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Baldwin Girls' High School
Baldwin Girls' High School (BGHS), founded in 1880, is an all-girls Methodist school and one of the oldest in Bangalore, India. The school follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education syllabus and has classes from pre-nursery up to the tenth grade. The school has an enrollment of more than 5000 students and prepares them for the ICSE examinations in the tenth grade. Baldwin Girls' High School, a member of the Baldwin group of Institutions, is run by the Methodist Church in India under the Chairmanship of Bishop of the South India Regional Conference of the Methodist Church in India. The Baldwin Women's Degree College also shares the same campus. Baldwin Boys' High School is the brother school and is a five-minute walk away from Richmond Road. The school has an Opportunity School for specially gifted children. Baldwin Opportunity School is an institution in the field of Special Education, founded by Miss Anne Tillou, an American missionary, in 1964. It is an extension ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their financial endowment. Unless privately owned they typically have a board of governors and have a system of governance that ensures their independent operation. Private schools retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students for Tuition payments, tuition, rather than relying on taxation through public (government) funding; at some private schools students may be eligible for a scholarship, lowering this tuition fee, dependent on a student's talents or abilities (e.g., sports scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship), need for financial aid, or Scholarship Tax Credit, tax credit scholarships that might be available. Roughly one in 10 U.S. families have chosen to enroll their childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore Town Hall
Sir K. P. Puttanna Chetty Town Hall, locally commonly referred to as Bangalore Town Hall, is a neoclassical municipal building in Bangalore, India, named after the philanthropist and former president of Bangalore City Municipality, Sir K.P Puttanna Chetty. History The building was commissioned and inaugurated by Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar and designed by Sir Mirza Ismail. Foundation stone for the building was laid by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV on 6 March 1933. The building was completed on 11 September 1935. The structure features a flight of steps leading to the entrance porch resting on Tuscan columns with identical columns extending on either sides. Due to improper acoustics, a renovation was proposed estimated at Rs 1,000,000 in 1976. Postponements delayed renovations till March 1990, when the building was finally closed for renovation. The cost then was Rs 6.5 million (approximately US$371,400). The auditorium has two floors with a previous to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Schools In India
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement. They were named ''Methodists'' for "the methodical way in which they carried out their Christian faith". Methodism originated as a revival movement within Anglicanism with roots in the Church of England in the 18th century and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States and beyond because of vigorous missionary work, and today has about 80 million adherents worldwide. Most Methodist denominations are members of the World Methodist Council. Wesleyan theology, which is upheld by the Methodist denominations, focuses on sanctification and the transforming effect of faith on the character of a Christian, exemplified by living a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubra Aiyappa
Shubra Aiyappa (born 24 April) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Kannada cinema, Kannada films, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. After making her debut in the Telugu film ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), she went on to appear in ''Sagaptham'' (2015) and ''Vajrakaya'' (2015). Before venturing into modeling and movies, she studied in Baldwin Girls' High School, Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Career After breaking into modelling, Aiyappa appeared in several commercials before being signed on to appear in the Telugu film, ''Rey (film), Rey'' (2015), directed by YVS Chowdary. However Aiyappa later opted out of the venture, and signed on to make her acting debut in ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), portraying a journalist. In 2015, Aiyappa appeared in ''Sagaptham'', a Tamil film noted for its launch of Shanmugapandian, the son of actor-politician Vijayakanth. The film opened to poor reviews and Aiyappa's role was minimal In 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobhana Samarth
Shobhana Samarth (née Saroj Shilotri; 17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian director, actress and producer, who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Bollywood, Hindi film industry and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started in Marathi cinema. Her first Hindi film, ''Nigahen Nafrat'', was released in 1935. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Sita in ''Ram Rajya (1943 film), Ram Rajya'' (1943). In 1997, she was honoured with the Filmfare Special Award for her contribution to the arts. Samarth later produced and directed a pair of movies that launched the careers of her daughters, Nutan and Tanuja. Early life Shobhana was born on 17 November 1916 in Mumbai, Bombay, British India, as Saroj Shilotri. An only child, her father Prabhakar Shilotri was a "pioneer banker", having started the Shilotri Bank in Bombay. Her mother Rattan Bai, in 1936, acted in the film ''Frontiers of Freedom'', in Marathi (''Swarajyachya Seemewar'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriti Kharbanda
Kriti Kharbanda (born 29 October 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Kharbanda is a recipient of several accolades including a South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Award, and nominations for two Filmfare Awards South. After beginning her career as a model, Kharbanda made her acting debut in the Telugu cinema, Telugu film ''Boni (film), Boni'' (2009) and her Kannada cinema, Kannada debut with ''Chirru'' (2010). Following a few unsuccessful films, she received the SIIMA Award for Best Actress - Kannada nomination for portraying a medical student in ''Googly (2013 film), Googly'' (2013) and for ''Super Ranga'' (2014), winning the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada for the latter. She portrayed an IAS aspirant in ''Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' (2015), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu, Filmfare and SIIMA Award for SIIMA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutan
Nutan Samarth-Bahl ( Samarth; 4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Nutan was noted for her naturalistic acting in parts of conflicted women often deemed unconventional. In a career spanning four decades, she appeared in more than 80 films, that ranged in genre from urban romances to socio-realist dramas. She was the recipient of six Filmfare Awards, including a record five Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In 1974, Nutan received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. Born in Bombay to filmmaker Kumarsen Samarth and film actress Shobhna Samarth, Nutan started her career at the age of 14 in the 1950 film '' Hamari Beti'', directed by her mother. She subsequently starred in the films '' Nagina'' and '' Hum Log'' (both 1951). Her role in '' Seema'' (1955) garnered her wider recognition and her first Filmfare Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghana Raj
Meghana Sundar Raj Sarja is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam and Kannada films along with a few Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film '' Bendu Apparao R.M.P''. She has won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in '' Iruvudellava Bittu'', a 2018 Kannada film. Early life Meghana Raj was born as the only daughter to film actors Sundar Raj, a Tamilian, and Pramila Joshai, a Kannadiga. Her father Sundar has acted in more than 180 films, predominantly in Kannada language, while her mother Pramila also a noted Kannada film producer. She completed her schooling from Baldwin Girls' High School and holds Bachelor's degree in psychology at Christ University, Bangalore. Acting career 2009–11: Debut, breakthrough and setback Meghana Raj debuted as a theatre artist, when she was a child, acting alongside her father in the play ''Jokumaraswamy''. During the audio launch function of the Tamil film '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1954 Asian Games ...
Athletics was contested at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines from May 2 to May 5. Medalists Men Women Medal table ReferencesAsian Games Results GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. *. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. *. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. {{Asian Games Athletics Events at the 1954 Asian Games 1954 Asian Games 1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Brown
Christine Brown (born September 1938) is an Indian track-and-field athlete. She won a gold medal in 4×100m relay (with Stephie d'Souza, Violet Peters and Mary d'Souza) and bronze in the 100 metres in the 1954 Asian Games. This was the first gold by an Indian women's team at the Asian Games. Mary D'Souza, Pat Mendonca, Banoo Gulzar and Roshan Mistry had won a silver in the same event in 1951. In the inter school athletics competition in Bangalore in 1953 Brown, then a fifteen year old student of Baldwin Girls High School, broke the national long jump record with a jump of 17' 4" and equaled the 100m record of 12.4 seconds. She belonged to an Anglo-Indian family from Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i .... References 1938 births Living people Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andaleeb Wajid
Andaleeb Wajid is a Bangalore-based writer. Personal life She began writing at age 10, and studied at Baldwin Girls High School before joining Jyoti Nivas College. She is married and has two sons. Bibliography Novels *''Kite Strings'' (2009) *''Blinkers Off'' (2011) *''My Brothers Wedding'' (2013) *''More than just biryani'' (2014) *''The Tamanna Trilogy'' (2014) *''When she went away'' (2016) *''Asmara's summer'' (2016) * ''Twenty-Nine Going on Thirty'' * ''House of Screams'' (2018) References External links * Andaleeb Wajidat Rupa Publications Andaleeb Wajidat Penguin India Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae () of the order Sphenisciformes (). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is equatorial, with a smal ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Wajid, Andaleeb Living people Indian Muslims Writers from Bengaluru Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray (born 19 April) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada also appeared in Bengali language, Bengali and Bollywood, Hindi films. Ray is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards, along with nominations for five Filmfare Awards South. Ray made her acting debut in 2007, with ''Meravanige''. She had her breakthrough with ''Manasaare'' (2010), for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada nomination. Ray received two more Filmfare Best Actress nomination for her performance in ''Veera Parampare'' (2010) and ''Bhajarangi'' (2013). For the last of these, she won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Her other successful films include — ''Paramathma'' (2011), ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Chowka'' (2017), ''Premam Poojyam'' (2021), ''Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla'' (2022) and ''Thimayya & Thimayya'' (2022). Early life and background Ray was born on 19 April as the youngest daughter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
