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List Of People From Amritsar
This is a list of notable people from Amritsar. Spiritual leaders * Guru Hargobind, 6th Guru of Sikhs * Guru Tegh Bahadur, 9th Guru of Sikhs * Nawab Kapur Singh, Sikh leader * Sanaullah Amritsari, Islamic scholar of the Ahl-e-Hadith movement * Qazi Abdur Rehman Amritsari, historian and writer Freedom fighters * Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter * Madan Lal Dhingra, independence activist Defense personnel * Baba Deep Singh, General * Bhagat Singh Thind, US Sikh Leader * Sam Manekshaw, Field Marshal * Saurabh Kalia, soldier Sportspersons * Abhishek Sharma, cricketer * Bishan Singh Bedi, cricketer * Dara Singh, wrestler and actor * Ghulam Mohammad Baksh, wrestler * Madan Lal, cricketer * Ramandeep Singh, footballer * Ashok Malhotra * Gursharan Singh * Sarandeep Singh * Vinay Choudhary * Harvinder Singh * Sharad Lumba * Chandan Madan * Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer) Politicians * Manmohan Singh, 13th Prime Minister of India * Navjot Singh Sidhu, politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha region of Punjab. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state with a population of roughly 2 million. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,989,961. It is one of the ten Municipal Corporations in the state, and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current Mayor of the city. The city is situated north-west of Chandigarh, 455 km (283 miles) north-west of New Delhi, and 47 km (29.2 miles) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan, with the Indo-Pak Border (Attari-Wagah) being only away. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramandeep Singh (footballer)
Ramandeep Singh (born 27 June 1991 in Amritsar, Punjab) is a Professional Indian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Trau FC in the I-League. Career Air India After spending his youth with Tata Football Academy and Mumbai F.C. Singh signed for Air India FC in the I-League and made his first professional start for the club on 24 November 2011 against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which Air India lost 2-0. Eagles On 5 December 2013 it was announced that Ramandeep has signed up with Eagles F.C. of Kerala on loan for 2013-14 season along with Nadong Bhutia, Bijendra Rai, Avinabo Bag, Jagroop Singh, Bisheshwor Singh, Biswajit Saha and Govin Singh. Moreover, IMG-Reliance, the organisers of the proposed IPL-style football tournament Indian Super League, and Eagles F.C. will facilitate a two to six week training stint for the eight players with UK based Reading F.C. Academy. Career statistics Club ''Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2013'' Honours C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kumar Verka
Dr. Raj Kumar Verka is an Indian politician and a member of Bhartiya Janta Party. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represented Amritsar West as Indian National Congress member. He was also vice chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Early life He belongs to Valmiki Community. Political career Verka first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly from Verka constituency in 2002. from 2002 to 2004 he was chairman of Punjab Information technology corporation, further from 2004 to 2007 he was a Chief Parliamentary secretary. In 2012, he was elected from Amritsar West. Verka was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional. He was elected for his third term in 2017 from Amritsar West Assembly constituency. He was the cabinet minister of the Congress party in the Punjab government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishan Kant
Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death 2002. Formerly, he was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972–1977). Early life Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan a village of Tarn Taran district in the Punjab Province of British India. His parents were independence activists Lala Achint Ram and Satyavati Devi. Kant completed his MSc (Technology) from the Banaras Hindu University. He worked as a scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Political career The son of noted Congress politician and later parliamentarian, Lala Achint Ram, Kant's first brush with politics came when he plunged into the Quit India movement, while he was still a student in Lahore. He took part in the Indian Independence Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (3 July 1920 – 14 May 2021) was an Indian politician. He was the Governor of Kerala from 23 June 2004 to 10 July 2008, and was the Governor of Bihar from 10 July 2008 to 28 June 2009. He signed the Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement, 1993, Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement with China on behalf of the Republic of India. Biography Bhatia was born to Arooramal Bhatia and Lal Devi Bhatia, in Amritsar, Punjab (India), Punjab on 3rd July, 1920. He graduated from the University of the Punjab in Lahore, and received an LLB. After this, he served as a member of the governing body of Amritsar for nine years. Bhatia was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1972, from the Amritsar Parliamentary Constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency at the 1980, 1985, 1992, 1996 and 1999 elections as a member of the Indian National Congress. During this time he held several other posts as well. He was a member of the executive committee of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian National Congress politician, television personality and retired international cricketer. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the state government of State of Punjab. As a professional cricketer, Sidhu had a career spanning over 19 years after his first-class debut in 1981–82. After losing his place in the national team following his international debut in 1983–84, he returned to score four half-centuries in the 1987 World Cup. Playing mostly as a top-order batter, Sidhu went on to play in 51 Tests and 136 One-Day-Internationals for his country. He came to be known for his six-hitting ability and earned the sobriquet "Sixer Sidhu". After retirement, he turned to commentary and television, most notably as a judge of comedy shows, and as a permanent guest in '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'' (2013–2015) and later ''The Kapil Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh (; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian politician, economist and statesman who served as the 13th prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is also the third longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. A member of the Indian National Congress, Singh was the first Sikh prime minister of India. He was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. Born in Gah, Pakistan, Gah, Punjab (region), West Punjab, in what is today Pakistan, Singh's family migrated to India during Partition of India, its partition in 1947. After obtaining his doctorate in economics from Nuffield College, Oxford, Oxford, Singh worked for the United Nations during 1966–1969. He subsequently began his bureaucratic career when Lalit Narayan Mishra hired him as an advisor in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. During the 1970s and 1980s, Singh held seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Mehra (Indian Cricketer)
Vijay Laxman Mehra (12 March 1938 – 25 August 2006) was an Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er who played in eight Test matches from 1955 to 1964. External links * Vijay Mehra: A teenager drafted too early into Test cricket 1938 births 2006 deaths India Test cricketers Indian cricketers Eastern Punjab cricketers Railways cricketers North Zone cricketers Delhi cricketers Indian Universities cricketers State Bank of India cricketers Indian Starlets cricketers Cricketers from Amritsar Indian cricket commentators {{India-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandan Madan
Chandan Madan (born 15 October 1982) is an Indian cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper for Punjab cricket team, India U-19 cricket team, North Zone cricket team, Mumbai Indians and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He was born in Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r .... References External links * 1982 births Indian cricketers Punjab, India cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers North Zone cricketers Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers Living people Wicket-keepers {{India-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharad Lumba
Sharad Lumba (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Punjab in the 2013–14 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 1 April 2014. In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 23 September 2018. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Punjab in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place between December 2019 and March 2020. Chandigarh competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time. Vidarbha we .... References External links * 1989 births Living people Indian cricketers Punjab, India cricketers Cricketers from Amritsar {{India-cricket-bio-1989-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvinder Singh
Harvinder Singh (born 23 December 1977, Amritsar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer who played in three Tests and 16 One Day International (ODI) matches from 1997 to 2001. Harvinder made his debut in ODI cricket for India against Pakistan during the 1997 Sahara Cup in Toronto. In 2020, he became an Indian national selector Selector may refer to: *Selector, electrical or mechanical component, a switch *''Selector'', music scheduling software for radio stations created by Radio Computing Services *Selector, of music, otherwise known as a disc jockey *Selector, a per .... References 1977 births India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers North Zone cricketers Central Zone cricketers Railways cricketers Punjab, India cricketers Living people Cricketers from Amritsar {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinay Choudhary
Vinay Choudhary (born 4 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy The 2013–14 Ranji Trophy was the 80th season of the Ranji Trophy. It included the final match of Sachin Tendulkar's domestic career. The competition was won by Karnataka, who defeated Maharashtra in the final. Points system * Basic ** Wi ... on 14 December 2013. References External links * 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers Punjab, India cricketers Cricketers from Amritsar {{India-cricket-bio-1993-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
