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Shahuwadi Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Shahuwadi
| constituency_no = 277
| type = SLA
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| map_image = 277-Shahuwadi.svg
| loksabha_cons = [[Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency|Hatkanangle]]
| district = [[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]]
| reservation = None
| mla = [[Vinay Kore]]
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| party = {{Party index link|Jan Surajya Shakti}}
| incumbent_image =
| electors =307,491
}}
'''Shahuwadi Assembly constituency''' is one of the 288 [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) [[List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|constituencies]] of [[Maharashtra]] state, western India. This constituency is located in [[Kolhapur district]],<ref name="ECI-20081126" /> and is a part of [[Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Geographical scope==
The constituency comprises Shauwadi Taluka, Kodoli, Kotoli, Panhala revenue circles and Panhala Municipal Council belonging to [[Panhala|Panhala taluka]].<ref name="ECI-20081126">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=2008-11-26|publisher=Election Commission of India|pages=274|access-date=2015-08-14}}</ref>

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election
! Member
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| bgcolor="#FFB2B2" | [[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1952]] || Patil Rangrao Namdeo || {{Full party name with color|Peasants and Workers Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
| bgcolor="#FFB2B2" | [[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || Karkhanis Tryambak Sitaram
|-
| [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || [[Udaysingrao Gaikwad|Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Gaikwad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || Rau Dhondi Patil || {{Full party name with color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}
|-
| [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || rowspan="2" | [[Udaysingrao Gaikwad|Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Gaikwad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|-
| [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]] || Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
| [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
| [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}}
|-
| [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]] || rowspan="3" | Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
| [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2000 elections in India#Maharashtra|2000 By-election]]
|-
| [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[Satyajeet Patil|Satyajeet (Aaba) Babasaheb Patil Sarudkar]] || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}}
|-
| [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]] || [[Vinay Kore|Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore]] || {{Full party name with color|Jan Surajya Shakti}}
|-
| [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || [[Satyajeet Patil|Satyajeet (Aaba) Babasaheb Patil Sarudkar]] || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}}
|-
| [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]] || rowspan="2" | [[Vinay Kore|Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore]] || {{Full party name with color|Jan Surajya Shakti|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|}

==Election results==
=== Assembly Election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref name="Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Shahuwadi">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Shahuwadi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13277.htm |access-date=26 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126042118/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13277.htm |archive-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Vinay Kore|Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore]] |party = Jan Surajya Shakti |votes = 136,064 |percentage = 55.81% |change = {{increase}}1.65 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Satyajeet Patil|Satyajeet (Aaba) Babasaheb Patil Sarudkar]] |party = Shiv Sena (UBT) |votes = 100,011 |percentage = 41.03% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 574 |percentage = 0.24% |change = {{decrease}}0.17 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 36,053 |percentage = 14.79% |change = {{increase}}2.70 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 244,352 |percentage = 79.47% |change = {{decrease}}0.75 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 243,778}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 307,491 |ref = |change = {{increase}}6.45 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Jan Surajya Shakti |swing = {{increase}}1.65 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2019 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref name="election2019">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Vinay Kore|Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore]] |party = Jan Surajya Shakti |votes = 124,868 |percentage = 54.16% |change = {{increase}}18.50 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Satyajeet Patil|Satyajeet (Aaba) Babasaheb Patil Sarudkar]] |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 97,005 |percentage = 42.07% |change = {{increase}}6.22 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Sunil Namdev Patil |party = Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |votes = 2,902 |percentage = 1.26% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhai Bharat Rangrao Patil |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 1,953 |percentage = 0.85% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 942 |percentage = 0.41% |change = {{decrease}}0.08 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 27,863 |percentage = 12.09% |change = {{increase}}11.90 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 231,705 |percentage = 80.22% |change = {{increase}}2.46 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 230,553}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 288,852 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.16 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Jan Surajya Shakti |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}18.31 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2014 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref name="election2014">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2014/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Satyajeet Patil|Satyajeet (Aaba) Babasaheb Patil Sarudkar]] |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 74,702 |percentage = 35.85% |change = {{increase}}2.03 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kore Vinay Vilasrao (Savakar) |party = Jan Surajya Shakti |votes = 74,314 |percentage = 35.66% |change = {{decrease}}2.44 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Amarsinh Yashvant Patil (Bhau) |party = Swabhimani Paksha |votes = 27,953 |percentage = 13.41% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Karnsing Sanjaysinh Gaikwad |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 21,443 |percentage = 10.29% |change = {{decrease}}11.62 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Babaso Panditrao (Asurlekar) |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 4,671 |percentage = 2.24% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sanjay Shamrao Patil |party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 1,431 |percentage = 0.69% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,024 |percentage = 0.49% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 388 |percentage = 0.19% |change = {{decrease}}4.09 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 209,595 |percentage = 77.76% |change = {{decrease}}2.32 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 208,388}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 269,543 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.23 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Jan Surajya Shakti |swing = {{decrease}}2.25 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2009 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher= Chief Eletoral Officer, [[Maharashtra]]|title=General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009 |url=https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/20240708005931/https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Vinay Kore|Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore]] |party = Jan Surajya Shakti |votes = 73,912 |percentage = 38.10% |change = {{increase}}11.40 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Satyajit Babaso |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 65,601 |percentage = 33.82% |change = {{decrease}}2.06 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Karnsinh Sanjaysinh Gaikwad (Bal) |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,510 |percentage = 21.91% |change = {{decrease}}9.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Tile Vinay Nivrutti |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,375 |percentage = 2.26% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Yedage Raju Janardan |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,864 |percentage = 0.96% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Sandip Prabhakar Patil (Gundkalle) |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,643 |percentage = 0.85% |change = {{decrease}}0.11 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Aanandrao Vasantrao Sarnaik (Foujibapu) |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,516 |percentage = 0.78% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Satyajit Raosaheb |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,413 |percentage = 0.73% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,311 |percentage = 4.28% |change = {{decrease}}0.27 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 194,074 |percentage = 80.08% |change = {{decrease}}3.18 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 193,980}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 242,339 |ref = |change = {{increase}}41.66 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Jan Surajya Shakti |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}2.22 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2004 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Satyajeet Patil|Satyajeet (Aaba) Babasaheb Patil Sarudkar]] |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 51,075 |percentage = 35.88% |change = {{increase}}26.08 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Karnsinh Sanjaysinh Gaikwad (Bal) |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 44,600 |percentage = 31.33% |change = {{decrease}}14.71 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mansingrao Udaysingrao Gaikwad |party = Jan Surajya Shakti |votes = 38,003 |percentage = 26.70% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Kiran Vasant |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,123 |percentage = 2.19% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhai Bharat Rangrao Patil |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 2,313 |percentage = 1.62% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Krishna Bandu Lohar (Maharaj) |party = Rashtriya Samajik Nayak Paksha |votes = 1,876 |percentage = 1.32% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kesare Pandurang Krushna |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,365 |percentage = 0.96% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,475 |percentage = 4.55% |change = {{increase}}1.11 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 142,438 |percentage = 83.26% |change = {{increase}}9.04 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 142,355}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 171,070 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.88 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}10.16 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly By-election 2000 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2000 elections in India#Maharashtra|2000 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/detailed-bye-election-results/ |title=Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India |access-date=21 December 2025 |website=old.eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 55,209 |percentage = 46.04% |change = {{decrease}}0.93 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. B. Yashwantrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 51,088 |percentage = 42.61% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = L. Ramesh Kondiram |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 11,746 |percentage = 9.80% |change = {{increase}}1.43 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Sanjeevani Ananda |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,864 |percentage = 1.55% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,121 |percentage = 3.44% |change = {{decrease}}1.47 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 119,911 |percentage = 74.22% |change = {{decrease}}1.06 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 119,907}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 161,567 |ref = |change = {{increase}}1.35 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}0.93 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1999 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117044316/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 54,108 |percentage = 46.97% |change = {{increase}}9.76 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 48,451 |percentage = 42.06% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Katkar Jayawantrao Bandu |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 9,636 |percentage = 8.37% |change = {{increase}}2.27 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Sanjayasinh Shamraoji |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,664 |percentage = 1.44% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Babasaheb Yeshawantrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 999 |percentage = 0.87% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,657 |percentage = 4.91% |change = {{decrease}}5.12 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 120,000 |percentage = 75.28% |change = {{decrease}}5.01 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 115,190}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 159,413 |ref = |change = {{increase}}0.63 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{decrease}}0.26 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1995 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121534/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 58,640 |percentage = 47.23% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 46,192 |percentage = 37.21% |change = {{decrease}}9.79 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gavali Sakharam Balu |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 7,569 |percentage = 6.10% |change = {{decrease}}44.53 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Bharat Rangarao |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 4,580 |percentage = 3.69% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Babaso Yashawant |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,959 |percentage = 2.38% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Shripati Arjuna |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,175 |percentage = 1.75% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,448 |percentage = 10.03% |change = {{increase}}6.40 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 127,182 |percentage = 80.29% |change = {{increase}}2.08 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 124,148}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 158,413 |ref = |change = {{increase}}13.85 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Independent politician |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{decrease}}3.40 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1990 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117080722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 54,223 |percentage = 50.63% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 50,334 |percentage = 47.00% |change = {{increase}}0.63 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Bharat Rangrao |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 2,239 |percentage = 2.09% |change = {{decrease}}0.24 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,889 |percentage = 3.63% |change = {{decrease}}1.30 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 108,812 |percentage = 78.21% |change = {{increase}}1.58 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 107,103}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,136 |ref = |change = {{increase}}19.74 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{decrease}}0.67 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1985 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117075119/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 44,771 |percentage = 51.30% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 40,471 |percentage = 46.37% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Keshav Kondi |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 2,036 |percentage = 2.33% |change = {{decrease}}18.18 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,300 |percentage = 4.93% |change = {{decrease}}54.06 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 89,041 |percentage = 76.63% |change = {{increase}}22.88 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 87,278}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 116,200 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.60 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Independent politician |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{decrease}}28.19 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1980 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Yeshwant Rao Patil |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 44,864 |percentage = 79.49% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rau Dhondi Patil |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 11,573 |percentage = 20.51% |change = {{increase}}8.31 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 33,291 |percentage = 58.99% |change = {{increase}}8.12 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 58,048 |percentage = 53.75% |change = {{decrease}}25.07 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 56,437}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 107,988 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.02 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}10.16 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1978 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629182050/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2017|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Udaysingrao Gaikwad|Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Gaikwad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 53,625 |percentage = 69.33% |change = {{decrease}}12.75 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Sadashiv Shankar |party = Janata Party |votes = 14,280 |percentage = 18.46% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Rau Dhondi |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 9,438 |percentage = 12.20% |change = {{decrease}}5.72 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 39,345 |percentage = 50.87% |change = {{decrease}}13.30 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 79,532 |percentage = 78.82% |change = {{increase}}3.92 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 77,343}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,905 |ref = |change = {{increase}}21.78 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}12.75 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1972 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519183024/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf|archive-date=19 May 2017|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Udaysingrao Gaikwad|Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Gaikwad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 49,368 |percentage = 82.08% |change = {{increase}}35.91 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kumbhar Shankar Babu |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 10,776 |percentage = 17.92% |change = {{decrease}}30.88 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 38,592 |percentage = 64.17% |change = {{increase}}61.54 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 62,059 |percentage = 74.90% |change = {{increase}}3.31 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 60,144}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,859 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.43 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing = {{increase}}33.28 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1967 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926233227/https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2018|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Rau Dhondi Patil |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 23,059 |percentage = 48.80% |change = {{increase}}11.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = U. N. Gaikwad |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 21,817 |percentage = 46.17% |change = {{decrease}}12.71 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. G. Tambat |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,377 |percentage = 5.03% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,242 |percentage = 2.63% |change = {{decrease}}19.32 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 50,516 |percentage = 71.59% |change = {{increase}}15.18 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 47,253}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,559 |ref = |change = {{increase}}1.67 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}10.08 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1962 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117085627/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Udaysingrao Gaikwad|Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Gaikwad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 21,249 |percentage = 58.88% |change = {{increase}}31.28 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shankarrao Namdeo Patil |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 13,327 |percentage = 36.93% |change = {{decrease}}11.22 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vasudeo Govind Shiragaonkar |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,513 |percentage = 4.19% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,922 |percentage = 21.95% |change = {{increase}}1.40 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 39,149 |percentage = 56.41% |change = {{increase}}14.85 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 36,089}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,402 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.44 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing = {{increase}}10.73 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1957 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114093455/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Karkhanis Tryambak Sitaram |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 12,689 |percentage = 48.15% |change = {{increase}}16.97 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Tambat Dattatraya Govind |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 7,273 |percentage = 27.60% |change = {{increase}}3.98 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Rangrao Namdeo |party = Independent politician |votes = 6,392 |percentage = 24.25% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,416 |percentage = 20.55% |change = {{increase}}13.00 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 26,354 |percentage = 41.56% |change = {{decrease}}0.53 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 26,354}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,418 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.08 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing = {{increase}}16.97 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1952 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Shahuwadi <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114083220/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Rangrao Namdeo |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 7,560 |percentage = 31.18% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chougule Rangarao Hari |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 5,728 |percentage = 23.62% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Pandurang Keshavrao |party = Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes = 3,943 |percentage = 16.26% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Karkhanis Trimbak Sitaram |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,750 |percentage = 11.34% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patil Tukaram Ganpat |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,219 |percentage = 9.15% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kolvankar Sadashiv Gopal |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,049 |percentage = 8.45% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,832 |percentage = 7.55% |change = }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 24,249 |percentage = 42.09% |change = }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 24,249}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,613 |ref = |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing = }}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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Amlan Bhaduri

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amlan Bhaduri
| office = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[English Bazar Assembly constituency|English Bazar]]
| predecessor = Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
| term_start = 2026
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| profession = Politician
}}
'''Amlan Bhaduri''' is an Indian politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was elected as a Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from the [[English Bazar Assembly constituency|English Bazar]] constituency in the [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amlan Bhaduri (Buro)(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ENGLISHBAZAR(MALDA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=248 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amlan Bhaduri (BJP) Candidate from ENGLISH BAZAR Constituency, Amlan Bhaduri Political Career, Age, Education, Election Result 2026 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/west-bengal/candidate-amlan-bhaduri-12947 |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amlan Bhaduri (Buro), ENGLISHBAZAR constituency, BJP, WestBengal Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/WestBengal2026/amlan-bhaduri-buro-248/ |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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Malli (2024 TV series)

2026-05-05T06:01:44Z

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{{short description|Tamil-language program}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Malli (Tamil TV series).jpg
| image_alt =
| caption =
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
| creator = [[Saregama]]
| writer = [[Saregama]]
| director = {{Plainlist|
* Manibharathy (1-35/230-680)
* Stalin (36-178)
* A.P. Rajendran (179- 229)
* Sai Maruthu (1-35/681-)
}}
| screenplay = Marimuthu Rajashri Rai V.Padmavathy (180-Present) ('''dialogue''') Maruthu Sankar Prabhakar Dhamayanthi
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Vijay Venkatesan
* Nikitha Rajesh
* Rahila Sayedh
}}
| open_theme = "Sirithu Vaazha Vendum" [[K.S.Chitra]] (Vocals) [[Pulamaipithan]] (Lyrics)
| theme_music_composer = Dharan
| editor = Shanker
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 740+
| list_episodes =
| location = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| cinematography = Akilan
| producer =
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = approx.20–22 minutes per episode
| company = [[Saregama]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|04|29|df=yes}}
| last_aired =
| network = [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| related = [[Ganesh Kartikey|Ganesh Kartikey]]
}}

'''''Malli''''' is a 2024 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] television series starring Nikitha Rajesh, Vijay Venkatesan, and Rahila Sayedh.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2024/Feb/12/new-series-starring-famous-stars| title=பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் இணைந்து நடிக்கும் தொடர் மல்லி.| website=www.dinamani.com| date=12 February 2024|language=ta}}</ref> The series was produced by [[Saregama]]. It premiered on 29 April 2024 on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] and it is also available on the digital platform [[Sun NXT]].<ref>{{cite web| author=Sreeja | url=https://tamil.timesnownews.com/entertainment/sun-tv-malli-serial-promo-telecast-time-new-serial-in-sun-tv-at-prime-time-malli-serial-cast-and-crew-starring-peranbu-vijay-article-109523844| title=ஏப்ரல் 29 முதல் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் மல்லி புதிய தொடர்...| website=tamil.timesnownews.com| date=23 April 2024|language=ta}}</ref>

== Cast ==
=== Main ===
*[[Nikitha Rajesh]] as Malliga Vijayakumar (Malli): Vijay's second wife
*Vijay Venkatesan as Vijayakumar (Vijay): Renuka and Malli's husband; Venba's father
*Rahila Sayedh as Venba Vijaykumar: Vijay and Renuka's daughter

=== Recurring ===
* Mahalashmi Shankar as Rajeshwari alias Raji: Vijay's eldest sister (Main Antagonist)
* Gracy Thangavel as Ranjitha: Vijay's niece
* VJ Akshaya<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/roja-actress-akshaya-mohan-kumar-joins-the-cast-of-upcoming-show-malli/articleshow/109315735.cms|title=Roja Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show Malli| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=15 April 2024|language=en}}</ref> / Nagashree GS as Renuka Vijayakumar (Vijay's first wife and Venba's mother) / Sudarvizhi
* Niranjana as Nisha: Renuka's sister
* Bharathi Mohan as Kathiresan: Renuka's father
* Dev Anand Sharma as Manohar: Vijay's brother-in-law
* Krithika Annamalai as Nagalakshmi a.k.a Nagu: Malli's sister-in-law
*Venkat Subramanian / Ashwin Kumar as Pathram Babu a.k.a Babu: Malli's elder brother
* Sanjay Asrani as Raghuram : Vijay's rival
* Yadhavi as Inspector S. Deepika : Dinesh's sister
* Harirudran as Advocate Deepak: Deepika husband
* Dhanushree as Mayil: Malli's younger sister
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Annapoorani: Malli's aunt
* Jay Srinivasa Kumar as Aravind: Malli's best friend
* Nisha Kapoor as Chitra Manohar: Vijay's elder sister
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Podhum Ponnu: Vijay's step-mother
* [[Priya (actress)|Priya]] as Sivagami: Renuka's mother
* [[Poornima Bhagyaraj]] as Advocate Vidhya: Vijay's adopted mother
* [[Madhan Bob]] as Subramaniyam: Vijay's father
* [[Uma Padmanabhan]] as Advocate Devasena
* Sanjay Kumar Asrani as Raghuram
* Nikitha Murali as Meera: Malli's friend
* Rokinth as Velan: Kumudha's husband
* Nithish Kutty as Mani: Malli's younger brother

==Production==
===Development===
After the ending of the [[Tamil television soap opera#List of longest-running Tamil Language television series|longest running Sun TV drama]] ''[[Anbe Vaa (2020 TV series)|Anbe Vaa]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tamil-tv-show-anbe-vaa-to-go-off-air-soon/articleshow/109496204.cms| title=Tamil TV show 'Anbe Vaa' to go off-air soon| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=22 April 2024|language=en}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
Vijay Venkatesan<ref>{{cite web | url=https://minnambalam.com/cinema/vijay-venkatesan-acting-hero-in-sun-tvs-malli-serial/| title=மல்லி தொடரில் நடிக்கும் நடிகர் விமல்| website=minnambalam.com| date=19 April 2024|language=ta}}</ref> was cast in the male lead role as Vijayakumar after his role as Karthikeyan in [[Zee Tamil]]`s ''[[Peranbu (TV series)|Peranbu]]'',<ref>{{cite web| author=Parthiban.A | url=https://cineulagam.com/article/malli-sun-tv-new-serial-1706442078#google_vignette| title=புது சீரியலை தொடங்கும் சன் டிவி.. ஜீ தமிழில் இருந்து வரும் ஹீரோ| website=cineulagam.com| date=30 January 2024|language=ta}}</ref> while actress Nikitha Rajesh was cast as the female lead role as Malli, marking her return after [[Zee Tamil]]`s [[Suryavamsam (TV series)|Suryavamsam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/120731| title=மல்லி தொடரில் கம்பேக் கொடுக்கும் நிகிதா! | website=[[Dinamalar]]| date=|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cinesamugam.com/nikitha-rajesh-act-a-new-serial-titled-malli-in-sun-tv-1709355962| title=சன் டிவியில் புதிய மெகா சீரியல்.. 'சூரிய வம்சம்' நடிகை தான் நாயகி.. 2 சீனியர் நடிகைகள்..! | website=cinesamugam.com| date=|language=ta}}</ref> ''[[Roja (Tamil TV series)|Roja]]'' serial fame Akshaya Mohan Kumar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/actress-akshaya-mohan-kumar-joins-the-cast-of-upcoming-show-malli/articleshow/107455986.cms| title=Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show 'Malli'| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=6 February 2024|language=en}}</ref> replaced later by ''Chandralekha'' serial fame Nagashree GS,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/chandralekha-actress-nagashree-joins-the-cast-of-malli/articleshow/123577676.cms| title=Chandralekha actress Nagashree joins the cast of ‘Malli’| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=29 August 2025|language=en}}</ref> veteran actress [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/actress-nalini-to-play-the-titular-role-in-upcoming-show-malli/articleshow/107254851.cms| title=Actress Nalini to play the role in upcoming show 'Malli'| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=30 January 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="80’s queens"/> [[Poornima Bhagyaraj]] joined the cast.<ref name="80’s queens">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/80s-queens-ambika-nalini-and-poornima-join-the-cast-of-tv-show-malli/articleshow/110704617.cms| title=80's queens Ambika, Nalini and Poornima join the cast of TV show 'Malli'| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=4 June 2024|language=en}}</ref>

On 3 June 2024, actress [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] was cast as Pothum Ponnu.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/ambika-joins-the-cast-of-tv-show-malli/articleshow/110586343.cms| title=Ambika joins the cast of TV show 'Malli'| website=[[The Times of India]]| date=31 May 2024|language=en}}</ref>

=== Release ===
The show started airing on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] on 29 April 2024 from Monday to Sunday, replacing '[[Anbe Vaa (2020 TV series)|Anbe Vaa]]'.<ref>{{cite web| author=Parthiban.A | url=https://cineulagam.com/article/sun-tv-serials-time-changed-for-malli-new-serial-1707308290#google_vignette| title=சன் டிவி முக்கிய சீரியல்களின் நேரம் விரைவில் மாற்றம்.. காரணம் இதுதான் | website=cineulagam.com| date=|language=ta}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt33525859}}

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13th Orissa Legislative Assembly

2026-05-05T05:28:55Z

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{{Short description|13th state legislature of the Indian state of Orissa}}
{{Infobox legislative term
| background_color = #76CD26
| name = 13th Orissa Legislative Assembly
| before = [[12th Orissa Legislative Assembly|12th Assembly]]
| after = [[14th Odisha Legislative Assembly|14th Assembly]]
| image = File:Odisha Vidhan Soudha.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Front view of Odisha Vidhan Saudha, [[Bhubaneshwar]] (2010)
| meeting_place = Odisha Vidhan Saudha, [[Bhubaneshwar]], [[Orissa]], [[India]]
| election = [[2004 Orissa Legislative Assembly election]]
| website = {{URL|https://assembly.odisha.gov.in/}}
| chamber1 = '''[[Orissa Legislative Assembly]]'''
| government = [[National Democratic Alliance]] [[Biju Janata Dal]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| opposition = [[Indian National Congress]]
| term_start = 15 May 2004
| term_end = 19 May 2009
| membership1 = 147
| chamber1_leader1_type = [[List of governors of Orissa|Governor]]
| chamber1_leader1 = [[M. M. Rajendran]] [[Rameshwar Thakur]] [[Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare]]
| chamber1_leader2_type = [[List of speakers of the Orissa Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| chamber1_leader2 = [[Maheswar Mohanty]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] Prahlad Dora, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[Kishore Kumar Mohanty]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
| chamber1_leader3_type = [[List of speakers of the Orissa Legislative Assembly#Deputy Speakers|Deputy Speaker]]
| chamber1_leader3 = Prahlad Dora, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| chamber1_leader4_type = [[Chief Minister of Orissa|Leader of the House]] (Chief Minister)
| chamber1_leader4 = [[Naveen Patnaik]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
| chamber1_leader5_type = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Orissa Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition]]
| chamber1_leader5 = [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] [[Ramachandra Ulaka]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| control1 = [[National Democratic Alliance]] (93/147)
| module = 16 Sessions with 264 Sittings
| chamber1_image = File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 2004.svg
| chamber1_image_size = 300px
| chamber1_image_caption = House Composition as assembly begins
}}

The '''Thirteenth [[Orissa Legislative Assembly]]''' was convened after [[2004 Orissa Legislative Assembly election]]. [[National Democratic Alliance]] led by [[Naveen Patnaik]] formed government again.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Misra |first=Surya N. |date=2004 |title=Ruling Coalition Returns |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4415948 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=39 |issue=51 |pages=5521–5523 |jstor=4415948 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-05-16 |title=Naveen sworn in as Orissa CM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/naveen-sworn-in-as-orissa-cm/articleshow/678782.cms |access-date=2025-09-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Das |first=Dr. Sthitaprajna |last2=Panigrahi |first2=Puspalata |date=14 July 2024 |title=A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024) |url=https://www.journalofpoliticalscience.com/uploads/archives/6-2-1-681.pdf |journal=International Journal of Political Science and Governance |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=28-33 |via=E-ISSN: 2664-603X, P-ISSN: 2664-6021}}</ref>

== Brief history ==
Assembly was dissolved early almost a year ahead & election were called in line with [[2004 Indian general election]]. [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] lost the general election but won [[2004 Orissa Legislative Assembly election|2004 Orissa Assembly election]]. Chief Minister [[Naveen Patnaik]] along with his council of minister were sworn in by Governor [[M. M. Rajendran]] on 16 May 2004. The BJD had the larger share of representation in the ministry with 14 ministers including the Chief Minister while the BJP had eight.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-05-16|title=Naveen sworn in as Orissa CM|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/naveen-sworn-in-as-orissa-cm/articleshow/678782.cms|access-date=2025-06-15|work=The Times of India|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=22-member BJD-BJP ministry in Orissa sworn-in|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/22-member-bjd-bjp-ministry-in-orissa-sworn-in/story-CszAnB94D0IQrNi7AiYIwJ.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Cabinet reshuffle took place on 17 May 2006 & 5 February 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-02-05|title=Orissa CM inducts 3 new ministers, elevates 2 others|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/orissa-cm-inducts-3-new-ministers-elevates-2-others/articleshow/2759205.cms|access-date=2025-06-15|work=The Times of India|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Following [[2008 Kandhamal violence]] & failure of seat-sharing talks, [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] broke its alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. In protest, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] left the government on 9 March 2009 and tried to pass a motion [[Motion of no confidence|of no confidence]] against the govt. in the assembly, which the govt. of the day defended successfully following which assembly was dissolved. BJD decided to fight upcoming election independently with limited seat-sharing agreement with [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]] & [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] and won the [[2009 Orissa Legislative Assembly election|2009 Orissa Assembly election]] with a landslide. Subsequently, Shri Patnaik resigned on 20 May 2009, paving way for the new govt.<ref name=":4" />

== House Composition ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Party
!Strength
|-
![[Biju Janata Dal]]
|61
|-
![[Indian National Congress]]
|38
|-
![[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|32
|-
![[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|4
|-
![[Odisha Gana Parishad]]
|2
|-
![[Communist Party of India]]
|1
|-
![[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|1
|-
![[Independent politician|Independent]]
|8
|}

== Office Bearers ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Post
!Portrait
!Name
! colspan="2" |Tenure
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''[[List of governors of Orissa|Governor]]'''
|[[File:Colour_photo_of_M_M_Rajendran.png|100x100px]]
|[[M. M. Rajendran]]
|Assembly Begins
|17 November 2004
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A
|-
|[[File:The_Governor_of_Karnataka,_Shri_Rameshwar_Thakur_in_Bangalore_on_January_13,_2008.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Rameshwar Thakur]]
|18 November 2004
|21 August 2007
|-
|[[File:Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare 1.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare]]
|21 August 2007
|Assembly Dissolves
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''[[List of speakers of the Orissa Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]'''
|[[File:Maheswar_Mohanty_(cropped).JPG|100x100px]]
|[[Maheswar Mohanty]] {{small|MLA from [[Puri Assembly constituency|Puri]]}}
|21 May 2004
|31 March 2008
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
| [[File:Prahlad Dora.jpg|100x100px]]
|Prahlad Dora {{small|MLA from [[Chitrakonda Assembly constituency|Chitrakonda]]}}
|31 March 2008
|19 August 2008
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[File:Kishore Kumar Mohanty.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Kishore Kumar Mohanty]] {{small|MLA from [[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda]]}}
|19 August 2008
|25 May 2009
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|'''[[List of speakers of the Orissa Legislative Assembly#Deputy Speakers|Deputy Speaker]]'''
| [[File:Prahlad Dora.jpg|100x100px]]
|Prahlad Dora {{small|MLA from [[Chitrakonda Assembly constituency|Chitrakonda]]}}
|3 July 2004
|19 May 2009
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|'''[[Chief Minister of Orissa|Leader of the House]] '''{{Small|(Chief Minister) Leader of BJD Legislature Party}}
|[[File:Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in October 2014.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Naveen Patnaik]] {{Small|MLA from [[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]]}}
|16 May 2004
|20 May 2009
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Minister for [https://pa.odisha.gov.in/ Parliamentary Affairs]
|[[File:Padmanabha_Behera.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Padmanabha Behera]] {{small|MLA from [[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani]]}}
|16 May 2004
|16 May 2006
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[File:Raghunath_Mohanty.jpg|100x100px]]
|Raghunath Mohanty {{small|MLA from [[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta]]}}
|17 May 2006
|20 May 2009
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Orissa Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition]]''' {{Small|Leader of Congress Legislature Party}}
|[[File:Janaki Ballav Patnaik.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]] {{small|MLA from [[Begunia Assembly constituency|Begunia]]}}
|4 June 2004
|24 January 2009
|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[File:Ulaka Rama Chandra.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Ramachandra Ulaka]] {{small|MLA from [[Rayagada Assembly constituency|Rayagada]]}}
|24 January 2009
|19 May 2009
|-
|[[Speaker of the Lok Sabha#Pro tem speaker|Pro tem Speaker]]
| [[File:Habibulla Khan.jpg|100x100px]]
|Habibulla Khan {{small|MLA from [[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nowrangpur]]}}
|18 May 2004
|20 May 2004
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

== Council of Ministers ==
{{Transcluded section|source=Second Naveen Patnaik ministry}}
{{trim|{{#Section-h:Second Naveen Patnaik ministry|Council of Ministers}}}}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf Source]
!District
!AC. No.
!Constituency
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
!Remarks
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
|1
|[[Karanjia Assembly constituency|Karanjia (ST)]]
|Ajit Hembram
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|2
|[[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur (ST)]]
|[[Sambhunath Naik|Shambhu Nath Naik]]
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|3
|[[Bahalda Assembly constituency|Bahalda (ST)]]
|Prahlad Purty
| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
|
|-
|4
|[[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur (ST)]]
|[[Droupadi Murmu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|5
|[[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangriposi (ST)]]
|[[Chaitanya Prasad Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|6
|[[Kuliana, Odisha Assembly constituency|Kuliana (ST)]]
|[[Sananda Marndi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|7
|[[Baripada Assembly constituency|Baripada]]
|Bimal Lochan Das
| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
|
|-
|8
|[[Baisinga Assembly constituency|Baisinga (ST)]]
|[[Pramila Giri]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|9
|[[Khunta Assembly constituency|Khunta (ST)]]
|[[Golak Bihari Naik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|10
|[[Udala Assembly constituency|Udala (ST)]]
|[[Bhaskar Madhei]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Balasore district|Balasore]]
|11
|[[Bhograi Assembly constituency|Bhograi]]
|[[Ananta Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|12
|[[Jaleswar, Odisha Assembly constituency|Jaleswar]]
|[[Aswini Kumar Patra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|13
|[[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta]]
|[[Raghunath Mohanty]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|14
|[[Balasore Assembly constituency|Balasore]]
|Arun Dey
| {{Full party name with color|Odisha Gana Parishad}}
|
|-
|15
|[[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro]]
|[[Kartik Mohapatra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|16
|[[Simulia Assembly constituency|Simulia]]
|[[Padma Lochan Panda]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|17
|[[Nilgiri Assembly constituency|Nilgiri]]
|[[Pratap Sarangi|Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
|18
|[[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari (SC)]]
|[[Ananta Prasad Sethi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|19
|[[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]]
|Naren Pallai
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|20
|[[Dhamnagar Assembly constituency|Dhamnagar]]
|[[Manmohan Samal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|21
|[[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandbali (SC)]]
|Netrananda Mallick
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|22
|[[Basudevpur Assembly constituency|Basudevpur]]
|[[Bijayshree Routray]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
|23
|[[Sukinda Assembly constituency|Sukinda]]
|[[Prafulla Chandra Ghadai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|24
|[[Korei Assembly constituency|Korai]]
|Sanchita Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|25
|[[Jajpur Assembly constituency|Jajpur (SC)]]
|Parameswar Sethi
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|26
|[[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharamsala]]
|[[Kalpataru Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|27
|[[Barchana Assembly constituency|Barchana]]
|Sitakanta Mohapatra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|28
|[[Bari-derabisi Assembly constituency|Bari-Derabisi]]
|[[Debasis Nayak]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
|29
|[[Binjharpur Assembly constituency|Binjharpur (SC)]]
|[[Pramila Mallik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]
|30
|[[Aul Assembly constituency|Aul]]
|[[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|31
|[[Patamundai Assembly constituency|Patamundai (SC)]]
|Kishor Chandra Tarai
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|32
|[[Rajanagar Assembly constituency|Rajnagar]]
|Nalinikanta Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|33
|[[Kendrapara Assembly constituency|Kendrapara]]
|Utkal Keshari Parida
| {{Full party name with color|Odisha Gana Parishad}}
|
|-
|34
|[[Patkura Assembly constituency|Patkura]]
|[[Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]]
|35
|[[Tirtol Assembly constituency|Tirtol]]
|[[Chiranjib Biswal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|36
|[[Ersama Assembly constituency|Ersama]]
|[[Damodar Rout]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|37
|[[Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency|Balikuda]]
|Umesh Chandra Swain
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|38
|[[Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency|Jagatsinghpur (SC)]]
|[[Bishnu Charan Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
|39
|[[Kissannagar Assembly Constituency|Kissannagar]]
|[[Pratap Jena]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|40
|[[Mahanga Assembly constituency|Mahanga]]
|[[Bikram Keshari Barma]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|41
|[[Salipur Assembly constituency|Salepur (SC)]]
|Kalindi Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|42
|[[Gobindpur, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gobindpur]]
|Rabindra Kumar Mallick
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|43
|[[Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency|Cuttack Sadar]]
|[[Pravata Ranjan Biswal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|44
|[[Cuttack City Assembly constituency|Cuttack City]]
|[[Samir Dey]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|45
|[[Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency|Choudwar]]
|[[Dharmananda Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|46
|[[Banki Assembly constituency|Banki]]
|Debasis Pattnaik
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|47
|[[Athagarh Assembly constituency|Athgarh]]
|[[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|48
|[[Baramba Assembly constituency|Baramba]]
|[[Debi Prasad Mishra|Debiprasad Mishra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Khordha district|Khurda]]
|49
|[[Balipatna Assembly constituency|Balipatna (SC)]]
|[[Shashi Bhusan Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|50
|[[Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar]]
|[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|51
|[[Jatani Assembly constituency|Jatni]]
|Sarat Patkaray
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Puri district|Puri]]
|52
|[[Pipili Assembly constituency|Pipli]]
|[[Pradeep Maharathy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|53
|[[Nimapara Assembly constituency|Nimapara (SC)]]
|Baidhar Mallick
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|54
|[[Kakatpur Assembly constituency|Kakatpur]]
|[[Surendra Nath Naik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|55
|[[Satyabadi Assembly constituency|Satyabadi]]
|Ramaranjan Baliarsingh
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|56
|[[Puri Assembly constituency|Puri]]
|[[Maheswar Mohanty]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Speaker
|-
|57
|[[Brahmagiri Assembly constituency|Brahmagiri]]
|[[Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Khordha district|Khurda]]
|58
|[[Chilika Assembly constituency|Chilka]]
|Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|59
|[[Khurda Assembly constituency|Khurda]]
|[[Jyotirindra Nath Mitra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|60
|[[Begunia Assembly constituency|Begunia]]
|[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Leader of Opposition
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
|61
|[[Ranpur Assembly constituency|Ranpur]]
|[[Surama Padhy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
|62
|[[Nayagarh Assembly constituency|Nayagarh]]
|[[Arun Kumar Sahoo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|63
|[[Khandapada Assembly constituency|Khandapara]]
|Bijayalaxmi Pattnaik
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|64
|[[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]]
|[[Rudra Madhab Ray]]
| {{party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|65
|[[Jaganathprasad Assembly constituency|Jaganathprasad (SC)]]
|[[Madhaba Nanda Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|66
|[[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
|[[Bikram Keshari Arukha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Govt. Chief Whip
|-
|67
|[[Surada Assembly constituency|Suruda]]
|[[Kishore Chandra Singh Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|68
|[[Aska Assembly constituency|Aska]]
|[[Saroj Kumar Padhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|69
|[[Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency|Kabisuryanagar]]
|[[Ladu Kishore Swain]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|70
|[[Kodala Assembly constituency|Kodala]]
|Niranjan Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|71
|[[Khalikote Assembly constituency|Khallikote]]
|[[V. Sugnana Kumari Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|72
|[[Chhatrapur Assembly constituency|Chatrapur]]
|Nagireddy Narayan Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|
|-
|73
|[[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]]
|[[Naveen Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|'''Chief Minister'''
|-
|74
|[[Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gopalpur (SC)]]
|Trinath Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|75
|[[Berhampur Assembly constituency|Berhampur]]
|[[Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|76
|[[Chikiti Assembly constituency|Chikiti]]
|[[Usha Devi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]
|77
|[[Mohana Assembly constituency|Mohana]]
|[[Surjya Narayan Patro]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|78
|[[Ramagiri Assembly constituency|Ramagiri (ST)]]
|Bharat Paik
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|79
|[[Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency|Parlakhemundi]]
|Trinath Sahu
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
|80
|[[Gunupur Assembly constituency|Gunupur (ST)]]
|[[Hema Gamang|Hemabati Gamang]]
| {{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 Rama Chandra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Leader of Opposition
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Koraput district|Koraput]]
| rowspan="2" |83
| rowspan="2" |[[Laxmipur Assembly constituency|Lakshmipur (ST)]]
|Anantaram Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Died on 25 November 2007.
|-
|Purna Chandra Majhi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Won in 2008 Bypoll.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2008-04-16 |title=Congress wins Orissa assembly by-poll |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/congress-wins-orissa-assembly-by-poll/story-4BaVffp5gMMfNBhxy5XxnK.html |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|84
|[[Pottangi Assembly constituency|Pottangi (ST)]]
|[[Jayaram Pangi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|85
|[[Koraput Assembly constituency|Koraput]]
|[[Tara Prasad Bahinipati]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
|86
|[[Malkangiri Assembly constituency|Malkangiri (SC)]]
|Nimai Chandra Sarkar
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|87
|[[Chitrakonda Assembly constituency|Chitrakonda (ST)]]
|[[Prahlad Dora]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Deputy Speaker
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Koraput district|Koraput]]
|88
|[[Kotpad Assembly constituency|Kotpad (ST)]]
|Basudev Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|89
|[[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jeypore]]
|[[Rabi Narayan Nanda]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Nabarangpur district|Nowrangpur]]
|90
|[[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nowrangpur]]
|[[Habibulla Khan (Odisha)|Habibulla Khan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|91
|[[Kodinga Assembly constituency|Kodinga (ST)]]
|Sadan Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|92
|[[Dabugam Assembly constituency|Dabugam (ST)]]
|[[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|93
|[[Umerkote Assembly constituency|Umarkote (ST)]]
|Dharmu Gond
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Nuapada district|Nawapara]]
|94
|[[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nawapara]]
|[[Rajendra Dholakia]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|95
|[[Khariar Assembly constituency|Khariar]]
|[[Duryodhan Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
|96
|[[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharamgarh (SC)]]
|Bira Sipka
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|97
|[[Koksara Assembly constituency|Koksara]]
|Pushpendra Singh Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|98
|[[Junagarh Assembly constituency|Junagarh]]
|[[Himansu Sekhar Meher]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|99
|[[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna (SC)]]
|[[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
|100
|[[Narla Assembly constituency|Narla (ST)]]
|Balabhadra Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
|101
|[[Kesinga Assembly constituency|Kesinga]]
|[[Dhaneswar Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|102
|[[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Balliguda (ST)]]
|Karendra Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|103
|[[Udayagiri, Odisha Assembly constituency|Udayagiri (ST)]]
|Ajayanti Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|104
|[[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani (SC)]]
|[[Padmanabha Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|[[Boudh district|Boudh]]
|105
|[[Boudh Assembly constituency|Boudh]]
|[[Pradip Kumar Amat]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Balangir district|Balangir]]
|106
|[[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titilagarh (SC)]]
|[[Jogendra Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|107
|[[Kantabanji Assembly constituency|Kantabanji]]
|Haji Md. Ayub Khan
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|
|-
|108
|[[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patnagarh]]
|[[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
|109
|[[Saintala Assembly constituency|Saintala]]
|[[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|110
|[[Loisingha Assembly constituency|Loisingha]]
|[[Narasingha Mishra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|111
|[[Bolangir Assembly constituency|Bolangir]]
|[[Ananga Udaya Singh Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Cabinet Minister
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
|112
|[[Sonepur Assembly constituency|Sonepur (SC)]]
|Binod Patra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|113
|[[Binka Assembly constituency|Binka]]
|[[Niranjan Pujari]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|114
|[[Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency|Birmaharajpur]]
|Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Angul district|Angul]]
|115
|[[Athmallik Assembly constituency|Athmallik]]
|[[Nagendra Kumar Pradhan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
|116
|[[Angul Assembly constituency|Angul]]
|[[Rajanikant Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
|117
|[[Hindol Assembly constituency|Hindol (SC)]]
|[[Anjali Behera]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|118
|[[Dhenkanal Assembly constituency|Dhenkanal]]
|[[Sudhir Kumar Samal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|119
|[[Gondia, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gondia]]
|Saroj Kumar Samal
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Angul district|Angul]]
|120
|[[Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency|Kamakhyanagar]]
|[[Prafulla Kumar Mallik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|121
|[[Pallahara Assembly constituency|Pallahara]]
|[[Nrusingha Charan Sahu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|122
|[[Talcher Assembly constituency|Talcher (SC)]]
|[[Mahesh Sahoo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
|123
|[[Padampur Assembly constituency|Padampur]]
|Satya Bhusan Sahu
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Cong. Chief Whip
|-
|124
|[[Melchhamunda Assembly constituency|Melchhamunda]]
|Mohammad Rafique
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|125
|[[Bijepur Assembly constituency|Bijepur]]
|Subal Sahu
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|126
|[[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli (SC)]]
|Bimbadhar Kuanr
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|127
|[[Bargarh Assembly constituency|Bargarh]]
|Ananda Acharya
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
|128
|[[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur]]
|[[Jayanarayan Mishra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
|129
|[[Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency|Brajarajnagar]]
|Anup Kumar Sai
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|130
|[[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda]]
|[[Kishore Kumar Mohanty]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Speaker
|-
|131
|[[Laikera Assembly constituency|Laikera (ST)]]
|Brundaban Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
|132
|[[Kuchinda Assembly constituency|Kuchinda (ST)]]
|[[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|133
|[[Rairakhol Assembly constituency|Rairakhol (SC)]]
|[[Sanatan Bisi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Minister of State (I/C)
|-
|[[Debagarh district|Deogarh]]
|134
|[[Deogarh Assembly constituency|Deogarh]]
|[[Nitesh Ganga Deb]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Sundergarh district|Sundergarh]]
| rowspan="2" |135
| rowspan="2" |[[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundargarh]]
|Shankarsan Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Deputy Govt. Chief Whip, Died on 11 January 2005.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |author=Rameshwar Thakur |date=28 February 2005 |title=Address of Shri Rameshwar Thakur, Governor of Orissa |url=https://pa.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-02/feb_28_2005_speech_eng.pdf |access-date=12 February 2022 |quote=I would request you to join me in paying homage to Shankarsan Naik, sitting member of the House and Government Deputy Chief Whip and Sribatschha Naik, former member who are no more with us.}}</ref>
|-
|Susama Patel
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Won in 2005 Bypoll.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Bye-Election - April-May, 2005 - Legislative Assembly of Orissa - Assembly Constituency - 135- Sundargarh |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeApr2005/byeApril_May2005_OR_135.htm |access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |136
| rowspan="2" |[[Talsara Assembly constituency|Talsara (ST)]]
|[[Gajadhar Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Died on 20 May 2006.
|-
|Prafulla Majhi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Won in 2006 Bypoll.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2 November 2006 |title=Bye election of Talsara |url=https://hindi.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2006/bye-136-talsara.htm |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|137
|[[Rajgangpur Assembly constituency|Rajgangpur (ST)]]
|Gregory Minz
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|138
|[[Biramitrapur Assembly constituency|Biramitrapur (ST)]]
|Nihar Surin
| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
|
|-
|139
|[[Rourkela Assembly constituency|Rourkela]]
|[[Sarada Prasad Nayak]]
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|140
|[[Raghunathpali Assembly constituency|Raghunathpali (ST)]]
|Halu Mundary
| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
|
|-
|141
|[[Bonai Assembly constituency|Bonai (ST)]]
|[[Laxman Munda]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Kendujhar district|Keonjhar]]
|142
|[[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua (ST)]]
|[[Dhanurjaya Sidu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|143
|[[Patna Assembly constituency|Patna]]
|[[Gourahari Naik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
|144
|[[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar (ST)]]
|[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Deputy Govt. Chief Whip
|-
|145
|[[Telkoi Assembly constituency|Telkoi (ST)]]
|Niladri Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|
|-
|146
|[[Ramchandrapur, Odisha Assembly Constituency|Ramchandrapur]]
|[[Niranjan Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
|147
|[[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandapur (SC)]]
|[[Jayadev Jena]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|}

== Bypolls ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[https://assembly.odisha.gov.in/DocumentDetails/historicalbackground/historical-background.pdf Source]
!Year
!Constituency
!Reason for by-poll
!Winning candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|April 2005
|[[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundargarh]]
|Death of Shankarsan Naik<ref name=":1" />
|Sushma Patel<ref name=":2" />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|October 2006
|[[Talsara Assembly constituency|Talsara (ST)]]
|Death of [[Gajadhar Majhi]]
|Prafulla Majhi<ref name=":3" />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|April 2008
|[[Laxmipur Assembly constituency|Lakshmipur (ST)]]
|Death of Anantaram Majhi
|Purna Chandra Majhi<ref name=":0" />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Odisha Legislative Assembly}}

[[Category:Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 2004–2009]]
[[Category:Terms of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|13th]]

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Rani Kamalapati Superfast Express

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
The '''Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express''', commonly referred as "Bhopal–Mumbai Express", is a weekly [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast]] express train which runs between [[Rani Kamalapati railway station]] (Habibganj) of [[Bhopal]], the capital of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]] railway station of [[Mumbai]], the capital of [[Maharashtra]].

==Arrival and departure==
It runs as train number 12154 from Rani Kamalapati to Mumbai LTT on Friday. It leaves at 18.00 hrs and reaches at 7.30 hrs.<ref name=HBJ-LTT>{{cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/bhopal-habibganj-mumbai-ltt-sf-express-12154-hbj-to-ltt/618/474/466 |title=17640/Bhopal HBJ–Mumbai LTT Express}}</ref>

On reverse journey as train number 12153 from Mumbai LTT to Rani Kamalapati on Thursday leaving at 16.25 hrs and reaching at 05.50 hrs next day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/mumbai-ltt-bhopal-habibganj-sf-express-12153-ltt-to-hbj/593/466/474 |title=17640/Mumbai LTT- Bhopal HBJ Express}}</ref>

==Coach composition==
The train is operated by Central railway. It rake is shared between train numbers 12173/12174 /12153/12154 /12161/12162 /12107/12108.It runs with LHB coaches

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Catering service is provided by attached pantry car.<ref name=HBJ-LTT />

==Locomotion==
After 12 February 2014, this train is hauled end to end by a Kalyan-based [[WAP-7]] or a Ajni-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] as Central Railways has completed its DC-AC conversion on 12 February 2014 between Kalyan and LTT.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Central Railway}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mumbai LTT-Habibganj Superfast Express}}
[[Category:Transport in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Superfast Express trains]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]

{{India-express-train-stub}}

C. Aswini Dutt

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{{Short description|Indian film producer (born 1950)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Family name hatnote|Chalasani|lang=Telugu}}
{{Infobox person
| name = C. Aswini Dutt
| image = Chalasani Aswani Dutt by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Dutt at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2023
| birth_name = Chalasani Aswini Dutt
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|09|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Film producer]]
| organization = [[Vyjayanthi Movies]]
| spouse = Vinaya Kumar
| children = 3 including [[Swapna Dutt]], [[Priyanka Dutt]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| awards = National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Mahanati (2018)
}}

'''Chalasani Aswini Dutt''' (also spelled '''Aswani Dutt'''; born 15 September 1950) is an Indian film producer primarily known for his work in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonnalagedda |first=Pranita |date=2016-12-19 |title=Dil Raju, Ashwini Dutt for Mahesh Babu |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191216/dil-raju-ashwini-dutt-for-mahesh-babu.html |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |archive-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210203118/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191216/dil-raju-ashwini-dutt-for-mahesh-babu.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-30 |title=Director Vamshi Paidipally lands in soup for Mahesh Babu's next |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/director-vamshi-paidipally-lands-in-soup-for-mahesh-babus-next-4451519/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202735/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/director-vamshi-paidipally-lands-in-soup-for-mahesh-babus-next-4451519/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the founder of [[Vyjayanthi Movies]], a major film production company established in 1974. Over a career spanning five decades, Aswini Dutt has produced over 40 films, predominantly in Telugu, along with a few in other languages.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2 December 2004 |title=Aswini Dutt - Producer of Vyjayanthi banner - Interview by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview-aswinidutt.html |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |quote=Aswini Dutt, who is been[sic] one of the most consistent and successful film producer during spanning period over 27 years .... |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903181414/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview-aswinidutt.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is especially known for producing high-budget films featuring major stars.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=2020-05-07 |title=Celebrating 30 years of the Chiranjeevi-Sridevi Telugu blockbuster 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/celebrating-30-years-of-the-chiranjeevi-sridevi-telugu-blockbuster-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari/article31524731.ece |access-date=2022-09-03 |issn=0971-751X |quote=Vyjayanthi Movies, known for big budget and lavish productions had a successful run, till it hit a rough patch with Shakti in 2011. |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013080042/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/celebrating-30-years-of-the-chiranjeevi-sridevi-telugu-blockbuster-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari/article31524731.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

He also contested for the [[Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency]] in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 General Elections]] as a [[Telugu Desam Party]] candidate.

== Early and personal life ==
Aswini Dutt was born into a well-to-do family in [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His father was a contractor and the sole distributor for Kalinga Pipes in the state for many years. He completed his graduation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=17 August 2002 |title=Interview with Aswini Dutt by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_aswinidutt1.html |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Idlebrain.com |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903181416/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_aswinidutt1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jandhyala]], who would later go on to become a noted film director and screenwriter, was Aswini Dutt's childhood friend. They were classmates from fourth standard till their graduation and lived in neighbouring houses.<ref>{{Citation |title=Producer C. Aswani Dutt {{!}}{{!}} Cheppalani Vundhi {{!}} 18th September 2021 | date=18 September 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVQfP44IUA |language=en |access-date=2022-09-03 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803203458/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVQfP44IUA&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }} From 2:05 to 3:02</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=2020-05-07 |title=Celebrating 30 years of the Chiranjeevi-Sridevi Telugu blockbuster 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/celebrating-30-years-of-the-chiranjeevi-sridevi-telugu-blockbuster-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari/article31524731.ece |access-date=2022-09-03 |issn=0971-751X |quote=The late Jandhyala, who Ashwini Dutt informs, was his classmate from Kindergarten to SSLC, worked wonders with his trademark humour in the dialogues. |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013080042/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/celebrating-30-years-of-the-chiranjeevi-sridevi-telugu-blockbuster-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari/article31524731.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

He has three daughters {{Em dash}} [[Priyanka Dutt]], [[Swapna Dutt]] and Sravanthi Dutt.<ref name=":3" /> Priyanka is married to film director [[Nag Ashwin]] who previously directed the film ''[[Yevade Subramanyam]]'' (2015) for Vyjayanthi Movies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2015 |title=Ashwini Dutt's daughter Priyanka Dutt marries director Nag Ashwin |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ashwini-dutt-s-daughter-priyanka-dutt-marries-director-nag-ashwin-2152884 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903192726/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ashwini-dutt-s-daughter-priyanka-dutt-marries-director-nag-ashwin-2152884 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Film career ==

Dutt started his film career as an executive producer for the black-and-white film ''[[O Seeta Katha|O Seetha Katha]]'' (1974) directed by [[K. Viswanath]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=2020-05-07 |title=Celebrating 30 years of the Chiranjeevi-Sridevi Telugu blockbuster 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/celebrating-30-years-of-the-chiranjeevi-sridevi-telugu-blockbuster-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari/article31524731.ece |access-date=2020-08-09 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013080042/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/celebrating-30-years-of-the-chiranjeevi-sridevi-telugu-blockbuster-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari/article31524731.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He wanted to produce a film with his favourite actor [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and approached him.<ref>{{Citation |title=First story about the inception of Vyjayanthi Movies presented by Rana {{!}} #VintageVyjayanthi | date=28 April 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3EUeTYFnqA |language=en |access-date=2022-09-04 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118113337/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3EUeTYFnqA |url-status=live }}</ref> Named by Rama Rao after the garland which is in [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]]’s neck, Vyjayanthi Movies commenced production, under the proprietorship of Aswini Dutt.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-24 |title=Story Behind 'Vyjayanthi' Name Finally Revealed |url=https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/story-behind-ashwini-dutt-vyjayanthi-movies-name/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Mirchi9 |language=en-US |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629105502/https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/story-behind-ashwini-dutt-vyjayanthi-movies-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":02" /> The logo of the production house contains the image of Rama Rao as Lord [[Krishna|Sri Krishna]], with a [[Shankha|Sankha]] in his hand and [[Earth]] behind him.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Citation |first= |title=A beautiful story of Legendary NTR on his birthday {{!}} Vintage Vyjayanthi |date=28 May 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYtK5_3YZGs |publisher=Vyjayanthi Network |language=en |access-date=2022-09-12 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430115350/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYtK5_3YZGs&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}</ref> The first film produced under Vyjayanthi Movies banner was ''[[Eduruleni Manishi (1975 film)|Eduruleni Manishi]]'' (1975) starring Rama Rao and [[Vanisri]].<ref name=":02" />

The production house went on to make films with the biggest stars of [[Telugu cinema]]: N. T. Rama Rao, [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]], [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]], [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]], [[Daggubati Venkatesh|Venkatesh]], [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Ram Charan]], [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.|Jr. NTR]], [[Prabhas]]. They also worked with [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Kamal Haasan]], and [[Dulquer Salman]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=17 August 2002 |title=Interview with Aswini Dutt by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_aswinidutt1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903181416/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_aswinidutt1.html |archive-date=3 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |quote=Aswini Dutt, the man behind Telugu Cinema's one of the prestigious banners - Vyjayanthi Movies, is a senior most producer of Telugu film industry. He has produced blockbusters with all the stars of Telugu Cinema ranging from NTR to Taraka Rathnaa.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2003 |title=Interview with Aswini Dutt by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_aswinidutt2.html |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |quote=Aswini Dutt, the man behind Telugu Cinema's one of the prestigious banners - Vyjayanthi Movies, is a senior most producer of Telugu film industry. He has produced blockbusters with all the stars of Telugu Cinema ranging from NTR to NTR. |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118113337/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_aswinidutt2.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Journey Of Vyjayanthi Movies in Tollywood From 1974 To Till Now | date=20 September 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDHdfdzqqM |language=en |access-date=2022-09-04 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118113329/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDHdfdzqqM&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of the films produced by Vyjayanthi Movies were directed by [[K. Bapayya]] and [[Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao|K. Raghavendra Rao]].

Vyjayanthi Movies also has subsidiary banners {{Em dash}} Three Angels Studio, Swapna Cinema run by Aswini Dutt's daughters [[Swapna Dutt]] and [[Priyanka Dutt]]. Of late, his daughters take care of the production part of the films produced by their production house, while the music is handled Aswini Dutt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Interview : Ashwini Dutt – Dulquer did a convincing job in Sita Ramam |url=https://www.123telugu.com/interviews/interview-ashwini-dutt-dulquer-did-a-convincing-job-in-sita-ramam.html |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=123Telugu.com |language=en |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903181406/https://www.123telugu.com/interviews/interview-ashwini-dutt-dulquer-did-a-convincing-job-in-sita-ramam.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Vyjayanthi Movies had a successful run until it hit a rough patch with ''[[Sakthi (2011 film)|Sakthi]]'' in 2011. After this, Aswini Dutt took a seven-year hiatus. He produced ''[[Mahanati]]'' in 2018 which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.<ref name=":3" />

Dutt mentions ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' (1990) as his favourite among all the films that he produced.<ref name=":02" />

== Shelved projects ==
After the success of ''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'', Aswini Dutt sought to produce a fantasy film with a focus on [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]]. He initiated a project titled ''Bhooloka Veerudu'', directed by [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]], with Chiranjeevi in the lead role. However, after completing two schedules, the team realized that the film lacked a proper storyline, leading to its eventual shelving.<ref name=":1" />

In another instance, [[Ram Gopal Varma]] pitched a story to Aswini Dutt, which he and Chiranjeevi both found appealing. At the time, Varma was working on [[Daud (film)|''Daud'']], and with the possibility of delays due to [[Sanjay Dutt#Arrest due to involvement in 1993 serial bombings, films after arrest (1993–1999)|Sanjay Dutt]]'s legal issues, Varma decided to present the story to Dutt and Chiranjeevi.<ref name=":1" /> Aswini Dutt then began the project under Varma's direction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 1997 |title=అశ్వనీదత్ చిత్రానికి దర్శకుడు మారాడు! |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1997/Nov/21-Nov-1997.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111010335/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1997/Nov/21-Nov-1997.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=[[Zamin Ryot]] |page=9 |language=te}}</ref> However, after Sanjay Dutt was released, the production of ''Daud'' resumed, and Dutt realized that the storylines of both films were similar. Uncomfortable with the overlap, he chose to stall the project.<ref name=":1" />

== Filmography ==
Films produced under '''Vyjayanti Movies''' banner.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Notes
|-
|1975
|''[[Eduruleni Manishi (1975 film)|Eduruleni Manishi]]''
|Debut in [[Telugu cinema]]
|-
|1978
|''[[Yuga Purushudu]]''
|
|-
|1981
|''[[Guru Sishyulu (1981 film)|Guru Sishyulu]]''
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Adavi Simhalu]]''
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Agni Parvatam]]''
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Brahma Rudrulu]]''
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Aakhari Poratam]]''
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari]]''
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Aswamedham (1992 film)|Aswamedham]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |1994
|''[[Govinda Govinda (1994 film)|Govinda Govinda]]''
|
|-
|''[[Subhalagnam]]''
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Choodalani Vundi]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |1999
|''[[Rajakumarudu]]''
|
|-
|''[[Ravoyi Chandamama]]''
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Azad (2000 film)|Azad]]''
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Premakke Sai]]''
|Debut in [[Kannada cinema]]
|-
|rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]''
|Debut in [[Hindi cinema]]
|-
|''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Balu ABCDEFG]]''
|
|-
|''[[Subash Chandra Bose (film)|Subhash Chandra Bose]]''
|
|-
|''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]''
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Sainikudu]]''
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Chirutha]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]''
|Made simultaneously with ''[[Kuselan]]''
|-
|''[[Kantri]]''
|
|-
|2011
|[[Sakthi (2011 film)|''Sakthi'']]
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Mahanati]]''
|
|-
|''[[Devadas (2018 film)|Devadas]]''
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Maharshi (2019 film)|Maharshi]]''
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Sita Ramam]]''
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Kalki 2898 AD]]''
|
|-
|{{tba}}
|{{pending film|Kalki 2898 AD : Part 2}}
|
|}

'''Swapna Cinema'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Notes
|-
|2001
|''[[Student No.1]]''
|-
|2002
|''[[Okato Number Kurraadu]]''
|-
|2015
|''[[Yevade Subramanyam]]''
|-
|2018
|''[[Mahanati]]''
|-
|2021
|''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]''
|-
|2022
|''[[Sita Ramam]]''
|-
|2023
|''[[Anni Manchi Sakunamule]]''
|-
|2025
|''[[Champion (2025 film)|Champion]]''
|}

'''Raghavendra Movie Corporation and United Producers''' (Aswani Dutt, Allu Aravind, and K. Raghavendra Rao)<ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable"
!Release year
!Film name
|-
|1996
|''[[Pelli Sandadi]]''
|-
|1997
|''[[Mere Sapno Ki Rani (film)|Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]'' (Hindi)
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|''[[Paradesi (1998 film)|Paradesi]]''
|-
|''[[Ninaithen Vandhai]]'' (Tamil)
|-
| rowspan="1" |2003
|''[[Gangotri (2003 film)|Gangotri]]''
|}

'''Siri Media Arts''' (Aswani Dutt and Allu Aravind)
{| class="wikitable"
!Release year
!Film name
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Pellam Oorelithe]]''
|-
|''[[Calcutta Mail]]'' (Hindi)
|-
|2004
|''[[Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari]]''
|}

'''Sri Priyanka Pictures'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Release year
!Film name
|-
|1994
|''[[Shubhalagnam|Subhalagnam]]''
|}

'''Roja Art Productions'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Release year
!Film name
|-
|1983
|''[[Jaani Dost]]'' (Hindi)
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:1950 births]]

B. K. Sangameshwara

2026-04-29T13:50:03Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}

'''B. K. Sangameshwara''' (born 1970) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]] who is a four time MLA from [[Bhadravati Assembly constituency]] in [[Shimoga district]]. He won the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Bhadravati Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: B K Sanagameshwara Of INC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/bhadravati-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-7796485.html |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Karnataka election results 2023: Full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-full-list-of-winners-8606612/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Shimoga Rural, Bhadravati, Shimoga, Tirthahalli Election Result 2023: BJP Wins Shimoga, Congress in Bhadravati |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/shimoga-rural-bhadravati-shimoga-tirthahalli-election-result-2023-live-roundwise-vote-counting-winners-list-article-100182358 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>

He was appointed chairman for Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd/Land Army on 26 January 2024.<ref name="34 MLAs appointed as heads to govt.-owned boards and corporations in Karnataka">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=26 January 2024 |title=34 MLAs appointed as heads to govt.-owned boards and corporations in Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/34-mlas-appointed-as-heads-to-govt-owned-boards-and-corporations-in-karnataka/article67780204.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731093326/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/34-mlas-appointed-as-heads-to-govt-owned-boards-and-corporations-in-karnataka/article67780204.ece |archive-date=31 July 2024 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=27 January 2024 |title=Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/27/karnataka-34-mlas-made-chiefs-of-boards-shanti-nagar-mla-gets-bda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120155042/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/27/karnataka-34-mlas-made-chiefs-of-boards-shanti-nagar-mla-gets-bda |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=20 January 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sangameshwara is from [[Bhadravati, Karnataka|Bhadravati]], Shimoga district. His father Kotrappa is a farmer. He discontinued his studies after passing Class X and is also a farmer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B.k.sangameshwara.(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BHADRAVATHI(SHIMOGA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/karnataka2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=5865 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sangameshwara won from [[Bhadravati Assembly constituency]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 66,208 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sharada Appaji of [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], by a narrow margin of 2,705 votes.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Karnataka election results: Live updates for Shimoga Rural, Bhadravathi, Shimoga, Tirthahalli, Shikaripura, Sorab, Sagar {{!}} Hindustan Times | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-election-results-live-updates-for-shimoga-rural-bhadravathi-shimoga-tirthahalli-shikaripura-sorab-sagar-101683893061116.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513013011/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-election-results-live-updates-for-shimoga-rural-bhadravathi-shimoga-tirthahalli-shikaripura-sorab-sagar-101683893061116.html | access-date=2025-01-22 | archive-date=2023-05-13}}</ref>

He became an MLA for the first time winning the [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as an independent candidate defeating [[M. J. Appaji Gowda]] of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 17,431 votes. He then joined the Congress party and retained the Bhadravati seat for a second term winning the [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] defeating the same opponent, [[M. J. Appaji Gowda]], who contested this time on JD(S) ticket. However, he lost the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013 Assembly election]] to [[M. J. Appaji Gowda]] of [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] by a margin of 44,099 votes. But he regained the seat for the Congress Party winning the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] and made it a fourth term in [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023 election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Bhadravati Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/bhadravati-assembly-constituency-election-results-assembly-seat-details-mlas-candidates/articleshow/99721588.cms |access-date=2024-08-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sangameshwara, B. K.}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Shimoga district]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]

Gatha Navnathanchi

2026-04-27T18:07:00Z

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{{Short description|Indian Marathi language devotional TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| country = India
| company = Yelkoti Production
| composer = Guru Thakur
| genre = [[Religion]]
| producer = Santosh Ayachit
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| theme_music_composer = Pankaj Padghan [[Kailash Kher]]
| last_aired = {{end date|2025|1|4|df=y}}
| first_aired = {{start date|2021|6|21|df=y}}
| image = Gatha Navnathanchi.jpg
| language = Marathi
| screenplay =
| writer =
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| story =
| network = [[Sony Marathi]]
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| num_episodes = 1156
| director = Avinash Waghmare
| runtime = 22 minutes
}}

'''Gatha Navnathanchi''' ({{translation|The story of Navnath}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language]] devotional television series which aired on [[Sony Marathi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-24|title=New devotional show Gatha Navnathanchi to launch soon|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/new-devotional-show-gatha-navnathanchi-to-launch-soon/articleshow/82217920.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The show premiered on 21 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=Renowned Bollywood playback singer Kailash Kher to croon the title song of Gatha Navnathanchi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/renowned-bollywood-playback-singer-kailash-kher-to-croon-the-title-song-of-gatha-navnathanchi/articleshow/83684697.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Jayesh Shewalkar, Shantanu Gangane, Aniruddha Joshi and Nakul Ghanekar are playing the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-08|title=Makers release a new teaser of 'Gatha Navnathanchi' featuring nine actors|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/makers-release-a-new-teaser-of-gatha-navnathanchi-featuring-nine-popular-actors-watch/articleshow/83337966.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The serial is about [[Navnath]] and the story of nine saints (Navnath) who takes birth on earth for a mission to save humanity and bring order to Earth. They shows each and every mythological events of every navnath.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-10-25|title=Yog Yogeshwar Jay Shankar fame Aarush Bedekar to feature in Gatha Navnathanchi, watch promo|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/yog-yogeshwar-jay-shankar-fame-aarush-bedekar-to-feature-in-gatha-navnathanchi-watch-promo/articleshow/104697718.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* Jayesh Shewalkar as Macchindranath
* Aniruddha Joshi
* Shantanu Gangane
* Nakul Ghanekar as Gorakshnath
* Prathamesh Viveki as Chouranginath
* Aarav Khot as Charpatinath
* [[Surabhi Hande]] as Devi Saptashrungi<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=Jai Malhar fame Surabhi Hande to make her TV comeback with Gatha Navnathanchi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/jai-malhar-fame-surabhi-hande-to-make-her-tv-comeback-with-gatha-navnathanchi/articleshow/83946905.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* Roshan Vichare<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-07-12|title=Roshan Vichare to play Shree Gurudev Dutta's role in Gatha Navnathanchi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/roshan-vichare-to-play-shree-gurudev-duttas-role-in-gatha-navnathanchi/articleshow/92828933.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* Mrudula Kulkarni
* Amrut Gaikwad
* [[Pratiksha Jadhav]] as Mainavati<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-10|title=Devmanus fame Pratiksha Jadhav to feature in the show Gatha Navnathanchi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/devmanus-fame-pratiksha-jadhav-to-feature-in-the-show-gatha-navnathanchi/articleshow/86910025.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* [[Milind Shinde]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-11-01|title=Actor Milind Shinde set to play Guru Aai in the show Gatha Navthananchi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/actor-milind-shinde-set-to-play-guru-aai-in-the-show-gatha-navthananchi/articleshow/104881293.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* Omkar Botre as Laxman
* Sachin Gawali as Jaising
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Tiruvaiyaru 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 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 173
| map_image = Constitution-Thiruvaiyaru.svg
| established = 1957
| district = [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency|Thanjavur]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#dd1100|'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]]'''|border=solid 1px #000}}
| mla = [[Durai Chandrasekaran]]
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| name = Tiruvaiyaru
| electors = 258,374
| reservation = None
}}

'''Tiruvaiyaru''' is a state assembly constituency in [[Thanjavur district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 22 January 2017}}</ref> The constituency has been in existence since the 1957 election.
Most successful party: DMK (eight times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
=== Madras State ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| [[R. Swaminatha Merkondar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Palani
|-
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| G. M. Sethurar
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|}

=== Tamil Nadu ===

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|rowspan=2| [[G. Elangovan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| M. Subramanian
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[Durai Govindarajan]]
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[Durai Chandrasekaran]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| P. Kalaiperumal
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| Durai Chandrasekaran
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| K. Ayyaru Vandayar
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| Durai Chandrasekaran
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[M. Rethinasamy]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|rowspan=2| Durai Chandrasekaran
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|}

==Election results==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.09}}
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.27}}
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.11}}
{{bar percent|[[#2006|2006]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.89}}
{{bar percent|[[#2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.75}}
{{bar percent|[[#1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.32}}
{{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.68}}
{{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|38.28}}
{{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.75}}
{{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.14}}
{{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|36.96}}
{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.75}}
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.94}}
{{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|53.77}}
{{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.00}}
}}

=== 2026 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvaiyaru}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durai Chandrasekaran|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Karthikeyan|party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam|votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dr. Senthilnathan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Manikandan|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 =256377 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiruvaiyaru Election Result|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/-s22a173|access-date= 2 Jul 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=103,210 |percentage=49.09% |change=-0.19 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Venkatesan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=49,560 |percentage=23.57% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Karthikeyan |party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,469 |percentage=17.82% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Senthilnathan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=15,820 |percentage=7.52% |change=+6.63 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Uthirapathi |party=Puthiya Tamilagam |votes=1,215 |percentage=0.58% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,180 |percentage=0.56% |change=-0.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. S. Thirumaran |party=Independent politician |votes=1,093 |percentage=0.52% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=53,650 |percentage=25.52% |change= 18.45% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=210,250 |percentage=78.35% |change= -3.49% }}
{{Election box rejected|votes=539|percentage=0.26% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 268,353 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.19% }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 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=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=100,043 |percentage=49.27% |change=+5.63 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. G. M. Subramanian |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=85,700 |percentage=42.21% |change=-8.9 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Jeevakumar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,604 |percentage=4.24% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,987 |percentage=0.98% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Shanmugham |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,806 |percentage=0.89% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Kanakaraj |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,571 |percentage=0.77% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Kamaraj |party=Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,161 |percentage=0.57% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Simiyon Xavier Raj |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=1,072 |percentage=0.53% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,343 |percentage=7.06% |change= -0.40% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=203,030 |percentage=81.84% |change= -1.94% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 248,086 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.84% }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<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=M. Rethinasami |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=88,784 |percentage=51.11% |change=+5.54 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Aranganathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,822 |percentage=43.65% |change=-2.24 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Muthukumar |party=Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |votes=4,879 |percentage=2.81% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Rajesh Kannan |party=AIJMK |votes=1,408 |percentage=0.81% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Sivakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,276 |percentage=0.73% |change=-0.35 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Arangarajan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=911 |percentage=0.52% |change=-0.23 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,962 |percentage=7.46% |change= 7.14% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=173,706 |percentage=83.78% |change= 7.17% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 207,331 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 5.22% }}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 2006 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| access-date = 12 May 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf| archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,723 |percentage=45.89% |change=+6.59 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durai. Govindarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,357 |percentage=45.57% |change=-9.18 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Mahendran |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=6,420 |percentage=5.59% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Kumaravelu |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,246 |percentage=1.08% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Suresh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=868 |percentage=0.76% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rajesh |party=Independent politician |votes=688 |percentage=0.60% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Mathiazhagan |party=Independent politician |votes=596 |percentage=0.52% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=366 |percentage=0.32% |change= -15.14% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=114,898 |percentage=76.62% |change= 11.80% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 149,967 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -8.86% }}
{{Election box end}}

===2001===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. Ayyaru Vandayar |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,579 |percentage=54.75% |change=+24.92 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,890 |percentage=39.29% |change=-17.02 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Madhiyazhagan |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,420 |percentage=3.37% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=U. Vijayan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,491 |percentage=1.47% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Chandrasekaran |party=Independent politician |votes=636 |percentage=0.63% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,689 |percentage=15.45% |change= -11.03% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=101,519 |percentage=64.81% |change= -8.69% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 156,668 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.57% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1996===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = 1996 Election Statistical Report| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=57,429 |percentage=56.32% |change=+17.76 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Subramanian |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=30,418 |percentage=29.83% |change=-29.85 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Jeevakumar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=9,489 |percentage=9.31% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Vasuki Jayaraman |party=Independent politician |votes=2,551 |percentage=2.50% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Sivakumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=826 |percentage=0.81% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,011 |percentage=26.49% |change= 5.37% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=101,974 |percentage=73.50% |change= 5.18% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,062 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -3.36% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1991===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kalaiperumal |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=57,648 |percentage=59.68% |change=+45.77 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,249 |percentage=38.56% |change=+0.28 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. R. Govindasamy |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,037 |percentage=1.07% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,399 |percentage=21.12% |change= 10.10% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=96,598 |percentage=68.32% |change= -8.67% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,334 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 21.40% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1989===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf| archive-date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Chandrasekaran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=36,981 |percentage=38.28% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sivaji Ganesan]]|party=Independent politician|votes=26,338|percentage=27.26%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Arumugahonnamundar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=14,346|percentage=14.85%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ko. Maruthaiyan Azhi|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=13,435|percentage=13.91%|change=-41.84}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Solomon Raj|party=Independent politician|votes=2,457|percentage=2.54%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pazhanimanickam Ka|party=Independent politician|votes=1,536|percentage=1.59%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramaiyan Muthu|party=Independent politician|votes=509|percentage=0.53%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Maradhaiyan|party=Independent politician|votes=497|percentage=0.51%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,643 |percentage=11.02% |change= -4.52% }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=96,617|percentage=76.99%|change=-1.38%}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 127,844 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -17.47% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1984===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf| archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=46,974 |percentage=55.75% |change=+0.61 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ramamurthy |party=Tamil Nadu Congress (K) |votes=33,885 |percentage=40.21% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Prabhakaran |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=1,371 |percentage=1.63% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Chinnaiah |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=711 |percentage=0.84% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Subramanian |party=Independent politician |votes=580 |percentage=0.69% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,089 |percentage=15.53% |change= 3.03% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=84,262 |percentage=78.37% |change= 7.53% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,730 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.61% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1980===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf| archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Subramanian |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,636 |percentage=55.14% |change=+25.06 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Elangovan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,967 |percentage=42.64% |change=+5.67 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Saliamangalam Kavignar Kulumaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=810 |percentage=1.05% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Swayamprakasam |party=Independent politician |votes=701 |percentage=0.91% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,669 |percentage=12.50% |change= 5.63% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=77,322 |percentage=70.84% |change= -1.34% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 110,334 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 18.18% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1977===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf| access-date = 19 April 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=G. Elangovan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=28,500 |percentage=36.96% |change=-13.78 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. C. Palaniyandi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,197 |percentage=30.08% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ramamurthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,062 |percentage=20.83% |change=-19.91 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. V. A. Natarajan |party=Janata Party |votes=6,038 |percentage=7.83% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Thangiayan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,633 |percentage=3.41% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. S. Radhagrishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=677 |percentage=0.88% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,303 |percentage=6.88% |change= -3.13% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=77,107 |percentage=72.17% |change= -6.94% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,342 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -13.78% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1971===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[G. Elangovan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,139 |percentage=50.75% |change=-1.19 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. B. Palani |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,813 |percentage=40.74% |change=-6.34 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kevunraj |party=Independent politician |votes=3,174 |percentage=4.34% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkitajala Kodumburar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,617 |percentage=3.58% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nagarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=443 |percentage=0.61% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,326 |percentage=10.01% |change= 5.15% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=73,186 |percentage=79.11% |change= -3.26% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 96,339 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.19% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1967===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=G. M. Sethurar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=37,693 |percentage=51.94% |change=+12.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. B. Palani |party=Indian National Congress |votes=34,165 |percentage=47.08% |change=-6.69 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Thangaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=713 |percentage=0.98% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,528 |percentage=4.86% |change= -9.84% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=72,571 |percentage=82.37% |change= 8.23% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,028 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.83% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1962===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|access-date= 19 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf|archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Palani |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,332 |percentage=53.77% |change=+10.76 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vaiyapuri Nattar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=24,220 |percentage=39.07% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arumugasamy |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=4,441 |percentage=7.16% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,112 |percentage=14.70% |change= -10.27% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=61,993 |percentage=74.14% |change= 18.62% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,295 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 10.76% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1957===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Tiruvaiyaru<ref>{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf| access-date=2015-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf|archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[R. Swaminatha Merkondar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,722 |percentage=43.00% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Packshiraja Moovarayar |party=Independent politician |votes=8,270 |percentage=18.03% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Swayamprakasam |party=Independent politician |votes=8,077 |percentage=17.61% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Radhakrishna Gade Rao Saheb |party=Independent politician |votes=4,648 |percentage=10.14% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ramalingam |party=Communist Party of India |votes=4,096 |percentage=8.93% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Thiruvengadathu Iyengar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,047 |percentage=2.28% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,452 |percentage=24.97% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=45,860 |percentage=55.52% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,597 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

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World Chess Championship 2013

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{{Short description|Chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox chess match
|header = World Chess Championship 2013
|location = [[Hyatt Regency Chennai]], Chennai, India
|dates = 9–22 November 2013
|comp1 = Viswanathan Anand |comp2 = Magnus Carlsen
|title1 = Defending champion |title2 = Challenger
|image1 = [[File:VishyAnand09.jpg|center|Viswanathan Anand|143px]]
|image2 = [[File:London Chess Classic 2010 Calsen 02.jpg|center|Magnus Carlsen|164px]]
|flag1 = IND
|flag2 = NOR
|score1 = 3 1/2 |score2 = 6 1/2
|game1 = -b16 |game2 = -w25 |game3 = -b51 |game4 = -w64 |game5 = >b58 |game6 = >w67 |game7 = -w32 |game8 = -b33
|game9 = >w28 |game10 = -b65 |game11 = / |game12 = /
|dob1 = 11 December 1969 |age1 = 43 years old
|dob2 = 30 November 1990 |age2 = 22 years old
|qual1 = Winner of the [[World Chess Championship 2012]] |qual2 = Winner of the [[Candidates Tournament 2013]]
|elo1 = 2775 |rank1 = 8
|elo2 = 2870 |rank2 = 1
|prev = 2012 |prev_link = World Chess Championship 2012
|next = 2014 |next_link = World Chess Championship 2014
}}

The '''World Chess Championship 2013''' was a match between reigning world champion [[Viswanathan Anand]] and challenger [[Magnus Carlsen]], to determine the [[World Chess Championship|World Chess Champion]]. It was held from 7 to 25 November 2013 in [[Chennai]], India, under the auspices of [[FIDE]] (the World Chess Federation).

