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List Of People From Lucknow
This is a list of notable people from or associated with Lucknow, India. Academics, education and science * S. P. Chakravarti, father of Electronics and Telecommunications engineering education in India. * Dalip Kumar Upreti, Indian Lichenologist * Salman Akhtar, psychoanalyst * Herbert V. Günther, professor of philosophy * Mukesh Haikerwal, general practitioner and former federal president of the Australian Medical Association, Companion of the Order of Australia since 2011. * Asma Hussain, UP's first fashion designer; Head of Asma Hussain Institute of Fashion Technology, Lucknow * Kailas Nath Kaul, botanist and agricultural scientist * Gopal Khanna, 5th Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United States Department of Health and Human Services * Veena Talwar Oldenburg, professor of history * Anil K. Rajvanshi, rural development expert Padma Shri 2022. * Kalbe Sadiq, educationist Hashima Hasan she is the James Webb Space Telescope Deputy Program Scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry. The city stands at an elevation of approximately above sea level. Lucknow city had an area of till December 2019, when 88 villages were added to the municipal limits and the area increased to . Bounded on the east by Barabanki, on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalbe Sadiq
Sadiq (22 June 1939 - 24 November 2020) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was born in 1939 in Lucknow and died on 24 November 2020 after a prolonged terminal sickness. He was posthumously bestowed with the accredited national award of Padma Bhushan in 2021. His father, Kalbe Hussain, was also an Islamic scholar and his late brother, Kalbe Abid, was also an Islamic scholar head of Shia Theology Department at Aligarh Muslim University. Education and professional Life Kalbe Sadiq received his early education from the Madrasa of Sultan ul Madaris and Nazmia in Lucknow. He then moved to Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and obtained the degree of Ph.D. in Arabic Literature with a gold medal in 1971. Beside Arabic, Kalbe Sadiq had mastery over Urdu, Persian, English and Hindi languages. He traveled overseas to deliver speeches and lectures on Islamic theology. Kalbe Sadiq engaged on religious and social issues with the Muslim masses in mid 1970s. He was moved by the patheti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urfi Javed
Uorfi Javed (formerly Urfi Javed) (born 15 October 1997), is an Indian television actress and a social media influencer. Early life Javed was born in a Muslim family in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1997. She did her schooling from City Montessori School, Lucknow. She graduated from Amity University, Lucknow in mass communication. Career In 2016, Javed appeared in Sony TV's ''Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania'' as Avni Pant. From 2016 to 2017, she played Chhaya in Star Plus's ''Chandra Nandini''. Then, she portrayed Aarti in Star Plus's ''Meri Durga''. In 2018, she played Kamini Joshi in SAB TV's ''Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie,'' Bella Kapoor in Colors TV's ''Bepannaah'', Piyali in Star Bharat's ''Jiji Maa'' and Nandini in &TV's ''Daayan''. In 2020, she joined ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' as Shivani Bhatia. Next, she played Tanisha Chakraborty in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2021, she participated in Voot's reality show ''Bigg Boss OTT'' where she finished at 13th pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavi Pradeep
Kavi Pradeep (born Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi; 6 February 1915 – 11 December 1998), was an Indian poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song "''Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo"'' written as a tribute to the soldiers who had died defending the country during the Sino-Indian War. His first recognition came for his patriotic lyrics for the film '' Bandhan'' (1940). His status as a nationalistic writer got immortalised for writing a daringly patriotic song "Door Hato Ae Duniya Walo" (Move Away O Outsiders) in India's first golden jubilee hit '' Kismet'' (1943) because he was forced to go underground to avoid arrest immediately after the film's release that invited the ire of British government. In a career span of five decades, Kavi Pradeep wrote about 1,700 songs and nationalistic poems including the lyrics for some 72 films, including hits like "Chal Chal Re Naujawan" in film ''Bandhan'' (1940) and "Aao Bachcho Tumhein Dikhayen" and " De Dee Hame Azaadi" in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Shakeel
M Shakeel (''full name: Mohammad Shakeel, alt: M Shakil'') was an Indian freedom fighter, politician, Urdu novelist, trade union activist and labour lawyer from the city of Lucknow, India. Born in the famous Azizi family of physicians, he was the grandson of Hakim Abdul Aziz. Early life Born in 1927, Shakeel joined the Indian National Movement in his youth, and was imprisoned by the British at the age of 14 years. Though released after 21 days, he was arrested several times again over the years for delivering inflammatory speeches. After the independence of India, Shakeel joined the Praja Socialist Party, and remained a companion of Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Acharya Kriplani. His wife, Begum Akhtar Jehan, was herself an educationist and principal of the Kashmiri Mohalla Girls' School. Political career In 1960, Shakeel was elected to the first Lucknow Municipal Corporation, and undertook social work in establishing the Nakhas and Pratap Markets in Lucknow. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous screen career with films including '' The Young Ones'', '' Summer Holiday'' and '' Wonderful Life'' and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashim Akhtar Naqvi
