Naik Chand Singh MVC (1922 - 23 Nov 1947) was a soldier in the Indian Army notable for his participation in the Jammu-Kashmir Operation of 1947. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously, for bravery in action.
Personal Life
Chand Singh was born in 1922 in the small village of Jaid, Rampuraphul in Punjab, India.
Military Career
Chand Singh was recruited into the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment on 21 March 1939.
During the Jammu-Kashmir Operation of 1947, Chand Singh's unit 1 Sikh, was deployed in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. At 22.15 hrs, on 22 November 1947 an Indian Picket, very crucial in defence of the Uri camp, and held by a 1 Sikh platoon was attacked by a 600 strong force of Pakistani irregulars on a hill across the river Jhelum. The attack was carried out in three waves from a feature about 750 meters away, overlooking the picket .
At about 2230 hrs the enemy started counter-firing with a 3-inch mortar. In spite of his wounds, Naik Chand Singh volunteered to lead a raiding party with two other soldiers to destroy this mortar. The raiding party crawled to within a few yards of the mortar position, from where Naik Chand Singh threw a grenade and charged the mortar position. The Pakistani irregulars were still in position on the left flank. As automatic and rifle fire was unable to target them, Naik Chand Singh again came out of his trench and attacked with grenades, killed by machine gun fire in the process.
Chand Singh was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery.
Personal Life
Chand Singh was born in 1922 in the small village of Jaid, Rampuraphul in Punjab, India.
Military Career
Chand Singh was recruited into the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment on 21 March 1939.
During the Jammu-Kashmir Operation of 1947, Chand Singh's unit 1 Sikh, was deployed in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. At 22.15 hrs, on 22 November 1947 an Indian Picket, very crucial in defence of the Uri camp, and held by a 1 Sikh platoon was attacked by a 600 strong force of Pakistani irregulars on a hill across the river Jhelum. The attack was carried out in three waves from a feature about 750 meters away, overlooking the picket .
At about 2230 hrs the enemy started counter-firing with a 3-inch mortar. In spite of his wounds, Naik Chand Singh volunteered to lead a raiding party with two other soldiers to destroy this mortar. The raiding party crawled to within a few yards of the mortar position, from where Naik Chand Singh threw a grenade and charged the mortar position. The Pakistani irregulars were still in position on the left flank. As automatic and rifle fire was unable to target them, Naik Chand Singh again came out of his trench and attacked with grenades, killed by machine gun fire in the process.
Chand Singh was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery.
Irene Ros is a data visualizer and software engineer who builds visual data experiences using open source tools and educational content. Irene is most notable for her work developing the data visualization firm Bocoup. Ros now works for Google.
Personal life
Irene Ros was born in Kiev, Ukraine. When she was 6 her family immigrated to Israel where they remained for the next 10 years. She entered the United States at 16 years old.
Growing up Irene had a strong interest in math and science. She recalls her first programming experience being when she was 9 years old. Her parents bought her a computer with Norton Commander and her cousin provided her with a BASIC programming book. One of her first successful programs output the lyrics to Happy Birthday. In high school Irene took multiple courses in computer science and gained a formal background in programming.
* Stereotropes
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* Somalia Famine - How the World Reacted<ref name=":2" />
* IBM Many Bills: A Visual Bill Explorer <ref name=":1" />
* IBM Many Eyes <ref name=":1" />
OpenVis Conf
OpenVis Conf was a Boston-based data visualization conference, created by Irene Ros and Bocoup in 2013. It had the goal of bringing struggling data visualizers together to learn about the newest research in data visualization. The conference spanned 2 days annually, and featured data visualization speakers with a focus on open source tools on the internet and share the latest developments in visualization research, technology, and practice with the attendees. <ref name=":1" />
Personal life
Irene Ros was born in Kiev, Ukraine. When she was 6 her family immigrated to Israel where they remained for the next 10 years. She entered the United States at 16 years old.
Growing up Irene had a strong interest in math and science. She recalls her first programming experience being when she was 9 years old. Her parents bought her a computer with Norton Commander and her cousin provided her with a BASIC programming book. One of her first successful programs output the lyrics to Happy Birthday. In high school Irene took multiple courses in computer science and gained a formal background in programming.
* Stereotropes
* The Business of US Food Aid<ref name=":2" />
* Somalia Famine - How the World Reacted<ref name=":2" />
* IBM Many Bills: A Visual Bill Explorer <ref name=":1" />
* IBM Many Eyes <ref name=":1" />
OpenVis Conf
OpenVis Conf was a Boston-based data visualization conference, created by Irene Ros and Bocoup in 2013. It had the goal of bringing struggling data visualizers together to learn about the newest research in data visualization. The conference spanned 2 days annually, and featured data visualization speakers with a focus on open source tools on the internet and share the latest developments in visualization research, technology, and practice with the attendees. <ref name=":1" />
Ibrahim Guliyev (1915-1971) was an Azerbaijani sculptor.
In 1935-40 he studied at the Leningrad Academy of Painting. He worked mainly as a monumental artist. In the early years of creativity he created monuments of Farayev, Solveyq. For some time he worked at a workshop of Keylikhis.
He is the author of a monument "Motherland" in Ganja. In 1955 he created the buts portrait of V. Lenin. This bust is now exhibited at the Museum of History. He is also the author of a number of other portraits.
