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Jayant (other)
Jayant may also refer to: * Jayanta, also spelled as Jayant, the son of Indra, the king of gods in Hinduism * Jayant (actor), Bollywood actor * Jayant Salgaonkar, Indian businessman, historian, scholar, and writer * Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist * Jayant Kaikini or Jayanta Kāykiṇi, poet * Jayant Patel, American surgeon * Jayant Patil, Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra * Jayant Chaudhary, Indian politician * Jayant Kripalani, Indian actor, director, and trainer * Jayant Prasad, Indian diplomat * B. Jayant Baliga, Indian electrical engineer * Jayant Parmer, Indian Urdu language poet * Jayant Gadit, Gujarati novelist and literary critic * Jayant Haritsa, a faculty of SERC and CSA departments at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore * Jayant Pandurang Naik (often called J. P. Naik), Indian educator * Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni (1931–2018), Indian Navy admiral * Jayant Shridhar Tilak Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayanta
Jayanta ( sa, जयन्त, "victory"), is a character who appears in Hindu literature. He is the son of Indra, the king of the devas (gods), and his wife, Shachi (Indrani). He has a sister called Jayanti. He appears in various Hindu scriptures, fighting in wars on behalf of the devas. Jayanta also appears in the epic ''Ramayana'' and other lore, in which he disguises himself as a crow. Legends Crow form In the '' Sundara Kanda'' (the fifth Book of the epic ''Ramayana''), when Hanuman meets Sita, she narrates an incident that happened in the forest in Chitrakuta. The prince of Ayodhya and an avatar of the god Vishnu, Rama, is exiled to the forest with his wife Sita (an avatar of Vishnu's wife, Lakshmi) and his brother, Lakshmana. A fatigued Rama was sleeping in the lap of Sita, when a crow attacked her. The crow pecks at her twice; once on her breast or between her breasts in some versions. The ''Ramcharitmanas'' replaces the breast with feet. In a hurry to drive awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Parmer
Jayant Parmar (born 11 October 1954) is an Indian Urdu language poet known for raising Dalit issues in his poetry. Parmar was born in a poor family. At a young age, he began to paint miniature paintings for a frame maker. Parmar realized that the frame maker had a separate pot for him because he was Dalit. This saddened Parmar and he quit. Parmar taught himself Urdu from a language learning guide at age 30 after he developed an appreciation for Urdu poetry while living in a Muslim-dominated area in the walled city area of Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t .... He has published a number of poetry collections: ''Aur'' in 1998, ''Pencil Aur Doosri Nazmein'' in 2006, ''Manind'' in 2008, ''Antaral'' in 2010 and ''Giacometti ke sapne'' in 2016. Parmar won the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayanta Mahapatra
Jayanta Mahapatra (born 22 October 1928) is an Indian English poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He is the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature. He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India in 2009. He returned the award in 2015 to protest against rising intolerance in India. Indian Poets Trio Mahapatra was part of a trio of poets who laid the foundations of Indian English Poetry, which included A. K. Ramanujan and R. Parthasarathy. He differed from others in not being a product of Bombay school of poets. Over time, he has managed to carve a quiet, tranquil poetic voice of his own, different from those of his contemporaries. Early life and education Born into a prominent Odia Christian family, Mahapatra went to Stewart School in Cuttack, Odisha. He completed his M. Sc. in Physics from Patna University, Bihar. He be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Shridhar Tilak
Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), generally referred to as Jayant-rao Tilak, was a politician from Indian National Congress and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He was the chairman of the house for 16 years. Early life and family Jayantrao Tilak was a grandson of the Indian independence leader, Lokmanya Tilak. Jayantrao's father, Shridhar Balwant Tilak was a campaigner for social reforms in India. He worked with B.R. Ambedkar to eradicate untouchability in the 1920s. Dispute with family members and trustees of Kesari led Shridharpant to commit suicide in 1928. Jayant-rao Tilak's son, Deepak Tilak, is the Vice Chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, a deemed University. Rohit Tilak, Deepak Tilak's son, was accused of rape in 2017. The case is pending in the court of law. Rohit Tilak contested 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
Admiral Jayant Ganpat ''"Podgy"'' Nadkarni, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC (5 December 1931 – 2 July 2018) was an Indian Navy Admiral who served as the 13th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1990. Early life and education Nadkarni was born on 5 December 1931. He was a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Naval War College. Naval career Nadkarni completed training at ''TS Dufferin'' and joined the Royal Indian Navy in March 1949. He received his basic training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, on the training cruiser and at other establishments of the Royal Navy. He specialized in navigation and direction. Commissioned on 1 September 1951, he was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 16 May 1953. Promoted to lieutenant-commander on 16 May 1961, Nadkarni was the Navigating Officer of Cruiser INS Delhi during Liberation of Goa operations. Promoted to commander on 30 June 1967, he served as the commanding o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Pandurang Naik
