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Suri (surname)
Suri is a surname of Indian Hindu origin, derived from the Sanskrit सूरी (''sūrī''), which means wise or learned, and is primarily used by the Khukhrain clan of the Khatri caste, among other communities. Notable people who bear the name, but are not necessarily associated with the specific Khatri clan, include: Business * Anoop Suri (born 1971), Indian Hotelier, writer, consultant and Management Guru *Rajeev Suri (born 1967), Indian born Singaporean business executive. Current CEO of Inmarsat and former CEO of Nokia Engineers and scientists *Mahendra Sūri (born c. 1340), 14th century Jain astronomer who wrote the Yantraraja, the first Indian treatise on the astrolabe *Manil Suri (born 1959), Indian-American mathematician and writer *Subhash Suri (born 1960), Indian-American computer scientist, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara *Suri Bhagavantam (1909–1989), Indian scientist Entertainment *Himanshu Suri (born 1985), American rapper, of Das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is one of the most widely spoken native languages in the world, with approximately 150 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 88.9 million native speakers according to the 2023 Pakistani census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, according to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census. It is spoken among a Punjabi diaspora, significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Gulf states. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Persian alphabet, Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi, Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Brahmic scripts, Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrolabe
An astrolabe (; ; ) is an astronomy, astronomical list of astronomical instruments, instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and Model#Physical model, physical model of the visible celestial sphere, half-dome of the sky. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclinometer and an analog computer, analog calculation device capable of working out several kinds of problems in astronomy. In its simplest form it is a metal disc with a pattern of wires, cutouts, and perforations that allows a user to calculate astronomical positions precisely. It is able to measure the horizontal coordinate system, altitude above the horizon of a celestial body, day or night; it can be used to identify stars or planets, to determine local latitude given local time (and vice versa), to survey, or to triangulation, triangulate. It was used in classical antiquity, the Islamic Golden Age, the European Middle Ages and the Age of Discovery for all these purposes. The astrolabe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates National Cricket Team
The United Arab Emirates men's national cricket team is the team that represents the United Arab Emirates in international cricket. They are governed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) which became an Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1989 and an Associate Member the following year.The team is composed mainly of Indian and Pakistani expatriates working in UAEA Timeline of UAE cricket at CricketEurope Since 2005, the ICC's headquarters have been located in Dubai. One of the emerging One Day International (ODI) teams,Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007 the UAE won the ACC Trophy on four consecutive occasions between 2000 and 2006, and were runners-up in the tournament on three occasions, in 1996, 1998 and 2008.Scorecard of Hong Kong v UAE, 3 August 2008 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirag Suri
Chirag Suri (born 18 February 1995) is a cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 2017 and 2023. In January 2021, Suri was named the vice-captain of the UAE team. International career Suri represented the UAE national under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for the UAE senior team against Namibia in the 2015 – 17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 16 September 2017. He made his One Day International debut against the West Indies in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 6 March 2018. In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the UAE in a one - off match against Australia on 22 October 2018. In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batram Suri
Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islanders he played club football in New Zealand. He earned almost 50 caps for the national team of the Solomon Islands. At the moment, he is the head coach of the Solomon Islands women's national team and S-League side Waneagu United. Club career Suri is the most well-known player to come out of the Solomon Islands and has previously played in New Zealand for Richmond Athletic and the Football Kingz amongst other clubs (now the New Zealand Knights), in Fiji and Tahiti and has also played for Laugu FC in his native country. International career Suri is also one of the Solomon Islands national team's most successful players helping them reach the oceanic play-off final against Australia in 2005. He made his debut in 1992 and collected over 40 caps, also scoring a fair share of goals. Managerial career On 16 June 2019, Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjna Suri
Sanjna Suri (born 31 March 1991) is a Malaysian pharmacist, beauty pageant titleholder, singer, model, and actress. She rose to fame after winning Miss Intercontinental Malaysia in 2017. She then represented Malaysia at Miss Scuba International 2015, Face of Asia 2017 International Model, Miss Intercontinental 2017, and Miss Supranational 2018. Background Sanjna was born in Ipoh, Perak. She is of North Indian descent. Sanjna speaks English, Malay, Hindi and understands some Chinese like 'xie-xie' and 'ni hao' and some French words like 'oui', 'merci', 'baguette' 'Evian' and 'croissant'. Education background Sanjna is a Pharmacy graduate from University of Cyberjaya. Over the course of her studies there, she received the Dean's List award six times. Pageantry Miss Scuba International 2015 Following her involvement in Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2014 competition, Sanjna was handpicked to represent Malaysia at the Miss Scuba International 