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Ashok Ghai
Ashoka (died 232 BC) was a monarch of the Mauryan Empire of India. Ashoka, Asoka, or Ashok may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Ashok'' (film), a 2006 Telugu film directed by Surender Reddy * ''Ashoka'' (2006 film), a 2006 Kannada film directed by Shivamani * ''Ashoka'' (2008 film), a 2008 Tamil film directed by Prem * ''Asoka'' (1955 film), a 1955 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera * ''Aśoka'' (film), a 2001 Bollywood historical drama film directed by Santosh Sivan * ''Ashoka the Great'' (book), a 2011 book by Wytze Keuning * '' Ashoka the Hero'', a 2011 Indian animated film * Ashok, a fictional character portrayed by Danny Denzongpa in his 1980 Indian film '' Phir Wohi Raat'' People Actors * Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor) (born 1981), South Indian actor and Bharatnatyam performer * Ashok Kumar (1911–2001), Indian film actor * Ashok Lokhande (born 1950), Indian film actor * Ashok Mehta (1947–2012), Indian film actor * Ashok Saraf (born 1947), Indian actor a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashoka
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capital at Pataliputra. A patron of Buddhism, he is credited with playing an important role in the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia. The Edicts of Ashoka state that during his eighth regnal year (), he conquered Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga after a brutal war. Ashoka subsequently devoted himself to the propagation of "Ashoka's policy of Dhamma, dhamma" or righteous conduct, the major theme of the edicts. Ashoka's edicts suggest that a few years after the Kalinga War, he was gradually drawn towards Buddhism. The Buddhist legends credit Ashoka with establishing a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Chavan
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 February 2024. He has served as the chief minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party asked him to resign from office over corruption allegations relating to Adarsh Housing Society scam. In the 2014 general elections, despite the allegations and anti-incumbency wave, he won the Lok Sabha election from his Nanded constituency with a comfortable margin. In 2015, he was appointed the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Chavan lost his Nanded seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha election to Pratap Patil Chikhalikar of the BJP. Chavan belongs to an influential political family based in Nanded district of Maharashtra st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asoka De Silva (admiral)
Vice Admiral A. H. Asoka de Silva, VSV (1931 – 22 December 2006) was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1983 to 1986. He was the first Sri Lankan Ambassador to Cuba. Early life and education Born to a renowned surgeon and one time superintendent of the De Soysa Maternity Hospital in Colombo, Dr. A.H.T de Silva and Beatrice Rodrigo, daughter of Mudaliyar Thomas Rodrigo, Asoka was the third child of a family of eight members. He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo, where he was the senior sergeant commanding the Royal College cadet contingent. He won college colours for rugby. Naval career De Silva joined the then Royal Ceylon Navy as an officer cadet in the first cadet intake, soon after completing school on 1 September 1950. After completing his assault-training course he was sent to Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth for officer training. There he became a midshipman on 1 September 1951 and subsequently promoted as an acting sub lieutenant. On 1 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashokamitran
Ashokamitran (22 September 1931 – 23 March 2017) was the pen name of Jagadisa Thyagarajan, an Indian writer regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-independent Tamil literature. He began his prolific literary career with the prize-winning play "Anbin Parisu" and went on to author more than two hundred short stories, and a dozen novellas and novels. A distinguished essayist and critic, he was the editor of the literary journal "Kanaiyaazhi". He has written over 200 short stories, nine novels, and some 15 novellas besides other prose writings. Most of his works have also been translated into English and other Indian languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, and Telugu. Life Born in Secunderabad in 1931, Ashokamitran spent the first 20 years of his life there. His real name was Jagadisa Thyagarajan. He moved to Chennai in 1952 after the death of his father, following an invitation from his father's friend, the film director S.S.Vasan to come work at Vasan's Gemini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Banker
Ashok Kumar Banker (born 7 February 1964 in Mumbai, India) is an author and screenwriter. His writing spans crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism, fiction and Indian mythology. The author of several well-received novels including a trilogy billed as "India's first crime fiction, crime novels in English", he became widely known for his retellings of Indian epic poetry, Indian mythological epics, starting with the internationally acclaimed and best-selling eight-volume ''Ramayana'' series. His books have sold over 2 million copies and have been published in 16 languages in 58 countries. His Epic India Library is an attempt at retelling all the myths, legends and itihasa of the Indian sub-continent in one story cycle comprising over 70 volumes. Early life Childhood Ashok Banker's parents were an Anglo-Indian mother and a Gujarati Hindu father. He was raised by his grandmother, May Agnes Smith, who financed the publication of his first book. Ashok Banker was born in Mumba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Kamte
Ashok Kamte AC (23 February 1965 – 26 November 2008) was an Indian police officer, serving as the Additional Commissioner of the Mumbai Police supervising the Eastern region. He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009. Personal background The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Marutirao Narayanrao Kamte (August 22, 1929 – 13 January 2014) and his first wife Perm Kamte, Ashok Kamte was born on 23 February 1965 in a Marathi family with a long tradition of police service. His great-grandfather, Rao Bahadur Marutirao Kamte KPM IPM, had served in the Indian Imperial Police from 1895 to 1923, while his grandfather Narayanrao also joined the Imperial Police in 1923, eventually serving as the first Indian Inspector-General (Director-General) of the Maharashtra Police from 1947 to 1955. Kamte's schooling consisted of The Rajkumar College, Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok B
