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Jayapal
Jayapal is a surname of Indian origin. Notable people with the surname include: * K. A. Jayapal (born 1955), Indian politician * Maya Jayapal (born 1941), Indian author * Pramila Jayapal (born 1965), American politician * Puttarangaiah Jayapal (born 1972), Indian cricket umpire * Susheela Jayapal (born 1962), American politician * Vijay Jayapal Vijay Jayapal is an Indian film director. His directorial debut '' Revelations'' (2016) a Tamil language Drama premiered at the 21st Busan International Film Festival. Jayapal's second feature film '' Nirvana Inn'' (2019) was chosen to attend ..., Indian director {{surname, Jayapal Surnames of Indian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal (born September 21, 1965) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents most of Seattle, as well as some suburban areas of King County. Jayapal represented the 37th legislative district in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2017. She is the first Indian-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district's first female member of Congress, she is also the first Asian American to represent Washington at the federal level. Before entering electoral politics, Pramila Jayapal was a Seattle-based civil rights activist, serving until 2012 as the executive director of OneAmerica, a pro-immigrant advocacy group. She founded the organization, originally called Hate Free Zone, after the September 11 attacks. Jayapal co-chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus from 2019 to 2021, followed by a term serving as Chair from 2021 to 2025. She serves on both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susheela Jayapal
Susheela Jayapal (born November 2, 1962) is an American politician. From January 2019 to November 2023, she served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County, Oregon, the state's most populous county. She was the first Indian American to hold an elected office at the county level in Oregon. She is the older sister of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal and the daughter of Indian writer Maya Jayapal. Susheela Jayapal was a candidate for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 election, where she lost the Democratic primary to Maxine Dexter. Early life and education Susheela Jayapal was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India to Malayali parents. Growing up, her family frequently moved due to her father's job, and she lived in Bangalore as well as Jakarta and Singapore as a child. She graduated high school in Jakarta and came to the United States to attend Swarthmore College at the age of 16. After graduating from Swarthmore with a degree in economics at age 20, Jayapal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Jayapal
Maya Jayapal (born 1941) is an Indian historian, author, columnist, teacher, and Mental health counselor, counselor. Early life and education Maya Jayapal is a Malayali from Palakkad, Kerala, India. She moved from Chennai to Bengaluru to attend college in 1955, and graduated from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. After her marriage to MP Jayapal, she resided in Bengaluru for a decade before moving to Jakarta, Indonesia, for 11 years and then Singapore for 13 years. Since 1993, Jayapal has lived in Bengaluru. Career Maya Jayapal is the author of several books, including ''Bangalore: Roots and Beyond'' and ''Bangalore: The Story of A City''. ''Bangalore: The Story of A City'' was released in 1997 during the commemoration of the 460th anniversary of the city, and includes her research about the Victoria Hotel and the BRV theatre. The book was one of the first histories of Bengaluru that specifically connected to its present, while ''Bangalore: Roots and Beyond'' contains addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Jayapal
Vijay Jayapal is an Indian film director. His directorial debut '' Revelations'' (2016) a Tamil language Drama premiered at the 21st Busan International Film Festival. Jayapal's second feature film '' Nirvana Inn'' (2019) was chosen to attend the 24th Busan International Film Festival The 24th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2019 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 299 films from 85 countries were screened at the festival, including 118 world premieres and 27 in ... after receiving the Asian Cinema Fund for post production. The film was also a part of the Asian Project Market in Busan. References Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttarangaiah Jayapal
Puttarangaiah Jayapal (born 19 September 1972) is an Indian cricket umpire. He has featured as umpire in women's one day internationals and Twenty20 internationals Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In .... References 1972 births Living people Indian cricket umpires Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
