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Bajpai
Bajpai (or Vajpayee) is a Hindu Brahmin surname of Indian origin. Notable individuals with this surname include: * Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018), Prime Minister of India * Bhagwati Dhar Vajpayee (died 2021), Indian journalist * Girija Shankar Bajpai (1891–1954), knighted, first Minister of External Affairs * Kanti Bajpai, Indian academic-analyst and former headmaster of The Doon School * Manikchandra Vajpayee (1919–2005), Indian journalist and writer * Manoj Bajpayee (also Bajpai; born 1969), Indian actor * Pia Bajpiee (born 1992), Indian film actress and model, who appears primarily in South Indian films * Punya Prasun Bajpai (born 1964), Indian journalist and TV anchor * Rajendra Kumari Bajpai (1925–1998), Indian politician, represented Sitapur * Tia Bajpai (born 1989), Indian singer, television and film actress * Uma Shankar Bajpai (1921/1922–2005), Indian diplomat and journalist * Nandini Bajpai Nandini Bajpai is a Boston-based author of Indian origin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanti Bajpai
Kanti Prasad Bajpai (born 1955) is an Indian academic, international affairs analyst, and the former headmaster of The Doon School, Dehradun, India. He is known to be an expert on Indo-China relations. He is currently a professor at National University of Singapore and was the Vice-Dean for Research of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Bajpai also writes a monthly column for ''The Times of India''. Early life and education Kanti Prasad Bajpai comes from a family of Indian diplomats: his father, Uma Shankar Bajpai was a former Indian High Commissioner to Canada; an uncle, K.S. Bajpai was a former Ambassador to United States; and his grandfather, Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, was Agent-General for India in the United States prior to India gaining independence. Bajpai, like most of his family before him, completed his schooling at The Doon School, where he also edited ''The Doon School Weekly''. After leaving Doon in 1972, Bajpai obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punya Prasun Bajpai
Punya Prasun Bajpai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian journalist. He has worked at several news networks in his career, including Aaj Tak, where he hosted the weekday show known as 10 तक, and ABP News, where he hosted ''Masterstroke'' for four months in 2018. Bajpai is a well-known name in the field of electronic media, with more than 29 years of experience in electronic and print media. Bajpai has worked with various reputed media agencies such as Jansatta, Sunday Observer, Sunday Mail, Lokmat, Zee News and NDTV. Early life He was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. His father is the late Manikant Bajpai, who was an IIS (Indian Information Service) officer. He did his schooling at Muzaffarpur High School. Career Bajpai started his career in the electronic media with Aaj Tak in 1996 and worked there until 2003. He then moved to NDTV for a tenure of fourteen months. In 2007–2008, he was Editor-in-Chief of Sahara Samay. He worked at Zee News for four years as a prime-time anchor a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girija Shankar Bajpai
Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai (3 April 1891 – 5 December 1954) was an Indian civil servant, diplomat and Governor. Early life and education Bajpai was born in Allahabad to an orthodox Kanyakubja Brahmin family originally from Lucknow. He was the second son of Rai Bahadur Pandit Sir Seetla Prasad Bajpai CIE (1865 - 1947), who in the course of his career served as Chief Justice and Minister of Justice of Jaipur State and was knighted in 1939 and to Rukmine Shukla (18?? - 1945). He was initially educated at Muir Central College, from where he received a King's Scholarship to Oxford, taking a B.A. from Merton College, Oxford. Career He entered the ICS on 16 October 1915. He began his career in the (then) United Provinces as an assistant collector and magistrate, receiving a promotion to joint magistrate in May 1918. In April 1921, he was appointed a secretary to V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, and served in this capacity until November 1922. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tia Bajpai
Tia Bajpai (born Twinkle Bajpai) is an Indian singer, television and film actress. She made her film debut in 2011 with Vikram Bhatt's film ''Haunted - 3D'', and appeared in '' 1920: Evil Returns'' and '' Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat''. She also participated in ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005''. Career hailing from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Bajpai started her career by appearing in a few television serials and shows. She made her film and singing debut from Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller ''Haunted 3D'' in 2011, co-starring Mahaakshay Chakraborty, where she portrayed the character of Meera Sabharwal who is tortured by her piano teacher (played by Arif Zakaria). Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated 3.5/5 to the film. In 2012, Bajpai appeared in Vikram Bhatt's next horror thriller '' 1920: The Evil Returns'', sequel to the 2008 film ''1920'', alongside Aftab Shivdasani, She portrayed the role of Smriti, a girl who is possessed by an evil spirit. The film garnered average reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he is the recipient of three National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2019, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, for his contributions in art. Born in Belwa, a small village near the city Bettiah in West Champaran district Bihar, Bajpayee aspired to become an actor since childhood. He relocated to Delhi at the age of seventeen, and applied for the National School of Drama, only to be rejected four times. He continued to do theatre while studying in college. Bajpayee made his feature film debut with a one-minute role in ''Drohkaal'' (1994), and a minor role of a dacoit in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994). After a few unnoticed roles, he played the gangster Bhiku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai (8 February 1925 – 17 July 1999) was an Indian National Congress politician, a former Union Minister of India and former Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry. She was elected three times to the Lok Sabha from Sitapur constituency in 1980, 1984 and 1989 and was a close confidant of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Early life and family She was born on 8 February 1925 in Laluchak, Bhagalpur district, Bihar to Pt. S.K. Mishra, she was the granddaughter of Ravi Shankar Shukla and niece of Shyama Charan Shukla. After her schooling she received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Allahabad University. She married D.N. Bajpai, a teacher by profession in 1947, who also took part in the Quit India Movement of 1942. The couple had a son Ashok Bajpai and a daughter Mrs. Manisha Dwivedi. Career She was member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from 1962 to 77; remained the head of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) and a close confidant of former Prime M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandini Bajpai
