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Nawazuddin Siddiqui filmography

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[[File:Nawazuddin at 13th Indian Telly Awards 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Siddiqui in 2014]]
[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] is an Indian actor known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite AV media |people=Siddiqui, Nawazuddin |date=24 August 2015 |title=Guftagoo with Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkjpdFHurA |language=hi |location=India |time=2:15 |publisher=Rajya Sabha TV |via=YouTube |access-date=10 August 2021 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207081853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkjpdFHurA |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>PTI (24 April 2017) [http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/24/watch-nawazuddin-siddiqui-explains-that-he-isnt-just-a-muslim_a_22052880/ Watch: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Explains That He Isn't Just A Muslim, But A Bit of All Religions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013225038/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/24/watch-nawazuddin-siddiqui-explains-that-he-isnt-just-a-muslim_a_22052880/ |date=13 October 2017 }} ''HuffPost''. Retrieved 24 April 2017.</ref> He is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]]. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in ''Patang'' (2012),<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/patang-soars-high/article3820477.ece |title=Patang' soars high |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=25 August 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110937/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/patang-soars-high/article3820477.ece |archive-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> and his performance was appreciated by cinema critic [[Roger Ebert]]. He also gained international recognition for his work with director [[Anurag Kashyap]] in ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2007), the ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' (2012) duology, and ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''.

Siddiqui is best known for his roles in ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' (2013), ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]'' (2018),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manto-director-nandita-das-honoured-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nawazuddin-siddiqui-named-best-actor-5643271.html |title=Manto director Nandita Das honoured at Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Nawazuddin Siddiqui named Best Actor |date=29 November 2018 |website=Firstpost |language=en |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110945/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manto-director-nandita-das-honoured-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nawazuddin-siddiqui-named-best-actor-5643271.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Raman Raghav 2.0.''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://externos.uma.es/cultura/fancine/2016-sci-fi/index.php/2016/11/24/fancine-awards/ |title=Fancine Awards |language=es-ES |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110944/http://externos.uma.es/cultura/fancine/2016-sci-fi/index.php/2016/11/24/fancine-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He is the only actor in the world to have eight films officially selected and screened at the ''Film Festival Junction''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/films/nawazuddin-siddiqui-honoured-with-golden-dragon-award-for-excellence-in-cinema |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Golden Dragon Award for excellence in cinema |website=The National Herald |date=29 October 2019 |language=en |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110938/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/films/nawazuddin-siddiqui-honoured-with-golden-dragon-award-for-excellence-in-cinema |url-status=live}}</ref>

The actor continues to take time out from his filming schedule to farm in his native [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-seen-farming-while-on-family-vacation-in-up/story-OOJJGHBXj8J8WND1jCWuLM.html |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui seen farming while on family vacation in UP |date=12 September 2015 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110944/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-seen-farming-while-on-family-vacation-in-up/story-OOJJGHBXj8J8WND1jCWuLM.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He has starred in two [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated series, ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2018-winners-saif-ali-khan-photos-5377681/ |title=GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018: Nawazuddin Siddiqui wins Actor of the Year, Saif Ali Khan is style legend |date=28 September 2018 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-US |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110937/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2018-winners-saif-ali-khan-photos-5377681/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the British ''[[McMafia]]''.

