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Abir (other)
Abir (अबीर), is the traditional name given to the powder which is black in colour used for the typical Hindu rituals. Arabic name meaning "fragrance, aroma." Hebrew name means "Strong; Brave". Abir may also refer to: Arabic female name * Abir Al-Tabbaa, professor of Geotechnical Engineering * Abir Muhaisen (born 1973), adopted daughter of King Hussein of Jordan * Abir Al-Sahlani (born 1976), Swedish-Iraqi politician * Abir Moussi (born 1975), Tunisian lawyer and politician * Abir Muhaisen, adopted daughter of King Hussein of Jordan Hebrew male name * Abir Sultan (born 1985), Israeli photographer * Abir Har Even (born 1947), Israelian chess player * Abir Kara (born 1983), Israeli businessman and politician Bengali male name * Abir Chatterjee (born 1980), Indian actor * Abir Goswami (1976–2013), Indian actor * Abir Biswas, Indian politician * Abir Hossain Angkon, Bangladeshi film actor Other people * Abir Igamberdiev (born 1959), Russian-Canadian theoretical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir
Gulal or abir ( bn, আবীর) or abhir ( or, ଅଭୀର) is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for the typical Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima (though commonly associated with the red colour used in the festival). During Holi, which celebrates love and equality, people throw these powder solutions at each other while singing and dancing. Legend A legend narrates that Lord Krishna complained to his mother about the darkness of his skin compared to that of his consort Radha. As a result, Krishna's mother smeared colours on Radha's face. This explains why today Holi is celebrated by throwing colours on people. Composition From natural to chemical In earlier times, Gulal powders were prepared from flowers coming from trees, such as the Indian coral tree and the flame of the forest, that had medicinal properties, beneficial to the skin. After the advent of synthetic dyes in the middle of 19th century, the disappearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theater personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut in Bengali cinema in 2009 as a lead with ''Cross Connection''. He is well known for appearing as famous Detective Byomkesh Bakshi in separate movie series.He has starred in 33 consecutive box-office successes between 2010 and 2022. Early life and education He is the son of theatre artists Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He was granted his B.Com degree from the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration and his MBA degree from the ICFAI Business School, Kolkata. Personal life Chatterjee is married to Nandini Chatterjee, his college friend in 2007. The couple has a daughter named Mayurakshi Chatterjee. Career He has acted in many Bengali serials including ''Proloy..asche'' '' Ruposhi Bangla'', Shasuri Zindabad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIL Abir
The M462 Abir (English: "Knight") is a 4x4 military vehicle in service with the Israel Defense Forces, developed by Automotive Industries Ltd. to serve as a replacement for the M325. Specifications The M462 can carry 13 troops or a cargo of 1800 kg. The M462 can be fitted with one forward machine gun and a side machine gun. Variants *''M462 Abir'': standard model. *''M462 ATGM Portee'': with BGM-71 TOW The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided") is an American anti-tank missile. TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC, offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly .... *''M462 M40A2 Portee'': with M40A2 106mm recoilless rifle. *''M462 Rhino'': a 4x4 armoured vehicle based on the M462, used for high risk area patrol, riot control, special operations, and command post. *''M462 Fire'': bush fire engine. *''M462 Ambulance'': military ambulance, 4 litter cases or 8 sitting patients. * Anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Congo Company
The Abir Congo Company (founded as the Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company and later known as the Compagnie du Congo Belge) was a company that exploited natural rubber in the Congo Free State, the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium. The company was founded with British and Belgian capital and was based in Belgium. By 1898 there were no longer any British shareholders and the Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company changed its name to the Abir Congo Company and changed its residence for tax purposes to the Free State. The company was granted a large concession in the north of the country and the rights to tax the inhabitants. This tax was taken in the form of rubber obtained from a relatively rare rubber vine. The collection system revolved around a series of trade posts along the two main rivers in the concession. Each post was commanded by a European agent and manned with armed sentries to enforce taxation and punish any rebels. Abir enjoyed a boom through the late 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Igamberdiev
