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Rakesh Rankawat
Rakesh (Devnagari: राकेश) is a masculine given name of Indian origin. It is derived from the Sanskrit language. Notable people with the given name * Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi, Indian politician *Mohan Rakesh, literary movement activist * Rakesh Asthana, Indian Police Service officer of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation, Police Commissioner of Delhi *Rakesh Bapat, Indian actor *Rakesh Bedi, Indian actor *Rakesh Gangwal, former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group *Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Indian investor and trader *Rakesh Khurana, professor at Harvard Business School * Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi), Indian professional kabaddi player *Rakesh Madhavan, Malaysian cricketer * Rakesh Maria, Indian Police Service officer *Rakesh Masih, Indian international football player * Rakesh Patel, Indian cricketer * Rakesh Pandey, Indian writer and author *Rakesh Roshan, Indian producer, director and actor * Rakesh S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devnagari
Devanagari ( ; in script: , , ) is an Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent. It is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient '' Brāhmī'' script. It is one of the official scripts of India and Nepal. It was developed in, and was in regular use by, the 8th century CE. It had achieved its modern form by 1000 CE. The Devanāgarī script, composed of 48 primary characters, including 14 vowels and 34 consonants, is the fourth most widely adopted writing system in the world, being used for over 120 languages, the most popular of which is Hindi (). The orthography of this script reflects the pronunciation of the language. Unlike the Latin alphabet, the script has no concept of letter case, meaning the script is a unicameral alphabet. It is written from left to right, has a strong preference for symmetrical, rounded shapes within squared outlines, and is recognisable by a horizontal line, known as a , that runs along the top of full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Khurana
Rakesh Khurana (born November 22, 1967) is an Indian-American academic and university administrator. He is a professor of sociology at Harvard University, a professor of leadership development at Harvard Business School, and the dean of Harvard College. Early life and education Khurana was born in India and was raised in Queens, New York. He received his bachelor's degree in industrial relations from Cornell, his M.A. in sociology from Harvard, and his PhD in organizational behavior through a joint program between the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Business School in 1998. He is of Punjabi descent. Career Khurana is a founding team member of Cambridge Technology Partners and from 1998 to 2000 he taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Khurana is the author of the book, ''Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs'' and related academic and managerial articles on the pitfalls of charismatic leadership. In 2007 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Singh (politician)
Rakesh Singh (born 4 June 1962; ) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is serving as the Minister of Public works department in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He is the Member of legislative assembly representing Jabalpur west constituency. Previously he was a Member of Parliament representing Jabalpur Loksabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh from 2004 to 2023. Personal life Singh was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh to Surendra Singh and Gomti Devi. He has a younger brother Lekhraj Singh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ... degree from Government Science College, Jabalpur. He married Mala Singh in December 1993, with whom he has two daughters. References External links * 1962 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker)
Rakesh Sharma (born 1964) is an Indian documentary filmmaker. His most notable work is the feature-length documentary Final Solution on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Rakesh Sharma spent his formative years in Agra, before moving to Delhi to finish his school and college education. He started his career as television journalist in 1986. Early career Kumar graduated from SRCC, University of Delhi in 1984 with a BA Honors (Economics) degree. He studied MA in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia MCRC in 1986. In 1986, heestablished Newstel, a Delhi-based news agency supplying features and stories to the state broadcaster - Doordarshan ( DD). Between 1987 and 1989, he served as an Assistant Director on Shyam Benegal's "Discovery of India/Bharat Ek Khoj," a series consisting of 53 episodes shot on 35mm film, amounting to 270 reels. In 1990, Kumar co-directed "Ringmasters," a special investigative documentary commissioned by DD, which examined the use of money and muscle power du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Sharma (cricketer)
Rakesh Sharma (born 24 January 1972 in Moradabad) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has made several appearances as a batsman in the 2005 ICC Trophy The Cricket World Cup Qualifier (previously called the ICC Trophy and officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier) is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that serves as the culmination of the qualification pro .... References 1982 births Living people Omani cricketers People from Moradabad Cricketers from Uttar Pradesh Indian emigrants to Oman Indian expatriates in Oman {{Oman-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Sharma
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian cosmonaut and a former Indian Air Force officer. He flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the first Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Another Air Force pilot, Ravish Malhotra, was placed on standby. Early life Sharma was born on 13 January 1949 in Patiala of present-day Punjab, India into a Punjabi family. Sharma attended St. George's Grammar School, Hyderabad and graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He joined the National Defence Academy as an air force plebe in July 1966 and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a pilot in 1970. He flew 21 combat missions as a MiG-21 pilot during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Career IAF career An alumnus of the 35th National Defence Academy, Sharma joined the Indian Air Force as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Sethi (banker)
Rakesh Sethi () is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank. Prior to this, Sethi was an executive director at Punjab National Bank Punjab National Bank alias PNB is an Public sector banks in India, Indian government bank based in New Delhi. It was founded in May 1894 and is the List of banks in India, second-largest public sector bank in India in terms of its business volum .... He joined Allahabad Bank in March, 2014 and will serve until 2017. He was preceded by Shubalakshmi Panse. Background He started his banking career from Andhra Bank as an Officer in 1978. Rakesh Sethi in his 34 years of experience served as a National Banking Group General Manager at Bank of India, General Manager of Andhra Bank, Director of Andhra Bank (since 26 December 2008). Rakesh Sethi was also the Chairman of the Board at JSC Subsidiary Bank Punjab National Bank Kazakhstan since 6 April 2012, An Executive Director of Union Bank of India since August 2013. He serves as a Nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Satyal
Rakesh Satyal is an American novelist, best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning debut novel ''Blue Boy''."Gaga at the Gala: Rakesh Satyal Wins Lambda Literary Award, Sings About It" . brooklyntheborough.com, June 2010. ''Blue Boy'' won the 2009 Prose/Poetry Award from the Association of Asian American Studies and was a finalist for the Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Debut Fiction Award and Satyal was a recipient of a 2010 Fellowship in Fiction from the . Early life Rakesh Satyal was born ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Roshan
Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. He appeared in 84 films in the 1970s and 1980s. As an actor, he is mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films. Later, his prominence increased and he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987. As a filmmaker, his work includes the action drama (1987), the revenge drama thriller ''Khoon Bhari Maang'' (1988), the action comedy ''Kishen Kanhaiya'' (1990), the melodramatic thriller ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), the musical romantic thriller ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000), the science fiction film ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003) and its sequels, the superhero Krrish (film series), ''Krrish'' film series (2006–13). He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Filmfare Award for Best Director, Best Director for ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and ''Koi... Mil Gaya''. Early life Rakesh was born on 6 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Pandey (author)
Rakesh Pandey (born August 27, 1968) is an Indian writer and the editor of ''Pravasi Sansar'', an Indian magazine. Early life and education Pandey was born on 27 August 1968 in Kasara, a village in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. He earned his Ph.D. in the Analytical Study of Awadhi folk Natya and Hindi Natya Kala. Career Pandey was a participant at the 10th World Hindi Conference in 2015, where he interviewed the former foreign minister of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj. At his work, Pandey has dedicated a significant amount of effort to promoting Hindi and Awadhi languages. Under the "Hindi Bachao Munch" banner, he advocates for the inclusion of other dialects of the Hindi language in Schedule 8 of the Indian Constitution. In 2016, ''Pravasi Sansar'' celebrated the magazine's 10-year anniversary. The event was held at the House of Commons in London, hosted by then- Member of Parliament (MP) Virendra Sharma. In attendance as the Chief Guest was then-Governor of Goa, Mridula Sinha. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
