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Annie Zaidi (writer)
Annie Zaidi (born 1978) is an English-language writer from India. Her novel, ''Prelude To A Riot'', won the Tata Literature Live! Awards for Book of the Year 2020. In 2019, she won The Nine Dots Prize for her work ''Bread, Cement, Cactus'' and in 2018 she won The Hindu Playwright Award for her play, ''Untitled-1.'' Her non-fiction debut, a collection of essays, ''Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales'', was short-listed for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award in 2010. She also writes poetry (''Crush'', 2007), short stories (''The Good Indian Girl'', 2011 and Love Story # 1 To 14, 2012), plays (''Jam'', ''Jaal'' etcetera) and has written a novella (''Gulab, 2014''). Early life and education Zaidi was born in Allahabad and raised in Rajasthan. She and her older brother were raised by their mother Yasmin Zaidi, who became a school teacher and principal. Her mother wrote poetry and her grandfather was recognized for his contributions to Urdu literature with a nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes India
''Forbes India'' is the Indian edition of ''Forbes'' which is managed by Reliance Industries-owned media conglomerate, Network 18. History and profile Since its founding in 2008, ''Forbes India'' has achieved a circulation of 50,000 copies and makes over Rs 50 crore in topline. The magazine is published fortnightly. In May 2013, the Network 18 owned ''First Post'' was merged with ''Forbes India''. Shortly thereafter, the four top editorial heads who had led the growth of ''Forbes India'', including its editor-in-chief Indrajit Gupta, were dismissed under surprisingly humiliating conditions. The event led to considerable media speculation. Press Club, Mumbai, passed a resolution: “The method of ejecting them from the company was nothing short of shameful. Journalists are not only messengers of news and information, but are the collective voice of civil society." The new editor R. Jagannathan (erstwhile editor of ''First Post''), took over ''Forbes India''. He told ''The Caravan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany '' persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sriram Raghavan
Sriram Raghavan (born 22 June 1963) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is primarily considered an auteur of neo-noir action thrillers. Raghavan made his directorial debut with '' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004). He then went on to direct the critically acclaimed ''Johnny Gaddaar'' (2007), an adaptation of the 1963 French movie ''Symphonie Pour Un Massacre'' (The Corrupt) by Jacques Deray; followed by the action spy film '' Agent Vinod'' (2012) starring Saif Ali Khan; a critical and commercial failure. Raghavan's followup ''Badlapur'' (2015), a film based on ''Death's Dark Abyss'' by Massimo Carlotto met with positive reviews and was a moderate commercial success at the box office. Raghavan's prominence increased with ''Andhadhun'' (2018) which tells the story of a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in the murder of a retired actor. The film received critical acclaim and was commercially successful. He is the recipient of several a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasar Padamsee
Quasar Thakore Padamsee (born 20 August 1978) is an Indian stage actor turned theatre director. Both his parents, Alyque Padamsee and Dolly Thakore, are renowned stage actors. His mother was a casting director for the Academy Award-winning film ''Gandhi'' in 1982. His father played the role of Jinnah in the same movie. He studied English literature at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. Though he started his career following his father, as an adman, he soon switched full-time theatre by starting Mumbai based theatre company called QTP, with partners Arghya Lahiri, Christopher Samuel, Nadir Khan, Toral Shah and Vivek Rao. He played cricket for Singapore U-19 team that won the inaugural Tuanku Jaafar Cup. He was an effective left arm medium pacer. Since 1999, he has directed and produced over 20 plays with theatre company, QTP. He also works as a stage manager and lighting designer for the theatre productions. He was also the Assistant Director of Tim Supple's ''A Midsummer Night's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithvi Theatre
Prithvi Theatre is one of Mumbai's best known theatres. It was built by Shashi Kapoor and his wife Jennifer Kapoor in memory of Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi's father, who had dreamt of having a "home" for his repertory theatre company, Prithvi Theatres, belongs to the Kapoor family, one of the most influential actor and director families in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor founded 'Prithvi Theatres', a travelling theatre company in 1944. The company ran for sixteen years.Prithvi www.mumbainet.com. Ved Segan was the architect who designed and built the Theatre with the supervision of Jennifer Kapoor. Jennifer, (Trustee) supervised the building and running of the theatre until her death in 1984. In 1978 Prithvi Theatre opened in , |
