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Priya (given Name)
Priya or Pria (, ) is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It is cognate to the name of the Germanic mythology, Germanic goddess Frigg; both descend from the Proto-Indo-European stem *''priH-o-'', meaning "beloved". People * Priya A. S., Indian author * Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress and model * Priya Badlani (born 1986), Indian actress and model * Priya Bapat (born 1986), Indian actress * Priya Basil (born 1977), British writer * Priya Bathija (born 1985), Indian actress * Priya Cooper (born 1974), Australian swimmer * Priya David (born 1974), American journalist * Priya Dutt (born 1966), Indian politician * Priya Gill (born 1977), Indian actress * Priya Himesh (born 1982), Indian singer * Priya Kaur-Jones (born 1979), British newsreader and presenter * Priya Krishna, Indian-American author and chef * Priya Lal (born 1993), British-Indian actress, dancer and singer * Priya Paul (born 1967), Indian businesswoman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Language
Gujarati ( ; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Western Rājasthāni, Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the List of languages by number of native speakers in India, 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population. It is the List of languages by number of native speakers, 26th most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers as of 2007.Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), in ''Nationalencyklopedin''. Asteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Cooper
Priya Naree Cooper, (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She competed in the Australian swimming team at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, 1992, 1996 Summer Paralympics, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics with an S8 (classification), S8 classification. She was twice the co-captain of the Australian Paralympic team, including at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, and carried the Australian flag at the closing ceremonies for the 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics. Cooper has cerebral palsy and spends much of her time in a wheelchair. She attended university, working on a course in health management. After she ended her competitive Paralympic career, she became a commentator, and covered the swimming events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Early life Priya Naree Cooper was born on 2 October 1974''W.A. Hall of Champions'' inductee booklet. (2006) Published by the Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (''Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi''; 13 November 1945 – 20 November 2017) was an Indian National Congress politician, former Union Minister and a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj constituency of West Bengal. He died on 20 November 2017, aged 72, after nine years in a coma following a massive stroke. Career Dasmunshi entered politics as a member of the '' Chhatra Parishad'', the student's wing of the state Congress unit while studying in the Calcutta University as a protégé of veteran Congress leader Atulya Ghosh when the state was hit with the first-wave of Naxalite-Maoist insurgency, which saw large number of students from well-reputed colleges & universities of Calcutta abandon their studies to take up arms against the state in lines of the people's war strategy of Naxalite ideologue Charu Majumdar. He, alongside Subrata Mukherjee & Somen Mitra was the prominent militant face of the ''Chhatra Parishad'' who clashed heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Raman
Priya Raman (born 18 June) is an Indian actress, television presenter, and producer known for her work in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema, as well as Malayalam and Tamil television serials. She made her film debut in 1993 with ''Valli'', produced by Rajinikanth, and entered the Malayalam film industry the same year with '' Arthana'', directed by I. V. Sasi. In Telugu, she is known for her work in ''Subha Sankalpam'' (1995). She gained recognition for her lead role in the Tamil television series '' Sembaruthi'' and for hosting the third season of the game show ''Genes'' on Zee Tamil. Film career Malayalam director Joshiy cast her as an airforce pilot in 1993 in '' Sainyam'' with Mammootty. Besides films, she has also appeared in a number of Tamil and Malayalam television serials like the Tamil serial ''Durga'', Malayalam T.V serial '' Kavyanjali'' produced by of Balaji Telefilms (as "Anjali"), '' Swarnamayooram'', '' Pavakoothu'' and '' Orma'' (as "Girly"). She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Ramrakha
Priya Ramrakha (january 31, 1935 – october 2, 1968) was an Indo-Kenyan photojournalist. Career Ramrakha was one of the first Africans to have been given a contract by ''Life'' and ''Time'' magazines. After his education at the Art Center College of Los Angeles (arranged by Eliot Elisofon), Ramrakha began work at ''Life''. In 1963, Ramrakha returned to Africa to cover the independence movement in his native Kenya, as one of East Africa's first Indigenous photojournalists. Ramrakha then went on to cover political and military movements across Africa. In 1968, while covering the Nigerian Civil War with CBS correspondent Morley Safer, Ramrakha was fatally wounded in an ambush near Owerri in Imo state by Biafran soldiers. A week later, Life magazine dedicated an article to Ramrakha (Vol. 65, n°15, october 11thpage 46. The documentary film ''African Lens: The Story of Priya Ramrakha'' was released in 2007. In 2019, a Kickstarter Kickstarter, PBC is an American Benefit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Rajvansh
Priya Rajvansh (30 December 1936 – 27 March 2000), born Vera Sunder Singh, was an Indian actress, who is known for her performance in Hindi films like ''Heer Raanjha'' (1970) and '' Hanste Zakhm'' (1973), amongst a handful of films she did during her career. Early life and education Priya Rajvansh was born as Veera Sunder Singh in Shimla. Her father Sunder Singh was a Conservator in the Forest Department. She grew up in Shimla along with her brothers, Kamaljit Singh (Gulu) and Padamjit Singh. She studied at Auckland House, where she was school captain, and Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla. She passed intermediate from St. Bede's College, Shimla in 1953, and joined Bhargava Municipal College (BMC), during this period, she acted in several English plays at Shimla's noted Gaiety Theatre. Her father was on a UN assignment, so after graduation she joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, UK. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya P