Carlsen won the match 6½–3½ after ten of the twelve scheduled games, becoming the new [[World Chess Championship#World champions|world chess champion]].
This was heralded by [[Garry Kasparov]] and others as the start of a new era in chess, with Carlsen being the first champion to have developed his game in the age of super-strong [[chess computer]]s.<ref name=GK_Time>{{cite news|author1=Garry Kasparov|author-link1=Garry Kasparov|title=A New King for a New Era in Chess|url=https://time100.time.com/2013/11/25/a-new-king-for-a-new-era-in-chess/|access-date=22 October 2014|magazine=Time|date=25 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=BI>{{cite news|last1=Weisenthal|first1=Joe|title=22-YEAR-OLD MAGNUS CARLSEN WINS WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP — And Chess Enters A Whole New Era |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/magnus-carlsen-our-first-post-modern-chess-champion-2013-11|access-date=22 October 2014|work=Business Insider|date=22 November 2013}}</ref>

== Candidates Tournament ==
{{main|Candidates Tournament 2013}}
The challenger was determined in the 2013 [[Candidates Tournament]], which was a double [[round-robin tournament]]. (This was the first time in 51 years that the round-robin format had been used for a Candidates,<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-candidates-a-historical-perspective |title=FIDE Candidates: a historical perspective |publisher=ChessVibes |date=11 March 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=14 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314183647/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-candidates-a-historical-perspective |url-status=dead }}</ref> though it had been used for the [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2005|2005 (FIDE)]] and [[World Chess Championship 2007|2007]] World championships). It took place in the [[Institution of Engineering and Technology]], Savoy Place, London, from 15 March to 1 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-candidates-tournament-officially-opened-by-ilyumzhinov |title=FIDE Candidates' Tournament officially opened by Ilyumzhinov |publisher=ChessVibes |date=15 March 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=17 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317005305/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-candidates-tournament-officially-opened-by-ilyumzhinov |url-status=dead }}</ref> The participants were:<ref name=b>{{cite web|url=http://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/regscandidates2012.pdf |title=Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2011–2013 |publisher=FIDE |access-date=10 November 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Qualification path
! Player
! Age
! Rating <ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=249|Top 100 Players March 2013]</ref>
! Rank
|-
|rowspan="3"|The top three finishers in the [[Chess World Cup 2011]]
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Peter Svidler]]
|36
|2747
|14
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Alexander Grischuk]]
|29
|2764
|10
|-
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Vasyl Ivanchuk]]
|43
|2757
|13
|-
| rowspan="3" | The three highest rated players in the world, excluding any of the above or below (average from July 2011 and January 2012 [[FIDE World Rankings|FIDE rating lists]])
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Magnus Carlsen]]
|22
|2872
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Levon Aronian]]
|30
|2809
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Vladimir Kramnik]]
|37
|2810
|2
|-
|Candidates Tournament Organizing committee's wild card ([[FIDE World Rankings|FIDE rating]] in January 2012 at least 2700)<ref name=b /><ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/the-candidates-in-london-is-fide-selling-its-world-championship-cycle |title=The Candidates' in London; is FIDE selling its World Championship cycle? |publisher=ChessVibes |date=10 February 2012 |access-date=8 June 2012 |archive-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414090734/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/the-candidates-in-london-is-fide-selling-its-world-championship-cycle |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan|1918}} [[Teimour Radjabov]]
|26
|2793
|4
|-
|Runner-Up of the [[World Chess Championship 2012]]
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Boris Gelfand]]
|44
|2740
|18
|}

The tournament had a prize fund of €510,000 ($691,101). Prize money was shared between players tied on points; tiebreaks were not used to allocate it. The prizes for each place were as follows:<ref name=b />

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* 1st place – €115,000
* 2nd place – €107,000
* 3rd place – €91,000
* 4th place – €67,000
* 5th place – €48,000
* 6th place – €34,000
* 7th place – €27,000
* 8th place – €21,000
}}

===Results===
Before the tournament Carlsen was considered the favourite, with Kramnik and Aronian being deemed his biggest rivals. Ivanchuk was considered an uncertain variable, due to his instability, and the other players were considered less likely to win the event.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-candidates-predictions |title=FIDE Candidates: Predictions |publisher=ChessVibes |date=13 March 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-date=16 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316025351/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-candidates-predictions |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Unudurti, Jaideep |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-08/news/37561946_1_ivanchuk-jaideep-unudurti-chess-fan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055827/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-08/news/37561946_1_ivanchuk-jaideep-unudurti-chess-fan |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2013 |title=Even as a student, you have to watch the games live: Viswanathan Anand |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=8 March 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref>

During the first half of the tournament, Aronian and Carlsen were considered the main contestants for first place. At the halfway point they were tied for first, one-and-a-half points ahead of Kramnik and Svidler. In the second half Kramnik, who had drawn his first seven games, became a serious contender after scoring four wins, while Aronian lost three games, and was thus left behind in the race. Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian.<ref>{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009334/candidates-r12--full-report-pictures-videos-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R12 – full report, pictures, videos|publisher=ChessBase News|date=30 March 2013|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> In the penultimate round Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against [[Boris Gelfand|Gelfand]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009343/candidates-r13-pictures-and-postmortems-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R13 – pictures and postmortems|publisher=ChessBase News|date=1 April 2013|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>

Before the last round only Carlsen and Kramnik could win the tournament; they were equal on 8½ points, 1½ points ahead of Svidler and Aronian. Carlsen had the better tie break (on the first tie break the score from their individual games was 1–1, but Carlsen was ahead on the second tie break due to having more wins), and this would not change if they both scored the same in the final round. Therefore, Kramnik, who had black against Ivanchuk, needed to outperform Carlsen, who had white against Svidler. Carlsen played to win, since that would guarantee him the tournament victory regardless of Kramnik's result; similarly, Kramnik knew that the odds of Carlsen losing with white were minute, and he went all-in against Ivanchuk with the [[Pirc defense]]. This backfired and Ivanchuk obtained an early advantage, while Carlsen got a level position against Svidler. Carlsen later got into serious [[time trouble]] and did not defend adequately against Svidler's {{chessgloss|attack}}, which gave Svidler a winning [[Chess endgame|endgame]]. Meanwhile, Ivanchuk had outplayed Kramnik, who resigned a few minutes after Carlsen lost. Thus the tournament was won by Carlsen on the second tiebreak.<ref name=c>{{cite news|author=Ramírez, Alejandro|author-link=Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/candidates-r14--leaders-lose-carlsen-qualifies-020413|title=Candidates R14 – leaders lose, Carlsen qualifies|publisher=ChessBase News|date=1 April 2013|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> Carlsen's win earned him the right to challenge the reigning world champion, Vishy Anand for the world title.

:{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final standings of the 2013 Candidates Tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2|title=Tournament standings|publisher=FIDE|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Rank!!rowspan="2"|Player !!rowspan="2"|Rating March 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=FIDE Top players – Top 100 Players March 2013|url=http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=men|publisher=FIDE|access-date=1 March 2013}}</ref> 
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|CAR
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|KRA
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|SVI
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|ARO
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|GEL
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|GRI
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|IVA
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|RAD
!rowspan="2"|Points !! colspan=2|Tiebreaks<ref name=b />
|-
! {{Abbr|H2H|Head-to-head}} !! Wins
|-
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|1||align="left" style="background:#ccffcc;"|{{flagathlete|[[Magnus Carlsen]]|NOR}}
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|2872
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|8½|| style="background:#ccffcc;"|1 || style="background:#ccffcc;"|5
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|2||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Kramnik]]|RUS}}
|2810
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|8½||1||4
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|3||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}
|2747
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|8||1½||4
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|4||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM}}
|2809
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|8||½||5
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|5||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Boris Gelfand]]|ISR}}
|2740
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|6½||1||2
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|6||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS}}
|2764
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|6½||1||1
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|7||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Vasyl Ivanchuk]]|UKR}}
|2757
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|1
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|6||— ||3
|- align="center" style="background:white; color:black"
|8||align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Teimour Radjabov]]|AZE|1918}}
|2793
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|0||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|½||style="background:black; color:white"|½
|1||style="background:black; color:white"|0
|style="background:lightgray" colspan="2"|
|4||— ||1
|}
==== Pairings and results ====
Source:<ref name=c />

Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
:{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;" | '''Round 1 – 15 March 2013'''
|-
|Levon Aronian || Magnus Carlsen ||align=center | ½–½ || E11 [[Bogo-Indian Defence|Bogo-Indian]]
|-
|Boris Gelfand || Teimour Radjabov ||align=center | ½–½ || E11 [[Bogo-Indian Defence|Bogo-Indian]]
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk || Alexander Grischuk ||align=center | ½–½ || E06 [[Catalan Opening|Catalan, Closed]]
|-
|Peter Svidler || Vladimir Kramnik ||align=center | ½–½ || D35 [[Queen's Gambit Declined]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 2 – 16 March 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (½) || Vladimir Kramnik (½) ||align=center | ½–½ || A33 [[English Opening#1...c5|English, Symmetrical]]
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (½) || Peter Svidler (½) ||align=center | ½–½ || C84 [[Ruy Lopez#7...0-0|Ruy Lopez]]
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (½) ||align=center | 1–0 || A88 [[Dutch Defence|Dutch, Leningrad]]
|-
|Levon Aronian (½) || Boris Gelfand (½) ||align=center | 1–0 || A04 [[Réti Opening]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 3 – 17 March 2013'''
|-
|Boris Gelfand (½) || Magnus Carlsen (1) ||align=center | 0–1 || D52 [[Queen's Gambit Declined#Cambridge Springs Defense|Queen's Gambit Declined]]
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk (½) || Levon Aronian (1½) ||align=center | 0–1 || A45 [[Trompowsky Attack]]
|-
|Peter Svidler (1) || Teimour Radjabov (1½) ||align=center | 1–0 || E81 [[King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation|King's Indian, Sämisch]]
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (1) || Alexander Grischuk (1) ||align=center | ½–½ || D71 [[Grünfeld Defence#Neo-Grünfeld Defence|Neo-Grünfeld]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 4 – 19 March 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (2) || Alexander Grischuk (1½) ||align=center | 1–0 || C65 [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Ruy Lopez]]
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (1½) || Vladimir Kramnik (1½) ||align=center | ½–½ || E54 [[Nimzo-Indian Defence#4...0-0 Main Line: 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0|Nimzo-Indian, 4. e3]]
|-
|Levon Aronian (2½) || Peter Svidler (2) ||align=center | ½–½ || D22 [[Queen's Gambit Accepted]]
|-
|Boris Gelfand (0½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (0½) ||align=center | ½–½ || D07 [[Chigorin Defense]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 5 – 20 March 2013'''
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk (1) || Magnus Carlsen (3) ||align=center | ½–½ || D93 [[Grünfeld Defence#Lines with 4.Bf4 and the Grünfeld Gambit|Grünfeld, Bf4 & e3]]
|-
|Peter Svidler (2½) || Boris Gelfand (1) ||align=center | ½–½ || D85 [[Grünfeld Defence#Exchange Variation|Grünfeld, Exchange]]
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (2) || Levon Aronian (3) ||align=center | ½–½ || A07 [[King's Indian Attack]]
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (1½) || Teimour Radjabov (2) ||align=center | ½–½ || D35 [[Queen's Gambit Declined]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 6 – 21 March 2013'''
|-
|Peter Svidler (3) || Magnus Carlsen (3½) ||align=center | 0–1 || C84 [[Ruy Lopez#Closed Defence 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7: alternatives to Main line|Ruy Lopez, Closed]]
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (2½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (1½) ||align=center | ½–½ || E00 [[Queen's Pawn Game]]
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (2) || Boris Gelfand (1½) ||align=center | ½–½ || B30 [[Sicilian Defence#2...Nc6 without 3.d4|Sicilian, Rossolimo]]
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (2½) || Levon Aronian (3½) ||align=center | 0–1 || C65 [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Ruy Lopez]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 7 – 23 March 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (4½) || Teimour Radjabov (2½) ||align=center | ½–½ || B30 [[Sicilian Defence#2...Nc6 without 3.d4|Sicilian, Rossolimo]]
|-
|Levon Aronian (4½) || Alexander Grischuk (2½) ||align=center | ½–½ || E18 [[Queen's Indian Defense#Old main line: 4...Bb7|Queen's Indian]]
|-
|Boris Gelfand (2) || Vladimir Kramnik (3) ||align=center | ½–½ || E54 [[Nimzo-Indian Defence#4...0-0 Main Line: 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0|Nimzo-Indian, 4. e3]]
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk (2) || Peter Svidler (3) ||align=center | ½–½ || C45 [[Scotch Game]]
|}
{{col-2}}
:{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;" | '''Round 8 – 24 March 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (5) || Levon Aronian (5) ||align=center | ½–½ || E06 [[Catalan Opening|Catalan, Closed]]
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (3) || Boris Gelfand (2½) ||align=center | 0–1 || A33 [[English Opening#1...c5|English, Symmetrical]]
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (3) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (2½) ||align=center | 1–0 || B35 [[Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon|Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon]]
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (3½) || Peter Svidler (3½) ||align=center | 1–0 || D85 [[Grünfeld Defence#Exchange Variation|Grünfeld, Exchange]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 9 – 25 March 2013'''
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (4½) || Magnus Carlsen (5½) ||align=center | ½–½ || E05 [[Catalan Opening#Open Catalan.2C Classical Line|Catalan, Open]]
|-
|Peter Svidler (3½) || Alexander Grischuk (4) ||align=center | ½–½ || E81 [[King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation|King's Indian, Sämisch]]
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk (2½) || Teimour Radjabov (3) ||align=center | 1–0 || D57 [[Queen's Gambit Declined]]
|-
|Boris Gelfand (3½) || Levon Aronian (5½) ||align=center | 1–0 || D37 [[Queen's Gambit Declined]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 10 – 27 March 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (6) || Boris Gelfand (4½) ||align=center | 1–0 || B30 [[Sicilian Defence#2...Nc6 without 3.d4|Sicilian, Rossolimo]]
|-
|Levon Aronian (5½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (3½) ||align=center | 1–0 || A52 [[Budapest Gambit]]
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (3) || Peter Svidler (4) ||align=center | ½–½ || D85 [[Grünfeld Defence#Exchange Variation|Grünfeld, Exchange]]
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (4½) || Vladimir Kramnik (5) ||align=center | 0–1 || C67 [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Ruy Lopez]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 11 – 28 March 2013'''
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (4½) || Magnus Carlsen (7) ||align=center | ½–½ || D90 [[Grünfeld Defence|Grünfeld]]
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (6) || Teimour Radjabov (3½) ||align=center | 1–0 || E60 [[King's Indian Defence|King's Indian]]
|-
|Peter Svidler (4½) || Levon Aronian (6½) ||align=center | 1–0 || E26 [[Nimzo-Indian Defence#Other variations|Nimzo-Indian, Sämisch]]
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk (3½) || Boris Gelfand (4½) ||align=center | ½–½ || D93 [[Grünfeld Defence|Grünfeld]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 12 – 29 March 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (7½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (4) ||align=center | 0–1 || B48 [[Sicilian Defence#Taimanov Variation: 4...Nc6|Sicilian, Taimanov]]
|-
|Boris Gelfand (5) || Peter Svidler (5½) ||align=center | ½–½ || D85 [[Grünfeld Defence#Exchange Variation|Grünfeld, Exchange]]
|-
|Levon Aronian (6½) || Vladimir Kramnik (7) ||align=center | 0–1 || D42 [[Tarrasch Defense#Semi-Tarrasch Defense|Semi-Tarrasch Defense]]
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (3½) || Alexander Grischuk (5) ||align=center | ½–½ || E35 [[Nimzo-Indian Defence#Classical Variation .28or Capablanca Variation.29 4.Qc2|Nimzo-Indian, Classical]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 13 – 31 March 2013'''
|-
|Teimour Radjabov (4) || Magnus Carlsen (7½) ||align=center | 0–1 || E32 [[Nimzo-Indian Defence#Classical Variation .28or Capablanca Variation.29 4.Qc2|Nimzo-Indian, Classical]]
|-
|Alexander Grischuk (5½) || Levon Aronian (6½) ||align=center | ½–½ || D11 [[Slav Defense#Main Line.2C Slav Accepted|Slav Accepted]]
|-
|Vladimir Kramnik (8) || Boris Gelfand (5½) ||align=center | ½–½ || D71 [[Grünfeld Defence#Neo-Grünfeld Defence|Neo-Grünfeld]]
|-
|Peter Svidler (6) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (5) ||align=center | 1–0 || C02 [[French Defence#Advance Variation: 3.e5|French, Advance Variation]]
|-
|colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| '''Round 14 – 1 April 2013'''
|-
|Magnus Carlsen (8½) || Peter Svidler (7) ||align=center | 0–1 || C84 [[Ruy Lopez#Closed Defence 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7: alternatives to Main line|Ruy Lopez, Closed]]
|-
|Vasyl Ivanchuk (5) || Vladimir Kramnik (8½) ||align=center | 1–0 || B08 [[Pirc Defence#Classical (Two Knights) System: 4.Nf3|Pirc Defence, Classical]]
|-
|Boris Gelfand (6) || Alexander Grischuk (6) ||align=center | ½–½ || D85 [[Grünfeld Defence#Exchange Variation|Grünfeld, Exchange]]
|-
|Levon Aronian (7) || Teimour Radjabov (4) ||align=center | 1–0 || E90 [[King's Indian Defence|King's Indian]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==Championship match==
The Championship match between [[Viswanathan Anand]] and [[Magnus Carlsen]] was held from 9 to 22 November 2013 in [[Chennai]], India, under the auspices of [[FIDE]].

===Previous head-to-head record===
Prior to the match, from 2005 to 18 June 2013, Anand and Carlsen had played 29 games against each other at classical [[time control]]s, out of which Anand won six, Carlsen won three, and twenty were drawn.<ref>{{cite news|author=Karmarkar, Amit|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-03/chess/38247678|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121848/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-03/chess/38247678|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|title=Anand vs Carlsen fills void for Fischer vs Kasparov|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 April 2013|access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=6 |Head-to-head record<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?page=1&pid=12088&pid2=52948|title=Anand vs. Carlsen|publisher=Chessgames.com|access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=2 |
![[Viswanathan Anand|Anand]] wins
!Draw
![[Magnus Carlsen|Carlsen]] wins
!Total
|- align=center
!rowspan=3 |Classical
|Anand (white) – Carlsen (black)
|2
|11
|0
|13
|- align=center
|Carlsen (white) – Anand (black)
|4
|9
|3
|16
|-
!Total
!6
!20
!3
!29
|- align=center
!colspan=2 |[[Blitz chess|Blitz]] / [[Rapid chess|rapid]] / exhibition
|9
|16
|8
|33
|-
!colspan=2 |Total
!15
!36
!11
!62
|}

===Prize fund===
The prize fund was 2,650,000 Euros, of which 60 percent would go to the winner and 40 percent to the loser if the match ended within the 12 regular games. If the match went to tie-breaks, the winner would have received 55 percent and the loser 45 percent.

=== Seconds ===
Both Anand and Carlsen had a team of {{chessgloss|seconds}} to aid in their match preparation.<ref name=f>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/world-chess-championship-role-of-the-seconds/article5313784.ece?homepage=true|title=World Chess Championship: Role of the 'seconds'|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2013|access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref> Anand's seconds for the match were [[Surya Ganguly]] and [[Radosław Wojtaszek]], who had helped him in four previous World Championship matches; his primary second [[Peter Heine Nielsen]] had been hired away earlier in the year by Carlsen, under agreement that he would not help Carlsen during this match against Anand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8817 |title=Carlsen catches coach of World Champion |date=31 January 2013 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> During the opening press conference, Anand revealed his new seconds to be [[Krishnan Sasikiran]], [[Sandipan Chanda]] and [[Peter Leko]].<ref name=f /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/anand-carlsen-2013-seconds-preview-9/ |title=Anand – Carlsen 2013, seconds preview (#9) |publisher=Chessdom |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref>

Carlsen at first declined to reveal his seconds,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chessbase.com/post/wch-chennai-press-conference-and-news-reports|title=WCh Chennai: Press conference and news reports|publisher=ChessBase News|date=7 November 2013|access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref> but after the match revealed that [[Jon Ludvig Hammer]] had been doing opening preparation from Norway.<ref>{{cite web|author=Støstad, Mads Nyborg|author2=Røren, Nils Fredrik|url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/carlsen-hadde-kun-kontakt-med-en-1.11376623|title=Carlsen hadde kun kontakt med én – Sport|date=24 November 2013|publisher=NRK|language=no|access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] and [[Laurent Fressinet]] have been supposed as seconds.<ref>{{cite news|author=Magotra, Ashish|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/magnus-carlsens-mysterious-seconds-revealed-1250351.html|title=Magnus Carlsen's mysterious seconds revealed!|date=26 November 2013|work=Firstpost|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> Over a year after the match Carlsen also revealed that [[Pavel Eljanov]] had been among his seconds in the Chennai match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-news.ru/en/node/17438 |title=Carlsen Is Grateful to His Seconds and Helpers, Kasparov Included. Full List Revealed|date=24 November 2023 }}</ref>

===Schedule and results===
The match between Anand and Carlsen took place at the [[Hyatt Regency Chennai]] hotel in Chennai, India,<ref name=e>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Five-star-venue-for-Anand-Carlsen-tie/articleshow/20299184.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614195004/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-28/chess/39578933_1_alexei-shirov-title-tamil-nadu-chess-association|url-status=live|archive-date=14 June 2013|title=Five-star venue for Anand-Carlsen tie|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 May 2013|access-date=28 May 2013}}</ref> from 7 to 25 November 2013, under the auspices of FIDE.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIDE calendar|url=http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=fidecalendar|publisher=FIDE|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/in-chennai-part-2-with-first-pics-of-the-venue |title=In Chennai (part 2, with first pics of the venue!) |publisher=ChessVibes |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=5 November 2013 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105185155/http://www.chessvibes.com/in-chennai-part-2-with-first-pics-of-the-venue |url-status=dead }}</ref> The opening ceremony was held on 7 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/wch-chennai-opening-ceremony|title = WCH Chennai: Opening Ceremony|date = 8 November 2013}}</ref> Twelve classical games were scheduled, each starting at 3 pm [[UTC+05:30|local time]] (09:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]). Rest days were to take place after games 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 11. Had the match been tied after the 12th game on 26 November tie-break games would have been played on 28 November.<ref name=rules>{{cite web|title=Rules & regulations for the FIDE World Championship Match (FWCM) 2013|url=http://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/FWCM2013.pdf|publisher=FIDE|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> As the match was decided before the 12th game, the remaining scheduled games were not needed,<ref name=rules /> and the closing ceremony was held on 25 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-king-is-crowned|title = The king is crowned|date = 25 November 2013}}</ref>

The time control for the games gave each player 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for moves 41–60 and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with an {{chessgloss|increment}} of 30 seconds per move starting after move 61.<ref name=rules/> Tie-break games were meant to have increasingly limited time controls.<ref name=rules/> Carlsen won $1.53 million while Anand received $1.02 million for this match.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/breaking-magnus-carlsen-16th-undisputed-world-champion |title=Magnus Carlsen World Champion of Chess |publisher=ChessVibes |date=22 November 2013 |access-date=22 November 2013 |archive-date=4 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204071444/http://www.chessvibes.com/breaking-magnus-carlsen-16th-undisputed-world-champion |url-status=dead }}</ref>

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:white; color:black"
|+World Chess Championship 2013
|-
! !! Rating !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/01-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan/ Game 1] 9 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/02-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus/ Game 2] 10 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/03-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan/ Game 3] 12 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/04-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus/ Game 4] 13 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/05-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan/ Game 5] 15 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/06-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus/ Game 6] 16 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/07-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus/ Game 7] 18 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/08-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan/ Game 8] 19 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/09-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus/ Game 9] 21 Nov. !! [http://chessbomb.com/o/cbtest-wcc1/10-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan/ Game 10] 22 Nov. !! Game 11 24 Nov. !! Game 12 26 Nov. !! Points
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|India}} || 2775
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | 0 || 0
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| 0 || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center"|Not required
| 3½
|-
| align=left | '''{{flagathlete|[[Magnus Carlsen]]|Norway}}''' || '''2870'''
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| 1 || style="background:black; color:white" | 1
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | 1 || ½
| '''6½'''
|}

=== Games ===
{{algebraic notation|pos=secleft}}
The player named first plays the white pieces.

====Game 1, Carlsen–Anand, ½–½====
{{Chess diagram
| tright
| '''Carlsen–Anand, game 1'''

|rd| | |qd| |rd|kd|
|pd|pd| | |pd|pd|bd|pd
| | |pd| | | |pd|
| | |pl|nd| |bd| |
| | |nd|pl| | | |
| |ql|nl| | |nl|pl|
|pl| | | |pl|pl|bl|pl
|rl| |bl| | |rl|kl|
| Position after 13.Qb3
}}

Carlsen chose a quiet {{chessgloss|line}}, but his play was slightly [[Solved game#Perfect play|inaccurate]], and he accepted a [[draw (chess)|draw]] after 16 moves in lieu of a [[threefold repetition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g1-anand-holds-carlsen-to-16-move-draw|title=Chennai WC G1: Anand holds Carlsen to 16-move draw|date=9 November 2013|publisher=Chessbase News|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Réti Opening, King's Indian Attack]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' A07) '''1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. b3 0-0 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nb6 11. c5 Nc4 12. Bc1 Nd5 {{nowrap|13. Qb3}}''' (diagram) '''Na5 14. Qa3 Nc4 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qa3 Nc4 ½–½'''}}
{{clear}}

====Game 2, Anand–Carlsen, ½–½====
{{Chess diagram
| tright
| '''Anand–Carlsen, game 2'''

|rd| | | | |rd|kd|
|pd|pd| | |bd|pd|pd|
| | |pd| |pd| | |pd
| | | |qd|pl| | |
| | | |pl|ql| | |pl
| | |pl| | | | |
|pl|pl| |bl| | |pl|
| | |kl|rl| | | |rl
| Position after 17...Qd5
}}

Anand opened with [[King's Pawn Game|1.e4]], and Carlsen responded with the [[Caro–Kann Defence]], his first time doing so in a competitive game since 2011. Anand [[Castling|castled]] {{chessgloss|queenside}} on move 14, which was followed by a [[Knight (chess)|knight]] exchange in the {{chessgloss|centre}}, after which Carlsen advanced his [[Queen (chess)|queen]] to d5 (see diagram). This enabled a [[Exchange (chess)|trade]] of queens, and, to the surprise of commentators and the audience, Anand accepted it, rather than pressing forward with 18.Qg4. The resulting [[endgame (chess)|endgame]] was balanced; Anand exerted pressure on Carlsen's [[kingside]] [[Pawn (chess)|pawn]] shield with his [[Rook (chess)|rooks]], eliciting a repetition of moves and a draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chennai2013.fide.com/another-quick-draw-by-anand-and-carlsen/|title=Another quick draw by Anand and Carlsen|date=10 November 2013|publisher=FIDE|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Caro–Kann Defence|Caro–Kann Defence, Classical Variation]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' B18)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g2-more-moves-but-quicker-draw|title=More moves but quicker draw|date=10 November 2013|publisher=Chess Base|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> '''1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. Bd2 Ngf6 14. 0-0-0 0-0 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Qd5''' (diagram) '''18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. h5 b5 20. Rh3 a5 21. Rf1 Rac8 22. Rg3 Kh7 23. Rgf3 Kg8 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. Rgf3 Kg8 ½–½'''}}
{{clear}}

====Game 3, Carlsen–Anand, ½–½====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Carlsen–Anand, game 3'''

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| |pd|pd| |bd| |nl|pd
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| | | |pl|rl| |pl|
| |pl| | | |pl|bl|
|rl| | | | | |kl|ql
| Position after 29.Rxe3
}}

Carlsen opened with his {{chessgloss|king knight}} as in game 1, but played 3.c4, and Anand took the pawn on the next move. Anand gained some advantage in the [[Chess middlegame|middlegame]] when Carlsen had to retreat his queen to h1 and became short on time. However, with the temporary pawn [[Sacrifice (chess)|sacrifice]] 28.e3 (which chess Grandmaster and commentator [[Sergei Shipov]] described as "the best known, boldest and most debatable" move of 2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crestbook.com/en/node/1879 |title=KC-Review of 2013 with Sergey Shipov |date=17 January 2014 |publisher=Crestbook |access-date=26 April 2014}}</ref> Carlsen opened the position and managed to reactivate his pieces. From then on Anand did not play the most aggressive moves (e.g. he chose 29...Bd4 instead of Bxb2; later 34...Rf8 was possible) but began to exchange pieces, and offered a draw after move 41, which Carlsen declined. After the exchange of queens, an [[opposite-colored bishops endgame]] was reached, and the players soon agreed to a draw.

{{block indent|1=[[Réti Opening, King's Indian Attack]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' A07) '''1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qxc4 Nge7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 Bd5 15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 28. e3 dxe3 29. Rxe3''' (diagram) '''Bd4 30. Re2 c4 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 Qb4 34. Rad1 Bxb2 35. Qf3 Bf6 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40. Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3 e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3 Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ ½–½'''}}
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====Game 4, Anand–Carlsen, ½–½====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Anand–Carlsen, game 4'''

|rd| | | |bd| | |
| |kd|pd| | | | |
| |pd|nd| |pl| |pd|
|pd|nl| | | | | |
| | |rl| | | |pl|rd
| |pl| | | | | |
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| | |rl| | | |kl|
| Position after 34...Be8
}}

Carlsen chose the solid [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Berlin Defence]] to the [[Ruy Lopez]]. He grabbed a pawn at move 18, and a complex position developed. Black remained a pawn up, but "Anand found a fantastic resource in 35.Ne4! which helped him to finally open up the black [[King (chess)|king]] and equalise the play."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chennai2013.fide.com/berlin-wall-troubles-anand-fourth-game-drawn/ |title=Berlin Wall troubles Anand, fourth game drawn |publisher=FIDE |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Ruy Lopez]], [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Berlin Defence, Open Variation]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' C67) '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 Kc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Ne1 Ng6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Ne2 Bxa2 19. b3 c4 20. Ndc1 cxb3 21. cxb3 Bb1 22. f4 Kb7 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. g4 Bc8 25. Nd3 h5 26. f5 Ne7 27. Nb5 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rh4 29. Nf2 Nc6 30. Rc2 a5 31. Rc4 g6 32. Rdc1 Bd7 33. e6 fxe6 34. fxe6 Be8''' (diagram) '''35. Ne4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf2 Rf4+ 37. Ke3 Rf8 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. Rxc7+ Ka6 40. Kxd4 Rd8+ 41. Kc3 Rf3+ 42. Kb2 Re3 43. Rc8 Rdd3 44. Ra8+ Kb7 45. Rxe8 Rxe4 46. e7 Rg3 47. Rc3 Re2+ 48. Rc2 Ree3 49. Ka2 g5 50. Rd2 Re5 51. Rd7+ Kc6 52. Red8 Rge3 53. Rd6+ Kb7 54. R8d7+ Ka6 55. Rd5 Re2+ 56. Ka3 Re6 57. Rd8 g4 58. Rg5 Rxe7 59. Ra8+ Kb7 60. Rag8 a4 61. Rxg4 axb3 62. R8g7 Ka6 63. Rxe7 Rxe7 64. Kxb3 ½–½'''}}
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====Game 5, Carlsen–Anand, 1–0====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Carlsen–Anand, game 5'''

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| | | | | | | |bl
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| | |pd|kd|pl| | |rl
|pd| | | | | | |pd
|pl|bd|kl| | | | |
| | | | | | |pl|pl
| | | |rd| | | |
| Position after 45.Bh7
}}

Anand's 45...Rc1+ was called the decisive mistake,<ref>{{cite news|author=Ramírez, Alejandro|author-link=Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-05-first-blood-what-next|title=Chennai 05: First blood, what next?|publisher=ChessBase News|date=15 November 2013|access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> after which White was able to defend the a3-pawn, exchange [[Bishop (chess)|bishops]], and win a second pawn. Instead, 45...Ra1, attacking White's a3-pawn, would have kept the balance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-beats-anand-in-world-championship-game-5|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115202614/http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-beats-anand-in-world-championship-game-5|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2013|title=Carlsen Beats Anand in World Championship Game 5|date=15 November 2013|publisher=ChessVibes|access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> With this win, Carlsen took a 3–2 lead.

{{block indent|1=[[Queen's Gambit Declined]], [[Semi-Slav]], Marshall Gambit (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' D31) '''1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. 0-0-0 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be2 Ke7 17. Bf3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. c5 f5 20. cxb6 fxe4 21. b7 Rab8 22. Bxe4 Rxb7 23. Rhf1 Rb5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rf3 h5 26. Rdf1 Be8 27. Bc2 Rc5 28. Rf6 h4 29. e4 a5 30. Kd2 Rb5 31. b3 Bh5 32. Kc3 Rc5+ 33. Kb2 Rd8 34. R1f2 Rd4 35. Rh6 Bd1 36. Bb1 Rb5 37. Kc3 c5 38. Rb2 e5 39. Rg6 a4 40. Rxg5 Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 Bxb3 42. Rxe5+ Kd6 43. Rh5 Rd1 44. e5+ Kd5 45. Bh7''' (diagram) '''Rc1+ 46. Kb2 Rg1 47. Bg8+ Kc6 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Bxb3 axb3 50. Kxb3 Rxg2 51. Rxh4 Ke6 52. a4 Kxe5 53. a5 Kd6 54. Rh7 Kd5 55. a6 c4+ 56. Kc3 Ra2 57. a7 Kc5 58. h4 1–0'''}}
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====Game 6, Anand–Carlsen, 0–1====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Anand–Carlsen, game 6'''

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| | | | | | | |pd
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| | |rl| | |pd| |pd
| | |pl| |kd| |rd|
| |pl| | | | |pl|kl
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| Position after 59...f4
}}

After a solid opening, a series of exchanges brought about a {{chessgloss|major piece|heavy-piece}} endgame that was reckoned to be drawn. With 38.Qg3, Anand sacrificed a pawn in order to reach a drawn rook endgame, and a second pawn was sacrificed with 44.h5 in order to [[Isolated pawn|disconnect]] Black's kingside pawns. Carlsen continued playing and sacrificed both of his extra pawns in order to advance his f-pawn. The decisive error was 60.Ra4; instead, 60.b4 was suggested by analysts and [[chess engine]]s as the only move that leads to a draw with [[Solved game#Perfect play|best play]], since the advancing b-pawn gives White [[Promotion (chess)|queening]] threats that yield {{chessgloss|counterplay}} and make an exchange of rooks acceptable.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lahlum, Hans Olav|author-link=Hans Olav Lahlum|url=http://www.vgtv.no/#!/video/74493/se-carlsen-fellen-som-lurte-anand-trill-rundt|title=Se Carlsen-fellen som lurte Anand trill rundt|date=16 November 2013|publisher=VG TV|language=no|access-date=16 November 2013|display-authors=etal}}</ref> After 60.Ra4, Carlsen's pawn sacrifice 60...h3 turned his f-pawn into a decisive [[passed pawn]], and Anand resigned a few moves later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g6-carlsen-wins-second-straight|title=Chennai G6: Carlsen wins second straight|date=16 November 2013|publisher=ChessBase News|access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Ruy Lopez]], [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Berlin Defence]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' C65) '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 0-0 6. 0-0 Re8 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Bxb3 13. axb3 Nb8 14. h3 Nbd7 15. Nh2 Qe7 16. Ndf1 Bb6 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Nhg4 Bb6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qg4 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qe7 25. Rf1 c5 26. Kh2 c4 27. d4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qb7 29. Rd1 Qc6 30. Qf5 exd4 31. Rxd4 Re5 32. Qf3 Qc7 33. Kh1 Qe7 34. Qg4 Kh7 35. Qf4 g6 36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Qf3 Re6 38. Qg3 Rxe4 39. Qxd6 Rxe3 40. Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rd5 Rb7 42. Rd6 f6 43. h4 Kf7 44. h5 gxh5 45. Rd5 Kg6 46. Kg3 Rb6 47. Rc5 f5 48. Kh4 Re6 49. Rxb5 Re4+ 50. Kh3 Kg5 51. Rb8 h4 52. Rg8+ Kh5 53. Rf8 Rf4 54. Rc8 Rg4 55. Rf8 Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Kg5 57. Rg8+ Kf4 58. Rc8 Ke3 59. Rxc4 f4''' (diagram) '''60. Ra4 h3 61. gxh3 Rg6 62. c4 f3 63. Ra3+ Ke2 64. b4 f2 65. Ra2+ Kf3 66. Ra3+ Kf4 67. Ra8 Rg1 0–1'''}}
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====Game 7, Anand–Carlsen, ½–½====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Anand–Carlsen, game 7'''

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| |kd|pd| | | | |
| |pd|pd| |nd| | |
|pd| | | |qd|pd| |
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| | |pl|pl| |ql|pl|
|pl|pl|kl| |nl| | |
| | | | | | | |
| Position after 29.Kc2
}}

In the opening, Anand exchanged his bishop for a knight, which led to a structure similar to that of the [[Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation|Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez]] where Black has [[doubled pawns]]. Carlsen defended accurately, and after further exchanges the two players settled for a repetition of moves around move 30.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/World-Chess-Game-7-between-Anand-and-Carlsen-ends-in-a-draw/articleshow/25992611.cms|title=World Chess: Game 7 between Anand and Carlsen ends in a draw|date=18 November 2013|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Ruy Lopez]], [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Berlin Defence]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' C65) '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. 0-0-0 0-0-0 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15. h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g3 a5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Qf3 f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. c3 Ne6 29. Kc2''' (diagram) '''Ng5 30. Qf2 Ne6 31. Qf3 Ng5 32. Qf2 Ne6 ½–½'''}}
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====Game 8, Carlsen–Anand, ½–½====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Carlsen–Anand, game 8'''

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|pd| | | | |kd| |
| | |pd| | | |pd|
| |pd| |pd| |pd| |pd
| |pl| |pl| |pl| |pl
| | |pl| | | | |
|pl| | | | |kl|pl|
| | | | | | | |
| Final position after 33...h5
}}

Carlsen opted for 1.e4 for the first time in the match and the game developed into a [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence]] in which he managed to trade pieces and reach a symmetrical position with a draw in 33 moves. Many were disappointed that Anand chose the Berlin Defence instead of trying a more combative opening, given that he was down two points. After the game, Anand said he "had not prioritised 1.e4" in his preparation. He also said that the match situation was "fairly clear" and that he would "liven it up" in the next game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/fide-world-chess-championship-anand-carlsen-2013/carlsen-forces-quick-draw-in-world-championship-game-8|title=Carlsen forces quick draw in World Championship Game 8|publisher=The Week in Chess|date=19 November 2013|access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Ruy Lopez]], [[Ruy Lopez#Berlin Defence|Berlin Defence]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' C65) '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qe2 c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 b5 31. b4 Kf7 32. h3 h6 33. h4 h5''' (diagram) '''½–½'''}}
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====Game 9, Anand–Carlsen, 0–1====
{{Chess diagram
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| '''Anand–Carlsen, game 9'''

| | |bd|qd|nd|rd|kd|
| | | | | |pd| |pd
| | | | | |pl|pd|ql
| | | |pd|pl| |pl|
| | |pd|pl| |rl| |
| | |pl| | | |nl|
| | | | | | |bl|pl
| |qd| | | | |kl|
| Position after 27...b1{{=}}Q+
}}

Anand played a sharp line against the [[Nimzo-Indian Defence]] that gave him attacking chances. Instead of 20.axb4, which according to [[Hikaru Nakamura]] "was not in the spirit of the position at all", either 20.a4 or 20.f5 were suggested as more promising continuations for White.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-close-to-world-title-after-anand-blunders-in-game-9|title=Carlsen on the brink of becoming World Chess Champion after game 9 win|last=Crowther|first=Mike|date=21 November 2013|publisher=Chessvibes|access-date=21 December 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034443/http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-close-to-world-title-after-anand-blunders-in-game-9|url-status=dead}}</ref> Afterwards, Carlsen defended accurately, creating counterplay on the queenside, and ultimately queening his b-pawn with [[Check (chess)|check]] while Anand was shifting his heavy pieces over to his {{chessgloss|mating attack}}. Anand should have answered 27...b1=Q+ with 28.Bf1. [[ChessBase]] gives the best line as 28.Bf1 Qd1 29.Rh4 Qh5 (Black must sacrifice his new queen in order to stave off [[checkmate]]) 30.Nxh5 gxh5 31.Rxh5 Bf5 32.Bh3 Bg6 33.e6 Nxf6 34.gxf6 Qxf6 35.Rf5 Qxe6 36.Re5 Qd6, which is probably a draw. Instead, Anand [[Blunder (chess)|blundered]] with 28.Nf1 and resigned after 28...Qe1, since after 29.Rh4 Qxh4 30.Qxh4, Black emerges a rook up.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g9-magnus-44-beats-battling-anand|title=Chennai G9: Magnus .44 beats battling Anand|date=21 November 2013|publisher=ChessBase News|access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref>

{{block indent|1=[[Nimzo-Indian Defence]], [[Nimzo-Indian Defence#Other variations|Sämisch Variation]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' E25) '''1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. g4 0-0 11. Bg2 Na5 12. 0-0 Nb3 13. Ra2 b5 14. Ng3 a5 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Ra6 18. e5 Nc7 19. f4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa6 Nxa6 22. f5 b3 23. Qf4 Nc7 24. f6 g6 25. Qh4 Ne8 26. Qh6 b2 27. Rf4 b1=Q+''' (diagram) '''28. Nf1 Qe1 0–1'''}}
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====Game 10, Carlsen–Anand, ½–½ ====
{{Chess diagram
| tright
| '''Carlsen–Anand, game 10'''

| | |rd| |nd| |kd|
| |pd| |rd| |pd|pd|
|pd| | |pd|pd| | |pd
|pl| | | |pl| |qd|
| | |pl|rl| | | |
| |pl| | |rl| | |pl
| | | |ql|nl|pl|pl|
| | | | | | |kl|
| Position after 29...Ne8
}}

Anand played the [[Sicilian Defence]], but with 3.Bb5+ Carlsen avoided the sharpest main lines. Anand's 28...Qg5 was a mistake, allowing Carlsen to play 29.e5 with strong pressure on Black's d6-pawn. Maintaining the tension with 30.Nc3, 30.Ng3, or 30.b4 should have given White a winning game, but Carlsen erred with 30.exd6, releasing the tension and allowing Anand to recoup the pawn soon after. The players traded down to a knight endgame where White had some advantage, and Carlsen may have missed a win by playing 43.Nd6 instead of 43.Nd2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-final-magnus-victorious |title=Chennai Final: Magnus Victorious |date=22 November 2013 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref> The game ended in a draw due to [[Draw (chess)#Draws in all games|insufficient mating material]].

{{block indent|1=[[Sicilian Defence]], [[Sicilian Defence#Canal-Sokolsky Attack|Canal–Sokolsky Attack]] (''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings|ECO]]'' B51) '''1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. 0-0 Bc6 11. Qd3 0-0 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rac1 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Qd2 Kf8 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. a4 Qh5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Rc3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qe5 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Re3 Rd7 28. a5 Qg5 29. e5 Ne8''' (diagram) '''30. exd6 Rc6 31. f4 Qd8 32. Red3 Rcxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxd6 Nxd6 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd4 Kd7 39. Kc5 Kc7 40. Nc3 Nf5 41. Ne4 Ne3 42. g3 f5 43. Nd6 g5 44. Ne8+ Kd7 45. Nf6+ Ke7 46. Ng8+ Kf8 47. Nxh6 gxf4 48. gxf4 Kg7 49. Nxf5+ exf5 50. Kb6 Ng2 51. Kxb7 Nxf4 52. Kxa6 Ne6 53. Kb6 f4 54. a6 f3 55. a7 f2 56. a8=Q f1=Q 57. Qd5 Qe1 58. Qd6 Qe3+ 59. Ka6 Nc5+ 60. Kb5 Nxb3 61. Qc7+ Kh6 62. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 63. Kxb6 Kh5 64. h4 Kxh4 65. c5 Nxc5 ½–½'''}}

With this draw, Carlsen won the World Championship match 6½–3½, becoming the [[World Chess Championship#World champions|new world chess champion]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g10-magnus-carlsen-is-the-new-world-champion|title=Chennai G10: Magnus Carlsen is the new World Champion!|date=22 November 2013|publisher=ChessBase News|access-date=24 November 2013|archive-date=24 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124212658/http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g10-magnus-carlsen-is-the-new-world-champion|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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== Timeline of changes ==
There were several changes and controversies in the process for choosing the challenger and hosts for the championship. A timeline is found below.

===2011===
* ''9 August.'' The [[All India Chess Federation]] was given a "first option" of three months following the 2012 World Chess Championship, to make a proposal for the organisation of the 2013 World Chess Championship.<ref name=d>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5459-press-release.html |title=World Championships Matches – Press Release |publisher=FIDE |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622234728/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5459-press-release.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''19 September.'' FIDE published the rules, regulations and qualification criteria for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship Cycle 2011–13.<ref name=b /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/candidates-tournament-2012/ |title=Candidates Tournament 2012 |publisher=Chessdom |date=19 September 2011 |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

===2012===
* ''21 February.'' FIDE announced negotiations with the Chess Network Company (CNC) and [[Andrew Paulson|AGON]] for the World Championship Cycle. Media, web and software rights of the events of the World Championship Cycle were awarded to CNC. AGON was tasked with organising the events and securing the necessary sponsorship funds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5933-agreement-of-fide-with-cnc-and-agon.html |title=Agreement of FIDE with CNC and AGON |publisher=FIDE |date=21 February 2012 |access-date=21 February 2012 |archive-date=23 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223044524/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5933-agreement-of-fide-with-cnc-and-agon.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''3 March.'' AGON awarded the Candidates Tournament dated 24 October – 12 November 2012 to London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5971-agon-chess-candidates-tournament-to-take-place-in-london.html |title=Chess Candidates Tournament to Take Place in London |publisher=FIDE |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012 |archive-date=7 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307000439/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5971-agon-chess-candidates-tournament-to-take-place-in-london.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''28 March.'' FIDE and AGON announced 13–31 March 2013 as new dates for the Candidates matches in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6020-fide-announces-dates-for-world-chess-championship-cycles.html |title=FIDE Announces Dates for World Chess Championship Cycles |publisher=FIDE |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |archive-date=18 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318175053/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6020-fide-announces-dates-for-world-chess-championship-cycles.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''30 May.'' Anand won the 2012 World Chess Championship, thus qualifying for the 2013 World Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6190-world-champion-viswanathan-anand-retains-the-title.html |title=World Champion Viswanathan Anand retains the title |publisher=FIDE |date=30 May 2012 |access-date=8 June 2012 |archive-date=1 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601190354/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6190-world-champion-viswanathan-anand-retains-the-title.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> His challenger during the 2012 World Chess Championship Boris Gelfand qualified for the 2013 Candidates Tournament.<ref name=b />
* ''30 August.'' Latest deadline for the All India Chess Federation to redeem the three-month option to make a proposal for the organisation of the 2013 World Chess Championship.<ref name=d />
* ''25 October.'' ''[[The Indian Express]]'' reported that the All India Chess Federation did not act during the three-month window provided by FIDE to exercise the "first option" to host the final. FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer commented that "the venue of the match will be decided when AGON, which has the rights and the obligation to organise the cycle, chooses and announces it."<ref>{{cite news|author=Natraj, Raakesh |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-sits-on-offer-may-miss-hosting-anand-in-world-chess-final/1021755 |title=India sits on offer, may miss hosting Anand in world chess final |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=25 October 2012}}</ref>

===2013===
* ''1 April.'' Carlsen won the Candidates Tournament in London and thus qualified for the World Chess Championship.
* ''8 April.'' [[Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa Jayaram]], the Chief Minister of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], India, announced that Chennai will host the 2013 World Chess Championship, and said that the event will have a budget of 290 million [[Indian rupee]]s (around €4,000,000).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009418/breaking-world-championship-2013-in-chennai-090413.aspx|title=Breaking: World Championship 2013 in Chennai?|publisher=ChessBase News|date=8 April 2013|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>
* ''19 April.'' FIDE, the All India Chess Federation and the [[Tamil Nadu State Chess Association]] signed a Memorandum of Understanding. FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer said that the venue of the 2013 World Chess Championship would be set within 21 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009535/mou-signed-for-world-championship-in-chennai-200413.aspx |title=MOU signed for World Championship in Chennai |publisher=ChessBase News |date=19 April 2013 |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref>
*''3 May.'' Jøran Aulin-Jansson, the president of the [[Norwegian Chess Federation]], sent an open letter of protest to FIDE, writing "We strongly urge FIDE to facilitate a procedure that enables other interested parties to bid for the [2013 World Chess Championship]." Just a few hours later [[Bertrand Delanoë]], the mayor of [[Paris]], announced that the capital of France "is ready to host the [2013] World Chess Championship", offering a budget of €3,446,280 and a prize fund of €2,650,000 (Chennai offered €2,576,280 and €1,940,000, respectively).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009711/norway-sends-complaint-paris-ready-to-bid-030513.aspx|title=Norway sends complaint, Paris ready to bid|publisher=ChessBase News|date=3 May 2013|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>
*''5 May.'' FIDE confirmed Chennai as the venue for the 2013 World Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-confirms-chennai-as-venue-for-anand-carlsen-match |title=FIDE confirms Chennai as venue for Anand-Carlsen match |publisher=ChessVibes |date=5 May 2013 |access-date=6 May 2013 |archive-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507122249/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-confirms-chennai-as-venue-for-anand-carlsen-match |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''6 May.'' Carlsen made a statement saying, "I'm deeply disappointed and surprised by the FIDE decision to sign a contract for the 2013 match without going through the bidding process outlined in the WC regulations, and for not choosing neutral ground. The bid from Paris clearly showed that it would be possible to have more options to choose from. The lack of transparency, predictability and fairness is unfortunate for chess as a sport and for chess players."<ref>{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-deeply-disappointed-and-surprised-will-start-preparing|title=Carlsen 'deeply disappointed and surprised', will 'start preparing'|publisher=ChessVibes|date=6 May 2013|access-date=11 May 2013|archive-date=10 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510105954/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-deeply-disappointed-and-surprised-will-start-preparing|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''7 May.'' FIDE published a press release according to which on 24 January it and AGON "agreed not to open a bidding procedure, but to grant an option to India, as requested", and claiming that "FIDE tried its hardest to convince India to split the match [between India and Norway], but they refused."<ref>{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-norway-could-organize-half-the-match-but-india-refused|title=FIDE: 'Norway could organize half the match, but India refused'|publisher=ChessVibes|date=7 May 2013|access-date=11 May 2013|archive-date=10 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510111851/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fide-norway-could-organize-half-the-match-but-india-refused|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''28 May.'' The [[Hyatt Regency Chennai]] hotel was announced as the venue for the 2013 World Chess Championship.<ref name=e />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://chennai2013.fide.com World Chess Championship 2013 official website]
* {{YouTube|u=aicfofficial|World Chess Championship 2013}}
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=81142 World Chess Championship 2013 at Chessgames]
* [http://www.chessdom.com/world-chess-championship-2013/ World Chess Championship 2013 at Chessdom]
* [http://london2013.fide.com Candidates Tournament 2013 official website]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80233 Candidates Tournament 2013 at Chessgames]

{{World Chess Championships}}
{{World championships in 2013}}

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Poinguinim Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|Former constituency of the Goa Legislative Assembly, in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Poinguinim
| district = [[South Goa district|South Goa]]
| state = [[Goa]]
| electors =
| loksabha_cons = [[South Goa Lok Sabha constituency|South Goa]]
| reservation = None
| established = 1989
| abolished = 2008
| type = SLA
}}
'''Poinguinim''' was one of the 40 [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of the state of [[Goa]] in southern [[India]]. It fell under [[South Goa Lok Sabha constituency|South Goa Lok Sabha Constituency]].<ref>[http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Poinguinim-in-Goa Previous Year's Election Results in Poinguinim, Goa]</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election
! Member
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|-
| [[1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || Vasu Paik Gaonkar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || [[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]] || {{Full party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}
|-
| [[1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || rowspan=3 | [[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
| [[2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2004 elections in India#Goa|2004 By-election]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2005 elections in India#Goa|2005 By-election]] || rowspan=2 | [[Ramesh Tawadkar]]
|-
| [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
|}

== Election results ==
===Assembly Election 2007===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_GOA_after_IC.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007042153/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_GOA_after_IC.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ramesh Tawadkar]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,158 |percentage=50.78% |change={{increase}}2.22 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fernandes Isidore Aleixinho |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,958 |percentage=49.13% |change={{increase}}8.63 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=200 |percentage=1.65% |change= {{decrease}}6.41 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=12,127 |percentage=77.65% |change= {{increase}}3.70 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,604 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.72 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.22 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly By-election 2005===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2005 elections in India#Goa|2005 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeJun2005/index.htm|title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - June 2005|access-date=22 January 2025|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ramesh Tawadkar]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=5,356 |percentage=48.56% |change={{decrease}}12.35 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,467 |percentage=40.50% |change={{increase}}1.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Monterio Leao Fhilipe |party=Independent politician |votes=1,205 |percentage=10.93% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=889 |percentage=8.06% |change= {{decrease}}13.77 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=11,029 |percentage=74.01% |change= {{decrease}}3.79 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,900 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.43 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}12.35 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly By-election 2004===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2004 elections in India#Goa|2004 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2004/S05/ac/be_ae_S05_40.htm|title=Bye - Elections 2004 - 40 - Poinguinim (Goa)|access-date=22 January 2025|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,963 |percentage=60.91% |change={{increase}}27.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,468 |percentage=39.09% |change={{decrease}}10.32 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,495 |percentage=21.83% |change= {{increase}}5.47 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=11,431 |percentage=77.81% |change= {{increase}}0.13 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,690 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.05 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 2002===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007072027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,641 |percentage=49.40% |change={{increase}}28.72 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ramesh Tawadkar]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,773 |percentage=33.04% |change={{increase}}28.45 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ulhas Pundalik Naik |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=2,001 |percentage=17.52% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,868 |percentage=16.36% |change= {{increase}}1.00 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=11,418 |percentage=77.66% |change= {{increase}}1.27 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,698 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.99 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 1999===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReportof%20Goa-99.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007115355/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReportof%20Goa-99.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]] |party=Independent politician |votes=4,860 |percentage=45.00% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]] |party=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |votes=3,201 |percentage=29.64% |change={{decrease}}13.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gaonkar Vassu Paik |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,234 |percentage=20.69% |change={{decrease}}11.58 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pagi Rajendra Dharmu |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=496 |percentage=4.59% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,659 |percentage=15.36% |change= {{increase}}4.77 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=10,800 |percentage=76.35% |change= {{decrease}}4.94 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,134 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.10 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |swing= {{increase}}2.15 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 1994===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StaticialReportGOA94.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006094522/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StaticialReportGOA94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]] |party=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |votes=4,516 |percentage=42.85% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gaonkar Vasu Paik |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,400 |percentage=32.26% |change={{decrease}}13.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Isidor Diogo Fernandes |party=Independent politician |votes=2,316 |percentage=21.98% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pagi Chandrakant Putu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=128 |percentage=1.21% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,116 |percentage=10.59% |change= {{increase}}9.66 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=10,539 |percentage=79.97% |change= {{increase}}3.55 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,955 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.84 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.83 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 1989===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20Goa%201989.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006124346/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20Goa%201989.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vasu Paik Gaonkar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,192 |percentage=45.68% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]] |party=Shiv Sena |votes=4,107 |percentage=44.76% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Painguinkar Prabhakar Narayan |party=Independent politician |votes=196 |percentage=2.14% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Velip Babu Rama |party=Independent politician |votes=134 |percentage=1.46% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jose Virgilio Countinho |party=Independent politician |votes=98 |percentage=1.07% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamat Madhusudan Hari |party=Independent politician |votes=68 |percentage=0.74% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=85 |percentage=0.93% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=9,176 |percentage=75.52% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,794 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[Canacona (Goa Assembly constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Goa}}
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Goa]]
[[Category:North Goa district]]
[[Category:Politics of Goa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1989]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Goa]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]
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{{Goa-geo-stub}}

Jadcherla Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Jadcherla
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana (75-Jadcherla highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Jadcherla Assembly constituency within Telangana
| mla = [[Janampalli Anirudh Reddy|Anirudh Reddy Janampalli]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = 2023
| established = 1951
| state = [[Telangana]]
| district = [[Mahbubnagar district|Mahbubnagar]]
| electors = 1,88,154
| incumbent_image =
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 75
| loksabha_cons = [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Mahabubnagar]]
}}

'''Jadcherla Assembly constituency''' is a constituency of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]], [[India]]. It is one of the constituencies in [[Mahbubnagar district]]. It is part of [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency]].

[[Janampalli Anirudh Reddy]] is currently representing the constituency.

==Mandals==
The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals:
{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal
|-
| [[Jadcherla]]
|-
| [[Nawabpet, Mahbubnagar district|Nawabpet]]
|-
| [[Balanagar, Mahbubnagar|Balanagar]]
|-
| [[Midjil]]
|-Rajapur

|}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year of election
! MLA
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
! colspan=4| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| 1962
| Keshavulu
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 1967
| L. N. Reddy
|-
| 1972
| rowspan="2" | N. Narasappa
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 1978
|-
| 1983
| rowspan="2" | M. Krishna Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 1985
|-
| 1989
| Sudhakar Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1994
| Satyanarayana
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
| 1996
| rowspan="2" | Marati Chandra Shekar
|-
| 1999
|-
| 2004
| [[C. Laxma Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
| 2008
| [[Mallu Ravi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 2009
| Marati Chandra Shekar
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
! colspan=4| [[Telangana]]
|-
| 2014
| rowspan="2" | [[C. Laxma Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 2018
|-
|2023
|[[Janampalli Anirudh Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

==Election results==
=== Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023]]: Jadcherla (Assembly constituency)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Janampalli Anirudh Reddy]]|percentage=50.30|votes=90,865|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharat Rashtra Samithi|candidate=[[C. Laxma Reddy]]|votes=75,694|percentage=41.90|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Chittaranjan Das. J|votes=7,312|percentage=4.05|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Shiva Kumar|votes=1,725|percentage=0.95|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=1,655|percentage=0.92|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=15,171|percentage=8.40|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,80,640|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Bharat Rashtra Samithi|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

=== Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|Telangana Assembly Elections, 2018]]: Jadcherla (Assembly constituency)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telangana Rashtra Samithi|candidate=[[C. Laxma Reddy]]|percentage=58.95|votes=94,598|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Mallu Ravi]]|votes=49,516|percentage=30.85|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Dr. Chinnala Madhusudhan|votes=3,601|percentage=2.24|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=1,117|percentage=0.70|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=45,082|percentage=28.10|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,60,482|percentage=82.32|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
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{{Election box end}}

=== Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014]]: Jadcherla (Assembly constituency)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043853/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=997&cid=75 Jadcherla Results]}}</ref>}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telangana Rashtra Samithi|candidate=[[C. Laxma Reddy]]|votes=70,654|percentage=48.27|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Mallu Ravi]]|votes=55,920|percentage=38.21|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Marati Chandra Shekar|votes=11,465|percentage=7.83|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Nadiminti Srinivasulu|votes=2,931|percentage=2.00|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=M. Pandu Naik|votes=1,738|percentage=1.19|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=1,537|percentage=1.05|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=14,734|percentage=10.06|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,46,363|percentage=76.60|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
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|loser = Telugu Desam Party
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{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly]]

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Narendra Kumar Vyas

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{{Short description|Indian Chhattisgarh High Court judge}}
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'''Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas''' is an Indian jurist who serves as a judge of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sitting Judges of Chhattisgarh High Court |url=https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/sittingjudges/sitting.html |website=Chhattisgarh High Court |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Profile |url=https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/judge-profile1.php?cid=85&id=1578 |website=CDJ Law Journal |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> He was appointed as an Assistant [[Solicitor General of India]] and served until 22 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas appointed as Assistant Solicitor General of India |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/justice-narendra-kumar-vyas-appointed-assistant-solicitor-general-of-india |website=Bar and Bench |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Vyas was born on 5 October 1970 in [[Raipur]] and completed his schooling at St. Paul's Higher Secondary School in Raipur. He completed his [[Bachelor of Laws|Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws]] (LL.B.) from [[Pt. Ravishankar University]], Raipur, in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas - Profile |url=https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/sittingjudges/profile/profile_nkv.html |website=High Court of Chhattisgarh |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== Judicial appointment ==
Vyas was appointed as an Additional Judge of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]] on 22 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDJ Law Journal |url=https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/judge-profile1.php?id=1578&cid=85#reasult |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=www.cdjlawjournal.com}}</ref>

== Rulings ==

In February 2025, Vyas made international news after ruling that a husband cannot be punished for [[Marital Rape in India|raping their wife]] and acquitted Gorakhnath Sharma<ref>{{cite web |title=Non-Consensual Unnatural Sex by Husband on Wife Not Punishable Under IPC Sections 375 & 377: Chhattisgarh High Court|url=https://lawtrend.in/non-consensual-unnatural-sex-by-husband-on-wife-not-punishable-under-ipc-sections-375-377-chhattisgarh-high-court/ |website=Law Trend |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> who killed his underage wife while committing an unnatural sexual act.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woman dies of husband's sexual act, HC cites marital rape ground to acquit him |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/woman-dies-of-husband-s-brutal-sexual-act-hc-cites-marital-rape-ground-to-acquit-him-101739298930573.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Husband jailed for raping wife freed by judge because marital rape is not a crime in India |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-martial-rape-chhattisgarh-high-court-b2697006.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> He ruled that unnatural sex with one's wife, even without her consent, does not lead to a punishable offence. This sparked outrage with activists demanding immediate reform of the Indian Justice System.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm29drxjlxmo |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/ Chhattisgarh High Court Official Website]

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Pradip Sawant

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'''Pradip Sawant''' (born 1962) is an Indian [[Police Officer]], currently serving as the [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|DCP]] Security Branch in [[Mumbai Police]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Major reshuffle in Mumbai police|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-major-reshuffle-in-mumbai-police-2427894|publisher=[[DNA India]]|date=4 May 2017}}</ref> He is a recipient of the [[President's Police Medal]] for Meritorious Service in 2002.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|title=DCP honoured with President’s medal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/DCP-honoured-with-Presidents-medal/articleshow/19197478.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 August 2002}}</ref> He was behind more than 300 encounters in [[Mumbai]] during his stint as DCP (Detection Crime Branch) between the years 2000 and 2003.<ref name="midday"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Former Mumbai crime branch DCP Pradeep Sawant walks free|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/06/27/former-mumbai-crime-branch-dcp-pradeep-sawant-walks-free-1182935224.html|publisher=[[OneIndia.com]]|date=27 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pawar|first1=Prabhakaar|title=एकाकी लढत |publisher=[[Saamana]]|date=12 February 2003|language=Marathi}}</ref>

He was suspended in 2004 for his alleged involvement in [[Abdul Karim Telgi|Telgi]] stamp paper scam, but was reinstated in 2009, and posted as DCP [[Anti-Terrorism Squad (India)|ATS]] [[Mumbai]], after he was found innocent in June 2007.<ref name="midday"/>

== Early life and education ==
He completed his B.Sc. in [[Chemistry]] from [[Ramnarain Ruia College]], [[Mumbai]]. He was selected as a Dy.Sp in [[Maharashtra Police]] through [[Maharashtra Public Service Commission|MPSC]] exam, in 1986. He is said to have topped his batch at the Maharashtra Police Academy in [[Nashik]], reported by [[Outlook India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=DCP Pradip Sawant's wife claims he is innocent|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/dcp-pradip-sawants-wife-claims-he-is-innocent/204416|publisher=[[Outlook India]]|date=28 February 2004}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sawant was instrumental in breaking the back of several underworld gangs including [[Chhota Shakeel]], [[Chhota Rajan]], Ashwin Naik, [[Arun Gawli]] between 1998 and 2003 following a spurt in gangland shoot-outs in 1998.<ref name="sit"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Naidu|first1=Jayprakash S.|title=Encounter cops too have shot into oblivion|url=http://www.asianage.com/editorial/encounter-cops-too-have-shot-oblivion-027|publisher=[[Asian Age]]|date=1 November 2015}}</ref>

He also detected the murder case of Bharat Shah,<ref>{{cite news|title=Bharat Shah trial to resume in special court|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Bharat-Shah-trial-to-resume-in-special-court/articleshow/821.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 June 2003}}</ref> Owner of Roopam chain stores who was shot dead by [[Dawood gang]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gangster arrested for murder of apparel superstore owner|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/1998/oct/22roopam.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=22 October 1998}}</ref>

He was responsible for arresting gangsters, affiliated to [[Chhota Shakeel]] ([[Dawood gang]]) for attempted murder on [[Milind Vaidya]], former [[Mayor of Mumbai]] in March 1999; in the attack, 3 people were killed and 7 others including Vaidya were seriously injured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vaidya attack case: HC sets aside death sentence|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Vaidya-attack-case-HC-sets-aside-death-sentence/articleshow/365803.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 December 2003}}</ref>

In December 1999, his team arrested three alleged terrorists who had abetted the hijacking of the [[Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking|Indian Airlines flight 814]] from [[Kathmandu]] in [[Nepal]].<ref name="toi"/> Pradip Sawant had formed special squads that arrested 486 alleged gangsters and shot dead 156 criminals in encounters.<ref name="toi"/>

=== Positions held===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tenure!! Post
|-
|1987–1988|| Probationary Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thane Rural, District
|-
|1988–1989|| Deputy Superintendent of Police, Latur Sub Division
|-
|1989–1991|| Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alibag Sub Division, Raigad District
|-
|1991–1996|| Deputation to ONGC, Mumbai as Jt. Director Vigilance
|-
|1996– 1997|| Additional Deputy Commissioner, C.I.D. Intelligence Mumbai
|-
|1997–1998|| Assistant Commissioner of Police, Byculla Division, Mumbai
|-
|1988–2000|| Assistant Commissioner of Police, D-1 South, Detection Crime Branch, Mumbai
|-
|2000–2003|| Deputy Commissioner of Police, Detection, Crime Branch, Mumbai
|-
|2003–2004|| Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Branch, Mumbai
|-
|2009–2015|| Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anti-Terrorism Squad, Mumbai
|-
| 2015–2017|| Deputy Commissioner of Police, HQ 1, Licensing, Mumbai
|-
| May 2017– Present|| Deputy Commissioner of Police, Security, Mumbai
|}

== Controversy ==
In January 2004, Sawant was booked under [[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act|MCOCA]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Stamp scam: DCP Pradip Sawant granted bail|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/stamp-scam-dcp-pradip-sawant-granted-bail/story-Cs3iRSpJz6KuhHQKikKq3I.html|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=27 August 2004}}</ref> and suspended for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore [[Abdul Karim Telgi]] fake stamp paper scam.<ref>{{cite news|title=DCP Pradeep Sawant arrested in fake Stamp paper scam|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/dcp-pradeep-sawant-arrested-in-fake-stamp-paper-scam_140465.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=7 January 2004}}</ref><ref name="sit">{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Vijay|title=SIT arrests top Mumbai cop Pradeep Sawant|url=http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/2004/jan/07stamp1.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=7 January 2004}}</ref>
On 27 June 2007, he along with Mumbai Police Commissioner RS Sharma, was discharged by the special [[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act]] court in [[Pune]] in the fake stamps and stamp papers case for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joshi|first1=Yogesh|last2=Sharan|first2=Abhishek|title=Stamp paper scam: Telgi to plead guilty|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/stamp-paper-scam-telgi-to-plead-guilty/story-OU8ikCFmwRQ0Vtv58uZ2bJ.html|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Not Guilty|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other//articleshow/15719395.cms|publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|date=28 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vyas|first1=Hetal|title=Telgi scam continues to haunt police|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-telgi-scam-continues-to-haunt-police-1409901|publisher=[[DNA India]]|date=15 July 2010}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
* He was conferred with the [[President's Police Medal]]<ref name="toi"/> for Meritorious Service in 2002.
* He received the Deepak Jog Memorial trophy for the Best Investigating Officer for the year 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=DCP Sawant gets Jog Memorial trophy|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2001/01/17/DCP_Sawant_gets_Jog_Memorial_trophy/|agency=[[Wn.com]]|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* On 12 June 1998, Sawant gets the ''Best Crime Detection Award'' from [[Gopinath Munde]], Deputy [[CM of Maharashtra]] at the Police Club, [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Restore confidence, Munde tells police|publisher=[[The Afternoon Despatch & Courier]]|date=12 January 1998}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
The 1999 [[Bollywood]] film [[Sarfarosh (1999 film)|Sarfarosh]] starring [[Aamir Khan]] is said to be inspired by Pradip Sawant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai cops emulate 'Sarfarosh' spirit in terror bust|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/mumbai-cops-emulate-sarfarosh-spirit-in-terror-bust_97641.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=11 May 2003}}</ref> Often the character of ACP Ajay Singh Rathod, which was played by [[Aamir Khan]] in the film [[Sarfarosh (1999 film)|Sarfarosh]] is closely associated with Sawant.<ref name="midday">{{cite news|title=Cops Hail Return Of Encounter Specialist|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/cops-hail-return-of-encounter-specialist/52644|publisher=[[Mid-Day]]|date=19 July 2009}}</ref>

== Further reading ==
*{{Cite book|title=[[Dangerous Minds|Dangerous Minds: Eight Riveting Profiles of Homegrown Terrorists]]|last=|first=|publisher=[[Penguin Random House]], 2018|year=|isbn=9386495996|location=|pages=}}
*{{Cite book|title=[[Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia]]|last=|first=|publisher=Roli Books Private Limited, 2012|year=|isbn=9788174368188|location=|pages=}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.pradipsawant.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/P5.jpg Sawant ko Aane do (Let Sawant come)] at ''[[Afternoon DC]]'' (Interview)
* [http://www.pradipsawant.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/P14.jpg The Killing Field] at ''[[The Sunday Observer]]'' (Interview)

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John Herschel the Younger

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{{Short description|English military engineer and astronomer (1837–1921)}}
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[[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] '''John Herschel''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRS|FRAS|sep=yes}} (29 October 1837 – 31 May 1921) was an English military engineer, surveyor and [[astronomer]]. He was the son of [[Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet]], and grandson of [[William Herschel]].<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times |title=Colonel John Herschel |department=Obituaries |date=2 June 1921 |page=12 |issue=42736 |column=E}}</ref>

==Biography==
Herschel was born in [[Claremont, Cape Town|Claremont]], a suburb of [[Cape Town]] in the British [[Cape Colony]] of South Africa, the third son and the sixth child (of twelve) of Sir John Herschel and his wife Margaret Brodie (née Stewart). His family had travelled to the Cape in late 1833, so that his father could work on an astronomical survey of the [[Southern Celestial Hemisphere|southern skies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, 1792–1871, astronomer |url=http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0327.html |work=[[NAHSTE]] project |publisher=[[University of Edinburgh]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510211707/http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0327.html |archivedate=10 May 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The family returned to England in 1838, where Herschel was later educated at Clapham Grammar School, and then attended the [[East India Company Military Seminary]] at [[Addiscombe]].<ref name="NMMC">{{cite web |url=http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections.html?_escaped_fragment_=csearch;authority%3Dagent-119558;agentFacetLetter%3DC;browseBy%3Dperson#!csearch;authority=agent-119558 |title=Colonel John Herschel |work=National Maritime Museum Collections |year=2015 |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref>

Herschel entered the [[East India Company]]'s service as a cadet to serve in the [[Bengal Engineers]], and on 26 December 1856 was made a local and temporary [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] while under the command of Colonel Sandham, at the [[Royal School of Military Engineering|Royal Engineer Establishment]] at [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]], for instruction in the art of [[sapping]] and [[Mining (military)|mining]].<ref>{{London Gazette |date=26 December 1856 |issue=21953 |page=4327 |nolink=yes}}</ref> He was promoted to the local and temporary rank of lieutenant, while still studying at Chatham on 13 August 1858.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=13 August 1858 |issue=22173 |page=3789 |nolink=yes}}</ref> However, shortly afterwards, on 27 August 1858, with the end of [[company rule in India]], and the assumption of direct administration by the British government, Herschel's regiment was transferred ''en masse'' to the [[Royal Engineers]].<ref>{{London Gazette |date=29 April 1862 |issue=22621 |page=2239 |nolink=yes}}</ref>

Herschel travelled out to India, where he joined the [[Great Trigonometrical Survey]] and spent the years 1864–1872 engaged in a survey of various parts of Southern India.<ref name="Shylaja">{{cite journal |title=John Herschel's astronomical observations from Bangalore |first=B. S. |last=Shylaja |journal=[[Current Science]] |volume=90 |number=2 |date=25 January 2006 |pages=259–260 |publisher=Current Science Association |location=Bangalore |url=http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/jan252006/259.pdf |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref> He married Mary Cornwallis Power (née Lipscomb) in 1867,<ref name="NMMC"/> the daughter of the Reverend F. Lipscomb, Rector of [[Welbury]], Yorkshire, and the widow of D. Power, QC.<ref name="DixPeek">{{cite web |url= http://peek-01.livejournal.com/97543.html |title=My Military Research: Colonel John Herschel, Royal Engineers, 1837–1921 (Cape Town) |first=Ross |last=Dix-Peek |work=The Southern African History Musings of Ross Dix-Peek |year=2015 |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|second captain]] on 10 November 1869.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=9 November 1869 |issue=23553 |page=5976 |nolink=yes}}</ref>

Apart from his surveying work he also carried out numerous independent astronomical observations. He made [[Spectroscopy|spectroscopic]] observations of the [[solar corona|corona]] of the sun during the [[solar eclipse of August 18, 1868|total solar eclipse]] of 18 August 1868, and studied the [[Carina Nebula]] in November, being one of the first to observe the sudden brightening of [[Eta Carinae]].<ref name="Shylaja"/> He also conducted a series of experiments with the [[Cavendish experiment|Cavendish pendulum]] to calculate the density of the Earth.<ref name="NMMC"/>

John Herschel was married to Mary Cornwallis Herschel, whose memoir of John's great aunt [[Caroline Herschel]] was published in 1876.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/memoircorrespond00hers/page/n7|title=Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel|last=Herschel|first=Mary|website=Archive.org|year=1876|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref>

Herschel returned to England on [[furlough]] in late 1873,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foxtalbot.dmu.ac.uk/letters/transcriptName.php?bcode=Hers-JC&pageNumber=0&pageTotal=5&referringPage=0 |title=Letter from Captain John Herschel |work=The Correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot Project |date=6 December 1873 |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref> where he worked on collecting his late father's letters into mid-1874.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foxtalbot.dmu.ac.uk/letters/name.php?bcode=Hers-JC&pageNo=0 |title=Letters of Captain John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot |work=The Correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot Project |year=2015 |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref> He was promoted to major on 10 March 1876.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=23 May 1876 |issue=24329 |page=3110 |nolink=yes}}</ref>

In April 1882 he arrived in the United States, where he spent a year working with [[Charles Sanders Peirce]] on the construction of pendulums to conduct [[Gravimetry|gravimetric]] and [[Geodesy|geodesic]] surveys on behalf of the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]].<ref name="PeirceProject">{{cite web |url=http://www.iupui.edu/%7Epeirce/writings/v4/v4introx.htm |title=Introduction to Volume 4 (1879–1884) |work=Peirce Edition Project: The Writings of Charles S. Peirce |year=2010 |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref>

Herschel eventually became the Deputy Superintendent of Trigonometrical Survey,<ref name="NMMC"/> before eventually retiring from the army on 10 March 1886 as a major and [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] lieutenant-colonel, with the [[honorary rank]] of colonel.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=20 April 1886 |issue=25579 |page=1899 |nolink=yes}}</ref>

He was elected a fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 1871 and of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1872.<ref name="NMMC"/> Herschel died, aged 83, in 1921.<ref name="NMMC"/>

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Syed Saleem

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'''Syed Saleem''' is a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] writer.<ref name="IUP_JCL_2009">{{cite journal |title=Velthuru Chettu (Tree of Light) |journal=IUP Journal of Commonwealth Literature |date=July 2009 |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=139–145 |quote=Syed Saleem is a popular contemporary Telugu writer who has to his credit an extensive publication record that includes short stories, poetry and novels ... Saleem works as an Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax in Hyderabad ... His novel Vendimegham won the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University award}}</ref> He has written thirty six novels, about 300 short stories<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/one-for-telugu-charm/article789311.ece "One for Telugu charm"]. ''The Hindu''. 5 March 2010 NEERAJA MURTHY</ref> and more than 150 poems. His fiction has been translated into English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil languages. His work is characterised by his humanitarianism and poetic expression.<ref name=aggregate>[http://aggregate.commuoh.in/kaaluthunna-poolathota-a-garden-of-positivity-and-humanism/ "Kaaluthunna Poolathota, a garden of positivity and humanism"]. ''Aggregate'', 5 Oct 2013. Review by Ramesh Kasa {{dead link|date=December 2023}}</ref> His novel ''Kaluthunna Poolathota'' won the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Telugu, 2010.<ref>Special Correspondent. [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/income-tax-official-bags-sahitya-akademi-award/article1144455.ece "Income Tax official bags Sahitya Akademi award"]. ''The Hindu''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140922155443/http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/general_info.php?id=20 "Sahitya Akademi Awards 2010"].</ref>

== Early life ==
Saleem was born in Throvagunta village near [[Ongole]]. He began writing poetry while in school.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/astride-two-worlds/article3894505.ece?css=print "In focus Syed Saleem’s literary expression stems from the milieu he grew up in."]. Dasu Krishnamoorty. ''The Hindu'', 14 September 2012.</ref> He earned an M.Sc. (Tech) degree from [[Andhra University]].

