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Mathur (subcaste)
Mathur is a subcaste of the Kayastha community in Northern India, with their origins possibly in Mathura. Mathur in South India Sizeable Mathur community is also found in South India, mostly in Hyderabad. They mostly migrated from North India to find placement in administration under Medieval Indian rulers. Notable people * Anurag Mathur, Indian author and journalist * Arjun Mathur (born 1981), British-Indian actor * Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 1943), the former Chief justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of India * Deepak Mathur (born 1952), Indian molecular and atomic physicist and professor * Govind Mathur (born 1959), Indian Judge * M. V. Mathur or Mukut Vehari Mathur (born 2004), Indian economist and scholar * Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress, food and travel writer, and television personality * Mathura Das Mathur (1918–1993), Indian politician from Rajasthan * Mini Mathur (born 1975), Indian television host, actor and model * Muk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subcaste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution. * Quote: "caste ort., casta=basket ranked groups based on heredity within rigid systems of social stratification, especially those that constitute Hindu India. Some scholars, in fact, deny that true caste systems are found outside India. The caste is a closed group whose members are severely restricted in their choice of occupation and degree of social participation. Marriage outside the caste is prohibited. Social status is determined by the caste of one's birth and may only rarely be transcended." * Quote: "caste, any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous social groups, often linked with occupation, that together constitute traditional societies in South Asia, particularly among Hindus in India. Although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitin Mukesh
Nitin Mukesh Mathur is an Indian playback singer known for his work as a playback singer in Hindi films as well as Bhajans. He has toured internationally, including to the United States in 1993, and a world tour in 2006 with his show ''Kal Ki Yaadein'' as a tribute to his father Mukesh. Nitin Mukesh worked with notable music directors like Khayyam, R. D. Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Bappi Lahiri, Rajesh Roshan, Nadeem-Shravan, Anand–Milind during the 1980s and 1990s. He voiced for actors like Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and others. Songs by film * "Woh Kehte Hain Hum Se" (''Dariya Dil'') * "My Name Is Lakhan" (''Ram Lakhan'') * "Dil Ne Dil Se Kaha" ('' Aaina'') * "Is Jahaan Ki Nahin" (''King Uncle'') * "Chandi Ki Cycle" (''Bhabhi'') * "Paisa Bolta Hai" (''Kala Bazaar'') * "Krishna Krishna" (''Kishen Kanhaiya'') * "Tu Mujhe Suna" ('' Chandni'') * "Jaisi Karni Waisi" (''Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni'') * "So Gaya Yeh Jahan" (''Tezaab'') * "Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surat Mathur
Surat Mathur (22 August 1930 – 11 June 2021) was an Indian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 Asian Games. Mathur died from COVID-19 in 2021. References External links * 1930 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Indian male long-distance runners Indian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for India Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somesh Mathur
Somesh Mathur (born in 1964) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music producer. Career Mathur has released 21 albums and 43 music videos; 'Ghalib', 'Jai Ganesha', 'Shiva Shlokas', & 'Radhai Ram Radhai Shyam', and the recent Indi-American hit, "Time Stood Still". He composed over 200 songs in a wide range of genres, and he performed over 1600 concerts worldwide. He also received the '' MTV'' Video Music Award (2005–2006) for his album with Asha Bhosle, ''Asha - A Brand New Album'', for the song "Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo". He is the first Indian to be inducted as a mentor and a voting member at the Recording Academy The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Aw ..., an American learned academy of musicians, producers, and other musical professionals. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiv Charan Mathur
Shiv Charan Mathur (14 February 1927 – 25 June 2009) was an Indian politician. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was Governor of Assam from 2008 to 2009. Mathur became Chief Minister of Rajasthan on 14 July 1981 and held that post until 23 February 1985. The killing of Raja Man Singh, the then titular head of the erstwhile princely state of Bharatpur caused a political storm, leading to his resignation. Subsequently, he became Chief Minister again from 20 January 1988 to 4 December 1989. In 2003 he was elected as a MLA from Mandalgarh (Bhilwara). Appointed Governor of Assam in 2008, he remained in that post until his death from cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Dhar
Sheila Dhar (1929 – 26 July 2001) was an Indian author and singer of Kirana gharana. She is known for her writings about music and musicians, which included three books. She also taught English literature and language at Delhi University. She was the wife of P. N. Dhar, an economist and an advisor of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. After dropping out of Lady Hardinge Medical College, Sheila joined Hindu College and was the top of Delhi University English Honours batch in 1950. She was awarded a Summa Cum Laude for her M.A. by Boston University following which she taught Literature for a short while at Miranda House, and then joined the Government's Publications Division. Sheila published a book - ''Raga'n Josh'' - about the lifestyle of the Mathur Kayasthas in the Delhi of the 1940s and '50s providing a glimpse of the old Delhi, which included her experiences with life in bureaucracy and anecdotes from the lives of musicians like Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Kesarbai Kerkar, Pran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharan Rani Backliwal
