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List Of Dhobis
Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian tribe group in India and the greater Indian subcontinent. Historical People Saints * Virabhadra - Fierce and fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva * Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar - One of the 63 Nayanmars * Bogar - One of the 18 Siddhars Bureaucracy * Vivek Ram Chaudhari * Roopa Divakar Moudgil *Anil Kant Politics President & Prime Ministers *Ranasinghe Premadasa - 3rd President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993) and Prime Minister (1978–1989) Ministers & MP * Sajith Premadasa *Shyam Rajak * Gulabo Devi *Basavaraju Saraiah * Arjun Charan Sethi * Rajesh Diwakar *Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya *Dumar Lal Baitha * Kameshwar Baitha * Kailash Baitha * Kamal Kishor *Yashvir Singh *Jaya Prada * Umakant Rajak *Dumar Lal Baitha * Hemlata Divakar MLA's & MLC's * M.Ethirajulu Social Reformers * Gadge Maharaj - Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer *Chakali Ilamma - Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."Indian subcontinent". ''Oxford Dictionary of English, New Oxford Dictionary of English'' () New York: Oxford University Press, 2001; p. 929: "the part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Historically forming the whole territory of Greater India, the region is now divided into three countries named Bangladesh, India and Pakistan." The terms ''Indian subcontinent'' and ''South Asia'' are often used interchangeably to denote the region, although the geopolitical term of South Asia frequently includes Afghanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Kishor
Kamal Kishor is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. Kishor represents the Bahraich constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party. Early life and education Kishor was born in the village Rajdhani, Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Dhobi family. After joining the Indian Armed Forces, he completed his graduation (B.A) from Indian Armed Forces Institution. Kishor served in the Indian Armed Forces before joining politics. Post his army service, he was worked as a businessperson and agriculturist. Political career Kishor has been in active politics since early 2000s and joined Indian National Congress party. He is a first time M.P and is also a member of several committees. Kishor succeeded Rubab Sayda of Samajwadi Party from the Lok Sabha constituency. Posts held See also * 15th Lok Sabha *Lok Sabha *Politics of India *Parliament of India *Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Chander
Dhobi Ram Chander, MVC was a civilian who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He is one of only two civilians to have been awarded the Mahavir Chakra. Early life Chander was born in 1921 in Kot Kishan Chand, Jalandhar, Punjab to Faqir Chand. Military career Chander joined the 14 Field Company Engineers of the Madras Engineering Group of the Indian Army in May 1947. He was a civilian in the Indian Army and a washer-man ( dhobi) by profession. He was part of a convoy proceeding to Jammu under the command of Lt F D W Fallon on 18 December 1947. When the convoy reached Bhambla, it was ambushed by the enemy who had created a roadblock by removing the decking on a bridge. He helped the convoy commander replace the decking while the bridge was under continuous fire. On Lt. Fallon being wounded, he took the officer’s rifle and helped in holding the enemy at bay and was responsible for inflicting five to six casualties on the enemy. He later h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosli Dhobi
Rosli Dhobi (18 March 1932 – 2 March 1950) was a Sarawakian nationalist from Sibu of mixed Malay-Melanau descent during the British crown colony era in that state. He was a member leader of the Rukun 13, an active organisation in the anti-cession movement of Sarawak, along with Morshidi Sidek, Awang Rambli Bin Deli and Bujang Suntong. It was a secret cell organisation, composed of nationalists, which carried out assassinations of officers of the British colonial government in Sarawak. He was well known for his assassination of Duncan George Stewart, the second governor of colonial Sarawak, in 1949. Early life Rosli Dhobi was born on 18 March 1932 at No. 94, Kampung Pulo in Sibu, the second child in the washerman family. His father, Dhobi bin Buang originated from Indonesia and was a descendant of Raden. His mother, Habibah binti Haji Lamit came from a Sambas family and settled for a long time in Mukah. Little is known about his earlier life although friends regard Rosli a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neelasothaiyan
Neelasothaiyan Commander-in-Chief of King Periyathambiran who ruled the city of Valavai,that he was born in the Vannar Vannar is a Tamil caste found primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. The community has traditionally been involved in laundry. also agricultural workers They are in Tamil Nadu classified as Most Backwar ... clan and conquered the Pandyas and conquered 6000 warriors in his army and ruled their country. References Indian warriors Sri Lankan Tamil history Tamil monarchs Sri Lankan Hindus Sri Lankan Tamil rebels {{India-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhalbhum
Dhalbhum was the name given to parganas Supur and Ambikanagar in the Khatra area of present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 194-195, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal In the course of time, Dhalbhum kingdom was spread over a much wider area, across the western part of adjoining Midnapore district and the eastern and south-eastern parts of Singhbhum district in present-day Jharkhand.Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part II, 1978 edition, p. 56, Prakash Bhaban History According to tradition, the original Raja of Dhalbhum was Chintamoni Dhoba, a person of Rajak caste. The ''pai'' or grain measure used in these parganas was for a long time called ''Chintaman pai''. Legend goes on to say that Dhalbhum was wrested from him by Jagannath Deb of Dholpur in Rajputana. After 32 generations Supur Raj, as it was locally called, was divided in con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintamoni Dhoba