==Career==
Saleem began writing short fiction in 1980; his first story was "Manishi". His stories have been adapted as a television serial, ''Saleem Kathalu'', which has aired on the Telugu language television channel [[DD Yadagiri]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/saleem-kathalu-to-go-on-air-for-dd-saptagiri/article6776858.ece "‘Saleem Kathalu’ to go on air for DD Saptagiri"]. ''The Hindu''.</ref> One of his stories, "Aaro Alludu" has been included in the second volume of ''World Best Stories'', published by Bangalore University.

'Abhyudaya Sahiti Puraskaram' was presented to him in 2012 at the cultural festival ‘Sampradaya Sanskritika Vaibhavam-4'.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/abhyudaya-sahiti-puraskaram-presented-to-saleem/article2786934.ece "‘Abhyudaya Sahiti Puraskaram' presented to Saleem"]. ''The Hindu'' 9 January 2012</ref>

Many of Saleem's stories have been translated into [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]], [[Odia language|Oriya]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. Twenty selected stories were translated into English and published as ''Ocean and Other Stories'' by Prism Publications, Bangalore. Another twenty stories were published as ''Three Dimensions and Other Stories'', also by Prism Publications. His novels ''Vendimegham'' and ''Kaluthunna Poolathota'' have been translated into several languages.

Saleem works as an additional commissioner of income tax in [[Nagpur]].<ref name="IUP_JCL_2009"/>

== Works ==

===Published poetry collections===
*''Neeloki Choosina Gnapakam'', 1999
*''Aakulu Raale Drusyam'', 2005
*''Vishada Varnam'', 2013

===Collections of short stories===
*''Swathi Chinukulu'', 1996
*''Nissabda Sangeetham'', 1999
*''Roopayi Chettu'', 2004
*''Chadarapu Yenugu'', 2006
*''Raanigari Kathalu'', 2008
*''Ontari Sareeram'', 2009
*''Rekkala Harivillu'', 2011
*''Antarganam'', 2014
*''Neeti Putta'', 2017
*''Maya Jalatharu'', 2018
*''Needa'', 2023
*''Evariki Telusu?'', 2024
* ''Budidarangu Aakasam'', 2026

===Novels===
*''Jeevanmrutulu'', 2001
*''Vendimegham'', 2003
*''Kanchana Mrugam'', 2006
*''Kalutuhunna Poolathota'', 2006<ref>[http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2015&issid=59&id=5424 "Telugu Literature in Andhra: U Atreya Sarma & K Ravindra Trivikram"]. ''Muse India'',</ref><ref>[http://www.archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/general_info.php?id=20 "Sahitya Akademi Awards 2010"]. Government of India</ref>
*''Padaga Needa'', 2009
*''Marana kanksha'', 2012
*''Gurrapu dekka'', 2013
*''Anoohya Pelli'', 2013
*''Anaamika Diary'', 2014
*''Aranyaparvam'', 2015
*''Kaavyanjali'', 2016
*''Mounaraagam'', 2016
*''Aparaajita'', 2016
*''Medha 017'', 2017
*''Anveshana'', 2017
*''Doodipinjalu'', 2017
*''Little Julie'', 2017
*''Edari Poolu'', 2018
*''Garbhagudi'', 2018
*''Pagadapu Deevi'', 2018
*''Guhalo Okaroju'', 2019
*''Padileche Keratam'', 2019
*''Operation Kitin'', 2019
*''Rendu Aakasala Madhya'', 2020
*''Manogna'', 2020
*''Angaraka Graham Meeda Antima Vijayam'', 2021
*''Lopali Vidhwamsam'', 2021
*''Mission Epiticia'', 2022
*''Loha Mudra'', 2023
*''Cheekati Chivarna Velturu'', 2023
*''Chandruniko Noolupogu'', 2024
*''Voorul Lenollu'', 2024
*''Ekantha Samoohalu'', 2024
*''Grahanthara Anveshana'',2024
*''Andamaina Kanuka'', 2025
*''Rendo Jeevitham'',2025
* ''Voodarngu samudram'', 2026

===Works in translation===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Original title
! Original year of publication
! Translated title
! Language translated to
! Translator
! Year translation published
|-
| ''Kaluthunna Poolathota''
| 2006
| ''NayeeImarath Ke Khandhar''
| Hindi
| Śāntā Sundarī
| 2009
|-
| ''Stories in Telugu''
|
| ''Ocean and Other Stories''
| English
| Bhargavi Rao and Sujatha Gopal
| 2009
|-
| ''Stories in Telugu''
|
| ''Teen Baju Aani Itara Gosthi''
| Marathi
| Kamalakara Dharap
| 2013
|-
| ''Stories in Telugu''
|
| ''Ocean and Other Stories''
| English
| Bhargavi Rao and Sujatha Gopal
| 2009
|-
| ''Stories in Telugu''
|
| ''Talaaq AaniItara Katha''
| Marathi
| Kamalakara Dharap
| 2015
|-
| ''Stories in Telugu''
|
| ''Kāḍuva kategaḷu''
| Kannada
| Devakavi Na Dhanapala
| 2014
|-
| ''Telugu Stories''
|
| ''Three Dimensions and Other Stories''
| English
| Sujatha Gopal
| 2009
|-
| ''Veṇḍi mēghaṃ''
| 2003
| ''Sunahara Baadal''
| Hindi
| Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana
| 2010
|-
| ''Veṇḍi mēghaṃ''
| 2004
| ''Soneri Megh''
| Marathi
| Makarand Kulakarni
| 2013
|-
| ''Kaluthunna Poolathota''
| 2006
| ''Silent Storm''
| English
| P. Jayalaxmi
| 2011
|-
| ''Kaluthunna Poolathota''
| 2006
| ''Uriya Tiruva Hobana''
| Kannada
| G. Veerabhadra Gowda
| 2018
|-
| ''Gurrapuḍekka''
| 2013
| ''A Dove from the Hillock''
| English
| P. Jayalaxmi
| 2016
|-
| ''Gurrapuḍekka''
| 2013
| ''Jangal Ke Phool''
| Hindi
| Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana
| 2017
|-
| ''Padaga Needa''
| 2010
| ''Shadow of Hood''
| English
| S.V. Subba Rao
| 2016
|-
| ''Jeevanmruthulu''
| 2001
| ''Jeevanmrutaru''
| English
| Devakavi Na Dhanapala
| 2017
|-
| ''Maranakanksha''
| 2012
| ''Maran Detaka Koyi''
| Marathi
| Kamalakara Dharap
| 2016
|-
| ''Maranakanksha''
| 2012
| ''Marana kankshe''
| Kannada
| G. Veerabhadra Gowda
|-
| ''Maranakanksha''
| 2012
| ''A Desire for Death''
| English
| Syed Saleem
| 2013
|-
| ''Rāṇīgāri kathalu''
| 2008
| ''Sunahari Dhoop''
| Hindi
| Śāntā Sundarī
| 2014
|-
| ''Rāṇīgāri kathalu''
| 2008
| ''Ranichi Gosthi''
| Marathi
| Kamalakara Dharap
| 2016
|-
| ''Rāṇīgāri kathalu''
| 2008
| ''A Ray of Sunshine''
| English
| P. Jayalaxmi
| 2017
|-
| ''Rāṇīgāri kathalu''
| 2008
| ''Rani Kathe Galu''
| Kannada
| G. Veerabhadra Gowda
|
|-
| ''Anūhya peḷḷi''
| 2016
| ''Seven Steps to Your Heart''
| English
| R. H. Saraswati
| 2018
|-
| ''Anamika Diary''
| 2018
| ''Soaring on Broken Wings''
| English
| Syed Saleem
| 2018
|-
| ''Medha 017''
| 2017
| ''Medha 017''
| Kannada
| Devakavi Na Dhanapala
| 2018
|-
| ''Aparajitha''
| 2017
| ''Aparajitha''
| Kannada
| Devakavi Na Dhanapala
| 2018
|-
| ''Eḍāri pūlu''
| 2018
| ''Deserted Flowers''
| English
| Indira Bobbelapati
| 2020
|-
| ''Eḍāri pūlu''
| 2018
| ''Registhan Ke Phool''
| Hindi
| Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana
| 2021
|-
| ''Eḍāri pūlu''
| 2018
| ''Udhwastha Asiyana''
| Marathi
| Kamalakara Dharap
| 2021
|-
| ''Aranyaparvam''
| 2019
| ''Struggling to Survive''
| English
| Indrasena Reddy Kancharla
| 2021
|-
| ''Lopali Vidhwamsam''
| 2021
| ''Devastation Within''
| English
| Indrasena Reddy Kancharla
| 2022
|-
| ''Reṇḍu ākāśāla madhya''
| 2022
| ''Two Skies''
| English
| Indrasena Reddy Kancharla
| 2022
|-
| ''Reṇḍu ākāśāla madhya''
| 2022
| ''Do ākāśa''
| Hindi
| Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana
| 2022
|-
| ''Paḍilēcē keraṭaṃ''
| 2020
| ''Fall and Rise of a Tidal Wave''
| English
| Indrasena Reddy Kancharla
| 2023
|}

== Awards ==
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*[[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Telugu for the novel ''Kaaluthunna Poolathota'' in the year 2010.
*Saahitee Award from [[Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University]] for the novel ''Vendimegham'' in 2005<ref name="IUP_JCL_2009"/>
*Raashtriya Vikas Shiromani Award from Delhi Telugu Akademy in 2005
*Bhasha Puraskaram from the Government of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in 2003
*Madabhushi Rangachari Award for ''Roopayi Chettu'' in 2003
*Dhrmanidhi Puraskaram from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University for short stories
*Chaso Literary Award in 2008 for storywriting
*Vasireddy Sitadevi Sahitya Puraskaram for novel writing in 2007
*Kovvali Literary Award for novel writing in 2009
*''Nayee Imaarat Ke Khandhar'', the Hindi version of the novel ''Kaluthunna Poolathota'', won the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]] Award in 2009

== References ==

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

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The '''Sunrisers Hyderabad''' are a professional [[Twenty20|Twenty20 cricket]] team based in [[Hyderabad]], Telangana, that competes in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL).<ref name="DC_To_SRH">{{cite news| url= http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sun-risers-represent-hyderabad-ipl/40723| title= Sun Risers to represent Hyderabad in IPL| publisher= Wisden India| date= 18 December 2012| access-date= 18 December 2012| archive-date= 25 June 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170625164705/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sun-risers-represent-hyderabad-ipl/40723| url-status= dead}}</ref> The franchise is owned by [[Kalanithi Maran]] of [[Sun Group]] and was founded in 2013 after the Hyderabad-based [[Deccan Chargers]] were terminated by the IPL.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sun-tv-network-win-hyderabad-ipl-franchise/32100| title= Sun TV Network win Hyderabad IPL franchise| publisher= Wisden India| date= 25 October 2012| access-date= 18 December 2012| archive-date= 25 June 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170625142249/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sun-tv-network-win-hyderabad-ipl-franchise/32100| url-status= dead}}</ref> The team is currently coached by [[Daniel Vettori]] and captained by [[Pat Cummins]]. Their home ground is the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]] in Hyderabad, which has a capacity of 39,200.<ref name=StaCap>{{Cite web |title=Indian Cricket Team Stadiums & Match Locations |url=https://www.bcci.tv/venues |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.bcci.tv |language=en |ref=StaCap}}</ref>

The team made their first IPL appearance in [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013]], where they reached the playoffs, eventually finishing in fourth place. The Sunrisers won their maiden IPL title in the [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016 season]], defeating [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] by 8 runs in the final. The team has qualified for the play-off stage of the tournament for five consecutive seasons between 2016 and 2020. In 2018, the team reached the finals of the Indian Premier League, but lost to the [[Chennai Super Kings]]. In 2024, the team reached the finals of the Indian Premier League, but lost to the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. The team was considered one of the best bowling teams, often admired for its ability to defend low totals, but now has shifted to a remarkable batting team, according to many cricket pundits. The team also holds the record for the highest-ever IPL total with 287 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League: Sunrisers Hyderabad set new IPL run-scoring record in win against Mumbai Indians |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13102896/sunrisers-hyderabad-set-new-ipl-run-scoring-record-with-277-3-against-mumbai-indians |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Sky Sports |language=en |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328152016/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13102896/sunrisers-hyderabad-set-new-ipl-run-scoring-record-with-277-3-against-mumbai-indians |url-status=live }}</ref> [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] is the leading run scorer for the team, having won the Orange Cap three times, in 2015, 2017, and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/match/2016/60|work=IPLT20|title=SRH win IPL 2016|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501104755/https://www.iplt20.com/match/2016/60|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] is the leading wicket-taker having won the Purple Cap twice, in 2016 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6&id=5143&type=team|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad Cricket Team Records & Stats |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326115043/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6;id=5143;type=team|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6&id=5143&type=team|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad Cricket Team Records & Stats |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326123529/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6;id=5143;type=team|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] impacted the brand value of the Sunrisers Hyderabad which saw a decline of 4 percent to {{USD}}57.4 million in 2020 as the overall brand value of the IPL decreased to {{USD}}4.4 billion, according to Brand Finance.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Farooqui|first=Maryam|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/sports-trends/covid-19-impact-ipl-2020-sees-over-20-drop-in-brand-value-6213441.html|title=COVID-19 impact: IPL 2020 sees over 20% drop in brand value|date=11 December 2020|work=Money Control|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213095008/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/sports-trends/covid-19-impact-ipl-2020-sees-over-20-drop-in-brand-value-6213441.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Franchise history==
Sunrisers Hyderabad replaced the [[Deccan Chargers]] in 2012 and debuted in 2013. The franchise was taken over by Sun TV Network after the Deccan Chronicle went bankrupt. The squad was announced in [[Chennai]] on 18 December 2012. The team is owned by [[Sun TV Network]] who won the bid with {{INRConvert|85.05|C}} per year for a five-year deal, a week after the Chargers were terminated due to prolonged financial issues. Sun TV Network Limited, which is headquartered in [[Chennai]], is one of India's biggest television networks with 32 TV channels and 45 FM radio stations, making it India's largest media and entertainment company.<ref name="Hyderabad IPL franchise named SunRisers, ESPNcricinfo">{{cite news |date=18 December 2012 |title=Hyderabad IPL franchise named Sunrisers |work=Hyderabad IPL franchise named SunRisers, ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101453/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-named-sunrisers-597700 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The team jersey was unveiled on 8 March 2013, and the team anthem composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] was released on 12 March 2013. The logo was unveiled on 20 December 2012, along with the announcement that the team's management would be led by [[Kris Srikkanth]], now replaced by veteran [[Daniel Vettori]], [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] and [[Varun Aaron]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ipl2013.in/kris-srikkanth-appointed-mentor-of-hyderabad-sunrisers/ | title=Krishnamachari Srikkanth appointed mentor of Hyderabad Sunrisers | access-date=20 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217223300/http://www.ipl2013.in/kris-srikkanth-appointed-mentor-of-hyderabad-sunrisers/ | archive-date=17 February 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>"[http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sunrisers-unveil-logo-rope-vvs-srikkanth-moody/41051 Sunrisers unveil logo, rope in VVS, Srikkanth, Trevor Baylis ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216153835/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sunrisers-unveil-logo-rope-vvs-srikkanth-moody/41051 |date=16 February 2013 }}", (20 December 2012). ''Wisden India''. Retrieved 23 January 2013.</ref>

===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors===
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|-
!Period
!Kit supplier
!Shirt sponsor (front)
!Shirt sponsor (back)
|-
|2013–2014
| [[Puma SE|Puma]]
| [[MakeMyTrip]]
| rowspan="2" |[[SpiceJet]]
|-
|2014–2015
| rowspan="7" |[[TYKA Sports|TYKA]]
| [[WHSmith]]
|-
|2015–2016
| [[Red FM 93.5|Red FM]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Idea Cellular|Idea]]
|-
|2016–2017
| rowspan="2" |[[UltraTech Cement]]
|-
|2017–2018
| [[Red FM 93.5|Red FM]]
|-
|2018–2019
| [[Red FM 93.5|Red FM]]
| [[Mankind Pharma|Manforce]]
|-
|2019–2020
| Coolwinks
| [[Red FM 93.5|Red FM]]
|-
|2020–2022
| [[J. K. Organisation|JK Lakshmi Cement]]
| Ralco Tyres
|-
|2022–2023
| rowspan="5" |[[Wrogn]]
| [[CARS24|Cars24]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Balkrishna Industries|BKT]]
|-
|2023–2024
| FanCraze
|-
|2024–2026
| [[Dream11]]
|-
|2026–present
|[[Shree Cement]]
|}

==Team history==

=== 2013–2015: Initial years ===
Sunrisers Hyderabad made their IPL debut in the [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013 season]].<ref name="DC_To_SRH"/> They retained 20 players from the Chargers, which left slots open for 13 players (eight Indian, five overseas). They filled six of these with [[Thisara Perera]], [[Darren Sammy]], [[Sudeep Tyagi]], [[Nathan McCullum]], [[Quinton de Kock]] and [[Clint McKay]]. [[Kumar Sangakkara]] captained SRH for nine matches and [[Cameron White]] was captain for the remaining seven, as well as the eliminator match in the playoffs.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=5 IPL teams with the most number of captains |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/5-ipl-teams-with-most-number-of-captains/2 |publisher=sportskeeda.com |access-date=29 April 2018 |date=12 March 2017 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613161641/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/5-ipl-teams-with-most-number-of-captains/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In their inaugural season, the team reached the playoffs but were eliminated after losing against [[Rajasthan Royals]] by 4 wickets at [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Feroz Shah Kotla]] in [[Delhi]] on 22 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hodge launches Royals into qualifier|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/598071/rajasthan-royals-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-eliminator-ipl-2013/|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 May 2013|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402231142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/598071/rajasthan-royals-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-eliminator-ipl-2013/|url-status=live}}</ref> The team played all of their home games in [[Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium|Hyderabad]].

For the [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014 season]], [[Pune Warriors India]] was defunct and not replaced, leaving only eight teams in the league. The team retained two players, [[Dale Steyn]] and [[Shikhar Dhawan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/60992/ipl-players-retention-summary|title=IPL players retention summary|website=Cricbuzz|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418192314/https://m.cricbuzz.com/amp/cricket-news/60992/ipl-players-retention-summary|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of this retention, the team had an auction purse of {{INRConvert|380|m}} and two right-to-match cards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/IPL-auction-on-February-12-teams-can-retain-five-players/articleshow/27868648.cms|title=IPL auction on February 12, teams can retain five players |website=The Times of India|date=25 December 2013 |access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526023338/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/IPL-auction-on-February-12-teams-can-retain-five-players/articleshow/27868648.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Shikhar Dhawan and [[Darren Sammy]] were named as captain and vice captain respectively.<ref name="espncricinfo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/730753.html|title=Dhawan to lead SunRisers in IPL 2014|date=24 March 2014|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 March 2014|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613180748/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/730753.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha Elections]], the season was partially held outside India with the opening 20 matches hosted in the [[United Arab Emirates]]<ref>{{cite news|title=UAE to host 20 matches in IPL 7 first leg|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sports/Cricket/IPL/News/UAE-to-host-20-matches-in-IPL-7-first-leg/articleshow/32304545.cms|work=The Times Of India|author=PTI|date=19 March 2014|access-date=20 March 2014|archive-date=19 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319141411/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/news/UAE-to-host-20-matches-in-IPL-7-first-leg/articleshow/32304545.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and the remaining matches played in India from 2 May onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/733955.html|title=Second phase of IPL in India from May 2|date=3 April 2014|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 April 2014|archive-date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404090322/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/733955.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team finished in 6th place with six wins and eight losses, failing to secure a place in the playoffs. Dhawan led the team for the first ten matches while Sammy led the team for remaining four.<ref name="espncricinfo.com" />

For the [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015 season]], SRH retained 13 players and released 11.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 December 2014|title=players retained and released List|work=IPLT20|url=http://www.iplt20.com/news/2014/announcements/5599/123-players-retained-5-traded-across-teams-for-pepsi-ipl-2015-season|url-status=dead|access-date=15 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407034512/http://www.iplt20.com/news/2014/announcements/5599/123-players-retained-5-traded-across-teams-for-pepsi-ipl-2015-season|archive-date=7 April 2015}}</ref> [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] was appointed as the captain for this season and led the team in all matches played.<ref name="Warner">{{cite news |date=19 December 2014|title=SRH appoint Warner as captain for 2015 season|work=IPLT20|url=http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/more-news/5647/srh-appoint-warner-as-captain-for-2015-season|access-date=19 December 2014|archive-date=21 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321193228/http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/more-news/5647/srh-appoint-warner-as-captain-for-2015-season|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] was appointed the team's bowling coach as well as mentor. Sunrisers Hyderabad played their first three home games at [[Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium|Visakhapatnam]] and the remaining four home games at [[Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|date=7 April 2015|title=Team profile – Sunrisers Hyderabad|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/team-profile-sunrisers-hyderabad-bank-on-foreign-power-16754.html|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=indiatvnews.com|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608223312/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/team-profile-sunrisers-hyderabad-bank-on-foreign-power-16754.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team again finished 6th with seven wins and seven losses, failing to reach the playoffs. Warner won the first [[Orange Cap]] for SRH.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 May 2015|title=IPL-2015 Most Runs|url=http://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|access-date=26 October 2017|publisher=iplt20.com|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617222229/http://www.iplt20.com/stats/2015/most-runs|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2016–2020: Maiden title and consecutive playoff appearances ===
For the [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016 season]], SRH retained 15 players and released nine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/announcements/7026/vivo-ipl-2016-player-retention-list|title=VIVO IPL 2016 Player retention list|date=31 December 2015|publisher=www.ipl.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103012511/http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/announcements/7026/vivo-ipl-2016-player-retention-list|archive-date=3 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/announcements/7031/vivo-ipl-2016-list-of-players-released|title=VIVO IPL 2016 List of Players released|date=31 December 2015|publisher=www.ipl.com|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219070206/http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/announcements/7031/vivo-ipl-2016-list-of-players-released|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the auction, SRH traded two players.<ref name="SRH to RCB">{{cite web |title=KL Rahul, Parvez Rasool join Royal Challengers Bangalore |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kl-rahul-parvez-rasool-join-royal-challengers-bangalore-973211 |access-date=16 February 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221093414/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kl-rahul-parvez-rasool-join-royal-challengers-bangalore-973211 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sunrisers Hyderabad were crowned champions under [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]'s magnificent captaincy after defeating [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the final and ending the season with 11 wins and six losses. This was their maiden, and to date only, title. [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] became the first Sunrisers Hyderabad player to win the [[Purple Cap]].

For the [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017 season]], SRH retained 17 players and released six from the title-winning squad. The team then spent {{INRConvert|45.1|C}} at the auction, leaving {{INRConvert|20.9|C}} remaining.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 December 2016 |title=List of players released and retained by IPL teams ahead of the 2017 auction |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/list-of-players-released-and-retained-by-ipl-teams-ahead-of-the-2017-auction-1073340 |access-date=19 December 2016 |publisher=www.espncricinfo.com |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514120456/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/list-of-players-released-and-retained-by-ipl-teams-ahead-of-the-2017-auction-1073340 |url-status=live }}</ref> As the defending champions, as per IPL norms, SRH hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies of the season. The team finished 3rd on points in the table. They lost against the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in the eliminator match at the [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] in [[Bangalore]]. The team made a below-par total of 128–7 in 20 overs, but the Kolkata Knight Riders' innings was reduced to just six overs due to rain. The revised total was 48, which the Knight Riders met with seven wickets and four balls remaining. [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] was able to retain the [[Purple Cap]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/sports/ipl-2017/purple-cap-in-ipl-2017-list-of-leading-wicket-takers-of-indian-premier-league-10-2043689/|title=Purple Cap in IPL 2017: List of leading wicket-takers of Indian Premier League 10|date=20 May 2017|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015130821/https://www.india.com/sports/ipl-2017/purple-cap-in-ipl-2017-list-of-leading-wicket-takers-of-indian-premier-league-10-2043689/|url-status=live}}</ref> while David Warner won the [[Orange Cap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/indian-premier-league-ipl-2008-to-2019-winners-awards-orange-cap-purple-cap-1523779-2019-05-13|title=IPL 2008 to 2019: Full list of Orange Cap, Purple Cap and title winners|date=13 May 2019|website=India Today|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516002756/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/indian-premier-league-ipl-2008-to-2019-winners-awards-orange-cap-purple-cap-1523779-2019-05-13|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018 season]], the [[Chennai Super Kings]] and [[Rajasthan Royals]] were reinstated in the league after serving a two-year suspension from the competition due to the involvement of their players in [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|the 2013 IPL betting scandal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/chennai-super-kings-rajasthan-royals-back-in-indian-premier-league-bcci/articleshow/59597507.cms|title=Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals back in Indian Premier League: BCCI|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 July 2017 |access-date=8 January 2018|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812103818/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/chennai-super-kings-rajasthan-royals-back-in-indian-premier-league-bcci/articleshow/59597507.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The IPL governing council decided that a maximum of five players can be retained by each IPL team. SRH retained only two players and released all remaining players from the squad. The retention of two players meant SRH went in to the 2018 IPL auction with {{INR}}59 crore in their auction purse and three right-to-match (RTM) cards. The salary deduction for every retained player from the franchise's salary purse was stipulated to be {{INR}}15 crore, {{INR}}11 crore and {{INR}}7 crore if three players were retained; {{INR}}12.5 crore and {{INR}}8.5 crore if two players were retained; and {{INR}}12.5 crore if only one player was retained. For retaining an uncapped player, salary deduction was set at {{INR}}3 crore.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 December 2017 |title=IPL franchises allowed to retain up to five players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-franchises-allowed-to-retain-up-to-five-players-1128689 |access-date=6 December 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194854/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-franchises-allowed-to-retain-up-to-five-players-1128689 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="srhretention">{{cite web |date=4 January 2018 |title=Kohli and Rohit retained; Dhoni reunited with CSK |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kohli-and-rohit-retained-dhoni-reunited-with-csk-1131591 |access-date=4 January 2018 |publisher=espncricinfo |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120033224/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kohli-and-rohit-retained-dhoni-reunited-with-csk-1131591 |url-status=live }}</ref> David Warner had stepped down from captaincy on 28 March 2018 and the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] announced that he will not be allowed to play in [[2018 Indian Premier League|IPL 2018]] following the [[2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal|Australian ball-tampering controversy]].<ref name="warnerban">{{cite web |date=28 March 2018 |title=Warner and Smith axed from IPL 2018 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/david-warner-and-steven-smith-axed-from-ipl-2018-1141873 |access-date=28 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511224920/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/david-warner-and-steven-smith-axed-from-ipl-2018-1141873 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 March, [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] captain [[Kane Williamson]] was chosen to lead SRH for the 2018 season. On 31 March, [[England cricket team|England]] batsman [[Alex Hales]] was announced as replacement for the banned Warner.<ref name="hales">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/101364/ipl-2018-sunrisers-hyderabad-replace-david-warner-with-alex-hales|title=SRH replace David Warner with Alex Hales|date=31 March 2018|website=CricBuzz|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173655/http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/101364/ipl-2018-sunrisers-hyderabad-replace-david-warner-with-alex-hales|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="firstpost">{{cite web|title=IPL 2018: SunRisers Hyderabad replace former captain David Warner with England's Alex Hales|url=http://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2018-sunrisers-hyderabad-replace-former-captain-david-warner-with-englands-alex-hales-4413221.html|date=31 March 2018|access-date=1 April 2018|website=[[Firstpost]]|archive-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401013304/http://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2018-sunrisers-hyderabad-replace-former-captain-david-warner-with-englands-alex-hales-4413221.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="toi_new">{{cite web|title=IPL 11: SunRisers Hyderabad name Alex Hales as replacement for David Warner|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-11-sunrisers-hyderabad-name-alex-hales-as-replacement-for-david-warner/articleshow/63556111.cms|date=31 March 2018|access-date=1 April 2018|website=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401011653/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-11-sunrisers-hyderabad-name-alex-hales-as-replacement-for-david-warner/articleshow/63556111.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> SRH finished the 2018 season as runners-up of the competition after losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final with 10 wins and seven losses.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ipl-indian-premier-league-2018-chennai-super-kings-beat-sunrisers-hyderabad-suspension-report-a8372061.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ipl-indian-premier-league-2018-chennai-super-kings-beat-sunrisers-hyderabad-suspension-report-a8372061.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Chennai Super Kings beat SunRisers Hyderabad to win IPL 2018|website=The Independent|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> Williamson won the Orange Cap with 735 runs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2018-full-list-of-prize-winners-including-orange-cap-and-purple-cap-1243327-2018-05-28|title=IPL 2018: Full list of prize winners including Orange Cap and Purple Cap|date=28 May 2018|website=India Today|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015131143/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2018-full-list-of-prize-winners-including-orange-cap-and-purple-cap-1243327-2018-05-28|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ahead of the auction, SRH traded [[Shikhar Dhawan]] to [[Delhi Capitals]] in favour of [[Shahbaz Nadeem]], [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]] and [[Abhishek Sharma]]. SRH retained 17 players and released nine players. On auction day (18 December 2018), SRH bought three new players; [[Jonny Bairstow]], [[Martin Guptill]] and [[Wriddhiman Saha]], the latter of which was bought back in the auction after initially being released. David Warner made a comeback to IPL on 24 March 2019 after he was banned by BCCI to participate in 2018 season due to [[2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal|Australian ball-tampering controversy]]. SRH decided to stay with [[Kane Williamson]] as captain and [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] as vice-captain. Before start of the season, Williamson was nursing an injury and Kumar led the team in the first game against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] and from the third game till the sixth game. SRH ended the 2019 season with 6 wins and 9 losses. They lost against [[Delhi Capitals]] in the Eliminator at [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium]] in Visakhapatnam. Warner won the [[List of Indian Premier League awards#Orange Cap|orange cap]] in this season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/orange-cap-holder/series/ipl-2019.html|title=Orange Cap 2019: IPL Orange Cap Holder, Winners List and Table {{pipe}} Highest Run Scorer of IPL 2019|website=FirstCricket|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015164559/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/orange-cap-holder/series/ipl-2019.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ahead of the auction, SRH retained 18 players and released 5 players. On auction day (19 December 2019), SRH bought 7 new players including the likes of [[Mitchell Marsh]] and [[Priyam Garg]] among others. SRH parted ways with [[Tom Moody]] and [[Simon Helmot]] and named [[Trevor Bayliss]] and [[Brad Haddin]] as Head coach and Assistant Coach respectively. On 27 February 2020, Warner was reinstated as captain of SRH replacing [[Kane Williamson]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=ANI |title=IPL 2020: David Warner replaced Kane Williamson as SunRisers Hyderabad captain |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-2020-new-captain-david-warner-kane-williamson-1650484-2020-02-27 |access-date=27 February 2020 |work=India Today |date=27 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227162623/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-2020-new-captain-david-warner-kane-williamson-1650484-2020-02-27 |url-status=live }}</ref> SRH ended their 2020 campaign with 8 wins and 8 losses. In the playoffs, they beat the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] before losing to the [[Delhi Capitals]] in the Qualifier 2 at [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]] with Warner as their highest run-scorer for the season.

=== 2021–2023: Struggles ===
Ahead of the 2021 auction, SRH retained 22 players and released 5 players. On auction day (18 February 2021), SRH bought 3 players – J Suchith, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and [[Kedar Jadhav]]. In addition, SRH added Tom Moody back to the staff team as the Director of Cricket. Following the team's poor start to the season with 1 win from 7 games, SRH announced [[Kane Williamson]] as their captain for the remainder of the season replacing [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 May 2021|title=Kane Williamson: Sunrisers Hyderabad remove David Warner from captaincy, Kane Williamson takes charge|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-sunrisers-hyderabad-remove-david-warner-from-captaincy-kane-williamson-takes-charge/articleshow/82342812.cms|access-date=1 May 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501102605/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-sunrisers-hyderabad-remove-david-warner-from-captaincy-kane-williamson-takes-charge/articleshow/82342812.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Tom Moody]] and [[Simon Helmot]] became the head coach and assistant-coach respectively for their second stint following the departure of [[Trevor Bayliss]] and [[Brad Haddin]] as Head coach and assistant coach respectively. [[Dale Steyn]] has been appointed as the Fast bowling coach for SRH while [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] remained as the spin bowling coach. Ahead of the Mega auction, SRH retained Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, and Umran Malik and has released other players including [[Jonny Bairstow]], Warner, [[Rashid Khan]], [[Manish Pandey]], [[Sandeep Sharma]] and [[Siddarth Kaul]] for the 2022 Mega auction. SRH has bought [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]], [[T. Natarajan]], [[Marco Jansen]], [[Aiden Markram]], [[Rahul Tripathi]], [[Abhishek Sharma]], [[Romario Shepherd]], [[Washington Sundar]], [[Nicholas Pooran]] and [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] during the IPL 2022 Mega auction. Kane Williamson led the team in the 2022 season. They finished in 8th place on the points table. After initial success, the team lost five back-to-back matches and didn't qualify for the playoffs.<ref>
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SRH appointed [[Brian Lara]] as the head coach ahead of the 2023 season replacing [[Tom Moody]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-auction-2023-srh-live-update-sunrisers-hyderabad-captain-retained-player-squad-batting-bowling-coach-542053/amp | title=IPL Auction 2023 SRH Live update: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, retained player, Squad, batting & bowling coach – Sports News | access-date=29 December 2022 | archive-date=29 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229110929/https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-auction-2023-srh-live-update-sunrisers-hyderabad-captain-retained-player-squad-batting-bowling-coach-542053/amp | url-status=live }}</ref> SRH have announced [[Aiden Markram]] as the new captain for 2023 season replacing former captain [[Kane Williamson]] following a poor 2022 season. Ahead of the auction, SRH retained 12 players while the franchise released their captain Kane Williamson and other players including [[Nicholas Pooran]], Jagadeesha Suchith, and Romario Shepherd. On the auction day, their significant buys were [[Harry Brook]], [[Mayank Agarwal]], [[Heinrich Klaasen]] and [[Adil Rashid]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-2023-team-complete-players-list/articleshow/96463564.cms | title=SRH IPL 2023 team squad complete list | website=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=29 December 2022 | archive-date=26 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326123529/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-2023-team-complete-players-list/articleshow/96463564.cms?from=mdr | url-status=live }}
</ref> The team disappointed, managing only 4 wins over the season (including a solitary win at the home ground) while many players had difficult campaigns, including Brook, Agarwal and Malik with [[Heinrich Klaasen]], [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] and [[Mayank Markande]] performances being the positives.

===2024: Turnaround after struggles===
Following the 2023 season debacle, SRH announced [[Daniel Vettori]] as the head coach replacing [[Brian Lara]] and released the likes of [[Harry Brook]], [[Adil Rashid]], and [[Kartik Tyagi]] ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. SRH traded [[Mayank Dagar]] to [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] and got [[Shahbaz Ahmed]] in return ahead of the players retention/release deadline. On the auction day, SRH purchased the likes of [[Pat Cummins]], [[Travis Head]], [[Wanindu Hasaranga]], [[Jaydev Unadkat]]. SRH announced [[Pat Cummins]] as the new captain for the 2024 season replacing former captain [[Aiden Markram]] following a poor 2023 season.

The team started off their campaign with a narrow defeat against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. On 27 March 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad surpassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 11-year-old record of the highest-ever IPL total of 263 runs by scoring 277 against Mumbai Indians, & securing a 31-run victory at the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium|in Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats – Sunrisers break record for highest ever IPL total |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srh-vs-mi-stats-sunrisers-break-record-for-highest-ever-ipl-total-in-six-fest-1426692 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328134911/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srh-vs-mi-stats-sunrisers-break-record-for-highest-ever-ipl-total-in-six-fest-1426692 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Records rewritten as SRH overpower Mumbai Indians in an epic hit-a-thon |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/130013/records-rewritten-as-srh-overpower-mumbai-indians-in-an-epic-hit-a-thon |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328151308/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/130013/records-rewritten-as-srh-overpower-mumbai-indians-in-an-epic-hit-a-thon |url-status=live }}</ref> Following this, the team endured another narrow defeat to [[Gujarat Titans]]. The team then went with a 4 match winning streak against [[Chennai Super Kings]], [[Punjab Kings]], [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and [[Delhi Capitals]] with the last 3 being at their respective home grounds.

On 15 April 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their own record for the highest IPL total with a sensational 287 for three against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]]. SRH's total is also the second-highest T20 cricket, only behind Nepal's 314/3 against Mongolia in 2023. In reply, RCB racked up 262 for seven in a 25-run defeat, the highest T20 score ever to end up on the losing team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Highest IPL team scores: SRH record 287/3 vs RCB, register second-biggest T20 total |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/highest-ipl-team-scores-full-list-sunrisers-hyderabad-record-srh-vs-rcb-9272005/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=5 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505172541/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/highest-ipl-team-scores-full-list-sunrisers-hyderabad-record-srh-vs-rcb-9272005/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the 4 match winning streak, the team had recorded its solitary home defeat against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] followed by a defeat against [[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]] in [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]]. SRH pulled off a 1 run win against [[Rajasthan Royals]] at home with [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] defending 12 runs (needed for Rajasthan to clinch the win) and dismissing [[Rovman Powell]] on the final delivery off the match. The team then lost to [[Mumbai Indians]] in [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]]. The team has returned to [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]] for their final 3 league games, the team has chased down [[Lucknow Super Giants]] total of 165 in 9.4 overs without losing a single wicket, followed by a washout against [[Gujarat Titans]] and have finished off the league stage with a win against [[Punjab Kings]] at home and ended at number 2 position in the table marking a return to playoffs after 4 years.

The team played against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] at [[Narendra Modi Stadium|Ahmedabad]] in Qualifier 1, which they lost by 8 wickets and played the qualifier 2 against [[Indian Premier League|Rajasthan Royals]] in [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], won the match by 36 runs and advanced to finals to play [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]]. The team ended the season as runners up with [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] winning by 8 wickets, the team has finished with 9 wins, 7 losses and 1 No result.

=== 2025: A season of ups and downs ===
Ahead of the season, SRH retained just five players of Captain [[Pat Cummins]], [[Travis Head]], [[Heinrich Klaasen]], [[Abhishek Sharma]] and [[Nitish Kumar Reddy]] while remainder of the squad including [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]], [[T Natarajan]], [[Rahul Tripathi]], [[Aiden Markram]], [[Marco Jansen]] were released. During the Mega Auction 2025, SRH purchased the players of [[Ishan Kishan]], [[Mohammed Shami]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Aniket Verma]], [[Eshan Malinga]], [[Rahul Chahar]], [[Adam Zampa]], [[Kamindu Mendis]], [[Jaydev Unadkat]], [[Abhinav Manohar]] and [[Brydon Carse]]. During the season, [[Wiaan Mulder]], Smaran Ravichandran and [[Harsh Dubey]] were drafted in as injury replacements of [[Brydon Carse]], [[Adam Zampa]] and Smaran Ravichandran respectively. [[Hemang Badani]] left the squad from a batting coach role while [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] replaced [[Dale Steyn]] as the Fast Bowling coach

While SRH started off 2025 with a resounding victory over [[Rajasthan Royals]] in their opening match at Hyderabad, they couldn't retain the momentum and lost a few back-to-back games, which made them reeling at the 9th place for majority of the season.

The team then bounced back by recording their highest successful run chase of 246 against [[Punjab Kings]] at home. The team ended their season on a high by winning 4 out of their last 6 matches including beating the [[Chennai Super Kings]] at Chennai for the first time and also a seemingly winning match against [[Delhi Capitals]] at Hyderabad was washed out due to heavy rain and wet outfield. Ultimately the team finished in the 6th place with 6 Wins, 7 Losses and 1 No Result.

=== 2026: Present ===
Following the ups and downs season, SRH replaced [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] with [[Varun Aaron]] as Fast Bowling coach. SRH released 7 players including the likes of [[Rahul Chahar]], [[Wiaan Mulder]], [[Adam Zampa]], [[Simarjeet Singh]] and retained the remainder of the squad. [[Mohammed Shami]] was traded to [[Lucknow Super Giants]] for an all-cash deal prior to players release/retention deadline. During the IPL 2026 auction, SRH purchased 10 players including the likes of [[Liam Livingstone]], [[Jack Edwards (cricketer, born 2000)|Jack Edwards]], [[Shivam Mavi]], [[Salil Arora]].

=== Performance by season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!League standing
!Final standing
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013|2013]]
|4th out of 9
|Playoffs
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014|2014]]
|6th out of 8
| League stage
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015|2015]]
|6th out of 8
| League stage
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016|2016]]
|3rd out of 8
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017|2017]]
|3rd out of 8
|Playoffs
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018|2018]]
|2nd out of 8
| style="background: silver;" | Runners-up
|-
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019|2019]]
|4th out of 8
|Playoffs
|-
|[[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
|3rd out of 8
|Playoffs
|-
|[[2021 IPL|2021]]
|8th out of 8
| League stage
|-
|[[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
|8th out of 10
|League stage
|-
|[[2023 Indian Premier League|2023]]
|10th out of 10
|League stage
|-
|[[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]]
|2nd out of 10
| style="background: silver;" | Runners-up
|-
|[[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
|6th out of 10
|League Stage
|}

=== Captains===

Last updated: 26 May 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/individual-list-captains/sunrisers-hyderabad-5143/twenty20-matches-6|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad : captains|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225053730/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/individual-list-captains/sunrisers-hyderabad-5143/twenty20-matches-6|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Nationality{{efn|The information in the nationality column is according to [[ESPNcricinfo]]. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.}}
! scope="col" | From
!To
! scope="col" | Matches
! scope="col" | Won
! scope="col" | Lost
! scope="col" | Tied
! scope="col" | NR
! scope="col" | Win%
!Best Result
!Notes
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Kumar|Sangakkara}}
| {{cr|SL}} || 2013
|2013|| 9|| 4|| 4 || 1 || 0 ||44.44
|Playoffs (2013)
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Cameron|White}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2013
|2013|| 8|| 5|| 3 || 0 || 0 ||62.50
|Playoffs (2013)
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Shikhar|Dhawan}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2013
|2014|| 16 ||7 || 9|| 0 || 0 || 43.73
|6/8 (2014)
|
|-
!scope= row | [[Daren Sammy]]
| {{cr|West Indies}} || 2014
|2014|| 4||2 || 2|| 0 || 0 || 50.00
|Stand-In
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|David|Warner|David Warner (cricketer)}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2015
|2021|| 67||35 || 30|| 2 || 0 || 52.24
|Winner (2016)
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Kane|Williamson}}
| {{cr|NZ}} || 2018
|2022|| 46||22 || 23|| 1 || 0 || 47.83
|Runner-up (2018)
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Bhuvneshwar |Kumar}}
| {{cr|India}} || 2018
|2023|| 8||2 || 6 || 0 || 0|| 25.00
|Stand-In
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Manish|Pandey}}
| {{cr|India}} || 2021
|2021|| 1||0 || 1 || 0 || 0|| 0
|Stand-In
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Aiden|Markram}}
| {{cr|SA}} || 2023
|2023|| 13 || 4 || 9|| 0 || 0|| 30.77
|10/10 (2023)
|
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Pat|Cummins}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2024
|Present|| 31 || 15 || 14 || 0 || 2 || 48.39
|Runner-up (2024)
|
|-
|[[Ishan Kishan]]
|{{cr|India}}
|2026
|Present
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Stand-In
|
|}
{{notelist}}

==Home ground==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan=6|'''Home record of the Sunrisers (at Hyderabad)'''
|-
! !! Matches !! Wins !! Losses !! NR !! Success Rate
|-
! In IPL
| 64 || 38 || 24 || 2 || 59.38%
|-
! colspan="6" |''(As of 05 May 2025)''
|}

[[File:Cheering Sunrisers Hyderabd.jpg|thumb|The Sunrisers Hyderabad [[cheerleader]]s.]]

The [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]] is the principal cricket stadium in [[Hyderabad]] and is the home ground of the SRH. It is owned by the [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] (HCA). It is located in the eastern suburb of [[Uppal, Hyderabad|Uppal]].

In 2015, the 30,000-capacity [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]], which is located in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], was selected as the secondary home ground for Sunrisers Hyderabad and the team played their first three home games there during that season.

During the 2017 season, as the Sunrisers Hyderabad were defending IPL champions, they hosted the season opener and [[2017 Indian Premier League final|final]]. SRH selected their primary home ground to host their home games.

During the 2019 season, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was selected to host the IPL final after the BCCI decided to shift the match from [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] in Chennai after [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|TNCA]] failed to secure permission to open three locked stands for the match.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107669/ipl-2019-hyderabad-to-host-ipl-final-on-may-12| title=Hyderabad to host IPL final on May 12| work=Cricbuzz| date=22 April 2019| access-date=24 April 2019| archive-date=23 April 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423040417/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107669/ipl-2019-hyderabad-to-host-ipl-final-on-may-12| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] won the award for best ground and pitch during the [[2019 Indian Premier League|IPL 2019]] and [[2024 Indian Premier League|IPL 2024]] seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/hca-receives-best-ground-award|title=HCA receives best ground award|website=Telangana Today|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015131719/https://telanganatoday.com/hca-receives-best-ground-award|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the 2025 season, the Sunrisers Hyderabad reportedly threatened to pull out of Hyderabad and host their home matches at another venue after news reports indicated the dispute with the owners and the then [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] president regarding complimentary ticket distribution and IPL ticket scam before the matter got sorted and SRH continued to play their home matches as scheduled.

== Current squad ==

* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#EEE8AA|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#FFCCCC|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| No.
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Nat
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Birth date
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Batting style
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Bowling style
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Year signed
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Salary
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batters
|-
| 62 ||'''[[Travis Head]]''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|12|29|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2024 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|14|c}} ||Overseas
|-
| 108 || [[Aniket Verma]] || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|2|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
| 10 || Smaran Ravichandran || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|2|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
| 45 || '''[[Heinrich Klaasen]]''' || {{flagicon|RSA}} || {{birth date and age|1991|7|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|23|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 23 || '''[[Ishan Kishan]]''' || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1998|7|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|11.25|c}} || [[Vice Captain (cricket)|Vice Captain]]
|-
| 15 || Salil Arora || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|11|07|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.50|c}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
| 4 || '''[[Abhishek Sharma]]''' || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2000|09|04|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|14|c}} ||
|-
| 88 || '''[[Nitish Kumar Reddy]]''' || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2003|5|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6|c}} ||
|-
| 25 || '''[[Shivam Mavi]]''' || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1998|11|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l}} ||
|-
| 67 || Shivang Kumar || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|05|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm unorthodox spin|unorthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
| 7 || [[Harsh Dubey]] || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|07|23|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
| 23 ||'''[[Liam Livingstone]]''' || {{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1993|08|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|13|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 92 || '''[[Brydon Carse]]''' || {{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1995|7|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 21 || '''[[Kamindu Mendis]]''' || {{flagicon|SL}} || {{birth date and age|1998|9|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Ambidextrous]] spin || style="text-align:center;" | 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l}} || Overseas
|-
| 32 || '''[[Jack Edwards (cricketer, born 2000)|Jack Edwards]]''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|2000|04|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3|c}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace bowlers
|-
| 30 || '''[[Pat Cummins]]''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|05|08|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2024 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|18|c}} ||Overseas [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
| 16 || '''[[Harshal Patel]]''' || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1990|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} ||
|-
| 91 || '''[[Jaydev Unadkat]]''' || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2024 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c}} ||
|-
| 97 || '''[[Eshan Malinga]]''' || {{flagicon|SL}} || {{birth date and age|2001|2|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.2|c}} || Overseas
|-
| 18 || Praful Hinge || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|01|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
| 93 || Onkar Tarmale || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|08|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
| 57 || Sakib Hussain || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2004|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin bowlers
|-
| 27 || [[Zeeshan Ansari]] || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1999|12|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|40|l}} ||
|-
| 77 || [[Amit Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh cricketer)|Amit Kumar]] || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2002|11|02|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
| 37 || Krains Fuletra || {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2004|06|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Left-arm unorthodox spin|unorthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2026 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://www.sunrisershyderabad.in/team SRH Squad]
|}

== Administration and support staff ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:; color:; text-align:center;"| Name
|-
| CEO || {{flagicon|IND}} K. Shanmugan
|-
|General manager || {{flagicon|IND}} Srinath Bhashyam
|-
|Team manager || {{flagicon|IND}} Vijay Kumar
|-
|Head coach || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Daniel Vettori]]
|-
| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]]
|-
| Assistant and fielding coach || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Helmot]]
|-
| Batting coach || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Hariesh Jaikumar]]
|-
| Spin-bowling and strategic coach || {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
|-
| Pace bowling coach || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Varun Aaron]]
|-
| Physio || {{flagicon|IND}} Shyam Sundar Jayapalan
|-
| Physical trainer || {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Mario Villavarayan]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://www.sunrisershyderabad.in/team SRH Staff]
|}

==Performance record==

===By season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Year
! Round
! Points Table Standing
! Matches Played
! Matches Won
! Matches Lost
! Matches No result
! Success Rate [%]
|- style="background: lightgreen;"
|[[2013 Indian Premier League|'''2013''']] || Playoffs || 4th out of 9 || 17 || 10 || 7 || 0 || 58.82
|-
|[[2014 Indian Premier League|'''2014''']] || League stage || 6th out of 8 || 14 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 42.86
|-
|[[2015 Indian Premier League|'''2015''']] || League stage || 6th out of 8 || 14 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 50.00
|- style="background: gold;"
|[[2016 Indian Premier League|'''2016''']] || '''Champions''' || 3rd out of 8|| 17 || 11 || 6 || 0 || 64.70
|- style="background: lightgreen;"
|[[2017 Indian Premier League|'''2017''']] || Playoffs || 3rd out of 8 || 15 || 8 || 6 || 1 || 53.33
|- style="background: silver;"
|[[2018 Indian Premier League|'''2018''']] || '''Runners-up''' || 1st out of 8 || 17 || 10 || 7 || 0 || 58.82
|- style="background: lightgreen;"
|[[2019 Indian Premier League|'''2019''']] || Playoffs || 4th out of 8 || 15 || 6 || 9 || 0 || 40.00
|- style="background: lightgreen;"
|[[2020 Indian Premier League|'''2020''']] || Playoffs || 3rd out of 8 || 16|| 8 || 8|| 0 || 50.00
|-
|[[2021 Indian Premier League|'''2021''']] || League stage || 8th out of 8 || 14 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 21.42
|-
|[[2022 Indian Premier League|'''2022''']] || League stage || 8th out of 10 || 14 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 42.86
|-
|[[2023 Indian Premier League|'''2023''']] || League stage || 10th out of 10 || 14 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 28.57
|- style="background: silver;"
|[[2024 Indian Premier League|'''2024''']] || '''Runners-up''' || 2nd out of 10|| 17 || 9 || 7 || 1 || 52.94
|-
|[[2025 Indian Premier League|'''2025''']] || League Stage || 6th out of 10 || 14 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 42.86
|-
|'''Total''' || colspan="2" |'''1 Title, 3 Finals, 7 Playoffs in 13 Seasons''' || '''198''' || '''94''' || '''101''' || '''3'''|| '''47.47'''
|-
! colspan="9" |''Last updated: 25 May 2025''
|}

===By opposition===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Opposition
! Seasons
! Games played
! Won
! Lost
! Tied
! No result
! Win %
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Chennai Super Kings]] || 2013–present || 22 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 0|| 31.82
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Delhi Capitals]] || 2013–present || 26 || 13 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 50.00
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Gujarat Titans]]
|2022–present
|7
|1
|5
|0
|1
|14.28
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 2013–present || 30 || 10 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 33.33
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Lucknow Super Giants]]
|2022–present
|6
|2
|4
|0
|0
|33.33
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 2013–present || 25 || 10 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 40.00
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Punjab Kings]]|| 2013–present || 24 || 17 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 70.83
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Rajasthan Royals]] || 2013–present || 21 || 12 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 57.14
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] || 2013–present || 26 || 14 || 11 || 0 || 1 || 53.85
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| style="text-align:left" |[[Rising Pune Supergiant]] || 2016–2017 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 25.00
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| style="text-align:left" |[[Gujarat Lions]] || 2016–2017 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 100.00
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| style="text-align:left" |[[Pune Warriors India]] || 2013 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 100.00
|-
! Total || 2013–present || 195 || 91 || 101 || 0 || 3 || 46.67
|-
! colspan="9" |''Last updated: 06 May 2025''
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| Team now defunct
|}

===Champions League T20===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Year
! Round
! Position
! Games played
! Won
! Lost
! Tied
! No result
! Win %
|- style="background:#eef;"
|[[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013]] || Group stage || 7th || 7 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 42.85
|}

=== Home record ===
''This section include records against other teams at the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]] in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]].''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+''Source: [http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/IPL/MatchList.asp Howstat]''
!Opposition
!Mat
!Won
!Lost
!N/R
!Success Rate
!Last Played
|-
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|5
|3
|2
|0
|60.00%
|5 Apr 2024
|-
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|7
|3
|4
|0
|42.86%
|4 May 2023
|-
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|9
|6
|3
|0
|66.66%
|25 Apr 2024
|-
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|7
|3
|3
|1
|42.86%
|5 May 2025
|-
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|6
|5
|1
|0
|83.33%
|23 March 2025
|-
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|10
|5
|5
|0
|50.00%
|23 Apr 2025
|-
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|10
|9
|1
|0
|90.00%
|12 Apr 2025
|-
|[[Lucknow Super Giants]]
|3
|1
|2
|0
|33.33%
|27 Mar 2025
|-
|[[Gujarat Titans]]
|2
|0
|1
|1
|00.00%
|6 Apr 2025
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|[[Pune Warriors India]]
|1
|1
|0
|0
|100%
|3 Apr 2013
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|[[Gujarat Lions]]
|2
|2
|0
|0
|100%
|7 Apr 2017
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]
|2
|0
|2
|0
|0
|6 May 2017
|-
! align="center" |'''Total'''
! align="center" |'''64'''
! align="center" |'''38'''
! align="center" |'''24'''
! align="center" |'''2'''
! align="center" |59.38%
! ''(As of 5 May 2025)''
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| Team now defunct
|}

==Rivalries==

=== Rivalry with Royal Challengers Bengaluru ===

There is a notable rivalry between [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] and the Hyderabad franchises, first with [[Deccan Chargers]] and now with Sunrisers Hyderabad. The clashes between Bengaluru and Hyderabad have been intense with the latter ultimately dominating the former. Deccan Chargers had won 6 out of the 11 clashes between the two and Sunrisers currently lead with 13 games to the 11 games won by RCB as per the [[2024 Indian Premier League|latest edition]]. There is also a notable trend where the Hyderabad franchise has jeopardised RCB's campaigns in some way or the other. The [[2009 Indian Premier League final]] was won by Deccan Chargers and the [[2016 Indian Premier League final]] was won by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Their 2020 clash was also at a high-stake eliminator, where a fifty by [[Kane Williamson]] trumped RCB to knock them out of IPL 2020. Even with their abysmal 2021 season, SRH were able to beat a rising RCB. RCB had the opportunity to reach the top 2 but ended up in 3rd place, forcing them to play the eliminator, where they eventually lost to KKR, knocking them out of IPL 2021. RCB's 2022 IPL campaign was also affected by SRH, whom they lost to by 9 wickets after scoring 68 in their first encounter, putting them under pressure because of their negative run rate throughout their otherwise strong campaign.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jagannatha |first1=Nesara |title=7 Times When RCB Lost To SRH In A Crucial IPL Game |url=https://sportsamaze.com/7-times-when-rcb-lost-to-srh-in-a-crucial-ipl-game/ |website=SportsAmaze |date=9 October 2021 |access-date=27 December 2023 |archive-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130022113/https://sportsamaze.com/7-times-when-rcb-lost-to-srh-in-a-crucial-ipl-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the latest chapter of the rivalry between the two in IPL 2024, like the Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad were the first to break the 263-run record set by RCB, which seemed insurmountable at the time as a result of Chris Gayle's 175 [[Not out|*]]. In a more humiliating turn, SRH again broke RCB's record against RCB themselves on their home ground, scoring 287 runs, thanks to a 39-ball century by [[Travis Head]] and a 30-ball 67 by [[Heinrich Klassen]]. Although there was a valiant effort by RCB, spearheaded by [[Dinesh Karthik]]'s 83 off 35 and captain [[Faf du Plessis]]'s 62 off 28, RCB still lost by 25 runs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Agarwal |first1=Himanshu |title=Head, Klaasen play decisive hands in Chinnaswamy big bash |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-30th-match-1426268/match-report |website=SportsAmaze |date=15 Apr 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |archive-date=15 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415185402/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-30th-match-1426268/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> The loss also worsened RCB's already unfavourable odds in their dismal IPL 2024 to qualify for the playoffs. SRH would break RCB's 263 record for the third time and score 266 against the Delhi Capitals after setting an all-time T20 record by scoring 125 runs inside the power-play.

==See also==
{{Portal|Hyderabad}}
*[[List of Sunrisers Hyderabad records]]
*[[Deccan Chargers]]
*[[Sunrisers Eastern Cape]]
*[[Sunrisers Leeds]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.sunrisershyderabad.in/}}
* [https://www.iplt20.com/teams/sunrisers-hyderabad Team profile] at ''iplt20.com''

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| nicknames = Jo'burg; Jozi; {{lang|ts|Joni|italics=no}} ([[Tsonga language|Tsonga]] version), {{lang|ve|Muḓi Mulila Ngoma|italics=no}} ([[Venda language|Venda]] version); {{lang|bho|Jobhag|italics=no}} ([[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] version);<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/archive/chilli-city-20150430/ |title=Chilli city |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=27 November 2022 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127071622/https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/archive/chilli-city-20150430/ |url-status=live }}</ref> eGoli ("Place of Gold");<ref name="eGoli">{{cite web |title=Egoli definition and meaning |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/egoli |website=Collins English Dictionary |access-date=17 July 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308080321/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/egoli |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Gauteng]] ("Place of Gold")
| motto = "Service with Pride"<ref>{{cite web |title=Johannesburg (South Africa) |url=https://www.joburg.org.za/about_/government/Pages/Senior%20Management/Vision,-Mission-and-Objectives.aspx|access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref>
| pushpin_map = South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|12|16|S|28|2|44|E|region:ZA-GT|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of South Africa.svg}} [[South Africa]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of South Africa|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gauteng]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of municipalities of South Africa|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|City of Johannesburg]]
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| established_title = Established
| established_date = {{Start date and age|1886}}<ref name=established>{{cite thesis |last=Robson |first=Linda Gillian |title=The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact |date=2011 |type=PhD thesis |publisher=University of Pretoria |chapter=Annexure A |chapter-url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/26503/05back.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y#page=31 |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/26503 |hdl=2263/26503 |pages=xlv–lii |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030353/https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/26503 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| government_type = [[Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)|Metropolitan municipality]]
| leader_party = [[African National Congress|ANC]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor of Johannesburg|Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Dada Morero]]
| leader_title1 = [[Deputy Mayor of Johannesburg|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name1 = [[Loyiso Masuku]]
| area_total_km2 = 334.81
| area_metro_km2 = 1642.6
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /><ref name="provinces" />
| area_urban_footnotes = <ref name="citypop"/>
| elevation_m = 1753
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_metro = 4803262
| population_total = 957441
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Johannes" />
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="Johannes">{{cite web | title=City of Johannesburg (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa) | website=Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location | date=2022-02-02 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/gauteng/JHB__city_of_johannesburg/ | access-date=2024-08-09}}</ref><ref name="provinces">{{cite report |url=https://census.statssa.gov.za/assets/documents/2022/Provinces_at_a_Glance.pdf |title=Census 2022: Provinces at a Glance |publisher=[[Statistics South Africa]] |date=2023 |number=3–01–43 |pages=36, 73 |isbn= 978-0-621-51559-6}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2019)
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{Cite web |url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/johannesburg-population |title=Population of Johannesburg |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920153100/http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/johannesburg-population/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]]
| demographics1_info1 = 76.4%
| demographics1_title2 = [[White South African|White]]
| demographics1_info2 = 12.3%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]]
| demographics1_info3 = 5.6%
| demographics1_title4 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]
| demographics1_info4 = 4.9%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 0.8%
| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011)
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798 |title=Johannesburg |work=Census 2011 |access-date=27 November 2017 |archive-date=7 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907192944/http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = [[Zulu language|Zulu]]
| demographics2_info1 = 23.41%
| demographics2_title2 = [[South African English|English]]
| demographics2_info2 = 20.10%
| demographics2_title3 = [[Sesotho]]
| demographics2_info3 = 9.61%
| demographics2_title4 = [[Setswana]]
| demographics2_info4 = 7.68%
| demographics2_title5 = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info5 = 7.28%
| demographics2_title6 = Other
| demographics2_info6 = 18.10%
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank_info_sec1 = {{increase}} 0.75 '''High''' (2012)<ref name="HDI">{{cite web |url=http://www.gcro.ac.za/sites/default/files/maps/pdfs/gcro_map_of_the_month_hdi_1996_to_2012_april_2014.pdf |title=Gauteng's Human Development Index |publisher=Gauteng City-Region Observatory |date=2013 |access-date=1 January 2015 |page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111013905/http://www.gcro.ac.za/sites/default/files/maps/pdfs/gcro_map_of_the_month_hdi_1996_to_2012_april_2014.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2015}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec2 = GDP
| blank_info_sec2 = {{US$|link=yes}}131 billion (2020)<ref name="btjbvsct">{{cite report |last= |first= |title=Top 150 richest cities in the world |url=http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/richest-cities-2020.html |date=11 March 2020 |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=9 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209143848/http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/richest-cities-2020.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec2 = GDP per capita (PPP)
| blank1_info_sec2 = {{US$}}16{{thin space}}370 (2014)<ref name="btjbvsct" />
| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street)
| postal_code = 2001
| postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]]
| postal2_code = 2000
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]]
| area_code = 010 and 011
| website = {{URL|http://www.joburg.org.za}}
| mapframe = yes
| population_rank = [[List of cities in Africa by population|8th]] in Africa 
[[List of municipalities in South Africa|1st]] in South Africa
}}
'''Johannesburg''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|oʊ|ˈ|h|æ|n|ᵻ|s|b|ɜːr|ɡ}} {{respell|joh|HAN|iss|burg}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|-|ˈ|h|ɑː|n|-|}} {{respell|-|HAHN|-}}, {{IPA|af|jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ|lang|LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Johannesburg.wav}}; {{langx|xh|'''eGoli'''|i=no}} {{IPA|xh|ɛˈɡɔːli|}}; {{langx|zu|iGoli}} {{IPA|zu|îˈɡóːli|}}), colloquially known as '''Jozi''', '''Joburg''' or "'''The City of Gold'''",<ref name="Mango">{{cite web |title=Johannesburg: The City of Gold |website=Johannesburg: The City of Gold |url=https://www.flymango.com/en/explore/johannesburg-the-city-of-gold |date=22 October 2019 |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118162157/https://www.flymango.com/en/explore/johannesburg-the-city-of-gold |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SA.net">{{cite web |title=The history of Joburg, City of Gold |url=https://www.southafrica.net/za/en/travel/article/the-history-of-joburg-city-of-gold |work=SouthAfrica.net |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127030548/https://www.southafrica.net/za/en/travel/article/the-history-of-joburg-city-of-gold |url-status=live }}</ref> is the most populous city in [[South Africa]]. The City of Johannesburg itself has a population of 5,538,596, while the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]] has a population of 6,599,190,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-09 |title=South Africa Cities by Population 2026 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/south-africa |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=World Population Review |language=en}}</ref> making it [[List of urban areas by population|one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics South Africa {{!}} Census Dissemination |url=https://census.statssa.gov.za/#/province/7/2 |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=census.statssa.gov.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Major Agglomerations of the World - Population Statistics and Maps |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/world/agglomerations/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> Johannesburg is the [[provinces of South Africa|provincial]] capital of [[Gauteng]], the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bhana |first=Deeksha |title=The Constitutional Court as the apex court for the common law of contract: Middle ground between the approaches of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal |journal=South African Journal on Human Rights |volume=34 |pages=8–32 |year=2018 |s2cid=149346012 |doi=10.1080/02587203.2018.1432100}}</ref> Situated on the mineral-rich [[Witwatersrand]] hills, the city has long been at the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest [[stock exchange]], the [[Johannesburg Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dirks |first1=Paul H.G.M. |last2=Berger |first2=Lee R. |date=19 June 2012 |title=Hominin-bearing caves and landscape dynamics in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa |url=https://c/ |journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences |archive-date=12 August 2013 |access-date=20 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812155911/http://c/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 20 {{!}} Africa Wealth Report 2024 |url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/africa-wealth-report-2024/africas-wealthiest-cities |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Henley & Partners |language=en}}</ref>

Johannesburg was established in 1886,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-03 |title=Johannesburg {{!}} City, History, Map, & Points of Interest {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Johannesburg-South-Africa |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> following the discovery of gold, on what was once farmland. Within a decade, the population surged to over 100,000, driven by the large gold deposits found along the Witwatersrand.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ritchie |first=Kevin |title=A jubilee that truly sparkles |url=https://www.iol.co.za/travel/south-Africa/northern-cape/a-jubilee-that-truly-sparkles-1332007 |publisher=IOL |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308091514/https://www.iol.co.za/travel/south-africa/northern-cape/a-jubilee-that-truly-sparkles-1332007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Modern Johannesburg is an amalgamation of formerly separate cities, [[Township (South Africa)|townships]] and settlements, reflecting [[apartheid]]-era spatial segregation policies. [[Soweto]] ("South-Western Townships"), designated a "blacks only" city until 1994, is one of the most historically significant areas for modern South Africa. Home to key anti-apartheid leaders, including [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Desmond Tutu]], it became the epicenter of the [[1976 Soweto Uprising]], where peaceful student protests were met with brutal force.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soweto, Johannesburg {{!}} South African History Online |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/soweto-johannesburg |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.sahistory.org.za}}</ref> In contrast, [[Lenasia]] is predominantly populated by English-speaking Indo-South Africans (people of [[Indian people|Indian]] and [[South Asian]] descent). Formerly "white-only" areas include [[Sandton]], known as "Africa's richest square-mile", [[Randburg]] and [[Roodepoort|Roodeport]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Emily |date=2025-02-26 |title=Africa's richest city that's home to over 12,000 millionaires |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2019805/africa-richest-city-Johannesburg |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Controversy surrounds the origin of the name. There were quite a number of people with the name "Johannes" who were involved in the early history of the city. Among them was the principal clerk attached to the office of the surveyor-general Hendrik Dercksen, [[Christiaan Johannes Joubert]], who was a member of the [[Volksraad of the South African Republic|Volksraad]] and was the Republic's chief of mining. Another was Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (better known as [[Paul Kruger]]), president of the [[South African Republic]] (ZAR) from 1883 to 1900. [[Jan Meyer|Johannes Meyer]], the first government official in the area, is another possibility.<ref name="Jo01">{{cite web |title=How was Johannesburg named? |url=https://www.joburg.org.za/play_/Pages/Play%20in%20Joburg/Culture%20and%20Heritage/Links/How-was-Johannesburg-named.aspx |website=www.joburg.org.za |language=en-ZA |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308184520/https://www.joburg.org.za/play_/Pages/Play%20in%20Joburg/Culture%20and%20Heritage/Links/How-was-Johannesburg-named.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Precise records for the choice of name were lost. Johannes Rissik and Johannes Joubert were members of a delegation sent to [[England]] to obtain mining rights for the area. Joubert had a park in the city named after him, and Rissik has his name for one of the main streets in the city where the historically important, albeit dilapidated, [[Rissik Street Post Office]] is located.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rissik Street Post Office Johannesburg – The Heritage Portal |url=http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/thread/rissik-street-post-office-johannesburg |website=www.theheritageportal.co.za |access-date=31 May 2017 |archive-date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018195115/http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/thread/rissik-street-post-office-johannesburg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=295:rissik-street-post-office&catid=38:heritage&Itemid=51 |title=City of Johannesburg – Rissik Street Post Office |access-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105718/http://joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=295:rissik-street-post-office&catid=38:heritage&Itemid=51 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Johannesburg City Hall|City Hall]] is also located on Rissik Street.