Ashoka (died 232 BC) was a monarch of the Mauryan Empire of India. Ashoka, Asoka, or Ashok may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Ashok'' (film), a 2006 Telugu film directed by Surender Reddy * ''Ashoka'' (2006 film), a 2006 Kannada film directed by Shivamani * ''Ashoka'' (2008 film), a 2008 Tamil film directed by Prem * ''Asoka'' (1955 film), a 1955 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera * ''Aśoka'' (film), a 2001 Bollywood historical drama film directed by Santosh Sivan * ''Ashoka the Great'' (book), a 2011 book by Wytze Keuning * '' Ashoka the Hero'', a 2011 Indian animated film * Ashok, a fictional character portrayed by Danny Denzongpa in his 1980 Indian film '' Phir Wohi Raat'' People Actors * Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor) (born 1981), South Indian actor and Bharatnatyam performer * Ashok Kumar (1911–2001), Indian film actor * Ashok Lokhande (born 1950), Indian film actor * Ashok Mehta (1947–2012), Indian film actor * Ashok Saraf (born 1947), Indian actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asoka De Silva (judge)
Joseph Asoka Nihal De Silva (born 17 May 1946) was the 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. Silva obtained his primary education from St. Anthony's College, Kandy. After graduating from University of Peradeniya in 1971 he joined as an advocate of the Supreme Court in December 1972. He joined the Attorney General's Department on 2 April 1974. He became a Senior Deputy Solicitor General on 1987 and after serving 22 years in the Attorney General's Department he was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal on 12 October 1995. Chief Justice Asoka De Silva became the President of the Court of Appeal in February 2001 and later elevated to the Supreme Court on 1 August 2001. On 31 July 2013 he was appointed a member of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board in Kenya, a body established under Kenya's new Constitution to rid the Judiciary of unsuitable judicial officers. Asoka De Silva has obtained a master's degree in administrative law in 1983/84 from the University of Colombo and has done ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Desai
Ashok H. Desai (18 December 1932 – 13 April 2020) was an Indian lawyer, practising in the Supreme Court of India. He held office as the Attorney General of India from 9 July 1996 to 6 May 1998. Earlier, he was the Solicitor General of India from 18 December 1989 to 2 December 1990. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan" Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. award and the Law Luminary Award in 2001. He was given an honorary doctorate in "recognition of his contribution to the field of law and jurisprudence" by the North Orissa University in September 2009. Education After finishing his schooling in Bombay, he studied at the Fergusson College in Pune and thereafter at the Government Law College, Bombay. He graduated with a law degree in 1952. He thereafter joined the London School of Economics. In the summer of 1955, he was one of the first students from Great Britain to be invited on a study visit to China. In 1956 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Chaturvedi
Ashok Chaturvedi, IPS (1947 - September 18, 2011) was the chief of India's external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2009. Chaturvedi succeeded P.K.H. Tharakan, a 1968 batch officer of the IPS Kerala cadre who retired on 31 January 2007. Chaturvedi was part of the Indian Police Service (IPS) as a 1970 batch officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre before joining R&AW's own service cadre the Research and Analysis Service (RAS). Chaturvedi, who was an analyst on Bangladesh and Nepal, had also served in the United Kingdom and Canada besides a stint in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The V.K. Singh Book Dispute Controversy and media speculation about his future has also continued to follow Chaturvedi's career with his failed attempts to ban the publication and sale of the book, ''India's External Intelligence: Secrets of Research and Analysis Wing R&AW, ''written by Major General V.K. Singh, formerly a colleague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Gaikwad
Ashok Gaikwad is an Indian film director who has directed several feature films. Most of his films have been produced by Salim Akhtar's production house Aftab Pictures. His first notable film was ''Qatil'' (1988) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sangeeta Bijlani. He was prominent in the 1990s with many Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff starrers. Some of his films are ''Phool Aur Angaar'', ''Izzat (1991 film), Izzat'', ''Police Officer (film), Police Officer'' and ''Krishan Avtaar''. Partial filmography References External links * 1962 births Living people 20th-century Indian people Hindi-language film directors {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Amritraj
Ashok Amritraj (born 22 February 1956) is an Indian-American athlete and film producer. He is chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group and was formerly CEO of National Geographic Films. He played tennis professionally in his youth, one of the Indians in the top levels of the sport. Career Ashok Amritraj and his elder brothers, Anand and Vijay, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1999, Amritraj partnered with film producer David Hoberman to start a film financing and production company Hyde Park Entertainment. Hoberman left in 2002 to re-form Mandeville Films and Amritraj ran Hyde Park alone. Amritraj has produced over 100 films during his 35-year career with collective worldwide revenues in excess of US$2 billion. He partnered with multiple Hollywood studios and produced films starring Robert De Niro, Antonio Banderas, and Jennifer Aniston. Amritraj has made notable films such as '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
