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Girish
Girish (also spelled as Gireesh) is a Hindu name which means "lord of the mountain " in Sanskrit ("giri" means rock/mountain and "isha" means shiva). This is a name of Lord Shiva, given because of his abode in the Himalayan Mountains. Girish is used as a male name in India. People with the given name * Girish Gangadharan, Indian cinematographer * Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, Indian politician * Gireesh Puthenchery, Malayalam lyricist * Gireesh Sahedev, television actor * Girish Agarwal, Indian physicist * Girish Bihari, Indian educationist and IPS officer * Girish Chandra Ghosh, Bengali theater artist * Girish Chandra Saxena, a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in India * Girish Chandra Sen, a Brahmo Samaj missionary * Girish Karnad, Kannada writer, actor * Girish Kasaravalli, Kannada film director * Girish Kohli, Indian author * Girish Kumar, Bollywood film actor * Girish Kulkarni, Marathi film actor * Dr. Girish Mishra, Indian author * Girish Panchwadkar, Marathi singer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Sant
Girish Sant was a noted energy analyst held in high esteem as an energy policy commentator from India. He co-founded the non-governmental organisation Prayas in Pune, India. His analytical inputs helped shape India's energy policy over the decades of the 1990s and 2000s. He was considered an effective team builder and mentored several energy researchers and activists. Formative years Girish spent his childhood in Thane, and joined IIT Mumbai in 1982 for BTech in Chemical engineering. After completing BTech in 1986, he also completed Masters in Energy Systems in 1988 from IIT. Girish's years in IIT Mumbai brought out his leadership, team building and mountaineering skills. He was an accomplished mountaineer and rock climber, and made important rock climbing ascents with fellow mountaineers including the first ever climb of the Konkan Kada. He was an active member of the IIT Mountaineering Club and also the Institute Mountaineering Secretary during 1985–86. During his stay at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Chandra Ghosh
Girish Chandra Ghosh (28 February 1844 – 8 February 1912) was a Bengali actor, director, and writer. He was largely responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre.Kundu, Pranay K. ''Development of Stage and Theatre Music in Bengal.'' Published in Banerjee, Jayasri (ed.), ''The Music of Bengal''. Baroda: Indian Musicological Society, 1987. He cofounded the Great National Theatre, the first Bengali professional theatre company in 1872, wrote nearly 40 plays and acted and directed many more, and later in life became a noted householder disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Biography Early days Born in Bagbazar, Kolkata, on 28 February 1844, the eighth child to his parents Nilkamal and Raimani, he received his early education at Oriental Seminary, and later studied at Hare School in the city but did not complete his education. His father Nilkamal Ghosh was a generous and kind-hearted person, and Girish retained some of his father's large heartedness. Girish said of his parents, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi. He was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India. For four decades Karnad composed plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. He translated his plays into English and received acclaim. His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan, Amal Allanaa and Zafer Mohiuddin. He was active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor, director and screenwriter, in Hind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including four Best Feature Films; ''Ghatashraddha'' (1977), '' Tabarana Kathe'' (1986), ''Thaayi Saheba'' (1997) and ''Dweepa'' (2002). In 2011, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India. A gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, The film he made to fulfill his diploma, ''Avashesh'', was awarded the Best Student Film and the National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film for that year. He has received fourteen National Film Awards. Early life Girish Kasaravalli was born in Kesalur, a village in the Tirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district on 3 December 1950 to Ganesh Rao, an agriculturist, as well as a freedom fighter, and Lakshmidevi, a homemaker, one of 10 children (fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Park Metro Station
Girish Park is a station of the Kolkata Metro line 1, close to Girish Park in Jorasanko. History Construction Station Structure Girish Park is underground metro station, situated on the Kolkata Metro Line 1 of Kolkata Metro. Station layout Connections Bus Bus route number 3B, 30C, 43, 47B, 78, 214, 214A, 215/1, 215A/1, 219/1, 222, 237, L238, 242, 13 (Mini), 13A (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S139 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S163 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C28, E25, E32, S9A, S10, S11, S15G, S17A, S32, S32A, S57, AC2, AC10, AC20, AC39, AC40, AC54, VS1, VS2 etc. serve the station. Entry/Exit Gallery File:Girish Gate 1.jpg, Gate No. 1 of the metro station File:Girish Gate 2.jpg, Gate No. 2 of the metro station File:Girish Gate 3.jpg, Gate No. 3 of the metro station along with the Girish Park Traction substation of Kolkata Metro File:GIRISH_EAST_PLATFORM.jpg, Girish Park M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gireesh Puthenchery
Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the director of Indian Performance Rights Society Malayalam division (I.P.R.S) and governing council member of the Kerala Kalamandalam and Kerala Lalithakala Academy. He debuted with the movie Enquiry in 1989. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist seven times. He also held the record for writing the highest number of songs in the Malayalam film industry within the briefest period of time. He died on 10 February 2010 in a private hospital in Kozhikode. Life and career Personal life Girish was born to Pulikkool Krishna Panicker and Meenakshi Amma in Puthenchery near Ulliyeri village in Kozhikode district of Kerala. His father was an astrologer and Ayurvedic practitioner, while his mother was a Carnatic musician. Girish learned the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Kumar
