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{{Short description|City in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2020}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Skardu
| settlement_type = City
| official_name =
| native_name = {{hlist|{{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سکردو}}|label=none}}|{{langx|bft|སྐར་མདོ|label=none}}}}
| nickname =
| motto =
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| photo1a = Shangrila resort skardu.jpg
| photo2a = Barra Pani, Deosai National Park, Pakistan.jpg
| photo2b = Trango Group.jpg
| photo3a = Storm, Satpara Lake.jpg
| photo3b = Manthokha Waterfalls.JPG
| size = 270
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| foot_montage = Top left to right: [[Shangrila Resort]], [[Deosai National Park]], [[Trango Towers]], [[Satpara Lake]], and [[Manthokha Waterfall]]
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| image_map1 = Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing sub-regions administered by different countries.jpg
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| map_caption1 = A map showing Pakistan-administered [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] shaded in [[sage (color)|sage]] green in the disputed [[Kashmir]] region<ref name=tertiary-kashmir/>
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| map_caption = Interactive map of Skardu
| subdivision_type = Administering country
| subdivision_name = [[Pakistan]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative units of Pakistan|Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gilgit-Baltistan]]
| area_total_km2 = 77
| elevation_m = 2228
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Gilgit–Baltistan|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Skardu District|Skardu]]
| population_total = 112,996
| population_as_of = 2021
| timezone = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]]
| utc_offset = +5:00
| coordinates = {{coord|35|17|25|N|75|38|40|E|region:PK-GB|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|https://gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk/}}
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hussain |first=Imran |last2=Khan |first2=Kacho Muhammad Imran |last3=Ali |first3=Salar |last4=Ayub |first4=Muhammad |last5=Fehmi |first5=Atia |last6=Hussain |first6=Zakir |date=2023-09-04 |title=Municipal Solid Waste Management in Skardu: Current Status, and Corrective Measures |url=http://ppaspk.org/index.php/PPAS-B/article/view/1176 |journal=Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences |language=en |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=455–562 |doi=10.53560/PPASB(60-3)844 |issn=2518-427X |doi-access=free}}</ref>
| government_type = Divisional Administration
| leader_title = Commissioner
| leader_name = Shuja Alam (PAS)
| leader_title1 = Deputy Inspector General (DIG)
| leader_name1 = Cap. (R) Liaquat Ali Malik (PSP)
}}

'''Skardu''' ({{langx|engvar=gb|ur|{{nq|سکردو}}|translit=skardū}}, [[Tibetan script]]: སྐར་མདོ, {{IPA|ur|skərduː|pron}}) is a city located in Pakistan-administered [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] in the [[Kashmir conflict|disputed Kashmir]] region.<ref name="tertiary-kashmir"> DThe application of the term "administered" to the various regions of [[Kashmir]] and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the [[BP:TERTIARY|tertiary sources]] (a) through (d), reflecting [[BP:DUE|due weight]] in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). 
(a) {{citation|title=Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kashmir-region-Indian-subcontinent |accessdate=15 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories."; (b) {{citation|last1=Pletcher|first1=Kenneth|title=Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aksai-Chin |accessdate=16 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state."; (c) {{citation|chapter=Kashmir|title=Encyclopedia Americana|publisher=Scholastic Library Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_cWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA328|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7172-0139-6|page=328}} C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947"; (d) {{citation|last1=Osmańczyk|first1=Edmund Jan|title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSIMXHMdfkkC&pg=PA1191|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-93922-5|pages=1191–}} Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China." (e) {{citation|last=Talbot|first=Ian|title=A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNg_CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA28|year=2016|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-19694-8|pages=28–29}} Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognised in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir."; (f) {{citation|title=Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kashmir-region-Indian-subcontinent |accessdate=15 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "... China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962."; (g) {{citation|last=Bose|first=Sumantra|title=Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ACMe9WBdNAC&pg=PA294|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-02855-5|pages=294, 291, 293}} Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control." (h) {{citation|last=Fisher|first=Michael H.|title=An Environmental History of India: From Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZVuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA166|year=2018|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-11162-2|page=166}} Quote: "Kashmir’s identity remains hotly disputed with a UN-supervised “Line of Control” still separating Pakistani-held Azad (“Free”) Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir."; (i) {{citation|last=Snedden|first=Christopher|title=Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5amKCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10|year=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-1-84904-621-3|page=10}} Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
</ref> Skardu serves as the capital of [[Skardu District]] and the [[Baltistan Division]]. It is situated at an average elevation of nearly {{convert|2500|m|0|abbr=off}} above sea level in the [[Skardu Valley]], at the confluence of the [[Indus River|Indus]] and [[Shigar River|Shigar]] rivers.{{sfn|Pirumshoev & Dani, The Pamirs, Badakhshan and the Trans-Pamir States|2003|p=245}}

Skardu is an important gateway to the [[eight-thousander]]s of the nearby [[Karakoram]] mountain range. The Indus River running through the region separates the Karakoram from the [[Ladakh Range]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/cities/gilgitbaltistan/|title = Gilgit-Baltistan: Districts & Places – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name "Skardu" is believed to be derived from the [[Balti language|Balti]] word meaning "a lowland between two high places." The two referenced "high places" are [[Shigar]] city, and the high-altitude [[Satpara Lake]].<ref name="Dani">{{harvnb|Dani, The Western Himalayan States|1998|p=|pp=225-226}}</ref>{{Efn|Local people might tend to write the name as སྐར་དོ་ according to how they pronounce it. But the meaning of which, as stated above, corresponds to the Tibetan word མདོ. In the course of the history of Balti language, bilabial sound /m/ as a prefix has been lost, and the vowel /o/ has turned into /u/, the same as many other dialects of Tibetan.{{cn|date=May 2026}}}}

The earliest mention of Skardu dates to the first half of the 16th century. [[Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat|Mirza Haidar]] (1499–1551) described ''Askardu'' in his ''Tarikh-i-Rashidi'' as a district of [[Baltistan]]. The first reference to Skardu in European literature was made by Frenchman [[François Bernier]] (1625–1688), who mentioned the city by the name of ''Eskerdou.'' Afterwards, Skardu was quickly drawn into Asian maps produced in Europe, and was first mentioned as ''Eskerdow'' in the map ''Indiae orientalis nec non insularum adiacentium nova descriptio'', published by the Dutch engraver [[Nicolaes Visscher II]] between 1680 and 1700.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Southern Tibet : vol.7 / Page 91 (Grayscale High Resolution Image) |url=http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/VII-1-62/V-7/page-hr/0091.html.en |website=dsr.nii.ac.jp}}</ref>

== Location ==
[[File:1501ANI4303 geo.pdf|right|thumb|Map including Skardu ([[Defense Mapping Agency|DMA]], 1986)]]
The Skardu Valley is located approximately 180 kilometres off the main [[Karakoram Highway]], linked to it via the [[S-1 Strategic Highway|Baltistan Highway]]. At the confluence of the Indus and Shigar Rivers, the valley is {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=off}} wide by {{convert|40|km|0|abbr=off}} long. Active erosion in the nearby Karakoram Mountains has resulted in enormous deposits of sediment throughout the Skardu Valley. Glaciers from the Indus and Shigar valleys broadened the Skardu Valley between 3.2 million years ago up to the [[Holocene]] approximately 11,700 years ago by scientists estimate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jr |first=John F. Shroder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AfWJAgAAQBAJ&q=skardu&pg=PA60&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary |date=2002 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-91977-2 |pages=60-61 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Early history ===
[[File:Manthal Rock (Buddhist inscriptions), Skardu, Mix view.JPG|thumb|The [[Manthal Buddha Rock]] dates from the era when the region's population was Buddhist.]]
The Skardu Valley was a part of the cultural sphere of Buddhist [[Tibet]] since as early as the founding of the [[Tibetan Empire]] under [[Songtsen Gampo]] in the mid 7th-century CE. The evidence of past prevalence of [[tantra|tantric]] Buddhism in the form of Tibetan inscriptions is found across Baltistan.<ref name="Dani" /> Given the region's close proximity, Skardu remained in contact with tribes near [[Kashgar]], in what is now the westernmost [[Xinjiang]] province of China.<ref name="Dani-2">{{harvnb|Dani, The Western Himalayan States|1998|p=219}}</ref>

=== Medieval history ===
Following the dissolution of Tibetan suzerainty over Baltistan around the 9th–10th century CE, the region came under the control of the Maqpon dynasty; the Maqpon dynasty based in Skardu ruled over Baltistan for around 700 years.<ref name="Dani" />

Around the year 1500, Maqpon Bokha was crowned ruler and founded the city of Skardu as his capital. [[Skardu Fort]] was established around this time. During his reign, Makpon Bokha imported craftsmen to Skardu from Kashmir and [[Chilas]] to help develop the local economy.<ref name="Dani" /> While nearby [[Gilgit]] fell out of the orbit of Tibetan influence, Baltistan remained connected due to its close proximity to [[Ladakh]],{{sfn|Dani, The Western Himalayan States|1998|p=221}} the region against which Skardu and neighbouring [[Khaplu]] routinely fought.<ref name="Dani-2" />

In the 14th century, Muslim scholars from Central Asia and Iran crossed Baltistan's mountains to spread Islam. According to Balti traditions, both [[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani|Hamdani]] and [[Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani|Nurbakhsh]] visited the region. The [[Noorbakshia Islam|Noorbakshia]] Sufi order further propagated the faith in Baltistan, notably due to the missionary efforts of [[Mir Shams-ud-Din Araqi]], and Islam became dominant by the end of the 17th century. With the passage of time a majority also converted to [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Islam, while a few converted to [[Sunni]] Islam.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Little Tibet: Renaissance and Resistance in Baltistan|url=https://www.himalmag.com/little-tibet-renaissance-and-resistance-in-baltistan/|date=30 April 1998|website=Himal Southasian|language=en-GB|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> Sikhs traditionally believe that [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of [[Sikhism]], visited Skardu during his second ''udasi'' journey between 1510 and 1515.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Surjit Singh |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=qw7-kUkHA_0C&pg=PA107&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1469–1606 C.E |date=2007 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-269-0859-2 |location=New Delhi |pages=107}}</ref>
[[File:An_autumnal_view_of_Skardu's_skyline.jpg|alt=Valley town seen from above|thumb|The Skardu Valley is located on the banks of Indus River]]
In the early 16th century, [[Sultan Said Khan]] of the Timurid [[Yarkent Khanate]] in what is now Xinjiang province of China, raided Baltistan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Adshead |first=S. A. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tvu-DAAAQBAJ&q=timurid+baltistan&pg=PA144&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Central Asia in World History |date=2016 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |isbn=978-1-349-22624-5 |edition= |location=London |pages=144 |orig-date=1993}}</ref> Given the threat posed by Sultan Said's invasion, [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] attention was roused, prompting the 1586 conquest of Baltistan by the Mughal Emperor [[Akbar]].<ref name="Dani-2" /> The local Maqpon ruler pledged allegiance to him, and from that point onwards, beginning with [[Ali Sher Khan Anchan]], the kings of Skardu were mentioned as rulers of Little Tibet in the [[historiography]] of the Mughal Empire.

Ali Sher Khan Anchan became the Maqpon king in 1580. He expanded the borders of the kingdom from Gilgit to Ladakh. When the raja of Ladakh, [[Jamyang Namgyal]], attacked the Muslim principalities in the district of Purik ([[Kargil]]), annihilating the Skardu garrison at Kharbu and putting to sword a number of petty Muslim rulers there, Anchan left with a strong army by way of [[Marol]] and, bypassing the Ladakhi army, occupied [[Leh]], the capital of Ladakh. It appears that the Balti conquest of Ladakh took place in about 1594. The Raja of Ladakh was ultimately taken prisoner.<ref name="Bhasin2006">{{cite book|author=Sanjeev Kumar Bhasin|title=Amazing Land Ladakh: Places, People, and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8IZloNzI8BgC&q=ali+mir+skardu&pg=PA51|date=2006|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-186-3|page=51}}</ref><ref name="Jina2005">{{cite book|author=Prem Singh Jina|title=Ladakh Profile|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qe_nv7mH678C&q=ali+mir+skardu&pg=PA349|date=2005|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|isbn=978-81-7835-437-8|page=349}}</ref><ref name="Bakshi1997">{{cite book|author=S.R. Bakshi|title=Kashmir: History and People|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_U1LEY1yWmagC|quote=|date=1997|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-85431-96-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_U1LEY1yWmagC/page/n93 83]}}</ref> Then Ali Sher Khan Anchan went to march on Gilgit with an army,<ref name="AkasoyBurnett2011">{{cite book|author1=Anna Akasoy|author2=Charles S. F. Burnett|author3=Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim|title=Islam and Tibet: Interactions Along the Musk Routes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfWXIfbynwYC&q=ali+sher+khan+gilgit&pg=PA245|year=2011|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-0-7546-6956-2|page=245}}</ref> and conquered [[Astore Valley|Astore]], Gilgit, [[Hunza Valley|Hunza]], and Chilas. Mughal forces again intruded into the region during the reign of [[Shah Jahan]] in 1634–6 under the forces of Zafar Khan, to settle a dispute over the throne between the successors of Anchan, Adam Khan and his elder brother Abdul Khan.{{sfn|Pirumshoev & Dani, The Pamirs, Badakhshan and the Trans-Pamir States|2003|p=244}} It was only after this point, during the rule of Shah Jahan and [[Aurangzeb]], that Skardu's ruling family was firmly under Mughal influence.<ref>{{Cite book |author=International Association for Tibetan Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SB9mAAAAMAAJ |title=Tibetan Borderlands: PIATS 2003: Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003 |date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004154827}}</ref> The ability of the Mughal crown to fund expeditions to territories of marginal value, such as Baltistan, was an evidence of the wealth in the Mughal coffers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dale |first=Stephen F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vNmaBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT309 |title=The Muslim Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals |date=24 December 2009 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781316184394}}</ref>

===Modern history ===
In 1839, Dogra commander [[Zorawar Singh (Dogra general)|Zorawar Singh]] defeated Balti forces in battles at Wanko Pass and the Thano Kun plains, clearing his path for the invasion of the Skardu Valley.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Ladakh Through the Ages, Towards a New Identity |last1=Kaul |first1=Shridhar |last2=Kaul |first2=H. N. |date=1992 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788185182759 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8J3YdskW00sC&q=dogra+skardu&pg=PA75}}</ref> He seized Skardu Fort on behalf of the [[Dogra dynasty]] based in Jammu, under the suzerainty of the [[Sikh Empire]] at that time.{{sfn|Pirumshoev & Dani, The Pamirs, Badakhshan and the Trans-Pamir States|2003|p=245}} Singh's forces massacred a large number of the garrison's defenders, and publicly tortured Kahlon Rahim Khan of Chigtan in front of a crowd of local Baltis and their chiefs.<ref>{{Cite book |title=General Zorawar Singh |last=Charak |first=Sukhdev Singh |date=8 September 2016 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788123026480 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qk-DwAAQBAJ&q=skardu+zorawar&pg=PT49}}</ref>
[[File:Balti_king_ahmed_shah.jpg|alt=Drawing of a bearded man holding a rifle|thumb|Ahmed Shah, the last Maqpon king before the 1840 Dogra invasion]]
Dogra forces failed in their 1841 attempt to conquer Tibet. Following their defeat, Ladakhis rebelled against Dogra rule. Baltis under the leadership of Raja Ahmed Shah soon rebelled against the Dogras as well, so maharaja [[Gulab Singh]] dispatched his commander Wazir Lakhpat to recapture Skardu. His forces were able to convince a guard to betray the garrison by leaving a gate unlocked, thereby allowing Dogra forces to recapture the fort and massacre its Balti defenders. The raja of the Baltis was forced to pay an annual tribute to the Dogra maharaja in Jammu, and also to supply the fort's provisions.<ref name="Kaul-19982">{{Cite book |last=Kaul |first=H. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8My6WaWRcC&pg=PA79 |title=Rediscovery of Ladakh |date=1998 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870866}}</ref>

Following the Dogra victory, Muhammad Shah was crowned Raja of Skardu in return for his loyalty to the Jammu crown during the rebellion, and was able to exercise some power under the Dogra administration.<ref name="Kaul-19982">{{Cite book |last=Kaul |first=H. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8My6WaWRcC&pg=PA79 |title=Rediscovery of Ladakh |date=1998 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870866}}</ref> By 1845, the region was completely subjugated by the Dogra rulers of Jammu.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=Baltistan – North Pakistan|url=http://www.marafiefoundation.org/Default.aspx?=78|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615182719/http://www.marafiefoundation.org/Default.aspx?tabid=78|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Gertel">{{cite book |last=Gertel |first=Jörg |title=Economic Spaces of Pastoral Production and Commodity Systems |author2=Richard Le Heron |publisher=Ashgate |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4094-2531-1 |pages=181}}</ref> Military commanders held real governing power in the area even after the creation of the [[princely state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1846, until 1851, when Kedaru Thanedar was installed as a civilian administrator of Baltistan. During this time, Skardu and Kargil were governed as a single district. Ladakh would later be joined to the district, while Skardu would serve as the winter capital of [[Ladakh Wazarat]], with Leh as the summer capital, up until 1947.<ref name="Kaul-19982">{{Cite book |last=Kaul |first=H. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8My6WaWRcC&pg=PA79 |title=Rediscovery of Ladakh |date=1998 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870866}}</ref>

Under the administration of Mehta Mangal between 1875 and 1885, Skardu's ''Ranbirgarh fort'' was built as his headquarters and residence, as well as a [[cantonment]] and various other government buildings. Sikhs from [[Punjab]] were also encouraged by Dogra dynasty to migrate to Skardu and to set up commercial enterprises during this period. The Sikh population prospered, and continued to grow, eventually also settling in nearby [[Shigar]] and Khaplu.<ref name="Kaul-1998">{{Cite book |last=Kaul |first=H. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8My6WaWRcC&pg=PA79 |title=Rediscovery of Ladakh |date=1998 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870866}}</ref>

==== 1947–48 Indo-Pakistan War ====
{{Main|Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948|Siege of Skardu}}
After the [[Partition of British India]], on 22 October 1947, Pakistan launched a [[Pakistani tribal invasion of Kashmir|tribal invasion]] of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir after [[1947 Poonch rebellion|Poonch rebellion]] and [[1947 Jammu massacres|Jammu Muslim massacres]], leading to maharaja [[Hari Singh]] acceding to [[Dominion of India|India]] on 26 October.<ref>{{citation |first=Shuja |last=Nawaz |title=The First Kashmir War Revisited |journal=India Review |volume=7 |number=2 |pages=115–154 |doi=10.1080/14736480802055455 |date=May 2008 |s2cid=155030407 |ref={{sfnref|Nawaz, The First Kashmir War Revisited|2008}}}}</ref> The [[Gilgit Scouts]], under the leadership of [[William Brown (British Army officer)|Major William Brown]] and [[Babar Khan (officer)|Babar Khan]], mutinied on 1 November 1947, bringing the [[Gilgit Agency]] under the control of Pakistan.{{sfn|Brown, Gilgit Rebellion|2014|p=264}}{{sfn|Schofield|2003|pp=63–64}}

Major [[Aslam Khan (Pakistani brigadier)|Aslam Khan]] took over the command of the Gilgit Scouts, organised a force of some 600 men from the rebels and local recruits as [[Ibex Force]], and launched attacks on the remaining parts of the State under Indian control.{{sfn|Dani, History of Northern Areas of Pakistan|2001|p=362–}} Skardu was an important target because Aslam Khan felt that Gilgit could be threatened from there.{{sfn|Brown, Gilgit Rebellion|2014|p=268}} The Skardu garrison was defended by a contingent of 6th [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces|Jammu and Kashmir Infantry]] under the command of Col. [[Sher Jung Thapa]]. The [[Siege of Skardu|garrison was besieged]] by Ibex Force under Lt. [[Babar Khan (officer)|Babar Khan]] in February 1948 as the city fell into the rebel hands, cutting off supplies to the garrison. In June col. [[Mata ul-Mulk]] and col. [[Burhan-ud-Din (Indian National Army officer)|Burhan ud-Din]], the brothers of Mehtar of [[Chitral (princely state)|Chitral]], arrived with contingents of [[Chitral Bodyguard]] and [[Chitral Scouts]]. After holding the garrison for 6 months, Thapa and his forces surrendered to Mata ul-Mulk on 14 August 1948.<ref name="Francis-2013">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rotnAgAAQBAJ&q=skardu+history&pg=PA26 |title=Short Stories from the History of the Indian Army Since August 1947 |first=J. |last=Francis |date=30 August 2013 |publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd |isbn=9789382652175 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Harbans Singh, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160820000228/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/spare-a-thought-for-those-defenders-of-skardu/121327.html Spare a thought for those defenders of Skardu], The Tribune, 19 August 2015.</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Cheema |first=Brig Amar |title=The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc25BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 |date=2015 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-81-7062-301-4 |pages=51–}}</ref>

=== In Pakistan ===
Skardu became headquarters of the [[Baltistan Agency]] after 1948. Baltistan as well as [[Gilgit Agency]] was abolished in 1972 and merged to form Northern Areas, with Skardu becoming headquarters of Baltistan District; Northern Areas were renamed as Gilgit-Baltistan in 2009. Today Skardu is one of the primary cultural and administrative centres of the region, alongside Gilgit.

== Administration ==
The city of Skardu constitutes a [[tehsil]] within Skardu District. Skardu District itself is part of the larger [[Baltistan Division]]. The Skardu city being a tehsil/taluka is administered by an [[Assistant commissioner (administration)|Assistant Commissioner]] of BPS-17 belonging to the [[Pakistan Administrative Service|Pakistan Administrative service]] whereas Skardu District is administered by a Deputy Commissioner BPS-19 of the Pakistan Administrative Service.

==Geography==
===Topography===
[[File:Katpana_Skardu.jpg|thumb|Skardu's Katpana Lake]]
[[Skardu International Airport]] is situated at an elevation of {{convert|2,230|m||abbr=off}} [[above sea level]], though the mountain peaks surrounding Skardu Valley reach elevations of {{convert|4,500-5,800|m||abbr=off}}. Upstream from Skardu are located large glaciers such as the [[Baltoro Glacier]], [[Biafo Glacier]], and [[Chogo Lungma Glacier]], which are surrounded by some of the highest mountains in the world, including [[K2]], ranked second globally at {{convert|8,611|m||abbr=on}}, [[Gasherbrum I|Gasherbrum]] at {{convert|8,068|m||abbr=on}}, and [[Masherbrum]] at {{convert|7,821|m||abbr=on}}.<ref name=":0" />[[File:Sakadu City View.JPG|thumb|left|Skardu is located in a broad valley carved by glaciation.]]

===Geology===
Skardu is located along the [[Kohistan, Pakistan|Kohistan]]-Ladakh [[terrane]], formed as a magmatic arc over a [[Tethys Ocean|Tethyan]] subduction zone that was later accreted onto the [[Eurasian Plate]]. The region has low seismic activity compared to surrounding regions, suggesting that Skardu is located in a passive structural element of the [[Main Central Thrust|Himalayan thrust]]. The stone in the Skardu Valley is Katzarah [[schist]], with a [[Radiometric dating|radiometric]] estimated age of 37 to 105 million years.<ref name=":0" />

===Climate===
[[File:MoonRise in Skardu City.jpg|thumb|Skardu at dusk]]Skardu features a [[cold semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BSk''). The climate of Skardu during the summer is moderated by its mountain setting; the intense heat of lowland Pakistan does not reach it. The mountains block out the summer [[monsoon]], and summer rainfall is thus quite low. However, these mountains result in very severe winter weather. During the April-to-October tourist season, temperatures vary between a maximum of {{convert|27|°C|0}} and a minimum (in October) {{convert|8|°C|0}}.
[[File:Unexpected_Snow_in_Katpana_Skardu.jpg|thumb|Sand dunes in the [[Cold Desert, Skardu|Cold Desert of Skardu]] covered in snow during winter.]]
Temperatures can drop to below {{convert|−10|°C|0}} in the December-to-January midwinter period. The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|−24.1|°C|0}} on 7 January 1995.<ref name="PMD">{{cite web |url= http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/Climate/Skardu_Climate_Data.txt |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100613053345/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/Climate/Skardu_Climate_Data.txt |archive-date= 13 June 2010 |title=Skardu Climate Data, Mean for the Period 1961 - 2009 |work=Climate Data Processing Centre (CDPC), [[Pakistan Meteorological Department]], Karachi |year=2010 |access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Skardu
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 13.9
|Feb record high C = 16.7
|Mar record high C = 24.0
|Apr record high C = 29.6
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 40.0
|Jul record high C = 41.0
|Aug record high C = 41.0
|Sep record high C = 38.2
|Oct record high C = 31.2
|Nov record high C = 22.9
|Dec record high C = 16.2
|year record high C = 41.0
|Jan high C = 3.2
|Feb high C = 6.1
|Mar high C = 12.4
|Apr high C = 18.8
|May high C = 23.4
|Jun high C = 28.7
|Jul high C = 31.6
|Aug high C = 31.2
|Sep high C = 27.2
|Oct high C = 20.4
|Nov high C = 13.2
|Dec high C = 6.5
|year high C = 14.9
|Jan low C = -8.0
|Feb low C = -4.4
|Mar low C = 1.5
|Apr low C = 6.6
|May low C = 9.7
|Jun low C = 13.4
|Jul low C = 16.4
|Aug low C = 16.0
|Sep low C = 11.4
|Oct low C = 4.3
|Nov low C = -1.9
|Dec low C = -5.6
|year low C = 4.1
|Jan record low C = -24.1
|Feb record low C = -20.0
|Mar record low C = -13.5
|Apr record low C = −1.1
|May record low C = 0.4
|Jun record low C = 4.0
|Jul record low C = 7.5
|Aug record low C = 7.0
|Sep record low C = 2.6
|Oct record low C = -4.2
|Nov record low C = -9.5
|Dec record low C = -17.2
|year record low C = −24.1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 27.5
|Feb rain mm = 25.9
|Mar rain mm = 36.9
|Apr rain mm = 31.3
|May rain mm = 25.3
|Jun rain mm = 9.0
|Jul rain mm = 9.8
|Aug rain mm = 12.2
|Sep rain mm = 9.3
|Oct rain mm = 7.3
|Nov rain mm = 5.6
|Dec rain mm = 16.3
|year rain mm = 172.7
|time day = 17:00 [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]]
|Jan humidity = 64.3
|Feb humidity = 52.0
|Mar humidity = 34.9
|Apr humidity = 25.6
|May humidity = 24.6
|Jun humidity = 22.3
|Jul humidity = 27.3
|Aug humidity = 30.7
|Sep humidity = 29.9
|Oct humidity = 31.2
|Nov humidity = 36.6
|Dec humidity = 56.2
|year humidity = 29.6
|source 1 = Pakistan Meteorological Department<ref name=PMD/>
|date=August 2012
}}

==Tourism==
[[File:Shangrila, Lower Kachura Lake.jpg|thumbnail|[[Shangrila Lake]] with adjoining Shangrila resort]]
Skardu, along with Gilgit, is a major tourism, trekking and expedition hub in Gilgit-Baltistan. The mountainous terrain of the region, which includes four of the world's 14 [[Eight-thousander]] peaks, attracts tourists, trekkers and mountaineers from around the world. The main tourist season is from April to October; at other times of the year, the area can be cut off for extended periods by the snowy, freezing winter weather. Skardu airport is now open for international flights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=First international flight from Skardu departs for Dubai with 160 passengers |url=https://arab.news/yftj3 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>

===Peaks===
[[File:Jamia masjid(mosque) skardu. photo by me.jpg|thumbnail|Under construction Skardu Grand Mosque]]
Accessible from Skardu by road, the nearby [[Askole]] and [[Hushe]] are the main gateways to the snow-covered {{convert|8,000|m|ft|lk=out|adj=on|abbr=off}} peaks including K2, the [[Gasherbrum]]s, [[Broad Peak]], and the [[Trango Towers]], and to the huge glaciers of [[Baltoro Glacier|Baltoro]], [[Biafo Glacier|Biafo]] and [[Trango Glacier|Trango]]. This makes Skardu the main tourist and mountaineering base in the area, which has led to the development of a reasonably extensive tourist infrastructure including shops and hotels. The popularity of the region results in high prices, especially during the main trekking season.

===Skardu Fort===
[[File:The Mighty Kharpocho Fort Skardu.jpg|thumb|Skardu Fort was built in the 16th century.]]
[[Skardu Fort]] or Kharphocho Fort lies on the eastern face of the Khardrong or Mindoq-Khar ("Castle of Queen Mindoq") hill {{convert|15|m|abbr=off}} above Skardu town. The fort dates from the 8th century CE and contains an old mosque probably dating back to the arrival of Islam in the 16th century CE. The fort provides a panoramic view of Skardu town, the Skardu Valley and the Indus River. It was built by Maqpon rulers of Baltistan. It was a seven-storey building. It was built on a design similar to that of [[Leh Palace]] and the [[Potala Palace]] in [[Lhasa]], Tibet. The name Kharpochhe means the king of fort — ''Khar'' in Balti means castle or fort and ''Chhe'' means king.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Azeem |first=Muhammad |last2=Hameed |first2=Muhammad |last3=Nadeem |first3=Rizwan |last4=Bhatti |first4=Wajid |last5=Ismat |first5=Shazia |date=2024 |title=An Overview on the History and Architecture of Kharpocho Fort Baltistan |url= |journal=Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE) |volume=13 |issue=1 |doi=10.61506/01.00250 |issn=2409-9368|doi-access=free }}</ref>

===Lakes===

==== Kachura ====
There are two Kachura lakes in Kachura Valley — the less well-known (Upper) [[Kachura Lake]] and the more famous [[Shangrila Lake]] ("Lower Kachura Lake"). Shangrila Lake is home to the Shangrila Resort hotel complex (possibly the reason for the lake's alternative name), built in an [[Chinese architecture|East Asian style]] and another popular destination for tourists in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The resort has a unique restaurant, set up inside the [[fuselage]] of an [[aircraft]] that crashed. On 3 October 1953, a DC-3 Aircraft belonging to Orient Airways crashed landed after three minutes of taking off. Although all people on the aircraft survived the crash, the plane never saw another day in the sky. Kachura Lake is famous for its deep blue waters. The lakes, at 2,500 metres in elevation.

==== Satpara ====
[[File:Satpara Irrigation Project (16293844399).jpg|thumb|Satpara Lake]]
[[Satpara Lake]] is Skardu Valley's main lake. In 2002, the Federal Government decided to build a dam on the Satpara Lake allocating $10 million to the project, in 2004. Progress has, however, been slow. Satpara Lake is {{convert|6|mi|km}} from Skardu. Satpara Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in the countryside offering trout fishing and row boating. This lake is the source of Skardu's drinking water. The [[Satpara Dam]] was mostly completed in 2011 and four powerhouse units are operational; the latest started operation in June 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satpara Dam |url=https://wapda.gov.pk/satpara-dam/ |website=[[Water and Power Development Authority]]}}</ref>

==Transport==
===Road===
The normal road route from Islamabad into Skardu is via the [[Karakoram Highway|Karakoram Highway]] and, from near [[Juglot|Jaglot]], via the [[S-1 Strategic Highway|Baltistan Highway]] into the Skardu Valley. Roads once linked Skardu to [[Srinagar]] and Leh, though none are open for cross-[[Line of Control|LoC]] travel.

===Air===
[[File:PIA_rendezvous-edit.jpg|thumb|[[Pakistan International Airlines]] operated one daily flight to Skardu International Airport using a [[Boeing 737-300]]. It has since been replaced by an [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] and further supplemented by an [[ATR 42]] as of end-2021.<ref>{{Citation |title=Pakistan's Most Exciting Flight – Flying Over "Roof of the World" |date=8 January 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlT9AVa72XA |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>]]
On 2 December 2021, the [[Skardu International Airport]] was designated and re-inaugurated as an international airport after providing upgrades to the airport to become a tourism hub for Gilgit-Baltistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2021-12-16 |title=PM Imran inaugurates Skardu International Airport, Jaglot-Skardu road in day-long visit |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1664155 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> [[Flydubai]] has submitted a request to start international operations to and from Skardu airport, which would potentially become the first airline to start international routes from Skardu.

==Infrastructure==
The [[Satpara Dam]] development project on the Satpara Lake was inaugurated in 2003. It was completed in 2011. It is {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Skardu city and is at an elevation of {{convert|2,700|m|ft}} above mean sea level. The main source of water is melted ice from the [[Deosai plains|Deosai Plains]] during the summer season. Now Satpara Dam provides drinking water to the whole city of Skardu and agricultural water to major areas of Skardu, for example, Gayoul, Newrangha, Khlangranga, Shigari Khurd, etc. It is a multipurpose project, which will produce 17.36 megawatts hydro generation, irrigate {{convert|15000|acre|km2}} of land and provide 13 cusecs drinking water daily to Skardu city.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html |title=SATPARA DAM PROJECT Updated as |publisher=Wapda.gov.pk |access-date=6 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923031802/http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref>
[[File:Satpara Irrigation Project (16454099466).jpg|thumb|Satpara Dam at Skardu ]]
Skardu also hosts the [[University of Baltistan]], established in 2017 by the federal government. Previously it was a satellite campus of the [[Karakoram International University]].

==Notable people==
*[[Amen Aamir]], first woman from Gilgit-Baltistan to qualify as a pilot.
*[[Ali Sadpara]] (2 February 1976 – 5 February 2021), Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer, born in the village of Sadpara, located near Skardu

==References==
{{Notelist}}{{Reflist}}
;Bibliography
* {{citation |editor1=M. S. Asimov |editor2=C. E. Bosworth |title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Part 1 — The age of achievement: A.D. 750 to the end of the fifteenth century — The historical, social and economic setting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18eABeokpjEC |date=1998 |publisher=UNESCO |isbn=978-92-3-103467-1 }}
** {{citation |first=Ahmad Hasan |last=Dani |author-link=Ahmad Hasan Dani |chapter=The Western Himalayan States |title=Ibid |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18eABeokpjEC&pg=PA215 |date=1998 |publisher=UNESCO |isbn=978-92-3-103467-1 |pages=215–225 |ref={{sfnref|Dani, The Western Himalayan States|1998}}}}
*{{cite book |editor1=Chahryar Adle |editor2=Irfan Habib |title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. V — Development in contrast: From the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzG5llo3YCMC&pg=PA245 |date=2003 |publisher=UNESCO |isbn=978-92-3-103876-1 }}
** {{citation |first1=H. S. |last1=Pirumshoev |first2=Ahmad Hasan |last2=Dani |author-link2=Ahmad Hasan Dani |chapter=The Pamirs, Badakhshan and the Trans-Pamir States |title=Ibid |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzG5llo3YCMC&pg=PA244 |date=2003 |pages=225–246 |publisher=UNESCO |isbn=9789231038761 |ref={{sfnref|Pirumshoev & Dani, The Pamirs, Badakhshan and the Trans-Pamir States|2003}}}}
* {{citation |first=William |last=Brown |title=Gilgit Rebelion: The Major Who Mutinied Over Partition of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=53BtBQAAQBAJ |year=2014 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-4738-4112-3 |ref={{sfnref|Brown, Gilgit Rebellion|2014}}}}
* {{citation |last=Dani |first=Ahmad Hasan |author-link=Ahmad Hasan Dani |title=History of Northern Areas of Pakistan: Upto 2000 A.D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MOltAAAAMAAJ |year=2001 |publisher=Sang-e-Meel Publications |isbn=978-969-35-1231-1 |ref={{sfnref|Dani, History of Northern Areas of Pakistan|2001}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Petr |first=T. |title=Fish and Fisheries at Higher Altitudes: Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HESCeJyZcC&pg=PA134 |year=1999 |publisher=Food & Agriculture Org. |isbn=978-92-5-104309-7 }}
* {{cite book |first=Victoria |last=Schofield |author-link=Victoria Schofield |title=Kashmir in Conflict |publisher=I. B. Taurus & Co |location=London and New York |year=2003 |orig-year=2000 |isbn=1-86064-898-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/00book584554548 }}

==Further reading==
* Jettmar, Karl et al. (1985): ''Zwischen Gandhara und den Seidenstrassen: Felsbilder am Karakorum Highway: Entdeckungen deutsch-pakistanischer Expeditionen 1979–1984''. 1985. Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern.
* Jettmar. Karl (1980): ''Bolor & Dardistan''. Karl Jettmar. Islamabad, National Institute of Folk Heritage.

== External links ==
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* [http://emergingpakistan.gov.pk/travel/place-to-visit/gilgit-baltistan/skardu/ Skardu – Emerging Pakistan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122132652/http://emergingpakistan.gov.pk/travel/place-to-visit/gilgit-baltistan/skardu/ |date=22 January 2020 }}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Skardu}}

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Tehriyali dialect

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{{Short description|Garhwali dialect of Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Tehriyali
| nativename = टिहरीयाली
 गंगापारिया
| states = [[India]]
| region = [[Uttarakhand]]
| familycolor = Indo-European
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam4 = [[Northern Indo-Aryan languages|Northern]]
| fam5 = [[Central Pahari]]
| fam6 = [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| pushpin_map = Uttarakhand#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Tehriyali speaking area
| pushpin_map_alt = Tehriyali is spoken in Uttarakhand, in the north of India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.3821|N|78.4464|E|display=inline}}
| iso3 =
| glotto = tehr1243
| glottorefname = Tehriyali
| image = Tehriyali.png
}}

'''Tehriyali''' or (''Gangapariya'') or simply (Tehri Garhwali) is a dialect of [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Linguistic Survey Of India Vol.9 Part.4|year=1916|pages=342}}</ref> belonging to the [[Central Pahari]] group (per Grierson). It is mostly spoken in the [[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal]] district of [[Uttarakhand]] state.

== Comparative analysis ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Phrases
![[Srinagaria dialect|Srinagaria]]
![[Rathwali dialect|Rathwali]]
!Tehriyali
!Translation
|-
|Mai marda
|Mai mannu
|Mardu
|I beat
|-
|Tu mardi
|Tu marni
|Mardi
|Thou beatest
|-
|Wo mard
|Wo marn
|Marda
|He beats
|-
|Ham maarda
|Ham maarnu
|Marda
|We beat
|-
|Tum marda
|Tum maarni
|Mardai
|You beat
|-
|Wo mardin
|Wo maani
|Mardana
|They beat
|-
|Main maare
|Mi la maara
|Mai-na mare
|I beat(past)
|-
|Tin maare
|Ti la maara
|Ti-na mare
|Thou beatest
(past)
|-
|Wain maare
|Wa la maara
|Wai-na mare
|He beat(past)
|-
|Haman maare
|Hamu la maara
|Ham-na mare
|We beat (past)
|-
|Tuman maare
|Tumu la maara
|Tum-na mare
|You beat(past)
|-
|Un maare
|Wunoon la maare
|U-na mare
|They beat(past)
|-
|Mai maarnu chhaun
|Mi manu chhaun
|Mai mardu chhau
|I am beating
|-
|Mai marnu chhayo
|Mi maarno chhoyo
|Mai mardo thayo
|I was beating
|-
|Main maaryun chhayo
|Mai la maaryala
|Mai-na mare
|I had beaten
|-
|Main maaroon
|Mi maaroon
|Mai marau
|I may beat
|-
|Main maarulo
|Mi marulo
|Mai marlo
|I shall beat
|-
|Tu marilo
|Tu maril
|Tu maralyo, marilo
|Thou wilt beat
|-
|Wo marlo
|Wo marul
|Wo marlo
|He will beat
|-
|Ham maarla
|Ham maala
|Ham marla
|We shall beat
|-
|Tum marilya
|Tum malya
|Tum maralya, marla
|You will beat
|-
|Wo maarla
|Wo maala
|Wo marilya, marla
|They will beat
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Family and person terms<ref>Grierson, George Abraham (1916). ''Linguistic Survey of India'', Vol. IX, Part IV: Central Pahari. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.</ref>
! English !! [[Srinagaria dialect|Srinagaria]]!! [[Rathwali dialect|Rathwali]]!! [[Tehriyali dialect|Tehriyali]]
|-
| Man ||Mankhi ||Manakha || Mans, Manakhi, Manas
|-
| Woman || Janani || Siani || Janani, bairan, kajan
|-
| Wife || Swain, janani || Sain, swin || Swain
|-
| Child || Nauno || Lauro || Nauno
|-
| Son || Nauno || Lauro || Larik, nauno
|-
| Daughter || Nauni || Lauri || Beṭi, nauni
|-
| Father || Baba || Baba, buba || Baba, buba
|-
| Mother || Boi || Boi || Boi, ija
|-
| Brother || Bhai, dada (elder), bhula (younger) || Bhai || Bhai (general), dada (elder), bhula (younger)
|-
| Sister || Bain, didi (elder), bhuli (younger) || Bain || Baini, bain (general), didi (elder), bhuli (younger)
|}

==Script & specimen==
[[File:Tehriyali.jpg|thumb|Sample of Tehriyali dialect from Grierson's book "Linguistic Survey of india" |center]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Linguistic Survey of India |year=1916|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32110/page/n361/mode/2up}}</ref>
[[File:Tehriyali 2.jpg|thumb|Sample of Tehriyali dialect from Grierson's book "Linguistic Survey of india" |center]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Dialects of Garhwali]]

Willingdon Sports Club

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{{Short description|Private sports club in South Mumbai, India}}
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{{More citations needed|date=June 2009}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox organisation
| name = Willingdon Sports Club
| full_name =
| native_name = 
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'''The Willingdon Sports Club''' is a private [[sports club]] in [[South Mumbai]].<ref name= "IE">{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/08003213/Mumbai-Multiplex--Welcome-to.html?d=1 |title=Mumbai Multiplex: Welcome to the club |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=2009-06-17}}</ref> The club was founded in 1917 by [[Lord Willingdon]], at that time [[Governor of Bombay]], as a club where Indians and Europeans could mix socially. Amenities include an 18-hole golf course, tennis, squash and badminton courts, a health club and a swimming pool. Non-sports amenities include a formal dining room, a semi-formal dining rooms, bar, cafés, bakery, members' provision and separate beer and wine shop, and a plant nursery.

==History==
Lord Willingdon was appointed Governor of Bombay in 1913 with a mandate from King [[George V]] to 'to smash through all fences which socially divide communities'.<ref name="Mumbai Legacy Project">{{cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Louiza |date= |title=Willingdon Sports Club |url=https://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/go/km/docs/documents/D%20Ward/Heritage-Sites/54_Legacy%20of%20D%20Ward_Article_Willingdon%20Sports%20Club.pdf |website=Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation |location= |publisher= |access-date=25 April 2026}}</ref> When Willingdon attempted to take Indian friends to the [[Europeans]]-only [[Royal Bombay Yacht Club]] and they were refused entry, the outraged Willingdon resigned his membership and in 1917 founded the Willingdon Sports Club which would have no [[colour bar]].<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news |last=Bumiller |first=Elisabeth |date=17 March 1985 |title=The Genteel Remnant of the Raj |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/03/18/the-genteel-remnant-of-the-raj/93da2bd4-5d83-4f94-8f02-564c1fd00c51/ |work=The Washington Post |location= |publisher= |access-date=25 April 2026}}</ref> George V became the club's first [[patron]] and [[Edward VIII|Edward, Prince of Wales]], was made an honorary life member in 1921.<ref name="Mumbai Legacy Project" />

The club's inaugural meeting was held on 18 May 1917 at the Government Secretariat building. A 30 acre site known as the Mahalaxmi Flats was leased and opened to members on 8 December 1917. The opening was attended by Europeans and Indian aristocracy, including [[Daulat Singh]], the Maharaja of [[Idar State|Idar]]. The colour purple was [[Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon|Lady Willingdon]]'s favourite colour and was chosen as the colour of the club's crest. Until 1975, purple remained the colour of the waiters' waistcoats and neckties. The club also had a garden named 'My Lady's Garden' after Lady Willingdon. The club was popular with the rulers of the Indian [[princely state]]s for [[polo]] tournaments and social events during the winter season, including its [[horse show]]. The club maintained its own band and sought to hire the best [[jazz]] players.<ref name="Mumbai Legacy Project" />

The club's building was designed by the architect of the [[Bombay Improvement Trust]], F. G. B. Hawkins, and included [[Terrace (building)|terraces]], [[bowling green]]s, [[croquet]] lawns, a cricket ground, nine tennis courts, and one of the first full-size polo fields in India. The clubhouse was expanded in 1952 to include a [[Burmese teak]] staircase to a new upper [[veranda]], red stone [[jali]], and white [[Carrara marble]] flooring in the entrance Hall.

==Facilities==
The club is primarily a sports club with facilities including:<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=The Willingdon Sports Club: a rich history |url=https://www.willingdonclub.com/history |website=The Willingdon Sports Club |location= |publisher= |access-date=25 April 2026}}</ref>
*Croquet lawns
*Bowling greens
*Polo field
*Cricket field and [[Cricket nets|nets]]
*Football pitch
*Multi-sports pitch
*Tennis courts
*Squash courts
*Padel courts
*Swimming pool
*Billiards and pool tables
*Table tennis
*Card room
*Gym

In the 21st century,{{when|date=September 2015}} there was controversy and infighting over the destruction of the badminton courts and the club election process.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} After the original bar was burned in a fire, the former bakery was turned into the "Pub" that functions as a mini-nightclub on weekends and "Bar Nite" once a month. The former bar is a formal, outside-catered restaurant called the "Golf View Bar" right next to the library on the upper level.

==Membership==
Permanent membership is closed except for members' children,<ref name="IE"/><ref name=md2010>{{cite news|title=Willingdon slams door on Pesi Shroff|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/apr/110410-pesi-shroff-willingdon-sports-club-membership-denied.htm|accessdate=27 March 2011|newspaper=[[Mid-Day]]|date=11 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="DNA">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/urban-tales_new-clubs-on-the-block_1142189-all |title=New clubs on the block |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessdate=2009-06-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205211712/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/urban-tales_new-clubs-on-the-block_1142189-all |archivedate=5 December 2009 }}</ref> though temporary corporate memberships are open but mostly taken by [[expatriate]]s. In the 1980s membership was temporarily opened but then later closed due to overwhelming demand. In 2007, membership was opened to members' daughters as well, much to the consternation of some members, though a majority of Balloting and Disciplinary Committee members saw it fit to admit them as "younger people spend more money."<ref name="IE"/> Membership applications for "ordinary members" (members' sons), corporate members and "services" ([[civil servants]] and [[armed forces]]) are decided by the Balloting and Disciplinary Committee. Indian newspaper ''[[Mid-Day]]'' wrote that the WSC has an unspoken rule that does not allow film actors and racing professionals, including jockeys, trainers and their spouses to be individuals as "actors might create a nuisance, with their followers lingering around, and ruin the ambience and peace at the club... What is important is not the profession, but the applicant's background. If the jockey is a syce's son who cannot speak seven words of English, he may be rejected."<ref name=md2010/> However, [[Akshay Khanna]] and his brother [[Rahul Khanna|Rahul]] are members from 2010 onwards.

Due to overwhelming demand, membership has been closed since 1985 and only the children of current members, on a selective basis, can become members.

Almost all members belong to wealthy, [[old money]] families. The club is very selective in granting membership to current members' children and the applicant’s family background takes top priority along with their profession.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai, India Tourist Information |url=https://www.touristlink.com/india/royal-willingdon-sports-club/overview.html |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=www.touristlink.com |language=en-US}}</ref> High society members of Bombay consider Willingdon one of the most prestigious clubs in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-07 |title=Bollywood Members of Mumbai's Willingdon Club {{!}} Lifestyle |url=https://www.idiva.com/travel-living/home-decor/bollywood-members-of-mumbais-willingdon-club/6238 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=iDiva |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Eggs Kejriwal]], a dish invented at the club<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Tejal |author-link=Tejal Rao |date=2017-04-06 |title=Egg, Cheese and Toast, Mumbai Style |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/magazine/egg-cheese-and-toast-mumbai-style.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ram |first=Chandra |date=20 December 2023 |title=Spice Up Your Morning With Cheesy Eggs Kejriwal |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/eggs-kejriwal-8418307 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[Food & Wine]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[List of India's gentlemen's clubs]]

==References==
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Our Lady of Good Health

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| name = Our Lady of Good Health {{lang|ta|'''புனித ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை'''}}
| full_name = Our Lady of Vailankanni Holy Mother of Good Health
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| location = [[Velankanni]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| date = 16th and 17th century
| witness = Young boy
| type = [[Marian apparition]]
| approval = {{lang|la-x-church|[[Nihil obstat]]}} granted by the [[Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith]] 1 August 2024<ref>[https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/vatican-approves-indias-sanctuary-of-our-lady-of-good-health-ahead-of-shrines-feast-day-3217/ "Vatican approves Vailankanni Marian Shrine"]</ref>
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| shrine = [[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]]
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| feast_day = 8 September ([[Nativity of Mary]])
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'''Our Lady of Good Health''' ({{langx|ta|'''ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை'''|translit=''Ārōkkiya annai''}}), also known as '''Our Lady of Vailankanni''', is a [[Titles of Mary|title]] given to the [[Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church|Blessed Virgin Mary]] by devotees. She is said to have appeared twice in the town of [[Velankanni]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], in the 16th to 17th centuries.<ref>[http://www.velankannichurch.in/shrine-miracles.php Description of the miracles at the Velankanni Shrine]</ref>

==History==
Accounts of the [[Marian apparition]]s at Velankanni have been passed down through [[oral tradition]] from the 16th century; as well as the rescue of the a vessel of the [[Portuguese in Goa and Bombay]], who were sailing through a deadly storm, off the coast of the [[Coromandel region]] in the 17th century.<ref name=natshrine/>

According to tradition, the first apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering [[buttermilk]] to a man, who lived far away. During his travels, the boy stopped to rest beside a lake that was shaded by a [[Banyan tree]]. A beautiful woman, carrying a child, is said to have appeared, and asked the boy for some milk to feed her child, which he gave. When he reached the home for his milk delivery, he apologised for the delay and that there would be less milk in his pot. But when they opened the lid of the milk pot, the container was brimming with milk.<ref name=natshrine/>

The second apparition is alleged to have occurred a few years later. A lame boy would sell buttermilk to passing travellers, who would pause in the shade of a large Banyan tree, to escape the heat of the day. However, he had no customers. According to the account, suddenly, an ethereal woman, holding a child appeared before him, and asked for a cup of buttermilk. He gave her a cup, which she fed to her child. The woman asked the boy to go to [[Nagapattinam]], and find a certain [[Catholic Christian]] man in the town & tell him to build a chapel at Velankanni in her honour. Apparently cured, the boy ran to Nagapattinam, where he found the man and told him his story. The Catholic Christian men of Nagapattinam subsequently built a thatched chapel at Vailankanni, dedicated to Mary under the title of "Our Lady of Good Health".

In the 17th century, a Portuguese merchant vessel sailing from [[Macao]] to [[Portuguese Ceylon|Ceylon]], was caught in a severe storm in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The sailors fervently invoked Virgin Mary through her title [[Our Lady, Star of the Sea|Star of the Sea]] to be saved & promised to build a church in her honour wherever they could land. The sea became calm, and their ship landed near Vailankanni on 8 September, on the day of [[Nativity of Our Lady|St Mary's Feast]]. To honour their promise, the Portuguese rebuilt the thatched chapel into a stone church. The church was later renovated twice in the early 20th century.<ref name=varghese>{{cite book |last=Varghese|first=Roy Abraham |date=2000 |title=God-Sent: A History of the Accredited Apparitions of Mary |location=New York |publisher=The Crossroads Publishing Company |isbn=978-0-8245-2651-1}}</ref>

Although these apparitions have not been formally approved by the [[Holy See]], they were implicitly approved by [[Pope John XXIII]]'s 1962 elevation of the Vailankanni church to [[minor basilica]] status. The Pope's apostolic brief noted that pilgrims in large numbers had been visiting the shrine for a long period of time, and that it was hailed as the "[[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes|Lourdes]] of the East".<ref name=varghese /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/statements/vailankanni_statement.html |title=Apostolic Brief of Pope John XXIII on the Elevation of the Shrine Basilica of Vailankanni to Minor Basilica Status |author=Pope John XXIII |date=1962 |website=MiracleHunter.com |publisher=The Miracle Hunter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601152759/http://www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/statements/vailankanni_statement.html |archive-date=2018-06-01 |access-date=2020-03-30 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.silive.com/worship/2012/09/celebrating_our_lady_of_good_h.html Grunlund, Maura. "Celebrating 'Our Lady of Good Health' at Staten Island's St. Rita's", ''SILive'', September 01, 2012]</ref>

In August 2024, the [[Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith]]'s Cardinal [[Víctor Manuel Fernández]] confirmed to Bishop [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore|Sagayaraj Thamburaj]], of [[Pope Francis]]' approval of the devotion to Our Lady of Good Health at the [[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Millare |first1= Kristina |title=Vatican Approves India’s Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health Ahead of Shrine’s Feast Day|url=https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-approves-india-s-sanctuary-of-our-lady-of-good-health-ahead-of-shrine-s-feast-day |accessdate=August 10, 2024 |publisher= [[National Catholic Register]]|date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Basilica==
[[File:Basilica of Velankanni.jpg|thumb|240px|Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]]
{{main article|Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health}}

A [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic-styled]] basilica stands in Velankanni in memory of the apparitions. The [[basilica]] erected by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and the [[Demographics of India|Indians]] stands at the site where the buttermilk seller saw Mary and Jesus.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JJwYBwAAQBAJ&dq=Nadu+Thittu+shrine&pg=PA163 Mukherjee, Rila. 2009. 'Locality, history, memory: Vailankanni and a new geography of citizenship.' In Mukherjee, Rila and Tajesh, M.N. (eds.), Locality, History, Memory: The Making of the Citizen in South Asia, pp. 152–181. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.]</ref> The iconic depiction of the Madonna is unique in that it is one of two only icons where Mary is portrayed wearing an Indian [[Sari]], while the other statue is said to have been buried with [[Aurangzeb]], the [[Mughal Emperors|Mughal Emperor]].<ref>R.V. Smith [https://web.archive.org/web/20040118101300/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/16/stories/2003061600540200.htm Mother Mary... in a sari] from The Hindu</ref> The basilica is known as a site for pilgrims from all over India and its assembly of multilingual prayers every day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.velankannichurch.com/pages/historyofvailankanni/historyofvailankanni.html |title="History of Vailankanni |access-date=2014-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311152215/http://www.velankannichurch.com/pages/historyofvailankanni/historyofvailankanni.html |archive-date=2015-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Feast day==
8 September, the Feast of the [[Nativity of Mary]], is also commemorated as the feast of Our Lady of Good Health. The celebration starts on 29 August and ends on the day of the feast.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071220092434/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090958170300.htm Velankanni festival ends with feast mass] on The Hindu news</ref> The feast day prayers are said in [[Marathi language |Tamil, Marathi]], [[East Indian language|East Indian]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Velankanni Feast Day 2018 {{!}} Our Lady Of Good Health {{!}} Vailankanni.info |url=http://vailankanni.info/velankanni-feast-day-2018/ |website=Velankanni.info |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830110424/http://vailankanni.info/velankanni-feast-day-2018/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Churches and shrines==
The following churches and shrines in locations around the world are dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health.
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=== Australia ===
*[http://www.tapinu-australia.org/ethnic_group/ethnic-group-6/ Shrine of Our Mother of Good Health - Velankanni], [[Bacchus Marsh]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]; All Nations Marian Centre, Merrimu, Australia
*[http://marianvalley.org.au/chapels/our-lady-good-health-vailankanni/ Shrine to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni], at the Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians, [[Brisbane]], Australia
* [http://penrosepark.com.au/international_chapels/ Berrima Candle Chapel], Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni, at the [http://penrosepark.com.au Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy Penrose Park], [[New South Wales]], Australia

=== Canada ===
*[http://www.olghtamilparish.com Our Lady of Good Health Parish Church], Toronto (Scarborough) [[Ontario]], Canada

=== India ===

==== Andhra Pradesh ====
*Arockia Matha Punya Kshethramu, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India

==== Goa ====
*[http://ourladyofhealth.in/church/ Our Lady of Good Health Church], Cuncolim, [[Goa]], India

==== Karnataka ====
*[[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St. Mary's Basilica]], Shivajinagar, [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India

*Annai Vailankanni Chapel, Pottery Town, [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India<ref>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/india/shrines-pilgrimage/unofficial-shrines Photographs of a privately erected shrine in Bangalore]</ref>

*[http://catholicchurches.in/directory/bangalore-churches/our-lady-of-vailankanni-church-yelahanka.htm Our Lady of Vailankanni Church], Yelahanka, [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India

*[http://konkancatholic.com/diocese-of-mangalore/Our-Lady-of-Vailankanni-Church-Farla Church of Our Lady of Vailankanni], Farla, [[Bantwal]], Karnataka, India

*[[Basilica of Our Lady of Health, Harihar]], Karnataka, India

*Our Lady of Health Church, Mallapur, [[Karwar]], Karnataka, India

*[https://shirvachurch.in/ Our Lady of Health Church], [[Shirva, India|Shirva]], Karnataka, India

*[http://vailankannikalmady.com/shrine/ Our Lady of Velankanni Shrine], at the Stella Maris Church, Kalmady, [[Udupi]], Karnataka, India

==== Kerala ====
*[[Our Lady of Good Health Church, Pattumala]], Kerala, India

*Our Lady of Velankanni Matha Shrine, Tuet, [[Kollam]], Kerala, India

*[http://maduraianvelankanishrine.org Annai Velankanni Shrine], Anna Nagar, [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu

==== Maharashtra ====
*Church Of Our Lady Of Good Health Velankanni, [[Vile Parle]], [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra

* Church of lady of Good health Bhatte bunder Uttan gorai Bhyandhar,(Mumbai) , Maharashtra

==== Tamil Nadu ====
*[http://vailankannishrinechennai.in Annai Vailankanni Shrine], Besant Nagar, [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India

*https://littlemountshrine.com/
Our Lady of Health and St.Thomas the Apostle Shrine, Littlemount, [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India

*[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]], [[Velankanni]] (Lourdes of the East), Tamil Nadu, India

*Our Lady of Good Health Church, Pannur, [[Tiruvallur]], Tamil Nadu, India

*[https://www.coimbatorediocese.org/annai-velankanni-church.php Our Lady of Velankanni Church], Selvapuram, [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, India

*Our Lady of Good Health Church, Kottapattu, [[Tiruchirappalli]], Tamil Nadu, India<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.trichydiocese.org/religious-socities/ Religious Societies in the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli]</ref>

*[http://cmsip.org/house.php?id=INTN011 Our Lady of Good Health Church], Periakulathupatty, [[Tiruchirappalli]], Tamil Nadu, India

*[https://archdioceseofmadurai.com/parishes/arockia-annai-church-vadipatty Our Lady of Good Health Church], Vadipatti, [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu, India

*[http://www.polichalurchurch.com/en/home.html Our Lady of Good Health Church], Pozhichalur, [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
*our lady of good health church, Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

==== Telangana ====
*[[Shrine of Our Lady of Health]], Khairatabad, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India

*Shrine of Our Lady of Vailankanni, Shamshabad, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India

=== Indonesia ===
*[[Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni]], [[Medan]], [[North Sumatra]], Indonesia
=== Malaysia ===
*[http://www.sacredheartkl.org Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health], [[Kampung Pandan]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
=== Mozambique ===
*[http://www.hpip.org/def/pt/Homepage/Obra?a=2131 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde] (Church of Our Lady of Good Health), [[Nampula]], Mozambique
=== Portugal ===
*[http://www.portoenorte.pt/pt/oquefazer/detalhe.php?id=4244 Santuário da Senhora da Saúde] (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health), [[Póvoa de Varzim]], Portugal

=== South Africa ===
*[http://www.catholicpc.org.za Our Lady Of Vailankanni Catholic Church], [[Durban]], South Africa*

=== Sri Lanka ===
*[http://velankanni.blogspot.com Annai Velankanni Church], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
*[https://www.facebook.com/pg/OurLadyOfGoodHealthChurch/about/ Our Lady of Good Health Church], [[Mabola]], Sri Lanka
*[https://www.facebook.com/OurLadyOfGoodHealthSedawatte/ Our Lady of Good Health Church], Sedawatta, Wellampitiya, Sri Lanka
=== United States ===
*An oratory inside the Crypt Church at [[Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception]], [[Washington, D.C.]], United States.<ref name=natshrine>[https://www.nationalshrine.org/blog/looking-to-our-lady-of-good-health-in-2021/ "Looking to Our Lady of Good Health in 2021", The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, March 4, 2021]</ref> The Indian American Catholic Association of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington|Diocese of Arlington]], Virginia has conducted a pilgrimage to Vailankaani for the past twenty-five years.<ref>[https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/25th-annual-pilgrimage-to-our-lady-of-good-health,-vailankaani/ "25th Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankaani", Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, September 10, 2022]</ref>
*A shrine to Our Lady of Good Health has been erected inside Holy Family of Nazareth Roman Catholic parish in Irving, Texas. A nine day Novena is celebrated every year at the parish by the Dallas Tamil Catholics Association.<ref>[https://dallastamilcatholics.org/events/arockia-annai-novena/ "Annual Our Lady of Good Health Novena"]</ref>
=== Nigeria ===
*A Grotto of Our Lady of Good Health has been erected inside the grounds of the Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa (InCLA) in Bwari Area Council, Abuja Nigeria.

InCLA is an institution of the Claretian Missionaries.

==Movie==
The Tamil language film ''[[Annai Velankanni]]'' was made in honor of Our Lady of Good Health with the title ''Annai Velankanni'' in 1971. It was directed by K. Thankappan, starring [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Kamal Haasan]], K. R. Vijaya, Jayalalitha and Padmini.<ref>{{IMDb title|0810757}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Velankanni Main Basilica during Feast.jpg|Velankanni Main Basilica and Flag during Feast
Image:VeilankanniChurchExtn.jpg|Velankanni Basilica - Extension - Front View
Image:VelankanniPanorama.jpg|Veilankanni Basilica - A Panoramic Side View - Church and Church Extension seen at a stretch
Image:Main-Church-Left-Side-View-Veilankanni.JPG|Veilankanni Basilica - Left side view
Image:Main-Church-Righjt-Side-View-Veilankanni.JPG|Veilankanni Basilica - Right side view
Image:Church of Our Lady of Health at dusk.jpg|Veilankanni Basilica at Dusk
Image:VeilankanniPond.JPG|Veilankanni Church Pond
Image:Holy path Vailankanni.jpg|Pilgrims walking on their knees towards the Pond
Image:VeilankanniAdorationCenter.jpg|Veilankanni - Adoration Center
Image:Vailankanni Basilica.JPG|Velankanni Basilica
Image:Naduthittu-Church-Veilankanni.JPG|Chapel in Nadu Thittu where Mother Mary is said to have appeared for the first time
Image:St-Sebastin-Chappel-Veilankanni.JPG|A Chapel for St. Sebastian at Velankanni
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==Nuestra Señora de la Salud==
There is a comparable devotion to Mary under the title '''Nuestra Señora de la Salud'''. In [[Pátzcuaro]], in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia]] the [[:es:Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud|Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud]] is named in her honor, as well as a church in [[San Miguel de Allende]].<ref>[http://catholicsma.com/our-lady-of-good-health-a-taste-of-india/ "Our Lady of Good Health – A Taste of India".SMA Catholic]</ref>

There is a shrine to "Nuestra Señora de la Salud" at [[San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church (Quezon City)]].<ref>[http://newsline.ph/news-lights/2017/11/18/church-revives-virgen-de-la-salud-after-72-years/ News article regarding the revival of Nuestra Señora de la Salud]</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Cal|first1= Ben |title=1st novena to ‘Our Lady of Health’ in 72 years starts Thursday|url= https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1053136|accessdate=August 10, 2024 |publisher= [[Philippine News Agency]]|date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:San_Isidro_Labrador_Parish_Church_(Bambang,_Bulakan,_Bulacan) San Isidro Labrador Parish Church] in Bambang, [[Bulakan, Bulacan]] was declared ''Our Lady of Good Health'' Marian Shrine. The miraculous 300 years old [[w:en:Scapular_of_Help_of_the_Sick |Mary, Help of the Sick]] - [[w:en: Litany_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary| Salus Infirmorum]] icon was Episcopally [[w:en:Canonical_coronation|crowned]] per [[w:en:Ordo_Coronandi_Imaginem_Beatae_Mariae_Virginis | Ordo Coronandi Imaginem Beatae Mariae Virginis]] included in the [[w:en:List_of_canonically_crowned_images|List of canonically crowned images]] by Bishop [[w:en:Dennis_Villarojo|Dennis Villarojo]] with her [[w:en: Votive_crown|votive crown]] on November 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Panganiban|first1=Kendrick Ivan |title=Bulacan town rejoices Church’s shrinehood, 2 Marian coronations|url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/bulacan-town-rejoices-churchs-shrinehood-2-marian-coronations/ |accessdate=August 10, 2024 |publisher= [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]]|date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>

In Venice she is celebrated on November 21 under the title [[Santa Maria della Salute]].

