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List Of Agrawals
Agrawal is a Bania community found throughout Northern, Central and Western India. This is a partial list of notable/famous people who use Agrawal (or other spelling variations) or an Agrawal gotra as their surname. Arts *Purushottam Agrawal, writer and an ex-member of the Union Public Service Commission board *Vinita Agrawal, poet, editor and curator *Vasudeva Sharan Agrawala, scholar of cultural history, Sanskrit and Hindi literature, numismatics, museology, art history, and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award *Bhagwan Das, Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian award) awardee *Sita Ram Goel, historian, religious and political activist, writer, and publisher in the late twentieth century *S. N. Goenka, Padma Bhushan awardee, Vipassana meditation teacher * Bharatendu Harishchandra, Known as the "father of modern Hindi literature and Hindi theatre" Civil servants India * Lav Agarwal, face of India's fight against COVID-19 pandemic * D. P. Agrawal (academic), ex-chairma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrawal
Agrawal (anglicised as Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal, Agarawala) is a Bania community found throughout northern, central and western India, mainly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Members of the Agrawal community were also found in what are now the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh, though at the time of the partition of India, most of them migrated across the newly created border to independent India. The majority religions followed by the Agrawals include Vaishnava Hinduism and Jainism. Agrawals are divided into eighteen exogamous clans (gotras). Many members of this community use their clan name Agrawal as their surname, while others use that of their gotras. Members of the Agrawal community are known for their business acumen and have for many years been influential and prosperous in India. Even in modern-day tech and ecommerce co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research And Analysis Wing
The Research and Analysis Wing (abbreviated R&AW; hi, ) is the foreign intelligence agency of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. It is also involved in the security of India's nuclear programme. During the nine-year tenure of its first Secretary, Rameshwar Nath Kao, R&AW quickly came to prominence in the global intelligence community, playing a role in major events such as accession of the state of Sikkim to India. Headquartered in New Delhi, R&AW's current chief is Samant Goel. The head of R&AW is designated as the Secretary (Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat, and is under the authority of the Prime Minister of India without parliamentary oversight. On an administrative basis, the Director reports to the Cabinet Secretary, who reports to the Prime Minister. History Background (1923–69) Prior to the inceptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Agarwal
Dinesh Agarwal (born 19 February 1969) is an Indian entrepreneur, founder and CEO of IndiaMART, an online B2B marketplace in India. Early life and education After completing an engineering degree with a specialization in computer science from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, he worked with several firms. Early career Dinesh first started working at CMC (now part of TCS) where he worked on the first Railway reservation system and later joined Sam Pitroda and his team at the Center for Development of Telematics to develop an indigenous digital telephone exchange for India. In 1992, Dinesh moved to HCL in the US, to set up offices on the East Coast. There he saw the birth of the internet in America, realized the potential of the internet and the impact it could have on Indian masses. 1995 and after In August 1995, he resigned from HCl, returned to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Cabs
Ola Cabs (stylized as OLΛ) is an Indian multinational ridesharing company, headquartered in Bangalore. It also operates in other business verticals including financial services and cloud kitchens. A variety of venture capitalists including Softbank have large stakes in the company. In January 2018, Ola extended into its first overseas market, Australia, and launched in New Zealand in September 2018. In March 2019, Ola began its operations in the UK. History In March 2015, Ola Cabs acquired Bangalore-based taxi service TaxiForSure for approximately . June 2015 onwards, Ola users gained access to TFS cabs via the Ola mobile application. Later in the year in November, Ola further acquired Geotagg, a trip-planning applications company, for an undisclosed sum. In a move to expand beyond cab aggregation, Ola acquired struggling foodtech company Foodpanda India with an eye on leveraging the growing food delivery segment business in December 2017. In April 2018, Ola made its second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavish Aggarwal
Bhavish Aggarwal (born 28 August 1985) is an Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of Ola Cabs and Ola Electric. Aggarwal was included in ''Time'' magazine's ''100 Most Influential People of 2018.'' Early life Aggarwal was born and brought up in Ludhiana city, Punjab, in a Punjabi Hindu family. He completed a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2008. He started his career with Microsoft Research India as a Research Intern and later got reinstated as an Assistant Researcher. Career He began his career with Microsoft, where he worked for two years, filed two patents and published three papers in international journals. In January 2011 he co-founded Ola Cabs with Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru. Ola Cabs The idea for a cab company struck Aggarwal when he had a bad experience with a taxi, which led him and Ankit Bhati to co-found Ola Cabs in 2010. Ola Cabs has become the largest network of personal transportation options wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyo Rooms
