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Alok
Alok is an Indian given name of Sanskrit origin. People with the given name Alok *Alok (DJ) (born 1991), Brazilian DJ and music producer *Alok Bhargava (born 1954), Indian-American econometrician * Alok R. Chaturvedi, Professor of Information Systems * Alok Dixit, journalist and social activist * Alok Jena (born 1948), Indian cricketer *Alok Kapali (born 1984), Bangladeshi cricketer * Alok Mehta, Indian Hindi journalist, editor-in-chief of ''National Dunia'' * Alok Kumar Mehta (born 1966), Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India *Alok Mukherjee (born c. 1945), Canadian human rights and equity facilitator *Alok Nath (born 1956), Indian film actor *Alok Nembang, Nepali singer and director *Alok Sharma (born 1967), Indian-born British politician * Alok Tiwari (born 1979), Indian politician *Alok Vaid-Menon (born 1991), Indian-American artist and activist. See also *Alok Industries, a textile manufacturing company based in Mumbai, India *Alok Senior Secondary School - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok (DJ)
Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo (; born 26 August 1991) is a Brazilian musician, DJ, and record producer. He is known for his single "Hear Me Now (Alok song), Hear Me Now". In 2021 and 2022, Alok was ranked the 4th best DJ in the world by ''DJ Mag'', being the highest position occupied by a Brazilian. Alok has become one of the most prominent icons in the Brazilian electronic scene, with honors and awards, such as "Best DJ in Brazil" by House Mag in 2014 and 2015, and being the only Brazilian in the top 25 in the world the following year by ''DJ Mag'' magazine. In 2017, he was elected by ''Forbes'' Brasil as one of the most influential people under the age of 30 in the country. In July 2019, he launched Controversia Records, a sublabel of Spinnin' Records. Biography Petrillo was born in Goiânia, Brazil, the son of DJs' Swarup and Ekanta, who are also pioneers of Psychedelic trance, psytrance in the country and creators of the Universo Paralello, electronic music festival in Bahi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Vaid-Menon
Alok Vaid-Menon (born July 1, 1991) is an American writer, performance artist, and media personality who performs under the moniker ALOK. Alok is gender non-conforming and transfeminine, and uses the singular ''they'' third person pronouns. As a mixed-media artist Alok uses poetry, comedy, performance, lecture, sound-art, fashion design, self-portraiture, and social media to explore themes of gender, race, trauma, belonging, and the human condition. Their artistry responds to perceived violence against trans and gender non-conforming people, calling for freedom from constraining gender norms. They advocate for bodily diversity, gender neutrality, and self-determination. Alok has presented creative work in over 40 countries. Early life and education Vaid-Menon grew up in College Station, Texas as the child of Malayali and Punjabi immigrant parents from Malaysia and India, who went to work as a professor and health care executive. Growing up, Alok was bullied for their race an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Nath
Alok Nath (born 10 July 1949) is an Indian film character actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and television. He made his film debut with the 1982 English (and Hindi) film ''Gandhi'', directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, which won an Oscar Academy Award for Best Picture that year. He appeared in the soap opera, Buniyaad, which took the country by storm in 1986. He was also in '' Rishtey'', which aired from 1999 to 2001. He appeared in Star Plus serials like Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai, ''Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' and ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. Nath was born in Khagaria (Bihar) on 10 July 1956. Nath has a sister, Vineeta Malik, she is known for the portrayal of the character Bhairavi in the television series ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. In December 2013, jokes and memes based on characters played by Alok Nath started trending on social media and spread quickly. ''The Curious Case of Alok Nath - Why did Alok Nath Trend on Twitter'', a case-study to analyze the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Sharma
Alok Sharma (born 7 September 1967) is a British politician who served as the President for COP26 from 2021-2022. Resigning his previous position as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in order to lead COP26, he retained full Cabinet status from January 2021 to October 2022 as Minister of State for the Cabinet Office. Sharma has been the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading West since 2010. Sharma served in Theresa May's government as Minister of State for Housing from 2017 to 2018 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, he was appointed to Boris Johnson's cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development. In the 2020 cabinet reshuffle he was promoted to being secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, an office in which he served until 2021. Sharma was the President of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and negotiated the Glasgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Industries
Alok Industries Ltd, is an Indian Textile manufacturing company based in Mumbai, India. with integration in both the streams, in cotton as well as polyester value chain. ISO 9001:2000 certified company. The company has created global sized capacities and expanded its markets across the global territories. Its main business involves weaving, knitting, processing, home textiles, ready made garments and polyester yarns. It exports 26% of its products to over 90 countries in the US, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa.http://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/521070/5210700913.pdf History It was established in 1986. In 1989, the company set up its first polyester texturising plant. The company became public in 1993 and was listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India with an IPO of Rs. 4.5 Cr. The company Grabal Alok Impex Limited was amalgamated with Alok Industries on 1 April 1996. Retail Alok Industries has shutdown all its direct retail stores. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok R