==History==
{{main|History of Johannesburg|Timeline of Johannesburg}}

The region surrounding Johannesburg was originally inhabited by [[San people|San]] hunter-gatherers who used stone tools. There is evidence that they lived there up to ten centuries ago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melville Koppies: Ancient History |url=http://mk.org.za/mkhist1.htm |website=mk.org.za |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315061153/http://www.mk.org.za/mkhist1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Stone-walled ruins of Sotho–Tswana towns and villages are scattered around the parts of the former [[South African Republic|Transvaal]] in which Johannesburg is situated.<ref>{{citation |last=Mason |first=Revil |title=Origins of Black People of Johannesburg and the Southern Western Central Transvaal, AD 300-1880 |number=Occasional Paper No. 16 |publisher=Archeological Research Unit (University of the Witwatersrand) |date=1986}}</ref>

By the mid-18th century, the broader region was largely settled by various [[Sotho–Tswana]] communities (one linguistic branch of Bantu-speakers), whose villages, towns, chiefdoms and kingdoms stretched from the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] (what is now [[Botswana]]) in the west,<ref>{{cite news |title=Botswana profile |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13041658 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211052647/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13041658 |url-status=live }}</ref> to present day [[Lesotho]] in the south,<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Empire |editor-first1=James S. |editor-last1=Olson |editor-first2=Robert S. |editor-last2=Shadle |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1996 |page=118 |isbn=0-313-27917-9}}</ref> to the present day [[Northern Sotho language|Pedi]] areas of the [[Limpopo|Limpopo Province]]. More specifically, the stone-walled ruins of [[Sotho–Tswana]] towns and villages are scattered around the parts of the former Transvaal province in which Johannesburg is situated.

Many Sotho–Tswana towns and villages in the areas around Johannesburg were destroyed and their people driven away during the wars emanating from [[Zulu Kingdom|Zululand]] during the late 18th and early 19th centuries (the [[mfecane]] or difaqane wars),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mfecane {{!}} Zulu Expansion, Shaka Zulu & Nguni Migrations {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Mfecane |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and as a result, an offshoot of the Zulu kingdom, the [[Ndebele people (Zimbabwe)|Ndebele]] (often referred to as the Matabele, the name given them by the local Sotho–Tswana), set up a kingdom to the northwest of Johannesburg around modern-day Rustenburg.

=== Gold rush and naming of the city ===
{{main|Witwatersrand Gold Rush}}

[[File:langlaagte.jpg|thumb|The Langlaagte farm near [[Paarlshoop]], on the [[Witwatersrand]] – site of the first discovery of gold in 1886.]]
[[File:Ferreira's Gold Mine in 1886.jpg|thumb|[[Ferreirasdorp]] gold mine in 1886, the oldest part of Johannesburg<ref name="Yap1996">{{cite book |author=Melanie Yap |title=Colour, Confusion and Concessions: The History of the Chinese in South Africa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ca9nqe6PRoC&pg=PA84 |access-date=2013-05-07 |year=1996 |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |isbn=978-962-209-424-6 |page=84}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chinatown Precinct Plan |url=http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2011/inner_city/chinatown_precinct_plan2009.pdf |publisher=City of Johannesburg |access-date=10 May 2013 |quote=The oldest part of Johannesburg was first known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreiradorp. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063523/http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2011/inner_city/chinatown_precinct_plan2009.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and where the first gold diggers initially settled.<ref name=westgate>{{cite web |title=Westgate Station Precinct Spatial Development Framework and Implementation Plan |url=http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2011/inner_city/westgate/sdf_plan_analysis_heritage_assets.pdf |publisher=City of Johannesburg (Archive) |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185711/http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2011/inner_city/westgate/sdf_plan_analysis_heritage_assets.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>]]

The main Witwatersrand gold reef was discovered in June 1884 on the farm Vogelstruisfontein by [[Jan Gerritse Bantjes (son)|Jan Gerritse Bantjes]], son of [[Jan Bantjes]]. This triggered the [[Witwatersrand Gold Rush]] and the founding of Johannesburg in 1886. The discovery of gold rapidly attracted people to the area, making necessary a name and governmental organisation for the area. Jan, Johan and Johannes were common male names among the Dutch of that time; two men involved in surveying the area for the best location of the city, Christian Johannes Joubert and Johann Rissik, are considered the source of the name by some. Johannes Meyer, the first government official in the area is another possibility. Precise records for the choice of name were lost.<ref name=Joburg>{{cite web |url=http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&id=275&Itemid=51 |title=How was Johannesburg named? |publisher=Official Website of the City of Johannesburg |year=2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417124059/http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&id=275&Itemid=51 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Within ten years, the city of Johannesburg included 100,000 people.<ref name="ReidLane2004"/>

In September 1884, the Struben brothers discovered the [[Confidence Reef]] on the farm Wilgespruit near present-day Roodepoort, which further boosted excitement over gold prospects.<ref name="DGJ01">{{Cite book |title=A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg |last1=Musiker |first1=Naomi |last2=Musiker |first2=Reuben |publisher=Francolin |year=2000 |isbn=978-1868590711 |location=Cape Town}}</ref>{{rp|254}} The first gold to be crushed on the Witwatersrand was the gold-bearing rock from the Bantjes mine crushed using the Struben brothers stamp machine. News of the discovery soon reached Kimberley and directors Cecil Rhodes and Sir Joseph Robinson rode up to investigate the rumours for themselves. They were guided to the Bantjes camp with its tents strung out over several kilometres and stayed with Bantjes for two nights.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}

In 1884, they purchased the first pure refined gold from Bantjes for £3,000. Incidentally, Bantjes had from 1881 been operating the Kromdraai Gold Mine in the Cradle of Humankind together with his partner Johannes Stephanus Minnaar where they first discovered gold in 1881, and which also offered another kind of discovery—the early ancestors of all mankind.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Some report Australian George Harrison as the first to make a claim for gold in the area that became Johannesburg, as he found gold on a farm in July 1886. He did not remain in the area.<ref name="George Harrison">{{cite web |url=http://www.travelhouseuk.co.uk/news/travel-insight/johannesburg-the-city-built-on-gold.htm |title=Johannesburg: The City Built on Gold |author=Victor Hunt |publisher=Travelhouse UK |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-date=14 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914050649/http://www.travelhouseuk.co.uk/news/travel-insight/johannesburg-the-city-built-on-gold.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 3 October 1886 the name Johannesburg was first used. Surveyor [[Jos de Villiers]] surveyed Johannesburg's first neighborhood, Randjeslaagte, between 19 October and 3 November that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plug |first=C. |date=31 January 2024 |title=De Villiers, Mr Josias Eduard (astronomy, surveying) |url=https://www.s2a3.org.za/bio/Biograph_final.php?serial=719 |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991 |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/johannesburg-timeline-1800-1991 |access-date=27 October 2024 |website=[[South African History Online]]}}</ref>

Gold was earlier discovered some {{convert|400|km|0|abbr=off}} to the east of present-day Johannesburg in [[Barberton, South Africa|Barberton]]. [[Prospecting|Gold prospectors]] soon discovered the richer gold reefs of the [[Witwatersrand]] offered by Bantjes. The original miners' camp, under the informal leadership of Col [[Ignatius Ferreira]], was located in the Fordsburg dip, possibly because water was available there, and because of the site's proximity to the diggings. Following the establishment of Johannesburg, the area was taken over by the Transvaal government who had it surveyed and named it Ferreira's Township, today the suburb of [[Ferreirasdorp]]. The first settlement at Ferreira's Camp was established as a tented camp and which soon reached a population of 3,000 by 1887.<ref name="ReidLane2004">{{cite book |author1=Andrew M. Reid |author2=Paul J. Lane |title=African Historical Archaeologies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3PUSDyy4vQC&pg=PA347 |access-date=7 May 2013 |year=2004 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-306-47996-0 |page=347 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902010158/https://books.google.com/books?id=T3PUSDyy4vQC&pg=PA347 |url-status=live }}</ref> The government took over the camp, surveyed it and named it Ferreira's Township.<ref name="Leyds1964">{{cite book |author=Gerald Anton Leyds |title=A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mukQAQAAIAAJ |access-date=7 May 2013 |year=1964 |publisher=Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk |pages=(from snippet view) |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902010207/https://books.google.com/books?id=mukQAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1896, Johannesburg was established as a city of over 100,000 inhabitants, one of the fastest growing cities ever.<ref name="ReidLane2004" />
[[File:CH-NB Photoglob-Wehrli EAD-WEHR-32111-B.tiff|thumb|Part of the batch of the first commercial aerial photographs of South Africa, showing Johannesburg, captured from a balloon by Swiss photographer and balloonist [[Eduard Spelterini|Spelterini]] (1911). In the background goldmining activity can be seen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Africa from above: Aerial Photography – A historical overview {{!}} The Heritage Portal |url=https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/southern-africa-above-aerial-photography-historical-overview |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=www.theheritageportal.co.za}}</ref>]]
Mines near Johannesburg are among the deepest in the world, with some as deep as {{Convert|4000|m}}.<ref>{{cite book |author=Geological Society of London |title=Mineral Deposits and Earth Evolution |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wW-y9jT3NMC&q=golden+arc+welkom&pg=PA31 |year=2005 |publisher=Geological Society of London |page=31 |isbn=9781862391826 |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902010209/https://books.google.com/books?id=7wW-y9jT3NMC&q=golden+arc+welkom&pg=PA31 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Rapid growth, Jameson Raid and the Second Boer War ===
[[File:SA1899 pg038 Johannesburg in 1889.jpg|thumb|Johannesburg in 1889]]
[[File:SA1899_pg268_Commissioner_Street,_Johannesburg.jpg|thumb|[[Commissioner Street (Johannesburg)|Commissioner Street]] in 1895]]
Like many late 19th-century mining towns, Johannesburg was a rough and disorganised place, populated by white miners from all continents, African tribesmen were recruited to perform unskilled mine work, African women beer brewers cooked for and sold beer to the black migrant workers, a very large number of European prostitutes, gangsters, impoverished Afrikaners, tradesmen, and the "[[Laundry#South Africa|AmaWasha]]", Zulu men who surprisingly dominated laundry work.<ref>{{cite book |first=Charles |last=van Onselen |title=New Nineveh and New Babylon}}</ref> As the value of control of the land increased, tensions developed between the [[Boer]]–dominated Transvaal government in Pretoria and the British, culminating in the [[Jameson Raid]] that ended in fiasco at [[Doornkop]] in January 1896. The [[Second Boer War]] (1899–1902) saw British forces under Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, occupy the city on 30 May 1900 after a series of battles to the south-west of its then-limits, near present-day Krugersdorp.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

Fighting took place at the Gatsrand Pass (near Zakariyya Park) on 27 May, north of Vanwyksrust—today's Nancefield, [[Eldorado Park, Gauteng|Eldorado Park]] and Naturena—the next day, culminating in a mass infantry attack on what is now the waterworks ridge in Chiawelo and Senaoane on 29 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=401&func=select&id=5 |title=Battle for Johannesburg |access-date=17 April 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231101/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=401&func=select&id=5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/ebooks/0%202009may27%20Two%20Battles%20for%20Johannesburg%20_final%20draft_.pdf |title=Hidden in Plain Sight: Johannesburg's Battlefields |author=Engelbrecht, Leon |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417133321/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/ebooks/0%202009may27%20Two%20Battles%20for%20Johannesburg%20_final%20draft_.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the Boer war, many African mineworkers left Johannesburg creating a labour shortage, which the mines ameliorated by bringing in labourers from China, especially southern China. After the war, they were replaced by black workers, but many Chinese stayed on, creating Johannesburg's Chinese community, which during the apartheid era, was not legally classified as "Asian", but as "Coloured". The population in 1904 was 155,642, of whom 83,363 were [[White people|whites]].<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Johannesburg |volume=19 |page=432}}</ref>

=== Post-Union history ===
[[File:Johannesburg-c1910.jpg|thumb|Pritchard Street c. 1910]]
In 1917, Johannesburg became the headquarters of the [[Anglo American plc|Anglo-American Corporation]] founded by [[Ernest Oppenheimer]] which ultimately became one of the world's largest corporations, dominating both gold-mining and diamond-mining in South Africa. Major building developments took place in the 1930s, after South Africa went off the gold standard.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Writer |date=13 August 2017 |title=These pictures show what Joburg looked like in 1930 |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/191454/these-pictures-show-what-joburg-looked-like-in-1930/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524112252/https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/191454/these-pictures-show-what-joburg-looked-like-in-1930/ |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=BusinessTech }}</ref> In the late 1940s and early 1950s, [[Hillbrow]] went high-rise. In the 1950s and early 1960s, the apartheid government constructed the massive agglomeration of townships that became known as [[Soweto]]. New freeways encouraged massive sub[[urban sprawl]] to the north of the city.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tower blocks (including the [[Carlton Centre]] and the [[Southern Life Centre]]) filled the skyline of the central business district.

The system of [[apartheid]], a comprehensive system of racial separation was imposed upon South Africa starting in 1948. For its growth, the economy of Johannesburg depended upon hundreds of thousands of skilled white workers imported from Europe and semi- and un-skilled black workers imported from other parts of Southern Africa. Though they worked together they were forced by the government to live separately. Work was considered to be an exception to apartheid in order to keep Johannesburg functioning as South Africa's economic capital.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 86">Brogan, Patrick ''The fighting never stopped: a comprehensive guide to world conflicts since 1945'', New York: Vintage Books, 1989 page 86.</ref>
[[File:Stuttafords_Johannesburg_1957.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Stuttafords]] department stores in Johannesburg in 1957]]

In the 1950s, the government began a policy of building townships for black families (prior to this unskilled workers were asked to work on "single status" in male-only hostels at the mines and had to commute to see their families in whatever province they originated) outside of Johannesburg to provide workers for Johannesburg.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 86"/> [[Soweto]], a township founded for black workers coming to work in the gold mines of Johannesburg, was intended to house 50,000 people, but soon was the home of ten times that number as thousands of unemployed rural blacks came to Johannesburg for employment and an income to send back to their villages.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 92">Brogan, Patrick ''The fighting never stopped: a comprehensive guide to world conflicts since 1945'', New York: Vintage Books, 1989 page 92.</ref> It was estimated that in 1989, the population of Soweto was equal to that of Johannesburg, if not greater.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 92"/>

In March 1960, Johannesburg witnessed widespread demonstrations against apartheid in response to the [[Sharpeville massacre]].<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 80">Brogan, Patrick ''The fighting never stopped: a comprehensive guide to world conflicts since 1945'', New York: Vintage Books, 1989 page 80.</ref> On 11 July 1963, the [[South African Police]] raided a house in the Johannesburg suburb of [[Rivonia]] where nine members of the banned [[African National Congress]] (ANC) were arrested on charges of planning sabotage. Their arrest led to the famous [[Rivonia Trial]].<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 92"/> The nine arrested included one Indo-South African, one coloured, two whites and five blacks, one of whom was the future president [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 91">Brogan, Patrick ''The fighting never stopped: a comprehensive guide to world conflicts since 1945'', New York: Vintage Books, 1989 page 91.</ref> At their trial, the accused freely admitted that they were guilty of what they were charged with, namely of planning to blow up the hydro-electric system of Johannesburg to shut down the gold mines, but Mandela argued to the court that the ANC had tried non-violent resistance to apartheid and failed, leaving him with no other choice.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 91"/> The trial made Mandela into a national figure and a symbol of resistance to ''apartheid''.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 91"/>
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Straatbeeld in Johannesburg TMnr 10004282.jpg|thumb|Street scene in Johannesburg in 1970]]

On 16 June 1976, demonstrations broke out in Soweto over a government decree that black school-children be educated in Afrikaans instead of English, and after the police fired on the demonstrations, rioting against apartheid began in Soweto and spread into the greater Johannesburg area.<ref>Brogan, Patrick ''The fighting never stopped: a comprehensive guide to world conflicts since 1945'', New York: Vintage Books, 1989 page 93.</ref> About 575 people, the majority of whom were black, were killed in the [[Soweto uprising]] of 1976.<ref name="Brogan, Patrick page 80"/> Between 1984 and 1986, South Africa was in turmoil as a series of nationwide protests, strikes and riots took place against apartheid, and the black townships around Johannesburg were scenes of some of the fiercest struggles between the police and anti-apartheid demonstrators.<ref>Brogan, Patrick ''The fighting never stopped: a comprehensive guide to world conflicts since 1945'', New York: Vintage Books, 1989 page 100.</ref>

The central area of the city underwent something of a decline in the 1980s and 1990s, due to the high crime rate and when property speculators directed large amounts of capital into suburban shopping malls, decentralised office parks, and entertainment centres. [[Sandton City]] was opened in 1973, followed by Rosebank Mall in 1976, and [[Eastgate Shopping Centre, Johannesburg|Eastgate]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amethyst.co.za/JhbGuide/Johannesburg.htm |title=History of Johannesburg |publisher=Amethyst.co.za |date=5 April 2003 |access-date=2 July 2010 |archive-date=14 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614225343/http://www.amethyst.co.za/JhbGuide/Johannesburg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the 1990s, the city faced rapid growth of crime throughout large parts of the city. Some areas of skyscrapers were abandoned, many residents left their homes, and businesses moved out. Some historical buildings in central areas were destroyed by fires that spread relentlessly.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Guardian Staff |date=1999-05-30 |title=Johannesburg, the most dangerous city on earth? |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/may/30/southafrica1 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022032433/https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/may/30/southafrica1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Twenty-first century===
[[File:Watching South Africa & Mexico match at World Cup 2010-06-11 in Soweto 7.jpg|left|thumb|Fans of [[South Africa national soccer team]] watching the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] with [[vuvuzela]]s in the [[Township (South Africa)|township]] of [[Soweto]], a [[Suburbs of Johannesburg|suburb of Johannesburg]].]]

The end of apartheid saw the administrative unification of Johannesburg's apartheid-era city proper with surrounding townships and settlements into the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]]. However, the spatial legacy of apartheid has proven difficult to overcome and Johannesburg remains among the most unequal cities in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SHLC |date=2023-01-23 |title=City Report: Neighbourhood Characteristics and Inequality in the City of Johannesburg |url=https://centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk/research/city-report-neighbourhood-characteristics-and-inequality-in-the-city-of-johannesburg/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2025, Johannesburg remained the world's fifth most dangerous city by crime rate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crime Index by City 2025 |url=https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings.jsp?title=2025 |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.numbeo.com}}</ref> Attempts to revive Johannesburg's [[Johannesburg CBD|CBD]], most notably in the Maboneng District, have failed to halt the rising crime rate and infrastructure deterioration in the inner city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-06 |title=Johannesburg revival: South Africans bringing hope to one of world's most dangerous cities |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy081kq89yko |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Focus - In South Africa, poor governance leads to collapse of Johannesburg's infrastructure |url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250214-in-south-africa-poor-governance-leads-to-collapse-of-johannesburg-s-infrastructure |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> Abandoned buildings in the city's [[Hillbrow]] district have been increasingly captured by gangs and on 31 August 2023, at least 76 people died when a hijacked [[2023 Johannesburg building fire|building caught fire]] in Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inside a 'hijacked' South African building |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-66757878 |work=BBC News}}</ref> In March 2025, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched a rescue plan to address the city's "rapidly declining infrastructure".<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Cyril Ramaphosa: Opening remarks at meeting between National Executive and the Johannesburg Executive Council {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/news/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-opening-remarks-meeting-between-national-executive-and |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref>

Since 1994, Johannesburg has further seen increased incidents of [[Xenophobic violence in South Africa|xenophobic violence]] against migrants from other African countries. On 12 May 2008, a series of riots started in the township of [[Alexandra, South Africa|Alexandra]], in the north-eastern part of Johannesburg, when locals attacked migrants from [[Mozambique]], Malawi and [[Zimbabwe]], killing two people and injuring 40 others. These riots sparked the nationwide [[May 2008 South Africa riots|xenophobic attacks of 2008]], which saw 60 more killings and widespread destruction of immigrant properties.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7396868.stm |title=South African mob kills migrants |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 May 2008 |date=12 May 2008 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313001302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7396868.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2015 South African xenophobic riots|2015]] and [[2019 Johannesburg riots]] similarly displayed outbreaks of mass violence against migrants.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kharsany |first=Safeeyah |title=Uneasy calm in Johannesburg after anti-immigrant riots |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/4/19/uneasy-calm-in-johannesburg-after-anti-immigrant-riots |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-09-02 |title=Dozens arrested in South Africa as looting rocks Johannesburg |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49550429 |access-date=2025-03-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Modern Johannesburg has hosted a number of international summits and sport events. The [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup Final|final]] took place at [[FNB Stadium]], the largest stadium in Africa, while the World Cup closing ceremony on the next day saw the final public appearance of Nelson Mandela.<ref>{{cite web |title=FNB Stadium (Soccer City) – Johannesburg – The Stadium Guide |url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/fnbstadium/ |language=nl |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=30 May 2023 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530200948/https://www.stadiumguide.com/fnbstadium/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-06 |title=Nelson Mandela, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, dies aged 95 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/9013168/Nelson-Mandela-dies-aged-95.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Johannesburg hosted the [[African Union]] Summit, which sparked international outrage as South Africa aided the arrival and escape of [[Omar al-Bashir]] despite an international [[arrest warrant]] for [[war crime]]s by the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The real problem behind South Africa's refusal to arrest al-Bashir |url=https://issafrica.org/iss-today/the-real-problem-behind-south-africas-refusal-to-arrest-al-bashir |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=ISS Africa |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Johannesburg hosted the [[10th BRICS summit|10th BRICS Summit]] and in 2023 the [[15th BRICS summit]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th BRICS Summit: Johannesburg II Declaration |url=https://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/37030/15th+BRICS+Summit+Johannesburg+II+Declaration |website=mea.gov.in }}</ref> The 2025 [[2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit|G20 Johannesburg Summit]] saw heads of state and government convene for the first [[G20]] Presidency of an African country.

== Geography ==
=== Topography ===
[[File:Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa (4690804881).jpg|thumb|[[Satellite image]] of Johannesburg]]
[[File:JohannesburgGP-Aerial.jpg|thumb|January 2008 Johannesburg aerial view looking towards the south-east]]
Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of [[South Africa]] known as the [[Highveld]], at an elevation of {{convert|1753|m|ft}}. The former [[Central Business District]] is located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the [[Witwatersrand]] (English: White Water's Ridge) and the terrain falls to the north and south. By and large the Witwatersrand marks the watershed between the [[Limpopo River|Limpopo]] and [[Vaal River|Vaal]] rivers as the northern part of the city is drained by the [[Jukskei River]] while the southern part of the city, including most of the Central Business District, is drained by the [[Klip River (Gauteng)|Klip River]]. The north and west of the city has undulating hills while the eastern parts are flatter.

Johannesburg may not be built on a river or harbour, but its streams contribute to two of southern Africa's mightiest rivers, the [[Limpopo River|Limpopo]] and the [[Orange River|Orange]]. Most of the springs from which many of these streams emanate are now covered in concrete and canalised, accounting for the fact that the names of early farms in the area often end with "fontein", meaning "spring" in Afrikaans. Braamfontein, Rietfontein, Zevenfontein, Doornfontein, Zandfontein and Randjesfontein are some examples. When the first white settlers reached the area that is now Johannesburg, they noticed the glistening rocks on the ridges, running with trickles of water, fed by the streams—giving the area its name, the Witwatersrand, "the ridge of white waters". Another explanation is that the whiteness comes from the quartzite rock, which has a particular sheen to it after rain.<ref>Lucille Davie ''Water, water every day'' www.joburg.org.za, 24 December 2004.</ref>

The site was not chosen for its streams, however. The main reasons the city was founded where it stands today was because of the gold. Indeed, the city once sat near massive amounts of gold, given that at one point the Witwatersrand gold industry produced forty per cent of the planet's gold.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Johannesburg-South-Africa |title=Johannesburg |last=Campbell |first=James T. |date=19 August 2015 |website=Britannica.com |access-date=8 November 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109090744/https://www.britannica.com/place/Johannesburg-South-Africa |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Parks and gardens ===
{{Main|Johannesburg City Parks}}

[[File:South-Africa Johannesburg Botanical Garden-002 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Johannesburg Botanical Garden]]]]
Parks and gardens in Johannesburg are maintained by [[Johannesburg City Parks|Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo]].<ref name="cityparks-whoweare">{{cite web |url=http://www.jhbcityparks.com/index.php/whoweare |title=Custodians of Joburg's green heritage |publisher=Johannesburg City Parks |access-date=29 September 2008 |archive-date=20 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320045003/http://www.jhbcityparks.com/index.php/whoweare |url-status=dead}}</ref> City Parks is also responsible for planting the city's many green trees, making Johannesburg one of the 'greenest' cities in the world. It has been estimated that there are six million trees in the city with the number growing every year—1.2 million on pavements and sidewalks, and a further 4.8 million in private gardens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/conf_expo/world_summit/urbanforest.htm |title=South Africa's official gateway – investment, travel, country information |access-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064143/http://www.southafrica.info/what_happening/conf_expo/world_summit/urbanforest.htm |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> City Parks continues to invest in planting trees, particularly those previously disadvantaged areas of Johannesburg which were not positive beneficiaries of apartheid Johannesburg's urban planning. [[Johannesburg Botanical Garden]], located in the suburb of [[Emmarentia, Gauteng|Emmarentia]], is a popular recreational park.

Johannesburg and environs also offer various options to visitors wishing to view [[wildlife]], in addition to the [[Johannesburg Zoo]], one of the largest in South Africa. The [[Lion Park]] nature reserve, next to [[Lesedi Cultural Village]], is home to over 80 lions and various other game, while the [[Krugersdorp Nature Reserve]], a 1500 [[Hectare|ha]] [[game reserve]], is a forty-minute drive from the city centre. The De Wildt Cheetah Centre<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dewildt.co.za/ |title=The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre – De Wildt |access-date=25 May 2015 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319224331/https://dewildt.co.za/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in the [[Magaliesberg]] runs a successful breeding program for [[cheetah]], [[African wild dog|wild dog]] and other [[endangered species]]. The Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhinolion.co.za/newsite/default.asp |title=The Nearest Faraway Place – Johannesburg, South Africa |website=rhinolion.co.za |access-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122121501/http://www.rhinolion.co.za/newsite/default.asp |archive-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> situated in the "Cradle of Humankind" on 1200 ha of "the typical [[highveld]] of Gauteng" also runs a breeding programme for endangered species including Bengal tigers, Siberian tigers and the extremely rare [[white lion]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} To the south, {{convert|11|km|abbr=off}} from the city centre, is the [[Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve]] home to large mammals and hiking trails. Separating Lenasia and the Soweto suburbs is the [[Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve]] protected area.

=== Climate ===
[[File:A Johannesburg Summers Day.jpg|thumb|left|An aerial photograph of summer rain clouds over Johannesburg. The city's climate experiences regular daily thunderstorms from November to March in the afternoons.]]
Johannesburg is situated on the highveld plateau, and has a [[oceanic climate|subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb'', [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Cwbk'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geographynotes.com/climate/types/climate-types-types-of-climate-climatology/5506|title=Trewartha Climate Classification Scheme|date=9 August 2017 |publisher=Geography Notes|access-date=8 December 2025}}</ref> The city enjoys a sunny climate, with the summer months (October to April) characterised by hot days followed by afternoon thundershowers and cool evenings, and the winter months (May to September) by dry, sunny days followed by cold nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.safarinow.com/cms/johannesburg-gauteng/irie.aspx |title=Johannesburg & Gauteng Weather and Climate |publisher=Safarinow.com |access-date=14 April 2013 |archive-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522144627/http://www.safarinow.com/cms/johannesburg-gauteng/irie.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Temperatures in Johannesburg are usually fairly mild due to the city's high elevation, with an average maximum daytime temperature in January of {{convert|25.6|C}}, dropping to an average maximum of around {{convert|16|C}} in June. The [[UV index]] for Johannesburg in summers is extreme, often reaching 14–16 due to the high elevation and its location in the subtropics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uvawareness.com/uv-index/uv-index.php?location=johannesburg |title=UV index of Johannesburg |publisher=uvawareness |access-date=13 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081241/http://www.uvawareness.com/uv-index/uv-index.php?location=johannesburg |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

Winter is the sunniest time of the year, with mild days and cool nights, dropping to around {{convert|4.1|C|1}} in June and July. The temperature occasionally drops to below freezing at night, causing [[frost]]. Snow is a rare occurrence, with snowfall having been experienced in the twentieth century during May 1956, August 1962, June 1964 and September 1981. In the 21st century, there was light sleet in 2006, as well as snow proper on 27 June 2007 (accumulating up to {{convert|10|cm|0|disp=or}} in the southern suburbs),<ref>{{cite web |author=SABCnews.com |title=Joburg covered by snow as temperature drops |url=http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,2172,151555,00.html |access-date=16 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629130254/http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0%2C2172%2C151555%2C00.html |archive-date=29 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 7 August 2012,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bauer |first=Nickolaus |date=7 August 2012 |title=Snow in the city delights Jo'burg residents |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2012-08-07-snow-in-joburg |access-date=7 August 2012 |archive-date=9 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809062941/http://mg.co.za/article/2012-08-07-snow-in-joburg |url-status=live }}</ref> and 10 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kitongo |first=Gertrude |date=2023-07-11 |title=South Africans abuzz after first snowfall in over a decade |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/africa/johannesburg-rare-snow-fall-spc-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727224524/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/africa/johannesburg-rare-snow-fall-spc-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Regular cold fronts pass over in winter bringing very cold southerly winds but usually clear skies. The annual average rainfall is {{convert|713|mm|1}}, which is mostly concentrated in the summer months. Infrequent showers occur through the course of the winter months. The lowest nighttime minimum temperature ever recorded in Johannesburg is {{convert|-8.2|C|1}}, on 13 June 1979. The lowest daytime maximum temperature recorded is {{convert|1.5|C|1}}, on 19 June 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.weathersa.co.za/Pressroom/2009/Its_cold_in_Gauteng.jsp |title=Johannesburg temperature records |publisher=[[South African Weather Service]] |access-date=8 April 2012}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{{Johannesburg weatherbox}}

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
| title= Johannesburg population
| percentages = pagr
| 1886 |3000
| 1904 |99052
| 1908 |180687
| 1985 |1783000
| 1990 |1898000
| 2000 |2745000
| 2001 |3326055
| 2005 |3272600
| 2011 |4474829
| 2022 |4803262<ref name="provinces"/>
|source =<ref name =JoziPop1880s>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpast.org/gah/johannesburg-south-africa-1886 |title=Johannesburg, South Africa (1886-- ) – The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed |website=blackpast.org |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208150842/http://www.blackpast.org/gah/johannesburg-south-africa-1886 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="EB1911"/><ref name=unhabitat2014>{{Cite book |url=http://unhabitat.org/the-state-of-african-cities-2014/ |title=The State of African Cities 2014 |isbn=978-92-1-132598-0 |publisher=[[United Nations Human Settlements Programme]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195641/https://unhabitat.org/the-state-of-african-cities-2014/ |archive-date=10 September 2014 |date=10 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="statssaPop">{{cite web |title=Local Municipality, City of Johannesburg |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=city-of-johannesburg-municipality |website=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 November 2017 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102081023/https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

According to the 2022 [[Statistics South Africa|South African National Census]], the population of Johannesburg is 4,803,262 people,<ref name=statssaPop/> making it the most populous city in South Africa (it has been the most populous city in South Africa since at least the 1950s).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqtwdzPV7XI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/iqtwdzPV7XI |archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |title=The Union of South Africa, 1956 |last=travelfilmarchive |date=8 November 2012 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdAgUgrc4qg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pdAgUgrc4qg |archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |title=British Empire: The British Colony Of The Union Of South Africa 1956. |last=darren lennox |date=23 February 2017 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> From the 2001 census, the people live in 1,006,930 formal households, of which 86% have a flush or [[chemical toilet]], and 91% have [[refuse]] removed by the municipality at least once a week. 81% of households have access to running water, and 80% use electricity as the main source of energy. 29% of Johannesburg residents stay in informal dwellings.<ref>{{Cite journal |author1=Beall, Jo |author2=Crankshaw, Owen |author3=Parnell, Susan |year=2000 |title=Local government, poverty reduction and inequality in Johannesburg |journal=Environment and Urbanization |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=107–122 |doi=10.1177/095624780001200108 |bibcode=2000EnUrb..12..107B |s2cid=16645676|doi-access=free }} [http://eau.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/1/107 Abstract] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723224506/http://eau.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/1/107 |date=23 July 2009 }}</ref> 66% of households are headed by one person.

Johannesburg's [[urban agglomeration]] spreads well beyond the administrative boundary of the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|municipality]]. The population of the whole area has been estimated to be variously at 7,860,781 in 2011 by "citypopulation.de".<ref name="citypop">{{cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/SouthAfrica-UA.html |title=South Africa: Provinces and Major Urban Areas |author=Thomas Brinkhoff |date=15 September 2014 |publisher=City Population |access-date=17 April 2015 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306142835/http://www.citypopulation.de/SouthAfrica-UA.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Suburbs of Johannesburg|Johannesburg's suburbs]] are the product of [[urban sprawl]] and are regionalised into north, south, east and west, and they generally have different personalities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-04-30-apartheid-legacy-of-urban-sprawl-is-the-challenge-our-cities-face/ |title=Apartheid legacy of urban sprawl is the challenge our cities face |work=Daily Maverick |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115183006/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-04-30-apartheid-legacy-of-urban-sprawl-is-the-challenge-our-cities-face/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Greater Johannesburg consists of more than five hundred suburbs in an area covering more than {{convert|200|sqmi|km2|spell=in|abbr=off}}.<ref name=":0"/> Although black Africans can be found throughout Johannesburg and its surrounding area, greater Johannesburg remains highly racially segregated.<ref name=":0"/>

Within the Metropolitan Municipality, the old centre, established in 1886 and given city status in 1928, has been listed in recent censuses as a "main place". {{As of|2011}}, this main place had a population of 957,441 and an area of 334.81 km2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=4286&id=11306 |title=Main Place |last1=Africa |first1=Statistics South |date=2011 |website=www.statssa.gov.za |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033221/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=4286&id=11306 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015 |title=Census 2011 — Main Place "Johannesburg" |website=census2011.adrianfrith.com |language=en |access-date=27 November 2017 |archive-date=12 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212101431/https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015 |title=Main Place "Johannesburg" |publisher=[[South African National Census of 2011]] |access-date=27 April 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327161936/https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some authors consider the metropolitan area to include most of Gauteng province.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gugler |first1=Josef |title=World Cities Beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality |date=2004 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521536851 |page=348 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lw3iPzyfpdQC |language=en |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902010217/https://books.google.com/books?id=lw3iPzyfpdQC |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United Nations|UN]]'s Population Division in 2016 estimated the metropolitan area population to be 9,616,000.<ref name="UN WUP 2016">{{cite web |title=The World's Cities in 2016 |url=http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2016_data_booklet.pdf |publisher=[[United Nations]] |page=11 |date=2016 |access-date=5 December 2017 |archive-date=1 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001173328/http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2016_data_booklet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Blacks account for 73% of the population, followed by [[White South African|whites]] at 18%, [[coloured]]s at 6% and [[Asian South African|Asians]] at 4%. 42% of the population is under the age of 24, while 6% of the population is over 60 years of age. 37% of city residents are unemployed. 91% of the unemployed are Black African. Women comprise 43% of the working population. 19% of economically active adults work in wholesale and retail sectors, 18% in financial, real estate and business services, 17% in the community, social and personal services and 12% are in manufacturing. Only 0.7% work in mining.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Ethnic make-up of Johannesburg, 1948
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| Black || 510,160 || 56%
|-
| White || 364,400 || 40%
|-
| Coloured || 27,330 || 3%
|-
| Indian || 9,110 || 1%
|} <ref name="CrankshawParnell2002">Crankshaw, Owen & Parnell, Susan (December 2002). ''Race, Inequality and Urbanisation in the Johannesburg Region, 1946–1996''. Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town. ISBN 0-7992-2144-9. Retrieved from [https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/24935]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Ethnic make-up of Johannesburg
! Year !! colspan=2 | 1996 !! colspan=2 | 2001 !! colspan=2 | 2011 !! colspan=2 | 2019
|-
! Race !! Number !! Percent !! Number !! Percent !! Number !! Percent !! Number !! Percent
|-
| Black || 1,814,760 || 71% || 2,354,475 || 73% || 3,361,600 || 76.60% || 4,130,000 || 80.17%
|-
| White || 587,880 || 23% || 516,049 || 16% || 541,000 || 12.30% || 504,000 || 9.79%
|-
| Coloured || 102,240 || 4% || 193,518 || 6% || 246,400 || 5.60% || 272,000 || 5.27%
|-
| Indian || 51,120 || 2% || 129,012 || 4% || 215,600 || 4.90% || 245,000 || 4.76%
|}
<ref name="JHB2001">Frith, Adrian (n.d.). ''Metropolitan Municipality JHB from Census 2001''. Census 2001 – Adrian Frith (not affiliated with Statistics South Africa). Retrieved from [https://www.adrianfrith.com/census/2001/jhb City of Johannesburg page]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}.</ref>
<ref>Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (August 2020). ''Take2 District Profile: City of Johannesburg''. COGTA, Republic of South Africa. Retrieved 13 August 2025 from https://www.cogta.gov.za/ddm/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Take2_DistrictProfile_JHB1606-2-2.pdf</ref>

=== Religion ===
[[File:Dutch Reformed Church in Jeppestown.JPG|thumb|Dutch Reformed Church in [[Jeppestown]]]]
53% belong to mainstream Christian churches, 24% are not affiliated with any organised religion, 14% are members of [[African Initiated Church|African Independent Churches]], 3% are [[Muslim]], 1% are [[Jewish]] and 1% are [[Hindu]]. There are [[Islam|Muslim]] mosques, [[Hindu]] temples, a Sikh Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) in Sandton and a large number of synagogues.

====Christianity====
[[Places of worship]] in Johannesburg are predominantly [[Christianity|Christian]] churches: [[Serbian Orthodox Church]], [[Zion Christian Church]], [[Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa]], [[Assemblies of God]], [[Baptist Union of Southern Africa]] ([[Baptist World Alliance]]), [[Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)]], [[Methodist Church of Southern Africa]] ([[World Methodist Council]]), [[Anglican Church of Southern Africa]] ([[Anglican Communion]]), [[Presbyterian Church of Africa]] ([[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]), [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg]] ([[Catholic Church]]) and the [[Johannesburg South Africa Temple]] ([[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]).<ref>Britannica, [https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Africa SouthAfrica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629053318/https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Africa |date=29 June 2019 }}, britannica.com, US, accessed on 7 July 2019</ref>
[[Albert Street Methodist Church, Johannesburg|Albert Street Methodist Church]] in central Johannesburg is historically significant for its role as a refuge for anti-apartheid activists, including [[Albertina Sisulu]].

====Judaism====
Most of Johannesburg's estimated 50,000 Jews live in the North Eastern suburbs; [[Glenhazel]], [[Raedene Estate]], [[Kew, Gauteng|Kew]], [[Norwood, Gauteng|Norwood]], [[Highlands North, Gauteng|Highlands North]], [[Sandringham, Gauteng|Sandringham]], [[Savoy Estate]], [[Waverley, Johannesburg|Waverley]], [[Orchards, Johannesburg|Orchards]], [[Oaklands, Gauteng|Oaklands]] and [[Fairmount, Gauteng|Fairmount]].<ref>[https://www.sajbd.org/media/our-johannesburg Our Johannesburg] Jewish Affairs. 6 May 2020</ref> There are many [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] synagogues in the city including; [[Great Park Synagogue (Johannesburg)|Great Park Synagogue]], [[Oxford Shul]] and [[Doornfontein Synagogue]]. There is a smaller number of synagogues serving the city's [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jews]], including [[Temple Israel (Johannesburg)|Temple Israel]] and [[Beit Emanuel, Johannesburg|Beit Emanuel]].

=== Languages ===
[[File:Johannesburg dominant language map.svg|thumb|Geographical distribution of home languages in Johannesburg
{{div col|colwidth=10em|content=
{{legend|#8dd3c7|[[Afrikaans]]}}
{{legend|#ffffb3|[[South African English|English]]}}
{{legend|#bebada|[[Southern Ndebele language|Ndebele]]}}
{{legend|#fb8072|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]}}
{{legend|#80b1d3|[[Zulu language|Zulu]]}}
{{legend|#fdb462|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]}}
{{legend|#b3de69|[[Sotho language|Sotho]]}}
{{legend|#fccde5|[[Tswana language|Tswana]]}}
{{legend|#ccebc5|[[Venda language|Venda]]}}
{{legend|#ffed6f|[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]}}
{{legend|#d0d0d0|No language dominant}}
}}]]

32% of Johannesburg residents speak [[Nguni languages]] at home, 24% speak [[Sotho languages]], 18% speak English, 7% speak [[Afrikaans]] and 6% speak [[Tshivenda]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Gender
!Population
!%
|-
| Female
| 473,148
| 49.42
|-
| Male
| 484,293
| 50.58
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Race
!Population
!%
|-
| [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]]
| 614,793
| 64.21
|-
| [[White South African|White]]
| 133,379
| 13.93
|-
| [[Coloured]]
| 133,029
| 13.89
|-
| [[Asian South African|Asian]]
| 63,918
| 6.68
|-
|Other
|12,320
|1.29
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! [[First language]]
! Population<ref name="census2011" /><ref name="census2011 gov.za">{{Cite web |last=Africa |first=Statistics South |title=Local Municipality {{!}} Statistics South Africa |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993 |access-date=2021-08-22 |language=en-US |archive-date=22 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722214641/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! %
|-
| [[Zulu language|Zulu]]
| 1,022,747
| 23.41
|-
|-
| [[Sesotho language|Sotho]]
| 420,117
| 9.61
|-
| [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]
| 298,523
| 6.83
|-
| [[Afrikaans]]
| 318,063
| 7.28
|-
| [[Tswana language|Tswana]]
| 335,713
| 7.68
|-
| [[Sepedi]]
| 317,277
| 7.26
|-
| [[South African English|English]]
| 878,230
| 20.10
|-
| [[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]
| 287,625
| 6.58
|-
| [[Swazi language|Swazi]]
| 35,926
| 0.82
|-
| [[Venda language|Venda]]
| 141,435
| 3.24
|-
| [[Southern Ndebele language|Ndebele]]
| 126,587
| 2.90
|-
| [[Languages of South Africa|Other]]
| 168,566
| 3.86
|-
| [[South African Sign Language|Sign language]]
| 18,793
| 0.43
|}

=== Education ===
[[File:Great_Hall_University_Witwatersrand.jpg|thumb|left|The [[University of the Witwatersrand]]]]
Johannesburg has a well-developed higher education system of both [[private university|private]] and [[public university|public universities]]. Johannesburg is served by the public universities [[University of the Witwatersrand]] and the [[University of Johannesburg]].

[[University of Johannesburg]] was formed on 1 January 2005, when three separate universities and campuses—[[Rand Afrikaans University]], [[Technikon Witwatersrand]], and the Johannesburg campuses of [[Vista University]]—were merged. The new university offers education primarily in English and [[Afrikaans]], although courses may be taken in any of South Africa's official languages.

The [[University of the Witwatersrand]] is one of the leading universities in Africa,<ref>{{cite web |last=University of the Witwatersrand |title=Wits Facts |url=http://www.wits.ac.za/aboutwits/witstoday/facts-and-figures/3083/facts_and_figures.html |publisher=University of the Witwatersrand |access-date=26 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814035045/http://www.wits.ac.za/aboutwits/witstoday/facts-and-figures/3083/facts_and_figures.html |archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref> and is famous as a centre of resistance to [[apartheid]]. It is attached to one of the world's largest hospitals, the [[Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital]], located in [[Soweto]].

The [[University of Pretoria]]'s business school the [[Gordon Institute of Business Science]] is located in Illovo, Johannesburg.

Many private colleges are also situated in Johannesburg, such as [[Damelin]],<ref name="Damelin">{{cite web |url=http://www.educor.co.za/campuses/face-to-face-campuses/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006032337/http://www.educor.co.za/campuses/face-to-face-campuses |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2011 |title=Face to Face Campuses |publisher=Educor |access-date=19 May 2013}}</ref> [[CTI Education Group|CTI]],<ref name = "CTI">{{cite web |url=http://www.cti.co.za/contact-us |title=Contact Us – CTI Education Group |publisher=Cti.co.za |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528084223/http://www.cti.co.za/contact-us |archive-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lyceum College<ref name = "Lyceum">{{cite web |url=http://www.lyceum.co.za/college-south-africa-sa-colleges |title=College South Africa | SA Colleges |publisher=Lyceum.co.za |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702141254/http://www.lyceum.co.za/college-south-africa-sa-colleges |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Monash University, South Africa campus|South African campus]]<ref name="Monash">{{cite web |url=http://www.monash.ac.za/about/contact/ |title=Contact us – Monash South Africa |publisher=Monash.ac.za |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512020840/http://www.monash.ac.za/about/contact/ |archive-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> of [[Monash University]] (six of the other campuses are in Australia, while the eighth is in [[Malaysia]]), as well as the [[Midrand Graduate Institute]]<ref name = "MGI">{{cite web |url=http://www.mgi.ac.za/contact-us.html |title=Contact Us |publisher=Mgi.ac.za |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629190229/http://www.mgi.ac.za/contact-us.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> which is located in [[Midrand]].

Johannesburg also has one of several [[film schools]] in the country, one of which has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Student Film in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gfo.co.za/content/GFOcongratulatesAFDAonAcademyMaywin065.doc |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304005253/http://www.gfo.co.za/content/GFOcongratulatesAFDAonAcademyMaywin065.doc |archive-date=4 March 2009}}, 23 May 2006</ref> The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance, or [[AFDA]] for short, is situated in Auckland Park.

Johannesburg also has three teacher-training colleges and a technical college. There are numerous kindergartens, primary schools and high schools in the region.

== Economy ==
[[File:Johannesburg Stock Exchange.jpg|thumb|The [[Johannesburg Stock Exchange]]]]
Johannesburg is the economic and financial hub of South Africa, producing 16% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and accounts for 40% of Gauteng's economic activity.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} In a 2008 survey conducted by [[Mastercard]], Johannesburg ranked 47 out of 50 top cities in the world as a worldwide centre of commerce (the only city in Africa).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/wcoc/pdf/WCoC_Brochure_FINAL.pdf |title=Mastercard – Global Leading Company in Payment Solutions Offering Credit, Debit, Prepaid Cards & More |website=[[Mastercard]] |access-date=25 February 2026 |archive-date=16 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216061729/http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/wcoc/pdf/WCoC_Brochure_FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Mining was the foundation of the [[Witwatersrand]]'s economy, but its importance is gradually declining due to dwindling reserves and service and manufacturing industries have become more significant to the city's economy. While gold mining no longer takes place within the [[city limits]], most mining companies still have their headquarters in Johannesburg. The city's manufacturing industries extend across a range of areas and there is still a reliance on heavy industries including steel and cement plants. The service and other industries include banking, IT, real estate, transport, broadcast and print media, private health care, transport and a vibrant leisure and consumer retail market.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} Johannesburg has Africa's largest stock exchange, the [[JSE Limited|JSE]] although it has moved out of the central business district. Due to its commercial role, the city is the seat of the provincial government and the site of a number of government branch offices, as well as consular offices and other institutions.

The Witwatersrand urban complex is a major consumer of water in a dry region. Its continued economic and population growth has depended on schemes to divert water from other regions of South Africa and from the highlands of [[Lesotho]], the biggest of which is the [[Lesotho Highlands Water Project]], but additional sources will be needed early in the 21st century.

The container terminal at [[City Deep, Gauteng|City Deep]] is known to be the largest "[[dry port]]" in the world,<ref>{{cite journal | title=The Role of Dry Ports in South Africa | last1=Cronje | first1=Erené | last2=Matthee | first2=Marianne | last3=Krugell | first3=Waldo | journal=Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific | issue=78 | year=2009 | pages=112–120 | publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific|ESCAP]] | s2cid=55915534 | url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/d8files/bulletin78_Article-7.pdf | access-date=2024-09-08}}</ref> with some 50% of cargo that arrives through the ports of [[Durban]] and [[Cape Town]] arriving in Johannesburg. The City Deep area has been declared an IDZ (industrial development zone) by the Gauteng government.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-25 |title=IDZ |url=https://mpoverello.com/tag/idz/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=What Happened to the Portcullis? |language=en}}</ref>

=== Retail ===
{{See also|Category: Shopping centres in Johannesburg}}
[[File:Sandton.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sandton City]] shopping mall in [[Sandton]], Johannesburg.]]

Johannesburg's largest shopping centres, measured by gross leasable area (GLA, the uniform measure of centre size as determined by the International Council of Shopping Centers) are Sandton City, Eastgate, Mall of Africa, Westgate and Cresta. [[Melrose Arch]] is one of its most prestigious.{{citation_needed|date=October 2012}} Other centres include [[Hyde Park Corner (shopping centre)|Hyde Park Corner]], [[Rosebank, Gauteng|Rosebank]], [[Southgate Shopping Centre|Southgate]], The Glen Shopping Centre, Johannesburg South, and Clearwater Mall. There were also plans to build a large shopping centre, known as the Zonk'Izizwe Shopping Resort, in [[Midrand]], but these have been indefinitely delayed due to the opening of [[Mall of Africa]]. "Zonk'Izizwe" means "All Nations" in [[Zulu language]], indicating that the centre will cater to the city's diverse mix of peoples and races. Also a complex named Greenstone in Modderfontein has been opened.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://architectafrica.com/bin0/features-GreenstoneMall-Bentel-05.html |title=GREENSTONE MALL : BENTEL INTERNATIONAL: Architect Africa Features Page |publisher=Architectafrica.com |access-date=2 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208015832/http://www.architectafrica.com/bin0/features-GreenstoneMall-Bentel-05.html |archive-date=8 December 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Cradlestone Mall is a new mall named for its location which is close to the [[Cradle of Humankind]], a World Heritage Site.

== Law and government ==
=== Government ===
{{Main|City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality}}

[[File:Johannesburg 2006 regions with legend.PNG|thumb|The seven regions of the city]]

Upon the creation of the Metropolitan Municipality in 2000 the city was subdivided into eleven regions, simply named Region 1 to Region 11. These were reorganised in 2006 into the current seven regions named alphabetically Region A to Region G, as shown on the nearby map.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Abraham, Anish |date=11 May 2006 |title=Jozi plans major restructuring |publisher=City of Johannesburg |url=http://www.joburg.org.za/2006/may/may11_structure.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627140019/http://www.joburg.org.za/2006/may/may11_structure.stm |archive-date=27 June 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{As of|2006}} the seven regions are:
*''Region A'': Diepsloot, Kya Sand;
*''Region B'': Randburg, Rosebank, Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Northcliff, Rosebank, Parktown, Parktown North;
*''Region C'': Roodepoort, Constantia Kloof, Northgate;
*''Region D'': Doornkop, [[Soweto]], Dobsonville, Protea Glen;
*''Region E'': Alexandra, Wynberg, [[Sandton]];
*''Region F'': Inner City;
*''Region G'': Orange Farm, Ennerdale, Lenasia.

In the 2016 municipal elections, the ruling party, the ANC, lost their majority in Johannesburg for the first time since taking power in 1994, claiming only 44.12% of the vote. The Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance both agreed to vote for the DA mayoral candidate, [[Herman Mashaba]], who was sworn into power as the first Democratic Alliance mayor of Johannesburg on 22 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ewn.co.za/2016/08/22/Victory-for-DA-as-Herman-Mashaba-is-elected-Mayor-of-Johannesburg |title=Victory for DA as Herman Mashaba is elected Mayor of Johannesburg |first=Clement |last=Manyathela |website=ewn.co.za |access-date=15 January 2017 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224015436/https://ewn.co.za/2016/08/22/Victory-for-DA-as-Herman-Mashaba-is-elected-Mayor-of-Johannesburg |url-status=live }}</ref> The ANC returned to the city's executive on 4 December 2019 following the election of its regional chair, [[Geoff Makhubo]], to the mayoralty.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deklerk |first1=Aphiwe |title=ANC's Geoff Makhubo is the new Joburg mayor |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-12-04-ancs-geoff-makhubo-is-the-new-joburg-mayor/ |access-date=4 December 2019 |agency=TimesLIVE |date=4 December 2019 |archive-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204204352/https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-12-04-ancs-geoff-makhubo-is-the-new-joburg-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Makhubo died on 9 July 2021 and [[Eunice Mgcina]] was appointed acting mayor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/eunice-mgcina-is-acting-mayor-of-joburg-f762bc6e-dc76-4c5f-8d6e-4e44ae858d6f |title=Eunice Mgcina is acting mayor of Joburg |work=iol.co.za |last=Nkosi |first=Ntombi |date=9 July 2021 |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711192839/https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/eunice-mgcina-is-acting-mayor-of-joburg-f762bc6e-dc76-4c5f-8d6e-4e44ae858d6f |url-status=live }}</ref> A new mayor, Jolidee Matongo, was elected unopposed on 10 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Nonkululeko Njilo |title=Jolidee Matongo becomes new mayor of Joburg unopposed |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-08-10-jolidee-matongo-becomes-new-mayor-of-joburg-unopposed2/ |access-date=2021-08-10 |website=SowetanLIVE |date=10 August 2021 |language=en-ZA |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810144558/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-08-10-jolidee-matongo-becomes-new-mayor-of-joburg-unopposed2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Matongo died in a car accident in September 2021 and [[Mpho Moerane]] was elected to succeed him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zulu |first=Sifiso |title=Mpho Moerane is officially Joburg's new mayor |url=https://ewn.co.za/2021/10/01/mpho-moerane-is-officially-joburg-s-new-mayor |access-date=2021-10-01 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715162707/https://ewn.co.za/2021/10/01/mpho-moerane-is-officially-joburg-s-new-mayor |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Crime ===
[[File:South african police may 2010.jpg|thumb|Officers of the [[South African Police Service]] with [[R4 assault rifle|Vektor R5]] rifles on parade in Johannesburg, 2010]]
[[File:Soweto township.jpg|thumb|A [[shanty town]] in [[Soweto]] [[Township (South Africa)|township]]]]
After the [[Group Areas Act]] was scrapped in 1991, Johannesburg was affected by [[urban blight]]. Thousands of poor black people, who had been forbidden to live in the city proper, moved into the city from surrounding black townships like [[Soweto]] and many immigrants from economically beleaguered and wartorn African nations flooded into South Africa. Many buildings were abandoned by [[landlord]]s, especially in high-density areas, such as [[Hillbrow]]. Many corporations and institutions, including the [[JSE Securities Exchange|stock exchange]], moved their headquarters away from the city centre, to suburbs like [[Sandton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johannesburg Stock Exchange History - Property24.com |url=http://www.property24.com/articles/johannesburg-stock-exchange-history/16977 |website=www.property24.com |access-date=18 February 2016 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224180746/https://www.property24.com/articles/johannesburg-stock-exchange-history/16977 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reviving the city centre is one of the main aims of the municipal government of Johannesburg. Drastic measures have been taken to reduce crime in the city. These measures include [[closed-circuit television]] on street corners. As of 11 December 2008, every street corner in Johannesburg central is under high-tech [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] surveillance.<ref name="iol.co.za">{{cite news |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/joburg-surveillance-zooms-in-428633 |work=IOL News |title=Joburg Surveillance Zooms In |date=11 December 2008 |last=Gifford |first=Gill |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307215528/https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/joburg-surveillance-zooms-in-428633 |url-status=live }}</ref> The CCTV system, operated by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), is also able to detect stolen or hijacked vehicles by scanning the number plates of every vehicle travelling through the central business district (CBD), then comparing them to the eNaTIS database. The JMPD claims that the average response time by police for crimes committed in the CBD is 60 seconds.<ref name="iol.co.za"/>

Crime levels in Johannesburg have dropped as the economy has stabilised and begun to grow.<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2006-07-07-drop-in-serious-crime-joburg Drop in serious crime in Jo'burg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710071256/http://mg.co.za/article/2006-07-07-drop-in-serious-crime-joburg |date=10 July 2018 }}, ''Mail & Guardian Online'', 7 July 2006.</ref> Between 2001 and 2006, R9-billion (US$1.2 billion) has been invested in the city centre. Further investment of around R10-billion (US$1.5 billion) is expected in the city centre alone by 2010. This excludes development directly associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/joburg039s-residential-projects-are-supporting-an-acceleration-of-the-rejuvenation-effort-2007-05-25 |publisher=engineeringnews.co.za |title=Joburg's residential projects are supporting an acceleration of the rejuvenation effort |date=25 May 2007 |last=van der Merwe |first=Christy |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710040725/http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/joburg039s-residential-projects-are-supporting-an-acceleration-of-the-rejuvenation-effort-2007-05-25 |url-status=live }}</ref> In an effort to prepare Johannesburg for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], local government enlisted the help of [[Rudy Giuliani]], former [[Mayor of New York City]], to help bring down the crime rate, as the opening and closing matches of the tournament were played in the city.<ref>{{cite press release |date=6 August 2006 |url=http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=16863 |title=City of Johannesburg is calling for Internal Branding Advice from Global Gurus |url-status=dead |access-date=10 September 2006 |archive-date=15 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915003232/http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=16863}}</ref>

[[Murders]] in the Johannesburg municipality amounted to 1,697 in 2007 according to the South African Medical Research Council, a rate of 43 per 100,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrc.ac.za/crime/nimmsreport2007.pdf |title=A profile of fatal injuries in South Africa |access-date=22 October 2009 |page=49 |publisher=South African Medical Research Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726194935/http://www.mrc.ac.za/crime/nimmsreport2007.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> In 2016 that number had sharply declined to 29.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, placing the murder rate at more than half of that of [[Cape Town]] and even below the national average.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/230123/cape-town-is-one-of-the-most-violent-cities-in-the-world/ |title=Cape Town is one of the most violent cities in the world |publisher=businesstech.co.za |access-date=19 November 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201212215/https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/230123/cape-town-is-one-of-the-most-violent-cities-in-the-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, by 2024, the murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants had risen to 49.02<ref>{{Cite web |title=This South African city has now been named one of the most violent places in the world |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/816347/this-south-african-city-has-now-been-named-one-of-the-most-violent-places-in-the-world/ |access-date=2026-03-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
Johannesburg is a cultural hub in South Africa<ref name="JoburgCulture1">{{cite web |url=http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1690&Itemid=49 |title=city of Johannesburg – Arts, culture and heritage |access-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231039/http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1690&Itemid=49 |archive-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and has a wide variety of cultural venues, making it a prominent area for many creative and cultural industries.<ref name = "JoburgCulture1"/> Johannesburg is home to the National School of Arts, The University of Witwatersrand's School of the Arts and the South African Ballet Theatre,<ref name="JoburgCulture1" /><ref name="NSA">{{cite web |url=http://www.artschool.co.za/ |title=National School of the Arts |access-date=25 May 2015 |archive-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522195259/http://www.artschool.co.za/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as cultural precincts such as [[Mary Fitzgerald Square]]<ref name="JoburgCulture1" /> and numerous other museums, theatres, galleries and libraries.<ref name="JoburgCulture1" /> The [[Johannesburg City Library]] is located in the Central Business District of Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite web |last=City of Johannesburg |title=Region F libraries |url=https://www.joburg.org.za/about_/regions/Pages/Region%20F%20-%20Inner%20City/Region-F-Libraries.aspx |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710013851/https://www.joburg.org.za/about_/regions/Pages/Region%20F%20-%20Inner%20City/Region-F-Libraries.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Museums and galleries ===
[[File:9 2 228 0069-Art Gallery-Johannesburg-s (square).jpg|thumb|[[Johannesburg Art Gallery]]]]
[[File:Apartheidmuseumpool.JPG|thumb|[[Apartheid Museum]]]]
The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is widely considered among the most notable collections of fine art on the African continent, featuring European and African art from the 15th century to the present.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/johannesburg-art-gallery |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johannesburg Art Gallery {{!}} South African History Online |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/johannesburg-art-gallery |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.sahistory.org.za}}</ref> [[Wits Art Museum]] in Braamfontein specializes in historic and contemporary African art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wits Art Museum {{!}} South African History Online |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/wits-art-museum |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.sahistory.org.za}}</ref> Johannesburg is further home to an array of noteworthy private collections and art galleries, largely located in the northern suburbs. These include the [[Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation]] (JCAF), [[Goodman Gallery]], [[Gallery MOMO]] and the [[Standard Bank Art Gallery]].

Several museums were established since 1994 to remember and educate on South Africa's political history. These include the [[Apartheid Museum]], [[Constitution Hill, Johannesburg|Constitution Hill]], [[Hector Pieterson Museum]] and [[Mandela House]]. Further, [[MuseuMAfricA|Museum Africa]] is dedicated to showcasing the continent's history through its [[Africana (artifacts)|Africana]] collection. Other historical museums include the [[South African National Museum of Military History]], the [[Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre]] and the [[Workers Museum]]. The [[Origins Centre]] at the University of the Witwatersrand explores the history of humankind and features exhibitions on African sand and rock art.

Specialist museums and collections cover subjects such as Africana, costume, design, [[fossils]], geology, [[military history]], medical, [[pharmacy]], photography and transportation networks such as railways. Notably, the [[James Hall Museum of Transport]] features the largest collection on the topic in Africa. Other specialist collections include the AECI Dynamite Factory Museum, the Adler Museum of Medicine, the [[Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa|Credo Mutwa]] Cultural Village, Madiba Freedom Museum, Bernberg Fashion Museum, and the Zoology Museum.

=== Entertainment and performing arts ===
[[File:Rise Against at RAMFest 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rise Against]] performing live in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of [[RAMFest]] 2013]]

Johannesburg hosts many of South Africa's premier music events, such as [[RAMFest]]'s Johannesburg leg,<ref name = "RAM10">{{cite web |url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/44346-ramfest/id/3810841-ramfest-2010 |title=Ramfest 2010 | Ramfest 2010 Line-up and Posters |publisher=Songkick |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502071343/http://www.songkick.com/festivals/44346-ramfest/id/3810841-ramfest-2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "RAM11JOZI">{{cite web |author=Johannesburg, South Africa |url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/44346-ramfest/id/7361686-ramfest-2011 |title=Ramfest 2011 | Ramfest 2011 Line-up and Posters |publisher=Songkick |date=12 March 2011 |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502074246/http://www.songkick.com/festivals/44346-ramfest/id/7361686-ramfest-2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "RAM12JOZI">{{cite web |author=Johannesburg, South Africa |url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/44346-ramfest/id/10817988-ramfest-2012 |title=Ramfest 2012 | Ramfest 2012 Line-up and Posters |publisher=Songkick |date=10 March 2012 |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-date=18 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118043323/http://www.songkick.com/festivals/44346-ramfest/id/10817988-ramfest-2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "RAM13">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/429/88021.html |title=Ramfest 2013 line-up |publisher=Bizcommunity.com |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062925/http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/429/88021.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[In the City (South African festival)|In The City]]<ref name="VITC2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.drop-your-drink.com/2012/09/vodacom-unlimited-in-city-presents-bloc.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.drop-your-drink.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212101418/http://www.drop-your-drink.com/2012/09/vodacom-unlimited-in-city-presents-bloc.html |archive-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> and many international tours from bands and artists around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-02-14-u2-in-johannesburg-the-real-greatest-show-on-earth |title=U2 in Johannesburg – the real greatest show on earth – Daily Maverick |first=Styli |last=Charalambous |date=14 February 2011 |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=13 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013015217/http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-02-14-u2-in-johannesburg-the-real-greatest-show-on-earth |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2011-10-09-coldplay-makes-joburg-paradise |title=Coldplay makes Jo'burg Paradise |first1=Genevieve |last1=Quintal |first2=Jenna |last2=Etheridge |date=9 October 2011 |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220023851/http://mg.co.za/article/2011-10-09-coldplay-makes-joburg-paradise |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-10-31-kings-of-leon-anything-but-a-royal-performance |title=Kings of Leon: anything but a royal performance – Daily Maverick |first=Styli |last=Charalambous |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=1 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101194036/http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-10-31-kings-of-leon-anything-but-a-royal-performance |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Thousands-attend-Linkin-Park-concert |title=Thousands attend Linkin Park concert |first=Andrea van |last=Wyk |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220074154/http://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Thousands-attend-Linkin-Park-concert |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=5 January 2013 |title=Billboard Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |volume=124 |issue=51 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=7 January 2013 |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1357566049IANLXYVBOK?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |archive-date=7 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/2139-report-red-hot-chili-peppers-electrify-fnb-stadium |title=Report: Red Hot Chili Peppers Electrify FNB Stadium – Rolling Stone South Africa |first=KAYLEIGH |last=VOGES |website=www.rollingstone.co.za |date=6 December 2018 |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220004239/http://www.rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/2139-report-red-hot-chili-peppers-electrify-fnb-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2013/04/29/the-master-of-puppets-metallica-pulls-johannesburg-s-strings |title=TimesLIVE |website=www.timeslive.co.za |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702005424/http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2013/04/29/the-master-of-puppets-metallica-pulls-johannesburg-s-strings |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2012/12/11/bieber-busts-jozi-ticket-bank |title=Bieber busts Jozi ticket bank |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016062601/http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2012/12/11/bieber-busts-jozi-ticket-bank |url-status=live }}</ref> Several critically acclaimed musical acts come from Johannesburg, such as [[Kongos (band)|Kongos]], [[Johnny Clegg]], [[Trevor Rabin]], [[Zebra & Giraffe]], [[Man As Machine]], [[The Parlotones]], and [[Shortstraw|ShortStraw]].

The [[Joburg Theatre]] complex hosts drama, opera and ballet.

The Market Theatre Foundation houses the historic [[Market Theatre (Johannesburg)|Market Theatre]] in Newtown with various sized stages holding performances from theatre to music and dance. The foundation also oversees the [https://www.marketlab.co.za Market Theatre Laboratory] and [https://marketphotoworkshop.co.za The Market Photo Workshop] – run training programmes for young creatives and presenting work to the public.

=== Public art ===
Public art ranges from sculptures to murals to pieces by artists like [[William Kentridge]] and [[Gerhard Marx]]'s [[Fire Walker]]. Many pieces are developed through community workshops, such as the Vilakazi Street sculptures. Others are functional, such as street furniture found in [[Hillbrow]] and the city centre.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

As part of the [[Johannesburg Development Agency]]'s (JDA) policy to make city areas desirable to potential investors, the organisation has identified public art as a way to improve the urban experience of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=JDA's PUBLIC ART STRATEGY 2011–2016 |url=http://www.jda.org.za/docs/publi_art_strategy.pdf |website=www.jda.org.za |publisher=Johannesburg Development Agency |access-date=31 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401054603/http://www.jda.org.za/docs/publi_art_strategy.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The JDA spends 1 percent of all projects of over R10-million on public art.<ref>{{cite web |title=Place making and public art |url=http://www.jda.org.za/index.php/whatwedo/programmes/inner-city |website=www.jda.org.za |publisher=Johannesburg Development Agency |access-date=31 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331210050/http://www.jda.org.za/index.php/whatwedo/programmes/inner-city |archive-date=31 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Architecture and urbanism ===
{{Main|Architecture of Johannesburg|Suburbs of Johannesburg}}

[[File:Trust Bank Building.jpg|thumb|[[Trust Bank Building]] in 2018]]
[[File:Joburg skyline.jpg|thumb|Johannesburg Central Business District]]
Johannesburg is home to some of Africa's tallest structures, such as the [[Sentech Tower]], [[Hillbrow Tower]], the [[Carlton Centre]] and [[Ponte City Apartments]]. The Johannesburg city skyline has most of the tallest buildings on the continent and contains most international organisations such as [[IBM]], [[Absa Group|Absa]], [[BHP]], [[Willis Group]], [[First National Bank (South Africa)|First National Bank]], [[Nedbank]] and [[Standard Bank]]. Many of the city's older buildings have been demolished and more modern ones built in their place. North of the CBD is [[Hillbrow]], the most densely populated residential area in southern Africa. Northwest of the CBD is [[Braamfontein]], a secondary CBD housing many offices and business premises. The CBD is predominated by four styles of architecture, being [[Colonial architecture|Victorian Colonial]], [[Edwardian Baroque]], [[Art Deco]] and [[Modernism]].

The city is often described as Africa's economic powerhouse, and contentiously as a modern and prosperous African city.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=David |title=Johannesburg rebuked over 'world-class city' advert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/johannesburg-world-class-city-advert |access-date=15 July 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 July 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904072916/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/johannesburg-world-class-city-advert |url-status=live }}</ref> Johannesburg, like many metropolises, has more than one central business district (CBD), including, but not limited to, Sandton, Rosebank and Roodepoort in addition to the original CBD. Some tend to include Benoni and Germiston as well.

Due to its many different central districts, Johannesburg would fall under the [[multiple nuclei model]] in [[human geography]] terms. It is the hub of South Africa's commercial, financial, industrial, and mining undertakings. Johannesburg is part of a larger urban region. It is closely linked with several other satellite towns. [[Randburg]] and [[Sandton]] form part of the northern area. The east and west ridges spread out from central Johannesburg. The Central Business District covers an area of {{convert|6|km2|0|abbr=out}}. It consists of closely packed skyscrapers such as the [[Carlton Centre]], [[Marble Towers]], [[Trust Bank Building]], [[Ponte City Apartments]], [[Southern Life Centre]] and [[11 Diagonal Street]].

Johannesburg's city centre retains its elements of a rectangular grid pattern that was first officially recorded in 1886.<ref name=":0"/> Streets are narrow and filled with high rises built in the mid- to late 1900s. Old Victorian–era buildings first built in the late 1800s have been torn down long ago.<ref name=":0"/> The 1900s brought along with it the introduction of many different architectural styles and structures. The Johannesburg Art Gallery and Supreme Court Building being two examples. These were important Beaux-Arts structures, with the style put in place by (at the time) colonial parent, the British Empire.<ref name=":0"/> South Africa did not borrow architectural techniques exclusively from Britain, however. They were also inspired by American models and styles, having built several structures like the ESKOM Building and the Corner House to emulate the prowess of New York City, located in the United States.<ref name=":0"/>
{{wide image|Panoramic Joburg.jpg|1100px|Panoramic view of the [[Johannesburg CBD|Johannesburg Central Business District]]}}

=== Sports ===
[[File:FIFA World Cup 2010 Uruguay Ghana.jpg|thumb|[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] vs. [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] at the [[FNB Stadium]], during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]]]

Johannesburg's most popular sports by participation are [[association football]], [[cricket]], [[rugby union]], and [[running]]. Early each Sunday morning, tens of thousands of runners gather to take part in informal runs organised by several athletic clubs.

The city has several football clubs in the [[South African Premiership|Premiership]] and the [[National First Division]]. In the Premiership, the top Johannesburg teams are all fierce rivals and include [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] (nicknamed ''Amakhosi'') and [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] (nicknamed the ''Buccaneers''). They are based at the city's [[FNB Stadium|FNB]] and [[Orlando Stadium|Orlando]] stadiums. Several large-scale league and cup games are played at [[Soccer City]] the venue of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] final. First Division teams are [[Jomo Cosmos]] and [[FC AK]]. Katlehong City and Alexandra United, play at [[Alexandra Stadium|Alexandra]] and Reiger Park stadium respectively.

Cricket is one of the more popular sports. In cricket, the [[Highveld Lions]] represent Johannesburg, the rest of Gauteng as well as the [[North West Province|North West]] at the [[Wanderers Stadium]] which was the venue for the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] Final in which [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] successfully defended their title against [[India national cricket team|India]]. Wanderers Stadium hosted what many cricket fans consider the greatest ever [[One Day International cricket|ODI]] match in which South Africa successfully chased down 434 runs. They take part in the [[first-class cricket|first class]] [[SuperSport Series]], the [[limited overs cricket|one-day]] [[MTN Domestic Championship]] and the [[Twenty20]] [[Ram Slam T20 Challenge]]. Johannesburg also hosted matches from and the final of the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]], in which India beat [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final.

The [[Lions (United Rugby Championship)|Lions]], formerly the Cats, represent Johannesburg, [[North West (South African province)|North West]] and [[Mpumalanga]] in the [[United Rugby Championship]] competition, which includes teams from South Africa, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The [[Golden Lions]] compete in the [[Currie Cup]], which they have won on ten occasions. They are housed at [[Ellis Park Stadium]], which also hosted the [[1995 Rugby World Cup final]], in which the South African [[Springboks]] defeated the New Zealand [[All Blacks]].

The city's [[Ticketpro Dome]] and the [[Ellis Park Arena]] hosted two of the three [[NBA Africa Game (disambiguation)|NBA Africa Game]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Getting to know Africa's flashy basketball arenas |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/getting-to-know-africas-flashy-basketball-arenas |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=[[FIBA]] |date=2 September 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107193242/https://www.fiba.basketball/news/getting-to-know-africas-flashy-basketball-arenas |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
Johannesburg is a young and sprawling city, with its public transportation built in its infancy, geared towards private motorists, and lacks a convenient public transportation system. The City though has invested a large percentage of its budget{{When|date=March 2024}} toward an effective integrated public transportation system. A significant number of the city's residents are dependent on the city's informal minibus taxis.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

==== Roads ====
{{Further information|Johannesburg Freeways}}[[File:Johannesburg,_Gauteng,_South_Africa_(2417711025).jpg|thumb|The [[M1 (Johannesburg)|M1]] is a major freeway in Johannesburg]]
Johannesburg shares a network of [[Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg|metropolitan routes]] with [[Krugersdorp]] and [[Ekurhuleni]]. The fact that Johannesburg is not near a large navigable body of water has meant that ground transportation has been the most important method of transporting people and goods in and out of the city. One of Africa's most famous "beltways" or ring roads/orbitals is the [[Johannesburg Ring Road]]. The road is composed of three freeways that converge on the city, forming an {{convert|80|km|adj=on}} loop around it: the [[N3 Eastern Bypass (South Africa)|N3 Eastern Bypass]], the [[N1 Western Bypass (South Africa)|N1 Western Bypass]] and the [[N12 Southern Bypass (South Africa)|N12 Southern Bypass]]. The [[N3 road (South Africa)|N3]] was built exclusively with [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]], while the [[N12 (South Africa)|N12]] and [[N1 road (South Africa)|N1]] sections were made with concrete, hence the nickname given to the N1 Western Bypass, "The Concrete Highway". In spite of being up to 12 lanes wide in some areas, the Johannesburg Ring Road is frequently clogged with traffic. The Gillooly's Interchange (renamed George Bizos Interchange in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=Here are the streets affected by Ekurhuleni's new name changes |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/2740326/city-of-ekurhuleni-street-name-changes-13-october-2021/ |access-date=2022-01-02 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref>), built on an old farm and the point at which the N3 Eastern Bypass and the [[R24 (Gauteng)|R24 Airport Freeway]] intersect, is the busiest interchange in the Southern Hemisphere.<ref name=sanral>{{cite web |title=Busiest freeways in southern hemisphere |url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/busiest-freeways-in-southern-hemisphere-2008-09-26 |publisher=SA National Roads Agency |date=26 September 2008 |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616164747/http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/busiest-freeways-in-southern-hemisphere-2008-09-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is claimed<ref name=sanral/><ref>{{cite news |last=Staff Reporter |title=18 perish in road accidents |url=http://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/05/10/18-perish-in-road-accidents |access-date=15 July 2013 |newspaper=NewsDay |date=10 May 2013 |archive-date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719181822/http://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/05/10/18-perish-in-road-accidents/ |url-status=live }}</ref> that the N1 is the busiest road in South Africa.