2015 held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer. He comes from an affluent business family of Punjabis. He had a supporting role in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)'', acted in '' Jhankaar Beats'', and co-produced and acted in ''I Am''. Personal life Sanjay Suri was born on 6 April 1971 in Srinagar, Kashmir. He left Srinagar at the age of 19 when his father was killed by terrorists and they relocated to Delhi. Suri and his wife Ambika have two children. Career Suri appeared in a supporting role in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'', co-starring with Rinke Khanna and Dino Morea. His next films were '' Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence'' (2001), '' Filhaal...'' and the musical '' Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (2002). In 2003 he appeared in '' Pinjar'' co-starring Urmila Matondkar. In 2005, he starred in '' My Brother... Nikhil'' as an HIV positive homosexual co-starring Juhi Chawla. Suri co-produced ''I Am'', a production involving crowdsourcing; the movie was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya Suri
Sandhya Suri is a British-Indian film director and documentarian. Early life Sandhya Suri was born in England and raised in Darlington. Her father, Yash Pal Suri, had emigrated from India to work at a hospital in Teesside. Career After earning a degree in mathematics, Suri worked as a teacher in Japan. Her experiences documenting this period on camera inspired her to study documentary filmmaking at the National Film and Television School. In 2005, Suri's released the documentary '' I for India'' detailing her father's experiences as a 20th-century Indian immigrant in the United Kingdom based on his own tape recordings. ''I for India'' was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Suri's second film, the silent 2018 documentary ''Around India with a Movie Camera'', used archival British Film Institute footage to explore life in British India. That same year, Suri released the narrative short film '' The Field'', which was nominated for the BAF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohit Suri
Mohit Suri (born 11 April 1981) is an Indian film director. He directed the films '' Murder 2 '' (2011), the musical romance '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and the romantic thrillers '' Awarapan'' (2007), ''Ek Villain'' (2014) and ''Malang'' (2020). He has been married to Udita Goswami since 2013 and have two children. Early life Mohit Suri was born and brought up in Mumbai. His father Daksh Suri worked for Dunlop in Chennai and his mother, Heena, was an air hostess. He has one sister, former actress Smiley Suri. Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt and Robin Bhatt are his maternal uncles whereas Nanabhai Bhatt was his maternal grandfather. Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt are his first cousins and Emraan Hashmi is his second cousin. Career After working as an office assistant for T-Series as well as assistant director in Vikram Bhatt's films '' Kasoor'' (2001), '' Awara Paagal Deewana'' (2002) and ''Footpath'' (2003), Suri made his directorial debut with the moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duniya Suri
Duniya Suri, credited onscreen as Suri, is an Indian movie director. He became known as Duniya Suri in the wake of the success of his debut movie '' Duniya'', for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay category. Suri came to fame after the ''Duniya'' release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada cinema. His second film ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' though critically acclaimed, performed poorly at the box office, while his next project ''Junglee'' was a greater critical and commercial success. Recent projects include the film '' Jackie'' with Puneeth Rajkumar which was declared the blockbuster of 2010 and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards. After the success of '' Jackie'' in 2010, Suri teamed up with Puneeth Rajkumar again in '' Anna Bond'' which released on 1 May 2012 and broke all previous Sandalwood Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus ''Santal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himanshu Suri
Himanshu Kumar Suri (born July 6, 1985), better known by his stage name Heems, is an American rapping, rapper. Suri came to prominence as a member of the alternative hip hop group Das Racist, with whom he released two mixtapes and one album. Suri has also founded independent record labels Greedhead Music and Veena Sounds, and has released three solo albums and two mixtapes. With English musicians Riz Ahmed, Riz MC and Redinho, Suri formed the group Swet Shop Boys in 2014. Early life Born and raised in Bellerose, Queens, New York, he is of Punjabi people, Punjabi-Indian people, Indian descent. Suri's father moved to Flushing, Queens, Flushing, Queens, in 1978. Suri graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2003, where he met Das Racist band member Ashok Kondabolu, and was the vice president of the student council when the September 11 attacks happened two blocks away. Suri then attended Wesleyan University, where he studied economics and met Das Racist co-founder Kool A.D. After gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suri Bhagavantam
Suri Bhagavantam (, ; 14 October 1909 – 6 February 1989) was an Indian scientist and administrator. He was Vice chancellor of Osmania University and Director of Indian Institute of Science and Defence Research and Development Organisation. Early life Bhagavantam was born in Agiripalli, a village in Andhra Pradesh. After primary education in Gudivada, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Nizam College, Hyderabad, under Madras University. Impressed by the discoveries of C. V. Raman, he relocated to Calcutta and joined him in 1928. After the Nobel Prize-winning discovery, Raman chose Bhagavantam as his collaborator to further his research work. He earned his master's degree in science from Madras University during this period. When Raman joined the Indian Institute of Science as its director in 1933, he recommended Bhagavantam to join Andhra University, Waltair as lecturer in physics. During that period, he became a popular lecturer and rose to become a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
