Bhikampur and Datawali (Aligarh) State

The Bhikampur and Datawali principality is in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. For nearly four centuries, before the advent of British Raj in India, it was ruled by the descendants of a Sherwani Pathan from Jalalabad in Afghanistan. The Sherwani clan were practically independent rulers in the period between the collapse of Mughal Empire and the rise of the British Raj. History The clan had two main branches, the lineage of

Bharat Bhushan

Bharat Bhushan  14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992 was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Contents   1Personal life 2Professional life 3Filmography 4Accolades 5References 6Sources 7External

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means “people in majority”), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with religious minorities. According to Kanshi Ram, when he founded the party in 1984, the Bahujans comprised 85 percent of India’s population, but were divided into 6,000 different castes. The

Atrauli

Atrauli From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: “Atrauli” – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Atrauli Town Atrauli Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar PradeshShow map

Ashok Seth

Ashok Seth is an Indian interventional cardiologist, credited with the performance of over 50,000 angiograms and 20,000 angioplasties, which has been included in the Limca Book of Records, a reference book for achievements and records from an Indian perspective. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London, Edinburgh and Ireland and serves as the chief cardiologist, holding the chairs of the department of cardiovascular

Appliqué

Appliqué is ornamental needlework in which pieces or patches of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn or stuck onto a larger piece to form a picture or pattern. It is commonly used as decoration, especially on garments. The technique is accomplished either by hand stitching or machine. Appliqué is commonly practised with textiles, but the term may

Annu Raj Singh

Annu Raj Singh born 17 February 1984 is an Indian shooter from Aligarh. She along with Heena Sidhu won the gold medal in women’s Pairs 10 metre air pistol at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in both the 10 metre air pistol and the 25 metre pistol. Early life She was educated at Our Lady of Fatima High School, Aligarh and Aligarh Muslim University.

Aligarh Municipal Corporation

The Aligarh Nagar Nigam (ANN) – also known as Aligarh Municipal Corporation (AMC) – is the civic body that governs Aligarh city. Established under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act-1959, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city. The municipal corporation covers an area of 40 km2 (15 sq mi).The first mayor of Aligarh elections were held in 1995. As of 2018, Mohammad

Aligarh Movement

The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century. The movement’s name derives from the fact that its core and origins lay in the city of Aligarh in Northern India and, in particular, with the foundation of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The founder of the oriental college,

Aligarh College of Engineering and Technology

Aligarh College of Engineering and Technology is located three km from Sasni Gate on Mathura Road, Aligarh. Aligarh College of Engineering and Technology was formed by Jawahar Vidyalay Society. It has been approved by All India Council of Technical Education and affiliated with U.P. Technical University, Lucknow. Major facilities are library, lab etc. The Trust was