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St. Xavier's School, Patna
, motto_translation = For God and Country , location = , streetaddress = West Gandhi Maidan Marg , region = , city = , county = Patna , state = Bihar , province = , postcode = 800 001 , postalcode = , zipcode = , country = India , coordinates = , pushpin_map = India Patna , pushpin_label_position = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Patna, India , type = Private school, Private primary and secondary day school , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic, Catholicism , denomination = Jesuits , patron = St. Francis Xavier , established = , founded = , opened = , founder = Marshall D. Moran , status = , closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhi Maidan Marg
Gandhi Maidan or Gandhi Maidan Marg is one of the most important thoroughfares in Patna, India. It is a historical place and is considered as a landmark of the city. Gandhi Maidan is the main market and commercial area of Patna with Ashok Rajpath which starts from Gandhi Maidan and Dak Bungalow Crossing and Bailey Road besides Frazer Road, Exhibition Road, Boring Road, and Boring Canal Road. There are many important institutes that have developed around the area of Gandhi Maidan. Landmarks around Gandhi Maidan The Gandhi Maidan lies in the hub of the city of Patna. There are many places around the sprawling grounds that one can visit. Within a distance of half a kilometer lies the granary of Golghar that was built in 1786 by the British. The Golghar Falls is also located there. The Patna Sahib Gurudwara is 11 km away from Gandhi Maidan. There are many educational institutes that developed in this region. Some of the schools and colleges near Gandhi Maidan are: *A. N. Sinha Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Jesus
, image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders = , founding_location = , type = Order of clerics regular of pontifical right (for men) , headquarters = Generalate:Borgo S. Spirito 4, 00195 Roma-Prati, Italy , coords = , region_served = Worldwide , num_members = 14,839 members (includes 10,721 priests) as of 2020 , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = la, Ad Majorem Dei GloriamEnglish: ''For the Greater Glory of God'' , leader_title2 = Superior General , leader_name2 = Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ , leader_title3 = Patron saints , leader_name3 = , leader_title4 = Ministry , leader_name4 = Missionary, educational, literary works , main_organ = La Civiltà Cattoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjaya Lall
Sanjaya Lall (13 December 1940 – 18 June 2005) was a development economist and Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. Lall's research interests included the impact of foreign direct investment in developing countries, the economics of multi-national corporations, and the development of technological capability and industrial competitiveness in developing countries. One of the world's pre-eminent development economists, Lall was also one of the founding editors of the journal ''Oxford Development Studies'' and a senior economist at the World Bank (1965–68 and 1985–87). Biography Lall was born in Patna, Bihar, India, and graduated from Patna University in 1960 with a BA in economics, receiving the Gold Medal for ranking first in the university. He then read for a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at St. John's College, Oxford University, graduating with first class honours in 1963. Lall subsequently achieved a distinction in the MPhil in economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Kumar (governor)
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 represented A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Koirala
Prakash Koirala ( ne, प्रकाश कोइराला, ) is a Nepalese politician and former Cabinet minister who held the portfolios of Environment, Science and Technology. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress. He is the son of former Nepalese prime minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, and is the father of Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala and an actor Siddharth Koirala. On 15 July 2005, he was appointed as the cabinet minister of Nepal for Environment, Science and Technology in the royal cabinet of erstwhile King Gyanendra, when Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ... government was sacked. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Nepali Congress politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Khurshid
Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a lawyer, and a writer who has been elected from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency in the General Election of 2009. He belongs to the Farrukhabad area. Prior to this he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (1991–1996) from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency. He became the Union Deputy Minister of Commerce in June 1991, and later became the Union Minister of State for External Affairs (Jan. 1993 – June 1996). He started his political career in 1981 as an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the prime ministership of Indira Gandhi. Early life and education Born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, he is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan a former Union Minister of External affairs, Government of India, and matern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejendra Khanna
