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Batra Group
Batra is a clan of Arora community of Punjab, India. They are mainly followers of Hinduism and Sikhism. Notable people Armed Forces *Vikram Batra, PVC (1974–1999), officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded India's highest award for valour Athletics * Manika Batra, Indian table tennis player, Commonwealth Games gold medalist Bollywood * Pooja Batra (born 1976), Indian actress who was Miss India International in 1993 * Ritesh Batra (born 1979) film director * Sanjay Batra, television actor in India * Shakun Batra, Indian film director. He directed ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' , ''Kapoor & Sons and'' Gehraiyaan Creatives * Adrienne Batra, Indian-Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of the ''Toronto Sun'' * Aseem Batra, producer and writer of ''Scrubs'' * David Batra (born 1972), Swedish-Indian stand-up comedian and TV actor * Hemant Batra, Indian origin lawyer, public speaker and author *Vibha Batra, Indian author, advertising consultant, poet, lyricist, transl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arora
Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror. Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the south and west of Lahore. Scott Cameron Levi, believes that they are a "sub-caste of the Khatris". Their traditional occupations were shopkeeping and moneylending in late pre-colonial and colonial times and even as of 2009 many were prominent shopkeepers in Punjab. After Partition of India, Punjabis who migrated from erstwhile West Punjab were mostly Khatris and Aroras. Studies reveal that "Arora Khatri, Bedi, Ahluwalia etc. are some of the important castes among the Punjabis". Mughal decline and Afghan Revival On 13 April 1752, Lahore and Multan of Punjab were ceded to Ahmad Shah Durrani after the fall of Kaura Mal in the battlefield and retreat of Adina Beg. Afghanistan was the conduit for the trade between Central Asia and India. Grain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aseem Batra
Aseem Batra is an American television director, producer and actress. Biography Born in Ohio to Indian parents, she moved to rural Georgia at the age of three and Orange County, California at twelve. She was a communications and theater double major at the University of California, San Diego before going to graduate school for communications management at the University of Southern California. Batra was a producer and writer on ''Scrubs'', where she also played the character Josephine. In 2009, she began writing and producing on ''The Cleveland Show''. Mike Henry, commenting on being a white man voicing the African American Cleveland Brown, noted how the character's stereotypical redneck neighbors were voiced by black actor Kevin Michael Richardson and Batra. As a producer, Batra was part of the nomination of the episode "Murray Christmas" for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. In February 2015, it was announced that Batra wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balak Singh
Balak Singh (1784/1785/1797–1862), was an Indian Sikh religious leader who founded the Namdhari (Kuka) sect. He was a Batra Arora, who invoked the authority of Sikh scriptures and emphasized the importance of the name (''nam'') for salvation. Namdhari Sikhs believe he was the successor of Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sing ..., a stance that differs them from mainstream Sikhism. Namdharis believe Guru Gobind Singh lived to the ripe-old age of 146 when he died in the year 1812, long enough to be contemporary with Balak Singh and pass on the Guruship to him. References External linksSri Guru Balak Singh Ji - Patshahi 11*https://web.archive.org/web/20060510111130/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/namdhari.html 1797 births 1862 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadi Lal Batra
Shadi Lal Batra (born January 2, 1940 in village Machhiwal, District Jhang (Punjab, now in Pakistan)) is the politician from Indian National Congress Party. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Haryana on the ticket of INC in April 2012. He had studied Law and resides at Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National .... References 1940 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Haryana Indian National Congress politicians {{Haryana-INC-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roorkee (Uttarakhand Assembly Constituency)
Roorkee Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in 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 so .... It includes Roorkee area. Roorkee Legislative Assembly constituency is a part of Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly Election 2022 Assembly Election 2017 Assembly Election 2012 Assembly Election 2007 Assembly Election 2002 References External links * {{coord, 29.86, 77.89, display=title Haridwar Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand Politics of Uttarakhand Constituencies established in 1962 1962 establishments in India Haridwar district< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. The total strength of the assembly is 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). As of March 2022, Pushkar Singh Dhami is the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Leader of the House in the 5th Vidhan Sabha. The Speaker of the Assembly is Ritu Khanduri Bhushan. Gurmit Singh is the current Governor of Uttarakhand. History 5th Uttarakhand Assembly See also * Government of Uttarakhand * Governor of Uttarakhand * Chief Minister of Uttarakhand * Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly * Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly * Cabinet of Uttarakhand * List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly * List of former constituencies of the Uttarakhand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradip Batra