Johannesburg has a lot of freeways connected to it.<ref name=":1">{{Cite report |url=http://www.transport.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5qOHvOI4KuY%3d |title=South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis |last=Falkner |first=John |date=May 2012 |publisher=National Department of Transport |pages=13–15 |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606100245/http://www.transport.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5qOHvOI4KuY%3d |archive-date=6 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[N1 road (South Africa)|N1]] connects northwards to [[Pretoria]] and [[Polokwane]] and southwards to [[Bloemfontein]] and [[Cape Town]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[N3 road (South Africa)|N3]] connects south-east to [[Durban]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[N12 road (South Africa)|N12]] connects westwards to [[Potchefstroom]] and [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]] and eastwards to [[Witbank|eMalahleni]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[N14 road (South Africa)|N14]] passes at the north-western corner of the Johannesburg Municipality, connecting [[Pretoria]] with [[Krugersdorp]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[N17 road (South Africa)|N17]] connects eastwards to [[Ermelo, South Africa|Ermelo]] and [[Eswatini]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[R21 (Gauteng)|R21]] connects the [[East Rand]] and [[O. R. Tambo International Airport]] with Pretoria.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R24 (Gauteng)|R24]] connects the [[Johannesburg CBD]] with the airport.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R59 (Free State)|R59]] connects southwards to [[Vereeniging]] and [[Sasolburg]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[M1 (Johannesburg)|M1]] connects the Johannesburg CBD with the northern suburbs and the [[Johannesburg South|southern suburbs]]. The [[M2 road (Johannesburg)|M2]] connects the Johannesburg CBD with the [[Germiston|Germiston CBD]] to the east. The M1 and M2 freeways are congested due to mass urbanisation.

Johannesburg also has a lot of non-freeway routes that connect to other towns and cities. The [[R24 (South Africa)|R24]] connects the Johannesburg city centre with [[Roodepoort]], [[Krugersdorp]] and [[Rustenburg]] to the west.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R25 (South Africa)|R25]] connects Johannesburg's northern suburbs with [[Modderfontein (East Rand)|Modderfontein]] and [[Kempton Park, South Africa|Kempton Park]] to the north-east.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R29 (South Africa)|R29]] connects the city centre with [[Germiston]], [[Boksburg]] and [[Benoni, South Africa|Benoni]] to the east.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R41 (South Africa)|R41]] connects the city centre with Roodepoort and [[Randfontein]] to the west.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R55 (South Africa)|R55]] connects [[Sandton]] with [[Pretoria West]] to the north.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R82 (South Africa)|R82]] connects Johannesburg with [[Vereeniging]] to the south.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R101 (South Africa)|R101]] connects Sandton with [[Midrand]], [[Centurion, South Africa|Centurion]] and Pretoria to the north.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R511 (South Africa)|R511]] connects Sandton with [[Diepsloot]] and [[Hartbeespoort]] to the north.<ref name=":1" /> The [[R512 (South Africa)|R512]] connects [[Randburg]] with [[Lanseria International Airport]] and Hartbeespoort to the north.<ref name=":1" />

==== Bus and taxi transit ====
[[Image:Rea Vaya stop in CBD.JPG|thumb|[[Rea Vaya]] bus stop in [[Johannesburg CBD]] in [[Commissioner Street (Johannesburg)|Commissioner Street]] at Ntemi Piliso Street]]
Johannesburg is served by a bus fleet operated by MetroBus, a corporate unit of the City of Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus |url=http://www.mbus.co.za/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211061241/http://www.mbus.co.za/ |archive-date=11 Feb 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://mbus.joburg.org.za/about-us |website=City of Johannesburg |publisher=Metrobus |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003225238/https://mbus.joburg.org.za/about-us |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a fleet consisting of approximately 550 single and double-decker buses, plying 84 different routes in the city. This total includes 200 modern buses (150 double-deckers and 50 single-deckers), made by [[Volvo]], [[Scania AB]] and Marcopolo/Brasa in 2002. Metrobus' fleet carries approximately 20 million passengers per annum. In addition, there are a number of private bus operators, though most focus on the inter-city routes, or on bus charters for touring groups. The city's main bus terminus is situated in [[Gandhi Square]], where passengers can also obtain information regarding the Metrobus service from the walk-in customer information desk.

In 2010, in order to create an efficient public transport system, the [[Rea Vaya]] bus rapid system was developed/built. The buses run on their own dedicated bus lanes on the main trunk and complementary routes. The buses also have large feeder routes that run on ordinary roads. The Rea Vaya works on a smartcard payment system. Upon entering the station or bus, the passenger taps his/her smartcard onto the validator/scanner and taps out at the next station with the calculated amount. The routes cover both the southern and northern suburbs with the main trunk route running from Soweto to Sandton and Rosebank, and the feeder and complementary routes covering most of Johannesburg, with the notable exceptions of Midrand and Centurion. A subsequent expansion (phase 1-C;1-D) will cover these areas. In 2017, the [[Rea Vaya]] bus rapid transit was recorded to be making huge losses recovering only about 40 per cent of the operating costs and relying heavily on government subsidies.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.fin24.com/Economy/bus-rapid-transit-bleeding-cash-20170226-2 |title=Bus Rapid Transit bleeding cash |work=Fin24 |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702073721/https://www.fin24.com/Economy/bus-rapid-transit-bleeding-cash-20170226-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Johannesburg has two kinds of taxis, [[taxicab|metered taxis]] and [[Minibus taxi#Minibus taxi|minibus taxis]]. Unlike many cities, metered taxis are not allowed to drive around the city looking for passengers and instead must be called and ordered to a destination. The Gauteng Provincial Government has launched a new metered taxi programme in an attempt to increase the use of metered taxis in the city.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}

The minibus "taxis" are the ''[[de facto]]'' standard and essential form of transport for the majority of the population. Since the 1980s, the minibus taxi industry has been severely affected by [[Taxi wars in South Africa|turf wars]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://yoinsta.com/tag/knysna |title=Posts filled under #knysna |last=YoInsta |website=yoinsta.com |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228112329/https://yoinsta.com/tag/knysna |archive-date=28 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Greef |first=Kimon de |date=2018-07-22 |title=In South Africa's 'Mafia-Like' Taxi Industry, 11 Die in Latest Attack |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/world/africa/south-africa-taxi-attack.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513083505/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/world/africa/south-africa-taxi-attack.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Airports ====
[[Image:Ekurhuleni_Aerotropolis.jpg|thumb|[[O. R. Tambo International Airport]]]]
Johannesburg is served principally by [[O. R. Tambo International Airport]] (formerly Johannesburg International Airport and before that Jan Smuts Airport) for both domestic and international flights. [[Lanseria Airport]], located to the north-west of the city and closer to the business hub of [[Sandton]], is used for commercial flights to [[Cape Town]], [[Durban]], [[Port Elizabeth]], Botswana, and [[Sun City, North West|Sun City]]. Other airports include [[Rand Airport]] and [[Grand Central Airport]]. Rand Airport, located in [[Germiston, Gauteng|Germiston]], is a small airfield used mostly for private aircraft and the home of [[South African Airways]]' first Boeing 747–200 ZS-SAN and also 747SP ZS-SPC and now serves as an aviation museum. Grand Central is located in Midrand and also caters to small, private aircraft.

==== Rail ====
[[Image:South Africa-Metrorail-001.jpg|thumb|[[Metrorail Gauteng]] at [[Braamfontein]], Johannesburg]]
The [[Metrorail Gauteng]] [[commuter rail]] system connects central Johannesburg to [[Soweto]], [[Pretoria]], and most of the satellite towns along the [[Witwatersrand]]. The railways transport huge numbers of commuters every day. However, the Metrorail infrastructure was built in Johannesburg's infancy and covers only the older areas in the city's south. The northern areas, including the business districts of [[Sandton, Gauteng|Sandton]], [[Midrand, Gauteng|Midrand]], [[Randburg, Gauteng|Randburg]], and [[Rosebank, Gauteng|Rosebank]], are served by the rapid [[railway|rail]] link [[Gautrain]].

[[File:Gautrain..., O R Tambo Intl Airport South Africa.jpg|thumb|[[Gautrain]] station at OR Tambo Airport]]
A part of the Gauteng Provincial Government's Blue IQ Project, [[Gautrain]] has made provision for a rapid [[railway|rail]] link, running north to south, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and west to east between Sandton and the [[OR Tambo International Airport]]. Construction of the Gautrain Rapid Rail started in October 2006 and was completed in June 2012. It consists of a number of underground stations, as well as above-ground stations. Stations on the north–south line include Johannesburg's [[Johannesburg Park Station|Park Station]] (underground), [[Rosebank (Gautrain station)|Rosebank]] (underground), [[Sandton (Gautrain station)|Sandton]] (underground), [[Marlboro (Gautrain station)|Marlboro]] (above-ground and raised), [[Midrand (Gautrain station)|Midrand]], [[Pretoria railway station|Pretoria]] Station and [[Hatfield (Gautrain station)|Hatfield]]. There is also a line from the O.R. Tambo International Airport (above-ground and raised) travelling to Sandton via [[Rhodesfield (Gautrain station)|Rhodesfield]] (raised) and Marlboro. A 200-kilometre expansion is underway and will consist of 3 new lines and 18 new stations, and is expected to cost R18 billion and one-lines (Soweto Mamalodi) could take 4 years to build, most of the new stations will be in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Muncipality. Several lines will be added including a line running from Marlboro to Soweto station at Sandton, as well as new stations at Randburg, Cosmo City, Little Falls, Roodepoort and Jabulani inbetween.

The east–west line from the airport to Sandton opened in June 2010 in time for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], while the north–south line opened on 2 August 2011, except for Park Station, which opened in 2012.

The rail system was designed to alleviate traffic on the [[N1 (South Africa)|N1]] freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, which records vehicle loads of up to 300,000 per week day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Rapid Rail |url=http://www.gautrain.co.za/about/about-gautrain/why-rapid-rail/ |publisher=Gautrain |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-date=25 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825063354/http://www.gautrain.co.za/about/about-gautrain/why-rapid-rail/ |url-status=live }}</ref> An extensive bus feeder system has also been implemented, which allows access to the main stations from the outer suburbs, but is limited to a five-kilometre radius, which neglects the rest of the suburbs. This is the first new major railway system that has been laid in South Africa since 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=Railway country. 150 Years of Rail in South Africa |url=http://www.transnetfreightrail-tfr.net/Heritage/150years/150YearsRail.pdf |publisher=Transnet |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-date=12 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012074755/http://www.transnetfreightrail-tfr.net/Heritage/150years/150YearsRail.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010, a [[Johannesburg-Durban High Speed Rail|high-speed rail link]] was proposed between Johannesburg and [[Durban]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ambitious-plans-will-still-need-funding/browse/3.html |access-date=19 September 2010 |title=Railway Gazette: Ambitious plans will still need funding |archive-date=15 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615134927/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ambitious-plans-will-still-need-funding/browse/3.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Freight ====
City Deep Terminal is the name of Africa's largest [[dry port]] and was officially opened by the South African Railways Services (SARS) in 1977. The container terminal is connected to the Port of Durban, Port of Ngqurha, Port of Cape Town, as well as Southern Africa by road and rail. At least forty percent of container export/imports run on the Natal Corridor (Natcor) which is directly linked by rail to City Deep.

=== Telecommunication ===
Johannesburg has 4 major cellular telecommunications operators: [[Vodacom]], [[MTN Group|MTN]], [[Cell C]], and [[Telkom Mobile]]. Vodacom's global headquarters is located in [[Midrand]]. It was formed in 1994, just after the South African elections of 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.africanwireless.com/vodacom_history.htm |title=Vodacom History |publisher=Africanwireless.com |access-date=2 July 2010 |archive-date=27 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327001945/http://www.africanwireless.com/vodacom_history.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Media ===
[[File:SouthAfricanBroadcastingCorporationHQ.jpg|thumb|[[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] headquarters in Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg]]
Johannesburg has a number of regional radio stations such as [[94.7 Highveld Stereo]], [[Radiokansel / Radio Pulpit]], [[Kaya FM]], [[Radio 2000]], [[YFM]], [[Metro FM]], [[5FM]], [[Jacaranda FM]], [[SAfm]], [[Phalaphala FM]], [[Radio 702]] and [[UJFM]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Stations |url=https://www.joburg.org.za/work_/keysectors/Pages/Radio-Stations.aspx |website=www.joburg.org.za |language=en-ZA |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201142105/https://www.joburg.org.za/work_/keysectors/Pages/Radio-Stations.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Johannesburg is also the headquarters of state-owned broadcaster [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) |url=https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/soe/soe/south-african-broadcasting-corporation-sabc |website=gov.za |access-date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718000435/https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/soe/soe/south-african-broadcasting-corporation-sabc |url-status=live }}</ref> and pay-broadcast network Multichoice<ref>{{Cite web |title=MultiChoice Group |url=https://www.multichoice.com/contact-us/ |website=multichoice.com |access-date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811123220/https://www.multichoice.com/contact-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which distributes [[M-Net]] and [[DStv]] a digital satellite service, while [[etv (South Africa)|eTV]] also has a presence in the city. The city has two television towers, the [[Hillbrow Tower]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillbrow Tower – symbol of Joburg |url=https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/tourism-south-africa/travel/cities/hillbrow-tower-symbol-of-joburg |website=brandsouthafrica.com |access-date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716134357/https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/tourism-south-africa/travel/cities/hillbrow-tower-symbol-of-joburg |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Sentech Tower]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The story behind Sentech's iconic tower – TechCentral |url=https://techcentral.co.za/the-story-behind-sentechs-iconic-tower/18447/ |website=techcentral.co.za |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123608/https://techcentral.co.za/the-story-behind-sentechs-iconic-tower/18447/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International relations==
===Twin towns – sister cities===
Johannesburg is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref name=twins>{{cite web |title=Twinning agreements |url=https://www.joburg.org.za/departments_/Documents/GSPCR/CoJ_IR%20Strategy_Sep2021.pdf |website=joburg.org.za |publisher=City of Johannesburg |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], China
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Montreal]], Canada
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]], United States
*{{flagicon|PSE}} [[Ramallah]], Palestine
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]], China
*{{flagicon|NAM}} [[Windhoek]], Namibia
{{div end}}

===Partner cities===
Johannesburg is cooperating with:<ref name=twins/><ref>{{cite web |title=Международные и межрегиональные связи |url=https://www.gov.spb.ru/helper/new_stat/inter/ |website=gov.spb.ru |publisher=Federal city of Saint Petersburg |language=ru |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105013852/http://gov.spb.ru/helper/new_stat/inter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Accra]], Ghana
*{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Kinshasa]], DR Congo
*{{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Matola]], Mozambique
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Val-de-Marne]], France
{{div end}}

== Notes ==
{{reflist|30em}}{{Notelist}}

== References ==
*Felix Urban: ''Acoustic Competence. Investigating sonic empowerment in urban cultures. Johannesburg and Berlin.'' 1. Edition. Tectum, Baden-Baden 2016, {{ISBN|978-3-8288-3683-9}}.
*''Johannesburg: The Elusive Metropolis''. Sarah Nuttall. Duke University Press. 9 January 2005. 210 pages. {{ISBN|0-8223-6610-X}}.
*''Early Johannesburg, Its Buildings and People''. Hannes Meiring, Human & Rousseau. 1986. 143 pages. {{ISBN|0-7981-1456-8}}
*''Gold! Gold! Gold! The Johannesburg Gold Rush''. Eric Rosenthal, AD. Donker, 1970, {{ISBN|0-949937-64-9}}
*''The Corner House: The Early History of Johannesburg''. Alan Patrick Cartwright. MacDonald. 1965. 295 pages.

== External links ==
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*{{Wikivoyage inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.joburg.org.za/ }}
*[https://visit.joburg/Home/Home Johannesburg/Joburg Tourism official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131085343/https://visit.joburg/Home/Home |date=31 January 2025 }}
*{{OpenStreetMap link|n|261833893}}

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I Corps (India)

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{{short description|Strike Corps of the Indian Army}}
{{For|the First World War corps|I Corps (British India)}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = I Corps
| image = File:I Corps, Indian Army.svg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Indian Army I Corps Formation Sign
| dates = 1965–present<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html |title=Indian Army Corps 2001 |website=www.orbat.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306004515/http://www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html |archive-date=6 March 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country = {{flag|India}}
| allegiance =
| branch = {{army|India}}
| role = Strike [[Corps]]
| size = [[Corps]]
| command_structure = [[File:Northern Command (India).svg|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| garrison = [[Mathura]]
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
[[Sino-Indian border dispute]]
* [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes]]
| notable_commanders = [[General (India)|General]] [[Joginder Jaswant Singh]] 
[[General (India)|General]] [[Vishwa Nath Sharma]] [[Sagat Singh|Lt Gen Sagat Singh]] [[Khem Karan Singh|Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh]]
| current_commander = [[Lt Gen]] V Hariharan {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=75%|sep=,|AVSM}}
| ceremonial_chief =
}}
{{Military unit sidebar|title=Indian Army Corps (1915–present)|previous=''none''|next=[[II Corps (India)|II Corps]]}}

The '''I Corps''' is a military field formation of the [[Indian Army]]. The Corps is headquartered at [[Mathura]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was raised on 1 April 1965. It was still being raised when it was despatched to the front in 1965. Raised as the First Strike Corps of the Indian Army, it was launched into operations in the [[Sialkot]] sector. The Corps conducted a counteroffensive during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. In the 1971 war against Pakistan, it took part in the [[Battle of Basantar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Archive of One Strike Corps of Indian Army in Mathura opens tomorrow |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/archive-of-one-strike-corps-of-indian-army-in-mathura-opens-tomorrow/articleshow/48532692.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |date=11 July 2018}}</ref>

The corps conducts [[List of exercises of the Indian Army|Exercise]] Parvat Prahaar (Mountain Strike) to maintain combat readiness in the [[Ladakh|northern sector]] along [[Line of Actual Control]]. The exercise which is conducted in high-altitude, rugged terrain conditions, includes tanks, artillery (including [[K9 Thunder|K-9 Vajra T]]), air-defence systems and other assets. The editions of the exercise are 2022 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=News Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-09-10 |title=Army chief reviews Exercise Parvat Prahar in Ladakh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-chief-reviews-exercise-parvat-prahar-in-ladakh/article65876111.ece |access-date=2022-10-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title=Army conducts 'Parvat Prahaar' exercise in Ladakh, focuses on high-altitude ops |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-army-ladakh-parvat-prahaar-military-exercise-india-china-border-2578437-2024-08-07 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ==
Under Lt. Gen. K. K. Singh during 1971, the composition of the [[corps]] was:<ref>[[National Defense University (Washington, D.C.)|National Defense University]], [http://www.ndu.edu/nesa/docs/Gill%20Atlas%20Final%20Version.pdf#search=%22%22Indian%20I%20Corps%22%22 Indian I Corps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029150607/http://www.ndu.edu/nesa/docs/Gill%20Atlas%20Final%20Version.pdf |date=2008-10-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=John H.|last=Gill|title=An Atlas of the 1971 India-Pakistan War: The Creation of Bangladesh|p=85|archive-date=7 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107003652/https://www.sanipanhwar.com/uploads/books/2024-08-27_13-04-41_7279d959705a6b5677bb2d60916b3342.pdf|url=https://sanipanhwar.com/uploads/books/2024-08-27_13-04-41_7279d959705a6b5677bb2d60916b3342.pdf}}</ref>

* X Sector
* [[Indian 36th Infantry Division|36th Infantry Division]] (8, 115 Brigades initially)
* [[39th Infantry Division (India)|39th Infantry Division]]
* [[54th Infantry Division (India)|54th Infantry Division]]

== Present Day ==
In 2021, the ''Strike One Corps'' was shifted to [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] from the [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]] to focus on [[Line of Actual Control|Sino-Indian border]] in [[Ladakh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Philip |first=Snehesh Alex |date=2021-04-12 |title=These are the key changes Army has made in Ladakh to counter China in summer |url=https://theprint.in/defence/these-are-the-key-changes-army-has-made-in-ladakh-to-counter-china-in-summer/638253/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> According to reports, around 500 main battle tanks and 50,000 troops are deployed in Eastern [[Ladakh]] region.<ref name=":0" />

The I Corps created in 1965 and headquartered at [[Mathura]], consists of the following formations:
* [[4th Infantry Division (India)|4 RAPID Division]] ([[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]), also called ''Red Eagle Division''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/indian-armys-oldest-fighting-formation-red-eagle-celebrates-75-years-of-valour/articleshow/23221264.cms|title=Indian Army's oldest fighting formation 'Red Eagle' celebrates 75 years of valour|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2013-09-28|access-date=2021-10-02}}</ref>
** 7 Infantry Brigade ([[Kanpur]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2015/apr01-15/h12.htm|title=Ex-Servicemen Rally Organised|date=2015-04-01|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref>
** 41 Infantry Brigade ([[Lucknow]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2019/may01-19/Sainik%20E-book%20English%20HTML%201-15%20May/files/basic-html/page22.html|title=Inter-Command Football Championship 2019|date=2019-05-01|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ppe-kits-prepared-by-shgs-in-kheri-will-be-supplied-to-army-hospital-in-lucknow-cdo-120041301147_1.html|title=PPE kits prepared by SHGs in Kheri will be supplied to Army hospital in Lucknow: CDO|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=2020-04-03|access-date=2021-11-07|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
** 62 Infantry Brigade (Kanpur)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/know-your-army-exhibition/story-cNnVbNzI9izKLaw05U8NyI.html|title=Know Your Army exhibition|date=2006-01-11|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref>
** 4 Artillery Brigade (Allahabad)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-motivates-youth-at-know-your-army/articleshow/67503599.cms|title=Army motivates youth at 'know your army'|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2019-01-12|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref>
* [[6th Infantry Division (India)|6 Mountain Division]] ([[Bareilly|Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh]]) also called ''Garud Division''
* 14 (Independent) Armoured Brigade, also called ''Black Chargers Brigade''

The following were moved to direct command of South Western Command

* [[33rd Armoured Division|33 Armoured Division]] ([[Hisar Military Station]], [[Haryana]]), also called ''Dot On Target (DOT) Division'','''<ref name="bharat-rakshak">{{cite web |title=Bharat Rakshak :: Land Forces Site – Armoured Formations |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/OrBat/Combat/250-Armoured.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929214916/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/OrBat/Combat/250-Armoured.html |archive-date=29 September 2014 |access-date=24 August 2014 |publisher=bharat-rakshak.com}}</ref>''' consisting of –
** 33 Artillery Brigade
*** 1 × [[Artillery#Field artillery system|Towed artillery]] Regiment (e.g. [[Howitzer]]),
*** 1 × [[Self propelled artillery]] Regiment
*** 1 × LT AD ([[Anti-aircraft artillery|Light Air Defence]]) artillery and was located at [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]] & [[Ferozpur]]
** 39 Armoured Brigade (formerly 39th Mechanised Brigade)
** 57 Armoured Brigade (formerly 57th Mechanised Brigade)
** 88 Armoured Brigade (formerly 88th Mechanised Brigade).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Haryana |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001124/haryana.htm}}</ref>
** 627th (Independent) Armoured Air Defence Brigade (formerly '627th (Independent) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade')
* 42 Artillery Division (Bassi, [[Rajasthan]]), also called ''Strategic Striker Division.''

== List of General Officers Commanding ==
[[File:Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar took over as the General Officer Commanding of the prestigious Corps ‘Strike 1’ from Lt Gen CP Cariappa.jpg|thumb|Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar taking over as the General Officer Commanding of 'Strike 1' from Lt Gen CP Cariappa, 5 April 2021.]]
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! Name
! Appointment Date
! Left office
! Unit of Commission
! References
|-
| rowspan="45" | [[Lieutenant General]]
| [[Patrick Dunn (Indian Army general)|Patrick Oswald Dunn]]
| May 1965
| January 1967
| [[3rd Gorkha Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-AUG-DEC-DURING-INDO-PAK/PDF/DEF-1965-11-09_235.pdf|title=PIB press note|date=1965-11-09|access-date=2021-06-25}}</ref>
|-
| Jahangir Tehmursap Sataravala
| January 1967
| August 1971
| [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]
|
|-
| [[Khem Karan Singh]]
| August 1971
| November 1973
| [[16th Light Cavalry]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/lt-gen-khem-karan-singh-an-outstanding-military-leader-670659|title=Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh: An outstanding military leader|date=2018-10-20|access-date=2021-06-25}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sagat Singh]]
| November 1973
| November 1974
| [[3rd Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
| D.K. Chandorkar
| December 1974
| March 1978
| [[Rajputana Rifles]]
|
|-
| Jaswant Singh
| March 1978
| January 1980
| [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
| [[Tirath Singh Oberoi]]
| January 1980
| August 1981
| [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]], [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
|
|-
| Harish Chandra Dutta
| August 1981
| August 1982
| [[8th Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
| Anand Sarup
| August 1982
| August 1984
| [[8th Gorkha Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1987-03-29_102.pdf|title=Lt Gen Anand Sarup retires|date=1987-03-29|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
|-
| [[Vishwa Nath Sharma]]
| October 1984
| March 1986
| [[16th Light Cavalry]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/index.htm?http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/vnsharma.htm|title=GENERAL V.N. SHARMA|date=|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
|-
| Y.S. Tomar
| March 1986
| June 1987
| [[The Grenadiers]]

|
|-
| R.N. Mahajan
| June 1987
| December 1988
| [[Kumaon Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-12-11_200.pdf|title=Lt Gen Mahajan appointed DCOAS|date=1988-12-11|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
|-
| R. Sharma
| December 1988
| January 1991
| [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Lancers]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-08-22_217.pdf|title=Lt Gen R Sharma is new DCOAS|date=1991-08-02|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| V.K. Singh
| January 1991
| April 1992
| [[Madras Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h8.html|title=Know Your Army|date=2008-04-08|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Y.M. Bammi
| April 1992
| July 1993
| [[4th Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
| A.S. Sandhu
| July 1993
| April 1995
| [[9th Deccan Horse|Deccan Horse]]
|
|-
| Vijay Oberoi
| April 1995
| June 1997
| [[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|
|-
| Rajendra Singh Kadyan
| August 1997
| January 2001
| [[Rajputana Rifles]]
|
|-
| [[Joginder Jaswant Singh|J.J. Singh]]
| January 2001
| December 2002
| [[Maratha Light Infantry]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gen-J-J-Singh-new-GOC-in-C-of-Western-Command/articleshow/468708.cms|title=Gen J J Singh new GOC-in-C of Western Command|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2004-02-01|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Tej S Pathak
| December 2002
| May 2004
| [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021230/main6.htm|title=Gen Vij takes over tomorrow|date=2002-12-29|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Susheel Gupta
| May 2004
| April 2006
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/goc-in-c-on-two-day-city-visit/story-GcADLbSzvRRDRngAUKsAGI.html|title=GOC-in-C on two-day city visit|date=2006-03-15|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| P.C. Katoch
| April 2006
| October 2007
| [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/lt-gen-katoch-visits-cantonment/story-Ud5FRJjLwabU5njZpbRwLM.html|title=Lt Gen Katoch visits Cantonment|date=2006-05-10|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Tejinder Singh
| October 2007
| October 2008
| [[Brigade of the Guards]]
|
|-
| S.R. Ghosh
| October 2008
| November 2009
| [[Brigade of The Guards]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/lt-gen-sr-ghosh-to-be-goc-in-c-of-western-command/articleshow/5221018.cms|title=Lt Gen SR Ghosh to be GOC-in-C of Western Command|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2009-11-12|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[A.K. Singh]]
| November 2009
| April 2011
| [[7th Light Cavalry]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporatecitizen.in/issue15/cover-story-mutual-respect.html|title=Cover Story : Mutual Respect|date=2015-10-01|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Ashok Singh
| May 2011
| August 2012
| [[Brigade of The Guards]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-ashok-singh-takes-over-as-southern-army-commander/1067713/|title=Lt Gen Ashok Singh takes over as Southern Army commander|date=2013-02-01|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| P.R. Kumar
| August 2012
| August 2013
| [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]], [[Army Aviation Corps (India)|Army Aviation Corps]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=YGhNJ0kplEtDiD6ZIQjIRQ==&ParentID=zviimJd42kqmSxvPgj3+1A==|title=Army Aviation Corps Colonel Commandant|date=|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Ravindra Thogde
| August 2013
| September 2014
| [[1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)|1st Gorkha Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corecommunique.com/lieutenant-general-ravi-thodge-takes-over-reins-of-1-corps/|title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAVI THODGE TAKES OVER REINS OF 1 CORPS|date=2013-08-13|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Ashok Bhim Shivane
| September 2014
| October 2015
| [[7th Light Cavalry]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://taazakhabarnews.com/author/gen-a-b-shivane/|title=Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM|date=|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Shokin Chauhan
| 8 October 2015
| November 2016
| [[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://valleyofwords.org/people/lt-gen-shokin-chauhan/|title=Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan|date=2019-10-05|access-date=2021-06-27|archive-date=2021-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627072926/https://valleyofwords.org/people/lt-gen-shokin-chauhan/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]]
| 30 November 2016
| 29 December 2017
| [[Dogra Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640|title=Lt General Ranbir Singh promoted to GOC Strike 1 Corps, AK Bhatt new DGMO|date=2016-11-28|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| Taranjit Singh
| 29 December 2017
| 25 January 2019
| [[65th Armoured Regiment (India)|65 Armoured Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-taranjit-singh-assumes-command-of-strike-1201712292004010005/|title=Lt General Taranjit Singh assumes Command Of Strike 1|date=2017-12-29|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[Amardeep Singh Bhinder]]
| 25 January 2019
| 3 April 2020
| [[Deccan Horse]]
||<ref name=Bhinder_I_Corps>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/amardeep-bhinder-takes-command-of-strike-one-corps-mathura-119013101186_1.html|title=Amardeep Bhinder takes command of Strike One Corps Mathura|date=2019-01-31|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-05|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
|-
| Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa
| 4 April 2020
| 5 April 2021
| [[Rajputana Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/lieutenant-general-c-p-cariappa-takes-over-mathura-based-command-of-first-strike-corps/articleshow/74971254.cms|title=Lieutenant general C P Cariappa takes over Mathura based command of first strike corps|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2020-04-03|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[Manoj Kumar Katiyar]]
| 6 April 2021
| 30 April 2022
| [[Rajput Regiment]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes charge of Mathura-based Strike 1 Corps|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lt-gen-manoj-kumar-katiyar-takes-charge-of-mathurabased-strike-1-corps/2059280|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Outlook (India)}}</ref>
|-
| Gajendra Joshi
| 1 May 2022
| 08 June 2023
| [[Garhwal Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1523553341564874752|title=Lieutenant General Gajendra Joshi assumed the command of the prestigious STRIKEONE today|date=2022-05-09|access-date=2022-05-09}}</ref>
|-
| Sanjay Mitra
| 09 June 2023
| 16 June 2025
| [[The Grenadiers]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra takes over as Commander of Strike 1 Corps|url=https://theprint.in/india/lt-gen-sanjay-mitra-takes-over-as-commander-of-strike-1-corps/1620949/|website=The Print |access-date=2023-06-09|language=en |date=2023-06-09}}</ref>
|-
|V Hariharan
|17 June 2025
|''Incumbent''
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen V Hariharan took over command of StrikeOne from Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra. |url=https://x.com/NorthernComd_IA/status/1934967306356211861|website=x (formerly known as Twitter)|access-date=2025-06-17|language=en|date=2025-06-17}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
<references/>

== References ==
*Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhe, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, {{ISBN|978-0-9820541-7-8}}, 2011.
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/centcom.htm www.globalsecurity.org]

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[[Category:Corps of India|001]]

Partha Sarathi Deb

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{{Infobox person
| name = Partha Sarathi Deb
| image = Partha Sarathi Deb.jpg
| native_name = পার্থসারথি দেব
| birth_date = 1955/56
| birth_place = [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2024|3|22|68|df=yes}}<ref name="The TOI Entertainment Desk is a dynamic 2024 v060">{{cite web | author=| title=Veteran Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb dies at 68 | website=The Times of India | date=23 March 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/veteran-bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-deb-dies-at-68/articleshow/108727308.cms | access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref>
| death_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = {{Circa}} 1980s–2024
| spouse = {{Marriage|Vinita Dev Banerjee||2018|end=div}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Partha Sarathi Deb''' ({{Langx|bn|পার্থসারথি দেব}}; 1955/56 – 22 March 2024) was an Indian actor of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] and television. He also acted in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu films]].

== Early life and career ==
Deb was born in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 March 2024 |title=৩৭ দিন ধরে ভেন্টিলেশনে বর্ষীয়ান অভিনেতা, পাশে নেই পরিবার! |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/entertainment/266646 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=www.dhakapost.com |language=bn}}</ref> Throughout a career longer than forty years,<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2024 |title=Tollywood actor Partha Sarathi Deb no more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/tollywood-actor-partha-sarathi-deb-no-more-3573116 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=The Daily Star |language=}}</ref> Deb acted in over two hundred productions, including ''[[Raktabeej]]''. He was the vice president of the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists Forum.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2024 |title=Veteran Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb dies at 68 |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/veteran-bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-deb-dies-at-68-11711175423626.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=www.livemint.com |language=}}</ref> Deb's credits include ''[[Ek Akasher Niche]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2024 |title=Parthasarathi Deb Demise: প্রয়াত অভিনেতা পার্থসারথি দেব, দীর্ঘ এক মাস ধরে ভর্তি ছিলেন হাসপাতালে |url=https://bengali.timesnownews.com/entertainment/tollywood-actor-parthasarathi-deb-passes-away-article-108718623 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=TimesNowBengali |language=bn}}</ref> ''[[Satyajiter Goppo]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2024 |title='মরে গেলে টনক নড়ে সবার', লিখলেন শ্রীলেখা,পার্থ সারথির শেষযাত্রা তারকাবিহীন! |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/partha-sarathi-debs-last-journey-sreelekha-mitra-talks-about-hypocrisy-of-people-rupanjana-jeet-mourns-death-31711183540844.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323185940/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/partha-sarathi-debs-last-journey-sreelekha-mitra-talks-about-hypocrisy-of-people-rupanjana-jeet-mourns-death-31711183540844.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref> ''[[Sonar Kella]]'', ''[[Mahaprithibi]]'', ''[[Ek Cup Cha|Hridayer Katha]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolkata |first=Today |date=18 March 2024 |title=চল্লিশ দিন ধরে ভেন্টিলেশনে বর্ষীয়ান অভিনেতা পার্থসারথি দেব! উদ্বিগ্ন অনুরাগীরা |url=https://www.todaykolkata.com/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/ |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Today Kolkata |language=bn}}</ref> ''[[Joyee]]'', ''[[Chuni Panna]]'', ''[[Mithai (Bengali TV series)|Mithai]],'' ''[[Prem Aamar]]'', ''[[Kakababu Here Gelen?]]'', ''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]'' and ''[[Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2024 |title=Veteran Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb dies in Kolkata hospital at 68; Jeet, Rupanjana Mitra pay tribute |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/veteran-bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-deb-dies-in-kolkata-hospital-at-68-jeet-rupanjana-mitra-pay-tribute-101711176442777.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Hindustan Times |language=}}</ref> Deb also acted in several [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Indiablooms |date=23 March 2024 |title=Popular Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb dies in Kolkata hospital |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/showbiz-details/T/18319/popular-bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-deb-dies-in-kolkata-hospital.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Indiablooms.com |language=}}</ref> Having acted in ''[[Romeo (2011 film)|Romeo]],'' Deb was also due to dub in a number of upcoming films.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tollywood actor Parthasarathi Deb passes away; Celebs from the industry mourn the veteran actor's untimely death |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/tollywood-actor-parthasarathi-deb-passes-away-celebs-from-the-industry-mourn-the-veteran-actors-untimely-death/articleshow/108724822.cms |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Deb was married to Vinita Dev Banerjee, with whom he had a daughter. The two later divorced in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tollywood: গুরুতর অসুস্থ পার্থসারথি দেব হাসপাতালে, দেখতে গেলেন প্রাক্তন স্ত্রী বিনীতা? |url=https://aajkaal.in/story/10492/veteran_actor_partha_sarathi_deb_is_in_ventilation_with_critical_position |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323185938/https://aajkaal.in/story/10492/veteran_actor_partha_sarathi_deb_is_in_ventilation_with_critical_position |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=aajkaal.in |language=bn}}</ref> Deb was diagnosed with [[COVID-19]] in 2021. He recovered but was diagnosed with [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|COPD]], which led to lung infection and pneumonia, and was admitted to the hospital on 9 February 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2024 |title=ভেন্টিলেশনে একা লড়াই জনপ্রিয় অভিনেতার, পাশে নেই পরিবার! |url=https://tv9bangla.com/entertainment/actor-partha-sarathi-deb-is-on-ventilation-1039380.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=TV9 Bangla |language=bn}}</ref> before being put into ventilation on 17 March<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2024 |title=ফের একটা খারাপ খবরে ঘুম ভাঙল টলিপাড়ার, প্রয়াত বর্ষীয়ান অভিনেতা পার্থসারথি দেব |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-dev-passed-away-read-the-details-31711157207168.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323185941/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-dev-passed-away-read-the-details-31711157207168.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref> and succumbing to the illness on 22 March 2024 in [[Kolkata]]. He was 68.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb passes away at 68 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/veteran-bengali-actor-partha-sarathi-deb-passes-away-at-68/articleshow/108731130.cms |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=economictimes.com|date=23 March 2024 }}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
*''[[Raktabeej]]''
*''[[Ek Akasher Niche]]''
*''[[Satyajiter Goppo]]''
*''[[Sonar Kella]]''
*''[[Mahaprithibi]]''
*''[[Ek Cup Cha|Hridayer Katha]]''
*''[[Joyee]]''
*''[[Chuni Panna]]''
*''[[Mithai (Bengali TV series)|Mithai]]''
*''[[Prem Aamar]]''
*''[[Kakababu Here Gelen?]]''
*''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]''
*''[[Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo]]''
*''[[Romeo (2011 film)|Romeo]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=3374359}}
*{{TV Guide person|id=3000792287}}

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Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii

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{{Short description|Indian Hindi television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.jpg
| creator = [[Ekta Kapoor]]
| writer = 
| director = [[Partho Mitra]]
| creative_director = {{ubl|Prashant Bhatt|[[Swapna Waghmare Joshi]]|Mitu Kumar|Nishchal Shome|[[Sandiip Sikcand]]|[[Nivedita Basu]]|Sanchi Bawa}}
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| opentheme = "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii" by Priya Bhattacharya
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_episodes = 
| producer = {{ubl|[[Ekta Kapoor]]|[[Shobha Kapoor]]}}
| cinematography = {{ubl|Anil Mishra|Deepak Malwankar|[[Sukhvinder Singh]]|Sanjay Memane|Balu Dahifale}}
| editor = {{ubl|Vikas Sharma|Nishit Shah|Mohd. Salim|Rochak Arora}}
| runtime = 24 minutes
| company = [[Balaji Telefilms]]
| network = [[StarPlus]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|10|16|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2008|10|09|df=y}}
| image_alt =
| num_seasons = 
| list_episodes =
}}

'''''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''''' ({{Translation|The story of each household}}) is an [[Indian soap opera]] which ran on [[StarPlus]] from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/08sakshi.htm|title=Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii|website=Rediff|access-date=5 March 2024|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404192355/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/08sakshi.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series was created by [[Ekta Kapoor]] and produced by her company [[Balaji Telefilms]], starring [[Sakshi Tanwar]] and [[Kiran Karmarkar]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Best of Television, 2007|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/26slide10.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=21 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421163605/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/26slide10.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The show explored the lives of Parvati and Om Agarwal, members of a [[Marwari people|Marwari]] joint family. Parvati is portrayed as the ideal daughter-in-law of the Agarwal family, while Om is depicted as the ideal son. The story revolves around Vishwanath Agarwal’s sons and their descendants.

The show also featured [[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]] as Kamal Agarwal, [[Anup Soni]] as Suyash Mehra, and [[Shweta Kawatra]] / [[Achint Kaur]] as Pallavi Agarwal in significant supporting roles. ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' consistently ranked among the top three Indian television shows during its run.

== Plot ==
The show is based mostly on the lives and struggles within a joint family. The story, spread over three generations, focuses mainly on Parvati, who is married to Om, and her journey as the ideal wife, daughter-in-law, mother, and grandmother. It depicts how sometimes one must stand against their loved ones to do what is morally right.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/actor/saakshi.htm |title=Sakshi Tanwar on playing Parvati in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'': I look at a range of emotions while reading the script in Kahaani! |date=16 June 2001 |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016113125/https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/actor/saakshi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k4/actor/saaksshi_t.htm |title=Sakshi Tanwar on Kahaani taking generational leap: The revamp trend will stop the day viewers stop seeing old shows! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016113111/https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k4/actor/saaksshi_t.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The story ends on the day of [[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]] with the family celebrating and highlighting the triumph of good over evil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii bids adieu, actors turn nostalgic|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/tv/kahaani-ghar-ghar-kii-bids-adieu-actors-turn-nostalgic/story-YhSbqJWrhiVjFebvNfM5gN.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=8 October 2008|access-date=6 July 2020|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030418/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kahaani-ghar-ghar-kii-bids-adieu-actors-turn-nostalgic/story-YhSbqJWrhiVjFebvNfM5gN.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

It all begins with the happy Agarwal family. Vishwanath Agarwal comments on how he has always treated the daughters and daughters-in-law of the house with the same love and respect. He gives his oldest daughter-in-law, Parvati, his "mala". She says that she doesn’t think she should receive it, but he insists, saying that he thinks of her as the cord that goes through the chain holding all the beads together.

These happy times are soon disrupted when Vishwanath’s third son, Ajay Agarwal, refuses to marry the daughter of reputed businessman Mr. Bhandari. Babuji tells Ajay that he can either marry Pallavi Bhandari or leave the Agarwal house for good. Ajay opts to leave and, in a time of turmoil, Kamal steps forward to save the family and Pallavi from humiliation by agreeing to marry her.

The day Pallavi enters the house, Parvati is busy shifting a glass structure from one place to another. Pallavi walks in, and both collide. The structure collapses, shattering into a million pieces. Pallavi smiles secretly, hoping that from this day forth, whatever goes wrong in the house will go wrong because of her.

Pallavi begins her venomous attack on the Agarwals and makes Parvati’s life a living hell. Soon, due to Pallavi’s conspiracies, Parvati, Om, and Shruti leave the house. Before long, however, Parvati and Chhaya run their own conspiracy against Pallavi, who is eventually caught red-handed. Chhaya reveals that she and Parvati planned everything so the family could see Pallavi’s true nature. Kamal later leaves Pallavi at her father’s house, saying that’s where she belongs. Parvati and Om return home and are finally happy again, but Parvati later brings Pallavi back, saying that family must always stay together.

Time goes on, and Om brings home his friend’s blind daughter, Khushi Kantilal Shah, after her father passes away. The family vows to take care of her. However, on the night of her celebration party, she is raped. Parvati discovers that Om’s cousins, Devin and Rohan Garg, are responsible. Unfortunately, the men of the family believe Devin and Rohan, and Ajay even fights the case for them.

During the court case, Parvati motivates Avantika to continue fighting for justice, reminding her that when one must choose between “Dharma” and “Karma,” one’s actions (Karma) define their true Dharma. Eventually, Anamika produces a letter from Devin confessing to the crime, and Devin and Rohan are sentenced.

Not long after, Pallavi takes her revenge and throws the family out. Living in poverty, Om suffers a nervous breakdown. In desperation, Parvati begs Pallavi for money, appearing to surrender to her. Pallavi, unaware of Parvati’s plan, accepts her back. Parvati secretly works with Chhaya to regain the family’s honor, but when exposed, no one believes her, and she leaves the house heartbroken. Eventually, Om brings her back, and the family reconciles.

Twenty years later, Kamal’s son Krishna returns from abroad, and Shruti falls in love with Aryan Doshi. On the day of Shruti’s wedding, Parvati discovers that Monalika is carrying Aryan’s child. After a series of events involving face transplants, mistaken identities, and family conflicts, Parvati’s identity is revealed, and the family briefly reunites.

Later, new characters such as Sasha, Machan, Neel, and Rob (the Gargs) enter the story, claiming inheritance rights. The Agarwals lose everything, and Krishna’s reckless decisions worsen their downfall. Om’s extramarital affair with Trishna, his tragic death, and Parvati’s revenge against Suyash Mehra further twist the narrative.

Eventually, it’s revealed that Trishna and Rajeshwari were behind Om and Krishna’s deaths. Parvati is framed and imprisoned. Before leaving, she advises her granddaughter Pragati to take care of the family.

After twenty years, Trishna controls the Agarwal household, tormenting everyone. A new woman, Jhanki Devi — identical to Parvati — arrives. Over time, it is revealed that Jhanki is Parvati herself, who survived and returned to restore justice. She exposes Trishna, reunites with Om (who had survived but lost his memory), and reclaims peace for the family.

In the end, '''good triumphs over evil''' — Trishna is arrested, Om and Parvati reunite, misunderstandings are cleared, and the Agarwal family returns to happiness, with Parvati watching over them once again.

== Cast ==
* [[Sakshi Tanwar]] as Parvati Om Agarwal / Parvati Suyash Mehra / Janki Devi / Swati Dixit / Ambika Sharma
* [[Kiran Karmarkar]] as Om Vishwanath Agarwal / Rishabh Rai Choudhary
* [[Mohnish Behl]] / [[Anup Soni]] as Suyash Mehra
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] / [[Achint Kaur]] as Pallavi Bhandari / Pammi Balraj Nanda
* Lily Patel as Rukmani Kedarnath Agarwal / Dadi
* Jyotsna Karyekar as Nani
* Deepak Qazir as Vishwanath Kedarnath Agarwal / Babuji
* Nayan Bhatt as Krishna Vishwanath Agarwal / Maaji
* [[Neelam Mehra]] as Vandana / Vandy Masi
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Narayani Devi
* [[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]] as Kamal Vishwanath Agarwal
* [[Tina Parekh]] as Shruti Sameer Kaul
** [[Shweta Basu Prasad]] as young Shruti Om Agarwal
* Naveeda Mehdi as Khushi
* Sachin Sharma / [[Sameer Sharma]] as Krishna Kamal Agarwal
* [[Poorva Gokhale]] / Rujuta Deshmukh / [[Pallavi Subhash Chandran]] as Advocate Gunn Krishna Agarwal
* [[Malavika Shivpuri]] as Mansi Garg
* [[Aamir Ali]] / [[Mazher Sayed]] as Sameer Kaul
* [[Abhay Vakil (actor)|Abhay Vakil]] / Bobby Bhonsale as Parth
* [[Mita Vashisht]] as Trishna Kamal Agarwal<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trishna is back!|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/13mita.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406143952/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/13mita.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Deepak Bajaj as Nikhil Mehra
* [[Smita Bansal]] as Nivedita Kamal Agarwal (dead)
* [[Ananya Khare]] / [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] / [[Tisca Chopra]] as Ambika Sharma / Mallika Sanjay Doshi
* Romanchak Arora / [[Sandeep Rajora]] as Neeraj Vishwanath Agarwal
* Aparna Jaywant as Mitali Vishwanath Agarwal
* Kapil Soni as Vishal Oberoi
* [[Sheetal Thakkar]] as Preeti Vishal Oberoi
* [[Kiran Dubey]] as Rajeshwari Suyash Mehra
* [[Jaya Seal]] as Swati Dixit
* Rinku Dhawan as Chhaya Vikram
* Abdul Shaibaz as young Suyash Mehra
* [[Manav Gohil]] / Prakash Ramchandani as Vikram
* Gautam Chaturvedi as Gaurav Vishwanath Agarwal
* Neelam Sagar / [[Surbhi Tiwari]] / [[Suchita Trivedi]] / Jaya Mathur as Shilpa Gaurav Agarwal
* [[Rajeev Paul]] as Deven Garg
* [[Karishma Randhawa]] / [[Addite Shirwaikar Malik]] / [[Arunima Sharma]] as Sonu / Sunaina Mehta
* Prabhat Bhattacharya as Advocate Ajay Vishwanath Agarwal
* Kusumit Sana / [[Sweta Keswani]] / [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]] as Avantika Ajay Agarwal
* [[Manish Goel]] as Tushar
* Smita Kalpavriksha as Sonali Tushar
* [[Priya Wal]] as Aditi Agarwal
* [[Aashish Kaul]] as Rohan Garg
* [[Alihassan Turabi]] as Aryan Sanjay Doshi
* [[Kavita Kaushik]] as Manya Doshi
* [[Samar Jai Singh]] as Harpreet Gill
* Amit Rampal as Sanjog Harpreet Gill
* Gargi Sharma as Gurbani Harpreet Gill
* Lucky Raajput as Manohar
* [[Shabbir Ahluwalia]] as Saumil Umesh Dixit
* [[Chetan Hansraj]] as Shashank (Sasha) Garg
* [[Reena Kapoor]] as Srishti
* [[Kanika Maheshwari]] as Neelima Garg
* [[Diwakar Pundir]] as Sambhav Khanna
* [[Rupali Ganguly]] as Gayatri Om Agarwal
* [[Tannaz Irani]] as Mita
* Shivangi Sharma as Gauri Ishaan Kaul
* [[Adita Wahi]] / [[Preeti Gupta]] as Mayuri Shikhar Mehra
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as Shikhar Suyash Mehra
* Archana Bhatt Malkani as Pragati Agarwal / Pragati Akash Sharma
* Jeetu Malkani / [[Nivaan Sen]] as Pranay Kaul
* [[Shalini Chandran]] as Maithili Pranay Kaul
* Jatin Shah as Vikramaditya (Adi) Mehra
* [[Shraddha Musale]] / Praneeta Sahu as Malishka
* [[Akshita Kapoor]] as Tanu Kaul
* [[Urmila Tiwari]] as Sunaina Rai Chaudhary
* Parul Juneja as Neha Varun Mehta
* [[Varun Khandelwal]] as Varun Mehta
* Gaurav Gupta as Ronit Agarwal
* [[Ali Merchant]] as Bharat Agarwal
* Mandar Degvekar as Tiny Agarwal
* [[Barsha Chatterjee]] as Shivangi Ishaan Kaul
* Suhaas Ahuja as Sharath Raj Nanda / Sissy
* [[Panchi Bora]] as Prachi Mishra (guest appearance)
* [[Madhura Naik]] as Tanya Nanda / Sam
* Rocky Verma as Manager Waghale
* [[Sanjeet Bedi]] as Advocate Kothari
* [[Shraddha Nigam]] as Advocate Ambika
* Garima Bhatnagar as Garima Rai Chaudhary
* [[Mukul Dev]] as Vijay Agarwal
* [[Hrishikesh Pandey]] as Advocate Natkarni
* [[Anang Desai]] as Balraj Nanda
* [[Tarana Raja]] as Siri
* Sai Ballal as Avantika's father
* Salim Shah as Inspector Krishna Kanth (K.K.)
* [[Sushmita Mukherjee]] as Romilla Nanda
* [[Shubhavi Choksey]] as Advocate Rishika Rai Chaudhary
* Rajeev Bharadwaj / [[Karan Patel]] as Vigyaat Agarwal
* Puneet Vashisht as Viraj Agarwal
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Sandeep Sickand
* [[Poonam Joshi]] as Chhavi
* [[Surekha Sikri]]
* [[Jayati Bhatia]] as Dr. Shweta
* Kundan Waghmare
* [[Vivek Mushran]] as Bhushan Kaul
* [[Bharat Chawda]] as Ishaan / Chotu
* [[Manasi Varma]] as Monalika Agarwal
* Kwaljeet Singh as Machan Garg
* [[Raj Singh Arora]] as ACP Ashutosh Suyash Mehra / Ashutosh Parvati Mehra / Ashu
* [[Rituraj Singh (actor)|Rituraj Singh]] as Sanjay Doshi
* [[Sikandar Kharbanda]] as Yash Garg
* [[Indira Krishnan]] as Anjana Harpreet Gill
* [[Bhuvnesh Mann]] as Ankit / Akash Sharma
* [[Sanjeev Tyagi]] as Mr. Malhotra

=== Cameo appearances ===
* [[Shweta Tiwari]] as Prerna
* [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]] as Sadhna
* [[Parul Chauhan]] as Ragini
* [[Sanaya Irani]] as Gunjan
* [[Arjun Bijlani]] as Mayank
* [[Aditi Bhagwat]] as Ashlesha

==Production==
===Development===
Initially, ''Kahanii'' was offered to [[Zee TV]]. However, when they declined the offer, it was picked up by [[Star Plus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/DY6tYikVelf4mtIywJh6eN/There-and-back-again-Subhash-Chandra-and-the-Zee-TV-story.html|title=There and back again: Subhash Chandra and the Zee TV story|website=Live Mint|date=29 September 2012|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226165227/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/DY6tYikVelf4mtIywJh6eN/There-and-back-again-Subhash-Chandra-and-the-Zee-TV-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sakshi Tanwar was initially offered the role of a sister in law Parvati by Ekta Kapoor while playing the role of a sister in law in ''[[Karam (TV series)|Karam]]'' which she rejected as she thought her role of a sister in law could not be the lead. Even when she was given narration of the story she rejected again as it required her to play the role of a mother to a teenager. Then, when Kapoor reduced the age of the characters in story by ten years, Tanwar rejected again as she was not willing to shift from Delhi to Mumbai for her daily soap shooting considering her routine would become affected. After discussions with Kapoor she decided to shoot for 15 days in Mumbai in a month for it so that the other days she could stay in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Her own women|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20130617-her-own-woman-763981-2013-06-06|website=India Today|date=6 June 2013 |access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823221735/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20130617-her-own-woman-763981-2013-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the ratings of the series slightly declined, Kapoor decided and on 15 November 2006, the story took a generation leap of 18 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Kahani...' takes a generation leap!|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kahani-takes-a-generation-leap-1063648|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606080533/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kahani-takes-a-generation-leap-1063648|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Filming===
Kahaani was initially shot at sets of Balaji House in [[Andheri]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Kyunki...' storyline moving to Australia|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/jan/jan79.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108231048/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/jan/jan79.htm|archive-date=8 January 2009|website=Indian Television dot com}}</ref> Then, in January 2003 it was shifted to Sankraman Studio, studio number eight A at [[Goregaon]] and later changed into killick nixion studio set number 6. In September 2007, due to the dipping viewership, considering the current set location unlucky and the previous set Sankraman lucky, Kapoor decided and shifted it back there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Big swap|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/The-Big-Swap/articleshow/15742324.cms?|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405134027/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/The-Big-Swap/articleshow/15742324.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Some sequences of the series was also shot at foreign locations in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adding to the content|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/adding-to-the-content/148330/0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704105227/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/adding-to-the-content/148330/0|archive-date=4 July 2020|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

===Crossover===
On 19 June 2006, Kahaani had a crossover with ''[[Kkavyanjali]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Two 'K 'serials to overlap today|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india/two-k-serials-to-overlap-today/story-qeKI3Uzg0f1yW5anu1JyiO.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=19 June 2006|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407172712/https://m.hindustantimes.com/india/two-k-serials-to-overlap-today/story-qeKI3Uzg0f1yW5anu1JyiO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007 and 2008, the series had a crossover with ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-merger-tv-ishtyle-1678208|title=A merger, TV 'ishtyle'|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406123651/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-merger-tv-ishtyle-1678208|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/kyunki-kahani-main-hai-k-rossover-0|title=Kyunki Kahani main hai K-rossover!|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407053151/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/kyunki-kahani-main-hai-k-rossover-0|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
The series was critically acclaimed during its premiere for showcasing the concept of an actual joint family and the challenges faced by the newer generations within such a system. The way in which the storyline was presented was widely appreciated.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/qalam/sponsor/star.htm |title=YearEnder 2001: Star Plus ends the year high with 'Kyunki Saas' and 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii's blockbuster ratings! |date=29 July 2001 |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019113021/https://www.indiantelevision.com/qalam/sponsor/star.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

When the series ended, ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'' highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of the show, stating:
"A by and large credible storyline and identifiable characters. Unlike Tulsi, Parvati, played by Sakshi Tanwar, was human and vulnerable, and that endeared her to viewers. Repetitive plot points and too many characters towards the end — the Agarwal family plunged from one crisis to another; the viewer plunged from boredom to frustration."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The End|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-end/cid/533333|website=The Telegraph|access-date=6 July 2020|archive-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706070435/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-end/cid/533333|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ratings===
The series, which aired in the night slot of 10:00 pm (IST), is regarded as the second-highest-rated Indian soap opera after ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'', which dominated the top positions in Hindi GECs for about seven years. ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' started with a TRP of 1.1 in 2000. Following the early success of ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' rose in popularity, helping [[StarPlus]] and [[Balaji Telefilms]] achieve greater reach at that time.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Balaji shows likely to go off air|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/balaji-shows-likely-to-go-off-air-108083001016_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=30 August 2008|last1=Sheikh|first1=Aminah|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530122643/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/balaji-shows-likely-to-go-off-air-108083001016_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Television's prime time slot gets redefined|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/tv/television-s-prime-time-slot-gets-redefined/story-2qZmrk5ulgU8JMTFebPtQL.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=18 February 2013|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030343/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/television-s-prime-time-slot-gets-redefined/story-2qZmrk5ulgU8JMTFebPtQL.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Three weeks after its premiere, the show ranked among the top three on [[Television in India|Indian television]], alongside ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/new_year.htm |title=Channels on Year End Mission; Star to celebrate the success of Kyunki, Kahaani and K shows! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017003349/https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/new_year.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/june/june120.htm |title=Star Quality at Star Parivaar! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019081346/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/june/june120.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The series became one of the most-watched shows during 2001 and 2002, averaging over 10 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/tvr/indexorgarch.php4?startperiod=25%2F03%2F2002&endperiod=31%2F03%2F2002 |title=Kyunki and Kahaani generate a rating of 10+ TVR |access-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225163134/http://www.indiantelevision.com/tvr/indexorgarch.php4?startperiod=25%2F03%2F2002&endperiod=31%2F03%2F2002 |archive-date=25 December 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In week 24 of 2002, it was the second-most-watched Hindi GEC with 10.41 TVR, and the following week, it climbed to the top spot with 9.03 TVR, overtaking ''Kyunki''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kahaani leads TVR race for week 45|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/5177_kahaani-leads-tvr-race-for-week-45|website=Afaqs|access-date=4 July 2020|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704145436/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/5177_kahaani-leads-tvr-race-for-week-45|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2003, the series took an 18-year leap in the storyline, and ratings spiked to over 10 TVR from around 9 TVR before the leap.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 'Kahaani...' thickens...After 20 years|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kahaani.htm|website=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016092101/https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kahaani.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

During 2002 and 2003, the series consistently trailed only ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', maintaining the number two spot on Indian television.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kahaani.htm |title='Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' takes generation leap {{!}} Show continues to lead the TRP Charts! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016092101/https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/kahaani.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/july/july17.htm |title=Star Plus celebrates another winning year |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016093959/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/july/july17.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2004, following its first generational leap of 20 years, the show achieved TRPs as high as 18+, a feat matched only by ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', which once reached 22+.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k4/3ks.htm |title=Kyunki, Kahaani, Kasautii - The 3Ks and their sustaining power! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=5 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105094554/https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k4/3ks.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the same year, the "rape hearing" sequence helped the series top the charts for several consecutive weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/may/may213.htm |title=Sony TV's tactics fail to dent Kahaani's supremacy, show continues to lead the Charts! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210125151612/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/may/may213.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/feb/feb66.htm |title=Star Plus record clean sweep with Kyunki's, Kahaani's and other K-shows! |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016093931/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/feb/feb66.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 15 November 2006, the series underwent another 18-year leap when ratings had begun to decline.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Kahani...' takes a generation leap!|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kahani-takes-a-generation-leap-1063648|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606080533/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kahani-takes-a-generation-leap-1063648|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ekta Kapoor: Parvati Bhabi is my favourite bahu|url=https://imworld.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/15kahaani.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331022551/https://imworld.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/15kahaani.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
The protagonist Parvati Agarwal, played by [[Sakshi Tanwar]], returned from the dead as Janki Devi to avenge Trishna ([[Mita Vashisht]]), who had destroyed her family. The storyline was praised for its bold contemporary theme.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k6/nov/novrel21.htm |title='Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' takes another interesting generational leap |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016092211/https://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k6/nov/novrel21.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
An episode soon after the leap garnered 15.34 TVR — the show’s highest since its 12.55 TVR in January 2006.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Kahaani delivers and how|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kahaani-delivers-and-how-1066648|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706071042/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kahaani-delivers-and-how-1066648|archive-date=6 July 2020|website=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kahaani rating Kii|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/16493_kahaani-rating-kii|website=Afaqs|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606080532/https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/16493_kahaani-rating-kii|url-status=live}}</ref> The first post-leap episode on 15 November 2006 achieved over 12 million viewers.<ref name=":1" />

Sakshi Tanwar was applauded for her transformation into Janki Devi, marking a major shift after playing Parvati for six years. Vashisht was also praised for her portrayal of antagonist Trishna. The ratings again rose following Tanwar’s comeback.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sakshi-tanwar-reveals-ekta-kapoor-had-a-bad-temper-even-threatened-to-shut-down-kahaani-ghar-ghar-kii/articleshow/71078298.cms |title=Sakshi Tanwar reveals that Ekta Kapoor had such a bad temper that she decided to shut down Kahaani despite it generating a TRP of 12+ |work=The Times of India |date=11 September 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030419/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sakshi-tanwar-reveals-ekta-kapoor-had-a-bad-temper-even-threatened-to-shut-down-kahaani-ghar-ghar-kii/articleshow/71078298.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/apr/apr22.htm |title=Sakshi Tanwar continues to keep the audience glued with her portrayal as 'Janki Devi' |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813083909/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/apr/apr22.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

By early 2008, the show maintained a TRP between 4 and 5 while staying among the top-rated programs. However, ratings soon declined to between 2 and 2.5, and by September 2008, ''Kahaani'' recorded just 0.8. On the week ending 4 October 2008, it garnered 2.41 TVR, ranking ninth.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=The End|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-end/cid/533333|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706070435/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-end/cid/533333|archive-date=6 July 2020|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>
Due to the consistent decline in ratings, the series went off air on 9 October 2008.<ref name=":2" />

At one point, when the TVR dropped by just one point, Kapoor became furious and reportedly considered shutting down the show. The cast and crew reshot upcoming sequences for 16 hours straight until she was satisfied.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sakshi Tanwar recalls Ekta Kapoor's temper, says even one phone call would make her tremble in fear|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/tv/sakshi-tanwar-recalls-ekta-kapoor-s-temper-says-even-one-phonecall-would-make-her-tremble-in-fear/story-amri270Q3IGJFLSQhCxGhO_amp.html|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=31 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531091614/https://m.hindustantimes.com/tv/sakshi-tanwar-recalls-ekta-kapoor-s-temper-says-even-one-phonecall-would-make-her-tremble-in-fear/story-amri270Q3IGJFLSQhCxGhO_amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series concluded on 9 October 2008 after completing eight successful years. In the final episode, the [[protagonist]] Sakshi Tanwar was shown passing the baton to [[Puja Banerjee]], the lead actress of ''[[Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna (2008 TV series)|Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna]]'', which replaced ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' on [[StarPlus]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 October 2008|title=Star Plus to wrap up Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii on 9 October|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/oct/oct49.php|access-date=6 June 2020|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125011755/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/oct/oct49.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
Protests were evoked by ''Jagori'', a women's group, in May 2002 for the depiction of the rape of a blind girl Khushi, where the rapist justifies the crime as punishment for not respecting him, in the episode aired on 21 May 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 May 2002|title=Another TV soap mired in controversy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Another-TV-soap-mired-in-controversy/articleshow/13818125.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415054815/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/another-tv-soap-mired-in-controversy/articleshow/13818125.cms|archive-date=15 April 2023|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

In February 2003, ''[[The Times of India]]'' reported that people had started recreating the grand sets of the series in their homes in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kyunki, city falls for serial sets|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kyunki-city-falls-for-serial-sets/articleshow/38306364.cms?from=mdr|website=The Times of India|date=23 February 2003|access-date=12 July 2020|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210082455/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kyunki-city-falls-for-serial-sets/articleshow/38306364.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2008, a sequence was reported to be inspired by the ongoing [[2008 Noida double murder case]], where the lead character Parvati's granddaughter Tanu, played by [[Akshita Kapoor]], and her boyfriend Andy were to be murdered.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=A striking similarity|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/a-striking-similarity/articleshow/15817309.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609072152/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/a-striking-similarity/articleshow/15817309.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
The victim's mother, Nupur Talwar, requested the [[National Commission for Protection of Child Rights]] (NCPCR) to stop [[Balaji Telefilms]] from airing the sequence, saying that the production house was trying to earn [[Target rating point|TRPs]] by exploiting a tragedy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nupur Talwar against serial on Aarushi|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nupur-talwar-against-serial-on-aarushi-1169947|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609063701/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nupur-talwar-against-serial-on-aarushi-1169947|url-status=live}}</ref>

However, the production house refused to change the script, stating that the sequence was not inspired by the case, although there were similarities reported between both.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CBI court refuses to hear Talwar's bail plea|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/cbi-court-refuses-to-hear-talwars-bail-plea/articleshow/15819201.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609105232/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/cbi-court-refuses-to-hear-talwars-bail-plea/articleshow/15819201.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reality check|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/reality-check/cid/569930|website=The Telegraph|access-date=15 February 2023|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405132525/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/reality-check/cid/569930|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Mumbai Mirror'' reported the following similarities:
“The body of Tanu's boyfriend is found inside the house just as the body of the servant was found on the terrace in Aarushi's case. In the show, as in reality, Tanu's ashes will be immersed in Haridwar, just like Aarushi's. Also, the drama will focus on a family member's involvement in the murder. Like Aarushi's mother, Parvati will be shown giving interviews to the media. The show has also incorporated the element of the MMS and the CBI probe into the case.”<ref name=":0" />

When Balaji Telefilms refused to drop the track, NCPCR member Sandhya Bajaj, after Talwar's complaint, wrote to the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information & Broadcasting]] (I&B) Secretary Asha Swarup stating,
“Balaji Telefilms’ move would glorify the concept of ‘honour killings’. They should not be allowed to make a serial on the Aarushi murder case till the investigations are over. Otherwise, it will amount to influencing the investigation and the outcome of the case.”<ref>{{Cite web|title='Stop Balaji from cashing in on Aarushi case'|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india/stop-balaji-from-cashing-in-on-aarushi-case/story-UFdtDE4iAVMebsr4hp01yI.html|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030408/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/stop-balaji-from-cashing-in-on-aarushi-case/story-UFdtDE4iAVMebsr4hp01yI.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the complaint and a meeting between the I&B ministry and Star TV, they ordered Star to withhold the episode telecast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Channel asked to withhold Aarushi plot|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Channel-asked-to-withhold-Aarushi-plot/articleshow/3118678.cms|website=The Times of India|date=11 June 2008|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Channel-asked-to-withhold-Aarushi-plot/articleshow/3118678.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>
Star then instructed Balaji Telefilms, as per the I&B directive, to alter the track accordingly. Soon, the storyline was modified, regarding which Creative Head [[Nivedita Basu]] stated:
"Well, Andy will not die; only Tanu will be bumped off. So there is no double murder like that of Aarushi and Hemraj. Moreover, we also removed the word 'honour killing' from the episode. Now the track will be of a 'who-dun-it', where every character in the Agarwal family will be a suspect."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Back Track|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Back-track/articleshow/15820342.cms?|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609085032/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Back-track/articleshow/15820342.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Role
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''2002'''
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Telly Awards]]
|''Best Actor in Lead Role''<ref name="Telly-Awards-2002">{{cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/winners.htm|title=Winners of Indian Telly Awards 2002|access-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025256/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/winners.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Kiran Karmarkar]]
| Om Aggarwal
|-
|''Best Actress in Lead Role''<ref name="Telly-Awards-2002" />
|[[Sakshi Tanwar]]
| Parvati Aggarwal
|-
|''Best Actress in Negative Role''<ref name="Telly-Awards-2002" />
|[[Shweta Kawatra]]
| Pallavi Aggarwal
|-
|''Best Drama Series''<ref name="Telly-Awards-2002" />
|[[Ekta Kapoor]]
|
|-
|'''2006'''
|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
|''Best Actor in Supporting Role''<ref name="ITA-2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2006 |title=Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210174024/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2006 |archive-date=10 February 2012 }}</ref>
|[[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]]
| Kamal Aggarwal
|-
|'''2008'''
|Indian Television Academy Awards
|''Best Actor in Supporting Role''<ref name="ITA-2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2008 |title=Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820113249/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2008 |archive-date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
|Ali Asgar
| Kamal Aggarwal
|-
|'''2010'''
|Indian Television Academy Awards
|''ITA Milestone Award''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=49|title=Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Team honoured at ITA Milestone Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123743/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=49|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
| Deepak Qazir Kejriwal Kiran Karmarkar Sakshi Tanwar Ali Asgar [[Chetan Hansraj]]
| Vishwanath Aggarwal Om Aggrawal Parvati Aggrawal Kamal Aggarwal Sasha
|}

==See also==
*''[[Janakiyudeyum Abhiyudeyum Veedu]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2000 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:StarPlus original programming]]
[[Category:2008 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]

Maalik (1972 film)

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| name = Maalik
| image = Maalik72.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[A. Bhimsingh]]
| producer =
| writer =
| starring = [[Sharmila Tagore]] [[Rajesh Khanna]]
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1972|10|27}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Maalik''''' is a 1972 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language spiritual [[drama film]] directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]]. The film stars [[Sharmila Tagore]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. [[Ashok Kumar]] played a special appearance. It is a loose remake of Tamil film ''[[Thunaivan]]''. It was the second box office flop in the career of [[Rajesh Khanna]] since the beginning of his 17 consecutive hits from 1969 to 1971. The film was critically acclaimed. There were other films of Khanna which were running well at the box office, such as ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'', ''Apna Desh'', ''Amar Prem'' and ''Shehzada'' in the same year, due to which this spiritual film was not screened by in many theatres by distributors, due to which producers suffered losses.

''[[Badnam Farishte]]'' in 1971 was the first film of Khanna to flop at the box office since his consecutive 17 hits from 1969. Before the release of ''Maalik'', Khanna had 9 more hits in the year 1972. In 1972, Khanna acted in 10 releases of which 9 became successful. He did a guest appearance in a Telugu movie called ''Bangaru Babu'', directed by V.B. Rajendra Prasad in 1973. His Hindi films ''[[Dushman (1971 film)|Dushman]]'', ''[[Amar Prem]]'', ''[[Apna Desh]]'' and ''[[Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film)|Mere Jeevan Saathi]]'', together earned more than Rs.5 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ten actors with the maximum releases in a year|url = http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/n47yWjW7ntGx4RmNzyTMCL/Ten-actors-with-the-maximum-releases-in-a-year.html|website = livemint.com | date=7 October 2015 |accessdate = 2015-10-24}}</ref> His other films of 1972 such as ''Dil Daulat Duniya'', ''Bawarchi'', ''Joroo Ka Ghulam'' and ''Shehzada'' earned more than Rs.4.5 crores. His last hit in year 1972 was ''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]''.

==Plot==
A lady who is very poor and about to die places her baby before the entrance of the Krishna temple. Pandeyji, the head priest, observes the kid and decides to let the kid grow up in the vicinity of the temple premises. The kid grows up to be a huge an innocent devotee of Krishna, addressed by villagers as Raju. On a day, when Dharmadeva comes to take a darshan (viewing) of the lord, he observes that gold chain gifted by him to temple is missing. Dharmadeva orders his men to beat up Raju as he becomes suspects Raju to be thief. Pandeyji then requests Dharmadeva to not trouble Raju anymore as Raju cannot be a thief. Dhamradeva declares that Raju should not be seen in the village from the next day. Pandeyji gives him the contact of Ram Murthy Pandey, who resides in Mumbai and asks Raju to stay there and start working. Raju then wanders around and happens to visit a satsang held by Ganesh Duttji. There, Raju loudly proclaims that there is no God and the God does not protect the innocent poor even if justice lies on their side. Ganesh Duttji then advises Raju to keep having faith in Krishna and do work properly. Raju, after meeting Ram Murthy, decides to start selling vegetables to people and regains his faith in Lord Krishna. However, people make fun of his good looks and steal fruits and vegetables. One day, he comes across a person who has come with 4 lakhs rupees in a suitcase and has attacks of "Fits". Raju gives that person an iron rod, by which the attack subsides. Recognising the honesty of Raju, that man gifts 10,000 rupees. Raju decides to starts selling paintings of various gods, then starts Krishna jewelry. He suddenly becomes a rich man. He now starts to be known as a very generous and kind businessman. One day, he bumps into Dharmadeva, who apologizes for his mistake, as the gold chain was found inside the temple below the statue of Krishna. Raju forgives Dharmadeva by saying "I became a rich man, only because you drove the poor Raju away. Had bad times not befallen, this good time would not have come." Dharmadeva, then, observes that his daughter has developed a liking for the personality of Raju and decides to get them married. Savitri considers Raju as her lord and respects him a lot. However Savitri, having been educated till college, always questions traditions and culture and believes in Darwin's theory and atheism. Savitri does not like Raju thanking god for every con-incidence or good thing happening in his life. This leads to a huge fight between Savitri and Raju. The couple decide to part ways, but reconcile. However, a paralytic child is born to them. Raju then says such a kid was born only because God wanted to teach Savitri a lesson. Savitri accepts her mistake and then starts going on Tirthyatra with Raju to all the temples. Savitri experiences God in daily life instances. What will happen to their child forms the last part of the film.

