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Sekhon
Sekhon is a Jats, Jat clan in the Punjab region, especially found in Amritsar district, Amritsar and Ludhiana districts of Punjab, India, Punjab and Jind district of Haryana in India, and in the Gujranwala district of Pakistan. Notable people with the surname Sekhon * Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indian Air Force officer * Sahaij Sekhon, Indian basketball player * Sant Singh Sekhon, Indian playwright * Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Indian politician * Kathleen Sekhon, American educator and politician * Harrobindeep Sekhon, Canadian cricketer * Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Canadian statistician * Ricky Sekhon, English actor * Gurcharan Singh Sekhon, Singaporean Army officer * Harinder Singh Sekhon, Malaysian cricketer * Shweta Sekhon, Malaysian supermodel Popular culture * DSP Dilsher Sekhon of Singham Khurd in the Punjabi language film ''Singham (2019 film), Singham'', who sets out to end the drug addiction among the youth of Punjab. References Further reading * {{cite book , title=The Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1945 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC. Flying Officer Sekhon's remains as well as the exact location of the crash site of his aircraft are still unknown. Early life Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was born in a Sikh Jat family on 17 July 1943 in the village of Isewal, Ludhiana, Punjab Province, British India. His father was M.W.O. Tarlok Singh Sekhon and his mother was Harbans Kaur. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 4 June 1967 as a Pilot Officer. Param Vir Chakra Award During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he was serving with the No.18 Squadron, "The Flying Bullet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahaij Sekhon
Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon is an Indian professional basketball player. Early life As a kid, Sahaij Sekhon started out playing cricket, wanting to be a batsman. In second grade, he shifted to soccer. It was while playing soccer that his first coach Rakesh Kumar scouted him along with Asadh Singh, another national-level player. Kumar recalled that Sekhon played with quickness and guile like none other he had seen before. Despite his relatively short stature back then, coach Rakesh recommended that he take up basketball because he felt that it would suit Sahaij Sekhon's skill set better.Meet Sahaij Sekhon- The diamond among the other gems of Indian Basketball Ananth Narasimman (thebridge.in), 3 September 2021. Accessed 11 November 2021. Sekhon ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Singh Sekhon
Sant Singh Sekhon (1908–1997) was an Indian playwright and fiction writer associated with Punjabi literature. He is part of the generation of Indian literature, Indian authors who mark the transition of India into an Partition of India, independent nation, scarred by the tragedies of partition of India, partition. Life Sekhon was born in Faisalabad, Lyallpur, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan), and grew up in his father's village in Dakha, near Ludhiana. His father was an idealist but introverted while his mother was more practical and religious, practicing Sikh ''Singh Sabha''. There was considerable marital discord in the family which colours many of his stories. Sekhon eventually graduated with master's degrees in Economics and also in English. In the 1930s, he started writing in English, and after some initial publications including some in shared publications with W.H. Auden and Stephen Spender. But given the greater audience in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Sekhon
Ricky S. Sekhon (born 15 March 1983) is an English actor. Early life Sekhon was born in Southall, London, the son of Punjabi jat parents. He has two older sisters. He graduated from the Royal Holloway, University of London in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies. Career Sekhon started as an acting member of the National Youth Theatre from 2001 to 2005. He played Osama bin Laden in the 2012 film ''Zero Dark Thirty''. At the time of auditioning, he was not told he was auditioning for Osama bin Laden, though he was aware the role was that of a terrorist. He spent eight weeks preparing for the role, during which he learned Arabic and read literature on bin Laden and his political ideology. Sekhon appeared as Hazeem in the 2010 comedy film '' The Infidel''. He has been a part of the National Youth Theatre's outreach programme for many years, taking drama to urban youth centres, directing short films, and shooting a film entitled ''The Induction'' with inmates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Sekhon
Shweta Sekhon (born Shwetajeet Kaur Sekhon, 6 November 1997), is a Malaysian Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2016 and Miss Universe Malaysia 2019. She represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant in Atlanta, United States. Background Shweta was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia of a local Malaysian Indian of ethnic Punjabi descent. She was named after Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's eldest daughter, Shweta Nanda. She was raised by a single mum, a former Malaysia Airlines stewardess, together with her older sister Sabrina. She completed her form six studies at SMK Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur. She is fluent in English, Malay, Punjabi, and Hindi. She also decided to take a break from pursuing her tertiary education to focus on beauty pageants. Pageantry ;Miss Malaysia World 2016 Shweta was scouted online for Miss World Malaysia 2016 pageant and chosen as the official Top 18 of the pageant. At the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harinder Singh Sekhon
