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Nishi (other)
Nishi may refer to: People * Nishi (surname) * Nishi Vasudeva (born 1956), Indian business executive * Nishi (actress), Indian actress Nishi Kohli * Nishi (tribe), in Arunachal Pradesh, India ** Nishi language, their Sino-Tibetan language Other uses * Nishi District, Hokkaidō, Japan * Nishi language, a Sino-Tibetan language of India * Nishi Daak, a cruel ghost; see Ghosts in Bengali culture See also * Nishi-ku (other), various wards in Japanese cities * Nishi–Rosen Agreement was an agreement signed between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire on 25 April 1898 concerning disputes over Korea. With Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, and increasing influence in domestic Korean politics, tensions conti ..., an 1898 Russo–Japanese agreement over disputed territory in Korea {{disambiguation, given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi (surname)
Nishi (written: 西 lit. "west") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher * Haruhiko Nishi (1893–1986), Japanese diplomat *Kanako Nishi (西 加南子, born 1970), women's racing cyclist * Kanako Nishi (author) (西 加奈子, born 1977), Japanese author * Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造 1884–1959), technical engineer Japan's first subway project (the Tokyo subway) and Nishi Health System founder *Kazuhiko Nishi (西 和彦, born 1956), Microsoft executive * Kenichi Nishi (born 1967), video game designer *, Japanese actor * Norihiro Nishi (born 1980), football/soccer player *Takeichi Nishi (西 竹一, 1902–1945), Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujirō *Nishi Tokujirō (西 徳次郎, 1847–1912), statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi *, Japanese baseball player Fictional characters *Kinuyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi Vasudeva
Nishi Vasudeva (born 30 March 1956) is an Indian business executive. She is a former Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation and India's fourth largest company by revenue. She is the first woman ever to head a Navratna PSU. Background Vasudeva is a 1977 batch MBA graduate of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Career Nishi Vasudeva has started her career in the petroleum industry with Engineers India Ltd. She has been in corporate roles from last 15 years 1994-2000 : DGM (ERP) at Head office 2000-2002 : GM (Corporate Planning) at Head office 2002-2010 : GM and ED (IT) at Head office 2011 - 2012 : Executive Director (LPG) 2012-2014 : Dir(` Marketing) at Head office 2014-16 : CMD Before taking over as the CMD, Vasudeva served as the Director of Marketing and Executive Director-Marketing Coordination. She has more than 34 years of experience in petroleum industry The pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi (actress)
Nishi Kohli (known professionally as Nishi) is an Indian actress who has worked in Punjabi and Hindi-language films. She frequently acted with Dara Singh. Career Although Nishi was a Punjabi film star, she also worked in Hindi films where she was often cast in secondary roles. She worked in A-list films in Punjab that earned national film awards. Her most prominent Punjabi films are ''Main Jatti Punjab Di'', alongside co-star, Prem Nath and ''Satluj De Kandhe'', alongside co-star Balraj Sahni. Nishi was an actress during the black-and-white era of Punjabi cinema, but later received opportunities to act in color films of Bollywood, where she acted with stars including Dara Singh, Raj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Bharat Bhushan, Helen, Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Madhubala, Mala Sinha, and Rajendra Kumar. While she was cast as a leading actress in Punjabi films, she took supporting roles in Bollywood films with heroines such as Mala Sinha, Madhubala and Vyajayanthimala. Nishi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi (tribe)
The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom documents and consequently the British documents as well as the historians of the post-independence period used the same term for the Nyishis.This terminology is, however,not used nowadays. They are spread across eight districts of Arunachal Pradesh: Kra Daadi, Kurung Kumey, East Kameng, West Kameng, Papum Pare, parts of Lower Subansiri, Kamle, and Pakke Kessang district. The Kurung Kumey and Kra Daadi districts have the largest concentration of Nyishi population. The Nyishis also live in the Sonitpur and North Lakhimpur districts of Assam. Their population of around 300,000 makes them the most populous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, closely followed by the tribes of the Adi according to 2001 census. The Nyishi language belongs to the Sino-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi Language
Nyishi (also known as Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch spoken in Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, East Kameng, Pakke Kesang, Kamle districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Darrang District of Assam in India. According to the 2011 census of India, the population of the Nishi speakers is approximately 300,000. Though there are plenty of variations across regions, the dialects of Nishi, such as Akang, Aya, Nyishi (raga), Mishing, Tagin are easily mutually intelligible, with the exception of the rather small in population Bangni-Bangru and Solung Dialects being very different from the former. 'Nisi' is sometimes used as a cover term for western Tani languages. Nishi is a subject–object–verb language. Origin The main origin of this language has been pointed out by George Abraham Grierson as ‘Dafla’. He included different varieties under a common name which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi District, Hokkaidō
is a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 8,357 and a density of 21.82 persons per km2. The total area is 382.93 km2. Towns and villages * Otobe Merger *On October 1, 2005, the old town of Yakumo (from Yamakoshi District) absorbed the town of Kumaishi (from Nishi District, Hiyama Subprefecture) to create the new and expanded town of Yakumo (now in the newly created Futami District, Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate. Geography The subprefecture is located on the Oshima Penin ...). The former town of Kumaishi moved to Oshima Subprefecture at the same time. Districts in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghosts In Bengali Culture
Ghosts are an important and integral part of the folklore of the socio-cultural fabric of the geographical and ethno-linguistic region of Bengal which presently consists of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Fairy tales, both old and new, often use the concept of ghosts. References to ghosts are often found in modern-day Bengali literature, cinema, radio and television media. There are also many alleged haunted sites in the region. The common word for ghosts in Bengali is '' bhoot'' or ''bhut'' ( bn, ভূত). This word has an alternative meaning: 'past' in Bengali. Also, the word '' Pret'' (derived from Sanskrit 'Preta') is used in Bengali to mean ghost. In Bengal, ghosts are believed to be the unsatisfied spirits of human beings who cannot find peace after death or the souls of people who died in unnatural or abnormal circumstances like murders, suicides or accidents. Non-human animals can also turn into ghosts after their death. Types of ghosts and other super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi-ku (other)
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is a common ward name in many Japanese cities. * Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Kōbe, in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Nagoya, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Niigata, in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Ōsaka, in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Saitama, in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Sakai, in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Sapporo, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture * Nishi-ku, Yokohama, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture See also * Western District (other) Western District may refer to: Australia * Australia Felix * Western District (Victoria), Australia ** Western District Lakes Bulgaria * Western district, Plovdiv Canada * Western District, Upper Canada Hong Kong * Sai Wan, Western District (Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi–Rosen Agreement
was an agreement signed between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire on 25 April 1898 concerning disputes over Korea. With Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, and increasing influence in domestic Korean politics, tensions continued to rise between Japan and Russia over political and economic control of Korea. The Agreement was signed in Tokyo by Japanese Foreign Minister Baron Nishi Tokujirō, and Russian Foreign Minister Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen. Under the terms of the Agreement, both nations agreed to refrain from interfering in domestic Korean politics, and to seek prior approval from each other before sending any military or financial advisors at the request of the Korean government. Russia pledged not to obstruct Japanese investment in the commercial and economic development of Korea, thus explicitly acknowledging Korea to be within Japan's sphere of influence. In return, Japan implicitly recognized Russia's lease of territory on the Liaodong Peninsula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
