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Jaiswal Brahmin
Jaiswal (; sa, जायसवाल; ) or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many Hindus, Hindu communities. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal in various commodities. In past, some of them excelled in the art of liquor making. History The origin of the Jaiswal community is not known, but it is speculated that their ancestors hailed from town Jais, 'Jais' in Uttar Pradesh and came to known as Jaiswals. They are mostly found in North India including Agra, Delhi, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In 2003, Jaiswal Kalwars were classified and listed as an Other Backward Class by few state governments like Delhi & Uttar Pradesh. Notable people * Ankush Jaiswal (cricketer) * Madan Prasad Jaiswal (Indian politician) * Naina Jaiswal (table tennis player) * Pankaj Jaiswal (cricketer) * Pradeep Jaiswal (Maharashtra politician) * Pragya Jaiswal (actress and model) * Radhey Shyam Jaisawal (UP politician) * Samiksha Jaiswal (TV actress) * Sanjeev Jaiswal (actor) * Sanjiv Jaiswal (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindus
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. The term ''"Hindu"'' traces back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name ''Sindhu'' (सिन्धु ), referring to the river Indus. The Greek cognates of the same terms are "''Indus''" (for the river) and "''India''" (for the land of the river). The term "''Hindu''" also implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Indus River, Sindhu (Indus) River. By the 16th century CE, the term began to refer to residents of the subcontinent who were not Turkic peoples, Turkic or Muslims. Hindoo is an archaic spelling variant, whose use today is considered derogatory. The historical development of Hindu self-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pragya Jaiswal
Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2014 with the Tamil–Telugu bilingual '' Virattu / Dega'' in 2014. Jaiswal had her breakthrough with the Telugu period drama ''Kanche'' (2015), for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Jaiswal made her Hindi film debut with ''Titoo MBA''. She has also appeared in films including '' Nakshatram'' (2017) and ''Achari America Yatra'' (2018). In 2021, she played the role of an IAS Officer in the successful film ''Akhanda''. Early life Pragya Jaiswal completed her education from Symbiosis Law School at Pune. During her initial days at the Symbiosis University, she participated in various beauty pageants and became a successful model. In 2014, she received the Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar for her achievement in the field of art and culture. Career Jaiswal made her acting debut in the Indian Tamil and Telugu bilingual film name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawahar Lal Jaiswal
Jawahar Lal Jaiswal is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh in 1999 as a member of the Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w .... References External links Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website 1956 births Living people India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Chandauli district Samajwadi Party politicians {{UttarPradesh-SP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Kumar Jaiswal
Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal (born 2 May 1963) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a third time member of the Bihar Legislative Council and also contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Kishanganj. Jaiswal is currently the minister for the Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Bihar and also the current deputy chief whip of ruling party in Bihar Legislative Council. Jaiswal is also State Incharge for Sikkim BJP and the managing director of Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College, Kishanganj Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state. History Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region. Mithila first gained prominence after bei ... – affiliated to Mata Gujri University. He also worked as Chairman Bihar state warehousing corporation from 2005 to 2008. He was also the state treasurer for Bihar BJP over more than 20 years. References Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as well. With a secular and democratic ideology, the Samajwadi Party believes in creating a socialist society, which works on the principle of equality. The party has been able to form the government in the state of Uttar Pradesh for four times - three times under Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, the fourth and recent being Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s full majority government in 2012-2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The coalition of party and it’s alliance partners ''SP+'' has one of the largest vote base in the state of Uttar Pradesh in terms of collective voting pattern in the state-based electoral system, with more than 37% vote share in 2022 elections. History The Samajwadi Party was one of several parties that emerged w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anantram Jaiswal