Harinderjit Singh Sekhon also known as Harinder Sekhon and Harinder Singh Sekhon (born April 9, 1991) is a two time World record holder for the "Highest standing jump (One leg)". and the Highest Seated Box Jump. He is a Malaysian International Cricketer & also holds the National record for "Highest standing jump". Biography Harinder Sekhon was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. He spent his early childhood in Malaysia having attended the MAZ International School and later Loughborough University in the United Kingdom for his graduate studies. He is a teacher by profession, a cricketer and jumper "Highest stand jump". and Highest Seated Box Jump Harinder's achievements are mainly in sports, the latest being on 15th October 2022 when broke the World Record for the 'Highest Seated Box Jump' with 1.52 meters, on 23 May 2021, he broke the World record for "Highest standing Jump (one leg)" with (4ft 6.5 in) and on 15 March 2021. Harinder also broke the national record for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janmeja Singh Sekhon
Janmeja Singh Sekhon is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal. He is Minister for PWD in the present Punjab Government.Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 He has been holding this post since 2007. Personal life His father's name is Gurdit Singh. His brother Justice (retd) Jai Singh Sekhon is the Lokpal of Punjab. He has a son (Preetinder Singh Sekhon) and a daughter (Prabhleen Sekhon).Political career He was first elected for the in 1997 as an |
Kathleen Sekhon
Kathleen Sekhon (born May 19, 1948) is an American politician and educator. Sekhon grew up in Pipestone, Minnesota. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from University of Minnesota Duluth. She lived with her husband and children in Burns Township, Anoka County, Minnesota. She taught in the Anoka County Schools. Sekhon served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998 and was a Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ... References 1948 births Living people People from Anoka County, Minnesota People from Pipestone, Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth alumni Educators from Minnesota Women state legislators in Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrobindeep Sekhon
Harrobindeep Sekhon (born 10 September 1998) is a Canadian cricketer. In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies. He made his List A debut on 11 November 2019, for Canada against Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ..., in the Regional Super50 tournament. References External links * 1998 births Living people Canadian cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurcharan Singh Sekhon
Colonel (RET) Gurcharan Singh Sekhon ( Punjabi: , born 1937) is a retired Singaporean army officer. Nicknamed "Father of the Engineers", he is a pioneer of the Singapore Armed Forces, credited with setting up the Singapore Combat Engineers. He served as the 6th Commandant of the Singapore Command and Staff College from 1979–1981, and thereafter as the Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations) of the Singapore Army, an appointment today held by an officer of one-star rank. In July 1967, he became a graduate of Singapore's first batch of officer cadets. Of that batch, he was the first to command a specialist branch, to hold this command alongside command of a battalion, to command the Singapore Command and Staff College, and to command the First Division of the Singapore Armed Forces. Early life and education Gurcharan Singh Sekhon was born in a Jat Sikh family in 1937 to Mall Singh, a disciplinarian who owned a farm in Aljunied Road with cows and buffaloes, and who later b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singham (2019 Film)
''Singham'' is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language action film written by Dheeraj Rattan and directed by Navaniat Singh. Co-produced by T-Series, Ajay Devgn Films and Panorama Studios, it stars Parmish Verma, Kartar Cheema and Sonam Bajwa, along with Sardar Sohi, Rupinder Rupi, Anita Devgn, and Hardeep Gill in supporting roles. It is an official remake of 2010 Tamil film ''Singam''. The film chronicles the story of righteous cop Dilsher Singh, who fights against drug peddlers in his village Singham Khurd. The film was release worldwide on 9 August 2019. Plot After taking charge as the DSP of Singham Khurd, Dilsher Sekhon sets out to end the drug addiction among the youth of Punjab. This sets him against Bhuller, a vicious business tycoon with connections in high places. Cast * Parmish Verma as DSP Dilsher Sekhon * Kartar Cheema as Bhullar * Sonam Bajwa as Nikki * Sardar Sohi as Minister * Rupinder Rupi as Dilsher's Mother * Hardeep Gill as Male Police Officer * Anita Devgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jats
The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory, northeastern Rajputana, and the western Gangetic Plain in the 17th and 18th centuries. Quote: "Hiuen Tsang gave the following account of a numerous pastoral-nomadic population in seventh-century Sin-ti (Sind): 'By the side of the river.. f Sind along the flat marshy lowlands for some thousand li, there are several hundreds of thousands very great manyfamilies ..hichgive themselves exclusively to tending cattle and from this derive their livelihood. They have no masters, and whether men or women, have neither rich nor poor.' While they were left unnamed by the Chinese pilgrim, these same people of lower Sind were called Jats' or 'Jats of the wastes' by the Arab geographers. The Jats, as 'dromedary men.' we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