Tejendra Khanna (born 16 December 1938) is the former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi twice, from January 1997 to April 1998 and again from April 2007 - July 2013. He also served as Chancellor of Delhi Technological University, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Ambedkar University. Early life and education Tejendra Khanna was born in Patna, Bihar on 16 December 1938. He earned his Master of Science (Physics) from Patna University and Master of Arts in Public Administration from University of California, Berkeley. Career He was a 1961 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He held different administrative positions in Punjab. He was the Chief Secretary, Punjab during 1991-92 and conducted the 1992 February elections in Punjab as Chief Election Officer, which brought back an elected Government in the state after a long period of President’s Rule. He also held important positions in the Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Saba Karim
Syed Saba Karim (born 14 November 1967) is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Karim has also served in the corporate sector. He has worked in the Corporate Communications Division of TISCO. Saba has been very vocal about his views on various cricketing aspects like team performance, umpiring standards and day-night test matches etc. to name a few. Career First class career Karim started his first-class career for Bihar in 1982–83 at the age of 15, immediately after finishing his schooling at St. Xavier's High School, Patna. His career-best score was 234 against Orissa in the 1990-91 Ranji Trophy. He was first picked for India as a replacement for Nayan Mongia in the Standard Bank Series in South Africa in 1996-97 and he performed well with the bat when he scored 55 on debut and a 38 in the next match, however, his next eight innings saw him make 49 runs. Eye injury The effects of an eye injury suffered while keeping for India aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Das
Sandeep Das is an Indian tabla player and composer currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. His collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma for The Silk Road Ensemble - Sing Me Home - won the Grammy award for Best World Music Album at the 59th Grammy Awards, 2017. He was previously nominated twice for the Grammy Award in 2005 and 2009. Early life and education Sandeep Das was born in Patna, Bihar, India. His family was originally from Chandannagar, West Bengal, relocating to Patna in the 1970s. Sandeep completed his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Patna (1975–1985). He graduated in English Literature with gold medal from Banaras Hindu University. He first began learning Tabla under Pt. Shiv Kumar Singh at the age of 8. Benares Gharana Sandeep started learning from Kishan Maharaj, under the Indian Guru-shishya tradition, at the age of 9. Sandeep would travel on weekends from his home in Patna, to Benaras, where his Guru lived. Later, his family shifted to Benares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arup Roy Choudhury
Prof. (Dr.) Arup Roy Choudhury (born 29 December 1956) is a business executive and professor. He worked as the Chairman & MD of NBCC (National Building Construction Corporation), a Navaratna Central Public Sector Company from 3 April 2001 to 31 August 2010, and as Chairman and MD of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Company from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2015. He also held an additional charge of Chairman of DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation), a Company owned by Govt. of India, Govt. of West Bengal, and Govt. of Jharkhand. From 6 October 2015 till 15 Dec 2020 he worked with the Govt. of West Bengal, initially as the Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission, and thereafter as the Principal Advisor Infrastructure to the West Bengal Cabinet. Since 28 Jan 2021, he has joined as Professor of Practice with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Prof. Choudhury holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhayanand
Abhayanand is an IPS officer and educationalist who, along with Anand Kumar, conceptualised Super 30 to teach poor students to crack IIT JEE. Following his graduation from Patna Science College, Abhayanand was selected as the IPS officer for the Bihar cadre after clearing UPSC Civil Services Examination in 1977. He was the ADG (headquarters) in 2006 and as such he concentrated on the speedy trial of Arms Act cases in Bihar. Later, during his tenure as the ADG of Bihar Military Police, Patna, he motivated the constables to donate from their salaries to convert a dilapidated government hospital into a modern nursing home with state-of-the-art facilities for treatment of the police force and their family members. Abhayanand was appointed as D.G.P. Bihar in August 2011, following the footsteps of his late father, Mr. Jagdanand, who was the 28th D.G.P., Bihar in 1985–86. Career Director General of Police Abhayanand was appointed as DGP Bihar on 25 August 2011. He took charge as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
