiliate members ... on 1 May 2014. References 1982 births Living people Hong Kong cricketers Hong Kong One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Delhi Indian emigrants to Hong Kong Hong Kong people of Indian descent {{HongKong-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Garg
Ankur Garg (born 6 April 1982), is an Indian film producer and entrepreneur who co-founded the production company Luv Films with his childhood friend Luv Ranjan in 2012. He is also the founder of iForIndia.org, a social organization. Early life Ankur Garg was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education. He did his Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology) from the University of Pune. Career Ankur worked with Microsoft for 7 years. In his last role at the company, he was the Lead – Customer & Partner Experience. He quit Microsoft in September 2012 to start a film production house, Luv Films with his childhood friend Luv Ranjan, where Garg handles the business reigns of the company. In his role as a producer at Luv Films, he has produced the 2018 blockbuster Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety starring Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh, De De Pyaar De (2019) starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul Preet Singh, Jai Mummy Di (2020) starring Sunny S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Jain
Ankur Jain (born c. 1990) is an American entrepreneur and investor who is the founder and CEO of Bilt Rewards, the first loyalty program that allows renters to earn points on rent. Jain has grown the company to a valuation of $1.5 billion since its launch in June, 2021. Prior to launching Bilt Rewards, he was the founder and CEO of Kairos. He was previously the founder and CEO of technology company, Humin, which was acquired by Tinder in 2016. After the acquisition, Jain served as VP of Product for Tinder until May 2017. Jain has been a frequent guest on CNBC and Fox Business Network. In October 2017, Jain was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He was called “The Best Connected 21-year-old-in the World” by '' Inc.'' and named to the 30 under 30 list by ''Forbes,'' as well as similar lists by ''Inc.'' and ''The Christian Science Monitor''. Early life Ankur Jain was born in Bellevue, Washington, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. He grew up in Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Bhatia
Ankur Bhatia (born February 1985) is an Indian actor and model. He grew up in Bhopal, India. He made his acting debut in 2010 in Payal Sethi'Grant St. Shaving Cowhich was produced by Mira Nair. In 2012, he won the Best Actor Commendation Award at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Film Festival for Coconut Grove. In 2013, Ankur played a negative role in a Bollywood/ Tollywood film ''Zanjeer (2013 film)''/'' Toofan'', remake of '' Zanjeer.'' He appeared in Apoorva Lakhia's ''Haseena'', starring Shraddha Kapoor, which was released in the theatres on 18 August 2017. In 2020, he plays a pivotal role in Disney+ Hotstar show Aarya (Indian TV series), starring Sushmita Sen and directed by Ram Madhvani. Early life Ankur Bhatia was born in Bhopal, India. He moved to United States to pursue a master's degree in Mathematics and worked as an Actuary for top tier consulting firms. He changed his path to Acting as he wanted to become an actor from a very young age. Ankur attended the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Nayyar
Ankur Nayyar is an Indian television and film actor. He has worked in many shows like '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Kashmeer'' and '' Jeet''. He is also known for playing the lead role of Samman Chaudhary in Sahara One's show ''Ghar Ek Sapnaa''. He was little seen in 2013–2014, but he returned in 2015 in Sony TV's show '' Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' as Acharya Raghvendra. He was also seen as Coach Rajveer Rana in ''Meri Durga'' and Tej Singh in ''Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta''. In July 2018, he went to play a cameo role of Mridul Rathod in ''Nazar (TV series)''. In 2018, he played the role of Randhir Ahluwalia in the Colors TV's popular show ''Tu Aashiqui''. As of March 2019, he appeared in the Colors TV's historical drama ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' as Gangadas. Career His acting career took off, with the TV series '' Kashmeer'', where he played the character of Aamir Bhatt, a parallel lead. In 2014, Ankur joined the cast of ''Ek Boond Ishq'' as the parallel lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Vikal
Ankur Vikal is an Indian theatre and film actor. Career He graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 2000, after studying Architecture at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He has acted with the Motley Theatre Group in plays such as ''Manto Ismat Haazir Hain'', ''Safed Jhooth Kaali Shalwar'', ''Katha Kollage II'', ''All Thieves'','' The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'', and ''Salome''. His film career began with the Indian ground-breaking film '' Mango Soufflé'', followed by the highly acclaimed films ''Maqbool'' and '' Missed Call''. Ankur played the role of Maman in ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008). It was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight - the most for any 2008 film-including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best adapted screenplay. It won seven BAFTA awards including Best Film, five Critic's Choice Awards, and four Golden Globes. In the film, he discovers the children while they are living in the trash heaps and brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Betageri
Ankur Betageri (born 1983 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian poet, fiction writer, photographer and arts activist. He currently teaches English at Bharati College, University of Delhi. In 2012, he was named as one of the ten best writers in the country by the English daily Indian Express. He holds a master's in clinical psychology from Christ University, Bangalore. Betageri is also known for founding the public arts and activist platform, Hulchul, whose artistic interventions in reclaiming Public Spaces like public washrooms and roadside walls, and the use of art to transform the everyday urban life have been widely appreciated. As a poet he has represented India at The III International Delphic Games (2009) at Jeju, South Korea, and Lit Up Writers Festival (2010) at Singapore. Academic career Betageri received his doctorate from IIT Delhi in 2020. His thesis titled ‘Thinking beyond the Finitude of Human Condition’ received Distinction in Doctoral Research Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