Chintamoni Dhoba (died 1300AD), was ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar (now in Bankura). Chintamoni belonged to the Dhobi caste. The 'pai' or grain measure used in these parganas was for a long time called 'Chintamon pai'. His rule was for shorter span and later, his kingdom was annexed by Jagannath Deb, a Rajput of Dhar Parmar clan from Rajasthan and his family ruled the area for 700 years. See also *Dhalbhum *Ghatsila Ghatshila is a census town in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Legend says that the royal family of the Kingdom of Dhalbhum had originated from ... * Raja Jagannath Deb References {{reflist Rulers of Bengal 1300 deaths People from West Bengal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madivala Machideva
Madivala Machideva, also known as Veera Ganachari Madivala Machideva, was an Indian warrior of the 12th-century. Airport The Old Airport Road that connects Domlur and the old Bangalore airport was renamed as 'Madiwala Machideva Road' in his honour in September 2016.12th century great warrior and saint of LINGAYAT dharama, protected Vachanas of Basavanna Movie The Kannada film ''Machideva'', starring Sai Kumar and Charulatha, is an action drama movie depicting Machideva and directed by Nanda Kameshwara Reddy. See also * Machideva Jayanthi * Gadge Maharaj References Sources Colourful procession marks Madiwala Machideva Jayanti ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...'' * Vachana in "VACHANA" English Version Translation by: O.L. Nagabhushana Swamy, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News Minute
''The News Minute'' is an Indian digital news platform based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded by Dhanya Rajendran, Chitra Subramaniam and Vignesh Vellore in 2014. Apart from Karnataka, it also has bureaus in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. History In a December 2015 interview with Sadhana Chathurvedula of ''Mint'', Vignesh Vellore mentioned that the website has currently hired 12 people to work in it. ''The News Minute'' had secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Raghav Bahl's company. They raised second round of undisclosed amount in 2019. It plans to use those funds to hire more reporters and editors as well as expand its coverage. Vignesh Vellore stated that ''The News Minute'' aims to make use of User interface (UI) "so as to keep the audience more engaged with the content we publish." Notable people *Chitra Subramaniam Former editor for ''The Hindu'', known for her investigations on the Bofors scandal. She is also an Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakali Ilamma
Chityala Ilamma ( – 10 September 1985), better known as Chakali Ilamma, was an Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion. Her act of defiance against Zamindar Ramachandra Reddy, known as Visnoor Deshmukh, to cultivate her land, became an inspiration for many during the rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region. Early and personal life Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Krishnapuram of Warangal district, of present-day Telangana, India. She belongs to Rajaka caste. Ilamma was married to Chityala Narasimah at the age of 11. The couple had four sons and a daughter. Career Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944. She joined the Andhra Mahasabha as well as the Communist Party of India. She worked actively against the Nizam government and her house was the center for activities conducted against the feudal land lords who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadge Maharaj
Gadge Maharaj (23 February 1876 - 20 December 1956; also known as Sant Gadge Maharaj or Sant Gadge Baba) was an Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer from the Indian state of Maharashtra. He lived in voluntary poverty and wandered to different villages promoting social justice and initiating reforms, especially related to sanitation. He is still revered by the common people in India and remains a source of inspiration for various political parties and non-government organizations. Life and career His original name was Debuji Zhingraji Janorkar. He was born in Shendgaon village in present-day Anjangaon Surji Taluka in Amravati District of Maharashtra to a Dhobi family. A public teacher, he travelled from one place to another wearing his food pan upturned on his head and carrying his trademark broom. When he entered a village, he would instantly start cleaning the gutters and roads of the village. He also told the citizens of the village that their congratulations would h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemlata Divakar
Hemlata Divakar Kushwaha is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Divakar was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Agra Rural Constituency in Agra district Agra district is one of the 75 Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is the historical city of Agra. Agra district is a part of Agra division. Geography The district lies in the cultural region of Braj. Agra district is ..., from 2017 to 2022. She had contested UP Vidhan Sabha election in 2012 as a candidate of Samajwadi Party. References Living people People from Agra Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Samajwadi Party politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Year of birth missing (living people) {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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