==Cast==
*[[Sharmila Tagore]] ... Savitri
*[[Rajesh Khanna]] ... Raju
*[[Ashok Kumar]] ... Ganesh Duttji "Guru"
*[[Deven Verma]] ... Ram Murthy Pandey (as Devan Varma)
*[[Sonia Sahni]] ... Narangi
*[[Bipin Gupta]] ... Dharamdevta
*Shivraj ... Pandeyji
*Baby Pinky ... Lord Krishna

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Khana Milega Pina Milega"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| 2
| "Aa Man Se Man Ki Dor"
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 3
| "Aarti Utaro Radheshyam Ki"
| Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 4
| "Duniya Ki Har Maa Apne Bete Ko"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 5
| "Kanhaiya Tujhe Aana Padega"
| Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 6
| "O Malik Mere Aaye Hai Sahare Tere"
| Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 7
| "Radhe Krishna Bol Mukh Se"
| Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| 8
| "Kanhaiya Tujhe Aana Padega"
| Mahendra Kapoor
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0156754|title=Maalik}}

{{A. Bhimsingh}}

[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:1972 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1972 Indian films]]
[[Category:1972 drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]

Shiva (2012 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Shiva
| image = Shiva (2012 film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Om Prakash Rao]]
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogues by
| data1 = M. S. Ramesh
}}
| screenplay = Omprakash rao
| story = Omprakash Rao
| producer = K. P. Srikanth R. Srinivas Kantharaju
| starring = [[Shiva Rajkumar]] [[Ragini Dwivedi]]
| music = [[Gurukiran]]
| cinematography = [[Satya Hegde]]
| editing = Deepu. S. Kumar
| studio = Company Films
| distributor = Ramu Enterprises
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|8|24}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Shiva''''' is a 2012 [[Kannada]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Om Prakash Rao]] and produced by Company films. The film stars [[Shiva Rajkumar]] in his 101st film, alongside [[Ragini Dwivedi]], [[Rangayana Raghu]], [[P. Ravi Shankar]], and [[Chi. Guru Dutt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/kannada/2012/jun/19/shivarajkumar-ready-with-101st-film-378709.html|title=Shivarajkumar ready with 101st film|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=19 June 2012}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Rajendra, a jockey in [[Jockey Club|Turf Club]], is accused of cheating as his horse was drugged during the race. Rajendra and his best friend David D'Souza, a news reporter, learn that Panduranga Shetty, Mastaan and Aadikeshava, who are corporate businessmen and good friends, are responsible for the incident as Rajendra refuses to lose the race for their selfishness. Before submitting the evidence, Shetty, Aadikeshava and Mastaan barge at David's house and kill him and his wife. They are buried in a coffin with David's daughter Julie as the lone survivor.

Fifteen years later, Aadikeshava and Shetty become rivals due to a misunderstanding. Julie, being trained with [[sharpshooting]] and other tactics, kills Aadikeshava's son Ajay and Aadikeshava believes that Shetty has killed Ajay. Aadikeshava orders his henchmen to trace Shetty's son and kill him. Shiva, Shetty's son and a carefree youngster, falls for Julie, who is working in [[Airtel India|Airtel]]. Julie accepts Shiva's love after various events. At the cemetery, Aadikeshava's men attack Shiva, who defeats them. However, Shiva is brutally stabbed by Julie. One of Aadikeshava's henchman learn about Julie's involvement in Ajay's death and rivalry between Shetty and Aadikeshava and informs it to Aadikeshava, who reunites with Shetty and decide to track down Julie.

It is revealed that Shiva is not Shetty's son, but an informer sent by Mastaan to gather evidence to finish Shetty and Aadikeshava's empire. Shiva tells Mastaan that Shetty's real son is in [[Goa]], where he learns that Julie is also in Goa as Shetty's son's assistant. Shetty's son learns about Julie's agenda and chases after her, but is saved by Shiva and the duo escape. Julie apologize to Shiva as she assumed that he is Shetty's son and reveals her past. Shiva makes a paper toy and reveals himself as Rajendra's son and Julie's childhood friend. Shiva reveals that Rajendra was also killed by Aadikeshava, Shetty and Mastaan on the same day Julie's family died. Shiva was sent to prison on false charges, where he meets Mustaan, who was also imprisoned on false charges by Shetty and Aadikeshava. Shiva saves Mustaan and gains his trust in order to wipe down the trio.

Shiva and Julie sneak into Shetty's warehouse and gathers the evidence against Shetty for illegal activities. At the Turf Club, Shetty and Aadikeshava meets Mastaan, who reveals his intentions to kill them. Julie meets the trio and reveals Shiva's true identity and reveals that Shiva has taken Rajendra's place as the jockey. Shiva wins the race and reveals his father's innocence. The trio challenges Shiva to save Julie from getting killed. Shiva arrives at the venue and a final combat ensues, where Shiva and Julie kill the trio, thus avenging their families's death.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Shiva Rajkumar]] as Shiva
* [[Ragini Dwivedi]] as Julie D'Souza
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Panduranga Shetty
* [[P. Ravishankar]] as Aadhikeshava
* [[Chi. Guru Dutt]] as Mastaan
* [[Ravi Kale]] as Rajendra, Shiva's father
* [[Suchendra Prasad]] as David D'Souza, Julie's father
* [[Mandeep Roy]] as Shindhe
* [[Padmaja Rao]] as Julie's mother
* [[John Kokken]] as Shetty's son
* [[Karthik Jayaram]] as Ajay, Aadikeshava's son
* [[Saurav Lokesh (Bhajarangi Loki)|Saurav Lokesh]] as a police trainee
* Suchithra
* Mico Nagaraj
* Danny Kuttappa
* [[Ramesh Bhat]]
* Mallesh Gowda
* Stunt Siddu
* K. S. Ravindranath
* Karthik
* Patre Nagaraj
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]]
* Harish Rayappa
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobaraj]]
* [[Bullet Prakash]]
* [[Suman Ranganathan]] in the song "Appu Appu" (cameo appearance)
}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Shiva
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Gurukiran]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|06|10}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Ananda Audio Video
| producer =
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{{Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Appu Appu
| lyrics1 = Kaviraj
| extra1 = [[Mamta Sharma]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Kollegaladalli
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[Picchalli Srinivas]], [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Nee Odi Bandaaga
| extra3 = [[Baba Sehgal]], [[Chaitra H. G.]]
| lyrics3 = Kaviraj
| length3 =
| title4 = Oosaravalli
| extra4 = [[Aishwarya Majumdar]], [[Vijay Prakash]]
| lyrics4 = Kaviraj
| length4 =
| title5 = Shiva Shiva
| extra5 = [[Gurukiran]]
| lyrics5 =
| length5 =
| title6 = Shiva Theme
| extra6 = Instrumental
| lyrics6 =
| length6 =
}}

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3.5/5 and wrote "It’s a Shivrajkumar show all the way. In his 101st movie, Shivanna looks young and energetic, essaying his role superbly — be it romantic, sentimental or action. Shiva is the best gift for his fans."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/shiva/movie-review/15634962.cms?from=mdr|title=SHIVA MOVIE REVIEW|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 May 2016}}</ref> Shruti I. L of ''[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]'' gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Shiva is a mismatched puzzle that only hardcore Shivarajkumar fans would want to put together."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-shiva-kannada-1732582/amp|title=Review: 'Shiva' (Kannada)|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=25 August 2012}}</ref> ''[[News18 India|News18]]'' wrote "A brilliant performer and action hero Shivraj Kumar never disappoints his fans."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kannada-review-shiva-is-a-treat-for-shivraj-fans-501728.html|title=Kannada Review: 'Shiva' is a treat for Shivraj fans|work=[[News18 India]]|date=25 August 2012}}</ref> B. S Srivani of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote "Slick and fast-paced, Shiva entertains the masses with lip-smacking dialogues, though horse lovers have to suffer some disappointment, despite Satya Hegde’s roving camera capturing the race course pretty well."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/274212/shivaa.html|title=Shivaa|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=25 August 2012}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{unreferenced section|date=April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Shivarajkumar]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Critics)
|[[Ragini Dwivedi]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Comedian
|[[Rangayana Raghu]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Lyricist
|[[Kaviraj (Lyricist)|Kaviraj]] for "Nee Odi Bandaga"
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[Baba Sehgal]] for "Nee Odi Bandaga"
|{{nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|13978790}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shiva (2012 film}}
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2012 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gurukiran]]
[[Category:Films directed by Om Prakash Rao]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:2012 action films]]

Pettilambattra

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pettilambattra
| image = Pettilambattra movie poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Syam Lenin
| screenplay = Syam Lenin
| story =
| producer = Swaroop Mayilvahanam
| starring = [[Indrans]] [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] Jenson Alappat Levin Simon Joseph
| music = Shashwath Sunil Kumar Paliath
| cinematography=
| distributor =
| studio = 7Pavo Entertainments
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|06|29}}
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Pettilambattra''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film written and directed by Syam Lenin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/petti-lambretta-malayalammovie-1.2764015|title = 'പെട്ടിലാമ്പ്രട്ട'യുടെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റ് പുറത്തിറക്കി| date=24 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/new-releases/2018/04/23/pettilambratta-movie-first-look-poster.html|title=സൗഹൃദത്തിന്റെ കഥ പറഞ്ഞ് 'പെട്ടിലാമ്പട്ട്ര'; ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ}}</ref> It is a comedy drama film that narrates the story of four men living in a small town in [[Kerala]], India. The film was released on 29 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jun/20/syam-lenins-pettilambattra--to-release-on-june-29-6586.html| title = Syam Lenin's Pettilambattra to release on June 29- Cinema express| website = [[Cinema Express]]| date = 20 June 2018}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-x7HBIZMnY|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Indrans]] as Ramettan
* [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as S.I.Rameshan
* Levin Simon Joseph as Kidu
* Sanmayanandan as Kathappan
* Jenson Alappat as Pragini
* Roni raj as Swami
* Sivadas madampalli as Sivan
* Ullas panthalam as Sugunan
* Chembil ashokan as Mash
* Paravoor Vasanthi as Kathappan mother
* Sabitha Nair as Sulu
* Neha krishnanan as Swayam/ Swayamprabha
* Mary as Mary
* Anitha nair as Anitha
* Arathi krishna as Arathi
* Sharikha as Reena

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|8586256}}

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:2018 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]

{{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Chakravarthy (1987 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Chakravarthy
| image = Chakravarthy film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Ravi Raja Pinisetty]]
| producer = K. Venkateswara Rao
| writer = [[Ganesh Patro]]
| screenplay = [[Ravi Raja Pinisetty]]
| starring = [[Chiranjeevi]] [[Mohan Babu]] [[Bhanupriya]] [[Ramya Krishna]]
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]
| cinematography = [[Lok Singh]]
| editing = Vellaiswamy
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1987|6|4|df=y}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Chakravarthy''''' is a 1987 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[Ravi Raja Pinisetty]] and produced by K. Venkateswara Rao under Vasantha Arts Productions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chowdary |first=Premchand |date=2022-06-04 |title=Chiranjeevi : 35 ఏళ్ళ చిరంజీవి 'చక్రవర్తి'! |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/35-years-for-chakravarthy-movie-174822.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=NTV |language=te-IN}}</ref> Starring [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Mohan Babu]], [[Bhanupriya]] and [[Ramya Krishna]], the film is a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Gnana Oli]]'' (1972). The film was released on 4 June 1987, with music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]].<ref name="Chakravarthy IndianCineMa">{{cite web |title=Chakravarthy |url=https://indiancine.ma/ABQE/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118092050/https://indiancine.ma/ABQE/info |archive-date=18 January 2022 |access-date=18 January 2022 |website=indiancine.ma}}</ref>

==Plot==
The plot follows Anji ([[Chiranjeevi]]), who shares a deep bond with his sister Lakshmi ([[Ramya Krishnan|Ramya Krishna]]), and respects his guru, Swamiji ([[J. V. Somayajulu]]), whose word is considered law. Anji's childhood friend Mohan ([[Mohan Babu]]) is a police inspector. Swamiji wishes to marry Lakshmi to Mohan, but she is in love with Prem Babu. When Anji approaches Prem Babu to arrange the marriage, he mocks Anji, leading to a confrontation. Prem Babu later dies, and Anji is wrongfully accused of the murder by Mohan. Anji is arrested and imprisoned but is later released on Swamiji's request due to his deteriorating health. Swamiji urges Mohan to reform Anji, but Anji escapes and is presumed dead. He later returns as a wealthy man, now known as Chakravarthy, determined to improve the village as Swamiji wished.

As the story unfolds, Chakravarthy and Mohan cross paths again, with Mohan suspecting Chakravarthy's true identity. Eventually, they join forces to expose the real antagonist, the village president, who was responsible for the troubles in Anji's life. In the end, the two friends reconcile, with Chakravarthy marrying Rani, and Mohan marrying Lakshmi.

==Cast==
*[[Chiranjeevi]] as Anji/Chakravarthy
*[[Mohan Babu]] as Mohan Rao
*[[Bhanupriya]] as Rani
*[[Ramya Krishna]] as Lakshmi
*[[J. V. Somayajulu]] as Swamiji
*[[Brahmanandam]]
* [[Allu Ramalingiah]]
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as Bhadrachalam
*[[Suthi Velu]] as Simhachalam
*[[Manik Irani]] as Goon from Bombay
*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Superintendent of Police
*[[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] as Avatharam
*[[Sudhakar (actor)|Shivanandakumar as Simha Reddy]]

== Production ==
''Chakravarthy'' was produced by Dr. K. Venkateswara Rao, [[Chiranjeevi]]’s co-brother, under the banner of Vasantha Arts Productions. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Gnana Oli]]'' (1972), which starred [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. The film's screenplay, written by the director [[Ravi Raja Pinisetty]], is based on a story by [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]], with modifications by [[Ganesh Patro]]. While the original focused on the relationship between a father and daughter, the Telugu adaptation shifted the narrative to centre around the bond between a brother and his sister.<ref name=":0" />

The film features an ensemble cast that includes [[J. V. Somayajulu]], [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]], [[Allu Ramalingaiah]], [[Suthi Velu]], [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]], [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]], [[Sudhakar (actor)|Sudhakar]], and [[Brahmanandam]].<ref name=":0" />

==Music==

Music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy]] was released through [[Lahari Music]].<ref name = "Chakravarthy IndianCineMa" /> Lyrics were written by [[Veturi]] and [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]].<ref name = "Chakravarthy IndianCineMa" />

{{track listing
| headline = Track list<ref name = "Chakravarthy IndianCineMa" />
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 27:21

| title1 = Oopiri Nindaa Saahasame
| lyrics1 = [[Veturi]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 4:21

| title2 = Vannelaraani Kinnerasaani
| lyrics2 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 4:26

| title3 = Sanditlo Chikkindammaa Jaabili
| lyrics3 = Veturi
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Mokkajonna Thotakaada
| lyrics4 = Veturi
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length4 = 4:18

| title5 = Yeru Jola Paadenayya Saamii
| lyrics5 = Veturi
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 4:36

| title6 = Mabbulu Vidivadipoye
| lyrics6 = Veturi
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| length6 = 4:27

| title7 = Yeru Daatipovaddayyaa Saamii
| lyrics7 = Veturi
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length7 = 1:01
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Ravi Raja Pinisetty}}

[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]
[[Category:Geetha Arts films]]
[[Category:1987 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1987 Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty]]

{{1980s-Telugu-film-stub}}

Andha Naal Nyabagam

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{{No plot|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| director = Mani Bharathi
| writer = Mani Bharathi
| producer = Sentamizh Shekhar
| starring = [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] [[Sridevika]] [[Tejashri Khele|Tejashri]]
| cinematography = Sethuraman M
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| music = [[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]]
| studio = Senthamizh Kalaikoodam
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|08|19}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Andha Naal Nyabagam''''' ({{translation|Memories of that day}}) is a 2005 Tamil-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by Mani Bharathi, who earlier directed ''[[Anbe Anbe]]'' (2003). The film stars [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]], [[Sridevika]] and [[Tejashri Khele|Tejashri]]. The film's title is based on a song from ''[[Uyarndha Manithan]]'' (1968).

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] as Gurumoorthy
*[[Sridevika]]
*[[Tejashri Khele|Tejashri]] as Ritha
*[[Vadivelu]]
*Indu
*[[Ram G|Ramji]]
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
}}

== Production ==
The film which was based on real events was initially titled ''Flashback'' but later changed to ''Andha Naal Nyabagam''. The film was shot in Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad and Pondicherry while the songs were shot at Malaysia and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=17 March 2005 |title=Antha Naal Nyapagam |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2005/03ann.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051207014203/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2005/03ann.asp |archive-date=7 December 2005 |access-date=18 July 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> The film was produced by Malaysia based businessman Senthamizh Sekhar and the film marks the debut of cinematographer Sethuraman M, who earlier assisted [[Santosh Sivan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Andha Naal Nyabagam"- Introduction: |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/3-11-04/anthanaalnyabagam.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208042653/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/3-11-04/anthanaalnyabagam.htm |archive-date=8 December 2004 |access-date=11 September 2024 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antha Naal Nyabagam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/antha-naal-nyabagam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1491463349 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621082720/https://music.apple.com/in/album/antha-naal-nyabagam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1491463349 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Kadhal Podhum" || [[Suchitra]] || Mani Bharathi
|-
| "Naan Vazhnthida" || [[Vijay Yesudas]] || rowspan=2|[[Palani Bharathi]]
|-
| "Oru Siragu Nee" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Janani Bharadwaj]]
|-
| "Vaadi Vaadi" || [[T. L. Maharajan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Pa. Vijay]]
|-
| "Success Success" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || [[Na. Muthukumar]]
|}

== Critical reception ==
Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' noted that "Manibharathi crafts the screenplay in an interesting way. Most of the movie is a flashback and the scenes that launch the flashbacks are mounted in a way that makes us interested in how the flashback is going to play out."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=8 August 2005 |title=Antha Naal Nyabagam |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/08ann.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014120157/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/08ann.asp |archive-date=14 October 2006 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> ''BizHat'' wrote, "The director has created the characters with utmost care which makes the film interesting. While the half moves interestingly, the second half lacks pace".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andha Naal Nyabhagam |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_andha_naal_nyabhagam.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327084152/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_andha_naal_nyabhagam.php |archive-date=27 March 2006 |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=BizHat.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:2005 Indian films]]
[[Category:2005 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham

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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Srinath}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham
| image = Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Srinath (Tamil actor)|Srinath]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
*[[Prasad V Potluri]]
*[[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]]
}}
| story = {{plainlist|
*S. S. Kanchi
}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Maryada Ramanna]]''|[[S. S. Rajamouli]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
*[[Ashna Zaveri]]
}}
| music = [[Siddharth Vipin]]
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
*[[Shakthi (cinematographer)|Shakthi]]
*[[Richard M. Nathan]]
}}
| editing = Sai Kant/Sai Prasad
| studio = {{plainlist|
*Handmade Films
*[[PVP cinema]]
}}
| distributor = [[Studio Green]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|05|09|df=yes}}
| runtime = 147 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross = ₹45 crore
}}

'''''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham''''' ({{translation|For the wise man, even a grass straw is a weapon}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Srinath (Tamil actor)|Srinath]] and released by [[Studio Green]] on 9 May 2014. A remake of [[S. S. Rajamouli]]'s successful Telugu film ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'' (2010) which was based on [[Buster Keaton]]'s ''[[Our Hospitality]]'' (1923),<ref>{{Cite web |title=சுட்ட படம் |url=http://www.vikatan.com/timepassvikatan/2016-may-21/cinema/119285-sutta-padam-our-hospitality-%E2%80%98maryada-ramanna.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601043828/http://www.vikatan.com/timepassvikatan/2016-may-21/cinema/119285-sutta-padam-our-hospitality-%E2%80%98maryada-ramanna.html |archive-date=1 June 2017 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> the film was jointly produced by [[Prasad V Potluri|PVP Cinema]] and [[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]], who also played the lead role in it, alongside newcomer [[Ashna Zaveri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhanam to pair up with Ashna Zaveri |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Santhanam-to-pair-up-with-Ashna-Zaveri/articleshow/22793278.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813220838/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Santhanam-to-pair-up-with-Ashna-Zaveri/articleshow/22793278.cms |archive-date=13 August 2017 |access-date=11 June 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Siddharth Vipin]].

==Plot==
A faction feud in [[Tamil Nadu]] results in the death of Singaraayar's brother, and he, along with his two sons Dharma and Kaali, vow for revenge.

Time turns and comes to [[Chennai]]. Here lives Sakthi, an innocent and somewhat unlucky guy whose parents are no more and is ousted out of his job. His life takes a turn with a correspondence that he has five acres of land in his hometown in Tamil Nadu. He decides to sell that land and sets off to the village. In this process, he also meets Vaanathi, who is Singaraayar's daughter. However, much to Sakthi's bad luck, he happens to be the son of the man who killed Singaraayar's brother, and he ends up in their home itself. He takes advantage of a tradition of their house that not even one drop of blood should fall inside the house. Vaanathi falls for Sakthi in the meantime. He escapes in all the plans, much to Singaraayar's fury.

Soon the story takes a twist, when Vaanathi, not knowing that Shakthi is the son of the man who killed her father's brother, falls for Shakthi. Her cousin Raja learns of this and refuses to marry Vaanathi, though Shakthi had convinced him earlier in order to prolong Singaraayar's plan. Singaraayar had moved the engagement to the temple so that Sakthi cannot prolong the plan to kill him any longer. When Raja tells Singaraayar about Vaanathi's love, he slaps Raja, and in the engagement, Dharma carries a basket that he thinks Shakthi is hiding in, away from the temple to kill him.

It is then revealed that Shakthi is still in Singaraayar's mansion. He then runs away from the house, only to be chased by Singaraayar's men, but Shakthi narrowly escapes from his death and is saved by Vaanathi. When he crosses a bridge which is located at a high place, he refuses to let Vaanathi come with him, and now, Vaanathi discovers the truth and is heartbroken. Soon, Singaraayar and his men arrive to kill Shakthi, who somehow escapes. Suddenly, Vaanathi tells her father that she was the one who loved Shakthi. Shakthi has a change of heart and decides to go back to Singaraayar to express his feelings to Vaanathi. Singaraayar orders his men to beat Shakthi. First, an angry Dharma punches Shakthi, and that is followed by three blows. Shakthi then hits a rod and loses consciousness and his breath, bleeding badly, as well. Vaanathi cannot bear this and jumps into the river. Shakthi saves Vaanathi while the family had just watched in shock. Singaraayar and his sons are stunned and realize they must end the feud. In the end, Shakthi marries Vaanathi.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]] as Sakthi
* [[Ashna Zaveri]] as Vaanathi
* [[Nagineedu]] as Singaraayar
* [[Ravi Prakash]] as Dharma
* Sugunthan as Kaali
* [[Senthil Kumar]] as Raja
* [[VTV Ganesh]] as Deergadarisi
* [[Kreshna]] as Balamurugan
* Sujatha as Raja's mother
* Rekha Suresh as Vaanathi's mother
* [[Bose Venkat]] as Rathnavel
* [[Singampuli]] as Singam
* [[Rajakumaran (director)|Rajakumaran]] as Raj
* [[Siddharth Vipin]] as Gang Boy
* [[John Vijay]] as Land Broker
* [[Abhinay]] as Land Broker
* [[Subbu Panchu Arunachalam]] as Land Broker
* [[Nalinikanth]] as Police Officer
* [[Cool Suresh]] as Servant
* [[Srinivasan (actor)|Srinivasan]] in a special appearance as a gangster
* [[Srinath (Tamil actor)|Srinath]] special appearance in the song "Takkaru Takkaru"
*[[G. Gnanasambandam]] as The voice of an cycle
}}

==Production==
The rights of [[S. S. Rajamouli]]'s 2010 Telugu film ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'' were sold to [[Prasad V Potluri]] for 35 lakh rupees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-24 |title=Maryada Ramanna Remake Rights sold for 35 lakhs |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/8781/tollywood/Maryada-Ramanna-Remake-Rights-sold-for-35-lakhs-News-Details |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202432/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/8781/tollywood/Maryada-Ramanna-Remake-Rights-sold-for-35-lakhs-News-Details |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=2014-01-15 |publisher=Supergoodmovies.com}}</ref> In October 2012, the production team announced that Santhanam would play the lead role in the venture, while [[R. Kannan]] would direct the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-11 |title=Maryada Ramanna to be remade in Tamil |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/87096.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001306/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/87096.html |archive-date=15 October 2012 |access-date=2014-01-15 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=V Lakshmi |date=2012-10-10 |title=Kannan to remake Maryada Ramanna? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kannan-to-remake-Maryada-Ramanna/articleshow/16738109.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-10/news-interviews/34344280_1_telugu-film-kannan-maryada-ramanna |archive-date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2014-01-15 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN}}</ref> Kannan subsequently opted out of the film, noting that he was unhappy on the first-copy production agreement which had been put in place, and was replaced by comedian [[Srinath (Tamil actor)|Srinath]], who had previously directed ''[[Muthirai]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-22 |title=Santhanam teams up with Srinath |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Santhanam-teams-up-with-Srinath/articleshow/18623599.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227081612/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-22/news-interviews/37241440_1_santhanam-srinath-kannan |archive-date=2013-02-27 |access-date=2014-01-15 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Delays in starting the film led to reports that Santhanam would be replaced by [[Siva Karthikeyan]] in the lead role, but this proved to be untrue.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-27 |title=Sivakarthikeyan not taking Santhanam's role |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-27/news-interviews/39556487_1_sivakarthikeyan-santhanam-maryada-ramanna |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927023338/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-27/news-interviews/39556487_1_sivakarthikeyan-santhanam-maryada-ramanna |archive-date=2013-09-27 |access-date=2014-01-15 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN}}</ref> The team confirmed the title would be ''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham'' in June 2013, confirming that pre-production work was under way, with [[Anirudh]] signed on as music composer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-17 |title=''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham'', says Santhanam, Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham, Maryada Ramanna |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-says-santhanam-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-maryada-ramanna-17-06-13.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017031208/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-says-santhanam-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-maryada-ramanna-17-06-13.html |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=2014-01-15 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> Anirudh however dropped out of the project in early July 2013 owing to a busy schedule and was subsequently replaced by [[Santhosh Narayanan]], who had achieved success for his work in ''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]'' (2012) and ''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-24 |title=The Anirudh - Santhanam union ain't happening, Santhanam, Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/the-anirudh---santhanam-union-aint-happening--santhanam-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-24-07-13.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030611/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/the-anirudh---santhanam-union-aint-happening--santhanam-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-24-07-13.html |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=2014-01-15 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> Santhosh was also replaced by [[Siddharth Vipin]] who earlier composed for ''[[Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara]]'', apart from composing he was also selected to act in the film.

The team began shooting in mid September 2013 by filming scenes at EVP World, the amusement and theme park in Poonamallee on the Chennai to Bangalore highway.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-19 |title=Santhanam starts 'Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/santhanam-starts-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-news-tamil-njtjOIicfae.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921203746/http://www.sify.com/movies/santhanam-starts-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-news-tamil-njtjOIicfae.html |archive-date=2013-09-21 |access-date=2014-01-15 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-09-05 |title=Santhanam's kick starts his next today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Santhanams-kick-starts-his-next-today/articleshow/22330584.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116091232/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-05/news-interviews/41799825_1_pullum-aayudham-santhanam-sai-gokul-ramanath |archive-date=2014-01-16 |access-date=2014-01-15 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN}}</ref> Mumbai based model Ashna Zaveri was signed on to play the leading female role, thus making her debut as a film actress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-19 |title=Ashna Zaveri will play the lead role opposite Santhanam |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/ashna-zaveri-will-play-the-lead-role-opposite-santhanam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922044436/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/ashna-zaveri-will-play-the-lead-role-opposite-santhanam.html |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=2014-01-15 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Siddharth Vipin]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 14 April 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer = Siddharth Vipin
| prev_title = [[Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Navarasa Thilagam]]
| next_year = 2016
}}

The film's soundtrack was scored by [[Siddharth Vipin]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Na. Muthukumar]], [[Madhan Karky]], Lalith Anand and Muthulingam.

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Takkaru Takkaru
| extra1 = [[Mukesh Mohamed]]
| lyrics1 = Lalithanand
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| title2 = Oh Oh Nadingal Oda
| extra2 = [[Naresh Iyer]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| lyrics2 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| length2 =

| title3 = Otrai Dhevathai
| extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| lyrics3 = [[Madhan Karky]]
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| title4 = Chellakkutti
| extra4 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Vishnupriya Ravi]]
| lyrics4 = Lalithanand
| length4 =

| title5 = Theme Song
| extra5 = [[Ananthu (singer)|Ananthu]]
| lyrics5 = Muthulingam
| length5 =
}}

==Release==
The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2014 |title=Sun TV has bought the satellite rights for Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/sun-tv-has-bought-the-satellite-rights-for-the-movie-for-a-whopping-sum.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710055408/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/sun-tv-has-bought-the-satellite-rights-for-the-movie-for-a-whopping-sum.html |archive-date=10 July 2015 |access-date=13 January 2015 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The film was originally planned for a later release, but was advanced and opened in theatres on 10 May 2014 after [[Rajinikanth]]'s ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'', which had originally been scheduled for that weekend, was delayed.<ref name="Release">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2013 |title=Friday Fury – May 9 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-may-9-news-tamil-ofjk9Ihegig.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510221244/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-may-9-news-tamil-ofjk9Ihegig.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Studio Green]] acquired the film's distribution rights only two hours after ''Kochadaiiyaan'''s postponement had been announced <ref>{{Cite web |last=Thimmayya |first=Daniel |date=2014-05-08 |title=Kochadaiiyaan Misses It Again, Others Cash In |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Kochadaiiyaan-Misses-It-Again-Others-Cash-In/2014/05/08/article2212259.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231036/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Kochadaiiyaan-Misses-It-Again-Others-Cash-In/2014/05/08/article2212259.ece |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=2014-05-12 |publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref> and released the film in over 250 screens in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Vallavanuku Pullum Ayutham' gets big release! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vallavanuku-pullum-ayutham-gets-big-release-news-tamil-ofjrB2fbcdb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510221253/http://www.sify.com/movies/vallavanuku-pullum-ayutham-gets-big-release-news-tamil-ofjrB2fbcdb.html |archive-date=2014-05-10 |access-date=2014-05-12 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham'' is an example of how most of our filmmakers are clueless when it comes to economy of storytelling...the film only keeps reminding us what a better film its source, SS Rajamouli's Telugu film ''Maryada Ramanna'' (2010), is...though director Srinath opts for a frame-to-frame remake, the momentum is missing in the scenes, turning the film into a drag, even for those who haven't seen the Telugu film".<ref>{{Cite web |date=1970-01-01 |title=Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Vallavanukku-Pullum-Aayudham/movie-review/34935722.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213254/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Vallavanukku-Pullum-Aayudham/movie-review/34935722.cms |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=2014-05-12 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> [[Rediff]] gave it 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The plot may have worked earlier, but unfortunately Santhanam’s ''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham'' is slow and unexciting and does little to keep the audience entertained".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham is a forgettable film - Rediff.com Movies |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-is-a-forgettable-film-south/20140512.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512214410/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham-is-a-forgettable-film-south/20140512.htm |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=2014-05-12 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>

''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "What works for the film is its simplicity in storytelling and the light hearted screenplay and steady stream of clever one-liners and witticisms", calling the film a "Time Pass Entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Review : Vallavanuku Pullum Ayutham |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vallavanuku-pullum-ayutham-review-tamil-15055157.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510180018/http://www.sify.com/movies/vallavanuku-pullum-ayutham-review-tamil-15055157.html |archive-date=2014-05-10 |access-date=2014-05-12 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it "an entertaining film through and through" and added, "Director Srinath plays on Santhanam’s strengths and delivers a clean entertainer. As a commercial film, ''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham'' surely hits the spot".<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2014 |title=Movie review 'Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham': Santhanam steals the show |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140510/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-%E2%80%98vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham%E2%80%99-santhanam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512133700/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140510/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-%E2%80%98vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham%E2%80%99-santhanam |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=2014-05-12 |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com}}</ref> Silverscreen.in wrote, "That Santhanam is the antithesis of a hero makes the film immensely plausible." and also computed an average aggregated Silverscore of 6/10 for the movie based on published reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silverscreen |url=http://silverscreen.in/vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham/reviewpage/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121810/http://silverscreen.in/vallavanukku-pullum-aayudham/reviewpage/ |archive-date=17 May 2014 |access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

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

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Udumban

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{{Short description|2012 Indian film by Ramji S. Balan}}
{{No plot|date=November 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Udumban poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = Ramji S. Balan
| writer = Ramji S. Balan
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = S. Jaganathan
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Dilip Rogger]]
*[[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Sana]]
*[[Ansiba Hassan|Geethika]]
*G. Sunil
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Kichas
| editing = M. Sunil Kumar '''Editing Supervisor:''' [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = Ramji S. Balan
| studio = Modern Cinemas
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|2|17}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
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}}
'''''Udumban''''' ({{translation|[[Monitor lizard]] man}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language [[action drama film]] written and directed by Ramji S. Balan and starring [[Dilip Rogger]], [[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Sana]], [[Ansiba Hassan|Geethika]], and G. Sunil.<ref name="ni">{{Cite news |date=20 February 2012 |title=A tighter script would have helped! |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/feb/20/a-tighter-script-would-have-helped-341662.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708233120/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/feb/20/a-tighter-script-would-have-helped-341662.html |archive-date=2022-07-08 |access-date=2022-08-30 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Dilip Rogger]] as Udumban
*[[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Sana]] as Isaipriya, a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] student researching education
*[[Ansiba Hassan|Geethika]] as a [[saree]] thief, who is engaged to Udumban
*G. Sunil as Kaalai, Udumban's elder brother who is allergic to lizard meat
*Senthil as Maari, Udumban's friend
*Chellakuri as Inspector Courtallam
*Kambam Meena as Udumban's mother
*[[Paravai Muniyamma]] (special appearance in the song "Ange Idi Muzhangathu")
}}

== Production ==
Bike racer [[Dilip Rogger]] debuted as an actor with this film and trained for six months for the role.<ref name="Audio">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=21 January 2012 |title=Audio Beat: Udumban |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Audio-Beat-Udumban/article13375340.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708231808/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Audio-Beat-Udumban/article13375340.ece |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Rogger's character was based on Paruthi Vooran from Paruthi-Oor (previously depicted in ''[[Paruthiveeran]]''), who actually existed according to the director.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 2010 |title=Udumban, the next Paruthiveeran |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/udumban-the-next-paruthiveeran/articleshow/6964592.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711113854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/udumban-the-next-paruthiveeran/articleshow/6964592.cms |archive-date=11 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was shot in the same locations where Paruthi Vooran allegedly lived.<ref name="getting real">{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=27 November 2010 |title=Itsy-bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15718351.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708233740/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15718351.ece |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A [[monitor lizard]] (''udumbu'' in Tamil) plays a prominent role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2011 |title=On the Tinsel Track |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/jan/12/on-the-tinsel-track-218817.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708234717/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/jan/12/on-the-tinsel-track-218817.html |archive-date=2022-07-08 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Malayalam actress [[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Radhika]] was cast opposite Rogger in the role of a researcher and Kerala model [[Ansiba Hassan|Nachathra]] as the second heroine,<ref name="getting real" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=3 September 2011 |title=itsy Bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2420908.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102203851/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2420908.ece |archive-date=2 November 2012 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> and they were rechristened as Sana and Geethika, respectively.<ref name="Audio" /> The film was shot in the interior villages of [[Madurai]] and [[Karaikudi]],<ref name="Controversy">{{Cite news |date=3 February 2012 |title=Udumban in trouble |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/udumban-in-trouble/articleshow/11738851.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708233309/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/udumban-in-trouble/articleshow/11738851.cms |archive-date=2022-07-08 |access-date=2022-07-10 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> and was shot for three years because when it rained the land would get wet and not look authentic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=8 January 2011 |title=Itsy-bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15511664.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708233742/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15511664.ece |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="Audio" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by Ramji S. Balan. It features five songs that were written by [[Bharathidasan]] and two written by [[Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram]],<ref name="Audio" /> and includes "Ange Idi Muzhangathu", a famous folk song dedicated to [[Karuppu Sami|Karuppasamy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=11 April 2013 |title=Of motorcycles and movies |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/03/17/stories/2011031751330400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021917/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/03/17/stories/2011031751330400.htm |archive-date=11 April 2013 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*"Ange Idi Muzhangathu" – Thekkampatti Sundarrajan and [[Paravai Muniyamma]]
*"Kaattrilellam" – [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] and [[Sadhana Sargam]]
*"Pallikoodam Muthal Mani" – [[Anuradha Sriram]] and Hariharan
*"Vaanukku Nilavu" – [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
*"Kandavudan Kaathal" – Hariharan
*"Paazhaai Pona Manam" – Shankar Mahadevan and Priya
*"Nallarukkum Pollarukkum" – [[Mukesh Mohamed|Mukesh]]
*"Oram Kizhinjalum" – Mukesh

==Release==
The film was scheduled to release on 10 February, but faced troubles as wildlife enthusiast P. Selvaraj sought to ban the film for violence against monitor lizards, an endangered species. Rogger claimed that the monitor lizard was only present during the first photoshoot and appeared in the film through the use of graphics.<ref name="Controversy" /> Although a court hearing was scheduled on 16 February, the film released on 17 February.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2012 |title=Friday Fury-February 17 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-february-17-news-tamil-mcrkr9bgbbh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219230525/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-february-17-news-tamil-mcrkr9bgbbh.html |archive-date=19 February 2012 |access-date=18 August 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Producer Jeganathan claimed to have obtained permission from forest officials before shooting with the monitor lizard. He filed a ₹1 crore defamation suit against Selvaraj.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2012 |title=Udumban team to file a defamation suit! |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/feb/05/udumban-team-to-file-a-defamation-suit-337198.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708233119/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/feb/05/udumban-team-to-file-a-defamation-suit-337198.html |archive-date=2022-07-08 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "But isn't neat execution even more important [than a strong storyline] to make the film worth your while? It is in this area that Udumban falls terribly short".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=18 February 2012 |title=Udumban: Strong theme, weak script |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/udumban-strong-theme-weak-script/article2906963.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708231808/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/udumban-strong-theme-weak-script/article2906963.ece |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Siddharth Varma of ''[[The Times of India]]'' stated that "The storyline is a little confusing as it tries to incorporate too many things – sibling rivalry, the rich becoming richer, police corruption, the plight of farmers and, yes, the education system too. Ultimately, it falls victim to the many flaws it wants to highlight".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Varma |first=Siddharth |title=Udumban Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/udumban/movie-review/11949028.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129153238/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/udumban/movie-review/11949028.cms |archive-date=29 January 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "But what is consistent and holds up the film to a large extent, is the line of humour and satire that runs throughout. ''Udumban'' delivers much more that what one expected".<ref name="ni" /> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' said that "On the whole, the film is well-intentioned, {{sic|humo|urous}} and criticizes the flaws of our education system and how anybody can start a school with prime focus on minting money in an entertaining manner. It addresses the topical issue about the challenge that parents go through to get their kids admitted to private schools".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2012 |title=Udumban |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/udumban-review-tamil-pcmapGdijbefe.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630040333/https://www.sify.com/movies/udumban-review-tamil-pcmapGdijbefe.html |archive-date=30 June 2022 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=10 July 2022 }}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' praised several aspects of the film including the performance of the cast, the music, the lyrics, the cinematography, the editing, but criticised the storyline of the second half of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2012 |title=உடும்பன் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/486/udumban/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810021549/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/486/udumban/ |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=1 November 2025 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

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Nireekshana (2023 film)

2026-02-18T23:01:42Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nireekshana
| image = Nireekshana (2023 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = 
| director = Vamsee Krishna Malla
| writer = Vamsee Krishna Malla
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = P. Rajan
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Sai Ronak]]
*[[Ena Saha]]
*[[Shraddha Das]]
*[[Jithan Ramesh|Ramesh Choudary]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Ravi V.
| editing = Nandamuri Hari
| music = Anand
| studio = Take Ok Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|7|27|Tamil [[YouTube]] release}}
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Nireekshana''' ('' {{Translation|Observation/Examination}}'')'' is a 2023 Indian [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[thriller film]] directed by Vamsee Krishna Malla and starring [[Sai Ronak]], [[Ena Saha]], [[Shraddha Das]], and [[Jithan Ramesh|Ramesh Choudary]].

==Plot==
Ashok commenced his enterprise as a procurer and established a reputation as a trustworthy individual inside exclusive circles. He sends his girlfriend to Daniel that night, unaware that she will be horribly murdered. Goutham, the proprietor of a small restaurant, encounters an attractive woman named Meena on the roadside, who is seeking a ride and makes a proposal to him during their initial meeting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nireekshana |url=https://www.primevideo.com/region/eu/detail/Nireekshana/0KGKZDTPUJBQLB6EJBPDTSXVGG |website=Prime Video}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sai Ronak]] as Gautham
*[[Ena Saha]] as Megha
*[[Shraddha Das]] as Police Officer
*[[Jithan Ramesh|Ramesh Choudary]] as David Daniel Raj
*[[Ajay Ghosh]] as Ashok
*[[Brahmaji]] as Police Officer
*[[Viva Harsha]] as Gautham's friend
*[[Madhunandan]] as Gautham’s friend
*[[Shanoor Sana|Sana]] as Rathnamala
*Nikkita Anil Kumar as Megha's sister
*[[Venu Yeldandi]] as Cheenu
*[[Prabhas Sreenu]]
}}

== Production ==
The film began production in mid-2019,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/actor-jithan-ramesh-to-play-a-villain-in-vamsi-krishna-mallas-nireekshana/articleshow/70653748.cms | title=Actor Jithan Ramesh to play a villain in Vamsi Krishna Malla's Nireekshana | work= [[The Times of India]] | access-date=28 December 2023 | archive-date=18 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818201852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/actor-jithan-ramesh-to-play-a-villain-in-vamsi-krishna-mallas-nireekshana/articleshow/70653748.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> and the story is based on a true incident that took place in Goa.<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/140120/jitthan-ramesh-turns-villain-for-a-thriller.html|title=Jitthan Ramesh turns villain for a thriller|date=13 January 2020|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630162038/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/140120/jitthan-ramesh-turns-villain-for-a-thriller.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jithan Ramesh|Ramesh Choudary]] was initially cast as the film's hero, but the director opted that he play the film's antagonist after being satisfied with his eyes. The film marked his debut negative role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/301019/the-new-baddie-in-town.html|title=The new baddie in town|date=29 October 2019|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126034226/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/301019/the-new-baddie-in-town.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was reported to be a Telugu-Tamil bilingual with the Tamil version titled ''Miratchi''.<ref name="M">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/110220/a-menacing-villain.html|title=A menacing villain|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=11 February 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001054744/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/110220/a-menacing-villain.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The climax scene was shot nonstop for three days with only a one-hour gap in between.<ref name="D"/>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Nireekshana
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Anand
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2020
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 4:59
| language = Telugu
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer =
| chronology = Anand
| prev_title = [[Coffee With My Wife]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc =
}}
The music was composed by Anand of ''[[Mantra (2007 film)|Mantra]]'' (2007) fame.<ref name="M"/> The audio release function of the Tamil version took place on 9 February 2020 in Chennai with [[Jiiva]] in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chitrajyothy.com/2020/cinema-news/miratchi-audio-launch-jeeva-222.html|title=‘తమిళ ప్రేక్షకుల్ని సంతృప్తిపరచడం అంత సులభం కాదు’|date=10 February 2020|language=te|work=[[ABN Andhra Jyothi|ABN]]|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228083001/https://www.chitrajyothy.com/2020/cinema-news/miratchi-audio-launch-jeeva-222.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Nireekshana''
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Gallu Gallu
| extra1 = Sravana Bhargavi, Anand
| length1 = 3:57
| all_lyrics = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]].
| title2 = Kalalu Yenno
| extra2 = [[Sunitha (Telugu singer)|Sunitha]]
| length2 = 1:02
| total_length = 4:59
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Miratchi''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/miratchi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1498824841|title=Miratchi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP|date=2020|work=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2023-12-28|archive-date=2023-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228082935/https://music.apple.com/us/album/miratchi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1498824841|url-status=live}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = En Kaadale
| extra1 = Vandana, Santosh
| length1 = 4:30
| title2 = Jallu Jalluna
| extra2 = [[Chinnaponnu]]
| length2 = 4:06
| title3 = Somebody Says
| extra3 = Mansi, [[Noel Sean]], Anand
| length3 = 4:12
| title4 = Kanavugalil
| extra4 = Vandana
| length4 = 3:48
| title5 = Ratchasaaa
| extra5 = Anand, [[Roll Rida]], Priya
| length5 = 4:15
| total_length = 20:51
}}

== Release ==
The film was initially supposed to be released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/preview/2020/01/13124345/1281055/miratchi-movie-preview.vpf|title=மிரட்சி|date=13 January 2020|work=[[Maalai Malar]]|language=ta|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228083031/https://www.maalaimalar.com/pageview_candidate.html?id=695640|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tamil dubbed version ''Miratchi'' had a direct release via YouTube in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzcJIfv1pew|title=Latest Tamil Thriller Movie 2023 {{!}} Miratchi Full Movie 2K {{!}} Jithan Ramesh {{!}} Ena Saha {{!}} Shraddha Das|work=YouTube|date=27 July 2023|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228044554/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzcJIfv1pew&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|14009552}}

[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]
[[Category:Unreleased Telugu-language films]]

West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Female Playback Singer

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{{Short description|Annual Indian film award}}
The '''West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Female Playback Singer''' is given annually by [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|WBFJA]] as a part of its West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films. It recognizes the best female singer of the previous year.

==Superlatives==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width="150"|'''Category'''
!width="150"|'''Name'''
!width="150"|'''Superlative'''
|-
|Most Awards
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] [[Iman Chakraborty]]
|2 awards
|-
|Most Nominations
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|8 nominations
|}

==List of winners and nominations==
* '''2017 [[Iman Chakraborty]] – "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" from ''[[Praktan]]'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbfja.com/nominations-2017.php|title=WBFJA 2017 Nominations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbfja.com/award-2017.php|title=WBFJA 2017 Winners}}</ref>
** Madhubanti Bagchi - "Tomake Chai" from ''[[Gangster (2016 film)|Gangster]]''
** [[Shreya Ghoshal]] - "Tomake Chuye Dilam" from ''[[Bastu-Shaap]]''
* '''2018 [[Chandrani Banerjee]] - "Tomake Bujhina Priyo" from ''[[Projapoti Biskut]]'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbfja.com/nominations-2018.php|title=WBFJA 2018 Nominations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbfja.com/award-2018.php|title=WBFJA 2018 Winners}}</ref>
** [[Nikhita Gandhi]] - "Bangali Maacher Jhol" from ''[[Maacher Jhol (2017 feature film)|Maacher Jhol]]''
** [[Nikhita Gandhi]] - "Tomra Ekhono Ki" from ''[[Meghnad Badh Rahasya]]''
** [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]] – "Ebhabe Golpo Hok" from ''[[Bibaho Diaries]]''
** Somchanda Bhattacharya - "Agomonir Gaan" from ''[[Durga Sohay]]''
** [[Shalmali Kholgade]] - "Aladdin" from ''[[One (2017 film)|One]]''
* '''2019 [[Nikhita Gandhi]] - "Saiyo re" from ''Uronchondi'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbfja.com/nominations-2019.php|title=WBFJA 2019 Nominations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbfja.com/award.php|title=WBFJA 2019 Winners}}</ref>
** [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]] – "Ora Moner Gopon" from ''Ghare And Baire''
** [[Surangana Bandyopadhyay]] - "Aaloshyo" from ''[[Uma (2018 film)|Uma]]''
** Amrita Singh - "Bhule Jeo" from ''[[Generation Ami]]''
** Paloma Majumder - "Lokkhiti" from ''[[Drishtikone]]''
** Sahana Bajpaie - "Maharajo" from ''[[Ek Je Chhilo Raja]]''
** [[Shreya Ghoshal]] - "Esho Hey" from ''[[Ek Je Chhilo Raja]]''
* '''2020 [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]] for "Preme Pora Baron" from ''[[Sweater (film)|Sweater]]'''''<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Cinemar Samabartan’ Award Night Hosted To Honour The Best In Bengali Cinema For The Years 2020 & 2021 |url=https://financialsamachar.com/cinemar-samabartan-award-night-hosted-to-honour-the-best-in-bengali-cinema-for-the-years-2020-2021/}}</ref>
**[[Meghna Mishra]] for "Hazar Bochor" from ''[[Tritiya Adhyay]]''
**[[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Pran Dite Chai" from ''[[Parineeta (2019 film)|Parineeta]]''
**[[Monali Thakur]] for "Bolo Na Radhika" from ''[[Shah Jahan Regency]]''
**Somlata Acharyya for "Aay Behestey Ke Jabi Aaay" from ''[[Ahaa Re]]''
**[[Nikhita Gandhi]] for "Trippy Lage" from ''[[Password (2019 Indian film)|Password]]''
* '''2021 Surangana Bandopadhyay for "Kon Gopone" from ''[[Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti]]'''''
**[[Iman Chakraborty]] for "Aami Radha Moto" from ''[[Asur (film)|Asur]]''
**[[Subhamita Banerjee]] for "Ki Naamey Daaki" from ''Cheeni''
**[[Lagnajita Chakraborty]] for "Tomar Chokher Shitolpati" from ''Cheeni''
* '''2022 [[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Kachhe Thako" from ''Prem Tame'''''<ref>{{cite news |title=WBJFA award function 2022 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/263846/west-bengal-film-journalists-association-awards}}</ref>
**[[Monali Thakur]] for "Chup Kore Tui" from ''[[Ei Ami Renu]]''
**[[Lagnajita Chakraborty]] for "Behaya" from ''[[Ekannoborti]]''
* '''2023 [[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Bhalobashar Morshum" from ''[[X=Prem]]'''''<ref>{{cite news |title=WBFJA Award 2023 |url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/wbfja-award-2023-best-singer-iman-chakraborty-anupam-roy-best-actor-prosenjit-chatterjee-dev/articleshow/106852688.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Anik Dutta’s 'Aparajito' sweeps WBFJA awards |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/anik-duttas-aparajito-sweeps-west-bengal-film-journalists-association-wbfja-awards/cid/1908852}}</ref>
**[[Iman Chakraborty]], Ananya Bhattacharjee & Upali Chattopadhyay for "Tapa Tini" from [[Belashuru]]
**Mekhla Dasgupta for "Mon Kemoner Janmodin" from ''Hridpindo''
**[[Sahana Bajpaie]] for "Shaajo Shaajao" from ''[[Ballabhpurer Roopkotha]]''
*'''2024 [[Iman Chakraborty]] for "Alada Alada" from ''[[Ardhangini (2023 film)|Ardhangini]]'''''<ref>{{cite news |title=শেষ পাতা-র বাজিমাত! সিনেমার সমাবর্তনে পুরস্কার পেল দশম অবতার, সেরা অভিনেতা দেব না প্রসেনজিৎ |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/wbfja-award-2023-award-best-actor-prosenjit-chatterjee-dev-got-most-popular-actor-see-full-list-31705285585673.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122044742/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/wbfja-award-2023-award-best-actor-prosenjit-chatterjee-dev-got-most-popular-actor-see-full-list-31705285585673.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
**[[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Toka Dile Bhenge Jabe" from ''[[Manobjomin]]''
**Madhubanti Bacchi for "Madhu Mashe" from ''[[Maayakumari]]''
**[[Antara Mitra]] for "Jani Okaron" from ''[[Fatafati]]''

*'''2025 [[Antara Mitra]] for "Kishori" from ''[[Khadaan]]'''''
**[[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Tui Amar Hobi Na" from ''[[Ajogyo]]''
**[[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Elomelo Raat" from ''[[Babli (film)|Babli]]''
**Sohini Saha for "Phiraiyya Dao" from ''[[Khadaan]]''

*'''2026 [[Jayati Chakraborty]] for "Dyakho Dyakho Kanaiye" from ''[[Lawho Gouranger Naam Re]]'''''
**[[Iman Chakraborty]] for "Sujan Majhi Re" from ''[[Sharthopor]]''
**[[Madhubanti Bagchi]] for "Monero Toh Mon Bhalo Nei" from ''[[Grihapravesh (2025 film)|Grihapravesh]]''
**Suchismita Chakraborty for "Jhimli Laage Re" from ''[[Raghu Dakat]]''
**Pritha Chatterjee for "Uttor Shaaji" from ''Goodbye Mountain''

==See also==
* [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
* [[Cinema of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian music awards]]
[[Category:West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]

Kesaria

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{{about||similarly named cities|Caesarea (disambiguation)|the person|Kesaria Abramidze|the color|Saffron (color)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kesaria
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]]
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| governing_body = Bihar
| unit_pref = Metric
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Kesaria''', also known as '''Kesariya''' is a town in the district of [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]], in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It is the site of a [[stupa]] built by the [[List of Maurya emperors|Mauryan]] king [[Ashoka]].

==Geography==
Kesaria is near the [[River Gandak]] and Rampur Khajuria. The nearest villages are [[Trilokwa|Noori Mohalla Trilokwa]] & [[Trilokwa]] (3.5 km), Kushar Saikh Toli (4 km), Phultakiya (3 km), Baisakhawa (2 km), Ramgadhwa (4 km), Tajpur (6 km), Bairiya (6 km), Bathana (5 km), Nyagaw (4 km). There are also two mosques in the town and nearest railway Station is [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]] about 21 km.

==Kesariya Stupa==
[[File:Kesariya.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Kesariya stupa]].]]
{{BuddhasHolySites}}
{{main|Kesaria stupa}}
Initially constructed as a mud stupa, it gained its present structure in the Maurya, Sunga and Kushana period. The stupa dates between 200 AD and 750 AD and may have been associated with the 4th-century ruler, Raja Chakravarti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buddhist-pilgrimage.com/kesaria-stupa.html|title=Kesaria Buddhsit Pilgrimage Tour, Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour in Kesaria India, Kesaria Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour in Bihar, Book for a Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour Kesaria|website=www.buddhist-pilgrimage.com|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> Kesariya Stupa is 104 feet high.

The [[Chinese Buddhism|Chinese Buddhist]] pilgrim [[Xuanzang]] mentions having seen the grand Stupa in ''Kia-shi-po-lo''{{clarify|date=September 2024}} (Kesariya) but it was deserted and overgrown.

The Kesariaa stupa was discovered in 1958 during an excavation led by Archaeologist [[K. K. Muhammed]] of [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).

==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Kesaria
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan record high C = 23.1
|Feb record high C = 25.7
|Mar record high C = 31.9
|Apr record high C = 35.3
|May record high C = 37.5
|Jun record high C = 35.2
|Jul record high C = 32.6
|Aug record high C = 32.1
|Sep record high C = 32
|Oct record high C = 31.5
|Nov record high C = 28.4
|Dec record high C = 24.5
|Jan record low C = 9.5
|Feb record low C = 11.1
|Mar record low C = 16
|Apr record low C = 21.1
|May record low C = 24.9
|Jun record low C = 26.1
|Jul record low C = 25.7
|Aug record low C = 26
|Sep record low C = 25.4
|Oct record low C = 21.7
|Nov record low C = 14.4
|Dec record low C = 10.2
|date=January 2020
|source 1= <ref>{{cite web|title=Kesaria, Bihar Weather|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/bihar/kesariya-175039/}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bharatonline.com/bihar/travel/champaran/kesaria.html Bharat Online.com]

[[Category:Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Bihar]]
[[Category:Tourism in Bihar]]

Farhan Khan (actor)

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{{short description|Indian model and television actor}}
{{BLP one source|date=November 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Farhan Asif Khan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Burhanpur]], Madhya Pradesh, India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|5|6}}
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Model (person)|Model]]
| years_active = 2010 – Present
| height = 6 ft 2 in
}}
'''Farhan Khan''' is an Indian model and television actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chhanchhan's Farhan speaks up! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chhanchhans-Farhan-speaks-up/articleshow/20554808.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He is mostly known for his brief role in [[Sony TV]]'s ''[[Chhanchhan]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==Overview==
Farhan Khan was born in [[Burhanpur]]. He comes from a family of people with a film, TV and stage background. His grandfather was a distributor and film publicist and his father is a theatre artiste, a film and TV producer and a documentary filmmaker. His uncle is an established producer and also makes documentaries edits of education, and his brother [[Tabrez Khan]] is a director of TV shows like ''Bhagyavidhaata'' among others. His older brother and mother are both writers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==Career==

Khan's first television role was the male lead in [[Sony Entertainment Television]]'s show, ''[[Chhanchhan]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Unnikrishnan |first1=Chaya |title=Looks promising |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-looks-promising-1816311 |website=DNA India |language=en |date=28 March 2013}}</ref> it failed to gain ratings.' Chhanchhan ended on 19 September 2013.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Farhan}}
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Indian male models]]
[[Category:People from Burhanpur]]
[[Category:Male actors from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]

Jwala Gutta

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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1983)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Jwala Gutta
| image = Mary Kom and other sports person (cropped).jpg
| caption = Gutta in 2015
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|9|7}}
| birth_place = [[Wardha]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height = 1.78m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/50884/jwala-gutta |title=Jwala Gutta |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref>
| weight = 75 kg
| event = Mixed Doubles/ Women's Doubles
| years_active = 1999–2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jwala-gutta-to-take-a-break-from-badminton-contemplating-retirement/story-wU4o9p4HGmGVKp1QLmYnwI.html |title=Jwala Gutta to take a break from badminton, contemplating retirement |last=Sikdar |first=Sandip |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=7 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
| handedness = Left
| highest_ranking = 6 (XD August 2010) 10 (WD August 2015)
| current_ranking =
| current_ranking_date =
| coach =
| medals =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2011 BWF World Championships|2011 London]] | [[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 New Delhi]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016 Kunshan]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Women's doubles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Women's doubles]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton Asia Championships|2014 Gimcheon]] | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Women's doubles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004 Islamabad]] | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2004 Islamabad | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2004 Islamabad | Women's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]] | Women's doubles }}
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'''Jwala Gutta'''{{efn|{{langx|te|గుత్తా జ్వాల|Guttā Jvāla}};<ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 September 2021 |title=వివాహబంధంలోకి గుత్తా జ్వాల- విశాల్‌ |url=https://www.eenadu.net/latestnews/gutta-jwala-wedding/1600/121082834 |website=EENADU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=7 September 2021 |title=Jwala Gutta: వైరల్‌గా గుత్తా జ్వాల వెడ్డింగ్‌ కార్డ్‌.. ఇద్దరిది రెండో పెళ్ళే! |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/sports/tamil-actor-vishnu-vishal-and-badminton-star-jwala-gutta-to-get-married-on-april-22-sa-835232.html |website=News18 Telugu|date=14 April 2021 }}</ref> family names traditionally precede personal names in [[Indian name#Telugu|Telugu naming customs]]}} (born 7 September 1983) is an Indian [[badminton]] player. Beginning in the late 1990s, she represented India at international events in both mixed and women's doubles formats. She has a total of 316 match wins in both the disciplines{{emdash}}the most by any Indian{{emdash}}and peaked at no. 6 in the [[BWF World Ranking|world rankings]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} Gutta has won medals at numerous tournaments on the [[BWF World Tour|BWF circuit]] including a silver at the [[2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|2009 Superseries Masters Finals]] and a bronze at the [[2011 BWF World Championships|2011 World Championships]].

Born in [[Wardha]] to a Chinese mother and a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] father, she began playing badminton at a young age. A fourteen-time [[Indian National Badminton Championships|National Champion]], Gutta played with [[Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar|Shruti Kurien]] earlier in her career, but found greater international success with [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]. The pair consistently figured among the top-twenty in the [[BWF World Ranking]] reaching as high as no. 10 in 2015. Gutta is the first badminton player of Indian origin to qualify for two events in the [[Olympics]]{{ndash}}women's doubles with Ponnappa and mixed doubles with [[V. Diju]] at [[2012 Summer Olympics|London]]. Gutta is known for her skilled left-handed stroke-play and is one of the very few doubles players to use a forehand service.

Gutta has won numerous medals for [[Badminton in India|Indian badminton]] including the bronze medal [[2011 BWF World Championships]] in London and a gold and silver at 2010 and 2014 [[Commonwealth Games]] respectively in the women's doubles event which were the first for the country in the discipline. Other achievements include the historic bronze medal at the [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup]] held in [[New Delhi]], a bronze medal at [[Asian Badminton Championships|Badminton Asia Championships]] in the same year and final and semi-final appearances in many big international events most notably the finals appearance at the [[2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals]], alongside Diju which was the first for the country in any discipline.

Gutta has been credited with bringing recognition for doubles badminton in India, first with her mixed doubles partner Diju with whom she peaked at no. 6 in 2010 becoming the first doubles partnership from the country to be ranked among the top-10 and later with her partnership with Ponnappa in women's doubles matches. She paired with Ponappa at the Rio 2016 Olympics where the pair crashed out in the group stage with two consecutive losses at the hands of opponents from [[Japan]] and Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-jwala-gutta-ashwini-ponnappa-out-of-rio-olympics-1280846.html |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa out of Rio Olympics |website=[[News18]] |date=12 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref> Gutta has won medals at all major international badminton tournaments and multi-sport events, except for the [[Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Narayan |first1=Shankar |title=Rio Olympics 2016:Can Jwala Gutta complete the last piece of the puzzle? |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/can-jwala-gutta-olympic-medal-complete-puzzle |website=Sportskeeda |access-date=22 July 2016 |date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In addition to her badminton career, Gutta has been vocal about social issues she advocates for, ranging from fair treatment of women in sports, health and education, to women's empowerment and gender equality.

She has been listed several times among the most inspiring sportswomen of India. She was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]], India's second highest sporting award, for her achievements. Gutta was married to badminton player [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]] from 2005 to 2011. She told [[ESPN]] that she was contemplating retirement, after entering negotiations for a coaching role for BAI in May 2017.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.in/badminton/story/_/id/19467258/badminton-jwala-gutta-ready-retire |title=Ready to retire and take up new role: Jwala |last=Ninan |first=Susan |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and junior career==
Jwala Gutta was born on 7 September 1983 in [[Wardha]], [[Maharashtra]] and brought up in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], to a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] mother and a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] father. Jwala's father, Kranti Gutta, hailed from a family of [[Left-wing politics|Leftists]] from Peddapuliveru in [[Andhra Pradesh]]'s [[Guntur]] district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3444/stories/20111103502801800.htm |title=She's an asset to any team |website=Sportstar |date=3 November 2011 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/orient-express/512855/ |title=Orient Express |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=6 September 2009 |agency=[[Indian Express Group]] |access-date=19 August 2011 |author=Naik, Shivani |location=New Delhi |quote=Jwala Gutta has squared off against many players from China on the badminton court. As she celebrates the mixed doubles Grand Prix gold she won last week, she tells us about her Chinese connection}}</ref> Her mother, Yelan Gutta, was born in [[China]] and is a granddaughter of a [[Gandhian]] named Zeng. Yelan first came to India in 1977 with her grandfather to visit the [[Sevagram]] ashram, where she translated Gandhi's autobiography and other works into the [[Chinese language]].<ref name="mid-day1">{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2009/aug/100809-Saina-Nehwal-Jwala-Gutta-Badminton-World-Badminton-Championship.htm |title=Jwala Gutta's got the spark – Gandhiji impressed |work=[[MiD DAY]] |date=10 August 2009 |access-date=19 August 2011 |author=Sharma, Sanjay |location=Hydrabad}}</ref> Gutta has a younger sister, Insi Gutta.<ref>{{cite web |title=My sister is indisciplined: Open letter from Jwala Gutta's sister to SAI |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/my-sister-is-indisciplined-open-letter-from-jwala-guttas-sister-to-sai-2337050.html |website=[[Firstpost]] |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=11 July 2015}}</ref>

Initially inclined towards playing tennis, Gutta shifted to badminton at the insistence of her mother.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nadar |first1=Ganesh |title='I actually started off with tennis' |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/slide-show/slide-show-1-london-olympics-2012-jwala-gutta-medal-not-an-impossible-task/20120606.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=6 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="facts">{{cite web |last1=Narayan |first1=Shankar |title=Know your Indian Olympian: 10 things to know about Jwala Gutta |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-indian-doubles-112139418.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> She was introduced to the national badminton coach [[S. M. Arif]], by her father at the age of four. Arif recommended her to learn gymnastics or swimming for a couple of years before starting training for badminton.<ref name="arif">{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Swati |date=19 May 2016 |title=Bonds that last a lifetime |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/badminton/190316/bonds-that-last-a-lifetime.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130230129/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/badminton/190316/bonds-that-last-a-lifetime.html |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=live |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Gutta later started training under Arif, at the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]].<ref name="arif" />

Gutta started playing badminton at the age of six. Her chief achievement as a youngster was to win the Under-13 Girls Mini National Badminton Championship held at Thrissur, Kerala. In 2000, Gutta (aged 17) won the Junior National Badminton Championship. The same year, she also won the Women's Doubles Junior National Championship and the Senior National Badminton Championship, both in partnership with Shruti Kurien. This association was to last several years, and the pairing of Gutta and Shruti Kurien won the Women's Doubles National title for seven years in succession, from 2002 to 2008.

==Playing style==
Gutta plays aggressively in the front court.<ref name="forehand">{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Jagannath |title=Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa: Two of a kind |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article483631.ece?service=print |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817012419/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article483631.ece?service=print |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=13 August 2011}}</ref> She is considered dangerous in the front court. She also has a strong smash from the back court and often makes use of deceptive drops.<ref name="style">{{cite web |last1=Naik |first1=Shivani |title=Why Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta don't get along |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/why-saina-nehwal-jwala-gutta-dont-get-along/1159079/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=23 August 2013}}</ref> Gutta is vulnerable in a some areas of her game, most evidently in her movement across the court. She can commit certain unforced errors when forced to move out of her favoured positions. She has also had some fitness issues and injury troubles in her career.<ref name="style" /> Gutta is also known for being one of the only top doubles player to still use the forehand service, since most other doubles specialists opt for the safer backhand serve. She stands unique in this aspect.<ref name="forehand" />

==Performance in women's doubles==

===Early years: 2002–09===
Gutta partnered [[Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar]] during the early part of her career for the women's doubles competition. The duo reached the semi-final round of their second international tournament itself, the India Asia Satellite tournament 2002. They also reached the semi-final round of the same tournament in the year 2004, and finished runner-up at the Le Volant d'Or Tournament, known as Toulouse Open the same year.<ref name="menxp">{{cite web |title=Jwala Gutta |url=http://www.mensxp.com/gallery/sporting-heroes/22940-jwala-gutta-p9.html |website=MensXP.com |date=6 June 2014 |access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> Further, she reached the Final Rounds of the Scottish International tournament 2004 and 40th Portuguese Badminton Championship 2004.<ref name="menxp" /> In the year 2006, she won the Sri Lanka International Satellite tournament; while in the year 2007, she won the Cyprus Badminton International tournament. The same year, she also won at the Pakistan International Challenge tournament and the Indian International Challenge tournament. Apart from these achievements, Gutta won the Nepal International Series tournament 2008 and Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix 2008 in the Women's Doubles category.<ref name="menxp" />

===2010: Commonwealth Gold and breakthrough===
[[File:XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Women’s Double Badminton) Jwala Gutta and Machimanda Ashwini Ponnappa of India won the Gold medal, at Siri fort Sports Complex, in New Delhi on October on October 14, 2010.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa winning gold medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2010]]

Gutta then split with her longtime partner Shruti Kurien due to compatibility issues. She then paired up with young [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] from Bangalore who was called up for the national camp just before the Commonwealth Games. She and Ponnappa then went on to win the sensational gold medal in the women's doubles at the [[Commonwealth Games 2010|New Delhi Commonwealth Games]] making history of winning the first gold medal for India in the event. They beat much higher ranked Singaporean pair of [[Shinta Mulia Sari]] and Yao Lei in the finals 21–15, 21–19 in front of the cheering home crowd and set the stadium ablaze with their win. Gutta and Ponnappa then became household names after winning the medal in front of home crowd. Since, their Gold Medal effort at the games they brought women's doubles into limelight in the country.

After the win Gutta at a press conference stated, "It's unbelievable. I think it was long pending for me. I am quite emotional. The feeling is yet to sink in. Ashwini played exceptionally well and we hope to continue the good work, I want to dedicate the medal to my family who stood by me, my coaches, especially SM Arif, Atik Jauhari and all the team members, Gopi. I owe this medal to all who helped me,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games/it-is-unbelievable-it-has-been-long-pending-jwala-435985 |title=It is unbelievable, it has been long pending: Jwala |website=Ndtv.com |date=14 October 2010 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> and added that "This medal will silence my critics. This is my answer to them to whatever happened. I am very happy and everyone who has negative thoughts about me, I would like to say just shut-up now,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games/cwg-gold-medallist-jwala-slams-bai-president-436030 |title=CWG gold medallist Jwala slams BAI president |website=Ndtv.com |date=14 October 2010 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

===2011: World Championships bronze===
In 2011, they came up with one of their finest performances when the pair etched their names in history books becoming the first Indian pair to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships. The pair defeated 12th seeds Vita Marrisa and Nadya Melati of Indonesia 17–21, 21–10, 21–17 to storm into the women's doubles semifinal before losing out to the Chinese fifth seeds in the semi-finals in London, thereby winning a bronze in the Badminton World Championship. They had previously beaten [[Poon Lok Yan]] and [[Tse Ying Suet]] of [[Hong Kong]] 19–21, 21–17, 21–19 in Round of 16. Also, in the second round they had caused a big upset by beating the 2nd seeds and former World Num 1s. [[Cheng Wen-hsing]] [[Chien Yu-chin]] of [[Chinese Taipei]] 21–18 21–18.<ref name="bronze">{{cite web |title=Ranking the greatest achievements by an Indian shuttler |url=http://m.sportskeeda.com/badminton/ranking-greatest-achievements-indian-shuttler |website=Sportskeeda |access-date=26 June 2016 |date=26 June 2016}}</ref> In a 2016 report published by ''Sportskeeda'', the feat was ranked as the fifth greatest achievement of Indian badminton.<ref name="bronze " />

===2012: London Olympics===
She played women's doubles as well as mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics becoming the first and the only Indian to qualify in two events in the entire history of the game.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jwala-gutta-focusing-on-fitness-to-be-battleready-for-olympics/967847/ |title=Jwala Gutta focusing on fitness to be battle-ready for Olympics |date=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/london-olympics-2012/olympics-2012-players/jwalagutta.cms |title=Jwala Gutta Olympics 2012 Player Profile, News, Medals |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Gutta pairing with Ashwini Ponappa lost their opening women's doubles match against the Japanese duo of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Jwala-Gutta-Ashwini-Ponappa-lose-Olympic-opener/articleshow/15239300.cms |title=Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa lose Olympic opener |date=29 July 2012}}</ref> They then went on to beat the much higher ranked [[Cheng Wen-hsing]] and [[Chien Yu-chin]] of Chinese Taipei 25–23, 16–21, 21–18 to register their first win in the group stages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/india-at-olympics/london-olympics-jwala-gutta-ashwini-ponappa-register-1st-win-stay-in-qf-contention_746505.html |title=London Olympics: Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa register 1st win; stay in QF contention |website=Zeenews.india.com |date=31 July 2012 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Gutta and Ashwini missed out on a quarterfinal berth by a difference of just one point, even though they beat [[Shinta Mulia Sari]] and Lei Yao of Singapore 21–16 21–15 in their last group B match, after tying with Japan and Taipei on the number of wins. Prior to India's final group game on Tuesday night, the World number five Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa had shockingly lost to Chinese Taipei's Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin, ranked 10th, 19–21 11–21. India lodged a formal protest with the Games organisers to probe if the women's doubles badminton match involving Japan and Chinese Taipei was played in the right spirit, following the elimination of medal hopes Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa but no action was taken.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/london-olympics-india-to-lodge-protest-against-jwala-gutta-and-ashwini-ponappa-exit-111950-2012-07-31 |title=London Olympics: India to lodge protest against Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa exit from Olympics |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=1 August 2012 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Following the Olympic Games, Gutta went to a temporary sabbatical from the game.

===2013: Comeback and IBL===
In January 2013, Gutta announced her comeback to the game and partnered [[Prajakta Sawant]] since Ponnappa was partnering with [[Pradnya Gadre]] and had committed to continue her partnership with Gadre so went on play with Sawant, who at that time was going through a battle against national coach [[Pullela Gopichand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/pullela-gopichand-prajakta-sawant-jwala-gutta-backs-budding-shuttler-121060-2012-11-08 |title=Prajakta-Gopichand controversy turns ugly as Jwala Gutta backs budding shuttler : Other Sports, News |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> [[Indian Badminton League]] (IBL) was announced the same year.

[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Ms. Jwala Gutta for Badminton, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011.jpg|thumb|left|President Pratibha Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year 2011 to Gutta]]

IBL was a franchise league commercially managed by an Indian sports rights management company, Sporty Solutionz as commercial partners. With the brand value of US$1 million, Indian Badminton League was the richest badminton league in the world. Gutta was one of the six marquee players and team captains to be auctioned. The auction itself was not short of controversy. The base price of Gutta and [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] was halved from US$50,000 to US$25,000, without the players' notice and Women's Doubles event was replaced by a second Men's Singles. This left both Gutta and Ashwini hurt and angry. Gutta was bought for US$31,000 and captained the [[Delhi Smashers|Delhi franchise]], but the team did not reach the semis and finished fifth. Gutta and Ponnappa after IBL confirmed on that they were set to reunite. Gutta went on to add that the two decided to come together because of a couple of reasons. The first was the Indian Badminton League's organisers knocking out the women's doubles category from the tournament, which in turn resulted in the base prices of Gutta and Ashwini.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ibl-badminton-its-official-jwala-gutta-and-ashwini-ponnappa-are-back-together-doubles/20130813.html |title=Its Official, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa are back Together Doubles |access-date=2 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211719/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ibl-badminton-its-official-jwala-gutta-and-ashwini-ponnappa-are-back-together-doubles/20130813.html |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

===2014: Asian and Uber Cup bronze, CWG silver===
In 2014 Gutta and Ashwini won the bronze medal at [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] in April defeating 3rd seeded Thai pair of [[Kunchala Voravichitchaikul]] and [[Duanganong Aroonkesorn]] 21–11, 21–18 en route losing out to Chinese twins [[Luo Ying]] and [[Luo Yu]] at the semi-final stage. The pair played a key role in [[India]]'s historic Bronze at the [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|Uber Cup in New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/jwala-ashwini-ready-for-uber-cup-challenge/ |title=Jwala-Ashwini ready for Uber Cup challenge |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 May 2014 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> The duo unleashed a giant-killing spree as they had to face much higher ranked opponents in most of their matches and they won each, their biggest win came when outplayed the World No. 9 team of [[Greysia Polii]] and [[Nitya Krishinda Maheswari]] 21–18, 21–18 from [[Indonesia]] in the first doubles match of the tie. The win took India to the semis for the first time in [[Uber Cup]] history and assured them of the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rajorshi Das |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/resurgent-jwala-ashwini-real-force-india-uber-cup-milestone |title=Resurgent Jwala-Ashwini the real force behind India's Uber Cup milestone |website=Sportskeeda.com |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140523/sports-tennis/article/saina-nehwal-p-v-sindhu-jwala-gutta-carry-india-semis |title=Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu & Jwala Gutta carry India into semis of Uber Cup |website=Deccanchronicle.com |date=23 May 2014 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> They later participated at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] and narrowly missed the podium finish in the team event came up with the silver medal at the games losing put to Malaysian pair of [[Vivian Hoo]] and [[Woon Khe Wei]] in a closely contested final. The Indian pair lost the first game 17–21, before going down in a well-fought second game. Gutta and Ponnappa had taken the lead and looked good to take the match into the deciding third game. It was their second medal at the games after the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Gold]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227783-commonwealth-games-2014-indian-shuttlers-jwala-ashwini-settle-for-silver-in-women-s-doubles |title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Indian Shuttlers Jwala, Ashwini Settle for Silver in Women's Doubles – CWG, 2014 News |website=Sports.ndtv.com |date=3 August 2014 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702155723/http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227783-commonwealth-games-2014-indian-shuttlers-jwala-ashwini-settle-for-silver-in-women-s-doubles |archive-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2015: Canada GP title and top-10 ranking===
Gutta and Ashwini kick-started 2015 with a semi-final appearance at [[2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold]] held at [[Lucknow]]. They next appeared in the prestigious [[All England Open]] reached the 2nd round losing out to the top seeds [[Tian Qing]] and [[Zhao Yunlei]] in straight games. The pair of Gutta and Ponnappa also re-entered the Top-20 rankings after All England.