Anantram Jaiswal (1 April 1924 - 7 January 2015) was an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha and was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Jaiswal represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Janata Party political party. Early life and education Anantram Jaiswal was born in village Chandwara, Barabanki in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended the Government Inter College in the city of Faizabad and subsequently attained BA & LL.B degrees Jaiswal worked as an advocate prior to joining politics. Political career Anantram Jaiswal entered active politics in the 1950s. Although he was a member of the Janata Party, he was previously associated with three other political parties; viz Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party and Bharatiya Lok Dal. Whilst with Samyukta Socialist Party, he became a member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms and was also Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal (born 28 December 2001) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies in July 2023, scoring a century in his first innings in Test cricket. Domestically he plays for Mumbai and Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals. In 2019, he became the youngest cricketer to score a List A cricket double century, and in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he was the leading run-scorer for India under-19s. Early life Jaiswal was born on 28 December 2001 in Suriyawan, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, as the fourth of six children, to Bhupendra Jaiswal, the owner of a small hardware store, and Kanchan Jaiswal, a housewife. At the age of ten, he moved to Mumbai to receive cricket training at Azad Maidan. He was initially given accommodation in a dairy shop in return for work but was evicted by the shopkeeper as he was unable to work frequently. As a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suvira Jaiswal
Suvira Jaiswal is an Indian historian. She is known for her research into the social history of ancient India, especially the evolution of the caste system and the development and absorption of regional deities into the Hindu pantheon. Biography Suvira Jaiswal obtained a master's degree in history from Allahabad University. She received her doctorate under at the guidance of Ram Sharan Sharma at Patna University. Jaiswal taught at Patna University from 1962. She was a professor at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University from 1971 until her retirement in 1999. In 2007, Jaiswal was the General President of the Indian History Congress. Research Jaiswal has researched the evolution of the caste system in India, its origins and functions. She showed that in the period of the Rig Veda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' ( ', from ' "praise" and ' "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjaya Lall
Sanjaya Lall (13 December 1940 – 18 June 2005) was a development economist and Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. Lall's research interests included the impact of foreign direct investment in developing countries, the economics of multi-national corporations, and the development of technological capability and industrial competitiveness in developing countries. One of the world's pre-eminent development economists, Lall was also one of the founding editors of the journal ''Oxford Development Studies'' and a senior economist at the World Bank (1965–68 and 1985–87). Biography Lall was born in Patna, Bihar, India, and graduated from Patna University in 1960 with a BA in economics, receiving the Gold Medal for ranking first in the university. He then read for a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at St. John's College, Oxford University, graduating with first class honours in 1963. Lall subsequently achieved a distinction in the MPhil in economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreyansh Jaiswal
Shreyansh Jaiswal (born 27 October 1995) is an Indian male badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References https://www.pbl-india.com/players/1215-shreyansh-jaiswal-playerprofile External links * Living people 1995 births Indian male badminton players {{India-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (9 August 1932 – 3 January 2016) was an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament for three consecutive terms in the 11th, 12th & 13th Lok Sabhas. Jaiswal represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Education & background Shankar Prasad Jaiswal was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 1932. His highest attained educational qualification is Matriculation degree. Before entering politics, he was a social worker. He died in 2016. Politics Jaiswal, was elected for Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms from Varanasi constituency. Although he was elected for three straight terms, he remained in office for a total of eight years only (from 1996 to 2004). Prior to becoming MP, he was also a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969–1974) and held charge of whip in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969–1970). During his political career, Jaiswal also held several p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjiv Jaiswal
Sanjiv Jaiswal is an Indian film director and producer who mainly works in Hindi films. Biography Sanjiv Jaiswal is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He wanted to become a filmmaker since childhood. After completing his graduation, he came to Mumbai and established his own film production house. He produced his first film, '' Fareb'', in 2005. His second film '' Anwar'' (2007) was written and directed by Manish Jha. His debut as a writer and director was in 2012, with '' Shudra: The Rising'', which portrays slavery, untouchability and the caste system in Indian society. Jaiswal was awarded the Best Director's Award for ''Shudra: The Rising'' in Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival in 2013. The film was also nominated for the Boston International Film Festival (2013), In 2019, Jaiswal wrote and directed the Hindi feature film ''Pranaam ''Pranaam'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and written by Sanjiv Jaiswal, and produced by Anil Singh and Nitin Mishra. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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