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Manish Makhija

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{{Infobox person
| name = Manish Makhija
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|10|7}} 
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names = Munish Makhija
| years_active= 1997-present
| known_for = ''Udham Singh'' ([[Channel V]])
| occupation = [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]], [[restaurateur]]
| spouse = [[Pooja Bhatt]] (separated)
| relatives = [[Masumeh Makhija]]<br>(neice)
}}
'''Manish Makhija''' (born 7 October 1968), is an [[India]]n [[VJ (media personality)|video jockey]], and [[Mumbai]]-based [[restaurateur]], who is most known for his characters Udham Singh on [[Channel V]]'s ''The Udham Singh Show'' (1997), and Munna on [[UTV Bindass]]'s ''Cash Cab – Meter Chalu Hai''.<ref>{{cite news |title= Udham talks: Munish Makhija is back for a reality show |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/30/stories/2008093050450100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121040226/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/30/stories/2008093050450100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date= 30 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pooja Bhatt and Manish Makhija on films, TV and manners: 'Mediocrity has crept into all spheres' |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/09/04/stories/2007090450410100.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Screen On & Off: Munish Makhija with wife Pooja Bhatt: Poll talk: Makhija mayhem |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050129/asp/calcutta/story_4311495.asp |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date=29 January 2005 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Makhija was born and brought up in [[Delhi]] where his father and mother worked for the Indian Postal Department.<ref name=ud>{{cite news |title=My Name Udham Singh, Pooja Bhatt Husband |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=60798 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=19 August 2003 }}</ref>

He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] political science degree from Delhi's [[Kirori Mal College]]. He subsequently studied for an [[L.L.B.]] at [[Delhi University]], but dropped out.<ref name="it">{{Cite web |url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/08121997/profile.html |title=Rustic Appeal: The LLB-dropout plays the crude but funny VJ Udham Singh with uncommon flair |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |authorlink=Namrata Joshi |date=8 December 1997 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
He first made his mark and gained popularity with [[Channel V]] show, 'The Udham Singh Show', where he anchored the show as Udham Singh in [[Hariyanvi]] style. The show started as an offshoot of an ad campaign launched by the channel during the general elections in the late 1990s asking youngsters to cast their vote. Later a campaign to persuade watchers to vote for the Viewers' Choice Award, featured a caricature of a [[Haryanvi]] Jat election officer from Meham in Haryana, the show was soon a hit.<ref name="it" />

In 2003, he started working along [[Pooja Bhatt]]'s in her directorial debut ''[[Paap]]'' (2004), he sourced two soundtracks from the Pakistani band, [[Junoon (band)|Junoon]] and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s nephew [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], who sang ''Laagi Tumse Mann Ki Lagan'' for the film, he also did a small role in the film.<ref name=ud /> Thereafter he appeared in small roles in films like ''[[Rog]]'' and ''[[Dhoka]]'' (2007), and he assisted her in ''[[Rog]]'' (2005).<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/12692/index.html Filmography] [[Bollywood Hungama]].</ref> Thereafter he worked with [[Tehelka.com]] for a while, before moving to [[Goa]], where he opened a lounge bar, The Other Side, at Morgem Beach in Goa.

Later in 2008, he also hosted a popular reality quiz show for [[UTV Bindass]] called ''Cash Cab – Meter Chalu Hai '' <ref>[http://buzz18.in.com/column/tv/munish-makhija-is-different/84211/0 Munish Makhija is 'different': Bindaas' new reality quiz show just reaffirms the fact]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Buzz18.com, 23 September 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Talking point with Munish makhija |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/talking-point-with-munish-makhija/364362/2|publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date= 22 September 2008 }}</ref>