In May, Gutta played for [[India national badminton team|India]] at the [[2015 Sudirman Cup]] as they were placed in group 1D, clubbed together with three-time winner [[Korea national badminton team|Korea]] and [[Malaysia national badminton team|Malaysia]]. The Malaysian team was buoyed by the return of former world no. 1 [[Lee Chong Wei]] from a dope-related suspension and that made things difficult for India. India started with a narrow 2–3 loss to Malaysia [[Saina Nehwal]] and the duo of Gutta and Ponnappa delivered the wins. Gutta and Ashwini stole the show with their determined efforts that saw them upsetting the world no. 11 pair of [[Vivian Hoo]] and [[Woon Khe Wei]] 21–18, 19–21, 21–15.

After the narrow defeat against [[Malaysia]], India needed to win the tie v Korea to progress into the quarter-finals. [[Parupalli Kashyap]] and the men's doubles pair of [[Pranav Chopra]] and [[Akshay Dewalkar]] lost both their matches the onus was once again on Gutta and Ponnappa. They fought hard but it was not enough to topple the Koreans. Chang Ye Na and [[Jung Kyung-eun]] won the contest 18–21, 21–12, 21–12 to seal a 3–1 victory for Korea.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sudeshna |url=http://sportsrediscovered.com/18801/indian-badminton-weekly-16-india-exit-sudirman-cup-early |title=Indian Badminton Weekly #16: India Exit Sudirman Cup Early |website=Sportsrediscovered.com |date=21 May 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-date=19 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419220635/http://sportsrediscovered.com/18801/indian-badminton-weekly-16-india-exit-sudirman-cup-early |url-status=dead }}</ref> With defeats in both the rubbers India failed to make the quarter-finals.

Gutta and Ashwini then participated in the [[2015 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold]] and the pair seeded 4th reached the semi-finals losing out to Japanese pair of Ayane Kurihara and Naru Shinoya 17–21, 11–21.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/attri-reddy-in-finals-of-us-open-praneeth-jwala-gutta-ashwini-ponnappa-out/articleshow/47757519.cm]{{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Narayan |first=Shankar |url=https://news.yahoo.com/jwala-gutta-ashwini-ponnappa-lose-191502209.html |title=Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lose in semifinals of US Open Grand Prix Gold – Yahoo News |website=News.yahoo.com |date=20 June 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> En route to semis they did not lose a single game and defeated Turkish pair of [[Neslihan Yiğit]] and [[Özge Bayrak]] 21–10, 21–18 and in the quarter-finals defeated German seventh seeds Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte 21–17, 21–14.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/244188-sai-praneeth-jwala-ashwini-enter-us-open-semi-finals |title=Sai Praneeth, Jwala-Ashwini Enter US Open Semifinals – Badminton News |website=Sports.ndtv.com |date=20 June 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622202359/http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/244188-sai-praneeth-jwala-ashwini-enter-us-open-semi-finals |archive-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The pair next participated in the [[2015 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2015 Canada Open Grand Prix]] and seeded third went on to win the title defeating top seeded Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek 21–19, 21–16. It was the pairs first title since coming back together after the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/jwala-gutta-ashwini-ponnappa-defeat-eefje-muskens-selena-piek-to-win-canada-open/ |title=Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa defeat Dutch top seeds to lift Canada Open |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> The win was commended by the Indian media as the duo were the only women's doubles pair from the country to win a Grand Prix title. Gutta expressed her concerns for lack of support for doubles in the country and prompted the association and the government to promote doubles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/At-least-now-govt-should-support-us-Jwala-Gutta/articleshow/47896096.cms |title=At least now, govt should support us: Jwala Gutta |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1 July 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Gutta told ''[[NDTV]]'' in an interview, "We though big wins would wake up concerned people but it hasn't happened yet. We are still confident of representing India at an international level but here, extra support is needed as we can't afford it on our own.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/we-win-big-tournaments-deserve-government-s-help-jwala-gutta/373425 |title=We Win Big Tournaments, Deserve Government's Help: Jwala Gutta |website=Ndtv.com |date=1 July 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

Continuing their good form Gutta and Ponnappa reached the quarter-final stage of the [[2015 BWF World Championships]]. The pair received a bye in the first round and defeated Hsieh Pei-chen and Wu Ti-jung of Chinese Taipei in straight sets. In the last 16 clash the pair stunned world no. 6 pair of [[Reika Kakiiwa]] and [[Miyuki Maeda]] from Japan 21–15, 18–21, 21–19. The pair missed out on the bronze medal after losing out to another Japanese pair of [[Naoko Fukuman]] and [[Kurumi Yonao]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us |title=India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News – Times of India |website=M.timesofindia.com |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

The quarter-final finish at the World Championships helped Gutta and Ponnappa jump 2 places in the [[BWF World Ranking]], and they entered the top 10 for the first time in their career. With this Gutta thus became the first player to be ranked in the Top-10 of the world rankings in both the doubles category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.firstpost.com/sports/badminton-rankings-saina-regains-world-no-1-spot-jwala-ashwini-break-into-top-10-2400620.html |title=Badminton rankings: Saina regains World No 1 spot, Jwala-Ashwini break into top 10 |website=M.firstpost.com |date=20 August 2015 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

===2016: PBL & Second Uber Cup Bronze===
Gutta began her 2016 with the [[Premier Badminton League]], where she represented Hyderabad Hunters alongside [[Lee Chong Wei]] and [[Parupalli Kashyap]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Details – Jwala Gutta |url=http://hyderabadhunters.com/JwalaGutta.html |publisher=Hyderabad Hunters |access-date=21 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406071715/http://www.hyderabadhunters.com/JwalaGutta.html |archive-date=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad Hunters |url=http://pbl-india.com/teams/hyderabad-hunters/ |publisher=Premier Badminton League |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523045723/http://www.pbl-india.com/teams/hyderabad-hunters |archive-date=23 May 2016 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> She played in the mixed doubles alongside Indonesian [[Markis Kido]] and Danish [[Carsten Mogensen]]. The team couldn't qualify for the knock-out stage, finishing fifth in the standings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier Badminton League |url=http://pbl-india.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219033248/http://www.pbl-india.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 December 2015 |publisher=Premier Badminton League |access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

In May, Gutta was part of the Indian team for the [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup]] held at [[Kunshan]], [[China]]. The Indian women's team was put into Group- D alongside [[Japan]], [[Germany]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton: India thrash Germany 5–0 in Uber Cup to register second win |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/badminton-india-thrash-germany-5-0-in-uber-cup-to-register-second-win/story-hVnBXiU3UPujwzwsu7V48N.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 May 2016 |date=18 May 2016}}</ref> The India team beat Germany and Australia 5–0 before losing out to Japan to finish second in the group. In the quarter-finals they came back from a 0–1 deficit after [[Saina Nehwal]] lost the first singles to beat Thailand 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=India eves assure themselves of a bronze in Uber Cup |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/India-eves-assure-themselves-of-a-bronze-in-Uber-Cup/articleshow/52343331.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=21 May 2016 |date=19 May 2016}}</ref> Gutta and Ponnappa won their match in straight sets to secure a semifinal berth and the team's second consecutive bronze medal. The Indian team was however beaten by eventual champions [[China]] in the semifinal stage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kar |first1=Tanuj |title=Uber Cup 2016: India settle for bronze after losing to China |date=20 May 2016 |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/uber-cup-2016-india-settle-for-bronze-after-losing-china |publisher=Sportskeeda |access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

==Performance in mixed doubles==

===Early years===
Gutta has won titles in the Jakarta Satellite tournament and Welsh International tournament in the year 2005, Sri Lanka International Satellite tournament, Cyprus Badminton International tournament and Indian International Challenge tournament in the year 2007, and Nepal International Series tournament, Bitburger Open Grand Prix tournament and KLRC Bulgaria Open Grand Prix tournament in the year 2008.

===Success and top-10 breakthrough===
[[File:Dijujwala.jpg|250px|thumb| Gutta and Diju won the [[Chinese Taipei Open]] in 2009 becoming the first Indian pair to win [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|Grand Prix Gold]] Event.]]
Their breakthrough came when Gutta and her partner [[Valiyaveetil Diju]] became the first Indian badminton mixed doubles pair to win a Grand Prix Gold title. They defeated Indonesia's [[Hendra Aprida Gunawan]] and [[Vita Marissa]] 24–22, 21–18 in the [[Chinese Taipei Open]] final. In the quarterfinal, the world No. 7 pair and third seed in the tournament, defeated Korean pair [[Shin Baek-cheol]] and Yoo Hyun-Young and in the semi-final Diju and Gutta prevailed over Malaysians [[Goh Liu Ying]] and [[Chan Peng Soon]] 21–11, 17–21, 24–22.

But the biggest achievement came in the same year where she and Diju again reached the quarters of the [[2009 BWF World Championships]] and became the first Indians to do so repeating the feat at The Championships the following year. The Championships were held at [[Hyderabad]], India. The duo, seeded 8th, got a bye in the first round followed by a walkover in the second. In the third round they defeated 12th seed Polish pair of [[Robert Mateusiak]] and [[Nadieżda Kostiuczyk]] 21–11 22–20 in a 31-minute clash. In the quarterfinal they went down to defending champions and second seeds [[Nova Widianto]] and [[Liliyana Natsir]] of Indonesia. The Indian pair was beaten 16–21, 14–21 in 27 minutes.

The same year they went on to reach the finals of the [[BWF Super Series Masters Finals]], an annual tournament held at the end of every year where only the top players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the [[BWF Super Series]] compete. They beat Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Kostiuczyk again in straight-games 21–19 21–11. In the final the Indian pair went down to World Championship bronze medallists [[Christinna Pedersen]] and [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]] from Denmark 21–14, 21–18. By reaching the tournament finals they became the first Indians to reach the feat in any of the 5 disciplines.

In 2010 the pair reached the quarter-finals of the [[2010 BWF World Championships|World Championships]] for the second consecutive year beaten by Koreans [[Ha Jung-eun]] and [[Ko Sung-hyun]] 21–16, 21–19 having beaten the English pair of [[Gabrielle White]] and [[Chris Adcock]] and Malaysians Liu Ying and Peng Soon in straight games and overcoming [[Yao Lei]] and [[Chayut Triyachart]] from Indonesia in the pre-quarters in three games. The pair also won the [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold]] for their second Grand Prix Gold title beating Lei and Triyachart in three games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=CD5E57C3-91F4-402A-9434-E2ABFB0CBC91&draw=6 |title=INDIA GRAND PRIX GOLD 2010 – General |website=Tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=17 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=February 2025}}</ref> In 2011 Gutta and Diju reached the quarter-finals or better at three tournaments including two [[BWF Super Series|Super Series Premieres]] events at [[Denmark Open]] and [[China Masters]] where they reached the semi-finals, their first since 2009. They beat second seeded Chinese pair of [[Tao Jiaming]] and [[Tian Qing]] in the first round 5–21, 21–14, 21–18.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/event.aspx?id=7D2D1C4C-AB94-414D-8A62-D2138D6E6B55&event=5 |title=Li Ning China Masters – Draws – XD |website=Tournamentsoftware.com |date=27 September 2011 |access-date=17 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=February 2025}}</ref>

===2012 Olympics and sabbatical===
Gutta and Diju reached two quarter-finals in 2012 at the [[2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier|Victor Korea Superseries Premier]] [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open Superseries]] before competing at [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. Pairing with Diju, Gutta lost her opening match 16–21, 12–21 in just 25 minutes at the Wembley Arena in London Olympics. The pair also lost their next two matches and thus could not qualify for the knockout stage. Despite having enjoyed great success in the Mixed Doubles category, she has shifted her focus on to Women's Doubles event since her sabbatical.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3696163.ece |title=Jwala, Diju lose opening match |date=28 July 2012}}</ref> In March 2016, Gutta announced a comeback to the mixed category. She stated in her interview that she missed the titles she "used to win with V Diju". She confirmed that she would not play alongside Diju but was a looking for a suitable partner and would start playing in April.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Jwala-Gutta-set-for-return-to-mixed-doubles/articleshow/51618127.cms |title=Jwala Gutta set for return to mixed doubles |website=Times of India |date=30 March 2016 |access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

===2016: Comeback to mixed doubles===
In an interview in August 2016, Gutta shared her plans of returning to the mixed doubles competition, without disclosing a probable partner.<ref>{{cite news |title=We gave our best, we were just unlucky: Jwala Gutta |newspaper=Business Standard India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/we-gave-our-best-we-were-just-unlucky-jwala-gutta-116081700586_1.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 August 2016 |date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life and other works==
During her badminton career, Gutta began dating fellow badminton player [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]]. The couple married on 17 July 2005 and got divorced on 29 June 2011. Her divorce gained unwanted media attention and speculation arose about an affair with ex-cricketer [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] which was never confirmed amid constant denials from Gutta herself. Azharuddin confirmed filing his divorce but denied that it had anything to do with Gutta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jwala-wants-Azhar-as-father-in-law/articleshow/7970496.cms |title=Jwala wants Azhar as father-in-law? |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

Azhar had also hinted that these stories had been planted by people in the Badminton Association of India, who wanted to tarnish his image since he tried to contest for the presidents' elections. He said, "These are planted stories and motivated by people, who are against me in the [[Badminton Association of India]]. They are so upsetting."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/azharuddin-s-new-flame-jwala-too-filing-for-divorce/article1-582960.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119155824/http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/azharuddin-s-new-flame-jwala-too-filing-for-divorce/article1-582960.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2015 |title=Azharuddin's 'new flame' Jwala too filing for divorce? | delhi |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=6 August 2010 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> In 2013, Gutta said in an interview, "I learnt a lot from the marriage but we weren't growing as a couple. A part of me forgot that I too was a part of the sport. I was satisfied thinking that his victories were our victories."<ref name=soldiering>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/jwala-gutta-soldiering-on-for-what-she-believes-in/article1-1189767.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125115218/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/jwala-gutta-soldiering-on-for-what-she-believes-in/article1-1189767.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2015 |title=Jwala Gutta: Soldiering on for what she believes in | other |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

Gutta has supported some social causes, including women empowerment issues, anti-tobacco and anti-zoo campaigns.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jwala-wants-you-to-boycott-hyderabad-zoo/272496-66.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150119040551/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jwala-wants-you-to-boycott-hyderabad-zoo/272496-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2015 |title=Jwala wants you to boycott Hyderabad zoo – IBNLive |website=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> She has also been involved in many other campaigns including the [[Ice Bucket Challenge]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://icebucketchallenge.net.in/blog/jwala-gutta-als-ice-bucket-challenge-badminton-player/ |title=Jwala Gutta ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Badminton Player | Ice Bucket … |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150119040547/http://icebucketchallenge.net.in/blog/jwala-gutta-als-ice-bucket-challenge-badminton-player/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/pm-modi-lauds-chanda-kochhar-jwala-gutta-for-swach-bharat-initiatives_1497470.html |title=PM Modi lauds Chanda Kochhar, Jwala Gutta for 'Swach Bharat initiatives' | Zee News |website=Zeenews.india.com |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narendramodi.in/in-pics-from-ruling-the-courts-to-cleaning-the-streets-jwala-gutta-joins-the-swachh-bharat-abhiyan |title=FromRuling the Courts to Cleaning the Streets, Jwala Gutta Joins the Swach Bharat Abhiyan |access-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104429/http://www.narendramodi.in/in-pics-from-ruling-the-courts-to-cleaning-the-streets-jwala-gutta-joins-the-swachh-bharat-abhiyan/ |archive-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> Gutta also launched the [[Indian Badminton League]]'s (IBL) school programme 'Shuttle Express' in [[Pune]] for school children. Speaking during the briefing, Gutta said: "I am really happy to be here with the kids who are playing not only to win the Shuttle Express but to be the next badminton champion for India. Wishing everyone all the best and I know the [[Pune]] participants will make everyone proud."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/210932-jwala-gutta-launches-shuttle-express-in-pune |title=Jwala Gutta launches Shuttle Express in Pune – Badminton News |website=Sports.ndtv.com |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105316/http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/210932-jwala-gutta-launches-shuttle-express-in-pune |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, she made her film debut with a [[cameo appearance]] in a song from the Telugu-language film ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]].''<ref>{{cite web |title=Jwala Gutta's special song for Nithin |url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/jwala-guttas-special-song-for-nithin.html |access-date=17 February 2016 |website=123telugu.com |date=29 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jwala Gutta Hot Item Song in Teluga Movie |url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/jwala-gutta-hot-item-song-in-telugu-movie_52309.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216162946/http://timesofap.com/cinema/jwala-gutta-hot-item-song-in-telugu-movie_52309.html |archive-date=16 February 2013 |access-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> Jwala describes herself as [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/I-am-an-atheist--says-Jwala-Gutta-19368177 |title=I am an atheist, says Jwala Gutta |date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/jwala-gutta-you-are-patriotic-when-you-fight-for-fellow-citizens-11583490820779.html |title=Jwala Gutta: 'You are patriotic when you fight for fellow citizens' |work=mint |date=6 March 2020 |last1=Dore |first1=Bhavya }}</ref>

Gutta was reportedly dating Tamil film actor [[Vishnu Vishal]]. Both of them posted pictures on their social media, confirming the same, for the New Year 2020. On her birthday in 2020, the couple got engaged.<ref>{{cite web |first=Naveen |last=Peter |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/indian-badminton-player-jwala-gutta-tamil-actor-vishnu-vishal-engagement/ |title=Jwala Gutta gets engaged with Tamil movie star on her birthday |website=www.olympicchannel.com |date=7 September 2020 |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> They were married on 22 April 2021, in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=Jwala Gutta and Vishnu Vishal to get married |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/badminton/140421/jwala-gutta-and-vishnu-vishal-to-get-married.html |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> Their daughter was born on their fourth wedding anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=K |first1=Janaai |title=Actor Vishnu Vishal, badminton player Jwala Gutta welcome baby girl |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vishnu-vishal-jwala-gutta-baby-girl-2712578-2025-04-22 |website=India Today |access-date=14 May 2025 |language=en-In |date=22 April 2025}}</ref> [[Aamir Khan]] named their child Mira.<ref name="Aamir Khan names Vishnu Vishal and Jwala Gutta’s newborn daughter Mira, couple expresses heartfelt gratitude: 'Couldn’t have asked for more'">{{cite news |title=Aamir Khan names Vishnu Vishal and Jwala Gutta's newborn daughter Mira, couple expresses heartfelt gratitude: 'Couldn't have asked for more' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aamir-khan-names-vishnu-vishal-and-jwala-guttas-newborn-daughter-mira-couple-expresses-heartfelt-gratitude-couldnt-have-asked-for-more/articleshow/122283851.cms |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=7 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707042851/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aamir-khan-names-vishnu-vishal-and-jwala-guttas-newborn-daughter-mira-couple-expresses-heartfelt-gratitude-couldnt-have-asked-for-more/articleshow/122283851.cms |archive-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>

==In the media==
{{rquote|left| "Life is all about love. It's a score in badminton, but in both, one begins from scratch, is what I believe in." – Jwala in an interview with the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''.<ref name=soldiering />}}

Gutta has been listed among the most inspirational sportswomen from India on numerous occasions.<ref>{{cite web |title=The most inspirational Indian sportswomen |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-most-inspirational-indian-sportswomen-mary-kom-saina-nehwal-deepika/20140309.htm#9 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=9 March 2014}}</ref> Her outspoken nature has often attracted controversies from various groups. According to Gutta, such controversies do not bother her as she had been taught to speak up for whats right and take a stand for herself and others too. "My father (Kranti) told me at a young age to fight for what I believed in. I've never learnt to butter up people," stated Gutta in an interview with [[Hindustan Times]]. "Controversies don't bother me. I'm not the one who instigates them. But when your name gets dragged into it, you can't keep quiet," she said. She said she is targeted because she speaks her mind.<ref name=soldiering /> [[S. M. Arif]], Gutta's coach, said, "This girl, she is there with me since she was 4 years old, from that age she is there with me and one thing about her is that she is the laziest person as far as the training is concerned and as far as the court is concerned you keep her for the whole long day and she will be happy, otherwise her genes might be helping her out."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20140204/102072.shtml |title=The China Factor: Top Indian badminton player with Chinese-Indian lineage CCTV News – CNTV English |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120113543/http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20140204/102072.shtml |archive-date=20 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Gutta has spoken against body shaming in sports.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malhotra |first1=Hansa |title=Sania, Dipika, Dutee: Indian Athletes Who Smashed Patriarchy |url=http://www.thequint.com/sports/2016/07/15/serena-williams-these-indian-athletes-have-been-giving-it-back-to-sexism-sania-mirza-dipika-pallikal-dutee-chand |website=The Quint |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=15 July 2016}}</ref> In an interview she said, "I don't understand this image thing. What's wrong in liking clothes or dressing up? In [[India]], there is this image that if you dress shabbily, you are a serious sportsperson. If you care about dressing up, you aren't one. People are under the impression I lead an exciting life but honestly, all I do is sleep, eat and practice".<ref name=soldiering /> Gutta is also a celebrity endorser and has been associated with several brands and services, also appearing on the covers of numerous magazines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unseen pics of Jwala Gutta |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130909/sports-other-sports/gallery/unseen-pics-jwala-gutta |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828065712/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130909/sports-other-sports/gallery/unseen-pics-jwala-gutta |archive-date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Controversy Queen: BAI recommends life ban for Jwala Gutta |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131006/sports-other-sports/gallery/controversy-queen-bai-recommends-life-ban-jwala-gutta |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004002757/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131006/sports-other-sports/gallery/controversy-queen-bai-recommends-life-ban-jwala-gutta |archive-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>

In January 2020, Gutta taunted [[Saina Nehwal]] for joining the current ruling party [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/sports-trends/jwala-gutta-taunts-saina-nehwal-for-joining-bjp-4883891.html |title=Jwala Gutta taunts Saina Nehwal for joining BJP |date=31 January 2020 |work=Money Control}}</ref>

==IBL row==
A controversy erupted during the 25 August tie of the [[Indian Badminton League]] when the [[Delhi Smashers]] had threatened to pull out from the lot match against [[Banga Beats]] over the last-minute replacement of injured [[Hu Yun]] of [[Hong Kong]], with [[Denmark]]'s [[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]]. As the team captain for Smashers, Gutta was involved in a lengthy discussion, which was resolved after Beats agreed to drop Jorgensen. Gutta was then served a 14-day showcause notice by [[Badminton Association of India|BAI]] for her conduct during the tie, which was delayed by half an hour. In what was dubbed a surprise decision, BAI's disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on Gutta for the same.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indian-badminton-league/top-stories/Life-ban-recommended-on-Jwala-Gutta-for-IBL-row/articleshow/23587274.cms |title=Life ban recommended on Jwala Gutta for IBL row |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

BAI president [[Akhilesh Das]] Gupta had said that if Gutta tenders an unconditional apology, her case may be reconsidered. However, she said that she would not apologise as asked by the BAI. Her camp made note of two potential reasons for the harsh stand taken by BAI; first, Gutta had been vocal against the women's doubles event being taken off the competition in IBL, a decision that had created quite a stir before the tournament, and second, the coming together of Gutta and Ponnappa for the women's doubles (who did not train at [[Pullela Gopichand]]'s academy).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/jwala-gutta-ready-to-take-on-badminton-association-of-india-213701-2013-10-07 |title=Jwala Gutta ready to take on Badminton Association of India : Sports, News – India Today |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=8 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> On the advice of her coach, [[S. M. Arif]], Gutta filed a defamation suit against BAI for going to the press without issuing her a ban notice. "This is cruellest joke on badminton and on a player of Gutta's calibre," Arif said adding that she committed no mistake and hence there is no question of an apology. He said that the BAI had repeatedly insulted the player who has brought laurels to the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/jwala-gutta-may-drag-bai-to-court/article5207118.ece |title=Jwala Gutta may drag BAI to court |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

Blaming Gopichand, the chief national coach, for "not supporting her" in the fiasco, Gutta said she tried to resolve the issue by talking to everyone in the administration even before the show cause notice was issued. She spoke with the press saying, "I love to play [...] No one on this earth can stop me from playing. In fact, no one should stop anyone from playing. I never thought that they [BAI] would stoop down to this level."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indian-badminton-league/top-stories/Why-this-life-ban-I-didnt-kill-anyone-Jwala-Gutta/articleshow/23992912.cms |title=Why this life ban, I didn't kill anyone: Jwala Gutta |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=12 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

Eventually, the [[Delhi High Court]] put a stay on BAI's decision to not allow Gutta to play at international tournaments. Justice V.K. Jain told the BAI, "You must allow her to play.".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/jwala-gutta-delhi-court-badminton-association-of-india-213875-2013-10-09 |title=Jwala Gutta cannot be stopped from playing, rules Delhi High Court : Other Sports, News – India Today |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> During the controversy, Gutta received overwhelming support from fans and fellow sports-persons. Several former players described the BAI disciplinary committee's recommendation of a life ban on the player as "ridiculous" and "harsh".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://post.jagran.com/former-players-call-life-ban-recommendation-on-jwala-gutta-harsh-1381144523 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009024705/http://post.jagran.com/former-players-call-life-ban-recommendation-on-jwala-gutta-harsh-1381144523 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 October 2013 |title=Former players call life ban recommendation on Jwala Gutta harsh – Sports |website=Post.jagran.com |date=7 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Former national coach [[U. Vimal Kumar]] said the HC order has shown [[Badminton in India|Indian badminton]] in bad light. [[S.M. Arif]], was even harsher saying, "The emphasis on her apology rather than the misconduct attributed to her shows clearly that the BAI has gone off the rails."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20131028-jwala-gutta-ready-for-war-badminton-association-of-india-768082-1999-11-29 |title=Fiery Jwala Gutta ready for war, says will fight for the good of the badminton till the very end : SPORT – India Today |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=18 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Gutta also received support from [[Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Petroleum Minister]] [[Veerappa Moily]], who wrote a letter to Sports Minister [[Jitendra Singh (Congress politician)|Jitendra Singh]], saying that Gutta was being treated unfairly and if it continued then the Petroleum sector may be forced to reconsider its association with BAI at various levels. He warned the Sports Ministry be fair to Gutta or lose funding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/veerappa-moily-letter-to-sports-ministry-jwala-gutta-215461-2013-10-24 |title=Moily warns Sports ministry, says be fair to Jwala Gutta or lose funding : North, News – India Today |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=25 October 2013 |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> The Sports Minister responded to Moily's letter saying that he would examine her case and extend all the support to her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sports-ministry-extending-all-assistance-to-jwala-jitendra-singh/431595-5-135.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203124002/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sports-ministry-extending-all-assistance-to-jwala-jitendra-singh/431595-5-135.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Sports Ministry extending all assistance to Jwala: Jitendra Singh – IBNLive |website=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

The long-standing deadlock between Gutta and the Association ended with the national federation dropping all the charges against her. The impasse was reported to have ended in [[New Delhi]] when Gutta met BAI president Akhilesh Das after the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|78th Senior National Championships]] where she had emerged as the [[List of Indian National Badminton champions|doubles champion]] alongside Ponnappa. "I am very happy with the decision BAI has taken. I will be playing as a part of the Indian team in future tournaments too. It will be an honour to represent the country as always," Gutta was quoted as saying to the ''[[Times of India]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/219051-jwala-gutta-cleared-of-all-charges-by-badminton-association-of-india-reports |title=Jwala Gutta cleared of all charges by Badminton Association of India: reports – Badminton News |website=Sports.ndtv.com |date=4 January 2014 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118114409/http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/219051-jwala-gutta-cleared-of-all-charges-by-badminton-association-of-india-reports |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2011, Gutta was awarded the [[Arjuna award]] by the Indian Government, India's second highest sporting honour for her achievements as a badminton player.

==Career highlights==

===BWF World Championships===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Venue
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
|align="center"|[[2011 BWF World Championships|2011]]
|align="left"|[[Wembley Arena]], [[London]], [[England]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Qing]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Yunlei]]
|align="left"|14–21, 16–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===Commonwealth Games===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Venue
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
|align="center"|[[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]]
|align="left"|[[Emirates Arena]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Vivian Kah Mun Hoo]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Woon Khe Wei]]
|align="left"|17–21, 21–23
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
|align="center"|[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
|align="left"|[[Siri Fort Sports Complex]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Shinta Mulia Sari]] {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Yao Lei]]
|align="left"|21–16, 21–19
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

===Asian Championships===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Venue
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
|align="center"|[[2014 Badminton Asia Championships|2014]]
|align="left"|Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, [[Gimcheon]], [[South Korea]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Luo Ying]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Luo Yu]]
|align="left"|12–21, 7–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===South Asian Games===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
| align="left" | Multipurpose Hall SAI-SAG Centre, [[Shillong]], [[India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. R. Meenakshi]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 23–21, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004]]
| align="left" | Rodham Hall, [[Islamabad, Pakistan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Shruti Kurien
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Fathima Nazneen]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manjusha Kanwar]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thomas Kurien]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004]]
| align="left" | Rodham Hall, [[Islamabad, Pakistan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Marcos Bristow]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manjusha Kanwar]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

===BWF Superseries===
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
|align="center"|[[2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals|2009]]
|align="left"|[[BWF Super Series Masters Finals|Superseries Finals]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]]
|align="left"|14–21, 18–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
:{{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries Finals]] tournament
:{{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries|BWF Superseries Premier]] tournament
:{{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries]] tournament

===BWF Grand Prix===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|[[2015 Canada Open Grand Prix|2015]]
|align="left"|[[Canada Open (badminton)|Canada Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Eefje Muskens]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Selena Piek]]
|align="left"|21–19, 21–16
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
|align="center"|[[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|2010]]
|align="left"|[[India Open (badminton)|India Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Shinta Mulia Sari]] {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Yao Lei]]
|align="left"|11–21, 21–9, 15–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|[[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2008]]
|align="left"|[[Eurasia Bulgaria International|Bulgarian Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Shendy Puspa Irawati]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Meiliana Jauhari]]
|align="left"|21–11, 21–19
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
|align="center"|[[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|2010]]
|align="left"|[[India Open (badminton)|India Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Chayut Triyachart]] {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Yao Lei]]
|align="left"|23–21, 20–22, 21–7
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
|align="center"|[[2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2009]]
|align="left"|[[Chinese Taipei Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Aprida Gunawan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Vita Marissa]]
|align="left"|23–21, 21–18
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
|align="center"|[[2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2009]]
|align="left"|[[India Open (badminton)|India Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Flandy Limpele]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Vita Marissa]]
|align="left"|14–21, 17–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|[[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2008]]
|align="left"|[[Eurasia Bulgaria International|Bulgarian Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Fran Kurniawan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Shendy Puspa Irawati]]
|align="left"|15–21, 21–18, 21–19
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|[[2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|2008]]
|align="left"|[[Bitburger Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]]
|align="left"|8–21, 21–17, 22–20
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

===BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2008
|align="left"|[[Nepal International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anjali Kalita]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyotshna Polavarapu]]
|align="left"|21–6, 21–8
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|[[Tata Open India International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyotshna Polavarapu]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
|align="left"|21–11, 21–8
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|[[Pakistan International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige]] {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thilini Jayasinghe]]
|align="left"|21–13, 21–14
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|[[Cyprus International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Kati Tolmoff]] {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ragna Ingolfsdottir]]
|align="left"|21–12, 21–13
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|[[India International Challenge|India Satellite]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Youn-kyung]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Min-jung (badminton)|Kim Min-jung]]
|align="left"|18–21, 19–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|[[Sri Lanka Satellite]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Haw Chiou Hwee]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lim Yin Loo]]
|align="left"|21–15, 14–21, 22–20
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
|align="left"|[[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wong Mew Choo]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Anita Raj Kaur]]
|align="left"|15–5, 17–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
|align="left"|[[Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Russkikh]] {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Petya Nedelcheva]]
|align="left"|11–15, 6–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
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|align="center"|2008
|align="left"|[[Nepal International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[J. B. S. Vidyadhar]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruti Kurien]]
|align="left"|21–12, 21–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|[[Tata Open India International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rupesh Kumar]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
|align="left"|21–14, 21–16
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|[[Cyprus International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christian John Skovgaard]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Maria Kaaberbol Thorberg]]
|align="left"|21–14, 22–20
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|[[Sri Lanka Satellite]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chan Peng Soon]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Haw Chiou Hwee]]
|align="left"|21–10, 15–21, 21–18
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|[[Welsh International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Watson Briggs]] {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Imogen Bankier]]
|align="left"|12–15, 15–2, 15–9
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|[[Indonesia International|Jakarta Satellite]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Trần Thanh Hải]] {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Ngô Hải Vân]]
|align="left"|15–1, 15–3
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2001
|align="left"|[[India International Challenge|India Satellite]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[J. B. S. Vidyadhar]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandesh Chouta]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. R. Meenakshi]]
|align="left"|15–10, 11–15, 15–9
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
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| [[2009 BWF World Championships|2009]]
| [[BWF World Championships]]
| [[V. Diju]]
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| [[2010 BWF World Championships|2010]]
| BWF World Championships
| V. Diju
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| BWF World Championships
| [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
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| [[Uber Cup]]
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| [[2015 BWF World Championships|2015]]
| BWF World Championships
| Ashwini Ponnappa
|- style="background: #eeee;"
| [[File:Bronze medal.svg|20px]] Bronze Medal
| [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
| [[Uber Cup]]
| Women's Team
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| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]
| [[Commonwealth Games]]
| [[India national badminton team|Mixed Team]]
|- style="background: #eeee;"
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| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
| Commonwealth Games
| [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|- style="background: #eeee;"
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| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
| Commonwealth Games
| Mixed Team
|- style="background: #eeee;"
| [[File:Bronze medal.svg|20px]] Bronze Medal
| [[Badminton Asia Championships|2014]]
| [[Badminton Asia Championships]]
| Ashwini Ponnappa
|- style="background: #eeee;"
| [[File:Silver medal.svg|20px]] Silver Medal
| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]]
| Commonwealth Games
| Ashwini Ponnappa
|}

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* {{Olympedia}}
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* {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile}}
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Parvez Dewan

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'''Parvez Dewan''' is a former Indian administrator, author and librettist (lyricist). He was an [[Indian Administrative Services]] (IAS) officer of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] cadre. He became Secretary of the [[Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs]] in 2011, and also the chairman of the [[Overseas indian facilitation centre|Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre]] (OIFC). In 2012 he was appointed India's Tourism Secretary.<ref name="IAS" />

Dewan has authored books on Jammu & Kashmir, religion (Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism) as well as on [[Tibet]].

== Early life ==
Parvez Dewan was born in [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Parvez-Dewan/e/B00366Z0GE/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 |title=Parvez Dewan |publisher=amazon.com |author=Parvez Dewan or his representatives |accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref> His father was a Wing Commander who began his career in the [[Royal Indian Air Force]] and grandfather an Army Brigadier, who later became the first Indian [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General of Police]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir Police|Jammu and Kashmir]].

Dewan was educated at [[St Joseph's College, Allahabad|St Joseph's, Allahabad]]; [[St. George's Grammar School (Hyderabad)|St. George's Grammar, Hyderabad]]; [[Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School|Stanes, Coimbatore]]{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}; [[The Air Force School (Subroto Park)|The Air Force Central School, Subroto Park, New Delhi]] and [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] in [[Delhi]]. He was elected President of St. Stephen's College. He received his higher education at [[Wolfson College, Cambridge|Wolfson College]], [[University of Cambridge]]. Dewan was the Senior Treasurer of the CU (Cambridge University) Friends of the Earth; and active with the CU Greens and CU Mystical Society.<ref name="IAS" />

Dewan was later elected a visiting research fellow of [[Queen Elizabeth House]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. At Cambridge, he won the Jennings Prize for obtaining the highest marks, as well as a distinction, in the Development Studies class.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Parvez-Dewan/e/B00366Z0GE/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 |title=Parvez Dewan |publisher=amazon.com |author=Parvez Dewan or his representatives |accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref> At St. Stephen's he was awarded the L. Raghubir Singh History prize for ranking first in his class.

== Career ==

===Civil services===
Dewan joined the IAS and was allotted the Jammu and Kashmir cadre.<ref name="IAS">{{cite web |url=http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01JK005600 |title=Pervez Dewan, complete Biodata |author=National Informatics Center |publisher=persmin.nic.in |accessdate=4 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083758/http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01JK005600 |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

During his first posting as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in [[Basohli]], he revived its school of miniature painting.<ref name=pundit>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/books/story/20040614-even-bollywood-forgot-kashmiris-as-it-filmed-kashmir-parvez-dewan-789739-2004-06-13 |title=Even Bollywood forgot kashmiris as they filmed kashmir |publisher=IndiaToday |first=Charmy |last=Harikrishnan |date=14 June 2004}}</ref>

Dewan was the Divisional commissioner of Kashmir from 2001 to 2003.<ref name="IAS" /> and also chairman of the state co-operative bank between 2002 – 2003. Dewan was also the resident commissioner of Jammu & Kashmir before he took charge as the chairman and managing director of [[India Tourism Development Corporation]] in 2006. The company recorded its three highest-ever profits under him, and declared the only three dividends that it has since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/04/20/parvez-dewan-is-new-itdc-cmd-1145599287.html |title=Pervez Dewan is new ITDC CMD |first=News |last=OneIndia |publisher= |date=21 April 2006}}</ref>

Dewan was the Tourism Secretary of India (2012–14). He helped WoNoBo.com devise virtual walking tours of Indian cities, five in the first place, with almost fifty more to follow, making Incredible India the first national tourism authority anywhere to offer such a useful and entertaining facility.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-15|title=Move Over Google Street View, India Has WoNoBo|url=https://www.medianama.com/2013/10/223-wonobo-maps-india/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=MediaNama|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Advisor (minister)'''

In 2016 Dewan was appointed Jammu and Kashmir's Advisor (i.e. cabinet minister) for twelve departments including Education, Tourism, Public Works, Culture, Health & Medical Education, Consumer Affairs, Information Technology, Youth Services and Sports. (In India ministers are elected politicians. However, sometimes when state governments are between elected governments they appoint career civil servants as ministers and call them Advisors to the Governor.)

=== Writer ===
Dewan translated the ''[[Hanuman Chalisa]]'' into English, written ''The Names of Allah,'' and brought out ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' in [[Urdu]].<ref name=pundit /> He has also converted [[Habba Khatun']]s songs into Urdu songs, set to the same tune.

Dewan is also the co-author of ''Tibet: fifty years after'' with Siddharth Shrivastava. [[Dalai Lama]] has written the foreword to this book. In the foreword, HE the Dalai lama advocates peace for Tibet and China, and states that violence is counter-productive and creates misery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2010/03/18/authorparvez-dewan-presents-his-book-on-tibet-to-thed.html |title=Author Perwez Dewan presents his book to the Dalai Lama |last=OnlineNews |work=OneIndia |date=18 March 2010}}</ref> Dewan and Shrivastava visited Tibet after the 2008 failed uprising of Tibetans against the Chinese rule, & documented the population figures and the socio-political situation in the region.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31372/content/216209/in-higgs-they-trust.html |title=Ethnic Tibetans comprise 92% population in TAR: Book |publisher=DeccanHerald |date= 20 October 2010 |accessdate= 15 July 2012}}</ref>

Dewan has researched into various caste and religious groups in India. He has focused on the biased projections that the media has created for minority religious and ethnic groups within the country—and tried to compare them with similar prejudices against internal ethnic groups in Pakistan (Punjabi and Urdu cinema; textbooks), the USA (including US cinema and TV), the UK, Turkey, Indonesia, Europe (French cinema; permission to wear religion-appropriate clothing) and Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=1535 |title=Twisted notions & strange biases |first=Humra |last=Quraishi |work=Millennium Post |date=10 May 2012 |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref>

== Books ==
Dewan has published twenty books till date,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spoke.com/info/pAjRhzm/ParwezDewan |title=Parvez Dewan |last=Bio |publisher=spoke.com |accessdate=14 July 2012}}</ref> some of which are listed in the table below

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Year !! Title !! Publisher !! ISBN
|-
|01 || 1987 ||Hiñdî-Urdû Phrasebook: A language Survival Kit || Lonely Planet, Australia ||
|-
|02 || 1989|| The Civil Services: What they are all about and how to get in || 20/ 20 Publications, Delhi ||
|-
|03 || 2001 || The Hanûmân Châlîsâ || Viking Penguin ||
|-
|04 || 2003 || The Names of ''Allah'' || Viking Penguin || {{ISBN|9780670049561}}
|-
|05 || 2004 || ''Parvez Dewan's Jammu.Kashmir.Ladakh: Kashmir'' || Manas Publications || {{ISBN|9788170491798}}
|-
|06 || 2004 || ''Parvez Dewan's Jammu.Kashmir.Ladakh: Ladakh'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|07 || 2004 || The Book of Hanuman || Viking Penguin Books || {{ISBN|9780143067597}}
|-
|08 || 2004 || Allâh ké Muqaddas Naam (trans. Ather) || Qaumi Council Bara-e Farogh-e-Urdu Zuban ||
|-
|09 || 2007 || ''Parvez Dewan's Jammu.Kashmir.Ladakh: Jammu'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|10 || 2008 || ''A history of Ladakh'' || Manas Publications || {{ISBN|9788170493143}}
|-
|11 || 2008 || ''A history of Kashmir'' || Manas Publications || {{ISBN|9788170493389}}
|-
|12 || 2008 || ''A history of Jammu'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|13 || 2009 || ''Tibet: fifty years after'' || Shubhi Publications || {{ISBN|9788182901315}}
|-
|14 || 2010 ||Hanuman ji, His Vanars and His Lanka || Shubhi Publications ||
|-
|15 || 2011 || ''The people and culture of Jammu, Kashmir Ladakh'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|16 || 2011 || ''The Other Kashmir'' || Manas Publications || {{ISBN|9788170493709}}
|-
|17 || 2012 || ''Jammu Kashmir Ladakh: Natural Heritage'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|18 || 2012 || ''Amazing Ladakh'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|19 || 2013 || ''Amazing Kashmir'' || Manas Publications ||
|-
|20 || 2013 || ''Religion in Jammu Kashmir Ladakh'' || Manas Publications ||
|}

== Journalism ==
As a college student Dewan was for three years the Campus Correspondent of The Hindustan Times ''Evening News.'' During the same period, for ''Youth Times'' [a Times of India publication] he reviewed music (mainly Western popular and classical) and did the Hodge Podge column under the pseudonym Ponga Muni.

''Indian Express''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/maruti-message/861322|title= Maruti message|website=Indian Express |date=16 December 2012}}</ref> wrote about Dewan:

Parvez Dewan seems to have that rare quality to poke fun at himself. On the author’s profile page of his latest book on Kashmir, this J&K IAS officer has candidly revealed some interesting facts about himself. <blockquote>''“Most of the publications that Parvez has written for have folded up (''Youth Times'', ''JS'', The Hindustan Times ''Evening News'', ''The Metropolitan on Saturday'', ''Shama'' (Urdu) and such sections of ''The Times of India'' as he regularly contributed to)”, it mentions. “The venerable ''Illustrated Weekly of India'' wrote a long story about how Parvez created the Ladakh Festival in difficult circumstances. That was its last issue,”''</blockquote> it carries on.

At another point, it talks about two of his ‘libretti’ having been recorded as rock operas in Denmark, and a third telecast on Britain’s Channel Four, adding: "And none of the three was ever heard of again."

A fourth pop-opera, ''Sanober and the Slave'' has had somewhat better luck. In 2012 it spent more than three months at no. 1 on reverbnation.com's DK charts for Indie (Independent), thanks to the much acclaimed music of Kim Barner, his Danish partner in rhyme. The complete lyrics/ libretto/ book can be read at https://sanoberandtheslave.blogspot.com/; the complete musical with music and vocals can be heard at reverbnation.com/barner

== Libretti/ lyrics ==
Dewan has written some libretti. The status of the pop-operas of which he has written the libretti (lyrics) and which were conceived by him is.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/parvezdewan/info|title= Facebook page|website= [[Facebook]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Year !!Title !!Music by !! Status
|-
|01 || 1994|| ''Jennifer Merchant'' || Kim Barner and Neils Holde (both of Denmark) || Romantic comedy, recorded on CD with Koda, Denmark
|-
|02 || 1984|| ''Moscow Streets Are Wet'' || Not recorded|| A paean to Moscow as it then was
|-
|03 || 1989 || ''The Râmâyan'' (English) || John Robertson (ex- of The Rubettes, a once famous British Top Ten act) || Performed on Channel 4, UK
|-
|04 || 1989 || ''The Râmâyan'' (Hindi-Urdu)|| || Not recorded
|-
|05 || 1987 || ''The Mahâbhârat'' (English) || John Robertson, ex-of the Rubettes || Not recorded
|-
|06 || 1987 || ''The Mahâbhârat'' (Hindi-Urdu)|| || Not recorded
|-
|07 || 1987 || ''Narasimh'' (English only) || John Robertson || Not recorded
|-
|08 || 1987 || ''Atharv'' || Not recorded || Hindi-Urdu version of Verdi's Otello
|-
|09 || 1995 || ''Pawns'' || Not recorded || A tribute to the six European and American tourists taken hostage by the Pakistan-based 'Al Faran.'
|-
|10 || 1993 || ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' || Reverent Hindi-Urdu lyrics set to Andrew Lloyd Webber's music || Not recorded
|-
|11 || 1987 || ''The Odyssey'' || Kim Barner and Neils Holde || Rock opera version of the Homer classic; performed in Amsterdam
|-
|12 || 1996 || ''Sanober and the Slave'' || Kim Barner || a fairy—in the old sense—tale
|-
|13 || 2005 || ''Paar sarhad sey aaya hai yaar'' || Parvez Dewan || (Urdu; an album-length song about two hitherto, but not necessarily, doomed lovers—Dewan's motherland and its western neighbour) Performed at WISCOMP's Indo-Pak workshops in 2005 (with music) and 2012 (recited)
|-
|14 || 1998 || ''Dastan e Habba'' ||Original Kashmiri lyrics and music by Habba Khatoon || Five songs by Habba Khatoon rendered into Urdu and performed at Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://penguin.co.in/book_author/parvez-dewan/ Parvez Dewan] at [[Penguin India]]
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Tu Ashi Jawali Raha

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'''''Tu Ashi Jawali Raha''''' ({{translation|You stay so close}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language]] drama series which aired on [[Zee Yuva]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Titeeksha Tawde's comeback is a bag of surprises - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tu-ashi-jawali-raha-titeeksha-tawdes-comeback-is-a-bag-of-surprises/articleshow/65754605.cms |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It stars Titeeksha Tawde and Siddharth Bodke in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rohit Raut and Hargun Kaur croon for the title track of Tu Ashi Jawali Raha - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/rohit-raut-and-hargun-kaur-croon-for-the-title-track-of-tu-ashi-javali-raha/articleshow/66086405.cms |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It premiered from 1 October 2018 and ended on 31 October 2019 completing 342 episodes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=All you need to know about the special outdoor shoot of Team Tu Ashi Jawali Raha - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-special-outdoor-shoot-of-team-tu-ashi-jawali-raha/articleshow/67866350.cms |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The story revolves around Manva, a fiercely independent girl, who falls in love with Rajveer, who has a dominating nature. Over a period, Rajveer gets insecure and turns possessive which forces Manva to leave him.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tu Ashi Jawali Raha completes 200 episodes - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tu-ashi-jawali-raha-completes-200-episodes/articleshow/69476955.cms |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
=== Main ===
* Titeeksha Tawde as Manva Ajay Sawantrao / Manva Rajveer Mohite-Patil<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tu Ashi Javali Raha's Teetiksha Tawde reveals a secret about the wedding shoot - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tu-ashi-javali-rahas-teetiksha-tawde-reveals-a-secret-about-the-wedding-shoot/articleshow/66971020.cms |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* Siddharth Bodke as Rajveer Mohite-Patil<ref>{{Cite news |title='तू अशी जवळी राहा'मध्ये सुरु होणार लव्हस्टोरी! |url=https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/television/new-track-will-come-tu-ashi-javali-raha/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[Lokmat]] |language=mr}}</ref>

=== Recurring ===
* [[Milind Gawali]] as Colonel Ajay Sawantrao
* [[Sulekha Talwalkar]] as Aarti Ajay Sawantrao
* Ruturaj Phadke as Yash Mohite-Patil
* Niranjan Kulkarni as Nitish Sawantrao
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Ranjana Mohite-Patil
* Sangram Samel

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| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| ''Tu Ashi Jawali Raha'' तू अशी जवळी राहा
| 1 October 2018
| [[Zee Yuva]]
| 31 October 2019
| Original
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| [[Malayalam]]
| ''[[Sumangali Bhava]]'' സുമംഗലീ ഭവഃ
| 1 July 2019
| [[Zee Keralam]]
| 24 January 2021
| Remake
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* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/tu-ashi-jawali-raha/0-6-1058/ ''Tu Ashi Jawali Raha''] at [[ZEE5]]

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Nivetha Pethuraj

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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1990)}}
{{Indian patronymic|Nivetha|Pethuraj}}
{{Not to be confused with|Nivetha Thomas}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nivetha Pethuraj
| image = Photos-Celebrities-snapped-attending-the-press-conference-of-Das-Ka-Dhamki-5 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Nivetha in 2023
| native_name =
| spouse =
| birth_date = 30 November 1990
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| yearsactive = 2016-present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| alma_mater = [[Heriot Watt University]], [[Edinburgh]]
}}

'''Nivetha Pethuraj''' (30 November)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Nivetha Pethuraj: South Actress Ups the Glam Quotient with her Alluring Pictures |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/happy-birthday-nivetha-pethuraj-these-pictures-prove-she-slays-in-every-frame-4499810.html |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian actress who appears in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]'' (2016). She then made her Telugu debut with ''[[Mental Madhilo]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nivetha Pethuraj's fan tattooes [sic] her name on his hand |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nivetha-pethurajs-fan-tattooes-her-name-on-his-hand/articleshow/79476280.cms |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=29 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nivetha-pethuraj-looks-nothing-short-of-goddess-in-latest-photoshoot-6360427.html |title=Actress Nivetha Pethuraj Looks Nothing Short of Goddess In Latest Photoshoot |website=News18 India |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I will be seen as an upright cop in Red, says Actor Nivetha Pethuraj |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/jan/06/i-will-be-seen-as-an-upright-cop-in-red-saysactor-nivetha-pethuraj-2245976.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Her notable productions include ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]'' (2019), ''[[Paagal]]'' (2020), ''[[Das Ka Dhamki]]'' (2023) and the crime thriller television series ''[[Paruvu]]''.

== Early life ==
Nivetha was born on 30 November 1990<ref name="HBNP1">{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday, Nivetha Pethuraj! 7 photos of the Sangathamizhan actress that will leave you in awe |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/happy-birthday-nivetha-pethuraj-7-photos-of-the-sangathamizhan-actress-that-will-leave-you-in-awe-article-87987815/amp |access-date=30 November 2022 |website=Zoom TV |language=en}}</ref><ref name="HBNP2">{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday, Nivetha Pethuraj: బ్యూటీఫుల్ నివేథా పేతురాజ్ లేటెస్ట్ ఫోటోస్.. |url=https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/national/nivetha-pethuraj-turns-28-today-wish-her-happy-birthday-sr-386340.html |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=News18 Telugu}}</ref> in [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in a [[Tamils|Tamil]] family.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Nivetha Pethuraj Sankranti Special Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY2rIriNzx8&t=57s |publisher=[[Sakshi TV]] |date=14 January 2021 |people=Nivetha Pethuraj and Rentala Jayadeva}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/090616/i-d-love-to-work-with-mani-ratnam-nivetha-pethuraj.html |title=I would love to work with Mani Ratnam |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 June 2016}}</ref> After her birth, her family moved to [[Kovilpatti]], where she completed her early schooling.<ref name=Spotlight /> At the age of 11, she relocated to [[Dubai]] with her parents and studied in Crescent English High School. She lived in Dubai for about 10 years. She obtained her management degree from [[Heriot-Watt University]], [[Edinburgh]].<ref name=Spotlight>{{cite AV media |title=Exclusive Interview with Nivetha Pethuraj |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj7MgJOtsPA |via=YouTube |publisher=Sun Music |access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nahste.ac.uk/cgi-bin/view_isad.pl?id=GB-0582-HWC&view=basic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020906072325/http://www.nahste.ac.uk/cgi-bin/view_isad.pl?id=GB-0582-HWC&view=basic|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2002|publisher=NAHSTE|title=Records of Heriot-Watt College|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, Nivetha was crowned [[Miss India Worldwide 2015#Contestant|Miss India UAE]] and went on to participate in [[Miss India Worldwide 2015]], where she became a finalist and finished in the top 5.<ref name=Khaleej>{{cite web |title=Beauty call with Miss India UAE Nivetha Pethuraj |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/beauty-call-with-miss-india-uae-nivetha-pethuraj |work=City Times |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2015 |title=Dubai's Nivetha Pethuraj to Represent UAE in Miss India Worldwide |url=https://emirateswoman.com/dubais-miss-india-uae-nivetha-pethuraj-represent-uae-miss-india-worldwide/ |access-date=13 July 2021 |website=Emirates Woman}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Debut and early work (2016–2020) ===
Nivetha made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]'' in 2016, where she portrayed an IT professional opposite [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/miss-india-uae-girl-for-attakathi-dinesh-news-tamil-pf1oB3idadbch.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528011855/http://www.sify.com/movies/miss-india-uae-girl-for-attakathi-dinesh-news-tamil-pf1oB3idadbch.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2015|title=Miss India UAE girl for 'Attakathi' Dinesh|work=Sify|access-date=2015-08-15}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' termed her performance as "engaging",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oru Naal Koothu Movie Review: A refreshing change from blood 'n sickle dance |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/oru-naal-koothu-review-a-refreshing-change-from-blood-n-sickle-dance/story-joYDrwz939lr4N2ebzByZJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Times of India]]'' noted, "Nivetha is impressive in her debut."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Oru Naal Koothu Movie Review: A feel good film but the filmi touches doesn't work |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/oru-naal-koothu/movie-review/52699448.cms |work=Times of India |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, she appeared in two films. First she starred in ''[[Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam]]'' opposite [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/090916/nivetha-pethuraj-pairs-up-with-udhayanidhi-stalin.html|title=Nivetha Pethuraj pairs up with Udhayanidhi Stalin|first=Merin|last=James|access-date=9 September 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' commented that, "Nivetha Pethuraj looks good, but hardly makes an impact in a poorly etched character."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/120817/pet-movie-review-enjoyable-but-only-in-parts.html|title=PET movie review: Enjoyable, but only in parts|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|access-date=12 August 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> She then made her Telugu debut with ''[[Mental Madhilo]]'', where she portrayed a straight forward girl opposite [[Sree Vishnu]], a successful venture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/62540/How-Is-Mental-Madhilo-A-Profitable-Venture|title=How Is Mental Madhilo A Profitable Venture?|website=gulte.com|accessdate=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103023454/http://www.gulte.com/movienews/62540/How-Is-Mental-Madhilo-A-Profitable-Venture|archive-date=3 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[Firstpost]]'' noted, "A terrific actress, Nivetha Pethuraj easily gives one of the best performances of the year. She becomes the voice of reason in the film and anchors the whole film with her verve."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mental-madhilo-movie-review-love-trumps-confusion-in-vivek-athreyas-sparkling-debut-4224157.html|title=Mental Madhilo movie review: Love trumps confusion in Vivek Athreya's sparkling debut |website=Firstpost|date=23 November 2017 |accessdate=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325004050/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mental-madhilo-movie-review-love-trumps-confusion-in-vivek-athreyas-sparkling-debut-4224157.html|archive-date=25 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Nivetha had two releases in 2018. She first portrayed an army official alongside [[Jayam Ravi]] in ''[[Tik Tik Tik (2018 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]'', which was a commercial success at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tik-tik-tik-trailer-jayam-ravi-nivetha-pethuraj-in-kollywoods-version-of-armageddon-4227399.html|title=Tik Tik Tik trailer: Jayam Ravi, Nivetha Pethuraj in Kollywood's version of Armageddon|work=Firstpost|access-date=2023-03-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sun-tv-snaps-space-thriller-tik-tik-tik-news-tamil-rhsp61gbajhci.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719201909/http://www.sify.com/movies/sun-tv-snaps-space-thriller-tik-tik-tik-news-tamil-rhsp61gbajhci.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2017 |title=Sun TV snaps space thriller, 'Tik Tik Tik' |website= [[Sify]] |date=18 July 2017 |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' said, "Nivetha Pethuraj as Captain Swathi is one positive in the film".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tik-tik-tik-movie-review-jayam-ravi-film-is-a-race-against-common-sense/story-oeMb7WIAZRh0GQZtWXtJrL.html|title=Tik Tik Tik Movie Review: Jayam Ravi film is a race against common sense |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 June 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> She then appeared as a Sub-Inspector opposite [[Vijay Antony]] in ''[[Thimiru Pudichavan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/oct/08/its-vijay-vs-vijay-on-diwali-sarkar-gets-a-competitor-in-thimiru-pudichavan-1882656.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008113328/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/oct/08/its-vijay-vs-vijay-on-diwali-sarkar-gets-a-competitor-in-thimiru-pudichavan-1882656.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2018|title=Its Vijay vs Vijay on Diwali: 'Sarkar' gets a competitor in 'Thimiru Pudichavan'|date=8 October 2018|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> ''[[Cinema Express]]'' said, "Nivetha Pethuraj pulls off the Madras slang and seems to handle comedy well."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2018/nov/16/thimiru-pudichavan-review-an-exasperating-cop-film-8795.html|title=Thimiru Pudichavan Movie Review: An exasperating cop film|date=8 October 2018|newspaper=Cinema Express|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> However her next film ''[[Party (upcoming film)|Party]]'', despite having completed filming, remains unreleased.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/party-venkat-prabhu-next-film-to-have-a-stellar-cast-here-are-all-the-deets-watch-video-4719654/|title=Venkat Prabhu's next film to have a stellar cast. Here are all the deets|date=2017-06-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-07-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019, Nivetha had three releases. She portrayed a corporate executive alongside [[Sai Dharam Tej]] in ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]'', which was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-waiting-her-second-telugu-film-chitralahari-discusses-how-her-education-in-architecture-helps-her-acting-career/article26779686.ece|title=Design principles|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2019-04-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' said that she "performs well" among the two female leads.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kavirayani|first=Suresh|date=2019-04-14|title=Chitralahari movie review: 'Chitralahari' is about a failure person's success story!|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/140419/chitralahari-movie-review-chitralahari-is-about-a-failure-perso.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517201310/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/140419/chitralahari-movie-review-chitralahari-is-about-a-failure-perso.html |archive-date=2019-05-17 |access-date=2020-09-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Times of India]]'' stated, "Nivetha Pethuraj plays her unapologetic stone-cold corporate honcho role with perfection."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chitralahari Movie Review: Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Nivetha Pethuraj save the day|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/chitralahari/movie-review/68846793.cms|access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref> Nivetha was also the part of Tamil film ''[[Sangathamizhan]]'' starring [[Vijay Sethupathi]] directed by Vijay Chander, which opened to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vijay-sethupathis-next-is-a-love-story/article26510649.ece |title=Vijay Sethupathi's next is a love story! |date=12 March 2019 |work=The Hindu |access-date=27 July 2019 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Continued career (2020–present) ===
In 2020, Nivetha was part of the Telugu film ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-12 |title=Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo movie release: Highlights |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-movie-review-and-release-live-updates-allu-arjun-6209747/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, she appeared in another Telugu film titled [[Red (2021 film)|''Red'']], directed by [[Kishore Tirumala]], co-starring [[Ram Pothineni]], [[Malvika Sharma]], and [[Amritha Aiyer]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Spotted: Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj, Malvika Sharma, Amritha Aiyer, and Kishore Tirumala at the pre-release event of RED |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/spotted-ram-pothineni-nivetha-pethuraj-malvika-sharma-amritha-aiyer-and-kishore-tirumala-at-the-pre-release-event-of-red/articleshow/80237198.cms |access-date=29 January 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=12 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She also starred in another Telugu film alongside [[Vishwak Sen]]. Later in the same year, she appeared in a Tamil film alongside [[Prabhu Deva|Prabhudeva]] titled [[Pon Manickavel (film)|''Pon Manickavel'']]. Pradeep Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted, "Nivetha Pethuraj fits the ‘Tamil ponnu’ billing to a T."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Pradeep |date=6 April 2019 |title=Nivetha Pethuraj: Anyone who thinks they're the next Nayanthara are fools |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nivetha-pethuraj-anyone-who-thinks-theyre-the-next-nayanthara-or-tamannaah-are-fools/article26755612.ece |access-date=27 July 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In 2022, Nivetha had continuous releases in Telugu films including [[Bloody Mary (2022 film)|''Bloody Mary'']] as lead, ''[[Virata Parvam]]'' where she made a special appearance. Her major 2023 release was [[Das Ka Dhamki|''Das Ka Damki'']] where she acted alongside Vishwak Sen for the second time after ''[[Paagal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2023-04-12 |title=Das Ka Dhamki releases in Hindi on April 14 |url=https://telanganatoday.com/das-ka-dhamki-releases-in-hindi-on-april-14 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref> She then starred in the crime thriller television series ''[[Paruvu]]'', which premiered on [[ZEE5]] in June 2024. Her performance was praised by the critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2024-06-14 |title=‘Paruvu’ web series review: This socio-political drama is a binge-worthy addition to the Telugu digital space |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/paruvu-web-series-review-this-socio-political-drama-is-a-binge-worthy-addition-to-the-telugu-digital-space/article68281002.ece |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Role
! scope="col"| Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2016
! scope="row"| ''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]''
| Kavya
| rowspan="2" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Oru-Naal-Koothu-like-a-little-dance-of-life/article14422173.ece |title=Oru Naal Koothu: like a little dance of life |website=The Hindu |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=30 January 2020 |last1=Rangan |first1=Baradwaj}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
! scope="row"| ''[[Podhuvaga En Manasu Thangam]]''
| Leelavathi
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/podhuvaga-en-manasu-thangam-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130155605/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/podhuvaga-en-manasu-thangam-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2020 |title=PODHUVAGA EN MANASU THANGAM |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Mental Madhilo]]''
| Swetcha
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2017/nov/25/mental-madhilo-review-keeping-it-real-1710231.html |title='Mental Madhilo' review: Keeping it real |website=The New Indian Express |date=25 November 2017 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
! scope="row"| ''[[Tik Tik Tik (2018 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]''
| Lt. M. Swathi
| rowspan="2" | Tamil
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/jun/25/nivetha-pethuraj-we-had-no-references-in-india-for-tik-tik-tik-6670.html |title=Nivetha Pethuraj: We had no references in India for Tik Tik Tik |website=Cinema Express |date=25 June 2018 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thimiru Pudichavan]]''
| [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Madonna
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nivetha-pethuraj-roped-vijay-antony-s-thimiru-pudichavan-76059 |title=Nivetha Pethuraj roped in for Vijay Antony's 'Thimiru Pudichavan' |website=The News Minute |date=7 February 2018 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]''
| K. Swecha
| rowspan="2" | Telugu
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-nivetha-pethuraj-star-sai-dharam-tej-s-chitralahari-92051 |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan and Nivetha Pethuraj to star in Sai Dharam Tej's 'Chitralahari' |website=The News Minute |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Brochevarevarura]]''
| Shalini
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/brochevarevarura-will-see-sree-vishnu-nivetha-thomas-and-nivetha-pethuraj/articleshow/67299572.cms |title='Brochevarevarura' will see Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas and Nivetha Pethuraj |website=The Times of India |date=29 December 2018 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sangathamizhan]]''
| Thenmozhi "Thenu"
| Tamil
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nivetha-pethuraj-teams-vijay-sethupathi-vijay-chander-film-97465 |title=Nivetha Pethuraj teams up with Vijay Sethupathi for Vijay Chander film |website=The News Minute |date=27 February 2019 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"| ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]''
| Nandini "Nandu"
| rowspan="3" | Telugu
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nivetha-pethuraj-roped-in-for-allu-arjuns-film-with-trivikram-srinivas/articleshow/69688613.cms |title=Nivetha Pethuraj roped in for Allu Arjun's film with Trivikram Srinivas |website=The Times of India |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2021
! scope="row"|''[[Red (2020 film)|Red]]''
| [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Yamini
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/050719/nivethas-with-ram.html |title=Nivetha's with Ram |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Paagal]]''
| Theera
|
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Nivetha Pethuraj introduced as Theera in Vishwak Sen starrer Paagal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nivetha-pethuraj-introduced-as-theera-in-vishwak-sen-starrer-paagal/articleshow/81563752.cms |access-date=19 March 2021 |website=The Times of India|date=18 March 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Pon Manickavel (film)|Pon Manickavel]]''
| Anbarasi Manickavel
| Tamil
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nivetha-pethuraj-joins-hand-with-prabhudheva-for-a-cop-film-1256585-2018-06-10 |title=Nivetha Pethuraj joins Prabhudheva for a cop film |website=India Today |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022
! scope="row"| ''[[Bloody Mary (2022 film)|Bloody Mary]]''
| Mary
| rowspan="3" | Telugu
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2022 |title=Nivetha Pethuraj's first look as 'Bloody Mary' from her OTT debut is out. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nivetha-pethurajs-first-look-as-bloody-mary-from-her-ott-debut-is-out-/articleshow/89407800.cms |access-date= |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Virata Parvam]]''
| Dr. Sarala / Saralakka
| Cameo appearance
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pecheti |first=Prakash |title=Larger-than-life roles give Nivetha 'ultimate high' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/larger-than-life-roles-give-nivetha-ultimate-high |access-date=15 January 2021 |website=Telangana Today |date=5 January 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
! scope="row"| ''[[Das Ka Dhamki]]''
|Keerthi
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Telangana Today |first1= |title=Vishwak Sen's 'Das Ka Dhamki' releasing worldwide in theatres on March 22 |url=https://telanganatoday.com/vishwak-sens-das-ka-dhamki-releasing-worldwide-in-theatres-on-march-22 |access-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311104155/https://telanganatoday.com/vishwak-sens-das-ka-dhamki-releasing-worldwide-in-theatres-on-march-22 |archive-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row"| ''[[Boo (2023 film)|Boo]]''
| Vaanathi
|Tamil
| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Rakul Preet Singh's 'Boo' gets release date |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rakul-preet-singhs-boo-gets-release-date/article66889290.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=27 May 2023 |language=en-IN |date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
| Vasanthi
| Telugu
|-
|}

=== Television ===
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! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Role
!Network
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
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| 2023
! scope="row"| ''[[Kaala (TV series)|Kaala]]''
| Sitara "Tara"
|[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
| Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaala teaser: Bijoy Nambiar's crime thriller explores 'dark side of human souls' |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/kaala-trailer-bejoy-nambiar-crime-drama-avinash-tiwary-rohan-vinod-mehra-hiten-tejwani-nivetha-pethuraj-2425559-2023-08-23 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2024{{Ndash}}present
! scope="row"| ''[[Paruvu]]''
| Pallavi "Dolly"
|[[ZEE5]]
| Telugu
|<ref>{{cite web |title=ZEE5 and Sushmita Konidela bring Paruvu web-series |url= https://www.ntvenglish.com/movie-news/zee5-and-sushmita-konidela-bring-paruvu-web-series.html |website=NTVEnglish.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
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|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| [[7th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu|Best Female Debut – Telugu]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Mental Madhilo]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nominations-list-for-the-siima-2017-announced-news-tnpl-rgbk0Mbjijgdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605234542/http://www.sify.com/movies/nominations-list-for-the-siima-2017-announced-news-tnpl-rgbk0Mbjijgdf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2017 |work=Sify.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Telugu|Zee Telugu Apsara Awards]]
| Fresh Face of the Year
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee Telugu Apsara Awards 2018: Kajal Aggarwal, Tamannaah, Lavanya Tripathi and Nivetha Pethuraj win honours |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/at-zee-telugu-apsara-awards-2018-kajal-aggarwal-and-tamannaah-win-honours/story-KijVPXjDwUTt4dTmuPVNmK.html |date=9 April 2018 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| [[9th South Indian International Movie Awards#2019 winners and nominees|9th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|[[SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu|Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]]
| ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 August 2021 |title=SIIMA Awards 2021 Nominations: The Award Ceremony To Be Held In Hyderabad On September 11, 12 |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/siima-awards-2021-nominations-south-indian-international-movie-awards-asuran-kumbalangi-nights-maharshi-1477353 |access-date=2021-09-19 |website=ABP Live |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| [[10th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| ''[[Red (2021 film)|Red]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rise Leads SIIMA Nominations; Check Full List Here |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/allu-arjuns-pushpa-the-rise-leads-siima-nominations-check-full-list-here-5766859.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=News18 India |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|8205920}}

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Sarda River

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#REDIRECT [[Sharda River]]

Pranahita River

2026-01-01T10:33:23Z

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{{Short description|River in India}}
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{{More citations needed|date=August 2017}}
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| native_name = {{Native name|te|ప్రాణహిత}}
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| subdivision_name4 = [[Gadchiroli District]], [[Komaram Bheem Asifabad district]]
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| source1 = Confluence of [[Wardha River|Wardha]] and [[Wainganga]]
| source1_location = Koutala,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/villagers-near-pranahita-project-the-least-informed/article6754029.ece|title=Villagers near Pranahita project the least informed|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 January 2015|access-date=20 August 2017|last1=Singh|first1=S. Harpal}}</ref> [[Telangana]], [[India]]
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The '''Pranahita River''' is the largest tributary of [[Godavari River]] covering about 34%<ref>{{cite web
| title = Integrated Hydrological Databook (Non-Classified River Basins)
| date = March 2012
| publisher = Central Water Commission
| url = http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/webpages/hba.pdf
| access-date = 2015-10-12
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}}</ref> of its [[drainage basin]] conveying the combined waters of the [[Penganga River]], the [[Wardha River]], and the [[Wainganga River]]. By virtue of its extensive network of tributaries, the river drains a large part of [[Vidarbha]] region in [[Maharashtra]], as well as the southern slopes of the [[Satpura Range]] in southeast [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It flows along the border of [[Gadchiroli district]] in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Komaram Bheem Asifabad district]] in [[Telangana]]. The Pranahita sub-basin is the seventh largest in India,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Basins |title=Basins – |access-date=2015-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923002429/http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Basins |archive-date=2015-09-23 }}</ref> measuring about 109,078 km2, making it larger than the individual basins of significant rivers such as the [[Narmada River]] and [[Kaveri]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

==Origin==
[[File:Wardha river at Pulgaon.jpg|thumbnail|middle|Wardha river at Pulgaon]]
[[File:Old Bridge on Wainganga River in Bhandara City- 2014-06-18 13-50.jpeg|thumbnail|middle|Wainganga River in Bhandara City]]

The Pranahita River begins at the confluence of two extensive rivers: the [[Wardha River|Wardha]] (catchment area: 46,237 km2) and the [[Wainganga River|Wainganga]] (catchment area: 49,677 km2). This junction lies on the border between the states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Telangana]] near Tumdi Hettty, Kouthala Mandal (near Sirpur (T)). Right at the onset, the river enjoys a wide{{Clarify|reason=How wide? This is a relative term. If the adjective is being used, at least a range (between -- and -- wide) should be given|date=September 2025}} riverbed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

==Course==
The Pranahita River follows a short course of 113 kilometers, strictly adhering to the boundary between [[Gadchiroli district]] in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Komaram Bheem Asifabad,Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts]] in [[Telangana]]. The direction of flow is southward, unlike most rivers of the [[Deccan Plateau]]. Along its course, the river is flanked by thick forests and harbors rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. After completing its short journey, the river empties itself into the [[Godavari River]] at [[Kaleshwaram]].

==Dams==
The Pranahita River currently does not have any dams built on it. However, a water project to construct a barrage is currently underway. This project, the [[Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project]], has an estimated cost of Rs. 38,500 crore and is a project the Indian state of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/submergence-irrigation-issues-continue-to-dog-pranahita-project/article7252445.ece|title=Submergence, irrigation issues continue to dog Pranahita project|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 May 2015|access-date=20 August 2017|last1=Singh|first1=S. Harpal}}</ref>

==Uses==
The River is used for water transport between [[Sironcha]] and [[Kaleshwaram]]. It is also one of twelve rivers in the [[Pushkaram]], a festival in Hindu traditions. The pushkaram on Pranahita (pranati) will held immediate after Sindhu river pushkaram, Pranahita river pushkaram assign with zodiac of Mena (pisces).

