General Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC (born 10 May 1951) is an Indian politician and a former four-star General in the Indian Army. He is the current Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Second Modi ministry. He previously served as Minister of State for External Affairs, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of the North-Eastern Region and Minister of State for
Maheshwari, also spelled Maheshvari, is a Hindu caste of India, originally from what is now the state of Rajasthan. Their traditional occupation is that of commerce and as such they form part of the wider Bania occupation-based community that also includes castes such as the Khandelwals, Oswals and Agrawals. The Banias of Rajasthan are often known as Marwaris, Maheshwaris claim a Rajput ancestry. K. K. Birla, an industrialist whose family has
The Oswal (sometimes spelled Oshwal or Osval) are a Jain & Hindu community with origins in the Marwar region of Rajasthan , India and Tharparkar district in Sindh. The Oshwals or oswals have different gotras on the basis of their kuldevis. The major kuldevi of oshwals is Sachiya Mata.They are of Rajput descendents of Raja of osanagar presently Osian (Jodhpur) Maharaja Utpaladev of Paramara dynasty. The major surnames includes Sethia, Mehta , Shah , Sodagar, Solanki, Chaudhary,Sonawat, Soni, Jhaveri or Zaveri, Shrimal , Sancheti, Dangi, Chauhan,
Saini (pronunciation (help·info)) is a caste of North India who were traditionally landowners (zamindars) and farmers. Sainis claim to be descendants of a king, Shurasena, as well as of Krishna and Porus, and to be related to the ancient Shoorsaini clan, noted in Puranic literature. The Saini community is given representation in government jobs and educational institutes as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. As both a statutory
Uklana Mandi, (उकलाना मंडी)is a city, municipal committee and Uklana (Vidhan Sabha constituency), in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. The city supplies grains to thousands of local traders and rest of the country. Uklanamandi has three suburbs: Latani, Parbhuwala and Daulatpur. This place is known for eminent personality like Lakhmi Chand Goyal, who did great job in social
The Doab famine of 1860–1861 was a famine in India that affected the Ganga-Yamuna Doab in the North-Western Provinces, large parts of Rohilkhand and Awadh, the Delhi and Hissar divisions of the Punjab, all in British India, then under Crown rule, and the eastern regions of the princely states of Rajputana. Up to 2 million people are thought to have perished in the famine.
The Indian famine of 1896–1897 was a famine that began in Bundelkhand, India, early in 1896 and spread to many parts of the country, including the United Provinces, the Central Provinces and Berar, Bihar, parts of the Bombay and Madras presidencies, and parts of the Punjab; in addition, the princely states of Rajputana, Central India Agency, and Hyderabad were affected. All in all, during the two years, the famine affected an area of 307,000 square miles
Government College for Girls, Hisar is a public funded college located in Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. Contents 1Location 2Details 3See also 4External links 5References Location It lies on Delhi road. Details The college offers BA, BCom and BSc undergraduate courses in arts, science, commerce and computers, exclusively for girls.
Gauda, or Gaur or Gaud or Gor or Gour or God is a group of Brahmin communities in India. The Gauda Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that lives in the north of the Vindhyas. Gauda/Gaur Brahmins are most numerous in the northern India, particularly in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh etc. and a significant amount are present in other northern states of India as well.
General Dalbir Singh Suhag, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 28 December 1954) is the current Indian High Commissioner to Seychelles and a former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He was the 25th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, serving from 31 July 2014 to 31 December 2016, and Vice Chief of the Army Staff prior to that. Contents 1Early life and education 2Military career 2.1General Officer Commanding