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List Of Kumaonis
Kumaonis are people from the Kumaon division, Kumaon, a region in the Indian Himalayas. Historical figures * Sakaditya, (Sanskrit: शकादित्य IAST: ') was a prominent ruler of the Kurmmavan or Kurmmachal, historically associated with the Kumaon division, Kumaon region in northern India. * Vasudev Katyuri (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: वासुदेव कत्यूरी) was the founder and the emperor of the Katyuri dynasty, based in Kumaon Kingdom, Kumaon, Garhwal Kingdom, Garhwal, Nepal, Kashmir, and Afghanistan in the Indian subcontinent. * Baz Bahadur Chand, (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: बाज़ बहादुर चंद; 1598 - 1680), born Baz Gusain (बाज़ गुसाईं), was the 50th Maharaja of the Chand kingdom, Chand Dynasty of Kingdom of Kumaon, Kumaon. * Jagat Chand, (reigned c. 1708-1720) was the Chand kings, Chand king of Kumaon Kingdom. He ascended throne of Kumaon in 1708 CE after his father King Gyan Chand's death. * Birbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumaon Division
Kumaon (; , ; historically romanised as KemāonJames Prinsep (Editor)John McClelland ) is a List of divisions in India, revenue and administrative division in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It spans over the eastern half of the state and is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Nepal, on the south by the state of Uttar Pradesh, and on the west by Garhwal Division, Garhwal. Kumaon comprises six districts of the state: Almora district, Almora, Bageshwar district, Bageshwar, Champawat district, Champawat, Nainital district, Nainital, Pithoragarh district, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar district, Udham Singh Nagar. Historically known as Manaskhand and then Kurmanchal, the Kumaon region has been ruled by several dynasties over the course of history; most notably the Katyuri kings, Katyuris and the Chand kings, Chands. The Kumaon division was established in 1816, when the British reclaimed this region from the Gorkha Kingdom, Gorkhas, who had annexed the erstwhile Kumaon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the northwest, Tibet to the north, Nepal to the east, Uttar Pradesh to the south and southeast, with a small part touching Haryana in the west. Uttarakhand has a total area of , equal to 1.6% of the total area of India. Dehradun serves as the state capital, with Nainital being the judicial capital. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal division, Garhwal and Kumaon division, Kumaon, with a total of List of districts of Uttarakhand, 13 districts. The forest cover in the state is 45.4% of the state's geographical area. The cultivable area is 16% of the total geographical area. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, originate from the Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers respectively. Ranked 6th among the Top 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice Admiral (Australia), vice admiral is held by the Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy and, when the positions are held by navy officers, by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Vice Chief of the Defence Force, the Chief of Joint Operations (Australia), Chief of Joint Operations, and/or the Chief of Capability Development Group. Vice admiral is the equivalent of Air Marshal (Australia), air marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force and Lieutenant General (Australia), lieutenant general in the Australian Army. Canada In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of vice-admiral (VAdm) (''vice-amiral'' or ''Vam'' in French language, French) is equivalent to Lieutenant-General (Canada), lieutenant-general of the Canadian Army and Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kargil
Kargil or Kargyil is a City in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting WP:DUE, due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Tololing
The Battle of Tololing was a pivotal battle in the Kargil War between India and troops from one full battalion of Pakistan’s Northern Light Infantry who were aided by Pakistani irregulars in 1999. Background The Tololing peak dominates over the Srinagar-Leh Highway ( NH 1D), which is a vital link. Peaks in Tololing include Point 5140 and Point 4875, 4590. Battle Units under the command of Maj Gen Mohinder Puri of the 8 Mountain Division were tasked with recapturing the positions held by the infiltrators. The battle lasted 32 days. Initially only units from the 121 Independent Infantry brigade under the command of Brig. O.P. Nandrajog was sent to evict the intruders. The strength of the infiltrators of Tololing was under-estimated grossly. Col Kushal Thakur was tasked with heading the attack. Later, 1 Naga and Garhwal battalions were also attached to the forces. The forces began the assault on 22 May. The initial assault was heavily resisted by the Pakistani forces. Paki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahavir Chakra
The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military Medal, decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom), Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The medal may be awarded Posthumous recognition, posthumously. Appearance The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Paper embossing, Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with circular center-piece bearing the gilded state emblem of India in the center. The words "Mahavira Chakra" are embossed in Hindi and English language, English on the reverse with two Indian lotus, lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left chest with a half-white and half-orange ribbon, riband about 3.2 cm in width, the orange being near the left shoulder. History More than 218 acts of bravery and selfless cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Singh Adhikari
Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, MVC (25 December 1970 – 30 May 1999), was an Indian Army officer who died during the Kargil War. He was posthumously awarded the second highest Indian military honour, the Maha Vir Chakra for bravery on the battlefield. Early life Major Adhikari was born in Almora was raised in Nainital. He completed his schooling from St. Joseph's College in 1987, Intermediate from Government Inter College, Nainital and B.Sc. from Kumaon University in 1992. Military career He attended the Indian Military Academy, a premier military academy in India. Major Rajesh Singh was commissioned on 11 December 1993 from the Indian Military Academy. After graduating from the Academy, he joined the 2 Mech. Infantry of the Indian Army. He was posted in 18 Grenadiers at the time of Kargil War. Death When heavy fighting broke out in the Kargil region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army was ordered to clear the heights. Many battles took place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Bipin Chandra Joshi
General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (5 December 1935 – 19 November 1994) was the 16th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He is the only Chief of the Indian Army to die in office, and until the 2021 death of General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash, the only full general and serving Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee to have died in office. Early life Joshi was born in a Hindu Kumaoni Brahmin family. He was the first Army Chief from Uttar Pradesh (Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand was a part of erstwhile Uttar Pradesh). Career *Commissioned 4 December 1954 into 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), Indian Army Armoured Corps. *Commanded an armoured regiment the 64th Cavalry in the Western Sector during the 1971 Indo-Pak operations. He also commanded an Independent Armoured Brigade and an Infantry Division. *Military Advisor in Australia from May 1973 to October 1976 *Staff officer in the UN Force in Gaza *Brigadier General Staff in a Corps Headquarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murli Manohar Joshi
Murli Manohar Joshi (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as its President from 1991 to 1993. In addition to his role in the BJP, he has been a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary organisation. Joshi is the former Member of Parliament from Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency. He is a former professor of physics in University of Allahabad. He is one of the senior most leaders of the BJP and one of the founding members. Joshi later became the Union Human Resources & Development Minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. Joshi was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the Government of India. Background and personal life Joshi was born in Delhi on 5 January 1934. His family hails from Almora in Kumaon region, which is now part of the Uttarakhand state. His father's name was Manm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birbal Negi
Birbal Negi was a commander in the Kumaon Kingdom. Birbal Negi also fought in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 with 4000 Kumaoni men. He is known for his role in battles during that time and is remembered in the history of Kumaon. Interference with Kumaoni commanders After the Third Battle of Panipat, the Delhi Emperor The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ... wished to meet the brave Kumaoni commanders. However, Rahmat Khan, out of jealousy, blocked the meeting. Instead, he presented gifts to Hari Ram Joshi on behalf of the Emperor and sent him back to Kumaon. Rahmat Khan falsely claimed that the Kumaoni commanders and soldiers had returned to the hills, unable to endure the heat of the plains. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Negi, Birbal Year of birth missing Place of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chand Kings
The Chand dynasty was a kingdom that ruled the Kumaon area in present-day Uttarakhand state of India, after the decline of the Katyuri kingdom. At times, their rule also extended to the western parts of present-day Nepal. Somchand established the dynasty, establishing his capital at Rajbunga in present-day Champawat. The traditional genealogical lists of the Chand dynasty date their founder's ascension to as early as the 7th century, but historical evidence suggests that the Chand rule began only in the early 11th century. Their rule ended in 1790, when Bahadur Shah of Nepal invaded the region, forcing the last king - Mahendra Chand - to flee. History Origin Several traditional genealogical lists (''vamshavali''s) of the Chand dynasty are available, but these are not completely reliable, having been compiled in the mid-19th century. According to such traditional lists and chronicles, Som (or Soma) Chand established the Chand dynasty in the 7th century. Based on this, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagat Chand
Raja Jagat Chand (reigned c. 1708-1720) was the Chand king of Kumaon Kingdom. He ascended throne of Kumaon in 1708 CE after his father King Gyan Chand's death. In 1715 CE during Battle of Moradabad he defeated the unite forces of Sikh and Garhwal Kingdom.He Ended The Invasion of Banda Singh Bahadur and He captured Srinagar, the capital of Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India: Places *Garhwal Himalaya, a sub-range of the Himalayas *Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom *Garhwal District (British Garhwal), a former district of British India * Ga .... References {{Reflist Rajput monarchs History of Uttarakhand 1720 deaths Year of birth unknown 18th-century Indian monarchs People from Kumaon Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