{{commons category|Our Lady of Health}}

==See also==
*[[Catholic Church in India]]
*[[Velankanni Town]]
* [[Holy Infant of Good Health]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.vailankannishrine.net/ Sanctuary of Our Lady of Vailankanni] – Official website
* [http://www.vailankannishrine.tv/ Marian Shrine of Vailankanni TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805193022/http://vailankannishrine.tv/ |date=5 August 2019 }} – Live streaming

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Zakir Naik

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| caption = Naik in the Maldives, 2010
| birth_name = Zakir Abdul Karim Naik
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai]] ([[MBBS]])
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| years_active = 1991–present
| known_for = [[Dawah]]
| boards = Islamic Research Foundation,<ref name=Irfunderscanner /> [[Islamic International School]] and United Islamic Aid<ref name=siasat />
| spouse = Farhat Naik<ref name=Ramanujan /><ref name="Gambia1" /><ref name="Minivan2">{{cite news |author=Aishath Aniya |date=29 May 2010 |url=http://minivannewsarchive.com/society/comment-an-evening-with-mrs-naik-7590 |title=Comment: An evening with Mrs Naik |publisher=[[Minivan News]] – Archive |access-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929170546/http://minivannewsarchive.com/society/comment-an-evening-with-mrs-naik-7590 |archive-date=29 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work]] (2013)
* [[Dubai International Holy Quran Award]] (2013)
* [[King Faisal Prize]] (2015)}}
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'''Zakir Abdul Karim Naik''' (born 18 October 1965) is an Indian Islamic [[da'i]] and [[orator]] who focuses on [[comparative religion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Zakir A. Naik|url=https://kingfaisalprize.org/dr-zakir-a-naik-2/|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110203730/https://kingfaisalprize.org/dr-zakir-a-naik-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and [[Peace TV]]. He is a well-known figure in the [[Islamic world]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-07 |title=Zakir Naik: Boy with a stammer who became a provocative preacher |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/zakir-naik-boy-with-a-stammer-who-became-a-provocative-preacher/articleshow/53088883.cms |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Unlike many Islamic preachers, he quotes from various religious scriptures in his speeches<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-09 |title=Understanding the controversy surrounding Zakir Naik |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Understanding-the-controversy-surrounding-Zakir-Naik/article60526900.ece |access-date=2025-10-31 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> which he delivers in English rather than Arabic or Urdu, wearing a suit and tie instead of the traditional robe.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-12-15 |title=The influence of controversial preacher Zakir Naik |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38259592 |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Naik does not claim to be a follower of any one [[Madhhab|school of thought in Islam]], but he is considered to be most closely associated with the [[Salafi movement|Salafi]] school of thought.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All you need to know about Zakir Naik – Who's Zakir Naik? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/all-you-need-to-know-about-zakir-naik/zakir-naik-owns-islamic-research-foundation/slideshow/53109954.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301111857/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/all-you-need-to-know-about-zakir-naik/zakir-naik-owns-islamic-research-foundation/slideshow/53109954.cms |archive-date=1 March 2020 |access-date=14 January 2021 |website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-14 |title=Zakir Naik and Salafism: Why Islamic scholars can dismantle influence of extremist theology |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/zakir-naik-and-salafism-why-islamic-scholars-can-dismantle-influence-of-extremist-theology-2893504.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813015529/https://www.firstpost.com/india/zakir-naik-and-salafism-why-islamic-scholars-can-dismantle-influence-of-extremist-theology-2893504.html |archive-date=13 August 2025 |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Firstpost |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, while Naik was abroad, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] government led by [[Narendra Modi]] accused Naik of "propagating hate speech" and money laundering, banned the Islamic Research Foundation,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-11-15 |title=Government bans controversial preacher Zakir Naik's NGO for 5 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/government-bans-controversial-preacher-zakir-naiks-ngo-for-5-years/articleshow/55439994.cms |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and banned broadcasting "Peace TV".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Ankit |date=2019-08-20 |title=Despite ban, Zakir Naik's Peace TV continues to reach millions |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/zakir-naik-peace-tv-continues-to-reach-millions-1582710-2019-08-20 |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |date=2 May 2019 |title=Indian 'hate preacher' Zakir Naik charged with money laundering |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48132710 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503132110/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48132710 |archive-date=3 May 2020 |access-date=25 August 2020 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=26 October 2017 |title=NIA files charge sheet against Zakir Naik in hate speech, incitement case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nia-files-charge-sheet-against-zakir-naik-in-hate-speech-incitement-case/article19925462.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128070828/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nia-files-charge-sheet-against-zakir-naik-in-hate-speech-incitement-case/article19925462.ece |archive-date=28 November 2021 |access-date=25 August 2020 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |agency=PTI}}</ref> Naik denying all charges<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-12 |title=Never supported terrorism: Read Zakir Naik's full statement |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/zakir-naik-media-trial-never-supported-terrorism-full-statement-2907579/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=7 July 2016 |title=10 Times Zakir Naik Proved That He Promoted Anything But Peace |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/07/07/zakir-naik_n_10851550.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720061722/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/07/07/zakir-naik_n_10851550.html |archive-date=20 July 2016 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=HuffPost India |language=en}}</ref> did not return to India and became a permanent resident of [[Malaysia]].<ref name="z211">{{cite web |last=Ananthalakshmi |first=A. |date=2 Nov 2017 |title=Indian hardline preacher Zakir Naik finds refuge in Malaysia as politicised Islam grows |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/indian-hardline-preacher-zakir-naik-finds-refuge-in-malaysia-as-politicised-isla-idUSKBN1D20ZR/ |access-date=31 Oct 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AsiaNews.it |title=Kuala Lumpur grants permanent residency to Zakir Naik, who inspired the Dhaka massacre |url=https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kuala-Lumpur-grants-permanent-residency-to-Zakir-Naik,-who-inspired-the-Dhaka-massacre-42211.html |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=www.asianews.it |language=en}}</ref> Naik is currently a wanted [[fugitive]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India urges Bangladesh to extradite Zakir Naik during his planned visit in Dhaka |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/india-urges-bangladesh-to-extradite-zakir-naik-during-his-planned-visit-in-dhaka |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-04 |title='Disappointing, condemnable but not ... ': India on fugitive Zakir Naik's Pakistan visit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/disappointing-condemnable-but-not-india-on-fugitive-zakir-naiks-pakistan-visit/articleshow/113939475.cms |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The [[National Investigation Agency]] attempted to issue an [[Interpol notice#Notice types|Interpol red notice]] for his arrest and was refused thrice due to insufficient evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-30 |title=Interpol again refuses Red Notice against Zakir Naik |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/interpol-again-refuses-red-notice-against-zakir-naik-101619721199360.html |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|date=2 November 2017|title=Hate charges in India, banned from UK, welcome in Malaysia|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2118129/who-zakir-naik-muslim-preacher-faces-hate-charges-india|access-date=26 August 2019|website=[[South China Morning Post]]|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826154956/https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2118129/who-zakir-naik-muslim-preacher-faces-hate-charges-india|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="red_notice" /> Naik's ''Peace TV'' is banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom under [[Hate speech laws by country|hate speech laws]].<ref name="ndtv.com">{{Cite web |title=Zakir Naik, Wanted In India, Banned From Making Speeches In Malaysia |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-wanted-in-india-for-inciting-terror-banned-from-making-speeches-in-malay-2087495 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014093347/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-wanted-in-india-for-inciting-terror-banned-from-making-speeches-in-malay-2087495 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |date=10 July 2016 |title=Bangladesh bans televangelist Zakir Naik's Peace TV |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bangladesh-bans-televangelist-Zakir-Naiks-Peace-TV/articleshow/53140044.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710112421/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bangladesh-bans-televangelist-Zakir-Naiks-Peace-TV/articleshow/53140044.cms |archive-date=10 July 2016 |access-date=10 July 2016 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="The National News">{{Cite news |date=14 May 2020 |title=Peace TV stations fined £300,000 for hate speeches as it pulls out of the UK |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/peace-tv-stations-fined-300-000-for-hate-speeches-as-it-pulls-out-of-the-uk-1.1019484 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014093340/https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/peace-tv-stations-fined-300-000-for-hate-speeches-as-it-pulls-out-of-the-uk-1.1019484 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=28 April 2021 |work=The National News}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Zakir Naik was born on 18 October 1965 to Abdul Karim Naik and Roshan Naik in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India. He attended [[Kishinchand Chellaram College]] and studied medicine at the [[Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai|Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital]] and later the [[University of Mumbai]], where he obtained a [[Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery]] (MBBS).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sekaran |first1=Kohilah |title=8 facts you need to know about controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik [UPDATED] |url=http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/8-facts-you-need-know-about-controversial-preacher-dr-zakir-naik-updated-101971 |publisher=[[Astro Awani]] |date=11 April 2016 |access-date=18 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515230724/http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/8-facts-you-need-know-about-controversial-preacher-dr-zakir-naik-updated-101971 |archive-date=15 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 1991, he started working in the field of [[dawah]] and founded the Islamic International School in Mumbai and the United Islamic Aid, which provides scholarships to poor and destitute Muslim youth.<ref name="BAILII">[http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2010/2825.html "Dr Zakir Naik vs (1) The Secretary of State for the Home Department (2) Entry Clearance Officer, Mumbai, India"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222859/http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2010/2825.html |date=23 September 2015}}. [[British and Irish Legal Information Institute]]. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.</ref> Naik's wife, Farhat Naik, is the president of the women's section of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF).<ref name="Ramanujan">Ramanujan, Sweta. [http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=33845 "Beyond veil: Am I not a normal Muslim girl?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221093750/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=33845|date=21 December 2013}}. expressindia.com. [[Indian Express Group]]. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 16 April 2011.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/farhat-naik-renowned-islamic-preacher-093232994.html|title=Farhat Naik: Zakir Naik's Wife is Invisible and Equally Regressive|website=in.news.yahoo.com|access-date=7 November 2019|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170304/https://in.news.yahoo.com/farhat-naik-renowned-islamic-preacher-093232994.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He established United Islamic Aid, which provides scholarship to poor and destitute [[Muslim]] youth.<ref name=siasat>{{cite news |title=Scholarships to Muslim students by United Islamic Aid |url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/scholarships-muslim-students-united-islamic-aid |publisher=[[The Siasat Daily]] |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410101500/http://www.siasat.com/english/news/scholarships-muslim-students-united-islamic-aid |archive-date=10 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Naik said in 2006 that he was inspired by [[Ahmed Deedat]], an Islamic preacher whom he met in 1987.<ref name="Wahab">Wahab, Siraj. [http://arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=84659&d=8&m=7&y=2006 "Spreading God's Word Is His Mission"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131708/http://arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=84659&d=8&m=7&y=2006 |date=5 November 2012}}. ''[[Arab News]]''. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235226/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=84659&d=8&m=7&y=2006 Archived] 7 August 2011.</ref> (Naik is sometimes referred to as "Deedat plus", a label given to him by Deedat.)<ref name=Wahab /><ref>{{cite book |author= Lloyd Ridgeon |title= Islamic Interpretations of Christianity |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=neHX-lp_yegC |date= 7 March 2001 |publisher= [[Palgrave Macmillan]] |isbn= 978-0-312-23854-4 |page= 213}}</ref>

On 21 January 2006, the Islamic Research Foundation, which Naik heads, founded Peace TV. It is a non-profit Emirati [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]] that broadcasts free-to-air programming. It is one of the world's largest religious satellite television networks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All you need to know about Zakir Naik – Who's Zakir Naik?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/all-you-need-to-know-about-zakir-naik/zakir-naik-owns-islamic-research-foundation/slideshow/53109954.cms|access-date=30 June 2021|website=[[The Economic Times]]|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301111857/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/all-you-need-to-know-about-zakir-naik/zakir-naik-owns-islamic-research-foundation/slideshow/53109954.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the second half of March 2021, Naik launched ''Al Hidaayah'', which provides educational content about [[Islam]]. The platform has thousands of hours of videos of more than 40 renowned Islamic speakers from all over the world including [[Ahmed Deedat]], [[Yusuf Estes]], [[Hussein Ye]], and [[Bilal Philips]]. He claimed that this platform is a "[[halal]]" version of [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zakir Naik claims his new platform is 'Halal' version of Netflix |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2021/04/15/zakir-naik-claims-his-new-platform-is-halal-version-of-netflix.html |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Al Hidaayah – "The Guidance to Humanity"|url=https://alhidaayah.com/|language=en|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602163045/https://alhidaayah.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Lectures and debates ==
Unlike many Islamic preachers, his lectures are colloquial,<ref name="nyt-2-3-15" /> given in English, not [[Urdu]] or [[Arabic language|Arabic]],<ref name=bad-news /> and he usually wears a suit and tie.<ref name=nyt-2-3-15>{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Ben |title=Saudi Award Goes to Muslim Televangelist Who Harshly Criticizes U.S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/world/middleeast/saudi-award-goes-to-dr-zakir-naik-a-muslim-televangelist-who-harshly-criticizes-us.html?_r=0 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415052404/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/world/middleeast/saudi-award-goes-to-dr-zakir-naik-a-muslim-televangelist-who-harshly-criticizes-us.html?_r=0 |archive-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Naik has held many debates and lectures<ref name=Irfunderscanner>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece | title=Zakir Naik's UK-registered Foundation under scanner | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=10 July 2016 | access-date=18 July 2016 | pages=Pandey, Devesh K | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710143757/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece | archive-date=10 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all | last1=Pandey | first1=Devesh K.}}</ref><ref name="Gambia1" /><ref name="lmzn">{{cite web|last1=Livemint|title=Zakir Naik's colourful, controversial past|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nEgC4RcrRkydW33OMxbvdN/Zakir-Naiks-controversial-past.html|access-date=16 July 2016|date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710003129/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nEgC4RcrRkydW33OMxbvdN/Zakir-Naiks-controversial-past.html|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=Livemint}}</ref> and is said to "have delivered over 4000<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/4000-speeches-counting-fans-swear-by-naik/article8825001.ece | title=4,000 speeches & counting, fans swear by Zakir Naik | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=9 July 2016 | access-date=18 July 2016 | author=Vyas, Sharad | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708210433/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/4000-speeches-counting-fans-swear-by-naik/article8825001.ece | archive-date=8 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}}</ref> lectures around the world" as of 2016. [[Anthropologist]] [[Thomas Blom Hansen]] has written that Naik's style of memorising the [[Quran]] and [[Hadith]] literature in various languages, and his related missionary activity, has made him extremely popular in Muslim circles.<ref name="Hansen" /> Many of his debates are recorded and widely distributed in video and DVD media and online. His talks have been recorded in English and broadcast on weekends on several cable networks in Mumbai's Muslim neighbourhoods, and on the [[Peace TV]] channel, which he co-produces.<ref name="Mazumdar">Mazumdar, Sudip. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10854375/site/newsweek/ "Beaming In Salvation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060118131623/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10854375/site/newsweek/ |date=18 January 2006}}. [[MSNBC]]. 23 January 2006. 18 January 2006.</ref><ref>Ahmad, Syed Neaz. [http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146 "Peace TV Reaching 50 Million Viewers – Dr. Zakir Naik"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707211833/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146 |date=7 July 2007}}. ''[[Saudi Gazette]]''. 23 February 2007. 7 July 2007.</ref> Topics he speaks on include: "[[Islam and science#Arrival of modern science in the Muslim world|Islam and Modern Science]]", "[[Christianity and Islam|Islam and Christianity]]", and "[[Islam and secularism]]".

His first debate was in 1994, a debate on the views of writer [[Taslima Nasreen]] on Islam in her book ''[[Lajja (novel)|Lajja]]'', organised at the "Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh", entitled "Is Religious Fundamentalism a Stumbling block to Freedom of Expression?".<ref name="firstdebate" /> With the presence of four journalists, the debate went on for hours.<ref name="firstdebate">{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/family-and-friends-speak-about-the-zakir-naik-they-knew/17439173 | title=Family and friends speak about the Zakir Naik they knew | publisher=[[Mid-Day]] | date=17 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | author=Rizvi, Asif | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722062723/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/family-and-friends-speak-about-the-zakir-naik-they-knew/17439173 | archive-date=22 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}}</ref> In April 2000, Naik debated with William Campbell in Chicago on the topic of "The Qur'an and the Bible: In the Light of Science", one of his most-cited debates.<ref>Ahmed, Khaled. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C08%5Cstory_8-1-2006_pg3_3 "Word for word: William Campbell versus Zakir Naik"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116052256/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C08%5Cstory_8-1-2006_pg3_3 |date=16 November 2009}}. ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]'' (Pakistan). 8 January 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2011.</ref> On 21 January 2006 Naik held an inter-religious dialogue with [[Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)|Ravi Shankar]] in Bangalore about the concept of [[God in Islam]] and [[Hinduism]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120527143245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-22/bangalore/27801779_1_hinduism-zakir-naik-religion "No religion spreads violence: Sri Sri"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120527143245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-22/bangalore/27801779_1_hinduism-zakir-naik-religion Archived] 7 August 2011.
*For a video of the debate, see [https://archive.org/details/ZakirNaikDebate "Debate between Zakir Naik and Ravi Shanker"]. [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved 7 August 2011.</ref> In February 2011 Naik addressed the [[Oxford Union]] via video link from India.<ref>[http://oxfordstudent.com/2011/02/17/controversial-islamic-preacher-speaks-at-union "Controversial Islamic preacher speaks at Union"]. ''[[The Oxford Student]]''. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110807054913/http://oxfordstudent.com/2011/02/17/controversial-islamic-preacher-speaks-at-union/ Archived] 21 July 2011.
*See also: Syal, Rajeev. [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jan/28/zakir-naik-oxford-union-satellite "Banned scholar Zakir Naik to address Oxford Union by satellite"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104002222/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jan/28/zakir-naik-oxford-union-satellite |date=4 January 2017}}. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.</ref>

=== University of Melbourne ===
In 2004 Naik, at the invitation of the [[Islamic Information and Services Network of Australasia]], made an appearance at the [[University of Melbourne]], where he argued that only Islam gave women true equality.<ref>Das, Sushi. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/29/1093717837783.html "Islam's gender debate at the fore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003004244/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/29/1093717837783.html |date=3 October 2008}}. ''[[The Age]]''. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref> He said the more "revealing Western dress" makes women more susceptible to rape.<ref>Aly, Waleed. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/the-clash-of-ignorance/2005/08/06/1123125843879.html "The clash of ignorance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610072251/http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/the-clash-of-ignorance/2005/08/06/1123125843879.html |date=10 June 2008}}. ''[[The Age]]''. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref> Sushi Das of ''[[The Age]]'' commented that "Naik extolled the moral and spiritual superiority of Islam and lampooned other faiths and the West in general", further stating that Naik's words "fostered a spirit of separateness and reinforced prejudice".<ref>Das, Sushi. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/sushi-das/between-two-worlds/2005/07/27/1122143904716.html "Between two worlds"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201825/http://www.theage.com.au/news/sushi-das/between-two-worlds/2005/07/27/1122143904716.html |date=3 March 2016}}. ''[[The Age]]''. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011. See [http://about.theage.com.au/view_profile.asp?intid=628 author profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630224305/http://about.theage.com.au/view_profile.asp?intid=628 |date=30 June 2010}}.</ref>

=== St David's Hall ===
In August 2006, Naik's visit and conference in [[Cardiff]] caused controversy when Welsh conservative [[Member of parliament|MP]] [[Dai Davies (politician)|David Davies]] called for his appearance to be cancelled. He said Naik was a "hate-monger", and that his views did not deserve a public platform. Muslims from Cardiff, however, defended Naik's right to speak in the city. [[Saleem Kidwai (Muslim Council of Wales)|Saleem Kidwai]], Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Wales, stated that "people who know about him [Naik] know that he is one of the most uncontroversial persons you could find. He talks about the similarities between religions, and how should we work on the common ground between them", whilst also inviting Davies to discuss further with Naik personally in the conference. The conference went ahead after the Cardiff council stated it was satisfied that he would not be preaching extremist views.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_method=full&objectid=17572219&siteid=50082-name_page.html "Row over Islamic preacher"]. ''[[South Wales Echo]]''. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120908060320/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_method=full&objectid=17572219&siteid=50082-name_page.html Archived] 7 August 2011.
*Bodinger, Katie. [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=17598165&method=full&siteid=50082-name_page.html "Cleric's address hailed a success"]. ''[[South Wales Echo]]''. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120908060304/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=17598165&method=full&siteid=50082-name_page.html Archived] 7 August 2011.</ref>

=== Invitation to Gambia ===
In 2014, Naik visited [[Gambia]] at the invitation of President [[Yahya Jammeh]] to attend the grand celebration of [[Public holidays in the Gambia|Gambian revolution]]'s 20th anniversary.<ref name="Gambia1">{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201410081498.html | title=Gambia: Renowned Scholar Dr. Zakir Naik Arrives Gambia Today | publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] | work=[[The Daily Observer]] | date=8 October 2014 | access-date=18 July 2016 | author=Ndow, Musa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807051530/http://allafrica.com/stories/201410081498.html | archive-date=7 August 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Gambia2" /> There he delivered four lectures between 11 and 22 October.<ref name="Gambia1" /><ref name="Gambia2" /><ref name="Gambia4" /><ref name="Gambia5" /> The lectures took place in [[University of the Gambia]], Pancha Mi Hall of Paradise Suites Hotel, presidents home village [[Kanilai]], [[Foni Kansala]] and Kairaba Beach Hotel, [[Kololi]]. Gambian cabinet ministers, religious leaders, students and thousands of people attended his lectures on subjects including "Terrorism and Jihad: an Islamic perspective", "religion in the right perspective", "Dawah or destruction?" and "the misconceptions about Islam".<ref name="Gambia2" /><ref name="Gambia5">{{cite journal | url=http://www.ummid.com/news/2014/October/24.10.2014/pastor-convert-to-islam.html | title=Female pastor converts to Islam after Dr Zakir Naik's lecture in Gambia | journal=[[The Daily Observer]] | date=24 October 2014 | access-date=18 July 2016 | doi=| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515125222/http://www.ummid.com/news/2014/October/24.10.2014/pastor-convert-to-islam.html | archive-date=15 May 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Meanwhile, he also met with the president [[Yahya Jammeh]] along with [[Gambia Supreme Islamic Council]] and held an Islamic conference with the [[Imam]]s of Gambia.<ref name="Gambia2">{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201410091096.html | title=Gambia: Dr Zakir Naik Arrives, Says Ready for Series of Lectures | publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] | work=[[The Daily Observer]] | date=9 October 2014 | access-date=18 July 2016 | author=Musa Ndow, Omar Wally | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806235717/http://allafrica.com/stories/201410091096.html | archive-date=6 August 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Gambia4">{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201410141271.html | title=Gambia: Jammeh holds talk with Dr. Zakir Naik | publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] | work=[[The Daily Observer]] | date=14 October 2014 | access-date=18 July 2016 | author=Musa, Ndow | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806235445/http://allafrica.com/stories/201410141271.html | archive-date=6 August 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== Malaysia ===

Naik delivered four lectures in Malaysia during 2012. The lectures took place in [[Johor Bahru]], [[Universiti Teknologi MARA]] in [[Shah Alam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-zakir-naik-malaysian-tour-2012-pwtc-tickets-4124703098|title=Dr Zakir Naik Malaysian Tour 2012 ( PWTC ) Tickets, Kuala Lumpur|publisher=Eventbrite|date=|access-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232354/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-zakir-naik-malaysian-tour-2012-pwtc-tickets-4124703098|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kuantan]] and [[Putra World Trade Centre]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. The former Prime Minister of [[Malaysia]], [[Mahathir Mohamad]], prominent figures and several thousand people attended the lectures at different places despite protest by the members of [[HINDRAF]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/09/26/stay-away-from-msia-zakir/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928020727/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/09/26/stay-away-from-msia-zakir/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2012 |title=Stay away from M'sia, Zakir |publisher=Free Malaysia Today |date=26 September 2012 |access-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref> The organisers of Naik's speeches said their purpose was to promote harmony among people of various religions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/51683-zakir-naiks-host-defends-invite |title=Zakir Naik's host defends invite |publisher=Malaysia-today.net |date=19 September 2012 |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224156/http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/51683-zakir-naiks-host-defends-invite |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Naik delivered another six lectures in April 2016. Two of his lectures in Malaysia, entitled "Similarities between Hinduism and Islam" and "Is the Quran God's word?" were objected by [[HINDRAF]], along with other NGOs, saying that these lectures might provoke [[Racism|inter-racial]] tensions. With the initial support of the Government authority, the event went ahead as planned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/in-zakir-naiks-kl-lecture-four-more-leave-faith-for-islam|title=In Zakir Naik's KL lecture, four more leave faith for Islam|first=Kamles|last=Kumar|website=[[Malay Mail]]|date=17 April 2016|access-date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723130951/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/in-zakir-naiks-kl-lecture-four-more-leave-faith-for-islam|archive-date=23 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|title=Understanding the controversy surrounding Zakir Naik|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/understanding-the-controversy-surrounding-zakir-naik/article8828631.ece|access-date=9 July 2016|work=thehindu.com|date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710141530/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/understanding-the-controversy-surrounding-zakir-naik/article8828631.ece|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=NDTV|title=Bangladesh Investigating Zakir Naik's Islamist Links: Minister|url=http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-investigating-zakir-naiks-islamist-links-minister-1429623|website=ndtv.com|access-date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710151551/http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-investigating-zakir-naiks-islamist-links-minister-1429623|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=NDTV}}</ref>

Naik delivered a speech on Islamophobia on 9 August 2019 at the [[Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium|Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium]], [[Kota Bharu]], [[Kelantan]] which was attended by more than 100,000 people.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klik.com.my/item/story/14623475/sasar-100-000-hadir-jelajah-dakwah-zakir-naik|title=Sasar 100,000 hadir jelajah dakwah Zakir Naik {{!}} KLiK|website=www.klik.com.my|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170331/https://www.klik.com.my/item/story/14623475/sasar-100-000-hadir-jelajah-dakwah-zakir-naik|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Views ==
Zakir Naik does not claim to be an adherent of a particular school of thought in Islam. Despite his denials, some people believe his views and ideology are similar to Salafis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-18 |title=Zakir Naik: India seeks to extradite Islamic preacher in Malaysia |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/india-seeks-to-extradite-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-in-malaysia-6464582/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610143945/https://indianexpress.com/article/world/india-seeks-to-extradite-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-in-malaysia-6464582/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-09 |title=Why do Muslims hate Dr Zakir Naik? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/why-do-muslims-hate-dr-zakir-naik/story-KcpagvzHQM2xaNpGlEHG4O.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420073750/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-do-muslims-hate-dr-zakir-naik/article1-350222.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Swati |date=2016-07-10 |title='Zakir Naik wants Hindus to know their true religion' |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/5663-zakir-naik-wants-hindus-know-their-true-religion |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506203418/https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/5663-zakir-naik-wants-hindus-know-their-true-religion |url-status=live }}</ref>

Naik says that his goal is to "concentrate on the educated Muslim youth who have become apologetic about their own religion and have started to feel the religion is outdated".<ref name="Hansen">{{cite book |author= Thomas Blom Hansen |title= Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-y3iNt0djbQC&pg=PA177 |year= 2001 |publisher= Princeton University Press |isbn= 978-0-691-08840-2 |page= 177}}</ref> He considers it a duty of every Muslim to remove perceived misconceptions about Islam and to counter what he views as the Western media's anti-Islamic bias in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks|11 September 2001 attacks]] in the United States.<ref>Hassan, Javid; Rasooldeen, Mohammed. [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=71409&d=9&m=10&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom "Media Urged to Counter Anti-Muslim Bias"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207125117/http://arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=71409&d=9&m=10&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom |date=7 December 2007 }}. ''[[Arab News]]''. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235403/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=71409&d=9&m=10&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Archived] 7 August 2011.</ref> Naik has said that "despite the strident anti-Islam campaign, 34,000 Americans have embraced Islam from September 2001 to July 2002". According to Naik, Islam is a religion of reason and logic, and the Quran contains 1000 verses relating to science, which he says explains the number of Western converts.<ref>Ghafour, P. K. Abdul. "New Muslims on the rise in US after Sept. 11". ''[[Arab News]]''. 3 November 2002. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030917025426/http://www.arabnews.com/services/print/print.asp?artid=20066&d=3&m=11&y=2002&hl=New+Muslims+on+the+rise+in+US+after+Sept.+11 Archived] 17 September 2003.</ref> Some of his articles are published in magazines such as ''Islamic Voice''.<ref>See, for example: [http://www.islamicvoice.com/march.99/zakir.htm "Questions Commonly Asked by Non-Muslims – VI: Prohibition of Alcohol"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530111635/http://www.islamicvoice.com/march.99/zakir.htm |date=30 May 2008 }}, [http://islamicvoice.com/august.99/zakir.htm "Was Islam Spread by the Sword?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530130819/http://www.islamicvoice.com/august.99/zakir.htm |date=30 May 2008 }}, [http://islamicvoice.com/august.2004/zakir.htm "Are Ram and Krishna Prophets of God?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630193506/http://www.islamicvoice.com/august.2004/zakir.htm |date=30 June 2008 }}.</ref>

=== Supremacy of Islam ===
Naik said that [[Islam]] is the "best" religion because "The [[Quran]] says it. No other [[religious text]] or [[scripture]] claims this fact."<ref name="hp10" /><ref name="th1">{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|title=Zakir Naik claims he never promoted terrorist strikes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naik-says-he-did-not-inspire-any-terrorist/article8853980.ece|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715075825/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naik-says-he-did-not-inspire-any-terrorist/article8853980.ece|archive-date=15 July 2016|url-status=live|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 July 2016|author1-link=The Hindu}}</ref> He added that, "Islam is also labelled as intolerant, and it is indeed, but towards corruption, discrimination, injustice, adultery, alcoholism, and all evils. Islam is the most 'tolerant' religion as far as promoting the human values is concerned."<ref name="Khaleej">{{cite web | url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2016/ramadan-news/islam-is-being-damaged-by-media-dr-zakir | title=Islam is being damaged by media: Dr Zakir | publisher=[[Khaleej Times]] | date=17 June 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | author=Shaaban, Ahmed | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718183553/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2016/ramadan-news/islam-is-being-damaged-by-media-dr-zakir | archive-date=18 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== Social issues ===
Naik equated music with alcohol and stated that both are intoxicating in nature. He has opposed dancing and singing, claiming that they are forbidden in Islam.<ref name="hp10" />

Naik said that guilty people must be punished and accepts [[Hudud|chopping off hands]] for stealing. He has also recommended that the United States implements this logic in order to reduce its high crime rate.<ref name="hp10" />

Naik says the [[LGBT]] community are experiencing a mental illness caused by the use of pornography propagated by television.<ref name="hp10" /> Naik says that in accordance with the Quran and ''[[sunnah]]'', he recommends the [[Capital punishment for homosexuality|death penalty for homosexuals]] that committed the act publicly.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/delhi/story/ten-controversial-statements-by-zakir-naik-327810-2016-07-06 | title=Ten controversial statements by Zakir Naik | publisher=[[India Today]] | date=6 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720233011/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ten-controversial-statements-by-zakir-naik/1/709374.html | archive-date=20 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="wsj1" />

=== Biological evolution ===
[[Evolution denial|Denying evolution]],<ref name="hp10" /> Naik said that the [[evolution as fact and theory|theory]] of [[evolution]] is "only a hypothesis, and an unproven conjecture at best".<ref>Attaullah, Munir. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\21\story_21-3-2007_pg3_4 "View: The Muslim predicament II"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222065912/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007 |date=22 February 2008 }}. ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]'' (Pakistan). 21 March 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2011.</ref> According to Naik, most scientists "support the theory, because it went against the Bible – not because it was true."<ref name="institutealislam.com">[http://www.institutealislam.com/quran-and-modern-science-conflict-or-conciliation-part-two-by-dr-zakir-naik/ Quran and Modern Science – Conflict or Conciliation?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423235151/http://www.institutealislam.com/quran-and-modern-science-conflict-or-conciliation-part-two-by-dr-zakir-naik/ |date=23 April 2012 }} – Part Two – by Dr. Zakir Naik</ref> Naik also denies that different [[hominids]] have missing links, and claims that the majority of scientists do not accept evolution as a whole.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-37340-5|title=Asian Religious Responses to Darwinism: Evolutionary Theories in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian Cultural Contexts|date=2020|publisher=Springer International Publishing|isbn=978-3-030-37339-9|editor-last=Brown|editor-first=C. Mackenzie|series=Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures|volume=33|location=Cham|pages=56–57|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-37340-5|s2cid=242523427}}</ref> Naik argues that scientific theories were prophesied by the Quran. For example, he has stated in 2010 that certain verses of the [[Quran]] accurately describe [[embryology|embryological]] development.<ref>Samuel, Geoffrey; Rozario, Santi. [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09584935.2010.526196 "Contesting science for Islam: the media as a source of revisionist knowledge in the lives of young Bangladeshis"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104057/http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09584935.2010.526196|date=11 January 2016}} {{Subscription required}}. ''[[Contemporary South Asia]]'' [[Taylor & Francis|Taylor & Francis Online]] '''18''' (4): 427–441. December 2010. {{doi|10.1080/09584935.2010.526196}}.</ref>

Naik argued, "What Darwin said was only a 'theory'. There is no book saying 'the Fact of Evolution' – All the books say ''Theory of Evolution''." He further added, "There is not a single statement in the Qur'an, which Science has proved wrong yet. Hypothesis goes against the Qur'an – theories go against the Qur'an. There is not a single scientific fact, which is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an which goes against established science – It may go against theory."<ref name="hp10" />

=== Criticism of media ===
Naik has called the [[mass media|media]] "the most important tool rather the most dangerous weapon in the world, which converts black into white and a villain into a hero". He suggested that "We should use the same media to remove the misconceptions, misquotations, misinterpretations, and misrepresentations about Islam."<ref name="Khaleej" /> He claimed, [[Western power]]s and [[western media|media]] play a double-standard strategy, who describe Muslims as [[extremist]]s and [[fundamentalist]]s to defame Islam.<ref name="Khaleej" /><ref name="Gambia3" /> He said, "The maximum damage done to the image of Islam today is by the international media which is bombarding misconceptions about it day and night using an array of strategies. International media, be it print, audio, video, or online, use a number of strategies to malign Islam by first picking up the black sheep of the Muslim community, and portraying them as though they are exemplary Muslims." Naik also claimed the "third and fourth" strategy by international media is "to pick a word from [[Quran]] or [[sunnah]] and mistranslate it" and "to malign Islam by saying something that does not belong to it".<ref name="Khaleej" /> Naik also criticizes the portrayal of Muslims in films.<ref name="Khaleej" />

Naik also said:
<blockquote>If a Muslim woman wears [[hijab]] or veil it is labeled as women subjugation, but if a [[nun]] does to the same it turns into a sign of respect and modesty. A 50-year-old Muslim marrying a 16-year-old girl (willingly) is a headline, but a 50-year-old non-Muslim raping a six-year-old girl appears as brief news or filler. They say Islam does not give [[Women's rights|rights to women]], and is an illogical [[religion]]. They portray Islam as the problem of humanity though it is the solution to all man's problems. The same applies to the misinterpreted words 'fundamentalist' and 'extremist' which are basically western words.<ref name="Gambia3" /> A true Muslim must be an extremist in the correct direction, by being extremely kind, loving, tolerant, honest, and just. While [[Indian people|Indians]] were [[Indian independence movement|fighting for their freedom]], the [[British government]] was labelling them as terrorists; same activity, same people, but two different labels. The same happened with Muslims who are labelled as terrorists in media, so we should look into backgrounds and reasons for an activity before labelling people."<ref name="Khaleej" /></blockquote>

=== Other religions ===
In 2006, Naik said that the [[Kalki Avatar]] of Hinduism refers to the Islamic Prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Naik |first1=Zakir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=So4O46mUp0QC |title=Similarities Between Hinduism & Islam |date=2007 |publisher=Adam Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-7435-567-6 |page=33-43, 83 |language=en |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 July 2016 |title=Zakir Naik, from being a liberal Muslim to Islamist |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/Jul/14/zakir-naik-from-being-a-liberal-muslim-to-islamist-880838.html |access-date=6 November 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==== Apostasy ====
Naik believes that Muslims who [[apostasy in Islam|convert from Islam]] should not necessarily receive death sentences, but that under Islamic law those who leave Islam<ref name="hp10" /> and then "propagate the non-Islamic faith and speak against Islam" should be put to death.<ref name="apostat4">[http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/30405 "Maldivian renounces Islam, gets attacked by Zakir Naik audience"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827113937/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/30405 |date=27 August 2013}} May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810011235/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/30855 Archived] 7 August 2011.</ref><ref>[http://minivannews.com/files/2010/05/Dr_Zakir_Naik_and_Nazim-1.pdf Minivan News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908221122/http://minivannews.com/files/2010/05/Dr_Zakir_Naik_and_Nazim-1.pdf |date=8 September 2013 }} 's response to Mohamed Nazim; Location: Maafaanu stadium, Male', 10:30 pm Friday 28 May 2010, p. 4.</ref> Another source states that according to Naik, "There is no death penalty for apostates in Islam... until the apostate starts to preach his new religion: then he can be put to death."<ref name=bad-news />

==== Propagation of other faiths in Islamic states ====
While he appreciates that people of other religions allow Muslims to freely propagate Islam in their country, Naik preaches that the dissemination of other religions within an Islamic state must be forbidden because he believes that other faiths are incorrect, so their propagation is as wrong as it would be for an arithmetic teacher to teach that 2+2=3 or 6 instead of 2+2=4.<ref name="hp10" />

Naik criticises the activities of [[Christian mission]]aries in the [[Muslim world]] saying, "the missionaries write verses of the Bible in Arabic calligraphy, such as 'God is love' to catch fish with the Muslims. We in Peace TV, for example, do not use such deceit."<ref name="Khaleej" />

=== Violence ===
In a lecture given in [[University of the Gambia]],<ref name="Gambia2" /><ref name="Gambia4" /><ref name="Gambia3" /> Zakir strongly condemned the atrocities around the world in the name of [[Jihad]], where innocent people died, saying {{Blockquote|Jihad is misunderstood by both Muslims and non-Muslims, Jihad means to strive and struggle to make society better, the best form of Jihad is to strive and struggle against non-Muslims, using the teachings of the Quran; the Prophet Peace Be Upon Him and the Almighty Allah, Islam means peace."<ref name="Gambia3" />}}

According to Naik, the killing of any innocent person, either Muslim or not is prohibited by Islam, while condemning the [[double-standard]], played by the western powers and media who describes Muslims as extremists and fundamentalists. He said in an unequivocal term that, even in Islamic Jihad, there are laid down rules and regulations as to when and how to kill a person, which he noted, totally contradicts what is currently happening around the world, by some groups who claim to fight for Jihad.<ref name="Gambia3">{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201410132942.html | title=Gambia: Dr. Zakir Naik Condemns Atrocities Committed in the Name of Jihad | publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] | work=[[The Daily Observer]] | date=13 October 2014 | access-date=18 July 2016 | author=Ceesay, Alieu | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807011155/http://allafrica.com/stories/201410132942.html | archive-date=7 August 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In another lecture given in [[Al-Khawaneej]], [[Dubai]], Naik stated that the most mistranslated and misunderstood word about Islam by non-Muslims and even some Muslims is "Jihad", which, he said, has nothing to do with the phrase "[[holy war]]" that is never actually used in the [[Quran]] or [[sunnah]] and was first used by the [[crusades|crusaders]] who killed millions in the name of [[Christianity]]. He added the word "Jihad" actually means to strive or struggle against one's own evil inclinations, to make the society better, in self-defense on a battlefield, and against oppression.<ref name="Khaleej" />

Naik promotes the conspiracy theory that US President [[George W. Bush|George Bush]] planned the [[September 11 attacks]], describing it as "[[9/11 conspiracy theories|an inside job]]". He refers to the [[Opinion polls about 9/11 conspiracy theories|popularity of 9/11 conspiracy theories]] within the United States itself as proof of a foregone conclusion.<ref name=bad-news>{{cite web |url=http://scroll.in/article/712341/why-a-saudi-award-for-televangelist-zakir-naik-is-bad-news-for-indias-muslims |title=Why a Saudi award for televangelist Zakir Naik is bad news for India's Muslims |last1=Daniyal |first1=Shoaib |date=10 March 2015 |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401045229/http://scroll.in/article/712341/why-a-saudi-award-for-televangelist-zakir-naik-is-bad-news-for-indias-muslims |archive-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=AFP-1-3-15>{{cite news |title=Saudi Arabia gives top prize to cleric who blames George Bush for 9/11 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/saudi-arabia-gives-top-prize-to-cleric-who-blames-george-bush-for-911 |agency=Agence France-Presse |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702150713/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/saudi-arabia-gives-top-prize-to-cleric-who-blames-george-bush-for-911 |archive-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Mao>{{cite news |author=Stephen Schwartz |date=27 March 2015 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-schwartz/zakir-naik-radical-islami_b_6945990.html?ir=India |title=Zakir Naik, Radical Islamist Video Evangelist |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412174403/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-schwartz/zakir-naik-radical-islami_b_6945990.html?ir=India |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hate">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-do-muslims-hate-dr-zakir-naik/article1-350222.aspx|title=Why do Muslims hate Dr Zakir Naik?|author1=M. Hasan|author2=Sweta Ramanujan-Dixit|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=9 November 2008|access-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420073750/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-do-muslims-hate-dr-zakir-naik/article1-350222.aspx|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> His position on 9/11 was denounced by the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] as "reprehensible", and he has been denied entry into the United Kingdom and Canada.<ref>{{cite news|author=Morello, Carol |title=U.S. denounces award-winning cleric who called 9/11 'inside job' |date=6 March 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-denounces-award-winning-cleric-who-called-911-inside-job/2015/03/06/aeb3010b-a3d5-4bdd-95f4-11402a8465f1_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802224002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-denounces-award-winning-cleric-who-called-911-inside-job/2015/03/06/aeb3010b-a3d5-4bdd-95f4-11402a8465f1_story.html |archive-date=2 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbc1" /><ref name="Carlson" /> In 2016, when was asked whether [[Osama bin Laden]] was a terrorist, he stated that he did not have an opinion since had not done any research on him.<ref name="CIF">[http://www.islamicpluralism.org/2585/zakir-naik-more-hype-than-hope-for-muslims Zakir Naik: More Hype than Hope for Muslims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024091033/http://www.islamicpluralism.org/2585/zakir-naik-more-hype-than-hope-for-muslims |date=24 October 2016 }} by Muhammad Shafeeque; [[Center for Islamic Pluralism]]; 15 July 2016</ref>

=== Views on terrorism ===
Later in 2010, Naik said that he had been quoted out of context regarding the remarks on terrorism. "As far as terrorist is concerned", he said, "I tell the Muslims that every Muslim should be a terrorist... What is the meaning of the word terrorist? Terrorist by definition means a person who terrorises. So in this context every Muslim should be a terrorist to each and every anti-social element. I'm aware that terrorist is more commonly used for a person who terrorises innocent human beings. So in this context no Muslim should ever terrorise a single innocent human being."<ref name="hp10" /><ref name="auto">Deshmane, Akshay. [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_zakir-naik-will-fight-back-as-canada-bans-him-too_1400073 "Zakir Naik will fight back as Canada bans him too"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901013929/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_zakir-naik-will-fight-back-as-canada-bans-him-too_1400073 |date=1 September 2010 }}. ''[[Daily News & Analysis]]''. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100901013929/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_zakir-naik-will-fight-back-as-canada-bans-him-too_1400073 Archived] 7 August 2011.</ref>

Naik has been at the center of multiple controversies regarding the topic of terrorism, most notably for being seen as an inspiration for terrorists.<ref name="thehindu.com" /> In 1996, Naik gave a speech specifically about terrorism and addressing [[Osama bin Laden]]. Naik stated that "Every Muslim should be a terrorist. The thing is that if he [Osama] is terrorizing the terrorist, then he is following Islam." Perhaps the most controversial part about his speech was that he called America "the biggest terrorist". In a separate speech, he states that "the western countries say war for peace, war for peace. It is not war for peace, it is war on peace". Naik's comments received significant media attention and the British government banned him on the basis of these comments. Naik's lawyer and IRF argued that the speech was made before 9/11, that media misquoted Naik and made misleading assertions about the timing of Naik's speech, and that the decision to ban Naik from the UK was "politically motivated".<ref name="auto1" />

Naik stated that [[Hitler]], "who was not a Muslim, is the biggest terrorist in the world as he incinerated four to six million Jews."<ref name="Khaleej" />

When asked about his views on killings, Naik said "the [[Quran]] says so – if anyone kills an innocent human being, [[Muslim]] or non-Muslim, it is as though he has killed the whole [[Humanity (virtue)|humanity]], So how can any Muslim kill innocent human beings?"<ref name="Gambia3" /><ref name="ISIS" /> It was only permissible, he said, to kill a person who "has killed someone else... or created corruption in the land."<ref name="wpzn">{{cite news|last1=The Washington Post|title=This Islamic preacher might have influenced one of the Dhaka terrorists. Now Indians want him banned.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/did-an-indian-islamic-tv-evangelist-inspire-one-of-the-dhaka-terrorists-many-indians-say-the-preacher-must-be-banned/|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707145429/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/did-an-indian-islamic-tv-evangelist-inspire-one-of-the-dhaka-terrorists-many-indians-say-the-preacher-must-be-banned/|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=The Washington Post}}</ref> He also criticized the media for "picking up verses of the Quran or hadiths and quoting them out of context to mislabel Islam as a religion that promotes violence and killing".<ref name="Khaleej" /> He said that "critics of Islam quotes Verse 5/9 which reads: 'Wherever you find a non-Muslim, kill him' out of context to malign Islam though it was an order in a battlefield, and Islam always promotes peace as a better option during war."<ref name="Khaleej" />

In a press conference via [[Skype]], when Naik was asked for his opinion on [[suicide bombings]] he replied affirmatively, saying it was permitted in Islam and said "it is [[haram]] if innocent people are being killed. But, if suicide bombing is used as a tactic of war, then it may be permitted. For example, in World War II, Japan used suicide bombing as a tactic of war."<ref name="th1" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Times of India|title=No plans to return to India this year: Zakir Naik|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-plans-to-return-to-India-this-year-Zakir-Naik/articleshow/53227699.cms|access-date=16 July 2016|date=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715205103/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-plans-to-return-to-India-this-year-Zakir-Naik/articleshow/53227699.cms|archive-date=15 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=The Economic Times|title=Zakir Naik rejects terror charges, says no plans to return to India this year|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zakir-naik-rejects-terror-charges-says-no-plans-to-return-to-india-this-year/articleshow/53223570.cms|access-date=16 July 2016|date=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715120108/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zakir-naik-rejects-terror-charges-says-no-plans-to-return-to-india-this-year/articleshow/53223570.cms|archive-date=15 July 2016|url-status=live|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Firstpost|title=Suicide bombing is haram in Islam: Only Salafist ideologues like Zakir Naik view it as a war tactic|url=http://m.firstpost.com/india/suicide-bombing-is-haram-in-islam-only-salafist-ideologues-like-zakir-naik-view-it-as-a-war-tactic-2898840.html|access-date=17 July 2016|date=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722111506/http://m.firstpost.com/india/suicide-bombing-is-haram-in-islam-only-salafist-ideologues-like-zakir-naik-view-it-as-a-war-tactic-2898840.html|archive-date=22 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Najibullah Zazi ====
[[Najibullah Zazi]], the Afghan-American linked to [[Al-Qaeda]] who was found guilty in the [[2009 New York City Subway and United Kingdom plot]] was an "admirer" of Naik's sermons.<ref name="wpzn" /> When [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] hinted that his preachings could have inspired Zazi's terrorist activities, Naik insisted: "I have always condemned terrorism, because according to the glorious Koran, if you kill one innocent person, then you have killed the whole of humanity."<ref name="zazi">[[David Von Drehle|Von Drehle, David]]; [[Bobby Ghosh|Ghosh, Bobby]]: [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1927280,00.html "An Enemy Within: The Making of Najibullah Zazi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504223125/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1927280,00.html |date=4 May 2012 }}. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. p. 2. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2011.</ref>

==== ISIS ====
Naik called [[Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]] the "anti-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" and said that the enemies of Islam were promoting ISIS. He also added, "We should not say ISIS, we should say AISIS. Because they are anti-Islamic. I request all the Muslims of the world, as well as the Muslim media: Please don't help the enemies of Islam in attacking Islam." He further added, "If you verify you will know that I am totally against terrorism. I am totally against killing any innocent human being."<ref name="Khaleej" /><ref name="ISIS">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/isis-anti-islamic-he-says-in-fresh-video-from-mecca-2902413/ | title='ISIS anti-Islamic', he says in fresh video from Mecca. | publisher=[[The Indian Express]] | date=9 July 2016 | access-date=16 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712083816/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/isis-anti-islamic-he-says-in-fresh-video-from-mecca-2902413/ | archive-date=12 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Deccan Chronicle|title=Preacher Zakir Naik, followed by Dhaka attackers, calls ISIS 'un-Islamic'|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/060716/preacher-zakir-naik-who-was-followed-by-dhaka-attackers-calls-isis-un-islamic.html|access-date=17 July 2016|date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711224200/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/060716/preacher-zakir-naik-who-was-followed-by-dhaka-attackers-calls-isis-un-islamic.html|archive-date=11 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In another lecture in Dubai, he stated, It is, therefore not correct to say ISIS or Islamic State has killed Syrian or Iraqi innocents. He said, "We should say anti-Islamic state kills them as Quran affirms that whoever kills an innocent person is as if he kills all humanity, and he who saves a single person – disregard his religion, is like saving all humanity."<ref name="Khaleej" />

==== Orlando shooting ====
Zakir criticized the media for "linking Islam" with the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]]. He accused the media of a "double-standard strategy" saying, "the same [double-standard strategy] is happening with a man related by nothing to Islam but by his name who killed over 50 gays in Orlando."<ref name="Khaleej" />

===Politics===
Naik [[opposition to the partition of India|criticized the partition of India and creation of Pakistan]], calling it a tragedy.<ref name="Gupta2016">{{cite web |last1=Gupta |first1=Shekhar |title=Why Zakir Naik is dangerous |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/why-zakir-naik-is-dangerous/20160718.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=29 April 2020 |language=English |archive-date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170326/https://www.rediff.com/news/column/why-zakir-naik-is-dangerous/20160718.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Naik holds that those who advocated the creation of Pakistan out of the northwestern provinces of colonial India were "not even practising Muslims".<ref name="Gupta2016" />

In 2016, Naik praised Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for his frequent visits to Muslim majority countries, commenting "if his intention is to maintain unity between Hindus and Muslims and between India and other Muslim countries, I am totally for him". He described Modi's visits as favourable for India, believing it could attract foreign investment.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mohan |first1=Vyas |title=I Am Totally For Him: Zakir Naik On PM Narendra Modi |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/07/22/i-am-totally-for-him-zakir-naik-on-pm-narendra-modi_a_21437092/ |website=HuffPost India |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=24 June 2019 |archive-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509185623/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/07/22/i-am-totally-for-him-zakir-naik-on-pm-narendra-modi_a_21437092/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, in an interview in ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|Week]]'' magazine, Naik strongly criticized Modi and the [[BJP]] for what he called false charges and propaganda against him for political purposes, and said that he is targeted for his popularity. He stated that he would not return to India while Modi remained in power, drawing parallels with the example of Muhammad in [[Hegira|Hijrah]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Namrata Biji Ahuja |title=Zakir Naik exclusive interview: 'Won't come back to India if BJP is in power' |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/05/10/zakir-naik-exclusive-interview-wont-come-back-to-india-if-bjp-is-in-power.html |website=The Week |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816111656/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/05/10/zakir-naik-exclusive-interview-wont-come-back-to-india-if-bjp-is-in-power.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also described Modi and the BJP as dangerous for Indian Muslims' security, labelling Modi a "liar" and the "number one terrorist of India according to Google." He also invited Modi to take part in a debate with him about [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Namrata Biji Ahuja |title=Zakir Naik: Google lists Modi as top criminal but not me as top terrorist – The Week |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/05/14/zakir-naik-google-lists-modi-as-top-criminal-but-not-me-as-top-terrorist.html |website=www.theweek.in |publisher=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=12 May 2019 |archive-date=15 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615013742/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/05/14/zakir-naik-google-lists-modi-as-top-criminal-but-not-me-as-top-terrorist.amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Naik claimed on 11 January 2020 that the Modi government approached him in September 2019 through an envoy and offered to provide him "[[safe passage]]" to India if he spoke in support of the government's move to abrogate [[Article 370]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Modi, Shah offered me safe passage in exchange for Article 370 support: Zakir Naik |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/01/11/modi-shah-offered-me-safe-passage-in-exchange-for-support-on-article-370-zakir-naik.html |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170330/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/01/11/modi-shah-offered-me-safe-passage-in-exchange-for-support-on-article-370-zakir-naik.amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Zakir Naik I Refused offer from Modi to support BJP govt's Kashmir move in return for safe passage: Zakir Naik {{!}} India News |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/refused-offer-from-modi-to-support-bjp-govts-kashmir-move-in-return-for-safe-passage-zakir-naik/538654 |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=[[Times Now]] |date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=29 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529172553/https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/india/article/refused-offer-from-modi-to-support-bjp-govts-kashmir-move-in-return-for-safe-passage-zakir-naik/538654 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Zakir Naik claims Centre offered him safe passage in return for support for its Kashmir policies |url=https://www.scroll.in/latest/949565/zakir-naik-claims-centre-offered-him-safe-passage-in-return-for-backing-its-kashmir-policies |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170341/https://scroll.in/latest/949565/zakir-naik-claims-centre-offered-him-safe-passage-in-return-for-backing-its-kashmir-policies |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 14 January 2020 tweet, Congress leader [[Digvijaya Singh]] asked Modi to clarify Naik's claim of an offer of safe passage to India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Digvijaya asks PM Modi to clarify on Zakir Naik's claim of Centre's offer of safe passage to India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/congress-digvijaya-modi-zakir-naik-claim-safe-passage-1637075-2020-01-15 |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 January 2020 |location=Delhi |language=en |archive-date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170350/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/congress-digvijaya-modi-zakir-naik-claim-safe-passage-1637075-2020-01-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During a lecture held on 8 August 2019 in [[Kota Bharu]], [[Kelantan|Kelantan state]], Malaysia, Naik was asked about his response to right-wing Malaysian groups wanting Zakir Naik to be extradited out of Malaysia.

He replied, "Malaysia became fully Muslim. Then you had the Chinese coming, you had the Indians coming, the British coming. They are our new guests. You know, somebody called me a 'guest'. So I said before me [Naik is Indian] that the Chinese are the guest. They aren't born here. So if you want the new guest to go, first ask the old guest to go back."<ref name="Amy Chew">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/8/15/outrage-in-malaysia-as-zakir-naik-suggests-chinese-expulsion|title=Outrage in Malaysia as Zakir Naik suggests Chinese expulsion|author=Amy Chew|work=AlJazeera|date=15 August 2019|access-date=19 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826191527/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/outrage-malaysia-zakir-naik-suggests-chinese-expulsion-190814230715236.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the same lecture, he also claimed that [[Hinduism in Malaysia|Hindus living in Malaysia]] had "100 times more rights" than the [[Islam in India|Muslim minority in India]], and were more loyal to Indian PM [[Narendra Modi]] than to Malaysian PM [[Mahathir Mohamad]]. These comments sparked outrage across Malaysian society, being perceived as inciting racial and religious hatred and disrupting the peace and harmony between communities. By 15 August, four government ministers called for revocation of Zakir Naik's permanent residency and for him to be extradited to India.<ref name="Amy Chew" /> Citizens lodged a total of 115 police complaints against Naik.<ref name="Soo Wern Jun" />

On 16 August, Naik was questioned for about seven hours by the [[Royal Malaysia Police]] at Bukit Aman in Kuala Lumpur about his controversial statements, while PM Mahathir said that "If he is found to be doing detrimental things to the country, it will be necessary for us to take away his permanent resident status. And that case, of course, we may need to take action to prevent him from making such provocative speeches, which attempt to pit the different races against each other," adding that a public apology by Naik may not be "enough to assuage the anger of many people".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/16/zakir039s-pr-status-to-be-decided-after-police-probe-says-dr-m |title=Zakir's PR status to be decided after police probe, says Dr M |author=Mazwin Nik Anis |work=The Star |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816134247/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/16/zakir039s-pr-status-to-be-decided-after-police-probe-says-dr-m |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Sarawak]], the largest state of Malaysia, banned Zakir Naik from entering the state on 15 August,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/15/sarawak-bans-zakir-naik-from-entering-the-state |title=Sarawak bans Zakir Naik from entering the state |author=Andy Chua |work=The Star |date=15 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819013248/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/15/sarawak-bans-zakir-naik-from-entering-the-state |url-status=live }}</ref> while the state of [[Perlis]] barred him henceforth from speaking at public events on 16 August,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-perlis-police-ban-11815304 |title=Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik barred from speaking in Perlis by Malaysian police |author= |work=Channel News Asia |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816125724/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-perlis-police-ban-11815304 |url-status=dead }}</ref> followed by the state of [[Kedah]] on 17 August; Naik was scheduled to speak in both states.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/18/kedah-is-second-state-to-ban-zakir-naik-from-speaking-publicly |title=Kedah is second state to ban Zakir Naik from speaking publicly |author=Arnold Loh |work=The Star |publisher=17 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819013252/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/18/kedah-is-second-state-to-ban-zakir-naik-from-speaking-publicly |url-status=live }}</ref> By 20 August, [[Sabah]], [[Malacca]], [[Penang]] and [[Selangor]] had joined the other three states in prohibiting Naik from speaking in public, thus barring him in 7 out of 13 Malaysian states. After another 10 hour-round of police hearings on 19 August, ''[[Free Malaysia Today]]'' reported that on 20 August the police had imposed a nationwide speaking ban on Zakir Naik,<ref name="FMT20Aug">{{Cite news |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/08/20/naik-effectively-banned-from-speaking-nationwide/ |title=Naik effectively banned from speaking nationwide |work=[[Free Malaysia Today]] |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820103958/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/08/20/naik-effectively-banned-from-speaking-nationwide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which the police confirmed to the ''[[Malay Mail]]''.<ref name="Malaysiaban">{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-banned-from-giving-speeches-in-malaysia-1582531-2019-08-20 |title=Islamic preacher Zakir Naik banned from giving public speeches in Malaysia |work=[[India Today]] |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130248/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-banned-from-giving-speeches-in-malaysia-1582531-2019-08-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 19 August, Zakir Naik had had his lawyers file legal complaints against five Malaysian politicians for 'defamation', claiming that they had taken his statements out of context and thus unduly damaged his reputation.<ref name="Soo Wern Jun">{{Cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/08/19/dr-zakir-naik-serves-four-more-with-notices-of-demand/1782100 |title=Dr Zakir Naik serves four more with legal notices of demand |author=Soo Wern Jun |work=Malay Mail |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819133712/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/08/19/dr-zakir-naik-serves-four-more-with-notices-of-demand/1782100 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next day he maintained that his statements had been taken out of context, but expressed 'heartfelt apologies for this misunderstanding', as it 'was never my intention to upset any individual or community.'<ref name="FMT20Aug" /> The Indian PM Modi had criticized Naik's comments during a dialogue with Mahathir at the [[Eastern Economic Forum]] in September.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-did-not-ask-for-zakir-naiks-extradition-claims-malaysian-pm-2102176 |title=PM Modi Did Not Ask For Zakir Naik's Extradition, Claims Malaysian PM |author=Soo Wern Jun |work=NDTV |archive-date=25 December 2020 |access-date=18 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170349/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-did-not-ask-for-zakir-naiks-extradition-claims-malaysian-pm-2102176 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception, awards, titles, and honors ==
Naik was ranked 89 on ''[[The Indian Express]]'s'' list of the "100 Most Powerful Indians in 2010".<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2010-no.-8190/575690/0 "The most powerful Indians in 2010: No. 81-90"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113021101/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2010-no.-8190/575690/0 |date=13 January 2011 }}. ''[[The Indian Express]]''. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref> He was ranked 82 in the 2009 edition.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/0 "The most powerful Indians in 2009: 80–84"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512151330/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/0 |date=12 May 2011 }}. ''[[The Indian Express]]''. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref> According to [[Praveen Swami]], Naik is "perhaps the most influential [[Salafi]] ideologue in India".<ref name="ps">{{cite book |first=Praveen |last=Swami |editor-first=Kulbhushan |editor-last=Warikoo |year=2011 |title=Religion and Security in South and Central Asia |chapter=Islamist terrorism in India |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location= London, England |pages=52, 61–64 |isbn= 978-0-415-57590-4 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spGlo1WbpAoC&pg=PA61}}</ref> [[Sanjiv Buttoo]] says he is acknowledged as an authority on Islam, but is known for making negative remarks about other religions.<ref name=bbc1 /> [[Sadanand Dhume]] writes that Naik has a "carefully crafted image of moderation", because of his gentle demeanour, his wearing of a suit and tie, and his quoting of scriptures of other religions.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dhume|first1=Sadanand|date=20 June 2010|title=The Trouble with Dr. Zakir Naik|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704365204575317833268479268.html?mod=asia_opinion|url-status=live|access-date=6 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055704/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704365204575317833268479268.html?mod=asia_opinion|archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year of award/honour !! Name of award/honour !! Awarding organisation/government
|-
| 2013
| [[Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work]]<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130730/ARTICLE/307309950/1002|title= Mohammed presents Islamic personality award to Dr Zakir Naik|last= |first= |date= 30 July 2013|work= |access-date= 17 November 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104056/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130730/ARTICLE/307309950/1002|archive-date= 11 January 2016|url-status=live|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
| [[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi]], Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah
|-
| 2013
| [[Dubai International Holy Quran Award]] – Islamic Personality of the Year<ref>{{cite news |date=29 July 2013 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/583546/zakir-naik-named-dubais-islamic-personality-of-the-year/ |title=Zakir Naik named Dubai's Islamic Personality of the Year |newspaper=The Express Tribune |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731180537/http://tribune.com.pk/story/583546/zakir-naik-named-dubais-islamic-personality-of-the-year/ |archive-date=31 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zakir Naik named Islamic Personality of the Year|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/zakir-naik-named-islamic-personality-of-the-year-1.1214199|publisher=[[Gulf News]]|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105052858/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/zakir-naik-named-islamic-personality-of-the-year-1.1214199|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zakir Naik named Dubai's Islamic Personality of the Year|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/583546/zakir-naik-named-dubais-islamic-personality-of-the-year/|newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]]|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201092442/http://tribune.com.pk/story/583546/zakir-naik-named-dubais-islamic-personality-of-the-year/|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.ummid.com/news/2013/November/09.11.2013/malaysias-award-for-zakir-naik.html|title= Dr. Zakir Naik conferred Malaysia's top award|last= |first= |date= 9 November 2013|work= |access-date= 17 November 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053135/http://www.ummid.com/news/2013/November/09.11.2013/malaysias-award-for-zakir-naik.html|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status=live|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
|[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai
|-
| 2013
| Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah 1435/2013 Award<ref>{{cite news |author=Cetak Emel Kawan |url=http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/AbdulHamid_ZakirNaikdipilihTokohMaalHijrah2013/Article/?bh |title=Berita Harian {{pipe}} Abdul Hamid, Zakir Naik dipilih Tokoh Maal Hijrah 2013 |publisher=Bharian.com.my |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105072831/http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/AbdulHamid_ZakirNaikdipilihTokohMaalHijrah2013/Article/?bh |archive-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/11/05/tokoh-maal-hijrah-2013/|title= Abdul Hamid is national-level Tokoh Maal Hijrah 2013|last= |first= |date= 5 November 2013|work= |access-date= 19 January 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150119094345/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/11/05/tokoh-maal-hijrah-2013/|archive-date= 19 January 2015|url-status=live|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
| [[Abdul Halim of Kedah]], King and head of state of Malaysia
|-
|2015
| Service to Islam – [[King Faisal Prize]]<ref name=SPAPrize>{{cite news|title=الأمير خالد الفيصل يعلن أسماء الفائزين بجائزة الملك فيصل العالمية (Cultural: Prince Khaled Al-Faisal announce the winners of the King Faisal International Prize)|url=http://www.spa.gov.sa/cdetails.php?id=1324209&catid=8&lite|publisher=Saudi Press Agency|date=3 February 2015|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104321/http://www.spa.gov.sa/cdetails.php?id=1324209&catid=8&lite|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}} {{cite news|title=Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Announces Winners of King Faisal International Prize|url=http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1324225|publisher=Saudi Press Agency|date=3 February 2015|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919235135/http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1324225|archive-date=19 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dna">{{cite news|date=2 March 2015|title=Indian Islamic scholar Zakir Naik receives Saudi prize for service to Islam|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|agency=PTI|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-indian-islamic-scholar-zakir-naik-receives-saudi-prize-for-service-to-islam-2065527|url-status=live|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702201754/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-indian-islamic-scholar-zakir-naik-receives-saudi-prize-for-service-to-islam-2065527|archive-date=2 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=afc-KFIPSI>{{cite news |title=Zakir Naik wins Saudi prize for service to Islam |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1166900 |agency=AFP |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629005213/http://www.dawn.com/news/1166900/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]
|}

== Controversies ==
{{Criticism section|date=April 2025}}
Naik is currently a wanted [[fugitive]] from the Indian authorities on charges of terror financing, hate speech, inciting communal hatred, and money laundering.<ref name=":8"/><ref name=":9"/><ref name=":11"/>

Naik fled the country in 2016,<ref name=":14"/> and India's [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA), has tried, unsuccessfully, to convince [[Interpol]] issue a [[Interpol notice#Notice types|red notice]] for Naik's arrest due to insufficient evidence.<ref name="red_notice" />

On the basis of [[Hate speech laws by country|hate-speech laws]], Naik's Peace TV's channel is banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom.<ref name="ndtv.com" /><ref name=":16" /><ref name="The National News" />

Naik's Peace TV app, on the other hand, is not blocked in the same countries.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|author-link=The Hindu|title=Zakir Naik's UK-registered Foundation under scanner|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 July 2016|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710143757/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Naik argues that his comments have been taken out of context multiple times.<ref name="auto1">Pinglay, Prachi. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10381210 "Lawyers condemn UK-India Muslim preacher ban"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127193811/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10381210 |date=27 November 2017}}. [[BBC News]]. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
*[[Press Trust of India]]. [http://www.zeenews.com/news635880.html "UK ban politically motivated decision: Zakir Naik"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105153804/http://www.zeenews.com/news635880.html |date=5 November 2010}}. [[Zee News]]. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120603130032/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/uk-ban-politically-motivated-decision-zakir-naik_635880.html Archived] 7 August 2011.</ref>

The Islamic Research Foundation website describes Naik as "the ideologue and driving force behind Peace TV Network".<ref name=irf.net>{{cite web|title=Dr Zakir Naik – President, IRF|url=http://www.irf.net/drzakirnaik.html|website=IRF.net|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702143056/http://www.irf.net/drzakirnaik.html|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Naik's website claims that the Islamic Research Foundation and Peace TV promote "Truth, Justice, Morality, Harmony and Wisdom for the whole of humankind".<ref name="hp10">{{cite web|last1=Huffington Post|title=10 Times Zakir Naik Proved That He Promoted Anything But Peace|work=HuffPost India |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/07/07/zakir-naik_n_10851550.html|access-date=16 July 2016|date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720061722/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/07/07/zakir-naik_n_10851550.html|archive-date=20 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/zakir-naiks-passport-revoked-hes-now-a-stateless-person/articleshow/59657352.cms|title=Zakir Naik's passport revoked, he's now a stateless person – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718211821/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/zakir-naiks-passport-revoked-hes-now-a-stateless-person/articleshow/59657352.cms|archive-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Government of India|Indian government]] banned the [[Peace TV]] channel in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/597351 |title=Ban on Peace TV will be lifted soon: Zakir Naik |publisher=Arab News |date=6 July 2014 |access-date=29 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706045220/http://www.arabnews.com/news/597351 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 2015, quoting an anonymous Indian journalist, the Mumbai police have barred him from holding conferences "because he stirs controversy", and Indian satellite providers have refused to broadcast his television channel, Peace TV.<ref name=nyt-2-3-15 /> However, as of August 2019, Peace TV was still available in India through a free app in the [[Google Play Store]], which had been downloaded over a lakh (100,000) times.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/zakir-naik-peace-tv-continues-to-reach-millions-1582710-2019-08-20 |title=Despite ban, Zakir Naik's Peace TV continues to reach millions |author=Ankit Kumar |work=[[India Today]] |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170250/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/zakir-naik-peace-tv-continues-to-reach-millions-1582710-2019-08-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following investigations by [[Ofcom]] in 2019, the broadcasting authority moved to suspend Peace TV's license to broadcast in the UK. In addition, Ofcom fined the former licence holders of Peace TV Urdu £200,000 and Peace TV £100,000 for breaking broadcasting rules. In April 2020, the Charity Commission for England and Wales opened a statutory enquiry into the registered charity Islamic Research Foundation, which has funded Peace TV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/125176/peace-tv-faces-uk-ban-after-presenter-calls-gay-people-worse-than-animals/|title=Peace TV faces UK ban after presenter calls gay people "worse than animals"|last=Moore|first=Matt|date=28 July 2019|website=Gay Times|access-date=5 August 2019|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728172156/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/125176/peace-tv-faces-uk-ban-after-presenter-calls-gay-people-worse-than-animals/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/islamic-tv-channel-anti-gay-homophobic-ofcom-rules-a9017056.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/islamic-tv-channel-anti-gay-homophobic-ofcom-rules-a9017056.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Evangelical Islamic TV channel that broadcast show calling homosexuality 'insane' breached Ofcom regulations|last=Drury|first=Colin|date=23 July 2019|website=The Independent|access-date=5 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charity watchdog opens inquiry into Islamic Research Foundation 15 May 2020 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-islamic-research-foundation-international |website=Charity Commission |publisher=Charity Commission for England and Wales |access-date=31 May 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530204738/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-islamic-research-foundation-international |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Economic Times">{{Cite news|title=UK media watchdog fines Zakir Naik's Peace TV 300,000 pounds for 'hate speech'|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/uk-media-watchdog-fines-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-300000-pounds-for-hate-speech/articleshow/75785339.cms|access-date=25 August 2020|archive-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619235040/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/uk-media-watchdog-fines-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-300000-pounds-for-hate-speech/articleshow/75785339.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Indian allegations of promoting terrorism ===
Author [[Praveen Swami]] argues that some of Naik's teachings are similar to those of organizations advocating violence, although Naik himself emphatically rejects terrorism.<ref name="lashkar">[http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/08/stories/2007070856741000.htm Shattered certitudes and new realities emerge in terror link investigation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017102114/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/08/stories/2007070856741000.htm |date=17 October 2008 }} by Praveen Swami, [[The Hindu]], 8 July 2007 (paragraph 14)</ref> According to Swami, Naik's IRF has proved to be a "magnet" for figures linked to the [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], while his message has mesmerised violent Islamists, and his works "help make sense of the motivations of Indian recruits to the ''jihad''".<ref name="ps" />

In 2008, an Islamic scholar in [[Lucknow]], Shahar Qazi Mufti Abul Irfan Mian Firangi Mahali, issued a [[fatwa]] against Naik, claiming that he supported [[Osama bin Laden]], and that his teachings were un-Islamic. However, Naik claims that his speech was being taken out of context, and viewers noted that the speech aired several years before the deadly events of 9/11.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gidwandi|first=Deepak|date=8 November 2008|title=Storm over 'fatwa' against scholar Zakir Naik|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_storm-over-fatwa-against-scholar-zakir-naik_1204534|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220031322/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_storm-over-fatwa-against-scholar-zakir-naik_1204534|archive-date=20 December 2009|access-date=11 January 2010|website=dnaindia.com}}</ref>

==== Criticism of Indian allegations ====
The allegations of Zakir Naik spreading terrorism have created adverse reactions in India. In January 2020, the Senior Indian Congress leader Digvijaya Singh tweeted a video of the Islamic preacher leveling allegations against PM Modi and HM Amit Shah. "Who disagrees with them 1 – convince them, 2- If he doesn't believe then threaten him 3- If he still does not believe then lure him with money. 4 – If he still does not agree, then defame him by making false accusations," Singh tweeted. Based on the response by Dr. Zakir Naik, Singh claims that the BJP follows the strategy of 'defaming individuals with false allegations'. In a sequence of tweets that included a video of Naik making allegations against PM Modi and HM Amit Shah, Singh claimed that if Modi and Shah do not formally repudiate Naik's accusations, then the allegations are 'correct.'<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress leader Digvijaya Singh backs Zakir Naik's claims, seeks legal clarification from PM Modi, HM Shah |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/congress-leader-digvijaya-singh-backs-zakir-naiks-claims-seeks-legal-clarification-from-pm-modi-hm-shah/540412 |access-date=22 April 2021|work=[[TimeNowNews]] |date=15 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Indian Muslim opposition towards Naik ===
[[Asjad Raza Khan]], the senior cleric of Bareilly, Shia Muslim cleric [[Kalbe Jawad]], and Shahi Imam of West Bengal [[Noor ur Rahman Barkati]] are among some of the most powerful Islamic scholars in India who have criticized Naik's interpretation and knowledge of Islam and have described his views as "false",<ref name="Rizvi">{{Cite web|last=Rizvi|first=Uzair Hasan|title=Muslim clerics in India unite against superstar televangelist Zakir Naik|url=http://scroll.in/article/811508/muslim-clerics-in-india-unite-against-superstar-televangelist-zakir-naik|access-date=25 August 2020|website=Scroll.in|date=11 July 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128221712/https://amp.scroll.in/article/811508/muslim-clerics-in-india-unite-against-superstar-televangelist-zakir-naik|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Deccan Chronicle">{{Cite web|date=9 July 2016|title=Avoid listening to Zakir Naik, Darul Uloom Deoband tells Muslims|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090716/avoid-listening-to-zakir-naik-darul-uloom-deoband-tells-muslims.html|access-date=25 August 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|archive-date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710002301/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090716/avoid-listening-to-zakir-naik-darul-uloom-deoband-tells-muslims.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "mischievous",<ref name="Rizvi" /> and "misleading".<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 July 2016|title='Every Muslim should be a terrorist': Zakir Naik and six of his most provocative statements|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/every-muslim-should-be-a-terrorist-zakir-naik-and-six-of-his-most-provocative-statements-2879876.html|access-date=25 August 2020|website=Firstpost|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170343/https://www.firstpost.com/india/every-muslim-should-be-a-terrorist-zakir-naik-and-six-of-his-most-provocative-statements-2879876.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, reports claimed that [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] considered him a self-styled preacher unattached to any of the four orthodox Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence ([[fiqh]]) and therefore has issued many [[fatwa]]s<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mohammed Wajihuddin|date=Jul 10, 2016|title=In '07, Deoband had issued fatwa against Zakir Naik {{!}} Mumbai News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/In-07-Deoband-had-issued-fatwa-against-Zakir-Naik/articleshow/53134406.cms|access-date=25 August 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170343/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/In-07-Deoband-had-issued-fatwa-against-Zakir-Naik/articleshow/53134406.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gidwani|first=Deepak|date=10 July 2016|title=Deoband issued fatwa against Zakir Naik years ago|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-deoband-issued-fatwa-against-zakir-naik-years-ago-2232865|access-date=25 August 2020|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170344/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-deoband-issued-fatwa-against-zakir-naik-years-ago-2232865|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Deccan Chronicle" /> against Zakir Naik, rejecting him as being amongst the ghair muqallidin (a term used in Islam to describe someone who does not relate with the four [[madhabs]] viz. [[Hanafi]], [[Hanbali]], [[Shafi'i|Sha'afi]] and [[Maliki]]) thereby appealing towards Muslims to avoid listening to his sermons.<ref name=HT3>{{cite web|last1=Hindustan Times|title=Zakir Naik unfit to preach, Muslims should avoid listening to him: Darul Uloom|date=9 July 2016|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/zakir-naik-unfit-to-preach-muslims-shoud-avoid-listening-to-him-darul-uloom/story-uyLibblyU8av4Y79r2kIPI.html|access-date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709221048/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/zakir-naik-unfit-to-preach-muslims-shoud-avoid-listening-to-him-darul-uloom/story-uyLibblyU8av4Y79r2kIPI.html|archive-date=9 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Deccan Chronicle|title=Avoid listening to Zakir Naik, Darul Uloom Deoband tells Muslims|date=9 July 2016|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090716/avoid-listening-to-zakir-naik-darul-uloom-deoband-tells-muslims.html|access-date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710002301/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090716/avoid-listening-to-zakir-naik-darul-uloom-deoband-tells-muslims.html|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> In 2016, a Darul Uloom spokesman clarified reports that although a few fatwas had been issued by Darul Uloom against Naik on legal matters, these were being "deliberately highlighted" by the media.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dar-ul-Uloom objects to media citing its fatwas against Zakir Naik|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/dar-ul-uloom-objects-to-media-citing-its-fatwas-against-zakir-naik-2905329/|access-date=14 July 2016|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713192914/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/dar-ul-uloom-objects-to-media-citing-its-fatwas-against-zakir-naik-2905329/|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The deputy vice chancellor of Darul Uloom, Abdul Khaliq Madrasi, came out in his support, saying: "We have bad differences of opinion with Zakir Naik. But he is recognized as an [[ulema|Islamic scholar]] the world over. We don't believe that he could be connected with terrorism in any way."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gidwani|first1=Deepak|title=Now Darul Uloom comes out in support of Zakir Naik|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-darul-uloom-comes-out-in-support-of-zakir-naik-2233569|access-date=14 July 2016|agency=Daily News and Analysis|publisher=DNAIndia|date=12 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715062228/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-darul-uloom-comes-out-in-support-of-zakir-naik-2233569|archive-date=15 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, many more academics under Sunni majority schools have acknowledged their ideological differences and have spoken out against targeting and tying Naik to terrorism. However, majority Shia schools of thought like the Shia National Front still demanded a CGI probe into Naik.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rashid|first=Omar|title=Deoband condemns media trial of Zakir|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Deoband-condemns-media-trial-of-Zakir/article14481653.ece|access-date=8 July 2021|website=The Hindu|date=10 July 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190421/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Deoband-condemns-media-trial-of-Zakir/article14481653.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rashid|first=Omar|title=Deoband condemns media trial of Zakir|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20160711/281900182541409|access-date=9 July 2021|website=PressReader|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== July 2016 Dhaka attack inspiration ===
After revealing the investigations of the [[July 2016 Dhaka attack|Dhaka attack]] in July 2016 published by [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] that a terrorist involved in the brutal killings followed Zakir Naik's page on Facebook and was influenced<ref name="hp10" /> by Naik's speeches,<ref>{{cite web|last1=DNA|title=Peace TV of Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik who inspired Dhaka killer funded in Britain|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-peace-tv-of-mumbai-preacher-who-inspired-dhaka-killer-funded-in-britain-2231852|access-date=10 July 2016|date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708212749/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-peace-tv-of-mumbai-preacher-who-inspired-dhaka-killer-funded-in-britain-2231852|archive-date=8 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The terrorist had posted sermons of Zakir Naik on social media where Naik urged "all Muslims to be terrorists"<ref name="wpzn" /><ref name="WP">{{cite news|last1=The Washington Post|title=Islamic TV preacher denies link to Bangladesh attack, accuses media of unfair trial|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-tv-preacher-denies-link-to-bangladesh-attack-accuses-media-of-unfair-trial/2016/07/15/d63ce6be-49e8-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html|access-date=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715190417/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-tv-preacher-denies-link-to-bangladesh-attack-accuses-media-of-unfair-trial/2016/07/15/d63ce6be-49e8-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html|archive-date=15 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=The Washington Post}}</ref> Indian [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of State for Home Affairs]] [[Kiren Rijiju]] said, "Zakir Naik's speech is a matter of concern for us. Our agencies are working on this."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-hints-action-against-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-for-hate-speech/articleshow/53080185.cms | title=Government hints action against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for 'hate speech' | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=6 July 2016 | location=New Delhi | access-date=9 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709222021/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-hints-action-against-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-for-hate-speech/articleshow/53080185.cms | archive-date=9 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was then termed a controversial as well as a popular figure by the media.<ref name="wpzn" /><ref name=HT3 /> After 2 days in investigation, the Maharashtra State Intelligence Department (SID) gave a clean chit to Zakir Naik and said that Naik would not and cannot be arrested on his return to India as the probe ordered by the Maharashtra government did not find any other strong evidence to link Naik to terror-related activities.<ref>{{cite news|title=State Intelligence Dept. gives clean chit to Naik; no arrest on his return to India|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/state-intelligence-dept-gives-clean-chit-to-naik-no-arrest-on-his-return-to-india/article8837594.ece|access-date=13 July 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713160256/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/state-intelligence-dept-gives-clean-chit-to-naik-no-arrest-on-his-return-to-india/article8837594.ece|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] apologized to Naik over the [[1-2 July 2016 Dhaka attack|Dhaka Terror Attack]] controversy and stated that they never blamed him for the attack.<ref name="dailystar">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/dhaka-attack/the-daily-star-protests-dr-naiks-claims-1251064 | title=The Daily Star protests Dr Naik's claims | publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] | date=9 July 2016 | access-date=13 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712071528/http://www.thedailystar.net/dhaka-attack/the-daily-star-protests-dr-naiks-claims-1251064 | archive-date=12 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The newspaper quoted that it only reported how youth were misinterpreting his speeches.<ref name="dailystar" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Bangla paper apologises to Zakir Naik, says never blamed him for attack|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110716/never-said-dhaka-attackers-were-inspired-by-zakir-naik-bangladesh-newspaper.html|access-date=12 July 2016|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712144659/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110716/never-said-dhaka-attackers-were-inspired-by-zakir-naik-bangladesh-newspaper.html|archive-date=12 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zakir Naik fracas: Bangladesh paper denies report used by Indian media to demand ban on preacher|url=http://scroll.in/article/811498/daily-star-denies-it-blamed-zakir-naik-for-dhaka-destroying-indian-media-case-against-him|access-date=12 July 2016|publisher=Scroll.in|date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711112723/http://scroll.in/article/811498/daily-star-denies-it-blamed-zakir-naik-for-dhaka-destroying-indian-media-case-against-him|archive-date=11 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, soon thereafter the [[Government of Bangladesh|Bangladesh Government]] banned the broadcast of Naik's [[Peace TV]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/bangladesh-bans-televangelist-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-2905038/|title=Bangladesh govt bans televangelist Zakir Naik's Peace TV|date=10 July 2016|work=indianexpress.com|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713193131/http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/bangladesh-bans-televangelist-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-2905038/|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hasanul Haq Inu]], the Information Minister, reasoned that "Peace TV is not consistent with Muslim society, the Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Bangladesh's Constitution, our culture, customs and rituals".<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|last1=BBC News|title=Bangladesh to ban Islamic TV channel, Peace TV|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486|access-date=15 July 2016|date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714090327/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486|archive-date=14 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=BBC News}}</ref>

When the [[National Investigation Agency]] arrested Mohammad Ibrahim Yazdani, the head of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]]'s [[Hyderabad]] module in India, upon interrogation it was revealed that the operatives were influenced by Zakir Naik's sermons and wanted to establish Shariah law as in [[Islamic state]]<ref name="lmzn" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=The Economic Times|title=Zakir Naik 'inspired' chief of Hyderabad IS module too.|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zakir-naik-inspired-chief-of-hyderabad-is-module-too/articleshow/53074798.cms|access-date=16 July 2016|date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711101316/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zakir-naik-inspired-chief-of-hyderabad-is-module-too/articleshow/53074798.cms|archive-date=11 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

There have been media reports of Intelligence Agencies probing the alleged links between terror group [[Jamaat-ud-Dawa]] (JuD), and Naik's IRF.<ref name="jud">{{cite web|title=Intelligence agencies find link between Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation and Jamaat-ud-Dawa|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/intelligence-agencies-find-link-between-zakir-naiks-islamic-research-foundation-and-jamaat-ud-dawa-1316487/|access-date=16 July 2016|date=8 July 2016|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170443/https://www.india.com/news/india/intelligence-agencies-find-link-between-zakir-naiks-islamic-research-foundation-and-jamaat-ud-dawa-1316487/|url-status=live}}</ref> The JuD website is said to be referring to Zakir Naik's sermons & preachings.