He was People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1955), the USSR State Prize winner (1947, 1951), corresponding member of USSR Academy of Arts (1949).
In 1935-40 he studied at the Leningrad Academy of Painting. He worked mainly as a monumental artist. In the early years of creativity he created monuments of Farayev, Solveyq. For some time he worked at a workshop of Keylikhis.
He is the author of a monument "Motherland" in Ganja. In 1955 he created the buts portrait of V. Lenin. This bust is now exhibited at the Museum of History. He is also the author of a number of other portraits.
He was People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1955), the USSR State Prize winner (1947, 1951), corresponding member of USSR Academy of Arts (1949).
Tara Patkar (born : 7 June 1970) was born in Mahoba district. Tara Patkar is a social activist and social reformer. and Tara Patkar is the founder of the Bundeli society and the country's first bread bank, demanding AIIMS in Mahoba.
Career
Tara Patkar quit his journalism career in 2014 and started Roti Bank, a unique effort to provide free food to the hungry and the homeless living in Mahoba district of the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. Begging from door to door, Tara and his volunteers collect rotis and vegetables, and provide them to the over 1,000 needy individuals every day. Thehe project, which aims to ensure that no one in the region sleeps with an empty stomach, runs with support from Bundeli Samaj, an NGO started by the 46-year-old ex-journo along with a dozen other members. Today, with about 1,000 volunteers, the Roti Bank has extended its activities to Chhikhara and Mullah Khoda, two villages in the same district. Roti Bank runs completely on charity. The families who contribute food to the bank do so as they too uphold the initiative and believe in doing their bit. "There is no money involved at any stage. We even brought some doctors to our centres for health check-ups, and they didn’t charge anyone," Tara told Reuters in an interview. Tara plans to extend the services of Roti Bank to 13 more districts across the arid Bundelkhand region, including the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. "I have visited friends at several places, including Banda, Attara, Lalitpur and Orai. We are also looking at other villages," Tara told Point Blank 7. Acknowledging the fact that feeding the hungry is just a stepping stone to solving the larger issues that plague Bundelkhand, Tara has, along with a few other residents, been fasting for 80 days now, demanding an AIIMS hospital for the needy from the Prime Minister, who is visiting the region today.In Mahoba district alone, over two lakh stone quarry labourers suffer from silicosis, a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. Speaking about the dearth of health centres in the area, Tara told The Telegraph, "There are fewer than 20 doctors to manage these ill-equipped centres. The same is the situation in the other districts of the region." Tara plans to start a full fledged hunger strike if the government doesn't pay heed to their struggles.
Early Life and Education
Tara Patkar was born into an ordinary family. Tara Patkar completed her early education in D.A.V. Inter College Mahoba and obtained the Master of Journalism from Lucknow University. And after that he gave 22 years to journalism. And after that they returned to their native land Mahoba, and then they were very sad to see them wandering here due to growing diseases and people not getting food, and they also laid the foundation of the Roti Bank and with this they did AIIMS in Mahoba. Demander, founder of Bundeli Samaj and first Roti Bank of the country.
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Career
Tara Patkar quit his journalism career in 2014 and started Roti Bank, a unique effort to provide free food to the hungry and the homeless living in Mahoba district of the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. Begging from door to door, Tara and his volunteers collect rotis and vegetables, and provide them to the over 1,000 needy individuals every day. Thehe project, which aims to ensure that no one in the region sleeps with an empty stomach, runs with support from Bundeli Samaj, an NGO started by the 46-year-old ex-journo along with a dozen other members. Today, with about 1,000 volunteers, the Roti Bank has extended its activities to Chhikhara and Mullah Khoda, two villages in the same district. Roti Bank runs completely on charity. The families who contribute food to the bank do so as they too uphold the initiative and believe in doing their bit. "There is no money involved at any stage. We even brought some doctors to our centres for health check-ups, and they didn’t charge anyone," Tara told Reuters in an interview. Tara plans to extend the services of Roti Bank to 13 more districts across the arid Bundelkhand region, including the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. "I have visited friends at several places, including Banda, Attara, Lalitpur and Orai. We are also looking at other villages," Tara told Point Blank 7. Acknowledging the fact that feeding the hungry is just a stepping stone to solving the larger issues that plague Bundelkhand, Tara has, along with a few other residents, been fasting for 80 days now, demanding an AIIMS hospital for the needy from the Prime Minister, who is visiting the region today.In Mahoba district alone, over two lakh stone quarry labourers suffer from silicosis, a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. Speaking about the dearth of health centres in the area, Tara told The Telegraph, "There are fewer than 20 doctors to manage these ill-equipped centres. The same is the situation in the other districts of the region." Tara plans to start a full fledged hunger strike if the government doesn't pay heed to their struggles.
Early Life and Education
Tara Patkar was born into an ordinary family. Tara Patkar completed her early education in D.A.V. Inter College Mahoba and obtained the Master of Journalism from Lucknow University. And after that he gave 22 years to journalism. And after that they returned to their native land Mahoba, and then they were very sad to see them wandering here due to growing diseases and people not getting food, and they also laid the foundation of the Roti Bank and with this they did AIIMS in Mahoba. Demander, founder of Bundeli Samaj and first Roti Bank of the country.
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