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Raghubir Singh (other)
Raghubir Singh may refer to: * Raghubir Singh (photographer) (1942–1999), Indian photographer * Raghubir Singh (equestrian), Indian equestrian * Raghubir Singh Jind (1834–1887), Raja of Jind of the Phulkian dynasty * Raghubir Singh Bundi (1869–1927), Raja of Bundi See also * Raghbir Singh (other) {{hndis, Singh, Raghubir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghubir Singh (photographer)
Raghubir Singh (1942–1999) was an Indian photographer, most known for his landscapes and documentary-style photographs of the people of India. He was a self-taught photographer who worked in India and lived in Paris, London and New York. During his career he worked with ''National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker'' and ''Time (magazine), Time''. In the early 1970s, he was one of the first photographers to reinvent the use of color at a time when color photography was still a marginal art form. Singh belonged to a tradition of small-format street photography, working in color, that to him, represented the intrinsic value of Indian aesthetics. According to his 2004 retrospective his "documentary-style vision was neither sugarcoated, nor abject, nor controllingly omniscient". Deeply influenced by modernism, he liberally took inspiration from Rajasthani Painting, Rajasthani miniatures, Mughal paintings and Bengal, a place where he thought western modernist i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghubir Singh (equestrian)
Raghubir Singh is an Indian equestrian. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 for his achievements. He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 1983. He represented India in the Asian Games in 1982 and won a gold medal in the individual event. He hails from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan state in India. He served as a Dafadar in the Indian army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- .... He is a native of Patoda village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. References External links Sportal pageDoha 2006 - Past Medals Indian male equestrians Indian dressage riders Equestrians from Rajasthan Recipients of the Arjuna Award Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Rajasthani people Living people Asian Games gold medalists for India People from Jhunjhunu d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghubir Singh Jind
Maharaja Raghubir Singh (1832 – 7 March 1887) was a Maharaja of Jind State of the Phulkian dynasty who reigned from 1864 to 1887. Early life Singh was born at Bazidpur in 1832, the younger of two sons of Swarup Singh of Jind. In 1848, he became heir apparent to his father upon the death of his older brother. During the Great Uprising, he fought alongside his father in armor and mail at some of the major battles against the rebels. Maharaja of Jind Following his father's death in 1864, Raghubir Singh ascended the Jind ''gadi'', having his coronation on 31 March of that year. The coronation was attended by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, Robert Montgomery, as well as by the Maharaja of Patiala-the head of the Phulkian clan. Raghubir Singh established his main residence at Sangrur, and began a long campaign to remodel his state. He rebuilt the Sangrur bazaar, constructed gardens and built temples, water tanks, public buildings and paved roads. In 1872, he contribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghubir Singh Bundi
Raghubir Singhji (21 September 1869 – 26 July 1927) was the 26th ruler of the princely state of Bundi belonging to Hada Chauhan clan of Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...s.Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey edited by Arnold Wright pp:157–163 He was ruler of Bundi from 1889Directory and Year Book Including Who's who – Page 88, 1920. till his death in 1927. He was succeeded by Sir Ishwari Singhji. Government of India announced 'Padma Shri' will be awarded to Shri Maharao Raghuveer Singh on 26 January 2018. References {{authority control 1869 births 1927 deaths Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Indian Knights Grand Cross of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