In 2016, he admitted that Rahil Sheikh, involved in [[2006 Mumbai train bombings]] was working as a volunteer for his organization Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) but he did not know Rahil personally. However, Naik also claimed that Rahil was removed from his office.<ref name="tfp" /> Nearly 200 people died in the bombing attack and investigation revealed the bombers were influenced by Naik's preachings.<ref name="jud" />

Referring to the deadly attacks in Bangladesh by terrorists, author [[Taslima Nasreen]] said that "Many Bangladeshi would-be-terrorists are inspired by Zakir Naik. He is not having machetes in hands. But his followers are having machetes in hands". She added that, "I'm not against Zakir Naik's free speech but I am against him for inciting violence. Fatwabaz should be banned from issuing."<ref name="Nasreen">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/zakir-naik-dangerous-promotes-7th-century-quranic-texts-on-sex-slaves-polygamy-taslima-nasreen_1906004.html | title=Zakir Naik dangerous, promotes seventh century Quranic texts on sex slaves, polygamy: Taslima Nasreen | publisher=[[Zee News]] | date=11 July 2016 | access-date=20 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714181534/http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/zakir-naik-dangerous-promotes-7th-century-quranic-texts-on-sex-slaves-polygamy-taslima-nasreen_1906004.html | archive-date=14 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==== Post-Dhaka attack death threats ====
On 13 July 2016, [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] leader Sadhvi Prachi announced a reward of {{INRConvert|50|l}} to anyone willing to behead Zakir Naik.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sadhvi Prachi offers Rs 50-lakh reward for Zakir Naik's death|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sadhvi-prachi-offers-rs-50-lakh-reward-for-zakir-naiks-death-2912371/|access-date=14 July 2016|agency=[[The Indian Express]]|issue=1|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713221956/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sadhvi-prachi-offers-rs-50-lakh-reward-for-zakir-naiks-death-2912371/|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> This came a day after a [[Shia|Shia group]] styling itself the "Hussaini Tigers" placed a {{INR Convert|15|l}} bounty on his head.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=M Tariq|title=Shia group announces Rs 15 lakh bounty on preacher Zakir Naik's head|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shia-group-announces-rs-15-lakh-bounty-for-zakir-naik-s-head/story-Knksxzn2ptjZTwRYJANnkL.html|access-date=14 July 2016|agency=Hindustan Times|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713165528/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shia-group-announces-rs-15-lakh-bounty-for-zakir-naik-s-head/story-Knksxzn2ptjZTwRYJANnkL.html|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings inspiration ===
Zahran Hashim, the leader of the [[National Thowheeth Jama'ath]] which carried out the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings]], had praised Naik for inciting Muslims without being banned and had asked "What can Sri Lankan Muslims do for Dr Zakir Naik?". After the attacks Sri Lankan cable TV channels stopped broadcasting PeaceTV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/54792/lankan-cable-operators-block-zakir-naiks-peace-tv|title=Lankan cable operators block Zakir Naik's Peace TV|website=www.adaderana.lk|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810144836/http://www.adaderana.lk/news/54792/lankan-cable-operators-block-zakir-naiks-peace-tv|url-status=live}}</ref>

Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] denounced Naik in one of his electoral publicity visit in May 2019, saying that, Sri Lanka bombing was inspired by him and in spite of that the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] supports Zakir Naik.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Cong. glorifying Zakir Naik, says PM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cong-glorifying-zakir-naik-says-pm/article27006244.ece |access-date=9 May 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108154141/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cong-glorifying-zakir-naik-says-pm/article27006244.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Pankaj |last2=Mani |first2=Rajeev |last3=Khan |first3=Arshad Afzaal |title='Jai Shri Ram,' says PM Modi, slams Congress on Zakir Naik |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/jai-shri-ram-says-pm-modi-slams-congress-on-zakir-naik/articleshow/69137221.cms |website=The Times of India |date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821164437/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/jai-shri-ram-says-pm-modi-slams-congress-on-zakir-naik/articleshow/69137221.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Hostility towards Muslim and Hindu minorities ===
''[[The Times of India]]'' published a profile of Naik entitled "The controversial preacher" after he was banned from the United Kingdom. According to ''The Times'', "the fact is that barring the band of Muslims whose bruised egos Naik suitably massages through his Islam supremacist talks, most rational Muslims and non-Muslims find his brand of Islam a travesty of the faith". ''The Times'' also claimed that "the Wahabi-[[Salafi movement|Salafist]] brand of Islam, bankrolled by petro-rich Saudi Arabia and propagated by preachers like Naik, does not appreciate the idea of pluralism." The article quotes Muslim scholar [[Wahiduddin Khan]]: "Dawah, which Naik also claims to be engaged in, is to make people aware of the creation plan of God, not to peddle some provocative, dubious ideas as Naik does." He adds: "The wave of Islamophobia in the aftermath of 9/11 and the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan have only added to the Muslims' sense of injury. In such a situation, when a debater like Zakir Naik, in eloquent English, takes on preachers of other faiths and defeats them during debates, the Muslims' chests puff with pride. A community nursing a huge sense of betrayal and injustice naturally lionises anyone who gives it a sense of pride. Never mind if it's false pride."<ref>Wajihuddin, Mohammed. [http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIM/2010/06/27&ID=Ar00403 "The controversial Preacher"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222622/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIM%2F2010%2F06%2F27&ID=Ar00403 |date=4 March 2016 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2013.</ref>

According to the [[Art of Living Foundation]], Zakir Naik quoted verses from the [[Vedas]] out of context and tried to insult Hinduism and other polytheist religions in a debate with its founder – his talk was according to them, "misguiding and inciting people".<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Zakir Naik quoted Vedas out of context, tried to insult Hinduism: Art of Living |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/080716/zakir-naik-quoted-vedas-out-of-context-tried-to-insult-hinduism-art-of-living.html |work= |location=Hyderabad |date=8 July 2016 |access-date=2 November 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170435/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/080716/zakir-naik-quoted-vedas-out-of-context-tried-to-insult-hinduism-art-of-living.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Indian journalist [[Khushwant Singh]] says he "disagree[s] with almost everything [Naik] has to say about misconceptions about Islam". Singh argues that Naik's pronouncements are "juvenile", and said "they seldom rise above the level of undergraduate college debates, where contestants vie with each other to score brownie points."<ref>[[Khushwant Singh|Singh, Khushwant]]. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/255454.aspx "Why Muslims lag behind"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105130523/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/255454.aspx |date=5 November 2012 }}. ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref> Singh also says Naik's audiences "listen to him with rapt attention and often explode in enthusiastic applause when he rubbishes other religious texts".<ref>[[Khushwant Singh|Singh, Khushwant]]. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050305/saturday/above.htm "One man's belief is another's shackle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231095018/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050305/saturday/above.htm |date=31 December 2007 }}. ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]''. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref>

Torkel Brekke, a professor of religious history in Norway, calls Naik a "very controversial figure" because of his rhetorical attack on other religions and other varieties of Islam. He writes that Naik is "strongly disliked" by many members of the Indian ''ulema'' for ignoring their authority and stating that anybody can interpret the Quran.<ref name="brekke">{{cite book |first=Torkel |last=Brekke |year=2012 |title=Fundamentalism: Prophecy and Protest in an Age of Globalization |chapter=Prophecy and Preaching |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, England |page=[https://archive.org/details/fundamentalismpr0000brek/page/97 97] |isbn=978-0-521-14979-2 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JGooYIEd9h4C&pg=PA97 |access-date=14 May 2012 |url=https://archive.org/details/fundamentalismpr0000brek/page/97 }}</ref> Conservative [[Deobandi]] mullahs have accused Naik of "destroying Islam" by driving Muslims away from the correct religious authorities.<ref>Brekke, Torkel (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=JGooYIEd9h4C&pg=PA97 ''Fundamentalism: Prophecy and Protest in an Age of Globalization''], Cambridge University Press, p. 97.
*See also: [[Yoginder Sikand|Sikand, Yoginder]]. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\01\10\story_10-1-2011_pg7_19 "Islamic media mogul faces new foes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103053714/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011 |date=3 November 2011 }}. ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]'' (Pakistan). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.</ref>

In ''[[Firstpost]]'', reporter Sreemoy Talukdar wrote, "The smooth-talking [[televangelism|televangelist]]'s regressive and problematic teachings, thoroughly dissected and discussed threadbare, strike at the pluralist cultural component of our existence and promotes a version of Islam that is dreary and incompatible with the modern world."<ref name="FP">{{cite web|last1=Firstpost|title=Indian Muslims bitterly divided over Zakir Naik but it is still a healthy sign|work=Firstpost |date=14 July 2016|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-muslims-bitterly-divided-over-zakir-naik-but-it-is-still-a-healthy-sign-2893016.html|access-date=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717094614/http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-muslims-bitterly-divided-over-zakir-naik-but-it-is-still-a-healthy-sign-2893016.html|archive-date=17 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=Firstpost}}</ref>

=== Stance towards homosexuals and places of worship ===
In ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', [[Sadanand Dhume]] criticised Naik for recommending the death penalty for homosexuals and for apostasy from the faith.<ref name="wsj1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704365204575317833268479268?mod=asia_opinion%7Ctitle%3DThe |title=Trouble with Dr. Zakir Naik{{pipe}}The Wall Street Journal |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=20 June 2010 |access-date=4 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055704/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704365204575317833268479268.html?mod=asia_opinion |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=live|last1=Dhume |first1=Sadanand }}</ref> He also criticised him for calling for India to be ruled by Shariah law. He added that, according to Naik, Jews "control America" and are the "strongest in enmity to Muslims." He maintained that Naik supports a ban on the construction of non-Muslim places of worship in Muslim lands as well as the Taliban's bombing of the [[Buddhas of Bamiyan]]. Dhume argues that people reportedly drawn to Naik's message include Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan-American arrested for planning suicide attacks on the New York subway; Rahil Sheikh, accused of involvement in [[2006 Mumbai train bombings|a series of train bombings in Mumbai in 2006]]; and [[Kafeel Ahmed]], the Bangalore man fatally injured in a [[2007 Glasgow International Airport attack|failed suicide attack on Glasgow airport in 2007]]. He also stated that "unless Indians find the ability to criticise such a radical Islamic preacher as robustly as they would a Hindu equivalent, the ideal of Indian secularism would remain deeply flawed."<ref name="wsj1" />
===Controversial speeches===
====Debate on paedophilia====
Zakir Naik's 2024 visit in Pakistan gathered controversy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-25 |title=Controversial guest |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1867512 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Dawn.com}}</ref> In a lecture in October 2024, Dr. Naik had a debate with a Pashtun girl who was concerned about child sexual abuse in her region, with Dr. Naik's response being that there was no promotion of pedophilia in the Quran.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/zakir-naik-islam-quran-paedophilia-pashtun-girl-viral-video-2612488-2024-10-07|title=Zakir Naik's heated exchange with girl on Islam and paedophilia, video is viral|date=7 October 2024 |website=India Today|access-date=8 October 2024|archive-date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008121303/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/zakir-naik-islam-quran-paedophilia-pashtun-girl-viral-video-2612488-2024-10-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-orphans-called-daughters-islamic-hate-preacher-zakir-naik-leaves-pak-event-6715345|title=The Shocking Reason Hate Preacher Zakir Naik Walked Off Stage In Pakistan|publisher=ndtv|access-date=8 October 2024|archive-date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008121303/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-orphans-called-daughters-islamic-hate-preacher-zakir-naik-leaves-pak-event-6715345|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/go-to-pakistan/pashtun-girl-asks-zakir-naik-about-rising-paedophilia-in-islamic-societies-says-apologise/2301207/|title=Pashtun girl asks Zakir Naik about rising paedophilia in Islamic societies. He says apologise|date=7 October 2024 |website=The Print}}</ref>

====Statement on rape and murder====

In October 2024, Zakir Naik sparked controversy by stating that individuals guilty of rape and murder could be forgiven by Allah if they sincerely repented. He outlined conditions for forgiveness, including acknowledging the crime, ceasing wrongdoing, pledging not to repeat it, and seeking mercy of Allah. Naik also suggested that women attire could contribute to sexual violence and if a woman dresses modestly but still becomes a victim, it is considered a test from Allah.<ref>{{cite news | title = Rape and murder is not injustice to girl, it's a test: Zakir Naik's shocker sparks outrage | url = https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/rape-and-murder-is-not-injustice-to-girl-its-a-test-zakir-naik-s-shocker-sparks-outrage-watch-viral-video-snt-sl4iih | website = Asianet News | date = February 2025 | access-date = 15 February 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Zakir Naik courts fresh controversy, says rape, murder accused can be forgiven if... | url = https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/zakir-naik-courts-fresh-controversy-says-rape-murder-accused-can-be-forgiven-if-/articleshow/114119663.cms | website = The Economic Times | date = February 2025 | access-date = 15 February 2025 }}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
Naik was denied entry into the United Kingdom and Canada in June 2010.<ref name="bbc1">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10349564 "Indian preacher Zakir Naik is banned from UK"] . [[BBC News]]. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011.</ref><ref name="Carlson">Carlson, Kathryn Blaze. [https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/controversial-muslim-televangelist-zakir-naik-banned-from-toronto-conference "Controversial Muslim televangelist Zakir Naik banned from Toronto conference"] . ''[[National Post]]''. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 7 August 2011.</ref> Naik was forbidden to enter Canada after [[Tarek Fatah]], founder of [[Muslim Canadian Congress]], warned MPs of Naik's views.<ref name=Carlson /> He was banned from entering the UK by the then [[Home Secretary]] [[Theresa May]] after arranging to give talks in London and Sheffield. May said of the exclusion order, "Numerous comments made by Dr. Naik are evidence to me of his unacceptable behaviour".<ref name=bbc1 /> Naik argued that the Home Secretary was making a political decision, not a legal one, and his lawyer said the decision was "barbaric and inhuman". He also claimed that his comments were taken out of context.<ref name="auto1" /> The [[Hindi cinema]] producer [[Mahesh Bhatt]] supported Naik, saying the ban constituted an attack on [[freedom of speech]].<ref name="dnazakir">Akshay Deshmane [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_zakir-naik-will-fight-back-as-canada-bans-him-too_1400073 "Zakir Naik will fight back as Canada bans him too"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901013929/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_zakir-naik-will-fight-back-as-canada-bans-him-too_1400073 |date=1 September 2010}}</ref> It was reported that Naik would attempt to challenge the ruling in the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10357263 "Legal challenge to ban on Muslim preacher Zakir Naik"] . [[BBC News]]. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.</ref> His application for judicial review was dismissed on 5 November 2010.<ref name=BAILII />

In 2016, during a press conference Naik claimed himself to be a [[non-resident Indian]] (NRI).<ref name=tfp>{{cite web|last1=The Free Press Journal|title='NRI' Zakir Naik Has No Plans To Return|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/nri-zakir-naik-has-no-plans-to-return/890676|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717153744/http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/nri-zakir-naik-has-no-plans-to-return/890676|archive-date=17 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=The Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Times Of India|title=Will return to India only next year: Zakir Naik|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 July 2016 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-return-to-India-only-next-year-Zakir-Naik/articleshow/53233375.cms|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716045559/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-return-to-India-only-next-year-Zakir-Naik/articleshow/53233375.cms|archive-date=16 July 2016|url-status=live|author1-link=Times Of India}}</ref>

On 18 July 2017, India revoked Naik's passport following a recommendation from the National Investigation Agency (NIA).<ref name="The Times of India" /> On 28 July 2017, the NIA declared Naik an offender and initiated a process to attach his assets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zakir-naik-declared-proclaimed-offender-nia-starts-prop-attachment/articleshow/59812853.cms|title=Zakir Naik declared proclaimed offender, NIA starts prop attachment|date=28 July 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729123653/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zakir-naik-declared-proclaimed-offender-nia-starts-prop-attachment/articleshow/59812853.cms|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2017, [[Interpol]] refused the Indian Government's request to issue a [[Interpol notice|red corner notice (RCN)]] against Naik.<ref name="red_notice">{{cite news|title=Interpol refuses to issue red corner notice against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/interpol-red-corner-notice-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-1110835-2017-12-16|access-date=11 January 2018|work=India Today|date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042350/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/interpol-red-corner-notice-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-1110835-2017-12-16|archive-date=12 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2018, the Tribunal judge criticised the [[Enforcement Directorate]] for attaching Naik's properties without mentioning any offenses in the chargesheet. The judge added: "In the last 10 years, the ED has done nothing to attach [[Asaram]]'s properties, but in the case of Naik, I can see the ED working with quite a bit of speed".<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge rips apart ED for 'speedy action against Zakir Naik, but none against Asaram Bapu'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/judge-rips-apart-ed-for-speedy-action-against-zakir-naik-but-none-against-asaram-bapu/articleshow/62441515.cms|access-date=11 January 2018|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111225613/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/judge-rips-apart-ed-for-speedy-action-against-zakir-naik-but-none-against-asaram-bapu/articleshow/62441515.cms|archive-date=11 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tribunal Restrains Enforcement Directorate From Taking Over Zakir Naik's Assets|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tribunal-restrains-enforcement-directorate-from-taking-over-zakir-naiks-assets-1798032|access-date=11 January 2018|work=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110055746/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tribunal-restrains-enforcement-directorate-from-taking-over-zakir-naiks-assets-1798032|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2019 Interpol refused to issue a [[Interpol notice|Red corner notice]] against Naik after repeated requests by the Indian Government.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahuja|first=Namrata Biji|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/07/28/interpol-again-refuses-red-corner-notice-against-zakir-naik.html|title=Interpol again refuses Red Corner Notice against Zakir Naik|date=28 July 2019|work=The Week|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170248/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/07/28/interpol-again-refuses-red-corner-notice-against-zakir-naik.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Naik currently resides in Malaysia, where he has [[permanent resident]] status.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Abdullah|first=Sharifah Mahsinah|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/511762/zakir-naik-praises-dr-mahathir|title=Zakir Naik praises Dr Mahathir|date=10 August 2019|work=New Straits Times|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225170249/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/511762/zakir-naik-praises-dr-mahathir|url-status=live}}</ref> The Indian government approached Interpol again in December 2019, alleging new facts and circumstances, but Naik argued that the new request superimposed claims of money laundering on the same religious activities of Islamic teaching that were the subject of the prior request.<ref name=":2" /> On 13 May 2020, the Modi-led government sent a formal request to [[Malaysia]] for Zakir Naik's extradition, which was later rejected.<ref>{{cite news |title=India sends formal request to Malaysia for Zakir Naik extradition – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-sends-formal-request-to-malaysia-for-zakir-naik-extradition/articleshow/75739442.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514173250/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-sends-formal-request-to-malaysia-for-zakir-naik-extradition/articleshow/75739442.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 May 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 May 2020 |language=en }}</ref> In 2021, Interpol rejected India's request for a [[Interpol notice|Red Notice]] to provisionally arrest Zakir for questioning the very basis of invoking [[money laundering]] and [[hate speech]] charges against Naik in the country.<ref name=":2" /> "''The fact that he raised money from his religious teachings and spent it is "[[irrelevant]]" and cannot amount to money laundering".'' Interpol's adjudicating panel noted in its order.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=30 April 2021|title=Interpol again refuses Red Notice against Zakir Naik|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/interpol-again-refuses-red-notice-against-zakir-naik-101619721199360.html|access-date=24 May 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429183643/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/interpol-again-refuses-red-notice-against-zakir-naik-101619721199360.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Publications ==
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* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=The Quran & Modern Science | publisher=Darussalam Publishers | year=2014 | id=GGKEY: 7L94R950BRY| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r6_EAwAAQBAJ | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=The Quran and The Bible in The Light of Science (PB) | publisher=Islamic Book Service | year=2013 | isbn=978-81-7231-927-4| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zp1kAQAACAAJ | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=124}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=Answers To Non Muslims Common Questions About Islam | publisher=Adam Publishers & Distributors | year=2010 | isbn=| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ne8cywEACAAJ | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=80}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Zakir | title=Focus on Islam | publisher=Adam Publishers | year=2010 | isbn=978-81-7435-462-4| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OSYqfhdkQz0C | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=70}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Zakir | title=Rights of Women in Islam: Modern Or Outdated? | publisher=Adam Publishers | year=2009 | isbn=978-81-7435-571-3| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6imjIsNuycC | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=80}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Zakir | title=Is non-vegetarian food permitted or prohibited for the human being? | publisher=Adam Publishers | year=2008 | isbn=978-8-1743-5570-6| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud9S0V1mmyMC | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=48}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=Speeches of Dr. Zakir Naik | publisher=Talha Publication | year=2008 | id=GGKEY: 7L94R950BRY| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cuU5uwEACAAJ | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=531}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=The Concept of GOD in Major Religions | publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC – KDP Print US | year=2008 | isbn=978-1-07-845276-2| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrdyxwEACAAJ | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=29}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Zakir | title=The Qur'an & Modern Science: Compatible or Incompatible? | publisher=Peace Vision | year=2007 | isbn=978-9-9609-8493-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPQ6Q2EuIJkC | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=80}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Zakir | title=Similarities Between Hinduism & Islam | publisher=Adam Publishers | year=2007 | isbn=978-81-7435-567-6| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=So4O46mUp0QC | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=80}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=IS THE QUR AN GOD WORDS | publisher=Adam Publishers & Distributors | year=2003 | isbn=978-81-7435-334-4| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QdvbjY8cxiEC | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=76}}
* {{cite book | last=Naik | first=Dr. Zakir | title=Answers to Non-Muslims Common Questions | publisher=Adam Publishers | year=2003 | isbn=978-81-7435-543-0| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cntXwK23kDoC | access-date=12 May 2021 |pages=}}
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{Cite journal |last=Ahmed |first=Hilal |date=18 December 2015 |title=Naik, Zakir |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t343/e0183 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204022031/http://oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t343/e0183 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2020 |journal=Oxford Islamic Studies Online |url-access=subscription}}
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Himanshu Soni

2026-04-28T18:05:21Z

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{{Infobox person
| name = Himanshu Soni
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|02|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| website =
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'''Himanshu Soni''' (born 1 February 1988) is an [[Indian actor]]. He is best known for his portrayals of [[The Buddha|lord Buddha]] in ''[[Buddha – Rajaon Ka Raja]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=11 October 2013|title=Himanshu Soni to essay 'Gautama Buddha' on TV show|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/himanshu-soni-to-essay-gautama-buddha-on-tv-show-113101100942_1.html|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116120246/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/himanshu-soni-to-essay-gautama-buddha-on-tv-show-113101100942_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Aamir|first=S. M.|date=18 October 2013|title=Getting into the role|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/getting-into-the-role/article5248021.ece|access-date=15 July 2021|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116115817/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/getting-into-the-role/article5248021.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>[[Shiva|lord Shiva]], [[Shiva]]ye in ''[[Neeli Chatri Waale]],'' [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] in [[RadhaKrishn|Radhakrishn]], [[Rama| Lord Rama]], [[Vishnu| Lord Vishnu]] in ''[[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]] and Veer Hanuman.''

== Early life ==
Himanshu Soni was born on 1 February 1988 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2015|title='Neeli Chatri Wale' actor Himanshu Soni ties the knot|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/neeli-chatri-wale-actor-himanshu-soni-ties-the-knot/|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815113654/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/neeli-chatri-wale-actor-himanshu-soni-ties-the-knot/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Ref.
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Ramayan (2012 TV series)|Ramayan]]''
| [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]]
|
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Buddha – Rajaon Ka Raja]]''
| [[The Buddha|Lord Buddha]]
| <ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Aamir|first=S. M.|date=18 October 2013|title=Getting into the role|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/getting-into-the-role/article5248021.ece|url-status=live|access-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116115817/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/getting-into-the-role/article5248021.ece|archive-date=16 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| 2014–2016
| ''[[Neeli Chatri Waale]]''
| [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Himanshu finally turns Lord Shiva - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-finally-turns-lord-shiva/articleshow/50499613.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715102159/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-finally-turns-lord-shiva/articleshow/50499613.cms|archive-date=15 July 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Himanshu Soni: I will never play God again - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-soni-i-will-never-play-god-again/articleshow/52076794.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412211430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Himanshu-Soni-I-will-never-play-God-again/articleshow/52076794.cms|archive-date=12 April 2017|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[RadhaKrishn]]''
| [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Himanshu Soni to play the grown-up Krishna in 'Radha Krishna' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-soni-to-play-the-grown-up-krishna-in-radha-krishna/articleshow/65353771.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201105319/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-soni-to-play-the-grown-up-krishna-in-radha-krishna/articleshow/65353771.cms|archive-date=1 December 2018|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]]''
| [[Rama|Lord Ram]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Himanshu Soni: 'Daily soaps are women-oriented. In mythological shows, I get to be the focal point' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-soni-daily-soaps-are-women-oriented-in-mythological-shows-i-get-to-be-the-focal-point/articleshow/70296629.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715102157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-soni-daily-soaps-are-women-oriented-in-mythological-shows-i-get-to-be-the-focal-point/articleshow/70296629.cms|archive-date=15 July 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi – Kahani Mata Rani Ki]]''
| [[Rama|Lord Ram]]
|
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[[Aggar Tum Na Hote]]''
| Abhimanyu Pandey
| <ref>{{Cite web|author=News Desk|date=9 November 2021|title=फैंस को एंटरटेन करने जल्द आ रहा है जी टीवी पर 'अगर तुम ना होते', बिल्कुल अलग है ये कहानी|url=https://punjabkesari.com/bollywood-kesari/aggar-tum-na-hote-is-coming-soon-on-zee-tv-to-entertain-the-fans-this-story-is-completely-different/|access-date=11 November 2021|website=Punjab Kesari|language=hi-IN}}</ref>
|-
| 2022–2023
| ''[[Raazz Mahal|Raazz Mahal – Dakini Ka Rahasya]]''
| Adhiraj
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/himanshu-soni-bags-the-lead-role-in-raazz-mahal-453467|title=Himanshu Soni bags the lead role in 'Raazz Mahal'|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref>
|-
| 2023–2024
| ''[[Kyunki Saas Maa Bahu Beti Hoti Hai]]''
| Kabir Yadav
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Doshi|first=Hasti|date=22 September 2023|title=Himanshu Soni joins Kyunki…Saas Maa, Bahu Beti Hoti Hai; actor says, 'It will be fun to play a raw, desi character|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/himanshu-soni-joins-kyunkisaas-maa-bahu-beti-hoti-hai-actor-says-it-will-be-fun-to-play-a-raw-desi-character/articleshow/103863011.cms|access-date=27 September 2023|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
| ''[[Veer Hanuman]]''
|[[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]]
|
|-
|}
== OTT(StoryTV) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Divorce Ke Baad King]]''
| Anant Pratap
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Shaadi Ka The End]]''
| Arjun Mehra
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Asli Raja Kaun?]]''
| Raj Vardhan
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Fake Rishta Real War]]''
| Ronit Khanna
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Asli Waris Returns|Real Waris Returns]]''
| Raj Singhal
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Badla on the Rocks]]''
| Mann Khausik
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Biwi Affair aur Badla]]''
| Mihir Shekhawat
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Meri Biwi ka Lover]]''
| Shaurya
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Phone wala Raeeszada]]''
| Karan
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Fake Love Real Badla]]''
| Krish Wadhwa
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Dhoti Walap Arabpati]]''
| Anurag Khanna
|-
| 2026
| ''[[King Husband Ka Revenge]]''
| Mayank Ahuja
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Yadasht Khoya Arabpati]]''
| Sanjay Singhania
|}

== References ==
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Naranappa Uppoor

2026-04-27T22:49:49Z

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[[File:Naranappa Uppoor, Yakshagana bhagavath.jpg|thumb|Naranappa Uppoor (1918-1984), Yakshagana bhagavath]]
'''Naranappa Uppoor''' (1918–1984) was a famous ''bhagavath'' ([[Yakshagana]] singer) of Yakshagana art during the 20th century.<ref name="yaksha">{{cite web |first=Upadhyaya |last= K.S. |title=Sri Naranappa Uppooru |url= http://www.yakshagana.com/pro-may01.HTM|publisher=Yakshagana.com |location=Udupi |date= 12 May 2001|access-date=21 August 2012 }}</ref> He was much known for his voice, knowledge of tradition and heritage of Yakshagana. Dr. [[Shivarama Karanth]], writer and his contemporary opined that ''Naranappa Uppoor is one person who is very familiar with the rich heritage of stage traditions (of Yakshagana). Only he can tell us what we had in the past and what we are losing.''<ref name="yaksha"/>

==Early life and education==
Narnappa Uppoor was born at Marvi, near Thattuvattu, a small village in [[Udupi Taluk]], India; his father name is Marvi Srinivasa Uppoor.<ref name="yaksha"/> His father was his guru in Yakshagana. Marvi Srinivasa Uppoor was himself a ''bhagavath'' or Yakshagana singer for forty years and he was known for a distinct style of singing called "Marvi Style" and his brother Vasudeva uppoor was a maddale player for Yakshagana.<ref name="yaksha"/> Naranappa Uppoor leart singing as well as other aspects of Yakshagana from his father and family circle.

==Contribution to Yakshagana==
Naranappa Uppoor started as ''Bhagavatha'' (singer) in Sri Amrutheshwari Mela, Kota in 1937.<ref name="yaksha"/> Narnappa Uppoor was one of the notable background singers of the 20th century. In his career of more than four decades, he has worked as ''bhagavatha'' in several Yakshagana troupes, including Sri Amrutheshwari Yakshagana Mandali, Kota, and other melas located at Saligrama, Soukur, Idugunji, Kollur, Maranakatte etc.<ref name="yaksha"/> He was knowing 40 ''prasangas'' (story poems) by heart and he could sing 60 yakshagana ragas (tunes).<ref name="yaksha"/>

===Association with Dr. Karanth===
Naranappa Uppoor actively involved with experiments of Dr. Shivarama Karanth in the field of Yakshagana. Dr. Karanth tried various reformations to Yakshagana, one being reduction of total time of the performance from earlier 8–10 hours to 2–3 hours. Another bold experiment by Dr. Karanth was ''Yakshagana Byale'', where [[ballet]] techniques are mingled with Yakshagana dance and together they produced ''Krishnarjuna Kalaga'', Yakshagana ballet which was applauded by art lovers of Mumbai in 1968.<ref name="yaksha"/> Dr. Shivarama Karanth has acknowledged the support given by Naranappa Uppoor in his research on Yakshagana.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Karanth |first1=Shivarama |title=Yakshagana |year=1997 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PjNLdY-UOq8C&q=naranappa+uppoor&pg=PA15 |access-date=21 August 2012 |edition=1997 (revised)|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788170173571 |page=15 }}</ref>

===Author===
He authored ''Yakshagana Adhyayana'', a book dedicated to ancient heritage of Yakshagana, which include yakshagana syllabus for learners also.<ref name="yaksha"/>

==Teaching==
He has trained several students in yakshagana background singing and several such students have become good ''bhagavaths''. Most famous of his student was [[Kalinga Navada]], who was said to have inherited Narnappa Uppoor's style of singing. [[Subrahmanya Dhareshwar]], Raghavendra mayya, another famous ''bhagavath'' of coastal Karnatak learnt ''bhagavathike''(singing) from Naranappa Uppoor.
He also encouraged other background artists like ''Maddale'' beaters.<ref>{{cite news | last =Shastry | first =Anil KUmar | title =Hear the drums speak for him | date =15 April 2009 | url =http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/15/stories/2009041558940200.htm | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090419235947/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/15/stories/2009041558940200.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =19 April 2009 | newspaper =[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 August 2012 }}</ref> [[Kalinga Navada]], famous Yakshagana singer was trained as ''bhagavatha'' by Uppoor. Some other students are G. Sadananda Aithala, K.G. Rama Rao, K.P. Hegade, Narayana Shabaraya, S. Suresh Shetty, Halady Raghavendra Mayya etc.

===Yakshagana Kalakendra, Hangarakatte===
This school for teaching yakshagana was started by Naranappa Uppoor in 1972 at Hangarkatte Yakshagana Kendra of Heremalingeshwara Temple in [[Kota, Karnataka|Kota]] with his maddalegara Belanje Thimmaappa Naik helping by A Sadananda Hebbar. Hundreds of students learnt Yakshagana art at this center and later performed Yakshagana art in various troupes of Coastal [[Karnataka]].

==The death==
On 12 April 1984, ''Bhagavatha'' Narnappa Uppoor suffered heart attack when singing for Amrutheshwari Yakshagana troupe (his first employer) during a public performance and succumbed later on the same day.<ref name="yaksha"/>

==Award instituted==
Selected Yakshagana artists are awarded with "Bhagavath Naranappa Uppoor Award" every year from yakshagana kalaranga udupi.<ref>{{cite news | title =Yakshagana Kalaranga awards for 12 artistes | newspaper =The Hindu|location=Mangalore | date =3 November 2011 | url =http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2594172.ece |access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Singers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian male folk singers]]
[[Category:People from Udupi district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male singers]]

Raraju (2006 film)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raraju
| image = Raraju_(2006_film).jpg
| caption = Movie Poster
| writer = [[Chintapally Ramana]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = [[Director Udayasankar|Udayasankar]]
| screenplay = [[Director Udayasankar|Udayasankar]]
| producer = [[G. V. G. Raju]]
| director = [[Director Udayasankar|Udayasankar]]
| starring = [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]] [[Meera Jasmine]] [[Ankitha]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = Ramnath Shetty
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| studio = S.S.P. Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|10|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/guide/raraju.html |title=Raraju Preview|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref>
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Raraju''''' ({{translation}} King of the King) is a 2006 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] produced by on S.S.P. Arts banner and directed by [[Director Udayasankar|Udayasankar]]. It [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]], [[Meera Jasmine]], and [[Ankitha]]. K.S. Chithra makes a guest appearance in the movie. The music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The film was later dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''Ek Qayamat'' in 2007.

==Plot==
Kaali is an ordinary man who arranges lighting and mike sets for local functions, including marriages and public meetings. He is kindhearted and also tough when it comes to recovering dues. Everyone in the colony simultaneously fears and loves him. A [[Sub-Inspector|SI]] of the area is always after Kaali and repeatedly says that she is in love with him, but he does not care. At this juncture, a girl called Jyothi joins the colony. She makes her living by singing the chorus in film songs. When some goons try to attack her, she warns her that she is Kaali's girl. In this way, she enters into his life.

Kaali thinks Jyothi loves him and loses his heart to her. On one occasion, he learns her past. Surya, who is the son of a [[peon]], wants to become an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. Surya and Jyothi could not appear for the IAS examination due to a crooked police officer, Kotireddy Venkat Reddy, who tried to implicate them in a brothel case. As a result, Jyothi's stepmother throws her away from their house, and she gets shelter in Surya's house. They both fall in love with each other. Unfortunately, Surya dies in an accident, but he continues to live in Jyothi's heart. On learning this, Kaali decides to help her in fulfilling Jyothi's ambition and makes her an IAS officer. In the process, he also teaches a lesson to Reddy. In the climax, Surya's parents force Jyothi to marry Kaali. When everything is ready, Kaali decides not to marry her as Surya is still in her heart.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]] as Kaali
*[[Meera Jasmine]] as Jyothi
*[[Ankitha]] as Sravani
*[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Surya
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Kotireddy Venkat Reddy
*[[Sumitra (actress)|Sumitra]] as Amrutham, Kaali's mother
*[[Brahmanandam]] as Seenu, Jyothi and Sravani's father
*[[Shanoor Sana]] as Parvathi, Jyothi and Sravani's mother
*[[Sudha (actress)|Sudha]] as Lakshmi, Surya's mother
*[[Giri Babu]] as Rama Chandra Murthy, Kaali's father
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Chandram, Surya's father
*[[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Jayprakash Garu
*[[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]
*[[M.S. Narayana]] as Narayana
*[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Venu
*[[Chittajalu Lakshmipati]] as Lakshmipati
*[[Fish Venkat]]
*Junior Relangi
*Malladi Raghava
*Ranam Venu
*Apoorva
*Alapathi Lakshmi
*Kavya
*[[K. S. Chithra]] in a cameo as herself
*[[Kausha Rach]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
The ''[[muhurat shot|muhurat]]'' took place on 1 October 2005 at Venkateswara temple in [[Srinagar Colony]], Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muhurat - SSC Arts Production No.7 |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-sscarts.html |website=Idlebrain.com|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref> As of July 2006, the film shoot was complete except for songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-sscarts.html |title= Press Meet: Gopichand's film|work=Idlebrain.com|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raraju
| type = film
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2006
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 20:26
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Mani Sharma]]
| prev_title = [[Stalin (2006 film)|Stalin]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Seethakoka Chiluka (2006 film)|Seethakoka Chiluka]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The film's music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]] and was released on Aditya Music Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/Raraju-songs-A0000927 |title=Raraju (2006) (Music) |work=Raaga|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 20:26
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Yentata Yentata
| lyrics1 = [[Ananta Sriram]]
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Priya Hemesh]]
| length1 = 3:49

| title2 = Chemanthi Chemanthi
| lyrics2 = Ananta Sriram
| extra2 = [[N. C. Karunya|Karunya]]
| length2 = 4:19

| title3 = Bangaru Chilaka
| lyrics3 = [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| extra3 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]
| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = Muddu Mudduga
| lyrics4 = Chinni Charan
| extra4 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Kalyani
| length4 = 3:46

| title5 = Danimma
| lyrics5 = Ananta Sriram
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length5 = 4:17
}}

== Reception ==
Radhika Rajamani of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, ''Raraju'' is quite a clean film to watch with the family, perhaps once. The director makes an effort to make an earnest film, but can't make it drastically different, hindered somewhat by commercial trappings".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/23rara.htm | title=Raraju: Just a little different |date=23 October 2006|work=[[Rediff.com]]|first=Radhika|last=Rajamani|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}

{{K. R. Udayasankar}}

[[Category:2006 Indian films]]
[[Category:2006 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2006 action films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. R. Udayasankar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]

India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{infobox country at games
| CGA = IND
| CGAname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| games = Commonwealth Games
| year = 2018
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{URL|olympic.ind.in }}
| location = [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Australia]]
| competitors = 216
| sports = 15
| flagbearer = Opening: [[P. V. Sindhu]] Closing: [[Mary Kom]]
| rank = 3
| gold = 26
| silver = 20
| bronze = 20
| officials =
| app_begin_year = 1934
| app_end_year = 2022
| seealso =
|start_date=4 April 2018
|end_date=15 April 2018
}}
'''[[India]]''' competed at the '''[[2018 Commonwealth Games]]''' at [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Australia]] from 4 to 15 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gc2018.com/games/nations-and-territories |title= 70 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family |publisher= Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref> It was India's 17th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. With 26 Gold medals and a total of 66 medals, India finished 3rd for the tournament.<ref name="gcresults">{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/all-sports/medal-standings.htm |title=Medal Standings - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |author=Staff |date=16 April 2018 |work=gc2018.com |location=Ashmore, Queensland|publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation |access-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424001650/https://results.gc2018.com/en/all-sports/medal-standings.htm |archive-date=24 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was India's best position since the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], which they hosted.

==Competitors==

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| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing India that participated at the Games per India/discipline:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Sport
! Men
! Women
! Total
|-
| align=left|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Athletics]]
| 14 || 12 || 26
|-
| align=left|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]
| 5 || 5 || 10
|-
| align=left|[[Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Basketball]]
| 12 || 12|| 24
|-
| align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| 8 || 4 || 12
|-
| align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Cycling]]
| 4 || 5 || 9
|-
| align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Gymnastics]]
| 3 || 4 || 7
|-
| align=left|[[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Hockey]]
| 18 || 18 || 36
|-
| align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Lawn bowls]]
| 5 || 5 || 10
|-
| align=left|[[Parasports]]
| 3 || 5 || 8
|-
| align=left|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| 15 || 12 || 27
|-
| align=left|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Squash]]
| 4 || 2 || 6
|-
| align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Swimming]]
| 3 || 2 || 5
|-
| align=left|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| 5 || 5 || 10
|-
| align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]
| 8 || 8 || 16
|-
| align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| 6 || 6 || 12
|-
! Total || 113 || 103 || 216
|}
{{col-end}}
{{Notelist}}

==Medalists==
India was the best nation in 5 disciplines, [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|weightlifting]], [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|shooting]], [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|wrestling]], [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|badminton]] and [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|table tennis]], and the second best nation in [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|boxing]].

{{Col-begin}}
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]]
|rowspan=5| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 48 kg|Women's 48 kg]]
| 5 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg|Women's 53 kg]]
| 6 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Ragala Venkat Rahul]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg|Men's 85 kg]]
| 7 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Sathish Sivalingam]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg|Men's 77 kg]]
| 7 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Punam Yadav]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 69 kg|Women's 69 kg]]
| 8 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Manu Bhaker]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol|Women's 10 metre air pistol]]
| 8 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
|{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|[[Manika Batra]]|[[Mouma Das]]|[[Sutirtha Mukherjee]]|[[Madhurika Patkar]]|[[Pooja Sahasrabudhe]]}}}}
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's team|Women's team]]
| 8 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Jitu Rai]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air pistol|Men's 10 metre air pistol]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
|{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|[[Sharath Kamal]]|[[Anthony Amalraj]]|[[Harmeet Desai]]|[[Sanil Shetty]]|[[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]}}}}
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's team|Men's team]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
|{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|[[Pranav Chopra]]|[[Prannoy Kumar]]|[[Saina Nehwal]]|[[Ashwini Ponnappa]]|[[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]|[[Sikki Reddy]]|[[Chirag Shetty]]|[[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani]]|[[P V Sindhu]]|[[Kidambi Srikanth]]}}}}
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Heena Sidhu]]
|rowspan=2| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 25 metre pistol|Women's 25 metre pistol]]
| 10 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Shreyasi Singh]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's double trap|Women's double trap]]
| 11 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Rahul Aware]]
|rowspan=2| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 57 kg|Men's freestyle 57 kg]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 74 kg|Men's freestyle 74 kg]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Tejaswini Sawant]]
|rowspan=2| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions|Women's 50m rifle 3 positions]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Anish Bhanwala]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Bajrang Punia]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 65 kg|Men's freestyle 65 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Mary Kom]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's light flyweight|Women's light flyweight 48 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Sanjeev Rajput]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions|Men's 50m rifle 3 positions]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Gaurav Solanki]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's flyweight|Men's flyweight 52 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Neeraj Chopra]]
| [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Athletics]]
| [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw|Men's javelin throw]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Sumit Malik]]
|rowspan=2| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 125 kg|Men's freestyle 125 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Vinesh Phogat]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 50 kg|Women's freestyle 50 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Manika Batra]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Vikas Krishan Yadav]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's middleweight|Men's middleweight 75 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Gold medal}}
| [[Saina Nehwal]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
| 15 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Gururaja Poojary]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg|Men's 56 kg]].
| 5 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Heena Sidhu]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol|Women's 10 metre air pistol]]
| 8 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Pardeep Singh]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 105 kg|Men's 105 kg]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Mehuli Ghosh]]
|rowspan=2| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle|Women's 10 metre air rifle]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Tejaswini Sawant]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre rifle prone|Women's 50 metre rifle prone]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Babita Kumari]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 53 kg|Women's freestyle 53 kg]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Seema Antil]]
| [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Athletics]]
| [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's discus throw|Women's discus throw]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Anjum Moudgil]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions|Women's 50m rifle 3 positions]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Pooja Dhanda]]
|rowspan=2| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 57 kg|Women's freestyle 57 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Mausam Khatri]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 97 kg|Men's freestyle 97 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Manika Batra]] [[Mouma Das]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Amit Panghal]]
|rowspan=2| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's light flyweight|Men's light flyweight 49 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Manish Kaushik (boxer)|Manish Kaushik]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's lightweight|Men's lightweight 60 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Dipika Pallikal Karthik]] [[Saurav Ghosal]]
| [[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Squash]]
| [[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Sharath Kamal]] [[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Satish Kumar (boxer)|Satish Kumar]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's super heavyweight|Men's super heavyweight (+91 kg)]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
| 15 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Dipika Pallikal Karthik]] [[Joshna Chinappa]]
| [[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Squash]]
| [[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
| 15 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Kidambi Srikanth]]
|rowspan=2| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
| 15 April
|-
| {{Silver medal}}
| [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] [[Chirag Shetty]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
| 15 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Deepak Lather]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg|Men's 69 kg]]
| 6 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Ravi Kumar (sport shooter)|Ravi Kumar]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10 metre air rifle]]
| 8 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Vikas Thakur]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]
| [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 94 kg|Men's 94 kg]]
| 8 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Om Prakash Mitharwal]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air pistol|Men's 10 metre air pistol]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Apurvi Chandela]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle|Women's 10 metre air rifle]]
| 9 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Sachin Chaudhary]]
| [[Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Powerlifting]]
| [[Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's heavyweight|Men's heavyweight]]
| 10 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Om Prakash Mitharwal]]
|rowspan=2| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre pistol|Men's 50 metre pistol]]
| 11 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Ankur Mittal]]
| [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's double trap|Men's double trap]]
| 11 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Kiran (Wrestler)|Kiran Bishnoi]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 76 kg|Women's freestyle 76 kg]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Navjeet Dhillon]]
| [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Athletics]]
| [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's discus throw|Women's discus throw]]
| 12 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Naman Tanwar]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's heavyweight|Men's heavyweight 91 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Divya Kakran]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 68 kg|Women's freestyle 68 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Mohammad Hussamuddin]]
|rowspan=2| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's bantamweight|Men's bantamweight 56 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Manoj Kumar (boxer)|Manoj Kumar]]
| [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's welterweight|Men's welterweight 69 kg]]
| 13 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Sakshi Malik]]
|rowspan=2| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 62 kg|Women's freestyle 62 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Somveer Kadian]]
| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 86 kg|Men's freestyle 86 kg]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] [[Sikki Reddy]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]
| [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Harmeet Desai]] [[Sanil Shetty]]
|rowspan=3| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
| 14 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Manika Batra]] [[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
| 15 April
|-
| {{Bronze medal}}
| [[Sharath Kamal]]
| [[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
| 15 April
|}

| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; float:right"
|-
!colspan=5|Medals by sport
|-
|'''Sport'''
! style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[File:Gold medal icon.svg|alt=gold|link=]]
! style="background:#dce5e5;"|[[File:Silver medal icon.svg|alt=silver|link=]]
! style="background:#ffdab9;"|[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|alt=bronze|link=]]
!Total
|-
|align=left|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Shooting]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|7|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|4|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|5||16
|-
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Wrestling]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|5|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|3|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|4||12
|-
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|5|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|2|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|2||9
|-
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|3|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|3|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|3||9
|-
|align=left|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Table tennis]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|3|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|2|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|3||8
|-
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Badminton]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|2|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|3|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|1||6
|-
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Athletics]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|1|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|1|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|1||3
|-
|align=left|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Squash]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|0|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|2|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|0||2
|-
|align=left|[[Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Powerlifting]]|| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|0|| style="background:#dce5e5;"|0|| style="background:#ffdab9;"|1||1
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Total
! style="background:gold;" |26
! style="background:silver;" |20
! style="background:#c96;"|20
!66
|}
{{Clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=5|Medals by gender
|-
|'''Gender'''
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|{{gold1}}
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|{{silver2}}
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|{{bronze3}}
|'''Total'''
|-
|Male
|bgcolor=FF7F6A8|13
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|9
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|13
|'''35'''
|-
|Female
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|12
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|10
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|6
|'''28'''
|-
|Mixed
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|'''3'''
|-
!Total
! style="background:gold;" |26
! style="background:silver;" |20
! style="background:#c96;" |20
! 66
|}

{{Clear}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=7 | Medals by date
|-
| '''Day'''
| '''Date'''
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |[[File:Gold medal icon.svg]]
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |[[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]]
| '''Total'''
|-
| Day 1
| 5th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
| '''2'''
|-
| Day 2
| 6th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1
| '''2'''
|-
| Day 3
| 7th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
| '''2'''
|-
| Day 4
| 8th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
| '''6'''
|-
| Day 5
| 9th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
| '''7'''
|-
| Day 6
| 10th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1
| '''2'''
|-
| Day 7
| 11th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
| '''3'''
|-
| Day 8
| 12th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
| '''7'''
|-
| Day 9
| 13th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |4
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |4
| '''11'''
|-
| Day 10
| 14th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |8
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |5
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |4
| '''17'''
|-
| Day 11
| 15th
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |4
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
| '''7'''
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! style="background:gold;" |26
! style="background:silver;" |20
! style="background:#c96;" |20
! 66
|}
|
{{col-end}}

==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
;Men
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Irfan Kolothum Thodi]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk|20 km walk]]
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|1:27:34
|13
|-
|align=left|[[Manish Singh Rawat]]
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|1:22:22
|6
|-
|align=left|[[Jinson Johnson]]
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]
|3:47.04
|8 '''Q'''
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|3:37.86 '''NR'''
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Dharun Ayyasamy]]
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m Hurdles]]
|49.85
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Muhammed Anas Yahiya]]
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|45.96
|8 '''Q'''
|45.44
|4 '''Q'''
|45.31 '''NR'''
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Muhammed Anas Yahiya]] [[Dharun Ayyasamy]] [[Amoj Jacob]] [[Arokia Rajiv]] [[Jeevan Karekoppa Suresh]]*
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:04.05
|2 '''Q'''
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Competed in heats only.

;Field events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Distance
!Rank
!Distance
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[Neeraj Chopra]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]
|80.42
|4 '''Q'''
|86.47 '''SB'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Vipin Kasana]]
|78.88
|5 '''Q'''
|77.87
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Tajinder Pal Singh Toor]]
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|Shot put]]
|19.10
|10 '''Q'''
|19.42
|8
|-
|align=left|[[Arpinder Singh]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump|Triple jump]]
|16.39
|2 '''Q'''
|16.46
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Rakesh Babu A V]]
|15.98
|12 '''Q'''
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DQ|Disqualified}}
|-
|align=left|[[Tejaswin Shankar]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump|High jump]]
|2.21
|9 '''Q'''
|2.24
|6
|}

;Women
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Soumya B]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk|20 kilometers walk]]
|colspan="4" {{n/a}}
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DQ|Disqualified}}
|-
|align=left|[[Khushbir Kaur]]
|colspan="4" {{n/a}}
|1:39:21
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Hima Das]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]
|52.11
|8 '''Q'''
|51.53
|7 '''Q'''
|51.32 '''PB'''
|6
|-
|align=left|[[M. R. Poovamma]]
|53.72
|24
|colspan="4"|Did not Advance
|-
|align=left|[[Suriya Loganathan]]
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|32:23.56 '''PB'''
|13
|-
|align=left| [[Hima Das]] [[M. R. Poovamma]] [[Sonia Baishya]] [[Sarita Gayakwad]]
|align=left |[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|3:33.61
|7
|}

;Field events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Distance
!Rank
!Distance
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Nayana James]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump|Long jump]]
|6.34
|9 '''Q'''
|6.14
|12
|-
|align=left|[[Neena Pinto]]
|6.24
|12 '''Q'''
|6.19
|10
|-
|align=left|'''[[Navjeet Kaur Dhillon]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|57.43
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Seema Antil]]'''
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|60.41
|{{silver2}}
|}

;Combined Events – [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]]

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!{{Tooltip|100H|100 m hurdles}}
!{{Tooltip|HJ|High jump}}
!{{Tooltip|SP|Shot put}}
!200 m
!{{Tooltip|LJ|Long jump}}
!{{Tooltip|JT|Javelin throw}}
!800 m
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Purnima Hembram]]
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|13.56 '''PB'''
|1.72 '''PB'''
|11.75
|25.12
|5.96
|41.57
|2:17.44
|rowspan=2|5834 '''PB'''
|rowspan=2|7
|-
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|1041
|879
|645
|876
|837
|697
|859
|}

==Badminton==
{{main|Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India was represented by 10 athletes, 5 men and 5 women.

;Singles
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Prannoy Kumar]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Christopher Jean Paul|Paul]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–14, 21–6)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Anthony Joe|Joe]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' (21–18, 21–11)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Dinuka Karunaratna|Karunaratna]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–13, 21–6)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Lee Chong Wei|Lee C W]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' (16–21, 21–9, 14–21)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Rajiv Ouseph|Ouseph]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' (21–17, 23–25, 9–21)
|4
|-
|align=left|'''[[Srikanth Kidambi]]'''
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Aatish Lubah|Lubah]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–13, 21–10)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Niluka Karunaratne|Karunaratne]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–10, 21–10)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ryan Ng|Ng]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' (21–15, 21–12)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Rajiv Ouseph|Ouseph]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' (21–10, 21–17)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Lee Chong Wei|Lee C W]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' (21–19, 14–21, 14–21)
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Saina Nehwal]]'''
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Elsie de Villiers|Villiers]]|RSA|2018}} '''W''' (21–3, 21–1)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Jessica Li|Li]]|IOM|2018}} '''W''' (21–4, 2–0) ({{abbr|ret.|Retired}})
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Rachel Honderich|Honderich]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' (21–8, 21–13)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kirsty Gilmour|Gilmour]]|SCO|2018}} '''W''' (21–14, 18–21, 21–17)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[P. V. Sindhu|Sindhu]]|IND|2018}} '''W''' (21–18, 23–21)
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Grace Atipaka|Atipaka]]|GHA|2018}} '''W''' (21–5, 21–7)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Yeo Jia Min|Yeo J M]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' (21–10, 21–23, 21–10)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kirsty Gilmour|Gilmour]]|SCO|2018}} '''L''' (5–9) ({{abbr|ret.|Retired}})
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|'''[[P. V. Sindhu]]'''
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Andra Whiteside|Whiteside]]|FIJ|2018}} '''W''' (21–6, 21–3)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Chen Hsuan-yu|Chen H-y]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' (21–15, 21–9)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Brittney Tam|Tam]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' (21–14, 21–17)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Michelle Li|Li]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' (21–18, 21–8)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Saina Nehwal|Nehwal]]|IND|2018}} '''L''' (18–21, 21–23)
|{{silver2}}
|}

;Doubles
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]''' '''[[Chirag Shetty]]'''
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Aatish Lubah|Lubah]] / [[Christopher Jean Paul|Paul]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–8, 21–12)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Chan Peng Soon|Chan P S]] / [[Goh Soon Huat|Goh S H]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' (21–14, 15–21, 21–9)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sachin Dias|Dias]] / [[Buwaneka Goonethilleka|Goonethilleka]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–18, 21–10)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Marcus Ellis|Ellis]] / [[Chris Langridge|Langridge]]|ENG|2018}} '''L'''(13–21, 16–21)
|{{Silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Ashwini Ponnappa]]''' '''[[N. Sikki Reddy]]'''
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ong Ren-ne|Ong R-n]] / [[Crystal Wong|Wong]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' (21–18, 21–13)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Hasini Ambalangodage|Ambalangodage]] / [[Madushika Beruwelage|Beruwelage]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' (21–11, 21–13)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Chow Mei Kuan|Chow M K]] / [[Vivian Hoo|Hoo]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' (21–17, 15–21, 4–21)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Setyana Mapasa|Mapasa]] / [[Gronya Somerville|Somerville]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' (21–19, 21–19)
|{{Bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Ashwini Ponnappa]] [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Stuart Hardy|Hardy]] / [[Chloe le Tissier|Le Tissier]]|GUE|2018}} '''W''' (21–9, 21–5)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ben Lane|Lane]] / [[Jessica Pugh|Pugh]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' (21–17, 21–16)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kristen Tsai|Tsai]] / [[Nyl Yakura|Yakura]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' (21–10, 21–7)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Goh Soon Huat|Goh S H]] / [[Shevon Jemie Lai|S J Lai]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' (21–19, 21–19)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Marcus Ellis|Ellis]] / [[Lauren Smith (badminton)|Smith]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' (22–20, 18–21, 16–21)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Chan Peng Soon|Chan P S]] / [[Goh Liu Ying|Goh L Y]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' (19–21, 19–21)
|4
|-
|align=left|[[N. Sikki Reddy]] [[Pranav Chopra]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Burty Molia|Molia]] / [[Karyn Gibson|Gibson]]|FIJ|2018}} '''W''' (21–8, 21–9)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Danny Bawa Chrisnanta|Chrisnanta]] / [[Crystal Wong|Wong]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' (21–19, 21–13)
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Chan Peng Soon|Chan P S]] / [[Goh Liu Ying|Goh L Y]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' (17–21, 12–21)
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}

;Mixed team
{{Main|Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team}}

;Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Group stage
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[#Badminton|India]]'''
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]]
|{{bd|SRI}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{bd|PAK}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{bd|SCO}} '''W''' 5–0
|1 '''Q'''
|{{bd|MRI}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{bd|SGP}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{bd|MAS}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{gold1}}
|}

;Roster
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*'''[[Pranav Chopra]]'''
*'''[[Srikanth Kidambi]]'''
*'''[[Prannoy Kumar]]'''
*'''[[Saina Nehwal]]'''
*'''[[Ashwini Ponnappa]]'''
*'''[[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]'''
*'''[[N. Sikki Reddy]]'''
*'''[[Chirag Shetty]]'''
*'''[[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani]]'''
*'''[[P V Sindhu]]'''
{{div col end}}

;Pool A
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|A}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|A1}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|A3}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|A5}}

;Quarterfinals
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|QF1}}

;Semifinals
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|SF1}}

;Final
{{2018 Commonwealth Games badminton|Final}}

==Basketball==
{{Main|Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India has qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women). Both teams were invited by [[FIBA]] and the [[Commonwealth Games Federation|CGF]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053340/gold-coast-2018-reveal-list-of-competing-nations-in-basketball-events|title=Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events|last=Morgan |first=Liam|date=28 July 2017 |website=Insidethegames.biz |publisher=Dunsar Media |access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref>

;Summary
{{smalldiv|1=<nowiki/>
'''Key''':
* FT = After [[Full-time (sports)|full time]]
* P = Match decided by [[Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)|penalty-shootout]]
}}
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminary round
!Qualifying finals
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[India men's national basketball team|India men]]
|align=left|[[Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|Men's tournament]]
|{{bk|CMR}} '''L''' 87–96
|{{fh|ENG}} '''L''' 54–100
|{{fh|SCO}} '''L''' 81–96
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[India women's national basketball team|India women]]
|align=left|[[Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|Women's tournament]]
|{{bkw|JAM}} '''L''' 57–66
|{{bkw|MAS}} '''L''' 72–85
|{{bkw|NZL}} '''L''' 55–90
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}

===Men's tournament===
{{Main|Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament}}
;Roster
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Ravi Bhardwaj]]
*[[Arvind Arumugam]]
*[[Satnam Bhamara]]
*[[Arshpreet Bhullar]]
*Aravind Annadurai
*[[Akilan Pari]]
*[[Justin Joseph]]
*[[Jeevanantham Pandi]]
*[[Yadwinder Singh]]
*[[Joginder Singh (basketball)|Joginder Singh]]
*[[Amritpal Singh (basketball)|Amritpal Singh]]
*[[Amjyot Gill]]
{{div col end}}

;Pool B
{{2018 Commonwealth Games men's basketball|B}}

{{2018 Commonwealth Games men's basketball|B2}}
----
{{2018 Commonwealth Games men's basketball|B3}}
----
{{2018 Commonwealth Games men's basketball|B6}}

===Women's tournament===
{{Main|Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament}}
;Roster
{{2018 Commonwealth Games India women's basketball team roster}}

;Pool B
{{2018 Commonwealth Games women's basketball|B}}

{{2018 Commonwealth Games women's basketball|B1}}
----
{{2018 Commonwealth Games women's basketball|B4}}
----
{{2018 Commonwealth Games women's basketball|B5}}

==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India was represented by 12 athletes, 8 men and 4 women.
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! rowspan="2"|Athlete
! rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[Amit Panghal]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Light flyweight|49 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sulemanu Tetteh|Tetteh]]|GHA|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Aqeel Ahmed (boxer)|Ahmed]]|SCO|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Juma Miiro|Miiro]]|UGA|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Galal Yafai|Yafai]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 1–3
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Gaurav Solanki]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's flyweight|52 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Akimos Ampiah|Ampiah]]|GHA|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Charles Keama|Keama]]|PNG|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Vidanalange Ishan Bandara|Bandara]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 4–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Brendan Irvine|Irvine]]|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Mohammed Hussamuddin]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's bantamweight|56 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Boe Warawara|Warawara]]|VAN|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Everisto Mulenga|Mulenga]]|ZAM|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Peter McGrail|McGrail]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–5
||Did not advance
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manish Kaushik (boxer)|Manish Kaushik]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's lightweight|60 kg]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Michael Alexander (Trinidadian boxer)|Alexander]]|TTO|2018}} '''W''' 4–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Calum French|French]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[James McGivern|McGivern]]|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Harry Garside|Garside]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manoj Kumar (boxer)|Manoj Kumar]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's welterweight|69 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Osita Umeh|Umeh]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kassim Mbundwike|Mbundwike]]|TAN|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Terry Nickolas|Nickolas]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Pat McCormack (boxer, born 1995)|McCormack]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–5
|Did not advance
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Vikas Krishan]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's middleweight|75 kg]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Campbell Somerville|Somerville]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Benny Muziyo|Muziyo]]|ZAM|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Steven Donnelly|Donnelly]]|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Wilfried Ntsengue|Ntsengue]]|CMR|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{Gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Naman Tanwar]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's heavyweight|91 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Aruna Mhando|Mhando]]|TAN|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Frank Masoe|Masoe]]|SAM|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Jason Whateley|Whateley]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 0–4
|Did not advance
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Satish Kumar (boxer)|Satish Kumar]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's super heavyweight|+91 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Nigel Paul (boxer)|Paul]]|TTO|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Keddy Agnes|Agnes]]|SEY|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Frazer Clarke|Clarke]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–5
|{{Silver2}}
|}

;Women
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! rowspan="2"|Athlete
! rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[M C Mary Kom]]'''
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's light flyweight|48 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Megan Gordon (boxer)|Gordon]]|SCO|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Anusha Koddithuwakku|Koddithuwakku]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kristina O'Hara|O'Hara]]|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Pinki Rani]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's flyweight|51 kg]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Lisa Whiteside|Whiteside]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
|colspan="4" |Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Laishram Sarita Devi]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's lightweight|60 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kimberly Gittens|Gittens]]|BAR|2018}} '''W''' 5–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Anja Stridsman|Stridsman]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 0–5
|colspan="3" |Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Lovlina Borgohain]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's welterweight|69 kg]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sandy Ryan|Ryan]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
| colspan="3" |Did not advance
|}

==Cycling==
{{main|Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India participated with 9 athletes (4 men and 5 women).

===Track===
;Sprint
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!Round 1
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition Time
!Opposition Time
!Opposition Time
!Opposition Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Sahil Kumar]]
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint|Men's individual]]
|10.584
|22
|colspan="6"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sanuraj Sanandaraj]]
|10.381
|20
|colspan="6"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Ranjit Singh (cyclist)|Ranjit Singh]]
|10.486
|21
|colspan="6"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sahil Kumar]] [[Sanuraj Sanandaraj]] [[Ranjit Singh (cyclist)|Ranjit Singh]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's team sprint|Men's team]]
|46.174
|7
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Deborah Herold]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's sprint|Women's individual]]
|11.484 '''Q'''
|13
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kaarle McCulloch|McCulloch]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 12.028
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Aleena Reji]]
|12.207 '''Q'''
|16
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Stephanie Morton|Morton]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 12.541
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Deborah Herold]] [[Aleena Reji]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's team sprint|Women's team]]
|35.309
|6
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|}

;Keirin
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Repechage
!Semifinals
!Final
|-
!Rank
!Rank
!Rank
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Sahil Kumar]]
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's keirin|Men]]
|4 '''R'''
|3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sanuraj Sanandaraj]]
|5 '''R'''
|3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Ranjit Singh (cyclist)|Ranjit Singh]]
|4 '''R'''
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Deborah Herold]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's keirin|Women]]
|4 '''R'''
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Aleena Reji]]
|5 '''R'''
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}

;Time trial
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Sahil Kumar]]
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 km time trial|Men]]
|1:05.538
|20
|-
|align=left|[[Sanuraj Sanandaraj]]
|1:06.097
|22
|-
|align=left|[[Ranjit Singh (cyclist)|Ranjit Singh]]
|1:05.671
|21
|-
|align=left|[[Deborah Herold]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 500 m time trial|Women]]
|36.176
|13
|-
|align=left|[[Aleena Reji]]
|36.308
|14
|}

;Pursuit
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Opponent Results
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Manjeet Singh (cyclist)|Manjeet Singh]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit|Men's individual]]
|4:39.744
|24
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sonali Mayanglambam]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's individual pursuit|Women's individual]]
|3:59.028
|20
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Monorama Tongbram]]
|4:12.437
|22
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Deborah Herold]] [[Amritha Geethakumari]] [[Sonali Mayanglambam]] [[Aleena Reji]] [[Monorama Tongbram]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's team pursuit|Women's team]]
|5:05.668
|7
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|}

;Points race
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Manjeet Singh (cyclist)|Manjeet Singh]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's points race|Men]]
|0
|14
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sonali Mayanglambam]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's points race|Women]]
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DNS|Did not start}}
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Monorama Tongbram]]
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|}

;Scratch race
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Qualification
!Final
|-
|align=left|[[Manjeet Singh (cyclist)|Manjeet Singh]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's scratch race|Men]]
|13
|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sonali Mayanglambam]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's scratch race|Women]]
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
|-
|align=left|[[Monorama Tongbram]]
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
|}

==Gymnastics==
{{main|Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India was represented by 7 athletes, 3 men and 4 women.

