Prithipal Singh Chandi (Kamboj) (28 January 1932 – 20 May 1983) was an Indian field hockey player nicknamed the “King of short corner” by hockey commentators [1]. The Evening Post, New Zealand commented in 1961 that to face the fury of Prithipal's hit is to risk one's life. Another author commented that if...
Gurinderpal Singh Josan was born in a Gurusikh family in the Holy city of Sri Amritsar Sahib, in 1968. Shri Josan completed his early education in D.G. High School founded by the famous poet Sardar Vidhata Singh Teer and later deemed his graduation from the prestigious institution of North India, Khalsa College, Amritsar...
Chandigarh, May 14, 2020:-The General secretary of State Youth Council, Punjab, Ananya Kamboj on Thursday wrote a letter to the Punjab Education Minister, Vijay Inder Singla urging him to start a dedicated radio school for the students in the state. In her letter, Kamboj said that as the humankind is going through a tough...
Ananya Kamboj was awarded Times NIE Star Youth Reporter of the year at Times NIE Newsmakers' Meet at the traffic and security lines auditorium, Sector 29, Chandigarh.
Sardar Sadhu Singh Thind was an Indian scholar and politician, most notable for serving the longest term as President of the District Congress Committee, Kapurthala. He also served as an MLA from Sultanpur Lodhi. While serving as MLA, he was noted for repatriating the remains of Udham Singh from England to India in 1974...
For the last three years, Ananya is representing India as a Young Journalist at the global Football for Friendship (F4F) social program. Football for Friendship is an annual International Children's social program that unites children of different nationalities, different genders, and different physical abilities....
The Kamboj people are a traditionally agricultural community native to the Indian subcontinent, comprising what is today Northern India and Pakistan. Primarily of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh faiths, they now live mostly in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh and the Pakistani...
Rai Bansi Das Kamboh was a minister in the jury of Darbar-i-Akbari and was very close to Nawab General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh. Amir Alamara Khan Zaman-i-Shaibani and his brother Bahadhur Khan-i-Shaibani who held mansabs of 5000 under Akbar rose in rebellion against the Crown which move was crushed...
Rai Narayan DasHe was the son of Rai Jado Rai and also was a noble in the Mughal court during Akbar.Rai Bidi ChandHe was the son of Rai Narayan Das and grandson of Rai Jado. He also wielded great influence in Jahangir's court. He expanded the boundaries of his village Rai Pur which he renamed as Raipore Bidi Chand...
Raghupat Rai Nibber was a great landlord (Zamindar) from Nibber clan of the Kamboj and was a dedicated Sikh of Guru-Ghar. He had two sons viz: Mool Chand and Amar Chand. Mool Chand was a great warrior and had fought valiantly for the tenth Lord in the battle of Nadaun on March 20, 1691 and achieved martyrdom (Ref:...
