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Sukhjit Singh (Soldier)
Brigadier Sukhjit Singh, MVC (born 15 October 1934) is a former Indian Army officer who served with The Scinde Horse. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest award for gallantry, for his leadership and courage in facing the enemy during the Battle of Basantar in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Early life Crown Prince Sukhjit Singh was born on 15 October 1934, in Bangalore as the second child to the Crown Prince Paramjit Singh Sahib Bahadur (son of King Jagatjit Singh I) by his second wife, Lilavati Devi, he had an elder sister, Princess Aas Kaur (b.1933 - d.2017) as well as three paternal elder half-sisters ( Princess Indira Devi, Princess Sushila Devi and Princess Urmila Devi) from, Brinda Devi, the first wife of his father. He was educated at The Doon School in Dehradun, and then received military training at the Indian Military Academy The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is one of the oldest military academies in India, and trains officers for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahluwalia (misl)
Ahluwalia (also transliterated as Ahluvalia) was a misl, that is, a sovereign state in the Sikh Confederacy of Punjab region in present-day India and Pakistan. The misl's name is derived from Ahlu, the ancestral village of the misl leaders. The Ahluwalia misl was one of the 12 major Sikh misls, and held land to the north of Sutlej river. History Different scholars variously name the misl's founder as Sadho Singh, his descendant Bagh Singh, or Bagh Singh's nephew Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. The misl rose to prominence under Jassa Singh, who was the first person to use the name "Ahluwalia". Originally known as Jassa Singh Kalal, he styled himself as Ahluwalia after his ancestral village of Ahlu. Even after other misls lost their territories to Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire, the maharaja permitted the descendants of Jassa Singh to retain their estates. After the British took over the Sikh territories in 1846, Jassa Singh's descendants became the ruling family of the Kapurthala State. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Devi Of Kapurthala
Indira Devi of Kapurthala (26 February 1912 – 1 September 1979), affectionately known as the Radio Princess, was an Indian socialite and princess, the eldest grandchild of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of the princely state of Kapurthala in Punjab, British India. During the Second World War she was recruited as a political correspondent to George Orwell, for the India team of the BBC. There, she became a regular broadcaster of the programme ''The Debate Continues'' from the House of Commons, and ''Hello Punjab'', a programme in Hindustani for the British Indian Army. With Narayana Menon she hosted the Indian Service musical programmes. At the age of 23, Devi had secretly travelled to London to become an actress, telling only her two sisters, and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. For a brief period, she worked at London Films with Alexander Korda, and in 1938, she appeared on stage for the first time, when she played the role of a Turkish slave girl. At the onset of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doon School Alumni
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Sikhs
Indian Sikhs number approximately 21 million people and account for 1.7% of India's population 2011 Indian census, as of 2011, forming the country's Religion in India, fourth-largest religious group. The majority of the nation's Sikhs live in the northern state of Punjab, India, Punjab, which is the only Sikh-majority administrative division in the world. India is home to the Sikhism by country, majority of the global Sikh population. History Partition Sikh organizations, including the Chief Khalsa Diwan, Chief Khalsa Dewan and Shiromani Akali Dal led by Master Tara Singh, opposition to the partition of India, strongly opposed the partition of India, viewing the possibility of the creation of Pakistan as inviting persecution. Demography Population India's Sikh population stands at 20.8 million, which is only 1.72% of the country's total population. Out of approximately 25–30 million Sikhs in the world, the majority of them, 20.8–22 million, live in India that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army Officers
Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples of the Americas * Indigenous peoples of the Americas ** First Nations in Canada ** Native Americans in the United States ** Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean ** Indigenous languages of the Americas Places * Indian, West Virginia, U.S. * The Indians, an archipelago of islets in the British Virgin Islands Arts and entertainment Film * ''Indian'' (film series), a Tamil-language film series ** ''Indian'' (1996 film) * ''Indian'' (2001 film), a Hindi-language film Music * Indians (musician), Danish singer Søren Løkke Juul * "The Indian", an unreleased song by Basshunter * "Indian" (song), by Sturm und Drang, 2007 * "Indians" (song), by Anthrax, 1987 * Indians, a song by Gojira from the 2003 album '' The Link'' Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – 6 February 1934 crisis, French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Second Hellenic Republic, Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, Turkey and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12–February 15, 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince, Patron And Patriarch
''Prince, Patron and Patriarch: Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala'' is a book about Jagatjit Singh (1872-1949), the last ruling Maharajah of the princely state of Kapurthala during British rule in India. It is authored by his grandson Brigadier Sukhjit Singh, in collaboration with conservation architect Cynthia Meera Frederick, who conceived and seeded the idea for the book. Brig Sukhjit says Cynthia persuaded him to co-author the book to do justice to this exceptional royal. It was published by Roli Books in 2019. Pramod Kumar K G is the consulting editor. The book gives detailed account of the building of the Palace at Kapurthala by Alexandre Marcel and Paul Boyer. Publication ''Prince, Patron and Patriarch: Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala'' was published by Roli Books Roli Books is an Indian publishing house that produces and publishes books pertaining to Indian heritage. It was founded in 1978 by Pramod Kapoor and is jointly run by his family. Its imprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakpur
Malakpur is a village located in the Ludhiana West Tehsil, of Ludhiana district, Punjab. Administration The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India). Villages in Ludhiana West Tehsil Air travel connectivity The closest airport to the village is Sahnewal Airport Ludhiana Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Ludhiana in Punjab, India. It is located near the town of Sahnewal, south-east of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road. There is a flight training club based in the airport. Development .... References {{Ludhiana district , state=collapsed Villages in Ludhiana West tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kot Nainan
Kot Nainan is a Town and is union council in Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is near the Border Area of Pakistan. It is 249 meters above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level .... The villages near Kot Nainan are Sultanpur, Chunan, Gunwal Jattan, Thariwal, Paswal, Sogian, Jagyal, Haryal, Kainth, Kotli Gujran, Bhagwanpur and Sujowal. References Populated places in Narowal District {{Pakistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakargarh
Shakargarh (), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It borders Jammu to the north and Sialkot to the west Its literacy rate is more than 85% which is the highest literacy rate tehsil-wise. The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E and is situated at the west bank of the Ravi River. The Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils, three of which form the Tehsil capital Shakargarh. Demographics The total area of Shakargarh Tehsil is about 1,272 square kilometres. According to the 1998 census, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097 of which only 12.11% were urban. The Tehsil's population is 80 percent Gujjar and 20 percent others. Schools *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