===Artistic===

;Men
;Team Final & Individual Qualification

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!{{abbr|F|Floor}}
!{{abbr|PH|Pommel horse}}
!{{abbr|R|Rings}}
!{{abbr|V|Vault}}
!{{abbr|PB|Parallel bars}}
!{{abbr|HB|Horizontal bar}}
|-
|align=left|[[Ashish Kumar (gymnast)|Ashish Kumar]]
|align=left rowspan="4"|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's artistic team all-around|Team]]
|13.050
|11.150
|11.300
|13.150
|12.650
|10.400
|71.700
|25
|-
|align=left|[[Rakesh Patra]]
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
| 13.950 '''Q'''
| {{n/a}}
| 13.350
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}
|-
|align=left|[[Yogeshwar Singh]]
| 12.450
| 12.750
| 12.350
| 13.050
| 12.300
| 12.400
| 75.300
| 21 '''Q'''
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''
| '''25.500'''
| '''23.900'''
| '''37.600'''
| '''26.200'''
| '''38.300'''
| '''22.800'''
| '''174.300'''
| 9
|}

;Individual Finals
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!{{abbr|F|Floor}}
!{{abbr|PH|Pommel horse}}
!{{abbr|R|Rings}}
!{{abbr|V|Vault}}
!{{abbr|PB|Parallel bars}}
!{{abbr|HB|Horizontal bar}}
|-
|align=left|[[Rakesh Patra]]
|align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's rings|Rings]]
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|12.933
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}
|12.933
|8
|-
|align=left|[[Yogeshwar Singh]]
|align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's artistic individual all-around|All-around]]
|11.400
|12.250
|12.600
|14.100
|13.000
|12.250
|75.600
|14
|}

;Women
;Team Final & Individual Qualification
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan =6|Apparatus
|- style="font-size:95%"
!{{abbr|V|Vault}}
!{{abbr|UB|Uneven bars}}
!{{abbr|BB|Balance beam}}
!{{abbr|F|Floor}}
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Pranati Das]]
|align=left rowspan="4"|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's artistic team all-around|Team]]
|12.600
|9.750
|10.150
|11.300
|43.800
|21 '''Q'''
|-
|align=left|[[Pranati Nayak]]
|13.250 '''Q'''
|9.775
|9.400
|10.250
|42.675
|24
|-
|align=left|[[Aruna Reddy]]
|13.200
|9.800
|10.150
|10.350
|43.500
|22 '''Q'''
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''
|'''39.050'''
|'''29.325'''
|'''29.700'''
|'''31.900'''
|'''128.975'''
|7
|}

;Individual events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!{{abbr|V|Vault}}
!{{abbr|UB|Uneven bars}}
!{{abbr|BB|Balance beam}}
!{{abbr|F|Floor}}
|-
|align=left|[[Pranati Das]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's artistic individual all-around|All-around]]
|12.900
|10.050
|9.900
|11.050
|43.900
|16
|-
|align=left|[[Aruna Reddy]]
|13.650
|10.200
|9.000
|11.550
|44.400
|14
|-
|align=left|[[Pranati Nayak]]
|align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's vault|Vault]]
|11.983
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}
|11.983
|8
|}

===Rhythmic===
;Women
;Individual
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=6|Qualification
!colspan=6|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Hoop
!Ball
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Total
!Rank
!Hoop
!Ball
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Meghana Reddy (gymnast)|Meghana Reddy]]
|align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's rhythmic individual all-around|Individual]]
|9.900
|7.300
|10.000
|7.400
|34.600
|23
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}

==Hockey==
{{main|Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India has qualified a men's and a women's team for a total of 36 athletes (18 men and 18 women) based on the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

;Summary
{{smalldiv|1=<nowiki/>
'''Key''':
* FT = After [[Full-time (sports)|full time]]
* P = Match decided by [[Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)|penalty-shootout]]
}}
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=5|Preliminary round
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} / {{abbr|PM|Placement match}}
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[India men's national field hockey team|India men]]
|align=left|[[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|Men's tournament]]
|{{fh|PAK}} '''D''' 2–2
|{{fh|WAL}} '''W''' 4–3
|{{fh|MAS}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{fh|ENG}} '''W''' 4–3
|1 '''Q'''
|{{fh|NZL}} '''L''' 2–3
|{{fh|ENG}} '''L''' 1–2
|4
|-
|align=left|[[India women's national field hockey team|India women]]
|align=left|[[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|Women's tournament]]
|{{fhw|WAL}} '''L''' 2–3
|{{fhw|MAS}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{fhw|ENG}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{fhw|RSA}} '''W''' 1–0
|2 '''Q'''
|{{fhw|AUS}} '''L''' 0–1
|{{fhw|ENG}} '''L''' 0–6
|4
|}

===Men's tournament===
{{Main|Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament}}
;Team
Hockey India announced the team of 18 members which was led by Manpreet Singh. 
'''Squad:''' 
'''Goalkeepers''': [[P. R. Sreejesh|Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran]], [[Suraj Karkera]] 
'''Defenders''': [[Rupinder Pal Singh]], [[Harmanpreet Singh]], [[Varun Kumar (field hockey)|Varun Kumar]], [[Kothajit Singh]], [[Gurinder Singh (field hockey)|Gurinder Singh]], [[Amit Rohidas]] 
'''Midfielders''': [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]] (C), [[Chinglensana Singh Kangujam]] (VC), [[Sumit (field hockey)|Sumit]], [[Vivek Sagar Prasad]] 
'''Forwards''': [[Akashdeep Singh]], [[S.V. Sunil]], [[Gurjant Singh]], [[Mandeep Singh (field hockey)|Mandeep Singh]], [[Lalit Upadhyay]], [[Dilpreet Singh]]
;Preliminary round
;Pool B
{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Pool B standings}}

{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Match B4}}
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{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Match B6}}
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{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Match B7}}
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{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Match B10}}
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;Semi-finals
{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Match D2}}
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;Bronze medal match
{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Match E1}}

===Women's tournament===
{{Main|Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament}}
Hockey India has announced the team which was led by Rani Rampal. 
'''Squad:''' 
'''Goalkeepers''': [[Savita Punia|Savita]] (VC), [[Rajani Etimarpu]] 
'''Defenders''': [[Deepika Thakur|Deepika]], [[Sunita Lakra]], [[Deep Grace Ekka]], [[Gurjit Kaur]], [[Sushila Chanu | Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam]] 
'''Midfielders''': [[Monika Malik|Monika]], [[Namita Toppo]], [[Nikki Pradhan]], [[Neha Goyal]], [[Lilima Minz]] 
'''Forwards''': [[Rani Rampal|Rani]] (C), [[Vandana Kataria]], [[Lalremsiami]], [[Navjot Kaur (field hockey)|Navjot Kaur]], [[Navneet Kaur (field hockey)|Navneet Kaur]], [[Poonam Rani]]
;Preliminary round
;Pool A
{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Pool A}}

{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Match A1}}
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{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Match A3}}
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{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Match A6}}
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{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Match A9}}
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;Semi-finals
{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Match D2}}
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;Bronze medal match
{{Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Match E1}}

==Lawn bowls==
{{main|Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India was represented by 10 athletes, 5 men and 5 women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-03/GC2018_Lawn_Bowls_Draw.pdf|title=Lawn Bowls Draw|website=gc2018.com|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084701/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-03/GC2018_Lawn_Bowls_Draw.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Group stage
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Krishna Xalxo]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Singles]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Cephas Kimani|Kimani]]|KEN|2018}} '''W''' 21–12
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Paxton]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 19–21
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Arun Kumar (lawn bowls)|Kumar]]|FIJ|2018}} '''W''' 21–11
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Andrew Newell (bowls)|Newell]]|JAM|2018}} '''L''' 18–21
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Shannon McIlroy|McIlroy]]|NZL|2018}} '''L''' 0–21
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Alok Lakra]] [[Krishna Xalxo]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|Pairs]]
|{{flagCGF|MAS|2018}} '''L''' 13–27
|{{flagCGF|NIU|2018}} '''W''' 29–6
|{{flagCGF|SCO|2018}} '''L''' 12–17
|{{flagCGF|SAM|2018}} '''W''' 26–4
|{{flagCGF|NFI|2018}} '''L''' 7–17
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sunil Bahadur]] [[Dinesh Kumar (bowls)|Dinesh Kumar]] [[Chandan Singh (bowls)|Chandan Singh]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples|Triples]]
|{{flagCGF|WAL|2018}} '''L''' 9–23
|{{flagCGF|PNG|2018}} '''W''' 16–11
|{{flagCGF|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 14–15
|{{flagCGF|RSA|2018}} '''W''' 18–17
|{{n/a}}
|3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sunil Bahadur]] [[Dinesh Kumar (bowls)|Dinesh Kumar]] [[Alok Lakra]] [[Chandan Singh (bowls)|Chandan Singh]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Fours]]
|{{flagCGF|RSA|2018}} '''W''' 19–7
|{{flagCGF|BOT|2018}} '''W''' 16–9
|{{flagCGF|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 19–15
|{{flagCGF|NFI|2018}} '''W''' 25–7
|{{n/a}}
|1 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGF|WAL|2018}} '''L''' 15–17
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}

;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Group stage
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Pinki Singh (bowls)|Pinki Singh]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Singles]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Jo Edwards|Edwards]]|NZL|2018}} '''L''' 16–20
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Katherine Rednall|Rednall]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 11–21
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Litia Tikoisuva|Tikoisuva]]|FIJ|2018}} '''L''' 12–21
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Emma Firyana Saroji|Saroji]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' 9–21
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Pauline Blumsky|Blumsky]]|NIU|2018}} '''W''' 21–9
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Lovely Choubey]] [[Rupa Rani Tirkey]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's pairs|Pairs]]
|{{flagCGF|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 20–16
|{{flagCGF|JER|2018}} '''W''' 22–12
|{{flagCGF|NIR|2018}} '''L''' 14–15
|{{flagCGF|RSA|2018}} '''L''' 17–19
|{{n/a}}
|2 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGF|MAS|2018}} '''L''' 11–17
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Farzana Khan]] [[Pinki Singh (bowls)|Pinki Singh]] [[Nayanmoni Saikia]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's triples|Triples]]
|{{flagCGF|FIJ|2018}} '''L''' 15–23
|{{flagCGF|PNG|2018}} '''W''' 24–6
|{{flagCGF|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 11–20
|{{flagCGF|CAN|2018}} '''L''' 10–19
|{{n/a}}
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Lovely Choubey]] [[Farzana Khan]] [[Nayanmoni Saikia]] [[Rupa Rani Tirkey]]
|align=left|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's fours|Fours]]
|{{flagCGF|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 18–10
|{{flagCGF|MLT|2018}} '''L''' 15–20
|{{flagCGF|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 21–9
|{{flagCGF|FIJ|2018}} '''W''' 24–9
|{{n/a}}
|1 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGF|MLT|2018}} '''L''' 11–13
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}

==Powerlifting==
{{Main|Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Farman Basha]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's lightweight|Men's lightweight]]
|169.4
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Ashok Malik (powerlifting)|Ashok Malik]]
|colspan="2"|{{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sachin Chaudhary]]'''
|align=left|[[Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's heavyweight|Men's heavyweight]]
|181.0
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Sakina Khatun]]
|align=left|[[Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's lightweight|Women's lightweight]]
|93.2
|5
|}

==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}

;Men

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Deepak Kumar (sport shooter)|Deepak Kumar]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10m air rifle]]
|627.2
|1 '''Q'''
|162.3
|6
|-
|align=left|'''[[Ravi Kumar (sport shooter)|Ravi Kumar]]'''
|626.8
|2 '''Q'''
|224.1
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Jitu Rai]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air pistol|10m air pistol]]
|570-15x
|4 '''Q'''
|235.1 '''GR'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Om Prakash Mitharwal]]'''
|584-26x
|1 '''Q'''
|214.3
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Anish Bhanwala]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|25m rapid fire pistol]]
|580-22x
|1 '''Q'''
|30 '''GR'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Neeraj Kumar (sport shooter)|Neeraj Kumar]]
|579-14x
|2 '''Q'''
|13
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Jitu Rai]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre pistol|50m pistol]]
|542-8x
|6 '''Q'''
|105.0
|8
|-
|align=left|'''[[Om Prakash Mitharwal]]'''
|549-6x
|1 '''Q'''
|201.1
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sanjeev Rajput]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions|50m rifle 3 positions]]
|1180-58x
|1 '''Q''' '''QGR'''
|454.5 '''GR'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Chain Singh]]
|1166-50x
|2 '''Q'''
|419.1
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Chain Singh]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre rifle prone|50m rifle prone]]
|614.2
|6 '''Q'''
|204.8
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Gagan Narang]]
|617
|3 '''Q'''
|142.3
|7
|-
|align=left|[[Manavjit Singh Sandhu]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's trap|Trap]]
|115
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Kynan Chenai]]
|117 (3 '''S-off''')
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Mohammed Asab]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's double trap|Double trap]]
|137 (5 '''S-off''')
|2 '''Q'''
|43
|4
|-
|align=left|'''[[Ankur Mittal]]'''
|133
|5 '''Q'''
|53
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Smit Singh]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's skeet|Skeet]]
|119 (1 '''S-off''')
|6 '''Q'''
|15
|6
|-
|align=left|[[Sheeraz Sheikh]]
|117
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}

;Women

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[Apurvi Chandela]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle|10m air rifle]]
|423.2
|1 '''Q''' '''QGR'''
|225.3
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Mehuli Ghosh]]'''
|413.7
|5 '''Q'''
|247.2 (9.9 '''S-off''')
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manu Bhaker]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol|10m air pistol]]
|383-10x
|1 '''Q'''
|240.9 '''GR'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Heena Sidhu]]'''
|379-6x
|2 '''Q'''
|234.0
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Heena Sidhu]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 25 metre pistol|25m pistol]]
|579-21x
|3 '''Q'''
|38 '''GR'''
|{{Gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Annuraj Singh|Annu Singh]]
|584-13x
|2 '''Q'''
|15
|6
|-
|align=left|'''[[Anjum Moudgil]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions|50m rifle 3 positions]]
|589-32x
|1 '''Q''' '''QGR'''
|455.7
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Tejaswini Sawant]]'''
|582-31x
|3 '''Q'''
|457.9 '''GR'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Anjum Moudgil]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre rifle prone|50m rifle prone]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A}}
|602.2
|16
|-
|align=left|'''[[Tejaswini Sawant]]'''
|colspan=2 {{N/A}}
|618.9
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Shreyasi Singh]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's trap|Trap]]
|67 (3 '''S-off''')
|4 '''Q'''
|19
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Seema Tomar]]
|61
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|'''[[Shreyasi Singh]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's double trap|Double trap]]
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
||96 (2 '''S-off''')
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Varsha Varman]]
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|86
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Saniya Shaikh]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's skeet|Skeet]]
|71
|2 '''Q'''
|32
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Maheshwari Chauhan]]
|68
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}

==Squash==
{{main|Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
Team of 6 athletes represented India at the squash competition in the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]].
;Individual
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|{{abbr|Final|Gold medal match}}/{{abbr|BM|Bronze medal}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Saurav Ghosal]]
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Christopher Binnie|Binnie]]|JAM|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Harinder Pal Sandhu]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Cameron Stafford|Stafford]]|CAY|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ivan Yuen|Yuen]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Vikram Malhotra]]
|{{nowrap|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Manda Chilambwe|Chilambwe]]|ZAM|2018}}}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Xavier Koenig|Koenig]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Nick Matthew|Matthew]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 1–3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Joshna Chinappa]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Lynetta Vai|Vai]]|PNG|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|Saxby|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Joelle King|King]]|NZL|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|{{nowrap|[[Dipika Pallikal Karthik]]}}
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Charlotte Knaggs|Knaggs]]|TRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Alison Waters|Waters]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
| colspan="4" |Did not advance
|}

;Doubles
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Group stage
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|{{abbr|Final|Gold medal match}}/{{abbr|BM|Bronze medal}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Vikram Malhotra]] [[Ramit Tandon]]
|align=left|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Peter Creed|Creed]] / [[Joel Makin|Makin]]|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ernest Jombla|Jombla]] / [[Yusif Mansaray|Mansaray]]|SLE|2018}} '''W''' 2–0 ({{w/o}})
|{{n/a}}
|1 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Christopher Binnie|Binnie]] / [[Lewis Walters|Walters]]|JAM|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Declan James|James]] / [[James Willstrop|Willstrop]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 1–2
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|'''[[Joshna Chinappa]] [[Dipika Pallikal Karthik]]'''
|align=left|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Faiza Zafar|F Zafar]] / [[Madina Zafar|M Zafar]]|PAK|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tesni Evans|Evans]] / [[Deon Saffery|Saffery]]|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Dianne Kellas|Kellas]] / [[Colette Sultana|Sultana]]|MLT|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|1 '''Q'''
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Samantha Cornett|Cornett]] / [[Nikki Todd|Todd]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Laura Massaro|Massaro]] / [[Sarah-Jane Perry|Perry]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Joelle King|King]] / [[Amanda Landers-Murphy|Landers-Murphy]]|NZL|2018}} '''L''' 0–2
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Joshna Chinappa]] [[Harinder Pal Sandhu]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Caroline Laing|Laing]] / [[Jacob Kelly|Kelly]]|CAY|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Lisa Aitken|Aitken]] / [[Kevin Moran (squash player)|Moran]]|SCO|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{n/a}}
|1 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Amanda Landers-Murphy|Landers-Murphy]] / Millar|NZL|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Joelle King|King]] / [[Paul Coll|Coll]]|NZL|2018}} '''L''' 0–2
|colspan="3" |Did not advance
|-
|align=left|'''[[Dipika Pallikal Karthik]]''' '''[[Saurav Ghosal]]'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Mary Fung-A-Fat|Fung-A-Fat]] / [[Jason-Ray Khalil|Khalil]]|GUY|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Madina Zafar|M Zafar]] / [[Tayyab Aslam|Aslam]]|PAK|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{n/a}}
|1 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Aifa Azman|Azman]] / [[Sanjay Singh (squash player)|Singh]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tesni Evans|Evans]] / [[Peter Creed|Creed]]|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 2–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Joelle King|King]] / [[Paul Coll|Coll]]|NZL|2018}} '''W''' 2–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Donna Urquhart|Urquhart]] / [[Cameron Pilley|Pilley]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 0–2
|{{Silver2}}
|}

==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
;Men

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
! rowspan="2" |Athlete
! rowspan="2" |Event
! colspan="2" |Heat
! colspan="2" |Semifinal
! colspan="2" |Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Virdhawal Khade]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]
|23.11
|19
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]]
|24.52
|13 '''Q'''
|24.50
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left rowspan="4"|[[Sajan Prakash]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly]]
|25.11
|21
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]
|54.11
|9 '''Q'''
|54.12
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly|200 m butterfly]]
|1:58.87
|8 '''Q'''
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|1:59.05
|8
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]]
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|15:52.84
|7
|-
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Srihari Nataraj]]
|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke]]
|26.47
|9 '''Q'''
|26.50
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]
|56.71
|15 '''Q'''
|56.65
|13
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke|200 m backstroke]]
|2:04.75
|17
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|}

;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Vaishnavi Jagtap]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle S8|50 m freestyle S8]]
|41.63
|6 '''Q'''
|42.03
|6
|-
|align=left|[[Kiran Tak]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle S9|100 m freestyle S9]]
|1:46.29
|7 '''Q'''
|1:47.95
|7
|}

==Table tennis==
{{main|Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India was represented by 10 athletes, 5 men and 5 women. [[Sharath Kamal]], [[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]], [[Sanil Shetty]], [[Harmeet Desai]] and [[Anthony Amalraj]] made up the men's Table Tennis squad. The women's squad comprised [[Manika Batra]], [[Mouma Das]], [[Sutirtha Mukherjee]], [[Madhurika Patkar]] and [[Pooja Sahasrabudhe]].

;Singles
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athletes
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Group stage
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!{{abbr|Final|Gold medal match}}/{{abbr|BM|Bronze medal}}
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sharath Kamal]]'''
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|colspan=4 {{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Javen Choong|Choong]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 4–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Hu Heming|Hu Hm]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Liam Pitchford|Pitchford]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 4–2
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Quadri Aruna|Aruna]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 0–4
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sam Walker (table tennis)|Walker]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Harmeet Desai]]
|colspan=4 {{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Geoffrey Loi|Loi]]|PNG|2018}} '''W''' 4–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Leong Chee Feng|Leong C F]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Quadri Aruna|Aruna]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 0–4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]
|colspan=4 {{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Muhammad Rameez|Rameez]]|PAK|2018}} '''W''' 4–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Segun Toriola|Toriola]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 4–0 ({{abbr|ret.|Retired}})
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sam Walker (table tennis)|Walker]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manika Batra]]'''
|align=left rowspan="3"|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|colspan=3 {{bye}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tracy Feng|Feng]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Zhou Yihan|Zhou Yh]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Feng Tianwei|Feng Tw]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 4–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Yu Mengyu|Yu My]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 4–0
|{{Gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Mouma Das]]
|colspan=3 {{bye}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Elodie Ho Wan Kau|Kau]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' 4–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tin-Tin Ho|Ho]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 4–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Yu Mengyu|Yu My]]|SGP|2018}} '''L''' 1–4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Madhurika Patkar]]
|colspan=3 {{bye}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Rheann Chung|Chung]]|TTO|2018}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kelly Sibley|Sibley]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 2–4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}

;Doubles
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athletes
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!{{abbr|Final|Gold medal match}}/{{abbr|BM|Bronze medal}}
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sharath Kamal]]''' '''[[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tauramoa Miita|Miita]] / [[Nooa Takooa (table tennis)|Takooa]]|KIR|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Buwaneka Jayasingha Mudiyanselage|Mudiyanselage]] / [[Imesh Ranasingha|Ranasingha]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[David McBeath|McBeath]] / [[Sam Walker (table tennis)|Walker]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Yew En Koen Pang|Yew P]] / [[Shao Feng Ethan Poh|Shao P]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Paul Drinkhall|Drinkhall]] / [[Liam Pitchford|Pitchford]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Harmeet Desai]]''' '''[[Sanil Shetty]]'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Shemar Britton|Britton]] / [[Christopher Franklin (table tennis)|Franklin]]|GUY|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Paul McCreery|McCreery]] / [[Ashley Robinson (table tennis)|Robinson]]|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Hu Heming|Hu Hm]] / [[Chris Yan|Yan]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Paul Drinkhall|Drinkhall]] / [[Liam Pitchford|Pitchford]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Yew En Koen Pang|Yew P]] / [[Shao Feng Ethan Poh|Shao P]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manika Batra]]''' '''[[Mouma Das]]'''
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Hansani Kapugeekiyana|Kapugeekiyana]] / [[Ishara Madurangi|Madurangi]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tin-Tin Ho|Ho]] / [[Maria Tsaptsinos|Tsaptsinos]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ho Ying|Ho Y]] / [[Karen Lyne|Lyne]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Feng Tianwei|Feng Tw]] / [[Yu Mengyu|Yu My]]|SGP|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Sutirtha Mukherjee]] [[Pooja Sahasrabudhe]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ruqayyah Kinoo|Kinoo]] / [[Sanjana Ramasawmy|Ramasawmy]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Charlotte Carey|Carey]] / [[Chloe Thomas (table tennis)|Thomas]]|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Alicia Cote|Cote]] / [[Zhang Mo (table tennis)|Zhang M]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Feng Tianwei|Feng Tw]] / [[Yu Mengyu|Yu My]]|SGP|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ho Ying|Ho Y]] / [[Karen Lyne|Lyne]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' 1–3
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Pooja Sahasrabudhe]] [[Harmeet Desai]]
|align=left rowspan="4"|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Javen Choong|Choong]] / [[Karen Lyne|Lyne]]|MAS|2018}} '''L''' 1–3
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manika Batra]] [[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]'''
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ho Ying|Ho Y]] / [[Leong Chee Feng|Leong C F]]|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Alicia Cote|Cote]] / [[Marko Medjugorac|Medjugorac]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 3–2
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Xue Jie Pang|Xue J P]] / [[Zhou Yihan|Zhou Yh]]|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Liam Pitchford|Pitchford]] / [[Tin-Tin Ho|Ho]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sharath Kamal|Kamal]] / [[Mouma Das|Das]]|IND|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Mouma Das]] [[Sharath Kamal]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Rohan Sirisena|Sirisena]] / [[Ishara Madurangi|Madurangi]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[David McBeath|McBeath]] / [[Kelly Sibley|Sibley]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Eugene Wang|Wang]] / [[Zhang Mo (table tennis)|Zhang M]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Gao Ning|Gao N]] / [[Yu Mengyu|Yu My]]|SGP|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran|Gnanasekaran]] / [[Manika Batra|Batra]]|IND|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|4
|-
|align=left|[[Madhurika Patkar]] [[Sanil Shetty]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Buwaneka Jayasingha Mudiyanselage|Mudiyanselage]] / [[Erandi Warusawithana|Warusawithana]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Elodie Ho Wan Kau|Kau]] / [[Rhikesh Taucoory|Taucoory]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Liam Pitchford|Pitchford]] / [[Tin-Tin Ho|Ho]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 2–3
| colspan="3" |Did not advance
|}

;Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athletes
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Group stage
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Final
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sharath Kamal]]''' '''[[Anthony Amalraj]]''' '''[[Harmeet Desai]]''' '''[[Sanil Shetty]]''' '''[[Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]]'''
|align=left|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's team|Men's team]]
|{{flagCGF|TTO|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGF|NIR|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|1 '''Q'''
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGF|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGF|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 3–2
|{{flagCGF|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Manika Batra]]''' '''[[Mouma Das]]''' '''[[Sutirtha Mukherjee]]''' '''[[Madhurika Patkar]]''' '''[[Pooja Sahasrabudhe]]'''
|align=left|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's team|Women's team]]
|{{flagCGF|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGF|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|1 '''Q'''
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGF|MAS|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGF|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGF|SGP|2018}} '''W''' 3–1
|{{gold1}}
|}

;Para-sport
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athletes
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Group stage
!Semifinal
!Final
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
|-
|align=left|[[Maitreyee Sarkar]]
|align=left rowspan="2"|[[Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's TT6-10|Women's TT6–10]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Melissa Tapper|Tapper]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Vero Nime|Nime]]|PNG|2018}} '''W''' 3–0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Felicity Pickard|Pickard]]|ENG|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Vaishnavi Sutar]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Stephanie Chan|Chan]]|CAN|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Faith Obazuaye|Obazuaye]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Andrea McDonnell|McDonnell]]|AUS|2018}} '''L''' 0–3
|4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}

==Weightlifting==
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification}}

;Men

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Weight lifted
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-
!Snatch
!Clean & jerk
|-
|align=left|'''[[Gururaja Poojary]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg|56 kg]]
|111
|138
|249
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Muthupandi Raja]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg|62kg]]
|116
|150
|266
|6
|-
|align=left|'''[[Deepak Lather]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg|69 kg]]
|136
|159
|295
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sathish Sivalingam]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg|77 kg]]
|144
|173
|317
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Ragala Venkat Rahul]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|151
|187
|338
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Vikas Thakur]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 94 kg|94 kg]]
|159
|192
|351
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Pardeep Singh]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 105 kg|105 kg]]
|152
|200
|352
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Gurdeep Singh (weightlifter)|Gurdeep Singh]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]]
|175
|207
|382
|4
|}

;Women

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Weight lifted
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-
!Snatch
!Clean & jerk
|-
|align=left|'''[[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 48 kg|48 kg]]
|86 '''CR/GR'''
|110 '''CR/GR'''
|196 '''CR/GR'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg|53 kg]]
|84 '''GR'''
|108
|192
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Saraswati Rout]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 58 kg|58 kg]]
|{{tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}
|—
|—
|—
|-
|align=left|[[Vandna Gupta]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 63 kg|63 kg]]
|80
|100
|180
|5
|-
|align=left|'''[[Punam Yadav]]'''
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 69 kg|69 kg]]
|100
|122
|222
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Seema (weightlifter)|Seema]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 75 kg|75 kg]]
|84
|105
|189
|6
|-
|align=left|[[Lalchhanhimi]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 90 kg|90 kg]]
|85
|109
|194
|8
|-
|align=left|[[Purnima Pandey]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's +90 kg|+90 kg]]
|94
|118
|212
|6
|}

==Wrestling==
{{Main|Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
India participated with 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women).

{{smalldiv|1=<nowiki/>
'''Key''':
* VT – [[Pin (amateur wrestling)|Victory by Fall]].
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 10 points.
* SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 10 points.
* VB – Victory by Injury
}}

;Repechage Format
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Repechage
!colspan=2|{{abbr|Final|Gold medal match}}/{{abbr|BM|Bronze medal}}
|- style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[Rahul Aware]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 57 kg|Men's 57 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[George Ramm|Ramm]]|ENG|2018}} '''W''' 11–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Thomas Cicchini|Cicchini]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Muhammad Bilal (wrestler)|Bilal]]|PAK|2018}} '''W''' 12–8PP
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Steven Takahashi|Takahashi]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 15–7PP
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Bajrang Punia]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 65 kg|Men's 65 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Brahm Richards|Richards]]|NZL|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Amas Daniel|Daniel]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Vincent De Marinis|Marinis]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kane Charig|Charig]]|WAL|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 74 kg|Men's 74 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Jevon Balfour|Balfour]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 11–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Muhammad Asad Butt|Butt]]|PAK|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Connor Evans (wrestler)|Evans]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 4–0VT
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Johannes Botha|Botha]]|RSA|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Somveer Kadian]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 86 kg|Men's 86 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Taebontangaroa Kookoo|Kookoo]]|KIR|2018}} '''W''' 4–0VT
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Muhammad Inam|Inam]]|PAK|2018}} '''L''' 0–10ST
|Did not advance
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Jayden Lawrence|Lawrence]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 7–0VT
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Alexander Moore (wrestler)|Moore]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 7–3PP
|{{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Mausam Khatri]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 97 kg|Men's 97 kg]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Alexios Kaouslidis|Kaouslidis]]|CYP|2018}} '''W''' 12–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Soso Tamarau|Tamarau]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 10–7PP
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Martin Erasmus|Erasmus]]|RSA|2018}} '''L''' 2–12SP
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Kiran Bishnoi]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 76 kg|Women's 76 kg]]
|{{N/A}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Danielle Sino Guemde|Guemde]]|CMR|2018}} '''W''' 11–1SP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Blessing Onyebuchi|Onyebuchi]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 0–10ST
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Katouskia Pariadhaven|Pariadhaven]]|MRI|2018}} '''W''' 10–0VT
|{{bronze3}}
|}

;Group stage Format
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Group stage
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|- style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|'''[[Pooja Dhanda]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 57 kg|Women's 57 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Emily Schaefer|Schaefer]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 12–5PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Ana Moceyawa|Moceyawa]]|NZL|2018}} '''W''' 8–0VT
|1 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Joseph Essombe|Essombe]]|CMR|2018}} '''W''' 11–5PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Odunayo Adekuoroye|Adekuoroye]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 5–7PP
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Divya Kakran]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 68 kg|Women's 68 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Gaelle Alakame Anzong|Anzong]]|CMR|2018}} '''W''' 10–8VT
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Danielle Lappage|Lappage]]|CAN|2018}} '''L''' 2–12SP
|2 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Blessing Oborududu|Oborududu]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 1–11SP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sherin Sultana|Sultana]]|BAN|2018}} '''W''' 4–0VT
|{{bronze3}}
|}

;Nordic Format
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Nordic Round Robin
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
!Opposition Result
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sumit Malik]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 125 kg|Men's 125 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Claude Kouamen Mbianga|Mbianga]]|CMR|2018}} '''W''' VB
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Korey Jarvis|Jarvis]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 6–4PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tayab Raza|Raza]]|PAK|2018}} '''W''' 10–4PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Sinivie Boltic|Boltic]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' VB
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Vinesh Phogat]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 50 kg|Women's 50 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Mercy Genesis|Genesis]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 6–5PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Rupinder Kaur|Kaur]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Jessica MacDonald|MacDonald]]|CAN|2018}} '''W''' 13–3SP
|{{n/a}}
|{{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Babita Kumari]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 53 kg|Women's 53 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Bose Samuel|Samuel]]|NGR|2018}} '''W''' 2–1PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Deepika Dilhani|Dilhani]]|SRI|2018}} '''W''' 4–0VT
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Carissa Holland|Holland]]|AUS|2018}} '''W''' 4–0VT
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Diana Weicker|Weicker]]|CAN|2018}} '''L''' 0–5PP
|{{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|'''[[Sakshi Malik]]'''
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 62 kg|Women's 62 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Berthe Etane Ngolle|Ngolle]]|CMR|2018}} '''W''' 10–0ST
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Michelle Fazzari|Fazzari]]|CAN|2018}} '''L''' 8–11PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Aminat Adeniyi|Adeniyi]]|NGR|2018}} '''L''' 3–6PP
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Tayla Ford|Ford]]|NZL|2018}} '''W''' 6–5PP
|{{bronze3}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{Associations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}

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[[Category:2018 in Indian sport|Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Australia–India sports relations|2018]]

2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad season

2026-04-09T11:24:48Z

Iamaulik7: New - done

{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team}}
{{good article}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = {{IPL Teams 1|srh}}
| season = [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
| image = Uppal stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| alt = Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in 2024
| caption = Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, home ground of Sunrisers Hyderabad
| coach = [[Daniel Vettori]]
| captain = [[Pat Cummins]]
| ground = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| comp1 = [[2025 Indian Premier League#League stage|League stage]]
| comp1 result = 6th place
| most runs = [[Heinrich Klaasen]] (487)<ref name="mr"/>
| most wickets = Pat Cummins [[Harshal Patel]] (16 each)<ref name="mw"/>
| most catches = [[Abhishek Sharma]] (8)<ref name="mc">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most catches|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526120926/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/fielding-most-catches-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=26 May 2025}}</ref>
| most dismissals = Heinrich Klaasen (6)<ref name="md">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most dismissals|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815081448/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/keeping-most-dismissals-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
| prevseason = [[2024 {{IPL Teams 1|srh}} season|2024]]
| nextseason = [[2026 {{IPL Teams 1|srh}} season|2026]]
}}
{{2025 Indian Premier League Teams}}

The 2025 season was the 13th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) [[cricket]] franchise [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 IPL]]. The team was captained by [[Pat Cummins]] and coached by [[Daniel Vettori]].

Sunrisers Hyderabad were the third team to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL and finished the season in sixth place with six wins from 14 matches. [[Heinrich Klaasen]] scored the most runs (487) while captain Cummins and [[Harshal Patel]] took the most wickets (16 each) for Hyderabad in the 2025 season.

== Pre-season ==
{{further|List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
The [[2025 Indian Premier League]] was the 18th edition of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), a professional [[Twenty20]] (T20) [[cricket]] league, organised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Premier-League |access-date=22 March 2025 |website=[[Britannica.com]] |language=en-uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317155833/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Premier-League|archive-date=17 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] had previously won the title once in [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=IPL 2016 Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2016-winner-sunrisers-hyderabad-101683202828132.html |access-date=2026-01-01 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520094045/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2016-winner-sunrisers-hyderabad-101683202828132.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They were the runners-up in the [[2024 Indian Premier League|previous season]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-26 |title=Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad to claim third IPL title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/26/kolkata-knight-riders-thrash-sunrisers-hyderabad-to-claim-third-ipl-title |access-date=2025-04-10 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529114928/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/26/kolkata-knight-riders-thrash-sunrisers-hyderabad-to-claim-third-ipl-title |url-status=live }}</ref> The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brar |first=Hemant |title=IPL 2025 FAQs: What's new this season? Any changes in format? |date=2023-03-20 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-who-are-the-new-captains-will-this-be-dhonis-last-season-1477101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322194040/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-who-are-the-new-captains-will-this-be-dhonis-last-season-1477101|archive-date=2025-03-22 |access-date=2025-03-22 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2025 |title=IPL 2025 to resume on May 17 with RCB vs KKR, final scheduled for June 3 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-to-resume-on-may-17-final-to-be-played-on-june-3-1485733 |access-date=14 May 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=14 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514101323/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-to-resume-on-may-17-final-to-be-played-on-june-3-1485733 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hyderabad played all their home matches at [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adil |first=Hafsa |title=All to know about the Indian Premier League’s 2025 season |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/3/20/all-to-know-about-the-ipl-2025-captains-schedule-prize-money-venues |access-date=2026-01-31 |work=[[Al Jazeera English]] |language=en}}</ref> except for the last one, which was moved to [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]] following the IPL's [[2025 Indian Premier League#Suspension and rescheduling|suspension and rescheduling]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=Remainder of IPL 2025 to be held at six venues |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4210/remainder-of-ipl-2025-to-be-held-at-six-venues |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=[[IPLT20.com]] |archive-date=14 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514101854/https://www.iplt20.com/news/4210/remainder-of-ipl-2025-to-be-held-at-six-venues |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sch-chng2"/>

=== Player Retention ===
Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 September 2024|title=IPL 2025 mega auction salary purse, retention rules, and RTM explained|url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/ipl-2025-mega-auction-salary-purse-retention-rules-and-rtm-explained-124092900134_1.html|access-date=29 September 2024|work=[[Business Standard]]|archive-date=30 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930015913/https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/ipl-2025-mega-auction-salary-purse-retention-rules-and-rtm-explained-124092900134_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/list-of-retained-released-players-for-ipl-2025-mega-auction-announced-check-date-1720752 |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=[[ABP News]] |date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930020104/https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/list-of-retained-released-players-for-ipl-2025-mega-auction-announced-check-date-1720752 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hyderabad retained five players, including captain [[Pat Cummins]].<ref name="retain"/><ref name=srh-retain/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Retained players<ref name="retain">{{cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=IPL 2025 retentions: List of all the retained players ahead of the mega auction |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-retentions-list-list-of-players-retained-by-franchises-csk-kkr-srh-lsg-1457696 |access-date=30 October 2024 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=10 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410063200/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-retentions-list-list-of-players-retained-by-franchises-csk-kkr-srh-lsg-1457696 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=srh-retain>{{cite news|date=30 October 2024|title=SRH to retain Travis Head and Nitish Reddy as well ahead of IPL mega auction|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-srh-to-retain-travis-head-and-nitish-kumar-reddy-as-well-ahead-of-mega-auction-1456483|access-date=31 October 2024|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|archive-date=30 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241030121016/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-srh-to-retain-travis-head-and-nitish-kumar-reddy-as-well-ahead-of-mega-auction-1456483|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Salary
|-
| 1 || [[Heinrich Klaasen]] || {{INRConvert|23|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 2 || [[Pat Cummins]] || {{INRConvert|18|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 3 || [[Abhishek Sharma]] || {{INRConvert|14|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 4 || [[Travis Head]] || {{INRConvert|14|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 5 || [[Nitish Kumar Reddy]] || {{INRConvert|6|c|lk=on}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Released players<ref name="retain"/><ref name="S2024">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/sunrisers-hyderabad-squad-1413569/series-squads|title=2024 Indian Premier League, {{IPL Teams 1|srh}} squad|access-date=30 October 2024|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204114833/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/sunrisers-hyderabad-squad-1413569/series-squads|archive-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
! [[Batting (cricket)|Batters]] || [[Wicket-keeper]]s || [[All-rounder]]s || [[Fast bowling|Fast bowlers]] || [[Spin bowling|Spin bowlers]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Aiden Markram]]
* [[Rahul Tripathi]]
* [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]]
* [[Mayank Agarwal]]
* [[Anmolpreet Singh]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Upendra Yadav]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Abdul Samad]]
* [[Marco Jansen]]
* [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]]
* [[Washington Sundar]]
* [[Sanvir Singh]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]]
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Fazalhaq Farooqi]]
* [[T Natarajan]]
* [[Umran Malik]]
* [[Jaydev Unadkat]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Wanindu Hasaranga]]
* [[Mayank Markande]]
* [[Jhathavedh Subramanyan]]
* [[Vijayakanth Viyaskanth]]
|}

=== Auction ===
The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-auction-on-november-24-25-in-jeddah-1458546|access-date=5 November 2024|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|archive-date=16 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116185000/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-auction-on-november-24-25-in-jeddah-1458546|url-status=live}}</ref> The auction purse for each franchise was set at {{INRConvert|120|c|lk=on}}, with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Report Says Franchise Purse To Increase From Rs 90 Crore to 120 Crore |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-governing-council-to-meet-on-saturday-evening-set-to-finalise-auction-retention-rule-6670161 |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=[[NDTV]] |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001020644/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-governing-council-to-meet-on-saturday-evening-set-to-finalise-auction-retention-rule-6670161 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IPL retention FAQs: What is the modified RTM rule? Has the auction purse increased?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-retention-faqs-what-is-the-modified-rtm-rule-has-the-auction-purse-increased-1453284|date=2024-09-30|access-date=2024-10-01|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|archive-date=29 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429101841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-retention-faqs-what-is-the-modified-rtm-rule-has-the-auction-purse-increased-1453284|url-status=live}}</ref> Hyderabad had a purse remaining of {{INR convert|45|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=IPL 2025 Auction: Purse Remaining For Each Team After Retentions |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-auction-purse-remaining-for-each-team-after-retentions |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Wisden |language=en |archive-date=3 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103065133/https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-auction-purse-remaining-for-each-team-after-retentions |url-status=live}}</ref> Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed [[Indian Premier League#Players|Right-to-Match]] (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.<ref>{{cite web |title=Franchises can now retain record number of players ahead of IPL 2025 auction, purse size gets bigger too; check all details here |url=https://thesportstak.com/cricket/indian-premier-league-22-mar-2024/story/franchises-can-now-retain-5-players-with-1-rtm-card-ahead-of-ipl-2025-auction-purse-size-gets-bigger-check-all-details-here-3101224-2024-09-28 |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=SportsTak |date=28 September 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007090833/https://thesportstak.com/cricket/indian-premier-league-22-mar-2024/story/franchises-can-now-retain-5-players-with-1-rtm-card-ahead-of-ipl-2025-auction-purse-size-gets-bigger-check-all-details-here-3101224-2024-09-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hyderabad had one card available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ipl-2025-mega-auction-every-ipl-teams-retentions-auction-purse-total-slots-rtm-available-7089198|title=IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Every IPL Team's Retentions, Auction Purse, Total Slots, RTM Available|work=[[NDTV]]|date=24 November 2024|access-date=24 November 2024|archive-date=10 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410063200/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ipl-2025-mega-auction-every-ipl-teams-retentions-auction-purse-total-slots-rtm-available-7089198|url-status=live}}</ref> Hyderabad bought fifteen players in the auction, including eight capped players and four overseas players.<ref name="List">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2025-teams-squads-list-player-prices|title=IPL 2025 teams and all squads - full players list|website=[[Olympics.com]]|date=25 November 2024|access-date=25 November 2024|archive-date=24 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124172801/https://olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2025-teams-squads-list-player-prices|url-status=live}}</ref> Hyderabad did not use their RTM card in the auction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-28 |title=List of RTM Buys by all Franchises at the IPL Auction 2025 |url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/csk-mi-rcb-to-kkr-list-of-rtm-buys-by-all-franchises-at-the-ipl-auction-2025-323371.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=mykhel.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in '''bold'''.
* Ages are as of {{start date|2025|3|22|df=y}}.
* Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol ({{dagger}}) and placed at the bottom of the table.
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|+ [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] squad for the [[2025 Indian Premier League]]<ref name="S2025">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=ipl-2025-1449924/sunrisers-hyderabad-squad-1458622/series-squads|title=2025 Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad squad|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526044858/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/sunrisers-hyderabad-squad-1458622/series-squads|archive-date=26 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="retain"/><ref name="List"/>
! S/N || Name || Nationality || Birth date || Batting style || Bowling style || Salary || Notes
|-
| 4 || '''[[Abhishek Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2000|09|04|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox]] || {{INRConvert|14|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 7 || [[Harsh Dubey]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2002|5|23|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} || Replacement{{Efn|name=Smaran}}
|-
| 8 || '''[[Nitish Kumar Reddy]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2003|5|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|6|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 11 || '''[[Mohammed Shami]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1990|09|03|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|10|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 14 || [[Sachin Baby]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1988|12|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 18 || [[Abhinav Manohar]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1994|9|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || {{INRConvert|3.2|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 21 || '''[[Kamindu Mendis]]''' || {{cr|SL}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|9|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 24 || '''[[Wiaan Mulder]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|2|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} || Overseas; replacement{{Efn|name=Carse}}
|-
| 30 || '''[[Pat Cummins]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1993|03|08|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|18|c|lk=on}} || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]; overseas
|-
| 32 || '''[[Ishan Kishan]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|7|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || {{N/A}} || {{INRConvert|11.25|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 45 || '''[[Heinrich Klaasen]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1991|7|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || {{INRConvert|23|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 47 || [[Aniket Verma]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2002|2|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 55 || '''[[Rahul Chahar]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1999|8|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || {{INRConvert|3.2|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 57 || [[Atharva Taide]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2000|4|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 62 || '''[[Travis Head]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1993|12|29|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || {{INRConvert|14|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 68 || '''[[Harshal Patel]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1990|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|8|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 89 || [[Simarjeet Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|1|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|1.5|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 91 || '''[[Jaydev Unadkat]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1991|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 99 || [[Zeeshan Ansari]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1999|12|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || {{INRConvert|40|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 100 || '''[[Eshan Malinga]]''' || {{cr|SL}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2001|2|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || {{INRConvert|1.2|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 10 || [[Smaran Ravichandran]] {{dagger}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2003|5|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} || Replacement;{{Efn|name=Zampa}} withdrawn{{Efn|name=Smaran|[[Harsh Dubey]] replaced [[Smaran Ravichandran]], after the latter withdrew due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2025 |title=Sunrisers Hyderabad sign Harsh Dubey as injury replacement for Smaran Ravichandran |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4196/sunrisers-hyderabad-sign-harsh-dubey-as-injury-replacement-for-smaran-ravichandran |website=[[IPLT20.com]] |access-date=13 May 2025 |archive-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508093754/https://www.iplt20.com/news/4196/sunrisers-hyderabad-sign-harsh-dubey-as-injury-replacement-for-smaran-ravichandran |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
| 88 || '''[[Adam Zampa]]''' {{dagger}} || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1992|03|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[leg spin]] || {{INRConvert|2|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; withdrawn{{Efn|name=Zampa|[[Smaran Ravichandran]] replaced [[Adam Zampa]], after the latter withdrew due to shoulder injury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=CSK pick Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad, SRH sign Smaran Ravichandran for the injured Adam Zampa |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4161/csk-pick-ayush-mhatre-as-injury-replacement-for-ruturaj-gaikwad-srh-sign-smaran-ravichandran-for-the-injured-adam-zampa |website=[[IPLT20.com]] |access-date=15 May 2025 |archive-date=15 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415071718/https://www.iplt20.com/news/4161/csk-pick-ayush-mhatre-as-injury-replacement-for-ruturaj-gaikwad-srh-sign-smaran-ravichandran-for-the-injured-adam-zampa |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
| {{N/A}} || '''[[Brydon Carse]]''' {{dagger}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1995|7|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; withdrawn {{Efn|name=Carse|[[Wiaan Mulder]] replaced [[Brydon Carse]], after the latter withdrew due to toe injury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Injured Carse ruled out of IPL 2025, SRH sign Mulder as replacement|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-wiaan-mulder-replaces-injured-brydon-carse-for-srh-1476166|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|access-date=6 March 2024|archive-date=6 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306132101/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-wiaan-mulder-replaces-injured-brydon-carse-for-srh-1476166|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|}
{{notelist}}

== Support staff ==
[[Hemang Badani]] left the squad from a batting coach role<ref name=badani>{{Cite web |title=Hemang Badani to take over as Delhi Capitals head coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-badani-to-take-over-as-dc-head-coach-1455673 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429135324/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-badani-to-take-over-as-dc-head-coach-1455673 |archive-date=29 April 2025 |access-date=2025-11-22 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> while [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] joined as a bowling coach replacing [[Dale Steyn]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steyn and Sunrisers Hyderabad part ways before IPL 2025|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-dale-steyn-not-to-return-as-srh-bowling-coach-1455621|access-date=2024-10-17|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|archive-date=31 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241031032416/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-dale-steyn-not-to-return-as-srh-bowling-coach-1455621|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Position || Name
|-
| Head coach || [[Daniel Vettori]]
|-
| Bowling coach || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]]
|-
| Fielding coach || [[Ryan Cook (cricketer)|Ryan Cook]]
|}
* Source: ''Wisden''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=IPL 2025: Who Are The Captains And Coaching Staff Of Each Team? |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-who-are-the-captains-and-coaching-staff-of-each-team |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Wisden |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621155521/https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-who-are-the-captains-and-coaching-staff-of-each-team |url-status=live}}</ref>

== League stage ==
=== Points table ===
{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|pt}}

=== League progression ===
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| W2, L7, L10, L15, L19, W27, L33, L41, W43, L51, N55, W61, W65, W68 | E

| caption = League progression<ref name="pts"/>
| teams = {{IPL Teams 1|srh}}
| knockoutType = 2
| matchesPerTeam = 14
| matchReportArticle = }}

=== Fixtures ===
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match15}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match27}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match33}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match41}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match43}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match51}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match55}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match61}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match65}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match68}}

== Statistics ==
[[File:Pat Cummins fielding Ashes 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=Pat Cummins in 2021|[[Pat Cummins]] took the most wickets (16) for [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] in the [[2025 Indian Premier League]].]]
At the [[2025 Indian Premier League#End of season awards|IPL end of season awards]], [[Kamindu Mendis]] was awarded for catch of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=IPL 2025 Final Presentation: Full List Of Tournament Award Winners |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-final-presentation-full-list-tournament-award-winners |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Wisden |language=en |archive-date=16 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116154536/https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-final-presentation-full-list-tournament-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most runs<ref name="mr">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most runs|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250627053138/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
! scope=col | [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! scope=col | Player
|-
! scope=row | 487
| [[Heinrich Klaasen]]
|-
! scope=row | 439
| [[Abhishek Sharma]]
|-
! scope=row | 374
| [[Travis Head]]
|-
! scope=row | 354
| [[Ishan Kishan]]
|-
! scope=row | 236
| [[Aniket Verma]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most wickets<ref name="mw">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most wickets|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250627053137/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
! scope=col | [[Wicket]]s
! scope=col | Player
|-
! scope=row | 16
| [[Pat Cummins]]
|-
! scope=row | 16
| [[Harshal Patel]]
|-
! scope=row | 13
| [[Eshan Malinga]]
|-
! scope=row | 11
| [[Jaydev Unadkat]]
|-
! scope=row | 6
| [[Zeeshan Ansari]]
|}

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="sch-chng1">[[#sch1|Original 2025 IPL Schedule]] vs [[#sch3|Revised 2025 IPL Schedule]]</ref>
<ref name="sch-chng2">{{cite web|access-date=13 May 2025|title=IPL 2025 schedule: What's changed in the new fixture list vs old?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2025-schedule-whats-changed-in-the-new-fixture-list-vs-old/articleshow/121128408.cms|work=Times of India|date=13 May 2025|archive-date=13 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513064518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2025-schedule-whats-changed-in-the-new-fixture-list-vs-old/articleshow/121128408.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
</references>
=== General references ===
* {{anchor|sch1}}{{Cite journal |date=2025-02-16 |title=IPL Season Schedule 2025 |url=https://documents.iplt20.com/smart-images/1739621485265_IPL%20Season%20Schedule%202025-1.pdf |journal=Indian Premier League Schedule |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=18 |issue=1}}
* {{anchor|sch3}}{{Cite journal |date=2025-05-12 |title=IPL Season Schedule 2025 |url=https://scores.iplt20.com/TATA%20IPL%202025%20Season%20Schedule.pdf |journal=Indian Premier League Schedule |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=18 |issue=3}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.sunrisershyderabad.in/}}
* [https://www.iplt20.com/teams/sunrisers-hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad on IPLT20 Website]
* {{ESPNcricinfo tournament|ipl-2025-1449924/teams|2025 IPL Teams}}

{{Sunrisers Hyderabad}}
{{2025 Indian Premier League}}

[[Category:2025 Indian Premier League|Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
[[Category:Sunrisers Hyderabad seasons]]

Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava

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{{Short description|British aristocrat and Vicereine of India}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Her Excellency]] [[The Most Honourable]]
| name = The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|VA|CI|DBE}}
| image = The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.png
| alt =
| caption = The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
| office = [[Governor-General of India|Viceregal-Consort of India]]
| term_start1 = 13 December 1884
| term_end1 = 10 December 1888
| predecessor1 = [[Henrietta Robinson, Marchioness of Ripon|The Marchioness of Ripon]]
| successor1 = [[Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne|The Marchioness of Lansdowne]]
| monarch1 = [[Queen Victoria]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1843|2|5|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1936|2|5|1843|2|5|df=y}}
| death_place =
| spouse = [[Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]]
| relations =
| children = {{plainlist|
*Archibald Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Ava
*[[Helen Hermione Munro Ferguson, Viscountess Novar]]
*[[Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]]
*Lady Hermione Catherine Helen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood
*[[Basil Temple Blackwood|Lord Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood]]
*Alexandrina Plunket, Lady Plunket
*[[Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] }}
| parents =
| education =
| resting_place = [[Clandeboye Estate|Clandeboye]]
| occupation = Writer, health care advocate
| profession =
| birth_name = Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton
}}
[[File:Toboggan Party.jpg|thumb|''The [[Toboggan]] Party'', [[Rideau Hall]], illuminated composite photograph from Lady Dufferin's personal album. c. 1872–1875]]

'''Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|VA|CI|DBE}} (''née'' '''Rowan-Hamilton'''; 5 February 1843 – 25 October 1936) was a British aristocrat and [[Vicereine of India]], known for her success in the role of "diplomatic wife," and for leading an initiative to improve medical care for women in [[British Raj|British India]].

==Biography==
Born '''Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton''', she was the eldest of the 7 children of Archibald Hamilton-Rowan of [[Killyleagh Castle]]. On 23 October 1862, she married her distant cousin the [[Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava|5th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye]] at Killyleagh Castle;<ref name=DCB/> they later had five daughters and seven sons.

Her husband was created Earl of Dufferin in 1871. A year later, she and their children travelled with him to [[Canada]] upon his appointment as [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]], where her assistance in turning [[Rideau Hall]] into a centre of social activity included literary readings and presentation of plays in which she herself sometimes performed.<ref name=DCB>{{cite web|last1=Forster|first1=Ben|title=Blackwood (Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood), Frederick Temple, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/blackwood_frederick_temple_13E.html|website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography|publisher=University of Toronto/Universite Laval|accessdate=26 October 2014|year=1994}}</ref> Lady Dufferin was one of the most popular of the governor-generals' wives, and was starting to build up her reputation as "the most effective diplomatic wife of her generation".<ref name=ODNB>{{cite ODNB|last=Davenport-Hines|first=Richard|title=Blackwood, Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-, marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1843–1936)|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/56107|accessdate=26 October 2014|date=Jan 2008|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/56107}}</ref> Next she joined him as he served as ambassador to [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] from 1879 to 1881, and to the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1881 to 1884,<ref name=ODNB/> where she received the Grand Crescent of the Ottoman [[Order of the Chefakat]] in 1883, followed by the Persian [[Order of the Sun (Persia)|Order of the Sun]] in 1887.<ref name=ODNB/> In both [[St. Petersburg]] and [[Istanbul|Constantinople]], as at all their embassies, the couple were known for their hospitality.<ref name=ODNB/>

=== Work in India ===
Lady Dufferin went with her husband to [[British Raj|India]] in 1884 when he was appointed as the country's [[Viceroy of India|viceroy]]. Prior to her departure, she was asked by Queen Victoria to initiate a plan to improve the situation for women in India in illness and in child-bearing.

In 1885, having successfully canvassed for substantial donations from Indian princes such as the Maharajahs of Kashmir and Durbungha,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Women and modern medicine|year=2001|publisher=Rodopi|others=Conrad, Lawrence I., 1949-, Hardy, Anne, 1953-|isbn=9789042008717|location=Amsterdam|oclc=49321961}}</ref> Lady Dufferin, established a fund – the ''National Association for supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India'' (known as the [[Countess of Dufferin Fund]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Lady Dufferin's Fund and Medical Training for Women Educated in Colonial India 1885-1920 |url=http://www.chomi.org/lady-dufferins-fund-and-medical-training-for-women-educated-in-colonial-india-1885-1920/ |website=Chomi Media |date=14 December 2014 |access-date=13 February 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929053011/http://www.chomi.org/lady-dufferins-fund-and-medical-training-for-women-educated-in-colonial-india-1885-1920/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Whilst there had been previous initiatives to provide Western medical care for women in India, Lady Dufferin's fund was the first to deliver a co-ordinated programme with official backing.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=Women in colonial India : essays on politics, medicine, and historiography|author=Forbes, Geraldine Hancock|year=2005|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=8180280179|location=New Delhi|oclc=60396009}}</ref> The fund aimed to: provide medical tuition to doctors, hospital assistants, nurses and midwives; medical relief through dispensaries; female wards; female doctors; and female hospitals.<ref name=":02" /> The fund facilitated the provision of medical care for women by women in India, recognising the reticence amongst women of some cultural and religious affiliations, to seek care from male doctors. To this end, scholarships were set up to train Indian women in England, and also for English and European women who would promise to practice in India. Some of the early Indian women beneficiaries of this fund included: [[Kadambini Ganguly|Kadambini Basu]] who entered medical college in 1883; [[Anandi Gopal Joshi|Anandabai Joshi]], and [[Rukhmabai]].<ref name=":02" />

As well as the numerous 'Lady Dufferin' hospitals and clinics which were established, some of which still exist under that name, there are medical colleges and midwifery schools named after her. This involved her in a great deal of fund-raising and is sometimes referred to as her fardone work; it was celebrated by [[Rudyard Kipling]] in his [[The Song of the Women|''The'' ''Song of the Women'']].<ref name="ODNB22">{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/56107|title=Blackwood, Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-, marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1843–1936)|last=Davenport-Hines|first=Richard|date=Jan 2008|accessdate=26 October 2014|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/56107}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_songofwomen1.htm|title=The Song of the Women|website=www.kiplingsociety.co.uk|access-date=2019-01-21}}</ref>

The Countess of Dufferin fund was selected by the King in 1935 as one of the beneficiaries of the Indian Jubilee Fund. Lady Dufferin herself sent a contribution of £100 towards this fund which was earmarked for the renovation of the Dufferin Hospital in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=News in Brief|date=30 April 1935|work=The Times|issue=47051|page=15}}</ref>

Lady Dufferin received the [[Order of the Crown of India]] in 1884<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25423 |date=16 December 1884|page=5825 }}</ref> and the [[Royal Order of Victoria and Albert]] in 1895.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times|title=Court Circular|department=Court and Social|date=28 January 1889 |page=9|issue=32607|column=F}}</ref>

=== Return to the UK ===
When the Earl's term in India ended in 1888, they travelled back to their home at [[Clandeboye Estate|Clandeboye]] in Ireland and her husband was elevated in the peerage as the [[Baron Dufferin and Claneboye|Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] that same year. He continued his ambassadorial career in Europe, and the Marchioness accompanied him to [[Italy]] and [[France]]. She published her memoirs, based on the letters she had written to her mother: ''Our Viceregal Life in India'' (1889) and ''My Canadian Journal'' (1891). They retired to Clandeboye in 1905.<ref name=ODNB/>

After her husband died in 1902, she spent much of her time in a relatively modest house in [[Chelsea, London]], economising when possible to help her sons as the family fortune had been depleted by sales of land and unwise investments.<ref name=DCB/><ref name=ODNB/> She wrote ''My Russian and Turkish Journals'' (1916) and was made a Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30250 |date=24 August 1917|page=8794 |supp=y}}</ref>

==Issue==
The first Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava had seven children. None of her sons outlived her: Archibald was killed in the [[Second Boer War]], Basil was killed in the [[World War I|First World War]], Terence died of pneumonia, and her youngest, Frederick, was killed in a plane crash in 1930.<ref name=ODNB/> She died in London in 1936 and was buried at Clandeboye.

*Archibald Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Earl of Ava (1863–1900)
*Lady [[Helen Munro Ferguson, Viscountess Novar|Helen Hermione]] (1865–1941), married [[Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar]]
*[[Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava|Terence John Temple]] (1866–1919), married [[Flora Curzon, Lady Howe|Florence Hamilton Davis]].
*Lady Hermione Catherine Helen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1869–1960)
*[[Basil Temple Blackwood|Lord Ian Basil Gawaine Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood]] (1870–1917)
*Lady [[Victoria Alexandrina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood]] (1873–1968), married firstly [[William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket]] and had 8 children; married secondly Colonel Francis Powell Braithwaite
*[[Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava|Frederick Temple]] (1875–1930) married Brenda Woodhouse.

<gallery>
File:Hariot Dowager Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.png|Dowager Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava during the First World War
File:Basil Temple Blackwood 1916.jpg|Her third son, Basil, in military uniform in 1916
File:President Lady Helen Munro Ferguson.png|Her third daughter, Helen, during the First World War
</gallery>

==Legacy==
A Manitoba Historical Plaque was erected in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] by the province to commemorate her role as the wife of the Governor General of Canada, and thus in [[Manitoba]]'s heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/plaques/plaq1528.html |title=Manitoba Plaque |publisher=Gov.mb.ca |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
*[https://www.burkespeerage.com Burke's Peerage & Gentry]
*[https://www.oxforddnb.com Oxford Dictionary of National Biography] (2004)
*[http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/genesis/search/$-search-results.cfm?CCODE=1968 The Countess of Dufferin's Fund] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205043016/http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/genesis/search/$-search-results.cfm?CCODE=1968 |date=5 February 2012 }}

==Further reading==
{{Library resources box|by=yes|onlinebooks=yes|lcheading=Dufferin and Ava, Harriot Georgina Blackwood, Marchioness of, 1843?-1936}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070101104332/http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/K/KiplingRudyard/verse/p2/songofwomen.html Kipling's ''Song of the Women'']
*Daniel Sanjiv Roberts, '''Merely Birds of Passage': Lady Hariot Dufferin's travel writings and medical work in India, 1884–1888'', in ''[[Women's History Review]]'' (July 2006)
*[[Harold Nicolson]], ''Helen's Tower'' (Constable 1937) – a biography of Lord Dufferin, written by Lady Dufferin's nephew

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Religion in Maharashtra

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{{Short description|Religious demographics in Maharashtra}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Maharashtra (2011)<ref name="census_2011_religion">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=Population by religious community - 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |access-date=25 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS |archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]
|value1 = 79.83
|color1 = DarkOrange
|label2 = [[Marathi Muslims|Islam]]
|value2 = 11.54
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Navayana|Buddhism]]
|value3 = 5.81
|color3 = Gold
|label4 = [[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]
|value4 = 1.25
|color4 = Pink
|label5 = [[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christianity]]
|value5 = 0.96
|color5 = DodgerBlue
|label6 = [[Sikhism]]
|value6 = 0.2
|color6 = Yellow
|label7 = Other
|value7 = 0.41
|color7 = Grey
}}

'''Religion in Maharashtra''' is characterised by the diversity of religious beliefs and practices.

According to the 2011 census, [[Hinduism]] was the principal religion in the state at 79.83% of the total population, while [[Islam in India|Muslims]] constituted 11.54% of the total population. [[Maharashtra]] has India's largest Buddhist and Jain populations. [[Buddhism]] accounted for 5.81% in Maharashtra's total population, with 6.53 million followers, which is 77% of all [[Buddhism in India|Buddhists in India]]. [[Jainism|Jains]], [[Christianity|Christians]] and [[Sikhism|Sikhs]] constituted 1.25%, 0.96%, 0.2% of the population respectively.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web|title=Population by religion community – 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> Maharashtra also is home to the [[Parsi]] ([[Zoroastrian]]) community and has a community of Jews known as [[Bene Israel]].

==Statistics==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|+ Religion in Maharashtra as per census
!Religion
!1951
!1961!! 2001<ref name="religion1">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm|title=Total population by religious communities|publisher=Censusindia.gov.in|access-date=20 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119031333/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm|archive-date=19 January 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> !! 2011<ref name="religion2">{{cite web|publisher=Census Department, Government of India|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html|title=Indian Census 2011|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=13 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| Hinduism
|28,642,304
|32,530,901|| 77,859,385 || 89,703,057
|-
| Islam
|2,436,357
|3,034,332 || 10,270,485 || 12,971,152
|-
| Buddhism
|2,487
|2,789,501|| 5,838,710 || 6,531,200
|-
| Jainism
|337,578
|485,672|| 1,301,843 || 1,400,349
|-
| Christianity
|433,290
|560,594|| 1,058,313 || 1,080,073
|-
| Sikhism
|41,434
|57,617|| 215,337 || 223,247
|-
| Other
|109,114
|95,101|| 236,841 || 178,965
|-
| Not stated
||n/a|| n/a||n/a|| 286,290
|-
| '''Total'''
|'''32,002,564'''
|'''39,553,718'''|| '''96,878,627''' || '''112,374,333'''
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> starting in 1956 most people belonging mostly to the [[Mahar]] community have converted from Hinduism to Buddhism in Maharashtra
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|+ Religion in Maharashtra (%)
!Religion
!1951
!1961!! 2001<ref name="religion1" /> !! 2011<ref name="religion1" />
|-
| Hinduism
|89.50
|82.24|| 80.37 || 79.83
|-
| Islam
|7.61
|7.67|| 10.60 || 11.54
|-
| Buddhism
|0.01
|7.05|| 6.03 || 5.81
|-
| Jainism
|1.06
|1.23|| 1.34 || 1.25
|-
| Christianity
|1.35
|1.42|| 1.09 || 0.96
|-
| Sikhism
|0.13
|0.15|| 0.22 || 0.20
|-
| Other
|0.34
|0.24|| 0.24 || 0.17
|-
| Not stated ||n/a||n/a || 0.11 || 0.25
|-
| '''Total'''
|'''100'''
|'''100'''|| '''100''' || '''100'''
|}

==Hinduism==
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| footer = [[Varkari]] saint Dnyaneshwar's palkhi (palanquin), Dagdusheth [[Ganpati]], Pune, Sai baba of [[Shirdi]], Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur, Khandoba temple Jejuri, [[Trimbakeshwar]] [[Jyotirlinga]] Temple
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[[Hindus]] form 79.83% of the state's total population as per 2011 census and Hinduism plays an important role in the lives of the Maharashtrian people in their day-to-day life. [[Ganesh]]a, incarnations of [[Vishnu]] such as [[Vitthal]]a, [[Rama]], [[Krishna]] and [[Dattatreya]], as well as [[Hanuman]], [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]] are popular with Hindus of Maharashtra. Shiva is worshipped mainly in the form of [[lingam]], with a metal mask covering it at some temples.<ref>Pattanaik, D. (2006). Shiva to Shankara: Decoding the phallic symbol. Indus Source.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Oka4ekgGDRoC&q=maharashtra&pg=PA1]</ref> The [[varkari|Warkari]] tradition holds a strong grip on the local Hindus of Maharashtra.<ref name="Berntsen1988">{{cite book|editor=Maxine Berntsen |title=The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra|url={{GBurl|id=7PDr-QF4YmYC|pg=PR7}}|year=1988|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-88706-662-7}}</ref>{{rp|140–170}} The public [[Ganesh Chaturthi|Ganesha festival]] started by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] in the late 19th century is very popular. Marathi Hindus also revere Bhakti saints associated with varkari sects such as [[Dnyaneshwar]], [[Savata Mali]], [[Tukaram]], [[Namdev]], [[Janabai]]<nowiki/>i and [[Chokhamela]]. Many religious figures from 19th and 20th century are revered.They include [[Swami Samarth]], [[Gajanan Maharaj]], [[Sai baba of Shirdi]], [[Tukdoji Maharaj]], [[Brahmachaitanya|Gondavalekar Maharaj]], and [[Gadge Maharaj]].<ref>Larios, B. (2022). Interleaf B:“This Is My Shirdi”. Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint: Shirdi Sai Baba's Presence.[https://books.google.com/books?id=hKyJEAAAQBAJ&q=AKKALKOT+gAJANAN+MAHARAJ+&pg=PT150]</ref>

Maharashtra has significant Hindu populations with origins in other states and regions of India, which adds to the diversity of temples and traditions in the state. The state has numerous recently built temples by groups such as the [[Swaminarayan]] sect, [[ISKON|ISKCON]], and South Indian communities.

=== Ceremonies, rituals, and festivals ===
[[File:Khandoba in a household shrine.JPG|right|thumb|A Marathi household shrine with [[Khandoba]] at the forefront. {{efn|Going clockwise from the statue of Khandoba, a copper container with Gangajal or water from the River [[Ganges]], bell used during Hindu rituals, oil lamp, Copper plate bearing images of the Eight Ganesh idols or [[Ashtavinayak]], a metal plate of a Goddess, Lead oxide coated image of Goddess [[Renuka]], conch shell or [[Shankh]], Goddess [[Annapurna]], [[Ganesh]], crawling Bal[[Krishna]], or baby Krishna, black [[Lingam|Shivling]], black sandals representing a saint revered by the family}}]]
[[File:मंगल सूत्र बंधन.jpg|thumb|right|A groom tying a [[Mangalsutra|mangalasutra]] during their wedding ceremony]]
[[File:Poonah - British Library X123(13).jpg|right|thumb|An old painting depicting Hindu cremation and death rituals at the confluence of two rivers in [[Pune]]]][[File:Kanifnath temple madhi.jpg|right|thumb|Kanifnath temple at Madhi]]

The main life ceremonies in Hindu culture include those related to birth, weddings, initiation ceremonies, as well as death rituals. Other ceremonies for different occasions in Hindu life include ''Vastushanti'' and "Satyanarayan" which is performed before a family formally establishes residence in a new house. [[Satyanarayana Puja]] is a ceremony performed before commencing any new endeavour or for no particular reason. Invoking the name of the family's [[gotra]] and the {{transliteration|sa|kuladevata}} are important aspects of these ceremonies for many communities.

Like most other Hindu communities, the Marathi people have a household shrine called a ''devaghar'' with idols, symbols, and pictures of various deities for daily worship. Ritual reading of religious texts known as ''[[Palm-leaf manuscript|pothi]]'' is also popular in some communities.

In some traditional families, food is first offered to the preferred deity in the household shrine, as ''[[naivedya]]'', before being consumed by family members and guests. Meals or snacks are not taken before this religious offering. In present times, the naivedya is offered by families only on days of special religious significance.

Many Marathi people trace their paternal ancestors to one of the seven or eight sages, the [[saptarshi]]. They classify themselves as gotras, named after the ancestor [[rishi]]. Intra-marriage within gotras (Sagotra Vivaha) was uncommon until recently, being discouraged as it was likened to incest.

Most Marathi families have their own family patron or protective deity or the ''[[Kuladevata]]''.<ref name="Berntsen1988" />{{rp|1–27}} This deity is common to a lineage or a clan of several families who are connected to each other through a common ancestor.<ref>{{cite book |last=Walunjkar |first=T. N., Dr. |chapter=Religion |editor=A.S. Pathak |title=Maharashtra, Land and Its People |date=2009 |edition=rev. |location=Mumbai |publisher=Gazetteers Department, Govt. of Maharashtra |pages=285–287}}</ref> The [[Khandoba]] of Jejuri is an example of a Kuladaivat of some families; he is a common Kuladaivat to several castes ranging from Brahmins to [[Dalit]]s.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=10 October 2010|archive-date=14 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114040718/http://maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/people_religions.html|last=Government of Maharashtra|title=The People: Religious Beliefs|url=http://maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/people_religions.html|url-status=dead|work=Ratnagiri District Gazetteer|year=1962}}</ref> The practice of worshiping local or territorial deities as Kuladaivats began in the period of the [[Yadava dynasty]].{{sfn|Walunjkar|2009|pp=285–287}} Other family deities of the people of Maharashtra are [[Bhavani]] of [[Tuljapur]], [[Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur|Mahalaxmi]] of [[Kolhapur]], Mahalaxmi of [[Amravati]], [[Renuka]] of [[Mahur, Maharashtra|Mahur]], [[Parashuram]]a in Konkan, [[Saptashringi]] on Saptashringa hill at Vani in Nasik district, and [[Venkateswara|Balaji]].

At birth, a child is initiated into the family ritually. The child's naming ceremony may happen many weeks or even months later, and it is called the ''barsa''. During the naming ceremony, the child's [[paternal aunt]] has the honor of naming the infant. When the child is 11 months old, they get their first hair-cut.{{sfn|Ghosal|2004|pp=478–480}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}} This is also an important ritual and is called ''Jawal''. In the Maratha community, the maternal uncle is given the honour of the first snip during the ceremony.<ref name="Reference B">{{cite journal|last1=Carter|first1=A. T.|title=A Comparative Analysis of Systems of Kinship and Marriage in South Asia|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland No. 1973 (1973), Pp. 29-54|date=1973|issue=1973|page=33|doi=10.2307/3031719 |jstor=3031719}}</ref>

In Brahman, CKP and Gaud Saraswat Brahman communities when a male child reaches his eighth birthday, he undergoes the initiation thread ceremony variously known as Munja ''Vratabandha'', or [[Upanayanam]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical and Buddhist |first=Radhakumud |last=Mookerji |isbn=978-81-208-0423-4 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjFfqpq7HhkC |pages=174–175}}</ref> 96 kuli marathas generally conduct the [[Upanayanam]] ceremony before marriage.

Marathi Hindu people are historically [[endogamous]] within their caste but exogamous with their clan ([[gotra]]).{{sfn|Ghosal|2004|pp=478–480}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}} [[Parallel and cross cousins|Cross-cousin]] alliances are allowed by most Marathi Hindu communities.<ref name="Reference B" /> [[Hindu wedding|Hindu marriages]], take place by negotiation.Studies show that most Indians' traditional views on caste, religion, and family background have remained unchanged when it came to marriage, that is, people marry within their own castes,<ref>Singh, J. P. (2005). The contemporary Indian family. Handbook of world families, 129-166.[{{GBurl|id=dl05DQAAQBAJ|p=129|dq=maharashtra caste marriage exogamous endogamy hindu|q=hindu endogamy}}]</ref> and matrimonial advertisements in newspapers are still classified by caste and sub-caste.<ref>{{cite news |title=Caste in doubt: The perilous arithmetic of positive discrimination |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2010/06/10/caste-in-doubt |date=10 June 2010 |access-date=10 October 2010}}</ref>

Elements of a traditional Marathi Hindu wedding ceremony include ''seemant poojan'' on the wedding eve. The ''dharmic'' wedding includes the ''antarpat'' ceremony followed by the vedic ceremony which involves the bridegroom and the bride walking around the sacred fire seven times to complete the marriage. Modern urban wedding ceremonies conclude with an evening reception. A Marathi Hindu woman becomes part of her husband's family after marriage and adopts the gotra as well as the traditions of her husband's family. After weddings and after thread ceremonies, many Maratha and Deshastha Brahmin families arrange a traditional religious singing performance by a Gondali group.{{sfn|Zelliot|Berntsen|1988|pp=176}} Women from Hindu community are given a necklace called [[Mangalsutra|mangalasutra]] during the wedding ceremony by the groom. This is worn as a symbol of marriage by women throughout their married life.<ref>Agarwal, P. (2021). downloaded from Explore Bristol Research, http://research-information. bristol. ac. uk.[https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/324363399/Final_Copy_2021_12_02_Agarwal_P_PhD.pdf]</ref><ref>Gowda, G. (2018). Mangalasutra-The Sacred Pendant of Women As Symbol of Marriage in India. SAARC Culture, 22.[https://saarcculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/vol6_2018.pdf#page=27]</ref>

Marathi Hindu people dispose their dead by [[Antyesti|cremation]].{{sfn|Ghosal|2004|p=479}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2024}} The ashes are gathered in an earthen pitcher and immersed in a river on the third day after death. This is a 13-day ritual with the ''pinda'' being offered to the dead soul on the 11th and a ''[[Śrāddha]]'' ceremony followed by a funeral feast on the 13th. Cremation is performed according to vedic rites, usually within a day of the individual's death. ''Śrāddha'' becomes an annual ritual in which all forefathers of the family who have passed on are remembered.