==Wildlife==
There are 2 wildlife sanctuaries on the river- [[Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary]] in Telangana and [[Pranhita Wildlife Sanctuary]] in Maharastra.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-09-16 |title=Tiger from Telangana disperses to Pranahita |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/tiger-from-telangana-disperses-to-pranahita/articleshow/71145033.cms |access-date=2026-01-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Hydrography of Maharashtra}}
{{Hydrography of Telangana}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Godavari River]]

Lawapani Falls

2025-11-27T19:59:52Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Lawapani Falls
| photo = Lawapani Waterfall.jpg
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The '''Lawapani Falls''' is a [[waterfall]] located in Madanpur village of [[Lohardaga district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawapani Waterfall |url=https://jtdcl.jharkhand.gov.in/single-destination/lawapani-waterfall |access-date=10 Oct 2025 |website=jtdcl.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawapani Waterfall - Jharkhand Tourism |url=https://tourism.jharkhand.gov.in/destinationDetails/132 |access-date=10 Oct 2025 |website=Jharkhand Tourism}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2017 |title=CM date with Lohardaga |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/cm-date-with-lohardaga/cid/1352172 |access-date=10 Oct 2025 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=पर्यटकों की पहली पसंद बने लावापानी जलप्रपात और 27 नंबर रेलवे पुल |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/lohardaga/story-lavapani-waterfall-and-number-27-railway-bridge-became-the-first-choice-of-tourists-9137044.html |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of waterfalls]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]

==References==
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{{Hydrography of Jharkhand}}

[[Category: Lohardaga district]]
[[Category:Waterfalls of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Waterfalls of India]]

{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}

DRDO Abhyas

2025-11-09T08:03:09Z

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{{Short description|Aerial target drone}}
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The '''DRDO Abhyas''' (Literally ''Practice'' in [[Sanskrit]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/abhyash | title=Abhyash, Abhyaś: 5 definitions | date=29 December 2018 }}</ref> is a high-speed [[target drone|expendable aerial target]] being built by the [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) for the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 September 2020|title=DRDO successfully tests Abhyas: What is it and why is it important for India's air defence mechanism?|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/drdo-successful-tests-abhyas-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important-for-india-s-air-defence-mechanism/656888|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Times Now News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ABHYAS |url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/abhyas |website=Defence Research and Development Organisation |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==Development==
[[File:DRDO Abhyas 01.jpg|thumb|DRDO Abhyas test flight on 23 December 2021.]]
As of January 2013, the proof of concept and pre-project trials were completed. The first experimental launch without the main [[turbojet engine]] of the Abhyas was held at the [[Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range]] on 23 June 2012 to check the launch and configuration capability. The gas turbine engine has been identified and integrated on the Abhyas airframe and its test run with the aircraft fuel system and s-airtake has been completed. The project was sanctioned with an initial DRDO funding of ₹15 crore. [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE) will carry out 15 technology demonstrators (TDs) till 2015.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=M|first=Anantha Krishnan|date=19 February 2013|title=DRDO developing high-speed target drone Abhyas|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2013/feb/19/drdo-developing-high-speed-target-drone-abhyas-451687.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> After the acceptance of the prototypes or TDs by the [[Indian Armed Forces]], serial production will start. The Indian Defense Services have also revealed a combined global tender projecting the requirement of 225 HEAT drones.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=13 May 2019|title=DRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS drone|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/drdo-conducts-successful-flight-test-of-abhyas-drone/418202|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Times Now News|language=en}}</ref> Abhyas can be used as aerial target for missile systems. DRDO successfully test fired Abhyas from [[Integrated Test Range]], Odisha on 13 May 2019. The test was conducted to check low altitude flight capability with [[radar altimeter]] in loop demonstration in autonomous flight mode.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Negi|first=Manjeet|date=22 October 2021|title=DRDO successfully tests high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas in Odisha|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/drdo-successful-flight-test-abhyas-odisha-1868083-2021-10-22|access-date=2021-12-26|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

On 23 December 2021, DRDO successfully flight tested Abhyas from [[Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range]]. A locally developed [[data link]] was proved along with demonstration of high subsonic speed trajectory at a very low altitude and long endurance.<ref>{{cite news |title=DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of Indigenous Expendable Aerial Target 'Abhyas' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/drdo-successfully-conducts-flight-test-of-indigenous-expendable-aerial-target-abhyas-4587422.html |access-date=26 December 2021 |agency=PTI |publisher=New18 |date=23 December 2021}}</ref> Abhyas uses [[Inertial navigation system#MEMS gyroscope|MEMS gyroscope]] based [[inertial navigation system]] for guidance and a flight control computer linked to ground station for autonomous operation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 December 2021|title=DRDO successfully conducts flight test of HEAT Abhyas|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/drdo-successfully-conducts-flight-test-of-heat-abhyas/articleshow/88459964.cms|access-date=2021-12-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

On 27 June 2024, six consecutive tests of Abhyas was carried out. After these, a total of 10 tests were performed. The trails were carried out with a system of improved [[radar cross section]] and visual and infrared augmentation systems. The trials also validated the safe release of booster, launcher clearance, and endurance performance. The booster was developed by [[Advanced Systems Laboratory]]. After the tests, Abhyas was declared production-ready.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roushan |first=Anurag |last2= |first2= |date=2024-06-27 |title=DRDO successfully completes developmental trials of ‘ABHYAS’ High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target {{!}} WATCH |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/drdo-successfully-completes-developmental-trials-of-abhyas-high-speed-expendable-aerial-target-watch-video-2024-06-27-939149 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Manufacturing ===
HAL on 17 December 2021, secured order for manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing and supply of DRDO Abhyas from ADE. The order will be completed under Development-cum-Production Partner (DcPP) with a private sector industry. This order marked the beginning of series production of the platform.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Negi |first1=Manjeet |title=HAL bags DRDO supply order for ABHYAS target platform |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hal-bags-drdo-supply-order-abhyas-target-platform-1889046-2021-12-17 |access-date=26 December 2021 |agency=PTI |publisher=India Today |date=17 December 2021}}</ref> The per unit cost of DRDO Abhyas including the launcher is ₹40 lakh.<ref name=":3" /> HAL at DefExpo-2022 received Development cum Production Partner (DcPP) / Production Agency (PA) certificate for ABHYAS from DRDO on 20 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title=PM Modi unveils HTT-40, HAL's indigenous trainer aircraft |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/oct/20/modi-unveils-htt-40-hals-indigenous-trainer-aircraft-2509965.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> 

==Design==
The fuselage for the Abhyas was designed by adopting the [[DRDO Lakshya]] tow body.<ref name=":1" /> The fuselage consists of five sections, namely the [[nose cone]], equipment bay, fuel tank bay, air intake bay and tail cone.
The material for the nose and tail cones are made up of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP), whereas the material of the equipment bay, air intake bay and fuel tank are made up of an aluminum steel [[alloy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=SV|first=Vikas|date=2019-05-13|title=ABHYAS successfully flight tested|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/abhyas-successfully-flight-tested-2890896.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=One India|language=en}}</ref> The wings and tail plane of the Abhyas have been derived from the Lakshya by downsizing them, however the wings of the Abhyas are positioned on the upper-side of the body whereas the Lakshya has under-body wings. For propulsion it is fitted with a gas-turbine engine weighing 19 kg, having a thrust of 25 kg, with an endurance of 30–45 minutes that can cover distance of 400 km. Abhyas is [[GPS]]-enabled, has an on-board flight control computer and a miss-distance indicator. It is also designed for autonomous flight with the help of an [[autopilot]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-10-23|title=DRDO successfully tests high-speed expendable aerial target ABHYAS|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/drdo-successfully-tests-high-speed-expendable-aerial-target-abhyas-11634946776645.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Mint|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1=Sagar |first1=Pradip R |title=Abhyas: A drone or a destroyer? |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2019/09/02/abhyas-drone-that-acts-as-decoy-aircraft-subsonic-missile.html |access-date=26 December 2021 |publisher=The Week |date=2 September 2019}}</ref> The radar cross section is increased 50 times to emulate a [[fighter aircraft]].<ref name=":3" />

===Flight Profile===
[[File:DRDO Abhyas 04.webm|thumb|DRDO Abhyas launched from [[Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range]].]]
The Abhyas is launched from a mobile launcher with the help of two 68 mm booster rockets manufactured by [[Munitions India Limited]] (previously [[Ordnance Factory Board]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=HAL gets order for aerial target system from ADE |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/dec/18/hal-gets-order-for-aerial-target-system-from-ade-2396791.html |access-date=26 December 2021 |agency=ENS |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=18 December 2021}}</ref> The twin rocket boosters helps in providing the initial acceleration until the small turbojet engine starts to sustain high [[Subsonic aircraft|subsonic]] speed.<ref>{{cite news |title=DRDO successfully conducts flight test of indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) Abhyas |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/drdo-successfully-conducts-flight-test-of-indigenously-developed-high-speed-expendable-aerial-target-heat-abhyas/843174 |access-date=26 December 2021 |agency=TNN |publisher=Times Now News |date=23 December 2021}}</ref> At the end of its launch phase the burnout booster rockets are jettisoned. Thereafter, the main gas-turbine engine powers the vehicle during cruise phase.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vijainder.sawfnews.com/Articles/70364.aspx |title=Abhyas High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) |access-date=2013-02-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411183506/http://vijainder.sawfnews.com/Articles/70364.aspx |archive-date=2013-04-11 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Abhyas can fly at speed of 180 meter per second and cover 5 km altitude.<ref name=":3" />

====Flight testing====
DRDO conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS- High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from ITR [[Balasore]] in [[Odisha]] on 22 September 2020. Two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown.<ref>{{cite news |title=DRDO conducts second successful flight-test of missile target vehicle Abhyas |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/drdo-conducts-second-successful-flight-test-of-missile-target-vehicle-abhyas-6607006/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |agency=ENS |publisher=The Indian Express |date=23 September 2020}}</ref> During this test, Abhyas cleared all the parameters of evaluation set by the Indian Armed Forces which included 5 km flying altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, endurance level of 30 minutes and 2G turn capability.<ref>{{cite news |title=DRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS – Know all the features |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/drdo-conducts-successful-flight-test-of-abhyas-know-all-the-features/656444 |access-date=17 December 2021 |agency=TNN |publisher=Times Now News |date=22 September 2020}}</ref>

Four ABHYAS flight trials were executed successfully by DRDO from the [[Chandipur, Odisha|Chandipur]] [[Integrated Test Range]] (ITR) in cooperation with [[Larsen & Toubro]] (L&T) and [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL). The tests were conducted from 30 January to 2 February 2024, with the goal of utilizing a redesigned robust configuration to accomplish four distinct mission objectives. Launch acceleration was lowered by the [[Advanced Systems Laboratory]]'s single booster. The goals—achieving the necessary end-of-launch velocity, clearing the launcher, and safely releasing the booster—were all accomplished. Numerous characteristics, including endurance, speed, maneuverability, altitude, and range, were validated during the flight test.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradhan |first=Hemanta |date=2024-02-05 |title=DRDO conducts flight trials of high-speed expendable aerial target ABHYAS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/drdo-conducts-flight-trials-of-high-speed-expendable-aerial-target-abhyas/articleshow/107436266.cms |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Negi |first=Manjeet |date=5 February 2023 |title=India holds successful mock drills of high-speed expendable aerial target ABHYAS |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-drdo-holds-mock-drills-of-high-speed-expendable-aerial-target-abhyas-2497999-2024-02-05 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

===Transportation & storage===
The Abhyas drone has a dedicated box for its transportation and storage (2570 mm × 710 mm × 415 mm) made of [[Expanded polyethylene|Expanded Polyethylene]] (EPE) with [[Cross-linked polyethylene]] (XLPE) foam material inside. It is weather proof, drop and vibration proof and static load-tested.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Azam|first=Tanweer|date=2020-09-23|title=ABHYAS flight-tested successfully: Here's how DRDO's drone will help Indian armed forces|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/abhyas-flight-tested-successfully-heres-how-drdos-drone-will-help-indian-armed-forces-2311700.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>

==Usage==
Abhyas's [[radar cross-section]] (RCS) as well as its visual and [[infrared signature]]s can be augmented to simulate a variety of aircraft for [[anti-aircraft warfare]] practices and testing of [[surface-to-air missile]] (SAM) systems. It can also function as a jammer platform and decoy. The HEAT system is utilized to do away with the post-launch recovery mode for [[Indian Navy]], which is time-consuming and difficult in a scenario as the sea.<ref name=":3" />

==Specifications==
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = met
|ref= {{*}}''Janes DRDO Abhyas''<ref name="Janes_DRDO_Abhyas">
[https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/drdo-reveals-updated-abhyas-target-system Janes - DRDO reveals updated Abhyas target system]</ref> {{*}}''DRDO tests Abhyas aerial target drone''<ref name="Medium_DRDO_Abhyas">[https://adreesh-ghoshal.medium.com/drdo-successfully-tests-the-abhyas-aerial-target-drone-1b51ab371cf0 Medium - DRDO successfully tests the ABHYAS aerial target dronet]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghoshal |first=Adreesh |date=2019-12-19 |title=DRDO successfully tests the ABHYAS aerial target drone |url=https://adreesh-ghoshal.medium.com/drdo-successfully-tests-the-abhyas-aerial-target-drone-1b51ab371cf0 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref>
|crew=None
|length m=2.385
|dia m=0.180
|gross weight kg=75
|thrust original= 25 kg

|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Gas Turbine (19kg), with 25kg thrust

|max speed kmh=648
|range km=400
|ferry range km=500
|endurance=30 to 45 minutes
|ceiling m=5,000
|g limits =+2 per turn
}}

==See also==
*[[DRDO Ulka]]
*DRDO Fluffy
*[[DRDO Lakshya]]

===Comparable target drones===
* [[Northrop BQM-74 Chukar]]
* [[Denel Dynamics Skua]]
* [[Meggitt Banshee]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqR4zXYG-PE Flight test of Abhyas]
*[https://tarmak007.blogspot.com/2013/02/express-exclusive-drdo-developing-high.html DRDO developing high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) drone Abhyas]
*[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lt9o3lE1k30/URgI81GNlzI/AAAAAAAAD60/e10Z6ktudRk/s1600/ADE's%20Abhyas%20PTA%20.jpg DRDO Abhyas Specifications]
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[[Category:DRDO aircraft|Kapothaka]]

Anjaan (soundtrack)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Anjaan
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover = Anjaan Audio.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Album cover
| released = 23 July 2014
| recorded = 2013–2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:10
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Thirudan Police]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Raja Natwarlal]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
'''''Anjaan''''' is the [[soundtrack]] composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] for the 2014 [[Anjaan (2014 film)|Tamil film of the same name]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-lingusamy-off-to-singapore-news-tamil-obpm4ljigfj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118100722/http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-lingusamy-off-to-singapore-news-tamil-obpm4ljigfj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2014 |title=Yuvan & Lingusamy off to Singapore! |website=[[Sify]]|date=15 March 2014|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> Its [[Telugu language|Telugu]] version is titled ''Sikander''. The soundtrack album features five songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/suriyas-anjaan-to-release-on.html |title=Suriya's 'Anjaan' release date locked |website=Behindwoods |date= 29 January 2014|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> with lyrics written by four lyricists for the Tamil version, while Viveka had written two songs, [[Madhan Karky]], [[Na. Muthukumar]] and Kabilan had written one each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seshagiri|first=Sangeetha|date=2014-07-28|title=Suriya's 'Anjaan' Audio CDs Available from 23 July|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/suriyas-anjaan-audio-cds-available-23-july-605052|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>

== Development ==
By August 2013, Yuvan was reported to have composed the first song, a "beautiful romantic song" written by [[Na. Muthukumar]].<ref>{{cite web|date=24 August 2013|title=Lingusamy - Suriya project is getting ready!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lingusamy-suriya-project-is-getting-ready-news-tamil-niykjDecggi.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827202008/http://www.sify.com/movies/lingusamy-suriya-project-is-getting-ready-news-tamil-niykjDecggi.html|archive-date=27 August 2013|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> The "introductory song" was written by [[Madhan Karky]] and sung by [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]].<ref>{{cite web|date=23 December 2013|title=Director Lingusamy gets a new look!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/director-lingusamy-gets-a-new-look-news-tamil-nmxkepjjbaj.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224004243/http://www.sify.com/movies/director-lingusamy-gets-a-new-look-news-tamil-nmxkepjjbaj.html|archive-date=24 December 2013|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> In January 2014, the composer worked on the remaining songs with Lingusamy and lyricist Na. Muthukumar in [[Singapore]].<ref name="autogenerated12">{{cite web|date=15 March 2014|title=Yuvan & Lingusamy off to Singapore!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-lingusamy-off-to-singapore-news-tamil-obpm4ljigfj.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118100722/http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-lingusamy-off-to-singapore-news-tamil-obpm4ljigfj.html|archive-date=18 January 2014|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> In June 2014, director Lingusamy stated that Suriya would be singing one song as well,<ref>Balachandran, Logesh (3 June 2014). [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140603/entertainment-kollywood/article/suriya-croon-anjaan "Suriya to croon for 'Anjaan'"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. Retrieved 3 June 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/suriyas-anjaan-to-be-like-ajiths-billa-and-rajinis-baasha-says-lingusamy.html "Suriya's 'Anjaan' to be like Ajith's 'Billa' and Rajini's 'Baasha' says Lingusamy"]. ''Behindwoods''. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.</ref> which was eventually recorded in early July at [[A. R. Rahman]]'s studio within two hours.<ref>Gupta, Rinku (11 July 2014). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140715065157/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/no-plans-to-do-Hindi-films-right-now.../2014/07/11/article2322576.ece "No plans to do Hindi films right now..."]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 11 July 2014.</ref> The song, which marked Suriya's [[playback singing]] debut, was described as a "breezy, peppy number" and the last to be recorded after which work on the soundtrack was completed.<ref>V. Lakshmi (3 July 2014). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Suriya-to-debut-as-a-singer-in-Anjaan/articleshow/37642326.cms "Suriya to debut as a singer in 'Anjaan'"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 8 July 2014.</ref> The Telugu version of the song was sung by composer [[Raghu Kunche]]. [[Vennelakanti]], [[Ramajogayya Sastry]], [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]] and [[Bhuvanachandra]] wrote the songs for the dubbed Telugu version.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/Raghu-Kunche-croons-for-Suriya-in-Sikander/articleshow/39367347.cms "Raghu Kunche croons for Suriya in 'Sikander'"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.</ref>

== Release ==
The audio rights were purchased by [[Sony Music India]] for {{INRConvert|75|l}}, including its [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] versions.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Sony-Music-bags-Suriyas-Anjaan/articleshow/37635004.cms "Sony Music bags Suriya's 'Anjaan'"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.</ref> Producer [[G. Dhananjayan]] of [[UTV Motion Pictures]], which distributed the film had tweeted that the audio launch of the film will take place on 17 July 2014, in a grand manner.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Anjaan audio launch date announced|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/4729/anjaan-audio-launch-date-announced|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Anjaan audio launch on July 17 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/anjaan-audio-launch-on-july-17/articleshow/37507249.cms|access-date=2021-06-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> However, the audio release was rescheduled to 22 July 2014 with the team considered [[Chennai Trade Centre]] as the venue for the album release.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Anjaan' audio on July 22|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/anjaan-audio-on-july-22-news-tamil-ohknRrfjffged.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603143343/https://www.sify.com/movies/anjaan-audio-on-july-22-news-tamil-ohknRrfjffged.html|archive-date=3 June 2021|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-03|website=[[Sify]]|language=en}}</ref> The tracklist of the Tamil album was released on 14 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-14|title='Anjaan' Audio Track List - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/anjaan-audio-track-list-tamil-news-110384|access-date=2021-06-03|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

On 17 July, the makers announced that the planned audio launch has been cancelled,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anjaan Audio Launch to be Called Off|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/jul/17/2014-636931.html|access-date=2021-06-03|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> due to security reasons<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Suriyas-Anjaan-audio-launch-cancelled/articleshow/38484303.cms "'Anjaan' audio launch cancelled"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Suriya's Anjaan Audio launch cancelled|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/4934/suriyas-anjaan-audio-launch-cancelled|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> and instead, the audio was supposedly released in the stores and online platforms directly on 23 July 2014, coinciding Suriya's birthday.<ref>Ravi, Nandita (23 July 2014). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Anjaan-audio-to-hit-stores-directly-on-Suriyas-birthday/articleshow/38488242.cms "'Anjaan' audio to hit stores directly on Suriya's birthday"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 14 August 2014.</ref><ref>Seshagiri, Sangeetha (23 July 2014). [https://www.ibtimes.co.in/suriyas-anjaan-audio-cds-available-23-july-605052 "'Anjaan' audio CD's available"]. ''[[International Business Times]]''. Retrieved 15 August 2014.</ref> A launch event was held on the same day at [[Sathyam cinemas|Sathyam Cinemas]] in a simple manner,<ref>[https://www.indiaglitz.com/anjaan-audio-release-event-story-tamil-news-110743 "'Anjaan' audio release event story"]. ''Indiaglitz''. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.</ref> with the film's cast and other celebrities being present.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anjaan's Grand Audio Launch|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/jul/23/anjaans-grand-audio-launch-639199.html|access-date=2021-06-03|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Videos of two songs "Bang Bang Bang" and "Ek Do Teen" and a theatrical trailer for the film were screened for selected fans.<ref>{{Cite web|last=V.P|first=Nicy|date=2014-07-24|title='Anjaan' Audio Launch Event Cancelled|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/anjaan-audio-launch-event-cancelled-604557|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>

The audio launch of the Telugu version ''Sikander''<ref>{{cite web|date=19 July 2014|title=Suriya's 'Sikander' audio release date|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/suriyas-sikander-audio-release-date-telugu-news-109997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708012437/http://www.indiaglitz.com/Suriyas-sikander-Audio-Release-Date-telugu-news-109997|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2014|website=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> took place on 31 July 2014 at the [[Shilpakala Vedika]] in [[Hyderabad]], with actors [[Allu Arjun]], [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and director [[S. S. Rajamouli]] being present as chief guests,<ref>{{cite news|date=31 July 2014|title=Nagarjuna, Bunny to grace 'Sikander' audio|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Nagarjuna-Bunny-to-grace-Sikander-audio/articleshow/38545320.cms|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=1 August 2014|title='Anjaan' gets bigger as 'Sikander' with Kamal & Nagarjuna|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/Anjaan-gets-bigger-as-sikandar-with-kamal-nagarjuna-tamil-news-111071|website=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> although it was initially reported that [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] star [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] would attend the function.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Kamal-Puneet-for-Suriya/articleshow/38366119.cms "Kamal-Puneet for Suriya?"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:10
| title1 = Bang Bang Bang
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| lyrics1 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Oru Kan Jaadai
| extra2 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Shweta Pandit]]
| lyrics2 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| length2 = 4:23
| title3 = Ek Do Theen
| extra3 = [[Suriya]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| lyrics3 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Kaadhal Aasai
| extra4 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Sooraj Santhosh]]
| length4 = 5:04
| lyrics4 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| title5 = Sirippu En
| extra5 = [[M. M. Manasi]]
| lyrics5 = Viveka
| length5 = 4:39
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Telugu
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:16
| title1 = Bang Bang Bang
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Thanu Gorantha
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Deepak
| lyrics2 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Ek Do Theen
| extra3 = [[Raghu Kunche]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
| lyrics3 = Chandrabose
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = Nene Kani Nenai Undaga
| extra4 = [[Haricharan]], Deepak
| length4 = 5:04
| lyrics4 = Vennelakanti
| title5 = Chirunavvey Speciality
| extra5 = M. M. Manasi
| lyrics5 = [[Bhuvana Chandra|Bhuvanachandra]]
| length5 = 4:39
}}

== Reception ==
The soundtrack received mixed reviews from critics. ''Indiaglitz'' stated "the album sounds quite innovative from Yuvan's regular style. Yuvan hit the first six after his 100+ albums".<ref>{{cite web|date=24 July 2014|title=Anjaan - An album lives up to the expectation & reputation|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/18350.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119110209/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/18350.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2014|website=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> Akilan Nagarajan of ''Moviecrow'' gave 3.25 out of 5 and concluded, "On the whole, ''Anjaan'' may not be a ''Paiyya'', but is definitely Yuvan back to his energetic times. He plays safe as he includes a track or two that are meant to be purely for commercial reasons and not to be taken very seriously, but nevertheless entertaining".<ref>{{cite web|author=Nagarajan, Akilan|date=23 July 2014|title=Anjaan Songs Music Review|url=http://www.moviecrow.com/news/5016/anjaan-music-review|publisher=Moviecrow|accessdate=3 August 2014}} {{Rating|3.5|5|score=3.25 stars on a 5 point scale}}</ref> K. Siddharth of ''[[Sify]]'' gave 3.25 out of 5 and wrote, "On the whole, ''Anjaan'' is a complete package catering to the fans of all genres consisting of a melody, rock, item number & a folkish number. Yuvan Shankar Raja makes sure he blends his experimentation along with the mass expectations. The 'Lingusamy-Yuvan Shankar Raja' track record is intact!".<ref>K. Siddharth (23 July 2014). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140723224518/http://www.sify.com/movies/anjaan-audio-review-news-tamil-ohxmj5jheagbg.html "Anjaan audio review"]. ''[[Sify]]''. Retrieved 12 August 2014. {{Rating|3.5|5|score=3.25 stars on a 5 point scale}}</ref>

In contrast, ''Behindwoods'' stated "Yuvan gives some of these familiar templates a fresh overhaul" and rated the album 2.75 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2014|title=ANJAAN SONGS REVIEW|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/anjaan/anjaan-songs-review.html|website=Behindwoods|accessdate=3 August 2014}} {{Rating|3|5|score=2.75 stars on a 5 point scale}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Yuvan Shankar Raja}}
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[[Category:Telugu film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Tamil film soundtracks]]
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1990–91 Duleep Trophy

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1990–91 Duleep Trophy
| image =
| imagesize =
| fromdate = 11 January 1991
| todate = 29 January 1991
| caption =
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host =
| champions = [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]
| count = 8
| participants = 5
| matches = 4
| attendance =
| most runs = [[Lalchand Rajput]] (WZ) (353)<ref>{{cite web|title=Batting and Fielding in Duleep Trophy 1990/91 (Ordered by Runs) |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Duleep_Trophy_1990-91/Batting_by_Runs.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>
| most wickets = [[Avinash Kumar]] (EZ) (10)<ref>{{cite web|title=Bowling in Duleep Trophy 1990/91 (Ordered by Wickets) |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Duleep_Trophy_1990-91/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>
| website =
| previous_year = 1989–90
| previous_tournament = 1989–90 Duleep Trophy
| next_year = 1991–92
| next_tournament = 1991–92 Duleep Trophy
}}

The '''1990–91 Duleep Trophy''' was the 30th season of the [[Duleep Trophy]], a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]], [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]], [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]], [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]] and [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]].

North Zone won the final against West Zone on first innings lead. However, the umpires called the match off when [[Rashid Patel]] attacked both [[Raman Lamba]] and [[Ajay Jadeja]] with a stump.<ref name="CI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149949.html |title=A Sabina Park farce |access-date=30 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Results==
{{5TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarterfinal
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=[[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]]
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2='''[[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]'''
| RD1-score2=FIL

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=[[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]]
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2='''[[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]'''
| RD2-score2=FIL

| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=[[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]]
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4='''[[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]'''
| RD2-score4=W

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=[[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2='''[[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]]'''
| RD3-score2=FIL
}}

===Final===
{{Test match | date = 25–29 January 1991
| team1 = [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] | team2 = [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]
| score-team1-inns1 = 729/9 dec (223.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Raman Lamba]] 180
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Chetan Mankad]] 3/111
| score-team2-inns1 = 561 (180.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ravi Shastri]] 152
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Kapil Dev]] 2/30
| score-team1-inns2 = 59/0 (9.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 28*
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| venue = [[Keenan Stadium]], [[Jamshedpur]]
| toss = North Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/duleep-trophy-1990-91-370614/north-zone-vs-west-zone-final-370689/full-scorecard]
| result = Match drawn; North Zone won on first innings lead
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Duleep_Trophy_1990-91.html Series home at CricketArchive]

{{Duleep Trophy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Duleep Trophy}}
[[Category:Duleep Trophy seasons]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1990–91|Duleep Trophy]]
[[Category:1991 in Indian cricket|Duleep Trophy]]

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Rekha Goswami

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
'''Rekha Goswami''' is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]] belonging to [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. She served as a member of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 2006 to 2011 representing [[Dum Dum Assembly constituency]]. She was also Minister of Self Help Group and Self Employment Department in [[Third Bhattacharjee ministry|seventh Left Front Government]] in West Bengal. Currently she is a member of Central Committee of the party since 9 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cpim.org/new-central-committee-0/ | title=Communist Party of India (Marxist) }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2015/0426_pd/central-committee-elected-21st-congress | title=Central Committee Elected at the 21st Congress | Peoples Democracy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/full-list-cpim-newly-elected-central-committee-and-politburo-members-sitaram-yechury-5147330/lite/ | title=Full list: CPI(M) newly elected central committee and politburo members | date=22 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://cpim.org/pressbriefs-new-central-committee-central-control-commission-elected-23rd-congress/ | title=Communist Party of India (Marxist) }}</ref>

==Electoral performance==
===2006===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 West Bengal state assembly election]]: Dum Dum constituency<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 Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=114| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507064826/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=114| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 7 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2006 |work =Dum Dum| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2006}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Rekha Goswami
|votes = 99,054
|percentage = 57.50
|change = +14.72#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Udayan Namboodiry
|votes = 68,816
|percentage = 37.95
|change = -16.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Ahindra Majumder (Ahin)
|votes = 11,541
|percentage = 2.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sudhir Deb Barma
|votes = 2,380
|percentage = 1.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Partha Sarathi Dasgupta
|votes = 1,770
|percentage = 0.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 161,095
|percentage = 81.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Dum Dum Uttar]]:<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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=110| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327192207/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=110| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Dum Dum Uttar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Chandrima Bhattacharya]]
|votes = 94,678
|percentage = 53.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Rekha Goswami
|votes = 75,650
|percentage = 42.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Chandan Roy
|votes = 4,741
|percentage = 2.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Naresh Chandra Barui
|votes = 2,144
|percentage = 1.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,026
|percentage = 10.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,77,320
|percentage = 86.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goswami, Rekha}}
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Women members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Politicians from North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Women state cabinet ministers of India]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

{{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub}}

Bhalla, Jammu and Kashmir

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{{Short description|Village in Jammu & Kashmir, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhalla
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village/[[Tehsil]]
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir
| pushpin_label_position = center
| pushpin_map_alt = Bhalla
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.0676862|N|75.61321|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jammu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Chenab Valley]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Doda district|Doda]]
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| population_demonym =Kashmiri, Bhaderwahi, Gojri
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bhadarwahi language|Bhadarwahi]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Gujari language|Gojari]], [[Hindi-Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 182221<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/pincode/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/bhalla-pincode-182221.html|title=Bhalla, Jammu and Kashmir Pin Code|work=[[ABP News]]|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =[[Tehsildar]]
| blank_info_sec1 = Manjeet Singh Katal<ref>{{cite news |title=Directory |url=https://doda.nic.in/about-district-whos-who/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=District Administration [[Doda district|Doda]] |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]}}</ref>
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}}
'''Bhalla''' is a village and [[tehsil]] of [[Doda district]] in the [[Chenab Valley]] of the [[Jammu division]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.<ref name="dodanic">{{Cite news | title=Villages and Panchayats in Doda district|url=https://doda.nic.in/village-panchayats/|website=www.doda.nic.in|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> Bhalla is located about 15 kilometres from [[Doda, Jammu and Kashmir|Doda]] and 25 kilometres from [[Bhaderwah]] on the Doda-Bhaderwah Highway.<ref name="dekellar">{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Priyanka|title=Kellar (bhalla) valley- the unexplored treasure|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/kellar-bhalla-valley-the-unexplored-treasure/|date=15 September 2019|work=[[Daily Excelsior]]|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics==
Bhalla is a tehsil in [[Bhaderwah]] sub district of [[Doda district]]. There are 17 panchayats in Bhalla tehsil.<ref name="dodanic"/>
{| class="wikitable"
! S.No. !! Panchayats
|-
| 1 || Berreru
|-
| 2 || Choundary
|-
| 3 || Derka
|-
| 4 || Dugli A
|-
| 5 || Dugli B
|-
| 6 || Gajoth
|-
| 7 || Ghuraka
|-
| 8 || Kahri Chattra
|-
| 9 || Khellani
|-
| 10 || Panjgraine
|-
| 11 || Pranoo
|-
| 12 || Rewara
|-
| 13 || Shangroo
|-
| 14 || Sindra
|-
| 15 || Soura
|-
| 16 || Southa
|-
| 17 || Trown
|}

===Kellar valley===
Kellar valley is located in Bhalla tehsil. It is a bowl-shaped valley with the [[Himalayas]] surrounding it on all sides, and its borders are with [[Bani, India|Bani]]-[[Basohli (town)|Basohli]] on the south, [[Bhaderwah]] on the east, [[Marmat (tehsil)|Marmat]], and Sudhmahadev on the west. The middle Himalayan ranges, also known locally as the Devshetra, Chander, and Taaliyan Mountains, guard the valley. The major Dhars in these mountains include Seoj Dhar, Bhaihal Dhar, and Kemel Dhar. These Dhars are surrounded by a thick surface of green meadows and tall Sal, Deodar, and spruce trees. These Dhars are the origin of several significant rivers in the Jammu region, including [[Tawi River|Tawi]] and [[Ujh River|Ujh]].<ref name="dekellar"/>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Doda district]]
[[Category:Doda district]]
[[Category:Chenab Valley]]
[[Category:Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]]

NorthCap University

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{{Short description|Private university in Haryana, India}}
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{{More citations needed|date=March 2013}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = The NorthCap University
| native_name =
| former_name = ITM University
| image = The NorthCap University logo.png
| caption =
| motto = Tradition Transformation Innovation
| type = [[Private University|Private]]
| established = {{start date and age|1996}}
| coor = {{Coord|28.504299|N|77.04904|E|type:edu|display=inline, title}}
| city = [[Gurugram]]
| state = [[Haryana]]
| country = India
| provost =
| head_label =
| staff =
| faculty =
| students =
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| doctoral =
| campus = Partially residential
| colors =
| colours =
| mascot =
| nickname = NCU
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Bar Council of India|BCI]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.ncuindia.edu}}
| vice_chancellor = Nupur Prakash
| chancellor = Avdhesh Mishra<ref name=Governing>{{cite web|title=Governing Body|url=http://www.ncuindia.edu/about-us/governing-body|website=www.ncuindia.edu|accessdate=23 March 2018|language=en-gb}}</ref>
}}
[[File:The NorthCap University Building.jpg|thumb|The NorthCap University]]
The '''NorthCap University''' (abbreviated as '''NCU'''; formerly '''ITM University''') is an Indian private university situated in Sector 23-A, [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]]. Formerly it was under [[Maharshi Dayanand University]], [[Rohtak]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xTVWAAAAYAAJ&q=itm+university+gurgaon India today, Volume 34, Issues 27–35]. Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 2009.</ref>

The Institute gained the status of private university in the Academic Year 2009–10, and was renamed ITM University.(*needs verification*)

==Campus==
{{more citations needed section|date=March 2018}}
The university is located in Sector 23-A, [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], which is about 15 km <ref>{{Cite web|title=distance NorthCap university from delhi airport - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=distance+northcap+univeristy+from+delhi+airport|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.google.com}}</ref> from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]. The university's campus is spread over 10 acres with a covered area of over 32,000 square metres.

==Schools==
The university has four schools offering degrees at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level, namely the School of Engineering & Technology, School of Management and Liberal Studies, School of Law and School of Business.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://itmindia.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62 |title=Itm University Gurgaon |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-date=25 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625110315/http://itmindia.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*School of Engineering and Technology
**Department of Applied Sciences
**Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering
**Department of Computer Science and Engineering
**Centre of Media and Entertainment
*School of Management and Liberal Studies
**Department of Psychology
**Centre for Language Learning
**Department of Management and Commerce
*School of Law
*School of Business

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college

|NIRF_E_2024=101-150}}

The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it in the 101-150 band among engineering colleges in 2024.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2024" />

==See also==
* [[State University of Performing And Visual Arts]]
* [[State Institute of Film and Television]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://ncuindia.edu}}

{{Universities in Haryana}}

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Satyaprakash

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{{Short description|Weekly publication (1855–1861)}}
{{italic title}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Satyaprakash
| editor = [[Karsandas Mulji]]
| country = [[British Raj|British India]]
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| category =
| frequency = Weekly
| founder = Karsandas Mulji
| firstdate = {{Start date|1855}}
| finaldate = {{end date|1861}}
}}

'''''Satyaprakash''''' ({{Translation|''The Light of Truth''}}) was a [[Gujarati language]] weekly founded by social reformer and journalist [[Karsandas Mulji]] with an intention of social reform. Launched in 1855, it ran until 1861 and later was merged with ''[[Rast Goftar]]'', another newspaper published in [[Mumbai|Bombay]].

==History==
Karsandas Mulji, a social reformer and journalist, previously wrote for the ''Rast Goftar'' and ''[[Stribodh]]'' magazines, but readership of these magazines were mostly limited to [[Parsis]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Sahityik Samyiko|last=Mehta|first=Hasit|publisher=Rannade Prakashan|year=2012|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|pages=50}}</ref> He therefore established ''Satyaprakash'' in 1855 with the help of Mangalbhai Naththubhai.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wmKIiAPgnF0C&pg=PA77|title=Shaping Of Modern Gujarat : Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond|last1=Yagnik|first1=Achyut|last2=Sheth|first2=Suchitra|date=2005|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-400038-8|location=New Delhi|pages=77–79}}</ref> He edited it while Rustomji Ranina was the publisher.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkoYAAAAMAAJ|title=Karsondas Mulji: A Biographical Study|last=Motivala|first=Bhavanidas Narandas|date=1935|publisher=Karsondas Mulji Centenary Celebration Committee|pages=111|oclc=473907}}</ref> His articles addressed [[Forward caste|forward Hindu caste]] leaders and attacked social customs and religious practises.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kothari |first=Urvish |date=2024-06-30 |title=Karsandas Mulji was a leader among reformists. 'Maharaj' made him a revenge-driven hero |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/karsandas-mulji-was-a-leader-among-reformists-maharaj-made-him-a-revenge-driven-hero/2153736/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> Mulji addressed various social issues such as [[female education]], excessive spending in pompous marriages, indecent songs sung during marriages, and the funeral ritual of chest beating. The caste leaders were unhappy about these articles and tried to excommunicate Mulji from his Kapol Vaniya caste, but could not garner support from within the community.<ref name=":0" /> ''Satyaprakash'' merged with the ''Rast Goftar'' in 1861,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/58604/6/06_chapter%203.pdf |page=78 |title=Press and society a sociological study with special reference to the nature and growth of the gujarati press |last=Parikh |first=R.D. |year=1962}}</ref> and the merged entity continued publishing under the latter name until 1921.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofindianj00nata |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofindianj00nata/page/107 107] |title=History of Indian Journalism |author=J. NATARAJAN |publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |year=1955|isbn=9788123024271 }}</ref>

== Notable articles ==
Among the notable articles which Mulji wrote for the weekly was one titled ''Gulamikhat'' ({{Translation|''Letter of slavery''}}), in which he criticised the sign campaign and the process of law-making by Vaishnavas so that Maharaj (religious heads) should not have to visit the court due to religious status.<ref name=":1" /> After publication of the article, there were some attempts to appease Mulji with large amounts of money, but these failed.<ref name=":2">{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Shukla|first=Jaykumar R.|title=કરસનદાસ મૂળજી|script-title=gu:Karsandas Mulji|encyclopedia=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]]|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|publisher=Gujarat Viswakosh Trust|date=October 2018|edition=Reprint of 2nd|orig-year=1992|isbn=978-93-83975-34-1|volume=IV|location=Ahmedabad|page=266|language=gu}}</ref> Following this incident, Mulji wrote a few articles—namely ''Maharajo ne vinanti'' ({{Translation|''Request to Maharaj''}}) and ''Dharmguruo ni satta'' ({{Translation|''Power of religious leaders''}})—in which he openly expressed his anger.<ref name=":2" /> An article by Mulji published on 21 September 1860, titled {{Transliteration|gu|Hinduo No Asli Dharam Ane Atyar Na Pakhandi Mato}} ({{literal translation|The Primitive Religion of the Hindus and the Present Heterodox Opinions}}), criticised [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] Archaryas (Hindu religious leaders) for their behaviour, which resulted in the [[Maharaj Libel Case]] in 1862.<ref name=":2" />

==Reception==
Vaishnava religious heads started publishing a pamphlet called ''Swadharmvardhak ane Sanshaychedak'' ({{Translation|Increasing one's own faith and countering doubts}}). In the pamphlet, they labelled Mulji and other social reformers greedy, atheists, and idiots. In its response, ''Satyaprakash'' accused religious heads of being frauds and called their religious books poisonous. Jadunath Maharaj, Vaishnava religious head, wrote a fiery article in ''Chabuk'' and in the response, Mulji wrote {{Transliteration|gu|Hinduo No Asli Dharam Ane Atyar Na Pakhandi Mato}}.<ref name=":1" /> Mulji's articles led to the Maharaj Libel Case, which Mulji won.<ref name=":3" />

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language magazines]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1855 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language magazines]]
[[Category:Monthly magazines published in India]]
[[Category:Magazines established in 1855]]
[[Category:Magazines disestablished in 1861]]
[[Category:Defunct magazines published in India]]

Balrampur Lok Sabha constituency

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{{Short description|Former constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Balrampur
| type = LS
| map_image =
| map_caption =
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| state = Uttar Pradesh
| union_territory =
| established = 1957
| abolished = 2008
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'''Balrampur''' was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in northern [[India]]. [[Balrampur]] is in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state . This constituency ceased to exist in 2008 with the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies. Most of the area under the erstwhile Balrampur seat now falls under [[Shravasti Lok Sabha constituency]] since 2008.

Former PM [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] contested Lucknow by-election in 1955 and came third. Then in 1957, he contested General Election in three seats. He finished fourth in Mathura, second in [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]], and won in Balrampur as his first time representing Lok Sabha. In 1962, he contested Balrampur and Lucknow, and lost in both the seats. In 1967, he contested Balrampur and this time won.<ref name="Balrampur: Vajpayee started out as an MP from this constituency">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=Balrampur: Vajpayee started out as an MP from this constituency |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/aug/18/balrampur-vajpayee-started-out-as-an-mp-from-this-constituency-1859181.html |accessdate=18 September 2022 |date=18 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918095736/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/aug/18/balrampur-vajpayee-started-out-as-an-mp-from-this-constituency-1859181.html |archivedate=18 September 2022}}</ref>

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"| Party
|-
|colspan="4"|{{center|''1952-57 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Subhadra Joshi]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Chandra Bhal Mani Tiwari]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Nanaji Deshmukh]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Chandra Bhal Mani Tiwari
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress (I) ]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|Mahant Deep Narain Van
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Fasi-ur-Rehman Munnan Khan]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Satya Deo Singh]]
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Rizwan Zaheer]]
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Samajwadi Party]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|colspan="4"| {{center|''2008 onwards : Became part of [[Shravasti Lok Sabha constituency]]''}}
|}

==Election results==
===1957 Lok Sabha Election===
* Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BJS) : 118,380 votes <ref name="elections1957">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1957-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=1957 India General Elections Results|accessdate=2020-06-22}}</ref>
* Hyder Hussain (INC) : 108,568 votes

Uttar Pradesh

===1962 Lok Sabha Election===
* Subhadra Joshi (INC) : 102,260 votes <ref name="elections1962">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1962-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=1962 India General Elections Results|accessdate=2020-06-22}}</ref>
* Atal Behari Bajpai (sic, he spelled it Atal Bihari Vajpayee himself) (JS) : 100,208

===1967 Lok Sabha Election===
* A. Behari (Atal Bihari Vajpayee) (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) : 142,446 votes <ref name="elections1957">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1957-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=1957 India General Elections Results|accessdate=2020-06-22}}</ref>
* S. Joshi (INC) : 110,704

===2004 Lok Sabha Election===
* Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (BJP) 270,941 votes <ref name="elections2004">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2004-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=2004 India General Elections Results|accessdate=2020-06-22}}</ref>
* Rizwan Zaheer Alias Rijju Bhaya (BSP) : 218,328

==See also==
* [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh}}

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[[Category:Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Former Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Former constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]

John Grayburn

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{{short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = John Hollington Grayburn
|image = Jack Grayburn.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 30 January 1918
| death_date = 20 September 1944 (aged 26)
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial = [[Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery]], Netherlands
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], British India
| death_place = [[Arnhem]], German-occupied Netherlands
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| nickname = "Jack"
| allegiance = United Kingdom
| branch = British Army
| servicenumber = 149002
| serviceyears = 1940–1944
| rank = [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] (posthumous)
| unit = [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]]
| commands = 2 Platoon, A Company, [[2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment]]
| battles = [[Second World War]]
* [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]]
** [[Operation Market Garden]]
*** [[Battle of Arnhem]]{{KIA}}
| awards = [[Victoria Cross]]
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}
Captain '''John Hollington Grayburn''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (30 January 1918 – 20 September 1944) was an [[England|English]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

Born in 1918, Grayburn was educated at [[Sherborne School]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-19|title=Lieutenant J.H. Grayburn VC: Sherborne's A Bridge Too Far hero|url=https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/lieutenant-j-h-grayburn-sherbornes-a-bridge-too-far-hero/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=The Old Shirburnian Society}}</ref> in [[Dorset]] and joined the [[Army Cadet Force]] before the outbreak of the [[Second World War]]. He was initially commissioned into the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] and later joined the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]]. At the age of 26 he went into action in the [[Battle of Arnhem]] where he was part of the small force that was able to reach [[Arnhem road bridge]]. Between 17 and 20 September he led his platoon, and later the remnants of a battalion, in the defence of the small British perimeter around the bridge, but was killed after standing up in full view of a German tank in order to direct his men to new positions.

Grayburn is buried in the [[Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery]], and his Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum]] in England.

==Early life==
John Grayburn was born on 30 January 1918 on [[Manora Island]], India, the son of Lionel Markham and Gertrude Grayburn.<ref name=UnitHistories>{{cite web |url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/1AirbDiv_officersg.htm|title=Unit Histories: 1st British Airborne Division Arnhem, September 1944|access-date=2009-11-08}}</ref> The family returned to England whilst he was young. From 1931 to 1935 he attended [[Sherborne School]] in [[Dorset]] where he was a member of [https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/abbey-house/ Abbey House].<ref name=Dorset>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedorsetpage.com/history/vc/john_hollington_grayburn.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020112140406/http://www.thedorsetpage.com/history/vc/john_hollington_grayburn.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2002|title=The Dorset Page: John Hollington Grayburn (1918-1944)|access-date=2009-11-08}}</ref> After leaving [[Sherborne School]] he joined the [[Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]].

Grayburn played [[Rugby football|rugby]] for the [[Amersham and Chiltern Rugby Football Club|Chiltern Rugby Club]] between 1927 and 1939<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chilternrugby.co.uk/page/Club+History_138/1.html|title=Amersham and Chiltern Rugby Football Club: Club History|date=2009-08-29|access-date=2009-11-08}}</ref> and was a skilled boxer.<ref name=Pegasus>{{cite web|url=http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/jack_grayburn.htm|title=The Pegasus Archive - Lieutenant John Hollington Grayburn|access-date=2009-11-08}}</ref>

Grayburn joined the [[Army Cadet Force]] and was posted to the 1st (London) Cadet Force, The Queen's Royal Regiment. In September 1940 he was given an emergency commission to [[second lieutenant]] and was posted to the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]].<ref name=UnitHistories/>

==Second World War==
Grayburn was promoted to war substantive [[lieutenant]] in 1942<ref name=UnitHistories/> and married Marcelle Chambers, with whom he had a son, in the same year.<ref name=Pegasus/> However, the Ox and Bucks remained on the [[home front]] and Grayburn became bored with the inactivity.<ref name=Pegasus/> Instead he applied to the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] and in June 1943 he was transferred to the [[7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion]].<ref name=UnitHistories/> The following year he was transferred to the regiment's [[2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment|2nd Battalion]], under the command of [[Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant Colonel]] [[John Dutton Frost|John Frost]], and took command of 2 Platoon, A Company.<ref name=UnitHistories/>

===Battle of Arnhem===
The [[Battle of Arnhem]] was part of [[Operation Market Garden]], an attempt to secure a string of bridges through the [[Netherlands]]. At [[Arnhem]] the [[British 1st Airborne Division]] and [[Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade]] were tasked with securing bridges across the [[Lower Rhine]], the final objectives of the operation. However, the airborne forces that dropped on 17 September were not aware that the remnants of the [[9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen|9th SS]] and [[10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg|10th SS Panzer divisions]] were also near Arnhem for rest and refitting.<ref>Middlebrook, p. 67</ref> Their presence added a substantial number of [[Panzergrenadiers]], [[tank]]s and [[self-propelled gun]]s to the German defences and the Allies suffered heavily in the ensuing battle. Only a small force managed to hold one end of the [[Arnhem road bridge]] before being overrun on 21 September. The rest of the division became trapped in a small pocket west of the bridge and had to be [[Operation Berlin (Arnhem rescue)|evacuated on 25 September]]. The Allies failed to cross the Rhine, which remained under German control until Allied offensives in March 1945.<ref>Kershaw, p. 303</ref>

====Advance to the bridge====
1st Airborne Division's [[commanding officer]], [[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Major General]] [[Roy Urquhart]], originally planned for the 2nd Battalion to lead the [[1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)|1st Parachute Brigade]] into Arnhem to secure the road, rail and pontoon bridges over the [[Lower Rhine]].<ref>Frost, p. 201</ref> Frost chose [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] [[Allison Digby Tatham-Warter|Digby Tatham-Warter's]] A Company to lead the battalion's march from the [[drop zone]]s to the bridges,<ref>Frost, p. 202</ref> knowing him to be "a thruster if ever there was".<ref name=Frost210>Frost, p. 210</ref> A Company was in action almost at once, ambushing a small German recce group near the drop zone.<ref name=Middlebrook143>Middlebrook, p. 143</ref> The company moved off through the woods toward the river road, with each platoon taking turns to lead.<ref name=Middlebrook143/> There was a brief plan to advance the platoons by [[jeep]] once out of the woods, but German forces were encountered shortly afterwards and the idea was not followed up.<ref name=Frost210/> Grayburn had just arrived at a road junction and headed north when the men behind him came under enemy fire.<ref name=Middlebrook144>Middlebrook, p. 144</ref> After laying a smokescreen he led a charge that cleared the enemy positions.<ref name=Dorset/> Tatham-Warter lacked confidence in the Airborne radio equipment and had trained his platoons to use [[bugle call]]s; it was with [[Charge (bugle call)|the charge]] that Grayburn signalled that the advance could be resumed.<ref name=Frost210/><ref>Middlebrook, p. 145</ref>

A Company was not significantly delayed by the German patrols it encountered later, although the presence of cheering Dutch crowds delayed the whole battalion as it passed through [[Oosterbeek]].<ref>Middlebrook, p. 146</ref> As they approached the railway bridge, C Company detached to capture it, but German engineers blew the bridge just as the British were starting to cross it.<ref>Waddy, p. 61</ref> A Company now encountered enemy armoured cars, but successfully skirted them by manoeuvering through the back gardens of the houses on either side of the road<ref>Ryan, p. 249</ref> At 8pm, as darkness fell, Grayburn's platoon led A Company into Arnhem centre and under the main ramp of [[Arnhem road bridge]]. Tatham-Warter deployed his platoons around the ramp; 2 Platoon covered both sides of the northernmost extreme of the ramp where it fed into the town centre.<ref name=Middlebrook153>Middlebrook, p. 153</ref>

====Defence of the bridge====
[[File:The vital bridge at Arnhem after the British paratroops had been driven back.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Arnhem road bridge]], photographed shortly after the British had been overrun.]]
Grayburn did not fire on the occasional German traffic still using the bridge, preferring not to advertise the Allied presence until the rest of the battalion had arrived.<ref name=Middlebrook153/> Upon his arrival, Frost began securing more buildings around the ramp, and a small [[Section (military unit)|section]] attack was made on the bridge.<ref>Middlebrook, p. 156</ref> The German defenders quickly repulsed this however and Tatham-Warter organised a stronger attack, to be led by Grayburn.<ref name=Middlebrook157>Middlebrook, p. 157</ref>

As soon as it was sufficiently dark, Grayburn led his platoon along the ramp to the bridge, their faces blackened and their boots muffled with strips of torn up [[curtain]]s.<ref name="Middlebrook157">Middlebrook, p. 157</ref> The platoon moved forward on either side of the girders along the sides of the road, but was quickly spotted by enemy forces on the bridge.<ref name=Steer117>Steer, p. 117</ref> Grayburn was shot in the shoulder but continued to press his men on, until the withering enemy fire became too intense and he was forced to pull them back.<ref name=Middlebrook157/> He was the last person to descend from the ramp into cover.<ref>Ryan, p. 274</ref>

Over the next few days, every man of the 700 or so who had made it to the bridge and whether a combat trooper or not, was engaged in the defence of the British perimeter.<ref>Waddy, p. 70</ref> A Company was sited in the buildings on either side of the ramp nearest the river, and on Monday 18 2 Platoon occupied a house on the east side.<ref>Middlebrook, p. 289</ref> This sector came under increasing attack from tanks and infantry of the 10th SS Panzer Division, and the building was later burnt down.<ref>Kershaw, p. 133</ref>

The rest of the division made several efforts to reinforce Frost's men, but were unable to break through the German forces that surrounded the bridge.<ref>Waddy, p. 92</ref> The exact disposition of the British troops subsequently became more confused as the battle developed into [[house to house fighting]].<ref>Middlebrook, p. 308</ref> Tatham-Warter took command of 2nd Battalion on Tuesday 19, and Grayburn temporarily took command of A Company after Tatham-Warter's designated replacement was wounded.<ref>Middlebrook, p. 305</ref> Grayburn led several fighting patrols that forced the Germans to commit more armour<ref name=Harclerode120>Harclerode, p. 120</ref> but as Wednesday 20 dawned, the British position was becoming untenable.<ref name=Waddy74>Waddy, p. 74</ref> As the Germans squeezed the perimeter they laid explosives on a section of the ramp crossing a road next to the riverbank, lest [[XXX Corps (United Kingdom)|XXX Corps]] should break through and capture the bridge from the south.<ref>Middlebrook, p. 310</ref> Grayburn led another patrol that forced the enemy away from the arch while [[Royal Engineers]] removed the [[fuze]]s.<ref name=Harclerode120/><ref name=Waddy74/> Grayburn was wounded again but quickly returned after being treated, now with his head bandaged and arm in a sling.<ref name=Middlebrook311/> German infantry later returned to relay the charges and a second patrol went out to remove them. A German tank had come forward to cover the arch, but in order to direct his men to better positions Grayburn stood up in full view of it. The tank's machine gun killed him instantly.<ref name=Middlebrook311>Middlebrook, p. 311</ref><ref>Harclerode, p. 121</ref>

Frost's perimeter gradually shrank as men and ammunition ran low, and Frost himself was wounded on 20 September.<ref name=Waddy75>Waddy, p. 75</ref> A brief ceasefire was held later that day to allow the evacuation of wounded men in danger of becoming trapped and being burned alive in the cellars of wrecked buildings.<ref name=Waddy75/> Despite the best efforts of the remaining men to hold out overnight, they were finally overrun in the early hours of 21 September.<ref>Waddy, p. 76</ref>

==Victoria Cross==
[[File:Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png|150px|right|A Victoria Cross]]
Major Tatham-Warter was able to escape German captivity and later led nearly 140 men to safety in [[Operation Pegasus]].<ref>Waddy, p. 186</ref> Upon his return to England he wrote a report on the action at the bridge, which led to Grayburn's [[posthumous promotion]] to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] and the award of the [[Victoria Cross]].<ref name=Pegasus/><ref>Frost, p. 244</ref>

The full citation for Grayburn's Victoria Cross appeared in a supplement to the ''[[London Gazette]]'' on 23 January 1945, reading:<ref name=citation>{{London Gazette|issue=36907 |date=1945-01-23 |pages=561–562|supp=y}}</ref>

{{quote|War Office, 25th January, 1945.

The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the posthumous award of the VICTORIA CROSS to: —

Lieutenant John Hollington Grayburn (149002), Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps (Chalfont St. Giles).

For supreme courage, leadership and devotion to duty.

Lieutenant Grayburn was a platoon commander of the Parachute Battalion which was dropped on 17th September, 1944, with the task of seizing and holding the bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem.

North end of the bridge was captured and, early in the night, Lieutenant Grayburn was ordered to assault and capture the Southern end with his platoon. He led his platoon on to the bridge and began the attack with the utmost determination, but the platoon was met by a hail of fire from two 20 mm. quick firing guns, and from the machine guns of an armoured car. Almost at once Lieutenant Grayburn was shot through the shoulder. Although there was no cover on the bridge, and in spite of his wound, Lieutenant Grayburn continued to press forward with the greatest dash and bravery until casualties became so heavy that he was ordered to withdraw. He directed the withdrawal from the bridge personally and was himself the last man to come off the embankment into comparative cover.

Later, his platoon was ordered to occupy a house which was vital to the defence of the bridge and he personally organised the occupation of the house.

Throughout the next day and night the enemy made ceaseless attacks on the house, using not only infantry with mortars and machine guns but also tanks and self-propelled guns. The house was very exposed and difficult to defend and the fact that it did not fall to the enemy must be attributed to Lieutenant Grayburn's great courage and inspiring leadership. He constantly exposed himself to the enemy's fire while moving among, and encouraging, his platoon, and seemed completely oblivious to danger.

On 19th September, 1944, the enemy renewed his attacks, which increased in intensity, as the house was vital to the defence of the bridge. All attacks were repulsed, due to Lieutenant Grayburn's valour and skill in organising and encouraging his men, until eventually the house was set on fire and had to be evacuated.

Lieutenant Grayburn then took command of elements of all arms, including the remainder of his own company, and re-formed them into a fighting force. He spent the night organising a defensive position to cover the approaches to the bridge.

On 20 September 1944, he extended his defence by a series of fighting patrols which prevented the enemy gaining access to the houses in the vicinity, the occupation of which would have prejudiced the defence of the bridge. This forced the enemy to bring up tanks which brought Lieutenant Grayburn's positions under such heavy fire that he was forced to withdraw to an area farther North. The enemy now attempted to lay demolition charges under the bridge and the situation was critical. Realising this, Lieutenant Grayburn organised and led a fighting patrol which drove the enemy off temporarily, and gave time for the fuzes to be removed. He was again wounded, this time in the back, but refused to be evacuated.

Finally, an enemy tank, against which Lieutenant Grayburn had no defence, approached so close to his position that it became untenable. He then stood up in full view of the tank and personally directed the withdrawal of his men to the main defensive perimeter to which he had been ordered.

He was killed that night.

From the evening of September 17th until the night of September 20th, 1944, a period of over three days, Lieutenant Grayburn led his men with supreme gallantry and determination. Although in pain and weakened by his wounds, short of food and without sleep, his courage never flagged. There is no doubt that, had it not been for this officer's inspiring leadership and personal bravery, the Arnhem bridge could never have been held for this time.}}

==Legacy==
After his death, Grayburn was buried on the bridge embankment close to where he was killed. His remains were recovered in 1948 and added to the [[Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery]].<ref name=Pegasus/><ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2644711 CWGC entry]</ref> Although most graves in the cemetery are organised by unit, Grayburn's is separate from the other parachute formations.<ref>Middlebrook, p. 471</ref> His VC is in the care of the [[Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum]] and there are plaques in his memory at [[Chalfont St Giles]] parish church, and at the [[Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]] war memorial in [[Hong Kong]], where Grayburn's uncle worked before the war.<ref name=Pegasus/> He is also commemorated on the Sherborne School War Memorial and in the Sherborne School Book of Remembrance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/98140820@N03/9414953768/in/photolist-fkY6K7-fkY61S|title=Sherborne School, UK, Book of Remembrance for former pupils who died in the Second World War, 1939-1945|date=August 2013 |access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref> A room in the clubhouse of Amersham and Chiltern Rugby Club is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amershamhistory.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Jack-Grayburn-VC.pdf|title=A Tribute to the Life of Jack Grayburn|access-date=2017-09-20|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920192230/http://amershamhistory.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Jack-Grayburn-VC.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also named prominently on the front panel of the plinth unveiled at the new student accommodation in James Wolfe Road, Oxford on 16 August 2019 at the site of Cowley Barracks.<ref>[http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/east/cowley_barracks.html Plinth on the site of Cowley Barracks]</ref>

==See also==
Four other men were awarded the Victoria Cross at Arnhem:
*[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] [[Robert Henry Cain]], 2nd Battalion [[South Staffordshire Regiment]].
*[[Lance-Sergeant]] [[John Daniel Baskeyfield]], 2nd Battalion [[South Staffordshire Regiment]].
*[[Flight Lieutenant]] [[David Lord (officer)|David Samuel Anthony Lord]], [[No. 271 Squadron RAF|271 Squadron]], [[Royal Air Force]].
*[[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] [[Lionel Ernest Queripel]], 10th Battalion [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]].

[[List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last=Frost| first=Major General John| title=A Drop Too Many|author-link = John Dutton Frost| publisher=Cassell| year= 1980| isbn=0-85052-927-1}}
*{{cite book|last = Harclerode| first = Peter|title=Arnhem: A Tragedy of Errors|publisher=Caxton Editions|year = 2000|isbn = 1-84067-146-7}}
*{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Kershaw|title=It Never Snows in September|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing|year=1990|isbn=0-7110-2167-8}}
*{{cite book|first=Martin|last=Middlebrook|author-link=Martin Middlebrook|title=Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle|publisher=Viking|year=1994|isbn=0-670-83546-3}}
*{{cite book|first=Cornelius|last=Ryan|title=[[A Bridge Too Far (book)|A Bridge Too Far]]|author-link = Cornelius Ryan |publisher=Wordsworth Editions Ltd|year=1999|orig-year=1974|isbn=1-84022-213-1}}
*{{cite book|first=John|last=Waddy|author-link=John Waddy (British Army officer)|title=A Tour of the Arnhem Battlefields|publisher=Pen & Sword Books Limited|year=1999|isbn=0-85052-571-3}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*The Arnhem Roll of Honour Database: [http://www.marketgarden.com/database/roll1/view.php?id=475# John H. Grayburn]
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*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/98140820@N03/9414953768/in/photolist-fkY6K7-fkY61S J.H. Grayburn, Book of Remembrance, Sherborne School]
*[http://www.sherborne.org/school/School_Archives Sherborne School Archives]

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Nageswaraswamy Temple

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'''Nageswaraswamy Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to [[Shiva]] located in [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the ''[[Tevaram]]'', written by Tamil poet saints known as the [[nayanars]] and classified as ''[[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]''. The temple is counted as the earliest of all Chola temples. [[Shiva]] in the guise of [[Nagaraja]], the serpent king.

There are many inscriptions associated with the temple indicating contributions from [[Cholas]], [[Thanjavur Nayaks]] and [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]]. The oldest parts of the present masonry structure were built during the [[Chola dynasty]] in the 9th century, while later expansions, including the towering [[gopuram]] gatehouses, are attributed to later periods, up to the Thanjavur Nayaks during the 16th century.

The temple complex is one of the largest in the state and it houses three gateway towers known as ''[[gopurams]]''. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Nageswarar, Pralayamkathanathar and Periyanayagi being the most prominent. The temple complex houses many halls and three precincts; the most notable is the second precinct built during the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar period]] that has many sculptures. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple is maintained and administered by [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].

==Legend==
During the time when [[Adisesha]] was feeling under the weight of the earth, he did penance at Kuvivanam. Parvathy appeared and blessed him at this place to get strength. The water body in the temple is called Naga Theertham.<ref name=Meena>{{cite book|title=Temples in South India|last=V.|first=Meena|publisher=Harikumar Arts|location=Kanniyakumari|year=1974|edition=1st|page=25}}</ref> The temple known is for its shrine of [[Rahu]], one of the nine celestial bodies in the [[Navagraha]]s. A legend has it that the mythological serpents Dakshan and Kaarkotakan worshipped Lord [[Shiva]] here. Legend also has it that King Nala worshipped Shiva here as in [[Thirunallar]]. There is a Naganathar temple at [[Rahu stalam|Tirunageswaram]] having similar features like temple. This place has been referred in ''[[Tevaram]]'' written by Saint Tamil poet of 7th Century CE, [[Thirugnana Sambanthar]].<ref>{{Cite web
|url= http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0162.pdf
|title=campantar tEvAram -2
|work=projectmadurai.org
|access-date=16 July 2011
}}</ref>

==History==
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[[Aditya I|Aditya Chola]] constructed this temple during the 9th century. It is great marvel of [[Chola]] architecture, building technology and [[astronomy]]. The orientation is structured in such a way that it allows sunlight inside the temple, right on the sanctum only during the Tamil month of [[Chithirai]] (April/May). It bears another name called ''[[Surya]] Kottam'' or ''Keezha Kottam''. The ''Karuvarai'' (Sanctum Sanctorum) of Nageswaran temple is similar to [[Sarangapani Temple]], as it is made in the form of a [[Temple car|Chariot]]. The temple consists of three [[gopuram]]s in the eastern, western and southern directions. The temple is designed in such a way that during the first three days of Tamil month ''Chittirai'' (April - May), the rays of the Sun falls directly in the base of the presiding deity in sanctum sanctorum.<ref name=R>[[#R.|R. 2001]], pp. 217-8</ref>

The temple had been a centre of learning as seen from the inscriptions in the temple. The inscriptions indicate specific subjects like ''Purvamimansa'' styled as ''Pravahakarma''. There were also provisions made for feeding and maintaining for teachers and students.<ref name=ancient>{{cite book|title=Ancient India|section=Educational Institutions (B.C. 200- A.D. 700)|editor-last=Iyer|editor-first=Shymala M.|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|location=New Delhi|last=Tyagi|first=Anil Kumar|year=2013|pages=140–144|isbn=978-81-230-1896-6}}</ref> In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=HRCE>{{cite web|title=Thirukoil - Temple list of Tamil Nadu|url=https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|publisher=Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu|page=216|access-date=30 August 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009010850/https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Architecture==
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The temple is one of the prominent Shiva temples in [[Kumbakonam]].<ref name=Diwakar>{{cite book|title=Temples of South India|first=Macherla|last=Diwakar|location=Chennai|year=2011|edition=1st|page=138|isbn=978-93-83440-34-4|publisher=Techno Book House}}</ref> The temple shows early [[Chola]] art in its best form particularly in the form of human figures. The sanctum is of ''padabandha-padmaka'' type stands on ''padmopana''. The lotus leaves of the ''padmopano'' are carved with vitality. In its iconographic scheme the [[Ardhanarishwara|Ardhanari]], [[Brahma]] and [[Dakshinamoorthy]] in the niches of the outer wall are featured. The other sculptures on the walls almost life-size reflect either the donors to the temples or contemporary princesses and princes.<ref name=aca>{{cite journal|first=Rajarajan|last= R.K.K.|year= 2008|title= Identification of Portrait Sculptures of the Nāgēśvara Temple, Kuṃbhakōṉam|journal= East and West (Rome)|publisher=East and West|location=Rome| volume= 58|issue= 1–4|pages=405–414|issn=0012-8376|url=https://www.academia.edu/3308644|access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref> The epic scenes are in low relief on the plinth below the pilasters of the walls of the sanctum, recalling the wood work.<ref name=aca/>

The Devi shrine is an independent structure situated in the outer ''[[prakaram]]''(outer precincts of a temple), detached from the axial unit, though it faces south, a feature common to Saiva Devin shrines. The complex of [[Nataraja]] shrine is in the form of a chariot on wheel drawn by horses as in the case of [[Airavatesvara Temple]] at Darasuram and [[Sarangapani Temple]] in [[Kumbakonam]].<ref>''Temples of South India'' P.112. V.V. Subba Reddy</ref> Similar architecture of halls (Mandapas) simulating a chariot drawn by elephant or horses is found in [[Sarangapani temple]] at Kumbakonam, [[Mela Kadambur Amirthakadeswarar Temple]], [[Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai]], [[Vriddhagiriswarar Temple, Vriddhachalam]] and [[Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Kampahesvara temple at Thirubuvanam|last=H.|first=Sarkar|publisher=Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=1974|location=Madras|page=9|url=https://www.tnarch.gov.in/Library%20BOOk%20PDF/KAMPAHARESVARA%20TEMPLE%20AT%20TRIBHUVANAM.pdf}}</ref>

According to historian Harle, the temple is counted among the four early extant temples of the [[Chola Empire]], with the other three being [[Koranganatha Temple]] in [[Tiruchirappalli district]], [[Moovar Koil]] in [[Pudukottai district]], and [[Tirupullamangai|Brahmapureeswarar temple]] in [[Thanjavur district]]. These temples follow the [[Pallava art and architecture|Pallava architecture]] which are relatively small in size. They all have a fair-sized porch, locally called ''ardhamandapa'' attached to the sanctum, both of which are slightly below the ground level in a pit kind of structure. The structures are also predominantly built of stone.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Brahmapuriswara temple at Pullamangai|last=Harle|first=James C.|year=1958|publisher=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute|location=Bombay|url=http://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/16963.pdf|page=9}}</ref>

During [[Rajendra Chola I|Rajendra Chola's]] [[Chola expedition to North India|Ganges expedition]], the victorious chola army brought a beautiful Vinayagar statue as a [[war trophy]] to the chola empire. The Vinayagar statue was kept at this temple and was aptly named as Gangai Vinayagar. Currently, the Vinayagar is present in the ''ardha mandapam'', in front of the sanctum of Nageswarar. The Vinayagar seems to be in the Pala style.

==Festivals and religious importance==
[[File:Nageswaran chariotN.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Nageswaran chariot]]
The temple priests perform the ''[[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]'' (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. Like other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the [[Shaiva]] community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed five times a day; Ushathkalam at 6:30 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m., and Ardha Jamam at 8:00 p.m. Each ritual comprises four steps: ''[[abhisheka]]'' (sacred bath), ''alangaram'' (decoration), ''[[Naivedhya|naivethanam]]'' (food offering) and ''deepa aradanai'' (waving of lamps) for both Nageswarar and Periyanayagi. The worship is held amidst music with ''[[nagaswaram]]'' (pipe instrument) and ''[[tavil]]'' (percussion instrument), religious instructions in the [[Vedas]] (sacred texts) read by priests and prostration by worshipers in front of the temple mast. There are weekly rituals like ''{{lang|te-Latn|somavaram}}'' (Monday) and ''{{lang|te-Latn|sukravaram}}'' (Friday), fortnightly rituals like ''[[pradosha]]m'' and monthly festivals like ''[[amavasya|amavasai]]'' (new moon day), ''kiruthigai'', ''[[pournami (festival)|pournami]]'' (full moon day) and ''sathurthi''. Mahashivaratri during February - March is the major festivals celebrated in the temple. The major festival of the temple is the Brahmotsavam temple during Tamil month of Panguni when the Sun's rays fall directly on the image in the sanctum.<ref name="dinamalar">{{cite web|title=Sri Nageswarar temple|publisher=Dinamalar|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=365|year=2019|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

==Religious importance==
[[Campantar|Tirugnana Sambandar]], a 7th-century Tamil ''Saivite'' poet, venerated Nageswarar in ten padigams in ''[[Tevaram]]'', compiled as the ''[[Tirumurai|First Tirumurai]]'' and second Tirumuari. [[Appar]], a contemporary of Sambandar, also venerated Nageswarar in 12 padigams in ''Tevaram'', compiled in the Fourth, fifth and sixth Tirumurai. [[Sundarar]], the 8th century [[Nayanmar]] revered Nageswarar in seven padigams, which is compiled in Seventh Tirumuari.<ref name=Thevaram>{{cite web|title=Kudanthai Keezhakottam|publisher=Dharumapuram Adheenam|url=http://thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.php?koil_idField=95|date=25 April 2020}}</ref> As the temple is revered in ''Tevaram'', it is classified as ''[[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]'', one of the 275 temples that find mention in the Saiva canon. The temple is counted as the 52nd in the list of temples in the northern banks of Cauvery.<ref name="appar">{{cite web |url=http://projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0188.pdf|title=Tevaram Of Tirunavukkaracu Cuvamikal Tirumurai 5 part - 2 Poems(510-516)|access-date=2011-12-13 |last=Swamigal |first=Tirunavukkarasu |publisher=projectmadurai.org|pages=33–34}}</ref> The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of [[River Kaveri]].<ref name=Ka>{{cite book|title=River cauvery the most battl(r)ed|last=Ka. Vi.|first=Kannan|page=34|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019|isbn=9781684666041|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CGFDwAAQBAJ&q=thiruvavaduthurai}}</ref> The Sun rays falling on the image of Shiva is considered as the worship of Surya.<ref name=Ram>{{cite book|title=Hindu Pilgrim centres|last=Harshananda|first=Swami|isbn=978-81-7907-053-6|year=2012|publisher=Ramakrishna Math|location=Bangalore, India|edition=2nd|pages=78}}</ref>

As per a Hindu belief, people troubled by Sarpa-dosha or Malefic effects Rahu-Kethu seek a relief by offering prayers in a single day to Kudanthai or Kumbakonam Nageshwarar in the morning, [[Tirunageswaram Naganathar Temple|Thirunageshwaram Naganathar]] at the noon, [[Paampuranathar Temple, Thirupampuram|Thirupamburam Pambureswarar]] in the evening and [[Nagore|Nagoor Nageshwarar or Naganathar temple]] at night.<ref name="Sridhar">{{cite book|title=Kumbakonam Azhaikkirathu|isbn=9788183682244|pages=20–23|publisher=New Horizon Media|year=2007|last=Sharma|first=Sridhara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0HOpzd4-cwC&q=kumbakonam+azhaikkirathu}}</ref>

== Specialty ==
Nageswaraswamy Temple is one of the 12 Shiva temples that are connected with [[Mahamaham]] festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. The other eleven temples are:<ref>Mahamaham Festival 2004 (in Tamil), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004</ref>
*[[Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam|Kasi Visanathar Temple]],
*[[Adi Kumbeswarar Temple]],
*[[Someswarar Temple]],
*[[Kalahasteeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Kalahasteeswarar Temple]],
*[[Gauthameswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Gowthameswarar Temple]],
*[[Kodeeswarar Temple]],
*[[Amirthakadeswarar Temple]],
*[[Banapuriswarar Temple]],
*[[Abimukeswarar Temple]],
*[[Kambatta Viswanathar Temple]] and
*[[Ekambeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Ekambareswarar Temple]].

== Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File: Nageswaran8.jpg|Shrine of the goddess
File: Nageswaran9.jpg|Inner [[prakara]]
File: Nageswaran10.jpg|Temple tree
File: Nageswaran6.jpg|[[Vimana]] of the presiding deity
File: Nageswaran7.jpg|[[Vimana]] of the goddess
File: Indien Tamil Nadu Kumbakonam Nagheshwara Tempel.jpg| Sculpture at Nagheshwara Temple
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{refbegin|2}}
*{{Cite book |last=Ayyar |first=P. V. Jagadisa |title=South Indian shrines: illustrated |year=1991 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-206-0151-3|ref=Ayyar}}.
* {{cite book|title=An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZY2lZpy.TVA_BOK_0006115|last=R.|first=Dr. Vijayalakshmy|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies| location=Chennai|year=2001|edition=1st|ref=R.}}
{{refend}}

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Preet Kamal Singh

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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Preet Kamal Singh
| fullname = Preet Kamal Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Off break
| role = Batter

| club1 = [[Chandigarh cricket team|Chandigarh]]
| year1 = 2019/20

| date = 25 November
| year = 2023
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'''Preet Kamal Singh''' (born 14 September 1990) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 1 October 2019, for [[Chandigarh cricket team|Chandigarh]] in the [[2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200777.html |title=Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Dehradun, Oct 1 2019 |accessdate=2 October 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He played in seven matches that season which remain his only appearances in senior cricket.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2314/2314808/2314808.html Preet Kamal Singh]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2023. {{subscription required}}</ref>

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