Nandini Bajpai is a Boston-based author of Indian origin. Her debut young adult novel "Red Turban White Horse: My sister's hurricane wedding" was published by Scholastic India in 2013. Bajpai's book, Starcursed, a historical young adult novel, was published by Rupa Publications in November 2013. Her book ''Rishi and the Karmic Cat'' is middle grade (for children aged 9 and up) was published by Rupa Publications in September 2015. In November 2017 Nikki Garcia at Little, Brown bought Nandini Bajpai's contemporary YA novel A Match Made in Mehendi for publication in spring 2019. A Match Made in Mehendi was released in September 2019 and received good industry reviews including a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Her young adult novel “Sister of the Bollywood Bride” was acquired by Little Brown/Poppy for a summer 2021 release. Personal life Nandini Chauhan was born in Meerut UP in a Rajput family. Her father was a military officer and she has three sisters. The youngest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma Shankar Bajpai
Uma Shankar Bajpai (1921/1922, Jaipur – 6 February 2005) was an Indian diplomat and a veteran journalist. He was also the director of India International Centre. Kanti Bajpai, the Indian academic, is his son. Life and career Uma Shankar Bajpai was born in Jaipur. His father was Girija Shankar Bajpai (1891–1954), an eminent Indian civil servant, diplomat and Governor. Bajpai joined the Indian Foreign Service. He was posted at the Karachi Consulate, Pakistan, for some time. Bajpai's last foreign posting was as High Commissioner of Canada. He retired as the Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service, he took the role as director of India International Centre. He is credited with revamping the institution. Uma Shankar Bajpai died on 6 February 2005 at the age of 83. Details *Educated at Merton College, Oxford and Ecole des Hautes Etudes Universitaire. *1948-1952: Under Secretary, South Block. *1952-1955: First Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia Bajpiee
Pia Bajpiee is an Indian actress and model who appears primarily in Bollywood and Kollywood films. She is best known for her performances as Roshini in Venkat Prabhu's comedy ''Goa'' and Saro in K. V. Anand's political thriller '' Ko''. Early life Bajpiee was born in Etawah but resettled in Delhi to attend a computer course while hoping to gain a break in films. Though her parents opposed her decision, she enrolled for a diploma in computer science, whilst undertaking small jobs such as working as a receptionist and tutoring in order to earn money to make a good portfolio. However, after a year, the office job left her restless and she relocated to Mumbai on her own money. Bajpiee then began to work as a dubbing artiste for serials, but found the job depressing and moved onto modelling appearing in print-ads, commercials and music videos. She featured in adverts for Cadbury alongside veteran actor, Amitabh Bachchan and Sonata with cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. She was eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as the 10th prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He was the first Indian prime minister not of the Indian National Congress to serve a full term in office. He was also a renowned poet and a writer. He was a member of the Indian Parliament for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the Lok Sabha, the lower house, and twice to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house. He served as the Member of Parliament for Lucknow, retiring from active politics in 2009 due to health concerns. He was among the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru or acharya). The other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies, and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.James Lochtefeld (2002), Brahmin, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, , page 125 Traditionally, the Brahmins are accorded the highest ritual status of the four social classes. Their livelihood is prescribed to be one of strict austerity and voluntary poverty ("A Brahmin should acquire what just suffices for the time, what he earns he should spend all that the same day"). In practice, Indian texts suggest that some Brahmins historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagwati Dhar Vajpayee
Bhagwati Dhar Vajpayee (1924/1925 – 6 May 2021) was an Indian journalist. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Yuga Dharma'', a Hindi daily newspaper. In 2006, he was awarded the Manikchandra Vajpayee National Journalism Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The award was presented by the Public Relations Minister and Chhattisgarh Culture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal. He started his career in journalism with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in Lucknow in the 1950s. He joined Swadesh in 1952. From 1957 to 1990, he was associated with ''Yuga Dharma'' and worked as an editor-in-chief of the news publication. He also served as the president of the District Journalist Association, Jabalpur and Mahakoshal Chamber Of Commerce And Industries. At the age of 96, he died of a heart attack on May 6, 2021. The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan Shivraj Singh Chouhan (born 5 March 1959), is an Indian politician and member of the Bhara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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