Abir Ubayevich Igamberdiev (Russian: Абир Убаевич Игамбердиев, also known as Andrei Igamberdiev) (born 4 July 1959) is a Russian-Canadian theoretical biologist and plant scientist. He is professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is most known for his research on organization of plant metabolism, for the conceptual development of foundations of theoretical biology, and for his works on history and philosophy of science. Early life and education Igamberdiev was born in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) and lived in Voronezh (Russia) where he studied biology at Voronezh State University. He earned a PhD in biology from the same university in 1985 and a Doctor of Science degree at the Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow in 1992. In the 1990s he was a guest scientist at Umeå University (Sweden), Free University of Berlin (Germany), University of Wyoming (US), and Risø National Laboratory (Denmark). In 2002, he pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Hossain Angkon
Abir Hossain Angkon is a Bangladeshi film actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার শ্রেষ্ঠ শিশু শিল্পী) is one of the most prestigious film ... for the film ''Baishamya'' (2014). Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Angkon, Abir Hossain Bangladeshi film actors Best Child Artist National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Biswas
Abir Ranjan Biswas is an Indian politician who currently serves as a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha for West Bengal. Biswas is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur .... References Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Year of birth missing (living people) {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Goswami
Abir Goswami (21 April 1975 – 31 May 2013) was an Indian actor. He worked in television serials like ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'', ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'', etc. Television Movies * '' Khakee'' as Photographer * '' Lakshya'' as Capt. Sudhir Mishra * ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'' as Phanindra Ghosh * ''Sakkhat'' - a Bengali movie * ''Bidhatar Lekha'' - a Bengali movie * '' Ugly'' * ''Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burge ...'' as an undercover police officer (Bengali Movie) * ''Darna Mana Hai'' * ''Ratparir Rupkatha'' - a Bengali movie * ''Banobhumi'' - a Bengali movie Death Goswami died on 31 May 2013 at the age of 38 due to cardiac arrest on a treadmill. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goswami, Abir 2013 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Kara
Avraham "Abir" Kara ( he, אַבְרָהָם "אַבִּיר" קָארָה; born 27 October 1983) Mako, 5 April 2021 is an Israeli businessman and politician who served as a member of the from 2021 to 2022. Initially representing , he broke away to form the Economic Freedom Party in September 2022. His new party failed to win a seat in the November 2022 elections. Business career Kara used his[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Al-Tabbaa
Abir Al-Tabbaa CEng FICE is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cambridge. She works on intelligent materials for infrastructure. She is the Director of the ''Future Infrastructure and Built Environment'' Doctoral Training Centre. Early life and education Al-Tabbaa studied at the University of Bristol. She completed her Master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Cambridge, working on the stress-strain responses of Kaolinite. Her Master's research considered the anisotropy of clay. She obtained her PhD in 1987 with a dissertation entitled ''Permeability and stress-strain response of speswhite kaolin''. After graduating Al-Tabbaa worked at Ove Arup & Partners as a geotechnical engineer. She was involved with the construction of the Charing Cross railway station and Ludgate Hill railway station. In 1991 she joined the University of Birmingham as a lecturer. Research Al-Tabbaa returned to the University of Cambridge in 1997 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Har Even
Abir Har Even (born 1947) is a chess player who holds the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and was the Israeli champion of correspondence chess for the 1966 and 1974 championships. He lives in Emmanuel, Israel. Har Even's ICCF ICCF may stand for: * International Conference on Cold Fusion, also known as "International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science" * International Conservation Caucus Foundation * International Correspondence Chess Federation * Internati ... rating is 2532 (updated 9.2007) and he holds the sixth place in Israel. References External links ICCF ratings* * 1947 births Living people Israeli chess players Jewish chess players Israeli Jews Correspondence chess grandmasters {{Israel-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abir Sultan
Abir Sultan (born 1985) is an Israeli photographer. Biography Sultan was born in Israel in 1985. He began to work as photographer in the Israeli Army's Spokesperson's Unit, documenting Israeli events such as the disengagement of the Jewish settlements from Gaza, Second Lebanon War and fighting in Gaza. After completing his military service, Sultan worked as a freelancer for Bluepress agency '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper. Sultan started to work in the Jerusalem based agency Flash90, providing photos for the ''Maariv'' newspaper. His photographs were published in newspapers and magazines around the world, including the '' Los Angeles Times,'' '' The New York Times,'' '' Le Monde,'' '' The Irish Times'' and '' ''Stern''.'' Sultan is currently a staff photographer for the European Pressphoto Agency. Exhibitions Group *2009. "Chroniques Orientales". Polka Galerie, Paris. *2010. World Press Photo. *2012. Local Testimony 2012. Eretz Israel Museum. *2014. Tel Aviv Photo 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