Hindu [[Marathi people]] celebrate several festivals during the year. These include [[Gudi Padwa]], [[Ram Navami|Rama Navami]], [[Hanuman Jayanti]], [[Rakshabandhan|Narali Pournima]], Mangala Gaur, [[Navaratri]], [[Janmashtami]], [[Ganeshotsav]], [[Kojagiri]], [[Diwali]], [[Khandoba]] Festival (Champa Shashthi), [[Makar Sankranti]], [[Maha Shivaratri|Shivaratri]], [[Holi]], [[Raksha Bandhan]] and [[Shiv Jayanti]]. Most villages in Maharashtra also have a Jatra or Urus in honor of the village deity. Most of these festivals are also celebrated by Hindu communities in the state who have origins in other regions of India.

===Syncretic traditions===

Maharashtra has shrines dedicated to saints and holy men all over the state that are revered by both Hindus and Muslims. The Naunaths of Hindus have counterparts among Muslims too. The shrine of Kanifnath is visited by both Hindus and Muslims. In modern times, [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]] has embodied this syncretic tradition.<ref name="Burman2002">{{cite book|author=J. J. Roy Burman|title=Hindu-Muslim Syncretic Shrines and Communities|url={{GBurl|id=yDZkX0PUEKQC|pg=PR7}}|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-839-6|pages=1–15}}</ref>

==Islam==
[[File:Jama Masjid Nagpur.jpg|right|thumb|Jama Masjid in [[Nagpur]]]]
{{See also|Islam in India}}
[[Islam in India|Islam]] is the second largest religion in the state, with 12,967,840 adherents comprising 11.54% of the population, per estimates.{{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=November 2019}}The Muslim population in the state is heterogeneous.
The majority of Muslims are mostly [[Sunni Muslim]]s.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022|reason=Your explanation here}}and [[Shia Muslims]] There are also regional differences with the Konkani muslim community having a distinct character because of their history. For millennia, the Konkan coast has had mercantile relations with major ports on the [[Red Sea]] and [[Persian Gulf]].Konkani Muslims can trace their ancestry to Arab traders who visited the konkan coast in the medieval era<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dr [[Omar Khalidi]] |title=History |url=http://www.ikokani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=68 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705200106/http://www.ikokani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=68 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |access-date=19 April 2015 |website=www.ikonkani.com |publisher=i-konkani}} [http://www.ikokani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=68]</ref>
Konkani Muslims follow also the [[Shafi'i]] school of [[Sunni]] Islamic law. This is in contrast to the rest of North India and Deccan regions whose Sunni Muslims adhere to the [[Hanafi]] school.<ref name="jnu_phd">{{cite thesis |type=Ph.D. |first=Md. Jalis Akhtar |last=Nasiri |date=2010 |title=Indian Muslims: Their Customs and Traditions during Last Fifty Years |publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru University |location=New Delhi }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Margins or Center? Konkani Sufis, India and "Arabastan" |first1=Deepra |last1=Dandekar |pages=141–156 |title=Area Studies at the Crossroads: Knowledge Production after the Mobility Turn |editor1-first=Katja |editor1-last=Mielke |editor2-first=Anna-Katharina |editor2-last=Hornidge |year=2017 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan}}</ref>

The population in the state is highly urbanised, and spread across different regions. The urban character of the community in Maharashtra can be seen from the fact that [[Mumbai]], the capital city of Maharashtra, is approximately 18.8% Muslim per the Census.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census GIS Household|work=Census of India|publisher=Office of the Registrar General|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/Religion_WhizMap1/housemap.htm|access-date=9 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706213221/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/Religion_WhizMap1/housemap.htm|archive-date=6 July 2010}}</ref> Mumbai, the capital city of the state, has approximately over 3 million Muslims, and the Muslim population of Mumbai is the city with a large Muslim population among any city outside Muslim-majority countries. The Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai which is situated on an island is a famous islamic shrine in Maharashtra. Similarly, Nagpur, the second capital of Maharashtra, has population that is 11% Muslim.[[Marathwada]] region which formerly was part of Nizam ruled [[Hyderabad state]] has much higher muslim population than other parts of the state. In the Marathwada city of [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], Muslims form 30.79%<ref>{{cite web|title=Aurangabad District Religion Data - Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/353-aurangabad.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> of the population, while in the northern city of [[Malegaon]], Muslims are 79% of the population.
The headquarters of Gujarati speaking [[Dawoodi Bohra|Bohra]] shia Muslims community is located in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Qutbuddin|first=Tahera|title=The Encyclopedia of Islam Three|publisher=Brill|year=2013|pages=58|language=English}}</ref>

[[Eid-ul-Fitr]] (Ramzan Eid) and [[Eid-ul-Azha]] (Bakari Eid) are the two most important Muslim festivals in the state. Visiting the tombs ([[Dargah]]) of Sufi saints is an important part of cultural and religious life of Muslims in Maharashtra. The annual death anniversary of the saints is celebrated with fairs ([[Urs]]) that attracts thousands of visitors.<ref>J. J. Roy Burman. “Shivaji’s Myth and Maharashtra’s Syncretic Traditions.” Economic and Political Weekly 36, no. 14/15 (2001): 1226–34. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4410485.</ref>

==Buddhism==
{{See also|Navayana|Marathi Buddhists}}
[[File:Diksha Bhumi.jpg|thumb|[[Deekshabhoomi]] is a major centre of the [[Dalit Buddhist movement]] in [[Maharashtra]]]]
[[File:Global Pagoda,Gorai,Meera Rd-Bhayandar - panoramio (12).jpg|thumb|left|[[Global Vipassana Pagoda]], [[Mumbai]][[File:Buddhism_in_Maharashtra_(2011).jpg|thumb|Buddhism percent in Maharashtra by district, 2011 census]]]]

Buddhism is the third largest religion in the state. Buddhism accounts 5.81% in Maharashtra's total population. 6,531,200 people are followers of Buddhism in Maharashtra as per 2011 census. Maharashtra account for 77.36% of all Buddhists in India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moudgil |first1=Manu |title=Dalits Are Still Converting to Buddhism, but at a Dwindling Rate |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/dalits-converting-to-buddhism |access-date=10 November 2022 |work=TheQuint |date=17 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109053113/https://www.thequint.com/news/india/dalits-converting-to-buddhism |archive-date=9 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> [[Marathi Buddhists]] are followers of [[Navayana Buddhism]] of the [[Dalit Buddhist movement]], a 20th-century [[Buddhist]] revival movement in India that received its most substantial impetus from [[B. R. Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] born in Hindu [[Mahar]] family who called for the conversion of [[Dalit]]s to Buddhism in order to liberate themselves from the [[Caste system in India|caste-based society]] that have been [[Caste-related violence in India|harshly treated]] them in the hierarchy.<ref>{{cite book|title=Political Ideas in Modern India: thematic explorations |author1=Thomas Pantham |author2=Vrajendra Raj Mehta |author3=Vrajendra Raj Mehta |year= 2006|publisher=Sage Publications|isbn=0-7619-3420-0|url= {{GBurl|id=KJejtAaonsEC|dq="Self-respect movement"|p=48}}}}</ref> [[Dhammachakra Pravartan Din]] or Dhamma Wheel's Promulgation Day is also widely celebrated by the local Buddhist community for the Buddhist conversion of [[B. R. Ambedkar]] and his approximately 600,000 followers on 14 October 1956 at [[Deekshabhoomi]], Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=53rd Dhammachakra Pravartan day celebrated in Nagpur|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-53rd-dhammachakra-pravartan-day-celebrated-in-nagpur-1293580|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=28 September 2009|accessdate=21 April 2022}}</ref>

==Jainism==
{{Main|Jainism in Maharashtra}}
[[File:Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir Katraj Pune.JPG|thumb|Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir, Pune]]
[[File:Jainism in Maharashtra (2011).jpg|thumb|left|Jainism percent in Maharashtra by district, 2011 census]]
Jains are a major group in Maharashtra. Jain community census for 2011 in Maharashtra area was 1,400,349 (1.25%). They are mostly concentrated in the urban cities in Western Maharashtra.

The vast majority of Jains in Maharashtra originate from the [[Marwad]] and [[Mewad]] regions of [[Rajasthan]] and from the state of [[Gujarat]].<ref>Gadgil, D.R., 1952. Poona: Socio-economic survey. Part II.</ref> There are also indigenous Marathi Jain communities such as [[Saitwal]], [[Chaturtha]], Panchama & Kumbhoja found in Maharashtra.<ref name="Bhanu2004">{{cite book|author=B. V. Bhanu|title=Maharashtra|url={{GBurl|id=BsBEgVa804IC|p=910}}|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-101-3|pages=910–}}</ref> Rulers of Maharashtra from the 1st millennium CE such as [[Rashtrakuta]] and the [[Chalukya]] were followers of Jain religion. Along with Hindu and Buddhist caves, there are a number of Jain caves at the ancient cave complex of [[Ellora]].

==Christianity==
{{Main|Christianity in Maharashtra}}
[[File:Mount Mary Church (Bombay).jpg|thumb|right|[[Mount Mary Church, Bandra]] This catholic church is well known for the Annual Feast,]]
[[File:Nevasa Church 20231101 222933 Gallery.jpg|thumb|left|Protestant church in the town of Nevasa in Maharashtra]]
Christians account for 1,080,073 or 0.96% of Maharashtra's population. Most of the Christians are Catholics and Protestants. There are also Goan, Mangalorean, Keralite and Tamilian Christians in the urban pockets of Mumbai and Pune.
There are two ethnic Christian communities in Maharashtra:
* [[Bombay East Indians]] – Majority Catholics, concentrated in Mumbai and in the neighbouring districts of [[Thane]] and [[Raigad district|Raigad]]. St Bartholomew preached to the natives of this region in the 1st century AD.{{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=December 2018}}
* [[Marathi Christians]] – Majority Protestants found specially in [[Ahmednagar]] and [[Solapur]]. Protestantism was brought to these areas by American and Anglican missionaries during the 18th century. Marathi Christians have largely retained their pre-Christian cultural practices.{{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=December 2018}}
* In the early 19th century some people converted to Christianity during famine in [[Ahmednagar]] and [[Miraj]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rege|first=Sharmila|author-link=Sharmila Rege|title=Writing caste, writing gender: Reading Dalit women's {{notatypo|testimonios}}|year=2006|publisher=Zubaan|location=New Delhi|isbn=8189013017|page=139|url={{GBurl|id=Msaki69NQHsC|p=139}}}}</ref> They converted after evangelization by [[American Missionary Association|American Marathi Mission]], [[Church Mission Society]] and [[United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel]] by the [[Church of England]] at Ahmednagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Ahmadnagar/pop_musalmans.html#2 |title=Gazetteers Of The Bombay Presidency – Ahmadnagar |publisher=Maharashtra.gov.in |access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> In [[Ahmednagar]], Missionary travelled between villages to explain the Bible to locals.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shelke|first=Christopher|title=God the Creator : universality of inculturality.|year=2008|publisher=Pontificia università gregoriana|location=Roma|isbn=978-8878391284|page=167|url={{GBurl|id=_rM5g2ZmWPkC|p=178}}}}</ref> who brought these people to Christianity. However, this Christian conversion movement was overshadowed by the large-scale conversion to Buddhism of the Dalits under the leadership of B. R. Ambedkar.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Stackhouse |editor1-first=Max L. |editor2-first=Lalsangkima |editor2-last=Pachuau |title=News of boundless riches: Interrogating, comparing, and reconstructing mission in a global era |date=2007 |publisher=ISPCK |location=Delhi |isbn=978-8184580136 |pages=230–232 |url={{GBurl|id=6OPJ1BJCLw8C|p=229}}}}</ref>

==Sikhism==
[[File:Hazur Sahib interior.jpg|thumb|alt=Shri Hazoor Sahib Gurudwara Nanded|Interior view of Gurdwara Sach-Khand Hazūr Sāhib]]
[[File:Sikhism in Maharashtra.jpg|thumb|left|Sikhism percent in Maharashtra by district, 2011 census]]
There is a sizeable [[Sikhism|Sikh]] population in Maharashtra, with the 2011 census indicating 223,247 or 0.20% adherents.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm |title=Population by Religious communities|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> Major cities in the state such as [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Nagpur]], [[Nashik]] and [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] have significant Sikh populations. [[Nanded]], the second largest city in the Marathwada region (after Aurangabad), is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the [[Hazur Sahib Nanded|Hazur Sahib Gurudwara]]. Hazūr Sāhib ("presence of the master"), also spelled Hazoor Sahib, is one of the five {{transliteration|hi|takhts}} (seats of temporal authority) in Sikhism. Located on the banks of the River Godavari, it is where the 10th Guru, Gobind Singh died. The Gurudwara within the complex is known Sach-Khand, "Realm of Truth".
At a stone-throw distance from the Hazoor Sahib Gurudwara, there lies the Langar Sahib Gurudwara which is very famous for its grand Langar. In all the city has 13 major Gurudwaras with historic significance. There is a significant Sikh population in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Aurangabad.

==Zoroastrians==
[[File:Maneckji Seth Agiary, Mumbai.jpg|right|thumb|Maneckji Seth Agiary (Parsi place of worship) in Mumbai.|150x150px]]
There are two [[Zoroastrian]] communities in Maharashtra.
* [[Parsis]] - The 2011 census found that the vast majority of the tiny Parsi community of India live in Maharashtra, mainly in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/where-we-belong-the-fight-of-parsi-women-in-interfaith-marriages-4900480/|title=Where we belong: The fight of Parsi women in interfaith marriages|date=22 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Parsi-population-dips-by-22-per-cent-between-2001-2011-study/article14508859.ece|title=Parsi population dips by 22 per cent between 2001-2011: study|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 July 2016 }}</ref> have descended from a group of Iranian Zoroastrians who immigrated to Western India during 10th century AD.
* [[Irani (India)|Iranis]], are comparatively recent arrivals, and represent the smaller of the two Indian-Zoroastrian communities. Their descendants culturally and linguistically are closer to the [[Zoroastrians in Iran|Zoroastrians of Iran]], in particular to the Zoroastrians of [[Yazd]] and [[Kerman]]. Consequently, the [[Dari (Zoroastrian)|Dari]] dialect of the Zoroastrians of those provinces may also be heard amongst the Iranis.

==Judaism==
[[File:Ohel David Synagogue.jpg|left|thumb|120px|[[Ohel David Synagogue]] in Pune.]]
The [[Bene Israel]] ("Sons of Israel") are a community of Marathi Jews originally from villages in the [[Konkan]] region. who migrated in the late 17th century to the nearby cities, primarily Mumbai, but also to Pune, and Ahmedabad.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Fischel |first=Walter |title=Bombay in Jewish History in the Light of New Documents from the Indian Archives |journal=Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research |volume=38/39 |pages=119–144 |jstor=3622356 |date=1970|doi=10.2307/3622356 }}</ref> Prior to these waves of emigrations and to this day, the Bene Israel formed the largest sector of the subcontinent's Jewish population. The native language of the Bene Israel is [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-18|title=Jews in Mumbai find new ways to keep religious traditions alive|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/jews-in-mumbai-find-new-ways-to-keep-religious-traditions-alive/story-CYBhfoOQ1qoGIjG90vOgSJ.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Most Bene Israel have now [[aliyah|emigrated to Israel]], Canada and other Commonwealth countries. Before the Indian Independence this community numbered at least 80,000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-11|title=Hailing from Maharashtra, a Community of Jews in Israel Celebrate Their Forefathers' Arrival in India|url=https://www.news18.com/news/world/hailing-from-maharashtra-a-community-of-jews-in-israel-celebrate-their-forefathers-arrival-in-india-2496475.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> They are given minority status by [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Venkataraman|first=Ayesha|date=2016-06-22|title=Maharashtra State in India Grants Jews Minority Status|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/world/asia/jews-maharashtra-state-india.html|access-date=2021-08-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Notable places of worship ==
{{Main|List of places of worship in Maharashtra }}
Maharashtra has numerous places of worship that are more than a few centuries old.

* [[Vithoba Temple]] in Pandharpur was built between 1108–1152 CE
* [[Tulja Bhavani Temple]] in [[Tuljapur]] was built in 12th Century CE
* [[Grishneshwar Temple]] was built before 13th Century CE
* [[Bhimashankar Temple]] is believed to date back to 13th Century CE
* [[Haji Ali Dargah]] was built in 1431 CE <ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-23 |title=Haji Ali dargah was built in 1431 » Haji Ali Dargah, Mosque in Mumbai |url=http://www.hajiali.org/2007/12/10/78625 |access-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923115723/http://www.hajiali.org/2007/12/10/78625 |archive-date=2012-09-23 }}</ref>
* [[Ellora Caves#The Jain monuments: Caves 30–34|The Jain monuments in Ellora Caves (Caves 30–34)]] were built between 753-982 CE <ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-30 |title=Ellora Caves, Maharashtra - Archaeological Survey of India |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_ellora.asp |access-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330153626/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_ellora.asp |archive-date=2014-03-30 }}</ref>
* [[Kumbhoj#Jain Temple|Jain Temple in Kumbhoj]] was built in 1156 CE
* [[Mangi-Tungi#Jain Temples|Jain Temples in Mangi-Tungi]] are believed to date back to 595 CE
* [[Hazur Sahib]] Gurdwara in [[Nanded]] was built between 1832 and 1837 <ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=S. Harpal |date=2019-12-29 |title=Guru Nanak's centuries-old link with Nizam's Nirmal |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/guru-nanaks-centuries-old-link-with-nizams-nirmal/article30427901.ece |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Gate of Mercy Synagogue]] in [[Mumbai]] was built in 1796
* [[Knesset Eliyahoo]] [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] Jewish [[synagogue]] located in downtown [[Mumbai]] was built in 1884
* [[Magen David Synagogue (Byculla)]] in [[Mumbai]] was built in 1864
* [[Church of Our Lady of Health, Cavel]] in [[Mumbai]] was built in 1794
* [[St. Andrew's Church, Mumbai|St. Andrew's Church in Mumbai]] was built in 1575
* [[St. John the Baptist Church, Mumbai|St. John the Baptist Church in Mumbai]] was built in 1579
* [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra]] was built in the 16th century

==See also==
* [[Outline of Maharashtra]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[List of Marathi people]]
* [[Religion in India]]
* [[Demographics of Maharashtra]]
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{notelist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{Citation
|title=The Experience of Hinduism: essays on religion in Maharashtra
|first1=Eleanor
|last1=Zelliot
|first2=Maxine
|last2=Berntsen
|year=1988
|isbn=978-0-88706-664-1
|publisher=SUNY Press
|url={{GBurl|id=Pyon3IOpX-AC}}
}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}

* {{Cite web|last=[[2011 Census of India]]|date=2011|title=2011 Census of India: Maharashtra|url=https://www.census2011.in/data/religion/state/27-maharashtra.html|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Government of India]]}}
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Srirangapatna

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'''Srirangapatna''' or '''Srirangapattana''' is a town and headquarters of one of the seven [[Tehsil|Taluks]] of [[Mandya district]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[Karnataka]]. It gets its name from the [[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna|Ranganathaswamy temple]] consecrated around 984 CE. Later, under the British rule, the city was renamed to Seringapatam. Located near the city of [[Mandya]], it is of religious, cultural and historic importance.

The monuments on the island town of Srirangapatna have been nominated as a [[UNESCO]] World Heritage Site, and the application is pending on the tentative list of UNESCO.<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5895/ Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town], UNESCO</ref>

==History==
Srirangapatna has since time immemorial been an urban center and place of pilgrimage. During the [[Vijayanagar empire]], it became the seat of a major viceroyalty, from where several nearby vassal states of the empire, such as Mysore and [[Talakad]], were overseen. When perceiving the decline of the Vijayanagar empire, the rulers of Mysore ventured to assert independence, Srirangapatna was their first target. [[Raja Wodeyar I]] vanquished Rangaraya, the then viceroy of Srirangapatna, in 1610 and celebrated the ''[[Navaratri]]'' festival in the town that year.<ref>The fall of Srirangapatna to the [[Wodeyar]] dynasty in 1614 is much celebrated in local ballad and legend, one of which concerns a curse put upon the Wodeyars by Alamelamma, the lamenting wife of the defeated Vijayanagar viceroy. In fulfillment of that curse, no ruling [[Maharaja]] of Mysore has ever had children; the succession has inevitably devolved upon brothers, nephews or adopted heirs, or on children born to the Maharaja before his accession, but never has a child been born to a ruling Maharaja.</ref> It came to be accepted in time that two things demonstrated control and signified sovereignty over the Kingdom of Mysore by any claimant to the throne, including the successful holding of the 10-day-long ''Navaratri'' festival, dedicated to [[Chamundeshwari]], patron goddess of Mysore and control of the fort of Srirangapatna, the fortification nearest to the capital city of Mysore.

Srirangapatna remained part of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1610 to after India's independence in 1947; as the fortress closest to the capital city of Mysore, it was the last bastion and defence of the kingdom in case of invasion.

===Hyder and Tipu===
{{main|Hyder Ali|Tipu Sultan}}
[[File:Hale Sethuway Street on Kaveri River.jpg|thumb|Hale Sethuway Street]]
Srirangapatna became the capital of Mysore under [[Hyder Ali]] and [[Tipu Sultan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction|url=https://www.mq.edu.au/macquarie-archive/seringapatam/intro.html|work=Seringapatam 1799|publisher=Macquarie University|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://srirangapatna.org/ |title=General Information }}</ref> When Tipu finally dispensed with the charade of deference to the Wodeyar [[Maharaja]] who was actually his captive, and proclaimed the "Khudadad State" under his own kingship, though the then incumbent Wodeyar scion [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IX]] was still officially the king of Mysore.

During Tipu Sultan's wars against the British, Kodavas, and Malabar rajas; he rounded up entire communities of [[Nairs]], [[Kodavas]], and [[Mangalorean Catholics|Mangalorean Catholic]]s in the conquered regions and deported them to Srirangapatna, where they were held in bondage until they received freedom from captivity as a result of Tipu's defeat by the British in 1799.

===Treaty of Seringapatam, 1792===
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The Treaty of Seringapatam (also called Srirangapatna), signed 18 March 1792, ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.

===Battle of Seringapatam, 1799===
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Srirangapatna was the scene of the last and decisive battle of the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]], fought in 1799 between [[Tipu Sultan]], ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], and a combined force of 50,000 men provided equally by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] and the [[East India Company]], under the overall command of [[George Harris, 1st Baron Harris|General George Harris]].

At the battle's climax, Tipu Sultan was killed within the fort of Seringapatam, betrayed by one of his own confidants. The spot where he fell is today marked by a memorial. Although the joint forces of the victorious army plundered Seringapatam and ransacked Tipu's palace, much of the site of the battle is still intact, including the ramparts, the Water Gate, the area where British prisoners were held, and the site of the destroyed palace.<ref>[[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)#Legacy]]</ref>

Apart from the usual gold and cash, innumerable other valuables were shipped to England, including ''objets d'art'' and personal possessions of Tipu Sultan such as his rich clothing, shoes, sword, and firearms. Most of these remain in the British [[Royal Collection]] and in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], the latter of which holds [[Tipu's Tiger]], an [[automaton]] of a tiger on top of a British soldier. The sword of Tipu Sultan was purchased at a [[Sotheby's]] auction by [[Vijay Mallya]], a liquor baron from [[Karnataka]].

British composer [[Harriet Wainwright]] composed a work for chorus ("Seringapatam") about the battle.

==Location==
[[File:Seringapatam plan.jpg|thumb|Map]]
[[File:Kaveri View Rail Bridge Srirangapatna Jul22 A7C 02120.jpg|thumb|Kaveri down to the western rail bridge]]
Although situated only {{cvt|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Mysore]] city, Srirangapatna lies in the neighbouring district of [[Mandya District|Mandya]]. The entire town is enclosed by the river [[Kaveri]] to form a [[river island]], the northern half of which is shown in the adjacent image. While the main river flows on the eastern side of the island, the ''Paschima Vaahini'' segment of the same river flows to its west. The town is easily accessible by train from [[Bengaluru]] and Mysore and is also well-connected by road, lying as it does just off the Bangalore-Mysore [[National Highway 275 (India)|National Highway 275]]. The highway passes through this town and special care was taken to minimize any impact on the monuments.

==Religious significance==
The town takes its name from the celebrated [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangapatna)|Ranganathaswamy temple]] which dominates the town, making Srirangapatna one of the most important [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] centers of pilgrimage in [[South India]]. The temple was built by the [[Western Ganga Dynasty|Ganga dynasty]] rulers of the area in the 9th century; the structure was strengthened and improved upon architecturally some three centuries later. Thus, the temple is a medley of the [[Hoysala architecture|Hoysala]] and [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar]] styles of [[Hindu temple architecture|temple architecture]].

Tradition holds that all the islands formed in the [[Kaveri River]] are consecrated to Sri Ranganathaswamy ([[Vishnu|PrabhaVishnu]] mentioned in [[Vishnu Sahasranama]]) and large temples have been built in very ancient times dedicated to that deity on the three largest islands. The Srirangapatna temple is one of the three temples of the God [[Ranganatha]] (Adi Ranga) that are situated in the natural islands formed in the Kaveri river. They are:

*Adi Ranga: the [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna|Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple]] at Srirangapatna, Srirangapatna taluk, [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
*Madhya Ranga: the [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Shivanasamudra)|Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple]] at [[Shivanasamudra]], [[Kollegal|Kollegala taluk]], [[Chamrajnagar district|Chamarajanagara district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
*Antya Ranga: the [[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple]] at [[Srirangam]], [[Srirangam taluk]], [[Tiruchirappalli district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]

The presence of the Kaveri River is in itself considered auspicious and sanctifying. The ''Paschima Vaahini'' section of the Kaveri at Srirangapatna is considered especially sacred; the pious come from far and wide to immerse the ashes of the departed and perform obsequies to their ancestors in these waters.

==Demographics==
According to the 2011 India Census Data, Srirangapatna had a population of 155,130 persons. Males constitute 50.06% and females constitute 49.93% of the total population. 9.80% of the population are under 6 years of age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2919_PART_B_DCHB_MANDYA.pdf|title=2011 India Census Mandya Data|website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
[[File:In front of Rangaswamy Temple.jpg|thumb|Srirangapatna town scene]]

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==Geography==
Srirangapatna is at {{Coord|12.41|N|76.7|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|679|m|ft}} above mean sea-level.

==Places of interest==
[[File:Sriragapatna Elephant gate.jpg|thumb|Vegetable market at Elephant Gate]]
The town is famous for a very ancient temple dedicated to Sri [[Ranganatha]]swamy, a form of Lord [[Vishnu]]. There is also Kalyani Siddhi Vinayaka Temple in front of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Other temples in Srirangapatna include the Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple, Jyothi Mahaswara Temple, Bidhcotta Ganesha Temple, Panduranga Swamy Temple, the Sathyanarayana Swamy Temple, the Anjunaya Swamy Temple, the Ayyapa Temple, the Gangadhareswara Swamy Temple, and RaganathaNagara Ganesha Temple, Lakshmi Temple, Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt on Old Post Office Road, surrounding Srirangapatna in fort 8 Ganesh & Anjunaya temples. The [[Karighatta]] (Black Hill) and its temple of Lord [[Venkateshwara|Srinivasa]] is a few kilometres from the town. The deity is Kari-giri-vasa (one who resides on the black hill). The renowned [[Nimishambha]] Temple is about 2 km from the town. Srirangapatna also hosts the summer palace of Tipu Sultan and his mausoleum.

===Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple===
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File:Sriragapatna14.jpg|Elephant Gate
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The Ranganthaswamy Temple – usually referred to as "Sri Ranganathaswamy" – is dedicated to [[Ranganatha]], a manifestation of [[Vishnu]]. It is one of the five important pilgrimage sites along the river Kaveri for devotees of Ranganatha. These five sacred sites are together known as ''Pancharanga Kshetrams'' in Southern India. Since Srirangapatna is the first temple starting from upstream, the deity is known as Adi Ranga (lit; "first Ranga"), and the town of Srirangapatna, which derives its name from the temple, is on an island in the river Kaveri.

===Daria Daulat Bagh===
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daria daulat.jpg|Palace of Tipu Sultan
Madrasah1.jpg|The Jama Masjid
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The ''Dariya Daulat Palace'' (Summer Palace) is set amidst beautiful gardens called Daria Daulat Bagh. Tippu Sultan built this palace in 1784. The palace is built in the Indo-[[Saracen|Saracenic]] style is mostly made of teakwood. The palace has a rectangular plan and is built on a raised platform.

Other attractions in Srirangapatna include the ''[[Masjid-i-Ala|Jama Masjid]]'' (a [[Mosque]]) and the Dariya Daulat Gardens. The mosque has stone Arabic inscriptions which mention the 99 titles given to the almighty Allah, and the [[Farsi]] inscription which mentions that the Masjid was built in AD 1782 by Tipu Sultan.<ref name=Ch-DHarya>{{cite news|last1=Charya|first1=S V Upendra|title=Where Tipu Sultan used to pray|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/350697/from-here-there.html|access-date=2 February 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=Deccan Herald|date=13 August 2013}}</ref>

===Tipu Sultan Gumbaz===

{{main|Gumbaz, Seringapatam}}
The ''Gumbaz'' is an impeccably detailed mausoleum and houses the remains of Tipu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali and his mother Fatima Begum among beautifully manicured gardens. Various tombs of other relatives surround the ''gumbaz'', some with small signs offering guidance on which specific individuals are buried here. The outer ''gumbaz'' columns are made of [[amphibolite]], a very dark rock that exudes a somber richness. Handcrafted door frames covered in a deep lacquer finish lead into an inner tomb illuminated only by natural light. All visitors are welcome inside, and even encouraged to enter by the friendly doormen.

===Wellesley Bridge===
[[Wellesley Bridge, Srirangapatna|Wellesley Bridge]] was erected by Kingdom of Mysore's [[Dewan]], [[Purnaiah]] on the Kaveri river in 1804.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mysore.ind.in/wellesley-bridge|title=www.mysore.ind.in - mysore.ind.in - Devaraja Market - Everything about Mysore Attractions !|website=mysore.ind.in|access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref> It was named after the then Governor General Marquis of Wellesley. The bridge is built of stone pillars and stone corbels and surrounded by stone girders. The bridge is very strong and has survived the heavy traffic of many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/t/019pho000430s41u00037000.html|title=The Wellesley Bridge, Seringapatam.|first=Colin|last=Wright|website=www.bl.uk|access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oldindianphotos.in/2012/11/the-wellesley-bridge-in-srirangapatna.html|title=The Wellesley Bridge in Srirangapatna, Karnataka - c1850's|first=Old Indian|last=Photos|website=www.oldindianphotos.in|access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref>

===Karighatta viewpoint===
The [[Karighatta temple|Karighatta]] viewpoint gives good panorama of Mysore and Srirangapatna cities from a height of 3,000 feet. Karighatta is a hill a few kilometres outside the 'island' town of Srirangapatna. The name Karighatta translates to "Black Hill" in [[Kannada]]. The hill supports the dry scrub jungle and many [[tamarind]] and [[gooseberry]] trees are found around the temple. A small river, Lokapavani, a tributary of [[Kaveri]] flows by the hill. The main entrance to the temple, with huge wooden doors opens into a large quadrangle, which is the main shrine for Vaikunta [[Srinivasa]] in black stone, flanked by Yoga [[Srinivasa]] (without his consort) and Bhoga [[Srinivasa]] idols. The hill may be climbed by stone steps (450 in number). A winding paved road is used for vehicular transport. The stone steps lead to a flat hilltop where the temple stands. The hillock has a superb panoramic view of Srirangapatna and [[Mysore]]. The beautiful landscape around the hill and the confluence of the [[Kaveri]] and Lokapavani rivers can be seen from atop the hill.

===Nimishamba Temple===
The famous [[Nimishamba]] (the incarnation of [[Parvathi]], the goddess wife of Lord [[Shiva]]) temple is on the bank of the Lokapavani river. This temple too can be clearly seen from the top of the [[Karighatta]] hill. It is a belief that [[Parvathi]] will clear all the problems and troubles of her devotees within a minute (''nimisha'' in [[Sanskrit]]), and hence the name.

===Garrison Cemetery, Srirangapatna===
{{main|Garrison Cemetery, Srirangapatna}}
The Garrison Cemetery is located in Srirangapatna, on the banks of the river [[Cauvery]], about 300m from the Bangalore Mysore Highway. It has about 307 graves of the European officers killed in the [[Siege of Srirangapatna (1799)|final assault]] on [[Tippu Sultan]] in 1799, and their family members. Among the graves, there are 80 graves of the officers of the Swiss [[Regiment de Meuron]], and the rest of the graves are their family members.<ref name=Hindu-Garrision>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=M T Shiva|title=There is life at the cemetery|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-districtplus/there-is-life-at-the-cemetery/article4489629.ece|access-date=3 February 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=The Hindu|date=9 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=Mysore>{{cite web|title=Garrison Cemetery|url=https://mysore.ind.in/garrison-cemetery|website=Mysore|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

===Scott’s Bungalow, Seringapatam===
{{main|Scott’s Bungalow, Seringapatam}}
The Scott’s Bungalow is located in [[Seringapatam]] on the banks of the river [[Cauvery]], at about half a mile from the Mysore Gate of the Seringapatam gate.<ref name=Chetti>{{cite book|last1=Chetti|first1=P Stephen Basappa|title=A Guide to Seringapatam and Its Vicinity; Historical and Traditional|date=1897|publisher=Town Press|location=Mysore (British India)|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JeYwAQAAMAAJ&q=Scott%E2%80%99s%20Bungalow%2C%20Seringapatam|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> The bungalow was the residence of Col. Scott, an officer of the [[Madras Army]] who took part in the [[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)|siege of Seringapatam]] in 1799. The bungalow is associated with the legend and tragedy of Col. Scott. The story of Scott’s Bungalow is lamented in a poem by Walter Yeldham called ''The Deserted Bungalow'', published in 1875.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott's Bungalow|url=https://mysore.ind.in/scotts-bungalow|website=Mysore.ind|access-date=25 September 2015|date=2015}}</ref><ref name=Harshitha>{{cite web|last1=Harshitha|first1=Samyuktha|title=The Srirangapatna that I know|url=https://samharshbangalore.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/the-srirangapatna-that-i-know.html|access-date=25 September 2015|date=12 March 2013}}</ref>

===Lord Harris's House===
Between the Garrison Cemetery and [[Scott’s Bungalow, Seringapatam|Scott’s Bungalow]] a path leads to Lord Harris's House on the river banks. This house is known as ''Lord Harris's House'' or ''The Doctor's Bungalow'' or ''Puraniah's Bungalow''. This house was the residence of General Harris, for a short time after the [[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)|siege of Seringapatam]] in 1799, and went on to become headquarters of the commanding officer of Seringapatam. In 1809, the house was the scene of a mutiny by officers of the [[Madras Army]], led by Col. Bell, against Sir. George Barlow, the Governor of Madras. [[Purnaiah]], lived in this house after his retirement from service in 1811, and died there on 28 March 1812. A tablet on the wall records the connection of Lord Harris and Puraniah to the house.<ref name=Parsons>{{cite book|last1=Parsons|first1=Constance E|title=Seringapatam|date=1931|publisher=H. Milford|pages=[https://archive.org/details/SeringapatamConstanceParsons1931/page/n214 155]–157|url=https://archive.org/details/SeringapatamConstanceParsons1931|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Colonel Bailey's Dungeon - Ground View.jpg|thumb|Colonel Bailey's Dungeon - ground view]]

===Srirangapatna Fort===
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The fortress is in the west of the island, and is surrounded by double walls. The point at which the British broke through the walls, and thus Tipu Sultan's troops surprised, is marked by an obelisk. Also highlighted is the place where Tipu Sultan was killed by the British forces. In addition, the dungeon in which the Mysore rulers had imprisoned British soldiers.

===Colonel Bailey's Dungeon ===
{{main|Colonel Bailey's Dungeon}}
[[Colonel Bailey's Dungeon]] was the place where Tipu Sultan used to imprison all the British officers. It is near the death place memorial of Tipu Sultan and is surrounded by gardens on all four sides. Bailey was the only British officer who died in that place and could not make it through the tough conditions and so it was later named after him.

Another version says that the commanding officer of the British at the [[Battle of Pollilur (1780)]], Col. Baillie, was imprisoned here after the defeat of his troops in the [[First Mysore War]].
[[File:Obelisk - Srirangapatna.jpg|thumb|Obelisk Monument]]

===Obelisk Monument ===
{{main|Obelisk Monument}}
[[Obelisk Monument|Obelisk in Srirangapatna]] is a memorial erected by the then government of Mysore in memory of the English soldiers died during the siege of Srirangapatna. The Memorial was built during the reign of [[Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV]] in 1907, to celebrate the defeat of Tipu in 1799. The inscription on the plaque reads "This monument is erected by the government of Mysore in 1907 in order to commemorate the siege of Seringapatam by the British forces under lieutenant general G. Harris ([[George Harris, 1st Baron Harris]]) and its final capture by assault on 4 May 1799. As also the names of those gallant officers who fell during the operations."

===Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary===
{{main|Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary}}
Near the town is the [[Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary]], where several [[bird]] species breed, including the [[painted stork]], [[Asian openbill stork|open-billed stork]], [[black-headed ibis]], [[River tern (bird)|river tern]], [[great stone plover]] and [[Indian shag]].
[[File:Srirangapatnam Light and Sound Show near Old Fort wall.jpg|thumb|Sound and light show]]

==In literature==
* [[Bernard Cornwell]]'s ''[[Sharpe's Tiger]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=2&BookId=1|title=Sharpe's Tiger page from Cornwell's website|access-date=30 June 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706024634/http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=2&BookId=1|archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> is a fictionalised account of the Battle of Seringapatam. It concentrates on the exploits of the fictional character of Richard Sharpe, and the historic Arthur Wellesley, later the [[Duke of Wellington]].
* [[Wilkie Collins]]' ''[[The Moonstone]]''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/155?msg=welcome_stranger|title=The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins|access-date=30 June 2017|via=www.gutenberg.org}}</ref> includes a prologue that takes place during the Battle of Srirangapatna, entitled "The Storming of Seringapatam (1799)", during which a British officer steals a sacred Hindu diamond that becomes the mystery at the centre of the novel.
* [[John Forster (biographer)|John Forster]] mentions in ''The Life of Charles Dickens'' that in a childhood playground of C.D., "he had been... delivered from the dungeons of Seringapatam, an immense pile ('of haycock'), by the victorious British ('boy next door and his two cousins')...". See p. 10 of the Everyman edition published in 1969. First published: London; Chapman and Hall, 1872–1874, in 3 volumes.

==Image gallery==
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File:Obelisk - Srirangapatna.jpg|Obelisk Monument
File:Colonel Bailey's Dungeon, Srirangapatna - Top.jpg|Colonel Bailey's Dungeon, Srirangapatna
File:Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna - Wide Shot.jpg|Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna
File:Coracle riding at Sangamam.jpg|Sangama
File:Wellesley Bridge.jpg|Old Bridge
File:Tippu school.jpg|Tippu School
File:Srinivasa Temple on Karighatta Mountain.jpg|Karigatta viewpoint
File:Tippu's Tomb 2016.jpg|Tippu Tomb
File:Srirangapatanam Town, Mysore.jpg|Srirangapatna
File:Anjeneya temple. Wellesley Bridge.jpg|Wellesley Bridge Temple
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==See also==
{{portal|Islands}}
* [[Karighatta Road]]
* [[Bannur]]
* [[Arakere, Shrirangapattana|Arakere]]
* [[Kodagahalli]]
* [[Tipu Sultan]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://historyancientindia.blogspot.in/2014/03/srirangapatna.html Ancient History of Srirangapatna]
*[https://www.srirangaminfo.com/Srirangam-Temple.php Srirangam Temple - Tamil Nadu]
*[http://www.templenet.com/Karnataka/seiranga.html Srirangapatna - Mysore]
*[https://www.kamat.com/indica/hometown/srirangapatna.htm Page on Srirangapatna at Kamat.com]
*[http://www.nationalgalleries.org.uk/tipu/index.htm "The Tiger and the Thistle"]
*[https://techbeyondinfinity.com/guides/srirangapatna-karnataka/ Top things to do at Srirangapatna Karnataka]

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Jyotsna Yagnik

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{{Short description|Indian judge}}
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'''Jyotsna Yagnik''' is a retired Indian judge and academic.

== Naroda Patiya massacre judgement ==
Yagnik delivered a 1900-page judgement in [[Naroda Patiya massacre]] case in 2012 in [[Gujarat]] and sentenced 32 people to life in prison including former Gujarat Minister and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] leader [[Maya Kodnani]]. Kodnani was sentenced to 28 years in jail. Others sentenced included [[Bajrang Dal]] leader [[Babu Bajrangi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-08-31 |title=28 years for Kodnani, Bajrangi to spend entire life in prison |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/28-years-for-kodnani-bajrangi-to-spend-entire-life-in-prison/article3844297.ece |access-date=2023-03-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-31 |title=Kodnani gets 28-year jail; life term for 31 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/275518/kodnani-gets-28-year-jail.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Megha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbqKDwAAQBAJ |title=Communalism and Sexual Violence in India: The Politics of Gender, Ethnicity and Conflict |date=2016-06-16 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-78673-068-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chakravarti |first=Uma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwMeDgAAQBAJ |title=Fault Lines of History: The India Papers II |date=2017-01-17 |publisher=Zubaan |isbn=978-93-85932-31-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Geetha |first=V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vE_RDQAAQBAJ |title=Undoing Impunity: Speech after Sexual Violence |date=2016-11-28 |publisher=Zubaan |isbn=978-93-85932-15-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johari |first=Aarefa |title=I was sick of the hateful climate in Gujarat: judge explains why he quit after the riots |url=http://scroll.in/article/746832/i-was-sick-of-the-hateful-climate-in-gujarat-judge-explains-why-he-quit-after-the-riots |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mander |first=Harsh |title=The soldier in his uniform is not India's only true patriot – there are heroes everywhere |url=https://scroll.in/article/842838/the-soldier-in-his-uniform-is-not-indias-only-true-patriot-there-are-heroes-everywhere |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Naroda Patiya case: Former minister Maya Kodnani gets 28 years in jail |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2012/aug/31/naroda-patiya-case-former-minister-maya-kodnani-gets-28-years-in-jail--401736.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP ex-minister, Bajrang Dal leader convicted for Naroda Patiya riots |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120830/main4.htm}}</ref>

==Views on death penalty==
As a judge, Yagnik did not award the death penalty, stating that it undermines human dignity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-09 |title=Death penalty has to go |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in-perspective/death-penalty-has-to-go-1152100.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Anger and Forgiveness': Has Nussbaum Given Either Its Due? |url=https://thewire.in/books/martha-nussbaum-anger-forgiveness |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=D’Souza |first=Dilip |date=2013-09-12 |title=When India Wants the Rapists Hanged |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/12/when-india-wants-the-rapists-hanged |access-date=2023-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-08-06 |title=The rope and a chance to reform |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-rope-and-a-chance-to-reform/article7509430.ece |access-date=2023-03-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Death Penalty is State-Sponsored Murder, the Indian Judiciary Must Put a Stop to Executions |url=https://thewire.in/law/death-penalty-is-state-sponsored-murder-the-indian-judiciary-must-put-a-stop-to-executions |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vij |first=Shivam |title=Kasab, Bajrangi and the case against the death penalty |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/kasab-bajrangi-and-the-case-against-the-death-penalty/20120905.htm |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2014-01-10 |title=Sexual Violence and the Death Penalty |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2014/3/perspectives/sexual-violence-and-death-penalty.html |journal=EPW |language=en |volume=49 |issue=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-18 |title=Naroda Patia case judge appreciates Gulbarg court's not awarding death sentence |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/naroda-patia-case-judge-appreciates-gulbarg-courts-not-awarding-death-sentence/articleshow/52809572.cms |access-date=2023-03-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Aftermath of the judgement==
Yagnik received death threats after the verdict regarding the [[Naroda Patiya massacre|Patiya massacre]]. She was given Z-category security. A man was arrested for making threats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Gujarat Riots Convict Babu Bajrangi Granted Bail for Sixth Time |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2002-gujarat-riots-convict-babu-bajrangi-granted-bail-for-sixth-time-784612 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-11 |title=Gujarat judge Jyotsana who convicted Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi gets 22 threat letters |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gujarat-judge-jyotsana-yagnik-who-convicted-kodnani-babu-bajrangi-gets-22-threat-letters/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-20 |title=Gujarat: Man arrested for making threat calls to retired judge |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-man-arrested-for-making-threat-calls-to-retired-judge-7463520/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Riots judge says state ignoring her security |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/riots-judge-says-state-ignoring-her-security/48177980.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref>

==Judge in other notable cases==
Yagnik awarded life sentence to 5 persons in a high-profile gang rape case in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five get lifer in Bijal Joshi gangrape case |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/five-get-lifer-in-bijal-joshi-gangrape-case-26508-2008-06-20 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Four women judges hold promise of justice for 2002 - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/four-women-judges-hold-promise-of-justice-for-2002/917186/2 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-06-20 |title=Five get lifer in Bijal Joshi gangrape case |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/five-get-lifer-in-bijal-joshi-gangrape-case/articleshow/3148875.cms |access-date=2023-03-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 sentenced to life for gang-rape in Gujarat |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-5-sentenced-to-life-for-gang-rape-in-gujarat-1172400 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> She has presided over other important trials involving rape or attempted rape of minor girls including one who was intellectually disabled.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-03 |title=Court orders DNA for rape case |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/court-orders-dna-for-rape-case/articleshow/17870468.cms |access-date=2023-03-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Man gets 10 yrs imprisonment in attempted rape case |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wire-news/-1954419.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref>

==Academic career==
Yagnik has worked as pro vice-chancellor (and dean of School of Law and Justice) of [[Adamas University]], and as faculty at [[Gujarat Forensic Sciences University]], [[Rashtriya Raksha University|Raksha Shakti University]] and [[Nirma University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adamas University School Of Law And Justice: Delivering Holistic Legal Education To The Students Ensuring Practical Learning Solutions {{!}} TheHigherEducationReview |url=https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/institution/adamas-university-school-of-law-and-justice-delivering-holistic-legal-education-to-the-students-ensuring-practical-learning-solutions-cid-1418.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www.thehighereducationreview.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |date=2021-04-10 |title=Dr Jyotsna Yagnik: The Quintessence of Hard Work & Discipline in the Indian Education Realm |url=https://www.highereducationdigest.com/dr-jyotsna-yagnik-the-quintessence-of-hard-work-discipline-in-the-indian-education-realm/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Higher Education Digest |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |first=TPT Bureau {{!}} |date=2020-07-04 |title=Career Guidance {{!}} Experts talk on Law as a career with diverse opportunity & wider perspective |url=https://thepolicytimes.com/career-guidance-experts-talk-on-law-as-a-career-with-diverse-opportunity-wider-perspective/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=The Policy Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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Joshua

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{{short description|Central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua}}
{{About|the figure from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua|the given name|Joshua (name)|other uses}}
{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}}
{{Infobox saint
|name = Joshua
|feast_day =
* 26th of Nisan, [[Yahrzeit]] (commemoration of death day): Jewish
* July 26: [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian Apostolic]]
* September 1: [[Roman Catholicism]]
* [[September 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|September 1]]:{{efn|name=synaxarion}}<ref name= oca /> [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]
* April 14: all saint Sinai monk
|venerated_in = [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]]
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|caption = ''Joshua stops the race of the sun'' ({{circa|1700}}), by [[Carlo Maratta]]
|birth_date = Unknown
|birth_place = [[Land of Goshen|Goshen]] ([[Lower Egypt]]), [[Ancient Egypt]]
|death_date = Unknown (aged {{circa|110}})
|death_place = [[Canaan]]
|titles = Prophet, Righteous, Forefather
|birth_name = Hoshea Bar Nun
|attributes = Often depicted with [[Caleb]], carrying the grapes out of [[Canaan]]
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|[[Joshua's Hill]], [[Al-Nabi Yusha']], etc. (Muslim traditions)}}
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'''Joshua''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɒ|ʃ|u|ə}} {{respell|JOSH|oo|ə}}), also known as '''Yehoshua''' ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|יְהוֹשֻׁעַ}}}} ''Yəhōšuaʿ'',{{px2}} [[Tiberian Hebrew|Tiberian:]] ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' [[Literal translation|lit.]] '[[Yahweh]] is salvation'), '''Jehoshua''',{{efn|{{langx|arc|יֵשׁוּעַ}} ''Yēšūaʿ''; {{langx|syr|ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ}} ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; {{langx|el|Ἰησοῦς}}, {{langx |ar|يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ}} ''[[#In Islam|Yūšaʿ ibn Nūn]]''; {{langx|la|Iosue}}}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Khan |first=Geoffrey |title=The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. |publisher=Open Book Publishers |year=2020 |isbn=978-1783746767}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3091. Yehoshua |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3091.htm |website=Bible Hub}}</ref> or '''Josue''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Josue (Joshua) |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08524a.htm |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref> was [[Moses]]' assistant in the books of [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] and [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]], and later succeeded Moses as leader of the [[Israelite]] tribes in the [[Book of Joshua]] of the [[Hebrew Bible]].{{sfn|Coogan|2009|pp=166-167}} His name was '''Hoshea''' ({{Script/Hebrew|הוֹשֵׁעַ}} ''Hōšēaʿ'',{{px2}} [[Literal translation|lit.]] 'Save')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conjugation of לְהוֹשִׁיעַ |url=https://www.pealim.com/dict/861-lehoshia/ |website=Pealim}}</ref> the son of [[Nun (Bible)|Nun]], of the [[tribe of Ephraim]], but Moses called him "Yehoshua" (translated as "Joshua" in English),<ref name="ReferenceA">''Bible'' {{bibleverse||Numbers|13:16|ESV}}</ref> the name by which he is commonly known in English. According to the Bible, he was born in [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] prior to [[the Exodus]].

In {{bibleverse||Numbers| 13:1|ESV}}, the Hebrew Bible identifies Joshua as one of [[The Twelve Spies|the twelve spies]] of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of [[Canaan]]. After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated lands to the tribes. According to [[chronology of the Bible|biblical chronology]], Joshua lived some time in the [[Bronze Age]]. According to {{bibleverse||Joshua|24:29|ESV}} Joshua died at the age of 110.

Joshua holds a position of respect among [[Muslim]]s, who also see him as the leader of the faithful following the death of Moses. In Islam, it is also believed that Yusha bin Nun (Joshua) was the "attendant" of Moses mentioned in the [[Quran]] before Moses meets [[Khidr]]. Joshua plays [[#In Islam|a role in Islamic literature]], with significant narration in the [[hadith]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3149 - Chapters on Tafsir - كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|url=https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:3149|access-date=2022-02-14|website=sunnah.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sahih Muslim 2380a - The Book of Virtues - كتاب الفضائل - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim:2380a|access-date=2022-02-14|website=sunnah.com}}</ref>

==Name==
The English name "Joshua" is a rendering of the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ''Yehoshua'', and is mostly interpreted as "[[Yahweh]] is salvation";{{sfn|Gesenius|1906|pp=221, 446}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.studylight.org/dic/fbd/view.cgi?number=T2115|title= Fausset's Bible Dictionary|publisher= Study Light|access-date= 8 January 2018|archive-date= 16 March 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316082511/http://www.studylight.org/dic/fbd/view.cgi?number=T2115|url-status= live}}</ref> although others have also alternatively interpreted it as "[[Yahweh]] is lordly".{{sfn|Ayali-Darshan|2018|pp=}} The [[theophoric name]] appears to be constructed from a combination of the [[Tetragrammaton]] with the Hebrew noun יְשׁוּעָה ([[Modern Hebrew|Modern:]] ''yəšūʿa'', [[Tiberian Hebrew|Tiberian:]] ''yăšūʿā''), meaning "salvation";<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3444. yeshuah |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3444.htm |website=Bible Hub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inflection of יְשׁוּעָה |url=https://www.pealim.com/dict/8241-yeshua/ |website=Pealim}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Klein Dictionary, יְשׁוּעָה |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Klein_Dictionary%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A9%D7%81%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%94?ven=Carta_Jerusalem%3B_1st_edition,_1987&lang=bi |website=Sefaria}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jastrow, יְשׁוּעָה |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Jastrow%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A9%D7%81%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%94?ven=London,_Luzac,_1903&lang=bi |website=Sefaria}}</ref> derived from the [[Hebrew root]] ישׁע (''y-š-ʿ''), meaning "to save/help/deliver".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3467. yasha |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3467.htm |website=Bible Hub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Klein Dictionary, ישׁע |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Klein_Dictionary%2C_%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%81%D7%A2?ven=Carta_Jerusalem%3B_1st_edition,_1987&lang=bi |website=Sefaria}}</ref> Other theophoric names sharing a similar meaning can also be found throughout the [[Hebrew Bible]], such as that of the son of [[David]] אֱלִישׁוּעַ (''ʾĔlīšūaʿ''), whose name means "My [[El (deity)|El]] ([[God]]) is salvation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 474. Elishua |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/474.htm |website=Bible Hub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 410. êlî |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/eli_410.htm |website=Bible Hub}}</ref>

"[[Jesus (name)|Jesus]]" is the English derivative of the Greek transliteration of "Yehoshua" via Latin. In the [[Septuagint]], all instances of the word "Yehoshua" are rendered as "{{lang|grc|Ἰησοῦς}}" (Iēsûs), the closest Greek pronunciation of the {{langx|arc|יֵשׁוּעַ}} {{transliteration|arc|Yēšūaʿ}}.<ref>''Bible'' {{Bibleverse||Nehemiah|8:17|ESV}}</ref><ref>[http://bibledatabase.net/html/septuagint/04_013.htm Numbers 13:16 LXX] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723025240/http://bibledatabase.net/html/septuagint/04_013.htm |date=2011-07-23 }} {{lang|grc|καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν Μωυσῆς τὸν Αὐσῆ υἱὸν Ναυῆ 'Ἰησοῦν'}} (and Moses named Hosea, son of Naue, ''Jesus'')</ref><ref>{{Citation|url=http://bibledatabase.net/html/septuagint/38_003.htm|work=Online Greek OT (Septuagint/LXX) UTF8 Bible|title=Zechariah|at=3:1–10|publisher=Bible database|access-date=8 January 2018|archive-date=23 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723025252/http://bibledatabase.net/html/septuagint/38_003.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3442. Yeshua |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3442.htm |website=Bible Hub}}</ref> Thus, in modern Greek, Joshua is called "Jesus son of Naue" ({{lang |grc|τοῦ Ναυή}}, ''tû Nauḗ'') to differentiate him from [[Jesus]]. This is also true in some [[Slavic languages]] following the [[Eastern Orthodox]] tradition (e.g. "{{lang |ru|Иисус Навин}}", ''Iisús Navín'', in Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian, but not Czech).

==Biblical narrative==
{{See also|History of ancient Israel and Judah}}

===The Exodus===
[[File:Tissot Moses Blesses Joshua Before the High Priest.jpg|thumb|''Moses Blesses Joshua Before the High Priest'' (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by [[James Tissot]])]]

Joshua was a major figure in the events of the Exodus. He was charged by Moses with selecting and commanding a militia group for their first battle after exiting Egypt, against the [[Amalekites]] in [[Rephidim]],<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse||Exodus|17:8–16|ESV}}</ref> in which they were victorious.

He later accompanied Moses when he ascended [[biblical Mount Sinai]] to commune with God,<ref>Exodus 24:13</ref> visualize God's plan for the Israelite [[tabernacle]], and receive the [[Ten Commandments]]. Joshua was with Moses when he descended from the mountain, heard the Israelites' celebrations around the [[Golden Calf]],<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse|Exodus| 32:17}}</ref> and broke the tablets bearing the words of the commandments. Similarly, in the narrative which refers to Moses being able to speak with God in his tent of meeting outside the camp, Joshua is seen as custodian of the tent ('tabernacle of meeting') when Moses returned to the Israelite encampment.<ref name="auto">Exodus 33:11</ref> However, when Moses returned to the mountain to re-create the tablets recording the Ten Commandments, Joshua was not present, as the biblical text states "no man shall come up with you".<ref>Exodus 34:3</ref>

Later, Joshua was identified as one of the [[The Twelve Spies|twelve spies]] sent by Moses to explore and report on the land of [[Canaan]],<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse||Numbers|13:16–17|ESV}}</ref> and only he and [[Caleb]] gave an encouraging report, a reward for which would be that only these two of their entire generation would enter the promised land.<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse||Numbers|14:22–24|ESV}}</ref>

According to Joshua 1:1,<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse||Joshua|1:1–9|ESV}}</ref> God appointed Joshua to succeed Moses as leader of the Israelites along with giving him a blessing of invincibility during his lifetime.<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleref2|Joshua|1:5}}</ref>{{sfn|Goldingay|2023|pp=67–68}} The first part of the book of Joshua covers the period when he led the conquest of [[Canaan]].

===Conquest of Canaan===
{{main|Book of Joshua}}
[[File:Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon (1816) John Martin - NGA 2004.64.1.jpg|thumb|''[[Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon]]'' by [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]], 1816]]

At the [[Jordan River]], the waters parted, as they had for Moses at the [[Red Sea]]. The first battle after the crossing of the Jordan was the [[fall of Jericho]]. Joshua led the destruction of [[Jericho]], then moved on to [[Ai (Bible)|Ai]], a small neighboring city to the west. However, they were defeated with thirty-six Israelite deaths. The defeat was attributed to [[Achan (Bible)|Achan]] taking an "accursed thing" from Jericho; and was followed by Achan and his family and animals being stoned to death to restore God's favor. Joshua then went to defeat Ai.

The Israelites faced an alliance of five [[Amorite]] kings from [[Jerusalem]], [[Hebron]], [[Jarmuth]], [[Lachish]], and [[Eglon, Canaan|Eglon]]. At [[Gibeon (ancient city)|Gibeon]], Joshua asked the {{Lord}} to cause the Sun and Moon to stand still, so that he could finish the battle in daylight. According to the text, the Sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. This event is most notable because "There has been no day like it before or since, when the {{Lord}} heeded the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel."<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse||Joshua|10:14|ESV}}</ref> The {{Lord}} also fought for the Israelites in this battle, for he hurled huge hailstones from the sky which killed more Canaanites than those which the Israelites slaughtered. From there on, Joshua was able to lead the Israelites to several victories, securing much of the land of Canaan. He presided over the Israelite gatherings at [[Gilgal]] and [[Shiloh (biblical city)|Shiloh]] which [[Land lottery|allocated land]] to the tribes of Israel (Joshua 14:1–5 and 18:1–10), and the Israelites rewarded him with the Ephraimite city of [[Timnath-heres]] or Timnath-serah, where he settled (Joshua 19:50).

According to the [[Talmud]], Joshua in his book enumerated only those towns on the frontier.{{efn|name=BabaBathra}}

===Death===
[[File:Joshua's Tomb at Kifl Hares.jpg|thumb|Joshua's Tomb in [[Kifl Haris]] near [[Nablus]], [[West Bank]], on Joshua's ''yartzeit'' 2007]]
[[File:Joshua's Tomb in Jordan 01.jpg|thumb|Joshua's Tomb in [[Jordan]]]]

When he was "old and well advanced in years",<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse ||Joshua|23:1–2|ESV}}</ref> Joshua convened the elders and chiefs of the Israelites and exhorted them to have no fellowship with the native population, because it could lead them to be unfaithful to God.<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse ||Joshua|23:7–8|ESV}}, {{bibleverse-nb ||Joshua|23:12–13|ESV}}</ref> At a general assembly of the clans at [[Shechem]], he took leave of the people, admonishing them to be loyal to their God, who had been so mightily manifested in the midst of them. As a witness of their promise to serve God, Joshua set up a great stone under an oak by the sanctuary of God. Soon afterward he died, at the age of 110, and was buried at [[Timnath-heres]], in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.<ref>''Bible'' {{bibleverse ||Joshua|24:29–30|ESV}}</ref>

==Historicity==
{{see also|The Exodus#Historicity|History of ancient Israel and Judah}}

===Current mainstream opinion===
The prevailing scholarly view is that the [[Book of Joshua]] is not a factual account of historical events.{{sfn|Coote|2000|p=275}}{{sfn|McConville|Williams|2010|p=4}} The apparent setting of Joshua is the 13th century BCE{{sfn|McConville|Williams|2010|p=}} which was a time of widespread city-destruction, but with a few exceptions ([[Tel Hazor|Hazor]], [[Tel Lachish|Lachish]]) the destroyed cities are not the ones the Bible associates with Joshua, and the ones it does associate with him show little or no sign of even being occupied at the time.{{sfn|Miller|Hayes|1986|pp=71-72}} Given its lack of historicity, Carolyn Pressler in her commentary for the ''Westminster Bible Companion'' series suggests that readers of Joshua should give priority to its theological message ("what passages teach about God") and be aware of what these would have meant to audiences in the seventh and sixth centuries BCE.{{sfn|Pressler|2002|pp=5-6}} [[Richard D. Nelson|Richard Nelson]] explained that the needs of the [[Centralisation|centralised]] monarchy favoured a single story of origins, combining old traditions of an [[The Exodus|exodus from Egypt]], belief in a [[national god]] as "divine warrior," and explanations for ruined cities, [[social stratification]] and ethnic groups, and contemporary tribes.{{sfn|Nelson|1997|p=5}}

It has been argued that the Book of Joshua holds little historical value.{{sfn|Killebrew|2005|p=152|ps=: "Almost without exception, scholars agree that the account in Joshua holds little historical value vis-à-vis early Israel and most likely reflects much later historical times.15"}} The archaeological evidence shows that [[Jericho]] and [[Ai (Canaan)|Ai]] were not occupied in the Near Eastern [[Late Bronze Age]],{{sfn|Bartlett|2006|p=63}} although recent excavations at Jericho have questioned this.{{sfn|Nigro|2020|pp=202–204}} The story of the conquest perhaps represents the nationalist [[propaganda]] of the eighth century BCE kings of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] and their claims to the territory of the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]],{{sfn|Coote|2000|p=275}} incorporated into an early form of Joshua written late in the reign of king [[Josiah]] (reigned 640–609 BCE). The book was probably revised and completed after the [[Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)|fall of Jerusalem]] to the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]] in 586 BCE, and possibly after the return from the [[Babylonian exile]] in 538 BCE.{{sfn|Creach|2003|pp=10-11}}

===M. Noth (1930s)===
In the 1930s [[Martin Noth]] made a sweeping criticism of the usefulness of the Book of Joshua for history.{{sfn|Albright|1939|pp=11–23}} Noth was a student of [[Albrecht Alt]], who emphasized [[form criticism]] and the importance of [[Origin myth|etiology]].{{sfn|Albright|1939|pp=11–23}}{{sfn|Noort|1998|pp=127-144}} Alt and Noth posited a peaceful movement of the Israelites into various areas of Canaan, ''[[Contra (citation signal)|contra]]'' the Biblical account.{{sfn|Rendsburg|1992|pp=510-527}}

===W.F. Albright (1930s)===
[[William F. Albright|William Foxwell Albright]] questioned the "tenacity" of etiologies, which were key to Noth's analysis of the campaigns in Joshua. Archaeological evidence in the 1930s showed that the city of [[Ai (Canaan)|Ai]], an early target for conquest in the putative Joshua account, had existed and been destroyed, but in the 22nd century BCE.{{sfn|Albright|1939|pp=11–23}} Some alternate sites for Ai have been proposed which would partially resolve the discrepancy in dates, but these sites have not been widely accepted.{{sfn|Hawkins|2013|p=109}}

===K. Kenyon (1951)===
In 1951 [[Kathleen Kenyon]] showed that City IV at [[Tell es-Sultan]] (Jericho) was destroyed at the end of the [[Middle Bronze Age]] (c. 2100–1550 BCE), not during the [[Late Bronze Age]] (c. 1550–1200 BCE). Kenyon argued that the early Israelite campaign could not be historically corroborated, but rather explained as an etiology of the location and a representation of the Israelite settlement.{{sfn|Kenyon|1967|pp=268–275}}{{sfn|Kenyon|2013|pp=101-138}}

===G.E. Wright (1955)===
In 1955, [[G. Ernest Wright]] discussed the correlation of archaeological data to the early Israelite campaigns, which he divided into three phases per the Book of Joshua. He pointed to two sets of archaeological findings that "seem to suggest that the biblical account is in general correct regarding the nature of the late thirteenth and twelfth-eleventh centuries in the country" (i.e., "a period of tremendous violence").{{sfn|Wright|1955|pp=106-108}} He gives particular weight to what were then recent digs at Hazor by [[Yigael Yadin]].{{sfn|Wright|1955|pp=106-108}}

==Religious views==
[[File:Karolingischer Buchmaler um 840 001.jpg|thumb|upright|Joshua and the Israelite people, [[Carolingian art|Carolingian]] [[Miniature (illuminated manuscript)|miniature]], c. 840]]

===In Judaism===
====In rabbinical literature====
[[File:Crossing the Jordan River with the Ark, painted board, detail from the cabinets of the Old Sacristy, Church of St Mary the Gracious Milan. Italy, 15th.jpg|thumb|upright|The Israelites led by Joshua crossing the Jordan River with the Ark, Old Sacristy, Milan Italy, 15th c.]]
[[File:Robert Hecquet, Israelites Crossing the Jordan River, c. 1720-1775.jpg|thumb|Robert Hecquet, Israelites led by Joshua Crossing the Jordan River]]
In [[rabbinic literature]] Joshua is regarded as a faithful, humble, deserving, wise man. Biblical verses illustrative of these qualities and of their reward are applied to him. "He that waits on his master shall be honored"<ref>[[Pro.|Proverbs]] 27:18</ref> is construed as a reference to Joshua,<ref>[[Numbers Rabbah]] 12</ref> as is also the first part of the same verse, "Whoso keeps the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof".<ref>[[Yalkut Shimoni]], Joshua 2; ''Numbers Rabbah'' 12:21</ref> That "honor shall uphold the humble in spirit"<ref>[[Pro.|Proverbs]] 29:23</ref> is proved by Joshua's victory over [[Amalek]].<ref>''Numbers Rabbah'' 13</ref> Not the sons of [[Moses]]—as Moses himself had expected—but Joshua was appointed as Moses' successor.<ref>''Numbers Rabbah'' 12</ref> Moses was shown how Joshua reproved that [[Othniel Ben Kenaz|Othniel]].<ref>''Yalkut Shimoni'', Numbers 776</ref>

"God would speak to Moses face to face, like someone would speak to his friend. Then he would return to the camp. But his attendant, Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not leave the tent. Joshua never moved from the tent".<ref name="auto"/> Didn't Joshua leave the tent to eat, sleep or attend to his needs? This praise shows that Joshua had complete faith in Moses, the [[Tzaddik]]. One who has this faith is cognizant of the tzaddik in everything he does; he remains steadfastly with the tzaddik whatever he does.<ref>[[Nachman of Breslov]], ''Likutey Halakhot VII''</ref>

According to [[rabbinic tradition]], Joshua, when dividing the [[Land of Canaan]] among the twelve tribes of Israel, planted [[sea squill]] ({{langx|he|חצוב}}) to mark off the [[butts and bounds]] of tribal properties.{{efn|name=BabaBathra}}

Moreover, Joshua, on dividing the land of Canaan amongst the tribes of Israel, made the tribes agree to ten conditions, the most important of which being the common use of the forests as pasture for cattle, and the common right of fishing in the [[Sea of Tiberias]].<ref>[[Babylonian Talmud]] (''[[Bava Kamma]]'' 80b—81a).</ref> Natural springs were to be used for drinking and laundry by all tribes, although the tribe to which the water course fell had the first rights.<ref>[[Maimonides]], ''[[Mishneh Torah]]'' (Hil. ''Nizkei Mammon'' 5:3); [[Achai Gaon|Acha of Shabha]], ''Sheiltoth'', P. Ra’eh 147; [[Jerusalem Talmud]], ''Baba Bathra'' 5:1. Even if the source of the natural spring were to originate in a distant tribal territory, and flowed along its course through another tribal territory, the people living in the territory where the water currently passes through have first-rights over the water.</ref> Prickly burnet (''[[Sarcopoterium|Sarcopoterium spinosum]]'') and the camelthorn (''[[Alhagi maurorum]]'') could be freely collected as firewood by any member of any tribe, in any tribal territory.

====In prayer====
According to Jewish religious tradition, upon making [[Aliyah]] by crossing the Jordan River to enter the [[Land of Israel]], Joshua composed the [[Aleinu]] prayer thanking God. This idea was first cited in the [[Kol Bo]] of the late 14th Century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.etzion.org.il/en/shiur-18-aleinu |title=Shiur #18: Aleinu | VBM haretzion |access-date=2021-01-30 |archive-date=2021-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123044027/https://www.etzion.org.il/en/shiur-18-aleinu |url-status=live }}</ref> Several medieval commentators noticed that Joshua's shorter birth name, Hosea, appears in the first few verses of Aleinu in reverse acrostic: ע – עלינו, ש – שלא שם, ו – ואנחנו כורעים, ה – הוא אלוקינו. The Teshuvot HaGeonim, a [[Geonic]] responsum, discussed that Joshua composed the Aleinu because although the Israelites had made Aliyah to the [[Promised Land]], they were surrounded by other peoples, and he wanted the Jews to draw a clear distinction between themselves, who knew and accepted the sovereignty of God, and those nations of the world which did not.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://anshesholomnewrochelle.org/sermons/the-origins-of-aleinu |title=The Origins of Aleinu – Anshe Sholom |access-date=2021-01-30 |archive-date=2021-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716060637/https://anshesholomnewrochelle.org/sermons/the-origins-of-aleinu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the modern era, religious Jews still pray the Aliyah inspired Aleinu three times daily, including on the [[High Holidays]]. The Aleinu prayer begins:

{{Blockquote |It is our duty to praise the Master of all, to exalt the Creator of the Universe, who has not made us like the nations of the world and has not placed us like the families of the earth, who has not designed our destiny to be like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitude.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chabad.org/library/siddur/default_cdo/aid/1495868/jewish/Online-Siddur-with-Commentary.htm#!/aid:1666780 |title=Online Siddur with Commentary |access-date=2021-01-30 |archive-date=2021-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303055257/https://www.chabad.org/library/siddur/default_cdo/aid/1495868/jewish/Online-Siddur-with-Commentary.htm#!/aid:1666780 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

===In Christianity===
Most modern Bibles translate {{bibleref2|Hebrews|4:8–10}} to identify Jesus as a better Joshua, as Joshua led Israel into the rest of [[Canaan]], but Jesus leads the people of God into "God's rest". Among the early [[Church Fathers]], Joshua is considered a [[typology (theology)|type]] of Jesus Christ.{{sfn|Nichols|2007||p=195}}

The story of Joshua and the Canaanite kings is also alluded to in the [[Meqabyan#Second Book of Ethiopian Maccabees (2 Meqabyan)|2 Meqabyan]], a book considered [[Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon|canonical]] in the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://torahofyeshuah.blogspot.com/2015/07/book-of-meqabyan-i-iii.html |title=Torah of Yeshuah: Book of Meqabyan I - III |access-date=2019-11-10 |archive-date=2019-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923192431/http://torahofyeshuah.blogspot.com/2015/07/book-of-meqabyan-i-iii.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===In Islam===
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| honorific_prefix = [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|Prophet]]
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| honorific_suffix = [[Islamic honorifics|Alayhi as-Salam]]
| native_name = يُوشَعُ Joshua
| native name lang = ar
| caption = Yusha (middle) fighting in the Battle of [[Jericho|Ariha]].
| office1 = [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|Prophet of Islam]]
| predecessor1 = [[Caleb#Islam|Kalib]]
| successor1 = [[Samuel#Islam|Šamūʾīl]]
| parents = Nun (father)
}}

====Quranic references====
Joshua ({{langx|ar|يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ}}, ''Yūšaʿ ibn Nūn'' {{IPA|ar|juːʃaʕ ibn nuːn|}}, is not mentioned by name in the [[Quran]], but his name appears in other [[Islamic literature]]. In the Quranic account of the conquest of Canaan, Joshua and Caleb are referenced, but not named, as two God-fearing men on whom [[God in Islam|God]] "had bestowed His grace".<ref>[[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]], ''[[The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary]]'', Note. 726 to verse 23: "Among those who returned after spying out the land were two men who had faith and courage. They were Joshua and Caleb. Joshua afterwards succeeded Moses in the leadership after 40 years. These two men pleaded for an immediate entry through the proper Gate, which I understand to mean, 'after taking all due precautions and making all due preparations.' Cf. 2:189 and n. 203. But of course, they said, they must put their trust in Allah for victory."</ref>

{{Blockquote|They said, "Moses, there is a fearsome people in this land. We will not go there until they leave. If they leave, then we will enter." Yet the two men whom God had blessed among those who were afraid said, "Go in to them through the gate and when you go in you will overcome them. If you are true believers, put your trust in God.|Quran, sura 5 ([[Al-Ma'ida]]), ayah 22–23, Haleem translation<ref>M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, translator (2005). ''The Qur'an''. Oxford University Press. p. 70.</ref>}}
[[File:Spencer_Coll._Persian_MS._46_101v_Yusha_and_Musa_visit_Khidr.jpg|right|thumb|Islamic depiction of Yusha and Musa visiting Khidr from a Persian 1580 manuscript.]]
Joshua is also referred to in the journey [[Moses in Islam|Musa]] (Moses) took with him to find [[Khidr]].