Alok is an Indian given name of Sanskrit origin. People with the given name Alok *Alok (DJ) (born 1991), Brazilian DJ and music producer *Alok Bhargava (born 1954), Indian-American econometrician * Alok R. Chaturvedi, Professor of Information Systems * Alok Dixit, journalist and social activist * Alok Jena (born 1948), Indian cricketer *Alok Kapali (born 1984), Bangladeshi cricketer * Alok Mehta, Indian Hindi journalist, editor-in-chief of ''National Dunia'' * Alok Kumar Mehta (born 1966), Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India *Alok Mukherjee (born c. 1945), Canadian human rights and equity facilitator *Alok Nath (born 1956), Indian film actor *Alok Nembang, Nepali singer and director *Alok Sharma (born 1967), Indian-born British politician * Alok Tiwari (born 1979), Indian politician *Alok Vaid-Menon (born 1991), Indian-American artist and activist. See also *Alok Industries, a textile manufacturing company based in Mumbai, India *Alok Senior Secondary School - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Bhargava
Alok Bhargava (born 13 July 1954) is an Indian econometrician. He studied mathematics at Delhi University and economics and econometrics at the London School of Economics. He is currently a full professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Education In 1974 he received his B.A with honors in Mathematics at Delhi University. In 1977 he got his B.Sc in Economics at London School of Economics. In 1978 he received his M.Sc in Economometrics at London School of Economics. Bhargava received his Ph.D. in econometrics from the London School of Economics under the supervision of John Denis Sargan in 1982. His thesis (''The Theory of the Durbin–Watson Statistic with special reference to the Specification of Models in Levels as against in Differences'') led to many tests for unit roots that were used in co-integration analyses. Bhargava was also one of the pioneers in econometric methods for longitudinal ("panel") data. Career From 1983 till 1989 he served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Nembang
Alok Nembang was a Nepali film director. He was also a well-known music video director in Nepal for more than a decade. Career After returning to Nepal from the United States, where he gained knowledge about theater and film-making, Alok directed over 500 music videos of Nepali music. In an interview he had once stated, "I am inspired by many things and incorporate them on my work but I don't copy". He began his career as a VJ in Image Channel in Nepal in 1998. His debut music video was ''Lakhau Patak'' by Nabin K. Bhattarai. Alok acted in the Limbu language film ''Numafung'' in 2004. His passion for making films was fulfilled with the production of '' Sano Sansar'' (2008), which was a big hit. Alok's second directorial venture ''Kohi Mero'' (2010) made him popular among the Nepalese cinema audience. His third film '' Ajhai Pani'' was released in February 2015 after his death. Death On November 6, 2014, Alok was found dead at his home in Kathmandu in an apparent suicide. Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Mukherjee
Alok Mukherjee (born circa 1945) is a Canadian academic, human rights advocate, and public servant. He served as chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) from 2005 until his July 2015 retirement. He is currently appointed "distinguished visiting professor" at Toronto Metropolitan University. On March 24, 2018, Mukherjee, co-authored with Tim Harper, published ''Excessive Force'', a book about the present and future of policing in Canada. On September 8, 2019 he was selected as the NDP candidate for the riding Toronto – St. Paul's in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Background In 1971, Mukherjee emigrated to Canada from India intending to pursue an academic career. He was sidetracked from this goal for several years when he assumed a position as a School Community Relations Worker with the (then) Toronto Board of Education, from which he went on to become the Toronto Board's Race Relations Advisor. Following his stint at the Toronto Board of Education, Mukherjee be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Mehta
Alok Mehta (born 7 September 1952) is an Indian journalist, TV broadcaster and writer . In 2009, he received the civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India. Mehta's work has focused on issues of social welfare, including education for minorities and healthcare facilities. Career Mehta worked as the Hindi editor at the Voice of Germany in Cologne from 1979 t0 1982 . He then worked as a coordinating editor and correspondent for Voice of America based at Delhi for 10 years . Mehta has edited a number of publications, including the Hindi Outlook, the Nav Bharat Times, the Nai Dunia, the Dainik Bhaksar, the National Duniya and Governance Now Hindi. In 2002 he launched Hindi Outlook Saptahik. He was known for his coverage in the Nav Bharat Times on con man Chandra Swami, Jail Singh and V.P. Singh. The front-page story in NBT, as to how the President's house during Gyani Jail Singh tenure, had become a den of terrorists is still included in list of rare stories on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Kapali
Alok Kapali ( bn, অলোক কাপালী; born 1 January 1984) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin. He was the first Bangladeshi to take a Test hat-trick. Early life and background Kapali was born into a Bengali Hindu family in Sylhet, Bangladesh. He is the youngest of six brothers and four sisters in his family. His father worked at a Hindu temple in his hometown, Sylhet. International career Test career Kapali made his Test debut in 2002, against Sri Lanka at Colombo. He took 2 wickets, Michael Vandort and Upul Chandana as well as making 39 and 23 with the bat. In his next 16 Tests he took just 4 more wickets and this included a hat-trick against Pakistan in 2003. This was spread over two overs, and when he trapped Umar Gul LBW with the first ball of his 3rd over Kapali became the first Bangladeshi bowler to achieve the milestone in Test cricket, and the youngest of all time, at the age of 19 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Dixit
Alok Dixit is a journalist turned social activist, fighting for freedom of Internet in India. He is the founder member of Save Your Voice, a movement against Internet censorship in India and Stop Acid Attacks, a campaign against acid violence. Dixit is creating a nationwide awareness among young people through his writings and peaceful protests for a free and open Internet. He is advocating for the protection of freedom of expression and human rights by engaging communities and supporting voices worldwide. He is also working with government, donors, media, NGOs, celebrities and students to help acid survivors rebuild their lives and to prevent further attack. Early life Dixit was born in Kanpur in 1988. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore, India. Career Dixit joined Indian Air Force in 2007 and served till Mar 2009. He resigned from the service and became a fellow of Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore. After a short se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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