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List Of Sikhs
Sikh ( or ; , ' ) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term ', meaning "disciple, learner" or ', meaning "instruction". Academia * Jagdeep Singh Bachher, Chancellor of University of Waterloo and Chief Investment Officer of the University of California *Deep Saini, Vice Chancellor at McGill University Biology * Baldev Singh Dhillon * Gurcharan Singh Kalkat * Kartar Singh Thind * Khem Singh Gill * Mohinder Singh Randhawa * Narinder Singh Randhawa * Sardul Singh Guraya Economics * Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank *Manmohan Singh, Padma Vibhushan and prime minister. * Tarlok Singh (economist), Padma Vibhushan, member of Planning Commission (India) from its inception in 1950 until 1967. * Sucha Singh Gill Medicine * Autar Singh Paintal, Padma Vibhushan, discovered Type B atrial receptors, Gastric Stretch Receptors, Mucosal Mechanoreceptors of the Intestines, Ventricular Pressure Receptors, Pressure-Pain R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikhism
Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religions and among the largest in the world with about 25–30million adherents, known as Sikhs. Sikhism developed from the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the faith's first guru, and the nine Sikh gurus who succeeded him. The tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), named the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the central religious scripture in Sikhism, was their successor. This brought the line of human gurus to a close. Sikhs regard the Guru Granth Sahib as the 11th and eternally living guru. The core beliefs and practices of Sikhism, articulated in the Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh scriptures, include faith and meditation in the name of the one creator (''Ik Onkar''), the divine unity and equality of all humankind, engaging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Economist Of The World Bank
The chief economist of the World Bank (full title: Senior Vice President for Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group) is the senior economist at the World Bank Group, tasked with providing intellectual leadership and direction to the bank's overall international development strategy and economic research agenda, at global, regional and country levels. As a member of the bank's senior management team, the person advises the president and bank's management on economic issues. List of chief economists of the World Bank See also *Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund References World Bank Chief Economists, * {{Economist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaswant Singh Neki
Jaswant Singh Neki (27 August 1925 – 11 September 2015) was a leading Indian Sikh scholar, significant neo-metaphysical Punjabi language poet and former Director of PGI Chandigarh and Head of the Psychiatry Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. As a poet he is known mostly for his poetry collections, ''Asle to Ohle Tak'' (Illusion and Reality, 1955) and autobiographical, ''Koi Naon Na Jane Mera'' (2000). He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi in 1979 for his work, ''Karuna Di Chuh Ton Magron''. His long autobiographical poem ''Simriti De Kiran Ton Pehlan'' (Before Shedding Memory) published in 1975, is considered among the masterpieces of Indian literature. His works as a scholar of Sikhism include, ''Ardaas: Darshan Roop Te Abhiyas'', ''Sada Vigas'', ''Achetan di Leela'', ''Divine Intimations'', ''Prophet of Devotion'' and ''Pilgrimage to Hemkunt''. Early life and education He was born in the village of Murid, District of Jhelum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gagandeep Kang
Gagandeep Kang FRS (born 3 November 1962) is an Indian microbiologist and virologist who has been leading the work on enteric diseases, diarrheal infections and disease surveillance at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since 2023. Kang previously was the Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India and from August 2016 to July 2020 was executive director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. Her major research focus is on viral infections in children, and the testing of rotaviral vaccines. She also works on other enteric infections and their consequences when children are infected in early life, sanitation and water safety. She was awarded the prestigious Infosys Prize in Life Sciences in 2016 for her contributions to understanding the natural history of rotavirus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shannahoff-Khalsa
David S. Shannahoff-Khalsa is a researcher in mind-body dynamics. He has published widely in scientific journals and regularly presents full day courses at the American Psychiatric Association and other national and international conferences. Shannahoff-Khalsa has also published three books outlining his years of experience using Kundalini Yoga meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan to understand and treat psychiatric disorders. Current Professional Positions From 2011 to the present, David Shannahoff-Khalsa has been a member of the University of California, San Diego, Center for Integrative Medicine. From 2008 to the present, he has served as a consultant and yoga therapist at the Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, Executive Mental Health Program, Center for Wellness and Personal Growth. From July 2009 to the present, Shannahoff-Khalsa has been Director of The Research Group for Body-Mind Dynamics, BioCircuits Institute, University of California, San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daljit Singh (ophthalmologist)
Daljit Singh (11 October 1934 – 27 December 2017) was an Indian ophthalmologist. He was an honorary surgeon to Giani Zail Singh, President of India. Early life and education Daljit Singh was born on 11 October 1934 to Sahib Singh, a Sikh academic of Sikh literature. Daljit was enrolled at Khalsa School. After encouragement from a family member who was a medical doctor, he began studying to become one as well. He was pre-medical at Khalsa College, then graduated in medicine with a MBBS from the Government Medical College, Amritsar in 1956. After receiving his Bachelors of medicine and surgery, he performed a "house job" in ophthalmology and earned an ophthalmic diploma (DOMS). After working for two years, he earned a master's degree (MS) in ophthalmology in 1963, and eventually earned a Doctor of Science (DSc) qualification. Career For more than two years, Dr. Singh worked as a general practitioner in the rural hinterland and also performed eye surgery. After obtaining his ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldev Singh (neurologist)
