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Kawas Behram Aga
Kawas, Kavas or Cowas may refer to: * Kawas (genus), an extinct seal genus * Kawas (mythology), an Amis spiritual entity, and related terms * Kawas, Pakistan, a town and union council, Balochistan province, Pakistan * Kawas, Alabel, a barangay of Alabel, Sarangani, Philippines * NTPC Kawas, a power plant in Surat, Gujarat, India People with the name * Bassam Kawas (born 1969), Lebanese Olympic middle-distance runner * Hiba Kawas (born 1972), Lebanese operatic soprano, composer, and academic * Jeannette Kawas (1946–1995), murdered environmental activist from Honduras * Samira Kawas, Lebanese producer and actress * Kavas Jamas Badshah (1858–1931), Indian Civil Service officer, mayor of Ipswich *Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara (1977–1941), first Indian Deputy Commissioner of Bombay Police * Cowasjee Jehangir (other), alternative spelling of Kawasjee Jehangir *Kavasji Naegamvala (1857–1938), Indian astrophysicist *Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar, Indian businessman in the cot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawas (genus)
''Kawas'' is an extinct genus of phocid from the Miocene of Argentina. It contains a single species known as ''Kawas benegasorum''. Etymology ''Kawas'' comes from the Tehuelche language and is the feminine form of 'Kawa' (elephant seal). 'Kawas' can also be translated to mean 'mermaid'. Description ''Kawas'' was described from an articulated partial skeleton that has been dated to the middle Miocene around 12-14 million years ago. The skeleton is notable by the fact that it shares features in common with "northern hemisphere" seals (Phocinae) then it does other seals from the southern hemisphere, all traditionally placed in the subfamily Monachinae. This may suggest the Monachinae is paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa .... Another notable aspect of ''Kawas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara
Khan Bahadur Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara ( gu, કાવસજી જમશેદજી પેટીગરા) (24 November 1877 – 28 March 1941) was the first Indian to become the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Mumbai Police in 1928. He was in charge of the Crime Branch division and was noted for his intelligence network. A decorated officer, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Companion of the Indian Empire (CIE) and awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM). Petigara was also awarded the Imperial Service Order (ISO) and used the honorific title "Khan Bahadur". He joined the police force as a sub-inspector at the CID (Criminal Investigations Department), and gradually rose through the ranks. In 1928, he was promoted to the Indian Police Service rank, one that very few Indians achieved in those days. Among his accomplishments was his role in foiling an attempt by Indian freedom activist Manabendra Nath Roy in toppling the government. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowasji Dinshaw Adenwalla
Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla) (1827–1900) was a trader who emigrated from Surat/Bombay. The family name ''Adenwalla'' ("from Aden") was a later addition, and is the name by which he is today remembered. Cowasji travelled extensively and set up trading posts in other British possessions/protectorates, most notably on the east-African coast in Zanzibar and Mombasa. He was however best known for his business acumen, and the foresight that Aden would become an important port within the framework of the (modern-day) Suez Canal. He had an entire floating dock shipped from Britain in 1895 and was known locally as "Dinshaw Pontoon". Although of the Zoroastrian faith (and founder of the Fire Temple in Aden), he also financed the construction of a mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavasji Palanji Khatau
Kavasji Palanji Khatau, also spelled Cowasji Palanji Khatao, (1857 – 16 August 1916) was a singer, actor, director, and owner of a Parsi theatre company, who started his career with the Empress Victoria Theatrical Company. Despite opposition from his employers, he introduced Mary Fenton, his wife and the first Anglo-Indian actress, to the stage. This led him to start his own company, the Alfred Theatre Company, where he, his wife, and other actors had successful careers. Life Khatau was born into a poor Parsi family in 1857, and brought up in a house opposite the Dukkar Bazar (pig market) in the Dhobi Talao area of Bombay (now Mumbai). He was an avid reader in childhood and could read and recite Shakespeare's plays. He started acting in 1875 and subsequently caught the attention of Jehangir Pestonjee Khambatta, who owned the Empress Victoria Theatrical Company. Khatau joined the Company in 1877 following which Khambatta taught him stagecraft. Khatau was rehearsing for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati
''Commander K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra'' was a 1959 Indian court case where Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife's Sexual partner, lover. Commander Nanavati, accused under section 302, was initially declared not guilty by a jury trial, jury, but the verdict was dismissed by the Bombay High Court and the case was retried as a bench trial. The case is often erroneously believed to be the last jury trial in India, but there were several trials afterwards that used juries, some well into the 1960s. Nanavati was finally pardoned by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, newly appointed Governor of Maharashtra and sister of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The incident received unprecedented media coverage and inspired several books and films such as the 1973 film ''Achanak (1973 film), Achanak'', the 2016 film ''Rustom (film), Rustom'', and the 2019 web series ''The Verdict - State vs Nanavati, The Verdict'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
