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Ambarnath
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Demographics In 2011, Ambarnath had a population of 253,475, with 132,582 Males and 120,893 Females. Its population grew by 24.4% from 2001, when it had a population of 203,804. It is overwhelmingly Hindu, with about eighty percent of the population being Hindu. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player *Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer *Puranik Yogendra, politician *Kay Kay Menon Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), known professionally as Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and occasionally in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in fil ..., Actor References {{Mumbai metropolitan area Cities and towns in Thane district Talukas in Maharashtra Cities in Maharashtra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiv Mandir, Ambernath
The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya. It is situated on the bank of the Waldhuni river, 2 km away from Ambarnath railway station (East). The temple was built in 1060 AD carved in stone. It was probably built by Shilahara king Chhittaraja, it may also have been rebuilt by his son Mummuni. Unusually, the sanctuary or garbhagriha is below ground, reached by some 20 steps down from the mandapa, and is open to the sky as the shikhara tower above stops abruptly at a little above the height of the mandapa, and was apparently never completed. It is in bhumija form, and if completed would have been close in form to the Udayesvara Temple also known as Neelkantheshwara temple in Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh, begun in 1059, and the Gondeshwar Temple at Sinnar. It is clear from what was built that the shikhara woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thane District
Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [ʈʰaːɳe], previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Municipal Corporation of Kalyan-Dombivli, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur (Thane), Shahapur. The district is situated between 18°42' and 20°20' north latitudes and 72°45' and 73°48' east longitudes. The revised area of the district is 4,214 km2. The district is bounded by Nashik District, Nashik district to the north east, Pune District, Pune and Ahm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambarnath
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Demographics In 2011, Ambarnath had a population of 253,475, with 132,582 Males and 120,893 Females. Its population grew by 24.4% from 2001, when it had a population of 203,804. It is overwhelmingly Hindu, with about eighty percent of the population being Hindu. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player *Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer *Puranik Yogendra, politician *Kay Kay Menon Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), known professionally as Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and occasionally in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in fil ..., Actor References {{Mumbai metropolitan area Cities and towns in Thane district Talukas in Maharashtra Cities in Maharashtra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puranik Yogendra
Yogendra Puranik ( ''Puraniku Yogendora'', ; born 3 June 1977), is an Indian-born Japanese politician and the first person of Indian origin to win an election in Japan. He was elected to the Tokyo's Edogawa, Tokyo, Edogawa City assembly as City Councillor in April 2019. He was supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. For political purposes, he got nicknamed as . In April 2022, Puranik was appointed as the Principal of in Ibraraki prefecture. Childhood Puranik was born in Ambarnath, in the suburbs of Mumbai, India, on 3 June 1977. Rekha Puranik, his mother, worked as a stitch and teacher and Sharad Puranik, his father, worked as a machinist in the Ordnance Factory in Ambarnath. Puranik has an elder sister named Nilima Potnis and a younger brother named Rahul Puranik. Education Puranik started his schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School) in Ambarnath. When Puranik reached 11th grade, his father was transferred to Pune. Puranik joined Kendriya Vidya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambernath (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ambernath Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Thane district Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the c .... Geographical scope The constituency comprises parts of Ambernath taluka viz. revenue circles Ambernath (Rural), and Ambernath Municipal Council, parts of Ulhasnagar taluka that is parts of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation that is wards 14 to 22 and 44 to 51. Members of the Legislative Assembly Assembly Elections 2024 Election results Assembly Elections 1978 Assembly Elections 1980 Assembly Elections 1985 Assembly Elections 1990 Assembly Elections 1995 Assembly Elections 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merwyn Fernandes
Mervyn Fernandis (born 12 April 1959) is a former Indian hockey player. Mervyn played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 1970s. His name become synonymous with Indian hockey. He was a consistent performer for the Indian team. Mervyn with his body-serve and excellent finish was an exceptional forward. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with .... His father, Joe Fernandes, was the coach in P.M.M Inner wheel school ( Ambernath) for a very long period of time before retiring few years ago due to old age. References External links * Living people Goan people Field hockey players from Maharashtra Olympic field hockey players for India Olympic gold medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farukh Choudhary