JCB Prize
JCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018. It is awarded annually with prize to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer. The winners will be announced each November with shortlists in October and longlists in September. It has been called ''"India's most valuable literature prize"''. Rana Dasgupta is the founding Literary Director of the JCB Prize. In 2020, Mita Kapur was appointed as the new Literary Director. The JCB Literature Foundation was established to maintain the award. It is funded by the English construction manufacturing group JCB. Publishers are allowed, per imprint, to enter two novels originally written in English and two novels translated into English from another language. Honorees Winners indicated with a blue ribbon (). 2018 The inaugural JCB Prize longlist was announced in September 2018. The 5-member shortlist was announced October 2018. The winner was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle (India)
''Elle'' is the Indian edition of the worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin called ''Elle''. History and profile The first issue of the Indian edition of ''Elle'' was the December 1996 issue. The magazine is published by Ogaan Publications Pvt. Ltd. Ogaan is based in Mumbai and has offices in New Delhi and Bangalore. Editors The following have served as Editors of ''Elle India'': Neerja Shah Nonita Kalra Aishwarya Subramanium Supriya Dravid Kamna Malik Ainee Nizami Ahmedi (Present) See also * List of Elle (India) cover models List of ''Elle'' (India) cover models attempts to catalogue all people who have appeared as cover models on the Indian edition of ''Elle'' magazine, starting with the magazine's first issue in December 1996. 1996–1997 1998 1999 2000 ... References External links * {{Elle magazine Elle (magazine) 1996 establishments in Maharashtra English-language magazines published in India Women's magazines published in India Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubaan Books
Zubaan Books is an imprint of Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house. History In 1984, Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon founded Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house. Its objectives were to publish quality work which meet international standards. Over the years it has become an important publishing house nationally and internationally. In 2003 Urvashi Butalia founded Zubaan. In 2011, Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon were jointly conferred the Padma Shri award, for their contribution to the nation by Government of India. Meaning of Zubaan The word 'Zubaan' comes from Hindustani and means, literally, tongue, but it has many other meanings, such as voice, language, speech and dialect. Genres and imprints Zubaan has a considerable list of academic books examining issues of gender. It has a growing list of autobiographies of women, the best known of which is ''A Life Less Ordinary'' by Baby Halder. As part of its initiative to publish broadbased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonipat District
Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh). The district borders union territory of Delhi in south, Panipat District in the north, Jind District in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh state in the east with the Yamuna River acting as a border and Rohtak District in the west. Origin of name The district is named after its administrative headquarters, Sonipat. Sonipat was earlier known as ''Sonprastha'', which later became ''Swarnprastha'' (Golden City), which is derived from two Sanskrit words, ''Svarna'' (Gold) and ''Prastha'' (Place). Over a period of time, the classical name Swarnprastha's pronunciation degraded into ''Svarnpat'', and then to its current form, ''Sonipat''. The earliest reference of this city comes in the historical book of Mahabharata, and at that time, it was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OP Jindal Global University
O.P. Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University), is a private university located at Sonipat in Haryana. It was established in 2009 as a philanthropic initiative of its founding chancellor, Naveen Jindal in memory of his father, O.P. Jindal. In 2020, UGC named JGU as an Institute of Eminence, making it one of the ten private universities in India to have received the distinction. The university offers 45 programmes in law, liberal arts, life sciences and business. Constituent colleges The university consists of twelve schools: * Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) * Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) * Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) * Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) * Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH) * Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC) * Jindal School of Banking and Finance (JSBF) *Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA) * Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability (JSES) * Jindal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