Girish Kumar Taurani (born 30 January 1989) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. Kumar made his Bollywood debut with the romantic comedy film ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'', opposite Shruti Haasan, which was released on 19 July 2013. Career An ethnic Sindhi, Kumar was signed for the Bollywood romance film ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'', directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by his father Kumar S. Taurani, who is the managing director of Tips Industries Limited. In order to build the physique required for the film, Kumar had to undergo a strict regimen of training and diet for three years. He had also learned surfing for the film. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama commented on his performance: "Girish being a first-timer, there are some rough edges, but the fact is, he's photogenic and goes through the rigmarole with confidence." Sarit Ray of ''Hindustan Times'' gave a less favourable review of his portrayal, saying "His dancing, unfortunately is only slightly less stiff than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayathri Girish
“Kalaimamani” Gayathri Girish is a Carnatic vocalist. Her introduction to music began as a child at the age of 6 years under the guidance of her mother Padmini Srinivasan. She subsequently came under the tutelage of Vidwan Vaigal.S.Gnanaskandan and Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan. She is an “A-grade” artiste of All India Radio, Chennai and performs for Doordarshan and other private television channels. She specialises in lecture-sessions, thematic multi-media presentations integrating Bhakti and Carnatic Music and lecture-demonstrations. She undertook an archival project for Doordarshan - Podhigai TV titled “Azhwargalum Amudha Tamizhum” to render the Azhwar Pasurams ( Divya Prabandams) on DD Podhigai television every week for 8 consecutive years. She also serves on the artist panel for the ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) which is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India's external cultural relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Kulkarni
Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the same film. He is well known for Marathi cinema, Marathi films such as ''Valu (film), Valu'', ''Vihir'', ''Deool'', ''Gabhricha Paus'' and ''Jaundya Na Balasaheb''. He is known to Hindi audiences for his role in the Aamir Khan starrer ''Dangal (film), Dangal'' and Anurag Kashyap's movie ''Ugly (film), Ugly''. He received acclaim for his portrayal of gangster 'Appa' in the 2017 Marathi crime thriller Faster Fene opposite Amey Wagh. He also starred in India's first Netflix original series ''Sacred Games (TV series), Sacred Games''. Personal life Kulkarni was born on 25 November 1977 in the Paranda Tahsil, Paranda Taluka of Osmanabad district and grew up in Pune. He pursued his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Gangadharan
Girish Gangadharan ISC (born 13 March 1985) is an Indian cinematographer known for his work in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is the recipient of National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the 2019 film ''Jallikkattu'' directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. Career Girish completed his cinematography course from the Government Film and Television Institute, Bengaluru 2008 Batch and started assisting Sameer Thahir. His first independent work was for Sameer Thahir's movie ''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' following the notable works ''Guppy'', ''Angamaly Diaries'', ''Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil'' and ''Jallikattu''. He rose to fame after the 11 minute single long take for the climax of ''Angamaly Diaries''. He captured long takes in the movie ''Jallikattu'' also. In 2016, he won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for the movie ''Guppy''. In 2021,he won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for the film Jallikattu (or ), also known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Mancha
Girish Mancha is a theatre auditorium located in Bagbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The auditorium was inaugurated on 1 July 1986 by Chief Minister of West Bengal (at that time) Jyoti Basu. The auditorium was named after Girish Chandra Ghosh. The design of the auditorium was done by Public Works Department This list indicates government departments in various countries dedicated to public works or infrastructure. See also * Public works * Ministry or Board of Public Works, the imperial Chinese ministry overseeing public projects from the Tang ... and they also do the maintenance work of this auditorium. This auditorium is under the administrative central of the Information and Cultural Affairs Department Government of West Bengal. This auditorium is regularly used by different theatre groups. Girsih Mancha is one of the most active theatre auditoriums of Kolkata. References {{Bengali theatre Bengali theatre Bengali culture Culture of Kolkata Tourist attractio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Chandra Sen
Girish Chandra Sen ( – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the '' Qur’an'' into Bengali language in 1886. Early life Sen was born in a Baidya family in the village of Panchdona in Narayanganj District in Bengal (now part of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh). He studied in Pogose School in Dhaka. In 1869, Keshub Chunder Sen chose from amongst his missionaries, four persons and ordained them as professors of four old religions of the world. He was selected to study Islam. Others selected to study different religions were Gour Govinda Ray for Hinduism, Protap Chandra Mozoomdar for Christianity, and Aghore Nath Gupta for Buddhism. A firm believer in the basic unity of all religions, he immersed himself in his studies and later went to Lucknow in 1876 to study Arabic, Islamic literature and the Islamic religious texts. After five years (1881–86) of studies, he produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