OYO Rooms (stylised as OYO), also known as OYO Hotels & Homes, is an Indian multinational hospitality chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, and living spaces. Founded in 2012 by Ritesh Agarwal, OYO initially consisted mainly of budget hotels. As of January 2020, it has more than 43,000 properties and 1 million rooms across 800 cities in 80 countries, including India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Philippines, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the United States. The company's investors include SoftBank Group, Didi Chuxing, Greenoaks Capital, Sequoia India, Lightspeed India, Hero Enterprise, Airbnb and China Lodging Group. History In 2012, Ritesh Agarwal launched Oravel Stays to enable listing and booking of budget accommodations; he renamed the firm to OYO in 2013. OYO partnered with hotels to give similar guest experience across cities. Shortly after launching Oravel Stays, Ritesh Agarwal received a grant of $100,000 as part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal is an Indian former billionaire entrepreneur who is a founder and CEO of OYO Rooms. Early years Ritesh Agarwal was born in a Marwari family in Bissam Cuttack, Odisha, India and brought up in Titilagarh. Ritesh comes from a family that used to run a small shop in Southern Odisha city called Rayagada and his schooling was completed from Sacred Heart School in Rayagada. At the age of 13, he started selling SIM cards. He graduated from St. Johns Senior Secondary School, Bundi Road, Kota, Rajasthan and moved to Delhi in 2011 for college. He dropped out of college, and was selected for the Thiel Fellowship (started by Peter Thiel) in 2013. Career Agarwal started a budget accommodation portal, Oravel Stays, for booking budget hotels. It was accepted into the accelerator program by Venture Nursery in September 2012, and later was one of the winners of the 2013 Thiel Fellowship program, receiving a grant of $100,000. The company was launched as OYO Rooms in May 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon (company)
Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", and is one of the world's most valuable brands. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. Initially an online marketplace for books, it has expanded into a multitude of product categories, a strategy that has earned it the moniker ''The Everything Store''. It has multiple subsidiaries including Amazon Web Services (cloud computing), Zoox (autonomous vehicles), Kuiper Systems (satellite Internet), and Amazon Lab126 (computer hardware R&D). Its other subsidiaries include Ring, Twitch, IMDb, and Whole Foods Market. Its acquisition of Who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Agarwal
Amit Agarwal formerly served as Florida Solicitor General, Solicitor General of Florida, an office he held since June 2016. In October 2021, Agarwal joined the law firm of Holland & Knight as a partner. As Solicitor General, Agarwal represented the State of Florida in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Supreme Court and supervised appellate litigation for the State in lower state and federal appellate courts. He also holds the Richard W. Ervin Eminent Scholar Chair at the Florida State University College of Law, where he teaches a seminar course on the constitutional separation of powers. Agarwal grew up in South Florida and earned his B.A. in English from Duke University before attending the Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated ''magna cum laude'' and was selected as Editor-in-Chief of the ''American Criminal Law Review.'' After law school, Agarwal worked as an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Department Of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's water supply and works to reduce air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. Under a 1.3 billion dollar budget, it provides more than of water each day to more than 9 million residents (including 8 million in the City of New York) through a complex network of nineteen reservoirs, three controlled lakes and of water mains, tunnels and aqueducts. DEP is also responsible for managing the city's combined sewer system, which carries both storm water runoff and sanitary waste, and fourteen wastewater treatment plants located throughout the city. DEP carries out federal Clean Water Act rules and regulations, handles hazardous materials emergencies and toxic site remediation, oversees asbestos monitoring and removal, enforces the city's air and noise codes, bills and collects on city water and sewer accounts, and manages citywide water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Aggarwala
Rohit T. "Rit" Aggarwala is an American environmental policy adviser, transportation planner, historian, and civil servant who is New York City’s Chief Climate Officer as well as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Biography Aggarwala grew up in White Plains, New York. He received his B.A. in history from Columbia University in 1993, before going on to earn his MPhil, Ph.D. in history as well as an M.B.A., all from Columbia over a span of ten years. He also earned a MA in Canadian history from Queen's University at Kingston. At Columbia, he was a reporter for ''Columbia Daily Spectator'' and president of the College Democrats. His advisors included Richard Bushman, Kenneth T. Jackson, and Elizabeth Blackmar. Aggarwala began his career in Federal Railroad Administration and worked for McKinsey & Company, New York State Assembly, Virginia Railway Express, prior to joining public service. Aggarwala was tapped by New York City Mayor Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinay Mittal
Vinay Mittal (born 20 June 1953) is an Indian Civil servant who worked for the Indian Railway Traffic Service. He served as Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission from January 2018 to June 2018 and Chairman of Railway Board from July 2011 to June 2013. Personal life Born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Vinay Mittal studied at the Doon School, Dehradun. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts(Hons.) in English literature from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Mittal studied law at the Delhi University. Career in the Indian Railways He joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1975. He served as the Divisional Railway Manager, Bilaspur; Additional general manager, Central Railway and general manager, North Western Railway from 2009 to 2011. Mittal also worked as the executive director, Traffic Transportation (Movement) in the Railway Board. Mittal served as the Chairman, Railway Board (CRB) from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013. In his capacity as the Chairman of the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