{{Blockquote|And remember when Moses said to his young assistant, "I will never give up until I reach the junction of the two seas, even if I travel for ages". But when they finally reached the point where the seas met, they forgot their salted fish, and it made its way into the sea, slipping away wondrously. He replied, "Do you remember when we rested by the rock? That is when I forgot the fish. None made me forget to mention this except Satan. And the fish made its way into the sea miraculously". Moses responded, "That is exactly what we were looking for". So they returned, retracing their footsteps. There they found a servant of Ours, to whom We had granted mercy from Us and enlightened with knowledge of Our Own.|Quran, chapter 6 ([[al-Kahf]]), verses 60-65<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surah Al-Kahf - 60 |url=https://quran.com/al-kahf/60 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Quran.com |language=en}}</ref>}}

The narration collected by [[Muhammad al-Bukhari|Bukhari]] reports that a man approached Moses after he gave a talk and asked him, "Who is the most knowledgeable person on earth?" Moses responded, "That would be me!" So Allah revealed to Moses that he should not have said this and there was in fact someone who was more knowledgeable than him. Moses was commanded to travel to meet this man, named Al-Khaḍir, at the junction of the two seas. Islamic scholars have argued this could be the northern part of the [[Sinai Peninsula]] between the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]], the southern part of Sinai where the Rea Sea splits into the [[Gulf of Suez]] and the [[Gulf of Aqaba]], or the [[Bosporus]] in Istanbul which is a strait between the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]].

====Hadith, exegesis, traditions====
Joshua was regarded by some classical scholars as the prophetic successor to Moses ({{lang|ar|موسى|rtl=yes}}){{efn|name=IbnKathir}} [[Al-Tabari]] relates in his ''[[History of the Prophets and Kings]]'' that Joshua was one of the twelve spies, and Muslim scholars believe that the two believing spies referred to in the Quran are Joshua and Caleb. Joshua was exceptional among the [[Israelites]] for being one of the few faithful followers of Allah.

Significant events from Joshua's Muslim narratives include the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] and the conquest of ''[[Bait al-Maqdis]]''.<ref>''Tabari'', ''History of the Prophets and Kings'', Vol. I: 414–429, 498–499, 503–516</ref>

The traditional Muslim scholastic commentaries has narrated the miracle which shown by Joshua as a sign that he is a [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|prophet in Islam]]. Ibn Kathir gave commentary of [[Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal]] Hadith that during the siege of Jerusalem, Yoshua prayed to God to withheld the sun until he won, which resulted in the day did not cease, and the sun only set after the Israelites under Joshua manage to capture the city.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=من هو يوشع بن نون؟ |url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/365539/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%B9-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86 |website=[[IslamQA.info]] |year=2022 |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=Ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Palestina, Tanah Kaum Muslimin |url=https://almanhaj.or.id/8028-palestina-tanah-kaum-muslimin.html |website=Almanhaj |year=2006 |publisher=Lajnah Istiqomah |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=Id, Ar}} reference:
* Dirasatun Fil Ad-yan Al-Yahudiyah wan Nashraniyah, Dr Su’ud bin Abdil Aziz Al-Khalaf, Penerbit Adhwa-us Salaf, Cetakan I, Th 1422H/2003M
* Mujaz Tarikhil Yahudi war-Raddi Ala Ba’dhi Maza’imil Bathilah, Dr Mahmud bin Abdir Rahman Qadah, Majalah Jami’ah Islamiyah, Edisi 107, Th 29, 1418-1419H
* Shahih Qashashil Anbiya, karya Ibnu Katsir, Abu Usamah Salim bin Id Al-Hilali, Maktabah Al-Furqan, Cetakan I Th, 1422H
* Tafsir Al-Qur’anil Azhim, Abu Fida Ismail Ibnu Umar Ibnu Katsir, Darul Kutub Al-Ilmiyah, Cetakan II, Th.1422H</ref> ''[[Tafsir al-Jalalayn|al-Jalalayn]]'' says, "[[Ahmad ibn Hanbal|Ahmad [b. Hanbal]]] reported in his Musnad, the [following] hadīth, 'The sun was never detained for any human, except for Joshua during those days in which he marched towards the Holy House [of Jerusalem]'."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quranx.com/Tafsirs/5.26|title=QuranX.com The most complete Quran / Hadith / Tafsir collection available!|website=quranx.com|access-date=2018-08-15|archive-date=2018-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164450/https://quranx.com/Tafsirs/5.26|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Islamic tradition, Joshua lived for about 110 years, and his shrine is located in the city of [[Kifl Haris|Hārith]] in the region of Shām (Greater Syria).<ref>Mufti Iqtadar Ahmad Khan. [[iarchive:tafseer-e-naeemi-15|''Tafsir Naeemi: Vol. 15''.]] Lahore: Naeemi Kutub Khanah. Para 15, Surah 18, Ayah 58, "Scholarly exegesis", p. 589.</ref>

Muslim literature includes traditions of Joshua not found in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. Joshua is credited with being present at Moses's death and literature records that Moses's garments were with Joshua at the time of his departure.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam'', Vol. XI, pg. 351, ''Yusha ibn Nun [Joshua, son of Nun]''</ref> In [[Sahih Bukhari]] and [[Sahih Muslim]], Joshua is mentioned as Yusha' bin Nun and is the attendant to Moses during his [[Moses in Islam#Meeting with Khidr|meeting with Khidr]].<ref>Bukhari, Book 6, Volume 60, Hadiths 249, 250, 251: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))</ref><ref>Bukhari, Book 1, Volume 3, Hadith 124: Knowledge</ref><ref>Muslim, Book 30, Hadith 5864: The Book Pertaining to the Excellent Qualities of the Holy Prophet (may Peace be upon them) and His Companions (Kitab Al-Fada'il)</ref> This hadith episode was used by scholars for the exegesis of Quran scripture chapter [[Al-Kahf]] about the journey of Moses.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Abulfeda |author1-link=Abulfeda |editor1-last=Muhammad Mahdi Al-Sharîf |title=THE EXEGESIS OF THE GRAND HOLY QUR'AN 1-4 Ibn Katheer VOL 3: تفسير ابن كثير [انكليزي] 1/4 |publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah |year=2006 |location=Beirut |page=361 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MixuDwAAQBAJ |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>

==In art and literature==
[[File:Joshua 10C, cropping from trailer.jpg|thumb|Joshua in ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'', 1956]]
In the literary tradition of medieval Europe, Joshua is known as one of the [[Nine Worthies]]. In ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' Joshua's spirit appears to Dante in the Heaven of Mars, where he is grouped with the other "warriors of the faith."{{sfn|Simons|2018|pp=371-380}}

[[Baroque]] composer [[Georg Frideric Handel]] composed the [[oratorio]] ''[[Joshua (oratorio)|Joshua]]'' in 1747. Composer [[Franz Waxman]] composed an oratorio ''Joshua'' in 1959. [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] composed ''Josue'' (H.404 and H.404 a), an oratorio for soloists, double chorus, double orchestra and continuo, in 1680.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Duron|first=Jean|title=Histoires sacrées, vol. 2|url=https://boutique.cmbv.fr/fr/histoires-sacrees-vol-2}}</ref>

==Nomenclature in biology==
According to legend, [[Mormons|Mormon]] pioneers in the United States first referred to the ''[[yucca brevifolia]]'' [[agave]] plant as the Joshua tree because its branches reminded them of Joshua stretching his arms upward in supplication, guiding the travelers westward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://home.nps.gov/jotr/learn/nature/jtrees.htm|title=Joshua Trees|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|work=nps.gov|access-date=2013-05-27|archive-date=2015-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225182521/http://www.nps.gov/jotr/naturescience/jtrees.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Joshua is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of snake, [[Joshua's blind snake]] (''Trilepida joshuai''), the [[holotype]] of which was collected at [[Jericó, Antioquia]], [[Colombia]].{{sfn|Beolens|Watkins|Grayson|2011|p=136}}

==Jewish holidays==
{{refimprove section|date=June 2025}}
[[File:Yom HaAliyah Poster.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Israeli poster celebrating Yom HaAliyah (Aliyah Day) from the Yosef Matisyahu Collection]]

===Religious holiday===
The annual commemoration of Joshua's [[Yartzeit|yahrtzeit]] (the anniversary of his death) is marked on the 26th of [[Nisan]] on the [[Hebrew calendar]]. Thousands make the pilgrimage to the [[Tomb of Joshua]] at Kifl Haris near [[Nablus]], [[West Bank]], on the preceding night.

===Israeli Zionist holiday===
[[Yom HaAliyah]] ([[Aliyah]] Day; {{langx|he|יום העלייה}}) is an Israeli national holiday celebrated annually on the tenth of the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] month of [[Nisan]], as per the opening clause of the Yom HaAliyah Law, as a [[Zionist]] celebration of "Jewish immigration to the [[Land of Israel]] as the basis for the existence of the [[State of Israel]]", and secondarily "to mark the date of entry into the Land of Israel", i.e. to commemorate Joshua having led the Israelites across the Jordan River into the Land of Israel while carrying the [[Ark of the Covenant]].

==Tomb of Joshua==
===Samaritan and Jewish traditions===
According to a Samaritan tradition, noted in 1877, the tombs of Joshua and Caleb were in Kifl Haris.<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/218/mode/1up 218] - [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/219/mode/1up 219]</ref>

According to {{Bibleverse||Joshua|24:30|HE}}, the [[tomb of Joshua]] is in [[Timnath-heres]], and Jewish tradition also places the tombs of Joshua's father, Nun, and his companion, [[Caleb]], at that site, which is identified by [[Orthodox Jews]] with Kifl Haris. Thousands make the pilgrimage to the tombs on the [[Yahrzeit|annual commemoration of Joshua's death]], 26th of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jews Barred from Visiting Tomb of Biblical Joshua|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/265497#.VOoBKHysV8E}}</ref>{{clarify|reason=Many missing details. See discussion on talk-page of Kifl Haris.|date= August 2022}}

It seems that old Jewish traditions once associated [[Meiron |Meron]] in the [[Upper Galilee]] with the burial site of Joshua.<ref name= HA131>{{cite journal |last1= Berger |first1= Uri |last2= Glick |first2= Alexander |last3= Shemer |first3= Maayan |title= Meron, Rabbi Shim'on Bar Yochai Compound: Final Report |journal=[[Hadashot Arkheologiyot]] |volume= 131 |year= 2019 |via= online ed., posted 02/06/2019 |url= http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/Report_Detail_Eng.aspx?id=25539 |access-date= 17 April 2024}} Citing Reiner, Elchanan (2012). "Joshua is Simeon Bar Yohai, Hazor is Meron: Towards a Typology of the History of the Establishment of Galilee (Another Chapter in the Religious World of the Galilean Jews)". ''[[Tarbiz]]'' 80(2):1 pp. 79–218 (Hebrew).</ref>

===Islamic sites===
[[File:Joseph Schranz Bosphorus Broken Column Omer M Koc Collection copy 620 436.jpg|thumb|The [[Bosporus]] from [[Joshua's Hill]] (Giant's Grave) with a broken column, by Joseph Schranz (1803–1864/6), courtesy of the Ömer M Koç Collection]]

Joshua is believed by some Muslims to be buried on [[Joshua's Hill]] in the [[Beykoz]] district of [[Istanbul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://culturecityistanbul.blogspot.com//2009/11/yusa-joshua-tomb.html|title=ISTANBUL, Extended On Two Continents|access-date=8 January 2018|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406162515/http://culturecityistanbul.blogspot.com/2009/11/yusa-joshua-tomb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Alternative traditional sites for his tomb are situated in Israel (the Shia shrine at [[Al-Nabi Yusha']]), [[Jordan]] (An-Nabi Yusha' bin Noon, a Sunni [[mazar (mausoleum)|shrine]] near the city of [[Al-Salt]]<ref name="ISCC">Mazar Hazrat Yusha’ bin Noon, on the website of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada [http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.com/islamic-heritage-tabarrukat/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505055401/http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.com/islamic-heritage-tabarrukat/|date=2017-05-05}}</ref><ref>Tomb of Prophet Yusha' (photo of the tomb; Islamic view on Prophet Yusha'/Joshua)[http://www.islamiclandmarks.com/jordan/tomb-of-yusha-as] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926200042/http://www.islamiclandmarks.com/jordan/tomb-of-yusha-as|date=2018-09-26}}</ref>), Iran (Historical cemetery of Takht e Foolad in Esfahan<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nooraghayee.com/en/?p=107|title=The buried prophets in Iran – Arash Nooraghayee|website=nooraghayee.com|access-date=2020-01-15|archive-date=2015-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329194051/http://nooraghayee.com/en/?p=107|url-status=live}}</ref>) and Iraq (the [[Tomb of Joshua the High Priest|Nabi Yusha' shrine]] of [[Baghdad]]<ref name="ISCC"/>). A local tradition combining three versions of three different Yushas, including biblical Joshua, places the tomb inside a cave in the Tripoli Mountains, overlooking the coastal town of [[Miniyeh|el-Minyieh]] near [[Tripoli, Lebanon]].<ref>[http://thecenteroflove5.blogspot.com/2011/08/shrine-of-prophet-yushajoshuapbuh.html The Shrine of Prophet Yusha/Joshua (pbuh)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720070751/http://thecenteroflove5.blogspot.com/2011/08/shrine-of-prophet-yushajoshuapbuh.html |date=2019-07-20 }}, Sacred Places in Lebanon - Holy Places in Lebanon</ref><ref>[http://www.destinationlebanon.gov.lb/en/TourismType/details/11/32 El-Nabi Yusha' Mosque and Maqam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720070745/http://www.destinationlebanon.gov.lb/en/TourismType/details/11/32 |date=2019-07-20 }}, at DestinationLebanon.gov.lb, Lebanon Ministry of Tourism</ref>

==See also==
* [[Joshua Roll]]

==References==
=== Explanatory notes ===
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{{efn|name=synaxarion|{{in lang|el|cap=yes}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/514/sxsaintinfo.aspx "Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰησοῦς ὁ Δίκαιος"]. ''Megas Synaxaristis''.}}

{{efn|name=BabaBathra|[[Babylonian Talmud]], ''[[Baba Bathra]]'' 56a; ''[[Beitza]]'' 25b, s.v. {{Script/Hebrew|חצובא מקטע רגליהון דרשיעי}}. Quote: "ʻThe sea squill ([[Urginea maritima]]) amputates the leg of the wicked’. Explained by [[Talmudic]] exegete, [[Rashi]], to mean a plant whose roots penetrate and go down deeply, without spreading-out to the sides at all, and they plant it between the boundaries of fields, with which Joshua [formerly] divided the country by designated borders for Israel." ʻAmputates the leg of the wicked’, [meaning], on the [[Day of Judgment]], in the sense that they (the wicked) steal, and covet, and reappropriate the property bounds [of others], without taking a lesson from it" (END QUOTE). Cf. {{Citation |contribution=Hai Gaon's Commentary on Seder Taharot|title=The Geonic Commentary on Seder Taharot - Attributed to Rabbi Hai Gaon |last=Hai Gaon|author-link=Hai Gaon |volume=1 |publisher=Itzkowski|editor-last=Epstein|editor-first=J.N.|place=Berlin|year=1921 |pages=13–14 |language=he |oclc=13977130 }}, s.v. {{Script/Hebrew|יבלית}} in [[Mishnah]] ''[[Keilim]]'' 3:6.}}

{{efn|name=IbnKathir|Joshua is mentioned as a prophet in [[Ibn Kathir]]'s ''[[Stories of the Prophets (Ibn Kathir)|Stories of the Prophets]]''}}

}}

===Citations===
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* {{cite book|last=Gesenius|first=Wilhelm|editor=Francis Brown|title=A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, with an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic|url=https://archive.org/details/ahebrewandengli00briggoog/page/n253/mode/2up?q=joshua|year=1906|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|translator=Edward Robinson}}
* Graham, M.P, and McKenzie, Steven L., ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=owwhpmIVgSAC The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703094500/https://books.google.com/books?id=owwhpmIVgSAC |date=2019-07-03}}'' (Westminster John Knox Press, 1998)
* {{cite book |title=Joshua |last=Goldingay |first=John |publisher=Baker Books |year=2023 |isbn=978-1-4934-4005-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acB8EAAAQBAJ |series=Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Historical Books}}
* {{cite book|last1=Hawkins|first1=Ralph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QU7GFNe7nsC&pg=PT156|title=How Israel Became a People|year=2013|publisher=Abingdon|isbn=978-1-4267-5487-6|access-date=2021-05-12|archive-date=2020-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920130843/https://books.google.com/books?id=7QU7GFNe7nsC&pg=PT156|url-status=live}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Kenyon|first1=Kathleen M.|date=1967|title=Jericho|journal=Archaeology|volume=20|issue=4|pages=268–275|jstor=41667764}}
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* {{Cite book|last1=McConville|first1=Gordon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U_8LhXUU6NQC|title=Joshua|last2=Williams|first2=Stephen|publisher=Eerdmans|year=2010|isbn=978-0-8028-2702-9|access-date=2021-05-12|archive-date=2021-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215234319/https://books.google.com/books?id=U_8LhXUU6NQC|url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book|last= McNutt|first= Paula|title= Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel|publisher= Westminster John Knox Press|year= 1999|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hd28MdGNyTYC&pg=PA33|isbn= 978-0-664-22265-9|access-date= 2020-10-04|archive-date= 2019-12-14|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191214084409/https://books.google.com/books?id=hd28MdGNyTYC&pg=PA33|url-status= live}}
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* {{cite journal|jstor=432744|title=The Individual Human Dramatis Personae of the "Divine Comedy"|first=Dorothy Lister|last=Simons|date=8 January 2018|journal=Modern Philology|volume=16|issue=7|pages=371–380|doi=10.1086/387205|s2cid=162391725}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Wright|first1=G. Ernest|date=1955|title=Archaeological News and Views: Hazor and the Conquest of Canaan|journal=The Biblical Archaeologist|volume=18|issue=4|pages=106–8|doi=10.2307/3209136|jstor=3209136|s2cid=165857556}}
* {{cite book|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2Vo-11umIZQC&pg=PA174|title= Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible|editor= James D.G. Dunn|editor2= John William Rogerson|publisher= Wm B. Eerdmans|date= 2003|isbn= 9780802837110|chapter=Joshua|last=Younger|first=K. Lawson}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120928043608/http://www.catholicrevelations.com/category/the-catholic-bible/douay-rheims-version/the-book-of-joshua-josue-catholic-bible-douay-rheims-version-commentary-bishop-challoner-old-testament-stories.html The Book of Joshua, Douay Rheims Bible Version with annotations By Bishop Challoner]
* [http://www.christnotes.org/dictionary.php?dict=sbd&id=2493 ''Smith’s Bible Dictionary'']
* [http://refbible.com/j/joshua.htm ''Easton's Bible Dictionary & Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia'']

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Shashikala

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{{Short description|Indian actress (1932–2021)}}
{{For|other people named Shashikala|Shashikala (given name)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shashikala
| image = Shashikala.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Shashikala, {{circa|2012}}
| birth_name = Shashikala Jawalkar
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|08|04}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|04|04|1932|08|04}}
| birth_place = [[Solapur]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| othername = Shashikala Saigal
| years_active = 1944–2006
| notable_works = [[Aarti (film)|Aarti]] (1962) [[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]] (1963)
| spouse = Om Prakash Saigal
| awards = * 2 [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress]]
| honours = [[Padma Shri]] (2007)
}}

'''Shashikala Saigal''' (née '''Jawalkar'''; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/veteran-actor-shashikala-dies-at-88/articleshow/81900089.cms |title=Veteran actor Shashikala dies at 88 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=4 April 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/shashikala-who-shone-in-shades-of-gray-dead/articleshow/81903588.cms |title=Shashikala, who shone in shades of gray, dead |work=Avijit Ghosh |date=5 April 2021 |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> better known by her first name, was an [[Indian people|Indian]] film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of [[Bollywood]] films beginning in the 1940s.

==Early years==
Shashikala Jawalkar was one of six children born in [[Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2021 |title=Veteran actor Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal passes away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actor-shashikala-om-prakash-saigal-passes-away-7258394/ |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> to a Hindu [[Bhavsar]] [[Shimpi]] caste Marathi speaking family. By age 5, she had already been dancing, singing and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=4 April 2021 |title=Veteran actor Shashikala dies at 88 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veteran-actor-shashikala-dies-at-88/article34239274.ece |access-date=19 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> When Shashikala was in her pre-teens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]), where they thought that Shashikala, the best-looking and most-talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from one studio to another looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met [[Noor Jehan]], the reigning screen queen.

Noor Jehan's husband [[Shaukat Hussain Rizvi]], was making the movie ''Zeenat'' then, and included Shashikala in a ''[[Qawwali]]'' scene.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zeenat (1945) |url=https://indiancine.ma/EGS |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> Rizvi gave her a supporting role alongside [[Noorjehan]] and [[Dilip Kumar]] in the 1947 film ''[[Jugnu (1947 film)|Jugnu]]''. She acted with Dilip Kumar again in the 1950 film ''[[Arzoo (1950 film)|Arzoo]]''.

She worked with Shammi Kapoor in film Daku (1955).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daku (1955) |url=https://indiancine.ma/HMX |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> She struggled on and got small roles in movies made by P. N. Arora, Amiya Chakravarti, and a few other producers. She first rose to fame with her role in Hindi film Pugdi (1948) produced by Prem Narayan Arora. She got roles in [[V. Shantaram]]'s ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]'' (1953)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hindi Film Songs - Teen Batti Char Rasta (1953) |website=MySwar |url=http://myswar.co/album/teen-batti-char-rasta-1953 |access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref> and a few other movies. While in her early twenties, Shashikala met and married Om Prakash Saigal, who belonged to the [[Kundan Lal Saigal]] family, and has two daughters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar07/sunday/head5.htm |title=Peace that surpasseth understanding |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |author=Vimla Patil |page=Sunday Reading |date=7 March 1999}}</ref>

==Acclaimed supporting roles==
In 1959, she appeared in [[Bimal Roy]]'s film [[Sujata (1959 film)|''Sujata'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sujata (1959) |url=https://indiancine.ma/JHU |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> In [[Tarachand Barjatya]]'s [[Aarti (film)|''Aarti'']] (1962), starring [[Meena Kumari]], [[Ashok Kumar]], and [[Pradeep Kumar (actor)|Pradeep Kumar]], Shashikala portrayed a negative role, which received positive reviews, and earned her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pawar |first=Yogesh |date=10 May 2015 |title=Shashikala: Life behind the arclights |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-shashikala-life-behind-the-arclights-2084595 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Filmfare Awards Winners 1963: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 1963 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1963/101 |access-date=4 February 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> Soon after, offers began to pour in to her for supporting roles. She appeared in [[Gumrah (1963 film)|''Gumrah'']] (1963) which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gumrah (1963) – Review – Cineplot.com |url=https://cineplot.com/gumrah-1963-review/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]'' (1964),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ayee-milan-ki-bela-3168/cast-crew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209041421/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ayee-milan-ki-bela-3168/cast-crew |url-status=live |archive-date=9 February 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> Godaan (1964), ''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]'' (1965), [[Waqt (1965 film)|''Waqt'']] (1965),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waqt (1965) – Cineplot.com |url=https://cineplot.com/waqt-1965/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Anupama (1966 film)|''Anupama'']] (1966),<ref>{{Citation |title=Anupama Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/anupama/movieshow/61335759.cms |access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref> ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'' (1966),<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2020 |title=Dharmendra celebrates 54 years of Phool Aur Patthar, says 'Removing my shirt did wonders for the film as well as for me' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/dharmendra-celebrates-54-years-of-phool-aur-patthar-says-removing-my-shirt-did-wonders-for-the-film-as-well-as-for-me/story-x5UGvuesKFZJNE870UVi1I.html |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1968), and ''[[Khubsoorat]]'' (1980).<ref name=":0" /> She played a negative character in [[Chhote Sarkar (1974 film)|''Chhote Sarkar'']] (1974){{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} starring Shammi Kapoor and Sadhana. While her female lead co-stars usually played roles of good-natured, modest, or pious women, Shashikala usually played either flighty and feisty bubbly women or vamps who plotted the downfall of others. Later in her acting career, she would typically play the role of a sister or mother-in-law. In 80s her acclaimed performances came in films like [[Phir Wahi Raat]], [[Souten]], [[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]. She performed in supporting roles in more than 100 films.

==Recent acting roles==
In the past years, she has performed in a few television serials, including ''[[Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai]]'' for [[Sony]], ''Apnaapan'' for [[Zee TV]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}, ''Dil Deke Dekho'' for [[Sony SAB|Sab TV]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} and ''[[Son Pari]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Son Pari |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/son-pari/cast/1030520134/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=TV Guide |language=en}}</ref> for [[Star Plus]]. She had roles in ''Mother 98'', ''[[Pardesi Babu]]'',<ref>{{Citation |title=Pardesi Babu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/pardesi-babu/movieshow/61318944.cms |access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref> ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'',{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'', ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB |url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/mujhse-shaadi-karogi/888 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=bollywoodmdb.com}}</ref> and ''[[Chori Chori (2003 film)|Chori Chori]]''.

==Awards==

;Civilian Award
* '''[[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2000–2009)|2007]]''' – [[Padma Shri]] – India's fourth highest civilian honour from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |access-date=24 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/slideshow_turn-it-up-folks_1246089 |title=Turn it up, folks - DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref>

;Film Awards
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Film
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|1962
|rowspan="3"|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
|''[[Aarti (film)|Aarti]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)|Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)]]
|{{won}}
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196427.htm |title=27th Annual BFJA Awards |access-date=8 January 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221224034/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196427.htm |archive-date=21 February 2008 }} {{cite web |url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197033.htm |title=33rd Annual BFJA Awards |access-date=8 January 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221224037/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197033.htm |archive-date=21 February 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|1963
|''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1969
|''[[Rahgir]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[7th Filmfare Awards|1960]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''
|rowspan="8"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="8"|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Filmfare Awards Winners 1964: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 1964 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1964/101 |access-date=4 February 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[10th Filmfare Awards|1963]]
|''[[Aarti (film)|Aarti]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[11th Filmfare Awards|1964]]
|''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[12th Filmfare Awards|1965]]
|''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[13th Filmfare Awards|1966]]
|''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[14th Filmfare Awards|1967]]
|''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[16th Filmfare Awards|1969]]
|''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|}

==Selected filmography==
{{Div col}}
* ''[[Karodpati]]'' (1936)
* ''Chand'' (1944)
* ''[[Zeenat (1945 film)|Zeenat]]'' (1945) as Qawalli singer (one of the females)
* ''[[Jugnu (1947 film)|Jugnu]]'' (1947)
* ''Doli'' (1947) (as Sashikala)
* ''Pugree'' (1948)
* ''Girls' School'' (1949)
* ''[[Bombay]]'' (1949)
* ''Bholi'' (1949)
* ''Aakhri Paigham'' (1949)
* ''[[Thes (1949 film)|Thes]]'' (1949)
* ''Rupaiya'' (1950)
* ''Raj Rani'' (1950)
* ''Patthe Bapurao'' (1950)
* ''[[Arzoo (1950 film)|Arzoo]]'' (1950) as Kamla
* ''Sarkar'' (1951)
* ''Chamkee'' (1952)
* ''Ajeeb Ladki'' (1952)
* ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]'' (1953) as Lalita (Maratha wife)
* ''Madmust'' (1953)
* ''[[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)|Jeewan Jyoti]]'' (1953) as Leela
* ''Chacha Chowdhury'' (1953)
* ''[[Surang]]'' (1953) as Pagli
* ''Parichay'' (1954)
* ''[[Shart (1954 film)|Shart]]'' (1954) as Toto
* ''[[Sangham (1954 film)|Sangam]]'' (1954)
* ''Samaj'' (1954) (as Sashikala)
* ''Sitara'' (1955)
* ''Sakhi Lutera'' (1955)
* ''Sabse Bada Rupaiya'' (1955)
* ''Hoor-E-Arab'' (1955)
* ''Daku'' (1955)
* ''Bahu'' (1955)
* ''[[Abe-Hayat (film)|Abe-Hayat]]'' (1955) as Shehzadi
* ''Taj Aur Talwar'' (1956)
* ''[[Patrani]]'' (1956) as Namunjala
* ''Kar Bhala'' (1956)
* ''Diwali Ki Raat'' (1956)
* ''Bhagam Bhag'' (1956) as Shashi
* ''Bandhan'' (1956) as Shanta
* ''Arab Ka Saudagar'' (1956)
* ''Jahazi Lutera'' (1957)
* ''Beti'' (1957)
* ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'' (1957) as Neeta
* ''Lal Batti'' (1957)
* ''Captain Kishore'' (1957)
* ''Chandu'' (1958)
* ''Chalta Purza'' (1958)
* ''[[12 O'Clock (film)|12 O'Clock]]'' (1958) as Neena
* ''Sun To Le Hasina'' (1958)
* ''Jung Bahadur'' (1958)
* ''Madam XYZ'' (1959)
* ''Khoobsurat Dhokha'' (1959)
* ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' (1959) as Rama Chowdhury
* ''Rangeela Raja'' (1960)
* ''[[Kanoon]]'' (1960) as Murder's Girl Friend
* ''Teer Aur Talwar'' (1960)
* ''[[Singapore (1960 film)|Singapore]]'' (1960) as Shobha
* ''Jo Huwa So Bhool Jao'' (1960)
* ''Do Aadmi'' (1960)
* ''Flight to Assam'' (1961)
* ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961) as Mala (as Shashi Kala)
* ''Krorepati'' (1961) as Roopa
* ''Batwara'' (1961) as Kala
* ''[[Hariyali Aur Rasta]]'' (1962) as Rita
* ''Naag Devata'' (1962)
* ''[[Anpadh]]'' (1962) as Basanti
* ''[[Aarti (film)|Aarti]]'' (1962) as Jaswanti
* ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1963) as Leela/Miss Roberts
* ''Commercial Pilot Officer'' (1963)
* ''[[Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke]]'' (1963) as Asha
* ''Satyavan Savitri'' (1963)
* ''Hamrahi'' (1963) as Hemalata 'Hema'
* ''Godaan'' (1963)
* ''Punar Milan'' (1964) as Shobhna Bakshi
* ''[[Mera Qasoor Kya Hai]]'' (1964) as Shashi
* ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1964) as Karuna
* ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]'' (1964) as Roopa
* ''[[Apne Huye Paraye]]'' (1964) as Lata
* ''[[Aap Ki Parchhaiyan]]'' (1964) as Rekha
* ''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]'' (1965) as Dr. Neeta Verma (as Shashi Kala)
* ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965) as Rani sahiba
* ''Teesra Kaun'' (1965) as Lily
* ''[[Neela Aakash]]'' (1965) as Rita
* ''[[Bheegi Raat]]'' (1965) as Vinita / Vinnie
* ''Bedaag'' (1965) as Lata
* ''Sunehre Qadam'' (1966)
* ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' (1966) as Anita Bakshi 'Annie'
* ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'' (1966) as Rita
* ''Toofan Men Pyar Kahan'' (1966)
* ''[[Pyar Mohabbat]]'' (1966) as Mohini
* ''[[Pati Patni]]'' (1966) as Lali
* ''[[Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare (1966 film)|Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare]]'' (1966) as Ms. Paul
* ''[[Do Dilon Ki Dastaan (1966 film)|Do Dilon Ki Dastaan]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Devar]]'' (1966) as Shanta M. Singh / Shanta S. Rai
* ''[[Daadi Maa]]'' (1966) as Ganga
* ''[[Mehrban]]'' (1967) as Devki
* ''[[Chhoti Si Mulaqat]]'' (1967) as Sonia
* ''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1968) as Chanchal
* ''[[Aabroo (1968 film)|Aabroo]]'' (1968) as Shanta
* ''[[Teen Bahuraniyan]]'' (1968) as Sheela Devi
* ''Tamanna'' (1969)
* ''[[Shatranj (1969 film)|Shatranj]]'' (1969) as Suzie
* ''[[Rahgir]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Paisa Ya Pyar]]'' (1969) as Lakshmi
* ''[[Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' (1970) as Maya M. Chaudhary
* ''[[Humjoli]]'' (1970) as Shyama Rai
* ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' (1970) as Jamuna
* ''[[Chhoti Bahu]]'' (1971) as Paro
* ''[[Woh Din Yaad Karo]]'' (1971) as Rajkumari / Saroj
* ''[[Jawan Mohabbat|Jawan Muhabat]]'' (1971) as Mala Das (as Shashi Kala)
* ''Narad Leela'' (1972)
* ''Naag Panchami'' (1972) as Mahadevi Mansa
* ''Dastaan E Kashmir'' (1973)
* ''[[Chhote Sarkar (1974 film)|Chhote Sarkar]]'' (1974) as Seema
* ''[[Amaanat (1977 film)|Amaanat]]'' (1977) as Sonia
* ''Babruvahana'' (1977)
* ''[[Swami (1977 film)|Swami]]'' (1977) as Ghanshyam's step-mother
* ''Duniyadari'' (1977) as Malti devi
* ''[[Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977 film)|Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye]]'' (1977) as Ms. Saxena (as Sashikala)
* ''[[Dildaar]]'' (1977) as Lata's mom (as Shashi Kala)
* ''[[Hamara Sansar]]'' (1978) as Pratap's Mother
* ''Bin Baap Ka Beta'' (1979)
* ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979) as Savitri Pradhan
* ''Zulm Ki Pukar'' (1979)
* ''[[Khubsoorat]]'' (1980) as Mrs. Gupta
* ''Kashish'' (1980) as Seema's Mother
* ''[[Phir Wohi Raat]]'' (1980) as Aunty
* ''Yeh Kaisa Insaf?'' (1980) as Shanta Nath
* ''Swayamvar'' (1980) as Jwala
* ''Saajan Mere Main Saajan Ki'' (1980)
* ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981) as Charumati (Shakti's Adopted Mother)
* ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' (1981) as Sophia
* ''[[Biwi-O-Biwi|Biwi O Biwi]]'' (1981) as Nirmala
* ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]'' (1981) as Subbalaxmi
* ''[[Jyothi (1981 film)|Jyothi]]'' (1981) as Sunanda (Niranjan's mom)
* ''[[Dial 100 (1982 film)|Dial 100]]'' (1982) as Shanti
* ''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon'' (1982) as Anand's Mother
* ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Samraat (film)|Samraat]]'' (1982) as Ranbir's mom
* ''[[Anokha Bandhan]]'' (1982) as Annapurna's mom
* ''Log Kya Kahenge'' (1982)
* ''[[Souten]]'' (1983) as Renu Prannath Pasha (as Shashi Kala)
* ''Dard-E-Dil'' (1983) as Shola Beghum
* ''Ram Tera Desh'' (1984) as Kanta Saxena
* ''[[Lek Chalali Sasarla]]'' (1984) as Aaisaheb
* ''[[Tawaif (film)|Tawaif]]'' (1985) as Bilquis Bai (as Shashi Kala)
* ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985) as Mrs. Rukhmini Malvankar
* ''Mahananda'' (1985)
* ''[[Amma (1986 film)|Amma]]'' (1986) as Jiji
* [[Preeti (1986 film)|''Preeti'' (1986 film)]]
* ''Khamosh Nigahen'' (1986)
* ''Dhakti Soon'' (1986) as Ujwala's patron
* ''[[Dadagiri (film)|Dadagiri]]'' (1987) as Shanti B. Singh
* ''[[Besahara]]'' (1987) as Rakesh's Mother
* ''[[Mera Karam Mera Dharam]]'' (1987) as Mrs. Taraknath
* ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' (1988) as Mrs. Dhanraj
* ''[[Main Tere Liye]]'' (1988) as Anjana Saxena
* ''Sach'' (1989) as Mrs. Chinoy
* ''[[Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya]]'' (1997) as Dai Maa
* ''[[Lahu Ke Do Rang (1997 film)|Lahoo Ke Do Rang]]'' (1997) as Chachi
* ''Main Solah Baras Ki'' (1998)
* ''[[Maharaja (1998 film)|Maharaja]]'' (1998) as Ranbir's mom
* ''[[Pardesi Babu]]'' (1998) as Mai (landlady)
* ''[[Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! (1998 film)|Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!]]'' (1998) as Mrs. Malhotra
* ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' (1999) as Raj(Baadshah)'s Mother
* ''[[Mother (1999 film)|Mother]]'' (1999) as Mrs. Chaudhary
* ''Agniputra'' (2000)
* ''Uljhan'' (2001) as Varun's grandma
* ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'' (2001) as Ashfaque's grandmother
* ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]'' (2003) as Shanti's mother
* ''[[Chori Chori (2003 film)|Chori Chori]]'' (2003) as Chachi
* ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'' (2004) as Grandma Malhotra
* ''[[Rakht]]'' (2004) as Dhristi's Grandmother
* ''[[Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav]]'' (2005) as South African Witness
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36th Sikhs

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| unit_name = 36th Sikh Regiment, 4th Battalion
| image = Group photograph of men of the 36th Sikhs taken in 1897.jpg
| caption = Group photograph of men of the 36th Sikhs taken in 1897
| dates = 1887-1922
| country = [[British Raj|Indian Empire]]
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| nickname = Akal Murat
| motto = Bole So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akal
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The '''36th Sikhs''' was an infantry regiment in the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1887, when they were the 36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry. Composed of [[Jat Sikh]]s, it was created by Colonel Jim Cooke and Captain H. R. Holmes.<ref name="Smyth">{{cite book |author1=Smyth, John |author-link1=Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet |title=The Valiant |date=1970 |publisher=A. R. Mowbray |isbn=978-0264645100 |page=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ikdAAAAAIAAJ |access-date=25 March 2019 |quote=The 36th Sikhs, with a class (all Sikhs) composition of Jat Sikhs, was raised in the summer of 1887, as was their sister regiment, the 35th Sikhs. The 36th were formed by Colonel Jim Cooke and Captain H. R. Holmes.}}</ref> They had one other change in title in 1901, when they became the 36th Sikh Infantry. They finally became the 36th Sikhs in 1903, after the [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Kitchener]] reforms of the Indian Army. During this time they fought an action in 1897, in defence of the Samana Ridge against a huge army of [[Pathans]] in the [[Battle of Saragarhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/36thsikhs.htm|title = The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies}}</ref> To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].
During [[World War I]] they were stationed as part of the [[Concessions in Tianjin|Garrison of Tianjin]] in China and took part in the [[Siege of Tsingtao]].
[[File:British, Indian and Japanese soldiers in Tsingtao (Qingdao), China, 1914.jpg|thumb|right|305x305px|A detachment of the 36th Sikhs along with the 2nd Battalion, The [[South Wales Borderers]], sent to assist the Japanese in capturing Germany's naval base at Tsingtao (Qingdao) in China, 1914.]]

After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiment to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> The 36th Sikhs became the 4th Battalion [[11th Sikh Regiment]]. After independence this was one of the regiments allocated to the new [[Indian Army]].

== In popular culture ==
The 36th Sikhs and the [[Battle of Saragarhi]] are dramatized in the Indian Hindi-language movie [[Kesari (2019 film)|Kesari]], released in 2019.

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*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}

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Chitresh Das

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[[File:Chitresh Das2.jpg|thumb|300px|Chitresh Das performing at the 2008 [[American Folk Festival]].]]
'''Chitresh Das''' ([[Devanagari]]: {{lang|hi|चित्रेश दास}}) (9 November 1944 – 4 January 2015) was a classical dancer of the North Indian style of [[Kathak]]. Born in Calcutta, Das was a performer, choreographer, composer and educator. He was instrumental in bringing Kathak to the US<ref>Chakravorty, Pallabi. 2007. "Bells of Change: Kathak Dance, Women and Modernity in India". Seagull Books: Calcutta, pp89</ref> and is credited with having established Kathak amongst the Indian diaspora in America.<ref>Kothari, Sunil. 2004. "Dance of the masters." From The Hindu Magazine Sunday, 21 Nov: http://www.hinduonnet.com/mag/2004/11/21/stories/2004112100460500.htm{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1979, Das established the Chhandam School of Kathak and the Chitresh Das Dance Company in [[California]]. In 2002, he founded Chhandam Nritya Bharati in India. There were ten branches of Chhandam worldwide. Until his death in 2015, Das taught dance as a way of life, a path for attaining self-knowledge and as a service to society.

Das performed in India, North America and Europe. He was known for his virtuosic footwork, rhythmic adeptness, compelling storytelling,<ref>Ullrich, Alan. 2008. "Pure Citresh". {{cite web |url=http://www.voiceofdance.com/v1/features.cfm/1622/Pure-Chitresh-Pandit |title=Voice of Dance - Pure Chitresh: Pandit Chitresh das |accessdate=2010-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192020/http://www.voiceofdance.com/v1/features.cfm/1622/Pure-Chitresh-Pandit |archivedate=16 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> as well as his innovation of "Kathak Yoga".<ref>"Kathak Yoga in California" in the Telegraph, Sunday 23 March 2008, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080327232645/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080323/jsp/calcutta/story_9024016.jsp]</ref>

==Early life and background==
Chitresh Das was born in [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]] to Nrityacharya Prohlad Das and Smt. Nilima Das. His parents founded "Nritya Bharati", one of India's first institutions for dance that housed teachers of several classical and folk styles. Prohlad Das, a dance scholar and choreographer, used traditional dance forms to express modern issues in his revolutionary work ''Abhyudaya'' (meaning "awakening") staged before Indian Independence in 1947.<ref>Morelli, Sarah. 2007. PhD Dissertation. ''From Calcutta to California: Negotiations of Movement and Meaning in Kathak Dance''. Harvard University: Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp34.</ref> Das frequently cited his mother, Nilima Das, stating, "mother is the first guru".

Growing up in his parents' dance school in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], Nritya Bharati, Das was surrounded by literary artists, poets, dancers, and gurus. He recalled iconic dancers such as [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]], [[Uday Shankar]], [[Balasaraswati]] and the legendary [[Shambhu Maharaj]] coming to visit his home.

Das began his study of Kathak at age nine under Kathak guru Ram Narayan Misra, a disciple of Shambhu and Acchchan Maharaj. Das was schooled in both major Kathak traditions, embodying each in his artistry: the graceful and sensual elements of the Lucknow school combined with the dynamic and powerful rhythms and movements of the Jaipur School.

Das was a child prodigy who attained national fame, performing at age 11 with the legendary tabla maestro Samta Prasadji and in a special concert for Indian dance icon Uday Shankar. Das graduated from [[Rabindra Bharati University]] in Calcutta and earned his M.A. in dance from [[Prayag Sangit Samiti]] in Allahabad.

==Teaching career==
Chitresh Das came to the [[United States]] in 1970 on a Whitney Fellowship to teach Kathak at the [[University of Maryland]]. In 1971, Das was invited by Ustad [[Ali Akbar Khan]] to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] to teach Kathak and establish a dance program at the [[Ali Akbar College]] of Music (AACM) in [[San Rafael, California]].<ref>Morelli, Sarah. 2007, pp8.</ref>

By 1979, he left the AACM faculty to form his own dance school called Chhandam; his "Chitresh Das Dance Company" (CDDC) was incorporated in 1980. In 1988, Das formed the first university accredited Kathak course in the US at [[San Francisco State University]]; several current dancers of CDDC began studying with Das in the SFSU program. Das was also a guest faculty member at [[Stanford University]].

His own school of Chhandam has continued to grow with branches in San Francisco, Fremont/Union City, Berkeley, Mountain View, San Jose, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. His disciples, [[Joanna De Souza]] and Gretchen Hayden went on to establish branches of Chhandam in Toronto (1990) and Boston (1992), respectively. Chhandam had 550 students enrolled at branches across North America in 2010.<ref>Keleher, Maureen. 2010. "The Journey of Kathak". In Dance Studio Life, pp82.</ref>

Through the years Das would return annually for several months to India to teach and perform. In 2002, Das reopened his parents' school of Chhandam Nritya Bharati in Calcutta, India.

In 2010, [[Seema Mehta]], one of his disciples and Das founded the second branch of his school in India, Chhandam Nritya Bharati, in Mumbai. While in India, Das continued his work with the New Light Foundation, teaching Kathak dance to the children of sex workers of the Kalighat red light district in Calcutta as a part of a program to help them break free of the cycle of exploitation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Umrao Jaan, the story untold|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/style/umrao-jaan-the-story-untold/cid/1552670|access-date=2020-06-08|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}</ref> Mehta would get an award from the President of India for similar work in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pawar|first=Yogesh|date=2019-03-24|title=Seema Mehta on receiving the President's award for teaching kathak to underprivileged girls|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/just-before-monday/report-seema-mehta-on-receiving-the-president-s-award-for-teaching-kathak-to-underprivileged-girls-2732483|access-date=2020-06-08|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

As he was trained by his Guru, Ram Narayan Misra, Das trained his own students, both in the US and India, within the guru-shisya parampara (the tradition of master and disciple). A Guru is "one who removes the darkness" through direct knowledge and training.<ref>[[Guru]]</ref> Das was said to have remained committed to preserving the traditional one-to-one transmission of knowledge between guru and shisya in today's society; he trained many disciples who have gone on to become solo artists in their own right.<ref>Dalidowicz, Monica. 2010. Becoming a Kathaka: Chitresh Das and the New Generation of Kathak dancers. {{cite web |url=http://californiadancenetwork.org/node/69 |title=Featured Articles | California Dance Network |accessdate=2010-10-14 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725123635/http://californiadancenetwork.org/node/69 |archivedate=25 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Performing career==
Chitresh Das performed in America, India and Europe as a solo artist and in collaborations including the Chitresh Das Dance Company. Select performances within India included the Surya festival (1982); [[Ravi Shankar]]'s Rimpa Festival in Benares (1983), representing his home state of West Bengal in tours throughout India (1998, 1999), Dover Lane Conference, Kolkata (1979, 1982, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003); National Kathak Festival in New Delhi (2003), Fort William, Kolkata (2005) where he performed before 4,000 Indian soldiers, UMAQ Festival, New Delhi (2004, 2006, 2007), US Consulate 50th Anniversary in Mumbai (2008), Karamatullah Khan Festival in Kolkata (2008), Mumbai Festival (2008), 50th Anniversary Festival and [[IIT Kharagpur]], India (2009).

In the early 1970s, Das began performing in the United States. In 1984 Das was selected to perform in the Olympic Arts Festival during the [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympic Games]]. Other select American performances include the Lincoln Center (1988), International Kathak festival in Chicago (2004), [[American Dance Festival]] (2004, 2006), and the American Folk festival (2008). In the San Francisco Bay Area, Chitresh Das and his Dance Company have been a mainstay of the local dance season and his company's home season has included such masterpieces as ''Gold Rush'' (1990), ''Sadhana'' (1991), ''East as Center'' (2003), and his most recent award-winning collaboration with tap dancer, [[Jason Samuels Smith]], ''IJS: India Jazz Suites'' (2005 to present). The original IJS collaboration was selected as the number one dance performance of 2005 by the San Francisco Chronicle<ref>Howard, Rachel. 2005. http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/25/PKG0SGAMT61.DTL</ref> as well as receiving the Isadora Duncan Ensemble of the year award (2005). Since IJS has toured extensively, including four tours to India,<ref>Ghungroo and Tap shoes. 2008. The Times of India. {{cite web |url=http://www.kathak.org/altruesite/files/kathak/IndiaJazzSuites/ghungroo_tap_times.jpg |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103256/http://www.kathak.org/altruesite/files/kathak/IndiaJazzSuites/ghungroo_tap_times.jpg |archivedate=23 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> performances across America,<ref>Campbell, Karen. 2010. Cultures Harmonize in Jazz Suites. The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/05/01/cultures_harmonize_in_jazz_suites/</ref> including Hawaii, and Australia.

In 2006, the Chitresh Das and Chhandam organized a festival of Kathak dance in San Francisco, the largest Kathak festival ever to take place outside of India;<ref>Howard, Rachel. 2006. Review. http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/03/DDGPOLFNVO1.DTL&type=performance</ref> it brought together Kathak dancers from all over the world. Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] of San Francisco inaugurated the festival by proclaiming 28 Sep "Kathak Day".<ref>Proclamation from Mayor Newsom. {{cite web |url=http://www.kathak.org/site/kathak/content.php?type=1&id=10139 |title=Chitresh das Dance Company - |accessdate=2010-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103312/http://www.kathak.org/site/kathak/content.php?type=1&id=10139 |archivedate=23 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Das had performed throughout Europe, including Bonn and Aachen International Dance Festivals (1983), Logan Hall in London (1984), and Nijmegen and Arnhem, Holland (1984). In the late eighties, he also performed throughout in Germany, Poland, and Hungary with Tanzprojekt.

==On screen==
[[File:Chitresh Das.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chitresh Das and [[Jason Samuels Smith]] perform ''India Jazz Suites'' in 2009.]]
In 2004, Das was featured on a national PBS program, and in a BBC series ''Eighty Treasures Around the World''; the program featured Das performing in a historic court in Calcutta.<ref>See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhlPYhww7Bc</ref> He was also featured in the PBS series ''Indians in America''. In January 2005 and 2006, Das' solo performances were featured on national Indian television. In 2007, he was featured on PBS station KQED's performing arts profile show ''Spark''.<ref>See http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=16485</ref>

Das's collaboration with Jason Samuel Smiths is the subject of a documentary, ''Upaj'', nationally broadcast on PBS in 2011. Das also appeared on the popular Indian talk show ''Oye! Its Friday'' filmed in Mumbai in 2009.

==Style and contributions==
"Freedom comes through refined discipline with responsibility."

In the early years, Das was known for his distinctively athletic style: fast and powerful emphasising footwork and swift turns.<ref>Morelli, Sarah. 2007 (see also Chakravorty 1999 PhD Dissertation. Choreographing Modernity: Kathak Dance, Public Culture and Women's Identity in India. Temple University)</ref> Das taught in this rigorous style with focus on tayari (readiness of technique, speed, and stamina) and laykari (virtuosity of Indian classical rhythmic system), but equally emphasises khubsurti (beauty) and nazakat (delicacy and refinement). Dancers must become adept at abhinaya (expression) and learn to masterfully portray the concept of 'Ardhanariswara' (the embodiment of the masculine and feminine) in their dance.

Das's teaching and performance also emphasise Upaj, or improvisation. Whilst Das has choreographed many group pieces, he and his students continue to present traditional full-length Kathak solos, requiring the dancer to improvise on stage with live musicians for up to two hours.<ref>Swapan, Ashfaque. 2008. "Kathak Maestro Chitresh Das Mezmerizes Audience". Indiawest Archives, 15 October 2008. [see also Narang, Shalini, "Improvisation Hallmark of Kathak's Solo", Indiawest, 7 December 2009, http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=1648&Sid=8Improvisation{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]</ref>

One of Das's most important contributions to his school and to the larger field of Kathak is his development of "[[Kathak yoga]]". Kathak yoga involves the practice of simultaneously dancing, singing, and often, playing an instrument. In Kathak yoga, the dancer recites a chosen taal (rhythmic cycle), sings the melody and the theka (language of the drum) of the taal, while practising precise complicated footwork.<ref>Also see Howard, Rachel. 2006. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/arts/dance/24howa.html?scp=1&sq=kathak+yoga&st=nyt</ref> Kathak yoga is based on the fundamental yogic concept of integrating the mind, soul and body and was the subject of a doctoral dissertation at [[Harvard University]] by Dr. Sarah Morelli. Das himself has demonstrated Kathak yoga by dancing, singing, and playing tabla simultaneously. His company also exhibits the practice of Kathak yoga by adding the playing of instruments to their dance.<ref>See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNOLB5AJS6Y</ref> The dancers simultaneously perform three contrasting concepts – complex rhythmic compositions with the feet and body, continuous singing of the rhythmic cycle, and playing an instrument (harmonium or manjira).

==Selected awards==
In 1987, and then again in 2003, Das was awarded the Isadora Duncan Dancer of the Year Award. In 2004 Das received the inaugural lifetime achievement award from the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. In 2005, he was named a "Dance Icon of the West" by the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. In 2006 Das received the Goldie Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]. In 2007, Das received an award from [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]], a national arts institution inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in India in 1938, for outstanding contribution in the field of Kathak dance.

He was a recipient of a 2009 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/list?title=&field_year_value=2009 |title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2009 |author= |date=n.d. |website=www.arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> Das received the award, signed by President Obama, at a ceremony at the [[Library of Congress]] on Capitol Hill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arts.endow.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/NHFIntro.php?year=2009 |title=2009 NEA National Heritage Fellowships: Introduction |publisher=Arts.endow.gov |accessdate=29 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226234025/http://arts.endow.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/NHFIntro.php?year=2009 |archivedate=26 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Many of Das's productions also received numerous awards, including Isadora Duncan Awards for his productions ''East as Center'' (2003) and ''India Jazz Suites'' (2005). He received a special award for presenting the largest Indian classical dance festival outside of India, Kathak at the Crossroads (2006).

Das also received numerous grants including from the Olympic Arts Festival, [[National Endowment for the Arts]], National Dance Project, California Arts Council, [[Rockefeller Foundation]], Irvine Fellowships in Dance, among others.

==Serving society through the arts==
Das began working with the New Light Foundation, a Kolkata-based [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] that works to free the children of red-light district workers from the cycle of prostitution and abuse through support services, education and care, in 2003. Das and the teachers of Nritya Bharati taught the children of the New Light Foundation Kathak dance as a means for cultural and self-awareness and empowerment. The New Light group was invited by the German Ministry of Culture and International Cooperation to be a part of Kinder Kulture Karavane; in 2008, the New Light children travelled to Germany for a 6-week performing tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newlightindia.org/newsletter/December2008.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727121414/http://www.newlightindia.org/newsletter/December2008.pdf |archivedate=27 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Das also worked with the Calcutta Blind Opera (or Shyambazar Blind Opera), teaching Kathak to visually challenged performers through emphasis on its rhythmic and musical components.

Das's teachings emphasized the concepts of 'tyaag aur seva' (sacrifice and selfless service). Das encouraged the students of Chhandam to adopt his values of selflessness and sacrifice. He argued that these values must manifest both within the context of their study of Kathak and also permeate in other aspects of their lives by giving back to their communities and the society by and large.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kathak.org/site/kathak/section.php?id=9123 |title=Chitresh Das Dance Company |publisher=Kathak.org |accessdate=29 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313183532/http://www.kathak.org/site/kathak/section.php?id=9123 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Das married his first wife, Julia Maxwell, in 1971 and they divorced in 1987. He married his second wife, Celine Schein, in 1999, and they were married until his death. Das and Celine had two children, Shivaranjani, born 15 August 2011, and Saadhvi, born 4 July 2013.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Morelli, Sarah. 2007. "'From Calcutta to California': Negotiations of Movement and Meaning in Kathak Dance" (PhD dissertation), Cambridge, MA: Harvard University

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Aniruddhacharya

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{{Short description|Indian Hindu spiritual leader and religious storyteller (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox Hindu leader
| name = Aniruddhacharya
| birth_name = Anil Ram Tiwari
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|09|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| website = {{URL|https://aniruddhacharya.com}}
| image =
| caption = Aniruddhacharya in 2025
| occupation = Spiritual teacher, religious storyteller
| spouse = Arti Tiwari<ref name="family">{{Cite web |title=Have You Seen Aniruddhacharya Maharaj's Bedroom, Wardrobe? Do You Know His Wife's Name? |url=https://zeenews.india.com/photos/india/aniruddhacharya-wife-wardrobe-bedroom-dharmshala-income-networth-2791554/2791557 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>
| post = Founder, Gauri Gopal Ashram, Vrindavan
| alias = Krishna Baba, Das Aniruddh
}}

'''Aniruddhacharya''' (born '''Anil Ram Tiwari''', 27 September 1989), is an Indian Hindu religious orator and self-styled guru known for his controversial remarks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-31 |title=Aniruddhacharya faces severe backlash, with the internet up in arms against his sexist comment about women: ‘25 saal ki ladki...' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/aniruddhacharya-faces-severe-backlash-with-the-internet-up-in-arms-against-his-sexist-comment-about-women-25-saal-ki-ladki-/articleshow/123009305.cms |access-date=2026-01-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Pookie Baba, the viral self-styled guru known for his hilarious remarks? |url=https://www.wionews.com/trending/who-is-pookie-baba-the-viral-self-styled-guru-for-his-hilarious-remarks-752033 |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Wion |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and family ==
Aniruddhacharya was born on 27 September 1989 in [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. His father was a local Hindu priest.<ref name="c411">{{cite web | last=Mishra | first=Manoj | title=कितने पढ़े लिखे हैं अनिरुद्धाचार्य महाराज, 1 कथा की कितनी लेते हैं फीस? | website=TV9 Bharatvarsh | date=2024-08-30 | url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/webstories/education/aniruddhacharya-maharaj-educational-qualification-biography-fee-net-worth | language=hi | access-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref name="s860">{{cite web | last=Bose | first=Rakhi | title='Biscuit Baba': Televangelism In The Age Of Reels | website=Outlook India | date=2024-07-29 | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/biscuit-baba-televangelism-in-the-age-of-reels}}</ref>

He studied Hindu scriptures including the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' and the ''[[Ramayana]]'', which later informed his religious discourses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-09 |title=Who is Aniruddhacharya Maharaj? Know more about Pookie Baba’s life journey and net worth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/who-is-aniruddhacharya-maharaj-know-more-about-pookie-babas-life-journey-and-net-worth/articleshow/114067817.cms |access-date=2026-01-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is married to Arti Tiwari and has two sons.<ref name="family" />

== Career ==
Aniruddhacharya delivers religious discourses across India, particularly focused on the [[Bhagavata Purana]] and related Hindu scriptures.<ref name="c259">{{cite web | last=Arora | first=Gobind | title=Aniruddhacharya Ji Maharaj's Net Worth and Earnings: The Wealth Behind the Famous Spiritual Leader | website=Newstrack English | date=2024-08-17 | url=https://english.newstrack.com/entertainment-news/aniruddhacharya-ji-maharajs-net-worth-and-earnings-the-wealth-behind-the-famous-spiritual-leader-461400 | access-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref name="j944">{{cite web | last=Stories | first=Asianetnews English | title=Aniruddhacharya Maharaj Net worth: Know his earnings, fees and more | website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd | date=2024-09-07 | url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/webstories/entertainment/aniruddhacharya-maharaj-net-worth-know-his-earnings-fees-and-more-rba-sjfy3s | access-date=2024-09-08}}</ref> He is associated with charitable and religious activities in Vrindavan, including the operation of a Gauri Gopal Ashram that supports community services such as cow protection, an old-age home, monkey welfare, and educational programs.<ref name="Aniruddhacharya Maharaj">{{Cite web |accessdate=16 October 2024 |title=Who is Aniruddhacharya Maharaj – The internet's sensation with a sense of humour that's off the charts |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-who-is-aniruddhacharya-maharaj-the-internets-sensation-with-a-sense-of-humour-thats-off-the-charts-know-about-his-early-life-education-memes-and-more-3629500/lite/ |website=Financial Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=स‍िर पर पल्‍ला, माथे पर ब‍िंद‍िया...कौन हैं अनीरुद्धाचार्य महाराज की पत्‍नी, क्या करती हैं, जानें सबकुछ |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/dharm/who-is-aniruddhacharya-maharaj-wife-arti-tiwari-know-her-biography-in-hindi-famous-pookie-maharaj-details-8860212.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241204023212/https://hindi.news18.com/news/dharm/who-is-aniruddhacharya-maharaj-wife-arti-tiwari-know-her-biography-in-hindi-famous-pookie-maharaj-details-8860212.html |archive-date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2026-01-23 |work=News18 हिंदी |language=hi-IN}}</ref>

== Media appearances ==
* He appeared as a guest on the reality television show ''[[Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment]]'' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |accessdate=11 August 2024 |title=Laughter Chefs: Dr Aniruddhacharya to appear as special guest; audiences to get unlimited dose of entertainment |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news/laughter-chefs-dr-aniruddhacharya-ji-to-appear-as-special-guest-audiences-to-get-unlimited-dose-of-entertainment-1333692?amp |website=Pinkvilla}}</ref>
* He claimed to decline an offer to participate in ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 18|Bigg Boss 18]]'', citing that the format did not align with his personal values.<ref name="a507">{{cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Aniruddhacharya declines 'Bigg Boss 18': Offered crores but they are not cultured |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/viral-baba-aniruddhacharya-bigg-boss-18-2588919-2024-08-27 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="y606">{{cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=Spiritual Leader Aniruddhacharya Ji Maharaj reveals the reason behind turning down the offer of Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss 18 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/spiritual-leader-aniruddhacharya-ji-maharaj-reveals-the-reason-behind-turning-down-the-offer-of-salman-khan-hosted-bigg-boss-18/articleshow/112903749.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> But later appeared as a guest during the premiere episode of the show, where he presented a copy of the ''Bhagavad Gita'' to host [[Salman Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |accessdate=6 October 2024 |title=Bigg Boss 18: Aniruddhacharya blesses contestants, gifts Salman Khan Bhagavad Gita |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/bigg-boss-18-aniruddhacharya-blesses-contestants-gifts-salman-khan-bhagavad-gita-2612100-2024-10-06 |website=India Today}}</ref>

== Public image and controversies ==

Aniruddhacharya has faced public criticism for controversial remarks.

In July 2025, Aniruddhacharya faced criticism after a video of his remarks at the Gauri Gopal Ashram in Vrindavan circulated on social media. In the clip, he commented on women marrying at or after the age of 25, implying that some may have been involved in multiple relationships. The remarks were widely condemned as sexist, prompting criticism from women’s rights groups, lawyers, and public figures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-31 |title=Aniruddhacharya faces severe backlash, with the internet up in arms against his sexist comment about women: ‘25 saal ki ladki...' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/aniruddhacharya-faces-severe-backlash-with-the-internet-up-in-arms-against-his-sexist-comment-about-women-25-saal-ki-ladki-/articleshow/123009305.cms |access-date=2026-01-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In August 2025, he issued an apology following backlash over his remark that "unmarried women have loose character."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2025-07-26 |title=Aniruddhacharya apologises after outrage over ‘unmarried women have loose character’ remark: ‘Some, not all’ {{!}} Today News |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/aniruddhacharya-apologises-after-outrage-over-unmarried-women-have-loose-character-remark-some-not-all-11753526022652.html |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024, he issued an apology following backlash over a statement involving [[Lord Shiva]].<ref name="k223">{{cite web | last=प्रसाद | first=पूजा | title=अनिरुद्धाचार्य महराज ने भगवान शिव को लेकर दिया विवादित बयान, संत हुए आग बबूला, अब मांगी माफी | website=News18 हिंदी | date=2024-09-07 | url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/aniruddhacharya-ji-maharaj-controversial-statement-on-lord-shiva-lord-krishna-sadhu-saint-strong-reaction-led-to-his-apology-8664067.html | language=hi | access-date=2024-09-08}}</ref> He has also been criticised for comments regarding clothing and sexual violence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title='Kapdo Ka Bhi Dosh Hota Hai': Spiritual Leader Aniruddhacharya's Remark On Rape Sparks Row - Video |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/kapdo-ka-bhi-dosh-hota-hai-spiritual-leader-aniruddhacharyas-remark-on-rape-sparks-row-video-article-112625502 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Times Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Suman |first=Ravi |date=2024-06-24 |title=अनिरुद्धाचार्य सोशल मीडिया पर 'मीम मटेरियल' बने हैं तो इसकी वजह उनके ये बयान हैं |trans-title=Aniruddhacharya Becomes 'Meme Material' on Social Media Due to His Statements |url=https://www.thelallantop.com/lallankhas/post/aniruddhacharya-maharaj-controversies-anti-women-statements |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Lallantop |language=hi}}</ref>
He has also been the subject of internet memes, particularly for his remarks on topics such as food and daily habits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Baba Aniruddhacharya? Meet internet's favourite spiritual guru |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/who-is-baba-aniruddhacharya-meet-internets-favourite-spiritual-guru/ar-BB1qWBHE |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=MSN |agency=Newsable Asianet News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ailawadi |first=Manya |date=2024-07-19 |title=The Internet Has A Favourite Baba & We Are Seriously Considering His Life Lessons At This Point |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/pookie-baba-acharya-ji-maharaj/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=ScoopWhoop}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=बिस्किट को 'विष-किट' बताने वाले महाराज को अमेरिका से मिली है डिग्री, जानें कहां तक की है पढ़ाई |trans-title=Aniruddhacharya, who referred to biscuits as 'poison kits,' holds a degree from America. Discover the depth of his education. |url=https://www.aajtak.in/visualstories/religion/aniruddhacharya-maharaj-who-famous-for-saying-biscuits-as-vish-ki-kit-educationl-qualification-he-has-received-the-doctorate-degree-twice-tvism-165892-29-08-2024 |website=Aaj Tak |language=hi}}</ref>

In 2022, he drew widespread criticism after making controversial remarks about women during a religious discourse. He claimed that excessive beauty in women is a fault, suggesting that figures from [[Hindu mythology]] like [[Sita]] and [[Draupadi]] suffered because they were "more beautiful than necessary."<ref name="ThePrint2022">{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-10-19 |title=Preacher booked for derogatory remarks against Hindu deities |url=https://theprint.in/india/preacher-booked-for-derogatory-remarks-against-hindu-deities/1174484/ |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> The comments were widely condemned as misogynistic and blamed for promoting a victim-blaming mindset. Public figures and social media users criticised the statement, and an [[First information report|FIR]] was filed in [[Mathura]] for allegedly insulting revered female figures of Hinduism.<ref name="ThePrint2022"/>

== References ==
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Kalyan Silks

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| key_people = T. S. Pattabhiraman
| products = [[Textiles]]
| location = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]]
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.kalyansilks.com}}
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'''Kalyan Silks''' is an Indian textile retailer founded by T. S. Kalyanaraman.<ref name="Diana-2013">{{cite news |last1=Diana |first1=Caroline |title=Kalyan Silks, the global Kerala brand |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-kalyan-silks-the-global-kerala-brand-1744587 |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=DNA India |date=21 November 2013}}</ref> At present, the ownership of the company rests with T. S. Pattabhiraman. It is a [[subsidiary]] of the [[Kalyan Group]] holding company. It was started in the city of [[Thrissur]], Kerala.

There are branches throughout Kerala in districts such as Ernakulam, Palakkad, Calicut, Kannur, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Trivandrum, Thodupuzha, Kasargod, and Malappuram. They have established branches in other Indian states including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Telangana. There are also branches in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

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Santosh Yadav

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{{short description|Indian mountaineer}}
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| caption = Santosh Yadav in 2008
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] Award (2000)
[[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] (1994)
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| occupation = [[Mountaineering|Mountaineer]]
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'''Santosh Yadav''' (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb [[Mount Everest]] twice<ref name=iski>{{cite web|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=705110686&cat=&n_date=20070511 |title=Santosh Yadav feels motivated to climb Everest again |publisher=News.webindia123.com |date=2007-05-11 |access-date=2010-06-20}}</ref> and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from [[Kangshung Face]]. As a youth she criticized traditional societal beliefs including standards of dress for women.

She was quoted as saying "from the very beginning I was quite determined that if I chose a correct and rational path, the others around me had to change, not me." She climbed Everest in May 1992 and in May 1993 with an Indo-Nepalese Team.

During her Everest mission in 1992, she saved the life of a climber, Mohan Singh, by sharing oxygen with him. She also tried to help Saranjith, a fellow mountaineer who lay dying at the South Col but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Beehive: Textbook in English for class IX |publisher=Central Board of Secondary Education |year=2006 |isbn=81-7450-502-4 |location=New Delhi |page=102}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
She was born in [[Joniawas|Joniyawas]] village in [[Rewari]] district of [[Haryana]] state, [[India]] as the sixth child in a family of five boys. She earlier attended a local village school and then moved to [[Delhi]] and got enrolled in a school there. Having a mind of studying a little bit more, she attended [[Maharani College]] in [[Jaipur]], where she was able to see mountaineers climbing [[Aravalli Range]] from her room. She was inspired by this to join Uttarkashi's [[Nehru Institute of Mountaineering]] while successfully continuing her studies for the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) exams in a hostel provided by the [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University]] at Noida.<ref>name="hindu">{{cite news duonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/29/stories/2003052901110400.htm |archive-date=2003-06-08 |title=n top of the world at Baluchi! |date=9 May 2003 |url-status=usurped</ref> Yadav's interest in mountaineering developed during her time at the university.

==Career==
In 1992, Santosh Yadav scaled [[Mount Everest]], when she was barely 25, becoming the youngest woman in the world to achieve this feat, a record which was broken by 13-year-old [[Malavath Purna|Purna]], in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Santosh Yadav, The World's First Woman To Have Scaled Mt Everest Twice |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/santosh-yadav-is-the-worlds-first-woman-to-have-scaled-mt-everest-twice-180693.html |website=femina.in |language=en}}</ref> Within twelve months, she became a member of an Indo-Nepalese Women's expedition and scaled Everest the second time (1993), thus setting the record as the first woman to have scaled Everest twice.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhatt|first=Apurva|date=February 4, 2002|title=Santosh Yadav: On top of the world... twice|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/santosh-yadav-on-top-of-the-world-twice/articleshow/2001629201.cms|access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref> She also remained as an officer in the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kamdar |first1=Seema |title='I became a mountaineer by fluke' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/i-became-a-mountaineer-by-fluke/article8312219.ece |work=The Hindu |date=4 March 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref> She was a part of the nine-nation international climbing camp-cum-expedition to [[Nun Kun]] in 1989. Also, her being a fervent environmentalist, she collected 500 kg of dumped wastes from the Himalayas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Santosh Yadav |url=http://www.indiaspeakersbureau.in/santosh-yadav/ |website=India Speakers Bureau}}</ref>

Santosh Yadav was awarded the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award|National Adventure Award]] 1994 and [[Padma Shri]] in 2000.<ref name="t1994">{{cite press release|title=National Adventure Awards Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1995-JAN-DEC-MO-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS-NO-9/PDF/YTH-1995-07-20_034.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=18 September 2020|date=20 July 1995}}</ref><ref name="iski" />

==Expeditions==
*In 1999, Santosh Yadav led an Indian mountaineering expedition to [[Kangshung Face]], Everest.
*In 2001, she led a mountaineering team to East Face, Mount Everest.
*In 2000, she received [[Padma shri]].
*In 1994, Santosh Yadav was awarded for [[National Adventure]] .

