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Khanna (name)
Khanna is a Khatri clan of the Dhai Ghar community. Notable people Activists * Prem Krishna Khanna, Indian freedom fighter who was arrested in the Kakori conspiracy case against the British Empire, and was prosecuted Actors * Akshaye Khanna, Indian actor * Chahat Khanna, Indian actress * Gaurav Khanna, Indian actor * Geeta Khanna (voice actress), Indian voice actor *Mukesh Khanna, Indian actor who played the role of Shaktimaan *Padma Khanna (born 1949), Indian actress * Paul Khanna, British-Indian actor *Raashi Khanna, Indian actress *Ragini Khanna, Indian actress *Rahul Khanna, Indian actor *Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor *Ravi Khanna, Indian actor, journalist and writer *Rinke Khanna, Indian actress *Shalini Khanna, Indian actress *Sucheta Khanna, Indian actress *Tarun Khanna, Indian actor *Twinkle Khanna, Indian actress *Vinod Khanna, Indian actor *Shiva Amit Khanna, Indian Astrologer *Naisha Khanna, Indian child actress Athletes * Anilkumar Khanna, Indian cricketer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatri
Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the dominant commerical & financial administration class of Late-Medieval India some in Punjab often belonged to hereditary agriculturalist land-holding lineages, others were engaged in artisanal occupations such as silk production and weaving while some were scribes learned in Sanskrit and Persian too During the British colonial era, they also served as lawyers and engaged in administrative jobs in the colonial bureaucracy. Some of them served in the British Indian army after being raised as Sikhs. The Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak, a Bedi Khatri. Subequently, all the Sikh religious leaders or Gurus were Khatris. During the Sikh Empire, many Khatris formed the military vanguard of the Khalsa Army and it's administrative class as Dew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Khanna
Ravi Khanna (born 15 March 1957) is an Indian actor, journalist and writer. Ravi Khanna is a Mumbai-based international character actor who spent more than 24 years as a radio and TV journalist in the Voice of America Newsroom in USA, after doing 10 years of theater in New Delhi during the 1970s. He starred in Arrange to Settle. After his return from USA to Mumbai in 2015, he picked up his acting career with a crucial role in that year's blockbuster ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' with Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ... in the lead. He also acted in an English play by Tom Stoppard called ''Indian Ink'' staged by the Studio Theater and won an award for his acting. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Khanna, Ravi 1957 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaurav Khanna (badminton)
Gaurav Khanna is the Indian para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ... team's head coach. He has coached Abu Hubaida, Palak Kohli, Chirag Baretha, and Prem Kumar Ale. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Khanna, Gaurav 1975 births Living people Indian male badminton players Indian badminton coaches Recipients of the Dronacharya Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. There have been nine nations that have hosted the Asian Games. Forty-six nations have participated in the Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games altogether after Israel managed to win a silver medal (in their last participation) at the 1974 Asian Games in Iran. The most recent games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The next games are scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Championships
The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 and is held annually since 1991. The event had rotated between team and individual competitions before the team event became null since 1994. At the 2003 event however, there is a controversy when China decided to pull out from the tournament at the last minute. Head coach Li Yongbo said that the tournament did not award any ranking points for the 2004 Summer Olympics event and wanted to give his players more time to rest. Some of the top players were also willing to pull out from the tournament since the competitiveness of the event was low. Championships Individual championships The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the Asia Championships. The number of events at each has ranged from one to six, and is given in the right-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Khanna
Dinesh Kumar Khanna is a former badminton player from India. Career He was the Men's singles Badminton Asia Championships, Asian Champion in 1965 and became the first and till date the only Indian to win an Asian badminton title on 14 November 1965. He won a List of Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton, Bronze medal in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1966 Commonwealth Games . He was Indian National Badminton Championships, Indian national badminton champion in 1966 and a recipient of Arjuna award in 1965. He was the first Indian , post independence to reach the semi- finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships, All England Badminton -championship in 1966. Based on his performance in various International tournaments in 1966, he was seeded joint 3rd in All England Open Badminton Championships, 1967 All England championship , which reflected unofficial World ranking , in the absence of regular formal World ranking at that time. Represented India f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anilkumar Khanna
Anilkumar Khanna (born 20 October 1936) is an Indian former cricketer. He played 33 first-class matches for Delhi between 1955 and 1967. See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Delhi cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have ... References External links * 1936 births Living people Indian cricketers Delhi cricketers Cricketers from Delhi {{India-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naisha Khanna
The Plains Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan group who live on the Southern Plains of North America, in close association with the linguistically unrelated Kiowa Tribe. Today, they are centered in Southwestern Oklahoma and Northern Texas and are federally recognized as the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. Name The Plains Apache are also known as the Kiowa Apache, Naʼisha, or Na i sha Tindé, meaning "thieves" as the old meaning. However, in more recent times the negative meaning (thief) is beginning to be replaced by just ''Na i sha.''Pritzker, 295 They also used the term Kalth Tindé or γát dìndé meaning "cedar people" or Bá-ca-yé meaning "whetstone people". To their close allies, the much larger Kiowa tribe, who speak a completely unrelated language, they were known as Semat meaning "stealers." At major tribal events, the Kiowa Apache formed part of the Kiowa tribal "hoop" (ring of tipis). This may explain why the Kiowa named the Kiowa Apache Taugui meaning "sitting outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva Amit Khanna
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess (Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his three children, Ganesha, Kartikeya and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awards. Khanna was one of the highest-paid stars of his times, along with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. He gave competition to Amitabh Bachchan's box office run in late 1970s to early 1980s before taking break from films. After joining politics, he became the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998–2009 and 2014–2017. In July 2002, Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. Six months later, he became the Minister of State for External Affairs. Khanna made his film debut in 1968, and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie ''Mere Apne'', as the main villain in the highly successful crime drama ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh,'' and as the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress. In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, "Mrs Funnybones" which was declared a bestseller, making Khanna India’s highest-selling woman writer that year. Her second book “The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad” a collection of short stories, one of which was based on social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham was later made into National Award winning feature film, Pad Man with the focus on dispelling taboos around menstruation It was produced under Khanna's production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies which was set up in 2016. Her most recent book and first novel, Pyjamas Are Forgiving (Juggernaut Books, 2018) made her the highest-selling female author in India in the year 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India. In 2019, Twinkle Khanna also launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarun Khanna (actor)
Tarun Khanna is an Indian television and film actor whic works in Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ... and Punjabi films. Personal life Khanna is married to fellow television actress Smriti Khanna. They have a son who was born in 2014. Media Moving almost entirely to taking up roles in mythological and fantasy shows, in an interview in 2013 Khanna admitted to finding daily soaps "stupid and badly written". In a 2015 interview, he repeated that there was a need for better writing in Indian television. Filmography Films Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khanna, Tarun Living people Indian male models Male actors from Delhi Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi television 21st-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