He has also featured in a feature film [[Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana]] in the role of a local mafia in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=2012-10-31|title=Film Review {{!}} Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/13pzASJRYzOkW2fYCbvGyN/Film-Review--Luv-Shuv-Tey-Chicken-Khurana.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was earlier married to Neha Gupta. He later married Indian movie actress, producer and director, [[Pooja Bhatt]], daughter of Mahesh Bhatt in August 2003, whom he had met a few months earlier, while working with her in her film, ''[[Paap]]'' (2004), where in also did a small role. In December, 2014 the couple decided to part ways after 11 years of marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-19|title=Pooja Bhatt, husband Manish Makhija call it quits after 11 years of marriage|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/pooja-bhatt-husband-manish-makhija-call-it-quits-after-11-years-of-marriage-2/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The actress took to micro-blogging site Twitter to announce their decision. In a series of tweets, Pooja wrote, "To all those who care & especially those that don't my husband Munna & Me have decided to part ways after 11 glorious years of marriage. Our split as some might call it is amicable & we hold each other in the highest esteem for now and forever."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pooja-bhatt-separates-from-husband-manish-makhija-after-11-years-of-marriage/517093-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230005857/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pooja-bhatt-separates-from-husband-manish-makhija-after-11-years-of-marriage/517093-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-30|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Of pyaar and Paap: Pooja Bhatt and Manish Makhija bring out the best in each other.|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/14/stories/2005021402000100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050227203358/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/14/stories/2005021402000100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2005 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date= 14 February 2005 }}</ref>He has since reunited with his family and is playing an active role in the life of his son.

== Awards and nominations ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Category !! Song and Film !! Result !! Ref.
|- style="background:#ddd; "
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center; "| '''[[Screen Awards]]'''
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| 1998 || Special Award || || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Award Winners |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/awards/eve.htm |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |accessdate=2 October 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991022044355/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/awards/eve.htm |archivedate=22 October 1999}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center; "| '''[[Mirchi Music Awards]]'''
|-
| [[5th Mirchi Music Awards|2012]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Lyricist of The Year|Upcoming Lyricist of The Year]] || "Abhi Abhi" from ''[[Jism 2]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/nomination.html|title=Nominations – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012|website=www.radiomirchi.com|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1784638}}

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[[Category:Indian VJs (media personalities)]]

Gijubhai Badheka

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{{Infobox person
|name=Girijashankar Bhagwanji Badheka
|image=Gijubhai Badheka.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date|1885|11|15|df=y}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1939|06|23|1885|11|15|df=y}}
|caption=
|birth_place=Chittal, [[British India]]
|death_place=[[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]], India
|known_for=Education, Reforms, Children's Education, Dakshinamurti
| alias = Moochali Maa
}}
'''Gijubhai Badheka''' (15 November 1885 – 23 June 1939) was an [[Education#Theory|educator]] who helped to introduce [[Montessori education]] methods to India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gijubhai Badheka: An inspiring teacher though Montessori |url=http://ngopost.org/story/gijubhai-badheka-inspiring-teacher-though-montessori |work=NGOpost.org |publisher=NGOpost.org |accessdate=30 March 2012 |author=Goli |format=Web page |date=30 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411125406/http://ngopost.org/story/gijubhai-badheka-inspiring-teacher-though-montessori |archivedate=11 April 2012 }}</ref> He is referred to as "Moochhali Maa" ("mother with whiskers"). Badheka was a [[List of High Courts of India|high court]] lawyer, however, following the birth of his son in 1923, he developed an interest in childhood development and education. In 1920, Badheka founded the "Bal Mandir" [[Kindergarten#India|pre-primary]] school.<ref name=Learning>{{cite web |title=Gijubhai on Education |url=http://www.learningnet-india.org/publications/revive/vol6/v6-2-8.php |work=Learning Network Initiative |publisher=The Learning Network |accessdate=30 March 2012 |author=Mamata Pandya |format=Web page |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927215039/http://www.learningnet-india.org/publications/revive/vol6/v6-2-8.php |archivedate=27 September 2013 }}</ref> Badheka published a number of works in the field of education including ''Divaswapna'' ("Daydreams").<ref name=Learning />

==Life==
Badheka was born in Chittal in the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of western India. His given (first) name was "Girijashankar". Badheka grew up in [[Bhavnagar]], a city in the western Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. In 1907, he moved to East Africa and later, [[Bombay]] for work. Badheka died on 23 June 1939 in Bhavnagar, India.

