Information | Influenced by | Mahatma Gandhi‚ Swami Vivekananda | Political movement | Indian anti-corruption movement‚ Peace movement | Religion | Hinduism | Spouse | Never Married | Parents | Laxmibai Hazare Baburao Hazare | Awards | Padma Shri (1990) Padma Bhushan (1992) | Anti-corruption protests in Maharashtra Anna Hazare listening to the problems of people at Nanded‚ Maharashtra. In 1991 Hazare launched the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan (BVJA) (People’s Movement against Corruption)
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------------------------------------------------- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Abdul kalam) This article is about the former President of India. For the freedom fighter‚ see Abul Kalam Azad. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam BR | | 11th President of India | In office 25 July 2002 – 24 July 2007 | Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh | Vice President | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Preceded by | K. R. Narayanan | Succeeded by | Pratibha Patil
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A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram‚ in Tamil Nadu‚ Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam‚ specialized in Aero Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. He initially worked in DRDO in 1958 and then joined ISRO in 1963. Dr. Kalam has made significant contribution to Indian satellite and launch vehicles of ISRO and also in the missile programme of DRDO. As project Director‚ SLV-III‚ he contributed for the design‚ development and management
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COMPANY PROFILE Malayala Manorama is a daily newspaper in Malayalam language which is published in the state of Kerala‚ India. According to World Association of Newspapers‚ it holds a position as top 26th most circulating newspaper in the world (third largest circulating newspapers in India behind The Times of India and Dainik Jagran and most widely read daily and number one in Kerala. It was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1890‚ and currently has a readership of over 20 million (with a circulation
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Syngene (1994) to provide development support services for discovery research and Clinigene (2000) to cater to clinical development services.[3][2] Her pioneering work in the sector has earned her several awards‚ including the prestigious Padma Shri (1989) and the Padma Bhushan (2005) from the government of India. She was recently named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. She is on the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and the Financial Times’ top 50 women
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the English Channel‚ from Dover to Calais on September 27‚ 1958.[2] He successfully crossed the Channel on September 27‚ 1958 in 14 hours and 45 minutes‚ which was incidentally the fourth fastest time. Upon return to India in 1958‚ he awarded the Padma Shri in 1959 by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. After achieving the feat of swimming across English Channel‚ Mihir Sen went on in 1966 to swim across the seven seas of the five continents. He had to raise Rs 45‚000 to pay theIndian navy boats
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Introduction: Women Entrepreneurs may be defined as the women or group of women who initiate‚organise and co-operate a business enterprise. Government of India has defined women entrepreneurs as an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman having a minimum financial interest of 51% of the capital and giving atleast 51% of employment generated in the enterprise to women. The Indian women are no longer treated as show pieces to be kept at home.They are also enjoying the impact of globalisation and
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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 8 July 1972) is a former Indian cricketer‚ and captain of the Indian national team. Presently he is cricket commentator and President of Editorial Board with Wisden India[1]. Born into an affluent Brahmin family‚ Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India’s most successful captains in modern times.[2] He started his career by playing in state and school teams
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Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Candidates are currently being accepted for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees Election. Become a candidate. [Hide] [Help us with translations!] Zakir Hussain (musician) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2009) Zakir Hussain
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Awards‚ 2012 A total of 109 persons‚ including 19 women‚ have been selected for the Padma awards. Five personalities have been given Padma Vibhushan‚ 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shree awards. PADMA VIBHUSHAN: K.G. Subramanyan (painting and sculpture)‚ Late Mario De Miranda (cartoonist)‚ Late (Dr) Bhupen Hazarika (vocal music)‚ Dr Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti (orthopaedics)‚ T.V. Rajeswar (civil service)‚ Delhi. PADMA BHUSHAN: Prominent among winners were Shabana Azmi (cinema)‚ Khaled Choudhury (theatre)
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