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Chandy/Idiculla is the Greek-Malayalam name meaning Alexander. It may refer to: * Anna Chandy (1905–1996), first woman Judge of India * Arjun Chandy, Indo-american singer * Jacob Chandy (1910–2007), Indian neurosurgeon and teacher * K.M. Chandy (politician) (1921–1998), Indian politician * K. Mani Chandy (born 1944), professor of Computer Science * K. T. Chandy (1913–2006), Indian education administrator and business executive * Nomita Chandy, Indian social worker from Bangalore * Oommen Chandy (born 1943), nineteenth Chief Minister of Kerala, India * Palliveettil Chandy (latinized Alexander de Campo; 1615–1687), Indian bishop of Saint Thomas Christians * Rajesh Chandy, American entrepreneur * Thomas Chandy (1947–2019), former transport minister of Kerala, India * Rohini Mariam Idicula, Indian actress, anchor and model * Iyyapan Chandy (1966–2045), Former Politician in india See also * Chandi (other) * Chandyr River The Chandyr River is a tributary of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Chandy
Justice Anna Chandy (1905–1996), also known as Anna Chandi, was the first female judge (1937) and then High Court judge (1959) in India. She was, in fact, one of the first female judges in the British Empire next to Emily Murphy. Life Anna Chandy was born in 1905, in the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore and raised in Trivandrum. She was an Anglican Syrian Christian who embraced Catholicism, in later life. After obtaining a post-graduate degree in 1926, she then became the first woman in her state to get a law degree. She was called to the Bar and practiced as a barrister from 1929 onwards. In 1931-32, she contested elections to the legislative assembly of Travancore princely state and was elected; she served as a legislator during the period 1932-34. In 1937, Chandy was appointed as a munsif in Travancore by the Maharaja upon the advise of his Dewan (First Minister), Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer. This made Chandy the first female judge in India. In 1948, she was raised to the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Chandy
Arjun Chandy is an Indo-american singer, arranger, studio vocalist and vocal group coach from Dallas, Texas. Career Chandy is from a family of artists. His infant years were spent heavily immersed in Indian classical music. He completed his vocal arangetram in Dallas and was accompanied by Shri Poovalur Sriji on the Mridangam and Shri Ramana Indrakumar on the Ghatam. During his school days, he learned to read music and studied music theory, joining the school choir. This helped to understand western classical music. When he was 14, he started singing for a quartet in middle school. At the age of 15, after getting involved in the world of jazz, he started working professionally, conducting and arranging music for groups in United States. Later, he became a part of The Vocal Majority in the U.S. Chandy contributed to the formation of "NAFS- The Band" when A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Chandy
Jacob Chandy (23 January 1910 – 23 June 2007) was an Indian neurosurgeon and teacher of medical sciences. As the first neurosurgeon in India, he is widely regarded as the father of modern neurosurgery in India. In 1964, the Government of India honoured him with their third highest civilian award, Padmabhushan, for his services in the fields of neurosurgery and medical education. Biography Jacob Chandy was born on 23 January 1910, in Kottayam, in the south Indian state of Kerala to an Anglican Syrian Christian family. After his early education in Kottayam, he secured his graduate degree, an MBBS in medicine, from Madras Medical College in 1936. He kickstarted his career in 1939 by joining the Mission Hospital in Bahrain, a missionary hospital run by the American Reformed Church, where he stayed until 1944, when he took a hiatus from his practice to complete his MD at the University of Pennsylvania; while there he learned surgery under the guidance of Jonathan Rhoads. In 1945 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomita Chandy
Nomita Chandy was an Indian social worker from Bangalore, known for her services towards the rehabilitation of destitute children. She attended Lawrence School, Lovedale. Chandy was secretary of Ashraya, a non-governmental organization, working mainly towards the rehabilitation to destitute children. Under the aegis of the organization, Chandy and her colleagues were successful in arranging for the legal adoption of 2000 children within the country and 1000 outside. The organization also runs a school, ''Neelbagh'', and a safe crèche for the children of migrant workers and takes care of eight visually impaired children at the child care centre. The Government of India honored Nomita Chandy in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. Chandy died in May 2015 at Bengaluru. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandy, Nomita Living people Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work Scholars from Bangalore Educators from Karnataka Women edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy, , (born 31 October 1943) is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the Chief Minister of Kerala for two terms, from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. He was also Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011. He represents Puthuppally constituency as MLA in the State Assembly since 1970. He is the longest serving MLA in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and the only Indian Chief Minister to achieve award for public service from United Nations. On 6 June 2018, Congress President Rahul Gandhi appointed him as the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of the crucial state of Andhra Pradesh. He is now the Congress Working Committee member. Early life Oommen Chandy was born on 31 October 1943 in Puthupally, Kottayam district. Chandy ventured into the political arena as an activist of Kerala's Largest Students Organization Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Indian National Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palliveettil Chandy
Palliveettil Chandy also known as Parambil Chandy (''Alexander de Campo'' in Portuguese) was a bishop of the Catholic Saint Thomas Christians. He is also the first known native Indian bishop. He was the bishop of the East Syriac Rite (Chaldaean) faction (also known as the ''Palayakūttukar'', or "Old Allegiance") after the Coonan Cross Oath in 1653. This faction returned to full communion with the Holy See of Rome, it would later become known as the modern-day Eastern Catholic Syro-Malabar Church. Mar Chandy's tomb is at the Marth Mariam Major Archiepiscopal Church at Kuravilangad. Palliveettil Chandy was appointed as a bishop when the community was divided under the Portuguese Padroado and Thoma I, who was the then leader of the '' Puthenkūttukar''. At first Palliveettil Chandy was the Counsellor of Thoma I. He had an instrumental role in the bishopric ascention of Archdeacon Parambil Thoma as Bishop Thoma I. Mathew N. M. ''History of the Marthoma Church'', Vol. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Chandy
Rajesh Chandy is the Tony and Maureen Wheeler Chair in Entrepreneurship and Marketing at London Business School. He is known for his work on innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entity .... Since 2018, he has been a Fellow of the British Academy. Selected research publications * * Awards *Mahajan Award for Lifetime Contributions to Marketing Strategy Research *ISMS Practice Prize for research that contributes most to the practice of marketing *Journal of Marketing Harold Maynard Award References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chandy
Thomas Chandy (29 October 1947 – 20 December 2019) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Kuttanad (State Assembly constituency), Kuttanad constituency, the transport minister of the state of Kerala, and president of the Nationalist Congress Party in Kerala. He resigned from the minister's office on 15 November 2017 after an allegation regarding his resort in Alappuzha arose. He died in Kochi on 20 December 2019 from cancer. Personal life Thomas Chandy was born on 29 October 1947, one of the sons of V. C. Thomas and Aleyamma Thomas at Chennamkary. He was educated at Devamatha High School in Chennamkary, St. Mary's HS Kainakary and at Leo XIII English Medium School in Alappuzha. He had a diploma in Telecommunication Engineering from the Institute of Engineering Technology, Alleppey. He was married to Mercy Chandy. Death Chandy died from cancer on 20 December 2019, at ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Mariam Idicula
Rohini Mariam Idicula is an Indian actress, anchor and model known for her work in Malayalam film Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ...s. She was crowned as 2nd runner up Navy Queen in 2002, in the same year she passed the state level law entrance exams with the 10th rank. She was later crowned as ''Impresario Miss Kerala 2007'' along with subtitle Miss Perfect 10 for both the beauty pageants. She played the lead role in the critically acclaimed South Indian Avant Garde film ‘ Karma Cartel’ which was screened in several renowned film festival across the US, Canada and Italy. It picked up awards in the excellence in film-making in the ''Canadian International Film Festival'' and the Debut Director Award at the American Movie Awards in Nevada. Her debut in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandi (other)
Chandi is a Hindu goddess. Chandi, or Chandee, may also refer to: Places * Chandi, Thailand, a town in Thailand * Chandi, Bihar, a town in India * Chandi, Brahmanbaria, a village in Bangladesh * Kot Chandi, a village in Pakistan Other uses * Chandi (name), includes a list of people with the name * Candi of Indonesia, a type of Hindu/Buddhist temple of Indonesia * '' Chandee'', a 2013 Indian film See also * * Candi (other) * Chanda (other) * Chand (other) * Chandni (other) * Chandrika (other) * Chandipur (other) Chandipur may refer to: Bangladesh * Chandipur, Bangladesh, a village in Barisal Division, Bangladesh India * Chandipur (community development block), an administrative division in West Bengal * Chandipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency), an assembly c ... * Chandika (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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