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Trilochan Pradhan
Trilochan Pradhan (3 January 1929 – 4 December 2021) was an Indian scientist. Career Pradhan obtained his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1956. He headed the Theoretical Nuclear Physics Division at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics from 1964 to 1974, was the first director of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar from 1974 to 1989 and served as the vice chancellor of Utkal University from 1989 to 1991. Books * The Photon, (Nova Science Publishers, New York), 2001 * Quantum Mechanics (University Press of Hyderabad) * Electron Capture by Protons Passing through Hydrogen Awards * Kalinga Ratna, 2018 * Kalinga Samman, 2014 * Padma Bhusan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest Indian honours system, civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for " ..., 1990http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayagarh District
Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1st April 1993 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri. The district is bordered by Khordha district to the south and east, Cuttack district to the east and north, Angul district to the north, Boudh district to the northwest, Kandhamal district to the west and Ganjam district to the southwest. Blocks # Bhapur # Daspalla # Gania # Khandapada # Nayagarh # Nuagan # Odagaon # Ranapur Demographics According to the 2011 census, Nayagarh district has a population of 962,789, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 453rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.3%. Nayagarh has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.17%. Schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha TV
Odisha TV or OTV ( or, ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଟିଭି) is an Odia Indian Cable Television station. It is owned by the Bhubaneswar-based Odisha Television Network. It was started and promoted by Jagi Mangat Panda. Odisha Television (OTV) is the first private Electronic Media in the state of Odisha. Launched in 1997 in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the channel slowly spread to all major towns of the state. It was converted from cable to a satellite channel in December 2006. List of programmes Most programmes of OTV are news based. It also has programmes related to art and culture, tourism, business, food and festivals. Some of its programmes include the following. *''Aagyan Mind Kale Ki'' *''Gapa Saap'' *''The Great Odisha Political Circus'' *''Jibana Do Chakire Ashara Alok'' *''Janamancha'' *''E-News'' - Pupul Bhuyan (presentor) *''Jatra Ra Jatra'' *''Khola Katha'' *''News Fuse'' *''Taste Of Odisha'' *''Police File'' *''Aparadha Diary'' *''Akuha Katha'' *''Sakal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Chicago Alumni
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Ravenshaw University Alumni
Ravenshaw is an English surname from Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and Warwickshire. There are various theories to the meaning, but the simplest is "raven" (either a bird or a personal name), and "wood". The oldest historical record of a surname variant was that of "Stephen de Ravenshagh", 1332, Lancashire. There are other variants. Ravenshaw is uncommon as a given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa .... People with the surname include: * Edward Vincent Ravenshaw (1854–1880), Scottish footballer * Hurdis Ravenshaw (1869 – c. 1920), British Army officer * John Goldsborough Ravenshaw II, (1777–1840), chairman of the British East India Company * Thomas Edward Ravenshaw (1827–1914), educator, founder of Ravenshaw College, and a member of the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banaras Hindu University Alumni
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of Muslim artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. * * * * * Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and to the east of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies downstream of Allahabad (officially Prayagraj), where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site. Varanasi is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities. Kashi, its ancient name, was associated with a kingdom of the same name of 2,500 years ago. The Lion capital of Ashoka at nearby Sarnath has been interpreted to be a commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon there in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Nayagarh District
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Deaths
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1929 Births
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Kalinga Samman
The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. It was created in 1952, following a donation from Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India. Background The recipient of this annual award must have demonstrated – during a brilliant career as writer, editor, lecturer, film producer, radio/television programme director or presenter – talent in interpreting science and technology for the public. The recipient should have striven to emphasize the international importance of science and technology and the contribution they make to improving public welfare, enriching the cultural heritage of nations, and solving problems facing humanity. Many past prize winners have been scientists, while others have been trained in journalism or have been educators or writers. Each member state is entitled to nominate a single candidate, through its National Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utkal University
Utkal University (UU) is a Public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha district, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in Odisha, the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The present campus at Vani Vihar located on a sprawling 399.9 acre area in the heart of Bhubaneswar. At present the university has twenty-seven Post-Graduate teaching and research departments located within the campus, viz. Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education, University Law College at Vani Vihar. Besides the regular courses, twenty-six sponsored courses are offered under the direct academic control of the P.G. Council of the university. The university is located in the middle of the city. It is 5 km from the airport, 3 km from the railway station. Sainik school is to its north. Mancheswar industrial area is to its east. In 2016, Utkal University adopted its theme song from "tunga sikhar chula" (1st 3 stanzas) poem of God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkala and is also mentioned in India's national anthem, " Jana Gana Mana". The language of Odisha is Odia, which is one of the Classical Languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (which was again won back from them by King Kharavela) in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated by the British Indian government when Orissa Province wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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