Farukh Haji Kasam Choudhary (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin and the India national team. Career Early career and Lonestar Kashmir Encouraged by his father to take on football, Choudhary started his career as a centre back with the Maharashtra state youth teams. Choudhary then joined the academy of I-League side, Pune. He then joined Lonestar Kashmir for their I-League 2nd Division campaign in which he scored six goals in 18 matches. Kerala Blasters After his impressive performance for Lonestar Kashmir, Choudhary signed for Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League. He made his professional debut with the club on 5 October 2016 against Atlético de Kolkata. He started the match and played 68 minutes as Mumbai City FC lost 1–0. Mumbai (loan) After the 2016 ISL season, Choudhary was loaned to I-League side Mumbai. He made his debut for the club on 8 January 2017 in their openin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Kay Menon
Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), known professionally as Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and occasionally in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in films such as '' Black Friday'' (2004), '' Deewar'' (2004), '' Sarkar'' (2005), '' Shaurya'' (2008), '' Gulaal'' (2009), '' Haider'' (2014), ''Baby'' (2015). He has starred in web series such as ''Special Ops'', ''Farzi'', '' The Railway Men'' and '' Citadel: Honey Bunny''. Early life Menon was born into a Malayali family in Kozhikode, Kerala and raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra, India. He studied at the St. Joseph High School in Khadki, Pune. He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his Bachelors (Physics) from Mumbai University and his MBA from Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) at the University of Pune, graduating in 1988 with a major in Marketing. Menon's initial focus was working in the advertising industry, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrikant Shinde
Shrikant Eknath Shinde (born 4 February 1987) is an Indian politician serving as a member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He represents the Kalyan constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He is the son of Eknath Shinde, the incumbent Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. At the time of his 2014 election win, he was a final-year Master's student of orthopaedics. Early life and education Shinde is a qualified medical practitioner (MBBS followed by M.S. Orthopedics). He completed his M.S. from Dr. D Y Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai. Shinde's family members includes his father, Eknath Shinde, mother Lata, wife Vrushali and son Rudransh. Shinde first got elected as a Member of Parliament in 2014 elections, from the Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency. He became youngest maratha Member of Parliament ever. He won the election a second time from the same constituency in May 2019. Positions held * 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha Dr. Shrikant Shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Muṁbaī Mahānagara Pradēśa''; abbreviated to MMR and previously also known as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai and its Satellite city, satellite towns in the northern Konkan division of Maharashtra in western India. The region has an area of and with a population of over 26 million it is among the List of metropolitan areas by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of nine municipal corporations and eight smaller municipal councils. The entire area is overseen by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), a Government of Maharashtra, state-owned organisation in charge of town planning, development, transportation and housing in the region. The MMRDA was formed to address challenges in planning and development of integrated infrastructure for the metropolitan region.The areas outside Briha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India National Football Team
The India national football team represents India in men's international Association football, football and is governed by the All India Football Federation, the governing body for Football in India, football in India. It is a member of FIFA, Asian Football Confederation, AFC and the South Asian Football Federation, SAFF. The team, which is considered as the best team in South Asia, won two gold medals at the Football at the 1951 Asian Games, 1951 and Football at the 1962 Asian Games, 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth at the Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 1956 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although they did qualify by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950 World Cup after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament. The team has also appeared four times in the AFC Asian Cup, Asia's top football championship and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose coming as the Messiah#Christianity, messiah (Christ (title), Christ) was Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament, prophesied in the Old Testament and chronicled in the New Testament. It is the Major religious groups, world's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.3 billion followers, comprising around 28.8% of the world population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in Christianity by country, 157 countries and territories. Christianity remains Christian culture, culturally diverse in its Western Christianity, Western and Eastern Christianity, Eastern branches, and doctrinally diverse concerning Justification (theology), justification and the natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