Jayant Pandurang Naik, also known as J. P. Naik (5 September 1907 – 30 August 1981) was an Indian educator. A great humanist, freedom fighter, polymath, encyclopedic thinker and socialist educationist. Recognized by the UNESCO alongside Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi as three pioneering educationists, J.P. Naik is also known as an institution maker. Born at very small town in Kolhapur district Bahirewadi, Taluka-Ajara. He founded the Indian Institute of Education in 1948. He served as Member Secretary of the Indian Education Commission from 1964 to 1966. He also was Educational Adviser to the Government of India. Awards and contribution * He joined Civil Disobedience Movement(1932), was arrested and interned in Bellari Jail for about a year and half, studied medicine in the jail and practiced it by nursing prisoners-patients.[1932] * A secretary of the regency council and Development and Revenue Ministry Kolhapur State [1942] * UNESCO consultant for the developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Haritsa
Jayant R. Haritsa is an Indian computer scientist and professor. He is on the faculty of the CDS and CSA departments at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He works on the design and analysis of Database Systems. In 2009 he won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize sponsored by CSIR, India. In 2014 he won the Infosys Prize for Engineering. Early life He did his SSLC from Vijaya High School, Jayanagar, Bangalore and Pre-University in Science, from National College (Basavanagudi), Bangalore. He did his B.Tech (Electronics) from Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and MS and PhD (Computer Science), Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Career He became a Research Fellow in Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland (College Park). He later became the chairman of CSA department at Indian Institute of Science. Professional activities * Program Co-Chair, 42nd Intl. Conf. on Very Large Data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Gadit
Jayant Gokaldas Gadit ( gu, જયંત ગોકળદાસ ગાડીત) was a Gujarati novelist, critic and professor from Gujarat, India. He received the Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak in 2008 and was awarded the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi prize twice. Life Gadit was born on 26 November 1938 in Kandivali, Mumbai to Gokaldas Gadit and Santok. He studied Gujarati and Sanskrit at Gujarat University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 and a Master of Arts degree in 1964. In 1974 he received his PhD under Harivallabh Bhayani. Gadit taught at the art colleges of Petlad and Mahudha from 1965 to 1977. He worked as a professor in the postgraduate department of Sardar Patel University from 1977 to 1986 and headed the Gujarati department there before retiring at the age of 60. He also worked as the Reader in K. L. Study Center, a research center of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He married Manjula in 1963, and had two sons. He died of cancer on 29 May 2009 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Prasad
Jayant Prasad is a former Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as the Director General of the Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, a think-tank affiliated with the Ministry of Defence (India), Indian Ministry of Defence between September 2015 and September 2018. Early life and education Jayant Prasad was born on June 5, 1952. His father was Bimal Prasad, a noted historian. After completing his schooling from Modern School (New Delhi), Modern School, he studied at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and obtained his B. A. from University of Delhi, Delhi University. He secured a master's degree in history from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1974. After lecturing on modern History of India, Indian history for two years at St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, he entered the Indian Foreign Service in 1976. Career Postings at Indian missions In Indian Missions abroad, he has served as India's Permanen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant (actor)
Jayant (born as Zakaria Khan; 15 October 1915 – 2 June 1975) was an Indian actor. He was the father of Amjad Khan and Imtiaz Khan. His notable works are in films like ''Amar'', ''Memdidi'' and ''Nazneen''. He worked in many movies with Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.Profile of Jayant Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website, Retrieved 11 February 2022 Early life Jayant was born in Nodeh Payan ( Nawan Kalli), , , |
Jayant Kripalani
Jayant Kripalani is an Indian film, television and stage actor, director and trainer. He is most known for his role in the TV series, like '' Khandaan'', ''Mr. Mrs'' and ''Ji Mantriji'' (2003). He also wrote the screenplay for Shyam Benegal's film, ''Well Done Abba'' (2009). He was noted for his performance in ''The Hungry'' (2017) that is based on the adaptation of William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. He performed in ''Ji Mantri Ji'', the well-known star plus comedy series in years 2000 to 2002. Early life and education He graduated from Jadavpur University with a degree in English literature. Career He has worked at JWT, Grant Kenyon & Eckhardt and as senior creative director with RK Swamy BBDO. He was one of the first small-screen stars in India featuring in the 1980s TV serials like ''Khandan'', as well as an appearance in the horror anthology series ''Aahat'' as a vampire, ''Mr. Mrs'' and later in ''Ji Mantriji'' (2003), the Indian adaptation of BBC's satirical sitcom, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
