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Jaswal
Jaswal is an Indian surname found among Jat Sikhs and Muslims of Punjab. It is also a clan of Rajputs that commanded the former princely state of Jaswan. People with the surname * Balli Kaur Jaswal, Singaporean novelist * Nishtha Jaswal, Indian academic and university vice-chancellor * Paramjit Singh Jaswal, Indian professor * Seema Jaswal (born 1985), British television and radio presenter * Umair Jaswal (born 1986), Pakistani actor and musician * Uzair Jaswal (born 1992), Pakistani actor and musician * Yasir Jaswal Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, writer, filmmaker, and award-winning music director. He was the lead singer for his band Irtaash. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Call. He directed several award-winning music videos and in 20 ... (born 1983), Pakistani actor and musician References {{Rajput Groups of India Rajput clans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasir Jaswal
Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, writer, filmmaker, and award-winning music director. He was the lead singer for his band Irtaash. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Call. He directed several award-winning music videos and in 2015 he made his feature film debut with ''Jalaibee''. His younger brothers Umair and Uzair Jaswal are also singers and actors. He won Lux Style Award in 2014 for directing music video of Uzair's single ''Bolay''. He has also won best music video director at the Hum Award in 2016 for the song Sajna by his brother Uzair Jaswal. His most recent venture has been a burger joint in Islamabad by the name of Jessie's which he has opened along with his brothers and friend. Early life Yasir Jaswal was born on 11 March 1983 in Lahore, Punjab to a Punjabi Jaswal family, and currently lives in Islamabad. Career Music career Yasir Jaswal started his career as a musician in around 2003, later he joined the Islamabad-based rock band ''Irtaash''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Balli Kaur Jaswal is a Singaporean novelist, having family roots in Punjab. Her first novel ''Inheritance'' won the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelist Award in 2014, and was adapted for a film presented at the 2017 Singapore International Festival of the Arts. Her second novel ''Sugarbread'' was a finalist for the 2015 inaugural Epigram Books Fiction Prize. Her third novel, '' Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows'' was released in 2017, and garnered her a wider international following, driven in part by being picked as a selection for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine online book club. Movie rights for ''Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows'' have been sold to Scott Free Productions and Film4. In 2019, the Business Times described Jaswal as "the most internationally well-known Singapore novelist after ''Crazy Rich Asians''’ Kevin Kwan." Personal life Jaswal was born in Singapore; her family moved internationally during her childhood, following her father's caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seema Jaswal
Seema Jaswal is a British television and radio presenter from West London. Jaswal hosts the Premier League's worldwide coverage for Premier League Productions which includes flagship shows ''Kick Off'' and ''Fanzone''. Jaswal also presents BBC Sport’s coverage of the World Snooker Tour Triple Crown events and Channel 4's BDO Darts. She is also the eSports host of Gfinity Elite Series FIFA18. Jaswal was part of ITV's World Cup 2018 coverage, presenting pre-game reports and outside-broadcast interviews from locations around Russia. Previously she presented the FIFA U17 World Cup draw and Tournament for Sony Six in October 2017. In 2017, Jaswal won a Media Award at the Asian Football Awards. She also presented the ''PLTV: Weekend Warm Up'' show on Premier league SuperSport. BBC World Snooker Championship Jaswal is a reporter for the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Theatre. This role focuses on all of the action going on in and around the event as well as po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umair Jaswal
Umair Jaswal is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter and music producer from Islamabad. He was also lead vocalist of the rock band ''Qayaas''. Umair is the brother of singers Yasir Jaswal and Uzair Jaswal. Personal life Jaswal, whose father is "one of the best scientists in Pakistan", initially studied dentistry before switching to geology, but always kept an interest in the arts during all these academic years, in music by joining a band and in acting by doing theater plays. He completed his schooling from IMCB F-10/3 Islamabad. On October 20, 2020 it was announced that he has married Pakistani actress Sana Javed. Career Music Jaswal started his career in 2008 by joining the rock band ''Qayaas'' and gained popularity in 2009 with the song ''Tanha'' and ''Umeed''. He joined Coke Studio season 5 with his band in 2012 and performed the song ''Charkha Nolakha'' with Atif Aslam. ''Qayaas'' released their debut album ''Uss Paar'' in 2011 with Umair as a lead vocalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramjit Singh Jaswal
Paramjit S. Jaswal is an Indian academician, professor and presently the Vice Chancellor of SRM University, Haryana Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Punjab, India and the former Chairperson of Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Jaswal is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar. Together with his wife Professor Nishta Jaswal, VC, HP, NLU, in 2018 they became the first couple to be Vice-Chancellors of the National Law Universities National Law Universities (NLU) are public law schools in India, founded pursuant to the second-generation reforms for legal education sought to be implemented by the Bar Council of India. The first NLU was the National Law School of India Unive ... at the same time. In 2019 he was one of the organizers of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law's Mega Legal Services Camp. Books He has written a book on environmental Law published by the Alabad Law A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzair Jaswal
Uzair Jaswal is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor. Career Uzair started his career at the age of 14. At 16, he wrote his first song and was the lead singer of a band called Scar which performed alternative-rock covers. Some of his popular singles include "Tere Bin", "Jaanvey", "Meree Rooh", "Bolay" and "Yaheen". His tracks "Nindiya Ke Paar" and "Bolay" were featured in the 5th season of ''Coke Studio''. At 21, he was the youngest performer of ''Coke Studio'' Pakistan in its first 7 seasons. Uzair branched out into acting. He has worked in three Pakistani films, namely, Gol Chakkar, Slackistan and Jalaibee. He debuted on Pakistani TV with the drama series '' Moray Saiyaan'' on ARY Digital in 2016. He released his debut album titled "Na Bhulana" in the end of 2016, after a decade of making music. The album contains 11 individual tracks and is titled on the hit song "Na Bhulana" which was also the title track of his drama '' Moray Saiyaan.'' He won the award for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishtha Jaswal
Nishtha Jaswal is an Indian academic and administrator. As of 2022, she was the Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla. She is the first woman Vice-Chancellor of HPNLU, Shimla. Education and career Jaswal did her Ph.D. in 1989 from Panjab University. She started her teaching career from 1986. She was also invited as visiting professor by the British Academy, London in 1992. Books * * * * Personal life Her husband, Paramjit Singh Jaswal Paramjit S. Jaswal is an Indian academician, professor and presently the Vice Chancellor of SRM University, Haryana Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Punjab, Ind ..., is the currently the Vice Chancellor of SRM University, Haryana. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaswal, Nishtha 1959 births Living people Indian legal writers Scholars from Punjab, India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaswan
Jaswan was a precolonial Indian state centred at Rajpur Jaswan, in modern-day Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, commanded by the Jaswal Rajput clan. It was founded in 1170 AD by Raja Purab Chand, a cadet of the Katoch lineage, ancient royal family of Kangra. History Early history According to legend Jaswan state was founded in 1170 by Raja Purab Chand from the Kangra Royal Family. British Raj In 1815, the Sikh maharaja Ranjit Singh ordered all his available forces to assemble at Sialkot. The raja of Jaswan, Ummed Singh (1800–1849), failed to obey the summons and was fined a sum beyond his means. The raja was forced to relinquish his state to the Sikh emperor, and accepted a jagir of 21 villages and 12,000 Rs per annum. In 1848, he joined the Sikh in an unsuccessful revolt against the British. His palaces were plundered and razed to the ground, and his territory annexed. He was stripped of his title and exiled to Almora, where he died a year later. In 1877, the jagir in Jaswan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jat Sikhs
Jat Sikh (also known by the more conventional endonym Jatt Sikh) is a sub-group of the Jat people and the Sikh religious group from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab owing to their large land holdings. They form an estimated 21%–25% of the population of the Indian state of Punjab. They form at least half of the Sikh population in Punjab, with some sources estimating them to be about 60%Taylor, S., Singh, M., Booth, D. (2007) Migration, development and inequality: Eastern Punjabi transnationalism. School of Social Sciences and Law, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK; Department of Sociology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. to 66% of the Sikh population. History Initially, some Jats started to follow the teachings of Guru Nanak, which did much to remove social barriers created by the ''sāvarṇa'' caste society. Jats were previously indifferent towards deep religious affairs. While followers important to Sikh traditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad ('' sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (''hadith''). With an estimated population of almost 1.9 billion followers as of 2020 year estimation, Muslims comprise more than 24.9% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each continental landmass stands at: 45% of Africa, 25% of Asia and Oceania (collectively), 6% of Europe, and 1% of the Americas. Additionally, in subdivided geographical regions, the figure stands at: 91% of the Middle East–North Africa, 90% of Central Asia, 65% of the Caucasus, 42% of Southeast As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab, India
Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territory, union territories of Chandigarh to the east and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, a Pakistani province, province of Pakistan to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it List of states and union territories of India by area, the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states (20th largest, if UTs are considered). With over 27 million inhabitants, Punjab is List of states and union territories of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Rajput covers various patrilineal clans historically associated with warriorhood: several clans claim Rajput status, although not all claims are universally accepted. According to modern scholars, almost all Rajput clans originated from peasant or pastoral communities. Over time, the Rajputs emerged as a social class comprising people from a variety of ethnic and geographical backgrounds. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the membership of this class became largely hereditary, although new claims to Rajput status continued to be made in the later centuries. Several Rajput-ruled kingdoms played a significant role in many regions of central and northern India from seventh century onwards. The Rajput population and the former Rajput stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
