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Bhasin (surname)
Bhasin is a surname that is found among the Khatri community of India. They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand, Chadha, Kohli, Ghai, Sahni (Sawhney), Sethi and Suri. Kamal Shankar Srivastava writes that all Khukrains including Sabharwals were originally found near the banks of Indus and Jhelum river especially in the towns of Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar and Nowshera. Bhasin translates to "sun". Before 1947, they were mostly concentrated in Rawalpindi district (1208 families) according to 1881 Census of India conducted by the British. A small number of Bhasin had also immigrated to Lahore city. Notable people * Anuradha Bhasin, Indian journalist, editor of ''Kashmir Times'', daughter of Ved Bhasin * Arjun Bhasin, Indian fashion designer, brother of Niharika Bhasin * Ashish Bhasin, Indian advertising executive * Harish Bhasin, appellant in the Canadian contract case law Bhasin v Hrynew * Jasmin Bhasin (born 1990), Indian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khukhrain
The Khukhrain or Khokhrain is a clan composed of eight septs of the Khatri caste that originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range. Battle of Bhera The Khukhrains spread over Khushab, Dhune Kheb, Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar, Nowshera and Lahore.The Panjab Past and Present By Punjabi University Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies Published by Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University., 1981 Page 195 They were a powerful tribe during the attacks of Mahmud of Ghazni and resisted him during his third invasion after the defeat of Jayapala at the Battle of Bhera in 1004-5. Bhera was the Khukhrain capital. When Bhera was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni, the Khukhrain king, Biji Rai preferred to commit suicide using his dagger rather than submit to Mahmud Ghaznavi. Jaipal's son, Anandapala, received support of the Khukhrains against the Ghazni rule in 1008-9 at Wahind. Religious beliefs The Khukhrain clan was originally Hindu. Later clan members embraced Sikhism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhasin V Hrynew
is a leading Canadian contract law case, concerning good faith as a basic organizing principle in contractual relations in Canada's common law jurisdictions. The case at hand Canadian American Financial Corp (now known as Heritage Education Funds) marketed Registered Education Saving Plans, and hired Bhasin as an "enrollment director" in 1998 for three years with automatic renewal unless six months' notice was given. Hrynew, another enrollment director who competed, had proposed to merge their agencies, and asked Can-Am to force it, but Bhasin refused. Then, Can-Am appointed Hrynew as a "provincial trading officer" to review compliance with the Alberta Securities Commission's regulations, which meant auditing enrollment directors, with the power to review confidential business records. Bhasin objected. In June 2000, Can-Am told the Commission it would restructure its agencies to comply and this involved Bhasin working for Hrynew's agency, but nothing was said to Bhasin. Bhasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caste System In India
The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of classification of castes. It has its origins in Outline of ancient India, ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. It is today the basis of Reservation in India, affirmative action programmes in India as enforced through constitution of India, its constitution. The caste system consists of two different concepts, ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' and ''Jāti, jati'', which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system. Based on DNA analysis, endogamous i.e. non-intermarrying Jatis originated during the Gupta Empire. Our modern understanding of caste as an institution in India has been influenced by the collapse of the Mughal era and the rise of the British Raj, British colonial government in India. The collapse of the Mughal era saw the rise of powerful men who associated themselves w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yagya Bhasin
Yagya Bhasin is an Indian child actor. He is associated with Hindi film and Television Industry. He is mainly known for his roles Aditya Nigam in '' Panga'' (starring Kangana Ranaut and Jassie Gill) and Saaransh Khurana in Yeh Hai Chahatein. Early life Bhasin was born in Uttarakhand. His father Deepak Bhasin was a government employee and his mother owned a beauty salon but they quit their jobs for their son's career and moved to Mumbai. Career Bhasin started his acting career with the television show ''Mere Sai''. In 2018, he played as Arjun in ''CID'' and Malai in ''Krishna Chali London''. In 2019, he acted in The Office as Cricketer Manoj Rahira. In 2020, Bhasin made his debut in Hindi film industry with the film Panga directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. Bollywood Hungama, in its review said "Yagya Bhasin is a rockstar. He gets to play a great part and he uplifts the mood of the film in many places". Filmfare, in its review said "The film has some of the funniest lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ved Bhasin
Ved Bhasin (1 May 1929 – 5 November 2015) was a student leader, political activist and prominent journalist from Jammu. He served more than six decades in his profession of active journalism. He was the founder and editor of the Jammu and Kashmir daily ''Kashmir Times''. He was popularly called as the 'Grand Old Man' of English journalism in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ved Bhasin was known for his "uncompromising" secular views and support for the underprivileged. Over his career, Bhasin was said to have remained an advocate of justice, peace, and human rights. Credited with institutionalising journalism in Jammu and Kashmir, he was highly respected in journalistic circles for his integrity and intellectual acumen. Early life and activism Bhasin was born on 1 May 1929 and had done his schooling in Jammu. He was a student of Prince of Wales College, Jammu. In his college days, he was more interested in politics than journalism. In 1945, his association with journalism start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahir Raj Bhasin