Pradip Batra is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Batra is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Roorkee constituency in Haridwar district Haridwar district () also spelled as ''Hardwar'' is a district in Garhwal which is a part of Uttarakhand, India. It is headquartered at Haridwar which is also its largest city. The district is ringed by the districts Dehradun in the north and ..... Electoral performance References External links Pradeep Batra (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ROORKEE(HARIDWAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand Uttarakhand MLAs 2012–2017 Living people Uttarakhand MLAs 2017–2022 Year of birth missing (living people) Uttarakhand MLAs 2022–2027 {{Uttarakhand-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( ; , , ) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation. The RSS is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family"), which have presence in all facets of the Indian society. RSS was founded on 27 September 1925. , it has a membership of 5–6million. The initial impetus was to provide character training through Hindu discipline and to unite the Hindu community to form a Hindu Rashtra (Hindu nation). The organisation promotes the ideals of upholding Indian culture and the values of a civil society and spreads the ideology of Hindutva, to "strengthen" the Hindu community. It drew initial inspiration from European right-wing groups during World War II, such as the Italian Fascist Party. Gradually, RSS grew into a prominent Hindu nationalist umbrella organisation, spawning several affiliated organisations that established numerous schools, charities, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinanath Batra
Dinanath Batra (also spelled Dina Nath Batra) is the former general secretary of Vidya Bharati, the school network run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He has also founded the educational activist organisations ''Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti'' and '' Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas''. Personal life Dinanath Batra was born in 1932 in Dera Gazi Khan in Punjab, in present-day Pakistan in a Punjabi Hindu family . He worked as the headmaster of the Dayananda Anglo-Vedic School at Dera Bassi in Patiala district, Indian Punjab. In 1966, he was appointed headmaster of the Geeta Senior School in Kurukshetra, the first school set up by the RSS. He is an RSS pracharak. Activism Vidya Bharati He was appointed as the full-time general secretary of the RSS schools network Vidya Bharati in 1990. Notice to Sonia Gandhi On 30 May 2001, Batra served a legal notice to Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress. Batra stated that a resolution passed by the All India Congr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharat Bhushan Batra
Bharat Bhushan Batra (born 4 May 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the MLA from Rohtak in the Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2019. He held the post previously from 2009 to 2014. Personal life Batra was born on 4 May 1952 to Sat Ram Dass Batra in Kalanaur town of Haryana. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Kalanaur and LLB from Delhi University in 1977. He is married to Neelam Batra, with whom he has a son. Political career Batra was first elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Rohtak Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Manish Grover by 19,595 votes, succeeding fellow Congress politician Shadi Lal Batra. During his tenure, he was the chairman of Library Committee, Petition Committee and Subject Committee on Education, Technical Education, Vocation Education, Medical Education and Health Services. In the 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Batra lost to Grover with 11,132 votes. But, regained his seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kinberg Batra
Anna Maria Kinberg Batra (; ; born 14 April 1970) is a Sweden, Swedish politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Moderate Party from January 2015 to October 2017. She was a Riksdag, Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County (Riksdag constituency), Stockholm County from September 2006 to September 2018. She served as parliamentary leader from October 2010 to January 2015. On 25 August 2017, Kinberg Batra announced her resignation as party leader; she was succeeded by Ulf Kristersson on 1 October 2017. In September 2017, she said that she would leave the political arena. Early life Anna Kinberg was born in Skärholmen. In 1974, Kinberg and her family moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands, as her father worked for Merrill Lynch's Amsterdam office. Kinberg Batra speaks fluent Dutch language, Dutch after her years in the country. They moved back to Sweden in 1980, settling in Djursholm where Kinberg Batra spent the rest of her upbringing. Relatives Kinberg Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibha Batra
Vibha Batra (born 28 November) is a Chennai-based Indian author, advertising consultant, poet, lyricist, translator, travel writer, playwright, and columnist. Punjabi by descent, Vibha was born and raised in Kolkata and later moved to Chennai many years ago. She has published 17 books including The Secret Life of Debbie G (a graphic novel) Merry the Elephant's Rainy Day, Bathinda to Bangkok, The Reluctant Debutante, The Dream Merchants, Keeping it Real, Euro Trip, Ludhiana to London, Glitter and Gloss, The Activist and The Capitalist, Sweet Sixteen (Yeah, Right!), Seventeen and Done (you Done!), Eighteen and Wiser (Not Quite!), Family Crossword, A Twist of Lime, Tongue in Cheek, and Ishaavaasya Upanishad: Knowledge and Action. Her travelogues Travelogue may refer to: Genres * Travel literature, a record of the experiences of an author travelling * Travel documentary A travel documentary is a documentary film, television program, or online series that describes travel in gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
