Sohan Lal Dwivedi (22 February 1906 – 1 March 1988) was an Indian poet, Gandhian and freedom fighter, known for his patriotic poems such as Tumhe Naman, a poem on Mahatma Gandhi, Ali Racho Chand, Khadi Geet, Giriraj, Nayanon ki Resham Dori se, Mathrubhumi, Prakriti Sandesh, Jay Rashtra Nishan, Re Man, Vandana and Himalay. Born on 22 February 1906 at Bindki, a small town in Fatehpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he secured a master’s
Ranvendra Pratap Singh (born 3 February 1964) is an Indian politician and a former state minister of Uttar Pradesh. Ranvendra Pratap Singh Minister of state in Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Government of Uttar Pradesh In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Minister of state in Agriculture Government of Uttar Pradesh
A Subah was the term for a province (state) in the Mughal Empire. The term was also used by other polities of the Indian subcontinent. The word is derived from Arabic and Persian. The governor/ruler of a Subah was known as a subahdar (sometimes also referred to as a “Subeh“), which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army and Pakistan Army. The subahs were established by badshah (emperor) Akbar during his administrative reforms
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda. He is India’s only prime minister to have been former royalty. He was educated at the Allahabad University and Fergusson College in Pune. In 1969, he joined the Indian National Congress party and was elected as
A vizier (/ˈvɪziər/; Arabic: وزير, romanized: wazīr; Persian: وزیر, romanized: vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title wazir to a minister formerly called katib (secretary), who was at first merely a helper but afterwards became the representative and successor of the dapir (official scribe or secretary) of the Sassanian kings. In modern usage, the term has been used for government ministers in much of the Middle East and
Niaz Fatehpuri (1884–1966) was the pen name of Niyaz Muhammed Khan, a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, and polemicist. He was also the founder and editor of Nigar. In 1962, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India for “Literature and Education.” Niaz Fatehpuri نیاز فتحپوری Born Niaz Mohammed Khan 1884 Nayi Ghat, Barabanki district Died 24 May 1966 Karachi, Pakistan Nationality Pakistan Alma mater Madrasa Islamia Fatehpur
Prayagraj (Prayāgrāj; /ˈpreɪəˌɡrædʒ, ˈpraɪə-/); formerly Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district—the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India—and the Prayagraj division. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with the Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. As of 2011, Prayagraj is the seventh most populous city in
Asani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ali S. Asani (born 1954), Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture at Harvard University Suat Aşani (1916–1970), Turkish Olympic fencer Xhelil Asani (born 1995), Macedonian footballer
Bindki is a city, sub-district and a municipality in Fatehpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the few Indian towns which has separate markets for different commodities. The markets are Bajaja Gali for clothes, Sarafa Bajar for jewellery, Bartan Bajar for utensils, Kirana Gali for spices, Shoe market for footwears, Fatak Bajar for stationery and books, Najahi Gali for food grains, Ghihai Gali for ghee,
Sacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, springs, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric. These organic bodies of water have attained religious significance not from the modern alteration or blessing, but were sanctified through mythological or historical figures. Sacred waters have been exploited for cleansing, healing, initiations, and death rites. Ubiquitous and perpetual fixations with water occur across religious traditions.