Baldev Singh (6 April 19042 February 1998) was an Indian neurologist. He was best known for collaborative works with neurologists Jacob Chandy, Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi and S. T. Narasimhan and together they have been credited to be pioneers in development of epilepsy surgery in India. They also helped in establishing the Neurological Society of India in 1951 at Madras (now Chennai). After training in the United States of America, he returned to India and established himself at Delhi. He was presented with the Padma Bhushan in 1972 for his contributions in the field of medicine. Works Singh was born on 6 April 1904 in a well-to-do family. In school, he won various scholarships and further went to join the King Edward Medical College, Lahore in 1922 and graduated in 1927. He developed interest in neuroanatomy and later went to National Hospital at Queen Square in Central London. At the National Hospital, Singh was associated with various notable neurologists like Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juxtacapillary Receptors
Juxtacapillary receptors, J-receptors, or pulmonary C-fiber receptors are sensory nerve endings located within the alveolar walls in juxtaposition to the pulmonary capillaries of the lung, and are innervated by fibers of the vagus nerve. Although their functional role is unclear, J-receptors respond to events such as pulmonary edema, pulmonary emboli, pneumonia, congestive heart failure and barotrauma, which cause a decrease in oxygenation and thus lead to an increase in respiration. They may be also stimulated by hyperinflation of the lung as well as intravenous or intracardiac administration of chemicals such as capsaicin. The stimulation of the J-receptors causes a reflex increase in breathing rate, and is also thought to be involved in the sensation of dyspnea, the subjective sensation of difficulty breathing. The reflex response that is produced is apnea followed by rapid breathing, bradycardia Bradycardia, also called bradyarrhythmia, is a resting heart rate under 60 be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Pressure Receptors
Low pressure baroreceptors or low pressure receptors are baroreceptors that relay information derived from blood pressure within the autonomic nervous system. They are stimulated by stretching of the vessel wall. They are located in large systemic veins and in the walls of the atria of the heart, and pulmonary vasculature. Low pressure baroreceptors are also referred to as volume receptors, cardiopulmonary baroreceptors,Armstrong, Maggie, et al. ''Physiology, Baroreceptors - Statpearls - NCBI Bookshelf''. 9 Mar. 2022, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538172/ . and veno-atrial stretch receptors Structure There are two types of cardiopulmonary baroreceptors, both of which are found within the atrial endocardium. Type A receptors are activated by wall tension, which occurs via atrial contraction during ventricular diastole. Type B receptors are activated by wall stretch, which occurs via atrial filling during ventricular systole. In the right atrium, the stretch receptors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autar Singh Paintal
Autar Singh Paintal (24 September 1925 – 21 December 2004) was an Indian medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences. He is the first Indian Physiologist to become the Fellow of the Royal Society, London. His major contribution to the world of science is the development of a single-fiber technique for recording afferent impulses from individual sensory receptors. Paintal discovered several sensory receptors including atrial B receptors, pulmonary J-receptors, ventricular pressure receptors, stomach stretch receptors, and muscle pain receptors. They have set the beginning of new era in physiological understanding. Early and personal life Autar Singh Paintal was born on September 24, 1925 to a Punjabi Sikh family in Mogok, British Burma (now Myanmar) to Man Singh and Rajwans Kaur. His father was born in the small village of Pandori in Amritsar district, but left for Burma in 1903 at 7 years old, moving in with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucha Singh Gill
Sucha Singh Gill is an Indian economist of Punjabi origins. His areas of expertise include Development Economics, International Economics International economics is concerned with the effects upon economic activity from international differences in productive resources and consumer preferences and the international institutions that affect them. It seeks to explain the patterns an ... and Economy of Punjab. Biography Sucha Singh Gill was born on June 10, 1949, in a village Babri Jiwanwal of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. His early childhood and education was in rural village. By the time he was 19 years old, he finished his bachelor's degree. With his teachers advice, he went to Chandigarh to do his MA. Gill completed his M.A. in 1971 in Economics and started teaching immediately. He joined in MLN College Yamunanagar August, 1971 and shifted to Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in March 1972. He joined Punjabi university, Patiala in August, 1972. In 1980 he went to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planning Commission (India)
The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India which formulated India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions. In his first Independence Day speech in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his intention to dissolve the Planning Commission. It has since been replaced by a new institution named NITI Aayog. History Rudimentary economic planning, deriving from the sovereign authority of the state, was first initiated in India in 1938 by Congress President Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Atul Tiwari, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who had been persuaded by Meghnad Saha to set up a National Planning Committee. M. Visvesvaraya had been elected head of the Planning Committee. Meghnad Saha approached him and requested him to step down, putting forward the argument that planning needed a reciprocity between science and politics. M. Visvesvaraya generously agreed and Jawaharlal Nehru was made head of the National Planning Committee. The so-called "British Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
