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Sorabh Pant
Sorabh Pant is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer. He has performed over 250 shows. He was rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians by ''The Times of India''. In a poll by IBN Live in March 2012, he was listed No. 1 of the 30 most interesting Twitter users in India. Career Pant started as a writer for television. In March 2008, he met Vir Das and they did a show together on CNBC-TV18 called ''News on The Loose''. Pant's career in comedy took off when he started as the opening act for Vir Das's show, ''Walking on Broken Das'', later that year. After working with Das for three and a half years, he did his first solo act at HQ. In November 2009, he became one of just three Indian comedians to hit auditoriums with his solo show, ''Pant on Fire''. Sorabh also featured in F.A.Q. on Pogo . In July 2011, when Wayne Brady toured India, Pant was his opening act. In November 2011, Pant opened for American actor and comedian Rob Schneider on his India tour. Pant released his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunal Rao
Kunala (IAST: ) (263 BC – ?) was a son of Emperor Ashoka and Queen Padmavati and the presumptive heir to Ashoka, thus the heir to the Mauryan Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. After the departure of Mahendra, Ashoka's eldest son, he was supposed to be the heir to the empire, but was blinded by his step-mother, Tishyaraksha, at a young age in jealousy. While he was not able to take the throne, his son, Samprati, became his heir. Kunala also served as the Viceroy of Taxila during the reign of his father, having been appointed to the position in 235 BC. Significance of name Kunala also means "bird with beautiful eyes", "someone who sees beauty in everything" or "one with beautiful eyes". Early life Due to the death of his birth mother, Padmavati, within a few months of his birth, he was raised by Ashoka's chief queen consort Asandhimitra, who loved him like her own son. Due to this, Asandhimitra is often mistaken to be his birth mother. At the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Stand-up Comedians
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Indian Male Comedians
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghna Pant
Meghna Pant is an Indian author, journalist and speaker. She has won a variety of awards for her contribution to literature, gender issues and journalism. In 2012, she won the Muse India National Literary Awards Young Writer Award for her debut novel ''One-and-a-Half Wife''. Her collection of short stories, ''Happy Birthday and Other Stories'' was long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Award. Career Pant previously worked as a business news anchor with Times Now, NDTV and Bloomberg-UTV in Mumbai and New York City. She reported from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the 2008 financial crisis. She quit in 2013 to pursue writing full-time, and returned to India. Her debut novel ''One & a Half Wife'' (Westland, 2012) won the national ''Muse India Young Writer Award'' (2014) and was shortlisted for the ''Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award''. Pant's debut collection of short stories ''Happy Birthday'' (Random House, 2013) was long-listed for the ''Frank O'Connor In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Books
Westland Books or Westland Publications is an Indian publishing house. It was co-founded by the Padmanabhan family in 1962, starting out under the name East West Books. Tata owned it from 2008 as a subsidiary under Trent (Westside). It has been owned by Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ... under Amazon Eurasia Holdings SARL since 2017. Imprints included Context, Eka, Red Panda, Tranquebar. In February 2022, Amazon announced that it will be shutting down Westland Books, after having carried out a "thorough review".Amazon to shut down publishing house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''Forbes'' list of the world's highest-paid comedians, and became the first comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special. He also won the Peabody Award and the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for producing ''Hip-Hop Evolution'' (2016). He lives in Los Angeles. Early life Peters was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 29, 1970 to immigrants from India, both of Anglo-Indian descent, Eric and Maureen Peters, who had moved to Canada in 1965 from Bombay, Maharashtra, Western India and Calcutta, West Bengal, East India respectively. His extended family lives in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. Peters was raised Catholic. When Peters was four, he and his family moved to Brampton. He attended Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angad Singh Ranyal
Angad is a Hindic masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people: *Angada, a character in the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic of ancient India *Guru Angad (1504–1552), the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism *Angad Bedi (born 1983), Indian film actor and model *Angad Hasija (born 1984), Indian television actor *Angad Paul Angad Paul (6 June 1970 – 8 November 2015) was a British businessman and film producer. Background and education Paul was born on 6 June 1970, the youngest son of the billionaire entrepreneur and politician Swraj Paul, Baron Paul. He attend ... (1970–2015), British businessman and film producer {{given name Indian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azeem Banatwalla , Indian actor
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Azeem (Arabic: "Great") is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Azeem (rapper), American hip hop musician born Azeem Ismail * Azeem Funkara, OP PUBG Mobile Player from India * Azeem Ghumman, Pakistani cricketer * Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer * Azeem Pitcher, Bermudian cricketer * Azeem Rafiq, English cricketer * Azeem Ahmed Tariq, Pakistani politician * Azeem Victor, American football player Surname: * Neelima Azeem Neelima Azeem (born 2 December 1958) is an Indian actress, classical dancer, writer and the mother of actors Shahid Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter. She is known in India for her roles in television shows. Early life Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atul Khatri
Atul Naraindas Khatri is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTube personality. He was rated among the top Indian comedians by CNN-IBN and was the only Indian to perform in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival (Sep 2014). He was also the winner of the ''CEO's Got Talent Season 1''. Early life and education He attended the St. Theresa’s Boys High School and later obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from TSEC, University of Mumbai. He also attained a certificate in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School in Manchester, England. His family is Sindhi and his mother hails from Karachi. After completing his education, he joined his family-run computer business (Kaytek Computer Services Private Limited) and assumed the post of Chief Executive Officer. At the age of 43, Khatri became a comedian whilst still being engaged in his business. Career Khatri in 2011, owing to monotony and after being encouraged by his wife to do so, wanted to have an alte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahil Shah
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Sapan Verma
East India Comedy was a group of 7 Indian stand-up comedians that performed comedy shows, organized comedy workshops and corporate events, and scripts movies and television shows. The group claimed to be India's busiest comedy company with a record 130 shows across the country in the calendar year 2013. East India Comedy maintained a YouTube channel that showcased their comedy stints and satires on topics like politics, religion and the Indian film industry. Much of their reputation was initiated through their online presence. The group used to host India’s version of the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), the Ghanta Awards. Members *Sorabh Pant, Founder (left, 2017) *Kunal Rao, Co-founder (left, 2019) *Sapan Verma, Co-founder *Sahil Shah, Co-founder *Angad Singh Ranyal *Azeem Banatwalla *Atul Khatri (left, 2017) History In 2012, East India Comedy was founded by Sorabh Pant along with Kunal Rao, Sapan Verma and Sahil Shah. Later in the same year, the group was joined by Azeem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