Appendix: [timeline]

1885 Birth 15 November, Birth Place : Chittal Swarashtra

1897 First Marriage with Late Hariben

1906 Second Marriage with Late Jariben

1907 Left for East Africa

1909 Return to India

1910 Law Education in Bombay (Mumbai)

1913 High Court Pleader, "Badvan Camp"

1913 Birth of Shri Narendra Bhai (Son)

1915 Legal Advisor of Shri Dakshinamurti Bhavan

1916 Associated with Dakshinamurti Vidyarthi Bhavan

1920 Establishment of Bal Mandir

1922 Inauguration of Bal Mandir Bhavan Near Takhteswar

Bhav-Mandir in Bhavnagar by Kasturba Gandhi

1925 First Montessorie Conference, Bhavnagar

1925 Establishment of Adhyapan Mandir

1928 Second Montessorie Conference, Ahmedabad (Chaired)

1930 Living in Refugee Camps in Satyagraha Movement, Banar

Parishad, Surat, Beginning of Akshargyan Yojna

1936 Discontinued Association with Shri Dakshinamurti Vidyarthi

Bhavan

1937 Samman Thailly Bheint

1938 Work in Gujarat; Established Last Study Temple in Rajkot

1939 Died on 23 June, Bombay (Mumbai)

<ref>{{Citation|title=Once Upon a Time this was a True Story|date=2017-11-20|work=The Canadian Alternative|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|doi=10.14325/mississippi/9781496815118.003.0008|isbn=978-1-4968-1511-8}}</ref>

==Contribution to education==
In 1920, Badheka founded the Bal Mandir kindergarten. Later, [[Nanabhai Bhatt (Lokbharti)|Nanabhai Bhatt]], Harbhai Trivedi and Badheka built the "Shree Dakshinamurti Gijubhai Vinay Mandir" school in Bhavnagar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Shree Dakshinamurti Vinay Mandir |url=http://www.shreedakshinamurtivinaymandir.org/index.aspx |work=shreedakshinamurtivinaymandir.org |publisher=Shree Dakshinamurti Gijubhai Mandir |accessdate=30 March 2012 |format=Web page |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324221911/http://www.shreedakshinamurtivinaymandir.org/index.aspx |archivedate=24 March 2012 }}</ref>

After the completion of his schooling, Gijubhai got admission in Shamlal’s College, but for reasons unknown, he was not able complete his studies. In 1907, he was sent to East Africa by his family to earn a living. This is where he met S.P. Stevens, a solicitor who impressed upon Gijubhai the need for self-reliance — the utter refusal to depend on anybody but yourself — and Stevens put this into practice on a daily basis in his life. It was a wonder to Gijubhai to see how Stevens made his life without banking on anyone for anything and that it was possible, in fact exhilarating, to figure things out and work single-handedly.

On his return to India in 1910, Gijubhai studied law in [[Mumbai]]. He started his legal practice in 1911 as a district pleader and in the following year enrolled himself as a High Court pleader. On the personal front, it is believed, it was his mother’s brother, Hargovind Pandya, who inspired him. Gijubhai married twice. His first wife was Hiraben whom he married in 1902 when he was just seventeen. But Hiraben passed away young and then he married Jariben in 1906. Gijubhai became a father in 1913 when a son was born to him. Soon after his birth, when the young father picked up his little boy, for a few minutes he was sad and anxious. His own childhood flashed before his eyes. After all, like every child from a respectable family, his son too would have to go to school. And school for Gijubhai meant being caned daily for the slightest misdemeanour. As he held his newborn, Gijubhai knew that this little fellow too would have to go to school — a land of small terrors. "Wasn’t there a way out? Couldn’t there be a better way to teach and learn?" Gijubhai started asking questions. The real purpose of education, Gijubhai felt, was to have a teacher that understood the children that he/she was educating. If the child spent five or more hours with one person, five days a week, shouldn’t the child also get to love and genuinely respect the teacher?

Gijubhai, like all parents, wanted his son to be happy, safe and comfortable all through his life. He also realised that all parents forced their kids to schools and the best schools of the time had teachers who only knew how to teach through fear. Gijubhai felt that if children are treated with respect and there are enough meaningful learning opportunities, no child would abhor coming to school. In fact, they would look forward to being in a place where there were so many children and an adult who helped them explore the world around them. Could that be possible? Gijubhai worried about it. He turned to reading and researching. This is how he stumbled upon Maria Montessori and all that she had been working on.