==See also==
*[[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
*[[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records]]
*[[List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest]]
*[[Dicky Dolma]]
*[[Malavath Purna]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian mountaineers}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female mountain climbers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]]
[[Category:People from Rewari]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Haryana]]
[[Category:Indian summiteers of Mount Everest]]
[[Category:University of Rajasthan alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Mountain climbers from Haryana]]

Porki Huccha Venkat

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
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| name = Porki Huccha Venkat
| image =
| caption =
| native_name = ಪೊರ್ಕಿ ಹುಚ್ಚ ವೆಂಕಟ್
| director = [[Huccha Venkat]]
| producer = Huccha Venkat
| writer = Huccha Venkat
| starring = Huccha Venkat
| music = Satish
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Sri Sankashtahara Ganapathi Cine Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2017|04|28|df=y}}
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| country = India
| language = Kannada
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'''''Porki Huccha Venkat''''' ({{Translation|Rogue Huccha Venkat}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Huccha Venkat]] starring himself in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/huccha-venkat-in-porki-huccha-venkat/articleshow/52413738.cms|title=Huccha Venkat threatened at gun point!|date=24 May 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref><ref name=hv24>{{cite web|url=http://www.lehren.com/news/kannada/latest-news/porki-huccha-venkat-official-trailer-huccha-venkat-review-lehren-kannada | title=Porki Huccha Venkat Official Trailer|work=[[Lehren]]|date=20 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Why Karnataka can't stop talking about 'Huccha' Venkat|url=http://www.sify.com/news/why-karnataka-can-t-stop-talking-about-huccha-venkat-news-national-plulQthjhcaii.html|work=[[Sify]]|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> The film is a sequel to ''[[Huccha Venkat (film)|Huccha Venkat]]'' (2014),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/bigg-boss-huccha-venkat-to-concentrate-on-porki-huccha-venkat/articleshow/49798388.cms|title=Bigg Boss: Huccha Venkat to concentrate on Porki Huccha Venkat|date=16 November 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref> and it was released to negative reviews.

==Synopsis ==
Huccha Venkat stars his ''sene'' ({{Translation|army}}) with goals of women's emancipation and helping the needy. Apart from this, Venkat also intervenes with politics and falls in love. The film is partially biographical and partially fictional.

==Cast==
* [[Huccha Venkat]] as himself
*Rachana
* Soumya
*[[Jai Jagadish]]
*Shylashri

==Soundtrack==
Music composer Satish Babu developed the score and [[soundtrack]]. The lyrics were written by [[Huccha Venkat]].

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| type = soundtrack
| artist = Satish Babu
| cover =
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| released = February 2016
| recorded =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Anand Audio
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Porki Huccha Venkat
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Kaveri
| single1date = 31 December 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/huchha-venkat-releases-song-his-upcoming-film-porki-huccha-venkat-37236|title=Huchha Venkat releases song from his upcoming film Porki Huccha Venkat|date=1 January 2016|work=[[The News Minute]]|access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref>
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}}

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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kaveri Ninna Madilalli
| lyrics1 = [[Huccha Venkat]]
| extra1 = [[Huccha Venkat]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Baalu Ondu Golu
| lyrics2 = Huccha Venkat
| extra2 = [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Kannugale
| lyrics3 = Huccha Venkat
| extra3 = Rajesh Krishnan
| length3 =
| title4 = Kopa Bandre
| lyrics4 = Huccha Venkat
| extra4 = Rajesh Krishnan
| length4 =
| title5 = Thayiya Haalu
| lyrics5 = Huccha Venkat
| extra5 = Rajesh Krishnan
| length5 =
| title6 = Huccha Venkat Naanu
| lyrics6 = Huccha Venkat
| extra6 = Rajesh Krishnan
| length6 =
}}

==Release and reception==
The film had a low audience turnout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/030517/its-a-mad-mad-world.html|title=It's a mad, mad world!|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2 May 2017|first=Shashiprasad|last=SM|access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref>

Shyam Prasad S of ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' rated the film 1.5/5 and wrote, "In reality, the confusion is between whether to kill the audience or the characters".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/porki-huchcha-venkat-movie-review-its-indeed-a-miracle-i-survived-to-tell-the-tale/articleshow/58422652.cms | title=Porki huchcha Venkat movie review: It’s indeed a miracle I survived to tell the tale|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=28 April 2017|first=Shyam Prasad|last=S.}}</ref> Sunayana Suresh of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 1/5 stars and wrote, "One would rather watch the Rahul Gandhi interview on women's upliftment instead for more entertainment".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/porki-huccha-venkat/movie-review/58416165.cms | title=Porki Huccha Venkat Movie Review|date=28 April 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|last=Suresh|first=Sunayana}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{iMDb title|id=5224894}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porki Huccha Venkat}}
[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2017 Indian films]]
[[Category:2017 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2017 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]

Muvva Gopaludu

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Muvva Gopaludu
| image = Muvva Gopaludu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kodi Ramakrishna]]
| screenplay = Kodi Ramakrishna
| story = [[G. M. Kumar]]
| producer = S. Gopala Reddy
| starring = [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] [[Vijayashanti]] [[Shobana]]
| cinematography = K. S. Hari
| editing = K. Satyam
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = Bhargav Art Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1987|5|19}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Muvva Gopaludu''''' is a 1987 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film|romantic drama]] film co-written and directed by [[Kodi Ramakrishna]]. The film stars [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], [[Vijayashanti]] and [[Shobana]], with music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. It is a remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Aruvadai Naal]]'' (1986), which was co-written by [[G. M. Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2022 |title=Actor-director GM Kumar hospitalised in Chennai |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/07/28/actor-director-gm-kumar-hospitalised-in-chennai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927085852/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/07/28/actor-director-gm-kumar-hospitalised-in-chennai |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref> The film was released on 19 May 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2022 |title=Balakrishna : మురిపించిన 'మువ్వగోపాలుడు' |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/thirty-five-years-for-muvva-gopaludu-movie-184040.html |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=[[NTV (Telugu)|NTV]] |language=te |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043157/https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/thirty-five-years-for-muvva-gopaludu-movie-184040.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film is set in a village where Gopi, a wealthy and spirited young man, is oppressed by his tyrannical brother-in-law, Basava Raju. Despite this, his sister, Nagalakshmi, shows him warmth and support. Meanwhile, Nirmala, a medical student raised by a Christian missionary, is appointed by the government to work in Gopi’s village. Although Nirmala initially plans to become a nun, she agrees to serve in the village at the request of a [[Mother superior|Mother Superior]]. Upon arrival, she meets Father Lawrence, a kind-hearted priest admired by the villagers.

Gopi and Nirmala initially clash but soon develop a close bond. When Gopi attempts suicide due to Basava Raju's constant humiliations, Nirmala saves him, and he confesses his love for her. Torn between her religious calling and her feelings for Gopi, Nirmala seeks advice from Father Lawrence, who assures her that love is not a sin and encourages her to consider marrying Gopi. Basava Raju, aware of the growing relationship, pretends to support it but secretly plots to marry Gopi to his daughter, Krishnaveni, in order to secure Gopi's wealth.

Basava Raju arranges Krishnaveni’s puberty ceremony and tricks Gopi into unknowingly placing a wedding chain ([[Mangala sutra|Mangalasutram]]) around her neck, thus declaring them married. When Nirmala returns to the village and learns of the situation, she decides to leave, but the villagers convince her to stay. Devastated, Gopi becomes an alcoholic. Seeing his distress, Krishnaveni exposes Basava Raju’s deceit with the help of Father Lawrence. The village Panchayat annuls Gopi and Krishnaveni's marriage, allowing Gopi and Nirmala to wed.

As preparations for the wedding begin, Basava Raju disrupts the ceremony and kills Father Lawrence. When he attempts to attack Nirmala, she seeks refuge in the church, shocking everyone. Enraged, Gopi kills Basava Raju with Nagalakshmi’s encouragement and is sentenced to seven years in prison. Upon his release, Gopi is welcomed back by Krishnaveni, while Nirmala, now a nun, reunites them, bringing the story to a happy conclusion.

== Cast ==
*[[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] as Muvva Gopala Krishna Prasad / Gopi
*[[Vijayashanti]] as Nirmala
*[[Shobhana]] as Krishnaveni
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Basava Raju
*[[Gollapudi Maruti Rao]] as Father Lawrence
*Chidatala Appa Rao as Villager
*K.K. Sarma as Villager
*Telephone Satyanarayana as President
*[[Jayachitra]] as Nagalakshmi
*Satyavathi as Jalaga Lakshamma
*Anitha as Nun
*Chilaka Radha as Seetalu
*[[Kalpana Rai]] as Nukalu
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Veeramma

== Music ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. Lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muvva Gopaludu |url=https://gaana.com/album/muvva-gopaludu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927090717/https://gaana.com/album/muvva-gopaludu |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref>
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|"Muvva Gopaludu"
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
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|"Andhagada"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
|4:27
|-
|"Muthyala Chemma Chekkalu"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
|4:23
|-
|"Ey Gumma"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
|4:17
|-
|"Edalona Ragile"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
|4:12
|-
|"Vegu Chukka"
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
|4:09
|}

== Accolades ==
* [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer]] – [[G. M. Kumar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] |language=Telugu}}</ref>
* [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]] won Cinema Express award for Best actor (1987)<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 1988 |title='Cinema Express' awards |page=32 |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url=https://twitter.com/RajaparvaiB/status/1172349298803007489}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0779747}}

{{Kodi Ramakrishna}}

[[Category:1987 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:1987 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]

Blade Babji

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Blade Babji
| image = Blade Babji poster.jpeg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Devi Prasad
| producer = Muthyala Satya Kumar
| writer = Devi Prasad [[Satish Vegesna]]
| starring = [[Allari Naresh]] [[Sayali Bhagat]]
| music = [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
| cinematography = A. Raja
| editing = Nandamuri Hari
| studio = Satya Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|10|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross = ₹7 crore [[Box office#Distributor rentals|distributors' share]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies In 2008 |url=https://t2blive.com/tollywood-top-10-box-office-collection-movies-in-2008/ |website=T2BLive |language=en |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>
}}
'''''Blade Babji''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by Devi Prasad who co-wrote the film with [[Satish Vegesna]]. The film stars [[Allari Naresh]], [[Sayali Bhagat]], and [[Ruthika]]. [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]], [[Srinivasa Reddy]], [[Krishna Bhagavan]], [[Dharmavarapu]], [[Kondavalasa]], [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]], [[Brahmanandam]], [[Shankar Melkote]], and [[Khayyum]] played supporting roles. The music is composed by [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]. The film is inspired by the 1999 American film [[Blue Streak (film)|''Blue Streak'']].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=25 October 2008|title=Blade Babji|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/-blade-babji-review-telugu-pclwNqdeccebg.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-13|website=[[Sify]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513191842/https://www.sify.com/movies/-blade-babji-review-telugu-pclwNqdeccebg.html |archive-date=13 May 2021 }}</ref>

Released on 24 October 2008, the film was successful at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prakash|first=B. V. S.|date=2019-09-28|title=Young heroes going through tough times?|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/young-heroes-going-through-tough-times-568033|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-13|website=[[The Hans India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513190342/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/young-heroes-going-through-tough-times-568033 |archive-date=13 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Vanaparthy Ranganath |date=31 December 2008 |title=Top 14 movies of Telugu cinema in 2008 |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/2008top14films.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> It was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Kasethan Kadavulada (2011 film)|Kasethan Kadavulada]]'' (2011) and [[Kannada]] as ''[[Kiladi Kitty]]'' (2012).

== Plot ==
Blade Babji is a [[pickpocket]] from [[Rajahmundry]] who takes up the mission of earning {{INR}}4 [[crore]] to rescue the slum dwellers in his area from a builder. He and his gang decide to go to [[Vizag]] and rob a bank. They implement their plan and bury the loot in a building under construction. In celebration, they get drunk and doze off on a boat that leaves to the [[Andaman Islands]] which forces them to go away for a month. When they return, they find that a police control room is at the spot where they have hidden their loot. In order to retrieve the loot, Babji takes the position of newly joined officer Krishna Manohar by kidnapping him. Babji quickly impresses the other officers with his skills. He also accepts the police commissioner's proposal to marry his daughter Archana. Buchi Babu, the commissioner's first son-in-law knows that Babji is a fraud as he was cheated before but stays quiet as Babji blackmails him.

After a lot of struggle, Babji manages to find the buried spot and their gang tries to retrieve the loot in the disguise of a bomb squad. However, to their astonishment, they find it missing. The loot is found by Dharma Rao, a mason, who watched Babji's gang bury it on the night of the robbery. He stuffs all the money in a mattress but his wife unknowingly sells it off as scrap to a street seller. Dharma files a complaint to the police that his mattress is lost and is ready to pay a handsome amount to find it. Babji realizes that it's Dharma who took the loot. Babji traces that the mattress is bought by a local don named Banda Badri. Simham, a fellow police officer overhears this and gets hold of the mattress before others. He transfers all the money into a suitcase and throws away the mattress. Constable Edukondalu, who also has a similar suitcase, unknowingly takes the suitcase with the loot. The suitcase is later exchanged into the hands of Babji's gang who also have a similar suitcase. They open it and are thrilled to find the loot.

Meanwhile, Krishna Manohar escapes and tells the police that Babji is a fraud. Babji and his gang drive off with the money. Simham, Badri, Buchi Babu, and Dharma Rao all follow the gang on the highway. A terrorist group puts [[RDX]] in a similar suitcase and Buchi Babu steals it mistaking it for the loot. When all of them fight for the suitcase with RDX, it blasts, and in the scuffle, Babji's gang escapes with the money.

When Babji is handing over the money to the builder, Badri interrupts claiming the loot as his own, and the police arrive to arrest them. Babji, however, cleverly convinces Badri and the police to give up the loot for a good cause. The builder who doesn't want to be the only bad person, agrees to give up the land to the slum dwellers for free. Everyone is elated and the loot is returned to the police for recovery.

== Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Allari Naresh]] as Blade Babji
* [[Sayali Bhagat]] as Archana
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Balu
* [[Ruthika]] as Rani
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Buchi babu
* [[Harsha Vardhan]] as JP
* [[Khayyum]] as Vara Prasad "VP"
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]] as SI Krishna Manohar
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as CI Simham
* [[Shankar Melkote]] as Police commissioner
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Banda Badri
* [[L. B. Sriram]] as Constable Edukondalu
* [[Krishna Bhagavaan]] as Taapi DharmaRao
* [[Rajitha]] as Taapi DharmaRao's Wife
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]]
* [[Hema (actress)|Hema]]
* [[Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao]] as Street seller
* Apoorva as Edukondalu's wife
* [[Kausha Rach]] as an [[item number]] (guest appearance)
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack is composed by [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]. It is released on [[Aditya Music]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Blade Babji Songs on Gaana.com|url=https://gaana.com/album/blade-babji|access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref>{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Pillore Pilla
| extra1 = Tennis Kamal, Sri Krishna, Krishna Chaitanya
| title2 = Mokkajonna
| extra2 = Deepu, Pravani
| title3 = Rajamundry
| title4 = Sarejaha
| extra3 = Karunya, Sai Shivani
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| title5 = Du Du Du
| extra5 = Deepu, Suneetha
}}

== Reception ==
''[[Sify]]'' gave the film 3/5 and wrote: "The director has come out with a good and interesting subject and he has done a very good job with the narration." They opined that the strength of the film lied in its "impressive" screenplay.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' also rated the film 3/5 and called it a "decent comedy."<ref name="idlebrain.com">{{cite web|date=2008-10-24|title=Blade Babji movie review - Telugu cinema Review - Allari Naresh & Sayali Bhagat|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-bladebabji.html|publisher=Idlebrain.com|accessdate=2011-12-28}}</ref>

''[[Mallemala Entertainments|123Telugu.com]]'' gave the film 3.5 out of 5 and termed it a "Comedy of Errors." They appreciated the performances of Allari Naresh and the supporting cast.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 October 2008|title=Blade Babji – Comedy of Errors !!!|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/B/BladeBabji/Bladebabji_review.html|url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2018|website=[[Mallemala Entertainments|123telugu.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219095402/http://123telugu.com:80/reviews/B/BladeBabji/Bladebabji_review.html |archive-date=19 December 2008 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1582481}}

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Officer on Duty

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{{Short description|2025 Indian crime thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Officer on Duty
| image = Officer on Duty.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Jithu Ashraf
| producer = {{Ubl| [[Martin Prakkat]]
| Renjith Nair
| Siby Chavara}}
| writer = [[Shahi Kabir]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kunchacko Boban]]
* [[Vishak Nair]]
* [[Priyamani]]
* [[Jagadish]]
}}
| music = [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| cinematography = [[Roby Varghese Raj]]
| editing = [[Chaman Chakko]]
| studio = Martin Prakkat Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2025|2|20|df=yes}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}}13 crore<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Malayalam cinema’s February fallout: Rs 53 crore loss, one film earns just Rs 10,000! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/malayalam-cinemas-february-fallout-rs-53-crore-loss-one-film-earns-just-rs-10000/articleshow/119237255.cms#:~:text=Here%2520are%2520some%2520of%2520the%2520films%2520and,Rs%25201.5%2520crore%252C%2520Theater%2520Share:%2520Rs%252055%252C000 |access-date=2025-10-19 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2025 |title=Most controversial Malayalam film of 2025 grossed over Rs 50 cr against Rs 13 cr budget; earned more than Rs 11 cr from Kerala |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kunchacko-boban-film-officer-on-duty-grossed-over-rs-50-crore-against-rs-13-crore-budget-10315718/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}54.25 crore<ref name="finalgross"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Officer on Duty released on OTT: When, where to watch Kunchacko Boban movie |url=https://www.business-standard.com/entertainment/officer-on-duty-released-on-ott-when-where-to-watch-kunchacko-boban-movie-nc-125032000572_1.html |website=Business Standard |access-date=9 May 2025 |archive-date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408232318/https://www.business-standard.com/entertainment/officer-on-duty-released-on-ott-when-where-to-watch-kunchacko-boban-movie-nc-125032000572_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
'''''Officer on Duty''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Crime film|crime]] [[action thriller film]] directed by Jithu Ashraf (in his directorial debut) and written by [[Shahi Kabir]]. It stars [[Kunchacko Boban]] in the title role. with [[Vishak Nair]], [[Priyamani]], [[Jagadish]], Ramzan Muhammed, Aishwarya Raj and Leya Mammen in the supporting roles.

The film was positively received by critics, with its cast's performances (particularly by [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Jagadish]] and [[Vishak Nair]]), story, and music garnering praise and turned out to be commercial success. It emerged as the top grossing solo release of Chakochan surpassing ''[[Anjaam Pathiraa|Anjam Pathira]]'' (2020).<ref name="officer"/>

== Plot ==
In [[Bangalore]], [[Police Inspector]] Joseph Chembola of the [[Karnataka Police]] hangs himself in his house after leaving a suicide note orchestrated by a group of drug addicts led by Christy Savio.

Eight months later, in [[Kerala]], Harishankar alias Hari is a hot-headed and impulsive officer who was recently demoted from his [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DYSP]] rank to [[Circle Inspector|CI]] after assaulting his superior officer by accident. Hari is subsequently assigned as the [[Station house officer|SHO]] of the [[Aluva|Aluva police station]]. He receives a complaint about a [[KSRTC SWIFT|KSRTC]] conductor named Chandrababu attempting to pawn an imitation gold chain. This seemingly minor case leads him to investigate a series of gruesome crimes, which are revealed to be connected to his own past personal tragedy.

Hari has [[PTSD]] which causes him to express his trauma violently, particularly toward his wife, Geetha. One day, Chandrababu reports to the police station that his gold chain was replaced with fake gold when he attempted to pawn it for his wife's surgery. Upon investigation, Hari discovers that Chandrababu's daughter Krishnapriya had switched the chain herself after being sexually exploited by an unknown perpetrator. Hari attempts to file a [[POCSO]] case, but before he can proceed, Krishnapriya commits suicide by [[hanging]]. Chandrababu blames Hari for his rude behaviour and his daughter's death. Witnessing her death triggers Hari's buried trauma, revealing that Hari's elder daughter, Nila, had also been sexually exploited. In a fit of rage, Hari kills a drug addict named Shyam in custody after discovering a sex tape of Nila on his laptop. Overcome with grief, Hari attempts to confront Nila, but she had already hung herself. The trauma causes his brain to suppress the incident.

In the present, Christy and his gang go to [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|ASI]] Thomas, a recently released policeman who had taken the blame for Shyam's [[custodial death]]. Thomas had done so in an attempt to protect Hari since his own daughter had also been exploited by Shyam. To avenge Shyam's killing, Christy and his gang murder Thomas and his wife, but before dying, Thomas’ wife reveals to them that Hari was the one who actually killed Shyam. Meanwhile, Hari investigates and tracks down Anna, a member of Christy's gang, following her to [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]]. A chase ensues, and Anna is fatally struck by a truck, dying on the spot. Later, Christy and his gang attempt to ambush Hari in the [[mortuary]], but he successfully fends them off.

As the investigation unfolds, Hari discovers that Joseph had once arrested Shyam, Celine, and Anna for using drugs and slapping a girl's mother on a bus where Chandrababu was the conductor. While in custody, Joseph raped both Anna and Celine, leading Christy's gang to seek revenge on those responsible. Their revenge plan involved exploiting the women closest to those who contributed to their arrest. They began by targeting Joseph's daughter Angel, Krishnapriya and also Nila. It is revealed that Geetha and Nila were the mother and daughter who had been slapped by them and Geetha was the one who initially confronted the gang, making them a target.

Christy stabs Chandrababu and eventually tracks down Geetha and her younger daughter, Minnu, at her father's farmhouse. Christy and his gang attempts to kill them, but Geetha's father, a former soldier, fights back. However, he is soon killed by Christy. Geetha and Minnu try to escape from them but Christy follows them alone and stabs Geetha. Minnu escapes from him but he follows her and reaches a small building in the woods. His gang also arrives and before they can make a move, Hari arrives and a final showdown ensues where he brutally overpowers them. He nearly kills Christy for what he did to his and Chandrababu's family.

A few months later, Hari returns to his normal life and begins to focus more on his family. Meanwhile, Christy and his gang are released on bail and plan their next attempt to kill Hari. However, Hari anticipates their move and laces their drugs with poison, ultimately killing them and avenging Nila's death.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]]/ [[Circle Inspector|CI]] R. Hari Shankar
* [[Vishak Nair]] as Christy Savio, the main [[antagonist]]
* [[Jagadish]] as Chandrababu, a [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] Conductor
* [[Priyamani]] as Geetha, Hari's wife
* [[Meenakshi Anoop]] as Nila, Geetha's and Hari's elder daughter
* Eithal Evana Sherin as Minnu, Geetha's and Hari's younger daughter
* Vaisakh Shankar as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Shahul Hameed
* Ramzan Muhammed as Shyam Babu
* Vishnu G Varrier as Sathya Mithiran
* Aishwarya Raj as Anna Louis
* Leya Mammen as Celine John
* Amit Eapen as Lance
* Jithu Ashraf as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Joseph Chembola, [[Karnataka Police]]
* [[Unni Lalu]] as Praveen
* [[Srikant Murali]] as [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|ASI]] Venu
* Manoj K. U. as [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|ASI]] Thomas
* Jain Andrews as [[Superintendent of police#India|SP]] Sooraj Rajan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Ernakulam, Kerala|Ernakulam Rural]]
* [[Muthumani]] as Advocate Rekha Chandrasekhar
* [[Raghunath Paleri]] as Geetha's father
* C. J. Antony as Antony
* Angel as Angel, Joseph's daughter
* Sheethal Thambi as Joseph's wife
* Henna Bella as Henna
* Jaya Kurup as Gracy
* Nileen Sandra as Police surgeon
* Anju Abraham as Chithra
* Sreelakshmi as Haseena
* Delta Mani as Shivappa
* Pradeep as Pramod Shetty
* Shanth Kumar as Bangalore Police [[Sub Inspector|SI]]
* Babu Philip as [[Judge]]
* Kumariyamma as elderly complainant
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
[[Kunchacko Boban|Kunchako Boban]]'s untitled film was announced on 27 April 2024. [[Priyamani]] will be starring as the leading actress.<ref name=":0" /> The film marks the directorial debut of Jithu Ashraf, who previously served as an assistant director on films including ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'', ''[[Udaharanam Sujatha]]'', and ''[[Ela Veezha Poonchira]]'' and noted for his acting performances in ''Nayattu'' and ''Iratta.'' It is produced by Martin Prakkat Films and Siby Chavara and Ranjith Nair's The Green Room. The film is scripted by Shahi Kabir. Jithu and Shahi were earlier supposed to work on a project titled ''Aaravam'', which was reportedly based on the snake boat race in Kerala and lives of the boat race community with Tovino Thomas, but it got dropped due to some unknown reasons and instead they went on with a different project.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kuchacko Boban's next begins |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Apr/27/kuchacko-bobans-next-begins |work=Cinema Express |date=12 April 2024 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2025 |access-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324161725/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Apr/27/kuchacko-bobans-next-begins |url-status=live }}</ref> It has Roby Varghese Raj as the cinematographer, Jakes Bejoy as the music director and Chaman Chakko as the editor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Release plans out for Kunchacko Boban's Officer on Duty |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Dec/21/release-plans-out-for-kunchacko-bobans-officer-on-duty |work=Cinema Express |date=7 December 2024 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2025 |access-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324161602/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Dec/21/release-plans-out-for-kunchacko-bobans-officer-on-duty |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was titled "Officer on Duty" which was announced on November 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=First look of Kunchacko Boban and Priyamani from 'Officer On Duty' out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/first-look-of-kunchacko-boban-and-priyamani-from-officer-on-duty-out/article68828548.ece |work=The Hindu |date=4 November 2024 |language=en-IN |archive-date=3 March 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303113900/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/first-look-of-kunchacko-boban-and-priyamani-from-officer-on-duty-out/article68828548.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Filming and casting ===
The principal photography commenced with a puja ceremony held at Lions Community Hall, [[Ernakulam]] on 27 April 2024. [[Vishak Nair]], [[Priyamani]], [[Meenakshi Anoop]], [[Jagadish]], Manoj KU, [[Srikant Murali]], [[Unni Lalu]], Jay Kurup, Vysakh Shankar, Ramzan, Vishnu G Nair, Anunath, Laiyam Mamman, Aishwarya and Amit Eapan will also be seen in pivotal roles in the film.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Kunchacko Boban-Priyamani's Next Goes On Floors In Kerala |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/kunchacko-boban-priyamanis-next-goes-on-floors-in-kerala-8870429.html |work=News18 |date=29 April 2024 |language=en |archive-date=7 December 2024 |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207113909/https://www.news18.com/amp/movies/kunchacko-boban-priyamanis-next-goes-on-floors-in-kerala-8870429.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2024, it was reported that [[Vishak Nair]] was selected to play the villain role in the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reports: Vishak Nair to play a villain in Kunchacko Boban's upcoming film 'Officer' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/reports-vishak-nair-to-play-a-villain-in-kunchacko-bobans-upcoming-film-officer/articleshow/112334571.cms |work=The Times of India |date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=24 April 2025 |access-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424002140/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/reports-vishak-nair-to-play-a-villain-in-kunchacko-bobans-upcoming-film-officer/articleshow/112334571.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Music ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Jakes Bejoy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Officer On Duty Songs by Jakes Bejoy |url=https://gaana.com/album/officer-on-duty |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |language=en |date=5 March 2025 |access-date=23 March 2025 |archive-date=24 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324173146/https://gaana.com/album/officer-on-duty |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Officer On Duty: Neon Drive Is A Pulsating High Energy Rap Track From This Kunchacko Boban Starrer! |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/officer-on-duty-neon-drive-is-a-pulsating-high-energy-rap-track-from-this-kunchacko-boban-starrer-article-118353777/amp |work=Times Now |date=18 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Neon Ride
| length1 = 3:11
| lyrics1 = Baby Jean, Ramya RamC
| extra1 = Baby Jean, Ramya RamC, Zeba Tommy
| title2 = Vinnathiru Sakshi
| length2 = 3:54
| lyrics2 = [[Vinayak Sasikumar]]
| extra2 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| title3 = Kathum Kaanal
| length3 = 2:57
| lyrics3 = [[Joe Paul (lyricist)|Joe Paul]]
| extra3 = Aadhi Gopakumar
| total_length = 10:02
}}

== Release ==
''Officer on Duty'' was released theatrically on 20 February 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santhosh |first1=Vivek |title=Kunchacko Boban's Officer on Duty gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Jan/17/kunchacko-bobans-officer-on-duty-gets-a-release-date |work=Cinema Express |date=9 January 2025 |language=en |archive-date=21 January 2025 |access-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121100729/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Jan/17/kunchacko-bobans-officer-on-duty-gets-a-release-date |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Release Date Announced For Kunchacko Boban's Officer On Duty |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/release-date-announced-for-kunchacko-boban-film-officer-on-duty-article-117339253 |work=Times Now |date=18 January 2025 |language=en |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124222659/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/release-date-announced-for-kunchacko-boban-film-officer-on-duty-article-117339253 |url-status=live }}</ref> The post theatrical digital streaming rights of the film was acquired by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Officer On Duty on OTT: Where to watch Kunchacko Boban, Priya Mani's gripping thriller after its theatrical run|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/officer-on-duty-on-ott-where-to-watch-kunchacko-boban-priya-manis-gripping-thriller-after-its-theatrical-run/ab20314644372|date=21 February 2025|access-date=23 February 2025|website=[[OTTPlay]]|archive-date=27 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227170448/https://www.ottplay.com/news/officer-on-duty-on-ott-where-to-watch-kunchacko-boban-priya-manis-gripping-thriller-after-its-theatrical-run/ab20314644372|url-status=live}}</ref> The film started streaming from 20 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Officer On Duty on OTT: Netizens review Kunchacko Boban and Priyamani's Malayalam action thriller after its digital debut|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/officer-on-duty-on-ott-netizens-review-kunchacko-boban-and-priyamanis-malayalam-action-thriller-after-its-digital-debut-1378332|date=20 March 2025|access-date=20 March 2025|website=[[Pinkvilla]]|archive-date=22 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322155802/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/officer-on-duty-on-ott-netizens-review-kunchacko-boban-and-priyamanis-malayalam-action-thriller-after-its-digital-debut-1378332|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
===Critical reception===
Sajin Shrijith of ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' rated the film four out of five stars and noted that "After ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' and ''[[Nayattu (2021 film)|Nayattu]]'', writer Shahi Kabir delivers another haunting investigative thriller, but this time with the slight trappings of a mass entertainer — a good one at that!"<ref>{{cite news |title='Officer on Duty' review: Kunchacko Boban gives his most intense, massiest role in an anxiety-inducing thriller |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2025/02/20/officer-on-duty-review-kunchacko-boban-gives-his-most-intense-massiest-role-in-an-anxiety-inducing-thriller.html |work=The Week |date=20 February 2025 |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220110643/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2025/02/20/officer-on-duty-review-kunchacko-boban-gives-his-most-intense-massiest-role-in-an-anxiety-inducing-thriller.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rohit Panikker of ''[[Times Now]]'' gave the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "''Officer On Duty'' is a well-crafted investigative thriller that tries to be different but still relies on quite a lot of the genre's established templates. The film is worth a watch for its technical superiority, gripping performances, and a tight screenplay that offers an interesting experience even though it may not be something entirely new."<ref>{{cite news |title=Officer On Duty Review: An Engaging Thriller With Some Strong Performances |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/malayalam/officer-on-duty-review-a-familiar-yet-engaging-narrative-with-some-strong-performances-review-118415152 |work=Times Now |date=20 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

Anjana George of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it three out of five stars and wrote, "While ''Officer on Duty'' is a gripping, well-crafted thriller that keeps viewers on edge, it also serves as a stark reminder of how crime films continue to exploit the suffering of women for shock value."<ref>{{cite news |title=Officer On Duty Movie Review : A crime thriller that revisits violence against women |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/officer-on-duty/movie-review/118434473.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 February 2025}}</ref> Vignesh Madhu of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' gave it three out of five stars and wrote, "''Officer on Duty'' could have been among the riveting cop thrillers in recent times, if not for the 'commercial compromises' it settles for."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title='Officer on Duty' Movie Review: Kunchacko Boban excels in an intense but formulaic thriller |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2025/Feb/22/officer-on-duty-movie-review-kunchacko-boban-excels-in-an-intense-but-formulaic-thriller |work=The New Indian Express |date=22 February 2025 |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222145114/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2025/Feb/22/officer-on-duty-movie-review-kunchacko-boban-excels-in-an-intense-but-formulaic-thriller |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anandu Suresh of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave it two out of five stars and stated that "One of the film's biggest shortcomings is its inability to fully explore its emotional and dramatic moments. While the subject matter is undeniably serious and holds immense potential, Shahi Kabir's writing only scratches the surface, leaving many key moments feeling half-cooked".<ref>{{cite news |title=Officer On Duty movie review: Kunchacko Boban shines in a thriller that intrigues but never truly impresses |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/officer-on-duty-movie-review-kunchacko-boban-shines-in-a-thriller-that-intrigues-but-never-truly-impresses-9845645/lite/ |work=The Indian Express |date=20 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Cris of ''[[The News Minute]]'' wrote, "Where the script lacks is in expanding it into a package and writing the 'bad' characters. As soon as the 'villain' gang appears on screen, you realise the film has gone back decades, bringing alive forgotten stereotypes of wrongful youngsters, by the way they look, behave and indulge in vices."<ref>{{cite news |title=Officer on Duty review: Kunchacko Boban is remarkable in this shaky investigation thriller |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/officer-on-duty-review-kunchacko-boban-is-remarkable-in-this-shaky-investigation-thriller |work=The News Minute |date=21 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

S. R. Praveen of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "With ''Officer On Duty'', Shahi Kabir conjures up yet another gripping police tale which works despite faltering at some points."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Praveen |first1=S. R. |title='Officer on Duty' movie review: Shahi Kabir conjures up yet another gripping police tale |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/officer-on-duty-movie-review-shahi-kabir-conjures-up-yet-another-gripping-police-tale/article69243416.ece |work=The Hindu |date=20 February 2025 |language=en-IN |archive-date=20 February 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220153850/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/officer-on-duty-movie-review-shahi-kabir-conjures-up-yet-another-gripping-police-tale/article69243416.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Swathi P. Ajith of ''[[Onmanorama]]'' wrote, "The movie doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it delivers a solid, well-packaged thriller. It doesn't go overboard and keeps things as grounded as possible. For those who enjoy a good investigative drama, 'Officer on Duty' is definitely worth a watch on the big screen."<ref>{{cite news |title='Officer on Duty' review: Kunchacko Boban's brash cop thriller keeps you hooked |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/02/20/officer-on-duty-movie-review-kunchacko-boban-priyamani-investigation-thriller.html |work=[[Onmanorama]] |date=20 February 2025}}</ref>

===Box office===
On its first day the film grossed ₹2.60 crore globally and ₹1.25 crore in Kerala. In 2 days, it grossed around ₹6 crore at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-day-2-worldwide-box-office-kunchacko-boban-priya-mani-starrer-records-superb-growth-grosses-rs-6-crore-in-2-days-1373774|title=Officer On Duty Day 2 Worldwide Box Office: Kunchacko Boban, Priya Mani starrer records superb growth; grosses Rs 6 crore in 2 days | PINKVILLA|date=22 February 2025|accessdate=24 May 2025|archive-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222070942/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-day-2-worldwide-box-office-kunchacko-boban-priya-mani-starrer-records-superb-growth-grosses-rs-6-crore-in-2-days-1373774|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-day-2-kerala-box-office-kunchacko-boban-priya-manis-film-holds-strong-despite-get-set-baby-release-1373781|title=Officer On Duty Day 2 Kerala Box Office: Kunchacko Boban, Priya Mani's film holds strong despite Get Set Baby release|date=21 February 2025|website=PINKVILLA|accessdate=24 May 2025|archive-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222072724/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-day-2-kerala-box-office-kunchacko-boban-priya-manis-film-holds-strong-despite-get-set-baby-release-1373781|url-status=live}}</ref> In its first four-day opening weekend it grossed ₹10.65 crore in India out of which ₹9.15 crore came from home state and ₹1.50 crore from ROI and ₹10 crore from overseas, to a worldwide gross of ₹20 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-1st-weekend-box-office-kunchacko-boban-and-priya-mani-movie-records-sensational-trend-emerges-blockbuster-1374221?amp|title=Officer On Duty 1st Weekend Box Office: Kunchacko Boban and Priya Mani movie records sensational trend; emerges BLOCKBUSTER|date=24 February 2025|website=PINKVILLA|accessdate=24 May 2025}}</ref>

As of 2 March 2025, the film grossed {{INR}}41 crore worldwide with Kerala standing at ₹20.75 crore.<ref name="gross">{{cite news |title=Officer On Duty Worldwide Box Office: Kunchacko Boban's crime thriller STORMS Rs 41 crore in 11 days; approaches Rs 50 crore mark |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-worldwide-box-office-kunchacko-bobans-crime-thriller-storms-rs-41-crore-in-11-days-approaches-rs-50-crore-mark-1375523 |work=Pinkvilla |date=3 March 2025 |language=en-IN |archive-date=7 March 2025 |access-date=3 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307041859/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-worldwide-box-office-kunchacko-bobans-crime-thriller-storms-rs-41-crore-in-11-days-approaches-rs-50-crore-mark-1375523 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="budget">{{cite news|title=Officer On Duty Day 11 Kerala Box Office: Kunchacko Boban's action-thriller grosses a SPECTACULAR Rs 2 crore|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-day-11-kerala-box-office-kunchacko-bobans-action-thriller-grosses-a-spectacular-rs-2-crore-1375369|work=Pinkvilla|date=2 March 2025|language=en-IN|archive-date=4 March 2025|access-date=3 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304004225/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-day-11-kerala-box-office-kunchacko-bobans-action-thriller-grosses-a-spectacular-rs-2-crore-1375369|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 March 2025 the film's worldwide gross reached {{INR}}50 crore.<ref name="officer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-worldwide-box-office-kunchacko-bobans-crime-thriller-hits-rs-50-crore-mark-on-day-19-1376937|title=Officer On Duty Worldwide Box Office: Kunchacko Boban's crime thriller hits Rs 50 crore mark on Day 19|date=11 March 2025|website=PINKVILLA|accessdate=24 May 2025|archive-date=5 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405182036/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-worldwide-box-office-kunchacko-bobans-crime-thriller-hits-rs-50-crore-mark-on-day-19-1376937|url-status=live}}</ref> In 21 days, the film grossed ₹25.95 crore from Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Officer On Duty Kerala Box Office Day 21: Kunchacko Boban's BLOCKBUSTER crime thriller grosses Rs 25 lakh on 3rd Wednesday |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-kerala-box-office-day-21-kunchacko-bobans-blockbuster-crime-thriller-grosses-rs-25-lakh-on-3rd-wednesday-1377128?amp |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref> In its final run, it grossed ₹29.75 crore from Kerala, ₹4 crore from other states and ₹20.5 crore from overseas to a worldwide gross of ₹ 54.25 crore.<ref name="finalgross">{{Cite web |last=nirmal@asianetnews.in |title=കുഞ്ചാക്കോ ബോബന്‍റെ വേറിട്ട പ്രകടനം, 'ഓഫീസര്‍ ഓണ്‍ ഡ്യൂട്ടി' ആകെ എത്ര നേടി? ഫൈനല്‍ കളക്ഷന്‍ കണക്കുകള്‍ |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment/box-office/officer-on-duty-lifetime-box-office-collection-kunchacko-boban-jithu-ashraf-sx691b |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Asianet News Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

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Tata Birla

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Tata Birla.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = [[C. Ranganathan]]
| writer = C. Ranganathan
| producer = MSV Murali
| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Parthiban]]|[[Goundamani]]|[[Rachna Banerjee]]}}
| cinematography = Birlabhoss
| editing = Mani Bharathy
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| studio = Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1996|10|4|ref1=}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Tata Birla''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɑː|t|ɑː|_|b|ɪr|l|ɑː}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[C. Ranganathan]]. The film stars [[R. Parthiban]], [[Goundamani]] and [[Rachna Banerjee]], credited as Rakshana. It was released on 4 October 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=tata birla ( 1996 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=tata%20birla |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029131002/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=tata%20birla |archive-date=29 October 2006 |access-date=16 April 2012 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila]]'' (2006).{{Cn|date=January 2023}}

== Plot ==
Priya lost her parents when she was a child and the will decree that her huge wealth would go to an orphanage if something bad happened to her by someone in line to inherit the property after her, before her 21st birthday. Her father's younger brother Ramanathan has cleverly positioned himself as an affectionate uncle to his niece Priya. Priya grows up in Ooty with her wealthy maternal grandparents and uncle.

Here enter two petty thieves: Raja and Ranjith, of Coimbatore who makes small robberies to live. One day they rob a bank to end their life of misery and theft. Ramanathan is also inside the bank and is impressed by their bravery. But their plan fails and they are arrested. Ramanathan bails them out and offers them the assignment to kill Priya as she is about to be 21. The duo rejects this offer and attempts another burglary at night at a financier's house, only to find the financier dead. Ramanathan takes their photo with the dead body and knife and blackmails them into working with him.

The man goes to Ooty and is appointed as caretaker and manager of the house of Priya. They make multiple unsuccessful attempts to kill Priya. On one such attempt, Priya saves Raja with her saree on a cliff and reveals that she is in love with him. Raja naturally falls in love with Priya and learns from watchman that Ramanathan killed Priya's parents. So he starts his game against his own boss. Things go on successfully for Raja until Priya's grandfather discovers that Raja and Ranjith were small-time thieves and murder convicts. But the men make the police shoot the grandfather in the neck, rendering him speechless. They also decide to eliminate Ramanathan. But Ramanathan poisons Priya's birthday cake and reveals to the mute grandfather that he is responsible for this and Raja is innocent.

On the birthday, Priya's grandfather eat the cake himself to save Priya, but Raja is framed by Ramanathan and he is sent out. Raja returns immediately and kidnaps Priya and a fight ensues after a chase. Raja is shot and Ramanathan reveals his plans to Priya. And when he is about to kill her the injured Raja returns and saves Priya. Ramanathan is given an ultimatum that if he returns to Ooty city, he will be killed and is let to the forest. Raja and Priya then live together with Ranjith as their new house manager.

== Cast ==
*[[R. Parthiban]] as Raja
*[[Goundamani]] as Ranjith
*[[Rachna Banerjee]] as Priya
*[[Manivannan]] as Ramanathan
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]]
*[[Sachu]]
*[[Nellai Siva]] as Police head constable

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tata Birla (1996) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/tata-birla-songs-T0003865 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129151100/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/tata-birla-songs-T0003865 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tata Birla- Andru Oru Nal Tamil Film Audio CD by Vidyasagar |url=https://mossymart.com/product/tata-birla-andru-oru-nal-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-vidyasagar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209065910/https://mossymart.com/product/tata-birla-andru-oru-nal-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-vidyasagar/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
| "Ari Babre Tamilachiya" || [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] || 4:44
|-
| "London Paris Racedu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Vidyasagar || 4:32
|-
| "Priya Unn Tholai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || 4:24
|-
| "Bava Bava Ushtava" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]], Vidyasagar || 3:52
|-
| "Vedhalam Murungai" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]] || 3:58
|}

== Reception ==
R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the humour of Goundamani and Manivannan but panned the film's editing and stunts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர். |date=20 October 1996 |title=டாடா பிர்லா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-10-20/page/80/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230129152020/https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-10-20/page/80/mode/2up |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=30 January 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=80 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Birla family#"Tata-Birla" word pair|Tata-Birla word pair]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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[[Category:1996 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1996 comedy films]]
[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. Ranganathan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Serampore College

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{{Short description|College in Serampore, India}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox college
| name = Serampore College
| logo = Serampore College logo.png
| motto = {{langx|la|Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt}}
| founders = [[William Ward (missionary)|William Ward]], [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]], & [[Joshua Marshman]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Baptists|Baptist]]
| rector =
| location = 8, William Carey Road [[Serampore]] – 712201 [[West Bengal]], India
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|15 July 1818}}
| principal = Rev. (Dr.) Subhro Sekhar Sircar ''(acting)''
| students = 2,277
| image = Serampore College - Hooghly 2017-07-06 0840-0860.tif
| image_size = 270px
| caption = [[Façade]] of the Serampore College
| website = https://seramporecollege.ac.in/
| footnotes = [http://www.naac-india.com/Reports/Serampore%20College,%20Hoogly,%20WB.doc NAAC 2004 report]
| administrative_staff = 79 (teaching), 30 (non-teaching)
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.7519011|N|88.3512874|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| campus = Urban
| affiliations = [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] and [[University of Calcutta]]
|city=}}

'''Serampore College''' is located in [[Serampore]], in [[West Bengal]], India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary,
Kottayam (Established 1815), [[CMS College Kottayam|CMS College]], Kottayam and [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] in Kolkata, and one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutes in India.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/oldest-universities-264121-2015-09-21 Seven oldest universities in India: All you need to know]</ref> The college consists of two entities: The theological faculty and a separate college with faculties of arts, science, commerce.

The [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] is in charge of the academic administration of all the theological colleges affiliated with it. The council of Serampore College holds a Danish charter and had the power to confer degrees in any subject, which it currently exercises only for conferring theological degrees as recommended by the senate.<ref>[[World Council of Churches]], [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/education/mf101.pdf Ministerial Formation], July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.</ref>

Degrees to students at the college in the fields of [[arts]], [[science]] and [[commerce]] are awarded by the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>Education Info India [http://www.educationinfoindia.com/University%20Of%20Calcutta.htm Colleges under University of Calcutta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007032600/http://www.educationinfoindia.com/University%20Of%20Calcutta.htm |date=7 October 2017 }}, July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.</ref>

For theology, the college is affiliated to the [[Senate of Serampore College]], with which several theological colleges and seminaries all over India, [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Sri Lanka]] are affiliated.

==Motto==
The college motto is from [[Book of Proverbs|Proverbs]] 3:35 in the [[Latin Vulgate|Vulgate]]: ''Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt'', "The wise shall possess glory."


==Authority to issue degrees and accreditation==
The [[Serampore Trio]] - [[William Ward (missionary)|William Ward]], [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]], & [[Joshua Marshman]], started the college with 37 students in 1818.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hooghly.gov.in/ser_hist.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723110850/http://www.hooghly.gov.in/ser_hist.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> King [[Frederick VI of Denmark]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://seramporecollege.org/a-s-c/about/history/|title=Faculty of Arts Science Commerce – Serampore College – "Glorious 200 years: Established in 1818"|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=25 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225040713/http://seramporecollege.org/a-s-c/about/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> originally granted a [[Royal Charter]] giving Serampore College the status of a university to confer degrees on 23 February 1827.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://seramporecollege.org/a-s-c/about/council/|title=Faculty of Arts Science Commerce – Serampore College – "Glorious 200 years: Established in 1818"|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=25 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225040827/http://seramporecollege.org/a-s-c/about/council/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It became the third Danish University after the ones in [[Copenhagen]] and [[Kiel]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/research/research-projects/the-serampore-initiative/historical-background/ |title=Historical background |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707140945/https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/research/research-projects/the-serampore-initiative/historical-background/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> With the later establishment of the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1857 the arts, science and commerce parts of Serampore College were affiliated to the University of Calcutta. However, Serampore College still today continues to enjoy the privilege of conferring its own degrees in [[theology]] under the power vested by the Charter and Act of Serampore College. It is a private Grant-in-aid Minority College and is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] under Section 2(f) and 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>

==History==

Since [[Serampore]] was then a Danish colony, [[Frederick VI of Denmark|King Frederick VI]], the King of Denmark, issued Serampore College its Royal Charter of Incorporation on 23 February 1827, in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark (Charter, 1, Charter, 2, Charter, 3). The charter came in response to Joshua Marshman's visit to King Frederick in August 1826; the charter gave Serampore College the privilege of awarding degrees in Arts and Theology. [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]], [[Joshua Marshman]], and [[John Clark Marshman]] (Joshua's son) were designated as members of the first Council. At its opening, the Trio released a prospectus which proposed "''A College for the instruction of Asiatic Christian and other Youth in Eastern Literature and European Science''." The college was open to all persons of any caste or creed, and the founders ensured that no denominational test would apply to faculty members. The charter has also been confirmed by the Bengal Govt Act. IV of 1918.

The status accorded by the Danish Charter has since been re-affirmed for the study of [[Theology]]<ref>Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 ''Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. ''[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150100400.htm]</ref> and now forms the basis for degrees of all levels conferred by over forty theological colleges throughout India, and is administered by the Senate.It was incorporated by Royal Charter of 1827 and Bengal Government Act. IV of 1918.

===Founding by English missionaries===
Serampore College is one of the oldest university in India to be in continuous operation.<ref>[[List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Asia]]</ref> It was founded in 1818 by the English missionaries known as the [[Serampore Trio]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=The Story of Serampore and its College |url=http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031022220514/http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2003 |publisher=mergingcurrents.co |page=IVth edition 2006 page 174}}</ref>
*[[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]]
*[[Joshua Marshman]]
*[[William Ward (missionary)|William Ward]]
Their aim was to give an education in arts and sciences to students of every "[[caste]], colour or country" and to train people for ministry in the growing church in India (See: [[Christianity in India]]).

From its beginning the college has been ecumenical but this means that it has no automatic basis of support from any one branch of the [[Christianity|Christian]] church. Prior to 1818, the Serampore Trio had worked together in providing education for their own children and the children, including females, of the native Indians.

===Original charter from Denmark===
Since [[Serampore]] was then a Danish colony, King [[Frederick VI of Denmark|Frederick VI]], the King of Denmark, issued Serampore College its Royal Charter of Incorporation on 23 February 1827, in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark (Charter, 1, Charter, 2, Charter, 3). The charter came in response to Joshua Marshman's visit to King Frederick in August 1826; the charter gave Serampore College the privilege of awarding degrees in arts and theology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://councilofseramporecollege.org/ |title=Council of Serampore College |website=councilofseramporecollege.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809165337/http://councilofseramporecollege.org/ |archive-date=2018-08-09}} </ref> [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]], [[Joshua Marshman]] and [[John Clark Marshman]] (Joshua's son) were designated as members of the first council. At its opening, the Serampore Trio released a prospectus which proposed "''A College for the instruction of Asiatic Christian and other Youth in Eastern Literature and European Science''." The college was open to all people of any caste or creed, and the founders ensured that no denominational test would apply to faculty members. The charter has also been confirmed by the Bengal Government Act IV of 1918.

The status accorded by the Danish charter has since been reaffirmed for the study of [[theology]] and now forms the basis for degrees of all levels conferred by over forty theological colleges throughout India and is administered by the senate. It was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1827 and the Bengal Government Act IV of 1918.
[[File:SeramporeCollege.jpg|thumb|280px|Serampore College]]

===Control passed back to the British===
After 22 February 1845 when Denmark sold all of its Indian assets to Britain, the management and operation of the college continued without interruption under the direction of a master and council. In 1856 the Baptist Missionary Society in England took over the management of the college and, in 1857, the college became affiliated with the newly established University of Calcutta and became a constituent college of that university. In 1883 the college closed as an arts college and began functioning as a Christian Training Institution and a theological institute for the Baptist churches in Bengal. Affiliating again with the University of Calcutta in 1911, Serampore College, in 1913, was authorised to award the [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. The college faculty was interdenominational.

===Twentieth century===
On 4 December 1915, the first group of [[Bachelor of Divinity]] students graduated:
* I. W. Johory, professor in the Canadian Mission College, Indore;
* N. G. Kuriakos, a priest in the Orthodox Syrian Church; and
* D. M. Devasahayam, London Missionary Society, South India.

Between 1916 and 1927, sixty-nine further students earned their Bachelor of Divinity degrees through Serampore College.

During the centenary year of the college, in 1918, the Bengal Legislative Council passed the Serampore College Act (1918 Act, i, 1918 Act, ii, 1918 Act, iii, 1918 Act, iv) for the purpose of enlarging the college council and forming a new interdenominational senate that would confer theological degrees for all Christian denominations in India. By 1960 twenty other Indian colleges and seminaries affiliated themselves with Serampore.

The name of the college and its founders are honoured today more widely than just within Christian circles – the Carey Library at Serampore houses 16,000 rare volumes and is used by scholars from across the world.

==Principals==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
!Years ||Name||Academic credentials
|-
|1818–1832||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]][[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]]||
|-
|1832–1837||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]][[Joshua Marshman]]||[[Doctor of Divinity|D.D]]
|-
|1837–1845||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]][[John Mack (Serampore)|John Mack]]||
|-
|1845–1858||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]W. H. Denham||
|-
|1858–1879||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]John Trafford||[[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] ([[Glasgow University|Glasgow]])
|-
|1879–1882||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]Albert Williams||[[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] ([[Glasgow University|Glasgow]])
|-
|1883–1906||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]E. S. Summers||[[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]
|-
|1906–1929||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]][[George Howells]]||[[PhD]] ([[University of Tübingen|Tübingen]])
|-
|1929–1949||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]G. H. C. Angus||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]]
|-
|1949–1959||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]C. E. Abraham||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]] The First Indian Principal
|-
|1959–1966||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]]William Stewart||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]]
|-
|1966–1968||[[Dagger (typography)|✝]][[S. J. Samartha]]||[[PhD]] ([[Hartford Seminary|Hartford]])
|-
|1968–1969||A. K. Mundle||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]]
|-
||1969–1972||M. N. Biswas||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]]
|-
|1972–1976||S. K. Chatterjee||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]]
|-
|1976–1977||[[R. L. Rodrigues]]||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]] ([[Jadavpur University|Jadavpur]])
|-
|1977–1987||S. Mukhopadhyay||[[PhD]]
|-
|1988–1989||T. K. Swarnakar||[[Master of Arts|M.A.]]
|-
|1990–1998||J. T. K. Daniel||[[PhD]] ([[Madras University|Madras]])
|-
|1999-2011||Lalchungnunga||[[PhD]] ([[North Eastern Hill University|NEHU]])
|-
|2011-2015||[[Laltluangliana Khiangte]]||[[PhD]] ([[North Eastern Hill University|NEHU]])
|-
|2015-''present''||Vansanglura Vanchhawng||[[PhD]] ([[Mizoram University|Mizoram]])
|-
|}

==Departments and courses==
The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Srerampore and its adjoining areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Courses Offered, Srerampore College|url=https://a-s-c.seramporecollege.ac.in/academics/under-graduate/|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>

===Science===
Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, and Economics.

===Arts & Commerce ===
Arts and Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Communication English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Commerce (Finance & Accounting).

===Theology===
This faculty consists of different christian religion related subjects.

==Honours==
On 7 June 1969, the Indian [[Indian Postal Service|Department of Posts]] issued a [[Postage stamp|stamp]]<ref>[http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/philnum/serstamp2.jpg Postal Stamp]</ref> and a [[First day of issue|first day cover]]<ref>[http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/philnum/ser1stday.jpg First Day Cover]</ref> depicting Serampore College.
In 2017, to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the university, Denmark's ambassador to India, Mr. Peter Taksøe-Jensen announced that the Danish Government decided to grant 18 outstanding students of Serampore College through the King Frederik VI Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indien.um.dk/en/news/newsdisplaypage/?newsid=040ce50a-f794-40f1-962e-5d3dcd1e1402 |title=Presenting the King Frederik VI Scholarship for Students of Serampore College |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723063248/http://indien.um.dk/en/News/newsdisplaypage/?newsID=040CE50A-F794-40F1-962E-5D3DCD1E1402 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Accreditation==
The college is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC). This college was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]], and awarded A grade.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WWard.jpg|[[William Ward (missionary)|William Ward]]
File:William Carey.jpg|[[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]]
File:John.C.Marshman.jpg|[[John Clark Marshman]]
</gallery>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Benoy Choudhury]]
* [[Babul Supriyo]]

== See also ==
*[[List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta]]
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal| author = John Clark Marshman| title = The Life and Times of Carey, Marshman and Ward| year = 1859| volume = I & II| url = http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/jcmarshman/lifetimes.htm| archive-date = 23 July 2020| access-date = 13 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200723100309/https://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/jcmarshman/lifetimes.htm| url-status = dead}}
* {{cite journal| author = J.T.K.Daniel and Roger E. Hedlund| title = Carey's Obligation and India's Renaissance| year = 1993| url = http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/biographies_twentiethcentury.htm| archive-date = 23 July 2020| access-date = 13 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200723111640/https://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/biographies_twentiethcentury.htm| url-status = dead}}
* {{cite journal| author = Sunil Kumar Chatterjee| title = Hannah Marshman - The first woman missionary in India| year = 2006
}}
* {{cite journal | author = Sunil Kumar Chatterjee | title = Family Letters of Dr. William Carey | year = 2002 | url = http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/biographies_nineteenthcentury.htm | archive-date = 23 July 2020 | access-date = 13 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200723100401/https://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/biographies_nineteenthcentury.htm | url-status = dead }}
* {{cite journal| author = Sunil Kumar Chatterjee | title = William Carey - The Father of Modern Missions in the East | year = 2005
| issue = New Edition }}
* {{cite journal | author = Sunil Kumar Chatterjee | title = William Carey and Serampore | year = 2004 | issue = 2nd Edition
}}
* {{cite journal |author = Sunil Kumar Chatterjee |title = John Clark Marshman (a trustworthy Friend of India)
|year = 2001 |issue = 2nd Edition |url = http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=3884
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040826023412/http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=3884 |url-status = dead
|archive-date = 26 August 2004}}
* {{cite journal |author = The Council of Serampore College |title = The Story of Serampore and its College |year = 2006 |issue = Fourth Edition |url = http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031022220514/http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 22 October 2003 }}

==External links==
*[http://www.seramporecollege.org Serampore College website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919181246/http://www.seramporecollege.org/ |date=19 September 2016 }}
*[http://www.friendsofserampore.org.uk/index.htm Friends of Serampore College]

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Ajitnagar

2026-01-21T13:07:08Z

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| postal_code = 854335<ref>{{cite web |title=Pin code of Narpatganj, Araria, Araria is 854335 |url=http://www.getpincodes.com/locality/narpatganj-narpatganj-araria-bihar-854335 |website=getpincodes.com}}</ref>
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'''Ajitnagar''' is a village located in the [[Araria district]] of the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Indian census]], the village has a total population of 957. The literacy rate at the village is relatively high and stand at 70.92%. The village is led by an elected [[Sarpanch]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_1000.xlsx|title=2011 Indian Census official table of Bihar Villages|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Araria district]]

{{Araria-geo-stub}}

Anil Bonde

2026-01-21T06:17:57Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| image =
| name = Dr. Anil Sukhdeorao Bonde
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 5 July 2022
| constituency1 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
| predecessor1 = [[Vikas Mahatme]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Minister of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start2 = 16 June 2019
| term_end2 = 12 November 2019
| 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]]
| predecessor2 = [[Chandrakant Patil]]
| successor2 = [[Subhash Desai]]
| office3 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2019
| predecessor3 = Harshvardhan Deshmukh
| successor3 = [[Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar|Devendra Bhuyar]]
| constituency3 = [[Morshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Morshi]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|8|3}}
| birth_place = [[Warud]], [[Amravati district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Vasudha Bonde|1986}}
| children = 1 son, 1 daughter
| father = Sukhdevrao Bonde
| mother = Triveni Bonde
| education = [[M.B.B.S.]], [[M.D.]]
| alma_mater = [[Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur]]
| profession = Doctor, Politician
| website =
}}

'''Dr. Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde''' is an Indian politician who is serving as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 5 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2022-07-22 |title=खासदार डॉ.अनिल बोंडे यांची राज्यसभेच्या प्रतोदपदी निवड |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/marathi/maharashtra/state/amravati/mp-dr-anil-bonde-has-been-elected-as-the-speaker-of-the-rajya-sabha/mh20220722132707145145964 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=mr}}</ref> He had served as a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Morshi Assembly constituency]] from 2009 to 2014 as an independent candidate and 2014 to 2019 as the candidate of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-223847-2014-10-19|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> Bonde's victory was with the largest margin in his Amravati district.<ref name="TOI-20141019">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/BJP-wins-four-seats-in-Amravati-district/articleshow/44879456.cms|title=BJP wins four seats in Amravati district|date=2014-10-19|work=The Times of India|accessdate=5 June 2015}}</ref>

Bonde was the sitting MLA, he was an [[Independent politician|independent]] MLA in 2009 to 2014.<ref name="BS-20141004">{{cite news|url=http://smartinvestor.business-standard.com/market/Marketnews-269398-storydet-Maharashtra_polls_Election_season_sees_many_leaders_switch_sides.htm#.VXGPyNKqqko|title=Maharashtra polls: Election season sees many leaders switch sides|date=2014-10-04|work=Business Standard |accessdate=5 June 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonde, Anil Sukhdevrao}}
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[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014]]
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Nandgola

2026-01-20T21:11:45Z

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{{Short description|Village in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India}}
{{Orphan|date=October 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
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'''Nandgola''' is a village located in the [[Kahalgaon]] block of [[Bhagalpur district]] in [[Bihar]], India. It is situated 12 km away from the town of [[Kahalgaon]] and 42 km away from the district headquarter Bhagalpur. The village located near to [[vikramshila|Vikramashila]] and [[Bateshwar hills]]. Nandgola is part of a Antichak village panchayat.

==Demographics==
In the 2011 census, Nandgola had a total population of 1,667 people, out of which male population was 922 while female population was 745. Literacy rate of Nandgola was 61.58% out of which 65.30% males and 56.84% females were literate. There were about 344 households in the village.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= Nandgola Population - Bhagalpur, Bihar |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/239140-nandgola-bihar.html |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Geography==
The total geographical area of the village is 212 hectares. [[Bhagalpur]] is the nearest city to Nandgola for all major economic activities, which is located approximately 42 km away. This village located bank of the [[Ganga]] River

==Places of Interest==
*[[vikramshila|Vikramashila]] ancient University (2.7 km for Village)
*[[Bateshwar hills]] (3 km for Village)
*Ganga balu ghat (2.7 km for Village)
* [[Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station]] (16 km for Village)

== Language ==
The Primary language spoken in the village is [[Angika]]. Most of the people understand and can speak [[Hindi]] as well.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Bhagalpur district]]

{{Bhagalpur-geo-stub}}

Bharat Dave

2025-12-31T07:57:19Z

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{{Short description|Indian theatre director, dramatist and TV producer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
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| name = Bharat Dave
| image = 27 June 2018 Bharat Dave (Natak) Saraswat Award.jpg
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| birth_name =Bharat Balkrishna Dave
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1948|8|16}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
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| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
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* Dramatist
* Television producer
}}
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* ''Gaurav Puraskar'' (1991)
* [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] (2016)
* [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (2016)
* [[Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award]] (2018)
}}
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'''Bharat Balkrishna Dave''' (16 August 1948 – 15 May 2021) was an Indian drama director, dramatist and television producer from [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name="GVK">{{Cite web|title=દવે, ભરત બાલકૃષ્ણ – Gujarati Vishwakosh – ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%B5%E0%AB%87-%E0%AA%AD%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A4-%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%83%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A3/|access-date=2021-10-07|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007163351/https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%B5%E0%AB%87-%E0%AA%AD%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A4-%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%83%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A3/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was honored with the ''Gaurav Puraskar'' (1991) by [[Government of Gujarat|Gujarat Government]],<ref name="GSTV"/> the [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] (2016) and the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (2016).<ref name="GSTV"/>

== Biography ==
Dave was born on 16 August 1948 in [[Ahmedabad]]. He completed his M.A. from [[Gujarat University]] in 1971 and LLB studies in 1972. Due to his interest in drama, he completed a one-year diploma in the ''Natya Sangh'' of Bombay in 1973 and then a three-year diploma in direction from Alkazi Saheb at the [[National School of Drama]], Delhi in 1976.<ref name="Opinion">{{Cite web|title=કર્મઠ રંગકર્મી ભરત દવે|url=https://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/7257/karamath-rangkarmee-bharat-dave|access-date=2021-10-07|website=opinionmagazine.co.uk|date=June 2021 |archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007170309/https://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/7257/karamath-rangkarmee-bharat-dave|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GSTV"/> He had learnt the [[sitar]] and also used to do painting.<ref name="ETV">{{Cite web|title=રંગકર્મી ભરત દવેની વિદાય, રંગયાત્રીની રંગયાત્રા પર પડદો પડ્યો|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/gujarati/gujarat/state/top-news/well-known-gujarati-drama-artist-bharat-dave-passed-away/gj20210515162942140|access-date=2021-10-07|website=ETV Bharat News|date=15 May 2021 |archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007163351/https://www.etvbharat.com/gujarati/gujarat/state/top-news/well-known-gujarati-drama-artist-bharat-dave-passed-away/gj20210515162942140|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned to Ahmedabad and joined the [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]] established by [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]].<ref name="Opinion"/> In 1977, he became a television program producer at the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) office in Ahmedabad.<ref name="GVK"/> Under [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Scholarship]], he received six months of training for communication technology in television production at [[Syracuse University]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="GVK"/>

In 1978, Dave founded a theatre group, ''Saptasindhu'' and staged more than 20 works by regional, national and international writers.<ref name="GVK"/> In 1980, he directed [[Rasiklal Parikh]]'s play ''Mena Gurjari'' (Mena of Gujarat) for the [[National School of Drama]].<ref name="GVK"/> In 1985, his play ''Muktadhara'' was selected at the National Drama Festival organized by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]].<ref name="GVK"/> He directed the play ''Manvini Bhavai'', staged at the [[Jnanpith Award]] ceremony in 1987.<ref name="GVK"/> The memories of his theatrical activities have been published as ''Rangyatra''.<ref name="TNN"/>

He died on 15 May 2021 following [[COVID-19]].<ref name="TNN">{{cite news |title=Theatre personality Bharat Dave dies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/theatre-personality-bharat-dave-dies/articleshow/82690972.cms |access-date=12 May 2023 |agency=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=12 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512135348/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/theatre-personality-bharat-dave-dies/articleshow/82690972.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Opinion"/><ref name="GSTV"/><ref>{{cite web |title=ભરત દવે નાટ્યકાર અને કલાપુરુષને ભાવભરી સ્મરણાંજલિ |url=https://sursamvaad.net.au/bharat-dave-tribute/ |website=Sursamvad |access-date=12 May 2023 |archive-date=12 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512131509/https://sursamvaad.net.au/bharat-dave-tribute/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Recognition==
In 1991, Dave received 'Critics Sandhan Award'<ref name="GVK"/> and honored with the ''Gaurav Puraskar'' by [[Government of Gujarat|Gujarat Government]].<ref name="GSTV">{{Cite web|title=મોટી ખોટ/ ગુજરાતના જાણીતા નાટ્યકાર અને લેખક ભરત દવેનું નિધન, કલાસંસ્કૃતિ ક્ષેત્રે આપેલું યોગદાન અતિમૂલ્યવાન - GSTV|date=15 May 2021|url=https://www.gstv.in/gujarati-famous-theatre-artist-bharat-dave-no-more-gujarati-news/|access-date=2021-10-07|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007181458/https://www.gstv.in/gujarati-famous-theatre-artist-bharat-dave-no-more-gujarati-news/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, He was awarded [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] and won the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (2016) for his book ''Vastavvadi Natak''.<ref name="GSTV"/> He won the [[Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award]] (2018) for his significant contribution in the field of drama.<ref name="GujaratAffairs">{{cite web|title=પદ્મભૂષણ ડો. ધીરૂભાઇ ઠાકર સવ્યસાચી સારસ્વત એવોર્ડ - 2020|website=GujaratAffairs|url=https://www.gujarataffairs.com/2020/06/Padmabhushan-Dr-Dhirubhai-Thakar-Savyasachi-Saraswat-Award-2020.html|language=gu|date=17 June 2010|access-date=15 July 2010|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716143121/https://www.gujarataffairs.com/2020/06/Padmabhushan-Dr-Dhirubhai-Thakar-Savyasachi-Saraswat-Award-2020.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Gujarati Vishwakosh}}

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Rane Khan

2025-12-25T00:49:45Z

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'''Rane Khan''' was a prominent [[Bhishti]] [[Muslims|Muslim]] chief who was prominent in the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha empire]].<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/-art-soul-825249</ref>

{{Infobox military person
| name = Rane Khan
| death_date = 1789
| death_place = [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
| nickname = ''Bhai''
| allegiance = {{tree list}}[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
**[[Gwalior State]]{{tree list/end}}
| rank = [[Commander in Chief]]
| battles = {{tree list}}[[Afghan–Maratha War]]
**[[Third Battle of Panipat|Battle of Panipat]]
**[[Capture of Delhi (1788)|Capture of Delhi]]{{tree list/end}}
{{tree list}} [[Maratha–Rajput Wars]]
**[[Battle of Lalsot]]{{tree list/end}}
}}
==Life==
Rane Khan was the son of Fateh Khan, who was a resident of Deopur in the [[Deccan]]. During the [[Third Battle of Panipat]], Rane Khan saved the life of [[Mahadaji Shinde]] about whose position he knew nothing and took him to a safe town. Shinde called him "Bhai" or brother, and appointed him to a responsible position in his army.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sRJDAAAAYAAJ&q=rane+khan++bhai |title=History of the Sikhs: Sikh domination of the Mughal Empire, 1764-1803 |page=241 |author= Hari Ram Gupta |date= 1978 }}</ref> Soon Rane Khan was appointed as his [[commander-in-chief]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DWhuAAAAMAAJ&q=rane+khan+commander+in+chief |title=Heritage of Harmony: An Insight Into Medieval India |author= Ajeet Javed |date=2002 |isbn=9788121208178 }}</ref> In 1787, Rane Khan defeated the [[Army of the Mughal Empire|Mughal army]] under [[Isma'il Beg|Ismail Beg]].<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=PQpDAAAAYAAJ&q=rane+khan+ismail+beg |title=The Panjab Past and Present: Volume 15 |date=1981 }}</ref> [[House of Scindia|Sindhia]] appointed his able general Rane Khan at the head of a large force, supported by Jiva Dad Bakhshi. On September 28, 1788, Rane Khan occupied the [[Old Delhi|Old city of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FhJDAAAAYAAJ&q=rane+khan++bhai |title= History of the Sikhs: Cis-Sutlej Sikhs, 1769-1799; with a foreword by Sir Jogendra Singh |author=Hari Ram Gupta |date= 1939 |publisher=the University of Virginia |page=1939 }}</ref> Rane Khan caught [[Ghulam Kadir|Ghulam Qadir]] and cut off his head, sending the body to [[Shah Alam II]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWhuAAAAMAAJ&q=rane+khan+ghulam+qadir |title= Heritage of Harmony: An Insight Into Medieval India |author= Ajeet Javed |date=2002 |isbn= 9788121208178 }}</ref> After the death of Ghulam Qadir, as his family had taken refuge with the [[Sikhs]] with their wealth, an army under Rane Khan, Ali Bahadur Khan and Kesho Rao used this reason as a pretext to launch an expedition against the Sikhs at [[Patiala]]. A sum of fifty thousand was paid to avert the threat.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gApDAAAAYAAJ&q=rane+khan+ghulam+qadir |title= The Panjab Past and Present:Volume 17 |date=1983 |publisher=Punjabi University. Department of Punjab Historical Studies }}</ref> Rane Khan died at [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] in 1788.<ref>{{cite book |page=608 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiluAAAAMAAJ&q=rane+khan+maratha |title= Sikhs in the Eighteenth Century:Their Struggle for Survival and Supremacy |author= Surjit Singh Gandhi |date=1999 | isbn=9788172052171 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HLRhAAAAIAAJ&q=rane+khan++bhai |title=Madhya Pradesh, District Gazetteers: Vidisha |author= Madhya Pradesh (India), V. S. Krishnan |date=1965 }}</ref> The descendants of Rane Khan continued to hold Jagirs and act as noblemen at the [[Gwalior State|Gwalior state]].<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MXme89NuHx8C&q=rane+khan+descendant |title=Gwalior Today |date=1940 }}</ref>

==References==
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* article [https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/spirituality/motivational-stories/interesting-and-amazing-story-of-maratha-statesman-mahadji-scindia-and-indian-muslim-soldiers/articleshow/94958180.cms]