Tahir Raj Bhasin (born 21 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Born in Delhi, he holds a master's degree in media from the University of Melbourne. Bhasin made his screen debut with ''Kismat Love Paisa Dilli'' (2012) and made brief appearances in ''Kai Po Che!'' (2013) and '' One by Two'' (2014). He made his official film debut with ''Mardaani'' (2014), which fetched him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination and the Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. He also played the antagonist in ''Force 2''. His next film ''Chhichhore'' (2019) became a blockbuster hit. He then played Sunil Gavaskar in '' 83'' (2021). Early life and work Bhasin was born in New Delhi; his father worked in the Indian Air Force and he is the elder of two siblings. His mother worked for Confederation of Indian Industry and Aptech Computers. His younger brother is a pilot with Cathay Pacific. His father and grandfather both served as fighter pilots in the Indian Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Bhasin
Vice Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin PVSM, AVSM, VSM, is a retired Indian Navy officer. Military career He has commanded the Indian Navy ships , as well as INS Ranjit. He was promoted to rear admiral on January 1, 2002 and served as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. In November 2006 he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral in November 2006 and was Deputy Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff at HQ Integrated Defence Staff from January 2007 before taking over as Commandant of the National Defence College in October 2007. He is a graduate of the United States Naval War College and College of Naval Warfare. He has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2003 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ... in 2006. Military Decorations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramod Bhasin
Pramod Bhasin stepped down as President and CEO of Genpact, India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, becoming non-executive Vice Chairman in 2011. Career Pramod is a British Chartered Accountant from McLintock & Co, London, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce. He became an officer of GE. His career with GE and RCA spanned 25 years across the US, Europe and Asia. He was the head of GE Capital in India and in Asia, having earlier worked with GE Capital's Corporate and Finance Group in Stamford, Connecticut, US. Pramod started GE Capital International Services (GECIS) in 1997 as the in-house BPO division of General Electric (GE) when he convinced the senior stakeholders at GE to outsource certain simple non-IT services to India at Gurgaon. Under Pramod GE hired Raman Roy, pioneered business process outsourcing in India, and expanded its operations from India to countries including China, Hungary, Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivedita Bhasin
Nivedita Bhasin (born 1963) of Indian Airlines became the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a commercial jet aircraft on 1 January 1990 at the age of 26. Bhasin piloted IC-492 on the Bombay-Aurangabad-Udaipur sector. Firsts Nivedita joined Indian Airlines in 1984 and has many firsts to her credit: * She was the co-pilot on the first all-women crew flight on Fokker Friendship F-27 with Captain Saudamini Deshmukh in command in November 1985 on the Calcutta–Silchar route. * They also made the first Boeing all-women crew flight in September 1989 on the Mumbai–Goa sector. * In January 1990 she became the world's youngest commander at the age of 26 on the Boeing aircraft. * Later, she led the all-women crew of the Boeing flight as commander on the Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam route. She became a commander on Airbus A300, with over 8,100 hours of total flying experience. On 8 March 1999 she commanded Airbus A300 on the Delhi–Kathmandu , pushpin_m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niharika Khan
Niharika Bhasin Khan is an Indian costume designer who works in Hindi cinema (Bollywood), and is most known for her work in ''Rock On!!'' (2008) and ''The Dirty Picture'' (2011), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design as well as Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design. Early life and education Born to a Punjabi father and Parsi mother. She did her bachelor's degree in public relations and HR from Seattle, US. Career Bhasin started her career with ''Khoya Khoya Chand'' (2007). She got noticed with rocker film ''Rock On!!'' (2008), and got her big banner break with Yash Raj Films's ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (2010). Filmography * ''Khoya Khoya Chand'' (2007) * ''Rock On!!'' (2008) * ''Bhoothnath (2008) * '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) * ''Karthik Calling Karthik'' (2010) * ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (2010) * '' Delhi Belly'' (2011) * '' Trishna '' (2011) * ''The Dirty Picture'' (2011) * ''F.A.L.T.U'' (2011) * ''Ajab Gazabb Love'' (2012) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Prakash Bhasin Award
Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology is an Indian award, instituted in 1985 to recognize excellence in the areas of science and technology. The award, given individually or collectively to a group, is annual in cycle and carries a plaque, a citation and a cash prize of 100,000. The winners are invited to deliver the ''Om Prakash Bhasin Memorial Lecture'' at a venue decided by the award committee. Profile Om Prakash Bhasin Awards have been instituted by Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation, a New Delhi-based charitable organization founded by Vinod Bhasin, along with her two sons, Shivy Bhasin and Hemant Kumar Bhasin, to honour the memory of her husband, Om Prakash Bhasin, a non resident Indian businessman. The corpus for the award of 5,100,000 was formed by Om Prakash Bhasin as a trust before his death. The awards, started in 1985, are given in five categories. The selection is through a notified procedure and is decided by a committee appointed for the purpose. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Bhasin
Neha Bhasin (born 18 November 1982) is an Indian singer and songwriter. She is known for her playback work in Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood and independent songs in the genre of Indian pop and punjabi folk music. Bhasin has received seven Filmfare nominations across different languages and won two Filmfare Awards for her songs ‘‘ Jag Ghoomeya’’ (Hindi) and ‘‘Paani Ravi Da’’ ( Punjabi). Early life Neha Bhasin was born in Delhi to father Ashok Bhasin and mother Rekha Bhasin. Neha belongs to a Hindu Punjabi family. Her clan is Khukrain Bhasin which belongs to Khatri Punjabi community and originally hails from Rawalpindi District. Neha has two siblings, An elder sister Rashi Bhasin and younger brother Anubhav Bhasin. She completed her schooling from Frank Anthony Public School. Neha won her first ever singing competition award, Mariah Carey's song Hero at the age of 9. Since she was a child, always aspired to become a popstar. She joined Shiamak Davar's dance aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