All these readings taught Gijubhai the Montessori education wherein the role of an adult or a teacher is to only help unfold the hidden and inborn developmental powers of the child. The child already possesses everything. The adult is the facilitator. Maria Montessori believed that the child must be guided in the path of reaching adulthood because from the earliest moments of life children are possessed with great constructive energies that guide the formation of their mind and the coordination of their bodies.

Gijubhai devoured the book on Montessori Method. It was an introduction to another microcosm wherein teaching was done in the ‘play-way’ method. Enthused by all that he was learning, Gijubhai started spending more time with teachers and schools. Convinced that he had to be the change, in 1915 he assisted in the establishment of Dakshinamurti (Bala Bhavan) and then started a hostel at Bhavnagar. In 1916, he gave up his legal practice and joined Dakashinamurti as assistant superintendent.

Gijubhai’s contribution was the evolution of a system of child education suitable to Indian environment, training of teachers and creation of a body of literature for children. While liberally borrowing from the educational philosophies of Montessori, Fröbel, Dalton and others, he came up with a mixture of music, dance, travel, storytelling and outdoor play to fit Indian requirements. Freedom and love were the twin principles around which the system revolved. The school was an instant hit. Mahatma Gandhi, who himself had clear thoughts and views on learning, was very fond of Gijubhai Badheka. It was he who called Gijubhai ‘Moochali Ma’, or mother with whiskers, and the name stayed.

==Published works==

Badheka published close to 200 works including storybooks.<ref name=Learning/> His topics include children, education, travel and humour. However, his focus was books for children, parents and educators.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
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|Rakhdu Todi<ref>{{Cite web|title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: ગિજુભાઈ બધેકા, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ - Gijubhai Badheka, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad|url=https://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Gijubhai-Badheka.html|website=gujaratisahityaparishad.com|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
|1929
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|Gujarati Translation of Free School OR A Dominie's Five by Alexander Sutherland Neill
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|Bhaibandh
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|Gujarati Translation of Schoolboys by Nikolai Nosov<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhaibandh (Gujarati Translation of Schoolboys) Gujarati Book|url=https://www.dhoomkharidi.com/bhaibandh-gujarati-translation-of-schoolboys-gujarati-book|website=Default Store View|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
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|Mahatmao Na Chitro
|1923
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|Kishor Kathao Part 1 - 2
|1929
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|Eosap Na Patro: Gadheda
|1934
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|Eosap Katha
|1935
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|Africa Ni Safar
|1944
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|Dadaji Ni Talwar
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|Lal Ane Hira
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|Chatur Karodio
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|Montessori Padhati
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|Aa Te Si Mathafod ?
|1934
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|Sikshak Ho To
|1935
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|Bad Jivan Ma Dokiu
|1926
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|Sikshan Na Vehmo
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|Tofani Badak
|1929
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|Davakhani Jay, Chadiyo
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|Aagad Vancho Chopdi Part 1,2,3
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|Kem Sikhavvu
|1935
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|Chalo Vachiye
|1935
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|Patelad Ni Virangnao
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|Sanj Ni Mojo
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|Prasangik Manan
|1932
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|Sant Padoma
|1934
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|Divaswapna - An Educator’s Reverie
|1939
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|Harishchandra
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|Originally in Gujarati then translated in many languages
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|Bal Darshan
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|Mari Gayn
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|In Gujarati meaning My Cow
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|Varta
|1929
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|Periodical published in over 5 volumes containing more than 100 stories
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|Vaarta nu Shastra<ref>{{Cite web|title=कथा कहानी का शास्त्र {{!}} KATHA-KAHANI KA SHASTRA {{!}} गिजुभाई बढेका -GIJUBHAI BADHEKA {{!}} Hindi PDF Download {{!}} Read Online {{!}}|url=https://epustakalay.com/book/98263-kathakahani-ka-shastra-by-arvind-gupta-gijubhai-badheka/|website=ePustakalay|language=hi-IN|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
|1925
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==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{GujLit author}}

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