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Abdul Raheem Quraishi

2025-10-25T09:52:51Z

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{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = [[Islam]]
| name = Abdul Raheem Quraishi
| honorific prefix = ''[[Maulana]]''
| birth_place = Hyderabad, India
| nationality = Indian
}}
'''Abdul Raheem Quraishi''' (died 14 January 2016) was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the President of Majlis-e-Tameer-e-Millat, a socio-religious organisation based in [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]], founded by Syed Khaleelullah Hussaini in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=media |first=news and |title=Maulana Abdul Raheem Qureshi passes away |url=https://www.en.etemaaddaily.com/world/hyderabad/-maulana-abdul-raheem-qureshi-passes-away:9322 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.en.etemaaddaily.com |language=english}}</ref> He also served as an assistant general secretary and spokesman of the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-14 |title=Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Qureshi is dead |url=https://muslimmirror.com/muslim-leader-abdul-raheem-qureshi-is-dead/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Muslim Mirror |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |title=Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Quraishi is dead |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/muslim-leader-abdul-raheem-quraishi-is-dead-116011400368_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315204202/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/muslim-leader-abdul-raheem-quraishi-is-dead-116011400368_1.html |archive-date=15 March 2019 |access-date=2025-03-02 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-10-16 |title=AIMPLB to move Supreme Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/AIMPLB-to-move-Supreme-Court/article15782733.ece |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-01-15 |title=AIMPLB official Qureshi passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/aimplb-official-qureshi-passes-away/articleshow/50584804.cms |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He held the position of president at the Muslim United Forum, president of the United Action Committee, and served as a Central Council member of the All India Milli Council.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-01-15 |title=Abdul Raheem Quraishi, Islamic scholar, dead {{!}} Abdul Raheem Quraishi, islamic scholar, dead |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/current-affairs/150116/abdul-raheem-quraishi-islamic-scholar-dead.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-15 |title=Maulana Abdul Rahim Qureshi dies |url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/146543 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Saudigazette |language=English}}</ref>

== Career ==
Abdul Raheem Quraishi resigned from government service to dedicate himself to community work. Additionally, he wrote a book titled ''Facts of Ayodhya Episode''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Abantika |date=2015-11-02 |title=Ram not born in present-day Ayodhya, claims Muslim leader's book |url=https://cjp.org.in/ram-not-born-in-present-day-ayodhya-claims-muslim-leaders-book/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=CJP |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2015-05-08 |title=Ram's birthplace Ayodhya is in Pakistan, says a book by top Muslim leader |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/ram-s-birthplace-ayodhya-is-pakistan-says-book-top-muslim-leader-1740797.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-06 |title=Babri Masjid litigant Hashim Ansari calls for ban on Rahim Quraishi's book |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/babri-masjid-litigant-hashim-ansari-calls-for-ban-on-rahim-quraishis-book-271701-2015-11-05 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-03 |title=Ram not born in present-day Ayodhya, claims Muslim leader's book |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ram-not-born-in-present-day-ayodhya-claims-muslim-leaders-book/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on 14 January 2016, and he was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard under Gowliguda Nizam Shahi graveyard, with the ''[[Funeral prayer (Islam)|Namaz-e-Janaza]]'' offered at the [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Makkah Masjid]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Renowned Indian Islamic scholar Quraishi passes away |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/865216/%7B%7B |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil Liberties pays its tribute to Maulana Abdul Raheem Qureshi |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/indian-muslims-press-statements/13545-civil-liberties-pays-its-tribute-to-maulana-abdul-raheem-qureshi/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aleemuddin |date=2016-01-14 |title=: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) spokesperson and Secretary Maulana Abdul Raheem Qureshi eminent Islamic Scholar died due to Cardiac arrest in Hyderabad early hours of Thursday |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/india-muslim-personal-law-board-aimplb-spokesperson-secretary-maulana-abdul-raheem-qureshi-eminent-islamic-scholar-died-due-cardiac-arrest-hyderabad-early-hours-thursday-901483/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Siasat Daily – Archive |language=en-US}}</ref> His death was condoled by [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K Chandrasekhar Rao]], [[Asaduddin Owaisi]] and others.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AIMPLB leader Abdul Quraishi no more |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/aimplb-leader-abdul-quraishi-no-more-116011401436_1.html |work=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdul Raheem Quraishi, All India Muslim Personal Law Board's spokesman, dies {{!}} ummid.com |url=https://ummid.com/news/2016/January/14.01.2016/abdul-raheem-qureshi-dies.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=ummid.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Quraishi is dead {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/muslim-leader-abdul-raheem-quraishi-is-dead-861052/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Quraishi is dead, Asaduddin Owaisi said a huge loss for community {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/muslim-leader-abdul-raheem-quraishi-is-dead-asaduddin-owaisi-said-a-huge-loss-for-community-860905/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>

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M. Balachandran

2025-10-03T17:34:20Z

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{{Short description|Indian banker}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}

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'''Muthusamy Balachandran''' (born 1 May 1947) is an Indian banker who served as the [[Chairperson|chairman]] and [[Chief executive officer|managing director]] (CMD) of [[Bank of India]] from June 2005 to April 2007. Before his appointment as the CMD of [[Bank of India]], he was the executive director of the same bank. He also served as chairman of board of [[National Payments Corporation of India|National Payment Corporation of India Limited]] before steeping down in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M. Balachandran: Trusted by Customers |url=http://www.india-inc.in/M.%20Balachandran%20.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092249/http://www.india-inc.in/M.%20Balachandran%20.html |archive-date=3 August 2012 }}</ref>

== Career ==
He obtained his [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]] in Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences from [[University of Madras]] in 1969. His role model was [[M. S. Swaminathan|M.S. Swaminathan]]. He wanted to be a researcher and was almost ready to take up research in plant breeding and genetics but then he gave an interview to Bank of Baroda. He also had a stint of teaching in Agricultural University (TN) before taking to banking as career in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Payments Corporation of India |url=http://www.npci.org.in/mb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123221510/http://www.npci.org.in/mb.html |archive-date=23 November 2009 }}</ref>

He commenced his banking career in June 1970 as a Specialist Direct Recruit Officer in [[Bank of Baroda]] and worked in different capacities, including as the Senior Manager (Agriculture), Chief Manager (Agriculture), Regional Manager, Deputy General Manager (Priority sector). He stepped in the general banking sector when he was promoted to the position of [[General manager|General Manager]] and Zonal Manager of [[Bank of Baroda]], [[Chennai|Chennai Zone]] in 1996. Thereafter, he was moved to [[New York (state)|New York]] as the [[chief executive officer]] of Bank of Baroda of American Branch. He stepped down in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Sanjukta |date=2007-08-11 |title=Muthusamy Balachandran |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0BTZUIOJHKHuu5jgvqa8LP/Muthusamy-Balachandran.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829140930/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0BTZUIOJHKHuu5jgvqa8LP/Muthusamy-Balachandran.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2004, he was appointed as the executive director of Bank of India by the Government of India. On 9 June 2005, he started serving as the chairman and managing director of Bank of India. He was also named as nominee of Bank of India in [[Indo-Zambia Bank Limited|Indo Zambia Bank]]. In 2005, he was announced as a director of NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) and also of AFC India, both of them are [[subsidiary|subsidiaries]] of [[National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development|NABARD]]. He was also chairman BOI Shareholding Ltd which is a joint venture between Bank of India (51%) and [[Bombay Stock Exchange|BSE]] (49%). He stepped from all his position by April 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bank promises more loans for SHGs |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/13/stories/2006031302660300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906234652/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/13/stories/2006031302660300.htm |archive-date=6 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FM wants big banks to spearhead mergers |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050911/asp/business/story_5223843.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912185737/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050911/asp/business/story_5223843.asp |archive-date=12 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=REPCO Bank's equity base to go up |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 November 2009 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/REPCO-Banks-equity-base-to-go-up/article16893394.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829130533/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/REPCO-Banks-equity-base-to-go-up/article16893394.ece |archive-date=29 August 2023 }}</ref>

In 2007, he was named director of board of [[Small Industries Development Bank of India]] as well as of [[Institute of Banking Personnel Selection]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-17 |title=Business Line : Industry & Economy / Banking : Clerical recruitment criteria relaxed for now |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article3415652.ece |access-date=2023-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817032057/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article3415652.ece |archive-date=17 August 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-11 |title=Business Line : Industry & Economy / Banking : In the next 5 years, banks will have to recruit almost 7.5 lakh people |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article1983703.ece |access-date=2023-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511073151/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article1983703.ece |archive-date=11 May 2012 }}</ref>

In 2008, he was named as non-executive chairman of Star Union Dai Ichi Life Insurance Co., which is a joint venture between Bank of India, [[Union Bank of India]] and [[Dai-ichi Life|Dai-ichi Life Insurance]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-12-29 |title=Star Union Dai-ichi Life partners UBI |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/Star-Union-Dai-ichi-Life-partners-UBI/article15612954.ece |access-date=2023-08-29 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829140931/https://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/Star-Union-Dai-ichi-Life-partners-UBI/article15612954.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2010, he was named as a [[trustee]] of DHAN Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Balachandran M., Chairman |url=http://www.npci.org.in/mb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919093612/http://www.npci.org.in/mb.html |archive-date=19 September 2017 }}</ref>

In 2013, he was announced as a Director of Board of PNB MetLife Insurance Company, a joint venture between [[Punjab National Bank]] and [[MetLife|MetLife Insurance]], and later in same year was also named as Chairman of board of [[National Payments Corporation of India|National Payment Corporation of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retail payment made easy through mobile service |url=http://www.thehindu.com:80/business/Economy/article905970.ece?homepage=true| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127190201/http://www.thehindu.com:80/business/Economy/article905970.ece?homepage=true | archive-date=27 November 2010 }}</ref>

Since 2016, he is serving as an Independent Director of Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Funds Management Corporation (TNIFMC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Balachandran Muthusamy |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/balachandran-muthusamy-43567822/?originalSubdomain=in}}</ref>

Since July 2017, he is Chairman of Sasvitha Home Finance Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Affordable housing doesn't mean only cutting costs in construction' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/18/affordable-housing-doesnt-mean-only-cutting-costs-in-construction-1886819.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=The New Indian Express |date=18 October 2018 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829140930/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/18/affordable-housing-doesnt-mean-only-cutting-costs-in-construction-1886819.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Saravanan Meenatchi

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{{Short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Saravanan Meenatchi Season 1.jpg
| genre = [[Family drama]] [[Romantic comedy]]
| creator =
| based_on =
| writer =
| director = Azhagar (season 1) Praveen Bennett (season 2–3)
| editor = PM Achuthan
| creative_director =
| starring = [[Senthil Kumar]] [[Sreeja Chandran]] [[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]] [[Irfan (actor)|Mohammad Irfan]] [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]] [[Rio Raj]]
| theme_music_composer = Ilayavan
| opentheme = [[Yelelo - Saravanan Meenatchi]]
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| producer = [[Syed Anwar Ahmed]] & [[Venkatesh Ramachandran (S2&3)]]
| cinematography = R Saravanan
| camera =
| runtime = 20–22 minutes 42 minutes
| company = Evergreen Productions & Global Villagers
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2011|03|7}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2018|08|17}}
| screenplay = Priya Thampi
| network = [[Vijay TV]]
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 1901
| related = [[Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)]] [[Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)]]
}}
{{Contains special characters|Tamil}}

'''''Saravanan Meenatchi''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil-language]] television series broadcast on [[STAR Vijay]]. The first season was broadcast from 7 March 2011 to 18 October 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Celebrating a reel wedding...|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3529686.ece?css=print|access-date=10 November 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 June 2012}}</ref> The second season of the show, which started as a sequel and next generation story of the first season, was broadcast from 21 October 2013 to 15 July 2016. The third season featured a different story and cast and was broadcast from 18 July 2016 to 17 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/after-7-years-saravanan-meenatchi-coming-to-an-end/articleshow/65307541.cms|title=After 7 years Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/saravanan-meenatchi-coming-end-7-years-rachita-mahalakshmi-breaks-tears/|title=Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end after 7 years, Rachita Mahalakshmi breaks down into tears|work=Pinkvilla|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328165610/https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/saravanan-meenatchi-coming-end-7-years-rachita-mahalakshmi-breaks-tears/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Casting ==
;Season 1
The name of the serial is derived from the names of the characters of the serial 'Madurai' starring the same lead pair.<ref>{{cite news|title=A gifted multi-tasker!|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article362320.ece?service=print|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303160402/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article362320.ece?service=print|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2014|access-date=10 November 2012|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=14 September 2011}}</ref>

== Series ==
=== Overview ===
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!style="padding:0 9px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Season
!style="padding:0 9px;" rowspan="2"|Episodes
!style="padding:0 90px;" colspan="2"|Originally aired
!style="padding:0 90px;" rowspan="2"|Time
|-
!First aired
!Last aired
|-
|scope="row" style="background:#FB607F; color:#100;"|
|'''1'''
|616
|{{start date|df=yes|2011|03|7}}
|{{end date|df=yes|2013|10|18}}
| Monday – Friday 8:30PM ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])
|-
|scope="row" style="background:#8d85f2; color:#100;"|
|'''[[Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)|2]]'''
| 710
| {{start date|df=yes|2013|10|21}}
| {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|15}}
| Monday – Saturday 8:30PM ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])
|-
|bgcolor="#55514B" height="10px"|
|'''[[Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)|3]]'''
|575
|{{start date|df=yes|2016|7|18}}
|17 August 2018
| Monday – Friday 8:30PM ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])
|-
|}

== Synopsis ==
=== Season 1===
The story revolves around Saravanan ([[Senthil Kumar]]) and Meenatchi ([[Sreeja Chandran]]) who are poles apart in terms of personality, background, attitudes towards life, etc. Saravanan is a Chennai-based radio jockey from an affluent family.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/In-Maapilai-story-revolves-around-the-son-in-law/articleshow/55434664.cms|title=In Maapilai, story revolves around the son-in-law - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 November 2016 }}</ref> Meenatchi is a small-town girl from Thirunelveli, working as a teacher in a small school. The story begins as the two families meet for a marriage proposal between the two, but things go wrong and the wedding does not happen. However, Saravanan and Meenatchi find themselves falling in love with each other. The energetic spirit with which the couple handle love, marriage and life in general leads the rest of the story.

=== Season 2 ===
=== 20 years later ===
* {{main|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)}}
Season 2 begins with Shakthi Saravanan ([[Irfan (actor)|Mohammad Irfan]]), son of Saravanan and Meenatchi, coming to India from Canada to find a bride like his mom. He comes to his mom's village Kallidaikurichi in Tirunelveli where his maternal uncle, Tamizh (Meenatchi's elder brother), and family live. Shakthi Saravanan disguises himself and lives in Tamizh's house where he meets Tamizh's daughter, Thanga Meenatchi ([[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]]) a.k.a. "Meenatchi", and falls for her. After all oppositions from Tamizh, ultimately she too falls for Shakthi Saravanan. Tamizh is strongly against Thanga Meenatchi and Sakthi Saravanan's love due to tensions between the families in the previous generation. Because of this, Tamizh decides to marry his daughter Thanga Meenatchi to his other sister Sudha's son Saravana Perumal ([[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]]) a.k.a. Vettaiyan (Shakthi Saravanan's cousin brother).

Shakthi Saravanan promises to save Thanga Meenatchi from the wedding and Vettaiyan promises not to marry her if Saravanan comes. Unfortunately, Saravanan never shows up (he gets deported back to Canada because of his visa expiration) and Vettiyan and Meenatchi get married. Meenatchi develops a strong hatred towards Vettiyan because of this sudden marriage. Meenatchi meets a guy at her college named Inba who promises to take her to Canada to meet Saravanan. His real intention is to kidnap her and rape her. Vettaiyan saves Meenatchi from Inba and his gang, and Vettaiyan himself promises Meenatchi that he will take her to Canada and unite her with Saravanan. They get really close and Meenatchi starts developing feelings for Vettaiyan without even realizing it. Although Meenatchi develops feelings for Vettaiyan, she tries to decline it.

She decides to break ties with Vettaiyan if she wants to live with Saravanan. When Thanga Meenatchi is on the way to the temple to break all ties with Vettaiyan, she meets with an accident and loses her memory.

Thanga Meenatchi meets Vettaiyan again and starts to develop feelings for him not remembering their marriage or her previous love with Shakthi Saravanan. Vettaiyan and Meenatchi start dating, and Vettaiyan hides the truth about Saravanan from Meenatchi. Soon Meenatchi gets to know that Vettaiyan is her husband and goes home to happily live with him.

Then she learns about her past with Shakthi Saravanan and is angry with Vettaiyan. After learning more about the sacrifices and hardships Vettaiyan faced for and because of her, she heartily accepts him and they start to live together. After a few months, they bump into a lady who shares Meenatchi's name and appearance, beginning season 3.

=== Season 3 ===
* {{main|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)}}
Love blossoms between a simple middle-class boy Saravanan ([[Rio Raj]]) and a rich girl Meenatchi ([[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]]), an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] graduate from London. Despite the differences in their background, Saravanan and Meenakshi get married and lead a happy life together.

== Cast ==
=== Season 1 ===
* [[Mirchi Senthil]] as RJ Saravanan - Rajasekhar and Sharadha's son; Meenatchi's husband and Shakthi Saravanan's father (2011-2013)
* [[Sreeja Chandran]] as Meenatchi - Vaidyanathan and Valli's daughter; Saravanan's wife and Shakthi Saravanan's mother (2011-2013)
* Stalin Muthu as Thamizharasan "Thamizh" - Vaidyanathan and Valli's son; Meenatchi's elder brother and Soundarya's husband, Vaitheeswaran and Thanga Meenatchi's father (2011-2013)
* Ramya Ramakrishna as Soundarya - Rajasekhar and Sharadha's daughter; Saravanan's elder sister and Thamizh's wife, Vaitheeswaran and Thanga Meenatchi's mother (2011-2013)
* [[S. Rajasekar]] as Rajasekar - Soundarya and Saravanan's father (2011-2013)
* [[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Sharadha Rajasekhar - Rajasekhar's wife; Soundarya and Saravanan's mother (2011-2016)
* Y. V. Subramaniam as Vaidhyanathan - Thamizh, Meenatchi Sudha and Ramya's father (2011-2013)
* Viji Kannan as Valli Vaidyanathan - Vaidhyanathan's wife; Thamizh, Meenatchi Sudha and Ramya's mother (2011-2013)
* Margaret Divya as Yamini - Saravanan's ex-girlfriend (2011-2013)
* Suchitra as Sudha - Vaidhyanathan and Valli's daughter; Thamizh and Meenatchi's first younger sister and Murugan's wife, Vettaiyan's mother (2011-2013)
* [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]] as Murugan - Sudha's husband and Vettaiyan's father (2011-2013)
* Sathya Sai Krishna (2011) / Shamili Sukumar (2012-2013) as Ramya - Vaidhyanathan and Valli's daughter Thamizh and Meenatchi's second younger sister and Jeeva's wife
* [[Syed Anwar Ahmed]] as Jeeva - Ramya's husband (2011-2013)
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Aachi - Vaidhyanathan's mother; Thamizh, Meenatchi Sudha and Ramya's grandmother (2011-2012)
* Raghavan as IPS Arunachalam - Thamizh's best friend and Meenatchi's ex-fiance (2011-2013)
* Sangeetha as Amudha (2011-2012)
* Rajkumar as Subramani - a man who loves Meenatchi one-sidedly (2011-2012)
* Manoj Kumar as Arjun - Ramya's ex-lover (2012)
* Mirchi Shah as Shah - Saravanan's best friend (2011-2013)
* [[Suzane George]] as Malliga - Thamizh's ex-girlfriend (2012)
* Gayatri Bhuvanesh as Akilandeshwari (2012)
* Krithika Laddu (2012)
* Subhashini Kannan (2012)
* Swarupa as Saravanan's Friend Mano

=== Season 2 ===
* {{main|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)}}
* [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]] as Saravana Perumal alias Vettaiyan<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/interview/59723-when-will-finish-saravanmeenakshi-vettaiyan-kavin.art|title=சரவணன் மீனாட்சி சீரியல் எப்போ முடியும்? - உண்மை சொல்கிறார் 'வேட்டையன்'|website=www.vikatan.com|archive-date=26 August 2016|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826212455/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/interview/59723-when-will-finish-saravanmeenakshi-vettaiyan-kavin.art|url-status=dead}}</ref> - Sudha and Murugan's son, Shakthi Saravanan's cousin brother and Thanga Meenatchi's husband, Kalai 's friend (2013-2016)
* [[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]] as Thanga Meenatchi "Meenatchi"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/interview/62683-saravanan-meenatchi-fame-ratchitha-10que10replies.art|title=நிறைய பேர் எனக்கு ஸ்கெட்ச் போட்ருக்காங்க! - சரவணன் 'மீனாட்சி' ரட்ஷிதா|website=www.vikatan.com}}</ref> - Thamizh and Soundarya's daughter; Shakthi Saravanan's ex-lover and Vettaiyan's wife (2013-2016)
* [[Irfan (actor)|Irfan]] (2013-2014) as Shakthi Saravanan - Saravanan and Meenatchi's son; Thanga Meenatchi's ex-lover
** Prem Kumar (2014-2015) as Shakthi Saravanan
* [[V. J. Chitra]] as Kalaiyarasi "Kalai" - Vettaiyan's friend (2014-2016)
* [[Myna Nandhini]] as Revathi alias "Mynaa" - Thanga Meenatchi's best friend<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dinamani.com/weekly_supplements/magalirmani-weekly/2016/06/22/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4/article3493337.ece|title=ரசிகர்களைச் சிரிக்க வைப்பதில் இருக்கிறது திருப்தி : நந்தினி|website=www.dinamani.com}}</ref> (2013-2016)
* RJ Priya as Priya - Arunachalam's daughter, Shakthi Saravanan's friend and loves him one-sidedly (2013-2015)
* Deepa Nethran as Sudha - Vettaiyan's mother (2013-2016)
* Kumara Moorthi as Douglas Vettaiyan's best friend (2013-2016)
* Alagesh as Thamizh - Vaitheeswaran and Thanga Meenatchi's father (2013-2016)
* Lakshmi Vasudevan / Sri Latha as Soundharya Vaitheeswaran and Thanga Meenatchi's mother (2013-2016)
* Siddharth Kumaran as Vaitheeswaran - Thanga Meenatchi's elder brother; Janani's ex-lover and Tulasi's husband (2013-2016)
* Divya Prabhu (2013-2015) / [[Pavithra Janani]] (2015-2016) as in a dual Role
** Janani - Anbuarasan's elder daughter, Vaitheeswaran's ex- lover (2013-2015) (Dead)
** Tulasi - Anbuarasan's younger daughter, Janani's twin and Vaitheeswaran's wife (2015-2016)
* Karthik as Pandi - a man who loves Thanga Meenatchi one-sidedly (2013-2016)
* [[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Sharadha (2013-2016)
* [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekar]] as Rajasekar (2013-2016)
* Raghavan as Arunachalam - Thamizh's best friend and Priya 's father (2013-2015)
* Anbalagan as Anbuarasan - Janani and Tulasi's father (2013-2016)
* Sai Gayathri as Aishwarya (2013)
* Inba as Inba (2014)
* Shyam as Gautham (2014)

=== Season 3 ===
* {{main|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)}}
* [[Rio Raj]] as Saravanan Veluchamy: Ramasamy's Grandson; Meenatchi's husband, Veluchamy's Second son and Muthazhagu's ex-fiancé<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamil.filmibeat.com/television/saravanan-meenakshi-new-season-from-july-18-041080.html|title=சரவணன் மீனாட்சி- 3: சரவணனாக நடிக்கும் சன் மியூசிக் ரியோ|website=tamil.filmibeat.com|date=15 July 2016}}</ref> (2016-2018)
* [[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]] as Meenatchi Saravanan (2016-2018) / Vedhavalli (2018): Saravanan's wife, Lakshmi's first daughter and Veluchamy's Second daughter in law and (Vedhavalli character in Past)
* [[Gayathri Yuvraaj]] as Muthazhagu Sankarapandi: Sankarapandi's wife; Palani's first daughter and Raji's best friend, Saravanan's ex-fiancé (2016-2018)
* Ravi Chandran as Veluchamy: Ramasamy's son; Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya, Raji's father and Deivanai's husband and Palani's brother and Maruthu's best friend (2016-2018)
* [[Senthi Kumari]] as Deivanai Veluchamy: Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya, Raji's father and Veluchamy's wife; Ramasamy's daughter in law (2016-2018)
* [[S. Rajasekar|Rajasekar]] as Ramasamy: Veluchamy and Palani's father; Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya and Raji's Grand father (2016-2018)
* Sankarapandi as Sankarapandi Veluchamy: Veluchamy's first son; Saravanan, Sathya and Raji's elder brother ; Muthazhagu's husband (2016-2018)
* [[Deepa Shankar]] as Pazhaniyammal [Pazhani]: Veluchamy's sister and Ramasamy's daughter; Muthazhagu and Thangam's mother (Main Female Comedian) (2016-2018)
* Samantha as Sathyavathi Sakthivel a.k.a.[Sathya]: Sankarapandi's younger sister and Saravanan and Raji's elder sister, Veluchamy's first daughter; Sakthivel's wife (2016-2018)
* Rajkumar as Sakthivel: Sathya's husband (Main Male Comedian) (2016-2018)
* [[Pavithra Janani]] as Rajeswari Veluchamy a.k.a. Raji: Veluchamy's Second daughter; Sankarapandi, Sathya and Saravanan's younger sister and Randi's love interest (2016-2018)
* [[Meenakshi Govindarajan]] as Thangam a.k.a. Thangameenatchi: Palani's second daughter, Muthazhagu's younger sister and Kathir's lover (2016-2018)
* Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Kathirvel Saravanan [Kathir]: Thangam's lover (2017-2018)
* Lakshmi as Lakshmi Marudupandi: Marudu's wife; Meenatchi, Randi and Jyothi's mother (2016-2018)
* [[G. Gnanasambandan]] as Marudupandi a.k.a. Marudu: Veluchamy's best friend and Lakshmi's husband; Meenatchi, Randi and Jyothi's father (2016-2018)
* [[Rindhya]] as Nandhini / Malathy: Vedhavalli's Foe (2018)
* Suchithra as Jyothi, Maruthu's Younger daughter; Meenatchi and Randi's younger sister (2016-2018)
* Britto as Rathnavel Pandi [Randi]: Maruthu's son and Meenatchi's younger brother; Raji's love interest (2016-2018)
* Anbarasan as Anbarasu: Lakshmi's brother; Meenatchi's uncle and Karthi's father (2016-2018)
* [[Suzane George]] as Raadhika: Sankarapandi's ex-fiancé (2016-2018) / [[Haripriya Isai]] as Raadhika (2018)
* [[Shivani Narayanan]] as Gayatri: Saravanan and Swetha's friend; Also a Participant in Kitchen Competition (2017)
* Myna Nandhini as Madonna alias Marikozhundhu: Meenatchi's best friend (2016-2017)
* [[V. J. Chitra]] as Veni: (Ghost) Killed by Lakshmi and her brother, so she takes a revenge against Meenatchi's family (2017)
* [[Vadivukkarasi]] as (Judge) (2017)
* Rhema Ashok as Swetha: Gayatri and Saravanan's friend but initially she doesn't like Saravanan. Also a Participant in Kitchen Competition (2017)
* Karthi as Karthi: Anbarasu's son and Meenatchi's ex-fiancé (2016-2018)
* Kumara Moorthi as Kuruvilla alias Gurusamy, Saravanan's best friend (2016-2018)
* Franklin as Gnanamani, Saravanan's best friend (2016-2018)
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Renganathan: Kathir's father (2018)
* [[Nithya Ravindran]] as Sivakami Ammal: Kathir's mother (2018)
* [[Sai Gayatri]] as Host (2017)
* V.J. Andrews as Host and Saravanan's friend (2017)

==Reception==
Saravanan Meenatchi season 1 attracted high viewership ratings during its broadcast in 2011–2013. The series was a major hit sin India and Sri Lanka and received immense popularity by Tamilians across the world. Season 1 of the series was the no 1 serial in TN for several weeks and also it was the first non- [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] serial to the top charts maintaining its no 1 position in top 3 till end. The cast members quickly became household names, several of them the faces of various endorsements and advertisements. The wedding of Saravanan Meenatchi was even conducted in real time and at a real place with much fanfare. The marriage was held in Karaikudi. In fact, invitations and sweet packets were distributed among the people of Karaikudi. The marriage episode was telecast for two-and-half-hours in Chennai, and the TRP ratings shot up to 10 in Chennai, and 6.4 all over Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/will-they-unite/article5145341.ece |title=Will they unite?|newspaper=www.thehindu.com|date= 19 September 2013}}</ref>

After the series ended, [[Mirchi Senthil]] and [[Sreeja Chandran]] got married on 2 July 2014 in Tirupati. It was a family affair and no celebs were present.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/reel-turns-real/article6189943.ece|title=Saravanan Meenatchi: Reel turns real |newspaper=www.thehindu.com|date=8 July 2014}}</ref>

==Sequels==
=== Season 2 ===
* {{main|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)}}

Season 2 begins with Shakthi Saravanan who returns to India as Saravanan and Meenakshi's son, 20 years after his parents went overseas. He wants to search for a bride who is like his mother.

;Main cast
* [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]] as Saravana Perumal a.k.a. Vettaiyan
* [[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]] as Thanga Meenatchi "Meenatchi"
* [[Irfan (actor)|Mohammad Irfan]] as Shakthi Saravanan

=== Season 3 ===
* {{main|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)}}

Love blossoms between a simple middle-class boy Saravanan and a rich girl Meenatchi, an MBA graduate from London. Despite the differences in their background, Saravanan and Meenakshi get married and lead a happy life together.

;Main cast
* [[Rachitha Mahalakshmi]] as Meenatchi
* [[Rio Raj]] as Saravanan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamil.filmibeat.com/television/saravanan-meenakshi-new-season-from-july-18-041080.html|title=சரவணன் மீனாட்சி- 3: சரவணனாக நடிக்கும் சன் மியூசிக் ரியோ|website=tamil.filmibeat.com|date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
* Gayathri Yuvaraj as Muthazhagu

==Awards and nominations==
All of Saravanan Meenatchi season 1 awards are listed here.
The serial was awarded 'Best Serial', 'Best Male Actor', 'Best Female Actor', 'Best Director' and 'Best Character Actor' at the 43rd annual awards function organized by ''Mylapore Academy''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mylapore academy honours veterans|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article596859.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105065627/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article596859.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2013|access-date=10 November 2012|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=28 August 2012}}</ref>
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|- bgcolor="blue"
!style="width:25pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Year
!style="width:80pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Award
!style="width:120pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Category
!style="width:60pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Recipient
!style="width:60pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Role
!style="width:40pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Result
|-
|rowspan="9" | 2014
| rowspan="9" | [[Vijay Television Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Vijay-Television-awards-launched/articleshow/35617411.cms|title= Vijay Television Awards launched|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
| Favourite Actor Male
| [[Mirchi Senthil]]
| Saravanan
| {{Won}}
|-
| Favourite Actor Female
| [[Sreeja Chandran]]
| Meenatchi
| {{Won}}
|-
| Favourite Screen Pair
| [[Mirchi Senthil]] & [[Sreeja Chandran]]
| Saravanan & Meenatchi
| {{Won}}
|-
| Favourite Fiction Series
| Saravanan Meenatchi
|
| {{Won}}
|-
| Favourite Supporting Actor Male
| Rajasekar
| Rajasekar
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Favourite Supporting Actor Male
| Rajasekar
| Rajasekar
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Favourite Supporting Actor Female
| [[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]]
| Sharadha
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Special Jury Award
| Rajasekar
| Rajasekar
| {{Won}}
|-
| Special Jury Award
| [[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]]
| Sharadha
| {{Won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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Batasio travancoria

2025-09-28T16:24:54Z

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{{Short description|Species of freshwater fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Shaji, C.P. |year=2011 |title=''Batasio travancoria'' |article-number=e.T172392A6882530 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172392A6882530.en}}</ref>
| taxon = Batasio travancoria
| authority = [[Sunder Lal Hora|Hora]] & Law, 1941
}}

'''''Batasio travancoria''''', the '''Travancore batasio''', is a species of freshwater fish endemic to southern [[Kerala]]. It was described from a tributary of [[Pamba River]] in Kerala state of [[India]], known as [[Perunthenaruvi Weir|Peruthenaruvi]]. The species is dependent on high habitat quality and does not tolerate organic wastes in the water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Batasio travancoria – Malabar Batasio — Seriously Fish|url=https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/batasio-travancoria/|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref> It is classified as a vulnerable species by the [[IUCN]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==Etymology==
The genus name is derived from the ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]) local name of the fish which is batasio or batashi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Batasio travancoria • Bagridae • Cat-eLog|url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2443|access-date=2021-08-20|website=planetcatfish.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Description==
The fish grows up to 100 mm in length.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Batasio travancoria|url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/batasio-travancoria.html|access-date=2021-08-20|website=fishbase.se}}</ref> A species of Batasio having a short adipose dorsal fin, separated from caudal fin by a distinct space; body depth 4.8–5.5 in standard length; a longitudinal narrow dark streak along lateral line. It has a large sensory pores on its head and narrow jaw region. A pair of posteriorly directed processes on the anterior part of vomer, horizontally elongated pterygoid processes.<ref name=biodiv>{{Cite web|title=Batasio travancoria Hora & Law, 1941|url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231779|access-date=2021-08-20|website=India Biodiversity Portal}}</ref>

==Distribution==
The species is distributed primarily in Asia especially Western Ghats of Kerala, India. This species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Since its first description from river Pampa in Kerala, several researchers including Kurup et al. (2004) reported the species from [[Pamba River|Pamba]], [[Achankovil|Achenkoil]], [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]], [[Chalakudy River|Chalakudy]], [[Manimala River|Manimala]] and [[Neyyar (river)|Neyyar]] rivers. Silas (1951) reported this species from [[Anaimalai Hills|Anamalai Hills]]. Raghunathan collected this species from Coorg district, [[Karnataka]] in 1989.<ref name=biodiv/>

==References==
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Airborne Parks

2025-08-22T03:37:45Z

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{{Short description|Amusement parks in Chennai, India}}
{{Infobox brand|name=Airborne Parks|producttype=Trampoline and Inflatable Parks|country=India|tagline=Get The Bounce Back|currentowner=Mohammed Wasif and HAC Group|logo=|logo_caption=Company logo}}

'''''Airborne Parks''''' are a collection of [[Amusement park|amusement parks]] that include indoor [[Inflatable castle|inflatable]] and [[trampoline]] parks, which are operated in [[India]].

== History and Parks ==
The first park (Trampoline park) was launched in October 2017 by Mohammed Wasif and HAC Group in Khader Nawaz Khan Road, [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It takes up about 2,500 sq ft of space, and is filled with multicolour bordered square shaped trampolines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalayansundaram |first=Abinaya |date=2017-10-24 |title=Shut up & bounce! |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/Oct/23/shut-up--bounce-1680962.html |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The trampoline parks have no age limit.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umvSw2SOtgw&ab_channel=MyMadras |title=Airborne Trampoline Park Chennai Vlog {{!}} My Madras Vlog {{!}} Chennai 1st Trampoline Park |date=2018-09-22 |last=My Madras |access-date=2025-04-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=migrator |date=2018-06-18 |title=These new centres give fitness a leg-up |url=https://www.dtnext.in/wellbeing/2018/06/19/these-new-centres-give-fitness-a-legup |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref> Another park (Inflatable park) was launched in [[The Marina Mall Chennai]] in September of 2023, which is considered to be [[South India]]'s first and largest trampoline park. It spans 7,200 sq ft.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Balasubramanian |first=Roshne |date=2023-09-19 |title=Adventure takes flight in South India as largest inflatable park opens its doors to the public in Chennai |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/featured/adventure-takes-flight-in-south-india-as-largest-inflatable-park-opens-its-doors-to-the-public-in-chennai/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Paitandy |first=Priyadarshini |date=2023-10-12 |title=You’ve tried trampoline. Now try Chennai’s new inflatable parks |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/youve-tried-trampoline-now-try-chennais-new-inflatable-parks/article67344150.ece |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nafisa |date=2025-05-20 |title=Chennai Adventures Await: Top Things to Do This June for Singaporean Families on Holiday |url=https://wakeup.sg/chennai-adventures-school-holiday/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Wake Up Singapore |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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Fath Khan

2025-08-14T18:33:21Z

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{{Short description|De-facto ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Malik Ambar of Ahmadnagar.jpg
| caption = Painting of Fath Khan {{circa|1610-1620}}, [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oi4nBwAAQBAJ |title=Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: opulence and fantasy |date=2015 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-566-5 |editor-last=Haidar |editor-first=Navina Najat |location=New York |pages=73 |editor-last2=Sardar |editor-first2=Marika |editor-last3=Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)}}</ref>
| parents = [[Malik Ambar]] (father)
| office = [[Peshwa]] of the [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate]]
| preceded = [[Malik Ambar]]
| relations = Changiz Khan (brother) Abdul Rasul (son) Yaqut Khan (father-in-law)
| battles = [[Siege of Daulatabad (1633)]]
| term_start = 1626
| term_end = June 1633
| term =
| birth_name = Aziz Malik
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Lahore Subah]], [[Mughal Empire]]
| title =
| monarch = [[Burhan Nizam Shah III]] [[Hussain Nizam Shah III]]
}}

'''Fath Khan''', also written as '''Fateh Khan''',{{Sfn|Radhey|1966|p=300}} was a 17th-century political figure of the [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate]], a historical principality spanning the [[Western Deccan]] region in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He was the eldest son of [[Malik Ambar]], the ''[[Peshwa]]'' (prime minister) of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. He succeeded his father as the Sultanate's de facto ruler after the latter's death in 1626, and served as ''Peshwa'' until his imprisonment in 1633. His tenure, lasting less than a decade, spanned the eclipse days of the kingdom; it was characterised by internal strife and political pressure from the [[Mughal Empire]]. He played a key role in the kingdom's collapse by defecting to the Mughal Empire, and killed the ruler [[Burhan Nizam Shah III]] in the name of [[Mughal emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. His political career came to an end with the [[Siege of Daulatabad (1633)|Siege of Daulatabad]], after which he submitted to the Mughal emperor and became his pensioner.

== Personal life ==
Fath Khan's original name was Aziz Malik.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}} He was the eldest of Malik Ambar's two sons, the younger being Changiz Khan.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Sadiq Ali |first=Shanti |title=The African dispersal in the Deccan: from medieval to modern times |date=1996 |publisher=Orient Longman |isbn=978-81-250-0485-1 |location=New Delhi |pages=99–103}}</ref> Patrilineally, Fath Khan was of Ethiopian descent. Among the sociocultural groups and identities active in the politics of the [[Deccan Sultanates]], Fath Khan was not perceived to fall under the grouping of ''[[habshi]]'' ({{Literal translation|[[Abyssinian people|Abyssinian]]}}) like his father, but instead bore the title ''[[muwallad]]'' ({{Literal translation|of mixed origins}}). In his time and context, this signified the shedding of his father's status as a military slave, and typically meant greater acceptance into elite circles of the court.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=73}}

Malik Ambar trained Fath Khan to be his natural successor as de facto ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=73}} He arranged Fath Khan's marriage to the daughter of Yaqut Khan, a leading [[Adil Shahi]] commander who was also of Ethiopian extraction. The marriage took place in 1609 and was celebrated grandly. It had the effect of strengthening ties with the Bijapur Sultanate at a time when Mughal political pressure bore down on both kingdoms.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Chandra |first=Satish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Rm9MC4DDrcC |title=Medieval India: from Sultanat to the Mughals – Part II |date=2005 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-1064-5 |edition=Revised |location=New Delhi |pages=197–198}}</ref>{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}} Fath Khan's eldest son was named Abdul Rasul.<ref name=":4" />{{Sfn|Radhey|1966|p=320}}

== Career ==
[[File:Prince_Fateh_Khan,_son_of_Malik_Ambar.jpg|left|thumb|Portrait of Fateh Khan as a prince by Lal Chand, [[Victoria Memorial, Kolkata]]]]
Following the death of his father in 1626, Fath Khan succeeded him as ''[[Peshwa]]'' (prime minister) and regent of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, appointed by the ruler [[Burhan Nizam Shah III]]. His appointment was not well received by Deccani and Habshi groups at court, resulting in defections to the Mughal Empire. Fath Khan sought the support of an influential Ethiopian noble named Hamid Khan; however, the latter aspired to build his own power base.<ref name=":4" />{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}}<ref name=":62">{{Cite book |last=Chandra |first=Satish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Rm9MC4DDrcC |title=Medieval India: from Sultanat to the Mughals - Part II |date=2005 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-1064-5 |edition=Revised |location=New Delhi |pages=203–204}}</ref>

The Mughal emperor [[Shah Jahan]] ascended the throne around this time and placed significant pressure on the kingdom, deputing multiple military campaigns.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}} Burhan Nizam Shah hoped that Fath Khan could help forge peace with the Mughals, but Fath Khan instead opened negotiations with Shah Jahan, willing to cede the [[Vidarbha|Berar]] and Balaghat regions.<ref name=":62" /><ref name=":4" /> Fath Khan secretly resisted impending Mughal invasion by collaborating with local groups to block the roads, but his willingness to engage the Mughal emperor alarmed the Nizam Shahi nobility. Fath Khan was promptly imprisoned by Burhan Nizam Shah and Hamid Khan at [[Junnar]]. However, he managed to escape and marched to [[Ahmednagar|Ahmadnagar]] with his army. He was then defeated by Hamid Khan and his forces, and imprisoned at [[Daulatabad Fort|Daulatabad]] by Hamid Khan and Burhan Nizam Shah.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}}<ref name=":4" />{{Sfn|Radhey|1966|p=300}}

Following Fath Khan's imprisonment, the king Burhan Nizam Shah faced the desertion of key figures of the court, due to the weakening position of the kingdom in the face of Mughal imperialism. In desperation, Burhan Nizam Shah freed Fath Khan on 18 January 1631, and reappointed him to his former position. Fath Khan's unpopularity contributed to further desertion, such as that of the noble Muqarrab Khan. Fath Khan put his opponent Hamid Khan to death. Aware of his precarious position in court, and facing the possibility that the Nizam Shah could turn against him once again, he imprisoned Burhan Nizam Shah, declaring him insane. He simultaneously put to death twenty-five leading members of the court, and reopened negotiations with Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, offering to recognize Mughal sovereignty.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}}<ref name=":4" />

Shah Jahan responded asking Fath Khan to prove the sincerity of his claims, upon which Fath Khan put Burhan Nizam Shah to death, and installed the king's 10-year-old son as ruler [[Hussain Nizam Shah III|Husayn III]].{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}}<ref name=":4" /> Publicly, Fath Khan claimed he was not responsible for Burhan's death.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=228}} Fath Khan also struck coins and had the ''[[khutba]]'' read in Shah Jahan's name, symbolising Mughal sovereignty. Shah Jahan made further demands of the Nizam Shah's wealth, which were also granted.<ref name=":4" /> In return, Fath Khan received some of the ''[[jagir]]s'' (land grants) of [[Shahaji Bhonsle]], a Mughal officer; this prompted the latter to desert the Mughals.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}} Appeased with the submission, Shah Jahan departed the Deccan in 1632 for northern India,<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Streusand |first=Douglas E. |title=Islamic gunpowder empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals |date=2011 |publisher=Westview Press |isbn=978-0-8133-1359-7 |location=Boulder, Colo |pages=228}}</ref> leaving the Mughal noble [[Mahabat Khan]] to govern the Deccan.<ref name=":62" />

With the departure of Shah Jahan, and Fath Khan now acting as the sole head of the Sultanate, the Adil Shahi ruler sought to lay claim to the Sultanate and deputed an army against Daulatabad, the seat of the Nizam Shahis. Fath Khan wrote to Mahabat Khan seeking protection, who deputed a Mughal force to march to Fath Khan's aid. As the forces advanced, an Abyssinian officer of the Adil Shahis named [[Randaula Khan|Randola Khan]] persuaded Fath Khan to switch sides and oppose the Mughals, offering a lump sum. Fath Khan now resolved to defend the fort of Daulatabad from the Mughal army. Upon hearing of the treachery, Mahabat Khan himself arrived in Daulatabad and commenced the [[Siege of Daulatabad (1633)|Siege of Daulatabad]] around March 1633.<ref name=":4" />{{Sfn|Radhey|1966|p=316}} The siege concluded in June the same year, when Fath Khan surrendered to Mahabat Khan and was imprisoned. He was then brought to [[Agra]] along with Husayn Nizam Shah, where he surrendered before Shah Jahan.{{Sfn|Radhey|1966|p=320}} The surrender was meant to signify the final Mughal annexation of the Sultanate, but in reality Nizam Shahi resistance continued through 1636, chiefly led by Shahaji Bhonsle.<ref name=":62" />{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}}

== Later life ==
Fath Khan was pardoned by the Mughal emperor; his ''jagirs'' were restored to him, and he received an allowance of two lakh rupees.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=205-207}}<ref name=":4" /> Around 1642–1643, he raised a rebellion against Mughal authority in [[Chaul]], which was only subdued after a major military expedition; this was one of several examples of continued resistance from Nizam Shahi nobles.{{Sfn|Fischel|2020|p=216-217}} Fath Khan later retired to [[Lahore]], and died a natural death.<ref name=":4" />

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book |last=Fischel |first=Roy S |title=Local states in an imperial world: identity, society and politics in the early modern Deccan |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-4744-3609-0 |location=Edinburgh}}
* {{Cite book |last=Radhey |first=Shyam |title=The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=1966 |isbn=978-81-208-2651-9 |edition=1}}

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Adadara

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{{Short description|Village in Gujarat, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
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'''Adadara''' is a village in [[Ankleshwar]] division, [[Bharuch district]], [[Gujarat]], India. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 478 people in 96 families.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adadara Village Population - Anklesvar - Bharuch, Gujarat |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/522382-adadara-gujarat.html |website=www.census2011.co.in |access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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Sena–Gahadavala Conflicts

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{{Short description|12th-century conflicts in India}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Sena - Gahadavala Conflicts
| date = 12th century
| place = [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kashi]], [[Allahabad]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| territory = [[Sena dynasty|Senas]] capture [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kashi]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] and other eastern possessions from the [[Gahadavala dynasty]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zMaUEAAAQBAJ&dq=Sena+Victory+kasi&pg=PA97|title=VIDEHA 150 |last1=Thakur |first1=Gajendra }}</ref>
| result = [[Sena dynasty|Sena]] victory<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wV24AAAAIAAJ&q=Sena+Victory+kasi|title=A History of India |last1=Sinha |first1=Narendra Krishna |last2=Ray |first2=Nisith Ranjan |date=20 April 1973 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwhNzORlCdAC&q=Sena+Victory+kasi|title=The Indian Historical Quarterly|date=20 April 1985 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&q=Lakshmana+Sena+kalinga+magadha+kamrupa |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |publisher=New Age International |year=1999 |isbn=9788122411980 |pages=289 |language=English |format=}}</ref>
| combatants_header = Belligerents
| combatant1 = [[Sena dynasty]]
| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty]]
| commander1 = [[Lakshmana Sena]]
| commander2 = [[Vijayachandra]] [[Jayachandra]]
| image =
| caption = Extent of Gahadavala dynasty before Sena Invasions
}}
'''The Sena-Gahadavala Conflicts''' were a series of frequent expeditions of the [[Sena dynasty]] into the dominions of the [[Gahadavala dynasty]], after the death of the [[Gahadavala dynasty|Gahadavala]] emperor [[Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)|Govindachandra]].<ref name =Gadhalava>{{cite web |url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100795/page/n112/mode/1up| title= The Gahadavala Dynasty| date= 20 April 2024}}</ref>

== Sena Expeditions on Gahadavala Dominions==
=== Lakshmana Sena's Early Campaigns ===
The Madhainagar inscription of Lakshmana states that as a prince he captured [[Gauda Kingdom|Gauda]] and then he defeated the king of [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kashi]], this suggests that he gained success during two occasions, one being as a prince, while another after his coronation.<ref name =Gadhalava/>

===Sena Invasion of Magadha===
The [[Gahadavala]] power in [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]] was a threat to the Senas, earlier [[Vallalasena]]'s campaigns into magadha didn't carry much success but it was a short lived success which probably gave the Gahadavala power to annihilate the [[Pala Empire|Pala]] power in [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]. The struggle for power of Magadh which began during the reign of [[Vallalasena]] was continued by his successors, there's [[Lakshmana Sena]] managed to drive the Ghadavalas from [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadh]] and would later raid the heart dominions of the [[Gahadavala|Ghadavalas]].<ref name= Bengal>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.13287/page/n282/mode/1up|title=History of ancient Bengal|date=20 April 1971 |publisher=G. Bharadwaj , Calcutta }}</ref>

===Sena invasion of Gaya===
The King of Kashi, which is mentioned in the records of [[Lakshmana Sena]], which clearly mentions the [[Gahadavala]] king and by putting a defeat upon the emperor he ousted the [[Gahadavala]] king from [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]].The evidences of the Sena Conquest of [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] comes from the two records of Ashokachalla found in Gaya.
Although the correct interpretation of the dates is open to dispute but there is a general consensus of opinion that the expression used in these two records undoubtedly proves that Gaya was included within the dominions of Lakshmana Sena . Another notable mention is that the laudatory verse of Umapatidhara, referred to above, includes Magadha among the conquests of his hero, none can be more the more plausible hero than [[Lakshmana Sena]] here .The conquest of the Gaya region, if not the whole of Magadha, was evidently only the first stage in the successful campaign of [[Lakshmana Sena]] against [[Jayachandra]]. According to the interpretation of Asokachalla's records suggested later, the Gaya district remained in possession of Lakshmana Sena till it was it was captured by the [[Ghurids]].<ref name= Bengal/>

=== Lakshmana Sena's Expedition of 1157-1158===
[[Lakshmana Sena]] shortly after his coronation led an expedition to the [[Gahadavala]] dominions, the temporary success of the Senas can be justified by the death of [[Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)|Govindachandra]] and the [[Ghurid]] invasions upon the [[Gahadavala]]s.<ref name =Gadhalava/>

===Sena Raids on Benares and Allahabad===
The planting of the pillars of victory in Benares and Allahabad, referred to in the records of Lakshmanasena's sons, represents the succeeding stages in the same campaign, which led him into the far Gahadavala dominions.His advance up to Benares and Allahabad was probably more likely of a raid than a conquest. Which might have resulted in weakening of the [[Gahadavala]] power, and keeping him busy at a time when he required peace and his full strength to join the confederacy against the [[Ghurids]].<ref name= Bengal/>

==Aftermath==
Despite [[Lakshmana Sena]]'s temporary success, Senas did not attempt for annexations of the dominions of the [[Gahadavala|Ghadavalas]] however the [[Gahadavala]] kingdom suffered enormous setbacks and possibly their capital was occupied by the Sena forces.<ref name =Gadhalava/>

==References==
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Maiestas trispinosa

2025-06-11T21:03:36Z

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'''''Maiestas trispinosa''''' (formerly ''Recilia trispinosus'') is a species of bug from the [[leafhopper|Cicadellidae]] family that is endemic to [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalspecies.org/ntaxa/2457825|title=Recilia trispinosus|publisher=[[Global Species Database]]|accessdate=22 May 2012}}</ref> It was formerly placed within ''[[Recilia]]'', but a 2009 revision moved it to ''[[Maiestas]]''.<ref name=WeebViraktamath2009>Webb, M.D.; Viraktamath, C.A. 2009: Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the ''Deltocephalus'' group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). ''Zootaxa'', '''2163''': 1-64. [http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02163p064f.pdf Abstract & excerpt]</ref>

==References==
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Sudesh Kumar Subba

2025-05-03T17:42:04Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[11th Sikkim Assembly|Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 1 June 2024
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Maneybong–Dentam Assembly constituency|Maneybong Dentam]]
| predecessor = [[Narendra Kumar Subba]]
}}

'''Sudesh Kumar Subba''' is an Indian politician from [[Sikkim]] belonging from the [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly in the [[11th Sikkim Assembly|11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. He won over [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF's]] Tika Ram Chettri with 6039 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title=Maneybung-Dentam, Sikkim Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates: SKM's Sudesh Kumar Subba defeats SDF's Tika Ram Chettri with 6039 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/maneybung-dentam-sikkim-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2546698-2024-06-02 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-02 |title=Maneybung-Dentam Assembly Election Result 2024: SKM's Sudesh Kumar Subba emerges as winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maneybung-dentam-assembly-election-results-2024-maneybung-dentam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner/articleshow/110638459.cms |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Education ==
He graduated from Sikkim Government Degree College in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sudesh Kumar Subba(Sikkim Krantikari Morcha):Constituency- MANEYBONG-DENTAM(GYALSHING) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Sikkim2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=57 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== References ==
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Jamea Tul Hidaya

2025-04-21T12:52:28Z

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{{Short description|Islamic seminary in Jaipur, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Jamea Tul Hidaya
| image = Jamea Tul Hidaya, Jaipur.jpg
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| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1985}}
| type = [[Islamic seminary]]
| endowment =
| staff =
| faculty =
| president =
| provost =
| founders = Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi
| rector = [[Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi]]
| chancellor =
| vice_chancellor =
| dean =
| students =
| city = [[Jaipur]]
| state = Rajasthan
| country = India
| address = Jamea Tul Hidaya, RAMGARH ROAD, NEAR MANPUR SDWA, P.O LAWAS
| website = {{URL|https://jameatulhidaya.org}}
}}
'''Jamea Tul Hidaya''' is an Islamic seminary, situated in [[Jaipur]], in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. It was established in 1985 by the Islamic scholar Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi.

==History==
Jamea Tul Hidaya was established by Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi in 1985 at [[Jaipur]].{{Sfn|Qasmi|2005|p=91}} It has an institute called the Al-Hidaya Study Centre and [https://cacademy.org/ Crescent Academy] for Civil Services Exams where students are trained for various Indian civil service examinations.<ref name="bakht">{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Firox Bakht |title=A hi-tech madrasa: Madrasa Jamea Tul Hidaya of Jaipur |url=https://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15072002/1507200258.htm |access-date=27 January 2022 |work=Milli Gazette |date=15 July 2002}}</ref> On 1 August 2021, the Jamea started its Ifta department.<ref name="siasat">{{cite news |title=Ifta department at Jamea Tul Hidaya opened with inauguration of online classes |url=https://www.siasat.com/ifta-department-at-jamea-tul-hidaya-opened-with-inauguration-of-online-classes-2173377/ |access-date=27 January 2022 |work=The Siasat Daily |date=3 August 2021}}</ref> At Jamea Tul Hidaya, secular subjects such as computer application, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and several others are taught alongside religious subjects.<ref name="sage">{{cite book |last1=Akbar S |first1=Ahmed |last2=Sonn |first2=Tamara |author1-link=Akbar Ahmed |author2-link=Tamara Sonn |title=The SAGE Handbook of Islamic Studies |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=9781446264522 |page=121}}</ref> It has been called a hi-tech madrasa.<ref name="sage"/>

The Jamea Tul Hidaya has been called a third type of [[madrasa]], the other two being the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] and the [[Nadwatul Ulama]].{{Sfn|Qasmi|2005|p=91}} Indian madrasas follow these three patterns, each separately led by the Deoband seminary, the Nadwa and the Jamea Tul Hidaya.{{Sfn|Qasmi|2005|p=91}}

== References ==
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book |last1=Qasmi |first1=Muhammadullah Khalili |title=Madrasa Education: Its Strength And Weakness |publisher=Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre |chapter= Jamiatul Hidaya at Jaipur: A Third Type of Madrasa |date = 2005 |pages= 90–91|location=Mumbai |isbn=9788178271132 |oclc=61211655}}
Page text.<ref>[https://www.jameatulhidaya.org/ Jamea Tul Hidaya], Official Website.</ref>

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |last1=Nadwi |first1=Abu Saeed |editor1-last=Nizamuddin |editor1-first=Sayyid |title=جامعہ ہدایہ کی مختصر تاریخ و خدمات |trans-title= A brief history of the Jamiatul Hidaya and its contributions|journal=سہ ماہی خبر نامہ |date=January–June 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2,3 |pages=72–77 |publisher=[[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]] |location=New Delhi |language=ur}}

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G. Puttaswamy Gowda

2025-03-22T03:30:08Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date |1935|12|20|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Keragodu, Distt. Hassan (Karnataka)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|08|18|1935|12|20|df=y}}
| parents = Shri Patel Gidde Gowda (father) Smt. Sannamma (mother)
| profession = Agriculturist, Horticulturist, Industrialist
| spouse = Smt. P. Shantamma (03 May 1962)
| children = 1 son and 1 daughter
| party = [[File:Hand INC.svg|25px]][[Indian National Congress]]
}}

'''Gaurang Puttaswamy Gowda''' (20 December 1935 - 18 August 2006) was an Indian politician and he represented [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan]] in [[Lok Sabha]] the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]]. He defeated [[H.D. Deve Gowda]], former prime minister of India in [[13th Lok Sabha]] elections. He was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tough task for Congress in Hassan |date=6 February 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tough-task-for-congress-in-hassan/article5657240.ece}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Puttaswamy was born to Shri Patel Gidde Gowda and Smt. Sannamma on 20 December 1935, in Keragodu [[Hassan district|Hassan District]] of Karnataka. He completed his education Matriculate, Rashtra Bhasha Visharad from [[Bettadapura]], [[Mysore district|Mysore District]] and [[Holenarasipura|Holenarsipura]], Hassan District (Karnataka).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=145&lastls=13 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=loksabha.nic.in}}</ref>

He served as a Member and President of the Taluk Development Board. He was also Director of H.D.C.C. Bank Limited in 1975 and Director of Karnataka State Co-Operative Marketing Federation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puttaswamy Gowda G. |url=https://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/EXMEMBERS/PuttaswamyGowdaG.htm |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.kla.kar.nic.in}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
G. Puttaswamy Gowda married Smt. P. Shantamma on 3 May 1962. The couple has 1 son and 1 daughter.<ref name=":0" />

== Positions held ==
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|1.
|1975
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|Director, H.D.C.C. Bank Limited
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|2.
|1972
|1978
|Member, Hemavathy Project Rehabilitation Committee, Hassan
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|3.
|1979
|1984
|Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
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|4.
|1978
|1980
|Member of Committee on Public Undertakings
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|5.
|1980
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|Chairman of Estimates Committee
|-
|6.
|1980
|1982
|Member of House Committee
|-
|7.
|1982
|1984
|Chairman of Committee on Government Assurances
|-
|8.
|1989
|1994
|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
|-
|9.
|1989
|1993
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* Cabinet Minister, Karnataka
''Cabinet Minister in the State Government''
* P.W.D., Irrigation, Agriculture
* Health and Medical Education
* Social Welfare and Horticulture
|-
|10
|1999
|2004
|MP in [[13th Lok Sabha]] from [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan]]
|-
|11.
|1999
|2000
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* Member of the Committee on Agriculture
* Member of Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
* Member of Joint Committee on the Protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill, 1999
|-
|12.
|2000
|2004
|Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
|}

==References==
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Mizoram bridge collapse

2025-02-01T19:49:13Z

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{{Short description|Railway bridge collapse in India}}
{{Infobox event
| title = Mizoram bridge collapse
| image =
| date = 23 August 2023
| time = 09:30 IST
| place = [[Bairabi–Sairang line]], [[Sairang]], [[Mizoram]], India
| coordinates =
| cause = bridge collapse
| participants =
| outcome = 26 labourers killed
| notes =
}}

On 23 August 2023, an under-construction [[railway bridge]] collapsed in [[Northeast India|northeastern]] [[Mizoram]] [[state of India]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |last1=Mogul |first1=Rhea |last2=Suri |first2=Manveena |title=Mizoram, India: Under construction bridge collapses, killing at least 17 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/23/india/india-bridge-collapse-mizoram-intl-hnk/index.html |work=CNN |date=23 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> At least 26 labourers working on the site were killed in the accident that took place around 9:30 a.m. local time at [[Sairang]], a town about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from [[Aizawl]], the state capital.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news |title=Death toll may cross 20 in collapse of under-construction railway bridge in Mizoram, say officials |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/many-killed-after-under-construction-railway-bridge-collapses-in-mizoram/article67226189.ece |work=The Hindu |date=23 August 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="NBC">{{cite news |title=Railway bridge collapses in India's Mizoram |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/railway-bridge-collapses-india-mizoram-rcna101350 |work=NBC News |date=23 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[National Disaster Response Force]] was called to the scene to search for survivors.<ref name="AJ">{{cite news |title=At least 26 killed after railway bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram state |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/23/many-killed-in-railway-bridge-collapse-in-indias-mizoram-state |work=Al Jazeera |date=23 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

According to the [[Northeast Frontier Railway]], the accident occurred during work on the [[Bairabi–Sairang line|Bhairbi-Sairang New Line Railway Project]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news |title=India railway bridge collapses during construction killing 26 workers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/railway-bridge-collapses-mizoram-india-killing-workers |work=The Guardian |date=23 August 2023}}</ref> According to them, the construction was a project of the central government's [[Ministry of Railways (India)|railways ministry]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |title=At Least 26 Die as Bridge Collapses While Under Construction in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/asia/india-bridge-collapse.html |work=The New York Times |date=23 August 2023}}</ref>

The Chief Minister of Mizoram [[Zoramthanga]] extended his condolences to all the bereaved families and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.<ref name="DW">{{cite news |title=India: 26 killed in railway bridge collapse |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-26-killed-in-railway-bridge-collapse/a-66605615 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=23 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office of India]] announced an [[ex-gratia]] of [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 200,000 from [[Prime Minister's National Relief Fund]] to be given to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for the injured.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news |title=At least 17 dead and ‘many’ missing as bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/bridge-collapse-today-sairang-mizoram-latest-b2397793.html |work=The Independent |date=23 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

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Raghunath Singha Dev

2025-01-30T13:04:33Z

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{{Short description|King of the Mallabhum}}
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|name =Raghunath Singha Dev
|image= Terracotta work on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur 8.JPG
|caption= [[Terracotta]] work on the Pancha Ratna temple dedicated to Shyamrai (Krishna) built by Raghunath Singha Dev in [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] in 1643
|succession =51st king of the [[Mallabhum]]
|coronation =
|reign =1626–1656 CE.
|predecessor =[[Dhari Hambir Malla Dev]]
|successor =[[Bir Singha Dev]]
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'''Raghunath Malla Dev''', also known as '''Raghunath Singha Dev''', was the fifty-first king of the [[Mallabhum]] (now in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]). He ruled from 1626 to 1656 CE.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|pp=25 & 37}}<ref name=Malabhum>Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing {{ISBN|8129500442}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Mallik|first1=Abhaya Pada|title=History of Bishnupur-Raj: An Ancient Kingdom of West Bengal|date=1921|publisher=Calcutta|pages=130|edition=the University of Michigan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QF4dAAAAMAAJ|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Because Kalaram, son of [[Dhari Hambir Malla Dev]], was unfit to become a king due to his physical inability, his mother, who was Dhari Hambir's wife, enthroned her husband's young brother Raghunath Malla Dev, who later got the title of Singha.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|pp=25 & 37}}

During his regime a very friendly relationship with the [[Mughals]] meant that Bishnupur operated as a free and separate state. Public works that were completed during his reign include five sayars (large size ponds) and [[temples]] such as [[Jor Bangla Temple|Jor Bangla]], Shyam Rai, Kalachand and stone Chariot were built.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|pp=25 & 37}}

===Singha title===
The king's family got the title of Singha (pronunciation: sing-ho)<ref>{{cite web |title=BHID: Bishnupur Heritage Image Database |url=https://www.isical.ac.in/~bsnpr/kalachand.php |website=Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)}}</ref> as an honour due to the strength of Raghunath.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|pp=25 & 37}}

==Mallabhum temples==

===Jor-Bangla temple===
{{Main|Jor Bangla Temple}}
Bishnupur Jor-Bangla temple, built 1655 by King Raghunath Singha Dev. It is richly ornamented with [[terracotta]] carvings. The roof has the classic chala style of Bengal architecture.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|p=37}}<ref name="Bishnupur Sub-division">{{cite web|title= Bishnupur Sub-division |url=http://bankura.gov.in/Tourism/Bishnupur.htm#Pancha_Ratna_Temple|website=bankura.gov.in|accessdate=}}</ref>

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===Pancha ratna temple===
The Pancha Ratna temple (five towers) was built by King Raghunath Singha in 1643. It stands on a low square plinth and consists of an ambulatory pathway with a porch opened by three arches on the four sides of the temple. The central [[sikhara]] is octagonal, while the other four are square. The walls are richly decorated with terracotta carvings featuring aspects of Lord Krishna's life.<ref name="Bishnupur Sub-division"/>
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|valign="top"|Pancha Ratna Temple (Deity Shyam Ray (Krishna))
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===Malleshwar temple===
This is another temple of laterite stone, built by Raghunath Singha Dev in 1622. It is a deul type of temple and the earliest temple of Lord Siva at Bishnupur. It is square in plan, its height is 10.7 m, and each side is 6.9 m. Its original sikhara was ekratna and have rekh deul style. An octagonal tower later replaced it. This monument is declared to be of national importance under the ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains act 1958.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|p=50}}

===Shyam Rai temple===
[[File:Shyam Rai Temple, Bankura.JPG|300px|left]]
[[File:ShyamRai Mandir Bishnupur WB Description.jpg|200px|right]]
Built in 1643 by king Raghunath, Shyam Rai temple has the most intricate sculptural details amongst all the Bishnupuur temples. Shyam Rai Temple is an example of the [[Pancha Ratna]] (meaning five gems) architecture. The gems in this temple are the four small towers and one main tower that build the Temple. The architecture of this Temple is unique in its own way and is one of the highest prioritized monuments of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).<ref>{{cite web|title=Take a drive back to the 7th century into Malla Dynasty along with serenade nature|url=http://bankura.gov.in/Tourism/Brochure.pdf|website=bankura.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal|accessdate=2 February 2016|p=5}}</ref>

===Kalachand temple===
[[File:Kalachand Temple (side view 2) Arnab Dutta 2011.JPG|300px|right]]
The Kalachand temple built in 1656 by King Raghunath Singha in [[Ek-ratna|ekratna]] style (one tower) with [[laterite]] stone.<ref>{{cite web|title= Bishnupur Sub-division |url=http://bankura.gov.in/Tourism/Bishnupur.htm#Kalachand_Temple |website=bankura.gov.in |accessdate=}}</ref>

==Terracotta art in Bishnupur ==
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Image:Arches on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur.JPG|
Image:Terracotta work on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur.JPG|
Image:Pillar on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur.JPG|
Image:Arched door on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur.JPG|
Image:Terracotta work on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur 5.JPG|
Image:Terracotta work on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur 4.JPG|
Image:Terracotta work on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur 6.JPG|
Image:Inscription on Shyamrai Temple Bishnupur.JPG|
</gallery>

==In popular culture==
[[File:The Vishnupur Gharana - Fading Footfalls in Gharana Fort - Documentary.webm|thumb|thumbtime=36:53|right|The dhrupad gharana of Bishnupur kingdom]]
===Film===
* [[Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre]], Kolkata, brings you the Fourth Documentary from 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 [[𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹]]. The video is a presentation on the dhrupad gharana of [[Bishnupur kingdom]].

==See also==
*[[List of temples in Bishnupur]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{Citation|last1=Dasgupta|first2=Samira|last2=Biswas|first3=Rabiranjan|last3=Mallik|first1=Gautam Kumar|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur|publisher=A Mittal Publication|isbn=978-8183242943|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0_o9Qj1LOEC&pg=PA18|date=2009|page=20}}

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Syed Faruque Rahman

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John Edwardes Lyall

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'''John Edwardes Lyall''' (1811 – 6 December 1845) was a British lawyer who was [[Advocate-General of Bengal]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1845|volume= 178|page=82}}</ref>

He was born the eldest son of [[George Lyall, Sr|George Lyall]], Member of Parliament for the [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]] and was educated at [[Eton College]]. His brother was [[George Lyall, Jnr|George Lyall]], the MP for Whitehaven.

He entered [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury College]] to prepare for the service in the [[East India Company]] but instead left Haileybury to go [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. Whilst at Oxford he was [[List of Presidents of the Oxford Union|President of the Oxford Union]] for Trinity term, 1831. From Oxford he entered the [[Inner Temple]] to study law and after practicing in England for some years accepted the post of [[Advocate-General of Bengal]] in 1842. There he was popular for his efforts on behalf of the local population, especially on educational matters.

In 1845 he died quite suddenly from cholera when staying at the [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]]'s house at Barrackpore. He had married Julia, the daughter of [[Samuel Davis (orientalist)|Samuel Davis]] of Birdhirst Lodge, Croydon. Their only daughter Maida Henrietta married Alexander S. Creyke, son of the [[Archdeacon of York]].

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Sadruddin Islahi

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{{infobox person
| birth_name = Sadruddin Islahi
| birth_place = [[Azamgarh district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]
| birth_date = 1917
| image =
| death_date = 13 November 1998
| occupation = Islamic scholar / author
| years active = 1944 - 1998
}}
'''Sadruddin Islahi''' (1917 - 1998) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Islamic]] [[Urdu]] writer and a close companion of [[Abul A'la Maududi]]. He was one of the early members of [[Jamat e Islami]].
==Early life and education==
Islahi was born in 1917 in Sidha Sultanpur, [[Azamgarh district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]. After early school education, he went to an Islamic school, [[Madrasatul Islah]], to get a degree in religious education in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of Sadruddin Islahi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/authors/sadruddin-islahi/profile |website=Rekhta |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Zindagi e Nau">{{cite web |last1=Mehdi |first1=Dr, Taabish |title=مولانا صدرالدین اصلاحی ؒ |url=http://zindgienau.com/Issues/2010/june2010/unicode_article7.asp |website=Zindagi e Nau |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

==Membership of Jamat e Islami==
Islahi joined [[Jamat-e-Islami]] in its early days and remained an active member until his death. He corresponded with [[Abul A'la Maududi]] who was mentoring him as a writer.<ref name="Zindagi e Nau" /><ref name="ifew">{{cite news |title=Maulana Sadruddin Islahi is no more |url=http://www.ifew.com/insight/13037rvt/vnobitry.htm |access-date=2 March 2022 |publisher=IFEW}}</ref>

==Writing career==
After completing his education, Islahi started writing articles for different journals. He was also published in the Islamic journal, ''Tarjuman ul Quran'', [[Hyderabad]]. When [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]] asked ''Abul A'la Maududi'' to grant his permission for a condensed publication of [[Tafhim-ul-Quran]], he gave his consent only if it was to be done by Sadruddin Islahi.<ref name="Zindagi e Nau" /><ref name="afkar e nau">{{cite web |last1=Azhar |first1=Shaban Syed |title=صدرالدین اصلاحی صاحب کی کتاب فریضہ اقامتِ دین پر تبصرہ |url=https://afkarenau.com/%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%DA%A9%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B6%DB%81-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7/ |website=Afkar e Nau |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="qindeel online">{{cite web |last1=Nadvi |first1=Dr. Muhammad Razi ul Islam |title=مولانا صدر الدین اصلاحی کے افکار کا تنقیدی مطالعہ |url=https://qindeelonline.com/maulanna-sadruddin-islahi-ke-afkar-ka-tanqeedi-mutala/ |website=Qindeel Online |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

==Books==
* ''Haqiqat-e-Nifaq'' (1944)
* ''Ifadat-e-hazrat shah waliullah dehlvi'' (Translation) (1944)
* ''Haqeeqat-e-Ubudiyat'' (1946)
* ''Islam Ek Nazar Mein'' (Islam at a Glance) (1961)
* ''Asase Deen ki Tameer'' (Building up the foundations of faith) (1969)
* ''Maaraka-e-islam-o-jahiliyat'' (1991)<ref>{{cite web |title=Books of Sadruddin Islahi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/authors/sadruddin-islahi/all |website=Rekhta |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Islam Aur Ijtimaiyat'' (Islam And Collectivism)
* ''Quran Majeed Ka Ta'aruf''
* ''Fareeza Iqamat-e-Deen''<ref name="afkar e nau" />
* ''Tahreek-e-Islami Hind'' (Jamat-e-Islami Hind Conceptual Basis)

==Death==
Islahi died on November 13,1998, in [[Azamgarh district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Zindagi e Nau" /><ref name="ifew" />

==References==
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