Hashim Akhtar Naqvi is an Indian calligrapher. He was born on 13 February 1948, in Lucknow and received a diploma from Lucknow University. Achievements in calligraphy World record He was inspired by the calligraphy of his father, Hasan Akhtar, who died when Hashim was barely two years old. He copied his father's designs and later he made his own during his school days. He took up designing calligraphy for the holy phrase " Bismillah..." at the behest of Janab Maulana Kalbe Abid, Mujtahid. Initially (in 1989) he created 789 designs, which had increased to 6000 designs in 1991. This feat is included under "Endeavour" in the Limca Book of Records from 1991, 1992, 1993 and so on. Awards & other honors *First prize for "Innovative Calligraphy" at the All India competition of Calligraphy organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Srinagar in 1989. *Tauheed-ul-Muslimeen Trust certificate of merit 1991–1992. *Out of a total 113 Bismillah...designs the Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota, (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer, musician and actor, best known for his contributions to the Bhajan genre of Indian Music. He is popularly known as the "Bhajan Samraat" (Emperor of Bhajans).CRY America Inc.(RDU Chapter)Anup Jalota Sings for CRY Rdu.cryamerica.org (26 July 1953). Retrieved 5 June 2012. was conferred upon him by in 2012. He was a contestant on the reality show '' |
Pali Chandra
Pali Chandra, (Born 19 November 1967) is a Kathak Exponent, Choreographer, Digital Dance Educator, Mentor and Artistic Director. Intensively trained in the field of Kathak, she now propagates Dance Education through various channels. She has established several studios specialising in Kathak Training Programs in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India and Switzerland. She has directed 14 Art Festivals in various continents. She is the Co-Founder for the portal learnkathakonline and Course Director of Kathak for natyasutraonline with Invis Multimedia. Pali is a committee member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, and a graded member of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Early life Born and raised in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. * Father: Dwarka Nath Srivastava - A retired senior officer of Reserve Bank Of India and NABARD. Based in Lucknow for most part of his life. * Mother: Usha Srivasatava - an accomplished singer of Hindutani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranveer Brar
Ranveer Singh Brar (born 8 February 1978) is a Lucknow-born and bred Indian celebrity chef, Masterchef India judge, author and restaurateur. He is well known as the host of popular Television food shows and as a judge in two seasons (four & six) of ''MasterChef India'', alongside fellow chefs Sanjeev Kapoor (Season 4), Vikas Khanna (both seasons) & Vineet Bhatia (Season 6) . He has set up restaurants in India and abroad and curated the menu of many more. Early life and education Born in Lucknow, India, into a Jatt Sikh family to Ishwar Singh and Surinder Kaur, Brar was inspired by the local Kebab vendors in Lucknow at a young age which led him to pursue his love for food. He did his schooling from HAL school Lucknow. His passion to learn the art led him to volunteer as an apprentice to one of them, Munir Ustad. Though his family initially resisted, they finally gave in, leading Brar to join Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow, for a more formal initiation into the culin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivedita Bhattacharya
Nivedita Bhattacharya (born 21 July 1970) is an Indian actress. She was born in Lucknow. She is an actress who has acted on television and in films. Filmography * ''Kya Kehna'' (2000) - Preity Zinta's sister-in-law * '' Darr @ the Mall'' (2014) - Tisha * '' Phobia'' (2016) - Anusha * ''Aiyaary'' (2018) - News reporter * ''Chicken Curry Law ''Chicken Curry Law'' is a 2019 Bollywood drama film directed by Shekhar Sirrinn. The film stars Ashutosh Rana, Natalia Janoszek, Nivedita Bhattacharya and Mukesh Hariawala. It is distributed by Panorama Studios. It was theatrically released in ...'' (2019) - Satya Deshmukh * ''Shaadistan'' (2021) - Arshi's mother Television References External links * Living people 1970 births Indian television actresses Actresses from Lucknow Bengali Hindus Indian soap opera actresses Indian stage actresses {{India-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya (born 16 November 1976) is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film ''Dev.D'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila". He also lent his voice to this song with Amit Trivedi. He has been continuously writing lyrics for a variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a few of them. Bhattacharya has also maintained a close association with Amit Trivedi since their first film '' Aamir''. He has written the lyrics or sang for most of the film albums composed by the latter. His lyrics have been variously described as "frillfree" and "smartly worded". A National Award-winning lyricist, he has won the National Award for the song "Agar Zindagi" from the film ''I Am''. He won his first Filmfare award for the song "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" in 2012. In his song-writing career he has won highest number of awards, precisel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
