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Toppo (surname)
Toppo is an Indian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anupam Toppo, Indian cricketer * Binita Toppo (born 1980), member of the India women's national field hockey team * Biju Toppo (born 1969), Indian anthropological and documentary filmmaker * Felix Toppo (born 1947), Indian prelate of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Ranchi * Joseph Toppo (1943−2016), Indian politician * Michael Akasius Toppo (born 1955), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur, Assam, India * Namita Toppo (born 1995), Indian female field hockey player * Telesphore Toppo Telesphore Placidus Toppo (born 15 October 1939) is an Indian cardinal and was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1984 until his resignation was accepted on 24 June 2018. A polyglot, Toppo speaks Sadri, Oraon ( ... (born 1939), Indian cardinal and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese * Walter Toppo (born 1994), Indian cricketer See also * Toppo (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anupam Toppo
Anupam Toppo is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy was the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. Unlike previous seasons, the 2016–17 tournament was played at neutral venues. Captains and coaches were supportive of the ... on 13 November 2016. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian cricketers Chhattisgarh cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binita Toppo
Binita Toppo (born 21 November 1980) is an Indian former field hockey player who played for the India women's field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Toppo is currently employed with Western Railways. Early life Toppo was born in Lulkidihi in the Sundergarh district of Odisha. She lost her father at a very young age and her mother worked at a school as a cleaner. Education Toppo studied at the Mahindra College in Ranchi. She trained at the Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela. Toppo completed coaches’ training programs at Tata Football Academy, Jamshedpur and Baichung Bhutia Football Schools, Delhi. Career and training Toppo made it to the Indian National team in 2004. Prior to that, she had won many local tournaments in the state. She led the Indian women's hockey team in the 2007 Women's Asia Cup. She led the U-16 Jharkhand state team along with studying at school. She ranked position 5 in Common Wealth Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biju Toppo
Biju Toppo is an anthropological and national award-winning tribal documentary filmmaker from Ranchi, Jharkhand. He uses film as a medium for social activism on behalf of marginalized indigenous communities, and teaches video production at St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. He belongs to the ethnic group Kurukh of India. Introduction Biju Toppo and Meghnath Bhattacharya belong to AKHRA, a film production house working in the field of culture and communication in Jharkhand, India. Akhra is a pioneering group that has been making films on indigenous peoples' issues since 1995. Its many award-winning films have taken up burning issues relevant to indigenous people's survival in India. On 9 September 2011, the duo Meghnath and Biju Toppo were awarded the prestigious National Film Award by the President of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Toppo
Felix Toppo S.J. (born 21 November 1947) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Ranchi since 2018. He was Bishop of Jamshedpur from 1997 to 2018. He is a member of India's indigenous tribal people, like his predecessor as Archbishop of Ranchi, Cardinal Telesphore Toppo. The two are not related Biography He was born on 21 November 1947 in Tongo, in the Diocese of Gumla in Jharkhand. He joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1968. He was ordained a priest for the Society of Jesus on 14 April 1982. Within the Jesuits he has at times been director of pre-novices, novice master and superior. He earned a master's degree in psychology from the Gregorian University, Rome, in 1990. Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Jamshedpur on 14 June 1997. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo on 27 September 1997. Toppo was the first tribal to head the Diocese. He chaired the CBCI Office for Clergy and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Toppo
Joseph Toppo (1943 − March 22, 2016) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, represented Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Assam and was a member of Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe .... References 1943 births 2016 deaths Asom Gana Parishad politicians India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Assam People from Sonitpur district {{Assam-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Akasius Toppo
Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur, Assam, India. Early life and education Toppo was born on 8 May 1955 in Gormara, Assam, India. He studied at St. Paul's minor seminary, Shillong, Christ King College Shillong and St. Albert's College Ranchi. Priesthood On 26 January 1986 Toppo was ordained a priest. Episcopate Toppo was appointed Bishop of Tezpur, India by Pope Benedict XVI on 3 December 2007 and consecrated by Pedro López Quintana Pedro López Quintana (born 27 July 1953) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1984. Since becoming an archbishop in 2003, he has been the head of the papal offices in India, ... on 2 March 2008. See also List of Catholic bishops of India References {{DEFAULTSORT:Toppo, Michael Akasius 1955 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namita Toppo
Namita Toppo (born 4 June 1995) is an Indian former field hockey player. She hails from Sundargarh District of Odisha. On 27 December 2020, she was conferred with the 28th Eklavya award. Toppo was honoured for her performance from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020 at both national and international levels. Career Namita Toppo, born on 4 June 1995, is a midfielder and a product of Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha. Toppo made her state debut in 2007 and was then selected for Girls U-18 Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand where she was part of Bronze medal winning squad. Toppo represented the senior team for the first time in 2012 in the FIH champions challenge in Dublin. Namita was felicitated with Asuntra Lakra Award for the upcoming player of the year Award for 2014 by Hockey India. She made her 150th appearance for the national team against England in 2018 women's hockey world cup in London. Namita was part of Olympic squad which represented India in the summer Olympics afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telesphore Toppo
Telesphore Placidus Toppo (born 15 October 1939) is an Indian cardinal and was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1984 until his resignation was accepted on 24 June 2018. A polyglot, Toppo speaks Sadri, Oraon (mother tongues), Hindi (official language), English and Italian. Early life and ordination Toppo was born in Chainpur, in the state of Bihar and now in Jharkhand, India, on 15 October 1939, the eighth of ten children. He and his family belonged to Adivasi community. He studied at St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, and theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome. He was ordained priest on 3 May 1969 by Bishop Franz von Streng. Bishop After a stint at Torpa (Jharkhand), as Headmaster of St Joseph's School and Director of the Lievens Vocational Center, Toppo was named Bishop of Dumka and received his episcopal consecration on 7 October 1978 from Archbishop Pius Kerketta SJ. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ranchi, capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Toppo
Walter Toppo (born 1 October 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 16 January 2021, for Odisha in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the thirteenth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 competition that was played in India. It started on 10 January 2021, with the final taking place on 31 January 2021. Karnataka were the defending .... References External links * 1994 births Living people Indian cricketers Odisha cricketers People from Sundergarh district Cricketers from Odisha {{India-cricket-bio-1994-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toppo (other)
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Toppo may refer to: * Toppo (food), chocolate and bread-based snack * Toppo (surname), surname * Mitsubishi Toppo, light recreational vehicle See also * Topo (other) Topo or TOPO may refer to: * Topo (Calheta), a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores * Topo (climbing), in climbing, a guide for a crag or climbing area * Topo (robot), a robot aimed at the consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |