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Ranjan Pai

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{{Short description|Indian medical doctor and businessman}}
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| education = Medical graduate from [[Kasturba Medical College, Manipal]] and [[Fellowship]] in [[Hospital Administration]] in the [[United States]]
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'''Ranjan Pai''' is an Indian [[medical doctor]], [[businessperson]], founder and the chairman of the Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG),<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Ranjan Pai {{!}} President {{!}} Manipal Academy of Higher Education - MAHE |url=https://www.manipal.edu/mu/about-us/leadership/president.html |website=Manipal Academy of Higher Education |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes India – How Ranjan Pai Is Striving To Make Manipal Hospitals India's Biggest Health Care Player |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2022-billionaires/how-ranjan-pai-is-striving-to-make-manipal-hospitals-indias-biggest-health-care-player/75997/1 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Paradise Papers: Ranjan Pai of Sikkim Manipal University used offshore vehicles to fuel credit |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/paradise-papers-ranjan-ramdas-pai-manipal-education-and-medical-group-manipal-university-indians-in-paardise-papers-leak-icij-black-money-4928784/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=9 November 2017}}</ref> which runs seven universities and twenty nine hospitals across the globe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile Ranjan Pai|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ranjan-pai/ |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref name='FIndia'>{{cite web |title=Ranjan Pai: Building a healthcare empire |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/ranjan-pai-building-a-healthcare-empire/105470 |website=fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> As of November 2025, he is ranked 1305 in the list of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of US$2.8 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Worlds Billionaires List The Richest In 2025 | url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires |website=forbes.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Ranjan Pai was born to [[Ramdas Pai]] who is a [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee 2011 and [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranjan Pai tops list of India's star entrepreneurs after Fortis-Manipal deal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/ranjan-pai-tops-list-of-india-s-star-entrepreneurs-after-fortis-manipal-deal/story-npss9AkaIcVmEV12ldUteP.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=29 March 2018}}</ref> His grandfather, [[T. M. A. Pai]] (Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai), set up the [[Kasturba Medical College]], the country’s first private, self-financed medical college in 1953.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranjan Pai Investor Profile: Portfolio & Exits {{!}} PitchBook |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/105963-31#overview |website=pitchbook.com |language=en}}</ref>

Pai completed his graduation from [[Kasturba Medical College]], Manipal and his fellowship in Hospital Administration in the United States<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A: Ranjan Pai, The Billionaire Entrepreneur Who Broke The Jinx Of Buying A Healthcare Chain. What Next - An IPO? |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/qa-ranjan-pai-the-billionaire-entrepreneur-who-broke-the-jinx-of-buying-a-healthcare-chain-what-next-an-ipo-6054641.html |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=P. |first1=Anuradha |title=Dr Ranjan Pai: A pioneer in Education and Health |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/businessman/dr-ranjan-pai-a-pioneer-in-education-and-health |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Ranjan Pai began his career as the managing director of the Melaka Manipal Medical College in [[Malaysia]].<ref name='FIndia'/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ranjan Pai: The Benevolent Investor |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/startups/ranjan-pai-the-benevolent-investor/47527/1 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> He initially planned to continue with the family’s not-for-profit education trust, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), but later joined MEMG’s business. He started MEMG in the year 2000 out of a rented house in Bengaluru with a capital of $200,000. Now the entity is valued at around $3 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Ranjan Pai - Managing director & Chief Executive Officer Manipal University in Jaipur |url=https://jaipur.manipal.edu/muj/about-us/board-of-management/managing-director.html |website=jaipur.manipal.edu |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Medical doctors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Indian medical doctors]]
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Mahasu (region)

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{{Short description|Geographical and cultural region in Northern India}}
{{For|the Hindu temple|Mahasu Devta Temple}}
{{Other uses|Mahasu (disambiguation){{!}}Mahasu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mahasu
| other_name = Mahasudesh <br /> Mahadesh
| settlement_type = Geographical region
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size=300| spacing=3 | border=2|position=center|color_border = green | photo1a = Jakhoo Mandir and Moorti drone view.jpg | photo2a = Sarahan.jpg | photo2b = Renuka lake.JPG | photo3a = Shikari Devi temple.jpg
| photo3b = Hidimba Devi Temple, Dhungri Manali.jpg
| photo4a = Shirgul Maharaj Temple, Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg
| photo4b = 0051923 Mahasu Chalda temple, Mohana Uttarakhand 125.jpg
| photo5a = 0051923 Mahasu Devta temple, Hanol Uttarakhand 026.jpg
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| image_caption = '''Clockwise from top:''' <br /> [[Jakhu Temple|Jakhu Mandir]] in [[Shimla]], [[Renuka Ji|Renuka Ji Mandir and lake]] in [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]], [[Hidimba Devi Temple|Hidimba Devi Mandir]] in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]], Chalda Mahasu Mandir in Mohna village,[[Chakrata]], [[Mahasu Devta Temple|Mahasu Devta Mandir]] in [[Jaunsar-Bawar]], Shirgul Maharaj Mandir in [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]], View from [[Shikari Devi Temple|Shikari Devi Mandir]] in [[Mandi district]], [[Bhimakali temple|Bhimakali Mandir]] in [[Sarahan]]
| nickname = '''Devbhoomi'''
| image_map = Mahasu region's location on map of India.png
| map_caption = Location in India
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = States
| subdivision_name1 = {{bulleted list | [[Himachal Pradesh]] | [[Uttarakhand]] | [[Haryana]]}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of India|District(s)]]
| subdivision_name2 = '''[[Himachal Pradesh]]''':
{{bulleted list
| [[Shimla district|Shimla]] | [[Solan district|Solan]] | [[Kullu district|Kullu]] | [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]] | Southern and South-Eastern [[Mandi district|Mandi]] | South-Western parts of [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]] | Bara Bhangal of [[Kangra district|Kangra]]}}

'''[[Uttarakhand]]''':
{{bulleted list
| [[Jaunsar-Bawar]] of [[Dehradun district|Dehradun]] | Western parts of [[Uttarkashi district|Uttarkashi]]}}

'''[[Haryana]]''':
{{bulleted list
| [[Kalka]], [[Pinjore]] and [[Morni Hills]] of [[Panchkula district|Panchkula]] | [[Kalesar National Park|Kalesar]] of [[Yamunanagar district|Yamunanagar]]}}
| subdivision_type3 = Largest city
| subdivision_name3 = [[Shimla]]
| area_total_km2 = 20867-21983
| population_demonym = Mahasui
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time]]
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = {{hlist|[[Mahasu Pahari]]|[[Kullui]]|[[Sirmauri]]|[[Jaunsari language|Jaunsari]]|[[Pahari Kinnauri language|Pahari Kinnauri]]|and their dialects}}
| demographics1_title3 = Regional script
| demographics1_info3 = {{bulleted list
| [[Takri script|Takri]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omniglot.com/writing/mahasupahari.htm|title = Takri | Script of Himachal Pradesh | India}}</ref> | Pabuchi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/with-scripts-on-brink-of-extinction-hp-history-buffs-look-to-restore-vanishing-culture-101643659534966.html|title = Ancient script of Mahasu region | Himachal Pradesh | India | date=February 2022 }}</ref>}}
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'''Mahasu''' also known as '''Mahasudesh''' or '''Mahadesh''', is a term used to refer to the historical and cultural homeland of the [[Mahasui people]] primarily covering the upper part of the Northern Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], western parts of the state of [[Uttarakhand]] and hilly parts of the state of [[Haryana]]. In Himachal Pradesh it covers the districts of [[Shimla district|Shimla]], [[Solan district|Solan]], [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]], [[Kullu district|Kullu]], upper parts of [[Mandi district|Mandi]], some south-western parts of [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]] and Bara Bhangal area of [[Kangra district|Kangra]], in Uttarakhand it covers [[Jaunsar-Bawar]] of [[Dehradun district]] and Bangan, Parvat, Rawain, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |last=adminrawain |date=14 September 2023 |title=महासू देवता जागर मेले के लिए टैक्सी किराया हुआ तय |url=https://rawainexpress.com/taxi-fare-fixed-for-mahasu-devta-jagar-fair/ |access-date=19 December 2025 |website=Rawain Express |language=en-US}}</ref> parts of [[Uttarkashi district]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Vyas |first1=Nitin |last2=Nagal |first2=Priti R. |last3=Dhanda |first3=Aniket |date=22 July 2025 |title=Mahasu Devta, Shamanism, And Cultural Heritage: Assessing The Scope Of Spiritual And Cultural Tourism In Himachal Pradesh |url=https://journal.ontourism.academy/index.php/jots/article/view/172 |journal=Journal on Tourism & Sustainability |language=en |volume=8 |issue=1 |doi=10.5281/zenodo.16320417 |issn=2515-6780}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hertel |first=Johannes |date=1 January 1924 |title=Grierson George Abraham. Linguistic Survey of India. Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, India |url=https://doi.org/10.1515/if-1924-0139 |journal=Indogermanische Forschungen |volume=42 |issue=s1 |pages=363–368 |doi=10.1515/if-1924-0139 |issn=1613-0405}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rampur Bushahar News: अरुण फाल्टा फिर बने महासू जिला अध्यक्ष |url=https://www.amarujala.com/himachal-pradesh/rampur-bushahar/arun-falta-becomes-mahasu-district-president-bjp-theog-shimla-rampur-hp-news-c-178-1-ssml1034-127814-2025-01-06 |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> and in Haryana it covers [[Kalka]], [[Pinjore]] and [[Morni Hills|Morni hills]] of [[Panchkula district]] and [[Kalesar National Park|Kalesar]] of [[Yamunanagar district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana – Vernacular Furniture of India |url=https://vernacularfurnitureofindia.com/states/haryana/ |access-date=28 December 2025 |website=vernacularfurnitureofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India - C-16: Population by mother tongue, Haryana - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220731143804/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204 |archive-date=2022-07-31 |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
[[File:Temple at Kufri.jpg|thumb|Mahasu Nag Devta Mandir atop of Mahasu peak, [[Kufri, India|Kufri]], [[Shimla]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2025 |title=293 horses & 2,232 tourists can visit Kufri-Mahasu peak trail daily: NGT |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/horses-tourists-can-visit-kufri-mahasu-peak-trail-daily-ngt-10333364/ |access-date=19 December 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>]]
[[File:0052023 Mahasu temple, Pujeli Banal Uttarakhand 049.jpg|thumb|Mahasu Devta Mandir in Pujeli Banal, [[Uttarkashi district]]]]
Mahasu region got its name from [[Mahasu Devta Temple|Mahasu Devta]] ''(believed to be a form of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]])''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2025 |title=The Mahasu Devta Temple, Uttarakhand - Uttarakhand Tourism |url=https://uttarakhandtourism.net/the-mahasu-devta-temple-uttarakhand/ |access-date=18 December 2025 |website=uttarakhandtourism.net |language=en-US}}</ref> As the cultural region as well as the language of half of the region ''([[Mahasu Pahari]])'' have got its name from Mahasu Devta, but in whole of the region, many other sub-groups also worship other deities and their own family deities ''(Kul-Devtas)'' apart from Mahasu Devta.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=A huge crowd of people will gather at Chudhar for faith and devotion - HIMACHAL HEADLINES |url=https://himachalheadlines.com/news/a-huge-crowd-of-people-will-gather-at-chudhar-for-faith-and-devotion/ |access-date=29 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tradition and Culture of Devi-Devta Worship in Himachal Pradesh |url=http://www.sahapedia.org/the-tradition-and-culture-of-devi-devta-worship-himachal-pradesh |access-date=29 December 2025 |website=Sahapedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=26 September 2025 |title=365 साल बाद कुल्लू दशहरा में आएंगे देवता कुईकंडा नाग, 200 KM पैदल सफर करेंगे तय |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/devta-kuikanda-nag-will-participate-in-international-dussehra-festival-kullu-after-365-years-himachal-pradesh-news-hps25092601302 |access-date=29 December 2025 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref> As many sources said that Mahasu Devta (four brothers) had born in different places of the region like in Hanol in [[Jaunsar-Bawar|Jaunsar]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Dr.Nitin |title=Chakrata -- A Comprehensive Guide |url=http://pandeyji.com/chakrata/hanol.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525055506/http://pandeyji.com/chakrata/hanol.cfm |archive-date=25 May 2009 |access-date=19 December 2025 |website=pandeyji.com}}</ref> another legend says Mahasu Peak in [[Kufri, India|Kufri]] in [[Shimla]], one legend says in [[Sirmaur district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahasu Dev, Temple |url=https://sirmaur.hptours.org/temples/mahasu-dev-temple |access-date=19 December 2025 |website=Sirmaur |language=en}}</ref> As Mahasu Devta and many forms of different other Devis and Devtas such as Naag Devta and Shirgul Maharaj, etc. are worshipped in the region that is why the region is also known as "''Devbhoomi''".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hindi News, हिंदी न्यूज़, Latest News in Hindi, Aaj ki Taaja Khabar, Breaking Hindi News, Hindi Samachar |url=https://www.jagran.com/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parashar |first=Saurabh |date=29 October 2025 |title=293 horses & 2,232 tourists can visit Kufri-Mahasu peak trail daily: NGT |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/horses-tourists-can-visit-kufri-mahasu-peak-trail-daily-ngt-10333364/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=HMNS |title=A 500-year-old legend of Shirgul Maharaj, the Hill Lord Who Defies Mughals comes alive at Choorhdhar after 52 years - HimbuMail |url=https://himbumail.com//culture/divinity-gods-goddess/a-500-year-old-legend-of-shirgul-maharaj,-the-hill-lord-who-defies |access-date=19 December 2025 |website=himbumail.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== History ==
{{See also|History of Himachal Pradesh}}

=== Early and ancient period ===
The Mahasu region forms a part of [[Western Himalayas|Western Himalayan]] cultural belt which is inhabited since prehistoric times by agrarian communities which were adapted to cold and mountainous terrain. Archaeological and folkloric evidences tells the continuity of settlements were based on terrace farming, seasonal migration and social organisation. Since early historic times the region laid on the Shaivite traditions, local deities traditions and Hindu belief. The area did not had a single kingdom but consisted of various small hill chiefdoms.<ref>{{Cite news |title=History of Himachal Pradesh - webindia123.com |url=https://www.webindia123.com/himachal/history/history.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250614193109/https://www.webindia123.com/himachal/history/history.htm |archive-date=14 June 2025 |access-date=17 December 2025 |work=Webindia123.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chhetri |first=Nilamber |date=12 July 2023 |title=Elusive identities, enduring demands: the Haatis' struggle for recognition in the trans-Giri region, Himachal Pradesh |url=https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr/1305 |journal=European Bulletin of Himalayan Research |language=en |issue=60 |doi=10.4000/ebhr.1305 |issn=0943-8254}}</ref>

=== Early medieval period (7th-13th centuries) ===
During this era the Mahasu region remained politically fragmented. The local rulers used to govern small territories which often has forts, temples or river valleys. The region from the early times till even today (in some villages) governed by the local deities for justice delivery, even king's order at that time was not supreme but the Devta's orders were. It is believed that during this era ''Mahasu Devta'' cult gained prominence perhaps. The deity emerged as one of the supreme Lords of the region across multiple valleys and rivers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharabi |first=Asaf |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.1614186 |title=The Biography of a God: Mahasu in the Himalayas |date=2023 |publisher=Amsterdam University Press |doi=10.2307/jj.1614186 |isbn=978-94-6372-665-8}}</ref>

=== Late medieval period and hill states ===
{{See also|Simla Hill States}}
* [[Beja State|Beja]]
* [[Baghal State|Baghal]]
* [[Baghat]]
* [[Bhajji State|Bhajji]]
* [[Bushahr]]
* [[Darkoti]]
* [[Dhami State|Dhami]]
* [[Theog]]
* [[Jubbal State|Jubbal]]
* [[Mangal State|Mangal]]
* [[Keonthal]]
* [[Sirmur State|Sirmaur]] (Jaunsar was part of it)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Registrar |first=India Office of the |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Census_of_India_1961_Himachal_Pradesh.html?id=lr7UAAAAMAAJ |title=Census of India, 1961: Himachal Pradesh |last2=General |first2=India Office of the Registrar |date=1962 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A tale of status in Sirmaur |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/kaleidoscope/a-tale-of-status-in-sirmaur-341408/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

These states were politically divided and independent but culturally they were interconnected. They shared language, religious practices and Devtas' authority even above kings and rulers of these states.

=== British colonial period ===
{{See also|History of Punjab}}
After the [[Anglo-Nepalese War|Anglo-Gurkha War]] (1814–1816), many parts of the region came under the control of Britishers. They overtook many kingdoms.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Caplan |first=Lionel |date=1991 |title='Bravest of the Brave': Representations of 'The Gurkha' in British Military Writings |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/312617 |journal=Modern Asian Studies |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=571–597 |doi=10.1017/S0026749X00013937 |jstor=312617 |issn=0026-749X}}</ref> They did not abolished the hill states but reorganised through indirect rule, they made the [[Punjab Hill States]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collections Online {{!}} British Museum |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x115791 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230616114106/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x115791 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=www.britishmuseum.org |language=en}}</ref> and [[Simla Hill States]] which also included areas of Mahasu region. Britishers gave the idea of Mahasu district at that time which they named after the primary deity and language of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Studies |first=HP General |date=6 November 2016 |title=History of District Shimla |url=https://hpgeneralstudies.com/history-district-shimla/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Himachal Pradesh General Studies |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Post-independence reorganisation ===
{{See also|History of Shimla}}
After Indian independence in 1947, princely states of the region were merged into the Indian Union like other states of India. In 1948 Mahasu district was officially formed (which included today's [[Shimla district|Shimla]], [[Solan district|Solan]] and [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]] districts) after the 1948 integration of various [[Simla Hill States]]. On 1 May 1960, [[Kinnaur district]] was carved out from Mahasu's Chini tehsil and parts of [[Rampur Bushahr|Rampur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District Kinnaur, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://hpkinnaur.nic.in/history/ |access-date=19 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> On 1 September 1972, Mahasu district was reorganised and dissolved, with its areas forming the new Shimla and Solan districts as today.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shalini |date=28 April 2021 |title=Himachal Pradesh from shadow to light |url=https://himachalwire.in/so-himachal-pradesh-was-born-as-a-chief-commissioner-province-on-april-15th1948-initially-only-four-districts-chamba-sirmour-mandi-and-mahasu-were-formulated-while-chamba-and-sirmour-princely/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Himachal Wire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lokesh Ohri explores the legend of Mahasu |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/lokesh-ohri-explores-the-legend-of-mahasu-157465/ |access-date=24 December 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

== Geography ==

=== Expansion ===
The Mahasu region today is divided into three states, its main region lies in [[Himachal Pradesh]], western parts of [[Uttarakhand]] and some parts of Northern [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204/download/13316/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0600.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> In Himachal Pradesh the region lies in the following districts: [[Shimla district|Shimla]], [[Solan district|Solan]], [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]], [[Kullu district|Kullu]], southern and south-eastern parts of [[Mandi district|Mandi]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2025 |title=Shri Mahasu devta temple, Bakhras Suket State |url=https://jaidevi.in/mahasu-devta-temple-bakhras/ |access-date=25 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> Bara Bhangal area of Kangra and some parts of south-western [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]] district. In Uttarakhand's three districts have the region's parts, these are [[Uttarkashi district|Uttarkashi's]] western region of Bangan, Parvat and Ravain (transitional zone), etc. areas and [[Dehradun district|Dehradun district's]] [[Jaunsar-Bawar]] area. In [[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal district's]] Jaunpur block, adjoining [[Jaunsar-Bawar]] is a transitional zone, as Mahasu and Garhwal regions intermingle here, which also includes upper parts of [[Mussoorie]] and [[Landour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaunsari A Sociolinguistic Survey Silesr2008 013 {{!}} PDF {{!}} Travel {{!}} Foreign Language Studies |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/102951887/Jaunsari-a-Sociolinguistic-Survey-Silesr2008-013 |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2022 |title=जौनपुर में महासू देवता का जागड़ा धूमधाम से मनाया गया |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/tehri/story-the-awakening-of-mahasu-devta-was-celebrated-with-great-pomp-in-jaunpur-7013942.amp.html |access-date=28 December 2025 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref> In Haryana, Mahasu region includes [[Panchkula district|Panchkula district's]] [[Kalka]], [[Pinjore]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalka Constituency Election Results 2024: Kalka Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/haryana/constituency-show/kalka |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> and [[Morni Hills]], and in [[Yamunanagar district]] it includes [[Kalesar]] hill regions which also is home to [[Kalesar National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana – Vernacular Furniture of India |url=https://vernacularfurnitureofindia.com/states/haryana/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=vernacularfurnitureofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahasu Devta |url=https://shimla.hptours.org/temples/mahasu-devta |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=Shimla |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2022 |title=न्यायालय के तौर पर मान्यता है महासू देवता मंदिर की |url=https://www.jansatta.com/religion/mahasu-devta-temple-is-recognized-as-a-court/2562711/ |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref>

=== Rivers ===
[[File:Dak Pather or Dakpatthar, a small hill town in Uttarakhand 05.jpg|thumb|[[Yamuna|Yamuna river]] in [[Dakpathar]], a town in Mahasu region]]
The Mahasu region has four major rivers which flows through it, these are [[Yamuna]], [[Sutlej|Satluj]], [[Beas River|Beas]] and [[Ravi River|Ravi]] (originates from Bara Banghal),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Priyanjali |date=2025-09-15 |title=India's Ravi floods Lahore after 40 years, triggers blame game |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/india-ravi-floods-lahore-after-40-years-indus-waters-treaty-iwt-history-pakistan-punjab-badshahi-mosque-2787553-2025-09-15 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=bNomadic |date=2016-12-26 |title=Yamuna |url=https://bnomadic.com/tag/yamuna/ |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=bNomadic |language=en}}</ref> and these are very important to the people of the region culturally and religiously as well as for their livelihood. Major tributaries of Yamuna which also play important role in the lives of the people of the region. Notable tributaries of Yamuna river in the region are, [[Pabbar River|Pabbar]] which divides Himachal's [[Rohru]] and Uttarakhand's Jaunsar, [[Giri River|Giri river]] which divides the [[Sirmaur district]] into two parts Giriwaar (Dharti) and Giripaar, [[Tons River|Tons river]] which separates Sirmaur district and Jaunsar-Bawar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Studies |first=HP General |date=25 May 2020 |title=Brief Geography of District Sirmaur |url=https://hpgeneralstudies.com/brief-geography-of-district-sirmaur-himachal-pradesh-general-studies/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Himachal Pradesh General Studies |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saurabh |date=30 April 2024 |title=A trip to Jaunsar region {{!}} Mahasu Devta {{!}} Bissu festival {{!}} Chakrata |url=https://travelindevbhoomi.in/2024/04/30/a-trip-to-jaunsar-region-chakrata/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Travel diaries from Uttarakhand |language=en}}</ref> Other major tributaries are also there of Satluj and Beas which are also very important to the people of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yamuna River and Its Tributaries in Himachal Pradesh – Jokta Academy |url=https://joktacademy.com/yamuna-river-and-its-tributaries-in-himachal-pradesh/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=River System in Himachal Pradesh : Discover Top 10 Rivers |url=https://studyknight.in/river-system-in-himachal-pradesh/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Peaks ===
[[File:Mountains view in Himachal Pradesh.jpg|thumb|View of [[Indrasan]] and [[Deo Tibba]] peaks]]
Mahasu region has Himachal Pradesh's many of the highest mountain peaks, highest peak of the region is Parvati Parvat {{Convert|6633|m|ft}} others are Dibibokri Pyramid {{Convert|6408|m|ft}}, [[Indrasan]] {{Convert|6220|m|ft}}, [[Deo Tibba]] {{Convert|6001|m|ft}}, Solang peak {{Convert|5975|m|ft}}, Maiwa Kadinu {{Convert|5944|m|ft}}, Umashila {{Convert|5294|m|ft}}, Shintidhar {{Convert|5290|m|ft}}, [[Shrikhand Mahadev]] {{Convert|5182|m|ft}}, Inder Killa {{Convert|4940|m|ft}}, Patalsu {{Convert|4470|m|ft}}, Shacha Peak {{Convert|3540|m|ft}} all lies in [[Kullu district]]. [[Hanuman Tibba]] {{Convert|5895.48|m|ft}} at the border of Kullu and [[Bara Banghal]] area of [[Kangra district]]. Pishu {{Convert|5672|m|ft}}, Gushu {{Convert|5607|m|ft}} both lies at the border of [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]] and [[Shimla district]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gushu Pishu (5669m), highest point of Shimla district |url=https://wikimapia.org/31340963/Gushu-Pishu-5669m-highest-point-of-Shimla-district |access-date=26 December 2025 |website=wikimapia.org |language=en}}</ref> [[Chanshal Pass|Chanshal Peak]] {{Convert|4520|m|ft}}, Hatu Peak {{Convert|3400|m|ft}}, Kuppar Peak {{Convert|3200|m|ft}}, Kamlodi Mata Top {{Convert|3115|m|ft}}, [[Shali Mata Temple|Shali Tibba]] {{Convert|2870|m|ft}}, Chhichad Tibba {{Convert|2995|m|ft}} Dlondar Peak {{Convert|2854|m|ft}}, Nag Tikkar {{Convert|2780|m|ft}} all lies in [[Shimla district]]. Nagru 4,020 metres (13,190 ft), [[Shikari Devi Temple|Shikari Devi]] 3,359 metres (11,020 ft) [[Kamrunag Lake|Kamrunag]] 3,065 metres (10,056 ft), Tunga Mata Top 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), Shetadhar 2,990 metres (9,810 ft), Propt Dhar 2,900 metres (9,500 ft), Devidarh 2,872 metres (9,423 ft), Prashar 2,730 metres (8,960 ft), Winch Camp 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) all lies in Mandi district.The highest peak of whole [[Sivalik Range|Shivalik Range]], [[Churdhar Sanctuary|Churdhar]] 3,647 metres (11,965 ft) at the border of Shimla and [[Sirmaur district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=First batch of pilgrims leaves on Shrikhand Mahadev yatra |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/first-batch-of-pilgrims-leaves-on-shrikhand-mahadev-yatra/ |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Mountaineering Foundation |url=https://www.indmount.org/IMF/getPeaks |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007120115/https://www.indmount.org/IMF/getPeaks |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=www.indmount.org}}</ref>

== Culture ==
{{Main|Culture of Himachal Pradesh}}

[[File:A place of devotion.jpg|thumb|Dakhrain festival being celebrated in [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]]]]
[[File:Kullu Dussehra - main procession.jpg|thumb|[[Kullu Dussehra]]]]
The culture of Mahasu region is deeply rooted in the folk [[Hindus|Hindu]] traditions. The Mahasu region culturally and linguistically distincts from its mountainous cultural neighbour regions that of [[Garhwal region]] and Lower Himachal region ([[Trigarta|Trigarta region]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://hpkangra.nic.in/history/ |access-date=2026-01-01 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoshiarpur: Epicentre of Trigarta's ancient art, cultural heritage |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/hoshiarpur-epicentre-of-trigartas-ancient-art-cultural-heritage/ |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Early History - Government of Himachal Pradesh, India |url=https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/early-history.html |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=himachal.nic.in}}</ref> Mahasu region primarily follows ''[[Devata|Dev Parampara]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Social Reserch Foundation |url=https://socialresearchfoundation.com/new/publish-journal.php?editID=1047 |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=socialresearchfoundation.com}}</ref> The region has many temples dedicated to particular [[Devata|Devta]] or [[Devi]]. People of the region has their own ''Kuldevta'' and ''Kuldevi'' (also known as ''Kulja'' in ''[[Mahasui]]''). [[Mahasu Devta Temple|Mahasu Devta]] is one of the primary deity of the region represented by ''four brothers'' and known as ''Mahasu Devta'' collectively. [[Shri Raghunath Mandir]] in [[Kullu]] dedicated to [[Rama|Shri Rama]] is also one of the most worshipped and prominent deity of the region especially in Kullu and adjoining areas, as Shri Raghunath is another form of Shri Rama and worshipped as God not as Devta.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=21 January 2024 |title=हिमाचल का एक ऐसा मंदिर, खुद श्री राम भगवान ने बनाई जिसकी मूर्तियां |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/ram-mandir-pran-pratishtha-himachal-raghunath-temple-kullu-ram-temple-hpn24012102475 |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref> The people of the region mainly believes in the authority of Devtas of the region or their Kul Devta and Kul Devi (family deity) or Gram Devta (village deity).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Milanpreet |date=12 December 2025 |title=Preserving the Sacred: A study of 'Dev Parampara' and its Role in Protecting Ancient Traditions in Himachal Pradesh |url=https://www.ijfmr.com/research-paper.php?id=63261 |journal=IJFMR - International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research |volume=7 |issue=6 |issn=2582-2160}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watcher |first=Himachal |date=4 July 2021 |title=Still Existent Traditional Power Structure in the Western Himalayan Mahasu Desh {{!}} Himachal Watcher |url=https://himachalwatcher.com/2021/07/04/still-existent-traditional-power-structure-in-the-western-himalayan-mahasu-desh/ |access-date=24 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Temples ===
[[File:Kath Kuni house section.jpg|thumb|Kath Kuni architecture design]]
The building structures especially temples and some of the housings of the region mainly follows ''[[Kath kuni architecture|Kath Kuni]]'' and ''[[Nagara Style|Nagara]]'' architectural styles in which the structures are made up with woods and stone materials, which is beneficial in winters as in snowfall and in heavy monsoons which is required in such mountainous terrain. Temples in the region are usually located on the hilltop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Himalayan Vernacular: Kath-Khuni Architecture |url=http://www.sahapedia.org/the-himalayan-vernacular-kath-khuni-architecture |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Sahapedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shimla's 250-year-old hilltop temple regains its past glory |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/outside-kerala/2018/07/26/shimla-tara-devi-temple-regains-past-glory.html |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref>

==== [[Mahasu Devta Temple]] ====
[[File:0051923 Mahasu Devta temple, Hanol Uttarakhand 003.jpg|thumb|Mahasu Devta Mandir at Hanol, [[Jaunsar-Bawar|Jaunsar]]]]
[[File:Dev Mahasu Mandir, Karsog, Mandi.jpg|thumb|Dev Mahasu Mandir in [[Karsog]], [[Mandi district]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2025 |title=Shri Mahasu devta temple, Bakhras Suket State |url=https://jaidevi.in/mahasu-devta-temple-bakhras/ |access-date=26 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>]]
The primary temple of the region is Mahasu Devta Temple located in Hanol, [[Jaunsar-Bawar|Jaunsar]]. The temple is dedicated to the primary Devta of the region, Mahasu Devta. There are many temples dedicated to Mahasu Devta in whole of the region, as one is in [[Renuka Ji]] Tehsil in [[Sirmaur district]]. ''Mahasu Devta Jatar (Mahasu Devta Fair)'' is orgainsed in [[Shimla district|Shimla's]] [[Kotkhai]] area every year in the third Tuesday of ''[[Baisakh]]''. Mahasu Devta is one of the primary deities of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=HMNS |date=17 October 2025 |title=High Court Allows Dhar Chandna and Bawat Villagers to Celebrate Diwali in Mahasu Devta Premises with Restrictions - HimbuMail |url=https://himbumail.com//bar-and-benches/high-court-allows-dhar-chandna-and-bawat |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=himbumail.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dehradun: चालदा महासू महाराज की प्रवास यात्रा शुरू, दसऊ से विदा होकर हिमाचल प्रदेश के पश्मी गांव को चले देवता - chalda mahasu maharaj begins journey to himachal |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-chalda-mahasu-maharaj-begins-journey-to-himachal-40065859.html |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahasu Maharaj to embark on rare journey to Shillai |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/mahasu-maharaj-to-embark-on-rare-journey-to-shillai/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==== [[Shirgul Maharaj Temple]] ====
[[File:Bijat Mahraj Temple, Sarain, Chopal, Himachal Pradesh 01.jpg|thumb|Shirgul Maharaj Mandir in [[Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh|Chaupal]], [[Shimla district|Shimla]]]]
Shirgul Maharaj Devta is also one of the primary deities of the region. His main temple is located on Churdhar peak Sirmaur district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sirmour News: भव्य शोभायात्रा के साथ शिरगुल देवता बैसाखी मेला शुरू |url=https://www.amarujala.com/himachal-pradesh/sirmour/shirgul-devta-basakhi-mela-begin-nahan-news-c-177-1-nhn1002-148044-2025-04-13 |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> There are various temples dedicated to Shirgul Maharaj in whole of the Mahasu region as in [[Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh|Chaupal]] in [[Shimla district]] and in many other places of the region.

==== Naag Devta Temples ====
[[File:Kamru Nag.jpg|thumb|[[Kamrunag Lake|Kamrunag]] Temple and lake]]
The region has many temples dedicated to Naag Devta. ''[[Nāga|Naag Devta]]'' ([[Snake worship|Serpent God]]) is also one the primary Devtas of the region. People believe that he saves them from all evils and problems. In maximum villages of the region there is at least one temple dedicated to ''Naag Devta''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=रोहड़ू में देवता बेरिंग नाग और भरेटू नाग का मेला संपन्‍न, 300 देवलुओं के साथ पहुंचे देवता गुरु गंधर्व महाराज - Himachal Pradesh Shimla Rohru News Devta Bhering and Bharetu Nag Mela |url=https://www.jagran.com/himachal-pradesh/kangra-himachal-pradesh-shimla-rohru-news-devta-bhering-and-bharetu-nag-mela-22980047.html |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2019 |title=पांवटा में नाग देवता मेला शुरू, सदियों से चली आ रही यह परंपरा निभा रहे लोग (Video) |url=https://himachal.punjabkesari.in/himachal-pradesh/news/nag-devta-fair-1065790 |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=punjabkesari}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=भारत के इस जनजातिय गांव को मिला है नाग देवता का आशीर्वाद, होता है चमत्कार |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/dehradun/naag-devta-ashirwad-in-this-village |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> Major ''Naag Devta'' temples in the region are ''[[Mul Mahunag]]'' in [[Karsog]] in [[Mandi district]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2023 |title=Himachal : महाभारत के दानवीर कर्ण कैसे बने माहूंनाग देवता, मंडी के गांव शैब्दल में बने कर्ण मन्दिर पर है लाखों लोगों की आस्था |url=https://www.ptcnews.tv/hindi-news/himachal-mandi-news-how-did-mahabharata-danveer-karna-become-the-god-of-snakes-730189 |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=PTC News |language=hi}}</ref> [[Mahunag Mandir|''Mahunag Mandir Shagin'']] in [[Shoghi, Shimla|Shoghi]], [[Shimla]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=VIDEO : माहूनाग मंदिर शगीन शिमला में की गई विशेष पूजा अर्चना |url=https://www.amarujala.com/video/shimla/video-special-prayers-were-offered-at-mahunag-temple-shagin-shimla |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> [[Kamrunag Lake|''Kamrunag'']] in [[Mandi district]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandi's Kamrunag deity pays maiden visit to Kullu |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/mandis-kamrunag-deity-pays-maiden-visit-to-kullu-2/ |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> etc.

==== Ancestoral spirits ====
[[File:Congregation of Gur in Jagati.jpg|thumb|Gurs (Shamans) of Devta are sitting in opened long hair in the temple to perform the rituals]]
The people of the region also worship their spirits of their ancestors in the form of ''Devta'' or ''Kuldevta''. There are temples dedicated to them and these ''Devtas'' connect and communicate to the people in the form of ''Gur ([[Shamanism|Shaman]])'' also known as ''Deenva'', ''Maali'', etc. in various dialects of ''Mahasu Pahari'' and other languages of the region of the larger Mahasuic group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tradition and Culture of Devi-Devta Worship in Himachal Pradesh |url=http://www.sahapedia.org/the-tradition-and-culture-of-devi-devta-worship-himachal-pradesh |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Sahapedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Social Reserch Foundation |url=https://socialresearchfoundation.com/new/publish-journal.php?editID=1047 |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=socialresearchfoundation.com}}</ref>

=== Clothing and attire ===
{{Main|Himachali cap}}

[[File:Himachali Caps (87069779).jpeg|thumb|Himachali caps kept in a shop]]
The region's traditional attire reflects the cold mountainous environment. People wear ''[[Himachali cap]]'' as the main headwear worn by both men and women, ''Dhatu'' is also a headwear worn by the women of the region. ''Pattu'' mainly worn by men and ''[[Shawl]]s'' and ''Chola'' by women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lavi Mela 2024: लवी मेला में आकर्षण का केंद्र बने ऊनी वस्त्र, शाल पट्टू, दौडु, मफलर {{!}} News in Hindi |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zeephh/himachal-pradesh/lavi-mela-2024-woolen-clothes-shawls-mufflers-are-available-in-lavi-fair/2530672 |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Zee PHH |language=en}}</ref> ''Rejta'' is also a long frock styled attire worn by women of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2025 |title=The Timeless Transformation of Himachali Dresses |url=https://himalayanvibe.com/blogs/cultural-history-of-products/the-timeless-transformation-of-himachali-dresses |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Himalayan Vibes™ |language=en}}</ref> People also wear many handcrafted ornaments and handwoven attires.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hatti Tribe, State, Population, Economy, Latest News |url=https://vajiramandravi.com/current-affairs/hatti/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=PM Modi showcases Himachal Pradesh's Kulluvi cap on international stage in France |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/buzz/pm-modi-showcases-himachal-pradeshs-kulluvi-cap-on-international-stage-in-france/articleshow/118230864.cms |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=7 August 2025 |title=National Handloom Day 2025: How Himachal's Sharan Village Weaves, Upholds Legacy And Ensures Livelihood |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/national-handloom-day-2025-how-himachal-sharan-village-weaves-and-ensures-livelihood-enn25080702286 |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Music and dance ===
{{See also|Music of Himachal Pradesh|Traditional dances of Himachal Pradesh}}
[[File:Sirmauri Nati Himachal.jpg|thumb|[[Nati (dance)|Nati]], a dance form of the region]]
[[File:Solan gidda.PNG|thumb|Women performing ''Pahari Giddha (Parhaun)'', mainly performed in [[Solan district]] and [[Keonthal]] area of [[Shimla district]] in the region<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solan Himachal Pradesh {{!}} Best Places to Visit in Solan |url=https://himachalstory.com/districts-of-himachal-pradesh/solan/ |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=Himachal Story |language=en-US}}</ref>]]
The people of the Mahasu region has their traditional dance and music form [[Nati (dance)|''Nati'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Solved] To which of the following states of India does the dance for |url=https://testbook.com/question-answer/to-which-of-the-following-states-of-india-does-the--666ad16dd44aedc397f3bcd4 |access-date=29 December 2025 |website=Testbook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Himachal Pradesh: Traditional folk dance celebrates women empowerment and culture at Shimla Summer festival |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/himachal-pradesh-traditional-folk-dance-celebrates-women-empowerment-and-culture-at-shimla-summer-festival20250603210446 |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=www.aninews.in |language=en}}</ref> Nati has different styles in the region in many areas such as Kulluvi Nati, Baradi Nati in [[Jaunsar-Bawar|Jaunsar]], Jaunpur ([[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal]]) and [[Mussoorie]] in Uttarakhand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kullu Nati Folk Dance - Valley of Gods Celebration {{!}} Book Traditional Himachal Pradesh Performances |url=https://www.artistmanagementcompanies.in/danceforms/kullu-nati-folk-dance.html#:~:text=%F0%9F%8F%94%EF%B8%8F%20About%20Kullu%20Nati%20Folk%20Dance&text=Kullu%20Nati%20is%20the%20most,peaks%20of%20the%20Kullu%20Valley. |access-date=29 December 2025 |website=www.artistmanagementcompanies.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttarakhand's Jaunsar-Bawar community holds cultural meet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/uttarakhands-jaunsar-bawar-community-holds-cultural-meet/articleshow/116609350.cms |access-date=29 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Many other dance forms apart from Nati are also followed by people such as, in [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]] and Jaunsar areas, ''Hathi, [[Harul]] and Thandi'' dance forms are performed by people on festivals and celebratory occasions.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttarakhand's Jaunsar-Bawar community holds cultural meet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/uttarakhands-jaunsar-bawar-community-holds-cultural-meet/articleshow/116609350.cms |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Garhwal |date=14 January 2019 |title=Maroj Festival celebrated in Mussoorie, nearby areas {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/maroj-festival-celebrated-in-mussoorie-nearby-areas/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> In [[Keonthal]] area of [[Shimla district|Shimla]] and in [[Solan district|Solan]] ''Pahari [[Giddha]]'' is also performed in marriages and festivities, as well as ''Gangi'' (Pahari form of ''[[Tappa]]'') are performed by the women of the families.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information About Solan, History of Solan, Geography of Solan |url=https://www.solanonline.in/guide/about-solan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240621165920/https://www.solanonline.in/guide/about-solan |archive-date=21 June 2024 |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=SolanOnline.in |language=en}}</ref>

''Jhoori'' is another type of music form which celebrates romance, the word ''Jhoori'' means lover and is accompanied by female dance called ''Jhoomar''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shalini |date=21 September 2025 |title=Traditional songs of Himachal-Naati to Jhuri: Age-Old Himachali Songs Revived |url=https://himachalwire.in/traditional-songs-of-himachal-naati-to-jhuri-age-old-himachali-songs-revived/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Himachal Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Laman'' form of music is from [[Kullu district|Kullu]] are another type music form that celebrates romance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Folk Songs Of Himachal Pradesh – Jokta Academy |url=https://joktacademy.com/folk-songs-of-himachal-pradesh-2/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Fairs, festivals and ritual calendars ===
{{See also|Lavi Fair}}
[[File:Shant Mahayagya Gwas Rohru.jpg|thumb|Shant Mahayagya Gwas in [[Rohru]], [[Shimla district|Shimla]]]]
[[File:Rope of Bhunda.jpg|thumb|Bhunda festival in Rohru, in this festival a man slides by rope from uphill to downhill]]
[[File:Bakralu Devta.jpg|thumb|Procession of Bakralu Devta]]
[[File:PXL 20230311 072326415.jpg|thumb|A local festival in [[Rampur Bushahr]] where Devta palanquin (Ratha) can be seen]]
As per the people of the region mainly follows ''Hinduism'', all the festivals relation to the region are celebrated with pure joy and enthusiasm like any other region of the country but the different forms of festivals which the people of the region celebrate are as the society of the region mainly involves agrarian community, they have their own ritual calendar of the festivals, such major festivals include ''Bishu'' which is spring harvest celebration,<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2024 |title=In the Keonthal area, Bishu's festival is celebrated by making sweet goats made of flour - HIMACHAL HEADLINES |url=https://himachalheadlines.com/lifestyle/in-the-keonthal-area-bishus-festival-is-celebrated-by-making-sweet-goats-made-of-flour/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref> ''Mahasu Devta Jatar (Fair)'' is organised in [[Shimla district|Shimla district's]] [[Kotkhai]] area every year on the third Tuesday of the ''[[Vaishakha|Baisakh]]'' is per [[Hindu calendar|Hindu Calendar]], natives perform [[Nati (dance)|''Nati'']] and ''Rasa'' (another form of traditional dance of the region) in the fair.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Riyanka |title=Mahasu Jatar: Celebrating Himachal's Unique Festival That Nobody Talks About |url=https://www.tripoto.com/himachal-pradesh/trips/mahasu-jatar-celebrating-himachal-s-unique-festival-that-nobody-talks-about-5fad91d14bde9de |access-date=19 December 2025 |website=Tripoto |language=en}}</ref> ''Fagli'' which is winter festival involving masked performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three-day Fagli festival concludes at Manikaran |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/three-day-fagli-festival-concludes-at-manikaran-485315/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Local deities fairs where the village deities are ceremonially in ''palanquins (rathas)'' like ''Bakralu Devta'' ''Bhunda festival'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=HMNS |date=1 January 2025 |title=All Roads Lead to Dalgaon-Kutara for Bhunda Mahayagya After 40 Years on Day 2 of New Year - HimbuMail |url=https://himbumail.com//latest/all-roads-lead-to-dalgaon-kutara-for-bhunda-mahayagya |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=himbumail.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Yash Raj |date=12 March 2007 |title=Himachal's Bhunda narmedh mahayajna |url=https://hillpost.in/2007/03/himachals-bhunda-narmedh-mahayajna/1579/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Hill Post |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Shaant Mahayagya Jharag which was the largest event of centuries old tradition and much smaller in Gwas''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shimla: गवास गांव में 38 साल बाद शांत महायज्ञ, देवताओं और खूंदों की मौजूदगी में निभाई फेरी-शिखा पूजन की रस्म |url=https://www.amarujala.com/shimla/after-38-years-a-shant-mahayagya-performed-in-gavas-village-rohru-in-the-presence-of-gods-goddesses-and-thous-2024-01-08 |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> in Rohru and adjoining areas and alike other such feastivals and fairs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Hinduism |date=1 October 2024 |title=200 Deities Pilgrimage to Mandi for Mahasivaratri |url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/october-november-december-2024/200-deities-pilgrimage-to-mandi-for-mahasivaratri/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Hinduism Today |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Lavi Fair|''Lavi fair'']] is the largest celebrated fair of the region which happens in [[Rampur Bushahr]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lavi Fair shines a light on heritage |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/lavi-fair-shines-a-light-on-heritage/articleshow/125257035.cms |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ''[[Budhi Diwali]]'' is also one of the prominent region celebrated in whole of the region like Shimla, Kullu<ref>{{Cite web |last=nirmand |date=15 November 2011 |title=Nirmand (chhoti Kashi) – Land of God and Goddess |url=https://nirmand.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/nirmand-chhoti-kashi-land-of-god-and-goddess/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Hemant Thakur |language=en}}</ref> but especially celebrated by the ''[[Hattee people|Hattee]]'' sub-community in the region, in [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]] and [[Jaunsar-Bawar|Jaunsar]], after the actual ''[[Diwali]]'' for a month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Garhwal |title=Budhi Diwali is long-lasting tradition of Jaunsar Bawar {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/budhi-diwali-is-long-lasting-tradition-of-jaunsar-bawar/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240916060437/https://garhwalpost.in/budhi-diwali-is-long-lasting-tradition-of-jaunsar-bawar/ |archive-date=16 September 2024 |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=garhwalpost.in |date=16 December 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Week long Hatti tribal festival 'Budhi Diwali' commences with traditional fervour- The Week |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2025/11/19/des89-hp-tribal-festival-celebration.html |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=www.theweek.in}}</ref>

== Languages ==
[[File:Map of Mahasuic group of languages.jpg|thumb|[[George Abraham Grierson|G.A. Grierson's]] map of Mahasuic group of languages<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grierson |first=George Abraham |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32110 |title=Linguistic Survey Of India Vol.9 Part.4 |date=1916}}</ref>]]
[[File:Feedback from University Student - Video 11.webm|thumb|364x364px|''Rohruri dialect'' of [[Mahasu Pahari]], one of the primary languages of the region]]
There are many languages spoken in the region and all the languages are closely related to each other and all are grouped under Nuclear Himachali and Mahasuic linguistic group of [[Western Pahari]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glottolog 5.2 - Mahasu Pahari |url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/maha1287 |access-date=26 December 2025 |website=glottolog.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Glottolog 5.2 - Himachali |url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/hima1250 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=glottolog.org}}</ref> The primary regional language of the region is ''[[Mahasui]]'' or ''Mahasu Pahari''. It is spoken in whole of the [[Shimla district]], [[Solan district]] and south-western parts of [[Uttarkashi district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahasu Pahari language |url=https://www.omniglot.com/writing/mahasupahari.htm#:~:text=Mahasu%20Pahari%20(%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%88)&text=There%20are%20two%20main%20dialects,considered%20definitely%20endangered%20by%20UNESCO. |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=www.omniglot.com}}</ref> The language has many dialects such as ''Kochi, Sudochi, Bishashau, etc'' in upper ''Shimla district'' and ''Keonthali, etc'' in lower Shimla district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Context 29866: Mahasu Pahari (Source: Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)) {{!}} Endangered Languages Project |url=https://endangeredlanguages.com/hi/node/96926 |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=endangeredlanguages.com}}</ref> In [[Solan district]] ''[[Baghati dialect|Baghati]], Baghliani'' and ''[[Hinduri language|Hinduri]]'' dialects of ''Mahasui'' are spoken. In [[Kalka]], [[Pinjore]] of [[Panchkula district]] in [[Haryana]] ''Baghati'' dialect is spoken.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalka Constituency Election Results 2024: Kalka Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/haryana/constituency-show/kalka |access-date=18 December 2025 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India - C-16: Population by mother tongue, Haryana - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220731143804/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204 |archive-date=2022-07-31 |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> In ''[[Uttarkashi district|Uttarkashi district's]] Ravain, Buari, Bangan, Parvat, etc. regions [[Bangani]] and Parvati'' are the primary dialects of ''Mahasui.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glottolog 5.2 - Mahasu Pahari |url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/maha1287 |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=glottolog.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Pahari, Mahasu {{!}} Ethnologue Free |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bfz/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230704183713/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bfz/ |archive-date=4 July 2023 |access-date=25 December 2025 |work=Ethnologue (Free All) |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Sirmauri language|Sirmauri]]'' is spoken in the [[Sirmaur district]], it has two dialects, ''Giripari'' and ''Giriwari (Dharti)''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Language in India |url=https://www.languageinindia.com/jan2002/sirmauri.html |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=www.languageinindia.com}}</ref> ''Giriwari'' is spoken in the North of [[Giri River|Giri river]] and ''Giripari (Dharti)'' in southern Sirmaur district that is on the southern side of Giri river, as well as in the hilly parts of [[Kalesar National Park|Kalesar]] in [[Yamunanagar district]] in [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana – Vernacular Furniture of India |url=https://vernacularfurnitureofindia.com/states/haryana/ |access-date=25 December 2025 |website=vernacularfurnitureofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India - C-16: Population by mother tongue, Haryana - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220731143804/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204 |archive-date=2022-07-31 |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> In [[Dehradun district|Dehradun district's]] [[Jaunsar-Bawar]] area, ''[[Jaunsari language|Jaunsari]]'' and its dialects like ''Bawari, etc'' are spoken, it is closely related to ''Sirmauri language''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaunsari alphabet and language |url=https://www.omniglot.com/writing/jaunsari.htm |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=www.omniglot.com}}</ref> In Kullu district, the ''[[Kullui|Kullui language]]'' is spoken, it has also many dialects under it such as ''Inner Siraji, Outer Siraji, Rupiyali, Jheechi, etc''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2019 |title=Himachali: Indo-Aryan Languages of North India |url=https://pahari-languages.ru/?lang=en |access-date=25 December 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> In [[Kangra district|Kangra district's]] [[Bara Bhangal]] (remotest area in Himachal Pradesh), ''Bangahali dialect'' of ''Kullui'' is spoken. In upper parts of [[Mandi district]] some dialects of ''Kullui'' and ''Mahasu Pahari'' are spoken such as ''Suketi, Mandyali Pahari, Balhi, etc,'' which differs from the standard [[Mandeali|''Mandeali language'']] spoken in lower Mandi district.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Western Pahari |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/subgroups/western-pahari |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221220144432/https://www.ethnologue.com/subgroups/western-pahari |archive-date=20 December 2022 |access-date=25 December 2025 |work=Ethnologue |language=en}}</ref> These are the languages and some of the notable dialects of Mahasu Pahari and other languages which are closely related to each other in the region but there are many sub-dialects of the dialects of these languages also, which change within some distance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2023 |title=Exploring the Linguistic Tapestry of Himachal Pradesh: A Valley for Every Language |url=https://mysterioushimachal.wordpress.com/2023/07/26/exploring-the-linguistic-tapestry-of-himachal-pradesh-a-valley-for-every-language/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=Mysterious Himachal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahasu Pahari language |url=https://www.omniglot.com/writing/mahasupahari.htm |access-date=16 December 2025 |website=www.omniglot.com}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of Hindu deities]]
* [[Cultural Zones of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{YouTube|id=a9FJzrCv2tw|title=Information regarding music and culture of Mahasu region}}
* {{YouTube|id=QGFjVwGe1Wk|title=Mahasu region}}
* {{YouTube|id=YLG-NNDDEzM|title=Information about etymology of Mahasu region}}
* [https://journal.ontourism.academy/index.php/jots/article/view/172 Cultural aspect of Mahasu region]

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Saptagram Assembly constituency

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| name = Saptagram
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Saptagram.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Saptagram Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Swaraj Ghosh
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janta Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency|Hooghly]]
| constituency_no = 193
| established = 2011
| electors = 186,561
| reservation = None
| abolished =
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'''Saptagram Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 193 Saptagram Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Bansberia Municipality]], Akna, Amnan, Goswami Malipara, Harit and [[Mahanad]] [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Polba Dadpur]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and [[Mogra|Mogra II]] and [[Saptagram (modern)|Saptagram]] gram panchayats of [[Chinsurah Mogra]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 26 July 2015|work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Saptagram Assembly constituency is part of No. 28 [[Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
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! Election!!Member!!colspan=2|Party
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| colspan="4" align=center|'''Bansberia'''
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|Prabir Sengupta
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}</ref>
|Robin Mukherjee
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="4" align=center|'''Saptagram'''
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Tapan Dasgupta]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|}

==Election results==
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===2021===
{{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Saptagram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Tapan Dasgupta]]
|votes = 93,328
|percentage = 48.56
|change = {{decrease}}0.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Debabrata Biswas
|votes = 83,556
|percentage = 43.48
|change = {{increase}}34.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pabitra Deb
|votes = 8,332
|percentage = 4.34
|change = {{decrease}}34.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 3,037
|percentage = 1.58
|change = {{decrease}}0.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Subir Roy
|votes = 1,745
|percentage = 0.91
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Milan Das
|votes = 707
|percentage = 0.37
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bishnu Chowdhuri
|votes = 601
|percentage = 0.31
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ajoy Das
|votes = 568
|percentage = 0.30
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Paritosh Karmakar
|votes = 316
|percentage = 0.16
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 9,772
|percentage = 5.08
|change = {{decrease}}5.22
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,89,153
|percentage = 82.27
|change = {{decrease}}0.73
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Saptagram<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=193| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164212/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=193| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |work = Saptagram| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Tapan Dasgupta]]
|votes = 88,208
|percentage = 48.93
|change = {{decrease}}7.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dilip Nath
|votes = 69,641
|percentage = 38.63
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sushanta Sengupta
|votes = 16,494
|percentage = 9.15
|change = {{increase}}6.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 2,894
|percentage = 1.61
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Sajal Adhikari
|votes = 1,536
|percentage = 0.85
|change = {{decrease}}1.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Kashinath Murmu
|votes = 1,509
|percentage = 0.84
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,80,394
|percentage = 83.91
|change = {{decrease}}1.59
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 18,567
|percentage = 10.30
|change = {{decrease}}9.02
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Saptagram<ref name="vidhansabha2011" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=193|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164212/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=193| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Saptagram| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Tapan Dasgupta]]
|votes = 90,289
|percentage = 56.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
|votes = 59,421
|percentage = 37.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Sadhan Mal
|votes = 3,612
|percentage = 2.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kartick Chandra Paul
|votes = 3,559
|percentage = 2.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
|candidate = Priyatosh Majumder
|votes = 1,866
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Meghnath Tudu
|votes = 1,040
|percentage = 0.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,59,787
|percentage = 85.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 30,868
|percentage = 19.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Trinamool Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2006===
In [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> and 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> state assembly elections Asutosh Mukhopadhyay of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 187 Bansberia assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Suma Mukherjee and Tapan Dasgupta, both of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in respective years. Robin Mukherjee of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] defeated Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) in 1996.<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) defeated Robin Mukherjee of Congress in 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> and 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> Shibani Maitra of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> and Sanat Majumdar of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp187.htm |title =187 - Bansberia Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 1 December 2010}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Hooghly topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Hooghly district]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2011]]

Backpackers (film)

2026-05-04T16:03:16Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Backpackers
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 
| director = [[Jayaraj]]
| writer = Jayaraj
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = Dr. Suresh Kumar Muttath
| starring = [[Kalidas Jayaram]]<br />Karthika Nair
| narrator =
| cinematography = [[Abhinandan Ramanujam]]
| editing = C. R. Sreejith
| music = Sachin Shankor Mannath
| studio = 
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|3|18}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
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}}
'''''Backpackers''''' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by [[Jayaraj]] and starring [[Kalidas Jayaram]] and newcomer Karthika Nair. The film was released on the OTT platform Roots to negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/feb/08/jayarajs-backpackers-to-release-on-february-12-22720.html|title=Jayaraj's Backpackers to be released on February 12|work=Cinema Express|date=8 February 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
According to the director, the film, about two cancer patients falling in love, is based on a true story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/back-packers-based-true-story-confirms-director-jayaraj-119966|title=‘Back Packers’ is based on a true story, confirms director Jayaraj|work=The News Minute|date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Kalidas Jayaram]] as Khalil
*Karthika Nair as Daya
*[[Renji Panicker]] as Rowther
*[[Sabitha Jayaraj]] as Lakshmi
*Dr. B D Gangadharan as himself
*[[Shivajith Padmanabhan]] as Jolly Katturan
*[[Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai]] as Ammachan
*Keshav Jayaraj as Mathukutty
*Ullas Pandalam
}}

== Production ==
The film's production was finished in three weeks in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/oct/02/shivajith-padmanabhan-on-his-acting-dreams-new-film-backpackers-2042040.html|title=Shivajith Padmanabhan on his acting dreams, new film 'Backpackers'|date=2 October 2019|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The film was shot in Gavi, Kottayam, Thiruvalla, Varkala and Wagamon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalidas-backpackers-is-inspired-by-a-true-story/articleshow/74562830.cms|title=Kalidas’ Backpackers is inspired by a true story|date=10 March 2020|work=The Times of India|last=George|first=Anjana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/sep/02/jayaraj-signs-kalidas-jayaram-for-backpackers-2027589.html|title=Jayaraj signs Kalidas Jayaram for 'Backpackers'|work=The New Indian Express|date=2 September 2019}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by Sachin Shankor Mannath. All lyrics by Jayaraj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?m=6354|title=List of Malayalam Songs from the movie Backpackers|work=Malayalachalachithram}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Song
! Singer
|-
|"Kaattin" || [[Haricharan (singer)|Haricharan]], Archana Vijayan
|-
|"Janalilaaro" || Akhila Anand, Sooraj Santhosh
|-
|"Omanathinkal Kidavo"|| [[Bombay Jayashree]], Sachin Shankor Mannath, Rahul Vellal
|}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "Despite heartbreak waiting around the corner and a readymade chance to win audiences over with a tearjerker, Backpackers fails to really strike a chord".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/malayalam/backpackers/ottmoviereview/80702744.cms|title=BACKPACKERS REVIEW: BACKPACKERS: A ROMANCE WITHOUT LIFE|date=18 March 2021|work=The Times of India|last=Matthews|first=Anna}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Onmanorama]]'' wrote that "Backpackers is a different musical to enjoy a day in the lap of nature away from the bustle and sit wondering if the places were so beautiful and love so much refreshing".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2021/03/19/backpackers-movie-review-kalidas-jayaram-jayaraj-film-release-rating.html|title=Backpackers Review: Exploring the beauty of life to love beyond unseen limits|last=K.|first=Padmakumar|work=onManorama|date=19 March 2021}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India|The Times of India Samayam]]'' wrote that "Although it fails to engage the audience, the film passes without getting too boring. But still there is inconsistency in the addition of some scenes which is also the failure of the director".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-review/kalidas-jayaram-karthika-nair-renji-panicker-shivajith-padmanabhan-starrer-backpackers-malayalam-movie-review-rating/moviereview/81562179.cms|title=ബാക്ക്പാക്കേഴ്സ്|first=സന്ദീപ് |last=സന്തോഷ്|language=ml|date=18 March 2021|work=The Times of India Samayam}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|11772644}}

{{Jayaraj}}
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Idukki]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kottayam]]
[[Category:Films shot in Pathanamthitta]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]

2026 Men's T20 World Cup

2026-05-01T02:23:15Z

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{{Short description|Tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{For|the women's cricket tournament|2026 Women's T20 World Cup}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| image = 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup logo.svg
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Twenty20 International]]
| tournament format = [[Tournament#Group stage|Group stage]], [[Men's T20 World Cup#Format|Super 8s]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout stage]]
| host = {{ubl|India|Sri Lanka}}
| fromdate = 7 February
| todate = 8 March 2026
| champions = {{cr|IND}}
| runner up = {{cr|NZ}}
| count = 3
| participants = 20
| matches = 55
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{cricon|IND}} [[Sanju Samson]]
| most runs = {{cricon|PAK}} [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (383)
| most wickets = {{cricon|IND}} [[Jasprit Bumrah]] (14)<br>{{cricon|IND}} [[Varun Chakravarthy]] (14)
| website = [https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026 icc-cricket.com]
| previous_year = 2024
| previous_tournament = 2024 Men's T20 World Cup
| next_year = 2028
| next_tournament = 2028 Men's T20 World Cup
}}

The '''2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup''' was the tenth edition of the [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]], co-hosted by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] and [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] from 7 February to 8 March 2026. Sri Lanka had previously hosted the competition in [[2012 World Twenty20|2012]] and India in [[2016 World Twenty20|2016]]. A total of twenty teams competed in 55 matches across five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka. More than 1.3 million spectators attended the matches across the two nations.<ref name=at/>

Twenty teams competed in the tournament, which included the teams from the two hosts, six of the top seven teams from the [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup|previous edition]], the four highest-ranked teams in the [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings]] not already qualified, and eight other teams determined through regional qualifiers. [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]] qualified for the Men's T20 World Cup for the first time.

[[India national cricket team|India]] were the defending champions, having won the 2024 edition. They defended their title by defeating [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] by 96 runs in the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final|final]], becoming the first team to win two consecutive T20 World Cups, the first country to win the title at home, and the first team to win the tournament three times.

== Background ==
The [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] is a biennial [[world cup]] for [[cricket]] in [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) format, organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was first played in [[2007 World Twenty20|2007]] in South Africa, and the 2026 tournament marked its tenth edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2024 |title=T20 World Cup winners: India, West Indies and England tied on two titles each – full list of champions |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/t20-world-cup-winners-list-champions |website=[[Olympics.com]] |access-date=29 November 2025 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816025541/https://olympics.com/en/news/t20-world-cup-winners-list-champions |url-status=live }}</ref> The ninth edition, held in [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup|2024]] in the West Indies and the United States, was contested by 20 teams, and was won by [[India national cricket team|India]], who defeated [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in the [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup final|final]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 June 2024 |title=India win T20 World Cup 2024, stun South Africa by 7 runs in final as Bumrah, Hardik nail finish |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-win-t20-world-cup-2024-stun-south-africa-by-7-runs-in-final-9423182/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 June 2024 |archive-date=29 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629181658/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-win-t20-world-cup-2024-stun-south-africa-by-7-runs-in-final-9423182/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Host selection ===
In November 2021, as part of the [[2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle]], the ICC announced that the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup would be played in India and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 2021 |title=USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/usa-to-stage-t20-world-cup-2024-2031-icc-mens-tournament-hosts-confirmed |access-date=20 February 2025 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205110854/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2354682 |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] proposed to host the entire tournament, however, due to expansion of the tournament to 20 teams from the previous edition and lack of cricket stadiums in Sri Lanka, it was decided to be co-hosted with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI).<ref>{{cite news |title=India to host 2026 T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka, 2031 ODI World Cup with Bangladesh |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/india-to-host-2026-t20-world-cup-with-sri-lanka-2031-odi-world-cup-with-bangladesh-1051629.html |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |archive-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108183656/https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/india-to-host-2026-t20-world-cup-with-sri-lanka-2031-odi-world-cup-with-bangladesh-1051629.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sri Lanka had previously hosted the competition in [[2012 World Twenty20|2012]] and India in [[2016 World Twenty20|2016]].<ref name="Schedule1">{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-schedule-announced|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 schedule announced|date=25 November 2025|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=27 November 2025 }}</ref>

=== Format ===
The tournament's format remained the same as the previous edition. The 20 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five each. In the group stage, each team played each of the other teams in the group once in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format, and the top two teams in each group advanced to the Super 8 stage, where the teams were placed into two groups of four teams each. Prior to the tournament, the ICC had announced the eight [[seeding (sports)|seeded]] teams based on the [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|ICC T20I rankings]], who were placed in predetermined positions in the Super 8 stage, irrespective of their position in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualified at the expense of a seeded team, it took the position of the corresponding seeded team that failed to qualify from their group. In the Super 8 stage, each team played against each of the other teams in the group once. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, which consisted of two semi-finals, the winners of which faced off in the final.<ref name="Format">{{cite web |date=25 November 2025 |title=T20 World Cup 2026 schedule: India grouped with Pakistan, England with West Indies |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-schedule-india-grouped-with-pakistan-england-with-west-indies-1512693 |access-date=20 February 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=1 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101122604/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-schedule-india-grouped-with-pakistan-england-with-west-indies-1512693 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-06 |title=Your guide to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Key details |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/your-guide-to-the-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-key-details |access-date=2026-02-06 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="FAQs">{{cite web |date=5 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026 FAQs: Groups, timings, venues and everything you want to know |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-faqs-groups-timings-venues-and-everything-you-want-to-know-1522415 |access-date=6 February 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=6 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206170120/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-faqs-groups-timings-venues-and-everything-you-want-to-know-1522415 |url-status=live }}</ref> No points were carried over between stages.<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

=== Schedule ===
In the [[2023–2027 ICC Men's Future Tours Programme]], the tournament was scheduled to be held in February–March 2026.<ref name="FTP">{{cite journal |title=2023–2027 ICC Men's FTP |url=https://i.imgci.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0045/men-s_ftp_2023_2027.pdf |date=17 August 2022 |journal=[[ICC Men's Future Tours Programme]] | publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |volume=4 |via=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=9 February 2025 |access-date=21 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209130126/https://i.imgci.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0045/men-s_ftp_2023_2027.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The ICC announced the final schedule on 25 November 2025, with the tournament scheduled to take place from 7 February to 8 March 2026. The teams will play 55 matches across five venues in India and three venues in Sri Lanka.<ref name="Schedule1"/><ref name="Schedule2">{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/fixtures-groups-released-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |title=Fixtures, groups released for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026|date=25 November 2025 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=27 November 2025 |archive-date=13 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213081528/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/fixtures-groups-released-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 26 January 2026, the ICC announced that warm-up matches would be held from 2 to 6 February.<ref name="Warm1">{{cite news |title=T20 World Cup 2026: India to play warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2026/01/25/t20-world-cup-2026-india-to-play-warm-up-match-against-south-africa-in-navi-mumbai.html |access-date=31 January 2026 |work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] }}</ref><ref name="Warm2">{{cite news |last=Kukalyekar |first=Aditya |date=29 January 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026 warm up matches schedule confirmed, two Indian teams to play |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-warm-up-matches-schedule-confirmed-two-indian-teams-to-play-2026-01-29-1027984 |access-date=31 January 2026 |work=[[India TV News]] |archive-date=30 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130103727/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-warm-up-matches-schedule-confirmed-two-indian-teams-to-play-2026-01-29-1027984 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Warm3">{{cite news |last=Madaan |first=Shubham |date=27 January 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026 Warm-Up Schedule announced Check All details |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/sports/t20-world-cup-2026-warm-up-schedule-announced-check-all-details-fixtures-indvsa-bengaluru-166747/ |access-date=31 January 2026 |work=[[The Sunday Guardian]] }}</ref>

=== Prize money ===
The ICC allocated a pool of [[United States dollar|$]]11.25 million in prize money for the tournament. The prize for winning was $2.45 million, with each team receiving an additional $31,154 for each match they won, excluding the semi-finals and final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prize Money Distribution for Men's T20WC 2026 Announced |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/prize-money-distribution-for-men-s-t20wc-2026-announced |date=11 March 2026 |access-date=2026-03-12 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|+ Prize money allocation for the tournament<ref name="prize">{{cite news|date=3 June 2024|title=Highest prize money announced for historic ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/highest-prize-money-announced-for-historic-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024|access-date=4 June 2024|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]|archive-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604035955/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/highest-prize-money-announced-for-historic-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" scope=col | Place
! rowspan="2" scope=col | Teams
! colspan="2" scope=colgroup | Amount
|-
! scope=col | per side
! scope=col | Total
|-
| align=left | Champions || {{center|1}} || $2.45 million || $2.45 million
|-
| align=left | Runners-up || {{center|1}} || $1.28 million || $1.28 million
|-
| align=left | Semi-finalists || {{center|2}} || $787,500 || $1.575 million
|-
| align=left | 5th–8th place (Super 8) || {{center|4}} || $382,500 || $1.53 million
|-
| align=left | 9th–12th place (Group stage) || {{center|4}} || $247,500 || $0.99 million
|-
| align=left | 13th–20th place (Group stage) || {{center|8}} || $225,000 || $1.8 million
|-
| align=left | Match winners || {{center|52}} || $31,154 || $1.62 million
|- class=sortbottom
! align=left | Total || {{center|20}} || colspan="2" | $11.25 million
|}

=== Marketing ===
{{External media|width=250px|float=right
|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbTlG6vDVWM "Feel the Thrill"] on [[YouTube]]
|video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9muMrMPpBI "Feel the Thrill (Tamil Sinhalese version)"] on [[YouTube]]
}}
In November 2025, former Indian captain [[Rohit Sharma]] was named as an ambassador for the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/rohit-sharma-named-men-s-t20-world-cup-tournament-ambassador |title=Rohit Sharma named Men's T20 World Cup tournament ambassador |date=25 November 2025| publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=25 November 2025 |archive-date=5 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205023417/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/rohit-sharma-named-men-s-t20-world-cup-tournament-ambassador |url-status=live}}</ref> The official theme song for the tournament, "Feel the Thrill", produced and performed by [[Anirudh Ravichander]] with lyrics by Heisenberg and Raqueeb Alam, was released on 30 January 2026.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 January 2026 |title=ICC Launches 'Feel The Thrill' As Official Song Of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/icc-launches-feel-the-thrill-as-official-song-of-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026-10916078 |access-date=9 February 2026 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |archive-date=31 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131143847/https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/icc-launches-feel-the-thrill-as-official-song-of-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026-10916078 |url-status=live }}</ref> A remix version featuring Sri Lankan artist Dinesh Gamage, sub-titled "Tamil Sinhalese version", which replaced [[Hindi]] verses with [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] verses, was released on 7 February.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9muMrMPpBI |title="Feel the Thrill" – ICC Men's T20 World Cup – "Tamil Sinhalese version" |date=8 February 2026 |type=Video |publisher=[[Sri Lanka Cricket]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=9 February 2026 |archive-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216223746/https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=VkaUMbtMhHhDL8Je%0A&v=-9muMrMPpBI&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}</ref> A promotional event, the "Captains' Carnival", featuring all the team captains and [[social media influencer]]s, was held on 5 February in Mumbai and Colombo.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 February 2026 |title=Captains' Carnival sets tone for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/captains-carnival-sets-tone-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=7 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup: Skippers unite for 'Captains Carnival' |url=https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/05/sports/946147/t20-world-cup-skippers-unite-for-captains-carnival/ |access-date=9 February 2026 |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]] }}</ref> On 6 February, the ICC announced that an opening ceremony would be held at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of the third match of the opening day between India and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 February 2026 |title=Star-studded opening ceremony announced for T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/star-studded-opening-ceremony-announced-for-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=7 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] }}</ref> [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]], [[Nora Fatehi]], Rishab Sharma, and [[Sivamani (percussionist)|Sivamani]] performed at the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sahay |first=Suyash |date=7 February 2026 |title=ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Live: Time, Performers, Streaming Info |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-live-time-performers-streaming-info-1825858 |access-date=7 February 2026 |work=[[ABP Live]] |archive-date=8 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208091158/https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-live-time-performers-streaming-info-1825858 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nishant |first=Shashwat |date=7 February 2026 |title=ICC T20 world cup 2026 opening ceremony, performers list, live streaming |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-performers-list-live-streaming-126020601719_1.html |access-date=7 February 2026 |work=[[Business Standard]] |archive-date=10 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210014604/https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-performers-list-live-streaming-126020601719_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Qualification ==
{{main|2026 Men's T20 World Cup qualification}}

The hosts, India and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka, India to co-host ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2026 |url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=97989 |access-date=2024-09-14 |work=[[Ada Derana]] |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251204120132/https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=97989 |url-status=live }}</ref> along with the top seven teams from the 2024 tournament: [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], [[England cricket team|England]], South Africa, the [[United States national cricket team|United States]], and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]; directly qualified for the 2026 tournament. The remaining three direct qualification places were allocated to the next best-ranked teams in the [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings]] as on 30 June 2024, that had not finished in the top seven: [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan, New Zealand, Ireland secure automatic qualification despite failing to make it to Super Eight |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-list-of-teams-qualified-automatic-qualification-super-eight-icc-rankings-pakistan-new-zealand-ireland/article68358992.ece |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=[[Sportstar]] |language=en |archive-date=24 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724125822/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-list-of-teams-qualified-automatic-qualification-super-eight-icc-rankings-pakistan-new-zealand-ireland/article68358992.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The eight remaining places were filled through the ICC's regional qualifiers, consisting of two teams each from Africa and Europe regions, three teams combined from Asia and East Asia-Pacific and one team from the Americas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/stop-clock-set-to-become-a-permanent-fixture-in-white-ball-internationals-from-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=Stop clock set to become a permanent fixture in white-ball internationals from T20 World Cup 2024 |date=15 March 2024 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=15 March 2024|archive-date=15 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315112048/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/stop-clock-set-to-become-a-permanent-fixture-in-white-ball-internationals-from-t20-world-cup-2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/130390/all-you-need-to-know-about-2026-t20-world-cup-qualification |title=All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification |publisher=[[Cricbuzz]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=26 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926044651/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/130390/all-you-need-to-know-about-2026-t20-world-cup-qualification |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/how-does-qualification-for-the-2026-t20-world-cup-work |title=How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work? |website=[[Wisden]] |date=7 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927205157/https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/how-does-qualification-for-the-2026-t20-world-cup-work |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2025, [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] qualified for the World Cup from the [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Regional Final|Americas region]],<ref>{{cite news |date=22 June 2025 |title=Canada qualify for Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/americas-entrants-for-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-confirmed |access-date=29 November 2025 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=6 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006050800/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/americas-entrants-for-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-confirmed |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]] and [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] from the [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final|Europe region]] in July.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2025 |title=Italy and Netherlands qualify for the Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/italy-and-netherlands-qualify-for-the-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=1 January 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=16 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216041437/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/italy-and-netherlands-qualify-for-the-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2025, [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] qualified from the [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final|Africa region]],<ref>{{cite news |date=3 October 2025 |title=Namibia and Zimbabwe qualify for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/namibia-and-zimbabwe-qualify-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=1 January 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=31 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231062841/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/namibia-and-zimbabwe-qualify-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]], [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]], and [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] from the combined [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Asia–EAP Regional Final|Asia-EAP qualifier]].<ref>{{cite news |date=16 October 2025 |title=UAE claim final T20 World Cup 2026 ticket in Oman |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/uae-claim-final-t20-world-cup-2026-ticket-in-oman |access-date=31 December 2025 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] }}</ref> Italy qualified for the men's T20 World Cup for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 November 2025 |title=2026 Men's T20 World Cup: England to face Italy as schedule revealed |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cly1r1wjwxlo |access-date=1 January 2026 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=28 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251128202354/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cly1r1wjwxlo |url-status=live }}</ref> Ahead of the 2026 tournament, [[#Withdrawal of Bangladesh|Bangladesh withdrew from the tournament]], and they were replaced by the next highest ranked T20I team: [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]].<ref name=BAN_SCO/>

[[File:2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Participating nations.svg|right|thumb|upright=2|alt=Map highlighting the countries at the 2026 T20 World Cup qualification pathway|Highlighted are the countries that participated in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup qualification pathway.
{{legend|#0000ff|Qualified directly (hosts, top 6 from the previous tournament, or via [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]])}}
{{legend|#00ab00|Qualified via the regional qualifiers}}
{{legend|#ffc900|Participated in the regional qualifiers but failed to qualify}}
{{legend|#000000|Withdrew or suspended}}]]

{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter col1left col3left"
|+ Teams qualified for the tournament<ref>{{cite news |date=17 October 2025 |title=The 20 teams competing at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/the-20-teams-competing-at-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=1 January 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] }}</ref>
! scope=col | Method of qualification
! scope=col | No. of teams
! scope=col | Teams
! scope=col | [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I ranking]]{{efn|The [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings]] as on 1 February 2026, before the start of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/team-rankings/mens/t20i|title=ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]|access-date=1 February 2026|archive-date=8 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208020416/https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/team-rankings/mens/t20i|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Hosts || rowspan="2" | '''2''' || {{cr|IND}} || 1
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 8
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup]]<br/><small>(Top teams from the previous tournament, excluding hosts)</small> || rowspan="7" | '''6 (7)''' || {{cr|AFG}} || 10
|-
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2
|-
| <s>{{cr|BAN}}</s>{{efn|name=Bangladesh}} || 9
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 3
|-
| {{cr|SA}} || 5
|-
| {{cr|USA}} || 18
|-
| {{cr|WIN}} || 7
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings]] || rowspan="4" | '''4 (3)''' || {{cr|IRE}} || 12
|-
| {{cr|NZ}} || 4
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} || 6
|-
| {{cr|SCO}}{{efn|name=Bangladesh}} || 14
|-
| [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Regional Final|Americas Qualifier]] || '''1''' || {{cr|CAN}} || 19
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final|Europe Qualifier]] || rowspan="2" | '''2''' || {{cr|ITA}} || 26
|-
| {{cr|NED}} || 13
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final|Africa Qualifier]] || rowspan="2" | '''2''' || {{cr|NAM}} || 15
|-
| {{cr|ZIM}} || 11
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2025 Men's T20 World Cup Asia–EAP Regional Final|Asia–EAP Qualifier]] || rowspan="3" | '''3''' || {{cr|NEP}} || 16
|-
| {{cr|OMA}} || 20
|-
| {{nobr|{{cr|UAE}}}} || 17
|- class=sortbottom
! Total || 20 || ||
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{Efn|name=Bangladesh|Following the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]]'s refusal to play in India, [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] were replaced by [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], the next highest ranked T20I team.<ref name=BAN_SCO>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/bangladesh-replaced-by-scotland-t20-world-cup-reports-say-2026-01-24/ |website=[[Reuters]] |date=January 24, 2026 |title=Bangladesh replaced by Scotland at T20 World Cup |access-date=January 24, 2026}}</ref>}}
}}

== Venues ==
On 6 November 2025, the ICC announced the finalised venues for the World Cup, five in India: [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] in [[Ahmedabad]], [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] in [[Chennai]], [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]] in [[Delhi]], [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]] and [[Wankhede Stadium]] in [[Mumbai]]; and three in Sri Lanka: [[R. Premadasa Stadium]] and [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]] in [[Colombo]] and [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele Cricket Stadium]] in [[Kandy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2025 |title=ICC shortlists venues for 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-icc-shortlists-venues-in-india-and-sri-lanka-1510319 |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=6 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106200954/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-icc-shortlists-venues-in-india-and-sri-lanka-1510319 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Schedule1/>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"
! colspan="3" | Venues in India
|-
| style="background:#ececec;color:#2C2C2C;vertical-align:middle;" colspan="3" | {{location map+ |India|float=center |width=450 |caption= |alt=A map of India with pin-points on 2026 Men's T20 World Cup venues |places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=23.09 |long=72.60 |label=[[Ahmedabad]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=13.06 |long=80.28 |label=[[Chennai]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=28.63 |long=77.24 |label=[[Delhi]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.56 |long=88.34 |label=[[Kolkata]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.94 |long=72.83 |label=[[Mumbai]] |position=left}}
}}
|-
! [[Ahmedabad]]
! [[Chennai]]
! [[Delhi]]
|-
| [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
| [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''132,000'''
| Capacity: '''39,000'''
| Capacity: '''55,000'''
|-
| Matches: '''7 (Final)'''
| Matches: '''7'''
| Matches: '''6'''
|-
| [[File:Narendra Modi Stadium view from the gallery.jpg|alt=Narendra Modi Stadium in 2023|150px]]
| [[File:M.A.Chidambaram Stadium before IND vs AUS 3rd ODI 2023.jpg|alt=M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2023|150px]]
| [[File:India vs Afghanistan on 11th October 2023.jpg|alt=Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2023|150px]]
|-
! [[Kolkata]]
! [[Mumbai]]
|-
| [[Eden Gardens]]
| [[Wankhede Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''68,000'''
| Capacity: '''33,108'''
|-
| Matches: '''7 (Semi-final 1)'''
| Matches: '''8 (Semi-final 2)'''
|-
| [[File:Eden Gardens under floodlights during a match.jpg|alt=Eden Gardens in 2017|150px]]
| [[File:Wankhede ICC WCF.jpg|alt=Wankhede Stadium in 2011|150px]]
|}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"
! colspan="3" | Venues in Sri Lanka
|-
| style="background:#ececec;color:#2C2C2C;vertical-align:middle;" colspan="3" | {{location map+ |Sri Lanka |float=center |width=450 |caption= |alt=A map of Sri Lanka with pin-points on 2026 Men's T20 World Cup venues |places=
{{location map~ |Sri Lanka |lat=7.280278 |long=80.722222 |label=[[Kandy]] |position=Bottom}}
{{location map~ |Sri Lanka |lat=6.939667 |long=79.872028 |label=[[Colombo]] (RPS) |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Sri Lanka | lat = 6.93 | long = 79.85 |label=[[Colombo]] (SSC) |position=left}}
}}
|-
! colspan="2" | [[Colombo]]
! [[Kandy]]
|-
| [[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
| [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]]
| [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''35,000'''
| Capacity: '''10,000'''
| Capacity: '''35,000'''
|-
| Matches: '''8'''
| Matches: '''5'''
| Matches: '''7'''
|-
| [[File:The clouds roll in.jpg|alt=R. Premadasa Stadium in 2014|150px]]
| [[File:SCC Ground Colombo.jpg|alt=SSC Cricket Ground in 2001|150px]]
| [[File:Pallekele International Cricket Stadium5.JPG|alt=Pallekele Cricket Stadium in 2012|150px]]
|}
{{col-end}}

== Squads ==
{{Main|2026 Men's T20 World Cup squads}}

Each team was allowed a maximum squad size of 15 players and was required to submit the provisional squad to the ICC by 8 January 2026. The teams were allowed to make changes to the squads until 31 January 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=What is the deadline to announce squad for T20 World Cup 2026? |url=https://www.insidesport.in/cricket/what-is-the-deadline-to-announce-squad-for-t20-world-cup-2026/|access-date=19 December 2025 |date=19 December 2025 |work=[[Inside Sport]] }}</ref> Any changes after this required permission from the ICC's technical committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2026 Men's T20 World Cup gets underway in Colombo today |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/sportsnews.php?nid=11828 |access-date=2026-02-07 |work=[[Ada Derana]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Match officials ==
On 30 January 2026, the ICC released the list of [[match referee]]s and [[Umpire (cricket)|umpire]]s for the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 January 2026 |title=Match officials named for T20 World Cup 2026 group stage |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/match-officials-named-for-t20-world-cup-2026-group-stage |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=30 January 2026 |archive-date=30 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130133459/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/match-officials-named-for-t20-world-cup-2026-group-stage |url-status=live }}</ref>

; Match referees
{{div col|colwidth=15em|content=
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Cosker]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dave Gilbert (Australian cricketer)|Dave Gilbert]]
* {{flagicon|SL}} [[Ranjan Madugalle]]
* {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Andy Pycroft]]
* {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Richie Richardson]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Javagal Srinath]]
}}

; Umpires
{{div col|colwidth=15em|content=
* {{cricon|IRE}} [[Roland Black]]
* {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Chris Brown (cricketer, born 1973)|Chris Brown]]
* {{flagicon|SL}} [[Kumar Dharmasena]]
* {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Chris Gaffaney]]
* {{flagicon|SA}} [[Adrian Holdstock]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Illingworth]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Kettleborough]]
* {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Wayne Knights]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Donovan Koch]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nitin Menon]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sam Nogajski]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]]
* {{flagicon|SA}} [[Allahudien Paleker]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Ahsan Raza]]
* {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Leslie Reifer (umpire)|Leslie Reifer]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Reiffel]]
* {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Langton Rusere]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sharfuddoula]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Gazi Sohel]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Tucker]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Wharf]]
* {{flagicon|SL}} [[Raveendra Wimalasiri]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Asif Yaqoob]]
}}

== Warm-up matches ==
A total of 16 warm-up matches were played from 2 to 6 February, involving 18 teams participating in the World Cup in addition to the [[India A cricket team|India A]] and [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lanka A]] teams.<ref name="Warm1"/><ref name="Warm2"/> The warm-up matches were held at four venues in India: BCCI Centre of Excellence Grounds 1 & 2 in [[Bengaluru]], M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and [[DY Patil Stadium]] in [[Navi Mumbai]]; and three in Sri Lanka: [[Colombo Cricket Club Ground]], R. Premadasa Stadium and SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo.<ref name="Warm3"/> Sri Lanka and England played a three-match [[English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2025–26#T20I series|T20I series]] from 30 January to 3 February at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy as preparation for the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sahay |first=Suyash |date=28 January 2026 |title=These 2 Teams Will Not Play T20 World Cup 2026 Warm-Up Matches – Here's Why |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-these-2-teams-will-not-play-warm-up-matches-heres-why-1824145 |access-date=1 February 2026 |work=[[ABP News]] }}</ref>

{{collapse top|Warm-up matches|bg=lightblue}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 1'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|02|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 184/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Darwish Rasooli]] 84 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Mark Watt]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| score2 = 123 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matthew Cross (cricketer)|Matthew Cross]] 21 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Azmatullah Omarzai]] 3/14 (3 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 61 runs
| motm = [[Darwish Rasooli]] (Afg)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521135.html Scorecard]
| venue = BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and P Jayapal (Ind)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 2'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|02|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[India A cricket team|India A]] {{flagdeco|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 238/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] 104 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Shubham Ranjane]] 1/12 (2 overs)
| score2 = 200 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andries Gous]] 44 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Bishnoi]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| result = India A won by 38 runs
| motm = [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] (Ind)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521136.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 3'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|02|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+05:30}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ITA}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 156/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[JJ Smuts]] 49 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Dilpreet Bajwa]] 1/24 (3 overs)
| score2 = 146/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dilpreet Bajwa]] 37 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Grant Stewart (cricketer)|Grant Stewart]] 1/18 (3 overs)
| result = Italy won by 10 runs
| motm = [[JJ Smuts]] (Ita)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521137.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) and Madanagopal Kuppuraj (Ind)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 4'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|03|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|13:00|+05:30}}
| team1 = [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lanka A]] {{flagdeco|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 145/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Wanuja Sahan 29 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Jay Odedra]] 2/18 (3 overs)
| score2 = 146/5 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aamir Kaleem]] 80 (47)
| wickets2 = Wanuja Sahan 3/16 (4 overs)
| result = Oman won by 5 wickets
| motm =
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521138.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Colombo Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and [[Deepal Gunawardene]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 5'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|03|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 178/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ryan Burl]] 50[[not out|*]] (31)
| wickets1 = [[Logan van Beek]] 3/22 (3 overs)
| score2 = 149 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Logan van Beek]] 40[[not out|*]] (31)
| wickets2 = [[Richard Ngarava]] 3/11 (3 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 29 runs
| motm = [[Logan van Beek]] (Ned)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521139.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = Asanka Nanayakkara (SL) and [[Shantha Fonseka]] (SL)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 6'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|03|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 145/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sohaib Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Sohaib Khan]] 38[[not out|*]] (27)
| wickets1 = [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] 2/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 148/3 (17 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aarif Sheikh]] 61[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets2 = [[Muhammad Rohid]] 1/13 (3 overs)
| result = Nepal won by 7 wickets
| motm =
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521140.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = Madanagopal Kuppuraj (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
| toss = Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 7'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|04|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|13:00|+05:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 226/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jan Frylinck]] 88 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Mark Watt]] 1/19 (3 overs)
| score2 = 220/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brandon McMullen]] 95 (39)
| wickets2 = Max Heingo 2/44 (4 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 6 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521141.html Scorecard]
| venue = BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[KN Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Donovan Koch]] (Aus)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 8'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|04|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 182/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 51 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Roston Chase]] 1/18 (3 overs)
| score2 = 159/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matthew Forde]] 52[[not out|*]] (26)
| wickets2 = [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] 2/19 (3 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 23 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521142.html Scorecard]
| venue = BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 9'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|04|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521143.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|SSC Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Raveendra Wimalasiri]] (SL) and [[Asif Yaqoob]] (Pak)
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 10'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|04|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+05:30}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 240/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 53 (20)
| wickets1 = [[Marco Jansen]] 1/18 (2 overs)
| score2 = 210/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tristan Stubbs]] 45[[not out|*]] (21)
| wickets2 = [[Abhishek Sharma]] 2/32 (3 overs)
| result = India won by 30 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521144.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban) and [[Leslie Reifer (umpire)|Leslie Reifer]] (WI)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 11'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|05|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+05:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 187/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]] 56 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Sufyan Mehmood]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 188/6 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jatinder Singh]] 55 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] 2/41 (4 overs)
| result = Oman won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521145.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Colombo Cricket Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Wayne Knights]] (NZ) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 12'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|05|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|13:00|+05:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 161/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Navneet Dhaliwal]] 41 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] 2/14 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162/4 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] 58 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Ajayveer Hundal]] 1/14 (2 overs)
| result = Nepal won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521146.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and [[Gazi Sohel]] (Ban)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 13'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|05|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521147.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 14'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|05|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+05:30}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 208/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tim Seifert]] 66 (31)
| wickets1 = [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] 2/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 201/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] 50 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]] 5/32 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521148.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Roland Black]] (Ire) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 15'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|06|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ITA}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 193/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Anthony Mosca]] 56 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Junaid Siddique (Emirati cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] 3/32 (4 overs)
| score2 = 81 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Muhammad Farooq (cricketer, born 1992)|Muhammad Farooq]] 23 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Grant Stewart (cricketer)|Grant Stewart]] 3/7 (2 overs)
| result = Italy won by 112 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521149.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Langton Rusere]] (Zim) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Warm-up match 16'''
| date = {{start date|2026|02|06|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|+05:30}}
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[India A cricket team|India A]] {{flagdeco|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 197/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Riyan Parag]] 69 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 2/2 (1 over)
| score2 = 67 (12.1 overs)
| runs2 = Dylan Leicher 22 (20)
| wickets2 = [[Gurjapneet Singh]] 2/6 (2 overs)
| result = India A won by 130 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1521150.html Scorecard]
| venue = BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Chris Brown (cricketer, born 1973)|Chris Brown]] (NZ) and [[Donovan Koch]] (Aus)
| toss = India A won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
{{cob}}

== Group stage ==
The ICC announced the groups and fixtures on 25 November 2025, with group stage played from 7 to 20 February.<ref name="Schedule1"/><ref name="Schedule2"/> The 20 teams were divided into four groups of five with each team facing the other teams in the group. The group stage featured a total of 40 matches.<ref name="Format"/> The opening match was played between Netherlands and Pakistan at the SSC Cricket Ground on 7 February.<ref>{{cite press release |date=10 January 2025 |title=Pakistan to face Netherlands on 7 February on opening day of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pakistan-to-face-netherlands-on-7-february-on-opening-day-of-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup.html |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]] }}</ref> The following table lists teams in order of their initial group stage seedings.<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! width=25% | [[#Group A|Group A]]
! width=25% | [[#Group B|Group B]]
! width=25% | [[#Group C|Group C]]
! width=25% | [[#Group D|Group D]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* {{cr|IND}}
* {{cr|PAK}}
* {{nobr|{{cr|USA}}}}
* {{cr|NED}}
* {{cr|NAM}}
| valign="top" |
* {{cr|AUS}}
* {{cr|SL}}
* {{cr|IRE}}
* {{nobr|{{cr|ZIM}}}}
* {{cr|OMA}}
| valign="top" |
* {{cr|ENG}}
* {{nobr|{{cr|WIN}}}}
* {{cr|NEP}}
* {{cr|ITA}}
* {{cr|SCO}}
| valign="top" |
* {{cr|NZ}}
* {{cr|SA}}
* {{cr|AFG}}
* {{cr|CAN}}
* {{nobr|{{cr|UAE}}}}
|}

=== Group A ===
<section begin=GroupA/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=Group A standings |update=complete
|source = [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name="t20wc26-pt">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/points-table-standings|title=2026 Men's T20 World Cup 2026 points table standings|access-date=9 March 2026|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310222947/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/points-table-standings|archive-date=10 March 2026}}</ref> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament<ref name="26t20wc-pc">{{Cite journal |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://images.icc-cricket.com/image/upload/prd/igqt8cceiusrtat0ru5u.pdf |date=1 February 2026 |journal=[[ICC playing conditions|ICC Men's T20 World Cup, playing conditions]] |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |volume=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210125452/https://images.icc-cricket.com/image/upload/prd/igqt8cceiusrtat0ru5u.pdf |archive-date=10 February 2026 |access-date=9 February 2026 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|team_order=IND, PAK, USA, NED, NAM

|win_IND=4 |loss_IND= |nr_IND= |nrr_IND=2.500 |status_IND=H
|win_PAK=3 |loss_PAK=1 |nr_PAK= |nrr_PAK=0.976
|win_NAM= |loss_NAM=4 |nr_NAM= |nrr_NAM=-3.108
|win_NED=1 |loss_NED=3 |nr_NED= |nrr_NED=-1.217
|win_USA=2 |loss_USA=2 |nr_USA= |nrr_USA=0.788

|name_IND={{cr|IND}} |name_PAK={{cr|PAK}} |name_NAM={{cr|NAM}} |name_NED={{cr|NED}} |name_USA={{cr|USA}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=E |result4=E |result5=E

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} [[#Super 8 stage|Super 8 stage]] |text_E=Eliminated |status_text_H=Hosts
}}<section end="GroupA" />
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<section begin="Match1" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match1}}'''Match 1'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|07}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 147 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]] 37 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Salman Mirza]] 3/24 (3.5 overs)
| score2 = 148/7 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] 47 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Paul van Meekeren]] 2/20 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512719.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| attendance = 5,000<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Wayne Knights]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Faheem Ashraf]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="Match1" />
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<section begin="Match3" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match3}}'''Match 3'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|07}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 161/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] 84[[not out|*]] (49)
| wickets1 = [[Shadley van Schalkwyk]] 4/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 132/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubham Ranjane]] 37 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammed Siraj]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 29 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512721.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance = 28,726<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] (Ind)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Mohammad Mohsin (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohammad Mohsin]] and [[Shubham Ranjane]] (USA) both made their T20I debuts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mallick |first=Aditya |date=2026-02-07 |title=Who is Mohammad Mohsin? USA bowler who once played for Pakistan, created trouble for India, claimed wicket of… |url=https://news24online.com/sports/cricket/who-is-mohammad-mohsin-usa-bowler-who-once-played-for-pakistan-created-trouble-for-india-claimed-wicket-of-rinku-singh/739004/ |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=[[News 24 (Indian TV channel)|News 24]] |language=en |archive-date=13 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213172139/https://news24online.com/sports/cricket/who-is-mohammad-mohsin-usa-bowler-who-once-played-for-pakistan-created-trouble-for-india-claimed-wicket-of-rinku-singh/739004/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] (USA) surpassed [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]'s record for conceding the most runs in a T20 World Cup innings (0–65).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/saurabh-netravalkar-most-expensive-spell-t20-world-cups-india-vs-usa-wankhede-stats-records/article70604787.ece |title=IND vs USA: Saurabh Netravalkar registers most expensive spell in T20 World Cups |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=7 February 2026| access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref>
*This was India's ninth consecutive win in the T20 World Cup, the longest winning streak in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/47858814/t20-world-cup-2026-stats-india-record-ninth-consecutive-win-suryakumar-yadav-big-contribution |title=Stats – India's record ninth consecutive win at T20 World Cup |website=[[ESPN India]] |date=7 February 2026| access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref>
* [[Suryakumar Yadav]] (Ind) surpassed [[Virat Kohli]]'s record for the [[List of India Twenty20 International cricket records#Most man of the match awards|most player of the match awards by an Indian]] in T20Is (17).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/suryakumar-yadav-india-vs-usa-t20-world-cup-most-potm-record-kohli-10519828/ |title=Suryakumar Yadav wins 17th Player of the Match award, breaks Kohli's T20I record |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 February 2026 |access-date=8 February 2026 |archive-date=8 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208004743/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/suryakumar-yadav-india-vs-usa-t20-world-cup-most-potm-record-kohli-10519828/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match3" />
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<section begin="Match10" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match10}}'''Match 10'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|10}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 156/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton]] 42 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Logan van Beek]] 2/13 (3 overs)
| score2 = 159/3 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bas de Leede]] 72[[not out|*]] (48)
| wickets2 = [[Bernard Scholtz]] 1/27 (4 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512728.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and [[Langton Rusere]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Bas de Leede]] (Ned)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Willem Myburgh]] (Nam) made his T20I debut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands bring in Klaassen and van der Gugten and field; Myburgh debuts for Namibia |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-netherlands-bring-in-fred-klaassen-and-timm-van-der-gugten-and-field-willem-myburgh-debuts-for-namibia-1523197 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211045015/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-netherlands-bring-in-fred-klaassen-and-timm-van-der-gugten-and-field-willem-myburgh-debuts-for-namibia-1523197 |archive-date=11 February 2026 |access-date=2026-02-11 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
* This was Namibia's maiden international game in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/namibia-play-their-first-ever-game-on-indian-soil-netherlands-seek-comeback-with-two-changes-2026-02-10-1029599|title=Namibia play their first-ever game on Indian soil, Netherlands seek comeback with two changes|work=[[India TV News]]|date=10 February 2026|access-date=10 February 2026|archive-date=11 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211155720/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/namibia-play-their-first-ever-game-on-indian-soil-netherlands-seek-comeback-with-two-changes-2026-02-10-1029599|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Ruben Trumpelmann]] (Nam) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Sabyasachi |date=2026-02-12 |title=From JJ Smit to Jan Frylinck: 5 Namibia stars who can derail India's charge |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-namibia-top-5-players-t20-world-cup-2866984-2026-02-12 |access-date=2026-02-15 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212044205/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-namibia-top-5-players-t20-world-cup-2866984-2026-02-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match10" />
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<section begin="Match12" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match12}}'''Match 12'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|10}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 190/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] 73 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Shadley van Schalkwyk]] 4/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 158/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shubham Ranjane]] 51 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Usman Tariq]] 3/27 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 32 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512730.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Raveendra Wimalasiri]] (SL)
| motm = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Ehsan Adil]] (USA) made his T20I debut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ehsan Adil makes USA debut against former team Pakistan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-pak-vs-usa-ehsan-adil-makes-makes-usa-debut-against-former-team-pakistan-1523301 |access-date=2026-02-11 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211113909/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-pak-vs-usa-ehsan-adil-makes-makes-usa-debut-against-former-team-pakistan-1523301 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shaheen Afridi]] (Pak) played in his 100th T20I match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/53277-shaheen-shah-afridi-amasses-major-landmark-amid-t20-world-cup-2026 |title=Shaheen Shah Afridi amasses major landmark amid T20 World Cup 2026 |website=[[Geo Super]] |date=10 February 2026 |access-date=10 February 2026 |archive-date=10 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210175702/https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/53277-shaheen-shah-afridi-amasses-major-landmark-amid-t20-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-10 |title=Sahibzada Farhan completes 1,000 T20I runs with match-winning knock against USA |url=https://english.aaj.tv/news/330452322 |access-date=2026-02-11 |work=[[Aaj News]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match12" />
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<section begin="Match18" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match18}}'''Match 18'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|12}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 209/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 61 (24)
| wickets1 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 4/20 (4 overs)
| score2 = 116 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Louren Steenkamp]] 29 (20)
| wickets2 = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] 3/7 (2 overs)
| result = India won by 93 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512736.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Hardik Pandya]] (Ind)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Ishan Kishan]] became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score half-century in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khelwire.com/articles/ishan-kishan-scores-his-maiden-t20-world-cup-half-century|title=Ishan Kishan scores his maiden T20 World Cup half-century|website=KhelWire|date=12 February 2026|access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref>
* India's extended their record winning-streak in the T20 World Cup to ten consecutive wins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-13 |title=India Create History With Win Against Namibia, Become First Team In The World To... |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/india-create-history-with-win-against-namibia-become-first-team-in-the-world-to-win-10-matches-in-a-row-in-t20-world-cup-article-153603243 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en}}</ref>
* This was India's largest winning margin in a T20 World Cup match, surpassing their previous winning margin of [[2012 World Twenty20|90 runs against England in 2012]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=India Register Record Win, Overtake Pakistan With Thumping Over Namibia In T20 World Cup |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/india-register-record-win-overtake-pakistan-with-thumping-over-namibia-in-t20-world-cup-10995949 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214055830/https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/india-register-record-win-overtake-pakistan-with-thumping-over-namibia-in-t20-world-cup-10995949 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match18" />
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<section begin="Match21" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match21}}'''Match 21'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|13}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 196/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] 79 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Bas de Leede]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 103 (15.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bas de Leede]] 23 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Harmeet Singh (USA cricketer)|Harmeet Singh Baddhan]] 4/21 (4 overs)
| result = United States won by 93 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512739.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| attendance = 18,955<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Harmeet Singh (USA cricketer)|Harmeet Singh Baddhan]] (USA)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was the largest winning margin in a T20 World Cup match by an associate nation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Debayan |date=2026-02-14 |title=USA Break Nepal's Associate Record with Dominant 93-Run Triumph In T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/usa-break-nepals-associate-record-with-dominant-93-run-triumph-in-t20-world-cup-2026-413523.html |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Mykhel |language=en}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match21" />
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<section begin="Match26" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match26}}'''Match 26'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|15}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 199/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanjay Krishnamurthi]] 68[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Willem Myburgh]] 2/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 168/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Louren Steenkamp]] 58 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Shadley van Schalkwyk]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| result = United States won by 31 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512744.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Sanjay Krishnamurthi]] (USA)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Monank Patel]] (USA) became the first player for the United States to score 1000 runs in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-15 |title=T20 WC: Monank, Sanjay hit fifties as USA post 199/4 against Namibia |work=Australia Indian News |url=https://indianews.com.au/t20-wc-monank-sanjay-hit-fifties-as-usa-post-199-4-against-namibia/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* [[Zane Green]] (Nam) became the first player to be [[retired out]] in the 2026 tournament and second overall in the T20 World Cup history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-namibia-s-zane-green-becomes-first-batter-to-be-retired-out-in-2026-t20-world-cup-1524333 |title=Namibia's Green becomes first batter to be retired out in 2026 T20 WC |date=15 February 2026 |access-date=16 February 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216065638/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-namibia-s-zane-green-becomes-first-batter-to-be-retired-out-in-2026-t20-world-cup-1524333 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Namibia were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Gulshan |date=2026-02-16 |title=USA vs Namibia ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights & Full Scorecard – February 15 |url=https://crictoday.com/cricket/news/usa-vs-namibia-yesterday-match-result-icc-t20-world-cup-2026/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=Crictoday |language=en-US |archive-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217232914/https://crictoday.com/cricket/news/usa-vs-namibia-yesterday-match-result-icc-t20-world-cup-2026/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match26" />
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<section begin="Match27" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match27}}'''Match 27'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|15}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 175/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 77 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Saim Ayub]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 114 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Usman Khan (cricketer)|Usman Khan]] 44 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 2/16 (3 overs)
| result = India won by 61 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512745.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Ishan Kishan]] (Ind)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was India's highest total against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/india-smash-their-highest-ever-total-vs-pakistan-in-t20-world-cup-19850590.htm/|title=India smash their highest-ever total vs Pakistan in T20 World Cup|work=[[CNBC TV18]]|date=15 February 2026|access-date=15 February 2026|archive-date=15 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260215190101/https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/india-smash-their-highest-ever-total-vs-pakistan-in-t20-world-cup-19850590.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* This was India's biggest win (by runs) against Pakistan in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/india-touch-new-high-register-their-highest-margin-of-victory-runs-over-pakistan-in-t20is-with-ws-lno-9905582.html|title=India Touch New High! Register Their Highest Margin Of Victory (Runs) Over Pakistan In T20Is|work=[[News18]]|date=15 February 2026|access-date=15 February 2026|archive-date=18 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218225450/https://www.news18.com/cricket/india-touch-new-high-register-their-highest-margin-of-victory-runs-over-pakistan-in-t20is-with-ws-lno-9905582.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* India's extended their record winning-streak in T20 World Cup to eleven consecutive wins.<ref name="IND-Q"/>
* This was India's sixteenth consecutive win in ICC limited-overs tournaments, the longest winning streak by any team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandarupalli |first=Sampath |date=2026-02-15 |title=Stats - India make it 8-1 against Pakistan in T20 World Cups |url=https://africa.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/47939954/stats-india-make-8-1-pakistan-t20-world-cup |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>
* India qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.<ref name="IND-Q">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-beat-pakistan-qualify-super-8-t20-world-cup-unbeaten-record-colombo-10533956/|title=India beat Pakistan to qualify for Super 8s, extend T20 World Cup unbeaten record to 11 matches in Colombo|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=15 February 2026|access-date=15 February 2026|archive-date=17 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217005701/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-beat-pakistan-qualify-super-8-t20-world-cup-unbeaten-record-colombo-10533956/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match27" />
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<section begin="Match35" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match35}}'''Match 35'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|18}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 199/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] 100[[not out|*]] (58)
| wickets1 = [[Jack Brassell]] 2/48 (4 overs)
| score2 = 97 (17.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Louren Steenkamp]] 23 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Usman Tariq]] 4/16 (3.3 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 102 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512753.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=18 February 2026 |title=Sahibzada Farhan becomes second Pakistan batter to score hundred in T20 World Cups |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sahibzada-farhan-century-2nd-pakistan-batter-to-score-hundred-in-t20-world-cup-pak-vs-nam/article70647161.ece/amp/ |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=18 February 2026 }}</ref> This was the third century in the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|14th overall in the T20 World Cup history]].<ref name="Cent-list"/>
* This was Pakistan's largest winning margin in a T20 World Cup match, surpassing their previous winning margin of 82 runs against Netherlands in [[2009 World Twenty20|2009]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=18 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan book Super 8 berth with record-breaking win over Namibia |url=https://www.news9live.com/sports/cricket-news/t20-world-cup-2026-pakistan-book-super-8-berth-with-record-breaking-win-over-namibia-2932764 |website= News9live |date=18 February 2026 }}</ref>
* Pakistan qualified for the Super 8 while Netherlands and United States were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref name=PAK-Q>{{cite web |access-date=18 February 2026 |title=State of Play: Pakistan complete Super Eight line-up |date=18 February 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/t20-world-cup-qualification-state-of-play |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218075913/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/t20-world-cup-qualification-state-of-play |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=18 February 2026 |title=United States eliminated from 2026 T20 World Cup. USA stats, results |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2026/02/18/united-states-cricket-performance-2026-t20-world-cup/88718383007/ |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218140700/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2026/02/18/united-states-cricket-performance-2026-t20-world-cup/88718383007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match35" />
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<section begin="Match36" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match36}}'''Match 36'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|18}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 193/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shivam Dube]] 66 (31)
| wickets1 = [[Logan van Beek]] 3/56 (4 overs)
| score2 = 176/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bas de Leede]] 33 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] 3/14 (3 overs)
| result = India won by 17 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512754.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| attendance = 70,000<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus) and [[Allahuddien Paleker]] (SA)
| motm = [[Shivam Dube]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes =India extended their record winning-streaks in T20 World Cups to 12 consecutive matches, and 17 in ICC limited-overs tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sahoo |first=Ashutosh |date=2026-02-19 |title=India's winning streak reaches 12 as Netherlands fall in Ahmedabad; Zero matches lost since 2024 campaign |url=https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/sports/india-vs-netherlands-t20-world-cup-2026-recap-shivam-dube-varun-as99 |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=The Bridge Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2026 |title=History rewritten by India; A record-smashing 17th straight win in ICC white-ball tournaments |url=https://www.threads.com/@cricaddictor/post/DU7ubjZEqYD |access-date=19 February 2026 |publisher=Cricket Addictor |via=[[Threads (social network)|Threads]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match36" />

=== Group B ===
<section begin=GroupB/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=Group B standings |update=complete
|source = [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name="t20wc26-pt"/> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

|team_order=ZIM, SL, AUS, IRE, OMA

|win_AUS=2 |loss_AUS=2 |nr_AUS= |nrr_AUS=1.523
|win_IRE=1 |loss_IRE=2 |nr_IRE=1 |nrr_IRE=0.150
|win_OMA= |loss_OMA=4 |nr_OMA= |nrr_OMA=-4.845
|win_SL=3 |loss_SL=1 |nr_SL= |nrr_SL=1.741 |status_SL=H
|win_ZIM=3 |loss_ZIM=0 |nr_ZIM=1 |nrr_ZIM=1.506

|name_AUS={{cr|AUS}} |name_IRE={{cr|IRE}} |name_OMA={{cr|OMA}} |name_SL={{cr|SL}} |name_ZIM={{cr|ZIM}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=E |result4=E |result5=E

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} [[#Super 8 stage|Super 8 stage]] |text_E=Eliminated |status_text_H=Hosts
}}<section end="GroupB" />
----
<section begin="Match6" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match6}}'''Match 6'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|08}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 163/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kusal Mendis]] 56[[not out|*]] (43)
| wickets1 = [[George Dockrell]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| score2 = 143 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harry Tector]] 40 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Maheesh Theekshana]] 3/23 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512724.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| attendance = 23,429<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak) and [[Asif Yaqoob]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Kamindu Mendis]] (SL)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="Match6" />
----
<section begin="Match8" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match8}}'''Match 8'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|09}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 103 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Vinayak Shukla]] 28 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| score2 = 106/2 (13.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]] 48[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = [[Sufyan Mehmood]] 2/12 (3 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512726.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Wayne Knights]] (NZ) and [[Asif Yaqoob]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first time Oman and Zimbabwe faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zimbabwe vs Oman Head To Head FC+LA+T20 match, team series results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/headtohead/team-series-results/zimbabwe-oman-9vs37/combined-first-class-list-a-and-twenty20-12 |access-date=2026-02-11 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match8" />
----
<section begin="Match14" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match14}}'''Match 14'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|11}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 182/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Marcus Stoinis]] 45 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Mark Adair]] 2/44 (4 overs)
| score2 = 115 (16.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[George Dockrell]] 41 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Nathan Ellis]] 4/12 (3.5 overs)
| result = Australia won by 67 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512732.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Nathan Ellis]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
}}<section end="Match14" />
----
<section begin="Match16" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match16}}'''Match 16'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|12}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 225/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kusal Mendis]] 61 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Jiten Ramanandi]] 2/41 (4 overs)
| score2 = 120/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] 53[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets2 = [[Maheesh Theekshana]] 2/11 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 105 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512734.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Wayne Knights]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Pavan Rathnayake]] (SL)
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was the first time Oman and Sri Lanka faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka vs Oman Head To Head FC+LA+T20 match, team series results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/headtohead/team-match-results/sri-lanka-oman-8vs37/combined-first-class-list-a-and-twenty20-12 |access-date=2026-02-14 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dasun Shanaka]] scored the fastest half-century (19 balls) in T20Is for Sri Lanka and equalled with [[Rohit Sharma]] for the fastest half-century by a captain in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2026 |title=Dasun Shanaka breaks his own Sri Lanka's fastest fifty record |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2026/02/12/dasun-shanaka-breaks-his-own-sri-lankas-fastest-fifty-record/ |access-date=12 February 2026 |work=Newswire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2026 |title=Dasun Shanaka reclaims glory with fastest T20I fifty |url=https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/12/breaking-news/950123/dasun-shanaka-reclaims-glory-with-fastest-t20i-fifty/ |access-date=13 February 2026 |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Ceylon Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2026 |title=Sri Lanka wins second consecutive match, Dasun Shanaka equals Rohit Sharma's record |url=https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/sports/sri-lanka-wins-second-consecutive-match-dasun-shanaka-equals-rohit-sharmas-record-64285871902.html |access-date=15 February 2026 |work=[[Gujarat Samachar]]}}</ref>
* [[Mohammad Nadeem (Oman cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] (Oma) became the oldest player (43 years and 161 days) to score a half-century in a Men's T20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2026 |title=Oman's Mohammad Nadeem Breaks Sanath Jayasuriya's Record, Becomes Oldest Batter To... |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/omans-mohammad-nadeem-breaks-sanath-jayasuriyas-record-becomes-oldest-batter-to-score-50-in-t20-world-cup-ws-no-9898444.html |access-date=12 February 2026 |work=[[News18]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match16" />
----
<section begin="Match19" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match19}}'''Match 19'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|13}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 169/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]] 64[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets1 = [[Cameron Green]] 1/6 (1.1 overs)
| score2 = 146 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matt Renshaw]] 65 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] 4/17 (4 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512737.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Raveendra Wimalasiri]] (SL)
| motm = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] (Zim)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] became the third player for Zimbabwe to take 100 wickets in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |title=T20 WC: Muzarabani's 100th wicket seals stunning Zimbabwe win over Aus|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/sports/t20-wc-muzarabanis-100th-wicket-seals-stunning-zimbabwe-win-over-aus-articleshow-xmeh6g7 |work=[[Asianet News]] |date=13 February 2026 |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match19" />
----
<section begin="Match22" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match22}}'''Match 22'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|14}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 235/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Lorcan Tucker]] 94[[not out|*]] (51)
| wickets1 = [[Shakeel Ahmed (Omani cricketer)|Shakeel Ahmed]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 139 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aamir Kaleem]] 50 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Joshua Little]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 96 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512740.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Raveendra Wimalasiri]] (SL)
| motm = [[Lorcan Tucker]] (Ire)
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Aamir Kaleem]] (Oma) became the oldest player (44 years and 86 days) to score a half-century in a Men's T20 World Cup, surpassing [[Mohammad Nadeem (Oman cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland vs Oman: Aamir Kaleem Blazes 28-Ball Fifty To Become Oldest Half-Centurion In T20 World Cup History |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/amp/story/sports/cricket/aamir-kaleem-oldest-half-centurion-wc-stat-highlights-ireland-vs-oman-icc-t20-world-cup-2026 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] |date=14 February 2026 |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
* Oman were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |title=T20 World Cup: Ireland stay in Super 8s contention after smashing highest score of tournament in big win over Oman |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13507390/t20-world-cup-ireland-stay-in-super-8s-contention-after-smashing-highest-score-of-tournament-in-big-win-over-oman |website=[[Sky Sports]] |date=14 February 2026 |access-date=15 February 2026 |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218210658/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13507390/t20-world-cup-ireland-stay-in-super-8s-contention-after-smashing-highest-score-of-tournament-in-big-win-over-oman |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match22" />
----
<section begin="Match30" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match30}}'''Match 30'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|16}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 181 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Travis Head]] 56 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Dushan Hemantha]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 184/2 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Pathum Nissanka]] 100[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets2 = [[Marcus Stoinis]] 2/46 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512748.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Pathum Nissanka]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Pathum Nissanka]] became the second player from Sri Lanka to score a century in T20 World Cup and the second Sri Lankan to score 2,500 T20I runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pathum Nissanka becomes second Sri lankan player to score century in T20 World Cups |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/pathum-nissanka-century-sri-lanka-vs-australia-t20-world-cup-2026/article70640339.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=16 February 2026 |access-date=16 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pathum Nissanka Achieves 2,500 T20I Runs, Second in Sri Lanka History |url=https://www.el-balad.com/6853385 |website=el-balad.com |date=16 February 2026 |access-date=16 February 2026}}</ref> This was the first century in the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|12th overall in the T20 World Cup history]].<ref name="Cent-list"/>
* This was the highest successful run chase by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cups.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nissanka emulates Jayawardene and Dilshan - All the records Sri Lanka shattered on their way to a thumping win over Australia |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-sri-lanka-vs-australia-stats-nissanka-emulates-jayawardene-and-dilshan-1524602 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
* Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.<ref name=SL-Q>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-17 |title=Sri Lanka Super 8 schedule confirmed; tickets now available online |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2026/02/17/sri-lanka-super-8-schedule-confirmed-tickets-now-available-online/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |work=Newswire |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match30" />
----
<section begin="Match32" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match32}}'''Match 32'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|17}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512750.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak) and [[Asif Yaqoob]] (Pak)
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes = Zimbabwe qualified for the Super 8 while Australia and Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref name=ZIM-Q>{{Cite web |title=T20 World Cup 2026: Australia crash OUT of Super 8 race as Zimbabwe seal HISTORIC qualification |url=https://www.india.com/sports/t20-world-cup-2026-australia-crash-out-of-super-8-race-as-zimbabwe-seal-historic-qualification-8310979/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=[[India.com]] |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260219090105/https://www.india.com/sports/t20-world-cup-2026-australia-crash-out-of-super-8-race-as-zimbabwe-seal-historic-qualification-8310979/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=AUS-E>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-17 |title=Australia out of T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe's match against Ireland rained off |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/17/australia-out-of-t20-world-cup-after-zimbabwes-match-against-ireland-washed-out |access-date=2026-02-21 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match32" />
----
<section begin="Match38" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match38}}'''Match 38'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|19}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 178/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Pathum Nissanka]] 62 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Graeme Cremer]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 182/4 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]] 63[[not out|*]] (48)
| wickets2 = [[Dushan Hemantha]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512756.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Asif Yaqoob]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Sikandar Raza]] (Zim)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
}}<section end="Match38" />
----
<section begin="Match40" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match40}}'''Match 40'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|20}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 104 (16.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Wasim Ali (Omani cricketer)|Wasim Ali]] 32 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Adam Zampa]] 4/21 (3.2 overs)
| score2 = 108/1 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mitchell Marsh]] 64[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets2 = [[Shakeel Ahmed (Omani cricketer)|Shakeel Ahmed]] 1/29 (4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512758.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Adam Zampa]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Glenn Maxwell]] (Aus) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=Glenn Maxwell to become fourth player with 2,500+ runs and 50 wickets in T20Is |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/glenn-maxwell-verge-rare-2500-runs-50-wickets-milestone-t20is-23588771 |access-date=2026-02-21 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |language=en |archive-date=14 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014045343/https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/glenn-maxwell-verge-rare-2500-runs-50-wickets-milestone-t20is-23588771 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match40" />

=== Group C ===
<section begin=GroupC/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=Group C standings |update=complete
|source = [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name="t20wc26-pt"/> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

|team_order=WIN, ENG, SCO, ITA, NEP

|win_ENG=3 |loss_ENG=1 |nr_ENG= |nrr_ENG=0.201
|win_ITA=1 |loss_ITA=3 |nr_ITA= |nrr_ITA=-1.020
|win_NEP=1 |loss_NEP=3 |nr_NEP= |nrr_NEP=-1.349
|win_SCO=1 |loss_SCO=3 |nr_SCO= |nrr_SCO=0.184
|win_WIN=4 |loss_WIN= |nr_WIN= |nrr_WIN=1.874

|name_ENG={{cr|ENG}} |name_ITA={{cr|ITA}} |name_NEP={{cr|NEP}} |name_SCO={{cr|SCO}} |name_WIN={{cr|WIN}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=E |result4=E |result5=E

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} [[#Super 8 stage|Super 8 stage]] |text_E=Eliminated
}}<section end="GroupC" />
----
<section begin="Match2" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match2}}'''Match 2'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|07}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 182/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shimron Hetmyer]] 64 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Brad Currie]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 147 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Richie Berrington]] 42 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Romario Shepherd]] 5/20 (3)
| result = West Indies won by 35 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512720.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| attendance = 15,080<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Shimron Hetmyer]] (WI)
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Oliver Davidson]] (Sco) made his T20I debut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Indies vs Scotland LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – cricket score, radio & video highlights |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/live/c99k0jpyllmt |access-date=2026-02-08 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Tom Bruce (cricketer)|Tom Bruce]] played his first T20I for Scotland after having previously played 17 T20Is for New Zealand, becoming the 24th cricketer to [[List of cricketers who have played for two international teams#Twenty20 International cricket|represent two international teams in T20Is]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-new-zealand-international-tom-bruce-switches-to-scotland-1498866 |title=Former New Zealand international Tom Bruce switches to Scotland |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=12 August 2025 |access-date=7 February 2026 |archive-date=10 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210205128/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-new-zealand-international-tom-bruce-switches-to-scotland-1498866 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shimron Hetmyer]] (WI) broke [[Chris Gayle]]'s record of the fastest half-century by a West Indies batter in the T20 World Cup (22 balls).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/sports/west-indies-vs-scotland-t20-world-cup-2026-shimron-hetmyer-becomes-west-indies-batter-to-hit-fastest-fifty-in-t20-world-cup-enn26020705275 |title=WI vs SCO, T20 World Cup 2026: Shimron Hetmyer Overtakes Chris Gayle's Milestone With Explosive Fifty |website=[[ETV Bharat]] |date=7 February 2026| access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref>
* [[Jason Holder]] (WI) became the first player for West Indies to take 100 wickets in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/west-indies-all-rounder-jason-holder-achieves-massive-milestone-during-t20-world-cup-win-vs-scotland-10965722 |title=West Indies All-Rounder Jason Holder Achieves Massive Milestone During T20 World Cup Win vs Scotland |work=[[NDTV]] |date=7 February 2026 |access-date=7 February 2026 |archive-date=8 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208152526/https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/west-indies-all-rounder-jason-holder-achieves-massive-milestone-during-t20-world-cup-win-vs-scotland-10965722 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Romario Shepherd]] (WI) took his second [[List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks|hat-trick]] and maiden [[List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket|five-wicket haul]] in T20Is and the [[List of Men's T20 World Cup five-wicket hauls|13th overall in T20 World Cups]]. This was the first hat-trick in this edition and overall the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Hat-tricks|tenth in the T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/romario-shepherd-bags-hattrick-against-scotland-at-t20-world-cup-joins-elite-list-ws-l-9887057.html |title=Romario Shepherd Bags Hattrick Against Scotland At T20 World Cup, Joins Elite List |website=[[News18]] |date=7 February 2026 |access-date=7 February 2026 |archive-date=7 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260207130649/https://www.news18.com/cricket/romario-shepherd-bags-hattrick-against-scotland-at-t20-world-cup-joins-elite-list-ws-l-9887057.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match2" />
----
<section begin="Match5" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match5}}'''Match 5'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|08}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 184/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jacob Bethell]] 55 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] 2/23 (3 overs)
| score2 = 180/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] 44 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Liam Dawson]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 4 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512723.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance = 19,369<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Leslie Reifer (umpire)|Leslie Reifer]] (WI) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Will Jacks]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was the first time England and Nepal faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/england-vs-nepal-5th-match-group-c-1512723/match-preview |title=England enter the unknown in maiden encounter with Nepal |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=7 February 2026| access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref>
* [[Sher Malla]] (Nep) made his T20I debut. He became the second Nepali player and the [[List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket|30th player overall to take a wicket with his first ball]] in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/amp/cricket/sher-malla-strikes-1st-ball-on-t20i-debut-after-getting-cap-from-only-other-nepali-to-do-the-same-ws-lno-9888128.html |title=Sher Malla Strikes 1st Ball On T20I Debut After Getting Cap From Only Other Nepali To Do The Same |website=[[News18]] |date=8 February 2026 |access-date=8 February 2026 |archive-date=8 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208104901/https://www.news18.com/amp/cricket/sher-malla-strikes-1st-ball-on-t20i-debut-after-getting-cap-from-only-other-nepali-to-do-the-same-ws-lno-9888128.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] (Nep) became the first Nepali cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/53192-dipendra-singh-airee-reaches-major-milestone-during-england-t20-world-cup-clash |title=Dipendra Singh Airee reaches major milestone during England T20 World Cup clash |website=[[Geo Super]] |date=8 February 2026| access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref>
* This was Nepal's highest-ever innings total in the T20 World Cup (180).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burnton |first=Simon |date=2026-02-08 |title=England hold off Nepal charge in final over to avoid T20 World Cup shock |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/08/cricket-mens-t20-world-cup-england-nepal-match-report |access-date=2026-02-09 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match5" />
----
<section begin="Match7" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match7}}'''Match 7'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|09}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|ITA}}
| score1 = 207/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[George Munsey]] 84 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Ali Hasan (cricketer)|Ali Hasan]] 1/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 134 (16.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ben Manenti]] 52 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Michael Leask]] 4/17 (4 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 73 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512725.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Chris Brown (cricketer, born 1973)|Chris Brown]] (NZ) and [[Allahuddien Paleker]] (SA)
| motm = [[Michael Leask]] (Sco)
| toss = Italy won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Italy made their T20 World Cup debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/137638/italy-carry-hope-and-curiosity-to-their-cricket-world-cup-debut-t20-world-cup-2026-cricbuzzcom |title=Italy carry hope and curiosity to their cricket World Cup debut |publisher=[[Cricbuzz]] | access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref>
* This was Scotland's highest innings total in the T20 World Cup (207). This was also the highest score made by an associate nation in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/scotland-records-highest-team-total-by-an-associate-team-in-t20-world-cups-126020900427_1.html |title=Scotland records highest team total by an associate team in T20 World Cups |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=8 February 2026 |access-date=9 February 2026 |archive-date=10 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210050845/https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/scotland-records-highest-team-total-by-an-associate-team-in-t20-world-cups-126020900427_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match7" />
----
<section begin="Match15" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match15}}'''Match 15'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|11}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 196/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] 76[[not out|*]] (42)
| wickets1 = [[Adil Rashid]] 2/16 (4 overs)
| score2 = 166 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sam Curran]] 43[[not out|*]] (30)
| wickets2 = [[Gudakesh Motie]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 30 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512733.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance = 21,577<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Donovan Koch]] (Aus) and [[Allahuddien Paleker]] (SA)
| motm = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] (WI)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="Match15" />
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<section begin="Match17" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match17}}'''Match 17'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|12}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| team2 = {{cr|ITA}}
| score1 = 123 (19.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aarif Sheikh]] 27 (24)
| wickets1 = [[Crishan Kalugamage]] 3/18 (4 overs)
| score2 = 124/0 (12.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Anthony Mosca]] 62[[not out|*]] (32)
| result = Italy won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512735.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Donovan Koch]] (Aus) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Crishan Kalugamage]] (Ita)
| toss = Italy won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was the first time Italy and Nepal faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/italy-vs-nepal-17th-match-group-c-1512735/match-preview |title=Buoyed by strong support, Paudel's Nepal search for two points against Italy |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=11 February 2026 |access-date=11 February 2026 |archive-date=12 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212165232/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/italy-vs-nepal-17th-match-group-c-1512735/match-preview |url-status=live }}</ref>
* This was the first World Cup match victory for Italy across all formats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/italy-vs-nepal-t20-world-cup-first-win-wc-cricket-history-stats/article70624094.ece|title=Italy beats Nepal to claim first T20 World Cup win|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=12 February 2026|access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref>
* This was Italy's first 10-wicket win in T20Is and the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Greatest win margin (by wickets)|eighth overall in T20 World Cups]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/every-10-wicket-win-at-t20-world-cups-italy-register-record-maiden-victory|title=Every 10 wicket win at men's T20 World Cups: Italy register record maiden victory|website=Wisden|date=12 February 2026|access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match17" />
----
<section begin="Match23" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match23}}'''Match 23'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|14}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 152 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Richie Berrington]] 49 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Adil Rashid]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 155/5 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tom Banton]] 63[[not out|*]] (41)
| wickets2 = [[Oliver Davidson]] 1/12 (2 overs)
| result = England won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512741.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Chris Brown (cricketer, born 1973)|Chris Brown]] (NZ) and [[Allahuddien Paleker]] (SA)
| motm = [[Tom Banton]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Jos Buttler]] (Eng) played in his 150th T20I match and scored his 4,000th run in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-14 |title=T20 World Cup: England beat Scotland by five wickets to boost Super 8 qualification hopes after Tom Banton impresses |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13507417/t20-world-cup-england-beat-scotland-by-five-wickets-to-boost-super-8-qualification-hopes-after-tom-banton-impresses |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=[[Sky Sports]] |language=en |archive-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217095912/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13507417/t20-world-cup-england-beat-scotland-by-five-wickets-to-boost-super-8-qualification-hopes-after-tom-banton-impresses |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jofra Archer]] (Eng) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-14 |title=ENG vs SCO, T20 World Cup 2026: Jofra Archer reaches 50 T20I wickets with probing spell against Scotland |url=https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/latest-news/jofra-archer-50-t20i-wickets-england-vs-scotland-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=[[Rajasthan Royals]] |language=en}}</ref>
* This was England's maiden victory against a European country in T20 World Cups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-england-beats-scotland-first-win-over-european-countries-eng-vs-sco/article70632177.ece|title=England beats Scotland to claim first win over a European country in T20 World Cups|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=14 February 2026|access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match23" />
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<section begin="Match25" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match25}}'''Match 25'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|15}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 133/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] 58 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Holder]] 4/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 134/1 (15.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shai Hope]] 61[[not out|*]] (44)
| wickets2 = [[Nandan Yadav]] 1/24 (3 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512743.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance = 19,225<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Gazi Sohel]] (Ban) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Jason Holder]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = West Indies qualified for the Super 8 while Nepal were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref name=WIN-Q>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13507784/t20-world-cup-west-indies-qualify-for-super-8s-in-englands-group-after-commanding-nepal-win-with-group-game-to-spare|title=T20 World Cup: West Indies qualify for Super 8s in England's group after commanding Nepal win with group game to spare|website=[[Sky Sports]]|date=15 February 2026|access-date=15 February 2026|archive-date=17 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217010929/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13507784/t20-world-cup-west-indies-qualify-for-super-8s-in-englands-group-after-commanding-nepal-win-with-group-game-to-spare|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2026/02/15/nepal-eliminated-after-third-straight-defeat-in-t20-world-cup|title=Nepal eliminated after third straight defeat in T20 World Cup|work=[[The Kathmandu Post]]|date=15 February 2026|access-date=15 February 2026|archive-date=16 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216025958/https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2026/02/15/nepal-eliminated-after-third-straight-defeat-in-t20-world-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match25" />
----
<section begin="Match29" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match29}}'''Match 29'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|16}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|ITA}}
| score1 = 202/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Will Jacks]] 53[[not out|*]] (22)
| wickets1 = [[Crishan Kalugamage]] 2/41 (4 overs)
| score2 = 178 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ben Manenti]] 60 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Jamie Overton]] 3/18 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 24 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512747.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Chris Brown (cricketer, born 1973)|Chris Brown]] (NZ) and [[Donovan Koch]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Will Jacks]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was the first time England and Italy faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/england-vs-italy-29th-match-group-c-1512747/match-preview |title=T20 World Cup 2026, ENG vs ITA 29th Match, Group C Match Preview - England face unexpected test of nerve in Italy showdown |date=15 February 2026 |access-date=16 February 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216062654/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/england-vs-italy-29th-match-group-c-1512747/match-preview |url-status=live }}</ref>
* England qualified for the Super 8 while Italy and Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref name=ENG-Q>{{Cite web |title=T20 World Cup: England qualify for Super 8s after nervous victory over Italy in Kolkata, with Scotland now eliminated |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13508180/t20-world-cup-england-qualify-for-super-8s-after-nervous-victory-over-italy-in-kolkata-with-scotland-now-eliminated |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=[[Sky Sports]] |language=en |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218105643/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13508180/t20-world-cup-england-qualify-for-super-8s-after-nervous-victory-over-italy-in-kolkata-with-scotland-now-eliminated |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match29" />
----
<section begin="Match33" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match33}}'''Match 33'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|17}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 170/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Michael Jones (cricketer)|Michael Jones]] 71 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Sompal Kami]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 171/3 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] 50[[not out|*]] (23)
| wickets2 = [[Michael Leask]] 3/30 (4 overs)
| result = Nepal won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512751.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance = 18,920<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] (Nep)
| toss = Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was Nepal's first win in a T20 World Cup match after 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-18 |title='This means a lot to me': Skipper Rohit Paudel emotional as Nepal end 12-year wait for T20 World Cup win |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/nepal-first-t20-world-cup-win-12-years-rohit-paudel-gratitude-10537652/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218023535/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/nepal-first-t20-world-cup-win-12-years-rohit-paudel-gratitude-10537652/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match33" />
----
<section begin="Match37" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match37}}'''Match 37'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|19}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ITA}}
| score1 = 165/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shai Hope]] 75 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Crishan Kalugamage]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 123 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ben Manenti]] 26 (21)
| wickets2 = [[Shamar Joseph]] 4/30 (4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 42 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512755.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and [[Langton Rusere]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Shai Hope]] (WI)
| toss = Italy won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Jason Holder]] (WI) played in his 300th international match.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 February 2026 |access-date=19 February 2026 |title=Italy ask West Indies to bat in Holder's 300th international game |url=https://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/47972840/t20-world-cup-2026-ita-vs-wi-italy-ask-west-indies-bat-jason-holder-300th-international-game |website= [[ESPN]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match37" />

=== Group D ===
<section begin=GroupD/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=Group D standings |update=complete
|source = [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name="t20wc26-pt"/> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

|team_order=SA, NZ, AFG, UAE, CAN

|win_AFG=2 |loss_AFG=2 |nr_AFG= |nrr_AFG=0.889
|win_CAN= |loss_CAN=4 |nr_CAN= |nrr_CAN=-2.426
|win_NZ=3 |loss_NZ=1 |nr_NZ= |nrr_NZ=1.227
|win_SA=4 |loss_SA= |nr_SA= |nrr_SA=1.943
|win_UAE=1 |loss_UAE=3 |nr_UAE= |nrr_UAE=-1.364

|name_AFG={{cr|AFG}} |name_CAN={{cr|CAN}} |name_NZ={{cr|NZ}} |name_SA={{cr|SA}} |name_UAE={{cr|UAE}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=E |result4=E |result5=E

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} [[#Super 8 stage|Super 8 stage]] |text_E=Eliminated
}}<section end="GroupD" />
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<section begin="Match4" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match4}}'''Match 4'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|08}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 182/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gulbadin Naib]] 63 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Lockie Ferguson]] 2/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 183/5 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tim Seifert]] 65 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] 2/31 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512722.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| attendance = 24,991<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Langton Rusere]] (Zim) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Tim Seifert]] (NZ)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Gulbadin Naib]] (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gulbadin Naib achieves major landmark during T20 World Cup clash against New Zealand |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/53170-gulbadin-naib-achieves-major-landmark-during-t20-world-cup-clash-against-new-zealand |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=[[Geo Super]] |language=en-US |archive-date=8 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208093951/https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/53170-gulbadin-naib-achieves-major-landmark-during-t20-world-cup-clash-against-new-zealand |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Tim Seifert]] (NZ) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-08 |title=T20 World Cup: Tim Seifert becomes fifth New Zealand batter to reach 2,000 T20I runs |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/t20-world-cup-tim-seifert-becomes-fifth-new-zealand-batter-to-reach-2000-t20i-runs/articleshow/128068996.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-02-08 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
* This was New Zealand's highest run chase in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/new-zealand-beat-afghanistan-t20-world-cup-highest-chase-spin-test-2864978-2026-02-08 |title=New Zealand pass Afghanistan spin test in Chennai to lay down early marker |work=[[India Today]] |date=8 February 2026 |access-date=8 February 2026 |archive-date=11 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211104034/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/new-zealand-beat-afghanistan-t20-world-cup-highest-chase-spin-test-2864978-2026-02-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match4" />
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<section begin="Match9" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match9}}'''Match 9'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|09}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 213/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aiden Markram]] 59 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Ansh Patel]] 3/31 (4 overs)
| score2 = 156/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Navneet Dhaliwal]] 64 (49)
| wickets2 = [[Lungi Ngidi]] 4/31 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 57 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512727.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Lungi Ngidi]] (SA)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was the first time South Africa and Canada faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/canada-vs-south-africa-9th-match-group-d-1512727/match-preview |title=Canada look for early splash against favourites South Africa |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=8 February 2026 |access-date=9 February 2026 |archive-date=9 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209070643/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/canada-vs-south-africa-9th-match-group-d-1512727/match-preview |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match9" />
----
<section begin="Match11" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match11}}'''Match 11'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|10}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 173/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] 66[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]] 2/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 175/0 (15.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tim Seifert]] 89[[not out|*]] (42)
| result = New Zealand won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512729.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| attendance = 19,623<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Roland Black]] (Ire)
| motm = [[Tim Seifert]] (NZ)
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] and [[Alishan Sharafu]]'s 107-run partnership is the highest for any wicket by the UAE in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand beat U.A.E., New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/new-zealand-vs-united-arab-emirates-11th-match-group-d-1512729/live-cricket-score |access-date=2026-02-15 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210103351/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/new-zealand-vs-united-arab-emirates-11th-match-group-d-1512729/live-cricket-score |url-status=live }}</ref>
* This was the UAE's highest innings total in the T20 World Cup (173).<ref name="UaeNzEspn">{{cite web |last=Muthu |first=Alagappan |date=10 February 2026 |title=Seifert, Allen fifties help New Zealand gallop to record-breaking win against UAE |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/new-zealand-vs-united-arab-emirates-11th-match-group-d-1512729/match-report |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 February 2026 |archive-date=11 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211231758/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/new-zealand-vs-united-arab-emirates-11th-match-group-d-1512729/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Tim Seifert]] and [[Finn Allen]] (NZ) both hit their 100th six in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bandarupalli |first=Sampath |date=10 February 2026 |title=Stats – Allen the fastest to 5000 T20 runs |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-tim-seifert-and-finn-allen-s-smash-records-from-the-top-1523308 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref>
*[[Tim Seifert]] and [[Finn Allen]]'s 175-run partnership was the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Highest partnerships (any wicket)|highest partnership ever in the T20 World Cup]].<ref name="UaeNzEspn"/>
* This was New Zealand's [[List of New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket records#Greatest win margins (by wickets)|fourth 10-wicket win in T20Is]] and the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Greatest win margin (by wickets)|seventh overall in T20 World Cups]].<ref>{{cite web |date=10 February 2026 |title=New Zealand openers smash T20 World Cup record in 10-wicket rout of UAE |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-openers-smash-t20-world-cup-record-10-wicket-rout-uae-2026-02-10/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match11" />
----
<section begin="Match13" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match13}}'''Match 13'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|11}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG}}
| score1 = 187/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ryan Rickelton]] 61 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Azmatullah Omarzai]] 3/41 (4 overs)
| score2 = 187 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]] 84 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Lungi Ngidi]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| result = Match tied (South Africa won the second [[Super Over]])
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512731.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Lungi Ngidi]] (SA)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Super Over: Afghanistan 17/0, South Africa 17/1.
* Second Super Over: South Africa 23/0, Afghanistan 19/2.
}}<section end="Match13" />
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<section begin="Match20" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match20}}'''Match 20'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|13}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 150/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Harsh Thaker]] 50 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Junaid Siddique (United Arab Emirates cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] 5/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 151/5 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aryansh Sharma]] 74[[not out|*]] (53)
| wickets2 = [[Saad Bin Zafar]] 3/14 (4 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512738.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and [[Gazi Sohel]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Junaid Siddique (United Arab Emirates cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] (UAE)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Junaid Siddique (United Arab Emirates cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] (UAE) took his maiden [[five-wicket haul]] in T20Is and the [[List of Men's T20 World Cup five-wicket hauls|14th overall in T20 World Cups]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/junaid-siddique-s-five-for-in-t20-world-cup-puts-him-in-elite-list-2026-02-13-1030178 |title=Junaid Siddique's five-for in T20 World Cup puts him in elite list |work=[[India TV]] |date=13 February 2026 |access-date=13 February 2026 |archive-date=15 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260215093833/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/junaid-siddique-s-five-for-in-t20-world-cup-puts-him-in-elite-list-2026-02-13-1030178 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match20" />
----
<section begin="Match24" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match24}}'''Match 24'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|14}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 175/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mark Chapman (cricketer)|Mark Chapman]] 48 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Marco Jansen]] 4/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 178/3 (17.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aiden Markram]] 86[[not out|*]] (44)
| wickets2 = [[Rachin Ravindra]] 1/9 (1 over)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512742.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| attendance = 54,923<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Roland Black]] (Ire) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Marco Jansen]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Quinton de Kock]] (SA) became the first South African to score 3,000 runs in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-14 |title=Quinton de Kock Creates History, Becomes First South African Batter To Achieve Colossal Record |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/quinton-de-kock-creates-history-during-t20-world-cup-becomes-first-south-african-batter-to-achieve-colossal-record-article-153613341 |access-date=2026-02-15 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Aiden Markram]] scored the fastest half-century (19 balls) for South Africa in the T20 World Cup and equalled with [[Rohit Sharma]] and [[Dasun Shanaka]] for the fastest half-century by a captain in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[News 18]] |title=Aiden Markram Equals Rohit Sharma's Record Of Fastest 50 By A Captain In T20 World Cup |access-date=14 February 2026 |date=14 February 2026 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/aiden-markram-equals-rohit-sharmas-record-of-fastest-50-by-a-captain-in-t20-world-cup-9904296.html |archive-date=14 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214172200/https://www.news18.com/cricket/aiden-markram-equals-rohit-sharmas-record-of-fastest-50-by-a-captain-in-t20-world-cup-9904296.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match24" />
----
<section begin="Match28" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match28}}'''Match 28'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|16}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG}}
| score1 = 160/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sohaib Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Sohaib Khan]] 68 (48)
| wickets1 = [[Azmatullah Omarzai]] 4/15 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162/5 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 53 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Junaid Siddique (United Arab Emirates cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] 2/23 (3.2 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512746.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Roland Black]] (Ire) and [[Leslie Reifer (umpire)|Leslie Reifer]] (WI)
| motm = [[Azmatullah Omarzai]] (Afg)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Rashid Khan]] (Afg) took his 700th wicket in the T20 format, the first cricketer to achieve this milestone.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=16 February 2026 |title=Rashid becomes first to 700 wickets in T20 cricket |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-afghanistan-bowler-rashid-khan-picks-up-record-700th-wicket-in-t20-cricket-1523411 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217111206/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-afghanistan-bowler-rashid-khan-picks-up-record-700th-wicket-in-t20-cricket-1523411 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* South Africa qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.<ref name=SA-Q>{{cite news |title=South Africa into Super Eights without playing as Afghanistan beat UAE |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/sports-special/t20-world-cup-2026/news/south-africa-super-eights-without-playing-afghanistan-beat-uae-4107421 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=16 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match28" />
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<section begin="Match31" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match31}}'''Match 31'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|17}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 173/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Samra]] 110 (65)
| wickets1 = [[Jacob Duffy]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 176/2 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] 76[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = [[Saad Bin Zafar]] 1/29 (3 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512749.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] (NZ)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was the first time Canada and New Zealand faced each other in T20Is.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand and Canada will face each other for the first time in T20Is in Chennai on Monday |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/t20-world-cup-2026-nz-vs-can-pitch-report-and-ma-chidambaram-stadium-stats-126021600720_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
* [[Yuvraj Samra]] and [[Dilpreet Bajwa]]'s 116-run partnership is the highest for any wicket by Canada in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2026 |title=New Zealand reach Super Eight despite Samra hundred |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-reach-super-eight-despite-samra-hundred-2026-02-17/ |access-date=21 February 2026 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
* [[Yuvraj Samra]] became the first Canadian player, the first player from an Associate nation and the youngest player from any nation to score a century in a T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuvraj Samra becomes first player from Associate nation to score a T20 World Cup hundred, reaches three figures vs New Zealand |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/yuvraj-samra-associate-first-century-vs-new-zealand/article70641893.ece |access-date=17 February 2026 |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=17 February 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's 19-year-old Yuvraj makes history with 58-ball T20 World Cup century vs New Zealand |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuvraj-samra-century-canada-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-youngest-10536205 |access-date=17 February 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=17 February 2026 |archive-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217072443/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuvraj-samra-century-canada-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-youngest-10536205/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the second century in the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|13th overall in the T20 World Cup history]].<ref name="Cent-list"/>
* New Zealand qualified for the Super 8 while Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and Canada were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref name=NZ-Q>{{cite web |access-date=17 February 2026 |title=NZ vs CAN HIGHLIGHTS, T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand beats Canada by eight wickets, qualifies for Super Eights stage |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/new-zealand-vs-canada-live-score-t20-world-cup-2026-nz-v-can-scorecard-match-centre-highlights-real-time-updates/article70641535.ece |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=17 February 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New Zealand storm into Super 8s, knock Afghanistan out of T20 World Cup |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/new-zealand-vs-canada-t20-world-cup-match-report-glenn-phillips-yuvraj-samra-chennai-2869589-2026-02-17 |work=[[India Today]] |date=17 February 2026 |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match31" />
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<section begin="Match34" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match34}}'''Match 34'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|18}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 122/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Alishan Sharafu]] 45 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Corbin Bosch]] 3/12 (4 overs)
| score2 = 123/4 (13.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dewald Brevis]] 36 (25)
| wickets2 = Muhammad Arfan 1/16 (2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512752.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Leslie Reifer (umpire)|Leslie Reifer]] (WI) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Corbin Bosch]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="Match34" />
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<section begin="Match39" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match39}}'''Match 39'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|19}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 200/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 95[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets1 = Jaskaran Singh 3/52 (4 overs)
| score2 = 118/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harsh Thaker]] 30 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Nabi]] 4/7 (4 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 82 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512757.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Gazi Sohel]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] (Afg)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="Match39" />

== Super 8 stage ==
The top two teams from the four groups advanced to the Super 8 stage, where they were divided into two groups of four teams each. In the Super 8 stage, each team played the others in their respective group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.<ref name="Format"/>

Prior to the tournament, eight teams were pre-seeded for the Super 8 stage based on the T20I rankings at the time:<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/> Australia, India,<ref name="IND-Q"/> South Africa,<ref name="SA-Q"/> and the West Indies<ref name="WIN-Q"/> in Group 1; England,<ref name="ENG-Q"/> New Zealand,<ref name="NZ-Q"/> Pakistan,<ref name="PAK-Q"/> and Sri Lanka<ref name="SL-Q"/> in Group 2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-18 |title=Groups, fixtures confirmed for Super Eights at T20 World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/groups-fixtures-confirmed-for-super-eights-at-t20-world-cup |access-date=2026-02-21 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en}}</ref> Australia did not qualify for the Super 8 stage, and their place was taken by Zimbabwe.<ref name="AUS-E"/><ref name="ZIM-Q"/> Due to the pre-seeding, all of the group stage winners ended up in Group 1, and all the runners-up in Group 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/11253/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/points-table|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Points Table|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]|access-date=20 February 2026|archive-date=17 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217070338/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/11253/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/points-table|url-status=live}}</ref> The ICC faced criticism for its pre-seeding system with critics also commenting that its tournaments have always been similarly unfair.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fifty years of blunders: How the ICC keeps getting the World Cup format wrong |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/t20-world-cup-icc-blunders-fifty-years-format-wrong-history-odis-2871463-2026-02-20 |access-date=20 February 2026 |work=[[India Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Why ICC Is Facing Criticism Over T20 World Cup Super 8 Format |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/why-icc-is-facing-criticism-over-t20-world-cup-super-8-format-11106566 |access-date=20 February 2026 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |archive-date=20 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220053325/https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/why-icc-is-facing-criticism-over-t20-world-cup-super-8-format-11106566 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ICC replied that the pre-seedings were made to enable fans to safely arrange travel for their team's games.<ref>{{cite news |title=More dead rubbers, lopsided groups: Why the T20 World Cup's Super Eights pre-seedings are unfair |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/more-dead-rubbers-lopsided-groups-why-the-t20-world-cups-super-eights-pre-seedings-are-unfair |access-date=19 February 2026 |work=[[Wisden]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width=50% | Qualification
! colspan="2" width=50% | Super 8 stage
|-
! width=25% | [[#Group 1|Group 1]]
! width=25% | [[#Group 2|Group 2]]
|-
| rowspan="4" width=40% | {{nowrap|Advanced from the group stage}}<br/><small>(Top 2 teams from each group)</small>
| {{center|'''A'''}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|PAK}}
|-
| {{center|'''B'''}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{cr|SL}}
|-
| {{center|'''C'''}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|ENG}}
|-
| {{center|'''D'''}} || {{nobr|{{cr|SA}}}} || {{nobr|{{cr|NZ}}}}
|}

=== Group 1 ===
<section begin=Group1/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=Group 1 standings |update=complete
|source = [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name="t20wc26-pt"/> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

|team_order=SA, IND, WIN, ZIM

|win_IND=2 |loss_IND=1 |nr_IND= |nrr_IND=0.106 |status_IND=H
|win_SA=3 |loss_SA= |nr_SA= |nrr_SA=2.259
|win_WIN=1 |loss_WIN=2 |nr_WIN= |nrr_WIN=0.993
|win_ZIM= |loss_ZIM=3 |nr_ZIM= |nrr_ZIM=-3.415

|name_IND={{cr|IND}} |name_SA={{cr|SA}} |name_WIN={{cr|WIN}} |name_ZIM={{cr|ZIM}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=E |result4=E

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} {{nobr|[[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}} |text_E=Eliminated |status_text_H=Hosts
}}<section end="Group1" />
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<section begin="Match43" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match43}}'''Match 43'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|22}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 187/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]] 63 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] 3/15 (4 overs)
| score2 = 111 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shivam Dube]] 42 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Marco Jansen]] 4/22 (3.5 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 76 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512761.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| attendance = 90,954<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = South Africa broke India's record 12-match win streak in T20 World Cups.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 February 2026 |title=Ahmedabad heartbreak 2.0: SA bring India back to earth, hand massive Super 8 loss |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ind-vs-sa-t20-world-cup-super-8-miller-jansen-south-africa-beat-india-ahmedabad-2872626-2026-02-22 |work=[[India Today]] |date=22 February 2026 |archive-date=23 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223033058/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ind-vs-sa-t20-world-cup-super-8-miller-jansen-south-africa-beat-india-ahmedabad-2872626-2026-02-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* This was India's first loss at an ICC limited-overs competition since the [[2023 Cricket World Cup final]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=25 February 2026 |title=When did India men last lose a match in an ICC tournament? India's previous five defeats and what happened detailed |url=https://www.cricketnews.com/en/cricket/news/india-men-last-lose-match-icc-tournament-previous-five-defeats/5e61d1e1ba2624720035254a |website=Cricket News}}</ref>
* This was India's largest loss margin (by runs) in the history of T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 February 2026 |title=India Outplayed By South Africa In Super Eight, Suffer Their Biggest Defeat In T20 World Cup |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/india-suffer-their-biggest-defeat-in-t20-world-cup-outplayed-by-south-africa-in-super-eight-11122182 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] }}</ref>
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]] broke [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]'s record for most wickets taken by an Indian in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=3 March 2026 |title=Bumrah breaks Ashwin's record for most T20 World Cup wickets for India|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-most-wickets-t20-world-cup-history-stats-bumrah-breaks-ashwin-record/article70663740.ece/ |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=22 February 2026 }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match43" />
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<section begin="Match44" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match44}}'''Match 44'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|23}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 254/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shimron Hetmyer]] 85 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] 2/42 (4 overs)
| score2 = 147 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brad Evans (cricketer)|Brad Evans]] 43 (21)
| wickets2 = [[Gudakesh Motie]] 4/28 (4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 107 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512762.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance = 19,199<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Shimron Hetmyer]] (WI)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Shimron Hetmyer]] (WI) scored the fastest half-century (19 balls) for West Indies in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=25 February 2026 |title=Shimron Hetmyer blazes 19-ball half-century against Zimbabwe, fastest T20 World Cup fifty for West Indies |url=https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/latest-news/shimron-hetmyer-breaks-fastest-fifty-t20-world-cup-west-indies |work=[[Rajasthan Royals]] |date=23 February 2026 }}</ref>
* West Indies recorded the second highest total in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=25 February 2026 |title=West Indies smash second-highest T20 World Cup total - Check full list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-mens-t20-world-cup/west-indies-smash-second-highest-t20-world-cup-total-check-full-list/articleshow/128721498.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=24 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224065635/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-mens-t20-world-cup/west-indies-smash-second-highest-t20-world-cup-total-check-full-list/articleshow/128721498.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Brad Evans (cricketer)|Brad Evans]] and [[Richard Ngarava]] (Zim) recorded the highest partnership for the 10th wicket in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/live-west-indies-zimbabwe-set-for-super-eight-clash |title=Record batting display sees West Indies trump Zimbabwe |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=23 February 2026 |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match44" />
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<section begin="Match47" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match47}}'''Match 47'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|26}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 176/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Romario Shepherd]] 52[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets1 = [[Lungi Ngidi]] 3/30 (4 overs)
| score2 = 177/1 (16.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aiden Markram]] 82[[not out|*]] (46)
| wickets2 = [[Roston Chase]] 1/46 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512765.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| attendance = 28,422<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Sharfuddoula]] (Ban)
| motm = [[Aiden Markram]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Jason Holder]] and [[Romario Shepherd]] (WI) recorded the highest partnership for the 8th wicket in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/stats-jason-holder-romario-shepherd-record-highest-ever-8th-wicket-partnership-in-t20is-during-west-indies-vs-south-africa/ |title=Stats: Jason Holder-Romario Shepherd record highest-ever 8th-wicket partnership in T20Is during West Indies vs South Africa |publisher=CricTracker |date=26 February 2026 |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match47" />
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<section begin="Match48" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match48}}'''Match 48'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|26}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 256/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Sharma]] 55 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 1/29 (3 overs)
| score2 = 184/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]] 97[[not out|*]] (59)
| wickets2 = [[Arshdeep Singh]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 72 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512766.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Hardik Pandya]] (Ind)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] (Ind) completed 4,000 international runs during the match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Suryakumar Yadav completes 4,000 international runs |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/suryakumar-yadav-completes-4000-international-runs/ |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref>
* India recorded their highest total and the second highest total by any team in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=26 February 2026 |title=IND vs ZIM: India records its highest score in T20 World Cups, second best total in tournament history |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-highest-total-t20-world-cup-record-ind-vs-zim-stats/article70680591.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=26 February 2026 }}</ref>
* South Africa qualified for their second consecutive and overall fourth T20 World Cup semi-final while Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=26 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup: India stay in semi-final hunt after beating Zimbabwe with South Africa's knockout place confirmed |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13512576/t20-world-cup-india-stay-in-semi-final-hunt-after-beating-zimbabwe-with-south-africas-knockout-place-confirmed |website=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match48" />
----
<section begin="Match51" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match51}}'''Match 51'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|03|01}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 153/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 73 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Kwena Maphaka]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 154/5 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dewald Brevis]] 42 (18)
| wickets2 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512769.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Sikandar Raza]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Lungi Ngidi]] became the first South African cricketer to take 90 wickets in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bisht |first=Harshit |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/lungi-ngidi-becomes-south-africas-highest-wicket-taker-in-t20is-ws-o-9936638.html |title=Lungi Ngidi Breaks Tabraiz Shamsi's Record, Becomes South Africa's Highest Wicket-Taker In T20Is |work=[[News18]] |date=1 March 2026 |access-date=2 March 2026 |archive-date=2 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302030829/https://www.news18.com/cricket/lungi-ngidi-becomes-south-africas-highest-wicket-taker-in-t20is-ws-o-9936638.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match51" />
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<section begin="Match52" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match52}}'''Match 52'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|03|01}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 195/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Roston Chase]] 40 (25)
| wickets1 = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 199/5 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanju Samson]] 97[[not out|*]] (50)
| wickets2 = [[Jason Holder]] 2/38 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512770.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| attendance = 58,354<ref name=26t20wc-at/>
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Sanju Samson]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was India's highest successful run-chase in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=1 March 2026 |title=Highest successful run chases in T20 World Cup history: India's 196 vs West Indies ranks third; Check full list |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/full-list-highest-successful-run-chases-t20-world-cup-india-196-vs-west-indies-10559955/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=March 2026 }}</ref>
* India qualified for their third consecutive and overall sixth T20 World Cup semi-final while West Indies were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=5 March 2026 |title=How India Have Fared In T20 World Cup Semifinals So Far |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/how-india-have-fared-in-the-semifinals-in-t20-world-cups-11167340 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |archive-date=9 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309102448/https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2026/how-india-have-fared-in-the-semifinals-in-t20-world-cups-11167340 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match52" />

=== Group 2 ===
<section begin=Group2/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=Group 2 standings |update=complete
|source = [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref name="t20wc26-pt"/> |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings|T20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

|team_order=ENG, NZ, PAK, SL

|win_ENG=3 |loss_ENG= |nr_ENG= |nrr_ENG=1.096
|win_NZ=1 |loss_NZ=1 |nr_NZ=1 |nrr_NZ=1.390
|win_PAK=1 |loss_PAK=1 |nr_PAK=1 |nrr_PAK=-0.123
|win_SL= |loss_SL=3 |nr_SL= |nrr_SL=-1.950 |status_SL=H

|name_ENG={{cr|ENG}} |name_NZ={{cr|NZ}} |name_SL={{cr|SL}} |name_PAK={{cr|PAK}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=E |result4=E

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advanced to the}} {{nobr|[[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}} |text_E=Eliminated |status_text_H=Hosts
}}<section end="Group2" />
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<section begin="Match41" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match41}}'''Match 41'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|21}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| result = No result
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512759.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes = This was the 50th T20I game between New Zealand and Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-21 |title=New Zealand vs Pakistan Highlights T20 World Cup 2026: Match abandoned due to rain in Colombo |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-live-score-super-8-t20-world-cup-nz-vs-pak-scorecard-colombo-weather-liveblog-13982255.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260221171452/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-live-score-super-8-t20-world-cup-nz-vs-pak-scorecard-colombo-weather-liveblog-13982255.html |archive-date=21 February 2026 |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[Firstpost]] |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand cricketer)|Daryl Mitchell]] (NZ) played in his 100th T20I match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-23 |title=T20 World Cup 2026: Mitchell hopes New Zealand can ride wave of support as India's 'second favourite team' |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/t20-world-cup-2026-new-zealand-second-favourite-team-indian-fans-support-daryl-mitchell/article70668552.ece |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match41" />
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<section begin="Match42" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match42}}'''Match 42'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|22}}
| daynight = y
| time = {{UTZ|15:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 146/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Phil Salt]] 62 (40)
| wickets1 = [[Dunith Wellalage]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 95 (16.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dasun Shanaka]] 30 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Will Jacks]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 51 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512760.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Will Jacks]] (Eng)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
}}<section end="Match42" />
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<section begin="Match45" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match45}}'''Match 45'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|24}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 164/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] 63 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Liam Dawson]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 166/8 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harry Brook]] 100 (51)
| wickets2 = [[Shaheen Afridi]] 4/30 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512763.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Harry Brook]] (Eng)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Shadab Khan]] (Pak) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. He also became the first cricketer from Pakistan to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-24 |title=Shadab Khan Creates History For Pakistan, Achieves Record That Shahid Afridi Could Not |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/shadab-khan-creates-history-for-pakistan-achieves-record-that-shahid-afridi-could-not-article-153686326 |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Harry Brook]] (Eng) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in T20Is. He also became the first captain to score a century in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=24 February 2026 |title=Harry Brook's maiden T20I century guides England to two-wicket Super 8 win over Pakistan |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/harry-brooks-first-ever-t20i-century-guides-england-to-two-wicket-super-8-win-over-pakistan-19857115.htm/amp |work=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=24 February 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=25 February 2026 |title=Harry Brook becomes first captain to score century in men's T20 World Cup |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/harry-brook-hundred-century-first-captain-mens-t20-world-cup-history-record/article70672680.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=24 February 2026 }}</ref> This was the fourth century in the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|15th overall in the T20 World Cup history]].<ref name="Cent-list"/>
* England qualified for their fifth consecutive and overall sixth T20 World Cup semi-final as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=24 February 2026 |title=England qualifies for semifinals of T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/england-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-harry-brook-super-eight-match-result-news/article70672374.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=24 February 2026 }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match45" />
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<section begin="Match46" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match46}}'''Match 46'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|25}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 168/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mitchell Santner]] 47 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Maheesh Theekshana]] 3/30 (4 overs)
| score2 = 107/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kamindu Mendis]] 31 (23)
| wickets2 = [[Rachin Ravindra]] 4/27 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 61 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512764.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Allahudien Paleker]] (SA) and [[Asif Yaqoob]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Rachin Ravindra]] (NZ)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Mitchell Santner]] (NZ) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. He also became the first cricketer from New Zealand to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-25 |title=Mitchell Santner Creates History, Achieves Unprecedented Feat For New Zealand In T20Is |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/mitchell-santner-creates-history-becomes-first-new-zealand-player-to-score-1000-runs-and-take-100-wickets-in-t20is-article-153695787 |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Sri Lanka were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-25 |title=Sri Lanka eliminated from T20 World Cup after loss to New Zealand: What does this mean for Pakistan's semifinal qualification scenario? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-eliminated-t20-world-cup-pakistan-semifinal-scenarios-10552401/ |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225180831/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-eliminated-t20-world-cup-pakistan-semifinal-scenarios-10552401/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match46" />
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<section begin="Match49" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match49}}'''Match 49'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|27}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 159/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] 39 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Will Jacks]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 161/6 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tom Banton]] 33 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Rachin Ravindra]] 3/19 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512767.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Adrian Holdstock]] (SA) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Will Jacks]] (Eng)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]] (NZ) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.
* [[Will Jacks]] (Eng) equalled [[Shane Watson]]'s [[2012 World Twenty20|2012]] record for the most player of the match awards by a player in a single edition of the T20 World Cup (4).<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 February 2026 |title=Will Jacks equals Shane Watsons T20 World Cup record|url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/will-jacks-equals-shane-watsons-t20-world-cup-record/amp-11772231676530.html |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=28 February 2026 }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match49" />
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<section begin="Match50" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match50}}'''Match 50'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|02|28}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 212/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] 100 (60)
| wickets1 = [[Dilshan Madushanka]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 207/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dasun Shanaka]] 76[[not out|*]] (31)
| wickets2 = [[Abrar Ahmed]] 3/23 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 5 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512768.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
| umpires = [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] and [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]]'s 176-run partnership for Pakistan was the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Highest partnerships (any wicket)|highest partnership ever in the T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 February 2026 |title=Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman record highest partnership in T20 World Cup history |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sahibzada-farhan-fakhar-zaman-highest-partnership-record-t20-world-cup-pakistan-vs-srilanka/article70688694.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=28 February 2026 }}</ref>
* [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak) broke [[Virat Kohli]]'s [[2014 World Twenty20#Most runs|2014 record for most runs]] scored in a single edition of the T20 World Cup (383 runs).<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 February 2026 |title=Most runs in a T20 World Cup - Sahibzada Farhan breaks Virat Kohli's record |url=https://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/48061446/most-runs-t20-world-cup-sahibzada-farhan-breaks-virat-kohli-record |work=[[ESPN]] |date=28 February 2026 }}</ref> He also became the first batsman to score two centuries in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 February 2026 |title=Sahibzada Farhan becomes first player to score two hundreds in a T20 World Cup edition |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sahibzada-farhan-two-hundreds-same-t20-world-cup-century-record-pakistan-vs-sri-lanka/article70688777.ece |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=28 February 2026 }}</ref> This was the fifth century in the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|16th overall in the T20 World Cup history]].<ref name="Cent-list"/>
* [[Abrar Ahmed]] (Pak) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qoo10.co.id/en/international/74001/pakistans-abrar-ahmed-strikes-50-t20i-wickets-with-flair-dominates-sri-lanka-again-in-2026-world-cup-thriller/ |title=Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed Strikes 50 T20I Wickets With Flair, Dominates Sri Lanka Again In 2026 World Cup Thriller |website=[[Qoo10]] |date=28 February 2026 |access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref>
* [[Dasun Shanaka]] became the first Sri Lankan to hit 100 sixes in T20Is and the first captain to score 20 sixes in the T20 World Cup.<ref name=SL-PAK>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-28 |title=Highest Total, Most Sixes And More: Every Record Broken In The Pakistan-Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Fixture {{!}} ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/highest-total-most-sixes-and-more-every-record-broken-in-the-pakistan-sri-lanka-t20-world-cup-fixture |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Wisden |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-01 |title=Dasun Shanaka Breaks Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh's World Records; Becomes First Player In History To Stunning Feat |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/dasun-shanaka-breaks-rohit-sharma-yuvraj-singhs-world-records-becomes-first-player-in-history-to-score-20-sixes-as-captain-in-t20-world-cup-article-153724181 |access-date=2026-03-01 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en}}</ref> He also broke [[Kusal Perera]]'s 2017 record for most sixes in a T20I innings for Sri Lanka (8 sixes).<ref name=SL-PAK/>
* New Zealand qualified for their fifth T20 World Cup semi-final while Pakistan were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/pakistan-eliminated-t20-world-cup-despite-win-over-sri-lanka-2026-02-28/ |title=New Zealand reach semis after Pakistan eliminated from T20 World Cup |work=[[Reuters]] |date=28 February 2026 |access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 February 2026 |title=Pakistan knocked out of T20 World Cup after failing to restrict Sri Lanka below 147 in Super 8 game |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/pakistan-eliminated-t20-world-cup-sri-lanka-super-8-kandy-10558076/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 February 2026 }}</ref>
}}<section end="Match50" />

== Knockout stage ==
The knockout stage consisted of two semi-finals played on 4 and 5 March, and the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final|final]] on 8 March.<ref name="Format"/> Both semi-finals and the final had a reserve day available on 5, 6, and 9 March respectively. If a reserve day had come into play, the match would not have beeen restarted but instead resumed from the previous day's play, if there was any; with the semi-finals commencing at 15:00 and final at 19:00 (both [[UTC+05:30]]).<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/><ref name="KO1">{{Cite web |date=2026-03-01 |title=Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Semi-final schedule, fixtures, UK times, venues, reserve days & final date |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c70n9kndlk6o |access-date=2026-03-03 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305212808/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c70n9kndlk6o |url-status=live }}</ref> In the event of no minimum play (at least 10 overs per side) on the scheduled day and the reserve day, in the semi-finals, the team that finished higher in the Super 8 stage would progress to the final, and if no play were possible in the final, the teams would be declared as joint-winners.<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/><ref name="KO2">{{Cite web |date=2026-03-07 |title=IND vs NZ Final: What happens if T20 World Cup 2026 final is washed out? ICC rules explained |url=https://www.ottplay.com/sports/news/ind-vs-nz-final-what-happens-if-t20-world-cup-2026-final-is-washed-out-icc-rules-explained/3fdc43ff57169 |access-date=2026-03-23 |work=[[OTTPlay]]}}</ref> If any match ended in a [[Result (cricket)#Tie|tie]], a [[Super Over]] would be used to determine the winner. If the scores in the Super Over were also tied, subsequent Super Overs will be played until there's a winner.<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

The first semi-final and the final were scheduled to be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad respectively, but both would have been moved to the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo if Pakistan had qualified.<ref name="Final">{{cite news |date=9 September 2025 |title=Narendra Modi Stadium to host T20 World Cup final, R Premadasa Stadium announced as alternative for Pakistan. |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-mens-t20-world-cup-likely-from-february-7-to-march-8-1502118 |access-date=10 September 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=10 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910085155/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-mens-t20-world-cup-likely-from-february-7-to-march-8-1502118 |url-status=live }}</ref> The second semi-final was held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.<ref name="KO1"/> If Pakistan fails to qualify while either India or Sri Lanka qualifies they would have played in semi-final 2 and 1 respectively.<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/> If Sri Lanka is not to face against India, then semi-final 1 would have been moved to Colombo as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka could play semi-final in Colombo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-sri-lanka-could-play-semi-final-in-colombo-1525615 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223225038/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-sri-lanka-could-play-semi-final-in-colombo-1525615 |archive-date=23 February 2026 |access-date=2026-03-01 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Otherwise, group 1 winner and group 2 runner-up will play in semi-final 1 while, group 2 winner and group 1 runner-up will play in semi-final 2.<ref name="26t20wc-pc"/>

=== Bracket ===
<section begin="bracket" />{{4TeamBracket
| team-width = 150px
| score-width = 150px

| RD1 = '''[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]'''
| RD1-seed1 = 1W
| RD1-team1 = {{cr|SA}}
| RD1-score1 = 169/8 (20 overs)
| RD1-seed2 = '''2R'''
| RD1-team2 = '''{{nobr|{{cr|NZ}}}}'''
| RD1-score2 = '''{{nobr|173/1 (12.5 overs)}}'''

| RD1-seed3 = 2W
| RD1-team3 = {{cr|ENG}}
| RD1-score3 = 246/7 (20 overs)
| RD1-seed4 = '''1R'''
| RD1-team4 = '''{{nobr|{{cr|IND}}}}'''
| RD1-score4 = '''{{nobr|253/7 (20 overs)}}'''

| RD2= '''[[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final|Final]]'''
| RD2-seed1 = SF1W
| RD2-team1 = {{nobr|{{cr|NZ}}}}
| RD2-score1 = 159 (19 overs)
| RD2-seed2 = '''SF2W'''
| RD2-team2 = '''{{nobr|{{cr|IND}}}}'''
| RD2-score2 = '''{{nobr|255/5 (20 overs)}}'''
}}
* Source:<ref>{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |title=2026 Men's T20 World Cup, fixtures and results|access-date=9 March 2026 |dynamic=n |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260311180415/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |archive-date=11 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="26t20wc-pc"/><section end="bracket"/>

=== Semi-finals ===
<section begin="Match53" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|Semi-final 1}}'''Semi-final 1'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|03|04}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 169/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Marco Jansen]] 55[[not out|*]] (30)
| wickets1 = [[Cole McConchie]] 2/9 (1 over)
| score2 = 173/1 (12.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Finn Allen]] 100[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets2 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 1/28 (3 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512771.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| attendance = 33,533<ref name="26t20wc-at"/>
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Finn Allen]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Finn Allen]] broke [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]]'s record for the fastest half-century by a New Zealand batter in the T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=4 March 2026 |title=Finn Allen Breaks Record Of Fastest 50 By New Zealand Batter In T20 World Cup knockout|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/finn-allen-breaks-record-of-fastest-50-by-new-zealand-batter-in-t20-world-cup-ws-no-9942674.html |work=[[News18]]}}</ref>
* [[Finn Allen]] (NZ) scored the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Fastest 100|fastest century in the T20 World Cup]] and became the first player to score a century in T20 World Cup knockouts.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=4 March 2026 |title=Finn Allen hits 33-ball century as New Zealand demolish South Africa |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/new-zealand-south-africa-finn-allen-t20-world-cup-semi-final-x25hkrmsw |work=[[The Times]] |date=4 March 2026 |archive-date=7 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307025941/https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/new-zealand-south-africa-finn-allen-t20-world-cup-semi-final-x25hkrmsw |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the sixth century in the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|17th overall in the T20 World Cup]].<ref name="Cent-list"/>
* New Zealand qualified for their second T20 World Cup final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-04 |title=T20 World Cup: Allen century powers New Zealand into T20 World Cup final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cz9qqyg515do |access-date=2026-03-05 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match53" />
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<section begin="Match54"/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|Semi-final 2}}'''Semi-final 2'''
| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|03|05}}
| night = y
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+5:30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 253/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanju Samson]] 89 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Will Jacks]] 2/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 246/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacob Bethell]] 105 (48)
| wickets2 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 2/38 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512772.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| attendance =
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Allahudien Paleker]] (SA)
| motm = [[Sanju Samson]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was India's 20th appearance in a semi-final of an ICC limited-overs tournaments; the most by any nation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vishnu |first=P. N. |date=2026-03-02 |title=T20 World Cup 2026: India create history with record 20th ICC tournament semi-final; check top five list here |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/t20-world-cup-2026-india-create-history-with-record-20th-icc-tournament-semi-final-check-top-five-list-here-11772451911771.html |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |language=en}}</ref>
* This was the third consecutive T20 World Cup semi-final between India and England.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-01 |title=India set up T20 World Cup semi-final against England after edging West Indies |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-west-indies-india-kolkata-mumbai-b2929777.html |access-date=2026-03-03 |work=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=3 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303180909/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-west-indies-india-kolkata-mumbai-b2929777.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* India's 253 was the highest total in T20 World Cup knockouts.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=5 March 2026 |title=India Break Record Of Highest Team Total (253/7) In T20 World Cup Knockout Match |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/india-break-record-of-highest-team-total-in-t20-world-cup-knockout-match-ws-no-9944693.html |work=[[News18]]}}</ref>
* The 499 runs scored in this match was the [[List of Men's T20 World Cup records#Highest match aggregate|highest match aggregate in T20 World Cup history]] and [[List of Twenty20 International records#Highest match aggregate|second highest in T20Is]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandarupalli |first=Sampath |date=2026-03-05 |title=Stats - Records and sixes galore in a high-scoring semi-final |url=https://www.espn.com.au/cricket/story/_/id/48113419/ind-vs-eng-t20-world-cup-records-sixes-galore-high-scoring-semi-final |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jacob Bethell]] (Eng) scored his maiden T20I century and the highest individual score in T20 World Cup knockout matches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-05 |title=Highest individual scores in T20 World Cup knockouts: Bethell, Sanju Samson enter top five |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sanju-samson-record-highest-score-t20-world-cup-knockouts-kohli-stats-/article70708176.ece |access-date=2026-03-06 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref> This was the seventh century of the 2026 tournament and [[List of Men's T20 World Cup centuries|18th overall in T20 World Cup history]].<ref name="Cent-list"/> Bethell also became the fourth England player to [[List of cricketers with centuries in all international formats|score a century in all three international formats]].<ref>https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-t20-world-cup-records-and-sixes-galore-in-a-high-scoring-semi-final-1527015</ref>
* India became the first team to qualify for four T20 World Cup finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-05 |title=India becomes first team to qualify for four men's T20 World Cup finals |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-t20-world-cup-2026-final-fourth-time-most-appearance-record-stats/article70708745.ece |access-date=2026-03-06 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}<section end="Match54"/>
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[[File:Sanju Samson in PMO New Delhi.jpg|thumb|alt=Sanju Samson in 2024|India's [[Sanju Samson]] received the player of the match for the Semi-final 2, and the player of the tournament award.]]
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=== Final ===
{{Main|2026 Men's T20 World Cup final}}
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New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/india-vs-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-2026-final-toss-record-playing-xi-13987387.html |title=New Zealand win toss in T20 World Cup final: Did past toss winners also lift the trophy? |date=8 March 2026 |access-date=13 March 2026 |work=[[Firstpost]] |archive-date=8 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308151203/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/india-vs-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-2026-final-toss-record-playing-xi-13987387.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Indian opener [[Sanju Samson]] scored 89 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] from 46 [[Delivery (cricket)|balls]] along with half-centuries from [[Abhishek Sharma]] and [[Ishan Kishan]]. [[James Neesham]] [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissed]] Samson, Kishan and [[Suryakumar Yadav]] in the 16th [[Over (cricket)|over]]. In the final two overs, [[Shivam Dube]] scored 26 runs from 8 balls to take India to the total of 255 runs for the loss of five [[wicket]]s—the highest total in a T20 World Cup knockout match. [[Run chase|Chasing]] the target, New Zealand opener [[Tim Seifert]] was the only batter from his team to register a 50+ score; [[Mitchell Santner]] scored 43 runs, [[Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand cricketer)|Daryl Mitchell]] scored 17 runs, while the remaining batters were dismissed for single-digit scores. New Zealand were all-out for 159 to see them lose by 96 runs.<ref name="sc1">{{cite web |date=8 March 2026 |access-date=8 March 2026 |title=India vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026 Final: GOAT T20 team, India defend their title comprehensively |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/india-vs-new-zealand-final-1512773/live-match-blog |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=8 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308135622/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/india-vs-new-zealand-final-1512773/live-match-blog |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sc2">{{cite web |date=8 March 2026 |access-date=8 March 2026 |title=India vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: IND beats NZ to defend title; Bumrah wins Player of Match, Samson awarded Player of Tournament |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-new-zealand-live-score-updates-t20-world-cup-2026-final-ind-nz-highlights-ahmedabad/article70718633.ece |work=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref><ref name="sc3">{{cite web |date=8 March 2026 |access-date=8 March 2026 |title=India retain T20 World Cup with 96-run final win over New Zealand – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/mar/08/india-v-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-final-live |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

This was India's third T20 World Cup title victory, after [[2007 World Twenty20 final|2007]] and 2024. India were the first team to successfully defend their title to win two consecutive titles and the first tournament hosts to win.<ref name="rec-win">{{cite web |access-date=9 March 2026 |title=India becomes first team to defend T20 World Cup title, lift trophy at home |url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/icc-t20-world-cup/india-becomes-first-team-to-defend-t20-world-cup-title-lift-trophy-at-home-126030800781_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> [[Suryakumar Yadav]] became the fourth Indian captain to win a major ICC event after [[Kapil Dev]], [[MS Dhoni]] and Rohit Sharma.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=9 March 2026 |title=Suryakumar Yadav gives himself a few slaps after joining Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni as India's T20 World Cup-winning captain |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/suryakumar-yadav-slaps-himself-after-joining-rohit-sharma-ms-dhoni-as-india-s-t20-world-cup-winning-captain-101773001438371.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=9 March 2026 }}</ref> [[Jasprit Bumrah]] picked up four wickets for India, conceding only 15 runs in 4 overs and received the player of the match award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-08 |title=Jasprit Bumrah wins Player of match award in T20 World Cup 2026 final |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/jasprit-bumrah-player-of-the-match-t20-world-cup-final-2026-india-vs-new-zealand-stats-record/article70719726.ece |access-date=2026-03-13 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref> The match was attended by 86,824 fans.<ref name="scf">{{cite web |date=8 March 2026 |access-date=8 March 2026 |title=IND vs NZ Cricket Scorecard, Final at Ahmedabad, March 08, 2026 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/india-vs-new-zealand-final-1512773/full-scorecard |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

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| date = {{Start date|df=y|2026|03|08}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 255/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 159 (19 overs)
| result = [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final#Match details|India won by 96 runs]]
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1512773.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| notes = 
}}
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[[File:Jasprit_Bumrah_in_PMO_New_Delhi.jpg|thumb|alt=Jasprit Bumrah in 2024|[[Jasprit Bumrah]] received the player of the match award for the final.]]
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== Statistics ==
[[Sahibzada Farhan]] of Pakistan scored the most runs in the 2026 tournament (383 runs from innings).<ref name="mr">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-17604|title=Men's T20 World Cup 2026|stat=most runs|access-date=8 March 2026|dynamic=y}}</ref> This was also the [[Men's T20 World Cup records#Most runs in a tournament|most runs in a single T20 World Cup]], surpassing [[Virat Kohli]]'s [[2014 World Twenty20#Most runs|2014 record]].<ref name="mrt">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=Men's T20 World Cup|stat=most runs in a series|access-date=8 March 2026|dynamic=y}}</ref> A total of seven centuries were scored in the 2026 tournament surpassing the previous high of two in a single edition of T20 World Cup ([[2010 World Twenty20|2010]], [[2014 World Twenty20|2014]], [[2016 World Twenty20|2016]] and [[2022 Men's T20 World Cup|2022]]).<ref name="Cent-list">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=Men's T20 World Cup|stat=list of centuries|access-date=17 January 2026|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407113708/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espncricinfo.com%2Frecords%2Ftrophy%2Fbatting-list-hundreds%2Ficc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|archive-date=7 April 2026}}</ref> [[Jasprit Bumrah]] and [[Varun Chakravarthy]] of India both took 14 wickets each and were tied for the most wickets in the 2026 tournament.<ref name="mw">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-17604|title=Men's T20 World Cup 2026|stat=most wickets|access-date=8 March 2026|dynamic=y}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most runs scored by a batter<ref name="mr"/>
! scope=col | [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
|-
! scope=row | 383
| [[Sahibzada Farhan]] || {{cr|PAK}}
|-
! scope=row | 326
| [[Tim Seifert]] || {{cr|NZ}}
|-
! scope=row | 321
| [[Sanju Samson]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
! scope=row | 317
| [[Ishan Kishan]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
! scope=row | 298
| [[Finn Allen]] || {{cr|NZ}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most wickets taken by a bowler<ref name="mw"/>
! scope=col | [[Wicket]]s
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | 14
| [[Jasprit Bumrah]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
| [[Varun Chakravarthy]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
! scope=row rowspan=3 | 13
| {{nobr|[[Shadley van Schalkwyk]]}} || {{nobr|{{cr|USA}}}}
|-
| [[Blessing Muzarabani]] || {{cr|ZIM}}
|-
| [[Adil Rashid]] || {{cr|ENG}}
|}

== Team of the tournament ==
On 9 March, the ICC announced its team of the tournament with [[Sanju Samson]] being named as player of the tournament and [[Aiden Markram]] as the captain of the team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-08 |title=Sanju Samson adjudged T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/sanju-samson-adjudged-t20-world-cup-player-of-the-tournament |access-date=2026-03-23 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en |archive-date=15 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260315080347/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/sanju-samson-adjudged-t20-world-cup-player-of-the-tournament |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tot">{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=Team of the tournament announced for T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/team-of-the-tournament-announced-for-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=2026-03-23 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Aiden Markram (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=Aiden Markram in 2018|South Africa's [[Aiden Markram]] was named as the captain for the ICC's team of the tournament.]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Team of the tournament<ref name="tot"/>
! scope=col | Player
! scope=col | Team
! scope=col | Role
|-
! scope=row | [[Sahibzada Farhan]]
| {{cr|PAK}} || [[Batting (cricket)|Batter]]
|-
! scope=row | [[Sanju Samson]]
| {{cr|IND}} || [[Wicket-keeper]]
|-
! scope=row | [[Ishan Kishan]]
| {{cr|IND}} || Batter
|-
! scope=row | [[Aiden Markram]]
| {{cr|SA}}|| Batter / [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
! scope=row | [[Hardik Pandya]]
| {{cr|IND}} || rowspan="3" | [[All-rounder]]
|-
! scope=row | [[Will Jacks]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Jason Holder]]
| {{cr|WIN}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
| {{cr|IND}} || rowspan="4" | [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
|-
! scope=row | [[Lungi Ngidi]]
| {{cr|SA}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Adil Rashid]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Blessing Muzarabani]]
| {{cr|ZIM}}
|-
! scope=row | [[Shadley van Schalkwyk]]
| {{cr|USA}} || [[Twelfth man (cricket)|12th man]]
|}

== Controversies ==
=== Withdrawal of Bangladesh===
After the Bangladeshi cricketer [[Mustafizur Rahman]] was released by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]], on the BCCI's request, from the [[2026 Indian Premier League]] squad, on 3 January 2026, the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) requested for Bangladesh's matches at the World Cup to be moved from India, citing security reasons.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh govt asks cricket board to shift T20 World Cup games out of India after Mustafizur controversy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bangladesh-govt-asks-cricket-board-to-shift-t20-world-cup-games-out-of-india-after-mustafizur-controversy/articleshow/126330617.cms |access-date=4 January 2026 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=4 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104105817/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bangladesh-govt-asks-cricket-board-to-shift-t20-world-cup-games-out-of-india-after-mustafizur-controversy/articleshow/126330617.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh refuse to travel to India for T20 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-bangladesh-refuse-to-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1518033 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 January 2026 |archive-date=5 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105080256/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2026-t20-world-cup-bangladesh-refuse-to-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1518033 |url-status=live }}</ref> Officials from the ICC met with members of the BCB to try and find a solution to the issue.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 January 2026 |title=ICC to meet with BCB over refusal to play T20 World Cup matches in India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-to-meet-with-bcb-over-bangladesh-s-refusal-to-play-t20-world-cup-matches-in-india-1518291 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref> On 6 January, [[ESPNcricinfo]] reported that the ICC rejected the BCB's request and Bangladesh would forfeit points if they refused to play.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 January 2026 |title=ICC to Bangladesh: play in India or forfeit points |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-to-bangladesh-play-in-india-or-forfeit-points-1518315 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=7 January 2026 |archive-date=7 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107160701/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-to-bangladesh-play-in-india-or-forfeit-points-1518315 |url-status=live }}</ref> A day later, the BCB denied this, stating, "the ICC has conveyed its willingness to work closely with the BCB to address [our] concerns".<ref>{{cite news |date=7 January 2026 |title=BCB: ICC willing to address concerns about playing T20 World Cup in India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-says-icc-willing-to-address-concerns-about-playing-t20-world-cup-in-india-1518430 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=7 January 2026 |archive-date=7 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107160646/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-says-icc-willing-to-address-concerns-about-playing-t20-world-cup-in-india-1518430 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 12 January, media reported that the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] and the [[Kerala Cricket Association]] offered to host the matches at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai and [[Greenfield International Stadium]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] respectively instead of Eden Gardens and Wankhede Stadium in India.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 January 2026 |title=New venue options emerge for Bangladesh's T20 World Cup 2026 matches: Report |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/new-venue-options-emerge-for-bangladesh-s-t20-world-cup-2026-matches-report-2026-01-12-1025458 |access-date=12 January 2026 |work=[[India TV]] |archive-date=13 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260113082114/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/new-venue-options-emerge-for-bangladesh-s-t20-world-cup-2026-matches-report-2026-01-12-1025458 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same day, the ICC refused Bangladesh's security assessment, stating that "there was no overall threat to the [team]" and that there was "low to moderate risks [to the team] in some venues and low to nil in others".<ref>{{cite news |date=12 January 2026 |title=No specific threat to Bangladesh team in India, says ICC security assessment |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-specific-threat-to-bangladesh-team-in-india-for-2026-t20-world-cup-says-icc-security-assessment-1519243 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=13 January 2026 |archive-date=13 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260113044212/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-specific-threat-to-bangladesh-team-in-india-for-2026-t20-world-cup-says-icc-security-assessment-1519243 |url-status=live }}</ref> A day later, the BCB reiterated its request to move Bangladesh's matches outside of India citing security concerns.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2026 |title=BCB firm on stance that Bangladesh won't travel to India for T20 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcb-firm-on-stance-that-bangladesh-won-t-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1519348 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2026 |archive-date=14 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114052724/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcb-firm-on-stance-that-bangladesh-won-t-travel-to-india-for-t20-world-cup-1519348 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 January, the BCB requested to swap groups with Ireland, who were scheduled to play their matches in Sri Lanka, which was rejected by the ICC.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 January 2026 |title=T20 World Cup crisis: PCB writes to ICC supporting Bangladesh's stance |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-crisis-pcb-writes-to-icc-supporting-bangladesh-s-stance-1520329 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 January 2026 }}</ref>

On 18 January, the ICC announced that the final decision on the matter would be taken after the board meeting scheduled on 21 January.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh's participation in 2026 T20 World Cup to be finalised by January 21 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-bangladesh-s-participation-to-be-finalised-by-january-21-1520069 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 January 2026 }}</ref> Following the meeting on 21 January, the ICC refused to shift Bangladesh's matches, and offered a revised deadline of one day for the BCB to decide on the participation.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 January 2026 |title=ICC to replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup if they don't travel to India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-to-replace-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup-if-they-don-t-travel-to-india-1520371 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 January 2026 |archive-date=22 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260122102942/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-to-replace-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup-if-they-don-t-travel-to-india-1520371 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh asked to play in India or sit-out |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-s-t20-world-cup-verdict-on-bangladesh-cricket-bcci-2855353-2026-01-21 |access-date=21 January 2026 |work=[[India Today]] }}</ref> The next day, the BCB reiterated their refusal to play in India.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh firm on not playing T20 World Cup in India despite risk of exclusion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-firm-on-not-playing-t20-world-cup-in-india-despite-icc-saying-they-will-be-replaced-1520515 |access-date=22 January 2026 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=23 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123082733/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-firm-on-not-playing-t20-world-cup-in-india-despite-icc-saying-they-will-be-replaced-1520515 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 January, the ICC officially announced that Bangladesh would be replaced by Scotland, the next highest ranked team in the ICC T20I rankings, who had not qualified for the tournament.<ref name="Scot">{{cite news |date=24 January 2026 |title=Scotland to replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/scotland-to-replace-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup |access-date=31 January 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=25 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260125091831/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/scotland-to-replace-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 January 2026 |title=Bangladesh Replaced By Scotland At 2026 Men's T20 World Cup After Refusing To Travel To India |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/bangladesh-replaced-by-scotland-at-2026-mens-t20-world-cup-after-refusing-travel-to-india |access-date=31 January 2026 |website=Wisden}}</ref> In a press release issued on 9 February 2026, the ICC stated that no financial, sporting, or administrative penalty would be imposed on the BCB with regards to its withdrawal from the tournament. It also said that the BCB have the right to appeal against the same as per existing ICC regulations, and Bangladesh would be given the hosting rights to an ICC event in the [[2028–2031 ICC Events cycle|2028–2031 events cycle]].<ref name="ICC_PR">{{cite web |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 – Press Note |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-press-note |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=9 February 2026 |access-date=10 February 2026 |archive-date=9 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209202357/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-press-note |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== India–Pakistan tensions ===
{{See also|India–Pakistan relations}}
On 1 February, the [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]] allowed its cricket team to participate in the World Cup but directed the team not to play its match against India on February 15. While the PCB did not officially communicate the decision to the ICC, it was reportedly taken in protest against the ICC's refusal to relocate Bangladesh's matches out of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan government says 'no' to India match in T20 World Cup |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/137531/pakistan-to-forfeit-india-clash-in-t20-world-cup |work=[[Cricbuzz]] |date=1 February 2026 |access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2026 |title=Pakistan to Boycott India match on 15 Feb |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-to-boycott-t20-world-cup-match-against-india-1521915 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 February 2026 |archive-date=1 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260201195432/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-to-boycott-t20-world-cup-match-against-india-1521915 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ICC warned the PCB of possible sanctions for a potential boycott of the [[India–Pakistan cricket rivalry|match against India]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2 February 2026 |title=No India vs Pakistan at T20 World Cup? Pak's boycott, ICC's warning & the big fallout explained |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/no-india-vs-pakistan-at-t20-world-cup-paks-boycott-iccs-warning-the-big-fallout-explained/articleshow/127851688.cms |access-date=7 February 2026 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=3 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203061320/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/no-india-vs-pakistan-at-t20-world-cup-paks-boycott-iccs-warning-the-big-fallout-explained/articleshow/127851688.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Following discussions between the ICC, PCB and BCB, on 9 February,<ref name="ICC_PR"/> the Pakistan government announced that it was directing the team to take part in the match against India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan withdraw boycott of India match at T20 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-withdraw-boycott-of-india-match-at-t20-world-cup-1523168 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209213921/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-withdraw-boycott-of-india-match-at-t20-world-cup-1523168 |archive-date=9 February 2026 |access-date=10 February 2026 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the India–Pakistan match on the 15 February 2026, there was no handshake between the Indian captain [[Suryakumar Yadav]] and the Pakistani captain [[Salman Ali Agha]], which typically happens during coin tosses, and among players after the match is concluded.<ref>{{cite news |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/cricket/cricket-no-handshake-as-pakistan-elect-to-field-against-india/ar-AA1WoFTf?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=15 February 2026 |date=15 February 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Newman |first=Paul |date=15 February 2026 |title=India v Pakistan: How no handshake at the toss set the tone for a T20 World Cup game filled with tension |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7048316/2026/02/15/india-pakistan-t20-handshake-tension/ |access-date=15 February 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This policy has continued since the [[2025 Asia Cup]], due to the [[2025 Pahalgam attack|Pahalgam terror attack]] and the [[2025 India–Pakistan conflict]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=15 February 2026 |title=India continue with no-handshake policy as Pakistan win toss and opt to field first in Colombo |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-no-handshake-toss-update-colombo-abhishek-sharma-13980064.html |work=[[Firstpost]] }}</ref> However, this is the first time this has occurred in an ICC tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last=Francis |first=Krishan |title=India crushes Pakistan by 61 runs in marquee game in T20 World Cup. No handshakes again |url=https://abcnews.com/Sports/wireStory/pakistan-takes-india-marquee-game-t20-world-cup-130183665 |date=16 February 2026 |access-date=16 February 2026 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |archive-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216042459/https://abcnews.com/Sports/wireStory/pakistan-takes-india-marquee-game-t20-world-cup-130183665 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Broadcasting ==
[[JioStar]] handled the global broadcasting rights as part of its deal with the ICC,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 December 2025 |title=Joint Statement from ICC and JioStar on Media Rights Agreement and recent media reports |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/joint-statement-from-icc-and-jiostar-on-media-rights-agreement-and-recent-media-reports |access-date=6 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=12 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112175824/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/joint-statement-from-icc-and-jiostar-on-media-rights-agreement-and-recent-media-reports |url-status=live }}</ref> and the global broadcasters for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 5 February 2026.<ref name="Broad-1">{{cite web |date=5 February 2026 |title=All the Broadcast details for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/all-the-broadcast-details-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=5 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=6 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206103848/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/all-the-broadcast-details-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Broad-2">{{cite web |date=7 February 2026 |title=T20WC 2026 to be broadcast in more languages and countries |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/t20wc-2026-to-be-broadcast-in-more-languages-and-countries |access-date=7 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=11 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211185210/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/t20wc-2026-to-be-broadcast-in-more-languages-and-countries |url-status=live }}</ref> The matches were broadcast across more than 80 territories.<ref name="Broad-2"/> The matches were also broadcast through [[ICC.tv]] and the ICC's official [[YouTube]] channel.<ref name="Broad-3">{{cite web |title=Official Broadcasters {{!}} ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/official-broadcasters |access-date=8 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=7 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260207231157/https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/official-broadcasters |url-status=live }}</ref> JioHotstar provided a vertical live feed along with 360 degree view and multi-camera features.<ref name="Broad-1"/> The ICC partnered with American sports podcaster [[Jomboy (sports media)|Jomboy]] to provide an alternate commentary feed for American viewers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Farrell |first=Melinda |title=Meet Jomboy – the American baseball pundit making cricket fun for newbies |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/5/24/who-is-jomboy-cricket-commentator-baseball-analyst-icc-t20-world-cup-2024 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613214336/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/5/24/who-is-jomboy-cricket-commentator-baseball-analyst-icc-t20-world-cup-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rest |first=Jonathan |date=4 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup gets free, creative coverage in US |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/t20-world-cup-gets-free-creative-coverage-in-us/ |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Sport Business }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Broadcasters for the tournament<ref name="Broad-1"/><ref name="Broad-2"/><ref name="Broad-3"/>
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Country/Sub-region
! scope="col" | Broadcasting licensee(s)
! scope="col" | Broadcasting platforms
! scope="col" | Radio
|-
! rowspan=2 | Africa
| Middle East and North Africa || [[E&]] || CricLife Max & [[StarzPlay]] || rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
| Sub-Saharan Africa || [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]] || SS Cricket
|-
! rowspan=3 | Americas
| Canada || Willow || [[Willow (TV channel)|Willow TV]] & [[Cricbuzz]] || rowspan=3 {{N/A}}
|-
| Caribbean Islands || [[ESPN]] || [[ESPN Caribbean]] & [[Disney+]]
|-
| United States || Willow || [[Willow (TV channel)|Willow TV]] & [[Cricbuzz]]
|-
! rowspan=16 | Asia
| Afghanistan || [[Lemar TV]] || [[Lemar TV]] || rowspan=7 {{N/A}}
|-
| Bangladesh || TSM || [[Nagorik (TV channel)|Nagorik TV]], [[T Sports]], [[Toffee (streaming service)|Toffee]] & Rabbithole
|-
| Bahrain || {{N/A}} || [[VOX Cinemas|VOX & Epix Cinemas]]
|-
| Qatar || {{N/A}} || [[VOX Cinemas|VOX & Epix Cinemas]]
|-
| Kuwait || {{N/A}} || [[VOX Cinemas|VOX & Epix Cinemas]]
|-
| China || [[International Cricket Council]] || [[Douyin]] (only [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup final|final]])<ref>{{cite web|date=8 March 2026 |title=21点30分，T20世界杯决赛，抖音直播不见不散！|trans-title=9:30 PM, T20 World Cup final, don't miss it on Douyin live! |url=https://www.douyin.com/video/7614852417712131355 |website=[[Douyin]] |language=zh |access-date=8 March 2026}}</ref>
|-
| Hong Kong || [[Cricbuzz]] || [[Cricbuzz]], [[Astro (company)|Astro Cricket]] & [[PCCW]]
|-
| India || [[Disney Star]] || [[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports]] & [[JioHotstar]] || [[All India Radio]]
|-
| Malaysia || [[Cricbuzz]] || [[Cricbuzz]], [[Astro (company)|Astro Cricket]] & [[PCCW]] || rowspan="6" {{N/A}}
|-
| Nepal || [[Kantipur Television]] || [[Kantipur Television#Kantipur MAX|Kantipur MAX]] & Styx Nepal
|-
| Oman || {{N/A}} || [[VOX Cinemas]]
|-
| Pakistan || [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] & Myco || [[PTV Sports]] & [[Geo Super]]<br/>Myco, Tamasha, [[ARY ZAP]] & Tapmad
|-
| Pacific Islands || [[Digicel]] || [[Digicel|PNG Digicel]]
|-
| Singapore || [[Hub Sports]] || [[Hub Sports|Hub Sports 4]]
|-
| Sri Lanka || [[Dialog TV]] || [[Dialog TV|Dialog Play]], [[Peo TV]], ThePapare & [[TV Supreme]] || [[FM Derana]]
|-
| United Arab Emirates || {{N/A}} || [[VOX Cinemas]], Reel, Roxy, Cinepolis & Star || {{N/A}}
|-
! rowspan="4" | Europe
| Ireland || [[Sky Sports]] || [[Sky Sports Cricket]], Sky Sports Main Event & [[Sky Go]] || rowspan = 3 {{N/A}}
|-
| Italy || [[Sky Sports]] || [[Sky Italia]]
|-
| Netherlands || [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] || NOS
|-
| United Kingdom || [[Sky Sports]] || [[Sky Sports Cricket]], Sky Sports Main Event, [[Sky Go]] & [[Now (streaming service)|Now]] || [[BBC Radio]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | Oceania
| Australia || [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] || [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] || [[History of ABC Radio (Australia)|ABC Radio]] & [[Sports Entertainment Network|SEN]]
|-
| New Zealand || [[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky TV NZ]] || [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]] & Sky Sport Now || {{N/A}}
|-
! colspan="2" | In-flight & At sea
| [[Sport 24]] || Sport 24 & Sport 24 Live|| {{N/A}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Rest of the world
| [[International Cricket Council]] || [[ICC.tv]] & [[YouTube]] || {{N/A}}
|}

=== Commentators ===
The ICC released the following list of commentators for the tournament on 6 February 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2026 |title=ICC announce star-studded commentary team and exciting broadcast innovations for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-announce-star-studded-commentary-team-and-exciting-broadcast-innovations-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026 |access-date=6 February 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026: Full list of commentators and presenters for ICC Men's T20 World Cup |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/cricket-news/t20-world-cup-2026-full-list-of-commentators-and-presenters-for-icc-mens-t20-world-cup |website=Wisden}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=15em|content=
* [[Roshan Abeysinghe]]
* [[Wasim Akram]]
* [[Russel Arnold]]
* [[Michael Atherton]]
* [[Samuel Badree]]
* [[Temba Bavuma]]
* [[Harsha Bhogle]]
* [[Ian Bishop (cricketer)|Ian Bishop]]
* [[Carlos Brathwaite]]
* [[Simon Doull]]
* [[Aaron Finch]]
* [[Sunil Gavaskar]]
* [[Natalie Germanos]]
* [[Matthew Hayden]]
* [[Mark Howard (broadcaster)|Mark Howard]]
* [[Nasser Hussain]]
* Raunak Kapoor
* [[Dinesh Karthik]]
* [[Athar Ali Khan]]
* [[Bazid Khan]]
* [[Nick Knight (cricketer)|Nick Knight]]
* [[Andrew Leonard (commentator)|Andrew Leonard]]
* [[Katey Martin]]
* [[Angelo Mathews]]
* [[Mpumelelo Mbangwa]]
* [[Preston Mommsen]]
* [[Eoin Morgan]]
* [[Danny Morrison (cricketer)|Danny Morrison]]
* [[Kass Naidoo]]
* [[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]]
* [[Shaun Pollock]]
* [[Ramiz Raja]]
* [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
* [[Ravi Shastri]]
* [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]]
* [[Dale Steyn]]
* [[Robin Uthappa]]
* [[Ian Ward (cricketer)|Ian Ward]]
* [[Alan Wilkins (cricketer)|Alan Wilkins]]
* [[Waqar Younis]]
}}

=== Viewership ===
The semi-final 2 between India and England had a peak of 65.2 million concurrent viewers and a total of 619 million views, becoming the most watched T20 match, surpassing [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup final]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-07 |title=ICC MEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2026 SETS NEW GLOBAL STREAMING RECORD ON JIOHOTSTAR DURING INDIA–ENGLAND SEMI-FINAL |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-sets-new-global-streaming-record-on-jiohotstar-during-india-england-semi-final |access-date=2026-03-23 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308104106/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-sets-new-global-streaming-record-on-jiohotstar-during-india-england-semi-final |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-07 |title=India-England T20 World Cup semi-final sets new global streaming record |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/india-england-t20-world-cup-semi-final-sets-new-global-streaming-record |access-date=2026-03-23 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en}}</ref> The final match had a peak of 72.5 million concurrent viewers.<ref name=at>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-23 |title=A game for the world: cricket's growth horizons |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/a-game-for-the-world-cricket-s-growth-horizons |access-date=2026-03-23 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260325001923/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/a-game-for-the-world-cricket-s-growth-horizons |url-status=live |quote=The final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 had hit 72.5 million digital concurrent users [...]. With nearly 1.3 million in-stadia fans attending the tournament [...]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=26t20wc-at>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-15 |title=Attendance at 2026 T20 World Cup: Fan attendances at every venue and match detailed |url=https://www.cricketnews.com/en/cricket/news/2026-t20-world-cup-fan-attendances-every-venue-match/55c4f9eaf36199a13aaee737 |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Cricket News |language=en}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
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* {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138}}
* {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-warm-up-matches-2025-26-1521126|title=2026 Men's T20 World Cup warm-up matches}}

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Manachanallur Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 144
| map_image = Constitution-Manachanallur.svg
| established = 2008
| district = [[Tiruchirapalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency|Perambalur]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| mla = [[S. Kathiravan]]
| latest_election_year = 2021
| name = Manachanallur
| electors = 236,500
| reservation = None
}}

'''Manachanallur''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] newly formed after constituency [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitations]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008 |url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-15 }}</ref> Its State Assembly Constituency number is 144. It is included in [[Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency]]. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[T. P. Poonatchi]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[M. Parameswari]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[S. Kathiravan]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS22144.htm?ac=144 | title=Election Commission of India }}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

==Election results==
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates
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|width=300px
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{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.46}}
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.17}}
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.12}}
{{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|51.45}}

}}

=== 2026 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Manachanallur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= [[S. Kathiravan]]|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. V. Bharathan<ref>Singa Tamilar Munnetra Kazhagam candidate contesting under DMK symbol</ref>|party=AIADMK|votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= Thaenmozhi|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= V. Saravanan|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |votes= |percentage= |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}}
{{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 234217|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Manachanallur<ref>{{cite web |title=Manachanallur Election Result |url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a144|access-date= 25 May 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Kathiravan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=116,334 |percentage=59.46% |change=+17.47 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Paranjothi]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=56,716 |percentage=28.99% |change=-17.18 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dr. V. Krishnasamy |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=14,443 |percentage=7.38% |change=+6.44 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Samson |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=1,996 |percentage=1.02% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Rajasekharn |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,631 |percentage=0.83% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,067 |percentage=0.55% |change=-0.72 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=59,618 |percentage=30.47% |change=26.29% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=195,652 |percentage=80.12% |change= -1.93% }}
{{Election box rejected|votes=141 |percentage=0.07% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 244,202 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 13.29% }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Manachanallur<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |access-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-date= 30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Parameswari |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=83,083 |percentage=46.17% |change=-6.96 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ganesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,561 |percentage=41.99% |change=+1.13 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Babu |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=8,193 |percentage=4.55% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Aravind |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,662 |percentage=2.03% |change=-0.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=2,274 |percentage=1.26% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Manikandan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,704 |percentage=0.95% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Prince |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,212 |percentage=0.67% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Ganesan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=899 |percentage=0.50% |change=-0.01 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,522 |percentage=4.18% |change=-8.09% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=179,968 |percentage=82.05% |change= -2.01% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 219,337 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.96% }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Manachanallur<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf|title=Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu |work=Election Commission of Tamil Nadu|access-date=9 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215085458/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/Index_card_TNLA2011/10-DETAILEDRESULT_ver4.3.pdf | archive-date =15 February 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[T. P. Poonatchi]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=83,105 |percentage=53.12% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Selvaraj |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=63,915 |percentage=40.86% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Subramaniam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,127 |percentage=2.64% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Rethinakumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,093 |percentage=0.70% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Anbalagan |party=Puratchi Bharatham |votes=1,010 |percentage=0.65% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Ganesan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=791 |percentage=0.51% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,190 |percentage=12.27% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=186,109 |percentage=84.06% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 156,437 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===1952===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Manachanallur<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Rajagopal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,367 |percentage=51.45% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arunachalam |party=Independent politician |votes=6,121 |percentage=21.92% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balakrishnan |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=3,949 |percentage=14.14% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kodandaraman |party=Independent politician |votes=3,486 |percentage=12.48% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,246 |percentage=29.53% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,923 |percentage=44.62% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,574 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]
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St. Thomas Mount railway station

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{{Short description|Railway station in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = St. Thomas Mount
| native_name = <hr/>Parangimalai
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]], [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Chennai MRTS]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = St. Thomas Mount railway station (June 2025).jpg
| image_caption = St. Thomas Mount railway station as of June 2025
| address = [[GST Road]], [[St. Thomas Mount]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|59|41|N|80|11|56|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station (Railway station)
Elevated station (Chennai MRTS and Chennai Metro)
| platform = 5
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened = {{start date and age|14 March 2026|df=yes}} ''(MRTS station)''
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| status = Active
| electrified = Yes
| code = STM
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai MRTS|line=1|left1=Adambakkam|right1= |system2=Chennai Suburban|line2=South|left2=Guindy|to-left2=Chennai Beach|right2=Pazhavanthangal|to-right2=Tambaram or Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction}}
| connections = {{ric|Chennai Metro}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|green|croute}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|red|croute}} <br /> [[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]]
| route_map = {{South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #16A117
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''St. Thomas Mount railway station''', locally known as '''Mount railway station''' or '''Parangimalai station''', is one of the railway stations of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[St. Thomas Mount]] and [[Pazhavanthangal]], which are suburbs of [[Chennai]]. It is located at a distance of {{cvt|17|km}} from Chennai Beach terminus, with an elevation of {{cvt|11|m}} above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

The station is also an integrated railway station for all the three modes of rail transport in the city, namely, Chennai suburban railway, [[Chennai MRTS|MRTS]], and [[Chennai Metro|Metro Rail]].<ref name=ToIMultiModalTerminal>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Three avatars of rail services under one house
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 24 November 2010
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-24/chennai/28217999_1_suburban-trains-mrts-station-metro-rail
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130616084214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-24/chennai/28217999_1_suburban-trains-mrts-station-metro-rail
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 16 June 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| accessdate = 19 May 2013}}</ref> The MRTS part was opened for public on 14 March 2026.<ref name="tnie">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2026/Mar/13/mrts-service-on-mount-velachery-line-from-saturday|title=MRTS service on Mount-Velachery line from Saturday|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=13 March 2026|access-date=13 March 2026}}</ref>

==Integrated Terminus ==
{{Infobox station
| name = St. Thomas Mount
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ta
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type = {{Chennai Metro Infobox station line|line = Green|line2=Red}}
| style = Chennai Metro
| image = StThomas Mount Metro station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = St. Thomas Mount metro station
| address =
| borough =
| country =
| coordinates = 
| owned =
| operator =
| line = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Green|croute}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Red|croute}}
| distance =
| platforms = [[Side platform]]<br />
Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here<br />Platform-2 → [[Chennai Central metro station|M.G.R Chennai Central]]

[[Side platform]]<br />
Platform-3 → Sholinganallur<br/>
Platform-4 → Madhavaram Milk Colony /Pattabiram<br/>
| levels = 1
| tracks = 4
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Elevated
| electrified = [[Single-phase electric power|Single-phase]] {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[overhead catenary]]
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible =
| code = SMM
| zone =
| website =
| opened = {{start date and age|14 October 2016|df=yes}}
| closed = 
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_rank =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Metro|line1=Green|left1=Alandur|right1= |line2=Red|left2=Alandur|to-left2=Madhavaram Milk Colony|right2=Adambakkam|left3=Alandur|to-left3=Pattabiram|note-mid3=''(Future service)''|right3=Adambakkam}}
| route_map = {{Chennai Metro Green Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}

St. Thomas Mount Metro station is a [[Rapid transit|Metro]]-cum-[[Chennai MRTS|MRTS]] railway station on the [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)|Green Line]] of the [[Chennai Metro]]. The station is an elevated station abutting the surface-level St. Thomas Mount suburban station of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. The metro level of the station started functioning on 14 October 2016 while the MRTS level is set to open on 14 March 2026.<ref name="tnie"/>

The new terminal is envisaged as an integrated railway station for all the three modes of rail transport in the city, namely, Chennai Beach—Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, terminal point of Chennai Beach—St. Thomas Mount MRTS, and [[Chennai Central]]–St. Thomas Mount Metro Rail.

===Layout===
The station will include access to all the [[Chennai suburban railway|3 suburban rail modes of the city]], at multiple levels.<ref name=ToIMultiModalTerminal/>
The integrated station will have three levels, namely, ground level for suburban station, level 1 for MRTS, and level 2 for Metro Rail. The length of the platform at the Metro station will be 140 m and the entire station complex will have a total built-up area of 48,000 sq m.<ref name="TOI_AllRoadsLeadToMetro">{{cite news
| last = Hemalatha
| first = Karthikeyan
| author2=V Ayyappan
| title = All roads to lead to metro stations
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 17 January 2013
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/01/17&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201161554/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/01/17&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 1 February 2015
| accessdate = 18 Jan 2013}}</ref>

====Level-0 – New suburban rail platform====
The existing suburban station at ground level can be accessed from new terminal using a foot overbridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fob-to-link-metro-and-suburban-train-networks/article8316779.ece |title=FOB to link Metro and suburban train networks|newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

As per the new design, the elevated station will have a Metro Rail station on the top floor, followed by an MRTS station a level below and then a vast concourse area for commuters to switch over to these two modes or to step down to the ground level, which will house – new ground level platform – for suburban trains, within the new Station block.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2010/11/24&ID=Ar00200
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711070456/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2010/11/24&ID=Ar00200
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=11 July 2015
|title=PHASE II OF METRO UNDER CONSIDERATION}}</ref>

===== Station layout (Indian Suburban Railways) =====
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level
| valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
| rowspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="center" |'''P1'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left</nowiki></small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 1'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Guindy railway station|Guindy]]</small>
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the left/right | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the right</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 2'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |Towards ← [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] / [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Jn]] / [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Villuppuram Jn]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Pazhavanthangal railway station|Pazhavanthangal]]</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 3'''</span>
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="500" |Towards → [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Island platform]] '''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''' '''<nowiki>P3 and P4 | </nowiki>''(Express Line)'''''</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 4'''</span>
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''P1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |
|-
|}

====Level-1 – Concourse for mixing of Passengers====
The concourse will have ticket booths and escalators and lifts will take commuters to the platforms above.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://20twentytwo.blogspot.in/2010/11/chennai-plans-more-metro-corridors.html| title=A ToI Artist's impression of proposed St Thomas Mount Station Complex}}</ref>

====Level-2 – MRTS rail ====
The MRTS will be at a height of 12 m.<ref name="Dinamalar_GrandMetroStationUnderConstruction"/>

=====Station Layout (MRTS)=====
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| title = St. Thomas Mount track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vENDEa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ ''Train terminates here''
*'''P2'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P1'''
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Adambakkam}}
vCONTgfe
| bottom = <div style="width:21em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines<br/>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}>'''Platform 2'''<br/>'''Eastbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|''Train terminates here''
|-
|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}>'''Platform 1'''<br/>'''Southbound'''</span>
|Towards ← [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Adambakkam}}</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 align=center|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|
|-
|}

====Level-3 – Metro rail ====
The station is among the elevated stations along [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)|Green Line]] of the Chennai Metro: [[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]]–St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will be the tallest of elevated stations of the Chennai Metro, coming up at a height of 23 m.<ref name="Hindu_CMRLEndsDealWithContractor">{{cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| title = CMRL ends deal with contractor for stations
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 28 January 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmrl-ends-deal-with-contractor-for-stations/article5624031.ece
| accessdate = 1 Feb 2014}}</ref>

===== Station Layout (Metro) =====
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = St. Thomas Mount track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}
| title-color = white
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTgfa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Alandur metro station|Alandur]]
*'''P2'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P1'''
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ ''Train terminates here''
vENDEe
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}|{{Routemap
| title = St. Thomas Mount track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Red}}
| title-color = white
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTgfa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Alandur metro station|Alandur]]
*'''P4'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P3'''
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Adambakkam metro station|Adambakkam]]
vCONTgfe
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover<br />
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}>'''Platform 2'''<br/>'''Northbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → [[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Alandur metro station|Arignar Anna Alandur]]</small> <small>'''''Change at the next station for {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Blue|croute}}'''''</small>
|-
|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}>'''Platform 1'''<br/>'''Southbound'''</span>
|<span style=color:white></span>Towards ← Train Terminates Here
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L3'''
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Red}}>'''Platform 3'''<br/>'''Southbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → [[Sholinganallur metro station|Sholinganallur]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Adambakkam metro station|Adambakkam]]</small>
|-
|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Red}}>'''Platform 4'''<br/>'''Northbound'''</span>
|<span style=color:white></span>Towards ← [[Madhavaram Milk Colony metro station|Madhavaram Milk Colony]] / [[Pattabiram metro station|Pattabiram]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Alandur metro station|Alandur]]</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|}

== History ==
The station lies in the Chennai Beach–[[Tambaram]] section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = Electric Traction – I
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
| format =
| doi =
| accessdate = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref> The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| doi =
| accessdate = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

As of 2012, an integrated terminal for Chennai Metro and MRTS is under construction at the station complex at a cost of {{INR}} 780 million. The construction is expected to be completed by September 2013.<ref name="Dinamalar_GrandMetroStationUnderConstruction">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = பிரமாண்டமாக உருவாகும் பரங்கிமலை மெட்ரோ ரயில் நிலையம்
| newspaper = Dinamalar
| location = Chennai
| pages = 2
| language =
| date = 31 October 2012
| url = http://www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in/clip/Dinamalar%2031-10-2012.pdf
| accessdate = 6 Jan 2013
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085632/http://www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in/clip/Dinamalar%2031-10-2012.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> The {{INR}} 780-million contract for the construction of the station was initially awarded to Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited (CCCL). However, owing to delay the contract was terminated and is being given to a new contractor.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| title = St. Thomas Mount Metro station suffers delays
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 5 January 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/st-thomas-mount-metro-station-suffers-delays/article5539252.ece
| accessdate = 2 Feb 2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-focus-on-st-thomas-mount/article7284242.ece|title=Metro: focus on St. Thomas Mount|newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 June 2015 }}</ref>

==Projects and Upgradation==
As of 2023, the station had a footfall of 30,000 passengers a day.<ref name="TOI_BetterFacilities">{{cite web
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V.
| title = Chennai’s Guindy and St Thomas Mount railway stations to get new look, better facilities
| work = The Times of India
| date = 2 December 2023
| publisher = The Times Group
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennais-guindy-and-st-thomas-mount-railway-stations-to-get-new-look-better-facilities/articleshow/105680883.cms
| access-date = 12 January 2024}}</ref> The task of upgrading of St. Thomas Mount station alongwith 72 other stations in Tamil Nadu, was taken up in 2023 under [[Indian Railway]]'s ''[[Amrit Bharat Station Scheme]]'' at a cost of {{INR}} 141.5 million and was inaugurated on 23 May 2025.<ref name="TOI_BetterFacilities"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Nine TN railway stations renovated under Amrit Bharat scheme
| work = [[The New Indian Express]]
| date = 23 May 2025
| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/May/23/nine-tn-railway-stations-renovated-under-amrit-bharat-scheme
| access-date = 13 March 2026}}</ref>

==Future==
With the integration of five modes of public transport – [[Chennai Suburban Railway|suburban railway]], [[Chennai railway division|Southern Railway]], [[Chennai Metro|Metro Rail]], [[Chennai mrts|MRTS]] and [[Transport in Chennai#Buses|public buses]] the station is expected to become the city's largest transit hub after [[Chennai Central]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/integrated-station-at-stthomas-mount-planned/article395615.ece |title=Integrated station at St.Thomas Mount planned|newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 April 2010 }}</ref>

===Access Roads===
A two-lane circular road has also been planned around the station so that buses can pick up commuters.<ref name="TOI_FromTongaStopToHub">{{cite news
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V
| title = From Tonga Stop to Transport Hub
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 28 January 2013
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/01/28&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083150/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/01/28&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| accessdate = 3 Feb 2013}}</ref>
Anticipating increased patronage upon the completion of Metro Rail, the Medavakkam-Madipakkam road that runs in front of the station is being widened. It is expected that MRTS and metro rail services will together bring in more than 100,000 commuters at the station.<ref name=ToIplatform>{{cite news
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V
| title = St Thomas Mount railway station to get longer platform
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 11 June 2013
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/chennai/39898354_1_chennai-metro-rail-st-thomas-mount-southern-railway
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130722065751/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/chennai/39898354_1_chennai-metro-rail-st-thomas-mount-southern-railway
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 22 July 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| accessdate = 14 Jan 2014}}</ref>

===Parking===
Parking facility include 10,000 sq m space at the ground level and provisions for 3,000 two-wheelers at level 1. Upon completion, the station will be the third largest in the city after Chennai Central and [[Chennai Egmore]].<ref name="Dinamalar_GrandMetroStationUnderConstruction"/>

===Express Train halt===
In June 2013, Southern Railway started the ground work to extend platforms at the station to halt express trains. A spare platform of the station, which is being used to park old rakes, is being extended at an estimated cost of {{INR}} 60 million. The platform, which can currently take only 22-coach trains, will be expanded to handle 24-rake trains and a link track will be laid.<ref name=ToIplatform/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
* [[List of Chennai metro stations]]
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Chennai Metro]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/st-thomas-mount-stm/6943 St. Thomas Mount railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100528155930/http://www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in/index.html Official website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited]

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{{Transport in Chennai}}
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{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South| St. Thomas Mount| Guindy |Pazhavanthangal|11|17}}
{{Chennai MRTS}}
{{Chennai Metro|green line=yes|line 5=yes}}

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2025 Delhi Capitals season

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{{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|dc}}
| season = [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
| image = {{Multiple image
| direction = vertical
| total_width = 250
| image1 = India vs Afghanistan on 11th October 2023.jpg
| alt1 = Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2023
| image2 = Vizag2ndInnings-2016Nov21.jpg
| alt2 = ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in 2016
| border = infobox
| footer = Arun Jaitley Stadium and ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, home grounds of Delhi Capitals}}
| coach = [[Hemang Badani]]
| captain = [[Axar Patel]]
| ground = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]<br/>[[ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
| comp1 = [[2025 Indian Premier League#League stage|League stage]]
| comp1 result = 5th place
| most runs = [[KL Rahul]] (539)<ref name="mr"/>
| most wickets = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (15)<ref name="mw"/>
| most catches = [[Mitchell Starc]]<br/>[[Tristan Stubbs]]<br/>(7 each)<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 = Tristan Stubbs (7)<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|dc}} season|2024]]
| nextseason = [[2026 {{IPL Teams 1|dc}} season|2026]]
}}
{{2025 Indian Premier League Teams}}

The 2025 season was the 18th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) [[cricket]] franchise [[Delhi Capitals]]. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 IPL]]. Ahead of the season, [[Axar Patel]] was appointed as the captain. The team was coached by [[Hemang Badani]].

Delhi Capitals were the last team to be eliminated in the 2025 IPL league stage after their loss to [[Mumbai Indians]]. They finished the season in fifth place with seven wins from 14 matches. [[KL Rahul]] scored the most runs (539) while [[Kuldeep Yadav]] took the most wickets (15) for Delhi 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> [[Delhi Capitals]] were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title prior to 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=8 Teams Who Have Never Won IPL Trophy |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/web-stories/sports/rcb-to-dc-8-teams-who-have-never-won-ipl-trophy/photostory/105968841.cms |access-date=2026-01-06 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en |archive-date=7 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907090123/https://www.timesnownews.com/web-stories/sports/rcb-to-dc-8-teams-who-have-never-won-ipl-trophy/photostory/105968841.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The team finished in sixth place in the [[2024 Indian Premier League|previous season]].<ref>{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/points-table-standings|title=2024 Indian Premier League points table standings|access-date=30 October 2024|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526045213/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/points-table-standings|archive-date=26 May 2025}}</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> Delhi played most their home matches at [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley 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> with two matches played at [[ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|date=15 February 2025|title=Vizag to host two Delhi Capitals games upfront in IPL 2025|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133466/vizag-to-host-two-delhi-capitals-games-upfront-in-ipl-2025|access-date=2 March 2025|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]|archive-date=16 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216085325/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133466/vizag-to-host-two-delhi-capitals-games-upfront-in-ipl-2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 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> Delhi retained four players but did not retain their prior captain [[Rishabh Pant]].<ref name="retain"/><ref name=dc-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=dc-retain>{{cite news|date=31 October 2024|title=Pant to go into mega auction after not being retained by Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-rishabh-pant-to-go-into-mega-auction-won-t-be-retained-by-dc-1457763|access-date=31 October 2024|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|archive-date=31 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241031185056/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-rishabh-pant-to-go-into-mega-auction-won-t-be-retained-by-dc-1457763|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Salary
|-
| 1 || [[Axar Patel]] || {{INRConvert|16.5|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 2 || [[Kuldeep Yadav]] || {{INRConvert|13.25|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 3 || [[Tristan Stubbs]] || {{INRConvert|10|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 4 || [[Abhishek Porel]] || {{INRConvert|4|c|lk=on}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Released players<ref name="retain"/><ref name="S2024">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/delhi-capitals-squad-1413547/series-squads|title=2024 Indian Premier League, {{IPL Teams 1|dc}} squad|access-date=30 October 2024|dynamic=n|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241203051144/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/delhi-capitals-squad-1413547/series-squads|archive-date=3 December 2024}}</ref>
! [[Batting (cricket)|Batters]] || [[Wicket-keeper]]s || [[All-rounder]]s || [[Fast bowling|Fast bowlers]] || [[Spin bowling|Spin bowlers]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]
* [[Prithvi Shaw]]
* [[Yash Dhull]]
* [[Shai Hope]]
* [[Jake Fraser-McGurk]]
* [[Swastik Chikara]]
* [[Harry Brook]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Rishabh Pant]]
* [[Ricky Bhui]]
* [[Kumar Kushagra]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Mitchell Marsh]]
* [[Lalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer)|Lalit Yadav]]
* [[Gulbadin Naib]]
* [[Sumit Kumar]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Anrich Nortje]]
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer) | Mukesh Kumar]]
* [[Lungi Ngidi]]
* [[Rasikh Salam Dar]]
* [[Khaleel Ahmed]]
* [[Jhye Richardson]]
* [[Lizaad Williams]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Praveen Dubey]]
* [[Vicky Ostwal]]
|}

=== 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> Delhi had a purse remaining of {{INR convert|73|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> Delhi had two cards 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> Delhi bought nineteen players in the auction, including nine capped players and five 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> Delhi used their RTM cards to buy back [[Jake Fraser-McGurk]] and [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]] for {{INRconvert|9|c}} and {{INRconvert|8|c}} respectively.<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%;"
|+ [[Delhi Capitals]] squad for the [[2025 Indian Premier League]]<ref name="S2025">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=ipl-2025-1449924/delhi-capitals-squad-1458631/series-squads|title=2025 Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals squad|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250526095745/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/delhi-capitals-squad-1458631/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
|-
| 1 || '''[[KL Rahul]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1992|4|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||{{INRConvert|14|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 2 || '''[[Donovan Ferreira]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|7|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 7 || [[Sameer Rizvi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2003|12|6}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off-break]] || {{INRConvert|95|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 13 || '''[[Faf du Plessis]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1984|7|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg-break || {{INRConvert|2|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; stand-in captain{{Efn|name=Faf|[[Faf du Plessis]] captained [[Delhi Capitals]] against [[Mumbai Indians]] when [[Axar Patel]] was unavailable.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=Why is Axar Patel not captaining Delhi Capitals against Mumbai Indians? DC's new skipper Faf du Plessis answers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/why-is-axar-patel-not-captaining-delhi-capitals-against-mumbai-indians-dcs-new-skipper-faf-du-plessis-answers-101747835160726.html |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |archive-date=21 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621073524/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/why-is-axar-patel-not-captaining-delhi-capitals-against-mumbai-indians-dcs-new-skipper-faf-du-plessis-answers-101747835160726.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
| 20 || '''[[Axar Patel]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1994|1|20}} || Left-handed || Left-arm orthodox || {{INRConvert|16.5|c|lk=on}} || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=Axar Patel to captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/axar-patel-to-captain-delhi-capitals-in-ipl-2025-1476725 |access-date=2026-01-08 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=8 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251108092420/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/axar-patel-to-captain-delhi-capitals-in-ipl-2025-1476725 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 23 || '''[[Kuldeep Yadav]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1994|12|14}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[wrist spin]] || {{INRConvert|13.25|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 24 || [[Abhishek Porel]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2002|10|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || {{N/A}} || {{INRConvert|4|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 27 || [[Mohit Sharma]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1988|9|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||{{INRConvert|2.20|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 28 || [[Vipraj Nigam]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2004|7|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[legbreak]] || {{INRConvert|50|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 30 || '''[[Tristan Stubbs]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2000|8|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || {{N/A}} || {{INRConvert|10|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 49 || '''[[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1993|10|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|8|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 50 || Tripurana Vijay || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2001|9|05}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off-break]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 56 || '''[[Mitchell Starc]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1990|1|30}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|11.75|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 90 || '''[[Mustafizur Rahman]]''' || {{cr|BAN}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1995|9|6}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast-medium]] || {{INRConvert|6|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; temporary{{Efn|name=TempRep}} replacement{{Efn|name=Fraser-McGurk}}
|-
| {{N/A}} || '''[[Sediqullah Atal]]''' || {{cr|AFG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2001|8|12}} || Left-handed || {{N/A}} || {{INRConvert|1.25|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; replacement{{Efn|name=Brook}}
|-
| {{N/A}} || '''[[Dushmantha Chameera]]''' || {{cr|SL}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1992|1|11}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| {{N/A}} || [[Manvanth Kumar]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2004|1|11}} || Left-handed || Right arm Fast medium || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| {{N/A}} || [[Ajay Mandal]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1996|2|25}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| {{N/A}} || '''[[Karun Nair]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1991|12|6}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || {{INRConvert|50|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| {{N/A}} || [[Darshan Nalkande]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|10|4}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast-medium]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| {{N/A}} || '''[[T. Natarajan]]'''|| {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1991|4|4}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|10.75|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| {{N/A}} || [[Ashutosh Sharma (cricketer)|Ashutosh Sharma]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|9|15}} || Right-handed || {{N/A}} || {{INRConvert|3.80|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| {{N/A}} || [[Madhav Tiwari]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2003|9|28}} || Right-handed || Right arm Fast medium || {{INRConvert|40|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 33 || '''[[Jake Fraser-McGurk]]''' {{dagger}} || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2002|4|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg spin ||{{INRConvert|9|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; withdrawn{{Efn|name=Fraser-McGurk|[[Mustafizur Rahman]] replaced [[Jake Fraser-McGurk]], after the latter withdrew due to personal reasons.<ref name=tr>{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2025 |title=DC sign Mustafizur Rahman as replacement for Jake Fraser-McGurk |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4211/dc-sign-mustafizur-rahman-as-replacement-for-jake-fraser-mcgurk |website=[[IPLT20.com]] |access-date=25 May 2025 |archive-date=14 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514152722/https://www.iplt20.com/news/4211/dc-sign-mustafizur-rahman-as-replacement-for-jake-fraser-mcgurk |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
| 88 || '''[[Harry Brook]]''' {{dagger}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1999|2|25}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|6.25|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; withdrawn{{Efn|name=Brook|[[Sediqullah Atal]] replaced [[Harry Brook]], after the latter withdrew due to national duty.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harry Brook pulls out of IPL for second year running|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harry-brook-pulls-out-of-ipl-for-second-year-running-1476573|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|access-date=10 March 2024|archive-date=9 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309164820/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harry-brook-pulls-out-of-ipl-for-second-year-running-1476573|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=Who Is Sediqullah Atal? Afghan Batter Who Hit Seven Sixes In An Over Makes IPL Debut |url=https://www.cricket.com/news/who-is-sediqullah-atal-afghan-batter-who-hit-seven-sixes-in-an-over-makes-ipl-debut-5242025-1748095957209 |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=Cricket.com |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524215407/https://www.cricket.com/news/who-is-sediqullah-atal-afghan-batter-who-hit-seven-sixes-in-an-over-makes-ipl-debut-5242025-1748095957209 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{Efn|name=TempRep|[[Delhi Capitals]] signed [[Mustafizur Rahman]] as temporary replacement, following the IPL's [[2025 Indian Premier League#Suspension and rescheduling|suspension and rescheduling]].<ref name=tr/><ref>{{cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=IPL to allow temporary replacements for last leg of 2025 season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-allow-franchises-sign-temporary-replacement-players-for-last-leg-of-2025-season-1485918 |access-date=23 May 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>}}
}}

== Support staff ==
[[Hemang Badani]] replaced [[Ricky Ponting]] as head coach;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricky Ponting and Delhi Capitals part ways |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ricky-ponting-and-delhi-capitals-part-ways-1443237 |access-date=2024-10-08 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008110847/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ricky-ponting-and-delhi-capitals-part-ways-1443237 |url-status=live}}</ref><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> [[Matthew Mott]] replaced [[Pravin Amre]] and [[Ajit Agarkar]] as assistant coaches;<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2025: Pravin Amre Set To Part Ways With Delhi Capitals After Nine Years Of Service|url=https://cricket.one/cricket-news/ipl-2025-pravin-amre-set-to-part-ways-with-delhi-capitals-after-nine-years-of-service/6715f74961fef6eaeec8ac0d|access-date=2024-10-21|website=OneCricket|date=21 October 2024|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028154836/https://cricket.one/cricket-news/ipl-2025-pravin-amre-set-to-part-ways-with-delhi-capitals-after-nine-years-of-service/6715f74961fef6eaeec8ac0d|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Matthew Mott joins Delhi Capitals as assistant coach |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/44007001/ipl-2025-dc-news-matthew-mott-joins-delhi-capitals-assistant-coach |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=[[Espn.co.uk]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Munaf Patel]] replaced [[James Hopes]] as bowling coach;<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2025: Munaf Patel joins Delhi Capitals as bowling coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-munaf-patel-joins-delhi-capitals-as-bowling-coach-1459344 |access-date=2024-11-12 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125110030/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-munaf-patel-joins-delhi-capitals-as-bowling-coach-1459344 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Anton Roux]] and [[Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer)|Gnaneswara Rao]] replaced [[Biju George]] as fielding coaches;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=IPL 2025: KKR appoint former Delhi Capitals coach as Head of Scouting |url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/ipl-2025-kkr-appoint-former-delhi-capitals-coach-as-head-of-scouting-343297.html |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=Mykhel.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-11 |title=IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals rope in 2 new coaches days ahead of the tournament |url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2025-delhi-capitals-rope-in-2-new-coaches-days-ahead-of-the-tournament-116063/ |access-date=2025-11-22 |work=Cricket Addictor |language=en-us |archive-date=22 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422193733/https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ipl-2025-delhi-capitals-rope-in-2-new-coaches-days-ahead-of-the-tournament-116063/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Kevin Pietersen]] joined as a mentor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Pietersen joins Delhi Capitals as team mentor |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-kevin-pietersen-joins-delhi-capitals-as-team-mentor-1475039 |access-date=2025-02-27 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Position || Name
|-
| Head coach || [[Hemang Badani]]
|-
| Assistant coach || [[Matthew Mott]]
|-
| Bowling coach || [[Munaf Patel]]
|-
| Fielding coach || [[Anton Roux]]<br/>[[Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer)|Gnaneswara Rao]]
|-
| Mentor || [[Kevin Pietersen]]
|}
* 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 ==
Delhi Capitals began their season with four consecutive wins against [[Lucknow Super Giants]], [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]], [[Chennai Super Kings]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Dhruva |date=2025-04-05 |title=CSK vs DC, IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals subdues Chennai Super Kings to make it three-in-three |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/csk-vs-dc-ipl-2025-chennai-super-kings-v-delhi-capitals-match-report-score-result/article69416623.ece |access-date=2026-04-10 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2025 Match 24 - Result, Scorecard |url=https://indianexpress.com/section/sports/cricket/live-score/rcb-vs-dc-live-score-full-scorecard-highlights-ipl-2025-match-24-royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-delhi-capitals-bcdd04102025257238/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Then lost to [[Mumbai Indians]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-29th-match-1473466/match-report|title=Mumbai Indians clinch thriller to end Delhi Capitals' unbeaten streak|date=13 April 2025|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref> defeated [[Rajasthan Royals]] in [[Super Over]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2025 |title=Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc Star As DC Beat RR In IPL 2025 Super Over Thriller |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/delhi-capitals-vs-rajasthan-royals-live-score-ipl-2025-dc-vs-rr-live-cricket-updates-today-kl-rahul-karun-nair-sanju-samson-yashasvi-jaiswal-8178696 |access-date=25 March 2026 |work=[[NDTV Sports]]}}</ref> lost to [[Gujarat Titans]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/gujarat-titans-vs-delhi-capitals-35th-match-1473472/match-report|title=Buttler bosses the chase to power GT to No. 1|date=19 April 2025|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref> defeated Lucknow again; and lost to Bengaluru<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 46 live scores, results and updates |url=https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/schedule-fixtures-results/delhi-capitals-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru-ddbc04272025257260 |access-date=2026-04-11 |publisher=[[Rajasthan Royals]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. Delhi's eleventh match against Hyderabad was abandoned due to rain. They lost their next two matches against Gujarat<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/delhi-capitals-vs-gujarat-titans-60th-match-1473498/match-report|title=Sai Sudharsan and Gill help clinical GT book playoffs berth|date=18 May 2025|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref> and Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=MI vs DC Highlights, IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians qualifies for Playoffs with 59-run win over Delhi Capitals |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/mi-vs-dc-live-score-mumbai-indians-delhi-capitals-ipl-2025-match-updates-weather-rain-streaming-highlights/article69601353.ece |access-date=2026-04-16 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref> to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL; but won in their last match of the season against [[Punjab Kings]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=IPL 2025, PBKS vs DC Highlights: Sameer Rizvi's maiden IPL 50 guides sensational chase, PBKS top two hopes in jeopardy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2025-pbks-vs-dc-ipl-live-score-punjab-kings-vs-delhi-capitals-live-ipl-match-today-66-t20-match-score-101748081118993.html |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

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

=== League progression ===
{{#invoke:IndianPremierLeagueProgression | create

| W4, W10, W17, W24, L29, W32, L35, W40, L46, L48, N55, L60, L63, W66 | E

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

=== Fixtures ===
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match4}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match10}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match17}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match24}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match29}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match32}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match35}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match40}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match46}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match48}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match55}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|matchNA}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match60}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match63}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match66}}

== Statistics ==
[[File:Kuldeep Yadav in PMO New Delhi.jpg|thumb|alt=Kuldeep Yadav in 2024|[[Kuldeep Yadav]] took the most wickets (15) for [[Delhi Capitals]] in the [[2025 Indian Premier League]].]]
{| 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 | 539
| [[KL Rahul]]
|-
! scope=row | 301
| [[Abhishek Porel]]
|-
! scope=row | 300
| [[Tristan Stubbs]]
|-
! scope=row | 263
| [[Axar Patel]]
|-
! scope=row | 204
| [[Ashutosh Sharma (cricketer)|Ashutosh Sharma]]
|}
{| 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 | 15
| [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
|-
! scope=row | 14
| [[Mitchell Starc]]
|-
! scope=row | 12
| [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]
|-
! scope=row | 11
| [[Vipraj Nigam]]
|-
! scope=row | 5
| [[Axar Patel]]
|}

== 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.delhicapitals.in/}}
* [https://www.iplt20.com/teams/delhi-capitals Delhi Capitals on IPLT20 Website]
* {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=ipl-2025-1449924|title=2025 Indian Premier League}}

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Shahpur, Gujarat Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|Former constituency of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name=Shahpur Assembly constituency
|state=[[Gujarat]]
|district=[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency|Ahmedabad West]]
|established=1972
|abolished=2008|type=SLA}}

'''Shahpur Assembly constituency''' is one of the delimited Constituency of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]. It was delimited by Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly constituencies order - 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How delimitation will affect the election in Gujarat - Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/news/column/how-delimitation-will-affect-the-election-in-gujarat/20121126.htm |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-09 |title='Delimitation might stump political parties in 2012 Gujarat polls' |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/delimitation-might-stump-political-parties-in-2012-gujarat-polls/article23083044.ece |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, no. 6 : Gujarat {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/17698964 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-11 |title=Sharing the final delimitation order of Gujarat, and its background |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2012/08/11/sharing-the-final-delimitation-order-of-gujarat-and-its-background/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Election!!Member!!colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| |Vasudev N Tripathi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1975 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1975]]
| Patel Pramodchandra Chandulal
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| [[1980 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| Kamdar Vadilal Ratilal
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1985 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| Shah Jitendrakumar Chinubhai (jitushah)
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
| rowspan=4|Kaushikbhai Jamnadas Patel
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janta Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|-
| [[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|-
| [[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
|-
| [[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| [[Gyasuddin Shaikh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Gujarat}}

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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Ahmedabad district]]
[[Category:Politics of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1972]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]

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{{Ahmedabad-geo-stub}}

Indo Global Social Service Society

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{{Short description|Non-government organization based in India}}
{{notability|Companies|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox organisation
|name=Indo Global Social Service Society
|logo=IGSSS_Logo.png
|type=Non-governmental organization
|founded=1960
|headquarters=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|location=India
|key_people=John Peter Nelson, Executive Director <ref name="igsss">{{cite web|url=https://igsss.org/mgmt-team/john-peter-nelson|website=igsss.org|title=igsss.org/mgmt-team/john-peter-nelson|accessdate=2018-11-06}}</ref>
|website={{URL|https://igsss.org/}}
|footnotes=
}}
The '''Indo-Global Social Service Society''' '''(IGSSS)''' is a [[Non-governmental organization|non-government organization]] based in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/dhemaji-flood-victims-get-relief-materials-delhi-ngo.html|title=Dhemaji flood victims get relief materials from Delhi NGO|date=2018-09-29|work=NORTHEAST NOW|access-date=2018-11-07|language=en-US}}</ref> It works towards the development, capacity building and enlightenment of the vulnerable communities. The organisation is spread across 25 [[States and union territories of India|states]] and the [[National Capital Territory|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] in India. It is formerly known as Indo-German Social Service Society.

== History ==

It initially began its operations as Indo-German Social Service Society working with the funds received through [[:de: Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor|MISEREOR]], one of the largest relief operations of [[Catholic Church in Germany|Roman Catholic Church in Germany]]. In 1981 it started to support projects in food production, health care and education, vocational training, employment, rural development.

The [[SMILE Programme]] (Student Mobilization Initiative for Learning through Exposure) was also started as a national program by IGSSS in 1985.<ref>{{cite book|title=The ocean in a drop : inside-out youth leadership|last1=Patel|first1=Ashraf|date=8 February 2013 |publisher=SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd|isbn=9788132109631}}</ref> By 1992, IGSSS expanded its presence from Delhi to pan India, opening regional offices. It moved from being a mere funding agency to development supporting organization with collaborations with other NGOs.

The organization's name had also evolved into the present Indo-Global Social Service Society to reflect the association with global donors.

== Organization Structure ==
IGSSS works on six core issues that include <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://igsss.org/about-us|title=IGSSS - Indo-Global Social Service Society|work=Indo-Global Social Service Society|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en-US|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712033053/http://igsss.org/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Sustainable Livelihood
* Urban Poverty Reduction
* Disaster Risk Reduction
* Gender Equity
* Youth Development
* Climate Change Adaption

== Awards and recognition ==
IGSSS had received multiple prestigious awards and accolades for its work and contribution to the development of the society which includes the Golden Peacock Award for Philanthropy in Emerging Economies in 2006.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Civic and political organisations of India]]

Dinara Assembly constituency

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{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Dinara Assembly constituency
|type= SLA
| map_image = 210-Dinara constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|mla = [[Alok Kumar Singh (RLM politician)|Alok Kumar Singh]]
|party = {{Party index link|Rashtriya Lok Morcha}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]
|division =
| loksabha_cons = [[Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Buxar]]
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]
|established = 1951
| electors = 308,070
|abolished = 
}}
{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date = March 2020}}

'''Dinara Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency for [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in [[Rohtas district]]. It comes under [[Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web|url=https://rohtas.nic.in/constituencies/|title=Constituencies {{!}} District Rohtas, Government of Bihar {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref><ref name="election2020-1">{{Cite web|url=https://in.opencampaign.com/assembly-constituencies/bihar/210/dinara|title=Dinara Assembly Constituency (Vidhan Sabha)|website=Open Campaign - India's Best Civic Engagement Platform.|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Dinara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/dinara.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Ramanand Upadhya
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| rowspan="3" |Ramashish Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Ramanand Prasad Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Ram Narain Sah
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (O)}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Sheopujan Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |Lakshman Rai
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
| rowspan="4" |Ramdhani Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|Sita Sundari Devi
|{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jai Kumar Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|[[Vijay Mandal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|[[Alok Kumar Singh (RLM politician)|Alok Kumar Singh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Lok Morcha}}
|}

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Dinara<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Dinara">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Dinara |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04210.htm |access-date=2 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251202110655/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04210.htm |archive-date=2 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Alok Kumar Singh
|party = Rashtriya Lok Morcha
|votes = {{formatnum:78338}}
|percentage = 41.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Shashi Shankar Kumar
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = {{formatnum:67504}}
|percentage = 36.09
|change = {{increase}}1.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jai Kumar Singh]]
|party = Independent
|votes = {{formatnum:17839}}
|percentage = 9.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Malati Devi
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = {{formatnum:8382}}
|percentage = 4.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sanjay Kumar
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|votes = {{formatnum:6406}}
|percentage = 3.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1631}}
|percentage = 0.87
|change = {{decrease}}0.03
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:10834}}
|percentage = 5.79
|change = {{increase}}0.95
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:187064}}
|percentage = 60.72
|change = {{increase}}4.26
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Rashtriya Lok Morcha
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin|title=Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2020: Dinara<ref name="election2020"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Vijay Mandal]]
|votes = {{formatnum:59541}}
|percentage = 34.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Rajendra Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:51313}}
|percentage = 30.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Jai Kumar Singh]]
|votes = {{formatnum:27252}}
|percentage = 16.0
|change = -26.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
|candidate = Rajesh Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:18368}}
|percentage = 10.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Rajesh Kumar Ram
|votes = {{formatnum:1681}}
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Niranjan Kumar Ray
|votes = {{formatnum:1567}}
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1527}}
|percentage = 0.9
|change = +0.37
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:8228}}
|percentage = 4.84
|change = +3.05
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:170280}}
|percentage = 56.46
|change = +1.26
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Janata Dal (United)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Dinara<ref name="Dinara Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Dinara Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/dinara |access-date=2 December 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251202110727/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/dinara |archive-date=2 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Jai Kumar Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:64699}}
|percentage = 42.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Rajendra Prasad Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:62008}}
|percentage = 41.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Shiv Sena
|candidate = Binod Kumar Choubey
|votes = {{formatnum:4265}}
|percentage = 2.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sunil Kumar Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:3774}}
|percentage = 2.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Achche Lal Ram
|votes = {{formatnum:2769}}
|percentage = 1.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sheikh Hamhataq Alam
|votes = {{formatnum:2757}}
|percentage = 1.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:2234}}
|percentage = 1.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jawahar Singh Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:1874}}
|percentage = 1.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Raghunath Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:1468}}
|percentage = 0.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:798}}
|percentage = 0.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:2691}}
|percentage = 1.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:150539}}
|percentage = 55.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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{{Assembly constituencies of Bihar}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Rohtas district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]]

Bilimora high-speed railway station

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{{Short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Bilimora high-speed railway station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_caption =
| address = Kesali, [[Bilimora]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|20.7807|73.0112|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|34|m|ft}}
| line = [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
| other =
| structure = Elevated
| platform = 2
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| opening = {{start date and age|2027|08||df=y|p=n|br=n}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code =
| zone =
| division =
| operator = National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
| status = Under construction<ref name="deshgujarat"/>
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
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| map_dot_label =
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| services =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| route_map = {{Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor}}
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=10|type=point|marker=rail}}
}}

'''Bilimora high-speed railway station''' is an under construction [[High-speed railway|high-speed railway station]] on the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]. It is located at Kesali village near [[Bilimora]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is the sixth station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after [[Vapi high-speed railway station|Vapi station]] and before [[Surat high-speed railway station|Surat station]].<ref name="deshgujarat">{{cite web |title=Works kick off for a Mango shaped Bilimora bullet train station |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2021/07/12/works-kick-off-for-a-mango-shaped-bilimora-bullet-train-station/ |website=www.deshgujarat.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It was initially scheduled to be completed by December 2024,<ref name="businessworld"/> and is slated to become operational by August 2027 along with the opening of the Surat-Vapi section of the high-speed rail corridor.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite web|title=Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/nhsrcl-mumbai-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail-information-route-map-fares-timings-tenders-status-updates/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=9 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="businessworld">{{cite web |title=First Bullet Train To Start Between Surat And Bilimora: Vaishnaw |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/First-Bullet-Train-To-Start-Between-Surat-And-Bilimora-Vaishnaw/06-06-2022-431584/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |publisher=www.businessworld.in|language=en}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |title=‘Surat-Bilimora section will be completed by Aug 2026’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/surat-bilimora-section-will-be-completed-by-aug-2026/articleshow/92047140.cms |access-date=21 December 2022 |agency=Times of India |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-11-19 |title=India’s first bullet train inaugural run in 2027 to cover 100 km between Surat and Vapi, says Vaishnaw |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2025/Nov/19/indias-first-bullet-train-inaugural-run-in-2027-to-cover-100-km-between-surat-and-vapi-says-vaishnaw |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Construction ==
The [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C4" of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] (MAHSR) in September 2020, with a deadline of around 4 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=3 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C4|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/09/23/3-bidders-for-mumbai-ahmedabad-hsrs-package-c4/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=23 September 2020|access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> In October 2020, [[Larsen and Toubro]] won the tender.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bullet train: L&T wins Rs 25,000-crore order for Gujarat stretch|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bullet-train-lt-wins-rs-25000-crore-order-for-gujarat-stretch-6031011.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=28 October 2020|access-date=9 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> The NSHRCL signed an agreement with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of [[Vapi high-speed railway station|Vapi station]] and [[Vapi high-speed railway station#Vapi depot|its depot]], Bilimora station, [[Surat high-speed railway station|Surat]] and [[Surat high-speed railway station#Surat depot|its depot]], [[Bharuch high-speed railway station|Bharuch]] and [[Vadodara high-speed railway station|Vadodara]] stations in November 2020.<ref name="L&T">{{cite news|title=Bullet Train Project: Agreement Signed With L&T For India's Biggest Infrastructure Contract|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-project-agreement-signed-with-l-t-for-indias-biggest-infrastructure-contract-2331009|work=NDTV Profit|date=28 November 2020|access-date=9 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> In July 2021, Larsen and Toubro began construction on the station after acquiring 11.4 hectares of land near Kesali. The station is slated to be completed by August 2026, the time also slated for opening of the [[Gujarat]] section of the high-speed rail corridor.<ref name="deshgujarat"/><ref name="timesofindia"/>

== Lines ==
The station will be served by the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], and will be the sixth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in [[Bilimora]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Feasibility Study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Corridor Final Report Volume 6|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/asia/south/india/c8h0vm00009v1ylc-att/c8h0vm0000bzv95y.pdf|work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA)|access-date=9 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TMRG"/>

== Structure ==
The station will have two platforms and two tracks for regular services. It will have three levels–the platform, concourse and service floor as the entrance level. The design of the station building will be inspired by the [[Mango|mango plantation]]s because of its surrounding location covered by plantations. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach [[E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen|E5 Series Shinkansen]] trains.<ref name="deshgujarat"/>

=== Station Layout (TBC) ===
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| legend = track
| collapsible = no
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PSTR(R)\vSTRgf\PSTR(L) ~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|up}} {{BSsplit|'''P1''' to [[Surat high-speed railway station|Surat]] **|<small>Towards [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station|Sabarmati]]</small>}}
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PSTR(R)\vSTRgf\PSTR(L) ~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|down}} {{BSsplit|'''P2''' to [[Vapi high-speed railway station|Vapi]] **|<small>Towards [[Bandra Kurla Complex high-speed railway station|Mumbai BKC]]</small>}}
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| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street Level
| valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Mezzanine
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Fare control, station agent, Automatic vending machines, crossover
|-
| rowspan="6" width="30" valign="center" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''P'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1''' Doors will open on the left</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<span style="color:#{{rail color|RapidX|Delhi–Meerut}}">'''Platform 1'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station|Sabarmati]]<br><small>'''Next Station:'''</small> <small>[[Surat high-speed railway station|Surat]]</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<span style="color:#{{rail color|RapidX|Delhi–Meerut}}">'''Express Lines'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station|Sabarmati]]
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<span style="color:#{{rail color|RapidX|Delhi–Meerut}}">'''Express Lines'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards ← [[Bandra Kurla Complex high-speed railway station|Mumbai BKC]]
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |<span style="color:#{{rail color|RapidX|Delhi–Meerut}}">'''Platform 2'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards ← [[Bandra Kurla Complex high-speed railway station|Mumbai BKC]]<br><small>'''Next Station:'''</small> [[Vapi high-speed railway station|<small>Vapi</small>]]
|-
| colspan="2" width="85" align="center" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the left</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" width="30" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
|-
|}

== Features ==
Its design has been made to accommodate sufficient space for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform areas. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, information booths, retail centres and a public information and announcement system. Moreover, skylight provisions will be present on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting and reduced energy usage. The station will be developed as a [[transport hub]] through integration with [[Auto-rickshaw|auto]]s, buses and taxis. Such features will be available in all 12 stations of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Aklekar B.|first=Rajendra|title=Maharashtra: Designs of four bullet train stations unveiled |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-designs-of-four-bullet-train-stations-unveiled-23269713|work=Mid-Day|location=Mumbai|date=10 February 2023|access-date=9 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Connectivity ==
===Road===
The existing road linking Gandevi with the [[Bilimora]]-[[Chikhli, Gujarat|Chikhli]] Road or [[List of state highways in Gujarat|Gujarat SH-15]] will be upgraded to link the station with the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] and the under-construction [[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]. Most of the stations being built in the [[Gujarat]] section of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] are located near or next to state or national highways, in order to provide better and direct connectivity to the stations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rupera|first=Prashant|title=Bullet train terminals planned close to highways|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/bullet-train-terminals-planned-close-to-highways/articleshow/64182012.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 May 2018|access-date=9 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

===Rail===
The nearest railway station after the station's completion will be [[Bilimora railway station]], located {{cvt|6|km}} south-west from the station.

== See also ==
* [[High-speed rail in India]]
* [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR corridor stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Gujarat]]

Yatri Sathi

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{{Short description|Ride-hailing application in West Bengal, India}}
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'''Yatri Sathi''' is a [[ride hailing application]] overseen by the Government of [[West Bengal]]. It was created to put the yellow taxis in Kolkata under one payment system to allow passengers to pay no surge charge or commission and prevent middlemen from being involved.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/kolkata-yellow-taxis-yatri-sathi-8988206/lite/ | title=With govt app, Kolkata's dwindling yellow taxis hope for fresh run | date=18 October 2023 }}</ref> It was designed by the [[Open Network for Digital Commerce]] (ONDC).<ref> {{Cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/west-bengal/mamata-banerjee-launches-yatri-sathi-app-to-enable-commuters-to-get-taxi-service/cid/1973810 | title=Mamata Banerjee launches 'Yatri Sathi' app to enable commuters to get taxi service | website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The government of West Bengal provided drivers with Yatri Sathi decals for their cabs. The [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] gives drivers free parking.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/relief-for-flyers-as-more-drivers-switch-to-yatri-sathi/articleshow/103899382.cms | title=Relief for flyers as more drivers switch to Yatri Sathi | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>

By October 2023, more than 60% of the yellow and blue and white taxis of the city had switched to the platform.
<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/more-than-60-cabs-switch-to-yatri-sathi-app-in-three-months/articleshow/104482654.cms | title=More than 60% cabs switch to Yatri Sathi app in three months | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>

In June 2024, it was announced that the app would be available in [[Siliguri]] in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Yatri Sathi app cabs to be introduced in Siliguri from July | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/yatri-sathi-app-cabs-to-be-introduced-by-bengal-government-in-siliguri-from-july/cid/2027554 }}</ref> Also that month it was announced that ambulance services would be soon available.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/soon-you-could-hail-ambulances-on-bengal-govt-run-yatri-sathi-app/articleshow/111274824.cms | title=Soon, you could hail ambulances on Bengal govt-run Yatri Sathi app | newspaper=The Times of India | date=26 June 2024 }}</ref> It was made available at [[Bagdogra Airport]] in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://siliguritimes.com/yatri-sathi-app-inaugurated-in-bagdogra-airport-to-assist-passengers/ | title='Yatri Sathi' app inaugurated in Bagdogra Airport to assist passengers | date=12 July 2024 }}</ref>

In May 2025, "Where Is My Bus," a real-time feature which provides service information about public buses, was added to the app.<ref>{{cite web | title=Track Kolkata buses on your phone: State govt introduces new app feature | date=13 May 2025 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/buses-phone-new-yatri-sathi-app-feature-10000419/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Now track your bus, buy tickets on 'Where is my bus' app | work=The Times of India | date=10 May 2025 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/now-track-your-bus-buy-tickets-on-where-is-my-bus-app/articleshow/121063817.cms }}</ref>

Yatri Sathi also offers users the ability to book [[Motorcycle taxi|bike taxis]], bus tickets, and ambulances. It also offers parcel delivery services and the ability to book tickets for popular Kolkata tourist attractions.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | title=Yatri Sathi brings back yellow taxis. But does Bengal govt's app-cab service work? | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/kolkata/as-yatri-sathi-brings-back-yellow-taxis-a-review-of-the-bengal-govt-app-cab-service/cid/2087003 }}</ref>

The app offers SOS buttons for passengers and drivers in case of emergency. Pressing on the red button alerts the passenger's primary contacts and the police. Pressing the blue [[SOS]] button will, on the count of five seconds, emit a siren and informs primary contacts, the police, and the app's security team.<ref name="auto"/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
[https://yatrisathi.in/ Official website]

[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Government of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Mobile applications]]

North Western Railway zone

2026-03-25T11:20:08Z

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The '''North Western Railway''' (abbreviated '''NWR''') is one of 19 [[Indian Railways|railway zones]] in India. It is headquartered at [[Jaipur]].<ref name="zones_and_divisions">{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}}</ref> It has a route length of more than {{Convert|5761|km|mi}} across the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana. NWR operates international rail service [[Thar Express]] from Jodhpur to Karachi. This zone is the key enabler of the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project by virtue of running railways 1,500 km long [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]].

== History ==
[[File:India_railways1909a.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Extent of the Indian railway network in 1909]]

In 1882, a {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] line from Marwar Junction to Pali was built by the Rajputana Railway. It was extended to Luni in 1884 and Jodhpur on 9 March 1886. New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner Railway to form Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1890, when the [[Bikaner State|Bikaner Princely State]] and [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur Princely State]] started constructing the ''Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway'' within the [[Rajputana Agency]]. In 1892, the {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre gauge]] Jodhpur–Bikaner line was commissioned under the [[Rajputana–Malwa Railway]], Jodhpur–Merta Road section was commissioned on 7 April, the Merta Road-Nagaur section on 15 October, and the Nagaur-Bikaner section on 8 December. In 1901, [[Jodhpur–Bathinda line|Jodhpur–Bikaner line]] combined with Jodhpur–Hyderabad Railway, some part of this railway is in Pakistan, leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province. In 1902–03, the Jodhpur–Bikaner line was extended to [[Bathinda]] in 1902–03 to connect it with the metre-gauge section of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] and the metre gauge of North Western Railway [[Delhi–Fazilka line]] via Hanumangarh.<ref name=fibis/> In 1925, the combined entity Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways was split to function as two independent Railway companies. After Independence, a part of Jodhpur Railway went to West Pakistan.<ref name=fibis>{{cite web| url = http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| title = Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway| publisher = fibis| access-date = 5 May 2014| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| archive-date = 2 February 2014| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Part II (1870-1899) | publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 5 May 2014 | archive-date = 26 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 1926, the workshop at Bikaner (Lalgarh) was set up to carry out periodic overhauling of metre gauge coaches and wagons.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 7 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1383134993568-BIKANER%20WORKSHOP%20WEB.pdf |title=Brief History of Bikaner Workshop |publisher=North Western Railway |access-date=7 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025129/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1383134993568-BIKANER%20WORKSHOP%20WEB.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> In 1952, on 6 November the [[Jodhpur–Bathinda line|Jodhpur–Bikaner line]] was merged with the [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?id=0,1,283 | title = Western railway history}}</ref> Sometime around or prior to 1992, the construction work for the conversion from metre gauge to {{track gauge|1676 mm|lk=on}}-wide {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] of the Jodhpur–Bikaner line, along with the link to Phulera, were started,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/02060891.htm |title = Written answers to Question asked in Parliament | work= Railway expansion programme in Rajasthan|publisher= Government of India| access-date = 7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030734/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/02060891.htm|archive-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref> and it was already functioning as broad gauge Jodhpur–Merta City–Bikaner–Bathinda line by 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37655|title = Railway line along Indian border| publisher= Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India|date= 21 April 2008| access-date = 7 May 2014}}</ref> In 2002, on 1 October the North Western Railway zone came into existence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 |title=North Western railway history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031916/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> In 2012, the Bikaner Heritage Rail Museum was opened at Bikaner to displays items related to the Jodhpur and Bikaner Railway.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Bikana-Heritage-Rail-Museum-opened-for-public-viewing/articleshow/16867351.cms |title= Bikana Heritage Rail Museum opened for public viewing|work=The Times of India|date=18 October 2012| access-date = 7 May 2014}}</ref>

In 1884, The ''Rajputana–Malwa Railway'' extended the {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide metre-gauge [[Bathinda–Rewari line|Delhi–Rewari]] section of [[Delhi–Fazilka line]] to Bathinda,<ref name=hisar>{{cite web| url= http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| title= Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar| at= Communications, page 135| publisher= Haryana Government| access-date= 10 May 2014| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| archive-date= 1 May 2014| df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Rajputana-Malwa_State_Railway |title = Rajputana Malwa State Railway| website=fibis| access-date = 10 May 2014}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=October 2016}} which was The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bathinda–Samasatta line in 1897.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title= IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899) |access-date= 26 February 2014 |archive-date= 26 July 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through [[Samma Satta]] (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|title= Chapter VII Communications|access-date= 26 February 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|archive-date= 23 February 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>

On 18 February 2006, [[Thar Express]], an Indian non-stop international [[passenger train]] operated weekly by [[Indian Railways]] using its own coaches and locomotives, between [[Jodhpur]] in India and [[Karachi]] in Pakistan.<ref name=IndTr>{{cite web|url=http://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/india-to-operate-thar-express-for-6-months/10969.html|title=Greater Kashmir news|website=greaterkashmir.com|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134434/http://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/india-to-operate-thar-express-for-6-months/10969.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names] Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013</ref>

Earlier, Sindh Mail train operated on this route from 1900 to 1965 when the track was bombed out by the Pakistan Air Force in [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. Thar Link Express was run started after 41 years in 2006 based on the earlier rail communication agreement. The rail communication agreement was signed by India and Pakistan in 1976, to ease the soured relations after the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] for the successful [[Bangladesh Liberation War|liberation of Bangladesh]] by [[Indian Army]]. The rail communication agreement is renewable every three years, and currently it is valid until January 2019.<ref name="irfca1">{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-inter.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Geography : International|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=hindu1>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/how-to-get-to-pakistan/article18438690.ece How to get to Pakistan], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 12 May 2017</ref>

In the 1990s, the [[Delhi–Jaipur line]] and [[Jaipur–Ahmedabad line]] were converted to [[broad gauge]] (BG). In 2007, the line going toward {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} from Phulera to Chittaurgarh was converted to BG.

Between 2008 and 2011, the Bikaner–Rewari line was converted to broad gauge.<ref name="overview">{{cite web | url = http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf | title = Overview of Bikaner Division | publisher = North Western Railway | access-date = 7 May 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf | archive-date = 8 May 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2009, the metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur section was converted to broad gauge.<ref name="overview"/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/route-bhatinda-rewari-passenger-54781-bti-to-re/4110/109/356| title=Bathinda–Rewari line route map| website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

By December 2017, railways for the first time installed 6,095 [[Global Positioning System|GPS]]-enabled "Fog Pilot Assistance System" [[railway signalling]] devices in four most affected zones, [[Northern Railway zone]], [[North Central Railway zone]], [[North Eastern Railway zone]] and North Western Railway zone, by doing away with the old practice of putting firecrackers on train tracks to alter train divers running trains on snail's pace. With these devices, train pilots precisely know in advance, about the location of signals, level-crossing gates and other such approaching markers.<ref name=fog1>[//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62042305.cms Indian Railways to use GPS-enabled devices to fight fog this season], [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]], 12 Dec 2017.</ref>

== Organisation ==
This zone was formed on 1 October 2002, comprising four divisions: [[Jodhpur]] and reorganized [[Bikaner]] division of the erstwhile [[Northern Railway zone]], and reorganized [[Jaipur]] and [[Ajmer]] divisions of the erstwhile [[Western Railway zone]].

=== Ajmer railway division ===
The [[Ajmer railway division]], founded on 5 November 1951, has ~9,050 employees handling 48 passenger trains across 141 stations (15 main stations with Computerized Passenger Reservation System), covering the elongated elliptical shaped loop railway network in [[Marwar]] region central Rajasthan, from Pushkar to Palanpur via Marwar, and from Palanpur back to Pushkar via [[Chittorgarh]]. The main goods traffic are the export of cement from [[Ajmer district]], and rock phosphate and soapstone powder from [[Udaipur district]]. The passenger segment handles traffic on the prominent religious and tourist circuit of [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah]], [[Pushkar]], [[Dilwara Temples|Dilwara Jain Temples]] at [[Mount Abu]] and [[Ranakpur Jain temple]].

=== Bikaner railway division ===
The [[Bikaner railway division]], founded in 1924, has ~12,000 employees handling 142 trains across 198 stations (14 with Computerized Passenger Reservation System), covering the eastern Rajasthan, western and southern triangular half of [[Haryana]] (railway line network from [[Rewari]]–[[Bhiwani]] to [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], [[Sirsa]] and [[Dabwali]], [[Rohtak]] to [[Hansi]]–Hisar), and a very small corner of south west [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Sirsa to [[Bhatinda]]). The quantum of traffic is equally split between goods and passenger segment, with food grains, china clay and gypsum being the main outbound goods traffic.

=== Jaipur railway division ===
The [[Jaipur railway division]] was formed after merging parts of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]], [[Jaipur State Railway]] and [[Rajputana–Malwa Railway]]. It has ~10,250 employees handling 146 trains across 128 stations (14 with Computerized Passenger Reservation System), covering the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. a very small corner of south west [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Sirsa to [[Bathinda]]). 85% of the income is from the passenger traffic. It forms a logistics hub for the cross traffic of [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]], carrying fertilizer, cement, oil, salt, food grains, oil seeds, limestone and gypsum traffic, with bulk container loading facilities.

=== Jodhpur railway division ===
The [[Jodhpur railway division]], with origin going back to 1882, was founded on 5 November 1951. It has ~14,000 employees handling 92 trains across 144 stations (15 with Computerized Passenger Reservation System), It covers Jodhpur, Pali Marwar, Nagaur, Jalore, Barmer, Jaisalmer districts in Rajasthan and certain districts of Gujarat state. The main goods export traffic consists of limestone, salt and gypsum.

==Divisions==
* [[Jaipur railway division]]
* [[Ajmer railway division]]
* [[Jodhpur railway division]]
* [[Bikaner railway division]]

== Medical facilities ==
For the employees and their families, the zone also has the following healthcare facilities:
* Zonal hospitals
** [[Jaipur Zonal Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Jaipur Junction}}
* Divisional hospitals
** [[Ajmer Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Ajmer Junction}}
** [[Bikaner Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Bikaner Junction}}
** [[Jodhpur Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Jodhpur Junction}}
* Sub-divisional hospitals
** [[Rewari Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Rewari}} (Bikaner division)
** [[Bandikui Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Bandikui Junction}} (Jaipur division)
** [[Ajmer Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Abu Road}} (Ajmer division)
** [[Udaipur Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital]] near {{stnlnk|Rana Pratap Nagar}} at Udaipur (Jodhpur division)
* Health units, 29 in total
* First aid posts, 2 in total

== Route and track length ==
This railway zone has a total of 578 stations, covering a total of {{convert|5449.29|km}} route kilometers out of which {{convert|2575.03|km}} are [[broad gauge]] and {{convert|2874.23|km}} are [[metre gauge]] (c. 2009), and {{convert|7329.80|km}} track kilometers out of{{convert|6696.36|km}} are broad gauge and {{convert|733.44|km}} are metre gauge (c. 2009).

* North Western Railway zone
** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|2575.03|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|2874.23|km}}, total {{convert|5449.29|km}}
** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|6696.36|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|733.44|km}}, total {{convert|7329.80|km}}
** Ajmer railway division
*** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|732.56|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|442.29|km}}, total {{convert|1174.85|km}}
*** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|1149.0|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|466.73|km}}, total {{convert|1617.83|km}}
** Bikaner railway division: covers Rajasthan and parts of [[Railway in Haryana]]
*** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|1730.96|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|48.76|km}}, total {{convert|1779.72|km}}
*** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|2182.31|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|51.17|km}}, total {{convert|2233.58|km}}
** Jaipur railway division
*** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|830.20|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|196.61|km}}, total {{convert|1026.81|km}}
*** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|1385.13|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|213.53|km}}, total {{convert|1598.66|km}}
** Jodhpur railway division
*** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|1568.42|km}} 1,568 km, metre gauge 0 km, total {{convert|1568.42|km}}
*** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|1979.73|km}}, metre gauge 0 km, total {{convert|1979.73|km}}

== Rail transport infrastructure ==
The zone has the following [[Locomotives of India|types of locomotive engines]]:
(Legends: W – broad gauge, D – diesel, G – goods, M – mixed, P – passenger)
* Ajmer railway division
** {{stnlnk|Abu Road}} (ABR) diesel sheds: [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]]s, [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3]]s, WDG-3A and [[Indian locomotive class WDM-4|WDG-4]]s,
* Jodhpur railway division
** {{stnlnk|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} (BGKT) sheds at Jodhpur: WDM-2, WDGs, WDP-4s, WDM-3As
* Jaipur railway division
** {{stnlnk|Phulera Junction}} sheds: [[YDM-4]] meter gauge locomotives

==Trains==

Some of the major trains operated by North Western Railways are as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Number !! Train name !! Starting station !! Terminating station
|-
|12977/12978||[[Marusagar Express]]||Ajmer||Ernakulam
|-
|-
|14854/14864/14866||[[Marudhar Express (via Faizabad)]]||Jodhpur||Varanasi
|-
|19667/19668||[[Udaipur City–Mysuru Palace Queen Humsafar Express]]||Udaipur||Mysuru
|-
|22985/22986||[[Udaipur City–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Rajasthan Humsafar Express]]||Udaipur||Delhi Sarai Rohilla
|-
|12963/12964||[[Mewar Express|Hazrat Nizamuddin–Udaipur City Mewar Superfast Express]]||Udaipur|| Hazarat Nizamuddin
|-
|}

== Training ==
The zone has the following training institutes:
* Zonal Railway Training Institute, Udaipur in Ajmer division
* Diesel Traction Training Centre, Abu Road in Ajmer division
* Divisional Training Centre (Engineering), Ajmer
* Supervisor's Training Centre, Ajmer
* Basic Training Centre (C&W), Ajmer
* Basic Training Centre(Loco), Ajmer
* Area Training Centre, Ajmer
* Divisional Training Centre (Engineering), [[Bandikui]]
* Area Training Centre, [[Bandikui]]
* Divisional Training Centre(Traffic, C&W, Civil), Lalgarh, Bikaner
* Basic Training Centre, Bikaner
* Railway Police Force (RPF) Training Centre, [[Bandikui]]
* Divisional Training Centre (Engineering), Jodhpur
* Carriage & Wagon Training Centre, Jodhpur
* Diesel Traction Training Centre, Bhagat Ki Kothi, Jodhpur
* Personnel Training Centre, Jodhpur
* Transportation Training Centre, Jodhpur
* Basic Training Centre, Jodhpur

==Loco sheds==
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Abu Road]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat Ki Kothi]]

==See also==

* [[North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project]]
* [[All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)]]
* [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/ North Western Railway website]

{{Indian Railways}}
{{Railways in Northern India}}

{{coord missing|Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Zones of Indian Railways]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in India]]

List of Hindi film families

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This article lists [[Notability in the English Wikipedia|notable]] families whose members are prominent in the [[Indian cinema|Indian film industry]].

This list also includes a select number of South Indian film families who crossed over into Hindi cinema. For a full list, see [[List of South Indian film families]].

For Indian music families, see [[List of Indian music families]].

==A==

===Akhtar–Azmi–Kher family===
The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film industry. It consists of renowned poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. One of the most famous among them is Urdu poet, author and philosopher [[Javed Akhtar]], whose great-grandfather [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]] is a notable name in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].

Javed Akhtar's first marriage was with script writer [[Honey Irani]]; [[Zoya Akhtar]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]] are their children. [[Farah Khan]] and [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]] are Honey Irani's niece and nephew, and hence Farhan and Zoya Akhtar's maternal cousins.<ref name=st>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000922/50.htm The Dynamic Dynasties: What would the world of films be without them?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210044146/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000922/50.htm |date=2010-02-10 }} Screen, 22 September 2000.</ref>

Javed Akhtar's second wife is actress [[Shabana Azmi]]. Shabana Azmi's nieces include actresses [[Farah (actress)|Farah Naaz]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]].

Farhan Akhtar's second wife is actress [[Shibani Dandekar]]. [[Anusha Dandekar]] is Shibani's sister.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Akhtar-Azmi family
|-
! 1st generation
! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! Career
! Born
! Died
! Relation
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]]
|
|
| Poet, lyricist
| 1914
| 1976
| Father of Javed Akhtar
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Javed Akhtar]]
|
| Poet, playwright, lyricist
| 1945
|
| Married to Honey Irani and then Shabana Azmi
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Honey Irani]]
|
| Writer
| 1954
|
| First wife of Javed Akhtar
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Farhan Akhtar]]
| Director, actor
| 1974
|
| Son of Javed and Honey
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Adhuna Akhtar]]
| Hairstylist, TV host
|1967
|
| Ex-wife of Farhan Akhtar
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Zoya Akhtar]]
| Director
| 1972
|
| Daughter of Javed and Honey
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]]
|
| Actor
| 1950
|
| Sister of Honey Irani
|-
|
|Menaka Irani
|
|
|
|
|Sister of Honey and Daisy Irani, parent of Farah and Sajid Khan
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Farah Khan]]
| Director, choreographer
| 1965
|
| Daughter of Kamran Khan and Menaka Irani (Honey and Daisy Irani's sister); sister of Sajid Khan
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Shirish Kunder]]
| Film editor
| 1973
|
| Married to Farah Khan
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
| Director, actor
| 1971
|
| Son of Kamran Khan and Menaka Irani (Honey and Daisy Irani's sister); brother of Farah Khan.
|-
|
|[[Salman Akhtar]]
|
|
|
|
|Psychiatrist, Son of Jan Nisar Akhtar and brother of Javed Akhtar
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Kabir Akhtar]]
| Director
| 1975
|
| Son of [[Salman Akhtar]], Nephew of Javed Akhtar
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Kaifi Azmi]]
|
|
| Poet, lyricist
| 1919
| 2002
| Father of Shabana and Baba Azmi, husband of Shaukat Kaifi
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Shaukat Kaifi]]
|
|
| Actor
|1926
|2019
| Mother of Shabana and Baba Azmi, wife of Kaifi Azmi
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Baba Azmi]]
|
| Cinematographer
|1943
|
| Brother of Shabana Azmi
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Shabana Azmi]]
|
| Actress
| 1950
|
| Married to Javed Akhtar
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Tanvi Azmi]]
|
| Actor
|1960
|
| Married to Baba Azmi, daughter of Usha Kiran
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Usha Kiran]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1929
| 2000
| Mother of Tanvi Azmi and Adwait Kher
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Uttara Mhatre Kher
|
| Model, Miss India World
| 1963
|
| Married to former model Adwait Kher
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Saiyami Kher]]
| Actress
| 1992
|
| Daughter of Uttara Mhatre Kher and Adwait Kher
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Farah (actress)|Farah]]
| Actress
| 1968
|
| Niece of Shabana Azmi, daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| Actress
| 1971
|
| Niece of Shabana Azmi, daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana
|}
<gallery class="center">

File:Shabana Azmi at the 2006 World Economic Forum.jpg|[[Shabana Azmi]]
File:Tabu still8.jpg|[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
File:Farhan-Akhtar.jpg|[[Farhan Akhtar]]
File:Farah Khan at the opening of Fluke store 11.jpg|[[Farah Khan]]
</gallery>

===Ali–Amrohi family===
* [[Mumtaz Ali]] (actor, dancer)
** [[Mehmood Ali]] (actor, comedian, son of Mumtaz Ali)
*** [[Pucky Ali]] (actor and eldest son of Mehmood & Madhu)
*** [[Lucky Ali]] (singer, actor, second son of Mehmood Ali & Madhu)
*** [[Macky Ali]] (actor and third son of Mehmood & Madhu)
** [[Minoo Mumtaz]] (actress, dancer, daughter of Mumtaz Ali and sister of Mehmood Ali)
** [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]] (actor, son of Mumtaz Ali)
** [[Meena Kumari]] (actress, elder sister of Mehmood Ali's ex-wife, Mahliqa/Madhu)
** [[Kamal Amrohi]] (director, husband of Meena Kumari)
*** Tajdar Amrohi (Producer, son of Kamal Amrohi)
*** Nilofer Amrohi (one time actress and sister of Mazhar Khan)
****Bilal Amrohi (actor, grandson of Kamal Amrohi, married to [[Kumar Gaurav]]'s daughter)
****[[Mashhoor Amrohi]] (actor, grandson of Kamal Amrohi)
*** [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1955)|Mazhar Khan]] (actor and maternal uncle to Bilal and Mashhoor Amrohi)
*** [[Zeenat Aman]] (actress, wife of [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1955)|Mazhar Khan]])
*** Shandaar Amrohi (Producer)

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<gallery class="center">
File:Mumtaz Ali (vers 1942).jpg|Mumtaz Ali
File:Kamal Amrohi (28553611573).jpg|Kamal Amrohi
File:Actor Mehmood Ali 2013 stamp of India.jpg|Mehmood Ali
File:Lucky Ali.jpg|Lucky Ali
</gallery>

===Anand–Sahni family===
The most prominent member of the Anand family was actor [[Dev Anand]], who has starred in over a hundred films. Another member of the family is internationally known director [[Shekhar Kapur]], who is known for directing the film ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''. He was married to actress [[Suchitra Krishnamurthy]].
* [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] (elder brother of Dev Anand)
** [[Uma Anand]] (wife of Chetan Anand)
*** [[Ketan Anand]] (son of Chetan Anand)
** [[Priya Rajvansh]] (actress and partner of Chetan Anand)
*** [[Kamaljeet]] (actor and brother of Priya Rajvansh){{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
* [[Dev Anand]]
** [[Kalpana Kartik]] (wife of Dev Anand)
*** [[Suneil Anand]] (son of Dev Anand)
* [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]] (younger brother of Dev Anand)
*Sheel Kanta Kapoor (mother of Shekhar Kapoor and sister of Dev Anand)
** [[Shekhar Kapur]] (nephew of Dev Anand, son of Sheel Kanta Kapur)
*** [[Suchitra Krishnamurthy]] (ex-wife of Shekhar Kapur)
**** Kaveri Kapur (daughter of Shekhar Kapur and Suchitra Krishnamurthy)
** [[Bhisham Kohli]] (nephew of Dev Anand, son of Savitri Kohli and cousin of Shekhar Kapoor)
*** [[Purab Kohli]] (nephew of Vishal Anand)
*** Aalim Rushdy Anand (Independent Filmmaker)
** [[Sohaila Kapur]] (niece of Dev Anand and daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur)
** Neelu (niece of Dev Anand and daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur)
*** [[Navin Nischol]] (actor, former brother-in-law of Shekhar Kapur, ex-husband of Neelu, daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur and niece of Dev Anand)
** Aruna Kapoor (niece of Dev Anand, daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur and sister of Shekhar Kapur)
*** [[Parikshit Sahni]] (actor, son of Balraj Sahni, husband of Aruna Kapoor and brother-in-law of Shekhar Kapur)
* [[Balraj Sahni]] (actor)
* [[Bhisham Sahni]] (playwright, actor, novelist and brother of Balraj Sahni)

<gallery class="center">
File:Dev Anand still2.jpg|[[Dev Anand]]
File:ParikshitSahni.jpg|[[Parikshit Sahni]]
File:Shekhar kapur 02.jpg|[[Shekhar Kapur]]
File:Navin Nischol.jpg|[[Navin Nischol]]
File:Purab Kohli.jpg|[[Purab Kohli]]
</gallery>

===Anant Nag===
*[[Anant Nag]] actor, writer, producer
*[[Gayatri (actress)|Gayatri]] actress and producer (wife of [[Anant Nag]])
*[[Shankar Nag]] actor, director and producer (younger brother of [[Anant Nag]])
*[[Arundathi Nag]] actress, director and producer (wife of [[Shankar Nag]])
**[[Padmavati Rao]] actress, sister of Arundati Nag

===Agha family===
* [[Rafiq Ghaznavi]] – actor and musician
* [[Salma Agha]] – actress and singer
* [[Zahrah S. Khan]] – actress and singer and a part of the '''[[Khan squash family]]'''

<gallery class="center">
File:Salma Agha at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2010.jpg|[[Salma Agha]]
File:Sasha Agha at the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 Pre-Awards party.jpg|[[Zahrah S. Khan]]
</gallery>

==B==

===Babbar family===
{{anchor | Babbar }}

[[File:Raj Babbar at Rajesh Khanna's funeral 11.jpg|thumb|[[Raj Babbar]]]]
[[Raj Babbar]] is an Indian actor and politician. His first wife was [[Nadira Babbar]], who became known with her appearance in ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004) with [[Aishwarya Rai]]. Their children are [[Arya Babbar]] and [[Juhi Babbar]]. Both have ventured into the film industry. Raj's second wife was actress [[Smita Patil]]. She died giving birth to their only child [[Prateik Babbar]] in 1986. Their son Prateik made his acting debut in 2008 film ''[[Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]]''. Raj Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar is a budding director.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/movies/raj-babbars-niece-kajri-babbars-short-film-khoj-starring-salma-aghas-daughter-zara-khan-to-release-on-lohri-894509|title=Raj Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar's short film 'Khoj' starring Salma Agha's daughter Zara Khan to release on Lohri|date=11 January 2019|website=news.abplive.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/festival-cheer-for-raj-babbars-niece-kajri/19275164|title=Festival cheer for Raj Babbar's niece Kajri|date=3 April 2018|website=mid-day}}</ref>
* [[Syed Sajjad Zaheer]]
** [[Nadira Babbar]] (first wife of Raj Babbar and daughter of Syed Sajjad Zaheer)
*** [[Arya Babbar]] (son of Raj Babbar and Nadira Babbar)
*** [[Juhi Babbar]] (daughter of Raj Babbar and Nadira Babbar)
*** [[Anup Soni]] (husband of Juhi Babbar)
* [[Shivajirao Girdhar Patil]]
** [[Smita Patil]] (second wife of Raj and daughter of Shivajirao Patil)
*** [[Prateek Babbar]] (son of Smita Patil and Raj Babbar)
** [[Raj Babbar]]
** Kishan Babbar - brother of Raj Babbar, film producer and father of Kajri Babbar

=== Bachchan family ===
{{anchor | Bachchan }}

[[File:Bachchan family still6.jpg|thumb|The Bachchan family (starting with second from the left) [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]].]]
{{main|Bachchan family}}

* [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]] (poet – married to social activist [[Teji Bachchan]], mother of Amitabh Bachchan)
** [[Amitabh Bachchan]] (actor – married to Jaya Bachchan, son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, father of Abhishek Bachchan, father of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda)
** [[Jaya Bachchan]] (actress – married to Amitabh Bachchan, mother of Abhishek Bachchan)
*** [[Abhishek Bachchan]] (actor – married to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, son of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Father of Aradhya Bachchan)
*** [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] (actress – married to Abhishek Bachchan. Mother of Aradhya Bachchan)
****Aradhya Bachchan (daughter of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, granddaughter of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan)
***[[Shweta Bachchan Nanda]] – (married to [[Nikhil Nanda]], grandson of [[Raj Kapoor]]) (see [[#Kapoor family|Kapoor family]])
****Navya Naveli Nanda (entrepreneur, cofounder of Aara Health and Project Naveli)
****[[Agastya Nanda]] (actor - debuting in ''[[The Archies (film)|The Archies]]'', son of Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Nikhil Nanda, hence great-grandson of [[Raj Kapoor]])
* Ajitabh Bachchan (entrepreneur – son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, brother of Amitabh Bachchan)
** [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]] (actor, married to Ajitabh Bachchan's daughter Naina Bachchan)
* [[Tillotama Shome]] (actress – married to Jaya Bachchan's sister's son Kunal Ross)
<gallery class="center">

File:Amitabh Bachchan December 2013.png|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
File:Jaya Bachchan48.jpg|[[Jaya Bachchan]]
File:Abhi 2014.jpg|[[Abhishek Bachchan]]
File:Aishwarya Rai 2014.jpg|[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
</gallery>

===Babi family (of Parveen Babi)===
* Vali Mohammed Khan Babi – husband of Jamal Bakhte Babi and father of Parveen Babi.
* Jamal Bakhte Babi – wife of Vali Mohammed Khan Babi and mother of Parveen Babi.
** [[Parveen Babi]] (actress and model) – daughter of Vali Mohammed Khan Babi and Jamal Bakhte Babi. She is great aunt of Sarwat Gilani.
* Murad Khan Babi (actor) – maternal uncle of Parveen Babi.
* Gulshan Babi – maternal aunt of Parveen Babi and wife of Murad Khan Babi.
* [[Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji]] (Nawab of Manavadar) – uncle of Parveen Babi and father of Aslam Khan. He was Sarwat Gillani's grandfather.
* [[Aslam Khan (cricketer)|Aslam Khan]] (cricketer) – cousin of Parveen Babi and uncle of Sarwat Gilani.
* [[Sarwat Gilani]] (actress and model) – great niece of Parveen Babi and granddaughter of Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji.
* [[Fahad Mirza]] (actor, model, plastic surgeon and sculptor) – husband of Sarwat Gilani.

===Barjatya family===
{{anchor | Barjatya }}

The Barjatya family began with [[Tarachand Barjatya]], who was a film producer and director. He began [[Rajshri Productions]] in the late 1940s. Tarachand Barjatya had three sons, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Raj Kumar Barjatya, and Ajit Kumar Barjatya, all of whom were active in bringing the [[Rajshri]] empire to great heights. The company saw an all time increase in revenues when Raj Kumar Barjatya's son, [[Sooraj R. Barjatya]], started his film making career with the 1989 blockbuster, ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' and then eventually made ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]'' and ''[[Hum Saath Saath Hain]]''. The company is now led by the third generation of Barjatyas, namely, Kavita K. Barjatya, Sooraj R. Barjatya and Rajat A. Barjatya.
* [[Tarachand Barjatya]] (director, producer, writer and founder of [[Rajshri Productions]])
** [[Kavita K. Barjatya]] (producer – daughter of Kamal Kumar Barjatya)
** [[Sooraj R. Barjatya]] (director, producer and writer – son of Raj Kumar Barjatya)

===Baweja family===
{{anchor | Baweja }}
* [[Harry Baweja]] (Director and producer)
* Pammi Baweja (wife of Harry Baweja)
** [[Harman Baweja]] (Actor, Elder son of Harry and Pammi Baweja)

===Bedi family (of Kabir Bedi)===
{{anchor | KB | Kabir Bedi}}
* [[Kabir Bedi]] (actor)
* [[Protima Bedi]] (Odissi dancer – wife of Kabir Bedi)
** [[Pooja Bedi]] (actor and model – daughter of Kabir and Protima)
** [[Alaya F]] (daughter of Pooja Bedi)
* [[Nikki Bedi]] - ex-wife of Kabir Bedi

===Bedi family (of Bishan Bedi)===
{{anchor | BB | Bishan Bedi }}
* [[Bishan Singh Bedi]] (former Indian cricketer)
** [[Angad Bedi]] (model and actor – son of Bishan Singh Bedi)
** [[Neha Dhupia]] (model and actor – wife of Angad Bedi)

===Bedi family (of Rajinder Singh Bedi)===
* [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]] (writer and director)
** [[Narendra Bedi]] (director, writer, producer - son of Rajinder Singh Bedi)
*** [[Manek Bedi]] (actor and producer - son of Narendra Bedi)
*** [[Rajat Bedi]] (actor, entrepreneur and producer - son of Narendra Bedi)
*** [[Tulip Joshi]] (actress - sister-in-law of Rajat Bedi)

=== Behl family ===
{{anchor | Bf | Behl | Behl family }}

* [[Ramesh Behl]]. Producer. His wife, Madhu Behl, is a daughter of actor [[Kamal Kapoor]] (cousin of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]) and sister of director Kapil Kapoor
** [[Goldie Behl]]. Producer. Son of Ramesh Behl and grandson of [[Kamal Kapoor]]. Husband of actress [[Sonali Bendre]].
** Srishti Arya, daughter of Ramesh Behl and granddaughter of [[Kamal Kapoor]], is the wife of Sameer Arya, son of [[Sulbha Arya|Sulbha]] and [[Ishan Arya]]. Ishan Arya is a cousin of [[Shabana Azmi]].
* Shyam Behl (brother of Ramesh Behl and of Shukla Devi Tuli).
** [[Ravi Behl]], producer. Son of Shyam Behl. Nephew of Ramesh Behl and [[Rajendra Kumar|Shukla Devi Tuli]]
** Geeta Behl, actress. Daughter of Shyam Behl and sister of Ravi Behl. She did supporting roles in several films including [[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]], [[Do Premee]], etc.
* Shukla Devi Tuli, wife of [[Rajendra Kumar]], mother of [[Kumar Gaurav]]. Sister of Ramesh and Shyam Behl.

===Bhatt family (of Nanabhai Bhatt)<span class="anchor" id="Bhatt family"></span>===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Bhatt Family (of Nanabhai Bhatt)
|-
! 1st generation
! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! Career
! Born
! Died
! Relation
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Nanabhai Bhatt]]
|
|
| Director, Producer
| 1915
| 1999
|Father of Robin Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Heena Suri, Sheila Darshan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/etimes-bffs-did-you-know-faraaz-actor-sahil-saigal-is-alia-bhatts-cousin-check-out-the-long-and-complicated-filmy-lineage-of-the-bhatts/articleshow/101417079.cms?from=mdr|title=ETimes BFFs: Did you know Faraaz producer Sahil Saigal is Alia Bhatt's cousin? Check out the long and complicated filmy lineage of the Bhatts!|work=The Times of India |date=10 November 2023 }}</ref><ref name=Bhatt>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-18|title=Clans in Indian Cinema: Nanabhai to Alia Bhatt, a Camp Full of Prolific Filmmakers and Actors|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/clans-in-indian-cinema-nanabhai-to-alia-bhatt-a-camp-full-of-prolific-filmmakers-and-actors-3652388.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Robin Bhatt]]
|
| Writer
| 1946
|
| Son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Hemlata Bhatt<ref name=Bhatt/>
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
|
|Producer
| 1952
|
| Son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Ali<ref name=Bhatt/>
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Vishesh Bhatt]]
|Director, Producer
|1988
|
| Son of Mukesh Bhatt and Nilima Bhatt<ref name=Bhatt/>
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Sakshi Bhatt
|
|
|
|Daughter of Mukesh Bhatt and Nilima Bhatt; married to Mazahir Mandasaurwala
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
|
| Director, Writer, Producer
| 1948
|
| Son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Ali;<ref>{{cite web|title=I have great reverence for women: Mahesh Bhatt|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-have-great-reverence-for-women-Mahesh-Bhatt/articleshow/18006519.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220503/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-14/news-interviews/36311776_1_mother-mary-mahesh-bhatt-shivaji-park|url-status=live|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 January 2013 |archive-date=2014-02-01}}</ref>
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Pooja Bhatt]]
| Actress, Director, Producer
|1972
|
| Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-24|title=How Pooja Bhatt hated and then accepted Mahesh Bhatt's second wife Soni Razdan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/how-pooja-bhatt-hated-and-then-accepted-mahesh-bhatt-s-second-wife-soni-razdan-101614099867307.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Rahul Bhatt]]
|
| 1982
|
| Son of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Shefali|date=2020-09-09|title=Mahesh Bhatt – Rahul Bhatt: What went wrong between the father and the son|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mahesh-bhatt-rahul-bhatt-what-went-wrong-between-father-son-827827|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Shaheen Bhatt
|
|1988
|
|Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Alia Bhatt]]
| Actress, producer
|1993
|
| Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan,<ref name= SoniRazdan>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-25|title=When Soni Razdan admitted to having 'problems' with Mahesh Bhatt's first wife, said that there was 'resentment' for a while|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/when-soni-razdan-admitted-to-having-problems-with-mahesh-bhatt-s-first-wife-said-that-there-was-resentment-for-a-while/story-rLG8xhnuCywBCIbXGf1I5O.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Married to [[Ranbir Kapoor]] (see [[Kapoor family]])
|-
|
|style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Sheila Darshan
|
|
|1940
|2009
|Daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt
|-
|
|
|[[Dharmesh Darshan]]
|Director
|1967
|
|Son of Sheila Darshan and Darshan Sabharwal
|-
|
|style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Heena Suri
|
|
|1953
|1990
|Daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Mohit Suri]]
| Director
|1981
|
| Son of Mahesh Bhatt's sister. Married to [[Udita Goswami]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Smilie Suri]]
| Actress
|1983
|
| Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt's sister
|}
<gallery class="center">
File:Mahesh Bhatt still7.jpg|[[Mahesh Bhatt]]
File:Mukesh Bhatt at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine 'Blockbuster' 18.jpg|[[Mukesh Bhatt]]
File:Mohit Suri.jpg|[[Mohit Suri]]
File:Udita Goswami at the Success bash of 'Aashiqui 2' at Escobar.jpg|[[Udita Goswami]]
File:Alia Bhatt promoting Kalank.jpg|[[Alia Bhatt]]
</gallery>

===Bhatt family(of Vijay Bhatt)===
{{anchor | Vijay Bhatt }}

* [[Vijay Bhatt]] (producer, director and screenwriter)
** [[Pravin Bhatt]] (cinematographer and director, son of Vijay Bhatt)
*** [[Vikram Bhatt]] (director and producer, son of Pravin Bhatt)
** [[Arun Bhatt]] (director, son of Vijay Bhatt)
*** [[Chirantan Bhatt]] (musician and singer, son of Arun Bhatt)

===Bhattacharya family===
{{anchor | Bhattacharya }}
* [[Kumar Sanu#Early life|Pashupati Bhattacharjee]] (vocalist and composer)
** [[Kumar Sanu]] a.k.a. Kedarnath Bhattacharjee (playback singer, producer and music director – son of Pashupati Bhattacharya)

===Bohra family===
{{anchor | Bohra }}
[[File:Shree Ram Bohra.jpg|thumb|147x147px|Shree Ram Bohra]]
* Shree Ram Bohra (producer – brother of [[Ramkumar Bohra]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bohrabros.com/index.php/founders-profile/311|title=Mr.Shree Ram Bohra|work=Bohra Bros. Productions Private Limited|access-date=4 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913213247/http://www.bohrabros.com/index.php/founders-profile/311|archive-date=13 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Sunil Bohra]] (producer – grandson of Shree Ram Bohra)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sahib-biwi-aur-gangster-co-produced-by-karanveer/article1-770757.aspx|title=Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster co-produced by Karanveer?|last=Bakshi|first=Dibyojyoti|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=18 November 2011|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ramkumar Bohra]] (producer, director – brother of Shree Ram Bohra)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/Insanely-Im-the-most-loved-person-Karanvir/articleshow/16652260.cms|title=Insanely, I'm the most loved person:Karanvir|last=Nijher|first=Jaspreet|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 October 2012|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
** [[Mahendra Bohra]] (producer, director – son of Ramkumar Bohra)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Karanvir-Bohra-saves-the-same-choreographer-his-father-had-saved-20-years-ago/articleshow/43161848.cms|title=Karanvir Bohra saves the same choreographer his father had saved 20 years ago|last=Neha|first=Maheshwri|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date= 23 September 2014| access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
*** [[Karanvir Bohra]] (actor, designer, producer – son of Mahendra Bohra)

=== Bokadia family ===
{{anchor | Bokadia }}
[[File:K.C.Bokadia 2021.jpg|[[K. C. Bokadia]] in IMPPA election time 2022|thumb|147x147px]]
* [[K.C. Bokadia]] (Indian filmmaker)
** Pramod Bokadia (son of K.C. Bokadia), producer.<ref name=bok1>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-warrant-against-k-c-bokadia-s-son-cancelled-1121584 Warrant against K C Bokadia's son cancelled], DNA India.</ref>
** Rajesh Bokadia (son of K.C. Bokadia), producer.<ref name=bok2>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Film-maker-Bokadias-son-arrested-for-mishap-death/articleshow/7707039.cms Film-maker Bokadia`s son arrested for mishap death], Times of India.</ref>
** Gautam Bokadia ( Brother of [[K. C. Bokadia]] - filmmaker)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gautam Bokadia - Trivia |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0092554/trivia/?ref_=nm_dyk_trv |website=IMDb}}</ref>
** Mahavir Bokadia ( Brother of [[K. C. Bokadia]]- M.C Bokadia )<ref>{{cite web |title=K.C. Bokadia - Trivia |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0092555/trivia/?ref_=nm_dyk_trv |website=IMDb}}</ref>
** Ratan Bokadia ( Brother of [[K. C. Bokadia]] )<ref>{{cite web |title=K.C. Bokadia {{!}} Director, Producer, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0092555/?ref_=nmtrv_trv |website=IMDb}}</ref>
** Amit Bokadia (Son of Gautam Bokadia, work in home production )<ref>{{cite web |title=Amit Bokadia {{!}} Producer, Additional Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1769152/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_3_q_AMIT%2520BOKADIA |website=IMDb}}</ref>

==C==

===Chandrasekhar family===
[[File:Vijay at the Nadigar Sangam Protest.jpg|thumb|110px|Actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]]]
* [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] (director)
* [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]] (director and playback singer – wife of Chandrasekhar)
** [[Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar]] (actor, son of Chandrasekhar and Shoba)
* [[S. N. Surendar]] (playback singer, brother of Shoba)
** [[Viraj (actor)|Hari Prashanth]] (actor, son of S. N. Surendar)
* [[Vikranth]] (actor, nephew of S. A. Chandrasekhar)

===Chakraborty family===
[[File:Mitun-chakraborty (cropped).jpg|thumb|110px|[[Mithun Chakraborty]]]]
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]] (actor, hotelier and producer)
* [[Yogeeta Bali]] (actress and producer – wife of Mithun Chakraborty)
** [[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]] (actor – son of Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali)
*** [[Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty]] (actress — wife of Mahaakshay Chakraborty), daughter of [[Sheela Sharma]]
** [[Ushmey Chakraborty]] (actor – son of Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali)
* [[Geeta Bali]] (actress – aunt of Yogeeta)
* [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] (actor, businessman and filmmaker – cousin of Yogeeta and son of [[Shammi Kapoor]], member of [[Kapoor family]])

===Chatterjee family===
* [[Biswajit Chatterjee]] (actor)
** [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] (actor – son of Biswajeet Chatterjee)
** [[Debashree Roy]] (politician, actress– ex-wife of Prosenjeet Chatterjee)
** [[Arpita Pal]] (actress – wife of Prosenjeet Chatterjee)
** [[Pallavi Chatterjee]] (actress – daughter of Biswajeet Chatterjee)

===Chopra family===
[[File:Baldev Raj Chopra and Yash Chopra.jpg|thumb|[[Baldev Raj Chopra]] (left) and [[Yash Chopra]] (right)]]
Considered to be one of the most influential families of the Hindi film industry, the Chopra family has produced some of the country's biggest blockbusters and have worked in close quarters with all the leading superstars of the industry. The founders of this family were the four children of Vilayati Raj Chopra, all of whom worked independently through different leading film production / Distribution houses:
* The eldest brother, [[Baldev Raj Chopra]], founded B.R. Films in 1947, which was later managed and run by his son [[Ravi Chopra]], who was also a director and a producer.
* [[Yash Chopra]], the youngest brother, directed and produced several hits for BR Films before branching out to form his own [[Yash Raj Films]], along with son [[Aditya Chopra]].

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Chopra family
|-
! 1st generation
! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! 4th generation

! Born
! Died
! Career
! Relation
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Baldev Raj Chopra]]
|
|
|
| 22 April 1914
| 5 November 2008

Kuldeep Raj Chopra

Wife Asha Chopra
|
|
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Ravi Chopra]]
|
|
| 27 September 1946
| 12 November 2014
| Director of most-viewed Indian television series ''Mahabharat''
| Son of B. R. Chopra
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Yash Chopra]]
|
|
|
| 27 September 1932
| 21 October 2012
| Director, writer, producer
| Brother of Baldev Raj Chopra
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Pamela Chopra]]
|
|
|
|29 July 1948
| 20 April 2023
| Playback singer, producer, writer
| Wife of Yash Chopra, sister of actor [[Simi Garewal]]'s mother Darshi Garewal
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Aditya Chopra]]
|
|
| 21 May 1971
|
| Writer, producer, director
| Son of Pamela Chopra and Yash Chopra, brother of actor Uday Chopra, married to [[Rani Mukerji]] of '''[[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]'''
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Uday Chopra]]
|
|
| 5 January 1973
|
| Actor, producer
| Son of Pamela Chopra and Yash Chopra, brother of director Aditya Chopra, brother-in-law to Rani Mukerji
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Rani Mukerji]]
|
|
| 21 March 1978
|
| Actress
| Wife of Aditya Chopra
|-
|}
<gallery class="center">
File:Aditya Chopra returns from vacation.jpg|[[Aditya Chopra]]
File:Uday Chopra launch 'YOMICS' 07.jpg|[[Uday Chopra]]
File:Rani at Vogue Beauty Awards.jpg|[[Rani Mukerji]]
</gallery>

===Chopra-Sagar Family===

* [[Ramanand Sagar]] - television as well as film producer and director
** Moti Sagar - producer, Son of Ramanand
* [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] director and producer , Half-brother of Ramanand Sagar
** [[Anupama Chopra]] - author and wife of Vidhu

===Chopra family (of Prem Chopra)===

*[[Prem Chopra]] (actor)
** [[Sharman Joshi]] (actor and son in law)
** [[Vikas Bhalla]] (actor and son in law)

===Chopra family (of Priyanka Chopra)===
* [[Priyanka Chopra]] (actress and producer)
* [[Nick Jonas]] (actor-singer and husband of Priyanka)
* [[Parineeti Chopra]] (actress and singer)
* [[Raghav Chadha]] (politician and husband of Parineeti)
* Siddharth Chopra (producer)
* [[Meera Chopra]] (actress)
* [[Mannara Chopra]] (actress)
* [[Neelam Upadhyaya]] (actress and wife of Siddharth)

==D==
===Deol family===
The Deol family's legacy began with [[Dharmendra]]. He has six children: his two sons ([[Sunny Deol]] and [[Bobby Deol]]) went on to pursue film careers, and own [[Vijayta Films]], while their sisters Vijeta Deol and Ajeeta Deol did not pursue a career in the film industry. [[Esha Deol]] and Ahana Deol are the two youngest daughters of Dharmendra (with [[Hema Malini]]). Esha has pursued a film career, whilst Dharmendra's nephew [[Abhay Deol]] has been in the industry since 2005, giving notable performances.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Deol Family
|-
! 1st generation
! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! Career
! Born
! Died
! Relation
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Dharmendra]]
|
|
| Actor,
Politician,
Producer
| 1935
| 2025
| Father of Sunny, Bobby, Esha and Ahana Deol
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Prakash Kaur
|
|
|Homemaker
|
|
| First wife of Dharmendra
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Sunny Deol]]
|
| Actor,
Politician,
Director
| 1957
|
|Elder Son of Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Karan Deol
| Actor
| 1990
|
| Elder Son of Sunny Deol and Lynda a.k.a. Pooja
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Rajveer Deol
| Actor
| 1994
|
| Younger Son of Sunny Deol and Lynda a.k.a. Pooja
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Bobby Deol]]
|
| Actor
| 1969
|
| Younger Son of Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur
|-
|
|
|Aryaman Deol
|
|2001
|
|Elder Son of Bobby Deol and Tanya
|-
|
|
|Dharam Deol
|
|2004
|
|Younger Son of Bobby Deol and Tanya
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Hema Malini]]
|
|
| Actress,
Politician,
Dancer
|1948
|
| Second wife of Dharmendra
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Esha Deol]]
|
| Actress
| 1981
|
| Elder Daughter of Dharmendra and Hema Malini
|-
|
|Ahana Deol Vohra
|
|Assistant Director,
Costume Designer
| 1985
|
|Younger Daughter of Dharmendra and Hema Malini
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Abhay Deol]]
|
| Actor
| 1976
|
| Nephew of Dharmendra; Cousin of Sunny, Bobby, Esha and Ahana Deol
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Madhoo]]
|
| Actress
| 1969
|
| Niece of Hema Malini
|-
|}

<gallery class="center">

File:[[Sunny deol]] 2012.jpg|Sunny Deol
File:[[Bobby Deol]].jpg|Bobby Deol
File:[[Hema Malini]] - Kolkata 2007-04-09 142.png|Hema Malini
File:[[EshaDeol]].jpg|Esha Deol
File:[[Abhay Deol]].jpg|Abhay Deol
</gallery>

===Devgn family===
{{Main article|Devgan family}}
* [[Veeru Devgan]] (producer and action choreographer, father of Ajay Devgan)
** [[Ajay Devgn]] (actor, director and producer elder son of Veeru Devgan, married to Kajol)
** [[Kajol]] (actress, member of the [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]) married to [[Ajay Devgan]].
** [[Anil Devgan]] (director, son of Prem Prakash Devgan)
** [[Aaman Devgan]] (actor, Nephew of Ajay Devgn)
** [[Nysa Devgan]] (Daughter of Ajay Devgn)
** [[Yug Devgan]] (Son of Ajay Devgn)
** [[Dinesh Gandhi]] (Director, Nephew of Ajay Devgn)
<gallery class="center">
File:Ajay Devgn promoting All the Best.jpg|Ajay Devgn
File:Kajol Vogue cropped.jpg|Kajol
</gallery>

===Deshmukh family===
*Dagadojirao Deshmukh + Sushila Deshmukh
** [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] (Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra) + Vaishali Deshmukh
*** [[Amit Deshmukh]] (politician – elder son of Vilasrao Deshmukh)
**** [[Aditi Deshmukh]] (actress - wife of Amit Deshmukh)
*** [[Riteish Deshmukh]] (architect, actor, producer and singer – son of Vilasrao Deshmukh)
****[[Genelia Deshmukh]] (actress, model and host – wife of Riteish Deshmukh)
*** [[Dhiraj Deshmukh]] (politician – younger son of Vilasrao Deshmukh)
**** [[Deepshikha Deshmukh]] (Director, Producer– wife of Dhiraj Deshmukh) and daughter of Film producer [[Vashu Bhagnani]]
** [[Diliprao Deshmukh]]
*** Gaurawi Deshmukh Bhosale - Only Daughter of Former MLC Diliprao Deshmukh and wife of Politician & MLA [[Atulbaba Suresh Bhosale]]

<gallery class="center">
File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
File:Amit Deshmukh.jpg|[[Amit Deshmukh]]
File:Riteish Deshmukh at the Promotion of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' 06.jpg|[[Riteish Deshmukh]]
File:Genelia dsouza love big and cbs press meet.jpg|[[Genelia Deshmukh]]
</gallery>

===Dhawan family===
* [[Anil Dhawan]] (actor – brother of David Dhawan, father of Siddharth and uncle of Varun Dhawan and Rohit Dhawan)
** Siddharth Dhawan – (television actor – son of Anil Dhawan, cousin of Rohit and Varun Dhawan)
*** Anjini Dhawan - (actress - daughter of Siddharth Dhawan)
* [[David Dhawan]] (director, producer-brother of Anil Dhawan and father of Rohit and Varun Dhawan)
** [[Varun Dhawan]] (actor – son of David Dhawan and Karuna Dhawan, brother of [[Rohit Dhawan]], nephew of Anil Dhawan and cousin of Siddharth Dhawan)
** [[Rohit Dhawan]] (director - son of David Dhawan and Karuna Dhawan, brother of [[Varun Dhawan]])
**
* [[Kunal Kohli]] (director, producer – son of Yash Kohli (sister of Karuna Dhawan) and the late Shiv Kohli; cousin of Varun Dhawan)

===Dutt family (of Guru Dutt)===
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), popularly known as Guru Dutt (Konkani:गुरु दत्त), was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He made quintessential 1950s and 1960s classics such as ''Pyaasa'' (''Thirsty''), ''Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (''Paper Flowers''), ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (''The King, the Queen and the Jack''), and ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (''The Fourteenth Day Moon'' in the Muslim calendar but actually means full moon, a metaphor for beauty). In particular, ''Pyaasa'' and ''Kaagaz Ke Phool'' are now included among the greatest films of all time, both by ''Time'' magazine's All-Time 100 best movies and by the ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' critics' and directors' poll, where Dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time. In 2010, he was included among CNN's "top 25 Asian actors of all time".
* [[Guru Dutt]] (Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema)
* [[Geeta Dutt]] (singer – wife of Guru Dutt)
* [[Shyam Benegal]] (director – his paternal grandmother and Dutt's maternal grandmother were sisters)
* [[Lalita Lajmi]] (Painter and sister of Guru Dutt)
** [[Kalpana Lajmi]] (director – niece of Guru Dutt)
*** [[Amrita Rao]] (actress – her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins)
*** [[Preetika Rao]] (actress – sister of Amrita Rao, her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins)
Note: Composer [[Kanu Roy]] was not the brother of Geeta Dutt<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geetadutt.com/blog/?p=69|title=Family Tree of Geeta Dutt (nee Roy) and Guru Dutt « Geeta Dutt Fans' Blog}}</ref>

===Dutt family (of Sunil Dutt)===
[[File:Sunil Dutt still10.jpg|thumb|[[Sunil Dutt]] and [[Priya Dutt]]]]
[[Jaddanbai]], the start of the family, began as a singer and eventually became a filmmaker. Her husband was Abdul Rashid. Their daughter [[Nargis]] began her film career at age six when cast by her mother in one of her films. Nargis went on to become a major star in the 1940s and 1950s. [[Sunil Dutt]] started his acting career in the late 1950s. Sunil also became a major star in 1960s and 1970s. Nargis went into semi-retirement after their marriage in 1958, and full retirement in 1967, but Sunil continued to act until the early 1990s and gave a brief appearance in early 2000s. Their son, Sanjay had pursued a successful film career since 1981 and continues to act today. Nargis died from cancer in 1981 when her son made his debut and Sunil Dutt died in May 2005 due to heart attack.

The Dutt family is also known for its political involvement. Sunil was elected five times to the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]]) and, at his death, was a cabinet minister under [[Manmohan Singh]]. Nargis was a nominated member of the Parliament's upper house, [[Rajya Sabha]], and died in office in 1981. After Sunil's death, their daughter Priya Dutt ran for, and was elected to Sunil's vacant seat in the Lok Sabha until 2014.

Nargis-Sunil Dutt's granddaughter and Sanjay Dutt's niece Sanchi Kumar (daughter of Kumar Gaurav and Namrata Dutt) is married to Indian film director Kamal Amrohi's grandson Bilal Amrohi.

[[File:Sunil Dutt Sanjay Dutt still4.jpg|thumb|[[Sunil Dutt]] (left) with [[Sanjay Dutt]]]]
* [[Jaddanbai]] (actress – mother of Nargis, Anwar Hussain and Akhtar Hussain)
** [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] (actor – son of Abdul Rashid and Jaddanbai)
** Akhtar Hussain (son of Jaddanbai)
*** [[Zahida Hussain]] (actor – daughter of Akhtar Hussain)
**** [[Nilesh Sahay]] (son of Zahida Hussain)
** [[Nargis]] (late daughter of Abdul Rashid and Jaddanbai)
** [[Sunil Dutt]] (late husband of Nargis)
*** [[Priya Dutt]] (politician – youngest daughter of Sunil and Nargis)
*** [[Sanjay Dutt]] (actor – son of Sunil and Nargis)
*** [[Richa Sharma (actor)|Richa Sharma]] (late wife of Sanjay Dutt)
*** [[Manyata Dutt]] (wife of Sanjay Dutt)
*** Namrata Dutt (eldest daughter of Sunil and Nargis, wife of Kumar Gaurav)
*** Trishala Dutt (daughter of Sanjay Dutt and Richa Sharma, first grand-daughter of Sunil and Nargis)
*** [[Nimai Bali]] (actor, nephew of Sunil Dutt [Sunil Dutt's sister's son] and cousin to Sanjay Dutt)
*** [[Sahila Chadha]] (actress, wife of Nimai Bali)
* [[Fatma Begum]] (filmmaker- ex-wife of [[Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III|Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III]] of [[Sachin State]])
** [[Sultana (actress)|Sultana]] (actress- daughter of Fatma Begum and the Nawab)
*** [[Jamila Razzaq]] (actress - daughter of [[Sultana (actress)|Sultana]] and Seth Razzaq)
** Shahzadi (actress- daughter of Fatma Begum and the Nawab)
** [[Zubeida]] (actress- daughter of Fatma Begum and the Nawab)
*** Durr-e-shahwar Dhanrajgir (daughter of Zubeida and Maharaj Narsingir Dhanrajgir Gyan Bahadur of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]])
**** [[Rhea Pillai]] (actress- daughter of Raymond Pillai and Durr-e-shahwar Dhanrjgir, ex-wife of Sanjay Dutt)
** [[Rajendra Kumar]] (veteran actor, father of Kumar Gaurav)
*** [[Kumar Gaurav]] (actor, son of Rajendra Kumar and husband of Namrata Dutt)
**** [[Bilal Amrohi]] (actor, grandson of [[Kamal Amrohi]], son-in-law of Kumar Gaurav)

===Dutta family===
* [[O. P. Dutta]] (filmmaker and writer)
** [[J. P. Dutta]] (producer and director, son of O. P. Dutta)
** [[Bindiya Goswami]] (actress and costume designer, wife of J. P. Dutta)

===Dheer family===
*[[Pankaj Dheer]] (film and television actor)
** [[Nikitin Dheer]] (son of Pankaj & Anita, film and television actor)
** [[Kratika Sengar]] (wife of Nikitin Dheer, television actress)

==G==

==={{anchor|Ganguly brothers}} Ganguly family===
{{main|Ganguly family}}

Ashok, Kishore, and Anoop Kumar have all acted in the film industry. Their family is related to the Mukherjee family through the marriage of [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]] to their only sister Sati Devi. The family is also related to the [[List of Hindi film clans#Ray–Ganguly–Bose family|Ray-Ganguly-Bose family]] through the first wife of Kishore Kumar, Ruma Guha Thakurta, who is a niece of Bijoya Ray.
* [[Ashok Kumar]]
** [[Preeti Ganguly]] (daughter of Ashok Kumar)
** Rupa Ganguly (daughter of Ashok Kumar)
** Aroop Kumar (Son of Ashok Kumar)
** [[Deven Verma]] (son-in-law of Ashok Kumar via marriage to elder daughter Rupa Ganguly)
** Bharati Jaffrey (actress, daughter of Ashok)
*** [[Anuradha Patel]] (actress, daughter of Bharathi and granddaughter of Ashok Kumar)
*** [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]] (husband of Anuradha)
**** [[Kiara Advani]] (actress, step-granddaughter of Bharathi Jaffrey)
**** [[Sidharth Malhotra]] (actor, husband of Kiara)
* [[Anoop Kumar]] (actor and first younger brother of Ashok Kumar)
* [[Kishore Kumar]] (actor and singer, youngest brother of Ashok and Anoop)
* [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]] (first wife of Kishore Kumar)
** [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] (singer, son of Kishore Kumar and Ruma Guha Thakurta)
* [[Madhubala]] (second wife of Kishore Kumar)
* [[Yogeeta Bali]] (third wife of Kishore Kumar)
* [[Leena Chandavarkar]] (fourth wife of Kishore Kumar)
** [[Sumeet Kumar]] (singer, son of Kishore Kumar and Leena Chandavarkar)

===Gautam family===
* [[Mukesh Gautam]] (Punjabi film director)
** [[Yami Gautam]] (actress, daughter of Mukesh) + [[Aditya Dhar]] (writer, director, lyricist)
** [[Surilie Gautam]] (actress, sister of Yami)

===Ghatak family===
* [[Manish Ghatak]] (eldest son of Suresh Chandra Ghatak, Bengali poet and novelist)
** [[Mahasweta Devi]] (daughter of Manish Ghatak & Dharitri Devi, niece of Ritwik Ghatak; Indian social activist and writer)
** [[Bijon Bhattacharya]] (married to Mahasweta Devi, prominent Indian theatre and film personality from Bengal)
*** [[Nabarun Bhattacharya]] (son of Bijon Bhattacharya & Mahasweta Devi)
** [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] (son of Satinath and Sunetra Ghatak Chattopadhyay – actor, director and film maker)
* [[Ritwik Ghatak]] (filmmaker, script writer and actor)

=== Ghattameneni family ===
* [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] (actor, director and producer)
* [[Vijaya Nirmala]] (actress and director, second wife of Krishna)
** [[Ramesh Babu]] (actor and producer, son of Krishna and Indira)
** [[Mahesh Babu]] (actor and producer, son of Krishna and Indira)
** [[Namrata Shirodkar]] (actress, wife of Mahesh Babu)
** [[Manjula Ghattamaneni]] (actress and producer, daughter of Krishna and Indira)
** [[Sudheer Babu]] (actor, Son-in-law of Krishna and Indira, husband of Priyadarshini)

===Godbole family===
* [[Shrirang Godbole]] (lyricist, writer and director)
** [[Mrinmayee Godbole]] (actress – daughter of Shrirang Godbole)
** [[Girija Oak|Girija Oak Godbole]] (actress – daughter-in-law of Shrirang Godbole)

=== Gokhale family (of Kamlabai Gokhale)===
* [[Durgabai Kamat]] (first female artist in Indian film Industry)
** [[Kamlabai Gokhale]] (daughter of Durgabai Kamat, first female child artist in Indian film industry)
** [[Raghunathrao Gokhale]] (husband of Kamlabai Gokhale)
*** [[Chandrakant Gokhale]] (son of Kamlabai and Raghunathrao Gokhale, actor)
**** [[Vikram Gokhale]] (actor, son of Chandrakanta, and National award-winning actor)
**** [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3406765/ Vrushali Gokhali] (actress, wife of Vikram Gokhale)
***** [[Aasavari Gokhale]] (daughter of Vikram Gokhale)
***** [[Neha Gokhale]] (daughter of Vikram Gokhale)
**** [[Mohan Gokhale]] (actor)
**** [[Shubhangi Gokhale]] (actress, wife of Mohan)
***** [[Sakhi Gokhale]] (actress, daughter of Mohan)
***** [[Suvrat Joshi]] (actor, husband of Sakhi Gokhale)

===Goswami family (of Hindi films)===
Manoj Kumar was born as Harikishan Giri Goswami in 1937 in Abbottabad. He started his film career in 1957. But it was films like ''Pathar ke Sanam'' and ''Woh Kaun Thi'' which gave him his fame. His career took off on a different path when he launched his production house Vishal International, making classics like ''Upkar'', ''Purab aur Paschim'', ''Roti Kapda aur Makan'' and ''Kranti'' which earned him the title of "Bharat Kumar". Though he is a Bollywood legend, his sons were unsuccessful in Bollywood.
* [[Manoj Kumar]] (actor, producer and director)
* Shashi Goswami (wife of Manoj Kumar)
**[[Kunal Goswami]] (actor – son of Manoj Kumar)

===Goswami family (of Assamese films)===

*[[Moloya Goswami]] (actress)
*[[Nishita Goswami]] (actress – daughter of Pradip Goswami and Moloya Goswami)

===Ahuja Family (Govinda's Family)===
* [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]] (father of Govinda)
* [[Nirmala Devi]] (mother of Govinda)
** [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] (son of Arun and Nirmala)
** Sunita Ahuja (wife of Govinda)
*** Tina Ahuja (actor, daughter of Govinda)
*** Yashvardhan Ahuja (actor, son of Govinda)
*** [[Krushna Abhishek]] (comedian, actor, nephew of Govinda)
*** [[Kashmera Shah]] (actress, wife of Krushna)
*** [[Arti Singh]] (actress, sister of Krushna Abhishek and niece of Govinda)
*** [[Vinay Anand]] (nephew of Govinda)
*** [[Ragini Khanna]] (actress, sister of Amit and niece of Govinda)
*** [[Soumya Seth]] (actress, cousin of Krushna Abhishek, Arti, Amit and Ragini)
*[[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]], half-sister of [[Nirmala Devi]] (same father)

===Gulzar family===
* [[Gulzar]] (lyricist, writer and director)
* [[Raakhee Gulzar]] (actress – wife of Gulzar)
** [[Meghna Gulzar]] (director – daughter of Gulzar and Rakhee)

== F ==
=== Fazil family ===
*[[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], director and actor.
**[[Fahadh Faasil]], actor and producer, son of Fazil
***[[Nazriya Nazim]], actress and producer, wife of Fahadh Faasil
***Naveen Nazim, actor, brother of Nazriya, brother-in-law of Fahadh.
**[[Farhaan Faasil]], actor, son of Fazil, brother of Fahadh Faasil, brother-in-law of Nazriya.

==H==
===Haasan–Ratnam family===
Originated in Tamil Nadu, [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] are two of the biggest names in the industry.
*[[Kamal Haasan]], Actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, choreographer, dancer, philanthropist & politician
*[[Vani Ganapathy]], actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan.
*[[Sarika Thakur]], actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan.
**[[Shruti Haasan]], actress & singer; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika.
**[[Akshara Haasan]], actress; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika.
*[[Gautami|Gautami Tadimalla]], actress; ex-partner of Kamal Haasan.
*[[Charuhasan]], actor; brother of Kamal Haasan.
**[[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]], actress; daughter of Charuhasan and Komalam.
**[[Mani Ratnam]], director; husband of Suhasini.
**[[G. Venkateswaran]], producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam.
**G. Srinivasan, producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam.
*[[Chandrahasan]], producer (d. 2017); brother of Kamal Haasan.
**[[Anu Haasan]], actress; daughter of Chandrahasan.
<gallery class="center">
File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|[[Kamal Haasan]] with daughters [[Shruti Haasan]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan]] (right) in 2010.
File:Sarika.jpg|[[Sarika Thakur]]
File:Gauthami.jpg|[[Gautami|Gautami Tadimalla]]
File:Suhasini Maniratnam - TeachAIDS Interview (cropped).png|[[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]]
File:Mani Ratnam at the Oh Kadhal Kanmani aka OK Kanmani Audio Success Meet.jpg|[[Mani Ratnam]]
File:Chandrahasan.jpg|[[Chandrahasan]]
File:Anu Hasan2.JPG|[[Anu Haasan]]
</gallery>

==J==

===Jaffrey family===
* [[Jagdeep]] (actor and comedian, famous for Surma Bhopali in ''[[Sholay]]'')
** [[Javed Jaffrey]] (actor, comedian, host, son of Jagdeep)
*** [[Meezaan Jafri]] (actor, son of Javed and grandson of Jagdeep)
** [[Naved Jaffrey]] (actor, dancer, host, son of Jagdeep, brother of Javed and uncle of Meezan)
** Muskaan Jaffrey (actress, Half-sister of Javed and Naved Jaffrey)

==K==

=== Kapoor family (of Jeetendra) ===

* [[Jeetendra]] a.k.a. Ravi Kapoor (actor)
** [[Shobha Kapoor]] (wife of Jeetendra)
** [[Tusshar Kapoor]] (actor – son of Jeetendra)
** [[Ekta Kapoor]] (producer – daughter of Jeetendra)
* [[Nitin Kapoor]] (cousin of Jeetendra)
** [[Jayasudha]] (actress and politician – wife of Nitin Kapoor) (see [[#Nidudavolu family|Nidudavolu family]])
** [[Abhishek Kapoor]] (director and actor – nephew of Jeetendra)

===Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)===
{{main|Kapoor family}}
The oldest family in the industry, the Kapoor family has been active in films since 1926, starting with Dewan Bisheswar Kapoor and his son [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]. His descendants have carried on with the career of film acting. [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], and [[Ranbir Kapoor]] are among the prominent members from the Kapoor clan. Others who tried their hand with at the trade include [[Rajiv Kapoor]] (Raj's son), and [[Karan Kapoor]] and [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] (Shashi's sons). [[Shashi Kapoor]]'s daughter, [[Sanjana Kapoor]], with brother Kunal, has been successfully running [[Prithvi Theatre]], founded in 1944 by Prithviraj Kapoor.

Raj Kapoor married Krishna Malhotra, sister of actor [[Prem Nath]] from '''[[#Malhotra family|Malhotra family]]'''. Raj's grandson and Ritu Nanda's son, industrialist [[Nikhil Nanda]], married [[Shweta Bachchan]], daughter of [[Amitabh Bachchan]] from the '''[[#Bachchan family|Bachchan family]]'''. Raj's granddaughter [[Kareena Kapoor]] married [[Saif Ali Khan]] from the '''[[#Pataudi family|Pataudi family]]'''. Raj Kapoor's maternal cousin, singer Juggal Kishore Mehra, married actress Anwari Begum of the '''[[List of Hindi film families#Agha family|Agha family]]''', the lead actor of the first Punjabi film ''[[Heer Ranjha]]''.
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)
|-
! style="background:silver;"| 1st generation
! style="background:silver;"| 2nd generation
! style="background:silver;"| 3rd generation
! style="background:silver;"| 4th generation
! style="background:silver;"| Career
! style="background:silver;"| Born
! style="background:silver;"| Died
! style="background:silver;"| Relation
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]
|
|
|
| Actor
| 1906
| 1971
| Son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
|
|
|
|
| 1908
| 1972
| Married to [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Raj Kapoor]]
|
|
| Actor, producer, director
| 1924
| 1988
| Son of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] and Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Krishna Raj Kapoor
|
|
|
| 1930
| 2018
| Married to [[Raj Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Randhir Kapoor]]
|
| Actor, producer, director
| 1947
|
| Son of [[Raj Kapoor]] and Krishna Raj Kapoor
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Babita Kapoor]]
|
| Actress
| 1947
|
| Married to [[Randhir Kapoor]], Daughter of [[Hari Shivdasani]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Karisma Kapoor]]
| Actress
| 1974
|
| Daughter of [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]]
| Actress, producer
| 1980
|
| Daughter of [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita Kapoor]]; married to [[Saif Ali Khan]] - See [[Pataudi family]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Ritu Kapoor Nanda
|
|Entrepreneur
| 1948
| 2020
| Daughter of [[Raj Kapoor]] and Krishna Raj Kapoor; married to Rajan Nanda
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Rishi Kapoor]]
|
| Actor, producer, director
| 1952
| 2020
|Son of [[Raj Kapoor]] and Krishna Raj Kapoor
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Neetu Kapoor]]
|
| Actress
| 1958
|
| Married to [[Rishi Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Ranbir Kapoor]]
| Actor, producer
| 1982
|
| Son of [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Neetu Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Alia Bhatt]]
| Actress, producer
| 1993
|
| Married to [[Ranbir Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Rajiv Kapoor]]
|
|Actor, producer, director
|1962
|2021
|Son of [[Raj Kapoor]] and Krishna Raj Kapoor
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Shammi Kapoor]]
|
|
| Actor, producer, director
| 1931
| 2011
| Son of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] and Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Geeta Bali]]
|
|
| Actress
| 1930
| 1965
| 1st wife of [[Shammi Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]]
|
|Actor, producer
| 1956
|
|Son of [[Shammi Kapoor]] and [[Geeta Bali]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Shashi Kapoor]]
|
|
| Actor, producer, director
| 1938
|2017
| Son of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] and Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Jennifer Kendal]]
|
|
| Actress
| 1934
| 1984
| Wife of [[Shashi Kapoor]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]]
|
| Actor, Ad-Film Director
| 1959
|
| Son of [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Jennifer Kendal]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Zahan Kapoor|Zahan Prithviraj Kapoor]]
| Actor
| 1992
|
| Son of [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] and Sheena Sippy
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Karan Kapoor]]
|
| Actor, model, photographer
| 1962
|
| Son of [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Jennifer Kendal]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Sanjana Kapoor]]
|
| Actress
| 1967
|
| Daughter of [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Jennifer Kendal]]; married to [[Valmik Thapar]]
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Trilok Kapoor]]
|
|
|
| Actor
| 1912
| 1988
| Son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, father of Vijay Kapoor and Vicky Kapoor
|}
<gallery class="center">
File:Ranbir with family on Jhalak.jpg|[[Neetu Singh]], [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]]
File:ShashiKapoor02.jpg|[[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Sanjana Kapoor]]
File:Kapoor Women.jpg|[[Babita]], [[Karisma Kapoor]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]]
</gallery>

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===Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)===
Surinder Kapoor was the one who introduced his family to the world of Bollywood. [[Surinder Kapoor]] started his career as [[Geeta Bali|Geeta Bali's]] secretary and went on to become a producer. He also happens to be a distant cousin of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]. He served as president of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India for six years. He married Nirmal Devi and has four children – Boney, Anil, Reena and Sanjay.

* [[Surinder Kapoor]], m. Nirmal Kapoor
** [[Boney Kapoor]], m. [[Mona Shourie Kapoor|Mona Shourie]] (first wife) and [[Sridevi]] (second wife)
*** [[Arjun Kapoor]]
*** Anshula Kapoor, e. Rohan Thakkar
*** [[Janhvi Kapoor]]
*** [[Khushi Kapoor]]
** [[Anil Kapoor]], m. Sunita Bhavnani
*** [[Sonam Kapoor Ahuja]], m. Anand Ahuja
**** Vayu Ahuja
*** [[Rhea Kapoor]], m. Karan Boolani
*** [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]]
** [[Sanjay Kapoor]], m. Maheep Sandhu
***Shanaya Kapoor
*** Jahaan Kapoor
** Reena Kapoor Marwah, m. Sandeep Marwah
****Thea Marwah
**** Yuvaan Marwah
*** Akshay Marwah, m. Ashita Relan
**** Ayrah Marwah

===Kapoor family (of Shakti Kapoor)===
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] (Actor – husband of Shivangi Kolhapure)
* Shivangi Kolhapure (sister of actresses [[Padmini Kolhapure]] and [[Tejaswini Kolhapure]] and member of the [[#Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki-Kolhapure extended family|Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki-Kolhapure family]])
** [[Shraddha Kapoor]] (actress – daughter of Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapure)
** [[Siddhanth Kapoor]] (actor – son of Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapure)

===Kapur–Pathak–Shah–Pahwa family===
* [[Shanta Gandhi]] (1917–2002) – theatre director, dancer (sister of Dina Pathak)
* [[Dina Pathak]] ''(née Gandhi)'' (1922–2002) – Theatre and film actor (mother of Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak)
**[[Ratna Pathak]] (born 1957) – television and film actress, elder daughter of Dina Pathak, wife of Naseeruddin Shah
** [[Naseeruddin Shah]] (born 1950) – film and theater actor (formerly married Parveen Murad, born as Manara Sikri, sister of actor [[Surekha Sikri]]) and a part of the '''[[:Template:Shah family|Shah family]]'''
*** [[Imaad Shah]] (b.1986) – singer, songwriter, film actor (son of Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak)
*** [[Vivaan Shah]] (born 1990) – film actor (son of Naseruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak)
*** [[Mohommed Ali Shah]] (born 1979) – theatre and film actor; son of [[Zameer Uddin Shah]] and thus nephew of [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
** [[Supriya Pathak]] (born 1961) – theatre and film actress, younger daughter of Dina Pathak, wife of Pankaj Kapur
** [[Pankaj Kapur]] (born 1954) – theatre, television and film actor, formerly married to Neelima Azeem
*** Sanah Kapur (born 1993) – television and film actress; daughter of Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak; wife of Mayank Pahwa
** [[Neelima Azeem]] (born 1959) – television and film actress, married three times, to actors [[Pankaj Kapur]] and [[Rajesh Khattar]], and vocalist [[Raza Ali Khan]]
***[[Shahid Kapoor]] (born 1981) – film actor (son of Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem)
*** [[Ishaan Khatter]] (born 1995) – film actor (son of Rajesh Khattar and Neelima Azeem)
** [[Manoj Pahwa]] (born 1963) – film and television actor (married to Seema Pahwa, father-in-law of Sanah Kapur)
** [[Seema Pahwa]] (born 1962) – film and television actress and a filmmaker
*** Mayank Pahwa – film actor (spouse of Sanah Kapur and son of Manoj Pahwa and Seema Pahwa)

===Kaushal family===

* [[Shyam Kaushal]] (Action director - winner of 5 [[Filmfare Award for Best Action|Filmfare Awards for Best Action Director]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/what-amitabh-bachchan-posted-for-loveable-human-sham-kaushal-2652442|title= What Amitabh Bachchan Posted For "Loveable Human" Sham Kaushal|first= |last=|date=15 December 2021|publisher=NDTV|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>
** [[Vicky Kaushal]] (Film actor - elder son of Shyam Kaushal)
** [[Katrina Kaif]] (Film actress - wife of Vicky Kaushal)
** [[Sunny Kaushal]] (Film actor - younger son of Shyam Kaushal)
** [[Veena Kaushal]] (Housewife - wife of Shyam Kaushal)

===Khan family (of Shah Rukh Khan)===
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] (Film Actor, Film Producer, and Businessman, Son of Mir Taj Mohammed Khan) born on 2 November 1965
* [[Gauri Khan]] (Film Producer, Interior Designer, Businesswoman) born 1970, married Shah Rukh Khan in 1991
** [[Aryan Khan|Aryan]] (Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter, Filmmaker - elder son of Shah Rukh Khan, born 1997)
** [[Suhana Khan|Suhana]] (Actress - daughter of Shah Rukh Khan, born 2000)
** [[AbRam Khan|AbRam]] (Youngest child of Shah Rukh Khan, born 2013)

===Khan family (of Feroz Khan)===

[[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]] was an actor, film editor, producer and director from the 1960s till 2007. He introduced his son [[Fardeen Khan]] in 1998 in the film ''Prem Aggan'' for which Fardeen won the [[Filmfare Best Debut Award]]. [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] was a popular actress in the 1960s–70s. She left the industry after her marriage to [[Mayur Madhvani]].

* [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]]
** [[Fardeen Khan]], son of Feroz
** Natasha Wadhwani, married to Fardeen, (daughter of [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)]], creating connection to [[#Randhawa family|Randhawa family]])
** Laila Khan-Furniturewala daughter of Feroz Khan, wife of Farhan Furniturewala (ex-husband of [[Pooja Bedi]])
* [[Sanjay Khan]], younger brother of Feroz
** [[Zayed Khan]], son of Sanjay
** [[Sussanne Khan]], daughter of Sanjay, (formerly married to [[Hrithik Roshan]], creating a connection to [[#Roshan family|Roshan family]] due to their sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan)
* [[Akbar Khan (director)|Akbar Khan]], younger brother of Feroz and Sanjay

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Khan family (of Feroz Khan)
|-
! 1st generation
! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! 4th generation
! Career
! Born
! Died
! Relation
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]]
|
|
|
| Actor, Director, Producer
| 1939
| 2009
| Brother of Sanjay and Akbar Khan; Father of Fardeen Khan<ref name=FerozKhan>{{Cite magazine|date=September 25, 2019 |title=Sanjay Khan remembers brother Feroz Khan on his 80th birth anniversary. Watch video|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sanjay-khan-remembers-brother-feroz-khan-on-his-80th-birth-anniversary-watch-video-1602999-2019-09-25|access-date=2021-06-15|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Fardeen Khan]]
|
|
|Actor
| 1974
|
| Son of Feroz Khan; Cousin of Zayed Khan<ref name=FerozKhan />
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Sanjay Khan]]
|
|
|
| Actor, Director, Producer
| 1941
|
| Brother of Feroz Khan and Akbar Khan<ref name=FerozKhan />
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Zayed Khan]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1980
|
| Son of Sanjay Khan; Cousin of Fardeen Khan<ref name=ZayedKhan>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-04|title=Family drama: Sanjay Khan spills his best-kept family secrets, replete with cinema-style bravado|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/family-drama-sanjay-khan-spills-his-best-kept-family-secrets-replete-with-cinema-style-bravado/story-4wymfh3HHG6rERNXBDX83M.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Sussanne Khan]]
|
|
| Fashion designer
| 1978
|
| Daughter of Sanjay Khan; Cousin of Fardeen Khan; ex-wife of [[Hrithik Roshan]] and mother of Hrehaan and Hridhaan from '''[[#Roshan family|Roshan family]]'''<ref name=ZayedKhan/>
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Akbar Khan (director)|Akbar Khan]]
|
|
|
| Director
| 1949
|
| Brother of Feroz and Sanjay Khan
|-
|}

===Khan family (of Salim Khan)===
{{Main|Salim Khan family}}

Story and script writer [[Salim Khan]] has written and produced some of the most successful Bollywood films. He formed a pair with [[Javed Akhtar]] and began writing as [[Salim–Javed]]. The duo have written many commercially and critically successful movies all through the 1970s and 1980s like ''[[Yaadon Ki Baraat]]'' ([[Nasir Hussain]]), ''[[Deewaar]]'' ([[Yash Chopra]]), ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'' ([[Yash Johar]]), ''[[Sholay]]'' ([[Ramesh Sippy]]), ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' ([[Shekhar Kapoor]]) and ''[[Don – The Chase Begins Again]]'' ([[Farhan Akhtar]]). His eldest son, Salman, made his film debut at the age of 22 with ''[[Biwi Ho To Aisi]]'' (1988) and went on to become one of the most successful superstars of Indian cinema. His second son, Arbaaz Khan, is a successful actor and filmmaker whose films include ''[[Dabangg]]'' and ''[[Dabangg 2]].'' His third son, Sohail Khan, is an actor and film maker. His elder daughter [[Alvira Khan Agnihotri|Alvira]] is married to the actor [[Atul Agnihotri]]. It is only his second daughter Arpita who has kept away from the field of films.

Salim Khan met and married Sushila Charak, a Hindu woman from a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family. She took the name 'Salma Khan' and they have four children (three sons and a daughter). In later life, Salim Khan married [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], and took her as his second wife while still married to Sushila/Salma. This arrangement was accepted by both ladies, and by all four of his children by his first wife. The family then adopted a girl, Arpita Khan, who was formally adopted by Helen and raised amid the entire family in their family home in Galaxy Apartments, [[Bandra Bandstand]], Mumbai. Eventually, the two daughters (Alvira and Arpita) married and left to raise their own families, while two of the three sons (Arbaaz and Sohail) married. They live together, as per the [[Joint family]] traditions.
* [[Salim Khan]] - (Actor, Scriptwriter) (born 1935)
* Salma Khan (née Sushila Charak) (first wife of Salim Khan) (born 8 December 1942)
** [[Salman Khan]] (eldest son of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan) (born 1965)
** [[Arbaaz Khan]] (director, producer, writer and actor – second son of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan) (born 1967)
** Shura Khan, wife of Arbaaz Khan
** [[Malaika Arora]] (model and actress), Ex-wife of Arbaaz Khan and sister of actress [[Amrita Arora]]
** [[Sohail Khan]] (director, producer, writer and actor – third son of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan) (born 1970)
** Seema Kiran Sajdeh, Ex- wife of Sohail Khan, Designer,Starring in Fabulous lives of bollywood wives.
** [[Alvira Khan Agnihotri]], daughter of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan, married to [[Atul Agnihotri]]
** Arpita Khan Sharma, adopted daughter of Salim Khan, married to [[Aayush Sharma]]
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] (second wife of Salim Khan) (born 1938)
<gallery class="center">
File:SalimKhan.jpg|[[Salim Khan]]
Helen at Kallista Spa opening.jpg|[[Helen (actress)|Helen]], second wife of Salim Khan
File:Arbaaz-Salman-Sohail.jpg|[[Arbaaz Khan]], [[Salman Khan]] and [[Sohail Khan]]
Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri at Ishkq In Paris-Isabelle Adjani event 08.jpg|[[Atul Agnihotri]], actor, husband of [[Alvira Khan Agnihotri|Alvira Khan]] (R)
</gallery>

===Khan–Banu family (of Yusuf Khan aka Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, and Nasir Khan)===
Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan in 1922, and became one of India's most acclaimed actors. His wife Saira Banu is also a successful actress in Bollywood. His brother [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]], brother-in-law [[K. Asif]] and nephew [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] are among those who followed him into films, and his wife Saira Banu is also related to several film personalities.
* [[Dilip Kumar]] (actor, producer)
* [[Saira Banu]] (actress) – wife of Dilip Kumar

====Dilip Kumar's relatives====
* [[K. Asif]] (filmmaker) – his wife, Akhtar Asif, was the sister of Dilip Kumar. His other wife was actress [[Nigar Sultana (actress)|Nigar Sultana]].
** [[Nazir Ahmed Khan]] (actor), cousin and also brother-in-law of [[K. Asif]]; his first wife Sikandara Begum was K. Asif's sister
* [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] (actor) – brother of Dilip Kumar, father of actor [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]].
* [[Begum Para]] (actress) – wife of [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]], mother of actor [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]].
** [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] (actor) – son of Nasir Khan and Begum Para, nephew of Dilip Kumar, ex-husband of Niharika Bhasin with whom he has 2 daughters
**[[Niharika Bhasin]] - ex-wife of Ayub Khan
**[[Arjun Bhasin]] - ex-brother-in-law of Ayub Khan and brother of Nihaarika Bhasin
* Zarina Sultana- sister of [[Begum Para]]
** [[Rukhsana Sultana]] (social activist) – daughter of Zarina Haque (sister of Begum Para)
*** [[Amrita Singh]] (actress) – daughter of Rukhsana Sultana and ex-wife of actor [[Saif Ali Khan]] (see [[#Pataudi family|Pataudi family]])
**** [[Sara Ali Khan]] (actress) - daughter of Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan

====Saira Banu's relatives====
* [[Chamiyan Bai]] (singer), mother of [[Naseem Banu]] and grandmother of actress Saira Banu.
** [[Naseem Banu]] (actress), mother of [[Saira Banu]] and grandmother of actress Shaheen Bano.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
** [[Mian Ehsan-ul-Haq]] (producer, director), father of [[Saira Banu]] and Sultan Ahmed.
*** [[Saira Banu]] (actress) – wife of Dilip Kumar
**** [[Sumeet Saigal]] (ex-husband of Shaheen Banu, husband of [[Farah (actress)|Farah]] who is the sister of [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]])
***** [[Farah (actress)|Farah]] wife of Sumeet
****** [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] sister of Farah
***** Shaheen Banu, Ex-Wife of Sumeet
**** [[Sayyeshaa|Sayesha Saigal]] (actress, daughter of Sumeet Saigal and Shaheen Banu Saigal)
***** [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] (actor, producer, husband of Sayyeshaa, brother of Sathya)
****** [[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]] (actor, brother of Arya)

===Khan–Hussain family (of Nasir Hussain)===
The Khan–Hussain family starts with [[Nasir Hussain]], who is the eldest man in the family. He is a veteran film writer, producer and director and made his writing debut with the 1953 super hit, ''[[Anarkali]]'' for [[Filmistan]] studios, where he joined as a freelancer. Nasir later went on to start his own production house named Nasir Hussain Films and made evergreen cult films like ''[[Teesri Manzil]]'' and ''[[Yaadon Ki Baraat]]''. Nasir Hussain's younger brother, [[Tahir Hussain]], is also a filmmaker and has been a producer for a number of films. Nasir Hussain has two children; an elder son [[Mansoor Khan]], and a younger daughter, Nuzhat Khan. Nuzhat Khan married a convert to Islam, Anil Pal, an engineer, and had one child, [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]. Tahir Hussain and his wife Zeenat Hussain have four children; Farhat Khan, [[Aamir Khan]], [[Faisal Khan]], and Nikhat Khan. Nasir Hussain launched both [[Mansoor Khan]] and Aamir Khan with the 1988 blockbuster ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]'', which was produced by Nassir Hussain Films and co-written by the two brothers in their younger days. Faisal Khan is a former actor. Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan later launched the former's nephew, Imran Khan, with ''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]'' in 2008. The film was made under the Aamir Khan Productions banner and was a huge hit.
* [[Tahir Hussain]] (producer, director and screenwriter – father of Aamir Khan)
** [[Aamir Khan]] (actor, director and producer)
*** [[Junaid Khan (Indian actor)|Junaid Khan]] (actor – first born son of Aamir Khan from his first wife Reena Dutta)
** [[Kiran Rao]] (producer, screenwriter and director – former wife of Aamir Khan). Actress [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] is a cousin of Kiran Rao.
** [[Faisal Khan]] (actor – brother of Aamir Khan)
** [[Nikhat Khan]] (producer – sister of Aamir Khan)
* [[Nasir Hussain]] (producer, director and screenwriter – uncle of Aamir Khan and grandfather to Imran Khan and Zayn Marie Khan)
** [[Mansoor Khan]] (producer, director and screenwriter – cousin to Aamir Khan, father of Zayn Marie Khan and uncle of Imran Khan)
*** [[Zayn Marie Khan]] (actress - daughter of Mansoor Khan)
** [[Raj Zutshi]] (actor – step-father of Imran Khan as the second husband of Nuzhat Khan Zutshi)
*** [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]] (actor – grandson of Nasir Hussain, son of Nuzhat Khan Zutshi, and step-son of Raj Zutshi)
*Anize Khan (sister of Nasir and Tahir Hussain)
** [[Tariq Khan (actor, born 1951)|Tariq Khan]] (actor – son of Anize Khan, cousin to Aamir Khan and uncle of Imran Khan)

<gallery class="center">
File:Mohammad Tahir Hussain Khan.png|[[Tahir Hussain]]
File:Aamir Khan (4998511832).jpg|[[Aamir Khan]]
File:Imran Khan Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.jpg|[[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]
File:Junaid Khan 2025 (cropped).jpg|[[Junaid Khan (Indian actor)|Junaid Khan]]
</gallery>

=== Khan family (of Zakaria Khan) ===
The family line starts with actor Zakaria Khan, known by his screen name as [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]]. His sons are actors [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], (popular for his role of Gabbar Singh in the film ''[[Sholay]]'') and [[Imtiaz Khan]] (worked in films like [[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]], Dharmatma, Dayavan).
* [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]] (Zakaria Khan)
** [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], son of Zakaria Khan. He married Shehla Khan.
*** [[Shadaab Khan]], son of Amjad Khan and Shehla Khan
*** [[Seemaab Khan]], son of Amjad Khan and Shehla Khan
*** [[Zafar Karachiwala]], husband of Ahlam Khan
** [[Imtiaz Khan]], son of Zakaria Khan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-actor-imtiaz-khan-brother-of-amjad-khan-passes-away-at-77-1656325-2020-03-17 | title=Veteran actor Imtiaz Khan, brother of Amjad Khan, passes away at 77 | publisher=India Today | date=17 March 2020 | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
** [[Krutika Desai Khan]], wife of Imtiaz Khan

=== Khan family (of Nafisa Rizvi Khan aka Jiah Khan) ===
* Tayyab Hussain Rizvi (film distributor and producer) – father of Ali Rizvi Khan, Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Hina. Jiah Khan's paternal grandfather.
* Mehtab Rizvi (film producer and screenwriter) – mother of Ali Rizvi Khan, Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Hina. Jiah Khan's paternal grandmother and wife of Tayyab Hussain Rizvi.
** [[Sangeeta (Pakistani actress)|Sangeeta]] (actress, producer and director) – sister of Ali Rizvi Khan, Kaveeta and Hina Rizvi.
** [[Kaveeta]] (actress) – sister of Ali Rizvi Khan, Sangeeta and Hina Rizvi.
** [[Hina Rizvi]] (actress) – sister of Ali Rizvi Khan, Kaveeta and Sangeeta.
** Ammar Ahmed Khan (actor) – husband of Hina Rizvi.
** Ali Rizvi Khan (film producer) – father of Jiah Khan and brother of Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Hina.
** Rabiya Amin (actress) – mother of Jiah Khan and ex-wife of Ali Rizvi Khan.
*** [[Jiah Khan]] (actress and singer) – daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin.
*** Karishma Khan – sister of Jiah Khan and daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin.
*** Kavita Khan – sister of Jiah Khan and daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin.

===Khanna-Kapadia-Bhatia family===
Khanna family starts with [[Rajesh Khanna]] (born '''Jatin Khanna''';<ref name="Zee News">{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/rajesh-khanna-some-little-known-facts_115494.htm|work=Zee News|title=Rajesh Khanna – Some little known facts|date=18 July 2012}}</ref>) he was a [[Bollywood]] actor, film producer and politician. He is referred to as the "first superstar"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pmindia.gov.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1466|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722073412/http://pmindia.gov.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1466 |title=PM condoles the passing away of Rajesh Khanna|publisher=The PMO|access-date=18 July 2012|date=18 July 2012|archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> and the "original superstar" of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday Rajesh Khanna: Indian Cinema's first Original Superstar! |url=http://www.bollyvision.in/c-birthday?detail=3444 |access-date=2022-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223184123/http://www.bollyvision.in/c-birthday?detail=3444 |archive-date=2015-02-23 |date=2015-01-03 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971, still an unbroken record.<ref name="thenational">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/the-best-of-rajesh-khanna-1.382533/|title=The best of Rajesh Khanna |work=The National|date=31 July 2012 |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="in">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/19-people-we-will-miss/314073-55.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205191754/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/19-people-we-will-miss/314073-55.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2013|title=19 people we will miss – IBNLive|publisher=ibnlive.in.com|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

[[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Dimple Kapadia]]'s daughters [[Twinkle Khanna]], and [[Rinkle Khanna]] have also acted in the industry. Twinkle Khanna left the industry after her marriage to actor [[Akshay Kumar]].
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] + [[Dimple Kapadia]] (actress – wife of Rajesh Khanna)
** [[Twinkle Khanna]] (actress – eldest daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
**[[Akshay Kumar]] (actor and producer – husband of Twinkle Khanna, son-in-law of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
** [[Rinkle Khanna]] (actress – younger daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
* [[Simple Kapadia]] (costume designer and actress – sister of Dimple Kapadia)
** [[Karan Kapadia]] (actor – son of Simple Khanna)
* Reem Kapadia ( actress – sister of Dimple Kapadia)

<gallery class="center">
File:RajeshKhanna.jpg|[[Rajesh Khanna]]
File:DimpleKapadiaPichvai (cropped).png|[[Dimple Kapadia]]
File:Photograph of Twinkle Khanna.jpg|[[Twinkle Khanna]]
File:Akshay-Kumar.jpg|[[Akshay Kumar]]
File:Rinke Khanna.jpg|[[Rinkle Khanna]]
File:Akshay Kumar with family.jpg|Members of the Khanna family
</gallery>

===Khanna family (of Vinod Khanna)===
Vinod Khanna was a popular and successful actor in the film industry in the 1970s and 1980s. His sons Akshaye and Rahul both pursued a film career.
* [[Vinod Khanna]]
** [[Rahul Khanna]] (eldest son of Vinod Khanna and Gitanjali Taleyarkhan)
** [[Akshaye Khanna]] (youngest son of Vinod Khanna and Gitanjali Taleyarkhan)

=== Khote family ===
Durga Khote was a [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] recipient known for her performances in ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'', ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'', ''[[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]'' etc.
* [[Durga Khote]]
** [[Vijaya Mehta]] (actress, daughter-in-law of Durga Khote and Widow of Harin Khote)
*** [[Anahita Uberoi]] (actress, daughter of Vijaya Mehta from her second marriage)
** [[Shubha Khote]] (actress and niece to Durga Khote)
*** [[Bhavna Balsavar]] (actress, daughter of Shubha Khote, wife of Karan shah)
** [[Viju Khote]] (actor and nephew to Durga Khote)

===Kher family===
The Kher family includes the actors [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Kirron Kher]]. Their son is actor [[Sikander Kher]]. Anupam has starred in the international hit ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]''. He recently won the best actor award given by the Karachi International Film Festival for ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' (2005). Kirron Kher won the Bronze Leopard Award given by the Locarno International Film Festival for ''Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters'' (2003).
* [[Anupam Kher]]
* [[Kirron Kher]] (actress – wife of Anupam Kher)
** [[Sikander Kher]] (actor – son of Kirron Kher from first marriage)
* [[Raju Kher]] (actor – brother of Anupam Kher)
<gallery class="center">
File:AnupamKher5.jpg|[[Anupam Kher]]
File:RajuKher.jpg|[[Raju Kher]]
File:Kiron kher colors indian telly awards.jpg|[[Kirron Kher]]
</gallery>

===Khurrana/Khurana family===
* [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] – actor, singer, writer.
* [[Aparshakti Khurana]] (actor, singer – brother of Ayushmann Khurrana).

===Kumar family===
Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the T-Series (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), the best known as music label in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer.
* [[Gulshan Kumar]]
** [[Bhushan Kumar]] (Businessman, film and music producer – son of Gulshan Kumar) + [[Divya Khosla Kumar]] (actress, film producer – wife of Bhushan Kumar)
** [[Khushalii Kumar]] (actress, fashion designer – elder daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
** [[Tulsi Kumar]] (singer – younger daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
* [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] (film producer – younger brother of Gulshan Kumar) + [[Tanya Singh]] (actress – wife of Krishan Kumar)

'''<big>Konidela family</big>'''

* '''Konidela Venkat Rao''' – father of Chiranjeevi, Nagendra Babu, and Pawan Kalyan
* '''Anjana Devi''' – mother of Chiranjeevi, Nagendra Babu, and Pawan Kalyan
** '''[[Chiranjeevi]]''' – Indian actor, former Minister of Tourism, and one of the biggest stars in Telugu cinema (son of Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi)
*** '''Surekha Konidela''' – wife of Chiranjeevi
**** '''Sushmita Konidela''' – costume designer (daughter of Chiranjeevi & Surekha)
**** '''Srija Konidela''' – entrepreneur (daughter of Chiranjeevi & Surekha)
**** '''[[Ram Charan]]''' – actor and producer known for ''Magadheera'', ''Rangasthalam'', and ''RRR'' (son of Chiranjeevi & Surekha)
** '''[[Nagendra Babu]]''' – actor, producer, and founder of Anjana Productions (son of Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi)
*** '''[[Varun Tej]]''' – actor known for ''Fidaa'' and ''Ghazi'' (son of Nagendra Babu & Padmaja)
**** '''[[Niharika Konidela]]''' – actress and producer (daughter of Nagendra Babu & Padmaja)
** '''[[Pawan Kalyan]]''' – actor and founder of Jana Sena Party, known for ''Gabbar Singh'' and ''Attarintiki Daredi'' (son of Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi
*** '''[[Renu Desai]]''' – actress (second wife of Pawan Kalyan)
*** '''Anna Lezhneva''' – wife of Pawan Kalyan
* '''Extended family (Allu family – related through marriage)'''
** '''[[Allu Aravind]]''' – producer (brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi; husband of Chiranjeevi’s sister)
*** '''[[Allu Arjun]]''' – actor known for ''Pushpa'', ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo''
*** '''[[Allu Sirish]]''' – actor

'''Extended family (Panja family – related through marriage)'''<ref>{{Citation |title=Konidela–Allu family |date=2025-11-25 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Konidela%E2%80%93Allu_family&oldid=1324055264 |access-date=2025-11-25 |language=en}}</ref>

* '''[[Sai Dharam Tej]]''' – actor known for ''Supreme'', ''Virupaksha'', and ''Republic'' (nephew of Chiranjeevi; son of Vijaya Durga)

* '''[[Panja Vaisshnav Tej|Vaisshnav Tej]]''' – actor known for ''Uppena'' and ''Konda Polam'' (younger brother of Sai Dharam Tej; son of Vijaya Durga)

=== Kothare family ===

* Amber Kothare – Marathi theater artist and film producer
* Saroj Kothare – colorist and producer (wife of Amber Kothare)
** [[Mahesh Kothare]] – renowned Indian filmmaker, actor, and producer known for [[Masoom (1996 film)|''Masoom'']] (1996) (son of Amber and Saroj Kothare)
** Nilima Kothare – (wife of Mahesh Kothare)<ref name=":0" />
*** [[Adinath Kothare]] – actor and filmmaker known for ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' and ''[[Paani (film)|Paani]]'' (son of Mahesh and Nilima Kothare)<ref name=":1" />
*** [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanetkar Kothare]] – film and television actress (wife of Adinath Kothare)

== L ==

===Lulla family===
Mr. Arjun Lulla was the founder of [[Eros International]], best known for film distribution and production in India.
* [[Arjan Lulla]], founded [[Eros International]] in 1977, life president of the company
** [[Kishore Lulla]], chairman and director of [[Eros International plc]], the first Indian Media & entertainment company listed on New York stock exchange; also known for being the biggest overseas Bollywood distributor
** Sunil Lulla, chairman and executive director of [[Eros International]]; produced over 40 films for the company including several hits
*** [[Krishika Lulla]], wife of Sunil Lulla; Bollywood producer
<gallery class="center">
File:Sunil Lulla.jpg|Sunil Lulla
File:Krishika Lulla on Monogram collection (cropped).jpg|[[Krishika Lulla]]
</gallery>

==M==

===Mumtazullah Khan family===
* [[Uzra Butt]] - sister of Zohra Sehgal
* [[Zohra Sehgal]] - sister of Uzra Butt
* [[Kiran Segal]] - daughter of Zohra Sehgal
* [[Samiya Mumtaz]] - grandniece of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Khawar Mumtaz]] - niece of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Hajrah Begum]] - sister of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Z. A. Ahmed]] - husband of Hajrah Begum
* [[Hamida Saiduzzafar]] - cousin of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Ayesha Raza Mishra]] - niece of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Kumud Mishra]] - Husband of Ayesha Raza Mishra
* [[Ismat Chughtai]] - cousin of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Sheikh Abdullah (educationalist)|Sheikh Abdullah]] - father of Khurshid Mirza and Rashid Jahan
* [[Waheed Jahan Begum]] - mother of Khurshid Mirza and Rashid Jahan
* [[Rashid Jahan]] - daughter of Sheikh Abdullah and Waheed Jahan Begum
* [[Begum Khurshid Mirza]] - daughter of Sheikh Abdullah and Waheed Jahan Begum
* [[Salman Haider]] - nephew of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt
* [[Navina Najat Haidar]] - daughter of Salman Haider

===Malhotra family===
* [[Prem Nath]] (actor)
* [[Bina Rai]] (actress – wife of Prem Nath)
** [[Prem Krishen]] (actor – son of Prem Nath and Bina Rai)
* [[Rajendra Nath]] (actor – brother of Prem Nath)
* [[Narendra Nath]] (actor – brother of Prem Nath)
* Krishna Malhotra (sister of Prem Nath) - married to [[Raj Kapoor]]
*Uma Malhotra (sister of Prem Nath) - married to [[Prem Chopra]]

===Malik family===

* [[Sardar Malik]] was a music director in the 1900s.
** [[Anu Malik]] (music composer – son of Sardaar Malik)
*** [[Anmol Malik]] (singer and songwriter – elder daughter of Anu Malik)
*** Adaa Malik (fashion designer – younger daughter of Anu Malik)
**Abu Malik (music composer – second son of Sardaar Malik)
*** Aadar Mallik (singer and songwriter – son of Abu Malik)
** [[Daboo Malik]] (music director – youngest son of Sardaar Malik)
*** [[Amaal Mallik]] (music composer – elder son of Daboo Malik)
*** [[Armaan Malik]] (singer – younger son of Daboo Malik)
* [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] (lyricist – brother-in-law of Sardaar Malik)

===Mukesh-Mathur family===
* [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh Chand Mathur]] (singer) + Sarla Trivedi Raichand
** [[Nitin Mukesh]] (singer – son of Mukesh)
*** [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]] (actor – son of Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukesh) + Rukmini Sahay
<gallery class="center">
Mukesh Indian Singer.jpg|[[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
File:NitinMukesh.jpg|[[Nitin Mukesh]]
File:Neil Nitin Mukesh at the Volkswagen event.jpg|[[Neil Nitin Mukesh]]
</gallery>

=== Mammootty family ===
* [[Mammootty]] (three time National Award winning actor and film producer, who has acted in films in six languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema)
** Ibrahim Kutty (actor and politician){{citation needed|date=December 2025}} - brother of Mammootty
** [[Dulquer Salmaan]] (actor and producer, who has acted in films in four languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is the younger son of Mammootty)
** Surumi aka Kutty Surumi (painter and humanitarian){{citation needed|date=December 2025}} - daughter of Mammootty
** [[Maqbool Salmaan]] (actor) – nephew of Mammootty, son of Ibrahim Kutty)
** [[Ashkar Saudan]] (actor – nephew of Mammootty)
<gallery class="center">
File:Mammootty 62nd Filmfare Awards South (cropped).jpg|[[Mammootty]]
File:Dulquer Salmaan at Zoya Factor Trailer Launch function (cropped).jpg|[[Dulquer Salmaan]]
</gallery>

===Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki-Kolhapure extended family===
{{main|Mangeshkar family}}

* [[Deenanath Mangeshkar]] (musician and theatre actor – son of Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar Abhisheki by his [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] Yesubai)
** [[Lata Mangeshkar]] (singer – eldest daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
** [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]] (music composer and singer – son of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
** [[Meena Khadikar]] (singer – daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
** [[Usha Mangeshkar]] (singer – daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
** [[Asha Bhosle]] (singer – daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
** [[R. D. Burman]] (composer – second husband of Asha Bhosle and son of [[S. D. Burman]], grandson of [[Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman]], and great-grandson of [[Ishan Chandra Manikya]])
***[[Varsha Bhosle]] (daughter of Asha and Ganpatrao Bhosle)
*Balawantrao (Bhikambhatt) Abhisheki (half-brother of Deenanath Mangeshkar and son of Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar Abhisheki)
** [[Jitendra Abhisheki]] (musician)
*** [[Shounak Abhisheki]] (vocalist, composer, son of Jitendra Abhisheki)
*Daughter of Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar Abhisheki + Pandit Krishnarao Kolhapure
** Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure (musician) married to Nirupama Kolhapure
***Shivangi Kolhapure (oldest daughter of Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure), married to [[Shakti Kapoor]] (actor)
**** [[Siddhanth Kapoor]] (actor – son of Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor)
**** [[Shraddha Kapoor]] (actress, singer – daughter of Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor)
*** [[Padmini Kolhapure]] (actress,singer and entrepreneur – middle daughter of Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure), married Bollywood producer Pradeep Sharma (Tutu Sharma)
**** Priyaank Sharma ( actor,producer- son of Pradeep Sharma (Tutu Sharma) and Padmini Kolhapure )<ref>{{cite web |title=Padmini Kolhapure's Son Priyaank Sharma All Set For Bollywood Debut. Details Here |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmini-kolhapures-son-priyaank-sharma-all-set-for-bollywood-debut-details-here-1982121 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en |date=23 January 2019}}</ref>
**** Shaza Morani ( wife of Priyaank Sharma and Daughter of Producer Karim Morani )<ref>{{cite web |last1=hindustantimes |title=Inside Priyaank Sharma and Shaza Morani's Maldives wedding |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/inside-priyaank-sharma-and-shaza-morani-s-maldives-wedding-see-shraddha-kapoor-s-toast-bride-and-groom-s-first-dance-101614750687460.html}}</ref>
*** [[Tejaswini Kolhapure]] (actress – youngest daughter of Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure), married to Pankaj Saraswat
<gallery class="center">
File:Dinanath Mangeshkar.jpg|[[Deenanath Mangeshkar]]
File:Lata.Mangeshkar.jpg|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
File:RDBurman and Asha Bhosle MI'81.JPG|[[Asha Bhosle]] and [[R.D. Burman]]
File:PadminiKolhapure.jpg|[[Padmini Kolhapure]]
File:Shraddha Kapoor promoting Street Dancer 3D.jpg|[[Shraddha Kapoor]]
File:Shounak Abhisheki singing in Vasantotsav 2011.jpg|[[Shounak Abhisheki]]
</gallery>

===Mohanlal family===
* [[Mohanlal]] (Actor, Producer, Director, Playback Singer)
** [[Pranav Mohanlal]] (actor, playback singer – son of Mohanlal)
* [[K.Balaji]] (producer – father-in-law of Mohanlal)
* [[Suresh Balaje]] (executive producer – brother-in-law of Mohanlal)
* [[Y. G. Mahendra]] (actor, dramatist, brother-in-law of Mohanlal)

===Mukherjee family===

*[[Manas Mukherjee]] (music director – son of Jahar Mukherjee)
**[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] (singer, actor and TV presenter – son of Manas Mukherjee)
**[[Sagarika]] (singer and actress – daughter of Manas Mukherjee)

===Mukherjee–Samarth family===
{{main|Mukherjee-Samarth family}}

[[File:Kajol, Tanuja, Tanisha Mukherjee at Esha Deol's wedding reception 12.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kajol]], [[Tanuja]] and [[Tanisha Mukherjee]] at [[Esha Deol]]'s (of [[List of Hindi film clans#Deol family|Deol family]]) wedding reception]]
The Mukherjee-Samarth family has been active in the film industry since the 1940s when [[Rattan Bai]], mother of actor [[Shobhana Samarth]], acted in various films. The current members of the Mukherjee-Samarth family working in the industry are actor [[Tanuja]], actress [[Kajol]] (married to actor [[Ajay Devgan]]), actress [[Rani Mukerji]] (married to producer-director [[Aditya Chopra]]), actress [[Tanishaa Mukerji|Tanisha]], and actor [[Mohnish Behl]]. Their family married the [[Ganguly family|Ganguly brothers]]. The Mukherjees and Samarths came together by marriage between producer [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]] and [[Ganguly family#Sati Devi|Sati Devi]]'s son [[Shomu Mukherjee]] and Shobhana Samarth and director [[Kumarsen Samarth]]'s daughter [[Tanuja]]. Shomu's cousin married the sister of actor [[Debashree Roy]].
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Mukherjee-Samarth family
|-
! style="background:silver;"| 1st generation
! style="background:silver;"| 2nd generation
! style="background:silver;"| 3rd generation
! style="background:silver;"| 4th generation
! style="background:silver;"| 5th generation
! style="background:silver;"| Career
! style="background:silver;"| Born
! style="background:silver;"| Died
! style="background:silver;"| Relation
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Rattan Bai]]
|
|
|
|
|Actor,
Singer
|1890
|1986
| Mother of Shobhana Samarth
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Shobhana Samarth]]
|
|
|
| Actor
| 1916
| 2000
| Daughter of Rattan Bai, mother of Nutan and Tanuja
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Kumarsen Samarth]]
|
|
|
| Director
|
|
| Former husband of Sobhana Samarth
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Nutan]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1936
| 1991
| Daughter of Shobhana and Kumarsen Samarth, sister of Tanuja
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Mohnish Behl]]
|
| Actor
| 1961
|
| Son of Nutan and Rajnish Behl
|-
|
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Pranutan Bahl]]
| Actor
| 1993
|
| Son of Ekta Sohini and Mohnish Behl
|-

|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Tanuja]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1943
|
| Daughter of Shobhana Samarth and Kumarsen Samarth, married to Shomu Mukherjee
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Nalini Jaywant]]
|
|
|
| Actor
| 1926
| 2010
| First cousin of Shobhana Samarth
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]]
|
|
|
| Producer
| 1909
| 1990
| Father of Deb, Joy and Shomu Mukherjee; husband of [[Ganguly family#Sati Devi|Sati Devi]] from '''[[#Ganguly family|Ganguly family]]'''
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Joy Mukherjee]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1939
| 2012
| Son of Sashadhar Mukherjee
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Deb Mukherjee]]
|
|
| Actor
|1941
|2025
| Son of Sashadhar Mukherjee
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Ayan Mukerji]]
|
|Director
| 1983
|
| Son of Deb Mukherjee
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Shomu Mukherjee]]
|
|
| Director, writer, producer
| 1943
| 2008
| Son of Sashadhar Mukherjee, husband of Tanuja
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Kajol]]
|
| Actor
| 1974
|
| Daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, married to [[Ajay Devgan]] from '''[[#Devgan family|Devgan family]]'''
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Tanishaa Mukerji|Tanisha]]
|
| Actor
| 1978
|
| Daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee
|-
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Subodh Mukherjee]]
|
|
|
| Director, producer
| 1921
| 2005
| Brother of Sashadhar Mukherjee
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Shyam Mukherjee (filmmaker)|Shyam Mukherjee]]
|
|
| Film editor
|
|
| Son of Sashadhar's brother Ravidramohan Mukherjee
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Ram Mukherjee]]
|
|
| Writer, director, producer
| 1933
| 2017
| Son of Ravidramohan Mukherjee, married to singer Krishna Roy
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Rani Mukerji]]
|
| Actor
| 1978
|
| Daughter of Ram Mukherjee and Krishna Roy, married to producer, director [[Aditya Chopra]] from '''[[#Chopra family|Chopra family]]'''
|-
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Debashree Roy]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1961
|
| Sister of Krishna Roy, formerly married to actor [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Sharbani Mukherji]]
|
| Actor
|1969
|
| Daughter of Shomu and Dev's brother Rono Mukherji
|}

===Murad–Rai-Aman family===
* [[Murad (actor)]]
**[[Raza Murad]] (actor, son of Murad)
**Sabiha Murad
***[[Sanober Kabir]] (actress and niece of Raza Murad and Daughter of Sabiha)
***[[Faruk Kabir]] (director, producer and son of Sabiha) + [[Rukhsar Rehman]] (actress and ex-wife of Asad Ahmed)
***[[Sonam (actress)|Sonam]] (actress, niece of Raza Murad and ex-wife of Rajiv Rai, Daughter of Talat) + [[Rajiv Rai]] (director, writer, son of [[Gulshan Rai]])
***Rajiv Rai - Director and Husband of Sonam, Son of Gulshan Rai
*Amanullah Khan a.k.a. Amanullah Aman (script writer and brother-in-law of Murad)
**[[Zeenat Aman]] (actress, daughter of Amanullah Khan)
**[[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1955)|Mazhar Khan]] (actor, husband of Zeenat Aman)

===Desai family (Of Manmohan Desai)===
* Kikubhai Desai (Father of Manmohan Desai -Producer 1931 -1941- Paramount Studios)<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2015 |title=Anhonee Ko Honee Karde: A Tribute To Manmohan Desai |url=https://learningandcreativity.com/anhonee-ko-honee-karde-a-tribute-to-manmohan-desai/ |website=Learning and Creativity - Silhouette}}</ref>
*Kalavati Desai (Mother of Manmohan Desai )
**Subhash Desai (Elder Brother of Manmohan Desai)
**[[Manmohan Desai]] (Producer and Director)
**Jeevanprabha Desai (Wife of Manmohan Desai )
***[[Ketan Desai (director)|Ketan Desai]] (Son of Manmohan Desai -Director )
***Kanchan Desai (Wife of Ketan Desai and Daughter [[Shammi Kapoor]]-Actor,[[Geeta Bali]]- Actress)

==N==
=== Nandamuri family ===
* [[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as NTR, was a Telugu cinema actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh over three terms.
* Basavatarakam-1st wife of NTR
** [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]] (actor, politician)-Son of NTR
*** [[Jr. NTR|Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] (grandson of NTR, S/O Nandamuri Harikrishna)
*** [[Nandamuri Kalyan Ram]] (grandson of NTR, S/O Nandamuri Harikrishna)
** [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] (actor, politician)-Son of NTR
** [[Daggubati Purandeswari]] (politician)-D/O NTR
** [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] (Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]])-H/O Bhuvaneshwari
*** [[Nara Lokesh]] (politician, Cabinet Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]]) (grandson of SR NTR, S/O [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]])
* [[Taraka Ratna|Nandamuri Taraka Ratna]] (grandson of SR NTR, S/O Nandamuri Mohankrishna)
* [[Lakshmi Parvathi]] (author, politician)-2nd W/O NTR

<gallery class="center">
File:Jr. NTR at Interview for Aravinda Sametha.png|[[Jr. NTR|Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]], aka Jr. NTR
File:Nandamuri Balakrishna.jpg|[[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], aka NBK
</gallery>

===Narayan Jha family===
* [[Udit Narayan|Udit Narayan Jha]] (singer)
** [[Aditya Narayan|Aditya Narayan Jha]] (singer and TV presenter – son of Udit Narayan)
** [[Shweta Agarwal]] (Actress and W/O Aditya Narayan)

==O==

===Oberoi family===
* [[Suresh Oberoi]] (actor)
** [[Vivek Oberoi]] (actor – son of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi)
*** [[Jeevaraj Alva]] (Indian politician, father-in-law of Vivek)
*** [[K. Nagappa Alva]] (Indian politician, father of Jeevaraj)
** [[Akshay Oberoi]] (actor – nephew of Suresh Oberoi)
** [[Neha Uberoi]] (tennis player - niece of Suresh)
** [[Shikha Uberoi]] (tennis player - niece of Suresh)
<gallery class="center">
File:Suresh Oberoi.jpg|[[Suresh Oberoi]]
File:'Vivek Oberoi'.jpg|[[Vivek Oberoi]]
File:Akshay Oberoi at book launch1.jpg|[[Akshay Oberoi]]
File:Shikha Uberoi at the 2006 Asian Games (Cropped).jpg|[[Shikha Uberoi]]
</gallery>

==P==

===Pal family===
* [[Bipin Chandra Pal]] (Indian nationalist, associated with the trio "Lal, Bal and Pal".)
** [[Niranjan Pal]] (playwright, screenwriter and director – son of Bipin Chandra Pal)
*** [[Colin Pal]] (actor, technician, journalist and publicist – son of Niranjan Pal)
**** [[Deep Pal]] (cinematographer – son of Colin Pal)

===Pandit family===
* Pandit [[Maniram]] (guru and elder brother of Pandit Jasraj)
** [[Pandit Dinesh]] – Musician
* [[Pandit Jasraj]] (Indian classical vocalist)
** [[Durga Jasraj]] (television presenter, daughter of Pandit Jasraj) [[File:Jatin and Lalit Pandit.jpg|thumb|Brothers [[Jatin–Lalit]].]]
** [[Jatin Pandit]] (composer, son of Pandit Pratap Narayan)
** [[Lalit Pandit]] (composer, son of Pandit Pratap Narayan)
** [[Sulakshana Pandit]] (playback singer and actress – daughter of Pandit Pratap Narayan)
** [[Vijayta Pandit]] (actress and playback singer – daughter of Pandit Pratap Narayan)
*** [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] composer, husband of Vijayata Pandit
*** [[Shweta Pandit]] (singer, daughter of Sulakshana and Vijayta Pandit's brother tabla player Vishwaraj Pandit)
*** [[Shrraddha Pandit]] (singer, daughter of Vishwaraj Pandit)
*** [[Yash Pandit]] (actor, son of Vishwaraj Pandit)

** [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]] (singer – cousin of Sulakshana Pandit)
** [[Jagdish Prasad]] (Indian classical vocalist – cousin of Sulakshana Pandit)
*** [[Samrat Pandit]] (Indian Classical vocalist – son of Jagdish Prasad)
*** [[Santhosh Pandit]] (Indian Film actor/producer/director/scriptwriter/lyricist/composer/choreographer/singer/editor/philanthropist – son of Wawwal Pandit)<ref>[[Santhosh Pandit]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}

===Pataudi-Tagore family===
{{main|Pataudi family}}

[[File:Soha Ali Khan Sharmila Tagore still1.jpg|thumb|[[Soha Ali Khan]] and [[Sharmila Tagore]]]]
Actress Sharmila Tagore married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a [[cricket]] player in the 1960s and 70s and the 9th and last [[Nawab of Pataudi]]. Two of their children, Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, and a granddaughter, Sara Ali Khan, are film actors. Both Saif and Soha have also married film actors.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of Pataudi Family
|-
! 1st generation
! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! 4th generation
! Career
! Born
! Died
! Relation
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]]
|
|
|
| Cricketer
| 1941
| 2011
|
|-
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Sharmila Tagore]]
|
|
|
| Actress
| 1944
|
| Wife of [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi|Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, 9th Nawab of Pataudi]] (see [[Tagore family]])
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Saif Ali Khan]]
|
|
| Actor
| 1970
|
| Son of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Amrita Singh]]
|
|
| Actress
| 1958
|
| First (and ex-) wife of Saif Ali Khan, and daughter of Shivinder Singh Virk and [[Rukhsana Sultana]] (see [[#Dilip Kumar's relatives|Dilip Kumar's relatives]])
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Sara Ali Khan]]
|
| Actress
| 1995
|
| Daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Ibrahim Ali Khan
|
|Actor
| 2001
|
| Son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Kareena Kapoor|Kareena Kapoor Khan]]
|
|
| Actress
| 1980
|
|Second wife of Saif Ali Khan and daughter of [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita]] (see [[#Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)|Kapoor family]]), Sister – in law of Soha and Saba.
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Taimur Ali Khan
|
|
|
|
| Son of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Jehangir Ali Khan
|
|
|
|
| Son of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Saba Ali Khan|Saba Ali Khan Pataudi]]
|
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===Patel family===
* [[Ameesha Patel]] (actress – daughter of Asha Patel and Amit Patel).
* [[Ashmit Patel]] (actor and reality show star – son of Asha Patel and Amit Patel)

===Panday family===
* [[Chunky Panday]], actor
* [[Bhavna Panday]], Chunky Panday's wife
** [[Ananya Panday]], actress
** [[Rysa Panday]], internet personality
* [[Chikki Panday]], businessman, Chunky Panday's brother
* [[Deanne Panday]], author, Chikki Panday's wife
** [[Ahaan Panday]], actor
** [[Alanna Panday]], Youtuber and Social Media Personality

===Puri family===
Madan Puri was probably the best known villain in the film industry in the 1950s and late 1960s. His brothers [[Chaman Puri]] and Amrish Puri were also very successful actors of their time.
* [[Chaman Puri]] (elder brother of Madan Puri and Amrish Puri)
* [[Madan Puri]] (second brother of Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri)
* [[Amrish Puri]] (youngest brother of Chaman Puri and Madan Puri)
* [[K.L. Saigal]] (singer, first cousin of Madan and Amrish Puri)
** [[Vardhan Puri]] (actor, grandson Of Amrish Puri)

===Pilgaonkar===

*[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] (actor, director, producer)
*[[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] (actor, wife of Sachin Pilgaokar)
**[[Shriya Pilgaonkar]] (actor, daughter of Sachin and Supriya Pilgaokar)

==R==

===Rajinikanth family===
[[File:Rajinikanth cropped.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Rajinikanth]]]]
* [[Rajinikanth]] (actor, producer and screenwriter)
* [[Latha Rajinikanth]] (film producer and playback singer – wife of Rajinikanth)
** [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] (film producer – daughter of Rajinikanth)
*** [[Dhanush]] (actor) - ex-husband of Aishwarya, son of (see [[#Kasthuri Raja family|Kasthuri Raja family]])
** [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]] (graphic designer, film producer and director – daughter of Rajinikanth)
* [[Ravi Raghavendra]] (actor – father of Anirudh, brother-in-law of Rajinikanth)
** [[Anirudh Ravichander]] (music director and playback singer – nephew of Rajinikanth)
* [[Y. G. Mahendra]] (actor, dramatist, brother-in-law of Latha Rajinikanth)
** [[Madhuvanti Arun]] (actress, daughter of Y. G. Mahendra)
** [[Vyjanthimala]] (actress, cousin of Y. G. Mahendra)
* [[K. Balaji]] (producer, Y. G. Mahendra's uncle)
* [[Mohanlal]] (actor, son-in-law to K. Balaji)
** [[Pranav Mohanlal]] (actor, son of Mohanlal)

===Rajkumar family===
[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|right|Dr. Rajkumar]]
[[File:Ravi Srivatsa with Raj Family01.jpg|thumb|right|(from left) [[Ravi Srivatsa]], Shiva Rajkumar, Parvathamma Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar]]
* [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] (actor and singer)
* [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] (producer – wife of Rajkumar)
** [[Shiva Rajkumar]] (actor – son of Rajkumar)
** [[Bangarappa]] (politician) - father-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar
*** [[Kumar Bangarappa]] (actor and politician) - brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar
*** [[Madhu Bangarappa]] (politician) - brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar
** [[Raghavendra Rajkumar]] (actor and producer – son of Rajkumar)
*** [[Vinay Rajkumar]] (actor – son of Raghavendra Rajkumar)
*** [[Yuva Rajkumar]] (actor – son of Raghavendra Rajkumar)
** [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] (actor , Producer , Television show Host and playback singer – son of Rajkumar)
** [[Ramkumar]] (actor – son-in-law of Rajkumar)
* [[S. A. Chinne Gowda]] (producer – brother of Parvathamma Rajkumar)
** [[Vijay Raghavendra]] (actor – son of S. A. Chinne Gowda)
** [[Sriimurali]] (actor – son of S. A. Chinne Gowda)
*** [[Prashanth Neel]] (director- brother-in-law of Sriimurali)
** Balaraj

===Ramsay family===
The '''Ramsays''' were seven brothers who had achieved cult status for producing low-budget horror films through the 1970s and 1980s, going into the early 1990s. They were the sons of Fatehchand Uttamchand (FU) Ramsay, who had shifted to Mumbai (then Bombay) from Karachi after Partition with his wife and children. In Karachi, the Ramsays (originally Ramsinghani) ran a radio store, and set in Mumbai before shifting to movies. FU Ramsay tried his hand first, but was a failure. But the brothers hit upon the idea of making horror films, starting with ''Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche'' in 1972. They chose low-cost options, with family members handling most of the key bits of the film-making process. They chose actors who didn't cost too much and shot at actual locations instead of spending on sets. Some of their best known films are ''Darwaza'', ''Dahshat'', ''Purana Mandir'' and ''Veerana''. Though they stopped making films together afterwards, most of them continued to be a part of the movies, especially Keshu Ramsay, who produced a number of successful films with Akshay Kumar and made the brilliant ''Khakee'' in 2004. The brothers – apart from Keshu – did, however, come together to produce the extremely successful ''Zee Horror Show'', which later became ''Anhonee'', for television.
* [[Tulsi Ramsay]] (producer and director, son of F. U. Ramsay)
* [[Keshu Ramsay]] (cinematographer and producer, son of F. U. Ramsay)
** [[Aryeman (actor)|Aryeman]] (actor, producer and director, son of Keshu Ramsay)
* [[Shyam Ramsay]] (director and producer, son of F. U. Ramsay)
* [[Kiran Ramsay]] (sound recordist and producer, son of F. U. Ramsay)

===Randhawa family===
[[File:Dara Singh 1.jpg|130px|thumb|Dara Singh]]
* [[Dara Singh]] (Wrestler and Actor)
** [[Vindu Dara Singh]] (actor, son of Dara Singh)
** [[Farah Naaz]] (actress, ex-wife of Vindu Dara Singh)
* [[Randhawa (wrestler)|Randhawa]] (wrestler and actor, brother of Dara Singh)
* [[Malika Askari|Malika]] (wife of Randhawa)
** [[Shaad Randhawa]] (actor, son of Randhawa)
* [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] (actress, related to Khan family, sister of Malika)

===Roy Kapur family===
* [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]] (film producer, brother of Aditya and Kunaal)
* [[Vidya Balan]] (actress, wife of Siddharth Roy Kapur)
* [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] (actor, brother of Siddharth and Kunaal)
* [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] (actor, brother of Siddharth and Aditya)

===Ray–Ganguly–Bose family===
* [[Dwarkanath Ganguly]] (Social reformer, father-in-law of Upendrakishore Ray)
* [[Kadambini Ganguly]] (one of the two first female graduates & one of the two first female physicians in India, second wife of Dwarkanath Ganguly)
** [[Upendrakishore Ray]] (writer, painter, violinist, composer, technologist and entrepreneur)
** [[Hemendra Mohan Bose]] (entrepreneur, brother-in-law of Upendrakishore Ray)
*** [[Sukumar Ray]] (poet, story writer and playwright – son of Upendrakishore Ray)
*** [[Shukhalata Rao]] (author, daughter of Upendrakishore Ray)
*** [[Leela Majumdar]] (author, daughter of Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray, the younger brother of Upendrakishore Ray)
*** [[Nitin Bose]] (film director, son of Hemendra Bose)
*** [[Kartick Bose]], [[Ganesh Bose]], [[Bapi Bose]] (Bengal cricketers, brothers of Nitin Bose)
*** [[Malati Ghoshal]] (singer, daughter of Hemendra Bose)
**** [[Satyajit Ray]] (film director, producer, screenwriter, writer, music director and lyricist – son of Sukumar Ray)
**** [[Bijoya Ray]] (actor and playback singer – wife of Satyajit Ray)
***** [[Sandip Ray]] (director – son of Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray)
The family is related to [[Ganguly family]] through the marriage of [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]], niece of Bijoya Ray to [[Kishore Kumar]].

=== Roshan family ===
[[Rakesh Roshan|Rakesh Roshan Nagrath]] is an actor from the 1960s to the 1980s. Towards the 1990s he started directing films. His brother Rajesh is a music director and does the music for Rakesh's films. Rakesh introduced his son [[Hrithik Roshan]] Nagrath in 2000 in the film ''[[Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai]]'' which made Hrithik a star overnight.

This family is joined to that of producer and director [[J. Om Prakash]], through his daughter Pinky Roshan Nagrath, who is the wife of Rakesh and the mother of Hrithik. It also connected to the [[#Khan family (of Feroz Khan)|family of Feroz Khan]] through designer [[Sussanne Khan]], who is the ex-wife of Hrithik and the mother of their sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan. [[Pashmina Roshan]] (daughter of [[Rajesh Roshan]] and his wife Kanchan Roshan) also joined film industry as an actress with debut movie ''[[Ishq Vishk Rebound]]''.

*[[Roshan (music director)|Roshan Lal Nagrath]]
*[[Ira Roshan|Ira Nagrath]] (wife of Roshan Nagrath)
**[[Rakesh Roshan]] Nagrath (first son of Roshan and Ira)
***[[Hrithik Roshan]] Nagrath (son of Rakesh)
**[[Rajesh Roshan]] (second son of Roshan and Ira)
***[[Pashmina Roshan]] (daughter of Rajesh)

<gallery class="center">
File:IraMoitraNagrath1947.png|[[Ira Roshan]]
File:J Om Prakash.jpg|[[J. Om Prakash]]
File:Photos-Hrithik-Roshan-Rakesh-Roshan-Rajesh-Roshan-and-others-grace-The-Roshans-trailer-launch-10.jpg|[[Hrithik Roshan]] (left) with uncle [[Rajesh Roshan]] (middle) and father [[Rakesh Roshan]] (right) in 2025
Sussanne Khan at an event in 2025.jpg|[[Sussanne Khan]]
File:Pashmina_Roshan_at_the_premiere_of_Laapataa_Ladies_(cropped).jpg|[[Pashmina Roshan]]
</gallery>

===Roy–Bhattacharya family===
* [[Bimal Roy]] (director)
** [[Rinki Bhattacharya]] (writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker – daughter of Bimal Roy)
** [[Basu Bhattacharya]] (director – son-in-law of Bimal Roy)
*** [[Aditya Bhattacharya]] (actor, director, screenwriter and producer – son of Basu Bhattacharya)
*** [[Sanjana Kapoor]] (theatre personality and actress – ex-wife of Aditya Bhattacharya)

===Roy–Joshi–Irani family===
* [[Pravin Joshi|Praveen Joshi]] (theater artist and director)
* [[Sarita Joshi]] (stage, television, film actress, wife of [[Pravin Joshi|Praveen]])
** [[Ketki Dave]] (actress, daughter of Sarita Joshi)
** [[Purbi Joshi]] (TV and voice-dubbing actress – daughter of Sarita Joshi)
* [[Arvind Joshi]] (theatre artist, writer and brother of [[Pravin Joshi|Praveen Joshi]])
** [[Sharman Joshi]] (actor – son of Arvind Joshi and son-in-law of [[Prem Chopra]])
** [[Manasi Joshi Roy]] (theater artist, daughter of Arvind joshi)
** [[Rohit Roy]] (actor, husband of Mansi Joshi Roy)
** [[Ronit Roy]] (actor, brother of Rohit Roy)
* [[Padmarani]] (sister of Sarita Joshi, Gujrathi and Hindi film actress)
* Namdar Irani - director and husband of Padmarani
** [[Daisy Irani (television personality)|Daisy Irani]] (actress – daughter of [[Padmarani]])
* Faredoon Irani - Director and father of Aruna Irani
** [[Aruna Irani]] (paternal niece to Padmarani's husband, film and television actress)
** [[Sandesh Kohli]] (husband of Aruna Irani, director and writer)
** [[Adi Irani]] (brother of Aruna Irani)
** [[Indra Kumar]] (brother of Aruna Irani)
** [[Firoz Irani]] (brother of Aruna Irani)

===Ratheesh family===
* [[Ratheesh]]
* [[Parvathy Ratheesh]] (actress, daughter of Ratheesh)
* [[Padmaraj Ratheesh]] (actor, son of Ratheesh)

===Rajda family===
* [[Mulraj Rajda]] (writer, director and actor)
** [[Sameer Rajda]] (son of Mulraj and Indumati, actor)

==S==

=== Sadanah Family ===

* [[Brij Sadanah]] - Producer
* [[Sayeeda Khan]] - Actress (wife of Sadanah)
** [[Kamal Sadanah]] - actor and film producer (son of Brij and Sayeeda)
* Chander Sadanah - Producer and brother of Brij
* Shama Kazi / Seema Sadanah - Wife of Chander
** [[Nagma]] - Indian Actress and daughter of Seema and Arvind Morarji
** [[Jyothika]] - Indian Actress and daugheter of Seema and Chander, half-sister of Nagma, married to [[Suriya]] - actor and member of Sivakumar family.
** [[Roshini (actress)|Roshni]] - Indian Actress and daughter of Seema and Chander, Half-sister of Nagma
* [[Shagufta Rafique]] - director and adopted sister of Sayeeda

=== Sahu Family ===

* [[Kishore Sahu]] - Actor, Director
** Vimal Sahu also Vikram Sahu - Actor
*** Pavan Sahu - Actor
** Naina Sahu - Actor
** Rohit Sahu
** Mamta Sahu
*** Daniel Landerman
*** Soloman Landerman

===Samanta family===
* [[Shakti Samanta]] (director and producer)
** [[Ashim Samanta]] (director, producer, son of Shakti Samanta)

===Sapru family===
* [[Sapru (actor)|Sapru]] (character actor)
** [[Tej Sapru]] (actor, son of Sapru)
** [[Priti Sapru]] (actress, daughter of Sapru)
** [[Reema Rakesh Nath]] (script writer, director, daughter of Sapru)
*** [[Karan Nath]] (actor, son of Reema and Rakesh Nath)

===Sen family===
* [[Suchitra Sen]]
** [[Moonmoon Sen]] (daughter of Suchitra)
*** [[Raima Sen]] a.k.a. Raima Dev Varma (elder daughter of Moonmoon)
*** [[Riya Sen]] a.k.a. Riya Dev Varma (younger daughter of Moonmoon)

===Sen family (of Chidananda Dasgupta)===
* [[Chidananda Dasgupta]] (director)
** [[Aparna Sen]] (actor and director – daughter of Chidananda Dasgupta)
** [[Mukul Sharma]] (sports journalist – ex-husband of Aparna Sen)
*** [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] (actress – daughter of Aparna)
*** [[Ranvir Shorey]] (actor – ex-husband of Konkana)

=== Shivdasani family ===
* [[Hari Shivdasani]] (actor)
** [[Babita]] (actress daughter of Hari Shivdasani), married to [[Randhir Kapoor]] - see [[Kapoor family]]
*** [[Karishma Kapoor]] (actress)
*** [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] (actress), married to [[Saif Ali Khan]] - see [[Pataudi family]]
* Shivram Shivdasani (Brother of Hari Shivdasani)
** [[Sadhana Shivdasani]] (actress), married to [[R.K. Nayyar]]

===Shetty family (of Suniel Shetty)===
* [[Suniel Shetty]] (actor, producer and entrepreneur)
* [[Mana Shetty]] (entrepreneur and fashion designer – wife of Suniel Shetty)
** [[Athiya Shetty]] (actress – daughter of Sunil Shetty)
** [[K. L. Rahul]] (cricketer - husband of Athiya Shetty)
** [[Ahan Shetty]] (actor– son of Sunil Shetty)

===Shetty family (of Shilpa Shetty)===
* [[Shilpa Shetty]] (actress, producer, model and businesswoman)
* [[Raj Kundra]] (husband of Shilpa Shetty, businessman, producer)
* [[Shamita Shetty]] (actress – sister of Shilpa Shetty)
*[[Shweta Shetty]] (singer – cousin of Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty)

===Shetty family (of MB Shetty)===
M. B. Shetty worked as an action director and actor in Hindi and Kannada cinema. He had a towering personality with a bald head, often cast as the villain brought down by heroes half his size. Some of his memorable films include ''China Town'', ''An Evening in Paris'', ''Kismat'', ''Lalkar'', ''Aankhen'', ''Don'' and ''Kalicharan''.
His two sons Rohit Shetty and Hriday Shetty are well-known film directors. Rohit has directed films like ''Golmaal'' series, ''Singham'' series and ''Chennai Express''. Whereas Hriday directed ''Plan'' and ''Pyaar Ka Twist''.
* [[M. B. Shetty]] (action director and actor)
** [[Rohit Shetty]] (son of M.B.Shetty, director, producer and cinematographer)
** [[Hriday Shetty]] (son of M.B.Shetty, director)

=== Shroff family ===
* [[Jackie Shroff]] (actor, film producer)
* [[Ayesha Dutt]] (former actress and model, current film producer)
** [[Tiger Shroff]] (actor – son of Jackie Shroff)
** [[Krishna Shroff]] (daughter of Jackie Shroff)
<gallery class="center">
File:JackieShroff.jpg|[[Jackie Shroff]]
File:Tiger Shroff in 2019.jpg|[[Tiger Shroff]]
</gallery>

===Shantaram–Pendharkar–Talpade family===
* [[V. Shantaram]] (director, producer and actor)
* [[Sandhya Shantaram]] (actress, third wife of Shantaram)
** [[Kiran Shantaram]] (producer, son of Shantaram)
** [[Rajshree]] (actress, daughter of Shantaram)
** [[Pandit Jasraj]] (vocalist, son-in-law of Shantaram and belongs to [[Pandit family]])
** [[Ranjana Deshmukh]] (actress, niece to Sandhya Shantaram)
*** [[Durga Jasraj]] (daughter of Pandit Jasraj)
*** [[Siddharth Ray]] (actor, grandson of Shantaram)
*** [[Shantipriya (actress)|Shantipriya]] (actress, wife of Siddharath Ray and sister of actress [[Bhanupriya]])
* [[Bhalji Pendharkar]] (film maker, maternal cousin of Shantaram)
** [[Prabhakar Pendharkar]] (writer, son of Bhalji)
* [[Baburao Pendharkar]] (elder brother of Bhalji, famous film personality)
* [[Master Vinayak]] (actor, brother of Bhalji)
** [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] (actress, daughter of Vinayak)
** [[Jayshree T.]] (actress, sister-in-law of Nanda)
*** [[Shreyas Talpade]] (actor, nephew of Jayashree and Radhika)

===Sinha family===
* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] (actor and politician)
* [[Poonam Sinha]] (actress and producer)
** [[Luv Sinha]] (actor, son of Shatrughan and Poonam Sinha)
** [[Kush Sinha]] (actor, son of Shatrughan and Poonam Sinha)
** [[Sonakshi Sinha]] (actress, daughter of Shatrughan and Poonam Sinha)
** [[Zaheer Iqbal]] (actor, husband of Sonakshi Sinha)
** [[Bhavna Ruparel]] (actress, cousin of Luv, Kush and Sonakshi)
** [[Pooja Ruparel]] (actress, sister of Bhavna)

===Singh-Padukone family===
*[[Prakash Padukone]] (badminton player)
**[[Deepika Padukone]] (actress, daughter of Prakash Padukone, wife of [[Ranveer Singh]])
**Anisha Padukone (badminton player, daughter of [[Prakash Padukone|Prakash]], sister of [[Deepika Padukone]])
*[[Samuel Martin Burke]] (civil servant, brother of Chand Burke)
*[[Chand Burke]] (actress, grandmother of Ranveer Singh)
*Sundar Singh Bhavnani (businessman, grand father of Ranveer Singh)
*Jagjit Singh Bhavnani (businessman & investor, father of [[Ranveer Singh]] and son of [[Chand Burke]] and Sundar Singh Bhavnani)
* Anju Bhavnani (Mother of [[Ranveer Singh]], cousin to Sunita Bhavnani, [[Anil Kapoor|Anil Kapoor's]] Wife)
**[[Ranveer Singh]] (actor, grandson of [[Chand Burke]] and husband of [[Deepika Padukone]])
*** [[Anil Kapoor]] (actor, his wife and [[Ranveer Singh|Ranveer Singh's]] mother are cousins)
*** Sunita Bhavnani (wife of [[Anil Kapoor]], cousin of Anju Bhavnani)
*** [[Sonam Kapoor]] (actress, her mother and [[Ranveer Singh|Ranveer Singh's]] mother are cousins)
*** [[Rhea Kapoor]] (film producer, her mother and [[Ranveer Singh|Ranveer Singh's]] mother are cousins)
*** [[Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor]] (actor, his mother and [[Ranveer Singh|Ranveer Singh's]] mother are cousins)
**Further relations with [[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)|Surinder Kapoor family]].

===Sivakumar family===
* [[Sivakumar]] (actor and social activist)
** [[Suriya]] (actor, producer, singer and social activist, elder son of Sivakumar)
*** [[Jyothika]] (actress, producer, wife of Suriya)
**** [[Nagma]](actress, half-sister of Jyothika)
**** [[Roshini (actress)]] (actress, sister of Jyothika)
** [[Karthi]] (actor, Younger Son of Sivakumar)
** [[Brindha Sivakumar]] (singer, dubbing artist, daughter of Sivakumar)
** [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]] (Producer, Distributor, cousin of Suriya and Karthi)
** [[S R Prabhu]] (Producer, Distributor, cousin of Suriya and Karthi)

===Sippy family===
* [[G. P. Sippy]] (producer and director)
** [[Ramesh Sippy]] (director, son of G. P. Sippy)
** Geeta Sippy (ex-wife of Ramesh Sippy)
*** Sheena Sippy (daughter of Ramesh and Geeta, ex-wife of [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] son of [[Shashi Kapoor]])
**** [[Zahan Kapoor]] (Son of Sheena and Kunal)
*** [[Rohan Sippy]] (director, producer, son of Ramesh and Geeta )
** [[Kiran Juneja]] (actress, wife of Ramesh Sippy)

===Suman family===
* [[Shekhar Suman]]
** [[Adhyayan Suman]]

===Sukumaran family===
* [[Sukumaran]] (Mollywood producer and character actor)
* [[Mallika Sukumaran]] (actress, wife of Sukumaran)
** [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] (actor, son of Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran)
** [[Poornima Indrajith]] (actress, fashion designer, Wife of Indrajith Sukumaran)
*** [[Prarthana Indrajith]] (actress, playback singer, elder daughter of Indrajith and Poornima)
** [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] (actor, director, producer, singer, second son of Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran)
*** [[Supriya]] (Producer, Media person, Wife of Prithviraj Sukumaran)

===Suresh Gopi family===
* [[Suresh Gopi]] (actor)
** [[Gokul Suresh]] (actor, son of Suresh Gopi)

===Suresh family===
* [[G. Suresh Kumar]] (Actor, Producer)
* [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka Suresh]] (Actress, Producer, wife of G. Suresh Kumar)
** Revathy Suresh (Director, Producer, Creative Director, Elder daughter of G. Suresh Kumar, Wife of Nithin Mohan)
** [[Keerthy Suresh]] (Actress, Second daughter of G. Suresh Kumar, Wife of Antony Thattil)

==T==

=== Tandon–Makijany family ===
* [[Ravi Tandon]] (director and producer)
** [[Raveena Tandon]] (actress, model, producer – daughter of Ravi Tandon)
** [[Rakhee Vijan]] (actress, daughter-in-law of Ravi Tandon)
**[[Kiran Rathod]] (actress, cousin of Raveena)
* [[Mac Mohan]] (actor – maternal uncle of Raveena Tandon)
** [[Manjari Makijany]] (writer, director, producer – daughter of Mac Mohan)

==U==

===Uppalapati family===
* [[Uppalapati Krishnam Raju]] (actor)
* [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju]] (film producer, brother of Krishnam Raju and father of Prabhas)
** [[Prabhas]] (actor, Krishnam Raju's nephew)
** Siddharth Rajkumar (actor, nephew of Krishnam Raju)

==V==
===Varma family===
{{anchor |Varma }}
Originating in the [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]], six brothers born to Laxmidas and Hakumdai Chawla, changed their last name to Varma after moving to [[Bombay]] to enter the movie industry. They produced and distributed Hindi films and their descendants, both biological and those married into the family, continued this endeavour while making other contributions to the film industry as well. The family is also related to the [[Bhatt family]], through actress and wife of [[Bhagwan Das Varma]], [[Purnima (Hindi actress)|Purnima Das Varma]], whose sister, Shirin Ali, was the mother of 6 of the 9 children of [[Nanabhai Bhatt]], including producers [[Mukesh Bhatt|Mukesh]] and [[Mahesh Bhatt]], the father of [[Pooja Bhatt]], [[Alia Bhatt]] and [[Rahul Bhatt]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/etimes-bffs-did-you-know-faraaz-actor-sahil-saigal-is-alia-bhatts-cousin-check-out-the-long-and-complicated-filmy-lineage-of-the-bhatts/articleshow/101417079.cms?from=mdr |title= Did you know Faraaz producer Sahil Saigal is Alia Bhatt's cousin? Check out the long and complicated filmy lineage of the Bhatts |work= The Times of India |date= 10 November 2023 |publisher=[[Times of India]]| access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+ Film personalities of the Varma Family
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! 2nd generation
! 3rd generation
! 4th generation
! Career
! Born
! Died
! Relation
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| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Ramrakha Varma
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| Founder/Partner
| 1901
| 1967
|The eldest of six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]
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| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Munshiram Varma]]
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| Founder/Partner, Producer
| 1902
| 1958
|One of six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]. Father of Madhu Makkar née Varma, Sunil Varma, and [[Pammy Varma]]; father-in-law of Surinder Makkar
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| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Surinder Makkar
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|Actor
|1941
| 2019
|Son-in-law of Munshiram Varma; spouse of Madhu Makkar née Varma; father of [[Sid Makkar]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/lajwanti-actor-sid-makkars-father-passes-away_157588|title= Lajwanti Actor Sid Makkar's Father Passes Away | publisher = India Forums| date= 29 November 2019|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Madhu Makkar
|
|
|Actress
|1947
|
|Daughter of Munshiram Varma; spouse of Surinder Makkar; mother of [[Sid Makkar]]; sister of Sunil Varma and [[Pammy Varma]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Sunil Varma
|
|
|Producer
|1951
|2009
|Son of Munshiram Varma; brother of Madhu Makkar née Varma and [[Pammy Varma]]; uncle of [[Sid Makkar]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Pammy Varma]]
|
|
|Assistant Director, Director
|1952
|2015
|Son of Munshiram Varma; brother of Madhu Makkar née Varma and Sunil Varma; uncle of [[Sid Makkar]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Sid Makkar]]
|
|Actor
|1983
|
|Son of Surinder Makkar and Madhu Makkar née Varma; grandson of Munshiram Varma; nephew of Sunil Varma and [[Pammy Varma]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Giriraj Kabra]]
|
|Actor
|1981
|
| Spouse of Seher Kabra née Varma, granddaughter of Munshiram Varma
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Biharilal Varma
|
|
|
| Founder/Partner
| 1905
| 1974
|One of six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Rajinder Varma
|
|
|Distributor of Italian-language films
|1936
| 2018
|Son of Biharilal Varma
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Krishan Lal Varma
|
|
|Producer
|1938
| 2005
|Son of Biharilal Varma
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Varma]]
|
|Actor
|1984
|
|Grandson of Biharilal Varma
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Bhagwan Das Varma]]
|
|
|
| Founder/Partner, Producer, Director, Writer
| 1907
| 1962
|One of six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]. Married Tarawanti and subsequently [[Purnima (Hindi actress)|Purnima]]. Father of Jagdish Varma and Satpal Varma
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Purnima (Hindi actress)|Purnima Das Varma]]
|
|
|
| Actress
| 1934
| 2013
|Spouse of Bhagwan Das Varma. Previously Purnima had been married to Syed Shauqat Hashmi<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/feature/dil-se-bhula-do-tum-hamein-poornima|title= 'Dil Se Bhula Do Tum Hamein'-Poornima | publisher = Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation| first=Shishir Krishna|last=Sharma| date= 25 March 2020|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Jagdish Varma
|
|
|Producer
|1939
|2000
|Son of Bhagwan Das Varma; brother of Satpal Varma
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Kawal Sharma]]
|
|Director, Producer
|1959
|
| Spouse of Sabina Sharma née Varma, granddaughter of Bhagwan Das Varma, and daughter of Jagdish Varma
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Satpal Varma
|
|
|Producer
|1942
|2004
|Son of Bhagwan Das Varma; brother of Jagdish Varma
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Emraan Hashmi]]
|
|Actor
|1979
|
|Emraan is the grandson of Purnima Das Varma who had married Bhagwan Das Varma, one of the founders of Varma Films. Purnima's son from her first marriage, Anwar Hashmi, is Emraan's father, making Bhagwandas Varma Emraan's step grandfather<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/happy-birthday-emraan-hashmi-did-you-know-his-grandmom-was-a-big-film-star-in-1950s-101616520444619.html|title= Happy Birthday Emraan Hashmi: Did you know his grand mom was a big film star in 1950s |date=24 March 2021 |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date= 3 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Walatiram Varma
|
|
|
|Founder/Partner
| 1915
| 1982
|One of six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Surinder Kumar Sharma
|
|
|Producer
|1944
|1998
| Son-in-law of Walatiram Varma; spouse of Kusum Sharma née Varma (daughter of Walatiram Varma)
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Mihika Verma|Mihika Varma]]
|
|Actress
|1986
|
|Granddaughter of Walatiram Varma
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Mishkat Varma]]
|
|Actor
|1989
|
|Grandson of Walatiram Varma

|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | [[Santram Varma (film producer)|Santram Varma]]
|
|
|
|Founder/Partner
| 1921
| 1975
|One of six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Sujit Kumar]]
|
|
|Actor, Producer
|1934
|2010
| Son-in-law of Santram Varma; spouse of [[Kiran Singh]] (daughter of Santram Varma), brother-in-law of Aroon Varma<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Character-actor-Sujit-Kumar-no-more/articleshow/5541318.cms| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221511/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-06/india/28127277_1_bhojpuri-celluloid-amitabh-bachchan | url-status = live| archive-date = 15 May 2012| work = [[The Times of India]] | title = Character actor Sujit Kumar no more| date = 6 February 2010 }}</ref>

|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | [[Kiran Singh]]
|
|
|Producer
|1947
|2005
| Daughter of Santram Varma; spouse of [[Sujit Kumar]]; sister of Aroon Varma
|-
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" | Aroon Varma
|
|
|Producer
|1943
|2012
| Son of Santram Varma, brother of [[Kiran Singh]] née Varma
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Jatin Kumar
|
|Producer
|1975
|
| Son of Sujit Kumar<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jun/17ait.htm|title= Careless whispers:John and Bipasha romance on the sets of Aitbaar | work = rediff.com | first1=Sukanya|last1=Verma| first2= Priyanka |last2= Bhattacharya|date= 17 June 2002|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> and [[Kiran Singh]] née Varma; grandson of Santram Varma; nephew of Aroon Varma.
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Zulfi Syed]]
|
|Actor
|1976
|
| Spouse of Sheena Varma, granddaughter of Santram Varma<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Zulfi-Syeds-all-set-to-tie-the-knot/articleshow/11362639.cms |title= Zulfi Syed all set to tie the knot |publisher = Times of India| first1=Piyali|last1=Dasgupta|date= 5 January 2012|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Rajiv Menon
|
|Screenplay Writer
|1971
|
| Spouse of Dimple Varma, granddaughter of Santram Varma
|-
|-
| style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Sumitra Varma
|
|
|
|
| 1910
| 1985
| Sister of the six brothers that founded [[Varma Films]]
|-
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Chandan Arora]]
|
|Director/Film Editor
|1972
|
|Spouse of Minal Arora née Varma, granddaughter of Sumitra Varma
|-
|
|
|
| style="background: #DCDCDC;" |Kabeer Arora
|Music Composer
|2000
|
|Son of Chandan Arora and Minal Arora née Varma; great grandson of Sumitra Varma
|}
<gallery class="center">
File:Munshiram Varma.jpg|[[Munshiram Varma]]
File:Bhagwan Das Varma.jpg|[[Bhagwan Das Varma]]
File:Purnima in 1953.jpg|[[Purnima (Hindi actress)|Purnima Das Varma]]
File:Suit Kumar in 1962.jpg|[[Sujit Kumar]]
File:Kiran Singh.jpg|[[Kiran Singh]]
File:Pammy Varma in the 1970s.jpg|[[Pammy Varma]]
File:Rajinder Varma.jpg|Rajinder Varma
File: Mihika Verma in 109 F fashion show.jpg|[[Mihika Verma|Mihika Varma]]
File: Zulfi Syed at the opening of Fluke store.jpg|[[Zulfi Syed]]
File:Emraan-Hashmi.jpg|[[Emraan Hashmi]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Bollywood}}

* [[Hindi cinema content lists]]
* [[List of entertainment industry dynasties]]
* [[Nepotism in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite news |title=A legacy lives on |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/07/28/stories/09280225.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213235423/http://www.hindu.com/2000/07/28/stories/09280225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 July 2000 |first1=Bhawana |last1=Somaaya |author-link1=Bhawana Somaaya }}
* {{cite news |title=In Bollywood, everyone's related!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/In-Bollywood-everyones-related/etarticleshow/4654411.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715073809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-14/news-interviews/28162188_1_fardeen-khan-zayed-khan-kajol |url-status=live |archive-date=15 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 June 2009 |first=Anuradha|last=Varma}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Dynasties_scorch_silver_screen/rssarticleshow/2533846.cms Dynasties scorch silver screen] – ''[[The Times of India]]''

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[[Category:Hindi film families| ]]
[[Category:Families of Indian cinema|Hindi Film Clans]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian film people|Clans]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian families|Film]]

1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election

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{{Short description|1977 Assembly election in Orissa}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1974 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1974
| next_election = 1980 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1980
| election_date = 1977
| seats_for_election = All 147 seats in the [[Orissa Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 74
| party1 = Janata Party
| image1 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Chakra Haldhar.png|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Nilamani Routray]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Basudevpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basudebapur]](won)
| seats1 = 110
| seat_change1 = New
| popular_vote1 = 25,27,787
| percentage1 = 49.2%
| swing1 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = [[File:Cow_and_Calf_INC.svg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Binayak Acharya]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Bolangir (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bolangir]](lost)
| seats2 = 26
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 43
| popular_vote2 = 15,94,505
| percentage2 = 31.00
| swing2 =
| title = [[Chief Minister of Orissa|CM]]
| before_election = Vacant
| before_party = [[President's rule]]
| after_election = [[Nilamani Routray]]
| after_party = [[Janata Party]]
}}

Elections to the seventh [[Orissa Legislative Assembly]] were held 1977.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3623-orissa-1977/|title=1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election|work=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref>

==Constituencies==

The elections were held for 147 seats. A total of 604 candidates contested for these 147 seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html|title=List of Successful Candidates in Orissa Assembly Election in 1977|work=Elections.in|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref>

==Political Parties==
In 1974, [[Utkal Congress]] merged into [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] to form Orissa Janata Party. Orissa Janata Party which also included [[Indian National Congress (O)]] – where "O" stood for "Organisation" or "Old" along with [[Samyukta Socialist Party]] and the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] came together to form [[Janata Party]] to oppose Indira Gandhi and the Congress (R).

Three national parties, [[Communist Party of India]], [[Indian National Congress]], and [[Janata Party]] took part in the assembly election.

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3623-orissa-1977/|title=1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election|work=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref>
! colspan="10" |[[File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 1977.svg]]
|- valign="top"
! colspan="4" |Party
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
! colspan="3" |Seats
|-
!Color
!Flag
!Name
!Symbol
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!+/−
|-
|{{Party color cell|Janata Party}}
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Chakra Haldhar.png|50x50px]]
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Chakra Haldhar.png|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,527,787
|49.17
|(new)
|147
|110
|(new)
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[File:Cow_and_Calf_INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:Cow_and_Calf_INC.svg|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,594,505
|31.02
|{{decrease}} 6.42
|146
|26
|{{decrease}} 43
|-
|{{Party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI_symbol.svg|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 183,485
|3.57
|{{decrease}} 1.3
|25
|1
|{{decrease}} 6
|-
|{{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPIM_election_symbol.png|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 45,219
|0.88
|{{decrease}} 0.3
|4
|1
|{{decrease}} 3
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| -
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| -
| style="text-align:right;" | 738,545
|14.37
|{{decrease}} 1.38
|264
|9
|{{decrease}} 2
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="4" |Total
!-
!100
!-
!-
!147
!-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Valid Votes'''
|style="text-align:right;"| '''5,140,549'''
|40.67
! colspan="4" rowspan="5" |
|-
| colspan="4" |Invalid Votes
|style="text-align:right;"|140,861
| -
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total Votes polled / turnout'''
|style="text-align:right;"| '''5,281,410'''
|'''41.79'''
|-
| colspan="4" |Abstentation
|style="text-align:right;"|7,357,972
| -
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total No. of Electors'''
|style="text-align:right;"| '''12,639,382'''
!
|}

== Elected members ==
{| class ="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!District
!AC. No.
! Constituency
! Winner Candidate
!colspan=2| Party
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
|1
| [[Karanjia Assembly constituency|Karanjia (ST)]]
| Raghunath Hemram
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|2
| [[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur (ST)]]
| Kanhuram Hembram
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|3
| [[Bahalda Assembly constituency|Bahalda (ST)]]
| [[Sunaram Soren]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|4
| [[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur (ST)]]
| Arjun Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|5
| [[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangriposi (ST)]]
| Purusottam Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|6
| [[Kuliana Assembly constituency|Kuliana (ST)]]
| Niranjan Hembram
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|7
| [[Baripada Assembly constituency|Baripada]]
| Prasanna Kumar Dash
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|8
| [[Baisinga Assembly constituency|Baisinga (ST)]]
| Ram Chandar Kisku
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|9
| [[Khunta Assembly constituency|Khunta (ST)]]
| Ramesh Soren
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|10
| [[Udala Assembly constituency|Udala (ST)]]
| [[Birabhadra Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Balasore district|Baleshwar]]
|11
| [[Bhograi Assembly constituency|Bhograi]]
| Sushant Chand
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|12
| [[Jaleswar, Odisha Assembly constituency|Jaleswar]]
| Gadadhar Giri
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|13
| [[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta]]
| Maheshwar Baug
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|14
| [[Balasore Assembly constituency|Balasore]]
| Kartik Chandar Rout
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|15
| [[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro]]
| Haraprasad Mohapatra
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|16
| [[Simulia Assembly constituency|Simulia]]
| Gopinath Das
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|17
| [[Nilgiri Assembly constituency|Nilgiri]]
| Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|18
| [[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari (SC)]]
| Kapila Charan Sethi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|19
| [[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]]
| Ratnakar Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|20
| [[Dhamnagar Assembly constituency|Dhamnagar]]
| Hrudananda Mallick
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|21
| [[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandbali (SC)]]
| Gangadhar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|22
| [[Basudevpur Assembly constituency|Basudevpur]]
| [[Nilamani Routray]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="26" |[[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
|23
| [[Sukinda Assembly constituency|Sukinda]]
| Ananda Manjari Devi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|24
| [[Korei Assembly constituency|Korai]]
| [[Ashok Kumar Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|25
| [[Jajpur Assembly constituency|Jajpur (SC)]]
| Jaganath Malik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|26
| [[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharamsala]]
| Rabi Das
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|27
| [[Barchana Assembly constituency|Barchana]]
| [[Managobinda Samal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|28
| [[Bari-derabisi Assembly constituency|Bari-Derabisi]]
| [[Srikant Kumar Jena]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|29
| [[Binjharpur Assembly constituency|Binjharpur (SC)]]
| Santanu Kumar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|30
| [[Aul Assembly constituency|Aul]]
| [[Sarat Kumar Deb]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|31
| [[Patamundai Assembly constituency|Patamundai (SC)]]
| Tapas Kumar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|32
| [[Rajanagar Assembly constituency|Rajnagar]]
| Nalinikanta Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|33
| [[Kendrapara Assembly constituency|Kendrapara]]
| [[Bed Prakash Agarwal|Bed Prakash Agrawal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|34
| [[Patkura Assembly constituency|Patkura]]
| Prahallad Mallick
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|35
| [[Tirtol Assembly constituency|Tirtol]]
| [[Pratap Chandra Mohanty]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|36
| [[Ersama Assembly constituency|Ersama]]
| [[Damodar Rout]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|37
| [[Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency|Balikuda]]
| Umesh Swain
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|38
| [[Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency|Jagatsinghpur (SC)]]
| Kanduri Charan Mallik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|39
| [[Kissannagar Assembly Constituency|Kissannagar]]
| Batakrishna Jena
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|40
| [[Mahanga Assembly constituency|Mahanga]]
| Pradipta Kishore Das
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|41
| [[Salipur Assembly constituency|Salepur (SC)]]
| Kalindi Charan Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|42
| [[Gobindpur, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gobindpur]]
| Panchanan Kanungo
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|43
| [[Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency|Cuttack Sadar]]
| Sangram Keshari Mohapatra
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|44
| [[Cuttack City Assembly constituency|Cuttack City]]
| Biswanath Pandit
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|45
| [[Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency|Choudwar]]
| Rajkishore Ram
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|46
| [[Banki Assembly constituency|Banki]]
| Jogesh Chandra Rout
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|47
| [[Athagarh Assembly constituency|Athgarh]]
| Rasmanjari Devi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|48
| [[Baramba Assembly constituency|Baramba]]
| Trilochan Singh Deo
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan="16" |[[Puri district|Puri]]
|49
| [[Balipatna Assembly constituency|Balipatna (SC)]]
| Gopinath Bhoi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|50
| [[Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar]]
| Satyapriya Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|51
| [[Jatani Assembly constituency|Jatni]]
| [[Suresh Kumar Routray]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|52
| [[Pipili Assembly constituency|Pipli]]
| Kiran Lekha Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|53
| [[Nimapara Assembly constituency|Nimapara (SC)]]
| Govinda Chandra Sethi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|54
| [[Kakatpur Assembly constituency|Kakatpur]]
| [[Surendra Nath Naik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|55
| [[Satyabadi Assembly constituency|Satyabadi]]
| Chandra Madhab Misra
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|56
| [[Puri Assembly constituency|Puri]]
| [[Braja Kishore Tripathy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|57
| [[Brahmagiri Assembly constituency|Brahmagiri]]
| [[Ajay Kumar Jena]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|58
| [[Chilika Assembly constituency|Chilka]]
| [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|59
| [[Khurda Assembly constituency|Khurda]]
| Sudarsan Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|60
| [[Begunia Assembly constituency|Begunia]]
| [[Chintamani Panigrahi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|61
| [[Ranpur Assembly constituency|Ranpur]]
| [[Ramesh Chandra Panda]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|62
| [[Nayagarh Assembly constituency|Nayagarh]]
| [[Bhagabat Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|63
| [[Khandapada Assembly constituency|Khandapara]]
| Satyasundar Mishra
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|64
| [[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]]
| Harihar Karan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="15" |[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|65
| [[Jaganathprasad Assembly constituency|Jaganathprasad (SC)]]
| Udayanath Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|66
| [[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
| Jami Subba Rao Prusty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|67
| [[Surada Assembly constituency|Suruda]]
| [[Ananta Narayan Singh Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|68
| [[Aska Assembly constituency|Aska]]
| [[Harihar Swain]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|69
| [[Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency|Kabisuryanagar]]
| Tarini Patnaik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|70
| [[Kodala Assembly constituency|Kodala]]
| [[Ram Krushna Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|71
| [[Khalikote Assembly constituency|Khallikote]]
| [[V. Sugnana Kumari Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|72
| [[Chhatrapur Assembly constituency|Chatrapur]]
| Biswanath Sahu
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|73
| [[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]]
| Brundaban Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|74
| [[Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gopalpur (SC)]]
| Ghansyam Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|75
| [[Berhampur Assembly constituency|Berhampur]]
| [[Ratna Manjari Devi]]
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|76
| [[Chikiti Assembly constituency|Chikiti]]
| Jagannath Pati
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|77
| [[Mohana Assembly constituency|Mohana]]
| Udaya Narayan Devi
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|78
| [[Ramagiri Assembly constituency|Ramagiri (ST)]]
| Gorosang Savara
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|79
| [[Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency|Parlakhemundi]]
| Bijaya Kumar Jena
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan="14" |[[Koraput district|Koraput]]
|80
| [[Gunupur Assembly constituency|Gunupur (ST)]]
| [[Bhagirathi Gomango]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|81
| [[Bissam Cuttack Assembly constituency|Bissam-cuttack (ST)]]
| Dambarudhar Ulaka
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|82
| [[Rayagada Assembly constituency|Rayagada (ST)]]
| [[Ramachandra Ulaka|Ulaka Ramachandra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|83
| [[Laxmipur Assembly constituency|Lakshmipur (ST)]]
| Akhili Saunta
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|84
| [[Pottangi Assembly constituency|Pottangi (ST)]]
| [[Jayaram Pangi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|85
| [[Koraput Assembly constituency|Koraput]]
| [[Harish Chandra Buxipatra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|86
| [[Malkangiri Assembly constituency|Malkangiri (SC)]]
| Naka Kannaya
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|87
| [[Chitrakonda Assembly constituency|Chitrakonda (ST)]]
| Prahalad Dora
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|88
| [[Kotpad Assembly constituency|Kotpad (ST)]]
| Basudev Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|89
| [[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jeypore]]
| [[Raghunath Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|90
| [[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nowrangpur]]
| Habibulla Khan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|91
| [[Kodinga Assembly constituency|Kodinga (ST)]]
| Domburu Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|92
| [[Dabugam Assembly constituency|Dabugam (ST)]]
| Shyamoghono Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|93
| [[Umerkote Assembly constituency|Umarkote (ST)]]
| Rabisingh Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
|94
| [[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nawapara]]
| Ghasiram Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|95
| [[Khariar Assembly constituency|Khariar]]
| [[Kapil Narayan Tiwari]]
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|96
| [[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharamgarh (SC)]]
| Gajanan Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|97
| [[Koksara Assembly constituency|Koksara]]
| Rasa Behari Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|98
| [[Junagarh Assembly constituency|Junagarh]]
| Maheshwar Barad
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|99
| [[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna (SC)]]
| Dayanidhi Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|100
| [[Narla Assembly constituency|Narla (ST)]]
| Tejraj Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|101
| [[Kesinga Assembly constituency|Kesinga]]
| Nagendranath Choudhury
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |Phulabani
|102
| [[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Balliguda (ST)]]
| Sadananda Konhor
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|103
| [[Udayagiri, Odisha Assembly constituency|Udayagiri (ST)]]
| Ranjit Kumar Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|104
| [[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani (SC)]]
| Prahallad Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|105
| [[Boudh Assembly constituency|Boudh]]
| Natabar Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Balangir district|Balangir]]
|106
| [[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titilagarh (SC)]]
| [[Lalit Mohan Gandhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|107
| [[Kantabanji]]
| Prasanna Kumar Pal
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|108
| [[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patnagarh]]
| Bibekananda Meher
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|109
| [[Saintala Assembly constituency|Saintala]]
| Subash Chandra Bag
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|110
| [[Loisingha Assembly constituency|Loisingha]]
| Ram Prasad Misra
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|111
| [[Bolangir Assembly constituency|Bolangir]]
| Muralidhar Guru
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|112
| [[Sonepur Assembly constituency|Sonepur (SC)]]
| Debaraj Seth
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|113
| [[Binka Assembly constituency|Binka]]
| Parakhita Karana
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|114
| [[Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency|Birmaharajpur]]
| Surendra Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
|115
| [[Athmallik Assembly constituency|Athmallik]]
| Balakrushna Pattanayak
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|116
| [[Angul Assembly constituency|Angul]]
| Adwait Prasad Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|117
| [[Hindol Assembly constituency|Hindol (SC)]]
| Trinath Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|118
| [[Dhenkanal Assembly constituency|Dhenkanal]]
| [[Nandini Satpathy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|119
| [[Gondia, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gondia]]
| Haldnar Misra
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|120
| [[Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency|Kamakhyanagar]]
| Prasanna Kumar Pattnayak
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|121
| [[Pallahara Assembly constituency|Pallahara]]
| Dharanidhar Pradhan
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|122
| [[Talcher Assembly constituency|Talcher (SC)]]
| Brundaban Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
|123
| [[Padampur Assembly constituency|Padampur]]
| Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|124
| [[Melchhamunda Assembly constituency|Melchhamunda]]
| Birendra Kumar Sahoo
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|125
| [[Bijepur Assembly constituency|Bijepur]]
| Nityananda Gartia
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|126
| [[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli (SC)]]
| [[Bimbadhar Kuanr]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|127
| [[Bargarh Assembly constituency|Bargarh]]
| Nabin Kumar Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|128
| [[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur]]
| Jhasketan Sahoo
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|129
| [[Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency|Brajarajnagar]]
| Upendra Diksit
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|130
| [[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda]]
| Sairindra Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|131
| [[Laikera Assembly constituency|Laikera (ST)]]
| Rameshwar Singh Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|132
| [[Kuchinda Assembly constituency|Kuchinda (ST)]]
| Jagateswar Mirdha
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|133
| [[Rairakhol Assembly constituency|Rairakhol (SC)]]
| Basanta Kumar Mahananda
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|134
| [[Deogarh Assembly constituency|Deogarh]]
| Bhanu Ganga Tribhuban Deb
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Sundergarh district|Sundergarh]]
|135
| [[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundargarh]]
| Kishore Chandra Patel
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|136
| [[Talsara Assembly constituency|Talsara (ST)]]
| Ignace Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|137
| [[Rajgangpur Assembly constituency|Rajgangpur (ST)]]
| Brajamohan Kishan
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|138
| [[Biramitrapur Assembly constituency|Biramitrapur (ST)]]
| Prem Chand Bhagat
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|139
| [[Rourkela Assembly constituency|Rourkela]]
| Braja Kishore Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|140
| [[Raghunathpali Assembly constituency|Raghunathpali (ST)]]
| Rabi Dehuri
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|141
| [[Bonai Assembly constituency|Bonai (ST)]]
| Hemanta Kumar Singh Dandpat
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Kendujhar district|Keonjhar]]
|142
| [[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua (ST)]]
| Saharai Oram
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|143
| [[Patna Assembly constituency|Patna]]
| Maheswar Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|144
| [[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar (ST)]]
| [[Kumar Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|145
| [[Telkoi Assembly constituency|Telkoi (ST)]]
| Niladri Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|146
| [[Ramchandrapur, Odisha Assembly Constituency|Ramchandrapur]]
| Khirod Prasad Swain
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|147
| [[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandapur (SC)]]
| Makar Sethi
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|}

== Government Formation ==
The [[Janata Party]] emerged again as the winner by winning 78% of the seats with a vote share of 49%. [[Nilamani Routray]] become the [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]] of the state.

==See also==
* [[1977 elections in India]]
* [[1974 Orissa Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[1980 Orissa Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Odisha elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Odisha]]
[[Category:1977 State Assembly elections in India|Odisha]]
[[Category:1970s in Orissa]]

Aluva Palace

2026-03-16T02:01:08Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Aluva Palace
| image = Aluva palace.jpg
| caption = Aluva Palace View from Periyar River side.
| location_town = [[Aluva]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| client = [[Maharaja]] of [[Travancore]]
| architectural_style = [[Kerala architecture]]
| coordinates = {{coord|10|6|38|N|76|20|58|E}}
}}The '''Aluva Palace''', also known as '''Alwaye Palace''' is a Travancore royal palace built by king [[Dharma Raja|Maharaja Karthika Thirunal Dharma Raja]] around 1790 during the reign of the Chera kings of Travancore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historic grandeur|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/oct/23/historic-grandeur-1681023.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Aluva Palace is situated near the city [[Kochi]], [[Ernakulam district]] of the state of [[Kerala]].

==Historical importance==

Historical reports suggested that the Palace was once used a residence by the royal family of Travancore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alwaye Palace Aluva - Aluva Palace Kerala|url=http://www.kerala-tourism.org/kerala-monuments/alwaye-palace.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=kerala-tourism.org}}</ref> The monument also served as a guest house for the people who used to visit the royal family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manoj|date=2014-07-10|title=Aluva, Of Rivers and History|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/aluva-rivers-history-000648.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=nativeplanet.com|language=en}}</ref> The monument is positioned on the banks of the [[Periyar (river)|Periyar River]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=കുളിർകാറ്റ്, കിളിപ്പാട്ട്; ഹരിതവനത്തിലൂടെ നല്ലനടപ്പ്|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-news/2018/02/03/aluva-palace-trip.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref> After the death of King [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] in 1991, the palace was taken over by the [[Government of Kerala|state government of Kerala]] and is taken care of by the government which now serves as a hospitality centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agriculture|url=https://tv.mathrubhumi.com/en/news/agriculture/agriculture-minister-plants-vegetable-garden-amid-coronavirus-preventive-activities-1.45745|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Houses completed in 1900]]
[[Category:Palaces in Kochi]]
[[Category:Royal residences in India]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Kerala]]
[[Category:Museums in Kochi]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Kerala]]
[[Category:1900 establishments in India]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

Manjula Ramaswamy

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{{Short description|Indian dancer (born 1958)}}
{{Indian name|Manjula|Ramaswamy}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Manjula Ramaswamy
| birth_name =
| alias =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|03|28}}
| birth_place = [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| parents = V.S. Ramamoorthy and Rajalakshmi Ramamoorthy
| spouse = Ramaswamy Iyer
| children = 2
| occupation = [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer and dance teacher
| known for =
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2022)
}}
'''Manjula Ramaswamy''' is a bharathanatyam dancer and dance teacher from [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Together with her father, she started a dance academy called Sri Rama Natak Niketan in [[Hyderabad]]. She received many awards and honors including the Ugadi Puraskar from the [[Andhra Pradesh]] government and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 2022.

==Biography==
Manjula Ramaswamy was born on 28 March 1958 in Vishmanapettai village in [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], to Bharatanatyam dancer and dance teacher V.S. Ramamoorthy and Rajalakshmi Ramamoorthy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2022 and 2023 |url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/mar/doc202437320201.pdf |publisher=Press information bureau, Government of India}}</ref> She started learning dance under her father at the age of eight.<ref name=":0" />

She joined [[Hyderabad Central University]] to study dance and completed her studies with a gold medal in Bharatanatyam.<ref name=":0" />

===Personal life===
Manjula married Ramaswamy Iyer at the age of 21, and the couple have two daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Manjula Teacher Holds Special Place In Students Hearts - Natyahasini |url=https://natyahasini.in/torchbearer-of-masters-legacy/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> She lives in [[Hyderabad]] now.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
Manjula became a dance teacher at the age of ten.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=2024-03-13 |title=Manjula Ramaswamy conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi award |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/the-daughter-of-the-late-bharatanatyam-guru-v-s-ramamooorthy-hyderabad-based-manjula-ramaswamy-received-the-award-from-the-president-on-march-6/article67946024.ece |access-date=2025-01-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Together with her father V.S. Ramamurthy, Manjula started a dance academy called Sri Rama Natak Niketan in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Bansari trivedi |date=2018-12-20 |title=For her dance is divine |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/201218/for-her-dance-is-divine.html |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=2017-10-04 |title=Sri Rama Nataka Niketan and the classical G-7 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/sri-rama-nataka-niketan-and-the-classical-g-7/article19796301.ece |access-date=2025-01-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She is the director of the institution now.<ref name=":0" /> As a Bharatanatyam teacher, she has trained more than 3000 students.<ref name=":0" />

Her dance production, Deepa Tarangini, performed on brass plates and upside-down clay pots, holding small brass pots on their heads and holding lit candles in their hands, is notable.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Swati |date=2012-12-01 |title=Jamming with bhajans |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2012/Dec/02/jamming-with-bhajans-429932.html |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The Sri Rama Natak Niketan institute has been performing Deepa Tarangini since 1980.<ref name=":2" />

Manjula is an empanelled bharathanatyam artist of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manjula Ramaswamy {{!}} Official website of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India |url=https://www.iccr.gov.in/cultural/list-of-empanelment-artist/manjula-ramaswamy |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.iccr.gov.in}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
Manjula Ramaswamy is a recipient of the Ugadi Puraskar from the [[Andhra Pradesh]] government and the Nritya Kalasagar Puraskar from Kalasagar.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] has honoured Manjula Ramaswamy with the 2022 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for her contributions to Bharatanatyam.<ref name=":1" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category: Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatanatyam dancers]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]

Projects and Development India

2026-03-14T17:01:33Z

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{{Infobox company
| name = Projects and Development India Limited
| logo = PDIL Logo.png
| type =[[Public Sector Undertakings in India|Central Public Sector Undertaking]]
| foundation = 1978
| location = [[Noida]], India
| key_people = Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma, [[Chairman]] and [[Managing Director|MD]]
| industry = [[Chemicals]], [[fertilizer]], [[oil and gas]], [[pipeline transport|pipelines]] and [[oil refinery|refinery]]
| owner = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]], [[Government of India]]
| homepage = {{URL|pdilin.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Projects and Development India Limited''' ('''PDIL''')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tripathi |first=Anuj |title=PDIL |url=https://fert.nic.in/psu/project-development-india-limited-pdil |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> is an Indian [[Public Sector Undertakings in India|central public sector undertaking]] under the [[ownership]] of the [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-13 |title=EIL to bid to buy out govt stake in PDIL |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/eil-to-bid-to-buy-out-govt-stake-in-pdil/articleshow/65799695.cms |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== History ==
Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL) originated in 1951 as the technology wing of the [[Fertiliser Corporation of India|Fertilizer Corporation of India]] (FCI), established to support technological self-reliance in the fertilizer sector<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-20 |title=PDIL is working to establish and expand its global footprint |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/pdil-is-working-to-establish-and-expand-its-global-footprint/story-0rMjTdlV4vXGizzAJXxRJK.html |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and was renamed PDIL in 1981 with a head office in Sindri, Jharkhand.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} It is a project management and engineering consultancy providing services from [[concept]] to commissioning for fertilizer and allied chemical, oil and [[GVK Industries|gas industries]].<ref>{{citation|author=B.L. Mathur|title=Towards economic development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFLXG9VgqXIC&pg=RA4-PT28|year=2001|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-592-2|page=4}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website |https://www.pdilin.com/}}

{{Public Sector Undertakings in India}}
{{Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)}}
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Ṣaḥīfa Bānū

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'''Ṣaḥīfa Bānū''' (early 17th century) was a miniature painter during the reign of [[Jahangir]]. She is one of a very few known female artists of [[Mughal painting]].

Nothing is known of Sahifa Banu's life. Some scholars have speculated she was a princess or other member of the nobility.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=C. Stanley |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZI8juUy |title=Victoria and Albert museum portfolios Indian drawings : thirty Mogul paintings of the school of Jahangir (17th century) and four panels of calligraphy in the wantage bequest |date=1922 |publisher=London |pages=Plate 18}}</ref>

Three miniature paintings are attributed to Sahifa Banu. Her painting of [[Tahmasp I|Shah Tahmasp]] of Iran is owned by the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], part of a large bequest of Mughal paintings from [[Harriet Loyd-Lindsay, Baroness Wantage|Lady Wantage]].<ref name=":0" /> Her name is written on the work in handwriting that [[Som Prakash Verma]] identifies as that of Jahangir.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Verma |first=Som Prakash |title=Mughal Painters and Their Work: A Biographical Survey and Comprehensive Catalogue |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1994}}</ref> The [[Aga Khan Museum]] owns a painting attributed to her, ''The Son Who Mourned His Father,'' that is an illustration of a story from the ''[[The Conference of the Birds|Mantiq al-Tair]].'' The [[Golestan Palace]] Library owns her depiction of ''The Building of the Castle of [[Khawarnaq]]'' from the [[Khamsa of Nizami|''Khamsa'' of Nizami]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Natif |first=Mika |title=Mughal occidentalism: artistic encounters between Europe and Asia at the courts of India, 1580-1630 |date=2018 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-37499-7 |series=Studies in Persian cultural history |location=Leiden; Boston}}</ref>

The latter two paintings echo, but are not slavish copies of, earlier works by [[Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād]]. [[Mika Natif]] notes that in Sahifa Banu's painting of Khawarnaq, the changes she made to volume, space, and perspective demonstrate her mastery of European painting techniques and her influence.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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== External links==
* [https://collections.agakhanmuseum.org/collection/artifact/the-son-who-mourned-his-father-akm206 ''The Son Who Mourned His Father'' at the Aga Khan Museum]
* [https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O405633/shah-tahmasp-of-iran-painting-sahifa-banu/ ''Shah Tasmap of Iran'' at the V&A Museum]

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List of ambassadors of India to Qatar

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{{short description|Head of mission of India to Qatar}}
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The '''Ambassador of India''' '''to the State of Qatar''' is the chief diplomatic representative of [[India]] to [[Qatar]]. The [[Embassy of India, Doha|embassy]] is located in [[Doha]].

The embassy is headed by the [[Ambassador]].

== List of Indian Ambassadors ==
The following people have served as Ambassadors to Qatar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Ambassadors |url=https://indianembassyqatar.gov.in/eoidhpages?id=NA,,&subid=MTA2 |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Embassy of India, Doha}}</ref>
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!Name
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!Term end
|-
|1
|Arif Qamarain
|November 1973
|July 1976
|-
|2
|K. M. Lal
|November 1976
|April 1980
|-
|3
|J. S. Doddamani
|September 1980
|September 1983
|-
|4
|S. Bashiruddin
|October 1983
|April 1986
|-
|5
|S. L. Malik
|October 1986
|August 1989
|-
|6
|R. C. Shukla
|October 1989
|November 1992
|-
|7
|[[K. P. Fabian]]
|November 1992
|November 1996
|-
|8
|R. L. Narayan
|December 1996
|November 2000
|-
|9
|[[Ranjan Mathai]]
|August 2001
|July 2005
|-
|10
|[[George Joseph (diplomat)|George Joseph]]
|October 2005
|January 2009
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|11
|Deepa G. Wadhwa
|March 2009
|June 2012
|-
|12
|Sanjiv Arora
|August 2012
|October 2016
|-
|13
|[[Periasamy Kumaran|P. Kumaran]]
|October 2016
|July 2020
|-
|14
|Deepak Mittal
|August 2020
|March 2023
|-
|15
|Vipul<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Vipul appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/36667/Shri+Vipul+appointed+as+the+next++Ambassador+of+India+to+the+State+of+Qatar |access-date=12 March 2026 |website=Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref>
|August 2023
|''[[Incumbent]]''
|}

== See also ==

* [[India–Qatar relations]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website|https://indianembassyqatar.gov.in/|Official website of Indian embassy in Doha}}

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Kannur International Airport

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'''Kannur International Airport''' {{Airport codes|CNN|VOKN}} is an [[international airport]] serving the city of [[Kannur]], the [[Mahé district|Mahé district of Puducherry]] and the rest of northern [[Kerala]] in [[India]]. It is located in [[Mattanur]], {{cvt|28|km}} east of Kannur and {{cvt|24|km}} east of [[Thalassery]]. It is owned and operated by Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL), a [[public–private partnership|public–private consortium]]. The airport opened for commercial operations on 9 December 2018.<ref name="manoramaonline1">{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/12/09/kannur-airport-inauguration-first-flight-kerala.html|title=Kannur airport inauguration|website=OnManorama|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

The airport served one million passengers in just nine months since commercial operations began.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kannur-airport-has-served-one-million-passengers-nine-months-108717|title=Kannur airport has served one million passengers in nine months|date=11 September 2019|website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kial-records-1m-passengers-with-15-yr-old-singapore-girl/articleshow/71071775.cms|title=Kannur airport records 10 lakh passengers with 15-yr-old Singapore girl | Kozhikode News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=11 September 2019 }}</ref> Amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], the airport could maintain stable growth, and it achieved the milestone of two million passengers in the twenty-third month of operations in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannurairport.aero/two-million-passengers-kannur-international-airport|title=Two million Passengers at Kannur International Airport | kannurairport|website=kannurairport.aero}}</ref> Though several international airlines have reportedly shown interest in operating from Kannur, they are unable to operate regularly scheduled flights from Kannur International Airport as the airport lacks ''point of call'' status.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sajit |first=C. p |date=7 December 2019 |title='Point of call' status still eludes KIAL |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/point-of-call-status-still-eludes-kial/article30233335.ece |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vinod |date=19 December 2018 |title=SalamAir will fly to 19 cities next year |url=https://www.omanobserver.om/salamair-will-fly-to-19-cities-next-year/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2016 |title=Airline companies queuing up for Kannur |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/airline-companies-queuing-up-for-kannur-english-news-1.1244498 |website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2019 |title=Gulf airlines blocked from flying to India's Kannur Int'l Airport |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/travel-hospitality/411885-gulf-airlines-blocked-from-flying-to-new-kerala-airport.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2019 |title=Kerala government pushes for foreign airlines at Kannur airport |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/govt-pushes-for-foreign-airlines-at-kannur-airport/article29311381.ece |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athira |first=Lakshmi |date=2025-03-19 |title=Kerala's Kannur airport reports Rs 742.77-crore loss over six years |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Mar/19/keralas-kannur-airport-reports-rs-74277-crore-loss-over-six-years |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-10-11 |title=Centre yet to grant 'point of call' status to Kannur airport despite representations: Kerala govt |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/centre-yet-to-grant-point-of-call-status-to-kannur-airport-despite-representations-kerala-govt/article68744247.ece |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The airport handled 1.5 million passengers in 2025, marking the highest annual passenger traffic since it began operations. The previous record was 1.47 million passengers in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2026-01-12 |title=Kannur airport recorded highest ever passenger traffic in 2025 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-recorded-highest-ever-passenger-traffic-in-2025/article70502485.ece |access-date=2026-01-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The first aircraft to land was an [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) aircraft that touched down at the airport on 29 February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/real-estate/article/kerala-gets-its-4th-international-airport-at-kannur-10-point-cheat-sheet/296082|title=Kerala gets its 4th international airport at Kannur: 10-point cheat-sheet|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=8 October 2018 }}</ref> The first trial passenger flight operation was conducted on 20 September 2018, using a [[Boeing 737-800]] aircraft of [[Air India Express]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-first-trial-passenger-flight-lands-new-kannur-international-airport-88678|title=Watch: First trial passenger flight lands at new Kannur International Airport|date=20 September 2018|website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/trial-landing-at-kannur-airport/article24993034.ece|title=Trial landing at Kannur airport|first=Mohamed|last=Nazeer|work=The Hindu |date=20 September 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> On the inaugural day, 9 December 2018, an Air India Express flight IX 715, operated with a Boeing 737-800, took off to [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]] at 10:13 (IST), becoming the first commercial passenger aircraft to depart from Kannur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kannur-international-airport-inauguration-live-updates-suresh-prabhu-air-india-express-pinarayi-vijayan-5485065/|title=Kannur International Airport inauguration LIVE: First flight flagged off, operations commenced|date=2018-12-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref name="manoramaonline1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/first-flight-from-kannur-airport-flagged-off--1.3379442|title=First flight from Kannur airport flagged off|website=Mathrubhumi|date=9 December 2018 |access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref name="flightstats1">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-tracker/IX/715|title=IX715 - Air India Express IX 715 Flight Tracker|website=FlightStats|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> The airport was inaugurated by then [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]], [[Suresh Prabhu]] and [[Chief minister of Kerala|Chief Minister of Kerala]], [[Pinarayi Vijayan]].
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==History==
[[Kannur]] had an airstrip used for commercial aviation as early as 1935 when [[Air India|TATA]] airlines operated weekly flights between [[Mumbai|Bombay]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] – stopping at Goa and Cannanore.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sudhakaran, P|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Kannur-flew-way-before-its-first-airport/articleshow/48951701.cms|title=Kannur flew, way before its first airport - Times of India|work=The Times of India |date=14 September 2015 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2017-12-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518022943/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Kannur-flew-way-before-its-first-airport/articleshow/48951701.cms|archive-date=18 May 2017}}</ref> This airstrip was located within the [[Kannur Cantonment]] area at Fort Maidan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-10|title=Kannur saw flight landings even before Independence|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kannur-international-airport-flights-before-independence-tata-airlines-5486624/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The operator started service to Kerala on 29 October 1935 but service did not last long.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2010-10-29|title=Kerala celebrates 75th anniversary of civil aviation|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Kerala-celebrates-75th-anniversary-of-civil-aviation/article15796809.ece|access-date=2020-11-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The long-standing demand for a full-fledged airport was only conceptualized in 1997, when [[C. M. Ibrahim]], the then Union Minister of Civil Aviation, backed the proposal for an airport in the district. The vast extent of land at Moorkhanparamba near Mattannur was identified for the project a few months later following a hectic search for land for developing the proposed airport. The then Chief Minister of Kerala [[V. S. Achuthanandan]] laid the foundation stone for the airport at the project site marking the formal commencement of construction activities on 17 December 2010 at a function attended by the then Civil Aviation Minister [[Praful Patel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/VS-lays-foundation-stone-for-Kannur-international-airport/article15596787.ece|title=VS lays foundation stone for Kannur international airport|work=The Hindu |date=17 December 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Though the State government accorded sanction for the Kannur International Airport project in January 1998 and appointed [[Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (KINFRA) as the nodal agency for its implementation, it had to wait for a decade until it was finally approved by the Central government in January 2008. During the period, a private agency appointed by [[Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (KINFRA) to study techno-economic feasibility report submitted its report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Kannur-airport-set-to-be-a-dream-come-true/article15701070.ece|title=Kannur airport set to be a dream come true|work=The Hindu |date=21 November 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The earlier site proposed at Madayipara was dropped owing to ecological concerns. Two vast plateaus near Mattannur were identified for the airport, namely Moorkhanparamb and Velliyamparamb, with about 1300 acres and 800 acres of land to be acquired from each respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Kannur-airport-set-to-be-a-dream-come-true/article15701070.ece |title=Kannur airport set to be a dream come true |work=The Hindu|date=2010-11-21 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Kannur-airport-set-to-be-a-dream-come-true/article15701070.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Kannur-airport-land-acquisition-process-on/article16141118.ece |title=Kannur airport: land acquisition process on - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2010-08-22 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Kannur-airport-land-acquisition-process-on/article16141118.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-for-airport-new-rates-sought/article2690968.ece |title=Land for airport: new rates sought - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2011-12-06 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/land-for-airport-new-rates-sought/article2690968.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Airport-consultant-reviewing-report/article15619237.ece|title=airport land map|date=2012-11-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Airport-consultant-reviewing-report/article15619237.ece|archive-date=7 January 2018|url-status=live|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

After a prolonged wait, the airport received in-principle approval from the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] and Union cabinet in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=KERALA |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Cabinet-clearance-for-Kannur-airport/article15145737.ece |title=Cabinet clearance for Kannur airport - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=17 January 2008 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Cabinet-clearance-for-Kannur-airport/article15145737.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> Land acquisition began in December 2008 after issuing notifications and fixing compensation.<ref>{{cite web |author=KERALA |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Land-acquisition-for-Kannur-airport-from-December/article15303015.ece |title=Land acquisition for Kannur airport from December - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=13 September 2008 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Land-acquisition-for-Kannur-airport-from-December/article15303015.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> The public company Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL), under the [[Public-Private Partnership]] (PPP) model, was registered in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |author=KERALA |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Land-for-airport-by-January/article16488576.ece |title=Land for airport by January - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=3 October 2009 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Land-for-airport-by-January/article16488576.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> The foundation stone for the airport was laid on 17 December 2010 by then-Chief Minister [[V. S. Achuthanandan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/VS-lays-foundation-stone-for-Kannur-international-airport/article15596787.ece |title=VS lays foundation stone for Kannur international airport |work=The Hindu|date=17 December 2010 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/VS-lays-foundation-stone-for-Kannur-international-airport/article15596787.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>
On 26 November 2013, KIAL and Larsen & Toubro Ltd are scheduled to sign a contract on construction work at the airport. In January 2014, The Kerala State Government Minister for Excise and Ports announced the Kerala State Government and AAI plan to sign an MoU on the equity structure of Kannur International Airport Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/kannur-international-airport|title=Kannur International Airport|website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref>

Construction work at the airport was inaugurated by Defence Minister and senior Congress leader [[A. K. Antony]] on 2 February 2014. On 29 February 2016, The first trial flight was landed and Chief Minister [[Oommen Chandy]] Flag off for the inauguration of Runway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/1st-trial-flight-lands-in-north-kerala-oommen-chandy-says-it-will-boost-development-1282670|title=1st Trial Flight Lands In North Kerala, Oommen Chandy Says 'It Will Boost Development'|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

Kannur International Airport commenced operations on 9 December 2018.<ref name="KIAL Inaug1">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kannur-international-airport-inauguration-live-updates-suresh-prabhu-air-india-express-pinarayi-vijayan-5485065/ | title= Kannur International Airport inauguration LIVE: First flight flagged off, operations commenced |work= The Indian Express| date= 9 December 2018 | access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> The first commercial aircraft to operate out of the airport was [[Air India Express]] IX 715 ([[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]]) to [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], which took off at 10:13 (IST) on the same day.<ref name="KIAL Inaug2">{{cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/first-flight-from-kannur-airport-flagged-off--1.3379442 | title= First flight from Kannur airport flagged off | date= 9 December 2018 |publisher= Mathrubhumi English| access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref name="flightstats1"/> The flight was jointly flagged off by the [[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Chief Minister of Kerala]], [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] and [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Minister for Civil Aviation]], [[Suresh Prabhu]].<ref name="KIAL Inaug2"/>

Aircraft of several foreign airlines touched down for the first time at Kannur International Airport in June 2020 as part of the repatriation flights arranged owing to the COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news//|title=- ET TravelWorld|website=ETTravelWorld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kannurairport.aero/sites/default/files/inline-files/Writeup%20on%20repatriation%20flights%20as%20on%202%20September%202020%20%281%29.pdf.|title=Kannur Airport operates 300 international flights and brings back 50000 Pravasis during covid pandemic.}}</ref>
[[Widebody aircraft]] also landed for the first time in June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kannurairport.aero/sites/default/files/inline-files/Write-up%20on%20repatriation%20flights%20as%20on%2028%20August%202020.pdf.|title=Kannur Airport's Role in Bringign Back Pravasis}}</ref> [[Airbus A330-200]] of [[Kuwait Airways]], was the first foreign airline and also the first widebody aircraft that landed at Kannur.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-airways-wide-body-aircraft-landed-in-kannur-international-airport-for-the-first-time-1.4822697|title=കണ്ണൂര്‍ വിമാനത്താവളത്തില്‍ ആദ്യമായി വിദേശവിമാനം; ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി കണ്ണൂര്‍ സ്വദേശിയും|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=6 January 2021|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923152410/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-airways-wide-body-aircraft-landed-in-kannur-international-airport-for-the-first-time-1.4822697|url-status=dead}}</ref> The aircraft of Kuwait Airways,<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/nri/india-kuwait-temporary-flight-services-to-be-operational-from-august-10-1.4958327|title=India-Kuwait temporary flight services to be operational from August 10|first=P. C.|last=Hareesh|website=Mathrubhumi|date=6 August 2020 }}</ref> [[Flydubai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/fly-dubai-flight-carrying-expats-lands-in-kannur-1.4829615|title=Fly Dubai flight carrying expats lands in Kannur|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205002122/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/fly-dubai-flight-carrying-expats-lands-in-kannur-1.4829615|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jazeera Airways]],<ref name="auto1"/> [[SalamAir]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2020/06/11/salamairs-third-charter-flight-by-kmcc-takes-off-from-muscat-to-kannur/|title=SalamAir's third charter flight by KMCC takes-off from Muscat to Kannur|date=11 June 2020}}</ref> [[Gulf Air]],<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kannurairport.aero/sites/default/files/inline-files/Write-up%20on%20repatriation%20flights%20as%20on%202%20September%202020%20%282%29.pdf|title=Kannur Airport's Role in Bringing Back Pravasis}}</ref> [[Air Arabia]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.deepika.com/c/52792697/|title=Clipping of deepikanewspaper - Deepika Kannur|website=epaper.deepika.com|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405232919/https://epaper.deepika.com/c/52792697/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Etihad Airways]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/global-malayali/gulf/2020/06/27/etihad-flight-arrives-in-kannur-airport.html|title=ഇത്തിഹാദിന്റെ ആദ്യ വിമാനത്തിന് കണ്ണൂരിൽ ഊഷ്മള വരവേൽപ്|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref> [[Saudia]],<ref name="auto"/> and [[Oman Air]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/oman-air-touches-down-at-kannur-international-airport/|title=Oman Air touches down at Kannur International Airport|first=Kabeer|last=Yousuf|date=30 August 2020}}</ref> operated to and from Kannur during June–August 2020 as repatriation/chartered flights.

==Construction==
By August 2010, acquisition of about 1200 acres of land was completed in two phases, and acquisition of another 780 acres was in progress for the third phase.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Land-acquisition-process-reviewed/article16134851.ece |title=Land acquisition process reviewed - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2010-08-17 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Kannur-airport-set-to-take-wings/article15700732.ece |title=Kannur airport set to take wings - Today's Paper |work=The Hindu|date=2010-11-21 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Kannur-airport-set-to-take-wings/article15700732.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>

In July 2011, the [[Oommen Chandy]] government decided to make Airports Authority of India a consultant tasked with preparing a revised techno-economic feasibility report and a new master plan and design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kannur-airports-first-stage-by-2014/article2229094.ece |title=Kannur airport's first stage by 2014 - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2011-07-15 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> As the Airports Authority of India failed to submit the report in time, the consultancy was canceled and [[Cochin International Airport]] (CIAL) was entrusted to prepare the detailed project report, but the floating of tenders for construction was further delayed as experts found several technical flaws in the design prepared by CIAL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cial-to-prepare-project-report-for-kannur-airport/article2709404.ece |title=CIAL to prepare project report for Kannur airport |work=The Hindu|date=2011-12-12 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kannur-airport-project-to-be-delayed/article3571521.ece |title=Kannur airport project to be delayed - NATIONAL |work=The Hindu|date=2012-06-26 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117054049/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kannur-airport-project-to-be-delayed/article3571521.ece |archive-date=17 January 2014}}</ref>

Land acquired by the government under KINFRA was transferred to KIAL earlier in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kannur-airport-pact-today/article2867596.ece |title=Kannur airport: Pact today - KERALA - the Hindu |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=2018-01-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kannur-airport-pact-today/article2867596.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}></ref> In August 2012, Mumbai based company STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd. was made consultant to review the revised report by CIAL and to assist KIAL in other aspects of the project, but the agreement was canceled within two weeks as it was found that the company had been blacklisted in other states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kial-signs-pact-with-stup-for-consultancy-services/article3805854.ece |title=KIAL signs pact with STUP for consultancy services - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2012-08-22 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kannur-airport-consultancy-pact-with-stup-cancelled/article3868854.ece |title=Kannur airport: consultancy pact with STUP cancelled - NATIONAL |work=The Hindu|date=2012-09-07 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> Fresh bids were solicited and Hong Kong-based AECOM Asia was awarded the consultancy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kial-to-invite-fresh-bids/article3891228.ece |title=KIAL to invite fresh bids - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211307/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kial-to-invite-fresh-bids/article3891228.ece |archive-date=13 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/work-on-kannur-airport-to-begin-soon/article4104554.ece |title=Work on Kannur airport to begin soon - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2012-11-17 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> The project office was inaugurated at Mattannur in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kannur-airport-in-3-years-chandy/article4177346.ece |title=Kannur airport in 3 years: Chandy - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2012-12-08 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831193045/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kannur-airport-in-3-years-chandy/article4177346.ece |archive-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>

===EPC-I & EPC-II===

It was decided to build the airport in two stages of [[engineering, procurement, and construction]] (EPC). The first stage, EPC-I included complete earthwork, runway, taxiway, apron, ground lighting and associated infrastructure such as perimeter and operational walls.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

The second stage, EPC-II, involved the integrated terminal building, air traffic control tower, administrative and technical blocks, and facilities in the buildings such as aerobridges, escalators, elevators and counters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kannur-airport-work-on-epc-ii-in-full-swing/article5037052.ece |title=Kannur airport: work on EPC II in full swing - NATIONAL |work=The Hindu|date=2013-08-19 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830231140/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kannur-airport-work-on-epc-ii-in-full-swing/article5037052.ece |archive-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> Infrastructure and engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was awarded work for EPC-I on 27 November 2013, after inviting bids.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kial-lt-ink-rs694crore-pact/article5395733.ece |title=KIAL, L&T ink Rs. 694-crore pact - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2013-11-27 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830155023/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kial-lt-ink-rs694crore-pact/article5395733.ece |archive-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> Airport work was flagged off by the then Defense Minister [[A.K. Antony]] at a public function in Mattannur on 2 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/antony-flags-off-kannur-airport-works/article5646298.ece |title=Antony flags off Kannur airport works |work=The Hindu|date=2 February 2014 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220202419/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/antony-flags-off-kannur-airport-works/article5646298.ece |archive-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> L&T also won the tender for EPC-II works including the construction of the passenger terminal building (PTB) on 25 June 2014.<ref name="thehindu3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/tender-approved-for-kannur-airport/article6150096.ece |title=Tender approved for Kannur airport - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2014-06-26 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> A huge amount of earthwork was carried out at the site including the cutting and filling of a total {{convert|2340000|m3|cuyd}} of land at a maximum rate of {{convert|70000|m3|cuyd}} per day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-runway-work-on-course/article6117338.ece |title=Kannur airport runway work on course |work=The Hindu|date=2014-06-16 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213201922/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-runway-work-on-course/article6117338.ece |archive-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> About 50% of the land works and foundation and piling work for constructing the PTB and air traffic control tower were completed by March 2015.<ref name="thehindu4">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/hectic-pace-to-kannur-airport-work/article7034241.ece |title=Hectic pace to Kannur airport work - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2015-03-26 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> By August 2015, about 60% of the runway was completed. Steps were initiated to procure lifts, a [[baggage handling system]], passenger boarding bridges, and the four Airfield Crash Fire Tenders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kannur-airport-in-takeoff-mode/article7542837.ece |title=Kannur airport in take-off mode - NATIONAL |work=The Hindu|date=14 August 2015 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> About 70% of the work on the runway, apron and associated work, and 52% of the PTB and allied work was completed by December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/first-test-flight-to-kannur-airport-deferred/article7964001.ece |title=First test flight to Kannur airport deferred - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=8 December 2015 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> Works for a {{convert|28000|m2|yd2}} fuel farm also began the same month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fuel-farm-work-begins-at-kannur-airport-site/article8024003.ece |title=Fuel farm work begins at Kannur airport site |work=The Hindu|date=23 December 2015 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> The then Kerala Airports Minister K. Babu ruled out the popular demand to extend the runway to {{convert|4000|m|yd}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Minister-rules-out-Kannur-airport-runway-extension/article13982020.ece |title=Minister rules out Kannur airport runway extension |work=The Hindu|date=4 January 2016 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> Meanwhile, the third phase of land acquisition involving about 785 acres on Velliyamparmb, which began in 2011, had been progressing at a very slow pace and only 612 acres were acquired in five years.<ref name="thehindu5">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/first-flight-to-kannur-on-feb-29/article8246793.ece |title=First flight to Kannur on 29 Feb. |work=The Hindu|date=2016-02-17 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211609/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/first-flight-to-kannur-on-feb-29/article8246793.ece |archive-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> The late decision to acquire more land for a runway extension from {{convert|3050|m|yd}} to {{convert|3400|m|yd}} on the western side, in the finishing stages of the project, triggered protests from residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/allparty-meet-on-kial-land-survey/article7564250.ece |title=All-party meet on KIAL land survey - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=20 August 2015 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>
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A trial landing was conducted on a completed {{convert|2400|m|yd}} runway by a 14-seater [[Aircraft approach category|code B aircraft]] on 29 February 2016. The air traffic control tower was not involved as it was still under construction. Technical assistance of the Aviation Control of the Calicut airport was sought for the landing. No runway calibration, or testing of flight parameters, was done during the landing. The trial landing was organized as a major event by the authorities and involved extensive public participation. The Oommen Chandy government faced fierce criticism for organizing such an event when the whole airport project was not complete. The opposition termed it an "election stunt" as Kerala was going to the polls in the coming months. Around {{INRConvert|30|l}} were spent on the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-trial-landing-a-success/article8299799.ece |title=Kannur trial landing a success |work=The Hindu|date=2016-03-01 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/first-flight-to-land-in-kannur-today/article8294461.ece |title=First flight to land in Kannur today - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2016-02-29 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/political-turmoil-over-kannur-airport-project/article7752071.ece |title=Political turmoil over Kannur airport project |work=The Hindu|date=2015-10-12 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannurairport.in/images/pdf/niteventmgt21jan2016final.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701175039/http://kannurairport.in/images/pdf/niteventmgt21jan2016final.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannurairport.in/images/pdf/Kanoor%20Air%20Port%20Annual%20Report___2015__16.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606134736/http://kannurairport.in/images/pdf/Kanoor%20Air%20Port%20Annual%20Report___2015__16.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

By May 2016, the {{convert|3050|m|yd}} runway was completed with work on the {{convert|150|m|yd}} grading side strip on both ends progressing. 68% of the PTB, 75% of the ATC tower and much of the work for the fuel farm was completed. Work on the ancillary buildings – fire rescue station, power house, the area for the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD), sewage treatment plant, service block, and the airfield ground lighting substation were progressing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/3050m-runway-ready-in-kannur/article8543213.ece |title=3,050-m runway ready in Kannur |work=The Hindu|date=2016-05-01 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>
The newly elected Pinaryi government decided to begin land acquisition to extend the runway to {{convert|4000|m|yd}} in August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Land-acquisition-for-runway-work-soon-CM/article14558055.ece |title=Land acquisition for runway work soon: CM - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2016-08-08 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>

===Phase I & Phase II===
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The Phase I expansion period is from 2016–17 to 2025–26. It includes a {{convert|4000|m|yd}} runway extension, a full-length taxiway, commissioning of a fuel farm, an aviation academy etc. and developing city side facilities. Works for the Phase-I expansion are already progressing. A cargo terminal and cargo complex which was initially in Phase-II has been shifted to Phase I and is under construction. The Phase II expansion will happen from 2026–27 to 2045–46. It includes another runway and a dedicated domestic terminal at Veliamparamba, and a long flyover to link it with Moorkhanparamba.<ref name="thehindu5"/><ref name="ashamsakal1">{{cite web |url=http://ashamsakal.com/kial_masterplanHRz.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-06-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403163020/http://ashamsakal.com/kial_masterplanHRz.jpg |archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/With-mega-runway-Kannur-airport-in-top-four/article14632430.ece |title=With mega runway, Kannur airport in top four - NATIONAL |work=The Hindu|date=9 September 2016 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.keralakaumudi.com/news/kerala/kannur-airport-runway-ready-final-touch-up-in-progress-1.1860682 |title=Kannur airport: Runway ready, final touch-up in progress | politics | Kannur Airport |publisher=English.keralakaumudi.com |date=2017-04-10 |access-date=2017-12-24}}{{dead link|date=June 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Airport-consultant-reviewing-report/article15619237.ece |title=Airport consultant reviewing report |work=The Hindu|date=2012-11-26 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201118/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Airport-consultant-reviewing-report/article15619237.ece |archive-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>

==Management==
Kannur International Airport is the second greenfield airport to be built on a public private partnership (PPP) platform in Kerala. The airport is managed by Kannur International Airport Ltd.(KIAL), a public company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kannurairport.in/index.php/airport-project |title=Airport Project |publisher=Kannurairport.in |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608203204/http://www.kannurairport.in/index.php/airport-project |archive-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> Venu V, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], is the current managing director of KIAL.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kannurairport.in/ |title=Home-Kannur Airport |access-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802043104/http://kannurairport.in/ |archive-date=2 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Chief minister of Kerala]] holds the post of chairman. The principle investor in KIAL, the Government of Kerala, owns 32.86% of the company's shares.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Other shareholders are: 22.54% by State and Central Public Sector Undertakings, 9.39% by Airports Authority of India, 35.21% by others, including QIBs, Individuals, Companies, Cooperative, Banks/Societies, and other legal entities as approved by the Board of Directors from time to time.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

===Passenger terminal===

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The airport has an integrated passenger terminal for both international and domestic travellers with a floor area of {{convert|97000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} for arrival and departure separately. It is able to handle up to 2,000 passengers during peak hours with its unique swing facility. It features six aerobridges with 48 check-in counters, 32 emigration counters, 16 customs counters, four conveyor belts and access control inside the terminal. The passenger terminal will use the swing facility. The international gates are used for domestic operations when there are no international flights. The passenger terminal building has a double skin aluminium roofing system and efficient LED lighting adopting the green building concept.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-to-have-swing-facility/article6176738.ece |title=Kannur airport to have 'swing' facility |work=The Hindu|date=4 July 2014 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708030514/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-to-have-swing-facility/article6176738.ece |archive-date=8 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="thehindu3"/><ref name="kannurairport1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannurairport.in/images/pdf/Status%20Report%20of%20Kannur%20Airport%20as%20on%205%20December%202016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606072032/http://kannurairport.in/images/pdf/Status%20Report%20of%20Kannur%20Airport%20as%20on%205%20December%202016.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ashamsakal1"/>
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===Cargo terminal===

A cargo terminal complex having an 8-floor space of {{convert|32000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} will also be constructed.<ref name="thehindu6">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Kannur-airport-gearing-up-for-September-launch/article17244953.ece |title=Kannur airport gearing up for September launch - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2017-02-08 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-by-sept-next/article19716503.ece |title=Kannur airport by Sept next |work=The Hindu|date=19 September 2017 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920020803/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-by-sept-next/article19716503.ece |archive-date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport destination list

| {{nowrap|[[Air India Express]]}} | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]] (Resumes on 02 April 2026), [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]] (Resumes on 04 April 2026), [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]] (Resumes on 04 April 2026), [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]] (Resumes on 02 April 2026), [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]], [[Ras Al Khaimah International Airport|Ras Al Khaimah]],<ref name="AIX2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240415-ix2q24int|title=Air India Express 2Q24 Middle East Network Additions|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=15 April 2024|accessdate=15 April 2024}}</ref> [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]], [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]]

| {{nowrap|[[IndiGo]]}} | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo announces direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Kerala's Kannur|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/economy-infra/aviation/news-indigo-announces-direct-flights-between-abu-dhabi-and-keralas-kannur-282132|work=Zee Business|date=30 March 2024|access-date=31 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to resume Kannur-Delhi daily flights from December 12|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/indigo-to-resume-kannur-delhi-daily-flights-from-december-12/article68905332.ece|work=The Hindu|date=24 November 2024|access-date=7 December 2024|language=en}}</ref> [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Fujairah International Airport|Fujairah]],<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiGo Adds Fujairah Service From mid-May 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250410-6ens25fjr |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai–Shivaji]], [[Navi Mumbai Airport|Mumbai—Navi]] (begins 30 March 2026),<ref>{{cite web | title=Oman flight suspension: IndiGo suspends Muscat–Kannur flights citing low seasonal demand | work=The Times of India | date=20 August 2025 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/oman-flight-suspension-indigo-suspends-muscatkannur-flights-citing-low-seasonal-demand/articleshow/123400507.cms }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to start operations from Muscat to Kannur|url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2025/04/02/indigo-to-start-operations-from-muscat-to-kannur/|work=thearabianstories|access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref>|
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==Operational infrastructure==

Kannur Airport has one [[runway]], 07/25 which is {{Convert|3050|x|45|m|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kannurairport.in/index.php/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Kannurairport.in|access-date=2017-12-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608225334/http://www.kannurairport.in/index.php/about-us|archive-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> Runway 07/25 orientation permits an obstacle-free approach. Runway 25's end will have [[Instrument landing system|Category I]] approach lighting and the 07 end will have simple approach lighting. The runway will be extended to {{convert|4000|m|ft|}} after the airport is commissioned. Land acquisition of about 260 acres is underway for this purpose. The runway will have a full-length parallel taxiway and its apron will allow 20 [[wide-bodied aircraft]] to park simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/kannur-international-airport |title=Kannur International Airport New Airport Profile | CAPA |publisher=Centreforaviation.com |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051600/https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/kannur-international-airport |archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="thehindu2"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.keralakaumudi.com/news/kerala/95-pc-work-completed-in-kannur-airport-test-flight-in-feb-kerala-1.2464057 |title=95 pc work completed in Kannur Airport, test flight in Feb | new airport in Kerala at Kannur |publisher=English.keralakaumudi.com |date=2017-12-17 |access-date=2017-12-24}}{{dead link|date=June 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kannur-airport-take-off-to-be-delayed/article19201441.ece |title=Kannur airport take-off to be delayed - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2017-07-03 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref name="ashamsakal1"/>
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The airport's air navigation services and [[air traffic control]] will be handled by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI). The ATC tower will be equipped with [[Doppler radar|Doppler]] variable omni range and [[distance measuring equipment]], air traffic system automation, instrument landing system, voice recorder, and a GPS clock system. It will have [[Very high frequency|VHF]] communication facilities and equipment for obtaining radar signals from the [[Cochin International Airport]]. The tower is {{convert|30|m|ft}} high and has a floor area of {{convert|1923|m2|ft2}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/agreements-signed-for-airport/article6620200.ece |title=Agreements signed for airport - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2014-11-21 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref name="thehindu4"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-airport-nearing-take-off-stage/article21822325.ece |title=Kannur airport nearing take-off stage |work=The Hindu|date=16 December 2017 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>

Various [[Weather station|weather monitoring]], [[weather forecasting]] and alert systems are being installed at the airport by the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD). The [[Automated airport weather station|Automated Weather Observing System]] (AWOS) for weather observations, is supplemented by climatological data, weather forecasting and aerodrome warning from IMD. The IMD will send minute-by-minute weather updates in the form of audio messages directly to pilots, instead of passing the information manually to the ATC and through them to the pilot. The information could include wind speed, gusts and direction, temperature and [[dew point]], visibility, density, altitude, thunderstorm, lightning etc. ensuring smooth aircraft operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/weather-alert-system-for-kannur-airport/article6428586.ece |title=Weather alert system for Kannur airport - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2014-09-20 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>

The airport will have a {{convert|300|m|yd}}-long, {{convert|90|m|yd}}-wide [[runway end safety area]] (RESA) on both ends of the runway. This reduces the risk of casualties and damage to aircraft in the event of an undershoot, overshoot or excursion from the runway. The RESA is protected with a [[Mechanically stabilized earth|Reinforced Earth]] wall. The airport will have an isolation bay towards the 07 side. An isolation bay, with a diameter of {{convert|125|m|yd}} is a special parking space created for an aircraft facing an exigency like hijack or bomb threat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/flights-to-take-off-from-kannur-in-2016/article5432404.ece |title=Flights to take off from Kannur in 2016 - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2013-12-07 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830151445/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/flights-to-take-off-from-kannur-in-2016/article5432404.ece |archive-date=30 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kannurairport.in/index.php/photo-gallery/10-workin-progress-kannurairport-set1/detail/1545-construction-of-reinforced-earth-wall-at-resa-07-side-in-progress-as-on-20-02-2017?tmpl=component |title=Photo gallery - Construction of Reinforced Earth Wall at Resa 07 side in progress as on 20.02.2017 |publisher=Kannurairport.in |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051945/http://www.kannurairport.in/index.php/photo-gallery/10-workin-progress-kannurairport-set1/detail/1545-construction-of-reinforced-earth-wall-at-resa-07-side-in-progress-as-on-20-02-2017?tmpl=component |archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/licensing-procedure-for-kannur-airport-begins/article6381918.ece |title=Licensing procedure for Kannur airport begins - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2014-09-05 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906090536/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/licensing-procedure-for-kannur-airport-begins/article6381918.ece |archive-date=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ashamsakal1"/>

Ground handling in the airport will be managed by [[Air India|Air India Air Transport Services Ltd.]] (AI-ATSL).

===Aviation fuel farm===
The airport has a {{convert|28000|m2|yd2}} fuel farm constructed and operated as a joint venture company floated by KIAL and [[Bharat Petroleum|Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.]] (BPCL) — the BPCL-KIAL Fuel Farm Private Ltd. The Rs. 17-crore fuel farm has underground tanks for aviation fuel storage and will provide fuel for aircraft operating from the airport. BPCL has a Rs. 170-crore stake in KIAL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/fuel-farm-work-begins-at-kannur-airport-site/article8024002.ece |title=Fuel farm work begins at Kannur airport site - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=23 December 2015 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>

===MRO===
Kannur Airport will have an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul unit- MRO facility. A large maintenance terminal is dedicated for this. The facility is expected to cater to both narrow and wide-bodied aircraft. The MRO will undertake maintenance work on aircraft and their components, such as jet engines, landing gear, air frames and components and will involve line maintenance and hangars.<ref name="thedollarbusiness1">{{cite web |url=https://www.thedollarbusiness.com/magazine/kannur-international-airport-malabar-ready-for-take-off/41582 |title=Kannur International Airport - Malabar, Ready for Take Off? |publisher=Thedollarbusiness.com |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163821/https://www.thedollarbusiness.com/magazine/kannur-international-airport-malabar-ready-for-take-off/41582 |archive-date=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="ashamsakal1"/>

===Enclaves===
The airport will have an [[Indian Navy]] air enclave on ten acres of land. The location is a priority for the Navy since the [[Indian Naval Academy|Ezhimala Naval Academy]], the only naval academy in India, and the largest in Asia, is just {{convert|60|km|mi}} away from the airport. [[Ezhimala Hill|Ezhimala]] is also a strategic defense location. The original demands for transfer of the ten acres of airport land to the Navy included having a representative from Southern Naval Command on KIAL's board of directors, to set up the enclave. This was dropped by the Navy. The land was transferred to the Navy on a long-term lease against token rent for establishing the enclave.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/norms-relaxed-for-naval-air-enclave/article4125565.ece |title=Norms relaxed for Naval Air Enclave - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2012-11-23 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053756/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/norms-relaxed-for-naval-air-enclave/article4125565.ece |archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="thehindu7">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/defence-enclaves-for-kannur-airport/article5924612.ece |title=Defence enclaves for Kannur airport - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=17 April 2014 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626101249/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/defence-enclaves-for-kannur-airport/article5924612.ece |archive-date=26 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ina.gov.in/?q=History_INA |title=Campus |publisher=INA |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024233107/http://ina.gov.in/?q=History_INA |archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>

The [[Indian Air Force]] will have a presence at the airport with a separate enclave set up on ten acres of land. Defense officials had approved the enclave in view of the airport's strategic location. [[Kannur Cantonment]], the only Army Cantonment in Kerala is {{convert|30|km|mi}} away from the airport. The land provided on a long-term lease, against a token rent, is located beside the operational apron of the airport. Work on the enclave's hangars and administrative buildings is underway.<ref name="thehindu7"/>

An enclave will be set up by [[Indian Coast Guard]] (ICG) at the Kannur airport to augment air surveillance along the coast. India's first [[Indian Coast Guard Academy|Coast Guard Academy]] is located at [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikkal]], {{convert|36|km|mi}} from the airport{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}. Considering this, the strategic location and the proximity to the coast of the airport the ICG had sought 20 acres of airport land. The KIAL board authorized the airport's managing director to provide 10 acres on a long-term lease against token rent to establish the enclave.<ref name="thehindu7"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/coast-guard-academy-to-be-ready-in-over-3-years-director-general/article5532964.ece |title=Coast Guard Academy to be ready in over 3 years: Director General - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2 January 2014 |access-date=2017-12-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222054601/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/coast-guard-academy-to-be-ready-in-over-3-years-director-general/article5532964.ece |archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/First-Coast-Guard-academy-to-come-up-at-Azheekkal/article15461132.ece |title=First Coast Guard academy to come up at Azheekkal |work=The Hindu|date=2011-02-27 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>

===Aviation academy===
An aviation academy will be set up in the airport by the Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy and Technology on two acres of land allotted for it. The institute will offer students courses in aeronautics and provide flight training.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kial-firm-on-december-date-for-trial-landing/article7755708.ece |title=KIAL firm on December date for trial landing - KERALA |work=The Hindu|date=2015-10-13 |access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>

===HAL helicopter manufacturing base===
[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL) had sought airport land from KIAL to have a manufacturing base for helicopters. 80 acres of land had been allotted by the board to HAL in 2014. The HAL complex will include helicopter manufacturing for exporting, helicopter maintenance and repair, and a helicopter pilot training centre.<ref name="thedollarbusiness1"/>

==Law and Order==
The airport comes under the jurisdiction of Mattanur Airport Police station under [[Kannur City Police]] established on 12 August 2018. The jurisdictional area coming inside the airport compound wall in Morkanparamaba in [[Keezhallur|Keezhallur Panchayat]] and area of Kallerikkara ward of [[Mattanur|Mattanur Municipality]] coming inside the Airport compound wall. The whole area of the station is owned by [[Kannur International Airport Limited|KIAL]]. The magisterial jurisdiction of the station is Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Mattanur.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ps.keralapolice.gov.in/mattannurairport-ps/about |title=About - Mattanur Airport PS |website=keralapolice.gov.in}}</ref>

==Ground transport==
Pre-paid taxi service is available at the airport round the clock. KSRTC provides service to various destinations in [[Kannur]], [[Kasaragod]], [[Kozhikode]] and [[Malappuram]] districts from the airport. The nearest town is at [[Mattannur]] situated {{cvt|5|km}} away from the airport which has bus connectivity to various parts of [[Kannur]] district, [[Kodagu]] district and [[Mysore]]. Autorickshaw service is available at the airport to [[Mattannur]]. The closest railway stations are at [[Thalassery]] ({{cvt|25|km|disp=sqbr}}) and [[Kannur]] ({{cvt|27|km|disp=sqbr}}) from the airport. Till date,{{when|date=January 2021}} there is no [[Uber]] or [[Ola Cabs]] service facility from the airport.

===Future developments===
The proposed Kannur-Mysore National Highway under Bharatmala project, passes through Airport provides easy access to the important cities and towns in Kerala and Karnataka states.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-mysuru-corridor-to-be-made-nh/article19366290.ece |title=Kannur-Mysuru corridor to be made NH |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jul/15/11-roads-to-be-added-in-2nd-phase-of-bharatmala-project-2330267.html |title=11 roads to be added in second phase of Bharatmala project |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>

Kerala government has given node for developing Mattanur-Kootupuzha road, Thalassery-Anjarakandy-Mattanur road, Kuttiady-Panoor-Mattanur road, Mananthavady-Mattanur road, Kannur-Airport roads for better connectivity.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/govt-speeds-up-work-of-roads-connecting-kannur-airport/articleshow/70078305.cms |title=Govt speeds up work of roads connecting Kannur airport |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/steps-to-develop-airport-road/article29649819.ece |title=Steps to develop airport road |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kozhikode International Airport]]
* [[Mangalore International Airport]]
* [[Cochin International Airport]]
* [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]]
* [[List of airports in Kerala]]
* [[Airports in India]]
* [[Payyanur]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.kannurairport.aero/}}
* [http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/newairports/kannur-international-airport Profile of Kannur International Airport by CAPA - Centre for Aviation]

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{{Short description|Mandal in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Varadaiahpalem mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupati district|Tirupati]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|Revenue division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sullurupeta revenue division|Sullurupeta]]
| mapframe = yes
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
}}

''' Varadaiahpalem mandal''' is one of the 36 [[mandal]]s in [[Tirupati district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a part of [[Sullurupeta revenue division]].
==History==
The mandal used to be a part of [[Chittoor district]] and was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district on 4 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sasidhar |first=B. M. |date=2022-04-04 |title=Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-tirupati-annamayya-districts-formed-as-part-of-rejig-736459 |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-26 |title=Nivar impact: Water touches precarious levels in Chittoor reservoirs |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nivar-impact-water-touches-precarious-levels-in-chittoor-reservoirs/article33187819.ece |access-date=2022-04-12 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Mandals in Tirupati district]]

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Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah

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{{Short description|Seventh Sultan of Bengal (r. 1415–1416, 1418–1433)}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
| title = [[Sultan]]<br />Al Nāsir Amir Al Mu'minīn (Helper of the Commander of the Faithful)<br />Ghawth Al-Islām wal Muslimīn (Helper of Islam and Muslims)<ref>{{cite book|author=Abdul Karim|year=2014|title=Social History of the Muslims in Bengal|page=47|quote=Untill 1430 he issued coins with these two titles}}</ref>
| image = Silver Coin of Jalaluddin.jpg
| caption = Arabic silver coin with a lion inscription minted during Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah's reign
| succession = 7th [[Sultan of Bengal]]
| reign = 1415–1416
| reign1 = 1418–1433
| predecessor = [[Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah]]
| predecessor1 = [[Raja Ganesha]]
| successor = [[Raja Ganesha]]
| successor1 = [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]]
| full name = Jalaluddin Abul Muzaffar Muhammad Shah<ref>The Philological Secretary, ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 43'' (1874), p.294</ref>
| spouses = Nabakishori Devi
| issue = [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]]
| birth_place = [[Ghoraghat Upazila|Bhavaniganj]], [[Bengal Sultanate]]
| death_date = {{circa}} 1433
| death_place = [[Pandua, Malda|Pandua]], [[Bengal Sultanate]]
| father = [[Raja Ganesha]]
| royal house = [[Ganesha dynasty]]
| religion = [[Islam]]|
}}
'''Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah''' ({{langx|bn|জালালউদ্দীন মুহম্মদ শাহ}}; born as '''Jadu'''/'''যদু'''<ref name="Goron2001p187" />) was a 15th-century [[Sultan of Bengal]] and an important figure in medieval Bengali history. Born a Hindu to his aristocratic father [[Raja Ganesha]], the patriarch of the [[Ganesha dynasty]], he assumed the throne of Bengal after a coup which overthrew the [[Ilyas Shahi dynasty]]. He converted to Islam and ruled the [[Bengal Sultanate]] for 16 years. As a Muslim king, he pursued relations with the [[Timurid Empire]], [[Mamluk Egypt]] and [[Ming China]].<ref name="bpedia" /> He also brought [[Kingdom of Arakan|Arakan]] under Bengali [[suzerainty]] and consolidated the kingdom's domestic administrative centres. [[Bengal]] grew in wealth and population during his reign. He also combined Bengali and Islamic architecture.

==First phase (1415–1416)==
According to Goron and Goenka, [[Raja Ganesha]] seized control over Bengal soon after the death of [[Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah|Sultan Bayazid]] (1412–1414). Facing an imminent threat of invasion at the behest of a powerful Muslim holy man named [[Nur Qutb Alam]], he appealed to the saint to call off his threat. The saint agreed on the condition that Raja Ganesha's son Jadu would convert to Islam and rule in his place. Raja Ganesha agreed and Jadu started ruling [[Bengal]] as ''Jalal al-Din'' in 1415 AD.<ref name="Goron2001p187">{{cite book |last1=Goron |first1=Stan |last2=Goenka |first2=J.P. |year=2001 |title=The Coins of the Indian Sultanates |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |page=187 |isbn=978-81-215-1010-3}}</ref> Nur Qutb Alam died in 1416 AD and Raja Ganesha was emboldened to depose his son and accede to the throne himself as ''Danujamarddana Deva''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goron |first1=Stan |last2=Goenka |first2=J.P. |year=2001 |title=The Coins of the Indian Sultanates |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |page=189 |isbn=978-81-215-1010-3}}</ref> Jalaluddin was reconverted to Hinduism by the [[Hiranyagarbha (donation)|Golden Cow ritual]]. After the death of his father he once again converted to Islam and started ruling his second phase.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hanif |first=N. |year=2000 |title=Biographical encyclopedia of Sufis |publisher=Sarup & Sons |page=320 |oclc=786166571}}</ref>

==Second phase (1418–1433)==
[[File:Eklakhi Mausoleum.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Eklakhi Mausoleum]] in [[Pandua, Malda|Pandua]] which disputably houses a tomb of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah and his wife and a son]]
After Raja Ganesha died Jalaluddin assembled the nobles and ministers and said, “I believe in the truth of the religion of Muhammad, and I shall not deviate from this (belief). If you accept me and do not turn against my royal authority, then only I shall sit on this august throne; if not you shall raise my younger brother to the throne and excuse me.”<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath |title=History Of Bengal Vol. 2 |year=1943 |pages=123}}</ref>

Jalaluddin maintained a peaceful kingdom during his second phase. His authority stretched to eastern Bengal Moazzamabad (present-day [[Sunamganj]]) and south-eastern Bengal (present-day [[Chittagong]]). He also conquered Fathabad (present-day [[Faridpur, Bangladesh|Faridpur]]) and the southern Bengal. During his reign [[Pandua, Malda|Firuzabad Pandua]] became a populous and flourishing town. It is recorded in the ''[[Ming shi]]'' that a Chinese explorer, [[Cheng Ho]], visited the city twice in 1421–22 and 1431–33. He later transferred the capital from Pandua to [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauda]].<ref name="bpedia" /> The city of [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauda]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shahid |first=Shah Md. Ahsan |last2=Ali |first2=Nawshad |last3=Islam |first3=Sayed Sirajul |last4=Ahmed |first4=Mostaque |date=2013-05-01 |title=Single Incision Laparoscopic Assisted Appendectomy: Experience in Paediatric Patients |url=https://doi.org/10.11593/bje.2013.0102.0009 |journal=Bangladesh Journal of Endosurgery |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=15–19 |doi=10.11593/bje.2013.0102.0009 |issn=2306-4560|url-access=subscription }}</ref> began to be re-populated during his reign. Jalaluddin himself constructed a number of buildings and ''[[caravanserai|sarais]]'' there.<ref name="Majumdar1980p210">{{cite book |editor-last1=Majumdar |editor-first1=Ramesh Chandra |editor-link1=R. C. Majumdar |year=1980 |orig-year=First published 1960 |title=The Delhi Sultanate |url=https://archive.org/details/delhisultanate0006rcma/page/210/mode/1up |location=Bombay |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |series=The History and Culture of the Indian People |volume=VI |pages=210}}</ref>

===Relation with Hindus===
Jalaluddin played a distinguished role in converting the Hindus of Bengal to Islam. [[James Wise (civil surgeon)|Dr. James Wise]] wrote in the ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'' (1894) that "the only condition he offered was either the Koran or death. Many Hindus fled to Kamrup and the jungles of Assam, but it is nevertheless possible that more Muslims were added to Islam during these seventeen years (1414–31) than in the next three hundred years."<ref>{{cite book |last=Lal |first=K.S. |year=1990 |title=Indian Muslims: Who are They |publisher=Voice of India |page=57 |oclc=24232178}}</ref> He maintained a good rapport with non-Muslims in his kingdom. According to an interpretation of a Sanskrit [[Śloka|sloka]] by D. C. Bhattacharya, Jalaluddin appointed Rajyadhar, a [[Hindu]], as the commander of his army.<ref name="Majumdar1980p210" /> He gained support of Muslim scholars – ''Ulama'' and the ''[[Sheikh|Shaikhs]]''. He reconstructed and repaired the mosques and other religious architectures destroyed by Raja Ganesha.<ref name=bpedia />

The 17th century Persian historian, [[Firishta]] applauded him by saying:

{{quote|He upheld the principles of justice and equity and became the [[Khosrow I|Naushirwan]] of the age.<ref name="Majumdar1980p210" />}}

According to the ''Padachandrika'', a commentary on the [[Amarakosha]] in Sanskrit, Brihaspati Mishra, a [[Brahmin]] from Kulingram (present-day [[Bardhaman district]]), was promoted by Sultan Jalaluddin to the position of the ''Sarvabhaumapandita'' (court scholar). And Vishvasrai, son of Brihaspati Mishra, was also appointed a minister by the Sultan.<ref name="Majumdar1980p210"/> He patronized Sankritic culture by publicly showing appreciation for those scholars of classical Brahmanic scholarship. Many Brahmin poets were honored by Jalaluddin.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gKhChF3yAOUC&pg=PA60 |author=Eaton, Richard |year=1993 |title=The rise of Islam and the Bengal frontier, 1204–1760. |publisher=University of California Press |pages=60, 102 |isbn=978-0-520-08077-5}}.</ref>

According to a 19th-century chronicle written by [[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton]], Jalaluddin compelled many Hindus to convert to Islam, resulting in many Hindus fleeing to [[Kamrup region|Kamrup]].<ref name=hamilton>{{cite book |last=Buchanan (Hamilton) |first=Francis |date=1833 |title=A Geographical, Statistical and Historical Description of the District or Zila of Dinajpur in the Province or Soubah of Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xIUIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA23 |location=Calcutta |publisher=Baptist Mission Press |pages=23–4}}</ref>

===Relation with foreign rulers===
He also maintained good diplomatic relations. He was in correspondence with the Timurid ruler [[Shahrukh Mirza|Shah Rukh]] of [[Herat]], [[Yongle Emperor|Yung Le]] of China and [[Barsbay|al-Ashraf Barsbay]], the [[Mamluk#Egypt|Mamluk ruler of Egypt]].<ref name=bpedia /> [[Jaunpur Sultanate#Ibrahim Shah|Ibrahim Sharqi]] attacked his kingdom but censure from Yung Le and Shah Rukh caused him to withdraw.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ray |first=Haraprasad |title=Sino-Indian Commercial and Diplomatic Relations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1fxtAAAAMAAJ |journal=The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies |volume=37 |year=1997 |publisher=Institute of Historical Studies |location=Calcutta |page=114}}</ref> Jalaluddin helped Meng Soamun Narmeikhla, King of [[Rakhine State|Arakan]], to recover his kingdom from [[Burma]]; in return he became the overlord of Arakan.<ref name="Rahim1952">{{cite journal|last=Rahim|first=Muhammad Abdur|title=Chittagong under the Pathan Rule in Bengal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1IOAAAAIAAJ|journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society|volume=18|issue=1|year=1952|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal|page=22|quote=The fact that a dethroned Arakanese king, named Meng-tsaumum, recovered his throne, in 1430 A. D., with the help of the Gaur king (Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah) and recognized his vassalage goes to show the hold of Gaur court on Chittagong about the time.}}</ref> He, at some point, also ruled over parts of [[Tripura]] and southern [[Bihar]].<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013">{{cite book|last1=Chakrabarti|first1=Kunal|last2=Chakrabarti|first2=Shubhra|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|year=2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Plymouth, United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5|page=13}}</ref>

Jalaluddin tried to legitimise his rule by publicly displaying his credentials as a devout and correct Muslim. Contemporary Arab sources hold that upon his conversion to [[Islam]], Jalaluddin adopted the [[Hanafi]] legal tradition. He also rebuilt mosques destroyed by Raja Ganesha.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Rise_of_Islam_and_the_Bengal_Frontie.html?id=O6QwDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y |title=The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 |date=1993 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-20507-9 |pages=57 |language=en}}</ref>

Between 1428 and 1431, he also supported the construction of two Islamic institutions in [[Makkah]] and [[Madinah]], known as [[Banjaliyah Madrasah|Bangaliyah Madaris]]. The Sultan gained permission by establishing close ties with and presenting [[Barakat ibn Hasan]], the [[Sharif of Makkah]], with gifts and robes of honour. Jalaluddin also kept good relations with Barsbay, the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk sultan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Karim |first=Abdul |author-link=Abdul Karim (historian) |title=Corpus of the Muslim Coins of Bengal: (down to A. D. 1538) |year=1960 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Pakistan}}</ref> According to [[Al-Sakhawi]]'s ''Al-Daw al-lami` li ahli al-Qarni al-Tasi'', Barsbay once gifted the [[Bengali Muslims|Bengali sultan]] with investiture, a robe of honour and a letter of recognition.<ref>{{cite book|author=Al-Sakhawi|author-link=Al-Sakhawi|language=ar|title=Al-Daw al-lami' li ahli al-Qarni al-Tasi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Zafar ul wālih bi Muzaffar wa ālihi|language=ar|author= ʻAbdallāh Muḥammad Ibn-ʻUmar al-Makkī al-Āṣafī al-Ulughkhānī Hajjī ad-Dabir}}</ref> Jalaluddin had died before his own gifts could be dispatched to Barsbay and this job was left for his son, [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]], to be completed.<ref>{{cite book|title=Practising Diplomacy in the Mamluk Sultanate: Gifts and Material Culture in the Medieval Islamic World|last=Behrens-Abouseif|first=Doris|date=16 May 2014|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|pages=9, 29, 46}}</ref>

In 1427, Jalaluddin described himself in an inscription as ''Al-sultan al-azam al-muazzamin khalifat Allah 'ali al-makunin Jalal al-Dunya w'al-Din'' (the most exalted of the great sultans, the caliph of Allah in the universe).
===Vassalization of Arakan===

[[Min Saw Mon]], the king of Arakan had fled his kingdom because of an invasion from [[Pegu]] and had entered the service of Sultan Jalaluddin, and proved to be a good commander. According to the Arakanese Chronicles, there was a invasion from [[Delhi Sultanate]] and the sultan asked Saw Mon to take command of the army. His first strategy was to confiscate the enemy's dogs while setting up bait which are the spikes filled with meats, as the dogs ate the meats filled with spikes became lesser aggressive and halted further advance of the Delhi Sultanate's canine army. Saw Mon's sultanate army then launched a counterattack against the enemy positions, by setting up traps for the invaders as by luring then with silver coins scattered around the bamboo forests. The enemy soldiers shortly began picking up those coins, and sensing weakness, Mon attacked and routed the invaders. Bengal Sultanate thus successfully ward off the invasion thanks to military strategy of Saw Mon.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}

After this victory, Saw Mon convinced the sultan to help him regain the Arakanese throne. The sultan agreed. In February/March 1429 (Tabaung 790 ME),<ref name=sml-2-11>Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2: 11</ref> Saw Mon aided by troops "largely made up of [[Afghans|Afghan]] adventurers and Bengali muslims" invaded Arakan.<ref name=tmu-2006-73>Myint-U 2006: 73</ref> The first attempt at the invasion failed because Saw Mon got into an argument with commander Wali Khan of Bengal, and was imprisoned by the general. Saw Mon escaped, and the sultan agreed to another attempt. The second invasion went well, the Bengali and Afghan troops conquered the whole of Arakan. Saw Mon was proclaimed king at [[Launggyet dynasty|Launggyet]] on 18 April 1429 (Thursday, 1st waning of Kason 791 ME) and in gratitude Saw Mon rewarded many Bengali soldiers, many of which returned to Bengal with war prizes. (According to some Arakanese chronicles, such as ''[[Inzauk Razawin]]'', the second invasion took place in 1430, a year later).<ref name=sml-2-11/> Min Saw Mon was restored to the Launggyet throne, and [[Arakan]] became a [[vassal state]] of the Bengal Sultanate for at least a decade.

===Coins===
Several undated issues of his silver coins and a huge commemorative silver coin minted in Pandua in 1421, bear the stylised figure of a lion.<ref name=Eaton/> One theory says that they were issued to celebrate the [[Treasure voyages|arrival of a Chinese ambassador]]. Another theory says that they marked the withdrawal of [[Jaunpur Sultanate|Jaunpur]]'s threatening army.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goron |first1=Stan |last2=Goenka |first2=J.P. |year=2001 |title=The Coins of the Indian Sultanates |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |pages=190–193 |isbn=978-81-215-1010-3}}</ref> Asides from him, the lion-motif coins were also issued by [[Mahmud Shah of Bengal|Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah I]] and [[Jalaluddin Fateh Shah]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, Volume 42 |publisher=Numismatic Society of India |year=1980 |page=44}}</ref> Such type of coins were also issued by the [[Twipra Kingdom|kingdom of Tripura]] in 1464, thus precluding the possibility that Jalaluddin was following the kingdom's custom. Since the lion is seen as the vehicle of the [[Mother goddess|Goddess]] as [[Chandi]] in whose name the [[Sena dynasty]] rebelled from 1416 to 1418, it is possible he attempted to appeal to the deeply-rooted sentiments of Goddess-worship. In 1427, he had described himself in a description on a mosque as ''the most exalted of the great sultans, the caliph of Allah in the universe''. Having tested this, in 1430 he took a bolder step by including "Caliph of Allah" (''Khalifat al-Allah'') as one of his titles on his coins.<ref name=Eaton>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gKhChF3yAOUC&pg=PA57 |author=Eaton, Richard |year=1993 |title=The rise of Islam and the Bengal frontier, 1204-1760. |publisher=University of California Press |pages=57–60 |isbn=978-0-520-08077-5}}.</ref> In 1431 AD he issued a new coin inscribing [[Shahada|Kalema-tut-shahadat]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Taher |first=MA |year=2012 |chapter=Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jalaluddin_Muhammad_Shah |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> Thus he reintroduced on his coins the Kalimah, which had disappeared from Bengal Sultanate coins for several centuries.

==Death==
He died in Rabi 2, 837 AH (1433 AD) and was said to have been buried in the [[Eklakhi Mausoleum]] at Pandua, although this is disputed.<ref name=bpedia /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asikolkata.in/maldah.aspx |title=Adina Masjid |website=ASI, Kolkata Circle |access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of rulers of Bengal]]
* [[History of Bangladesh]]
* [[History of Bengal]]
* [[History of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Chetram Jatav

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{{Short description|Indian revolutionary (1827–1857)}}
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| name = Chetram Jatav
| image =
| birth_name = Chetram jatav
| birth_date = 19 July 1827
| occupation = [[Revolutionary]]
| known_for = Led initial actions against the [[British East India Company]] and Soldiers Killing without weapons
| criminal_status = [[Executed]]
| movement = [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
| victims = [[British Soldiers]]
| death_cause = Tied to tree and [[Gun Shot]]
| organization = [[Names of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
| criminal_penalty = [[Death]]
| conviction = [[Homicide|Killing]]
| death_date = 26 May 1857 (Aged 30)
| other_names = Cheta Ram
| birth_place = Soro village of [[Etah district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]
}}
'''Chetram Jatav''' (19 July 1827{{snd}}26 May 1857) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dinkar |first=D.C. |title=Swatantrata Sangram Mei Achhuton Ka Yogdan |date=14 April 2007 |publisher=Gautam Book Center |isbn=978-8187733720 |edition=1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th |location=Delhi, India. |pages=48 |language=Hi |quote=Chetram Jatav and his revolution in 1857}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Satnam |title=Swatantrata Sanram Mei Achhut Jatiyon Ka Yogdan |publisher=Samyak Prakashan |year=2013 |isbn=9789391503079 |edition=1st, 2nd |location=Dehli, India. |pages=58 |language=Hi |quote=Chetram Lake}}</ref>

He and his compatriot Ballu Mehtar were executed by being tied to a tree and then shot at.<ref name="tiwari" />

==Early life==
Chetram Jatav was born on 19 July 1827 in Soro village of [[Etah district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], into a [[Jatav]] family.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="tiwari">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iAQrpDW4-_YC&pg=PA99 |title=Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics |first=Badri Narayan |last=Tiwari |page=99 |publisher=SAGE |year=2006|isbn=9780761935377 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/nov/10revolt.htm |work=Rediff |title=Dalits took part in 1857 revolt: Study |date=10 November 2005 |agency=PTI |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857 |editor-first=Crispin |editor-last=Bates |publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2013 |isbn=978-8-13211-864-0 |page=22 |chapter=Identity and Narratives |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EfWnAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Hindi Dalit Literature and the Politics of Representation |first=Sarah Beth |last=Hunt |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-31755-952-8 |page=130 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHc9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA130}}</ref><ref name="conference">{{cite web |url=http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/mutiny/confpapers/Tiwari-Paper.pdf |pages=13, 27, 33 |title=Identity and Narratives: Dalits and memories of 1857 |first=Badri Narayan |last=Tiwari |publisher=University of Edinburgh: Mutiny at the Margins Conference |year=2007 |access-date=22 September 2016 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006062012/http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/mutiny/confpapers/Tiwari-Paper.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The land behind Samta Mulak Chowk in [[Lucknow]] was named by the [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] government as ''Shaheed Chetram Jatav Park.''<ref>{{cite book |title=Kanshiram: Leader of the Dalits |first=Badri Narayan |last=Tiwari |publisher=Penguin UK |year=2014 |isbn=978-9-35118-670-0 |page=113 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0bo0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT113}}</ref><ref name="conference"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |first=D. C. |last=Dinkar |year=1990 |title=Swatantrata Sangram mein Achhuton ka Yogdan |publisher=Bodhisatva Prakashan |location=Lucknow}}

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Chittaranjan Das (writer)

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| caption = Chittaranjan Das
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|10|3}}
| birth_place = [[Bhagalpur]], [[Jagatsinghpur district]], [[Orissa]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|1|16 |1923|10|3}}
| death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Orissa]]
| othername =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Educator
* translator
* author
* social reformer
}}

| yearsactive =
| alma_mater = [[Visva-Bharati University]], [[Shantiniketan]]<br>[[University of Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
| parents =
| spouse = Usha Das
| children = 1 (son)
| works = Gabaksha to the world, Orissa and Odia school of life
| awards = {{ubl|1998 [[Orissa Sahitya Akademy Award]]|Central Literary Academy Award|Sharla Award}}
}}

'''Chittaranjan Das''', popularly known as '''Chitta Bhai''' or '''Chitbhai''' (3 October 1923 – 16 January 2011),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://orissadiary.com/personality/writer/CHITTARANJANDAS%20.asp | title = orissadiaryରେ ଚିତ୍ତରଞ୍ଜନ ଦାସ [Chittaranjan Das in Orissadiary] | last = | first = | date = | website = Orissadiary.com | publisher = | access-date = 29 December 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110925181831/http://orissadiary.com/personality/writer/CHITTARANJANDAS%20.asp | archive-date = 25 September 2011 }}</ref> was an [[India|Indian]] writer, translator, critic, and social reformer from [[Orissa]]. A multilingual, he focused his works in [[Odia language]], covering a wide range of topics including education, literature, cultural creativity, social criticism, social work, sociology, and religion.<ref name="SAGE_Giri"/><ref name="TribalTrib">{{cite web
| url = https://www.etribaltribune.com/index.php/volume-6/mv6i1/67-authors/400-chittaranjan-das
| title = Chittaranjan Das
| last =
| first =
| date = n.d.
| website = ISSN: 2249 3433
| publisher = The Tribal Tribune
| access-date = 30 December 2023
| quote = }}</ref>

Considered one of the most prolific writers in Odia, with numerous diaries, essays, reviews, autobiographies, memoirs, columns, textbooks, and monographs,<ref name="OdishaPlus">{{cite web
| url = https://www.odisha.plus/2023/08/chitta-ranjan-das-is-often-called-socrates-of-odisha/
| title = Chitta Ranjan Das is Often Called 'Socrates of Odisha'
| last = Parichha
| first = Bhaskar
| date = 19 August 2023
| website = Odisha+
| publisher =
| access-date = 29 December 2023
}}</ref> Das made many innovations in the fields of translation, essays, criticism and travelogue writing. His columns were published regularly in various newspapers. Knowing as many as 18 languages,<ref name="TH_PassesAway">{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Chitta Bhai passes away | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Bhubaneswar | pages = | language = | publisher = Kasturi & Sons | date = 18 January 2011 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Chitta-Bhai-passes-away/article15522739.ece | access-date = 29 December 2023}}</ref> Das has taught in [[Germany]], [[Finland]] and [[Israel]] before returning to India.<ref>{{cite book | last = Dutt | first = Kartik Chandra | author-link = | title = Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M | publisher = Sahitya Akademi | volume = 1 | edition = | date = 1999 | location = New Delhi | pages = 273 | language = | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA273 | isbn = 81-260-0873-3 | jfm =}}</ref> He was the first to translate the [[Kural]] into Odia.<ref name="TirukkuralTrans"/> Known as "Socrates of Odisha",<ref name="IE_NoMore"/><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://borderlessjournal.com/2023/08/14/chittaranjan-das-a-centenary-tribute/
| title = Chittaranjan Das: A Centenary Tribute
| last = Parichha
| first = Bhaskar
| date = 14 August 2023
| website = Borderless
| publisher = Borderless Journal
| access-date = 30 December 2023
| quote = }}</ref> Das died in [[Bhubaneswar]] on 16 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.odisha360.batoi.com/news/918/a-prolific-writer-chittaranjan-das-is-no-more | title = A prolific writer, Chittaranjan Das is no more | last = | first = | date = January 2011 | website = Odisha360 | access-date = 29 December 2023 }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Das was born in 1923 in [[Bhagalpur]] village in [[Jagatsinghpur district]], [[Orissa]] as the third child of five boys and three girls. After schooling in his native village, he attended Punang School, then Ranihat Minor School, and then the Ravenshaw Collegiate School. After passing the matriculation examination in 1941, he enrolled at Ravenshaw College in [[Cuttack]], where he became an active member of the [[Communist Party of India]]. Inspired by [[Manmohan Mishra]], he became involved in the [[Indian independence movement|independence movement]].<ref name="OdishaPlus"/> In 1942, he joined the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned.<ref name="IE_NoMore"/> During his jail term, he started learning languages, particularly French.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>

In 1945, Das was released from prison and pursued his higher studies at [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s [[Shantiniketan]] and at [[Copenhagen University]] in [[Denmark]].<ref name="TH_PassesAway"/> He studied psychology, sociology, and cultural anthropology.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/> He was trained in [[clinical psychology]] at the Vienna School established by [[Sigmund Freud]], where he met philosopher [[Martin Buber]].<ref name="OdishaPlus"/> In mid-1950s, he started an experimental school named Jeevana Vidyalaya (School of Life).<ref name="SAGE_Giri">{{cite journal
| last = Giri
| first = Ananta Kumar
| author-link =
| title = Chitta Ranjan Das: A Creative Thinker
| journal = Social Change
| volume = 41
| issue = 3
| pages =
| publisher = SAGE Publications
| date = 2011
| language =
| url = https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/004908571104100302
| jstor =
| issn = 0049-0857
| doi = 10.1177/004908571104100302
| s2cid = 145620532
| access-date = 30 December 2023| url-access = subscription
}}</ref>

Das was married to Usha Das, a gynecologist, with whom he had one son.<ref name="TOI_PassesAway"/>

==Literary career==
Das returned to India in 1954 and joined the Jibana Vidyalaya, a school for basic Gandhian education and Gandhian ideals of living independently, at [[Champattimunda]] in Odisha established by Nabakrushna Choudhury and Malati Devi. He later became the head master of the institution. He resigned from the school after four years to pursue a teaching assignment near [[Agra]].<ref name="OdishaPlus"/> Upon his return to Odisha, Das was attracted by the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and in 1973 started teaching at the Institute of Integral Education in [[Bhubaneswar]]. He remained associated with this movement until his death.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>

Das was proficient in several languages, including [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[English language|English]]. His studies focused on many areas of social and human sciences such as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, linguistics, and school studies. He wrote or translated into Odia as many as 250 books.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>

Das began his writing career with an article titled "Socrates" in the Ravenshaw Collegiate magazine ''Sikshabandhu'' in 1937 and went on to regularly contributing to newspapers, including major Odia dailies such as ''Dharitri'', ''Pragativadi'', ''Sambad'', and ''Samaja''.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/> An avid traveller, he wrote books on his observations on the social, cultural, and political lives of the countries he visited and translated several works from those countries.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/><ref>{{cite news
| last = Routray
| first = Sailen
| title = A requiem for solidarity: The travels and writings of Chittaranjan Das
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 30 March 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/books/a-requiem-for-solidarity-the-travels-and-writings-of-chittaranjan-das/article26665390.ece
| access-date = 29 December 2023}}</ref> His personal diaries contained several incidents and his autobiographical diary entries were published as ''Rohitara Daeri'' (Rohit's Diary), a series of more than 20 volumes. Although he had a good command of more than a dozen languages, including German, Danish, and Finnish, Sanskrit, Pali, Urdu, and Bengali, he wrote chiefly in Odia.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>

Das's significant work included translating Sri Aurobindo's ''Life Divine''<ref name="OdishaPlus"/> and Valluvar's ''[[Tirukkural]]'' into Odia.<ref name="TirukkuralTrans"/>

=== List of Works ===
* The School of Life
* Jungle Letter
* Stone and Shalagram
* Waves and Currents
* I Am Young in Race
* Society: Change and Development
* Culture and Odisha
* Orissa and Odia
* Monographs and Other Essays
* Shalatirth
* Ma Nishad
* Nail Mirror
* The Backbone Is Ten Directions
* Rohit's Diary
* Leader and Narayan
* Watch the World
* Gandhi Gopbandhu
* ''Mitrasya Chakhusa'' (Through the Eyes of a Friend) (autobiography in Odia)

;Translations
* Life Divine, 3 Volumes (Translation of [[Sri Aurobindo]]'s ''Life Divine'')
* Danish Letters (translation of ''The Pilgrim Kamanita'', a Danish book on Denmark)
* Orthodox translation of Saint-Exupéry's English book ''The Little Prince''.
* Translation of [[Khalil Gibran]]'s English book ''[[The Prophet (book)|The Prophet]]'' into Odia
* English translation of [[Pasternak]]'s book ''Doctor Zhivago''.
* ''Kural'', Odia translation of the [[Kural]] (published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhubaneswar) (1978).<ref name="TirukkuralTrans">{{cite book | last1 = Tamilselvan | first1 = R. | last2 = Manimala | first2 = J. | last3 = Murali | first3 = M. | last4 = Mathan | first4 = V. P. S. | last5 = Amirtharaj | first5 = T. Vijay | title = உலக மொழிகளில் திருக்குறள் மொழிபெயர்ப்புகள் [Tirukkural translations in world languages] | publisher = Kaavya | edition = 1st | date = 2017 | location = Chennai | pages = |isbn=978-93-86576-35-4 |ref={{sfnRef|Tamilselvan et al., 2017}} }}</ref>{{Rp|p=31}}

Along with these, Das translated the writings of many prominent writers including [[Ashapurna Devi]], [[Albert Schweitzer]], [[Francois Mauriac]], [[Verrier Elwin]], [[Karl Adolph Gjellerup]], [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Kahlil Gibran]], [[Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan]], [[Boris Pasternak]], and [[Martin Luther King]] into Odia.<ref name="OdishaPlus"/><ref>{{cite book
| last = Sherry Simon and Paul St-Pierre
| author-link =
| title = Changing the Terms, Translating in the Postcolonial Era
| publisher = University of Ottawa Press
| series =
| volume =
| edition =
| date = November 2000
| location =
| pages = 272
| language =
| url = https://press.uottawa.ca/book/changing-the-terms
| isbn = 978-0-7766-0524-1
| jfm =}}</ref>{{Rp|p=78}}

==Awards and honors==
* Central Literary Academy Award, 1998 (for ''Bishwuku Gabaksha'')<ref name="OdishaPlus"/><ref name="TirukkuralTrans"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#ODIA | title = Akademi Awards (1955–2023) | last = | first = | date = | website = SahityaAkademi.gov | publisher = Sahitya Akademi | access-date = 29 December 2023 }}</ref>
* Odisha Sahitya Academy Award, 1962 (for ''Jeevana Bidyalaya'')<ref name="OdishaPlus"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://odishasahityaakademi.org/English/sahitya-award.php | title = ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଓ ଲେଖକ [Odisha Sahitya Akademi Awarded Books and Authors] | last = | first = | date = | website = OdishaSahityaAkademi.org | publisher = Odisha Sahitya Akademi | access-date = 29 December 2023 }}</ref>
* Sarala Award, 1989 (for ''Odisha O' Odia'')<ref name="OdishaPlus"/><ref name="TirukkuralTrans"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.imfa.in/csr/saralaaward.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111108033046/http://www.imfa.in/csr/saralaaward.htm | title = ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଓ ଲେଖକ [List of Sarala Award Winners] | archive-date = 8 November 2011 | last = | first = | date = | website = Imfa.in | publisher = | access-date = 3 October 2011 }}</ref>
* Bishub Award, 1998 (awarded by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti)<ref name="OdishaPlus"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://theprajatantra.org/Award%20Winner.pdf | title = ବିଷୁବ ପୁରସ୍କାର ବିଜେତା [World Prize Winners] | last = | first = | date = | website = The Prajatantra | publisher = Prajatantra Prachar Samiti | access-date = 13 June 2021 }}</ref>
* Sahitya Bharti Honour, 2000 (awarded by Sri Gangadhar Rath Foundation)<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>
* Utkal Gem Award, 2002 (awarded by the Utkal Sahitya Samaj)<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>
* Gokarnika Award<ref name="OdishaPlus"/>

==Death==
On 20 December 2010, Das was hospitalized for nearly a month with a fractured thigh after a fall at his Bapuji Nagar residence in Bhubaneswar. Das died in the afternoon of 16 January 2011 at the age of 88 at a private hospital in [[Bhubaneswar]] due to protracted illness due to old age.<ref name="IE_NoMore">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Renowned thinker-critic Chittaranjan Das no more
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Bhubaneswar
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Express Group
| date = 17 January 2011
| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2011/jan/17/renowned-thinker-critic-chittaranjan-das-no-more-219911.html
| access-date = 30 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="TOI_PassesAway">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Chittaranjan Das passes away
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Bhubaneswar
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 17 January 2011
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/chittaranjan-das-passes-away/articleshow/7300320.cms
| access-date = 30 December 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Odia literature]]
* [[List of translators]]
* [[Tirukkural translations into Odia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Sukhlal Sanghvi

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| caption = Pandit Sukhlalji
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|12|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Limli]], ([[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]), [[Gujarat]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|3|2|1880|12|8|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Gujarat]]
| occupation = Writer, Philosopher, Editor, Linguist and Scholar
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{{Jainism}}
'''Sukhlal Sanghvi''' (8 December 1880 – 2 March 1978), also known as '''Pandit Sukhlalji''', was a [[Jain]] scholar and philosopher. He belonged to the [[Sthanakvasi]] sect of [[Jainism]].<ref name=Jaini>{{cite book | last =Jaini | first =Padmanabh | title =Collected Papers on Jaina Studies | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ. | year =2000 | location =Delhi | isbn =81-208-1691-9 }} Preface p. vi</ref> Pandit Sukhlal lost his eyesight at the age of sixteen on account of smallpox. However, he persisted and became profoundly versed in Jain logic and rose to become a professor at Banaras Hindu University. [[Paul Dundas]] calls him one of the most incisive modern interpreters of [[Jain philosophy]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Dundas | first =Paul |author2=John Hinnels ed. | title =The Jains | publisher =Routledge | year =2002 | location =London | isbn =0-415-26606-8 }} p. 228</ref> Dundas notes that Sanghavi represents what now seems to be a virtually lost scholarly and intellectual world.<ref name="Jaini vi">Jaini p.vi</ref> He was a mentor for famous Jain scholar [[Padmanabh Jaini]]. During his lifetime he won such awards as the [[Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers|Sahitya Akademi Award]] and won recognition from the Government of India by getting [[Padma Bhushan]] award. Sukhlalji was also known as ''Pragnachaksu'' because he was so vastly learned despite being visually disabled.

==Early life==
Sukhlal was born in the village of Limli village of [[Surendranagar district]], Gujarat on 8 December 1880 (fifth day of the bright day of the month of Margshirsh in [[Vikram Samvat]] 1937).<ref name=mohanlal>{{cite book | last =Mohan Lal |title =Encyclopaedia of Indian literature, Volume 5| publisher =Sahitya Akademi| year =2006 | location =New Delhi | isbn =81-260-1221-8}} p. 4215</ref> He belonged to Visa Shrimali [[Bania (caste)|Vanik]] community (merchant community) of Gujarat.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Talshi Sanghvi and his first wife Maniben were his parents. His mother died when he was four years old. He was raised in Limli by his distant relative, Muljibhai from [[Sayla]]. He lost his eyesight following [[small pox]] infection when he was sixteen. This made him more introspective and he devoted his life to learning.<ref name=mohanlal />

==Education==
He attended discourses of Jain monks, and studied scriptures with the help of a reader. In 1904, he joined Shri Yashovijaya Jain Sanskrit Pathshala at [[Benaras]], where he studied philosophy and linguistics, focusing his early years on mastering the ''Siddha-Hema-vyakarana,'' an eighth-century text on [[Prakrit]] grammar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Sukhlalji|first1=Pandit|last2=Trivedi|first2=V. R.|date=1959|title=Darshan Ane Chintan|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/23329330|journal=Indian Literature|volume=2|issue=2|pages=76–78|jstor=23329330|issn=0019-5804}}</ref> Besides grammar, he studied ''Tarkasamraha'', ''Muktavali'', and ''Vyaptichakra'' with various commentaries. He also became well-conversant with epics like ''[[Raghuvamsha]]'', ''Maghakavya'', and ''Naishadhacharitam'', besides ''Alamkarashastra'' and ''Kosha''. For further studies he went to [[Mithila (India)|Mithila]] in 1911, where he studied with the scholar Balakrishna Mishra, and then to [[Varanasi]] where he began translating and commenting on works of Jain literature and philosophy.<ref name=":0" /> Later, he went to [[Agra]] where he edited important Jain works like ''Panchapratikramana'', the first four Karma granthas of Devendrasuri. and ''Yogadarsana'' and ''Yogavimshika'' of [[Haribhadra]] Suri.<ref name=mohanlal /> After passing Nyayacarya examination he continued to teach at Jain pathshalas where his students included future scholar-monks like [[Muni Jinvijay]], Muni Lalitvijay and Muni Punyavijay.<ref>{{cite book | last =Wiley | first =Kristi | title =The A to Z of Jainism | publisher =Vision Books (originally published by Scarecrow Press) | year =2006 | location =Delhi | isbn =81-7094-690-5 | oclc =422763446 }} p. 190</ref>

==Career as a scholar and a philosopher==
In 1922, he joined Puratattva Mandir of [[Gujarat Vidyapith]] as professor of [[Indian philosophy]]. Here he edited Sanamatitarka of Siddhasena Divakara in five volumes containing valuable indices and appendices. He was assisted by Pandit Bechardasji in this task.<ref name=":0" /> From 1934 to 1944 he was the Chair of Jain Philosophy at [[Benaras Hindu University]].<ref name=":0" /> He devoted most of his time to writing and editing a number of valuable works in Sanskrit, Hindi, and Gujarati. He edited [[Tattvarthasutra]] and Nyayavatara in Gujarati with texts and translations. He edited Pramana-mimamsa by [[Hemacandra]], with detailed introduction and notes. He not only corrected the original readings with the help of the photocopies of the original manuscripts but also gave other comparative readings. He critically edited Jayarashi's Tatavapaplava—a systematic work of [[Charvaka]]s which brought him wide recognition. He threw new light on the history of [[Buddhist philosophy]] by editing Archata's commentary on [[Dharmakirti]]'s ''Hetubindu''. After retirement from Banaras Hindu University in 1944, he came back to [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]] where he worked with Jain monk Acarya Jinavijayaji. In 1957, Sukhlalji was invited by the M.S. University of Baroda to deliver five lectures on Indian philosophy, which were published in Gujarati (1951), Hindi (1971) and English (1977). His scholarly lectures or ''Atma-Paramatma'' and ''Sadhana'' delivered at Gujarat Vidyasabha were also published in Hindi and Gujarati under the title of ''Adhyatma vicharana'' The University of Bombay also invited him for lectures on Acharya [[Haribhadra]], which were published both in Gujarati (1961) and in Hindi (1966).

A compilation of his critical essays on religion, philosophy, travel, and criticism, comprising nearly the entire body of his writing in Gujarati, was published with the title, ''Darshan ane Chintan'' (Philosophy and Reflections). This book won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati]] in 1958.<ref name=":0" /> The essays in this compilation touched on several topics, including cattle-breeding, untouchability, women's rights, and language politics in India.<ref name=":0" />

==Legacy and influences==
Young Sukhlalji was inspired by the writings of Pandit [[Nathuram Premi]], who was to become a close family friend. Sukhlalji was non-sectarian in his attitude and shared a good rapport with many [[Digambara]] scholars like Premiji and observed their mutual respect:<ref>Jain Study Circular (January–April 2006 Issue)</ref>

:"He (Premiji) was considered to be a Pandit—a scholar of Jain tradition. To me it was a surprise! How could his writings be so impartial and audacious? I had come in contact with many Jain friends and scholars, but until then, excepting a few, I had not come across any scholar who was as non-sectarian or fearless as Premiji. So I had developed the perception that it was impossible to find a Jain scholar who was non-sectarian as well as fearless. Premiji's writings gradually made me realize that I had the wrong notion. This was the foremost reason for me to be attracted towards him.
:[...]
:We had an excellent understanding of traditions of one another but we had no sectarian complicities."

Sukhlalji also mentored three scholars of Jainism – Mahendrakumar Nyayacarya, Padmanabh Jaini and [[Dalsukh Dahyabhai Malvania|Dalsukh Malvania]]. Out of these, the second and third were his direct students. Sukhlalji always insisted on learning of [[Pali Canon]] for understanding Jainism and encouraged young Padmanabh Jaini to visit [[Sri Lanka]] to study [[Buddhism]].<ref>Jaini, Padmanabh (2000). p. vii</ref> Author [[Bimal Krishna Matilal|B. K. Matilal]] notes that Sukhlalji advocated "a non-partisan historical comparative study of any Sanskrit philosophical text" and noted in his preface to ''Advanced Studies in Indian Logic and Metaphysics (1961)'':<ref>{{cite book | last =Matilal | first =Bimal Krishna | title =Logic, language, and reality: Indian philosophy and contemporary issues| publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ | year =1990 | location =Delhi | isbn =81-208-0717-0 }} p. xv</ref>
"I became firmly convinced that the study of any philosophical system inevitably demands certain prerequisites and these prerequisites include a fairly accurate understanding of the historical inter-relationships between the various philosophical systems of India."

He was known for his vast learning, sound scholarship, remarkable memory and for being a very ethical and conscientious person. Pandit Sukhlalji worked with a vast array of scholars and was good friends with all of them, despite not always agreeing with them. Some of the luminaries he worked with include Muni [[Jinvijay]], Muni Punyavijaya, Acarya [[Prem Suri]], Pandit [[Nathuram Premi]], Pandit Jugalkishore Mukhtar, Dr. Hiralal Jain, Dr A. N. Upadhye, Dr. Mahendrakumar Nyayacarya, Prof. Dr. [[Padmanabh Jaini]], Dr. [[Dalsukh Dahyabhai Malvania]] and Dr. Nagin J. Shah.

==Awards and Doctorates==
*He was awarded Vijai Dharm Soori Jain Sahitya Gold Medal in 1947.
* He was honoured by the degree of D.Litt. by the Gujarat University in 1957, the Sardar Patel University in 1967 and the Saurashtra University in 1973.
*His admirers had formed Pandit Shri Sukhlalji Samman Samiti in his honour and he was honoured in 1957 at Bombay under the Presidency of Dr. Radhakrishnan. He was given a bag of seventy thousand rupees on this occasion. Panditji formed Gnanodaya Trust with this amount and decided to use this amount for the expansion and creation of Indian religion and philosophy.
*The [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, awarded him the [[Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers|Sahitya Akademi Award]] and prize of five thousand rupees for his ''Darshan ane Chintan'', a compilation of philosophical essays in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sahitya Akademi Awardees |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |url=http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10305.htm#gujarati |access-date=2009-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828042814/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10305.htm |archive-date=28 August 2009 }}</ref> The Government of Bombay also gave him prize for this work.
* The Government of India granted him pension in 1961 by giving him Certificate of honor for Sanskrit.
*The [[Government of India]] honored him by awarding [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Bhushan Awardees|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php|access-date= 2009-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=List of Padma awardees 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-01-26|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/26/stories/2009012658391100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205011649/http://hindu.com/2009/01/26/stories/2009012658391100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-02-05|access-date=2009-10-23}} p. 48</ref>
*He was awarded the title of Vidya Varidhi by Nav Nalanda Vihar of Bihar in 1975.
[[President of India]], [[Dr. Radhakrishnan]], himself a reputed philosopher and scholar paid glowing tributes to Sukhlalji by saying that his life was that of an ascetic performing ''Jnanayajna'' (Worship of Knowledge).<ref>{{cite book | last =Mohan Lal |title =Encyclopaedia of Indian literature, Volume 5| publisher =Sahitya Akademi| year =2006 | location =New Delhi | isbn =81-260-1221-8}} p. 4216</ref>

==Works==
Sukhlalji was a prolific writer. He edited and translated many texts from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Hindi]]. A partial list of his works is enumerated below:
*Translation of [[Umasvati]]’s ''[[Tattvarthasutra]]'' in Gujarati and Hindi.
**{{cite book | last =Sanghvi | first =Sukhlal |title =Commentary on Tattvārthasūtra of Vācaka Umāsvāti | publisher =L. D. Institute of Indology | year =1974 | location =Ahmedabad |others=trans. by K. K. Dixit}}
*Translation and editing of ''Sanmatitarka'' of [[Siddhasena|Siddhasena Divākara]].
*Translation and editing of ''{{IAST|kṛta Vedavādadvātriṃśikā}}'' of Siddhasena Divākara.
**S. Divākara and S. Sanghvī (1945). Siddhasena Divākara {{IAST|kṛta Vedavādadvātriṃśikā}}. Mumbai, Bhāratīya Vidyā Bhavana.
*Translation and editing of ''{{IAST|Nyāyāvatāra sūtra}}'' of Siddhasena Divākara (On Jain Logic, Sanskrit text and Gujarati explanation)
**Siddhasena Divākara and Sukhalāla Sanghvī. 1995. Nyāyāvatāra sūtra. Śrī Śvetāmbara Mūrtipūjaka Boarding granthamālā, 7. Ahmedabad: Śāradābena Cīmanabhāī Educational Research Series.
* ''Pacifism and Jainism''. Publisher: Jain Cultural Research Society, [[Banaras Hindu University]], 1950.
*Samaj Dharma ane Sanskruti (સમાજ, ધર્મ અને સંસ્કૃતિ) Publisher: Gurjar Granthratna Karyalaya – Ahmedabad
*Anekant Chintan (અનેકાંત ચિંતન) Publisher: Gurjar Granthratna Karyalaya – Ahmedabad
*Karmagranth of Devendrasuri (4 Parts–Karmvipak Karmstav Bandhswamitva and Shadshitik) – Translation in Hindi from Sanskrit. Publisher: Parshvanath Vidhyashram - Varanasi

==See also==
*[[List of Gujarati-language writers]]
*[[Jain philosophy]]
*[[Tattvarthasutra]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Pandit Sukhlalji|sopt=t}}

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Taare Zameen Par

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{{short description|2007 Indian film by Aamir Khan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Taare Zameen Par
| image = Taare Zameen Par Like Stars on Earth poster.png
| alt = A smiling, young Indian boy sits at a desk with his head resting on his folded arms in front of him. Behind him and to his right, a young Indian man is doing the same and is looking at the boy. Above them is the film's title "{{Lang|hi-latn|Taare Zameen Par}}" with the subtitle of "Every Child is Special". Drawings of a bird, plane, octopus, and fish are in the background.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Aamir Khan]]
| producer = Aamir Khan
| writer = [[Amole Gupte]]
| starring = [[Darsheel Safary]]<br />Aamir Khan<br />[[Tisca Chopra]]<br />[[Vipin Sharma]]<br />[[Tanay Chheda]]
| music = '''Score:'''<br/>[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br/>'''Songs:'''<br/>[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br />Shailendra Barve
| cinematography = Satyajit Pande
| editing = [[Deepa Bhatia]]
| studio = Aamir Khan Productions<br />[[PVR Pictures]]
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2007|12|21|df=yes}}
| runtime = 164 minutes<ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/taare-zameen-par-every-child-special-2007-0 |title=TAARE ZAMEEN PAR (PG) – British Board of Film Classification |date=17 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205240/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/taare-zameen-par-every-child-special-2007-0 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|12 crore}}<ref name="numbers" />
| gross = {{INR|98.48 crore}}<ref name="bo">{{Cite web|title=Taare zameen par Box Office|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/taare-zameen-par/box-office/|access-date=28 December 2023|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=15 February 2008}}</ref>
}}

'''''Taare Zameen Par''''' ({{literal translation|Stars on the Earth}}), also known as '''''Like Stars on Earth''''' in English, is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological drama film]] produced and directed by [[Aamir Khan]]. It stars Khan, with [[Darsheel Safary]], [[Tanay Chheda]], [[Vipin Sharma]] and [[Tisca Chopra]]. It explores the life and imagination of Ishaan (Safary), an artistically gifted 8-year-old boy whose poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a [[boarding school]], where a new art teacher Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) suspects that he is [[dyslexic]] and helps him to overcome his reading disorder. The film focuses on raising awareness about [[dyslexia]] in children.

Creative director and writer [[Amole Gupte]] developed the idea with his wife [[Deepa Bhatia]], who was the film's editor. [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] composed the score, and [[Prasoon Joshi]] wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Principal photography took place in [[Mumbai]], and in [[Panchgani]]'s [[New Era High School]], where some of the school's students participated in the filming.

''Taare Zameen Par'' made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007. It was commercially successful, earning {{INR|98.48 crore}} gross worldwide.<ref name="bo" /> It received positive reviews, with praise for its story, screenplay, direction, dialogues, soundtrack, and performances.

A recipient of [[List of accolades received by Taare Zameen Par|several accolades]], ''Taare Zameen Par'' was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India's official entry]] at the [[81st Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Film]], but was not nominated. At the [[55th National Film Awards]], it won 3 awards: [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]], [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]] ([[Prasoon Joshi]] for "Maa") and [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ([[Shankar Mahadevan]] for "Maa"). At the [[53rd Filmfare Awards]], it received 11 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Safary), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] ([[Aamir Khan]]) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Chopra), and won a leading 5 awards, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] ([[Aamir Khan]]) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (Joshi for "Maa").

== Plot ==
Ishaan is an 8-year-old boy living in [[Mumbai]], who has trouble following school. He is assumed by all to simply hate learning and deemed a troublemaker, and is belittled for it. He has even repeated the [[3rd grade|3rd standard]] due to his academic failures from the previous year. Ishaan's imagination, creativity and talent for art and painting are often disregarded. Ishaan's father, Nandkishore Awasthi, is a successful executive who expects his sons to excel. His mother, Maya, is a homemaker who gave up her career and is frustrated by her inability to educate Ishaan. His elder brother Yohaan is an exemplary student and tennis player in whose shadow Ishaan remains, though he is the most supportive of Ishaan.

One day, his parents are called by the principal to discuss his behavior and grades. Due to Ishaan's failures, lack of improvement and rebellious behavior, the principal suggests they look into special schools, but Nandkishore rejects this and sends him to a [[boarding school]] despite Maya and Yohaan's protests. Alone there, Ishaan rapidly sinks into a state of fear, anxiety and depression, which is only worsened by the teachers' strict and abusive regime. Ishaan's only friend is Rajan Damodaran, a physically disabled boy who is one of the top students and resides with his family there, as his father is part of the school's board. Ishaan contemplates suicide one day, but Rajan intervenes and stops him. Rajan subsequently informs Ishaan that Mr. Holkar, the boarding school's strict and abusive art teacher, has left and is being replaced by someone else.

Ram Shankar Nikumbh, a young, cheerful and optimistic instructor at the Tulips School for young children with [[Developmental disability|developmental disabilities]], joins as the boarding school's temporary art teacher the same day, replacing Mr. Holkar. Ram's teaching style is markedly different from Holkar's, and he quickly notes Ishaan's unhappiness after Ishaan fails to draw anything during the class. Ram reviews Ishaan's work and concludes that his academic shortcomings are indicative of [[dyslexia]]. Ram then visits Ishaan's house in Mumbai, where he is surprised to discover Ishaan's hidden interest in art. Ram demonstrates to Maya and Yohaan how Ishaan has extreme difficulty in understanding letters and words due to dyslexia and his trouble in sports stems from his poor motor ability (which also applies to his difficulty in tying shoelaces and judging the size, speed and distance of a ball). However, Nandkishore labels it as an intellectual disability (as well as an excuse) and dismisses it as laziness, much to Ram's frustration.

Back at school, Ram brings up the topic of dyslexia in a class by offering a [[List of people with dyslexia|list of famous dyslexic people]]. Ram comforts Ishaan, telling him how he struggled as a child as well. Ram obtains the principal's permission to become Ishaan's tutor. With gradual care, Ram works to improve Ishaan's reading and writing by using [[Dyslexia#Management|remedial techniques]] developed by dyslexia specialists. Eventually, both Ishaan's demeanor and grades improve. One day, Nandkishore visits the school and tells Ram that he and Maya have read up on dyslexia and understand the condition. Ram mentions that what Ishaan needs more than understanding is that someone loves him. Outside, Nandkishore sees Ishaan attempting to read from a board. With teary eyes, he is unable to face his son and walks away, remorseful.

At the end of the school year, Ram organises an arts and crafts contest for the staff and students, judged by artist [[Lalita Lajmi]]. Ishaan's work makes him the winner and Ram, who paints Ishaan's portrait, is declared the runner-up. The principal announces that Ram has been hired as the boarding school's permanent art teacher. When Ishaan's parents meet his teachers on the last day of school, they are left speechless by the transformation within their son. Overcome with emotion, Nandkishore thanks Ram. Before leaving, Ishaan runs toward Ram, who lifts him high up in a hug, advising him to come back next year.

== Cast ==
[[File:DarsheelSafary.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=A smiling, young Indian boy wearing a red T-shirt, blue and white jacket, and red hat.|165px|right|[[Darsheel Safary]]'s initial screen test lacked dialogue. [[Aamir Khan]] said that when he saw Safary's expressive face, he instantly knew: "That's the child. He is Ishaan."<ref>Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making.... Event occurs at approximately 3:50</ref>]]
[[File:The Ms. Tisca Chopra, lead Actor of “Tare Jamin Par” addressing at the Press Conference, during the 39th International Film Festival (IFFI-2008) in Panaji, Goa. The Director (M&C), PIB, Ms. Prabhavati Akashi is also seen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Tisca Chopra]], lead actress, addressing a press conference at the 39th International Film Festival (IFFI-2008) in [[Panaji]], [[Goa]]]]
* [[Darsheel Safary]] as Ishaan "Inu" Nandkishore Awasthi<ref name=leap />
** Veer Mohan as Young Ishaan
* [[Aamir Khan]] as Ram Shankar Nikumbh, an art teacher at New Era High School and Ishaan's tuition teacher<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/28/3515/index.html |title=In 2002, Taare Zameen Par was still called and registered as High Jump |date=28 January 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521010001/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/28/3515/index.html |archive-date=21 May 2008 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Tisca Chopra]] as Maya Nandkishore Awasthi, Nandkishore's wife and Yohaan's and Ishaan's mother<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 16:00</ref>
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Nandkishore Awasthi, Maya's husband and Yohaan's and Ishaan's father<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 40:00</ref>
* Sachet Engineer as Yohaan Nandkishore Awasthi, Nandkishore's and Maya's first son and Ishaan's elder brother
** Aniket Engineer as Young Yohaan
* [[Tanay Chheda]] as Rajan Damodran, Ishaan's best friend and classmate at New Era High School
* Ramit Gupta as Ranjeet
* [[Girija Oak]] as Jabeen Khan, Ram's co-worker
* Bugs Bhargava and Shankar Sachdev as Mr. Sen and Mr. Tiwari, Two teachers of New Era High School<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 56:45</ref>
* [[M. K. Raina]] as Headmaster, principal of New Era High School
* Pratima Kulkarni as the principal of St. Anthony's School
* [[Meghna Malik]] as Victoria, class and Math teacher of Ishaan's former school, St. Anthony's School
* [[Sonali Sachdev]] as Irene, English teacher of St. Anthony's school

== Production ==
=== Development ===
The husband and wife team of [[Amole Gupte]] and Deepa Bhatia developed the story that eventually became {{Lang|hi-latn|Taare Zameen Par}} as a way of understanding why some children could not conform to a conventional educational system. Their work began as a short story that evolved into a screenplay over seven years. Bhatia said in an interview with ''[[The Hindu]]'' that her original inspiration was the childhood of Japanese filmmaker [[Akira Kurosawa]], who did poorly in school. She cited a specific place in Kurosawa's biography where he began to excel after meeting an attentive art teacher, and said that it "became the inspiration for how a teacher could transform the life of a student".<ref name="leap">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008/02/03/&prd=mag& |title=A leap of faith |last=Vij |first=Gauri |date=3 February 2008 |website=The Hindu |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407235243/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008020350030200.htm&date=2008%2F02%2F03%2F&prd=mag& |archive-date=7 April 2008 |access-date=11 April 2008}}</ref>

While developing the character of a young boy based on Kurosawa, Bhatia and Gupte explored some possible reasons why he failed in school. Their research led them to the Maharashtra Dyslexia Association and Parents for a Better Curriculum for the Child (PACE). Dyslexia eventually became the central topic and theme of the film. The pair worked with dyslexic children to research and develop the screenplay, basing characters and situations on their observations. Bhatia and Gupte carefully concealed the children's identities in the final version of the script.<ref name=leap />

{{quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="While Amole has written what I think is a brilliant and moving script, his contribution towards the film is not limited to that of a writer. The entire pre-production was done by him including the most important task of creating the music ... he has been present on set throughout the shooting as the Creative Director, and has been a big support and strong guiding force in my debut as a director. I thank him for that, and more so for having the faith in me by entrusting to me something that is so close to him."|source=— Aamir Khan<ref name=official />}}

Khan and Gupte first met in college. Khan has said that he admired Gupte's abilities as an actor, writer, and painter. Three years before the film's release, Gupte brought Khan to the project as a producer.<ref name="official">{{Cite web |url=http://www.taarezameenpar.com/ |title=Director's Note: Official website for ''Taare Zameen Par'' |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410164112/http://taarezameenpar.com/ |archive-date=10 April 2008 |access-date=11 April 2008}}</ref> Gupte originally envisioned [[Akshaye Khanna]] as Ram and hoped that Khan could put him in touch with Khanna, since Khan and Khanna had recently collaborated in ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/did-aamir-khan-steal-the-role-of-akshaye-khanna-from-taare-zameen-par-resurfaced-interview-sparks-controversy-on-reddit/articleshow/118397496.cms |title=Did Aamir Khan 'steal' his Taare Zameen Par role from Akshaye Khanna? Resurfaced interview sparks controversy on Reddit |date=20 February 2025 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> However, this changed after Khan expressed interest in playing the role. Gupte himself was to direct,<ref name="official" /> but the first week's [[dailies]] were a great disappointment to Khan, who "lost faith in Amole and his capability of translating on screen what he had so beautifully written on paper".<ref name="directed">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/05/21/2665/index.html |title="Yes, I have directed Taare Zameen Par" – Aamir Khan |last=Singh |first=Harneet |date=21 May 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728040211/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/05/21/2665/index.html |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=11 April 2008}}</ref> Khan was on the verge of withdrawing his participation in the film because of these "creative differences",<ref name=directed /><ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 5:00</ref> but Gupte kept him on board by stepping down as director. Contrary to Khan's claim, Gupte lashed out saying that after the wrap-up party, Khan announced that he was the director of the film, despite Gupte acting as the director.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/amol-gupte-lashes-out-at-amir-khan/story-u0WHsrzySB1HKzWCQ0wygK.html |title=Amol Gupte lashes out at Amir Khan |date=10 April 2008 |website=hindustantimes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404122601/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/amol-gupte-lashes-out-at-amir-khan/story-u0WHsrzySB1HKzWCQ0wygK.html |archive-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> Had it been necessary to hire a third party, production would have been postponed for 6–8 months as the new director prepared for the film. Keen to keep Safary as Ishaan—the actor might have aged too much for the part had production been delayed—Khan took over the role of director.<ref name=directed /> ''Taare Zameen Par'' was Khan's first experience in the dual role of actor and director. He has admitted that the transition was challenging, stating that while he had always wanted to direct a film, it was unknown territory for him.<ref name="bends">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1141271 |title=Aamir bends the rules |date=24 December 2007 |publisher=DNA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102183343/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_aamir-bends-the-rules_1141271 |archive-date=2 January 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> Gupte remained on set, "guiding [Khan] and, at times, even correcting [him]".<ref name=directed />

=== Title and translation ===
Initially, the film was to retain the short story's title of "High Jump", which referenced Ishaan's inability to achieve the [[high jump]] in gym class. This subplot, which was filmed but later cut, would have tied into the original ending for the movie. In this planned ending, a "ghost image" separates from Ishaan after the art competition and runs to the sports field; the film would end on a freeze frame of Ishaan's "ghost image" successfully making the leap. Aamir Khan disliked this proposed ending and convinced Gupte to rewrite it.

With the working title no longer relevant,<ref name="deleted">{{cite video |people=Khan, Aamir |date=12 January 2010 |title=Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: Deleted Scenes |medium=DVD |publisher=Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment}}</ref> Khan, Gupte, and Bhatia discussed several alternatives,<ref name=proud /> eventually deciding on ''Taare Zameen Par.'' Possible translations of this title include ''Stars on the Ground''<ref name=ground /> and ''Like Stars on Earth''.<ref name=reutersosc /> According to Khan:

{{blockquote|
''Taare Zameen Par'' is a film about children and it is a film which celebrates the abilities of children. ''Taare Zameen Par'' is a title which denotes that aspect. It is a title with a very positive feel to it. All the kids are special and wonderful. They are like stars on earth. This particular aspect gave birth to the title.<ref name="proud">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/18/3372/index.html |title=TZP makes me a proud actor, producer and a director |last=Patel |first=Devansh |date=18 December 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205055324/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/18/3372/index.html |archive-date=5 December 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 May 2009}}</ref>}}

=== Filming ===
Principal photography took place in India over five months.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 20:00</ref> Khan spent his first two days as director [[Blocking (stage)|blocking]] the first scene to be filmed: Ishaan returning home from school and putting away his recently collected fish.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 10:15</ref> Believing the audience should not be aware of the camera, he chose a simple shooting style that involved relatively little [[Cinematography#Camera movement|camera movement]].<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 15:15</ref>

The opening scene of Ishaan collecting fish outside his school was shot on location and at [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]]. The shots of Ishaan took place at the former, while those involving the gutter [[Vivarium|terrarium]] were filmed at a water tank at the latter. The tank's water often became murky, forcing production to constantly empty and refill it, and causing the scene to take eight hours to film.<ref name="2:45">''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 2:45</ref> The film's next sequence involved Ishaan playing with two dogs. To compensate for the "absolutely petrified" Safary, most joint shots used a body double, though other portions integrated close-up shots of the actor.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 8:30</ref> Ishaan's nightmare—he becomes separated from his mother at a train station and she departs on a train while he is trapped in a crowd—was filmed in Mumbai on a permanent railway-station set. To work around the train set piece's immobility, production placed the camera on a moving trolley to create the illusion of a departing train. For the sequences related from the mother's point of view—shot from behind the actress—Chopra stood on a trolley next to a recreated section of the train's door.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 48:00</ref>

All the school sequences were filmed on location. The production team searched for a Mumbai school with an "oppressive" feel to establish the "heaviness of being in a metropolitan school",<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 10:00</ref> and eventually chose [[:Category:Jesuit schools in India|St. Xavier's School]].<ref name="dvd">{{cite video |date=12 January 2010 |title=Like Stars on Earth |medium=DVD |publisher=Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment}}</ref> As the school is situated along a main road filming took place on weekends, to minimise the background noise, but an early scene in which Ishaan is sent out of the classroom was filmed on the day of the [[Mumbai Marathon]]. The production staff placed acrylic sheets invisible to the naked eye on the classroom windows to mask the sounds of nearby crowds and helicopters.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 23:00</ref> [[New Era High School]] served as Ishaan's boarding school. The change of setting was a "breath of fresh air" for the production crew, who moved from Ishaan's small house in Mysore Colony, [[Chembur]] to the "vast, beautiful environs" of [[Panchgani]].<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 11:00</ref>

Production relied on [[stock footage]] for the brief scene of a bird feeding its babies. Khan carefully selected a clip to his liking, but learned three weeks before the film's release that the footage was not available in the proper format. With three days to replace it or else risk delaying the release, Khan made do with what he could find. He says that he "cringes" every time he sees it.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:00:15</ref>

=== Children ===
Real schoolchildren participated throughout the movie's filming. Khan credited them with the film's success, and was reportedly very popular with them.<ref name=bends /> Furthermore, Khan placed a high priority on the day-to-day needs of his child actors, and went to great lengths to attend to them.<ref name=proud /> The production staff made sure that the students were never idle, and always kept them occupied outside of filming.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 16:00</ref> New Era Faculty Coordinator Douglas Lee thought the experience not only helped the children to learn patience and co-operation, but also gave them a better understanding of how they should behave towards children like Ishaan who have problems in school.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 35:00</ref> Because filming at New Era High School occurred during the winter holiday, those portraying Ishaan's classmates gave up their vacation to participate.<ref name="bumbum">''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:11:30</ref> To fill in the campus background, students from nearby schools were also brought in.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 18:00</ref> A total of 1,500 children were used for wide-shots of the film's art-fair climax; medium shots only required 400 students.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 2:14:00</ref>

New to acting, the children often made errors such as staring into the camera, and Khan resorted to unorthodox methods to work around their rookie mistakes. For example, an early scene in the film featured a school assembly; Khan wanted the students to act naturally and to ignore the principal's speech, but recognised that this would be a difficult feat with cameras present. First Assistant Director Sunil Pandey spoke continuously in an attempt to "bore the hell out of [them]", and they eventually lost interest in the filming and behaved normally.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 21:00</ref> A later scene involved Nikumbh enlightening his class about famous people with dyslexia, and the children's responses to his speech were the last portion to be filmed. Having already spent 3–4 days hearing the dialogue the children's reactions were "jaded". Khan opted to film them while he recited a tale, and manipulated his storytelling to achieve the varying spontaneous reactions.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:49:00</ref> The following scene had the children playing around a nearby pond. Horrified when he learned that the water was {{convert|15|ft}} deep, Khan recruited four lifeguards in case a child fell in.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:56:00</ref>

Khan found it important that the audience connect the film to real children, and had Pandey travel throughout India filming documentary-style footage of children from all walks of life. Those visuals were integrated into the end credits.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 2:35:00</ref>

=== Art and animation ===
While [[Clay animation|claymation]] has been used in Indian television commercials,<ref name="cp">{{Cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080403/jsp/careergraph/story_9086718.jsp |title=Clay play |date=3 April 2008 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=30 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118183929/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080403/jsp/careergraph/story_9086718.jsp |archive-date=18 January 2012 |url-status=dead |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> the film's title sequence—a representation of Ishaan's imagination<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 6:30</ref>—marked its first instance in a Bollywood film.<ref name="title">{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taare-zameen-par-brings-clay-animation-to-bollywood/56787-8.html |title=Taare Zameen Par brings clay animation to Bollywood |last=Pillai |first=Varsha |date=18 January 2008 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111164620/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taare-zameen-par-brings-clay-animation-to-bollywood/56787-8.html |archive-date=11 January 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> Khan gave claymation artist Dhimant Vyas free rein over the various elements.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 53:45</ref> The storyboarding took one and a half months and the shooting required 15 days.<ref name=cp /> The "3 into 9" sequence, in which Ishaan delves into his imagination to solve a math problem, was originally conceived as a 3D animation. Halfway through its creation, however, Khan felt it was not turning out as he had envisioned it. Khan scrapped the project and hired Vaibhav Kumaresh, who hand-drew the scene as a 2D animation.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 51:30</ref>

Artist [[Samir Mondal]] composed Ishaan and Nikumbh's art-fair watercolor paintings. He held a workshop with the schoolchildren, and incorporated elements from their artwork into Ishaan's.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 41:00</ref> Mondal also instructed Khan on a painter's typical mannerisms and movements.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 43:00</ref> Gupte created the rest of Ishaan's artwork and Assistant Art Director Veer Nanavati drew Ishaan's flipbook.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:38:00</ref> The art department's designs for Ishaan's school notebooks disappointed Khan, who had familiarized himself with dyslexic writing. Using his left hand, Khan instead wrote it himself.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:26:15</ref>

=== Musical sequences ===
The musical sequence of "Jame Raho" establishes the characters of the four members of Ishaan's family; for example, the father is hardworking and responsible, and Yohaan is an "ideal son" who does all the right things. A robotic style of music overlaps most of the sequence—this is mirrored by the machine-like morning routines of the mother, father, and Yohaan—but changes for Ishaan's portion to imply that he is different from the rest. This concept is furthered by [[Slow motion#In action films|speed ramping]] and having the camera sway with the music to create a distinct style.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 17:30</ref> The twilight scenes of "Maa" were a particular issue for the production crew. Because the specific lighting only lasted ten to fifteen minutes a day, the scenes took nearly ten evenings to film. Production at one time considered having a child singing, but ultimately deemed it too over the top and felt it would connect to more people if sung by an adult. Shankar initially performed the song as a sample—they planned to replace him with another singer—but production eventually decided that his rendition was best.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 51:00</ref>
[[File:Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Raymond Weil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The trio of [[Shankar Mahadevan]] (right), [[Ehsaan Noorani]] (middle), and [[Loy Mendonsa]] (left) composed most of the film's music.]]
Ishaan's truancy scene—he leaves school one day after realizing that his mother has not signed his failed math test—originally coincided with the song "Kholo Kholo," but Khan did not believe it worked well for the situation. In his opinion, the accompanying song should focus on what a child wants—to be free—and be told from the first-person perspective instead of "Kholo Kholo{{"'}}s second person. When Khan took over as director, he opted to use "Mera Jahan"—a song written by Gupte—and moved "Kholo Kholo" to the art fair. Viewers of test screenings were divided over the truancy scene. Half thoroughly enjoyed it but the rest complained that it was too long, did not make sense, and merely showed "touristy" visuals of Mumbai. Khan nevertheless kept the scene, because he "connected deeply" with it and felt that it established Ishaan's world.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 28:45</ref>

[[Shiamak Davar]] choreographed the dance sequence of "Bum Bum Bole," and was given free rein over its design. He had intended to use 40 students from his dance school, but Khan did not want trained dancers.<ref name="bumbum" /> Davar gave the children certain cues and a general idea of what to do, but left the style and final product up to them to avoid a choreographed appearance.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 45:00</ref> Time constraints meant that while Khan was busy filming "Bum Bum Bole," [[Ram Madhvani]] took over as director for "Bheja Kum".<ref name="bumbum" /><ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:03:15</ref> The latter sequence, containing a "fun-filled" song of rhythmic dialogue,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/12567/Aamir-Khan-Turns-Singer-Taare-Zameen-Par.html |title=Aamir Khan Turns Singer for Taare Zameen Par |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116090611/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/12567/Aamir-Khan-Turns-Singer-Taare-Zameen-Par.html |archive-date=16 January 2008 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> allowed the audience to perceive how Ishaan sees the world and written languages. It was intended to represent "a young boy's worst nightmare, in terms of ... the worst thing that he can think of"; Madhvani based the visual concept on his son's fear of "creepy-crawlies" such as cockroaches, dragonflies, and lizards.<ref name="49:00">''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 49:00</ref> [[Tata Elxsi]]'s [[Tata Elxsi#Visual Computing Labs (VCL)|Visual Computing Labs]] made the creatures out of the English alphabet and numbers, although Khan insisted they include the Hindi alphabet as not all the audience would be familiar with English.<ref name="49:00" /><ref name="tata">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/26/3394/index.html |title=Tata Elxsi renders visual effects for the Bollywood movie Taare Zameen Par |date=26 December 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115133933/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/26/3394/index.html |archive-date=15 January 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 April 2008}}</ref> The chalkboard writing's transformation into a snake was included to surprise the audience and "end the song on a high note."<ref name="49:00" />

In writing the song "Taare Zameen Par," lyricist [[Prasoon Joshi]] followed the theme of "however much you talk about children, it's not enough." Every line throughout the song describes children, and only one repeats: "Kho Naa Jaaye Yeh / Taare Zameen Par" ("Let us not lose these / Little stars on earth").<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 46:15</ref> The song is mostly set to the annual day performance by the developmentally disabled children of Tulips School. Actual students from Tulips School and Saraswati Mandir participated, and were filmed over a period of five days.<ref>{{cite video |people=Various |date=12 January 2010 |title=Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: Panel Discussion on Children |medium=DVD |publisher=Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment}}</ref> The sequence originally featured numerous dance performances, but was trimmed down when test audiences found it too long.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:31:45</ref> A song accompanying the scene in which Ishaan's mother is watching home videos of her son was also cut, and replaced with background music after test audiences expressed their opposition to yet another song.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:47:00</ref>

=== Background music ===
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Timing and other aspects are usually planned when scoring a film, but Khan chose to take a more improvised approach. Instead of using a studio, he and the trio [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] recorded it at Khan's home in Panchgani, to clear their heads and not be in the mindset of the city. As they watched the film, Khan pointed out when he wanted music to begin and of what type. Ehsaan Noorani noted that this strategy allowed the score to have a "spontaneity to it."<ref>''Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making...''. Event occurs at approximately 55:00</ref>

Different styles of background music were used to convey certain things. For example, a guitar is played when Ishaan is tense or upset, sometimes with discordant notes.<ref name="2:45" /> The music of the opening scene—the recurring "Ishaan's Theme," which represents the character's peace of mind—overpowers the background noise to show that Ishaan is lost in his own world; the noise becomes louder after he snaps back to reality.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 4:30</ref> But the scene in which Nikumbh explains dyslexia to Ishaan's family took the opposite approach. Silent at first, the music is slowly introduced as the father begins to understand his son's dilemma. The almost seven-minute long scene scarcely used any background music, to slow the pace and make it seem more realistic.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 1:38:30</ref>

=== Promotional material ===
When filming part of the montage that details Ishaan's tutoring by Nikumbh, Khan immediately decided it would be the "key art of the film". He noted that "this one shot tells you the entire story", and used it for the poster.<ref>''Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary''. Event occurs at approximately 2:06:00</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Taare Zameen Par (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack for ''Taare Zameen Par'' was released on 5 November 2007 under the label [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref name="releasedatecd">{{Cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=110707123745 |title=Planet Bollywood Music Review: Taare Zameen Par |last=Khan |first=Atta |publisher=Planet Bollywood |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502150925/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=110707123745 |archive-date=2 May 2008 |access-date=11 April 2008}}</ref> The music is mainly composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], with lyrics by [[Prasoon Joshi]]. However, "Mera Jahan" was scored by Shailendra Barve and written by Gupte.<ref name="cd">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13306/index.html |title=Taare Zameen Par: Music Review by Joginder Tuteja |work=Bollywood Hungama |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224062442/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13306/index.html |archive-date=24 December 2008 |access-date=4 January 2009}}</ref> The Indian trade website [[Box Office India]] reported that the album sold around {{formatnum:1100000}} units, becoming the year's thirteenth highest-selling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-date=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> Joshi received the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]], and [[Shankar Mahadevan]] won the [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]], both for "Maa."<ref name="pib.nic.in" />

== Release ==

=== Box office ===
''Taare Zameen Par'' was released worldwide on 14 December 2007, although countries such as Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Fiji opened it on 20 December.<ref name="mojo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=taarezameenpar.htm |title=Taare Zameen Par |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728040931/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=taarezameenpar.htm |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="yahoo1" /> It debuted in India with 425 prints,<ref name="yahoo1">{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail.html?news_id=15498 |title=Taare Zameen Par to be released in multiplexes |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100728162720/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail.html?news_id=15498 |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="sparkle">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/Entertainment/Taare_Zameen_Par_adds_to_Christmas_sparkle_at_box-office/rssarticleshow/2650998.cms |title=Taare Zameen Par adds to Christmas sparkle at BO |last=Meenakshi |first=Verma |date=26 December 2007 |work=Economic Times |access-date=10 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505073526/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/Entertainment/Taare_Zameen_Par_adds_to_Christmas_sparkle_at_box-office/rssarticleshow/2650998.cms |archive-date=5 May 2008}}</ref> although revenue-sharing issues between the film's distributors and theatre owners caused some slight delays.<ref name="yahoo1" /> The movie grossed {{INRConvert|150|m|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}} domestically within the first three days.<ref name=sparkle /> Its theatre occupancy in Mumbai dropped to 58 percent during its third week, but climbed back to 62 percent the following week—this brought the total to {{INRConvert|770|m|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}}—after the [[Maharashtra]] government granted the film exemption from the [[entertainment tax]]. Anticipating further tax exemption in other states, world distributor [[PVR Pictures]] circulated 200 more prints of the film.<ref name="tax">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_taare-zameen-par-smashes-box-office-nets-rs-770-mn_1145341 |title='Taare Zameen Par' smashes box office, nets Rs. 770 mn |date=15 January 2008 |publisher=DNA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121011727/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_taare-zameen-par-smashes-box-office-nets-rs-770-mn_1145341 |archive-date=21 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=18 March 2008}}</ref> The film completed its domestic run with $19,779,215.<ref name="mojo" /> To reach more audiences, the film was later dubbed in the regional languages of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (Vaal Nakshatram) and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. Both were scheduled for release on 12 September 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/31253/Taare-Zameen-Par-in-Tamil.html |title=Taare Zameen Par in Tamil |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100728162919/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/31253/Taare-Zameen-Par-in-Tamil.html |archive-date=28 July 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> It grossed $1,223,869 in the US by its seventh week, and £351,303 in the UK by its ninth week.<ref name="overseas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/overseasboxoffice/13306/index.html |title='Taare Zameen Par' Overseas |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117170713/http://bollywoodhungama.com/movies/overseasboxoffice/13306/index.html |archive-date=17 January 2008 |access-date=5 May 2009}}</ref> Reports regarding the film's worldwide gross have conflicted, with sources citing {{INRConvert|889.7|m|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}},<ref name="BOI">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs) |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021202725/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> {{INRConvert|984.8|m|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}}<ref name="bo" />
{{INRConvert|1.07|b|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=taarezameenpar.htm |title=Taare Zameen Par |publisher=[[Box office Mojo]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014162052/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=taarezameenpar.htm |archive-date=14 October 2011 |access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref> {{INRConvert|1.31|b|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}},<ref name="numbers">{{Cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100307/jsp/calcutta/story_12184110.jsp |title=Screen syndrome |last=Lahiri |first=Samhita Chakraborty |date=7 March 2010 |work=Kolkata Telegraph |access-date=7 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729045047/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100307/jsp/calcutta/story_12184110.jsp |archive-date=29 July 2010 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|1.35|b|nolink=no|year=2007|mode=historical}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aamir-does-it-again-tzp-is-indias-official/363930/ |title=Aamir does it again, TZP is India's official entry at Oscar awards |date=21 September 2008 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |access-date=14 October 2011 |archive-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703164927/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/aamir-does-it-again-tzp-is-indias-official-entry-at-oscar-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Protests in Gujarat ===
In response to Khan's support for the [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]] and his criticism of Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]],<ref name="narmada" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/15356/Anti-Modi-remarks-haunts-Aamir-Khan-release-of-Taare-Zameen-Par-in-Gujarat.html |title=Anti-Modi remarks haunts Aamir Khan before release of 'Taare Zameen Par' in Gujarat |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728041200/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/15356/Anti-Modi-remarks-haunts-Aamir-Khan-release-of-Taare-Zameen-Par-in-Gujarat.html |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> approximately 50 activists of the [[Sardar Patel]] Group conducted protests outside of PVR and [[INOX Leisure Limited|INOX]] theatres in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]. The group also issued statements to all the multiplexes of Gujarat, suggesting that the film not be screened unless Khan apologised for his comments.<ref name="narmada">{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail.html?news_id=15486 |title=Taare Zameen Par banned in Vadodara multiplex |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100728163148/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail.html?news_id=15486 |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="trouble">{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/15411/TZP-runs-trouble-in-Gujarat.html |title=TZP runs into trouble in Gujarat |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302062841/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/15411/TZP-runs-trouble-in-Gujarat.html |archive-date=2 March 2008 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> The INOX cinema eventually [[Boycott|boycotted]] the film; INOX Operations Manager Pushpendra Singh Rathod stated that "INOX is with Gujarat, and not isolated from it".<ref name="narmada" />

=== International Dyslexia Association ===
The [[International Dyslexia Association]] screened ''Taare Zameen Par'' on 29 October 2008 in [[Seattle, Washington]]. Khan noted in his official blog that there were about 200 people in the audience and that he was "curious to see the response of a non-Indian audience to what we had made." He felt some concern that ''Taare Zameen Par'' was shown in a conference room rather than a cinema hall and was projected as a DVD rather than as a film. He said that the showing concluded to an "absolutely thunderous standing ovation" which "overwhelmed" him and that he "saw the tears streaming down the cheeks of the audience." Khan also noted that the reaction to the film "was exactly as it had been with audiences back home in India".<ref name="khanblog">{{Cite web |url=http://www.aamirkhan.com/blog/login.php?topicid=642 |title=Sleepless in Seattle |last=Khan |first=Aamir |date=1 November 2008 |publisher=AamirKhan.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728042553/http://www.aamirkhan.com/blog/login.php?topicid=642 |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=31 January 2008}}</ref><ref name="seattle">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_taare-zameen-par-gets-standing-ovation-in-seattle_1202519 |title='Taare Zameen Par' gets standing ovation in Seattle |date=1 November 2008 |publisher=DNA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728042638/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_taare-zameen-par-gets-standing-ovation-in-seattle_1202519 |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
[[UTV Motion Pictures|UTV Home Entertainment]] released the film on DVD in India on 25 July 2008.<ref name="features">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/dvd-launch-of-barfi/ |title=Hindi Movie DVD Review |last=Shahryar |first=Faridoon |date=21 July 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112214448/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/dvd/type/view/id/118 |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/2008-30-screens-in-u-k/ |title=Aamir Khan to launch TZP DVD at Darsheel Safary's school in Mumbai |date=24 July 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822051140/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/07/24/11722/index.html |archive-date=22 August 2008 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> It was launched at Darsheel Safary's school, Green Lawns High School, in Mumbai. Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Sachet Engineer, and the rest of the cast and crew were present. In his speech, Khan stated, "Darsheel is a very happy child, full of life and vibrant. I am sure it's because of the way his parents and teachers have treated him. I must say Darsheel's principal Mrs. Bajaj has been extremely supportive and encouraging. The true test of any school is how happy the kids are and by the looks of it, the children here seem really happy."<ref name="school">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/07/25/4114/ |title=Taare Zameen Par DVD launch in a complete Masti Ki Paathshala |last=Ramsubramaniam |first=Nikhil |date=25 July 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728044502/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/07/25/4114/ |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>

[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]], whose parent company previously acquired 33 percent of UTV Software Communications, bought the DVD rights for distribution in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia for {{INRConvert|70|m}}.<ref name="countries">{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/asia/disney-goes-bollywood-1117989294/ |title=Disney goes Bollywood |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=25 July 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022021256/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989294?refCatId=20 |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref> This marked "the first time an international studio has bought the video rights of an Indian film."<ref name="first">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Disney_buys_N_American_rights_for_TZP/articleshow/3256629.cms |title=Disney buys N American rights for TZP |last=Dubey |first=Bharati |date=21 July 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=25 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021092302/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Disney-buys-N-American-rights-for-TZP/articleshow/3256629.cms |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Retitling it ''Like Stars on Earth'', Disney released the film in [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region]] 2 on 26 October 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Like-Stars-Earth-Tanay-Chheda/dp/B001NN415S |title=Like Stars On Earth |date=26 October 2009 |publisher=Amazon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222101/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Like-Stars-Earth-Tanay-Chheda/dp/B001NN415S |archive-date=13 May 2016 |access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref> in Region 1 on 12 January 2010,<ref name="amazon1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N6FPRI |title=Like Stars on Earth (Two Disc DVD + CD): Aamir Khan: Movies & TV |publisher=Amazon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728045222/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N6FPRI |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> and in Region 4 on 29 March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/804113 |title=Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par) @ EzyDVD |publisher=EzyDVD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616062810/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/like-stars-on-earth-taare-zameen-par/dp/804113 |archive-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 July 2010}}</ref> A three-disc set, the Disney version features the original Hindi audio soundtrack with English subtitles or another dubbed in English, as well as bonus material such as audio commentary, deleted scenes, and the musical soundtrack.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=http://www.disneystore.com/like-stars-on-earth-taare-zameen-par-3-disc-dvd/mp/1259282/1000318/ |title=Like Stars on Earth:Additional Information – Tech Specs |publisher=[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629011651/http://www.disneystore.com/like-stars-on-earth-taare-zameen-par-3-disc-dvd/mp/1259282/1000318/ |archive-date=29 June 2013 |access-date=2 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film is available on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/in/title/70087087 |title=Taare Zameen Par |website=Netflix |access-date=3 September 2019 |archive-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703164933/https://www.netflix.com/title/70087087 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===
[[File:AamirKhan.jpg|thumb|alt=An Indian man wearing a black dress shirt.|200px|right|Critics praised [[Aamir Khan]] for his directorial debut, which garnered him many awards and nominations.]]

''Taare Zameen Par'' received widespread critical acclaim upon release. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=93|count=14|average=7.4|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=July 18, 2022}} Subhash K. Jha suggests that the film is "a work of art, a water painting where the colors drip into our hearts, which could easily have fallen into the motions of over-sentimentality. Aamir Khan holds back where he could easily resort to an extravagant display of drama and emotions."<ref name="skjtzp">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/27/3396/index.html |title=Subhash K Jha speaks about ''Taare Zameen Par'' |last=Jha |first=Subhash |date=27 December 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509111656/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/27/3396/index.html |archive-date=9 May 2008 |access-date=12 January 2010}}</ref> [[Khalid Mohamed]] of [[Hindustan Times]] wrote that Khan "rekindles those uncomfortable moments of our childhood but reassures us that hey, it’s quite okay to be out-of-the-box," and labelled the movie "a must-experience for sensitive viewers."<ref>{{cite news |author=Mohamed, Khalid |title=Won from the heart |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 December 2007 |url=http://hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=a004e101-a288-404c-82df-d371fb80f2d0taarezameenpar_Special&&Headline=Review+%3a+EMTaare+Zameen+Par%2fEM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224195328/http://hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=a004e101-a288-404c-82df-d371fb80f2d0taarezameenpar_Special&&Headline=Review+%3a+EMTaare+Zameen+Par%2fEM |archive-date=24 December 2007}}</ref> [[Sudhish Kamath]] of [[The Hindu]] called it "the movie of the year," writing that "the filmmaking here is calculatedly flawed because it is all-heart. While it is world-class in terms of sensibility, craft and performances (almost), it does feel the need to reach out, please and educate a mass."<ref>{{cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |website=[[The Hindu]] |title=Return to innocence -- Taare Zameen Par
|date=4 January 2008 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/01/04/stories/2008010450770200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619053238/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/01/04/stories/2008010450770200.htm |archive-date=19 June 2008}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' argued that the true power of the film lies in its "remarkable, rooted, rock-solid script which provides the landscape for such an emotionally engaging, heart-warming experience."<ref name="change">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/review-taare-zameen-par-may-change-your-life/54724-8-single.html |title=Taare Zameen Par may change your life |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |date=21 December 2007 |publisher=IBN-CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623225110/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/review-taare-zameen-par-may-change-your-life/54724-8-single.html |archive-date=23 June 2008 |access-date=10 April 2008}}</ref> Manish Gajjar from the ''[[BBC]]'' stated that the film "touches your heart and moves you deeply with its sterling performances. [It is] a film full of substance!"<ref name="BBCshrop">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2007/12/taare_zameen_review.shtml |title=Taare Zameen Par (2007) |last=Gajjar |first=Manish |publisher=BBC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105190630/http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2007/12/taare_zameen_review.shtml |archive-date=5 January 2008 |access-date=6 January 2008}}</ref> Jaspreet Pandohar, also of BBC, posited that ''Taare Zameen Par'' is a "far cry from the formulaic masala flicks churned out by the Bollywood machine," and is "an inspirational story that is as emotive as it is entertaining; this is a little twinkling star of a movie."<ref name="BBCreview">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/12/17/taare_zameen_par_2007_review.shtml |title=Taare Zameen Par (2007) |last=Pandohar |first=Jaspreet |date=18 December 2007 |publisher=BBC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307060900/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/12/17/taare_zameen_par_2007_review.shtml |archive-date=7 March 2008 |access-date=8 April 2008}}</ref> Furthermore, Aprajita Anil of ''[[The Indian Express|Screen]]'' gave the film four stars and stated, "''Taare Zameen Par'' cannot be missed. Because it is different. Because it is delightful. Because it would make everyone think. Because it would help everyone grow. Because very rarely do performances get so gripping. And of course because the 'perfectionist' actor has shaped into a 'perfectionist' director."<ref name="screen">{{Cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-taare-zameen-par/252888/2 |title=Movie Review: Taare Zameen Par |last=Aprajita |first=Anil |date=21 December 2007 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130151923/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-taare-zameen-par/252888/2 |archive-date=30 November 2017 |access-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, filmmaker [[Anurag Kashyap (director)|Anurag Kashyap]] stated that, "''Taare Zameen Par'' took me back to my hostel days. If you take away the dyslexia, it seems like my story. The film affected me so deeply that I was almost left speechless. After watching the [[film]], I was asked how I liked ''Taare Zameen Par.'' I could not talk as I was deeply overwhelmed."<ref name="rocks">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1143127 |title='Taare Zameen Par' rocks overseas audience |date=4 January 2008 |publisher=DNA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402125138/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1143127 |archive-date=2 April 2008 |access-date=12 May 2009}}</ref>

However, there were some criticisms. Jha's only objection to the film was Nikumbh's "sanctimonious lecture" to Ishaan's "rather theatrically-played" father. Jha found this a jarring "deviation from the delectable delicacy" of the film's tone.<ref name=skjtzp /> Although she applauded the film overall and recommended "a mandatory viewing for all schools and all parents", [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''The [[Times of India]]'' believed the second half was "a bit repetitive," the script needed "taut editing," and Ishaan's trauma "[seemed] a shade too prolonged and the treatment simplistic."<ref name="timesofindia">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Taare-Zameen-Par/movie-review/2641799.cms |title=Review |last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |date=21 December 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624022631/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/moviereview/2641799.cms |archive-date=24 June 2008}}</ref> Despite commending the "great performances" and excellent directing, Gautaman Bhaskaran of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', too, suggested that the movie "suffers from a weak script."<ref name="THR1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=10573 |title=Review |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gautaman |date=31 January 2008 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728042305/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=10573 |archive-date=28 July 2010}}</ref> Likewise, Derek Kelly of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' criticized it for what he described as its "touchy-feely-ness" attention to "a [[special needs]] kid's plight." Kelly also disliked the film for being "so resolutely caring ... and devoid of real drama and interesting characters" that "it should have 'approved by the Dyslexia Assn.' stamped on the posters."<ref name="Variety">{{Cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935724.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |title=Review |last=Derek |first=Kelly |date=28 December 2007 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728042433/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935724.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |archive-date=28 July 2010}}</ref> The core plot of the movie was reported to be similar to the 1985 American movie ''[[Love, Mary]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Manjula |date=2009-05-24 |title=No ripoffs, please |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/no-ripoffs-please/cid/623609 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>

=== Scholarly response ===
In his article "''Taare Zameen Par'' and dyslexic savants" featured in the ''Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology'', Ambar Chakravarty noted the general accuracy of Ishaan's dyslexia. Though Chakravarty was puzzled by Ishaan's trouble in simple arithmetic—a trait of [[dyscalculia]] rather than dyslexia—he reasoned it was meant to "enhance the image of [Ishaan's] helplessness and disability". Labeling Ishaan an example of "dyslexic savant syndrome", he especially praised the growth of Ishaan's artistic talents after receiving help and support from Nikumbh, and deemed it the "most important (and joyous) neurocognitive phenomenon" of the film. This improvement highlights cosmetic neurology, a "major and therapeutically important issue" in [[cognitive neuroscience]] and [[neuropsychology]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chakravarty |first=Ambar |year=2009 |title=Taare Zameen Par and dyslexic savants |journal=Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=99–103 |doi=10.4103/0972-2327.53077 |pmc=2812748 |pmid=20142854 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Likewise, in their article "Wake up call from 'Stars on the Ground'" for the ''Indian Journal of Psychiatry'', T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao and V. S. T. Krishna wrote that the film "deserves to be vastly appreciated as an earnest endeavor to portray with sensitivity and empathetically diagnose a malady in human life". They also felt it blended "modern professional knowledge" with a "humane approach" in working with a dyslexic child. However, the authors believed the film expands beyond disabilities and explores the "present age where everyone is in a restless hurry". The pair wrote, "This film raises serious questions on mental health perspectives. We seem to be heading to a state of mass scale mindlessness even as children are being pushed to 'perform'. Are we seriously getting engrossed in the race of 'achievement' and blissfully becoming numb to the crux of life i.e., experiencing meaningful living in a broader frame rather than merely existing?" The film depicts how "threats and coercion are not capable of unearthing rich human potentialities deeply embedded in children", and that teachers should instead map their strengths and weakness. With this in mind, the author felt that Khan "dexterously drives home the precise point that our first priority ought to be getting to know the child before making any efforts to fill them with knowledge and abilities". Overall, the pair found a "naive oversimplification" in the film. With India "only recently waking to recognizing the reality and tragedy of learning disability", however, they "easily [forgave the film's fault] under artistic license".<ref name="ground">{{Cite journal |last1=Rao |first1=T. S. Sathyanarayana |last2=Krishna |first2=V. S. T. |year=2008 |title=Wake up call from 'Stars on the Ground' |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=2–4 |doi=10.4103/0019-5545.39749 |pmc=2745856 |pmid=19771297 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

=== Public response ===
The film raised awareness of the issue of dyslexia, and prompted more open discussions among parents, schools, activists, and policymakers.
Anjuli Bawa, a parent-activist and founder of Action Dyslexia Delhi, said that the number of parents who visit her office increased tenfold in the months following the film's release.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303201.html?nav=rss_education&sid=ST2008060400877 |title=The Pain of Dyslexia, As Told by Bollywood, Page 1 |last=Lakshmi |first=Rama |date=4 June 2008 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=22 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134022/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303201.html?nav=rss_education&sid=ST2008060400877 |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> Many began taking a more proactive approach by contacting her after noticing problems, rather than using her as a last resort. Gupte himself received "many painful letters and phone calls" from Indian parents. He noted, "Fathers weep on the phone and say they saw the film and realized that they have been wrong in the way they treated their children. This is catharsis."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303201_2.html?nav=rss_education&sid=ST2008060400877 |title=The Pain of Dyslexia, As Told by Bollywood, Page 2 |last=Lakshmi |first=Rama |date=4 June 2008 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=22 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134030/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303201_2.html?nav=rss_education&sid=ST2008060400877 |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref>

These reactions have also brought about a change in policies. The film, only ten days after its debut, influenced the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] to provide extra time to disabled children—including visually impaired, physically disabled, and dyslexic students—during exams. In 2008, Mumbai's civic body also opened 12 classrooms for autistic students. In [[Chandigarh]], the education administration started a course to educate teachers on how to support children with learning disabilities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Business_of_Bollywood/Taare_Zameen_Par_inspires_people_institutions_into_action/articleshow/2946132.cms |title=Taare Zameen Par inspires people, institutions into action |last=Lakshmi |first=Rama |date=12 April 2008 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=22 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518122424/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Business_of_Bollywood/Taare_Zameen_Par_inspires_people_institutions_into_action/articleshow/2946132.cms |url-status=live |archive-date=18 May 2011}}</ref>

The film has had a similarly positive response in [[Greater China]], where the film was not officially released yet has a large online cult following due to Aamir Khan's popularity in the region after the success of ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009). The film has been well received by Chinese audiences for how it tackles issues such as education and dyslexia, and is one of the highest-rated films on popular Chinese film site [[Douban]], along with two other Aamir Khan films, ''3 Idiots'' and ''[[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]]'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/zl/bagua/blog/2017-05-19/10105939/350163497/14df122910102wywr.shtml |title=印度的良心阿米尔·汗如何用电影改变国家 |date=19 May 2017 |work=[[Sina Corp|Sina]] |access-date=11 December 2017 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224085618/http://ent.sina.com.cn/zl/bagua/blog/2017-05-19/10105939/350163497/14df122910102wywr.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.chinanews.com/yl/2017/05-11/8220929.shtml |title=《摔跤吧！爸爸》主演阿米尔·汗被誉为"印度刘德华"-中新网 |date=11 May 2017 |work=[[China News Service]] |access-date=11 December 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227161827/http://www.chinanews.com/yl/2017/05-11/8220929.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Spiritual successor ==
{{Main Article| Sitaare Zameen Par}}
In 2025, a spiritual successor titled ''Sitaare Zameen Par'' was announced. Directed by R.S. Prasanna and produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit, the film features Khan alongside [[Genelia Deshmukh]] and a cast of ten newcomers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-05 |title=Aamir Khan's 'Sitaare Zameen Par' first poster: R.S. Prasanna brings a story of 'Sabka Apna Apna Normal' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aamir-khans-sitaare-zameen-par-first-poster-r-s-prasanna-brings-a-story-of-sabka-apna-apna-normal/articleshow/120892662.cms |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Unlike its predecessor, which focused on [[dyslexia]], ''Sitaare Zameen Par'' centers around a basketball coach who trains a team of players with intellectual disabilities, and is an official remake of 2018 Spanish film [[Champions (2018 film)|''Champions'']].<ref>{{cite web | title=Sitaare Zameen Par poster: Aamir Khan teases story about special people and fans are 'ready to sob'; film out next month | date=5 May 2025 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sitaare-zameen-par-poster-out-aamir-khan-teases-a-special-story-about-special-people-film-out-june-20-101746427656775-amp.html }}</ref> Sitaare Zameen Par was theatrically released on 20 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Sitaare Zameen Par first poster: Aamir Khan doesn't look pleased around a bunch of kids; film to release on June 20 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sitaare-zameen-par-first-poster-aamir-khan-doesnt-look-pleased-around-a-bunch-of-kids-film-to-release-on-june-20-9983453/lite/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aamir Khan Starrer Sitaare Zameen Par's First Look Out {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/aamir-khan-starrer-sitaare-zameen-pars-first-look-out-73580.html |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Filmfare |language=en}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of accolades received by Taare Zameen Par}}

Among its many awards, ''Taare Zameen Par'' won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] for 2008,<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/20159/Taare-Zameen-Par-sweeps-Filmfare-Awards.html |title=Taare Zameen Par sweeps Filmfare Awards |date=24 February 2008 |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228125818/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/20159/Taare-Zameen-Par-sweeps-Filmfare-Awards.html |archive-date=28 February 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2010}}</ref> as well as the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare]].<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{Cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2009/sep/r2009090707.pdf |title=55th National Film Awards for the Year 2007 |publisher=Press Information Bureau ([[Govt. of India]]) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007125534/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2009/sep/r2009090707.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2009}}</ref> Khan's directorial role and Safary's performance were recognized at the 2008 Zee Cine Awards,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/27/3817/index.html |title=Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2008 |date=27 April 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814222126/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/27/3817/index.html |archive-date=14 August 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 November 2010}}</ref> 2008 Filmfare Awards,<ref name="filmfare" /> and 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/05/5746/index.html |title=Winners of 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards |date=5 December 2009 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208013537/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/05/5746/index.html |archive-date=8 December 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 November 2010}}</ref>

=== 2009 Academy Awards submission and ''Slumdog Millionaire'' ===
''Taare Zameen Par'' was initially acclaimed as India's official entry for the 2009 [[List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Awards Best Foreign Film]],<ref name="reutersosc">{{Cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-35580920080921 |title='Taare Zameen Par' is India's entry to Oscars |last=Jamkhandikar |first=Shilpa |date=21 September 2008 |work=Reuters |access-date=30 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075259/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-35580920080921 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="toiosc">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Taare_Zameen_Par_is_Indias_entry_for_Oscar/articleshow/3507409.cms |title=Taare Zameen Par is India's entry for Oscar |date=21 September 2008 |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=30 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024034146/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Taare_Zameen_Par_is_Indias_entry_for_Oscar/articleshow/3507409.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zeenews.com/Entertainment/2008-12-22/493040news.html |title=Aamir gets congratulatory call from Oscar panel chief for 'TZP'! |date=22 December 2008 |publisher=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526052744/https://www.webcitation.org/6AMidPZ2S?url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/movies-and-theatre/aamir-gets-congratulatory-call-from-oscar-panel-chief-for-tzp_493040.html |archive-date=26 May 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2009}}</ref> but after it failed to progress to the short list, a debate began in the Indian media as to why Indian films never win Academy Awards.<ref name="code">{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-cant-indian-films-crack-the-oscar-code/86058-8.html |title=Why can't Indian films crack the Oscar code? |last=Mishra |first=Somen |date=23 February 2009 |publisher=CNN-IBN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012162642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-cant-indian-films-crack-the-oscar-code/86058-8.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> Speculation for the reasons behind ''Taare Zameen Par''{{'}}s failed bid included [[Rediff.com]]'s Arthur J. Pai's observation that it lacked mainstream media attention;<ref name="special">{{Cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/14taare-zameen-par-out-of-oscar-race.htm |title=Taare Zameen Par out of Oscar race |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |date=14 January 2009 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809193033/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/14taare-zameen-par-out-of-oscar-race.htm |archive-date=9 August 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> AMPAS jury member Krishna Shah criticized its length and abundance of songs.<ref name="musical">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090082117&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |title=Why Taare ... didn't make it to the Oscars |date=1 February 2009 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526052706/https://www.webcitation.org/6AMNXQhPk?url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx%3Fid=ENTEN20090082117&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |archive-date=26 May 2024 |access-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| quote = "Three days before ''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]'' hit theaters in the U.S. and India, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its shortlist of nine films edging closer to a foreign-language nomination. India's submission, the powerful and moving ''Taare Zameen Par'' by Aamir Khan, didn't make the cut. Sadly, that film never will be seen by mainstream American audiences; yet ''Chandni Chowk'' is enjoying a hefty publicity push. If only ''Taare Zameen Par'' could have gotten its hands on that magic potato."
| source = — American film critic Lisa Tsering in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]].''<ref name="THR2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/film-review-chandni-chowk-to-china-1003931198.story |title=Film Review: Chandni Chowk to China |last=Tsering |first=Lisa |date=15 January 2009 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=12 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116181607/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/film-review-chandni-chowk-to-china-1003931198.story |archive-date=16 January 2009}}</ref>
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Khan claimed that he was "not surprised" that ''Taare Zameen Par'' was not included in the Academy Award shortlist,<ref name="aamirkhan">{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/no-obama-like-leader-in-indian-politics-aamir-38498-2009-01-30 |title=No Obama-like leader in Indian politics: Aamir |date=31 January 2009 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=31 January 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225510/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/26844/Cinema/No+Obama-like+leader+in+Indian+politics:+Aamir.html |archive-date=28 November 2010}}</ref> and argued, "I don't make films for awards. I make films for the audience. The audience, for which I have made the film, really loved it and the audiences outside India have also loved it. What I am trying to say is that film has been well loved across the globe and that for me it is extremely heartening and something that I give very high value to."<ref name="aamirkhan2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/I-don-t-make-films-for-awards-Aamir-Khan/Article1-373139.aspx |title=I don't make films for awards: Aamir Khan |last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=31 January 2009 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183100/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/i-don-t-make-films-for-awards-aamir-khan/article1-373139.aspx |archive-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=31 January 2009}}</ref>

The Indian news media also frequently compared ''Taare Zameen Par's'' nomination failure with the British drama film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''{{'}}s multiple Academy Award nominations and wins,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_aamir-s-taare-zameen-par-misses-oscar-shortlist_1221595 |title=Aamir's 'Taare Zameen Par' misses Oscar shortlist |date=14 January 2009 |publisher=DNA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925082541/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_aamir-s-taare-zameen-par-misses-oscar-shortlist_1221595 |archive-date=25 September 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_slumdog-bags-10-oscar-hopes_1224030 |title=Slumdog bags 10 Oscar hopes |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AM78sK18?url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_slumdog-bags-10-oscar-hopes_1224030 |archive-date=1 September 2012 |access-date=22 July 2010 |last=Shetty-Saha |first=Shubha |date=17 February 2009 |publisher=DNA}}<br />{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200902171661.htm |title=Govt. lauds Rahman, 'Slumdog' team |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AM75BKr5?url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200902171661.htm |archive-date=1 September 2012 |access-date=26 May 2010 |date=17 February 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}<br />{{cite web |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090113-114349.html |title=Is 'Slumdog' India's? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728043411/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090113-114349.html |archive-date=28 July 2010 |access-date=26 May 2010 |date=13 January 2009 |publisher=AsiaOne}}</ref> and noted that other Indian films in the past were overlooked.<ref name="dnaart">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_gujarat-says-jai-ho-to-slumdog-victory_1233778 |title=Gujarat says Jai Ho to Slumdog victory |last=Quadri |first=Misbah |date=24 February 2009 |publisher=DNA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926175430/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_gujarat-says-jai-ho-to-slumdog-victory_1233778 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> Film critic [[Rajeev Masand]] argued that it is difficult to compare the two films and noted that ''Slumdog Millionaire'' was being marketed in a way that Indian films such as ''Taare Zameen Par'' could not compete with.<ref name="masandchat">{{Cite web |url=http://features.ibnlive.in.com/chat/view/237.html |title=Live Chat: Rajeev Masand on Rahman, Oscars – IBNLive |publisher=DNA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225021147/http://features.ibnlive.in.com/chat/view/237.html |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> In this context, ''Slumdog Millionaire'' actor [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] stated, "I'm sad that Aamir's ''Taare Zameen Par'' didn't make it to the final round of the Oscars. I thought it to be way better than ''Slumdog'' [''Millionaire'']..., without taking away anything from Boyle and the kids. But, Indian movies are underestimated there."<ref name="maheshman">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/No-more-acting-for-me-Mahesh-Manjrekar/articleshow/4448172.cms |title=No more acting for me: Mahesh Manjrekar |last=Ashar |first=Urvashi |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=26 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427203517/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/No-more-acting-for-me-Mahesh-Manjrekar/articleshow/4448172.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-date=27 April 2009}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Film|Bollywood}}
*[[List of artistic depictions of dyslexia]]
* [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== Further reading ==
{{refbegin}}

*{{Cite web|last=Mohideen|first=Nabeel|date=26 December 2007|editor-last=Hoelterhoff|editor-first=Manuela|title=Aamir Khan Makes Sparkling Debut as Film Director With ''Taare''|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFf17G89ZsOM|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112210912/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFf17G89ZsOM|archive-date=12 January 2015|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|location=[[New Delhi]]}}
*{{Cite web|last=Mukherjee|first=Krittivas|date=24 December 2007|title=''Taare Zameen Par'', film on dyslexic child, pulls at Indian heartstrings|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-31102120071224?sp=true|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428001621/https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-31102120071224?edition-redirect=in|archive-date=28 April 2021|publisher=[[Reuters]] Life|location=[[Mumbai]]}}
*{{Cite interview|last=Chhabra|first=Aseem|interviewer=[[Joe Palca|Palca, Joe]]|title=Singing The Praises Of Bollywood Films|type=Radio|last2=Kumar|first2=Amitava|last3=Tharoor|first3=Shashi|url=https://www.wbur.org/npr/101151401|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102328/https://www.wbur.org/npr/101151401|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|publisher=[[WBUR-FM]]|date=25 February 2009|location=[[Boston]]}}

{{refend}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb title|title=Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par)}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|title=Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par)}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama title|taare-zameen-par}}

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Urangatha Ninaivugal

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{{Infobox film
| name = Urangatha Ninaivugal
| image =
| caption =
| director = R. Bhaskaran
| producer = R. Bhaskaran
| studio = Sugandhavani Films
| story = Shanmugapriyan
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]<br /> [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]<br /> [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Balu Mahendra]]
| editing = R. Bhaskaran
| released = {{Film date|1983|2|24|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Urangatha Ninaivugal''''' ({{translation|''Dreams which don't sleep''}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by R. Bhaskaran. The film stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]], [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] and [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]. It was released on 24 February 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urangatha Ninaivugal (1983) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/urangatha-ninaivugal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231111072123/https://screen4screen.com/movies/urangatha-ninaivugal |archive-date=11 November 2023 |access-date=18 February 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=February 2022}}

== Cast ==
*[[Sivakumar]] as Rishi
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] as Uma
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Bharath
*[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Gowri
*[[Silk Smitha]] as Pownu
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Raghavan
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Amar
*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Uma's father

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by [[M. G. Vallabhan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urangatha Ninaivugal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/urangatha-ninaivugal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218105345/https://mossymart.com/product/urangatha-ninaivugal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=18 February 2022 |access-date=2022-02-18 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urangaatha Ninaivugal (1983) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/urangaatha-ninaivugal-songs-T0002989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230528054830/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/urangaatha-ninaivugal-songs-T0002989 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Narumana Malargalin" is set in [[Vagadheeswari]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=17 January 2014 |title=Pious notes |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/pious-notes/article5585979.ece |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221051745/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/pious-notes/article5585979.ece |archive-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers
|-
| Artha Rathiri || [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| Mouname Nenjil I || [[K. J. Yesudas]]
|-
| Mouname Nenjil II || [[Ilaiyaraaja]], K. J. Yesudas
|-
| Narumana Malargalin || [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| Paadu Pattu || P.Susheela, [[Deepan Chakravarthy]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|8702710}}

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Ganga Gowri (1997 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ganga Gowri
| image = Ganga Gowri (1997 film).jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = Madheswaran
| writer = Madheswaran<br />Vasantharajan <small>(dialogues)</small>
| producer = N. Vishnuram
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arun Vijay]]|[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]]|[[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]]}}
| cinematography = Kichaas
| editing = B. S. Vasu–Saleem
| music = [[Sirpy]]
| studio = Ganga Gowri Production
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|9|11}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ganga Gowri''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Madheswaran. The film stars [[Arun Vijay]] (credited as Arun Kumar), [[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]], and [[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]] while [[Vadivelu]], [[Dindigul I. Leoni]], and Siva play supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193802/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=2013-12-23 |website=INDOlink}}</ref> It was released on 11 September 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganga Gowri (1997) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ganga-gowri-2 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=en-US |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224050246/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ganga-gowri-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Shiva and his brother Vichu are carefree youths, while their father Pandiyan is a miser. Shiva falls in love with Ganga at first sight and tries to seduce her with Vichu's help. Ultimately, Ganga also falls in love with him. Gowri comes from her village and begins to work in Pandiyan's house as a maid. A few months ago, Shiva was bitten by a snake, and Muthu saved him. Muthu cannot marry Gowri because of their horoscope. According to tradition, Gowri must marry another man for a week and then can marry Muthu. Shiva, grateful to Muthu for saving his life, married her and left the village. Thereafter, Gowri did not want to marry Muthu anymore. Muthu understood and advised her to rejoin Shiva. Finally, Pandiyan accepts the marriage of Shiva and Ganga. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Arun Vijay]] as Shiva
*[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]] as Gowri
*[[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]] as Ganga
*[[Vadivelu]] as Vichu
*[[Dindigul I. Leoni]] as Pandiyan
*Siva as Muthu
*Vijaya Chandrika
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
*[[Vichu Viswanath]]
*[[Peeli Sivam]]
*[[Sirpy]] in a guest appearance
}}

==Production==
''Ganga Gowri'' was Arun Kumar's second collaboration with production company Ganga Gowri Productions after their previous film ''[[Kathirunda Kadhal]]'' performed poorly. The film marked the directorial debut of Madheshwaran who previously assisted [[Aabavanan]] and [[Manobala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730150916/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |archive-date=30 July 2017 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Indolink}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Sirpy]], with lyrics written by [[Palani Bharathi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganga Gowri (1997) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000873.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131223192318/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000873.html |archive-date=2013-12-23 |access-date=2013-12-23 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| "Bull Bull Thara" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 4:53
|-
| "Kadhal Solla Vandhen" || [[P. Unni Krishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] || 4:51
|-
| "Kadhalare Kadhalare" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 4:55
|-
| "Margazhi Neerada" || Mano, Sirpy || 5:14
|-
| "Poonthendrale Velaiyadu" || Mano, Sujatha Mohan || 5:00
|-
| "Poovukkul Puthaiyal" || Mano || 4:26
|-
|"Kadhalare Kadhalare" (film version)||Sirpy ||4:55
|}

== Reception ==
Ji of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said most of the scenes are lively and comically moving with minimal characters but panned the old-fashioned thaali sentiment climax and dialogues.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜி. |date=12 October 1997 |title=கங்கா கெளரி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-10-12/page/n17/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224044223/https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-10-12/page/n17/mode/2up |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=16 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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Loev

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{{Short description|2015 Indian romantic drama film by Sudhanshu Saria}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Loev
| image = Loev poster.jpg
| caption = Netflix release poster
| alt = An image of Shiv Pandit and Dhruv Ganesh embracing in a bed
| director = [[Sudhanshu Saria]]
| producer = {{ubl|Sudhanshu Saria|[[Arfi Lamba]]|Katharina Suckale|Jasleen Marwah}}
| screenplay = Sudhanshu Saria
| starring = {{ubl|Dhruv Ganesh|[[Shiv Panditt]]}}
| music = [[Tony Kakkar]]
| cinematography = Sherri Kauk
| editing = Nitesh Bhatia
| studio = {{ubl|Bombay Berlin Film Productions|Four Line Films}}
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Film date|2015|11|19|df=y|[[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival|Tallinn Film Festival]]|2017|5|1|[[Netflix]]}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = India
| language = {{ubl|Hindi|English}}
| budget = US$1 million (approximate)
| gross =
}}

'''''Loev''''' (pronounced ''love'') is a 2015 Indian [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Sudhanshu Saria]]. It stars Dhruv Ganesh and [[Shiv Panditt]] as two friends who set off to the [[Western Ghats]] for a weekend trip and focuses on their complex emotional and sexual relationship. It was Ganesh's final film, as he died from [[tuberculosis]] before its release. ''Loev'' also features Siddharth Menon and Rishabh Chaddha in supporting roles. The film's title is a [[Sensational spelling|deliberate misspelling]] of the word "love".

Saria wrote ''Loev''{{'s}} script while he was working on the draft of the unreleased film ''I Am Here'' and drew heavily from his personal experiences. It was eventually picked up for production by [[Arfi Lamba]] and Katherine Suckale despite Saria's own doubts on its viability. Principal photography took place at [[Mahabaleshwar]], in the Western Ghats in peninsular India, and at [[Mumbai]]. The film was shot in the summer of 2014 over the course of sixteen days by the cinematographer Sherri Kauk in [[2K resolution]]. It relied on [[crowdfunding]] and cost-cutting measures; its budget was relatively low at US$1{{spaces}}million.

''Loev'' had its world premiere at the 2015 [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]] in Estonia. It had its North American premiere at the 2016 [[South By Southwest]] Film Festival and premiered in India at the 2016 [[Mumbai Film Festival|Mumbai International Film Festival]]. It was released on [[Netflix]] on 1 May 2017. The film was well received by critics and audiences during its international premieres at film festivals. Particular praise was given for the script, as well as the performances of Ganesh and Panditt. Commentators were also appreciative of the unconventional and fresh treatment of [[Homosexuality in India|same-sex relationships in India]]. The film won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2016 [[TLVFest|Tel Aviv International Film Festival]].

==Plot==
Sahil (Dhruv Ganesh), a young Mumbai-based musician, plans a weekend getaway to the [[Western Ghats]] with his childhood friend, Jai (Shiv Panditt), a successful businessman who lives in New York, but visits Mumbai for a business meeting. The duo drive to [[Mahabaleshwar]] overnight and upon arrival decide to visit the local market. While at a music store, Jai is impressed by Sahil's skill as a guitarist and suggests that he pursue a career as a full-time musician.

Throughout their trip, they argue about their past failure to maintain a relationship. Sahil is irked by Jai's increasingly indifferent behaviour and his workaholic nature. Jai, on the other hand, is disgruntled with Sahil's continuous complaints. One night, Jai makes a pass at Sahil, who is initially hesitant but eventually responds to his advances. The next morning, the two visit the Ghats as Sahil had intended. Sahil takes Jai to an overhanging cliff with a scenic view of Mahabaleshwar, where the two kiss. They later return to a hotel in Mumbai for Jai's scheduled business meeting. At the hotel room, the two admit to their mutual attraction, just before Jai has to leave for his meeting. Sahil interrupts the meeting and embarrasses Jai with a romantic gesture witnessed by everyone present. This leads to a confrontation between the two back in the hotel room, during which Sahil accuses Jai of being scared of coming out. Jai counters by blaming Sahil for not reciprocating his affection from the beginning. The two kiss, but when Sahil tries to pull away, Jai rapes him, only to immediately regret it. Jai apologises and tells Sahil that he need not stay any longer if he doesn't want to. Sahil stays, but refrains from conversing with Jai.

As planned, the two meet Alex (Menon), Sahil's boyfriend, who is accompanied by a friend, Junior (Chaddha). The group discuss their lives over supper, which is cut short by an argument between Alex and Sahil over the former's irresponsible behaviour. The four head back to the hotel room to collect Sahil's belongings, as Jai plans to return to New York later that night. Alex notices the guitar and insists that Sahil play for him; Sahil obliges with an original song. Alex dances with Jai, who is completely smitten by Sahil by this point. Alex offers to take back Sahil's belongings and give the two some more time together. When he leaves, Sahil and Jai embrace, but do not talk about the rape.

At the airport, Jai asks Sahil to leave. He rejects Sahil's efforts at reconciliation, and tells him that they can never be together because they have vastly different lives. When they eventually part ways, Jai writes a text message to Sahil saying he loves him but does not send it. Alex arrives at the airport to pick Sahil up, much to his surprise. He tries to make up for his mistakes by offering Sahil a heartfelt apology as the two drive back to their apartment.

==Cast==
*Dhruv Ganesh as Sahil
*[[Shiv Panditt]] as Jai
*[[Siddharth Menon (actor)|Siddharth Menon]] as Alex
*Rishabh J. Chaddha as Junior

==Production==
===Development===
[[File:Aditi Rao Hydari and Shiv Pandit at Teacher’s day celebrations (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Shiv Panditt in a white T-shirt and camo jacket, looking away from the camera|[[Shiv Panditt]] (''pictured, 2017'') came across the film's script during a casual meeting with Sudhanshu Saria.]]

''Loev''{{'}}s script was written by [[Sudhanshu Saria]] in the United States when he was working on the screenplay of another film, ''I Am Here''.<ref name="PÖFF">{{Cite web |title=Loev |url=http://m.poff.ee/eng/films/programmes.p/tridens-first-feature-film-competition/loev |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103235804/http://m.poff.ee/eng/films/programmes.p/tridens-first-feature-film-competition/loev |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |publisher=[[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival|PÖFF]]}}</ref> Describing the film as "small, fragile, honest", Saria said that through his endeavours he "tries to capture the silences and the things unsaid in male friendships".<ref name="huff">{{Cite web |last=Saria |first=Sudhanshu |date=12 March 2016 |title=Making "Loev" in Mumbai |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sudhanshu-saria/making-loev-in-mumbai_b_9447512.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630043246/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sudhanshu-saria/making-loev-in-mumbai_b_9447512.html |archive-date=30 June 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref> He began working on ''Loev'' because he was unable to manage funds for ''I Am Here''.<ref name="here">{{Cite web |last=Meza |first=Ed |date=11 February 2016 |title=Bombay Berlin Strengthens Indian-German Connection |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/bombay-berlin-strengthens-indian-german-connection-1201703255/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107005325/http://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/bombay-berlin-strengthens-indian-german-connection-1201703255/ |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 January 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> At the time of the script's inception, Saria had no plan of making it into a [[feature film]], as he believed that no investors or actors would want to be associated with a film that he thought would be censored or banned in its home country.<ref name="huff" /> The narrative of the production, which is set in Saria's hometown, Mumbai, follows many personal experiences that he himself went through, growing up in the Indian hill town of [[Darjeeling]], and later at the [[Ithaca College|Ithaca Arts College]], New York.<ref name="summer">{{Cite web |last=Ramanth |first=Nandini |date=14 February 2016 |title=It's not about love but 'Loev' in gay-themed indie |url=https://thereel.scroll.in/803548/its-not-about-love-but-loev-in-gay-themed-indie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103170359/https://thereel.scroll.in/803548/its-not-about-love-but-loev-in-gay-themed-indie |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref name="huff" /> The dialogue was written in [[Hinglish]], a macaronic hybrid use of English and [[Languages of South Asia|South Asian languages]].<ref name="gq">{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Suprateek |date=6 June 2017 |title=The Indian film that attempts to turn the world right side up |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/the-indian-film-that-attempts-to-turn-the-world-right-side-up/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721095658/https://www.gqindia.com/content/the-indian-film-that-attempts-to-turn-the-world-right-side-up/ |archive-date=21 July 2017 |access-date=21 July 2017 |website=[[GQ (Indian edition)|GQ]]}}</ref><ref name="iif">{{Cite web |date=4 October 2016 |title=Jio MAMI MFF 2016: Sudhanshu Saria's Labour of Loev |url=http://indiaindependentfilms.com/2016/10/04/jiomami-2016-loev-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104001142/http://indiaindependentfilms.com/2016/10/04/jiomami-2016-loev-interview/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |publisher=India Independent Films}}</ref>

Pre-production work for the film began in February 2014, when Katharina Suckale, Jasleen Marwah, and [[Arfi Lamba]] of the Bombay Berlin Film Production showed interest in adapting the script into a full-length feature film.<ref name="budget">{{Cite web |last=Pritchard |first=Tiffany |date=20 November 2015 |title=Q&A: Sudhanshu Saria, 'Loev' |url=http://m.screendaily.com/5097165.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319152238/http://m.screendaily.com/5097165.article |archive-date=19 March 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Screendaily.com]]}}</ref><ref name="namrata">{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |date=2 February 2016 |title=Crazy little thing called Loev |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/crazy-little-thing-called-loev/article8181846.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202013805/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/crazy-little-thing-called-loev/article8181846.ece |archive-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> Saria said the screenplay was written out of "deep shame and fear" and on completion was not pitched to any investors, but instead put away into a drawer.<ref name="summer" /> The script was picked up by Suckale and Lamba, who agreed to co-produce Saria's directorial debut.<ref name="summer" /> The film's title is a [[Sensational spelling|deliberate misspelling]] of the word ''love'', though the two are [[pronunciation|pronounced]] identically and are essentially [[synonym]]s. The misspelling was explained by Saria in an interview with ''[[Gaylaxy]]'': "no matter how different love may look like compared to convention, i.e. no matter how it is spelt, it is still love".<ref name="spell">{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Sachin |date=27 October 2016 |title='Loev' Hua – an interview with director Sudhanshu Saria |url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/exclusive/loev-director-interview/#gs.a9KhaYk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084110/http://www.gaylaxymag.com/exclusive/loev-director-interview/#gs.a9KhaYk |archive-date=27 January 2018 |access-date=27 January 2018 |website=[[Gaylaxy]]}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of India]]'s December 2013 decision to reinstate [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]], which criminalised same-sex relationships in India, had a major bearing on Saria's work.<ref name="statement">{{Cite web |title=Director's statement |url=http://loevfilm.com/directors-statement/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104001717/http://loevfilm.com/directors-statement/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=Loev}}</ref> In the film's official release statement Saria talked about the environment that he worked in, saying "It was in this India [referring to the Supreme Court judgement] that our actors, technicians, investors and supporters came together to make this film, working in absolute secrecy."<ref name="statement" />

The film stars [[Shiv Panditt]] and Dhruv Ganesh; the former came across the film's script during a casual meeting with Saria. In an interview with ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'', Panditt discussed the meeting between him and Saria, saying, "he had no desire to cast me, [...] because he thought I do only commercial films. I had to force it out of him. But when I heard it I found it interesting and we decided to do it".<ref name="dna">{{Cite web |last=Chaya |first=Unnikrishanan |date=14 October 2016 |title=I have two films at MAMI this year: Shiv Pandit |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-have-two-films-at-mami-this-year-shiv-pandit-2263808 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219071904/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-have-two-films-at-mami-this-year-shiv-pandit-2263808 |archive-date=19 December 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> Saria called Ganesh for the table read for the protagonist of the film, Sahil, and was greatly impressed by his approach to the character. Ganesh was apprehensive about playing the character, but after initial scepticism he agreed to play the role.<ref name="budget" /> Siddharth Menon and Rishabh J. Chaddha play supporting roles in the film.<ref name="wendy">{{Cite web |last=Ide |first=Wendy |date=20 November 2015 |title='Loev': Review |url=http://m.screendaily.com/5097137.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104092653/http://m.screendaily.com/5097137.article |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Screendaily.com]]}}</ref> ''Loev'' marked the last film role for Ganesh, as he died of [[tuberculosis]] in January 2015, while the film was in post-production.<ref name="summer" /> The opening credits in the film's final cut honour his memory.<ref name="fpj">{{Cite web |date=5 May 2017 |title=Loev: A happening 'Loev' story |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/movie-reviews/loev-a-happening-loev-story/1063158 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721114710/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/movie-reviews/loev-a-happening-loev-story/1063158 |archive-date=21 July 2017 |access-date=10 May 2017 |website=[[Free Press Journal]]}}</ref>

===Filming and post-production===
[[File:Mahabaleshwar-scene.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A scenic view of a river valley in the Western Ghats|[[Mahabaleshwar]] in the [[Western Ghats]], India, was used as the backdrop for the location of the film.]]

Principal photography began in the summer of 2014 and took place entirely in [[Mumbai]] and [[Mahabaleshwar]], a small hilltown in the [[UNESCO World Heritage]] site of the Western Ghats, in peninsular India.<ref name="huff" /><ref name="summer" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Suprateek |date=3 February 2016 |title=Sudhanshu Saria's Debut 'Loev' Has Been Selected for the SXSW Festival |work=[[HuffPost]] |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/02/03/sudhanshu-sarias-debut-lo_n_9149228.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126150108/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/02/03/sudhanshu-sarias-debut-lo_n_9149228.html |archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> [[American Film Institute]] alumnus Sherri Kauk served as the [[director of photography]] for the film. ''Loev'' was filmed in a single schedule in a short span of 16 days. Saria said, "We had to plan well, be extremely frugal, count every penny and make sure it all ended up on the screen."<ref name="iif" /><ref name="latimes">{{Cite web |last=Borowiec |first=Steven |date=24 May 2016 |title='Loev': A love story that could change Bollywood |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-loev-same-sex-indian-romance-20160523-snap-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230031007/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-loev-same-sex-indian-romance-20160523-snap-story.html |archive-date=30 December 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

With a modest budget of $1{{spaces}}million, the production of ''Loev'' was funded partly by the production partners, and by [[private equity]].<ref name="budget" /> A [[crowdfunding]] campaign was started on the funding portal [[Indiegogo]], raising an amount of approximately {{USD}}4,000.<ref name="Indiegogo">{{Cite web |title=Loev |url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/loev#/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104090533/https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/loev |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |publisher=[[Indiegogo]]}}</ref> In an interview with Manoj Sharma of Pandolin, a digital film magazine, Lamba talked about the struggle of funding the project saying that the investors had backed out at the last-minute at more than one occasion.<ref name="pandolin">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Manoj |title=Experience 'Loev' at MAMI |url=https://pandolin.com/experience-loev-at-mami/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727043801/https://pandolin.com/experience-loev-at-mami/ |archive-date=27 July 2017 |access-date=25 January 2017 |publisher=Pandolin}}</ref> The film's crew members financed the project from their own salaries to meet the cost of production.<ref name="budget" />

The filming was done discreetly as Saria feared opposition from the local community towards the film's underlying subject of homosexuality.<ref name="vaga">{{Cite web |last=Tuli |first=Aanchal |date=7 November 2006 |title=No Coming out Scene, No Gay Caricatures: What Went behind Making India's Cutest Gay Love Story |url=https://www.vagabomb.com/No-Coming-out-Scene-No-Gay-Caricatures-What-Went-behind-Making-Indias-Cutest-Gay-Love-Story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104090557/https://www.vagabomb.com/No-Coming-out-Scene-No-Gay-Caricatures-What-Went-behind-Making-Indias-Cutest-Gay-Love-Story/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=Vagabomb}}</ref> Among the crew members, only a core group were aware of the details of the plot, and to the rest of the crew it was a [[road movie|road trip film]], one identical to ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001). Crew members were left surprised while filming the scene where Panditt kisses Ganesh in the outdoors as most of them were unaware of any romantic involvement between the two characters.<ref name="vaga" /> Panditt found the rape scene difficult to shoot, because of the emotional weight it carried: "What I did to overcome my revulsion was to not stand judgment over my character Jai's action. I just went with how Jai reacted to the given situation."<ref name="pandit">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash |date=8 May 2017 |title=Shiv Pandit talks about playing a gay character in Loev |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shiv-pandit-talks-about-playing-a-gay-character-in-loev-2430390 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516054536/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shiv-pandit-talks-about-playing-a-gay-character-in-loev-2430390 |archive-date=16 May 2017 |access-date=10 May 2017 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref>

The [[film editing]] process began in June 2015; the team of editors was headed by Nitesh Bhatia, and Pritam Das was the sound mixer. Sweta Gupta was the film's [[art director]], and the costumes were by Rohit Chaturvedi. [[Tony Kakkar]] provided the soundtrack for the film.<ref name="credits">{{Cite web |title=Credits |url=http://loevfilm.com/credits/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104002128/http://loevfilm.com/credits/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=Loev}}</ref> An original track recorded by Kakkar, entitled "Ek Chaand", was released as part of the official soundtrack for the film.<ref name="iTunes">{{Cite web |date=4 May 2017 |title=Ek Chaand (From "Loev") – Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ek-chaand-from-loev-single/1233040150 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726152655/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ek-chaand-from-loev-single/id1233040150 |archive-date=26 July 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref> It was released on 4 May 2017, under the label of Desi Music Factory on [[iTunes]].<ref name="iTunes" /> A two-and-a-half-minute preview of the song was released on [[YouTube]] in the same month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2017 |title=Ek Chaand from the film Loev – Vocals by Tony Kakkar |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWJGwdnvlf0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWJGwdnvlf0&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=22 June 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

''Loev''{{'}}s entire editing and sound mixing process was completed on 25 November, after four months of post-production work.<ref name="Indiegogo" /> With a total runtime of 92 minutes, the film was pitched under the labels of Bombay Berlin Film Productions and Four Line Films.<ref name="PÖFF" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosario |first=Kennith |date=18 August 2016 |title=Crossing cinematic borders |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Crossing-cinematic-borders/article14576009.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126150105/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Crossing-cinematic-borders/article14576009.ece |archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> Its foreign distribution rights were acquired by Loic Magneron's Wide Management, a Paris-based sales-production-distribution house.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=10 May 2015 |title=Cannes: France's Wide Adds 'La Vanite,' 'Loev,' 'Manina' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/global/cannes-frances-wide-adds-la-vanite-loev-manina-1201492072/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104233904/http://variety.com/2015/film/global/cannes-frances-wide-adds-la-vanite-loev-manina-1201492072/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=4 January 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The deal was finalised after a meeting between Magneron and Saria at the film's Tallinn premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saria |first=Sudhanshu |date=24 November 2015 |title=First Person: Sudhanshu Saria on Bringing His First Feature 'Loev' To The Screen |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/11/first-person-sudhanshu-saria-on-bringing-his-first-feature-loev-to-the-screen-213519/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104233749/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/11/first-person-sudhanshu-saria-on-bringing-his-first-feature-loev-to-the-screen-213519/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=4 January 2017 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> However, the distribution rights were withdrawn when the producers entered into negotiations with [[Netflix]]. The worldwide rights of the film were acquired by Netflix in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodderhouse |first=Diana |date=19 April 2017 |title=Netflix Acquires Sudhanshu Saria's Indian Romance 'Loev' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/netflix-sudhanshu-saria-debut-feature-loev-indian-gay-love-story-sxsw-1202072107/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419230418/http://deadline.com/2017/04/netflix-sudhanshu-saria-debut-feature-loev-indian-gay-love-story-sxsw-1202072107/ |archive-date=19 April 2017 |access-date=19 April 2017 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

==Themes and influences==
{{quote box|width = 27em|''Loev'' isn't a tale of shantytowns like ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' and features none of the exotic imagery seen in [[Gurinder Chadha]]'s ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]''. Instead it is a drama that explores the contours of love and friendship [...] Their topics of discussion aren't poverty or religion but romantic and professional fulfillment.|Steven Borowiec, ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''<ref name="latimes" />}}
[[File:Ang Lee 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.70|Commentators noted similarities between ''Loev'' and [[Ang Lee]]'s (''pictured, 2009'') 2005 film ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''.]]

The themes of unrequited love and self-acceptance are central to ''Loev'' as noted by such commentators as Aseem Chhabra, Zack Ford, and Subhash K. Jha. They wrote in their reviews that the theme of sexuality takes a backseat to the aforementioned subjects.<ref name="aseem">{{Cite web |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |date=15 February 2016 |title=Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/special/aligarh-was-not-meant-to-be-a-political-film/20160215.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617062520/http://www.rediff.com/movies/special/aligarh-was-not-meant-to-be-a-political-film/20160215.htm |archive-date=17 June 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref name="ford">{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Zack |date=11 October 2016 |title=Indian film 'Loev' shows self-acceptance in an unaccepting society |url=https://thinkprogress.org/loev-film-review-99606d5831d8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724112842/https://thinkprogress.org/loev-film-review-99606d5831d8 |archive-date=24 July 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |website=[[ThinkProgress]]}}</ref><ref name="jha">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=5 May 2017 |title='Loev' Is Not a "Gay Film", It's an Unforgettable Love Story |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2017/05/05/loev-indias-answer-to-ang-lees-brokeback-mountain |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025131651/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/loev-indias-answer-to-ang-lees-brokeback-mountain |archive-date=25 October 2017 |access-date=5 May 2017 |website=The Quint}}</ref> Chhabra, a New York-based film writer and director noted that the film beautifully presented an emotional journey of gay characters, who seemed to be comfortable with their identity.<ref name="latimes" /> Also, as expressed by Saria himself, the film was intended as a "universal story about attraction".<ref name="latimes" /> He did not want to conform to a single definition for the film or the relationship between two lead characters.<ref name="joshi">{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |date=20 February 2016 |title=Nothing queer about gay films |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/nothing-queer-about-gay-films/article8258167.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220100649/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/nothing-queer-about-gay-films/article8258167.ece |archive-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>

While ''[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]]''{{'}}s Siddharth Naidu thought of the film as politically radical and emotionally raw, Chhabra called it the least bit political in another editorial for [[Rediff.com]].<ref name="aseem" /><ref name="naidu">{{Cite web |last=Naidu |first=Siddharth |date=21 October 2016 |title=Loev Movie Review – A Poignant Wistful Tale of Homosexual Relationships |url=http://www.voxspace.in/2016/10/21/loev-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724115335/http://www.voxspace.in/2016/10/21/loev-movie-review/ |archive-date=24 July 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |website=VoxSpace}}</ref> This view was shared by the freelance journalist Steven Borowiec, who wrote that the social context of same-sex relationships in India remained "mostly off-screen".<ref name="latimes" /> Writing for ''[[ThinkProgress]]'', Ford also noted that although the socio-political backdrop "is never explicitly mentioned, it's alluded to throughout".<ref name="ford" /> Addressing the same issue, Saria said that ''Loev'' is not a political film, but the act of making it was a political one. He said, "[W]hat started out as an intellectual act of protest quickly became something else. Love."<ref name="statement" /> Jha believed that it marked "a new beginning for cinema on unconstitutional love in India".<ref name="jha" />

While working in the United States, Saria familiarised himself with [[Independent film|independent]] [[Cinema of the United States|American cinema]], which greatly influenced his work.<ref name="PÖFF" /> He also listed such directors as the [[Dardenne brothers]], [[Éric Rohmer]] and [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] as influential during his formative years as a filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2015 |title=Sudhanshu Saria's Labour of 'Loev' |url=http://indiaindependentfilms.com/2015/11/20/sudhanshu-saria-loev-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224070315/http://indiaindependentfilms.com/2015/11/20/sudhanshu-saria-loev-interview/ |archive-date=24 February 2017 |access-date=20 June 2017 |publisher=India Independent Films}}</ref> Critics and commentators drew parallels between ''Loev'' and [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' (2005), with some observing the palpable similarity "in the way the rocky terrain is used to define the theme of forbidden love".<ref name="jha" /> The film was also thought to be visually and structurally similar to [[Andrew Haigh]]'s ''[[Weekend (2011 film)|Weekend]]'' (2011), and [[Wong Kar-wai]]'s ''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]'' (1997).<ref name="summer" /> Ford thought that despite being a lot more subtle in its portrayal of same-sex affection in comparison to ''Weekend'', ''Loev'' was still "quite novel for Bollywood".<ref name="ford" />

==Release==
''Loev'' premiered at the [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]], Estonia on 19 November 2015.<ref name="PÖFF" /> The film was then screened at various other film festivals across Europe and Asia, including the [[Jeonju International Film Festival]], South Korea; the [[Istanbul International Film Festival]], Turkey; the [[Art Film Fest]]ival, Slovakia; and the [[Transilvania International Film Festival]], Romania.<ref name="loev">{{Cite web |title=Festival Selections |url=http://loevfilm.com/festival-selections/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103171619/http://loevfilm.com/festival-selections/ |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=Loev}}</ref> It had its North American premiere on 12 March, for the "Visions" section at the 2016 [[South By Southwest|South By SouthWest Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schedule |url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event_FS19489 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103170127/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event_FS19489 |archive-date=3 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |publisher=[[South by Southwest]]}}</ref> The [[TLVFest|Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival]], the [[BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival]], and the [[Frameline Film Festival]] were among the LGBTQ film festivals that featured the production.<ref name="loev" /> The film won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2016 [[TLVFest|Tel Aviv International Film Festival]].<ref name="kerala" />

Upon release in India at the "India Gold" segment of the 2016 [[Mumbai Film Festival]], ''Loev'' garnered positive response from critics.<ref name="vaga" /><ref name="iif" /> It was also screened at the 2016 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="kerala">{{Cite web |title=Loev |work=26th International Film Festival of Kerala |url=http://iffk.in/loev/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163736/http://iffk.in/loev/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=4 January 2017 |publisher=[[International Film Festival of Kerala]]}}</ref> ''Loev'' was released on [[Netflix]] on 1 May 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodderhose |first=Diana |date=19 April 2017 |title=Netflix Acquires Sudhanshu Saria's Indian Romance 'Loev' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/netflix-sudhanshu-saria-debut-feature-loev-indian-gay-love-story-sxsw-1202072107/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508172033/http://deadline.com/2017/04/netflix-sudhanshu-saria-debut-feature-loev-indian-gay-love-story-sxsw-1202072107/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=9 May 2017 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> A new poster was unveiled for the film's Netflix release. Designed by an Indian-based designing house, Pigeon & Co, it featured the two lead actors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowan-Legg |first=Shelagh |date=4 May 2017 |title=Loev Releases New Poster for Netflix Launch |url=http://screenanarchy.com/2017/05/loev-releases-new-poster-for-netflix-launch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504234922/http://screenanarchy.com/2017/05/loev-releases-new-poster-for-netflix-launch.html |archive-date=4 May 2017 |access-date=9 May 2017 |website=[[Screen Anarchy]]}}</ref> Shortly after the film's release, [[Rajeev Masand]] hosted Saria on a talk show on News18 and organised a roundtable discussion for the lead actors, Saria, and the film's producers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |title=Writer-Director Sudhanshu Saria talks about his film Loev |url=http://www.news18.com/videos/movies/watch-director-sudhanshu-saria-talks-about-his-film-loev-1190754.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724115147/http://www.news18.com/videos/movies/watch-director-sudhanshu-saria-talks-about-his-film-loev-1190754.html |archive-date=24 July 2017 |access-date=16 January 2016 |publisher=[[News18]]}}</ref> In May 2017, the film had a special screening in Mumbai, which was attended by the entire cast and crew along with Bollywood personalities such as [[Richa Chaddha]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], Rannvijay Singh, [[Bejoy Nambiar]], [[Shruti Seth]], and [[Meiyang Chang]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2017 |title=Exclusive screening of Loev was a star-studded affair |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040517/exclusive-screening-of-loev-was-a-star-studded-affair.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506012451/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040517/exclusive-screening-of-loev-was-a-star-studded-affair.html |archive-date=6 May 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
===Domestic===
''Loev'' received positive response from critics at the Mumbai Film Festival; Manika Verma from the [[Mumbai Film Festival#MAMI|MAMI Young Critics Lab]] gave a largely positive review calling the film a "breather", and stating that it "doesn't pander and conform to the stereotypes, a trap very easy to fall into."<ref name="manika">{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Manika |date=3 November 2016 |title=MAMI young critics review : A 'Loev' story with a difference |url=http://pandolin.com/mami-young-critics-review-a-loev-story-with-a-difference/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024200706/http://pandolin.com/mami-young-critics-review-a-loev-story-with-a-difference/ |archive-date=24 October 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |publisher=Pandolin}}</ref> The view was shared by [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'', who wrote that the film added a new dimension to gay cinema; she thought the endeavour was "a deceptively simple yet nuanced and heartfelt take on the eternal relationship conundrum."<ref name="namrata" /> Subhash K. Jha gave the film four stars out of five, defining it not as a gay film but an "unforgettable love story". Applauding the cinematography, direction, and the performances from Ganesh and Panditt, he described the film as one that not only "re-defines love and passion in the context of the Indian reality, it is a new beginning for cinema on unconstitutional love in India."<ref name="jha" /> Deepali Singh also praised the film in her review for ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'', with particular emphasis on the cinematography and Ganesh's performance. She thought there were several memorable scenes in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Deepali |date=6 May 2017 |title=Movie Review: Loev |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-movie-review-loev-2428807 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509005826/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-movie-review-loev-2428807 |archive-date=9 May 2017 |access-date=6 May 2017 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> Praising the chemistry of the leading cast, Joshi said Panditt was "all solidity and strength", and Ganesh "tenderness and vulnerability".<ref name="namrata" />

===International===
{{quote box|width = 25em|A wistful, meandering gay love story, ''Loev'' is very unsensational by the standards of LGBT cinema produced elsewhere in the world. But in India, where homosexuality is punishable by law, this gentle film is quietly revolutionary.|Wendy Ide, ''[[Screen International]]''<ref name="wendy" />}}

''Loev'' garnered praise from critics at many film festivals; commentators were largely laudatory of both the film's sensitive treatment of a homosexuality theme and the performances of the cast.<ref name="vaga" /><ref name="toi">{{Cite news |date=16 May 2017 |title='Loev' praised for sensitive portrayal of homosexuality |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loev-praised-for-sensitive-portrayal-of-homosexuality/articleshow/58684272.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180110083039/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loev-praised-for-sensitive-portrayal-of-homosexuality/articleshow/58684272.cms |archive-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> Reviewing the film at [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]], Shelagh Rowan-Legg of ''[[Screen Anarchy]]'' praised the refreshing concept of the film, different from the usual cinema associated with India: "''Loev'' examines the personal and the political, [...] in a sensitive yet open portrait of love and sexuality." Rowan-Legg further called the cast "tailor-made", lauding Panditt in particular and saying, "Pandit perfectly times the slow release of his frustration, [...] is both appalling and believable."<ref name="shelagh">{{Cite web |last=Rowan-Legg |first=Shelagh |date=30 November 2015 |title=Black Nights 2015 Review: Loev, Lovers In A Dangerous Time |url=http://screenanarchy.com/2015/11/black-nights-2015-review-loev.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163257/http://screenanarchy.com/2015/11/black-nights-2015-review-loev.html |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Screen Anarchy]]}}</ref> Although finding Ganesh to be "a charismatic presence on screen", ''[[Screen International]]''{{'}}s Wendy Ide{{snd}}otherwise impressed with the cast's performances{{snd}}stated, "naturalistic acting style notwithstanding, there is something not entirely persuasive about the relationship between Jai and Sahil."<ref name="wendy" />

''Loev'' was well received in North America. Its screening was the first time an Indian film was shown at the [[South by Southwest Film Festival]]; Brooke Corso of ''The Macguffin'' remarked that the beautiful and heartbreaking film shines when "it focuses on what is said when the characters aren't speaking, and what is avoided when they do."<ref name="corso">{{Cite web |last=Corso |first=Brooke |date=21 March 2016 |title=SXSW Film Review: Loev |url=https://macguff.in/film-reviews/sxsw-loev/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104091927/https://macguff.in/film-reviews/sxsw-loev/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=The Macguffin}}</ref> Matt Shiverdecker of ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]'' was largely laudatory of the production at the same event as well, dubbing it as a "small miracle".<ref name="matt">{{Cite web |last=Shiverdecker |first=Matt |date=13 March 2016 |title=SXSW Film review: 'Loev' succeeds |url=http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2016/03/13/sxsw-film-review-loev-succeeds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024214425/http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2016/03/13/sxsw-film-review-loev-succeeds/ |archive-date=24 October 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=[[Austin-American Statesman]]}}</ref> He praised the film's realism, and attributed its success to the actors and to the beautiful scenery.<ref name="matt" /> Siddhant Adlakha of Birth Movies Death called ''Loev'' a "minuscule film of miraculous construction" and "a melancholy tale where questions have no easy answers, [...] but one where bliss, even momentary, feels infinite."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adlakha |first=Siddhant |date=1 May 2017 |title=Loev Review: A Complicated Romance In The Indian Mountains |url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/05/01/loev-review-a-complicated-romance-in-the-indian-mountains |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110082410/http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/05/01/loev-review-a-complicated-romance-in-the-indian-mountains |archive-date=10 January 2018 |access-date=1 May 2017 |publisher=Birth Movies Death}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
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|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Recipient and nominee
!scope="col"| Result
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! scope="row" |2015
|[[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]]
| Tridents Award (First Feature)
|''Loev''
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="namrata" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2016
|[[Guadalajara International Film Festival]]
|Best Feature Film
|''Loev''
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=FICG31 announces its Official Competitive Selection for Premio Maguey Evolution |url=http://www.ficg.mx/32/index.php/en/news/541-ficg31-announces-its-official-competitive-selection-for-premio-maguey-evolution |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113155229/http://www.ficg.mx/32/index.php/en/news/541-ficg31-announces-its-official-competitive-selection-for-premio-maguey-evolution |archive-date=13 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |publisher=[[Guadalajara International Film Festival]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Frameline Film Festival]]
|Best Feature (Jury)
|''Loev''
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loev |url=https://ticketing.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=3699&FID=53 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113154746/https://ticketing.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=3699&FID=53 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |publisher=[[Frameline Film Festival]]}}</ref>
|-
|AT&T Audience Award
|''Loev''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[SXSW Film Festival]]
|Visions (Audience Award)
|''Loev''
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loev |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event_FS19489 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113155008/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event_FS19489 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |publisher=[[South by Southwest]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[TLVFest|Tel Aviv Film Festival]]
| Audience Award – Best Feature
| ''Loev''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="kerala" />
|}

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Stella Maris English School

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'''Stella Maris School''' is an English Medium Convent School which is located in [[Vadgaon Sheri]] in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India. It is a private school. The school is managed by the Society of St. Ursula. The school is recognised by the Government of Maharashtra, but is not a grant-in-aid school. The syllabus followed is that prescribed by the Department of Education, Maharashtra State. It is a '''Co-Ed. School'''.<ref>[http://www.punediary.com/html/stellamaris_school.html "Stella Maris School"] ''[[Pune|PuneDiary.com]]''</ref><ref>[http://parentingfundas.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/top-schools-in-pune/ "Top Schools in Pune"]</ref>

==History==
A young Frenchwoman, later to be known as Mother [[Anne de Xainctonge]] became deeply aware of the lack of educational opportunities for the girls of her time and was inspired to open schools.

On 29 November 1596, Mother Anne left her native town [[Dijon, France]] in spite of all resistance from her family to start the Society of St. Ursula. Through struggles and sufferings, she founded the Society of St. Ursula on 16 June 1606.

Many young women joined and committed themselves to this noble profession of educating girls and women of their time.

In 1953, some Swiss Sisters of the Ursulines order came to India to continue the work that their founder had begun. The three schools in [[Pune]], namely St. Ursula High School in [[Nigdi]], Stella Maris School in [[Vadgaon Sheri]], K. Bajaj School and St. Ursula School at Kankavavli are Sister Institutions.

==Background and campus==
The school is engaged in providing education to students from L.K.G. to std 12th. There are 42 teachers providing education to 1,918 students. Various sports & cultural programs are held round the year for extra circulars activities in the school. Each class is divided into three sections ''A'', ''B'' and ''C'', which includes an average of 60 students in each section.

The campus of the school is divided into Three divisions, ''Pre-Primary'', '' Primary'', ''Secondary'' and ''Higher Secondary''. ''Primary'' and ''Pre-Primary'' includes levels L.K.G. to Std fifth and ''Secondary'' includes levels Std fifth to tenth.

===Pre-Primary and Primary Section===
The pre-primary section and primary section includes classes from L.K.G. to class four. The headmistress of the section is ''Sr. Ida'' who is also the vice-principal of the school. The teaching staff of primary section includes eighteen teachers and 1080 students. The staff is different from the staff in the secondary section, in exception of the teachers of L.K.G. and U.K.G. who teaches subjects like ''Drawing'', ''Craft'' and ''Needle-Work'' to the senior students in afternoon. The primary section has its own play ground for children during break timings or P.T. times.

==== Secondary Section ====
The secondary section includes classes from class five to class ten. The headmistress of the section is ''Sr. Jolly'' who is also the principal of the school. The teaching staff includes twenty-three teachers and around 900 students. The section includes two playgrounds which makes a total of three grounds for the school. In the two grounds one is a [[association football|football]] ground and the other is a [[basketball court]].

==Higher Secondary Section==
Higher Secondary Section is a new section for classes of 11th std. In this section, there is a new uniform that is different from the other ones. It is Located Near The Secondary Section.

==Houses==
The students in the school are divided into different houses. In the primary section the students are divided into five houses each named after a flower. The houses are:
* Rose
* Lotus
* Lily
* Daisy
* Jasmine

In secondary section the students are divided into four houses each named after a colour. The houses are:
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| Red || ''Satya'' || ''Truth''
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| Blue || ''Shanti'' || ''Peace''
|-
| Green || ''Daya'' || ''Mercy''
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| Yellow || ''Kshama'' || ''Forgiveness''
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of schools in Pune]]

==References==
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Basel Evangelical School, Mangaluru

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'''Basel Evangelical School''', or BEM School, is a school in Car Street in [[Mangaluru]] city in the state of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/childrens-film-festival-launched-in-mangaluru/article6599055.ece|title=Children's Film festival launched in Mangaluru |date=14 November 2014|access-date= 18 December 2018|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=187615
|title=Mangalore: BEM Educational Institutions celebrate 175 years
|date=7 September 2013
|access-date= 18 December 2018
|newspaper=Daijiworld
|author=Spoorthi Ullal}}</ref> It was established in the year 1838 by the [[Basel Mission|Basel Evangelical Mission]].<ref name='thn'>{{cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/bem-clocks-175-years/article5100364.ece
|title=B.E.M. clocks 175 years
|date=6 September 2013
|access-date= 18 December 2018
|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> [[K. S. Hegde]] and [[Kayyar Kinhanna Rai]] have studied in this institution.<ref name='thn'/>

== History ==
Basel Evangelical School is one of the oldest educational institutes in South India, and in the year 2013, it had 480 students, from lower primary to the pre-university classes. Established in 1838 by German Christian missionaries, the high school section was added in 1888. It received permanent recognition from the Madras government in 1940. Since 1959, the school is managed by South Kanara Educational and Cultural Society. [[Ferdinand Kittel]], who composed the [[Kannada]]-English dictionary, taught here.<ref name='thn'/>

==References==
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B. Vijayalakshmi

2026-02-21T07:53:26Z

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'''B. Vijayalakshmi''' (1952 – 12 May 1985) was a physicist from India.

== Early life and education ==
Born into a conservative family, she obtained her master's degree from [[Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College]], [[Tiruchirappalli|Tiruchirapalli]] in 1974 and joined the Department of Theoretical Physics.<ref name="thebetterindia.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/195304/tamil-nadu-woman-scientist-b-vijayalakshmi-cancer-inspiring-india/|title=Undaunted by Cancer, She Wrote 11 International Papers Before Passing Away|date=2019-09-14|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2019/03/04/b-vijayalakshmi-physicist-academia/|title=B. Vijayalakshmi : The Physicist Who Fought Feudalistic Academia{{!}} #IndianWomenInHistory|last=Sen|first=Nayonika|date=2019-03-04|website=Feminism In India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/Vijayalakshmi.pdf|title=Lilavati's Daughters|chapter=A heroic struggle of a scientist with cancer|last=Govindarajan|first=T R|website=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref> In 1982, she completed a PhD from [[University of Madras|Madras University]], and soon met and married T. Jayaram.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
B. Vijayalakshmi's studies explored the topics of relativistic equations of higher spin in external electromagnetic and gravitational fields, looking for ways higher spin theories could be constructed. Soon after she worked on spinning particles in non-relativistic [[quantum mechanics]]. It was around 1978 when the Association of Research Scholars of the Madras University was formed and was contributed to by B. Vijayalakshmi.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1980, she gave talks at the biannual High Energy Physics Symposium of the [[Department of Atomic Energy]] held at the university in [[Kochi]]. She was treated with high regard after this and respect for her studies. Although her health deteriorated due to cancer she published five publications on the relativistic wave equations in external fields and completed her requirements for Ph.D., describing large classes of relativistic equations previously unknown to the scientific community. As [[supersymmetry]] became more popular her work shifted and she wrote two papers on the topic. For more than two more years B. was studying relativistic equations from different angles.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="thebetterindia.com"/>

== Personal life ==
After meeting her husband and marrying in 1978, B. Vijayalakshmi slowly became more involved in [[Left communism|communist leftist]] movements as time would allow, with her beliefs shifting into [[atheism]]. During her studies in quantum mechanics, she was diagnosed with widespread stomach and abdominal [[cancer]], and eventually started using a wheelchair; however, she persisted with her work.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Death and legacy ===
B. Vijayalakshmi died on 12 May 1985.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

[[Sashi Kumar]] created a documentary about her life called "Vijayalakshmi: The Story of a Young Woman with Cancer".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://cerebrate.in/margtapovan2010/2012/03/22/mr-sashi-kumar/| title=Mr. Sashi Kumar| website=Celebrate| date=22 March 2012| access-date=16 December 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218133620/http://cerebrate.in/margtapovan2010/2012/03/22/mr-sashi-kumar/| archive-date=18 December 2019| url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2042276772_B_Vijayalakshmi Research of B. Vijayalakshmi]

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Thangam Thennarasu

2026-02-14T03:06:26Z

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| image = Thangam Thennarasu.jpg
| caption = Thenarasu (centre right) presenting a [[lifetime achievement award]] to N. Dharmarajan
| name = Thangam Thenarasu
| office = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu)]]
| term_start = 16 June 2023
| term_end = 28 September 2024
| predecessor = [[V. Senthil Balaji]]
| successor = [[V. Senthil Balaji]]
| office1 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu)]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor1 = [[Palanivel Thiagarajan]]
| termstart1 = 11 May 2023
| termend1 =
| 2namedata = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 2blankname = Chief Minister
| office2 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu)]]
| term_start2 = 7 May 2021
| term_end2 = 10 May 2023
| 2blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 2namedata2 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor2 = [[M. C. Sampath]]
| successor2 = [[T. R. B. Rajaa]]
| office3 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu)]]
| term_start3 = 13 May 2006
| term_end3 = 15 May 2011
| 3blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 3namedata3 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| predecessor3 = [[C. V. Shanmugam]]
| successor3 = [[C. V. Shanmugam]]
| office4 = Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 13 May 2011
| term_end4 =
| constituency4 = [[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
| predecessor4 = Constituency Created
| term_start5 = 11 May 2006
| term_end5 = 13 May 2011
| constituency5 = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| predecessor5 = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
| successor5 = [[Vaigaichelvan]]
| term_start6 = 4 March 1998
| term_end6 = 13 May 2001
| constituency6 = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| predecessor6 = [[V. Thangapandian]]
| successor6 = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|06|03}}
| birth_place = [[Mallankinaru]], composite [[Ramanathapuram district]],<br/>[[Madras State]]<br/>(now [[Virudhunagar district]],<br/>[[Tamil Nadu]]), [[India]]
| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse =
| relations = [[V. Thangapandian]] (Father)<br /> [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]] (Sister)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320235855/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/16/stories/2009031660530800.htm Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident]</ref>
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| occupation = Politician
| website = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 THANGAM THENARASU]
}}
'''Thangam Thenarasu''' (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].

== Early life and education ==
He was born in [[Mallankinaru]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering.<ref name=":0" />

== Political career ==
He has served as a Minister for [[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics]] and [[Archaeology|Archeology]] Minister of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil nadu]]. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister [[V. Senthil Balaji]] who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor [[R. N. Ravi]] on the recommendations of Chief Minister [[M. K. Stalin|M K Stalin]].<ref name="TN Governor reallocates portfolios held by arrested minister Senthil Balaji, opposes his continuing in cabinet">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=TN Governor reallocates portfolios held by arrested minister Senthil Balaji, opposes his continuing in cabinet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-governor-re-allocates-portfolios-held-by-senthil-balaji-8667410/ |access-date=18 June 2023 |date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618100742/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-governor-re-allocates-portfolios-held-by-senthil-balaji-8667410/ |archive-date=18 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the [[Tamil Nadu]] assembly five times.<ref name=":0">[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website]</ref> He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]], [[V. Thangapandian]].

He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai constituency]] in [[1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections|1997–98 by-election]], and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/ByeElection/ByeFeb1998/S22/TN-204-LA.HTML 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]].

Thenarasu, whose father was [[V. Thangapandian]], a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) government minister,<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Descendants shine in the party of rising sun |first=B. |last=Kolappan |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015034/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archivedate=2016-04-21}}</ref> himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly created constituency of [[Tiruchuli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchuli]] for the [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 elections]].

He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex]].

==Elections contested and results==
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|-
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!width=100|Constituency
!width=70|Party
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
|-
|[[1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election]]
|[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|36.50%
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{lost}}
|40.32%
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|44.88%
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|54.36%
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|53.61%
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|59.15%
|}

==See also==
*[[Anna Centenary Library]]
*[[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010|Iniyavai Naarppathu Parade]]
*[[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex|Abonded assembly complex]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613102824/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/11/stories/2008061157860600.htm First Mega Job Fair]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article123826.ece Job Fair in Thiruchirapalli]
*[http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/business-news/employment/dmk-job-fairs-attract-both-firms-and-people-41051.html Job Fair Continued]

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Soundarya Bala Nandakumar

2026-02-14T00:13:47Z

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'''Soundarya Bala Nandakumar''' is an Indian singer and actress, who works in Tamil television and films. She is known for playing Revathy in the soap opera, ''[[Pagal Nilavu (TV series)|Pagal Nilavu]]'' (9 May 2016 –
9 March 2019).

== Career ==
===Singing===
In 2010, Soundarya made her television debut as a contestant in ''[[Airtel Super Singer 3|Super Singer 3]]''.<ref name="W">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/chennai-times-15-most-desirable-women-on-television-2017/articleshow/64160243.cms|title=Chennai Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2017|website=The Times of India|date=15 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="K">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/soundarya-bala-nandakumar-shares-an-old-pic-of-a-thinner-self-asks-everyone-to-not-body-shame/articleshow/69721855.cms|title=Soundarya Bala Nandakumar shares an old pic of a thinner self, asks everyone to not body shame|date=10 June 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She debuted as a singer with the film ''[[6 (film)|6 Meluguvarthigal]]'' (2013).<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/small-screen-joys/article17380863.ece|title=Small screen joys|first=K. V.|last=Vasudevan|date=28 February 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref> In 2015, she debuted as one of the lead actress in the television series ''[[Pagal Nilavu (TV series)|Pagal Nilavu]]'' after the makers of the series saw her performance in ''Super Singer''. She garnered acclaim for her role as Revathy in the series, which went on to run for almost 700 episodes.<ref name="W"/><ref name="K"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-serial-pagal-nilavu-comes-to-an-end/articleshow/68359495.cms|title=TV Serial Pagal Nilavu comes to an end|date=11 March 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="X">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/pagal-nilavu-crosses-500-episodes/articleshow/63466063.cms|title=Pagal Nilavu crosses 500 episodes|date=26 March 2018|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="S">{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/television/143300-vignesh-karthik-soundarya-pair-quits-from-pagal-nilavu-serial|title='' 'பகல் நிலவி'லிருந்து நானும் விக்னேஷும் ஏன் விலகினோம்?'' - விளக்கும் செளந்தர்யா [Why did Vignesh and I leave Pagal Nilavu - Soundarya explains]|date=27 November 2018|work=Vikatan|language=ta}}</ref> In 2016, she took part in the ''[[Airtel Super Singer 5|Super Singer 5 Mini Series]]''.<ref name="Y">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/I-am-taking-my-acting-career-slow-Soundarya/articleshow/52265255.cms|title=I am taking my acting career slow: Soundarya|first=Sharanya|last=CR|date=14 May 2016|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Soundarya was featured singing "[[Avatharam (1995 film)|Thendral Vanthu]]" in ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' (2016). She had previously sung that song on ''Super Singer''.<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/it-feels-surreal-to-act-with-thalapathy-soundarya-nandakumar/articleshow/72084899.cms|title=It feels surreal to act with Thalapathy: Soundarya Nandakumar|first=Sharanya|last=CR|date=17 November 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Her next song was "Kalavani" in ''[[Kodiveeran]]'', which she co-sang with VV Prasanna. In ''The Times of India'' review of the film's soundtrack, the reviewer wrote that "A folk duet, Prasanna and Soundarya shine in this one".<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-kodiveeran/articleshow/61689464.cms|title=Music Review: Kodiveeran|first=Sharanya|last=CR|date=18 November 2017|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

===Acting===
In 2018, [[Syed Anwar Ahmed|Syed Anwar]] and [[Sameera Sherief]] left ''Pagal Nilavu''. Soundarya told ''The Times of India'' how she influenced the makers of the series to give her more screen time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sameera-anwar-cant-claim-credit-for-pagal-nilavu-success-soundarya/articleshow/62863273.cms|title=Sameera & Anwar can't claim all credit for 'Pagal Nilavu' success: Soundarya|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 February 2018|first=Sharanya|last=CR|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> Later that year, Soundarya and [[Vignesh Karthick]] left the series as it was hard to continue the series without two of the main characters.<ref name="S" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/television/117206-pagal-nilavu-soundarya-interview|title='அன்வரும் சமீராவும் இயக்குநரை மிரட்டினாங்க..!' - 'பகல் நிலவு' சௌந்தர்யா [Anwar and Sameera threaten director! - 'Pagal Nilavu' Soundarya]|date=27 February 2018|work=Vikatan|language=ta}}</ref> That same year, she starred with [[Vignesh Karthick]], her ''Pagal Nilavu'' co-star in the short film ''Yours Shamefully'', which became viral upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/singer-soundarya-urges-people-not-to-abandon-dogs-during-coronacrisis/articleshow/74893938.cms|title=Singer Soundarya urges people not to abandon dogs during #CoronaCrisis|date=30 March 2020|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The team of the ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' saw the short and subsequently signed Soundarya to play a role in the film.<ref name="T" />

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2024
|''[[Super Singer 10]]''
|Guest performer
| rowspan="6" |[[Star Vijay]]
|Appeared in Isai Puyil Hits Round
|
|-
| 2010 - 2011 || ''[[Airtel Super Singer 3|Super Singer 3]]'' || rowspan="2" | Contestant || || style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="W" />
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Airtel Super Singer 4|Super Singer 4]]'' || || style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="W" />
|-
| 2016 - 2018 || ''[[Pagal Nilavu (TV series)|Pagal Nilavu]]'' || Revathy || || style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="X" />
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Airtel Super Singer 5|Super Singer 5]]'' || Contestant || Appears on ''Mini Series'' and Live Grand Finale || style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Y" />
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' || Guest || Appears on Day 100 || style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2019 |title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3 preview, October 1: Mugen Rao to jam with Super Singer Junior fame Priyanka and Soundharya Bala Nandakumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-preview-october-1-mugen-rao-to-jam-with-super-singer-junior-fame-priyanka-and-soundharya-bala-nandakumar/articleshow/71396357.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]'' || Bharathi || [[Zee Tamil|Zee Thamizh]] || Mega Thirumana Vaibhavam ||
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width:100%;
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kabali]]'' || Pub singer || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="T" />
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021 || ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' || College professor || style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''[[Vanakkam Da Mappilei]]'' || Preeti || style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''[[Thittam Irandu]]'' || Pallavi || style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''[[Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam]]'' || Akshaya Ramanujam || style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Citation|title=Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam Review: An earnest but simplistic conversation on caste and reservation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/yennanga-sir-unga-sattam/ottmoviereview/87254481.cms|access-date=2021-11-19}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Sync (film)|Sync]]'' || Madhu ||
|}

===Short films===
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|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2018 || ''Yours Shamefully'' || Pallavi || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="T" />
|-
| 2018 || ''Pesuvadhu Kiliya Pennazhagu Mozhiya'' || Shwetha ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Yours Shamefully 2: Dhev Diya'' || Diya || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="T" />
|-
| 2020 || ''Yours Shamefully 2.5 Reloaded'' || Saranya || style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Yours Shamefully 2.5: A 'short' set 15 years since COVID lockdown started. Interested? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/may/07/yours-shamefully-25-a-short-set-15-years-since-covid-lockdown-started-interested-2140479.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref>
|}

== Discography ==
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|-
! Year
! Film
! Song
! Lyricist
!Music Director
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2013 || ''[[6 (film)|6]]'' || "Aagaayam Bhoomikellam",
"Bigulu Bigulu"
| [[V. Z. Durai]]
|[[Srikanth Deva]]|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="A" />
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Kodiveeran]]''|| "Kalavani"
| [[Mohan Rajan]]
|[[N. R. Raghunanthan]]|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="B" />
|-
|2021
|''[[Bhoomi (2021 film)|Bhoomi]]''
|"Achamillai Achamillai"
|[[Madhan Karky]]
|[[D. Imman]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2022
|''[[Nadhi]]''
|"Katheri Poovasam"
|[[Yugabharathi]]
|[[Dhibu Ninan Thomas]]
|
|-
|''[[Iravin Nizhal]]''
|"Kaayam"
|[[R. Parthiban]]
| rowspan="2" |[[A. R. Rahman]]
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Lal Salaam (2024 film)|Lal Salaam]]''
|"Ther Thiruvizha" (additional vocals)
|[[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
|
|}

==Awards and nominations ==

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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Notes
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| rowspan="2" | 2017
| rowspan="4" | [[Vijay Television Awards]]
| Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actress
| {{Nominated}}
| ||
|-
| Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Screen Pair
| {{Nominated}}
| Nominated with [[Vignesh Karthick]] || style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8htJZvnuSM|title=Best On Screen Pair Award|work=Vijay Television|date=1 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actress
| {{Nominated}} ||
|
|-
| Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Screen Pair
| {{Nominated}}
| Nominated with Vignesh Karthick ||
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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*{{Twitter|Itsmesoundarya}}
*{{Instagram|soundarya_offl}}

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1962–63 Ranji Trophy

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{{Short description|Indian cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1962–63 Ranji Trophy
| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg
| imagesize = 350px
| caption = The Ranji Trophy
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| tournament format = [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| fromdate =
| todate =
| champions = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]
| count = 14
| participants = 21
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = [[Pankaj Roy]] (Bengal) (662)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1962/63 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1962-63/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| most wickets = [[Baloo Gupte]] (Bombay) (38)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1962/63 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1962-63/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| website =
| previous_year = 1961–62
| previous_tournament = 1961–62 Ranji Trophy
| next_year = 1963–64
| next_tournament = 1963–64 Ranji Trophy
}}

The '''1962–63 Ranji Trophy''' was the 29th season of the [[Ranji Trophy]]. [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] won the title defeating [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] in the final. The tournament was severely impacted by the [[Sino-Indian War|Chinese Aggression of 1962]]. [[Services cricket team|Services]] and [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] pulled out of the tournament after playing one game each. Being so close to the action [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] and [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] had to pull out of the tournament. When the ceasefire was ordered, the invaders were only a few kilometres away from [[Tezpur]], which was the headquarters of Assam cricket. [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] played one match and then closed their season as most of their players were employed in firms and factories which were pressed into defence production.

==Highlights==
*8-ball overs were used for the only time in Ranji Trophy.
*Following India's 0–5 loss to West Indies in the 1961–62 away series, BCCI contracted four West Indian fast bowlers to play in the Ranji Trophy. Thus [[Charlie Stayers]] played for Bombay, [[Roy Gilchrist]] for Hyderabad, [[Lester King (cricketer)|Lester King]] for Bengal and [[Chester Watson (cricketer)|Chester Watson]] for Delhi.
*[[Subhash Gupte]] took 15 for 104 for Rajasthan v Vidarbha.<ref>[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1962-63/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/CENTRAL/VIDAR_RAJ_RJI-C_21-23DEC1962.html Rajasthan v Vidarbha]</ref> This was the best bowling in a match in Ranji Trophy till [[1985–86 Ranji Trophy|1985–86]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Series/Ranji_Trophy/Bowling_Records/Best_Match_Bowling.html Most wickets in a match in Ranji Trophy]</ref>
*[[Rajinder Goel]] took 6 for 6 in four overs for Northern Punjab v Southern Punjab.<ref>[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1962-63/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/N-PNJB_S-PNJB_RJI-N_01-03DEC1962.html Southern Punjab v Northern Punjab]</ref>
*[[Pankaj Roy]] scored hundreds in both innings for Bengal v Hyderabad in the quarter-final.<ref>[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1962-63/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/BENG_HYD_RJI-QF_22-25FEB1963.html Bengal v Hyderabad, Quarter-final]</ref> This match involved fiery bowling by the West Indian fast bowlers [[Roy Gilchrist]] and [[Lester King (cricketer)|Lester King]]
*[[Gulabrai Ramchand|G. S. Ramchand]] scored a hundred in his third successive Ranji final, a unique feat.

==Group stage==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

===West Zone===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:160px"|Team
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''39''' || 2.512
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || '''23''' || 1.051
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || '''19''' || 0.990
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || '''14''' || 0.713
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || '''6''' || 0.561
|-
|}

===East Zone===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:160px"|Team
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''21''' || 3.653
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] {{refn|group="n"|[[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]]'s match against [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] was not played.}}
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''2''' || 0.370
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]] {{refn|group="n"|[[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]]'s match against [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] was not played.}}
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''2''' || 0.191
|}

===North Zone===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:160px"|Team
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || '''35''' || 2.595
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Northern Punjab cricket team|Northern Punjab]]
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || '''24''' || 1.235
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Railways cricket team|Railways]] {{refn|group="n"|[[Railways cricket team|Railways]]'s only match was against [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]].}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || '''19''' || 7.179
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Services cricket team|Services]] {{refn|group="n"|[[Services cricket team|Services]]'s only match was against [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]].}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || '''18''' || 2.051
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]]
| 5 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || '''15''' || 0.645
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''0''' || 0.381
|-
|}
{{col-2}}

===South Zone===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:160px"|Team
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''36''' || 2.342
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''33''' || 2.253
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]]
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''22''' || 1.193
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]]
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''7''' || 0.473
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''4''' || 0.410
|-
|}

===Central Zone===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:160px"|Team
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''26''' || 2.309
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || '''12''' || 0.922
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || '''9''' || 0.741
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || '''9''' || 0.693
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round8

| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 90px

|||||
|||||
|22 Feb 1963 – Calcutta|'''[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]'''|'''386 & 280'''|[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]|361 & 121/8
|||||

|15 Feb 1963 – Delhi|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]|204 & 146|'''[[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]'''|'''220 & 133/5'''
|2 Mar 1963 – Calcutta|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]|322 & 199|'''[[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''552'''

|9 Mar 1963 – Jaipur|[[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]|196 & 336|'''[[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''551/6d'''|

|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=yes
}}

===Final===

{{Test match
| date = 9–13 Mar 1963
| team1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]
| team2 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = '''551/6 decl (117 overs)'''
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Bapu Nadkarni|R. G. Nadkarni]] 219, [[Ramakant Desai]] 107, [[Gulabrai Ramchand|G. S. Ramchand]] 102
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Gundibail Sunderam|G. R. Sunderam]] 3/73
| score-team2-inns1 = '''196 (55.2 overs)'''
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Kishan Rungta]] 64
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Charlie Stayers]] 6/36
| score-team2-inns2 = '''336 (95 overs, follow on)'''
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Vijay Manjrekar]] 108
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Charlie Stayers]] 3/85
| result = Bombay won by an innings and 19 runs
| venue = [[Maharaja College, Jaipur|Maharaja College]] Ground, [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Sunil Banerjee]] and [[Samar Roy]]
| report = [https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1962-63/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/RAJ_BOM_RJI-FINAL_09-13MAR1963.html Scorecard]
| toss = Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field
| rain =
| notes =
}}

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=n}}

==Scorecards and averages==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1962-63.html CricketArchive]
*[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1962-63/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/ ESPNcricinfo]

==References==
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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}

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Dilip Vengsarkar

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{{short description|Former Indian cricketer and cricket administrator}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dilip Vengsarkar
| image = DilipVengsarkar.jpg
| caption = Vengsarkar in 2011
| country = India
| fullname = Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|4|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[medium pace bowling|medium]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1976–1992
| testdebutdate = 24 January
| testdebutyear = 1976
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 139
| lasttestdate = 5 February
| lasttestyear = 1992
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 21 February
| odidebutyear = 1976
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 19
| lastodidate = 14 November
| lastodiyear = 1991
| lastodiagainst = South Africa
| club1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1975/76–1991/92}}
| club2 = [[Staffordshire County Cricket Club|Staffordshire]]
| year2 = 1985
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 116
| runs1 = 6,868
| bat avg1 = 42.13
| 100s/50s1 = 17/35
| top score1 = 166
| deliveries1 = 47
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 78/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 129
| runs2 = 3,508
| bat avg2 = 34.73
| 100s/50s2 = 1/23
| top score2 = 105
| deliveries2 = 6
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 37/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 260
| runs3 = 17,868
| bat avg3 = 52.86
| 100s/50s3 = 55/87
| top score3 = 284
| deliveries3 = 199
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 126.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/31
| catches/stumpings3 = 179/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 174
| runs4 = 4,835
| bat avg4 = 35.29
| 100s/50s4 = 1/35
| top score4 = 105
| deliveries4 = 12
| wickets4 = 0
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
| catches/stumpings4 = 51/–
| date = 7 February
| year = 2010
| source = http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35654.html ESPNcricinfo
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cricket World Cup|ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 England and Wales]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup|ACC Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1984 Asia Cup|1984 United Arab Emirates]]|}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1988 Asia Cup|1988 Bangladesh]]|}}
}}
'''Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar''' {{audio|Dilip_Vengsarkar.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 6 April 1956) is a former Indian [[cricket]]er and a cricket administrator. He was considered to have a very good [[Drive (cricket)|drive]]. Along with [[Sunil Gavaskar]] and [[Gundappa Viswanath]], he was a key player in the Indian batting line up in the late 70s and early 80s. He was a member of the Indian team that won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]]. Vengsarkar also led the national side to [[1988 Asia Cup]] victory. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 [[World Championship of Cricket]]. He went on to play until 1992.

At the pinnacle of his career, Vengsarkar was rated as the best batsman in the Coopers and Lybrand rating (a predecessor of the PWC ratings) and he held the number one slot for 21 months until 2 March 1989.<ref>{{Citation|title=Miandad replaces Vengsarkar|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1989-03-03|access-date=2016-10-03|page=16|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage}}</ref> In 2014, he received the [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]], the highest honour conferred by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] on a former player.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=29 September 2017 |title=Dilip Vengsarkar 'honoured' to receive CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-dilip-vengsarkar-honoured-to-receive-ck-nayudu-lifetime-achievement-award-2036335 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=[[DNA India]] |language=en |quote="I feel honoured that I have been chosen for the C K Nayudu award which I guess, is the highest award for cricket in India. I am grateful to the BCCI," Vengsarkar told PTI.}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Dilip_Vengsarkar_Graph.png|thumb|Vengsarkar's career batting performance]]

Vengsarkar made his international cricket debut against New Zealand at [[Auckland]] in 1975–76 as an opening batsman. India won this Test convincingly, but he did not have much success. Later on he usually batted in the No.3 or No.4 position.

He played a memorable inning in 1979 against Asif Iqbal's Pakistan team in the 2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Requiring 390 to win on the final day, he led India's chase getting the team very close to a victory. India ended up with 364 for 6, just 26 runs short of what would have been a remarkable win. With [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]], [[Kapil Dev]] and [[Roger Binny]] back to the pavilion after the Tea break, Vengsarkar saw himself running out of partners and decided to play the last few overs for a draw. He remained unbeaten on 146.

During the 1978–79 Test Series in India against the West Indies, he was involved in a partnership of over 300 runs with [[Sunil Gavaskar]] at Calcutta, with both batsman scoring centuries.

He was a member of the [[1983 cricket World Cup|1983 World Champion's team]], though, on 15 June in a match against the West Indies, he was forced to miss the latter part of the tournament after being struck on the face by a bouncer from Malcolm Marshall, and resulted in seven stitches.<ref>{{cite web |last= Nayar |first= K. R. |title=It was Kapil’s Cup – Vengsarkar |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/it-was-kapils-cup---vengsarkar-1.137487
|website=Gulf News |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>
Post 1983, he had a productive run of scores between 1985 and 1987, where he scored centuries against [[Pakistan]], Australia, England, [[West Indies]] and [[Sri Lanka]], many of them in successive games.

While the West Indies pacemen dominated the cricket world, Dilip Vengsarkar was one of the few batsmen who was successful against them, and scored 6 centuries against the likes of [[Malcolm Marshall]], [[Michael Holding]] and [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]].

He is currently team mentor and coach for Telugu Warrior team in the Celebrity Cricket League Season 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=CCL 2016 winner: Telugu Warriors beat Karnataka Bulldozers to win Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2016 Final|url=http://www.india.com/sports/celebrity-cricket-league-ccl-2016-final-live-score-updates-telugu-warriors-vs-karnataka-bulldozers-946739/}}</ref>

He also scored a century at [[Lord's]] in 1986, thus scoring consecutive [[Test cricket|Test match]] centuries at Lord's in three matches.

==Captaincy==

Vengsarkar took over the captaincy from [[Kapil Dev]] after the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]], despite criticism that he missed the semi-final match due to a stomach disorder resulting from a seafood allergy. Although he started with two centuries in his first series as captain, his captaincy period was turbulent and he lost the job following a disastrous tour of the West Indies in early 1989 and a stand-off with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].

==Awards==
* Vengsarkar was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] for his on-field performances in 1981
* For his contribution to the Indian cricket the [[Government of India]] decorated him with the [[Padma Shri]] honour in 1987.
* [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 1987<ref>{{cite web| access-date=2007-04-02| publisher=[[Wisden Almanack]] | title=Dilip Vengasarkar| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154449.html}}</ref>
* Vengsarkar was awarded the [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award|C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award]] by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).<ref>[http://www.affairscloud.com/ck-naidu-lifetime-achievement-award-for-dilip-vengsarkar/ "CK Naidu lifetime achievement award for Dilip Vengsarkar "], "Affairscloud", 21 November 2014.</ref>

==Administrator==
[[File:The_Duke_and_Duchess_of_Cambridge_met_cricket_legends_Sachin_Tendulkar_and_Dilip_Vengsarkar_at_the_Oval_Maidan_in_Mumbai_(26337321926).jpg|thumb|Vengsarkar with [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]] and [[Sachin Tendulkar]] at the [[Oval Maidan]] in [[Mumbai]]]]

After retiring, Vengsarkar started the Elf-Vengsarkar Academy in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2007-03-14 |publisher=ELF.com |title=Vengasarkar as Match-Referee |url=http://www.elf.co.in/lub/lubin.nsf/VS_OPM/FA1ECEC136A21535C1256F38004DF727?OpenDocument&LG=EN& |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111150440/http://www.elf.co.in/lub/lubin.nsf/VS_OPM/FA1ECEC136A21535C1256F38004DF727?OpenDocument&LG=EN& |archive-date=11 January 2007 }}</ref> He became the vice-president of the Mumbai Cricket Association in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| access-date = 2007-03-14| work = Rediff.com| title=Vengasarkar wins MCA Elections| url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/apr/30mca.htm}}</ref> Although, he was the front runner for the post of the [[Indian national cricket selectors|Chairman, Selection Committee]],{{when|date=December 2021}} Dilip opted out because of his policy against zonal representation.{{clarify|date=December 2021}}<ref>{{cite web| date=19 September 1996 | access-date = 2007-04-02| work = Rediff.com| title=Vengasarkar outs out of selection committee| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/72795.html}}</ref> He was appointed the Chairman of the [[Talent Resource Development Wing]] when it was created in 2002 to develop cricket talent within the country.<ref>{{Cite news| access-date = 2007-03-14| title=TRDW – The Way to go| url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/30/stories/2006053004941900.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063817/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/30/stories/2006053004941900.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=1 October 2007| location=Chennai, India| work = [[The Hindu]]| date=30 May 2006}}</ref>
Presently he is Chief Adviser of the Cricket Association of Telangana (CAT).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cricketassociationoftelangana.com/cricketassociationoftelangana-CAT/AboutUs |title=About Cricket Association of Telangana |publisher=Cricket Association of Telagan |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>

In March 2006, the BCCI proposed Vengsarkar as a match referee,<ref>{{cite web| access-date = 2007-03-14| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Vengasarkar as Match-Referee| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/242245.html}}</ref> but the proposal did not move forward as Vengsarkar accepted the job as chairman of selectors of the BCCI later in the year.<ref>{{cite web| access-date = 2007-03-14| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=2006/08 Selection Committee Announcement| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/260675.html}}</ref>

He runs three cricket academies, two in Mumbai and one in Pune. These academies give training free of charge to players selected on their skill level.

==In popular culture==
A Bollywood film ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' released in 2021 about the events around India's first World Cup win, at Lords in 1983, features [[Adinath Kothare]] as Vengsarkar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ranveer Singh starrer '83: Marathi actor Adinath Kothare to play ace batsman Dilip Vengsarkar|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-ranveer-singh-starrer-83-marathi-actor-adinath-kothare-to-play-ace-batsman-dilip-vengsarkar-2734662|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Daily News and Analysis|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='83': Ranveer Singh introduces Adinath Kothare as Dilip Vengsarkar|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/83-ranveer-singh-introduces-adinath-kothare-as-dilip-vengsarkar-120012100477_1.html|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

==References==
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* [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/179528/wonderful-vengsarkar.html Wonderful Vengsarkar]

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Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary

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'''Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary''' ('''TTS''') is an [[Ecumenism|ecumenical]] [[seminary]] in [[Madurai]], [[South India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tamilnadu Theological Seminary |url=https://ttsarasaradi.in/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> TTS is affiliated with the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)|Senate of Serampore College]] and [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty-Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Madurai, Tamilnadu – SENATE OF SERAMPORE COLLEGE |url=https://senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/faculty-tamilnadu-theological-seminary-madurai-tamilnadu/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Principal is Rev. Dr. Margaret Kalaiselvi. The seminary celebrated its 50th Seminary Day on 28 October 2018.

==History==

The Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary (TTS) was inaugurated in 1969, with the erstwhile ‘Tamilnadu Theological College’ at [[Thirumarayoor|Thirumaraiyur]] of the [[Church of South India]] and the ‘Gurusala’ at [[Tranquebar]] of the [[Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church]] and the [[Arcot Lutheran Church]] being brought together to form this new seminary. It was the first fruit of the talks on ecumenical relations between the CSI and the Lutheran Churches in Tamil Nadu. While it trains pastors for the Tamil Churches, it also provides opportunities for candidates from the neighbouring states and countries as well as ecumenical students from overseas to join this seminary for regular training and special courses for short periods.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

TTS has structured its training programmes with a focus on threefold formation: Personal Formation, Theological Formation and Ministerial Formation. TTS is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College/University and offers courses such as the [[Bachelor of Divinity]] (B.Div.) in Tamil medium, [[Master of Theology]] (Th.M.) in English medium (Old Testament, New Testament, History of Christianity, Social Analysis, Christian Theology, Christian Ministry and Communication) and [[Doctor of Theology]] (Th.D.) in English medium (Social Analysis, History of Christianity and New Testament). But recently it's providing Th.M. in Communication and Social Analysis.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} The college was in news in 2016, for encouraging pastors to be inclusive of the LGBTQ community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isaac |first=Anna |date=2016-07-15 |title=Awesome! This Tamil Nadu seminary is teaching pastors to accept the LGBT community |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/awesome-tamil-nadu-seminary-teaching-pastors-accept-lgbt-community-46577 |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>

It also offers Bachelor of Christian Studies (BCS) and Diploma in Christian Studies for external students. TTS is also affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University and offers certificate and diploma in German language and certificate and diploma in [[Ambedkarism|Ambedkar studies]]. The seminary on its own offers the certificate course on ‘Mission and Ministry’, ‘Certificate of Theology’, certificate and diploma courses on ‘Ministry among Church Women’ and an ecumenical programme for international students.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Theological education through involvement has been given practical expression from the early days of TTS. Constant relationship with the surrounding churches, indigenous forms of worship and concrete programmes under Ministry to the Prisoners, Rights of Women and Children, Development of the poor and the downtrodden in the slums, mainly organizing the unorganized, Empowerment of the Dalits, Church Women center, [[interfaith dialogue]] are examples of this expression. The Social Analysis Centre, Communication Centre and the Dalit Resource Centre are widening the seminary's theological insights and paraxis.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Programmes and institutions like the Unemployed Young People's Association (UYPA), Inba Illam – the home for the aged and Arulagam – the Home for the destitute women, continue to be supported by TTS although they function as independent institutions. The Rural Theological Institute (RTI), a unit of TTS, is another example of theological education through involvement with the problems of Dalits, poors, women, and the children of the surrounding villages. The students’ programmes such as Intensive Practical Exposures, Living with people in the city, Internship and living in the Villages are also inbuilt into the academic programme of the seminary with similar concerns.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Community life is the foremost aspect of the theological training in TTS. The chapel stands at the center of the campus integrating the study in class rooms, library and life in the hostel and family quarters. A family atmosphere is created within the campus. The staff and students are encouraged to develop a close relationship with each other. The usual forms of addressing staff and students as, ‘Anna’ (elder brother), ‘Thambi’ (younger brother) ‘Akka’ (elder sister), ‘Thangai’ (younger sister), ‘Uncle’ and ‘Aunty’ are considered as expressions of this intimacy. Apart from regular morning worship in the chapel, intercessory prayers, cottage prayers, evening prayers in the hostels, the Eucharistic celebration on every Sunday evening followed by community dinner, fellowship group get-together or "Ore Ulai" on the last Wednesdays of every month are meant to promote spirituality and relationship with one another within the TTS community.<ref name=":0" />

Thus, TTS tries to stand as an ecumenical, indigenous and encountering Theological Seminary.<ref name=":0" />

The 86th birth anniversary of Rev. Dhaynchand Carr, former Principal were held in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-14 |title=Former Principal of Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary Dhyanchand Carr remembered |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/dhyanchand-carr-remembered/article66618415.ece |access-date=2025-06-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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* [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Samuel Amirtham]], [[Church of South India|CSI]], [[Doctor of Theology|Dr. Theol.]] ([[University of Hamburg|Hamburg]]),
* [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Gnana Robinson]], [[Church of South India|CSI]], [[Doctor of Theology|Dr. Theol.]] ([[University of Hamburg|Hamburg]]),
* [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Kambar Manickam|P. Kambar Manickam]], [[Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church|TELC]], [[Master of Sacred Theology|S. T. M.]] ([[Luther Seminary]]),
* [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] Dhyanchand Carr, [[Church of South India|CSI]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph. D.]] ([[University of London|London]]),
* [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] P. Mohan Larbeer, [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph. D.]] ([[Madurai Kamaraj University|Madurai]]),
* [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] M. Gnanavaram, [[Church of South India|CSI]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph. D.]] ([[Coventry University|Coventry]])
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== See also ==
* [[:Category:Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary alumni]]
* [[:Category:Academic staff of Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary]]

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Yashovijaya

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'''Yashovijaya''' ({{IAST3|Yaśovijaya}}, 1624–1688), a seventeenth-century [[Jain monasticism|Jain philosopher-monk]], was an Indian [[Jain philosophy|philosopher]] and logician. He was a thinker, prolific writer and commentator who had a strong and lasting influence on [[Jainism]].<ref name=dundas136>Dundas, Paul (2004) p.136</ref> He was a disciple of Muni Nayavijaya in the lineage of Jain monk Hiravijaya (belonging to the [[Tapa Gaccha]] tradition of [[Śvetāmbara]] Jains) who influenced the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] [[Akbar]] to [[Vegetarianism|give up eating meat]].<ref>{{cite news
| url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Ahmedabad-turned-Akbar-veggie/articleshow/5259184.cms
| title =Ahmedabad turned Akbar veggie | work =The Times of India
| date =2009-11-23
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| last1=Vashi
}}</ref> He is also known as '''Yashovijayji''' with honorifics like '''Mahopadhyaya''' or '''Upadhyaya''' or '''Gani'''.

==Early life==
Yashovijaya was born in a village called Kanoda in the [[Mehsana]] district in [[Gujarat]] in 1624 CE.<ref>Wiley, Kristi (2006) p. 239</ref> Some sources place his year of birth as 1608 CE. His childhood name was Jasha. He belonged to the endogamous group of [[Oswal]] Jains. He lost his father when he was very young and consequently he was brought up by his mother. The inclination towards religious life was inculcated by his mother, who often used to take him to Jain upashrayas. Young Yashovijaya attracted attention of Jain monk Nayavijayaji who was impressed by his impressive memory feat of remembering the [[Bhaktamara Stotra]] at a very young age.<ref name=web>{{cite web|last=Shah |first=C.P |title=Mahopadhyaya Yashovijayji |url=http://jainsamaj.org/literature/mahopadhyaya2-270106.htm |access-date=2009-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416023826/http://jainsamaj.org/literature/mahopadhyaya2-270106.htm |archive-date=16 April 2009 }}</ref>

==Life as a monk==
He was initiated as a young monk under the stewardship of Muni Nayavijaya. According to some sources, he came to [[Varanasi]] in the company of his teacher Nayavijaya, to get into the [[matha]].<ref name=gj3>Ganeri, Jonardon (2008) p.3</ref> By some accounts, he was sent by his guru to Varanasi to study [[Indian logic|logic]] and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] along with another disciple Vinayvijaya.<ref name=web /> Other sources indicate, he had gone to Varanasi on his own in 1626. By around 1638 he confessed that he was a Jain monk and was at once asked to leave the matha.<ref name=singh>Singh, Nagendra Kr, and Bibhuti Baruah (2003) p.481</ref> But the sources are unanimous that for around 12 years he studied [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit]], logic and Metaphysics. He became skilled in the field of [[Navya-Nyāya]] branch of logic and thus earned the titles ''[[Upajjhaya]]'' (teacher), ''Nyayavisharada'' (one who is skilled in logic) and ''Nyayacarya'' (authority on logic).<ref name=singh />

According to Jonardon Ganeri, Yashovijaya's intellectual biography can be seen as falling under three heads: an apprenticeship in Varanasi studying Navyanyaya, a period writing [[Jain philosophy|Jaina philosophical]] treatises using the techniques and methods of Navyanyaya, and a time spent writing works with a markedly spiritual and religious orientation. One of the decisive events in the process leading to this transformation was Yashovijaya's meeting with [[Anandghan]], a Jain spiritual poet and monk.<ref name=gj3 />

He was a prolific writer and is said to have authored around 100 works in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name=pali482>Singh, Nagendra Kr, and Bibhuti Baruah (2003) p.482</ref> After a career as a monk, philosopher, author, poet and logician, for almost 80 years, he died at [[Dabhoi]], [[Gujarat]] in 1688 CE.<ref name=singh />

==Philosophy==
[[Paul Dundas]] calls Yashovijaya as the last truly great intellectual figure in [[Jainism]], who rose to fame on account of his learning and mastery of sophisticated logical techniques as well for his interest of mysticism in later life.<ref name=dundas110>Dundas, Paul (2002) p.110</ref> Yashovijaya often refers to the 8th Century Jain scholar-monk Acarya [[Haribhadra]] in his works, indicating that he saw himself as Haribhadra's successor. Haribhadra's reputation for being influenced only by the logical cogency of the doctrines and viewpoints ([[anekantavada]]) ultimately shaped Yashovijayas irenic but sometimes critical attitude towards other sects and traditions.<ref>Dundas, Paul (2004) pp.130-131</ref> Yashovijaya had not only studied all the great Śvetāmbara authors from the oldest to the latest, he was also well read in important [[Digambara]] works. He wrote several important Navyanyaya works on Digambara Nyaya texts such as the Aptamimamsa of Acarya Samantabhadra. The Jain tradition is remarkably ecumenical when it comes to Nyaya and Acaryas of both the [[Digambara]] and the [[Śvetāmbara]] traditions have composed texts in the genre of Nyaya and the texts are read by monks and scholars of both traditions. Furthermore, Yashovijaya he was well versed in philosophy of diverse schools such as [[Vedantic]], [[Sankhya]], [[Yoga]], [[Mimāṃsā]] and [[Buddhist]].<ref>Nagendra Kr. Singh, ed (2001) p.7301</ref>

===Secular intellect and tolerance===
In his famous work, ''Adhyatmopanisatprakarana'' he argued that no body of ‘theory’ (''sastra''), whether Jain or non-Jain, is to be accepted merely on the basis of sectarian interest. Instead, the theory should be subject to testing, just as the purity of a sample of gold is determined by tests involving rubbing, cutting and heating (1.17)<ref>Ganeri, Jonardon (2008) p.5</ref> In one of the ethical works, the ''Jnanasara'', Yashovijaya describes 32 moral and intellectual virtues that constitute a virtuous character. Out of these, two are distinctive: neutrality (''madhyasthata'') and groundedness in all view-points (''sarvanayasraya''). Neutrality is explained in terms of the dispassionate use of reason: a person who embodies this virtue follows wherever reason leads, rather than using reason only to defend prior opinions (16.2). Yashovijaya stresses that neutrality is not an end in itself, but a means to another end. We adopt a neutral attitude, he says, in the hope it leads to well-being (hita), just as someone who knows that one among a group of herbs is restorative but does not know which one it is, acts reasonably if they swallow the entire lot (16.8).<ref>Ganeri, Jonardon (2008) p.4</ref>

===Conception of self===
Yashovijaya authored two famous texts — ''Adhyatmasara'' and ''Adhyatmopanisatprakarana''— that analyses the true nature of self. Yashovijaya describes the state of true self-awareness as a state beyond deep sleep, beyond conceptualisation, and beyond linguistic representation, and he says that it is the duty of any good sastra to point out the existence and possibility of such states of true self-awareness, for they cannot be discovered by reason or experience alone.<ref>Ganeri, Jonardon (2008) pp. 5-6</ref> Yashovijaya argues that from the standpoint of ''niscaya naya'' (real standpoint) the soul is called ''jiva'' if it leads an embodied life. This is different from [[Kundakunda]]’s view of ''niscaya naya'', that only a soul that possesses the most essential property of the soul—cognitive capacity—is jiva. This means that according to Kundakunda only a released soul is jiva from the standpoint of ''niscaya naya''. While both position have valid logic, Yashovijaya criticised this view as it had no support from any prior authors.<ref>Nagendra Kr. Singh, ed (2001) p. 7303</ref> This is discussed in his work ''Gyānsār.'' <ref>{{Cite book |last=Yashovijayji |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.444894 |title=Gyansaar |date=1985}}</ref>

===Intellectual critic and criticisms===
Yashovijaya stressed that neutrality does not mean acceptance of every position whatever, but acceptance only of those that satisfy at least the minimal criteria of clarity and coherence needed to legitimately constitute a point of view.<ref name=gj6>Ganeri, Jonardon (2008) p.6</ref> Hence he criticised the [[Carvaka]] philosophy as being too confused in their understanding of the topic of liberation even to be said to have a ‘view’.<ref name=gj6 /> He also confronted the Brahmin scholar [[Raghunatha Siromani]], one of the greatest exponent of modern logic during his time, thus proving his extraordinary talent.<ref name=pali482 /> Paul Dundas notes that, Yashovijaya also criticized the famous [[Digambara]] Jain monk [[Kundakunda]] for his more reliance on one standpoint. He also strongly attacked the laity based Adhyatmika sect whose de-emphasis on the role of rituals and ascetics was derived from works of [[Kundakunda]] and his commentators.<ref name=dundas110 /> At the same time, Yashovijaya also opposed the views of [[Śvetāmbara]] monk Dharmasagara for his supremacist perspective of Jainism and exclusivist refusal to accept validity of any religious path except that of [[Tapa Gachchha]] (a sub-sect of Śvetāmbara Jains).<ref>Dundas, Paul (2004) p.130</ref>

Despite his eminence and influence, one criticism leveled against Yashovijaya is that he is best known for his Navya-Nyaya commentaries of earlier existing works rather than his own original works. Furthermore, his works on Yoga, dhyana, grammar and poetry did not gain much fame, as the works of Haribhadra and Hemacandra on these topics were already established and famous by the time Yashovijaya came on the scene. His fame largely rests on his mastery of ''navyanyaya'', for which he had no contemporary rival. This could be because, for almost six centuries between Hemacandra and Yashovijaya, Jainism did not produce any able scholar on philosophy of ''nyaya''.<ref>The pre-eminent Jain scholars on ''[[nyaya]]'' philosophy are: Acarya Samantabhadra (2nd or 3rd century CE), Acarya Akalanka (4th or 5th century CE), Acarya [[Siddhasena Divakara]] (5th century CE), Acarya [[Haribhadra]] (7th century CE), Acarya Manikyanandi (10th century CE), Acarya Vidyanandi (10th century CE), Acarya Prabhacandra (10th century CE), Acarya [[Hemacandra]] (11th century CE) and finally Upadhyaya Yashovijaya (17th century CE)</ref>

==Influence and legacy==
[[File:Shrimad Yashovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala Mehsana.jpg|thumb|Shrimad Yashovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala in Mehsana]]
Yashovijaya left behind a vast body of literature that exerted a vast influence on the [[Jain philosophy]]. After Acarya [[Haribhadra]] and Acarya [[Hemacandra]], Upadhyaya Yashovijaya is the most high-profile Jain monk. Dundas notes that Yashovijaya enjoys a near talismanic figure for the contemporary Śvetāmbara monastic community and is identified with ''madhyastha'' or principle of neutrality.<ref name=dundas131>Dundas, Paul (2004) p.131</ref> Dundas further notes that Yashovijaya paints a superior picture of Jainism with his inclusivism and it is this image of Jainism that has become a dominant one today.<ref name=dundas136 /> A college called Jain Yashovijaya Pathashala has been established in [[Varanasi]] in his memory, under auspices of which the sacred Jain texts are being published in a series called Jain Yashovijaya Granthamala.<ref name=pali482 /> The Jain community of [[Ahmedabad]] has honoured him by naming one block as Yashovijaya Chowk at the Relief Road end of Ratanpol where Yashovijaya lived for many years.<ref name=dundas131 /> In [[Mehsana]] too, the work of Srimad Yashovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala is particularly praiseworthy. Many students from here have been initiated as Jain saints and several have become Jain religious teachers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jainsite.com/jain-tirth/mehsana-tirth/|title=MEHSANA TIRTH – The Jainsite World's Largest Jain Website|website=jainsite.com|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>

==Works==
Some of the texts authored by Yashovijaya are:<ref>Ganeri, Jonardon (2008) pp.9-10</ref>
*''Ashtasahasri Tatparyavivarana Tika''. Includes original text "Aptamimamsa" by Acarya Samantabhadra; 800 karika commentary on it by Acarya Akalanka called "Ashtashati", 8000 karika commentary on it by Acarya Vidyanandi called "Asthasahasri" and 16000 karika commentary on it by Upadhyaya Yashovijaya, called "Ashtasahasri Taparyavivarana Tika".Edited by Muni Prashamarativijaya. Pune: 2001.
*''Adhyatmasara''. Edited by Ramanalal C. Shah. Sayala: Sri Raja Sobhaga Satanga Mandala, 1996.
*''Adhyatmopanisatprakarana''. Edited by [[Sukhlal Sanghvi]]. Ahmedabad: Sri Bahadur Singh Jaina Series, 1938.
*''Dharmapariksa''. Mumbai: Shri Andheri Gujarati Jain Sangha, 1986.
*''Jaina Nyayakhandakhadya''. Edited by Badarinath Shukla. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, No. 170, 1966.
*''Jaina Tarkabhasa''. Edited by Sukhlalji Sanghvi, Mahendra Kumar & Dalsukh Malvania. Ahmedabad: Sri Bahadur Singh Jaina Series, 1938/1942/1997.
*''Jnanasara''. Edited & Translated by Dayanand Bhargava. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas, 1973.
*Commentary on [[Jnanarnava]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite journal|last=Cort|first=John E.|title=In Defence of Icons in Three Languages - The Iconophilic Writings of {{IAST|Yaśovijaya}}|journal=International Journal of Jaina Studies|year=2010|volume=6|issue=2}}
*{{cite journal | last =Ganeri | first =Jonardon | title =Worlds in Conflict, The Cosmopolitan Vision of {{IAST|Yaśovijaya Gaṇi}} | journal =[[International Journal of Jaina Studies]] | volume =IV | issue =1 | pages =1–11 | year =2008 | url =http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46021.pdf | issn =1748-1074 | archive-date =4 June 2011 | access-date =24 November 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110604073522/http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46021.pdf | url-status =dead }}
*{{cite book | last =Wiley | first =Kristi | title =The A to Z of Jainism | publisher =Vision Books (originally published by Scarecrow Press) | year =2006 | location =Delhi | isbn =81-7094-690-5 | oclc =422763446 }}
*{{cite book | last =Dundas | first =Paul | editor =Tara Sethia | title =Ahimsā, Anekānta, and Jaininsm | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ | year =2004 | location =Delhi | pages =123–136 | isbn =81-208-2036-3 | chapter =Beyond Anekāntavāda : A Jain approach to religious tolerance }}
*{{cite book | editor =Nagendra Kr. Singh | title =Encyclopedia of Jainism | publisher =Anmol Publications | year =2001 | location =New Delhi | isbn =81-261-0691-3 }}
* {{citation |last=Dundas |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Dundas |title=The Jains |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8iAAgAAQBAJ |edition=Second |date=2002 |orig-year=1992 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=0-415-26605-X }}

==Further reading==
*Yaśovijaya. ''Jñānasāra'', ed. G. P. Shah, Bombay, 1986.

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T. V. Kamalaswamy

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'''T. Visvanatha Pillai Kamalaswamy''' (21 January 1911 – 25 March 1998) was an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He served as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Madras State]] (now [[Tamil Nadu]]) from 3 April 1952 to 2 April 1954 and 3 April 1954 to 2 April 1960.

== Family ==

Kamalaswamy was born to T. S. Visvanatha Pillai. He married T. K. Saravanai Vadivoo Ammal and had one son and one daughter.

== References ==

* {{cite web|title=Members of the rajya Sabha - K|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/k.pdf}}

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Nikkei Asia

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'''''Nikkei Asia''''', known as '''''Nikkei Asian Review''''' between 2013 and 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikkei Asian Review; |url=https://www.library.hbs.edu/Find/Databases/Nikkei-Asian-Review |access-date=5 October 2020 |publisher=Baker Library, [[Harvard Business School]]}}</ref> is a major [[Japan]]-based [[English language|English-language]] weekly [[news magazine]] focused on the [[Asia|Asian continent]], although it also covers broader international developments. It is headquartered in [[Tokyo]], Japan and was originally launched in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |author-link=Roy Greenslade |date=November 21, 2013 |title=Nikkei launches new Asian magazine |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/nov/21/nikkei-japan |access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref>

== Ownership ==
''Nikkei Asia'' is owned by [[Nikkei, Inc.]], Japan’s largest financial news group and the publisher of the country’s leading business daily, The Nikkei. In July 2015, Nikkei, Inc. acquired the London-based [[Financial Times]] from Pearson PLC for £844 million, marking a significant expansion of its international media portfolio.<ref>{{cite news |last=Plunkett |first=John |title=Nikkei agrees to buy FT Group for £844m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/23/financial-times-sale-pearson |work=The Guardian |date=24 July 2015 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

Since the acquisition, editorial collaboration between Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times has deepened, including content sharing, joint reporting on major regional developments, and cross-posting of selected articles. Journalists from the Financial Times are occasionally seconded to Nikkei Asia as part of staff exchange programs aimed at promoting international best practices in financial and geopolitical journalism.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikkei Asia |url=https://www.ft.com/nikkei-asia |website=Financial Times |access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref>

== History ==
The magazine was launched in November 2013 under the title Nikkei Asian Review by [[Nikkei, Inc.]] to address growing global interest in Asian economies and to provide in-depth reporting on regional business and politics. It aimed to serve business executives, investors, policymakers, and academics by offering analysis and commentary from correspondents across Asia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |title=Nikkei launches new Asian magazine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/nov/21/nikkei-japan |work=The Guardian |date=21 November 2013 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

In September 2020, the publication renamed Nikkei Asian Review to Nikkei Asia, reflecting a shift toward a digital-first model and a broader editorial mandate to reach an international audience beyond business readers. The rebranding was part of Nikkei's effort to position the magazine as a central voice in global conversations about Asia's geopolitical and economic transformation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikkei's English-language media renamed to "Nikkei Asia" |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO64228160V20C20A9000000/ |website=Nikkei |language=ja |date=30 September 2020 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

== Audience and Reach ==
Nikkei Asia targets a global readership that includes investors, business leaders, policy analysts, and scholars interested in Asia's economic and political developments. Its coverage resonates particularly in markets such as Japan, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, and the United States.

The magazine is also available through institutional subscriptions at major universities and business schools, including [[Harvard Business School]], [[INSEAD]], and the [[University of Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikkei Asian Review |url=https://www.library.hbs.edu/databases-cases-and-more/databases/nikkei-asian-review |website=Harvard Business School |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

''Nikkei Asia'' calls itself the "voice of the [[Asian Century|Asian century]]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-30 |title=日経英文媒体が「Nikkei Asia」に名称変更 |trans-title=Nikkei renames its English-language publication to "Nikkei Asia" |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO64228160V20C20A9000000/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927233937/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO64228160V20C20A9000000/ |archive-date=2023-09-27 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=[[The Nikkei]] |language=ja}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://asia.nikkei.com/}}

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Ramya Haridas

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'''Ramya Haridas''' (born 11 January 1986) is an Indian politician and social worker, who served as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] (MP) from [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]], [[Kerala]], from 2019 to 2024. She is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] in the state of [[Kerala]] and the daughter of [[All India Mahila Congress]] worker Radha. She is the only female parliamentarian to be elected from the state of Kerala in the elections of 2019. She is also the second-ever [[Dalit]] woman MP to have been elected from Kerala.

== Political career ==

=== Elections 2019 ===

When her candidature for 2019 elections was announced, she was serving as the Block Panchayat President for [[Kunnamangalam]], [[Kozhikode district]]. She was the only Lok Sabha candidate from Kerala handpicked by Congress President [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/06/15/ramya-haridas-singing-her-way-to-victory.html|title=Ramya Haridas: Singing her way to victory|website=The Week|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref>

In the [[2019 Indian general election]] to [[Parliament of India|parliament]], she won from [[Alathur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] with a margin of 1,58,968 votes against the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] candidate [[P. K. Biju]].<ref name=":0" />

Amongst the 2019 cohort of ministers, Ramya Haridas happens to be one of the least wealthy politicians- her total assets valuing just Rs 22,816.<ref name="thequint.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/ramya-haridas-becomes-keralas-second-dalit-female-mp|title=Ramya Haridas becomes Kerala's Second Dalit Female MP|date=2019-05-24|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref>

Ramya Haridas also resorted to a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for her election expenses. It was a huge success as it raised more than Rs 10 lakh. John Samuel, a former director of United Nations Development Programme, and also someone who was involved in raising funds for Kerala Floods Relief spearheaded her fundraising campaign that was called 'Ramya Haridas Challenge Fund.'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2019/03/23/fundraiser-candidate-ramya-haridas-political-overtones.html|title=Fundraiser for candidate Ramya Haridas has no political overtones|website=OnManorama|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> [[Shashi Tharoor]] also shared her campaign appeal on his Facebook page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ShashiTharoor/posts/10156528070913167|title=Shashi Tharoor|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> During her election campaign in Alathur, Ramya Haridas claims she had only three sets of dresses. By the end of her campaign, she had 56 of them, all donated by her supporters.<ref name=":0"/>

Ramya Haridas is also a singer and she used her talent to attract voters during her election campaign. Several voters would flock to hear her sing during her campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/may/24/now-ramya-sings-a-victory-song-1981024.html|title=Now, Ramya sings a victory song|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref>

She also lodged a complaint with the police against Communist party of India (Marxist) politician A Vijayaraghavan for making an inappropriate remark about her.

'''Election 2024 Lok sabha'''

Ramya contested in the same Alathur parliament constituency. She conceded to CPI candidate K Radhakrishnan.

'''2024 Assembly by-election'''

In 2024 Assembly by election which constitued elections to two Kerala assembly constituencies and one loksabha constituency, Ramya contests in Chelakkara assembly constituency.

== Personal life ==

Ramya Haridas's father was a daily wage labourer and her mother was a tailor.<ref name="thequint.com"/>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5122 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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Marathi Keertan

2025-12-12T01:08:52Z

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{{Short description|Art of spiritual teaching through story-telling}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2012}}

'''Marathi Kirtan''' or '''Kirtan''' is a form of spiritual teaching conveyed through [[Storytelling|story-telling]]. It is typically performed by one or two main performers, known as '''keertankars''', and is accompanied by musicians playing the [[pump organ|harmonium]], [[castanets|castanets/chiplya/kartal/khartal]], [[Cymbal|manjeera/taal/jhaanj/cymbals]], [[tambori]], [[pakhavaj|mridang/pakhawaj]], and [[tabla]]. The performance incorporates singing, acting, dancing, and narrative elements. It is regarded as a devotional art form that focuses on the glorification of God and divine acts.<ref> {{cite book | last = Dixit | first = Durga | title = Diamond Maharashtra Sankritikosh (Marathi: डायमंड महाराष्ट्र संस्कृतीकोश) | publisher = Diamond Publications | location = [[Pune, India]] | year = 2009 | page = 166 | isbn = 978-81-8483-080-4 }} </ref><ref> {{cite book | last = Varadpande | first = Manohar Laxman | title = History of Indian Theatre | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZrjC24PuDQC&q=keertan&pg=PA96 | publisher = Abhinav Publications | volume = 2 | year = 1992 | page = 95 | isbn = 9788170172789 }} </ref><ref> {{cite book | last = Arnett | first = Robert | title = India Unveiled | publisher = Atman Press | location = [[Columbus, Georgia]] U.S.A. | year = 2006 | page = 53 | edition = Fifth | isbn = 978-0-9652900-4-3 }} </ref>

Based on performance structure and thematic elements, Kirtan has been classified into several types, which are described in the sections below.

== Origin ==

In Indian mythology, the story of [[Prahlada|Bhakta Prahlad]] is known for the unwavering devotion of a young child toward the almighty God, despite the obstacles created by his father, the demon king [[Hiranyakashipu]]. In the same ''avatar katha'' (story of the avatar), Prahlad describes nine types of ''bhakti'' (devotion). The relevant ''shloka''<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Kelkar | first1 = M. | last2 = Mahabal | first2 = K. | title = Keertanrang (Marathi: कीर्तनरंग) | publisher = Akhil Bharatiya Keertan Sanstha | location = Dadar, Mumbai, India | year = 2007 | page = 1 }}</ref> states:

<poem>
Śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṃ pāda-sevanaṃ |
Arcanaṃ vandanaṃ dāsyaṃ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam ||
</poem>

The verse outlines nine types of ''bhakti'', or ways of devotion:
* '''Śravaṇam''' – Listening to stories of God or divine virtues.
* '''Kīrtanam''' – Singing or praising God and goodness.
* '''Smaraṇam''' – Remembering God and divine qualities.
* '''Pāda-sevanam''' – Serving holy places or engaging in sacred service.
* '''Arcanaṃ''' – Performing ''puja'' or offering decoration and honour to God and virtuous individuals.
* '''Vandanam''' – Bowing or offering respect to the divine.
* '''Dāsyam''' – Rendering selfless service to God.
* '''Sakhyam''' – Forming a bond of friendship with God without material expectations.
* '''Ātma-nivedanam''' – Offering oneself completely to God.

The second type, ''kīrtanam'' or ''kirtan'', refers to the performing art of presenting teachings from sacred texts and mythological literature, often accompanied by music, gesture, humour, and narrative techniques. Historically, due to limited means of transportation and communication, performers—known as ''keertankars''—travelled extensively from town to town, offering performances intended to educate and inspire people. Kirtan continues to be practised across India in various forms, particularly in temples, ''gurudwaras'', ''mandirs'', and at religious gatherings.

Kirtan is also known by names such as ''Hari kirtan'', ''katha'' or ''harikatha'', ''sankirtan'', and ''nam sankeertan''. It is regarded as an ancient tradition associated with the sage [[Narada]], considered a devoted follower of [[Vishnu]]. ''Naradiya kirtan'' follows a format attributed to Narada, described as the divine son of [[Brahma]].<ref> {{cite book | last1 = Hate | first1 = Narendrabuwa | last2 = Koparkar | first2 = G. N. | title = Keertanachi Prayog Prakriya (Marathi: कीर्तनाची प्रयोग प्रक्रिया) | publisher = Keertan Mahavidyalaya Prakashan | location = Pune, India | year = 1982 | page = 4 }} </ref>

== Naradiya Keertan ==

'''Naradiya Keertan''' (or '''Naradiya Kirtan''') is an age-old devotional tradition centred on praising deities, recounting divine acts, and conveying moral and spiritual teachings. It serves both as a form of worship and as a medium through which performers historically informed communities about events beyond their locality and imparted values related to ethical living and the purpose of human life. The format is typically a "one-man show" combining prose narration with musical performance, usually presented in temples and other sacred spaces.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8qMlCgAAQBAJ|title=This Thing Called Music: Essays in Honor of Bruno Nettl|last1=Levine|first1=Victoria Lindsay|last2=Bohlman|first2=Philip V.|date=2015-05-21|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781442242081|pages=56|language=en}}</ref>

=== Structure ===

In this tradition, a Keertan performance is typically divided into five parts:<ref> {{cite book | last = Koparkar | first = G. N. | title = Katha Haridasaanchi (Marathi: कथा हरिदासांची) | publisher = Keertan Mahavidyalaya Prakashan | location = [[Pune, India]] | year = 2000 | page = 2 }}</ref>
* '''Naman''' – an opening prayer.
* '''Purvaranga''' – the main spiritual or philosophical discourse, usually based on ancient epics (first major section).
* Chanting of the deity's name.
* '''Katha''' or '''Akhyan''' – a narrative or story supporting the earlier discourse; this forms the ''Uttarranga'' (second major section).
* Concluding prayer for universal welfare.

A performance may last from approximately 30 minutes to three hours.

=== Dress code for Naradiya Keertan ===

==== Gentlemen ====

Although no strict written rules exist, certain traditional conventions are widely observed:
* A white nine-yard cotton [[dhoti]] (performers in the Ramdasi tradition often prefer saffron-coloured attire).
* A knee-length full-sleeved [[kurta]], often a barabandi with fabric ties instead of buttons, or a zabba worn during festive occasions.
* A white or coloured turban, commonly a [[Puneri Pagadi]], typically saffron.
* A two-yard coloured uttareeya or uparane draped over the shoulders.
* The performer stands barefoot on a special mat, accompanied by a harmonium player on the left and a [[tabla]] player on the right.
* A fresh flower garland.
* A red or saffron [[Tilaka|tilak]] made of kumkum or [[sandalwood]] paste (some performers, especially in the Varkari tradition, use black bukka).

==== Ladies ====

[[File:MRS. PUJA DESHMUKH.jpg|thumb|Mrs. Puja Deshmukh in traditional Marathi Keertan attire]]

Women performers traditionally wear:
* A nine-yard [[Sari|saree]] in the Marathi style.
* Traditional jewellery such as round earrings (kudya), bangles, necklaces, and various forms of the nose ring Nath.
* A red kumkum [[Tilaka|tilak]] or [[bindi]] on the forehead.

Performers typically use instruments such as the harmonium, drums, and various traditional percussion instruments including zanz, chipali, taal, and chimata. Training for Keertan requires extensive study in literature, music, dance, humour, and acting. A performer must also be an effective orator and skilled in debate. The themes commonly focus on devotion, sacrifice, kindness, bravery, moral values, overcoming life's shortcomings, and individual spiritual development.

Rigorous reading, debate practice, musical training, strong memory, and broad knowledge contribute to becoming an accomplished Keertankar. Nevertheless, the central purpose of Keertan remains the glorification of God and divine acts.

=== Training ===

The principal institution for formal training is ''Keertan Kul'', headquartered in Sangli and chaired by the Shankaracharya of Karveer Peeth. Several other institutes and many individual schools across India also provide instruction.

Formal training in Marathi Naradiya Keertan is offered at:
* Akhil Bharatiya Keertan Sanstha, Dadar, Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keertansanstha.in/itihaas/|title=इतिहास {{!}} अखिल भारतीय कीर्तन संस्था|website=keertansanstha.in|language=mr|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>
* Narad Mandir, Sadashiv Peth, Pune
* Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Nagpur<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kksanskrituni.digitaluniversity.ac/Content.aspx?ID=872|title=Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University|website=kksanskrituni.digitaluniversity.ac|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>

Smaller schools also operate in Goa, Beed, and Ujjain. These institutions function as independent bodies and teach in regional languages suited to their audiences—for example, Marathi in Maharashtra, Kannada in Karnataka, Hindi in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and Punjabi in Punjab. Some now offer training in additional languages, including Hindi and English.

Naradiya Keertan draws from a wide range of literary sources and may incorporate material from authors worldwide when relevant to the spiritual theme. Training is also available through correspondence courses for those preferring self-study with external guidance in literature and music. Knowledge of Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, is considered highly valuable for performers, as many Keertans draw upon mythological narratives and accounts of deities and revered figures.

== Types of Naradiya Marathi Keertan ==

Several variations of Naradiya Keertan exist. While the overall format, sequence, and dress code remain similar, each type has distinguishing features.

=== Rashtriya Keertan ===

''Rashtriya'' literally means "nationalist." Rashtriya Keertan is a sub-type of Naradiya Keertan that incorporates nationalist themes. Inspired by the Indian freedom fighter [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|Lokmanya Tilak]], Dattopant Patwardhan—a medical practitioner from Wai in Satara district—abandoned his profession and became a pioneer of this form. He initiated the Rashtriya Keertan tradition, using the Naradiya Keertan format to educate the masses about the struggle for independence during British rule. By drawing on mythological stories and episodes from ancient epics, he conveyed messages of courage, unity, and the quest for freedom.

In contemporary times, stories of scientists, warriors, freedom fighters, social reformers, national leaders, and historical battles are frequently included. Rashtriya Keertan continues to serve as a medium for public education, combining spiritual instruction with elements of nationalism and artistic expression.

=== Ramdasi Keertan ===

This type of Keertan is associated with [[Samarth Ramdas]] and follows the general structure of Naradiya Keertan. However, its content is primarily based on the poetry and teachings of Samarth Ramdas, with most stories drawn from the ''[[Ramayana]]''. The interludes of chanting are dedicated to Lord Rama and emphasise his virtues and bravery. In his renowned work ''[[Dasbodh]]'', Ramdas elaborates on the methods and principles for delivering an effective Keertan.

Performers typically follow the traditional dress code of the Ramdasi sect, which features saffron-coloured attire.

=== Jugalbandi Keertan ===

Jugalbandi Keertan is an evolved form of the Naradiya tradition performed by two individuals together. The performers present philosophical themes from different perspectives, sometimes taking opposing standpoints. The format often includes question-and-answer exchanges, and may also involve interaction with the audience. The performance concludes with both Keertankars arriving at a unified message conveying a spiritual or moral lesson.

== Varkari Keertan ==

'''Varkari Keertan''' is a devotional tradition believed to have been pioneered by [[Namdev|Sant Namdev]] around 900 years ago in [[Maharashtra]]. It is typically based on the poetry of seven prominent Marathi saints: Saint Nivruttinath, [[Dnyaneshwar|Sant Dnyaneshwar]], Sopandev, Muktabai, Saint Eknath, Sant Namdev, and [[Tukaram|Saint Tukaram]] Maharaj. Verses from other saints may also be selected as needed.

Unlike Naradiya Keertan, Varkari Keertan is not divided into structured parts. A performance generally lasts two to three hours, depending on the occasion. This form has been effectively practised in modern times by noted performers such as Sonopant (Mama) Dandekar, Dhunda Maharaj Deglurkar, Babamaharaj Satarkar, and Dekhanebuwa, among others.

Training in Varkari Keertan is offered at institutions such as the centre located in Alandi near Pune.

== Modern Kirtan ==

Several contemporary forms of Kirtan, such as Scientific Kirtan and Corporate Kirtan, have gained popularity in recent years. These formats adapt the traditional structure to convey themes related to science, professional life, or modern societal values.

Recordings of Marathi Kirtans based on the lives of notable figures, including [[Homi K. Bhabha]], [[C. V. Raman]], and [[M. Visvesvaraya]], are also widely available online.

==See also==
*[[Jyoshna]]

==References==
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*Traditional Religious Naradiya Kirtan on Marathi Saint Tukamai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZEoRmkyD0M
*Typical Varkari Kirtan based on a Marathi Poem 'Abhanga': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrMzcpN_tu8
*Marathi Scientific Kirtan on the life of a famous scientist Dr. Homi Bhabha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCMTRzYQoO4
*Typical Ramdasi Kirtan based on the life of a Samarth Ramdas disciple - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn-Cm_GqGqY

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Sudarshan Venu

2025-11-24T03:22:44Z

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| occupation = Entrepreneur, Business executive
| known_for = Managing Director of [[TVS Motor Company]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Wharton School]], [[University of Warwick]]
| spouse = Tara Sam (m. 2014)
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| father = [[Venu Srinivasan]]
| family = [[TVS family]]
| title = Chairman & [[Managing director]] of [[TVS Motor Company|TVS Motor]], Managing Director of [[TVS Holdings]]
| relatives = [[Lakshmi Venu]] (sister)
| awards = [[Young Global Leaders]] by [[World Economic Forum]] (2023)
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{{Indian name|Sudarshan|Venu}}'''Sudarshan Venu''' is an Indian entrepreneur and business executive,<ref>{{cite news |last1=N |first1=Madhavan|title=Sudarshan Venu's fresh thoughts for TVS Motor |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/generation-next-of-india-inc./sudarshan-venus-fresh-thoughts-for-tvs-motor/42629/1 |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=14 March 2016}}</ref> currently serving as the Chairman and Managing director of [[TVS Motor Company]], a manufacturer of two- and three-wheelers.<ref name="0:1">{{cite news |last1=Jacob |first1=Shine |title=Son rise at TVS Motor: Sudarshan Venu to take charge as chairman in August |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/sudarshan-venu-appointed-chairman-tvs-motor-from-august-2025-125060500674_1.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=June 5, 2025}}</ref> Additionally, he serves as the Managing Director of [[TVS Holdings]] and heads its affiliated companies, including TVS Credit Services, Home Credit India, and [[TVS Emerald]].<ref name="0:1"/>

He was named as a [[Young Global Leaders]] by the [[World Economic Forum]] in 2023<ref name="WEF">{{cite news |title=Aaditya Thackeray, TVS MD Sudarshan Venu on WEF Young Global Leaders list |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aaditya-thackeray-tvs-md-sudarshan-venu-on-wef-young-global-leaders-list-101678789829455.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 March 2023}}</ref> and was included in [[Fortune India]]'s [[40 Under 40]] list for 2024<ref name=fortune /> and 2025.<ref name="0:2">{{cite news |title=40 under 40 - 2025 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/rankings/40under40/2025 |publisher=[[Fortune India]] |date=2025}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sudarshan Venu was born on 1 February 1989 in the [[TVS family]] to [[Venu Srinivasan]] and [[Mallika Srinivasan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvsmotor.com/-/media/e717c96af7c0483d838b0b8ed1c16051.ashx |title=TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED Notice to Shareholders |website=tvsmotor.com |access-date=4 June 2024 |publisher=[[TVS Motor Company]]}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] with Mechanical Engineering and Economics degrees.<ref name=education /><ref name=indiatoday />

Sudarshan also holds a postgraduate degree in International Technology Management from the [[Warwick Manufacturing Group]], [[University of Warwick]], UK.<ref name=education /><ref name=indiatoday /> During his master's studies, he underwent training at the Die Casting division of [[TVS Holdings|Sundaram-Clayton Limited]] and [[TVS Motor Company Limited]].<ref name=indiatoday>{{cite news |last1=Lakshmi|first1=Kumarswami|title=Wheel of Fortune: Sudarshan Venu, works hard to bring TVS Motor' back to top spot |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20121224-sudarshan-venu-has-been-spearheading-tvs-motors-endeavour-to-claw-back-to-the-top-spot-in-the-two-wheeler-segment-761041-1999-11-29 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=24 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India Inc's GenNext club |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/business/india-incs-gennext-club-11327#photo-145283 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=14 September 2011}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sudarshan's career has been with the [[TVS Group]], a Chennai-based conglomerate founded by his great-grandfather.<ref name=education>{{cite news |title=Meet Sudarshan Venu, as he rides in to steady TVS Motor |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/meet-sudarshan-venu-as-he-rides-in-to-steady-tvs-motor-113072000301_1.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=20 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Philip |first1=Liji |title=Will members of the fourth generation of TVS Group take more risks? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/will-members-of-the-fourth-generation-of-tvs-group-take-more-risks/articleshow/46913047.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=9 September 2015}}</ref> He joined the board of [[Sundaram Clayton]], the holding company of TVS Motor Company, in 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudarshan Venu joins Sundaram-Clayton Board of Directors |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/sudarshan-venu-joins-sundaram-clayton-board-of-directors/19437.html |publisher=[[Moneylife]]|date=5 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nandini Sen|first1=Gupta|title=Bigger role for Sudarshan at TVS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/bigger-role-for-sudarshan-at-tvs/articleshow/18281585.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 February 2013}}</ref> and was appointed Vice President later that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudarshan Venu joins TVS board |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/sudarshan-venu-joins-tvs-board/article4370056.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 February 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he became a full-time Director of TVS Motor Company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arundhati|first1=Ramanathan|title=Sudarshan Venu joins TVS Motor board as additional director |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/ra9D0eB2ILhQRNP3HGy77K/Sudarshan-Venu-joins-TVS-Motor-board-as-additional-director.html |publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=1 February 2013}}</ref>

Sudarshan served as Joint Managing Director of TVS Motor Company from 2014<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudarshan Venu is Joint MD of TVS Motor |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tvs-motor-appoints-sudarshan-venu-as-joint-m-d/articleshow/42177743.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=11 September 2014}}</ref> to 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVS Motor re-appoints Sudarshan Venu as Joint MD for five years |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/dec/24/tvs-motor-re-appoints-sudarshan-venu-as-joint-md-for-five-years-1736079.html |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=24 December 2017}}</ref> He played a key role in the company's international expansion into [[Africa]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Latin America]], and [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Newsmaker of 2020: Sudarshan Venu |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/newsmaker-of-2020-sudarshan-venu-78112 |publisher=Autocarpro |date=January 4, 2021}}</ref> During his tenure, TVS Motor acquired [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton Motorcycles]] in 2020 and EGO Movement in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thakkar |first1=Ketan |title=TVS Motor enters Europe's e-bike market, acquires Swiss company EGO Movement |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/tvs-motor-enters-europes-e-bike-market-acquires-swiss-company-ego-movement/articleshow/86260080.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006162005/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/tvs-motor-enters-europes-e-bike-market-acquires-swiss-company-ego-movement/articleshow/86260080.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref>

Before Sudarshan assumed leadership, TVS Motor had a limited presence in the electric vehicle segment, with a market share of around 2% in FY21 and 4% in FY22, while several companies had established an early lead in the sector.<ref name="0:3"/> Under his leadership, the company expanded into electric mobility with the launch of the [[TVS iQube Electric]], which became one of the leading electric two-wheeler brands<ref name="0:1"/>in India, and as of 2025, TVS Motor held a 19% share of the electric two-wheeler market and a 25% share of the scooter market, ranking second after [[Honda]].<ref name="0:3">{{cite news |last1=Oriel |first1=Astha |title=Inside Sudarshan Venu’s bet to electrify TVS |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/deep-dive/story/inside-sudarshan-venus-bet-to-electrify-tvs-469688-2025-04-02 |publisher=Business Today |date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> Sudarshan also focused on premiumisation in the domestic market, with TVS increasing its share in the 150–200 cubic centimetre premium motorcycle segment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhar |first1=Karan |title=Sudarshan Venu Takes TVS Premium |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/long-reads/sudarshan-venu-takes-tvs-premium/118698 |publisher=[[Fortune India]] |date=October 9, 2024}}</ref>

In February 2022, Sudarshan Venu was elected as an Additional Director of [[Coromandel International]] for a period of five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Board of Coromandel International appoints Sudarshan Venu as Additional Director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/board-of-coromandel-international-appoints-sudarshan-venu-as-additional-director/articleshow/89326880.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 February 2022}}</ref> He became the Managing Director of TVS Motor Company in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudarshan Venu elevated as new Managing Director of TVS Motor |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/story/sudarshan-venu-elevated-as-new-managing-director-of-tvs-motor-332477-2022-05-05 |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=5 May 2022}}</ref>

He is also the chairman of TVS Credit Services.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVS Credit raises ₹480 crore capital from Premji Invest |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tvs-credit-raises-rs480-cr-capital-from-premji-invest/article66951539.ece |publisher=[[Business Line]] |date=9 June 2023}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Government of India]]'s National Board for Electric Mobility.<ref>{{cite news |title=Government sets up National Board for Electric Mobility |url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/energy/power/government-sets-up-national-board-for-electric-mobility/articleshow/57989630.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> In August 2023, he was elected as a member of the Board of Trustees for the [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]] Trust.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudarshan Venu takes oath as TTD member-trustee |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sudarshan-venu-takes-oath-as-ttd-member-trustee/article67242395.ece |publisher=[[Business Line]]|date=August 27, 2023}}</ref> In September 2025, Sudarshan began his second tenure as a member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board, filling the unassumed term of retired judge [[H. L. Dattu|H.L. Dattu]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |title=Sudarshan Venu appointed TTD Trust Board member |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sudarshan-venu-appointed-ttd-trust-board-member/article70037750.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 September 2025}}</ref>

In August 2025, he was elevated to Chairman of TVS Motor Company, succeeding [[Ralf Speth]].<ref name="0:1"/>

== Personal life ==
Sudarshan married Tara Sam in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVS Motors' Sudarshan Venu to tie the knot |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tvs-motors-sudarshan-venu-to-tie-the-knot-114040700291_1.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=7 April 2014}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
* In 2012, he was included in [[India Today]] magazine's list of "37 Indians of Tomorrow," which recognized individuals under 35 across various fields. He was ranked 20th on the list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indians of Tomorrow |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/indians-of-tomorrow-368873-2012-12-13/21 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=December 2012 }}</ref>
*He was awarded the Corporate Citizen of the Year by [[The Economic Times]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=The winners of the 2016 ET Awards |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/corporate-industry/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2016-et-awards/all-the-winners/slideshow/56039930.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=17 December 2016}}</ref>
* In 2017, he was named one of [[The Economic Times]] 40 Under 40.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rebello |first1=Maleeva |last2=Reddy |first2=Sujata |last3=Menon |first3=Rashmi |title=Fab 40: Diet & exercise keep Hero, TVS, Wockhardt Gen-Y bosses in shape |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/fab-and-under-40-fitness-mantras-of-hot-shot-business-leaders/articleshow/59522532.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
* In 2023, the [[World Economic Forum]] named him a [[Young Global Leaders|Young Global Leader]].<ref name="WEF" />
* In August 2023, he received the [[Moneycontrol]]'s Next-Gen Leader of the Year Award at the Indian Family Business Awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Family Business Award 2022: Sudarshan Venu, the Next-Gen Leader for TVS Motor Company |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/indian-family-business-award-2022-sudarshan-venu-the-next-gen-leader-for-tvs-motor-company-11221901.html |publisher=[[Moneycontrol]]|date=19 August 2023}}</ref>
* In 2024, Sudarshan was included in the [[Fortune India]]'s [[40 Under 40]] list of India's brightest young business leaders.<ref name=fortune>{{cite news |title=Fortune 40 Under 40 list 2024 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/40under40/sudarshan-venu?year=2024 |publisher=[[Fortune India]] |date=May 2024}}</ref>
* In 2025, he was named to Fortune India's 40 Under 40 list.<ref name="0:2"/>
* In 2025, he was also awarded the Best CEO in the Manufacturing and Retail Excellence category by [[Business Today (India)|Business Today]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BT MindRush 2025 |url=https://mediabrief.com/bt-mindrush-2025-celebrates-indias-top-ceos-and-visionaries/ |publisher=Mediabrief |date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
== References ==
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Basava Puranam

2025-09-24T09:08:58Z

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The '''Basava Puranam''' is a 13th-century [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[epic poem]] written by [[Palkuriki Somanatha]]. It is a sacred text of the [[Veerashaiva]] tradition. The epic poem narrates the life story of philosopher and social reformer [[Basavanna]] (1134–1196 CE), also known as {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavaṇṇa}}, {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavēśvara}}, {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavēśa}}, and {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavarāja}}, the founder of <nowiki>Shiva-Sharana</nowiki>.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/54674/Basava-Purana Basava Purana] [[Britannica.com]].</ref> It is also an anthology of several Veerashaiva saints (also known as [[Shiva Sharanas|Shiva Sharan's]], Surrendered devotees of Lord Shiva) and their philosophies.

In contrast to [[champu]] style (poems in verse of various metres interspersed with paragraphs of prose), Somanatha adopted the [[desi]] (native) style and composed the purana in dvipada (couplets), a meter popular in oral tradition and closely related to folk music.{{fact|date=June 2019}}

In 1369, the Basava Puranam was translated to [[Kannada language|Kannada]] by Bhima Kavi. This version contains detailed descriptions of the life of Basava and came to be considered his standard biography.<ref>[http://lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/BasavaPuranas.htm Basava in Literature] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527092032/http://lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/BasavaPuranas.htm |date=27 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/%28docid%29/3E4576CF4860643665257202004A7DC5?OpenDocument&StartKey=Basava&count=50 Basava purana by Bheema Kavi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104214600/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/%28docid%29/3E4576CF4860643665257202004A7DC5?OpenDocument&StartKey=Basava&count=50 |date=4 January 2009 }} cscsarchive.org.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2fhCH-NRatUC&dq=Basava+purana&pg=PA65 Extract of 1969 version]</ref> There are several Kannada and Sanskrit Lingayat puranas inspired by Bhima Kavi's Basava Puranam.{{fact|date=June 2019}}

This Telugu puranam was first translated into English by [[C.P. Brown]], a British administrator in colonial south India, in 1863.<ref>Multifaceted and Multilayered Orientalism: Translations of Veerashaiva Puranas by Administrators and Missionaries, Vijayakumar M. Boratti, 2013</ref>

==Translations==
* ''Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha'', Tr. by Velcheru Narayana Rao. Princeton Univ Press, 1990. {{ISBN|0691055912}}.

==See also==
* [[Vachana sahitya]]
* [[Jangam]]

== References ==

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Banka, Bihar

2025-09-12T21:33:32Z

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'''Banka''' is a city and a [[municipality]] serving as district headquarters. The city is historically very important because of [[Mandar Parvat|Mandar Hill]] where [[Samudra Manthana|Samudra Manthan]] has been occurred by Hindu rituals. The district was formed on 21 February 1991. It is a part of [[Anga (region)|Anga region]] of Bihar.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archivedate=2004-06-16 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |accessdate=2008-11-01 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead }}</ref> Banka had a population of 35,416, with 54% males and 46% females. The average literacy rate was 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate; 16% of the population was under 6 years of age.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bhagalpur Division}}
{{Bhagalpur Division topics}}

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Kaur Singh

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'''Kaur Singh''' ({{langx|pa|ਕੌਰ ਸਿੰਘ}}; 1948/1949 – 27 April 2023) was an Indian heavyweight champion [[Boxer (boxing)|boxer]] from [[Punjab]]. Singh won three gold medals for senior national boxing championship, [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Boxing Championship]] and [[Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's the unheard story of Kaur Singh, the farmer from Punjab who fought Muhammad Ali |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/the-woes-of-indian-boxer-kaur-singh/articleshow/53226958.cms |work=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=28 April 2023 |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428121616/https://www.businessinsider.in/the-woes-of-indian-boxer-kaur-singh/articleshow/53226958.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How the Army Rushed to the Rescue of a Forgotten Boxing Hero - Twice! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/125091/army-boxing-hero-kaur-singh/ |work=[[The Better India]] |date=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Forgotten Boxing hero Kaur Singh raising loan from money lenders for medical treatment |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/forgotten-boxing-hero-kaur-singh-raising-loan-from-money-lenders-medical-treatment-1105295-2017-12-11 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Singh was born in a [[Jat Sikh]] Family of village Khanal Khurd in Sangrur, [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]'s Malwa region. He was a small-time farmer before joining the Indian army in 1973 as havildar at the age of 23 where he participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|India-Pakistan war]]; and was awarded [[Sena Medal]] for his bravery and received the Vishisht Sewa Medal in 1988.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjuna Award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/Kaur-Singh-who-fought-Muhammad-Ali-did-not-allow-his-children-to-take-up-sports/articleshow/53220647.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Boxing career ==
In 1979, Singh won a gold medal at the senior national boxing championship and remained the holder of the gold medal for four years till 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=कभी बॉक्सर मोहम्मद अली से किया था मुकाबला, अब जी रहे ऐसे बदहाली की जिंदगी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/PUN-AMR-OMC-LCL-arjun-award-and-padma-shri-award-winner-boxer-kaur-singh-5767941-PHO.html |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |date=13 December 2017}}</ref>

In 1980, Singh won a gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaur Singh, a gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championship in 1980 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/when-punjab-s-kaur-singh-traded-punches-with-the-legend/247086.html |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |archive-date=2 April 2019 |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402183743/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/when-punjab-s-kaur-singh-traded-punches-with-the-legend/247086.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1982, Singh won a gold medal at the heavyweight category [[Boxing at the 1982 Asian Games|Asian Games]] held at New Delhi, in the same year he got the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The untold story of Kaur Singh – A forgotten Indian boxer who fought Muhammad Ali |url=http://punjabtoday.in/punjabtodayin/interview.php?comment&entry_id=1489676134&title=the-untold-story-of-kaur-singh-%E2%80%93-a-forgotten-indian-boxer-who-fought-muhammad-ali |work=punjabtoday.in |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024064815/http://punjabtoday.in/punjabtodayin/interview.php?comment&entry_id=1489676134&title=the-untold-story-of-kaur-singh-%E2%80%93-a-forgotten-indian-boxer-who-fought-muhammad-ali |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Heavyweight boxing champ Kaur Singh recalls fight with Zorawar Muhammed Ali |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2016/06/08/heavyweight-boxing-champ-kaur-singh-recalls-fight-zorawar-muhammed-ali |work=[[SBS PopAsia]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 1983, the [[Government of India]] awarded Singh with the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1980–1989)|Padma Shri award]] for outstanding contribution to Indian sports.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boxer Kaur Singh: The forgotten hero who fought Muhammad Ali |url=https://thebridge.in/boxer-kaur-singh-the-forgotten-hero-fought-muhammad-ali/ |work=The Bridge |date=25 December 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Singh retired from boxing career in 1984 after participating and representing India in the Los Angeles Olympics where he won two bouts, but was defeated in the third match.{{fact|date=July 2022}}

=== Fighting against Muhammad Ali ===
On 27 January 1980, Singh fought at Delhi's National Stadium against [[Muhammad Ali]] in an exhibition match of four-rounds.
"Us de mukke bahut hi dumdar si (His punches had great power). I clearly remember that jab, his famous jab. It seemed to come out of nowhere. He used his right hand to block my punches, and his counterpunch to hit me. His speed was amazing; not once during those four rounds did the speed drop. He was shorter than me but his ring craft and movement took him out of my reach," said Singh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian boxer recalls fight with 'shahenshah' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/india-boxer-recalls-fight-with-muhammad-ali-the-shahenshah-2835329/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=22 July 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Death ==
Singh died on 27 April 2023, at the age of 74.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/boxing-champion-kaur-singh-passes-away-after-multiple-health-problems-2365254-2023-04-27 Boxing champion Kaur Singh passes away after multiple health problems]</ref>

== Legacy ==
A biopic film of Singh, ''[[Padma Shri Kaur Singh]]'', was slated to release in 2020, with producer [[Karam Batth]] playing Singh. The film highlighted apathy of governments in releasing the prize money they announced.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padma Shri Kaur Singh's Biopic On Cards; He Was The Only Indian Boxer To Fight Muhammad Ali |url=https://www.koimoi.com/outside-bollywood/padma-shri-kaur-singhs-biopic-on-cards-he-was-the-only-indian-boxer-to-fight-muhammad-ali/ |work=[[KoiMoi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Biopic of only Indian boxer who fought Muhammad Ali in the pipeline |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/biopic-of-only-indian-boxer-who-fought-muhammad-ali-in-the-pipeline-2239462.html |work=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Now, film on Indian boxer who faced Ali |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/now-film-on-indian-boxer-who-faced-ali/articleshow/71533293.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref> Film release was delayed due to COVID-19 and then due to clash with other film releases in 2022. Karam Batth in an interview said "It was supposed to release on July 8 but the makers of ''[[Shareek 2]]'' shifted its release date to the same Friday. I was fine with it as both the films are quite different. But then team ''[[Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya]]'' also announced its release date on the same day, which made us postpone ours to July 22."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Karam Batth brings out the story of Padma Shri Kaur Singh, the legendary Punjabi boxer |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/karam-batth-brings-out-the-story-of-kaur-singh-the-legendary-punjabi-boxer-408747 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

== Exhibition boxing record ==
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== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
{{Asian Games Champions Boxing Heavyweight}}

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Housing.com

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{{Short description|Indian real estate search portal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
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'''Housing.com''' is an Indian real estate search portal which allows customers to search for apartments for rent and sale.<ref name = Bhat2014>{{cite web | url = http://forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/housing.com-born-out-of-its-founders-house-hunt/37151/1 | title = housing.com: Born Out of its Founders House Hunt | author = Shravan Bhat | work = [[Forbes]] India | date = 12 February 2014 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Grant2013>{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2013/06/06/funding-daily-prism/ | title = Funding Daily Prism | author = Rebecca Grant | publisher = Venture Beat | date = 6 June 2014 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref> The company has 6,000 brokers and serves 40 cities in [[India]] including [[Chennai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Kochi]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Delhi]].<ref name = Ho2013>{{cite web | url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/06/with-2-5m-injection-from-nexus-indian-housing-marketplace-launches-in-bangalore/ | title = With $2.5M Injection from Nexus, Indian Housing Marketplace Launches in Bangalore | author = Victoria Ho | publisher = TechCrunch | date = 6 June 2013 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Peer2014>{{cite web | url = http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2014/06/23/housing-com-claims-6000-brokers-in-25-cities-aims-to-break-even-in-each-city-by-2015-end/ | title = housing.com toying with algorithms for old-age friendliness, pollution index & helping find girl friends, too | author = Nikita Peer | publisher = Tech Circle | date = 23 June 2014 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = IDR2013/>

==History==

A group of twelve students from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]] founded Housing.co.in in June 2012.<ref name = Bhat2014/><ref name = Hans2013>{{cite web |url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/property-websites-offering-value-added-services-with-listings/1/193543.html |title=Building Search|author=Pritam P Hans |publisher= Business Today|date = April 2013 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Sharma2014>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Helion-may-lead-8m-investment-in-Housing-com/articleshow/33048936.cms |title=Helion may lead $8M investment in housing.com|author=Samidha Sharma |publisher= Times of India|date = 4 January 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Gooptu2014>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/emerging-businesses/startups/with-fatter-paychecks-startups-rope-in-more-talent-than-big-cos-like-ibm-hul/articleshow/36364876.cms |title=With fatter paychecks, startups rope in more talent than big cos like IBM, HUL|author=Biswarup Gooptu & Kala Vijayraghavan |publisher= Economic Times|date = 11 June 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref> The company purchased Housing.com from San Francisco-based internet entrepreneur, Peter Headington, and the telephone number 03-333-333-333 in September 2013 for a total of $1m.<ref name = Abudheen2013/><ref name = Rai2013/>

Since its founding in 2012, Housing.com has raised four rounds of funding. The company raised $2.5 million in [[Series A round|Series A]] funding from Nexus Venture Partners in June 2013.<ref name = Grant2013/><ref name = Ho2013/><ref name = Peer2014/><ref name = Rakesh2013>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/06/06/nexus-venture-partners-injects-2-5m-in-an-indian-real-estate-startup/|title = Nexus Venture Partners injects $2.5M in an Indian real estate startup|author=Chitra Rakesh|date = 6 June 2013 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref> The company used the funds to create its Data Science Lab and to expand to four cities: [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]], [[Pune]], [[Hyderabad]].
<ref name = Ho2013/>
<ref name = Abrar2014>{{cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-20/news/50738867_1_nexus-venture-rs-138-crore-advitiya-sharma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622053912/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-20/news/50738867_1_nexus-venture-rs-138-crore-advitiya-sharma |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2014 |title=housing.com founded by IIT graduates makes more room for growth, mops up rs 115 crore|author=Peerzada Abrar |publisher= [The Economic Times]|date = 20 June 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Velayanikal2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.techinasia.com/housing-com-funding-real-estate/|title = $19M funding for Housing.com ups the ante in tech war between real estate portals in India|author=Malavika Velayanika |publisher= Tech in Asia|date = 20 June 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref> The company raised another $19M in venture funding, led by Helion Venture Partners, in April 2014.<ref name = IndiaTimes2014>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/emerging-businesses/startups/startups-focus-on-team-composition-to-draw-investors/articleshow/35976951.cms |title=Startups focus on team composition to draw investors |publisher= The Economic Times|date = 3 June 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Dutta2014>{{cite web |url=http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2014/04/25/housing-com-raises-close-to-18m-led-by-helion-venture-partners/ |title=Excl: housing.com raises close to $18M led by Helion Venture Partners|author=Diksha Dutta |publisher= Tech Circle|date = 25 April 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref>

Housing.com acquired real estate discussion forum, Indian Real Estate Forum (IREF), for $1.2 million in March 2015,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150330044157/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-26/news/60516253_1_housing-com-iref-ravish-naresh Housing.com buys real estate forum IREF – timesofindia-economictimes]. Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com (26 March 2015). Retrieved 10 June 2015.</ref> Realty BI, a risk assessment firm for realty projects, for $2 million in June 2015,<ref>[http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/housing-com-acquires-realty-business-intelligence/47637761 Housing.com acquires Realty Business Intelligence for Rs 10 Cr]. Tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com (12 June 2015). Retrieved on 2015-07-04.</ref> and HomeBuy360, a cloud-based sales lifecycle management platform, for $2 million in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Housing.com acquires HomeBuy360|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/housingcom-acquires-homebuy360/article7547120.ece|accessdate=17 August 2015|work=The Hindu|date=16 August 2015}}</ref>

In June 2015, Housing.com then-CEO Rahul Yadav accused Sequoia India MD Shailendra Singh of poaching Housing.com staff.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150315051841/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-12/news/60047815_1_housing-com-advitiya-sharma-leadership-team Investors considering to remove Housing.com co-founder Rahul Yadav as CEO: Sources – timesofindia-economictimes]. Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 10 June 2016.</ref> Subsequently, he was asked to leave the company altogether, citing objectionable behaviour.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav sacked by board after email leak|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/housing-coms-ceo-rahul-yadav-fired-a-day-after-email-leak/|website = The Indian Express|date = 1 July 2015|accessdate = 21 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav fired - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Housing-com-CEO-Rahul-Yadav-fired/articleshow/47894037.cms|website = The Times of India|accessdate = 21 December 2015}}</ref> Rishabh Gupta was temporarily in charge, before being replaced by [[Jason Kothari]] in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = We are putting the house back in order: Housing.com's new CEO|url = http://www.livemint.com/Companies/h9r0mgH0XnsbO5wNVjZjjO/We-are-putting-the-house-back-in-order-Housingcoms-new-CE.html|website=livemint.com/|accessdate = 21 December 2015}}</ref>

==Product==
Housing.com lists properties submitted by users, either brokers or owners, on an interactive map.<ref name = Hans2013/> Search results are filtered by available rooms, lifestyle ratings, child friendliness index (CFI), and area-based pricing.<ref name = Grant2013/><ref name = Ho2013/><ref name = Sharma2014/><ref name = Abudheen2013>{{cite web | url = http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2013/11/15/nexus-venture-backed-real-estate-portal-housing-com-adds-child-friendliness-index-to-its-site-whats-new/ | title = Nexus Venture-backed real estate portal housing.com adds 'child friendliness index' to its site; what's new? | author = Sainul K Abudheen | publisher = Tech Circle India | date = 15 November 2013 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Sinha2013>{{cite web | url = http://www.nextbigwhat.com/search-for-apartments-online-in-mumbai-using-housing-297/ | title = Startup Housing.co.in takes a brilliant data based approach to house hunting | author = Ashish Sinha | publisher = Next Big What | date = 21 January 2014 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref>

The company has mapped approximately 650,000 houses in India.<ref name = Peer2014/><ref name = Abrar2014/>

Housing.com's Data Science Lab (DSL) has generated a number of "Heat Map" algorithms and demand flux maps based on these filters.<ref name = Velayanikal2014/><ref name = Abudheen2013/><ref name = IDR2013>{{cite web | url = http://www.indiadigitalreview.com/news/real-estate-portal-housingcom-launches-price-heat-maps-feature/14461 | title = Real Estate portal housing.com launches Price Heat Maps feature | publisher = India Digital Review | date = 7 October 2013 | accessdate = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref name = Rai2013>{{cite web | url = http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2013/10/07/nexus-backed-real-estate-portal-housing-com-launches-price-heat-maps-whats-on-offer/ | title = Nexus-backed real estate portal housing.com launches price heat maps; what's on offer? | author = Anand Rai | date = 7 October 2013 | accessdate = 30 July 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Online real estate databases}}

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[[Category:Real estate companies based in Mumbai]]
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[[Category:Online real estate databases]]
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Badnawar

2025-08-11T15:37:23Z

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'''Badnawar (or Badnavar)''' is a Town, former pargana and a [[Nagar Panchayat|Nagar Parishad]] of the [[Dhar district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. This is a [[tehsil]] place having 170 villages. Badnawar is around 95 km from [[Indore]] - the business capital of Madhya Pradesh.

in AD 783.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=X0JUwf2BXVAC&dq=vardhamanapura+badnawar&pg=PA143 Literary and Historical Studies in Indology, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, pp. 139-144]</ref> It remained a major [[Jain]] center until mid 13th century.

== Schools ==
* Unnati public HS school
* Kashyap Vidhya Peeth
* K C Saraf Vidhyalaya
* Nandaram Chopra Higher Secondary School
* Unnati Academy
* Jagrati Vidhya Mandir
* Suraj Vidhya Vihar
* Shri Sardar Patel Vidhyapeeth
* Pratap Vidhya Niketan
* Shri Aaiji Public School
* Jain Public School

== Geography ==
Badnawar is located at {{Coord|23.02|N|75.22|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Badnawar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Badnawar]</ref> It has an average elevation of 506 metres (1,660 feet).

== History ==

Acharya [[Jinasena]] started the composition of [[Harivamsa Purana]] here in AD 783.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=X0JUwf2BXVAC&dq=vardhamanapura+badnawar&pg=PA143 Literary and Historical Studies in Indology, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, pp. 139-144]</ref><ref>[Malwa Through The Ages,
Kailash Chand Jain, Motilal Banarsidass, Publ., 1972 p. 486]</ref> [[Jayavarman I (Paramara dynasty)|Jayavarmadeva]], A Paramara ruler, had issued a grant mentioning Vardhamanapur, which was found at Ujjain. Some of the ancient Jain images found here are now displayed in the Digambar Jain Museum Ujjain. Approximately twenty inscribed images have been found here that date from Samvat 1122 to 1308.<ref>Kasturchand Jain Suman, Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh aur Tirth Parichay, Madhya-Pradesh: 13 vi shati tak, Delhi, 2001</ref> Several of them mention Vardhanapur or Vardhamanapura as the name of the city and some mention a Jain community named Vardhamanapuranvaya (now called Badanera). Ancient Jain images continue to be found here.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/badnawar/news/even-today-there-are-statues-of-jain-tirthankaras-during-mining-021531-2729990.html आज भी यहां खनन के दौरान जैन तीर्थंकरों की प्रतिमाएं मिलती हैं, Dainik Bhaskar, Sep 15, 2018 ]</ref>

There is a very ancient Dharmaraja temple here. There is an old Jinda Samadhi in the temple complex. There is a very old gymnasium in the temple complex.

Badnawar was a [[pargana]] given to Raja Rai Singh, second son of Maharaja Ratan Singh Rathore founder of Ratlam and governor of 16 parganas of north Malwa in 1658, before the fatel battle of Dharmat (Fatehibad near Ujjain) against Mughal Aurangzab where Ratan Singh Rathore was killed and Rai Singh escaped wounded, in 1733 it came under Maratha rule by the conquest of Malwa by Peshwa Bajirao. Badnavar fell under Dhar ruled by the Maratha Sardar Puar. In 1818 Raja Bhagwant Singh was compelled to move to Kachhi Baroda and a settlement was made by Sir John Malcome of the British East India Company. [[Badnawar region]], included 4 prominent [[jagir]]s (feudatory (e)states), all held by [[Rajput]]: [[Bakhatgarh]] (35 villages) Multhan (29 villages), Kachhi Baroda (18 villages), Dotrea and [[Bidwal]] (eight villages).

== Demographics ==
As of 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Badnawar has a population of 20,928. Males constitute 52.03% of the population and the females 47.97%. Badnawar has a literacy rate of 81.3%, with 88.7% of the males and 41% of females literate.

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhar district]]