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Gopichand or Gopi Chand can refer to: People * Gopi Chand Bhargava, Indian politician * Gopi Chand Narang (born 1931), Indian linguist and writer * Tripuraneni Gopichand (1910-1962), Telugu novelist, playwright and film director * Pullela Gopichand (born 1973), Indian badminton player * Gopichand (actor) (born 1979), Telugu film actor * Gopichand Lagadapati (born 1981), Indian film actor, writer, director and producer Others * The ''ektara The ''ektara'' (, , , , , ; literally 'one-string', also called ''actara'', ''iktar'', ''ektar'', , ''yaktaro'', ''gopichand'', ''gopichant'', ''golki'' , ''gopijiantra'', ''tun tuna'') is a one-stringed musical instrument used in the traditio ...'', an Indian string instrument * ''Gopichand'' (film), a 1958 Indian film {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Chand Bhargava
Gopi Chand Bhargava (8 March 1889 – 26 December 1966) was the first Chief Minister of Punjab from 15 August 1947 to 13 April 1949, and again between 18 October 1949, to 20 June 1951, and for the third time as caretaker Chief Minister between 21 June 1964, and 6 July 1964. He was a member of the Congress. Personal and family life He was born on 8 March 1889 in Sirsa district of Punjab province in British Raj. In the year 1912, he completed his M.B.B.S. degree from Medical College (Lahore) and then started the medical profession in 1913. His brother, Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava, was also an INC politician, former Member of parliament, freedom fighter, lawyer, founder of ''"Vidya Pracharini Sabha"'' and several schools and colleges including Thakur Dass Bhargava Senior Secondary Model School and Fateh Chand College for Women at Hisar.M. M. Juneja, 2004, "Hisar City: Places & Personalities", page 130, 311, 339, 77.Jugal Kishore Gupta, 1991, "History of Sirsa Town", At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Chand Narang
Gopi Chand Narang (11 February 1931 – 15 June 2022) was an Indian theorist, literary critic, and scholar who wrote in Urdu and English. His Urdu literary criticism incorporated a range of modern theoretical frameworks including stylistics, structuralism, post-structuralism, and Eastern poetics. Early life Narang was born in Dukki, a town in Balochistan, British Raj (now Pakistan). His father Dharam Chand Narang was a litterateur himself, and a scholar of Persian and Sanskrit, who inspired Gopi's interest in literature. In his Urdu book ''Urdu Zaban Aur Lisaniyat'', Narang states: "Urdu is not my mother tongue. Saraiki was the language spoken in both my paternal and maternal relatives. Even after our migration to Delhi, my mother continued to speak Saraiki, a language renowned for its sweetness, softness, and mellifluous quality." Education Narang received a master's degree in Urdu from Dilli College (now Zakir Husain College), University of Delhi, and a research fello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripuraneni Gopichand
Tripuraneni Gopichand (8 September 1910 – 2 November 1962) was a Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright, film director, and a radical humanist. Biography Gopichand was the son of renowned social reformer and play writer Tripuraneni Ramaswamy. Gopichand, inspired by M.N.Roy's Radical Humanism, became the first state secretary of the Radical Democratic Party (India) Andhra Pradesh. His second novel '' Asamardhuni Jivayatra'' (''Bungler: A Journey Through Life''), was the first psychological novel in Telugu literature. Gopichand was posthumously awarded the Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ... Award for ''Pandita Parameswara Sastri Veelunama'' in 1963, the first Telugu novel to win this award. His novels typically f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pullela Gopichand
Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy. He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Khel Ratna Award (highest sporting honor in India) in 2001, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award – in 2014. He is the only Indian coach to win the "Honorable Mention" by the International Olympic Committee at the 2019 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards. Early life Pullela Gopichand was born on 16 November 1973 near Chirala Town to Pullela Subash Chandra and Pullela Subbaravamma, in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Initially, he was interested in playing cricket, but his elder brother encouraged him to take up badminton instead. His family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopichand (actor)
Tottempudi Gopichand (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action films, he made his debut with ''Tholi Valapu'' (2001) in a lead role. After playing an antagonist in films such as ''Jayam (2002 film), Jayam'' (2002), ''Nijam'' (2003) and Varsham (2004 film), ''Varsham'' (2004), he got his breakthrough as a protagonist with Yagnam (2004 film), ''Yagnam'' in 2004. His notable works include ''Andhrudu'' (2005), Ranam (2006 film), ''Ranam'' (2006), Lakshyam (2007 film), ''Lakshyam'' (2007), ''Souryam'' (2008), ''Golimaar (film), Golimaar'' (2010), ''Sahasam (2013 film), Sahasam'' (2013), ''Loukyam'' (2014), ''Jil (film), Jil'' (2015), ''Goutham Nanda'' (2017), ''Seetimaarr'' (2021), and ''Pakka Commercial'' (2022). He is fondly referred to as ''Action Star'' and ''Macho Star''. Early life Gopichand was born in a village near Tangutur in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the younger son of the filmmaker T. Krishna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopichand Lagadapati
Gopichand Lagadapati is an Indian actor, writer, director and producer. He made his acting debut in the Telugu film ''Anand (2004 film), Anand'', directed by Sekhar Kammula, and debuted as a producer on the film ''Mr. Medhavi''. Early life Lagadapati was born in India. His father, Sangaiah Lagadapati, is a Telugu professor. Lagadapati did his graduation in Hotel Management from a college affiliated with Osmania University, Hyderabad. His maternal grandfather RamaRao Bodduluri, Ramarao Bodduluri is a former Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature from Jaggayyapet constituency. Career Lagadapati's first film as a lead actor is ''Rendella Tharuvatha'', which received mixed responses and was a commercial failure at the box office. He next appeared in an Indian English film, ''On the Other Side'' which was released in US. The film was released with the name ''Indian Beauty'' in Telugu. In 2007, Lagadapati produced his first film, ''Mr. Medhavi'' in 2007, released in 2008. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ektara
The ''ektara'' (, , , , , ; literally 'one-string', also called ''actara'', ''iktar'', ''ektar'', , ''yaktaro'', ''gopichand'', ''gopichant'', ''golki'' , ''gopijiantra'', ''tun tuna'') is a one-stringed musical instrument used in the traditional music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ... of the Indian subcontinent, and used in modern-day music of Music of Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Music of India, India, and Music of Pakistan, Pakistan. Two-stringed versions are called ''dotara'' (two strings), a name which also dotara, applies to other instruments. In origin, the ''ektara'' was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from India and is plucked with one finger. The ''ektara'' is a drone lute consisting of a gourd resonator covered with skin, thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