Sharan Rani (also known as Sharan Rani Backliwal, '' née'' Mathur) (9 April 1929 – 8 April 2008) was an Indian classical sarod player and music scholar. Her private collection of 379 musical instruments ranging from the 15th to the 19th century is now part of the "Sharan Rani Backliwal Gallery of Musical Instruments" at the National Museum, New Delhi. Early life and training She was born Sharan Rani Mathur in the walled city of Old Delhi to a conservative Hindu family of well-known businessmen and educationists. As a young girl, Sharan Rani learned to play the sarod from the master musicians Allauddin Khan and his son Ali Akbar Khan. Backliwal began her musical career in spite of immense familial opposition. During this period in Indian history, a career as a musician was seen as something for gharanas (families where music was a hereditary profession) or was the profession of nautch girls or baijis, not something appropriate for the daughter of a respectable, non-mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajiv Dayal Mathur
Air Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is a former officer in the Indian Air Force. He was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command. He assumed the office on 1 October 2020 succeeding Air Marshal Arvindra Singh Butola.He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command from 1 March 2019 to 30 September 2020. He superannuated on 31 July 2021. Early life and education Mathur did his schooling from St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun. He joined National Defence Academy in 1978. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He also holds M.Sc and M Phil degrees in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Mathur
Raj Mathur was a founding member of the Indian Linux Users Group, Delhi (ILUG-Delhi ILUG-Delhi is a Linux user group, and is the Delhi Chapter of the India Linux User Group community (ILUG). ILUG-D regularly organises meetings to discuss Free and Open Source Software. Meetings were usually organised once a month and announced on ...). He is also an active member of the free and open source community in India. Raj Mathur will be the leader among early users and advocates of Linux and free software in India. Raj Mathur is going to serve as a visiting professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathur, Raj 1961 births 2012 deaths Members of the Open Source Initiative board of directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghav
Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums: the debut '' Storyteller'' in 2004, ''Identity'' in 2009, and '' The Phoenix'' in 2012. His most known commercial success was with " Angel Eyes" which peaked at number 7 in the UK in 2005. His singles "So Confused", "Can't Get Enough" and "It Can't Be Right" also reached the UK top ten in 2004. Raghav continues to have success on Canadian charts in 2010s with subsequent hits like " So Much" with Kardinal Offishall, "Fire", "Top of the World", "Woohoo" and "Until the Sun Comes Up" (featuring Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and US artist Nelly. Beginnings Raghav was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Hindu parents from India. His parents soon moved to Calgary and Fort McMurray, Alberta, where he grew up. Raghav attended Sir Winston Churchill High School, and at the age of 15, music became a heavy feature in his life. Alongside Indian influences at home, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghav Mathur
Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums: the debut '' Storyteller'' in 2004, ''Identity'' in 2009, and '' The Phoenix'' in 2012. His most known commercial success was with " Angel Eyes" which peaked at number 7 in the UK in 2005. His singles "So Confused", "Can't Get Enough" and "It Can't Be Right" also reached the UK top ten in 2004. Raghav continues to have success on Canadian charts in 2010s with subsequent hits like " So Much" with Kardinal Offishall, "Fire", "Top of the World", "Woohoo" and "Until the Sun Comes Up" (featuring Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and US artist Nelly. Beginnings Raghav was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Hindu parents from India. His parents soon moved to Calgary and Fort McMurray, Alberta, where he grew up. Raghav attended Sir Winston Churchill High School, and at the age of 15, music became a heavy feature in his life. Alongside Indian influences at home, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Mathur
Prem Mathur is the first Indian woman commercial pilot and started flying for Deccan Airways. She obtained her commercial pilot's licence in 1947. In 1949, she won the National Air Race. Early life Mathur was born on 17 January 1910. Career Mathur was rejected by eight airlines before she got a job at Deccan Airways in Hyderabad in 1947. She was offered the job at the age of 38 where she became the first Indian woman to fly a commercial plane. She received her license from the Allahabad Flying Club. She flew her first plane as a co-pilot. During her career at Deccan Airways, she flew high-profile people like Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Lady Mountbatten. Mathur wanted the full command of the cockpit but was denied the same by Deccan Airways, even after fulfilment of the required flying hours by her. Soon after, she moved to Delhi where she became G.D. Birla's private jet pilot. After that she joined Indian Airlines in 1953 and worked there for the rest of her c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
