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Nikhil
Nikhil ( sa, निखिल) is a male name of Sanskrit origin. It is predominantly found in India, Nepal, and the diaspora of these countries. The name means "complete" or "whole". It is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu. Notable people *Nikhil Advani, Hindi film director *Nikhil Banerjee (1931–1986), Indian classical sitar player *Nikhil Chopra, Indian cricketer *Nikhil D'Souza, Indian singer *Nikhil Dwivedi, Hindi actor and producer *Nikhil Kadam, Indian footballer Nikhil Kashyap *Nikhil Kanetkar, Indian Olympic badminton player *Nikhil Kumar, Indian politician, Governor of Nagaland and of Kerala *Nikhil Nanda, Indian industrialist *Nikhil Rathi, British chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority *Nikhil Seetharam, Canadian composer *Nikhil Sharma, fictional character from the British TV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *Nikhil Siddhartha, Telugu actor *Nikhil Srivastava, Indian scientist at the University of California, Berkeley *Nikhil Tandon, Indian professor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Sharma
Nikhil Sharma is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Rik Makarem. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 11 September 2009. Makarem's departure from the soap was announced on 16 May 2013, and Nikhil made his screen exit on 20 August 2013. Makarem reprised the role in September 2015 and Nikhil returned on 29 October 2015. However, it was confirmed that his return would only be temporary and he departed on 19 February 2016. Creation and casting On 21 July 2009, Kris Green of Digital Spy reported ''Emmerdale's new series producer, Gavin Blyth, would be introducing a new family called the Sharmas as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show. The family, which consisted of three siblings, arrived in the village to manage a new confectionery factory. Of the siblings, Blyth said "The Sharmas are a young, contemporary family independent of their parents and will bring the factory into the heart of the village communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Siddhartha
Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakthrough role. He later went onto play the lead in noted films such as ''Yuvatha'' (2008), '' Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013), ''Karthikeya'' (2014), '' Surya vs Surya'' (2015), ''Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada'' (2016), '' Kesava'' (2017), ''Arjun Suravaram'' (2019), ''Karthikeya 2'' (2022), and ''18 pages'' (2022)''.'' Early life Nikhil Siddhartha was born in Begumpet, a neighbourhood of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India. His father Kavali Shyam Siddhartha hails from Mahbubnagar in Telangana. After his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, he graduated from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology. His father suffered from a rare disease, corticobasal degeneration, for eight years before passing away on 28 April 2022. Career Nikhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Kumar
Nikhil Kumar (born 15 July 1941) is a former IPS officer-turned politician hailing from Bihar who was Governor of Nagaland from 2009 to 2013 and Governor of Kerala from 2013 to 2014. One of country's well knownIPS officers of 1963 batch from the AGMUT Cadre Kumar also served as DGP of the National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Railway Protection Force and Commissioner of Delhi Police. He was elected member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004 to 2009, representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology. Family background He is a son of Satyendra Narayan Sinha, who was Chief Minister of Bihar, a veteran Indian National Congress leader and a seven-term Member of Parliament, also from the constituency of Aurangabad. His mother Kishori Sinha was MP for Vaishali and his wife Shyama Singh also represente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil D'Souza
Nikhil D'Souza (born 21 November 1981) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Mumbai, India, and is now signed to East West Records of Warner Music UK. Early life Nikhil D'Souza was born and brought up in Mumbai and majored in Geology from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous higher education institution run by the Bombay Province of the Society of Jesus in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by the Jesuits on January 2, 1869. The college is affil ... but returned to his musical roots after an encounter with a friend. Career Nikhil's genre and musical style can be loosely defined as eclectic acoustic guitar-based pop. His songs have a full melodic quality to them due to his use of alternative tunings (favoured by such artists as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley). Nikhil's major musical influences are Sting and Jeff Buckley. He was the South Asia Soloist Winner at SUTASI '09. Nikhil has released four songs with Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Nanda
Nikhil Nanda is an Indian businessman. Part of the Nanda family, Kapoor family and Bachchan Family, he is the chairman and managing director of Escorts Limited, an engineering company founded in 1944 by his paternal grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda. Early life and background Nikhil Nanda was born on 18 March 1974 in New Delhi, Delhi, India to a Punjabi Hindu family. His father, Rajan Nanda from Fazilka, was an industrialist and the chairman and managing director of Escorts Group, while his mother, Ritu Nanda, worked as an insurance agent for Life Insurance Corporation of India. His maternal grandfather was actor-director Raj Kapoor and his great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor, was an actor. Actors Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor are his maternal uncles, while actresses Neetu Singh and Babita Kapoor are his aunts by marriage. Actors Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Armaan Jain and Aadar Jain are his maternal first cousins. Nanda attended the Doon School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Banerjee
Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee (14 October 1931 – 27 January 1986) was an Indian classical sitarist of the Maihar Gharana. Along with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan, he emerged as one of the leading exponents of the sitar. He was a recipient of the Indian civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan. Training In 1947, Banerjee met Allauddin Khan, who was to become his main guru along with his son, Ali Akbar Khan. Both were sarod players. Banerjee went to Allauddin Khan's concerts and was desperate to have him as his teacher. Allauddin Khan did not want to take on more students, but changed his mind after listening to one of Banerjee's radio broadcasts. Allauddin Khan was Banerjee's main teacher and after he left Maihar he also learnt from Ali Akbar Khan, the son of Allaudin Khan, for many years.Interview by Ira L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Advani
Nikhil Suresh Advani (born 28 April 1971) is an Indian film and television director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He along with his sister, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani, co-founded the entertainment company Emmay Entertainment. Early life and family Advani was born and raised in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, into a Sindhi Hindu family. His father is a retired professional who worked in senior management positions with multinationals in the chemical and pharmaceuticals industry and his mother is an advertising professional. His father is Sindhi and mother Maharashtrian. He studied at Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy, and later did his Masters in chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He married his college friend Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya. Advani is the grand nephew of late producer N. N. Sippy and second cousin of actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor. His wife, Suparna Gupta is a child rights activist. Winner of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Seetharam
Nikhil Seetharam is a multi-platinum Grammy winning Canadian composer and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has worked with several notable artists such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, and DJ Khaled. Nikhil composes film and television scores and has worked with companies such as Disney+, Hulu, BET, CTV, HBO and more. Musical career In 2010, Nikhil contributed production on Nicki Minaj's single "Moment 4 Life", which peaked at number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. 2010 * T.I. - '' No Mercy'': 12. "Poppin Bottles" (feat. Drake) ''(produced with T-Minus)'' *Ciara - ''Basic Instinct'': 9. "Turn It Up" (feat. Usher) ''(produced with T-Minus)'' *Nicki Minaj - ''Pink Friday'': 7. "Moment 4 Life" (feat. Drake) ''(produced with T-Minus)'' 2011 *DJ Khaled: ''We the Best Forever'': "I'm On One" (feat Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne) ''(produced with T-Minus)'' *Drake - '' Take Care'': :* 09. "Make Me Proud" (feat. Nicki Minaj) 2012 Nicki Minaj - '' Pink Friday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Kanetkar
Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is the only Olympic badminton player from Pune India. Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark. In addition to Olympics, Kanetkar has represented India in the Thomas Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games, Swiss Open, French Open, Toulouse Open and numerous other championships. In 2011, he retired from competitive sports and set up Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA, www.nkba.in) in Pune, India. The academy is based at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, Pune, India. NKBA was established with a vision of "Grooming Talent to Make Champions". Nikhil Kanetkar is currently the Director and Head Coach of NKBA. Kanetkar is also a columnist and commentator. He wrote for the Marathi newspaper S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Rathi
Nikhil Rathi (born 5 August 1979) is the chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Early life Rathi is of Indian descent, and grew up in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, the son of Madhu and Dr Rajendra Rathi, a local magistrate, having moved there aged three. He was educated at Chetwynde School, followed by St Anne's College, Oxford, where he earned a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He was Cumbria under-12 tennis champion. Career From 2005 to 2008, Rathi was Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Rathi worked for HM Treasury from 2009 and 2014, and was director of the financial services group, leading the UK's EU and international financial services interests. In May 2014, Rathi joined the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Dwivedi
Nikhil Dwivedi is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his role in television series ''Scam 1992'' (2020). His other acting roles include '' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' (2008), '' Raavan'' (2010), '' Shor in the City'' (2011), ''Ankahi Kahaniya'' (2021). As a producer, he has produced films like ''Veere Di Wedding'' (2018) and ''Dabangg 3'' (2019). Early life Nikhil Dwivedi was born in a middle-class family in Kanpur. He worked for American Express Bank and before moving on to work for a consumer electronics shop. However, he gave up all of this to pursue acting in films. Career His first major role was as the title role in '' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' in 2008, which was directed by E. Niwas and co-produced by Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies production house. He went on to secure the role of Lakshman in Mani Ratnam's Raavan that also starred Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. His third film was '' Shor in the City'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Srivastava
Nikhil Srivastava is an associate professor of Mathematics at University of California, Berkeley. In July 2014, he was named a recipient of the Pólya Prize with Adam Marcus and Daniel Spielman. Early life and education Nikhil Srivastava was born New Delhi, India. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science in 2005. He received a PhD in computer science from Yale University in 2010 (his dissertation was called "Spectral Sparsification and Restricted Invertibility"). Awards In 2013, together with Adam Marcus and Daniel Spielman, he provided a positive solution to the Kadison–Singer problem In mathematics, the Kadison–Singer problem, posed in 1959, was a problem in functional analysis about whether certain extensions of certain linear functionals on certain C*-algebras were unique. The uniqueness was proved in 2013. The statement a ..., a result that was awarded the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