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Priya may refer to: Film and television * ''Priya'' (1970 film), a Malayalam film by Madhu * ''Priya'' (1978 film), a Tamil film by S. P. Muthuraman People * Priya (given name), a female given name of Indian origin * Priya (actress), Indian actress * Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress * Priya Bhavani Shankar (born 1989), Indian actress * Priya Dutt (born 1966), Indian politician, social worker * Priya Gill, Indian former actress, model * Priya Krishna, Indian-American food journalist * Priya Prakash Varrier (born 1999), Indian actress * Priya Saroj (born 1998), Indian politician, lawyer * Priyamani (born 1984), Indian actress See also * Priyam (other) * Pria (other) Pria may refer to: * Pría is a municipality in northern Spain. * Pria (Crasna), a tributary of the Crasna in Sălaj County, Romania * Pria, a tributary of the Homorod in Hunedoara County, Romania * ''Pria'' (beetle), an insect genus in the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Paul
Priya Paul (born 1967) is an Indian businesswoman, the chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, a subsidiary of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, which operates The Park Hotels chain of hotels. Career She joined the company after finishing her studies at the Wellesley College working under her father, as a marketing manager at The Park New Delhi, at the age of 21. After the death of Surrendra Paul she succeeded him in 1990 as the chairperson of the hospitality division of the Apeejay Surrendra Group. Family business Priya Paul belonged to a family of business which was involved in steel trading, manufacturing and production, which was later moved in to the shipping business. Her father Surrendra Paul had later expanded its portfolio into businesses in hospitality, tea, real estate, finance, logistics etc. Currently, the business is run by her brother, sister and herself. Awards *The Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India conferred on her ''Young Entrepre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Lal
Priyanka Lalaji, better known as Priyaa Lal is a British actress who primarily appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu Feature films. She made her cinematic debut in the Malayalam film '' Janakan'' in 2010, directed by N. R. Sanjeev with Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi. Early life Priyaa Lal was born in Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. Her parents Lalaji and Beena are from Kerala. She has an elder brother Deepak Lalaji. When Priyaa was a young child, her family migrated to the United Kingdom, to Liverpool, England. Career Priyaa debuted with Janakan in 2011 which was a commercial success. She later did a couple of movies in Malayalam film industry including '' Killadi Raman'' (2011) and ''Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi ''Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language Fantasy film, fantasy-adventure film, adventure written and directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. It features an ensemble cast, including Kunchacko Boban, Bharath (actor), Bhara ...'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Krishna
Priya Krishna is an American food journalist and YouTube personality. She is a food reporter for ''The New York Times'' and has previously contributed to ''The New Yorker, Eater,'' and ''TASTE'' (as a columnist)''.'' She is also the author of multiple cookbooks, including ''Indian-ish,'' a cookbook she wrote with her mother. Krishna previously worked for ''Bon Appétit'' and appeared on their popular YouTube channel from 2018 to 2020. Before that, she also worked in the marketing department of '' Lucky Peach,'' a food magazine established by David Chang. In 2021, she co-authored a cookbook together with Chang titled ''Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave)''. Currently, Krishna is a food staff reporter with ''The New York Times'' and appears on its YouTube channel for cooking content. Early life and education Krishna was raised in Dallas, Texas. Her parents emigrated from India to the United States in the 1980s. Krishna a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Kaur-Jones
Priya Kaur-Jones (born 1979 in Walton, Wakefield) is a British newsreader. Early life Kaur-Jones was born in 1979 in Walton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, and attended Wakefield Girls' High School. After completing her A-levels in French, Chemistry, General studies and biology, she began a three-year Genetics degree at the University of Nottingham, graduating in July 2000. She subsequently completed a postgraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University. Her father is a Christian from England and her mother is a Sikh from Delhi. Career Kaur-Jones began her career in 2001 when she worked at Fosseway Radio in Leicestershire. Later in 2001 she was a runner up in the ''Miss India UK'' competition. In 2002 she started work at BBC Asian Network Radio where she read the news bulletins and was soon made the reporter for the East Midlands. She then moved to BBC East Midlands Today, where she presented the breakfast, lunchtime and weekend news bulletins, and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Himesh
Priya Hemesh (also credited as Priya Himesh) is an Indian playback singer. She sings predominantly in Kannada language, Kannada, Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, and Odia language, Odia movies. She has sung more than 200 songs, working with many leading music directors like Illayaraja, Harris Jeyaraj, Imman, Vijay Antony, Devi Sri Prasad, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Mani Sharma, Karthik Raja, Bharadhwaj, Dhina, and numerous others. Priya started singing in light music orchestras in 1989 and performed in more than 5,000 stage shows with many leading orchestras in India and overseas. Priya is the recipient of the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for her Telugu song "Ringa Ringa" in the film ''Aarya 2''. Selected discography References Living people Indian women playback singers Singers from Chennai Tamil playback singers Telugu playback singers Kannada playback singers 1982 births 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