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|List of Nawazuddin Siddiqui film credits}}
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Sarfarosh (1999 film)|Sarfarosh]]''|| Terrorist / Informer ||
|-
| ''[[Shool]]'' || Waiter ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Jungle (2000 film)|Jungle]]''|| Khabri (messenger) ||
|-
| ''[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film)|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]]'' || Leader ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| ''[[The Bypass (2003)|The Bypass]]'' || First bandit ||
|-
| ''[[Mudda – The Issue]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' || Pickpocketer ||
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Family (2006 film)|Family]]'' || Nawaz ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2007
| ''[[Aaja Nachle]]'' || Dhan Kuber ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Chalis Ki Last Local]]'' || Ponnappa's brother ||
|-
| ''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]''|| Local goon ||
|-
| ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' || Asgar Mukadam ||
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]'' || Tahir Tayyabuddin ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[Firaaq]]'' || Hanif ||
|-
| ''[[New York (2009 film)|New York]]'' || Zilgai ||
|-
| ''[[Dev.D | Dev. D]]''|| Singer at wedding || Cameo
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Peepli Live]]'' || Rakesh Kapoor ||
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Dekh Indian Circus]]'' || Jethu ||
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2012
| ''[[Kahaani]]'' || IB Officer A. Khan ||
|-
| ''Patang'' || Chakkku ||
|-
| ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'' || Gopi ||
|-
| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1]]'' || rowspan="2" | Faizal Khan ||
|-
| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Chittagong (film)|Chittagong]]'' || Nirmal Sen ||
|-
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]'' || Taimur ||
|-
| ''[[Miss Lovely]]'' || Sonu Duggal ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2013
| ''[[Aatma - Feel It Around You]]'' || Abhay ||
|-
| ''[[Bombay Talkies (film)|Bombay Talkies]]'' || Purandar ||
|-
| ''[[Shorts (2013 film)|Shorts]]'' || Unnamed ||
|-
| ''[[Liar's Dice (film)|Liar's Dice]]'' || Nawazuddin ||
|-
| ''[[Monsoon Shootout]]'' || Shiva ||
|-
| ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' || Shaikh ||
|-
| ''[[Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa]]'' || Anwar ||
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' || Shiv Gajra ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| ''[[Lateef (film)|Lateef]]'' || Lateef ||
|-
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]'' || Liak ||
|-
| ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' || [[Chand Nawab]] ||
|-
| ''[[Manjhi – The Mountain Man]]'' || [[Dashrath Manjhi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' || Ramanna ||
|-
| ''[[Te3n]]'' || Father Martin Das ||
|-
| ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' || Rama ||
|-
| ''[[Freaky Ali]]'' || Ali ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2017
| ''[[Haraamkhor]]'' || Shyam ||
|-
| ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'' || [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar ||
|-
| ''In Defence of Freedom'' || [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] || Short film
|-
| ''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]'' || Daya Shankar "DK" Kapoor ||
|-
| ''[[Munna Michael]]'' || Mahinder Fauji ||
|-
| ''[[Babumoshai Bandookbaaz]]''|| Babu Bihari ||
|-
| ''[[Carbon: The Story of Tomorrow]]'' || Man from Mars || Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Mukkabaaz]]''|| Himself || Cameo
|-
| ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)|Genius]]'' || Samar Khan ||
|-
| ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]''|| [[Saadat Hasan Manto]]||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2019
| ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]''
| Singaar Singh / Singaram
| Tamil film
|-
| ''[[Thackeray (2019 film)|Thackeray]]'' || [[Bal Thackeray]] ||
|-
| ''[[Photograph (film)|Photograph]]''
| Rafiullah / 'Rafi'
|
|-
| ''[[Housefull 4]]''
| Ramsey Baba
|
|-
| ''[[Roam Rome Mein]]''
|Raj
|
|-
|''[[Motichoor Chaknachoor]]''
| Pushpender Tyagi
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2020
| ''[[Ghoomketu]]''
| Ghoomketu
|
|-
| ''[[Raat Akeli Hai]]''
| Jatil Yadav
|
|-
| ''[[Serious Men (film)|Serious Men]]''
| Ayyan Mani
|
|-
|2021
|''[[No Land's Man]]''
|Naveen/ Sameer
|Bangladeshi film
|-
|2022
| ''[[Heropanti 2]]''
| Laila Saran
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2023
| ''[[Afwaah]]''
| Rahab Ahmed
|
|-
|''[[Jogira Sara Ra Ra]]''
| Jogi Pratap
|
|-
|''[[Tiku Weds Sheru]]''
|Shiraz "Sheru" Khan Afghani
|
|-
|''[[Haddi]]''
| Haddi
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024 || ''[[Saindhav]]''
|Vikas Malik
|Telugu film
|-
|''[[Rautu Ka Raaz]]''
|Deepak Negi
|
|-
|''[[Adbhut]]''
|Detective Gajraj Awasthy
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2025
| ''[[Costao]]''
| Costao Fernandes
|
|-
| ''[[Thamma]]''
| Yakshasan
|
|-
|''[[Main Actor Nahin Hoon]]''
| Adnan Baig
|
|-
| ''[[Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders]]''
| [[Inspector#India|Inspector]] Jatil Yadav
| [[Netflix]] film<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2025 |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui celebrates Republic Day on the sets of his upcoming film Raat Akeli Hai 2|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nawazuddin-siddiqui-celebrates-republic-day-sets-upcoming-film-raat-akeli-hai-2/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=26 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2026
|{{Pending film|italic=no| ''Section 108'' }}
| [[Deputy Commissioner of Police (India)|D.C.P]] Vijay Khanna
|Post-production<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/nawazuddin-siddiqui-starts-shooting-for-section-108--news-324539|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui Starts Shooting For 'Section 108'|date=14 October 2023|access-date=6 January 2024|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106195606/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/nawazuddin-siddiqui-starts-shooting-for-section-108--news-324539|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{Pending film|italic=no| ''[[Noorani Chehra]]''}}
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] Veerendra "Veer" Chauhan, Agent [[Border Security Force|B.S.F]], [[Defense Intelligence Agency|D.I.A]]
| Completed<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2022 |title=It's a wrap up of Noorani Chehra for Nawazuddin Siddiqui; the actor shares a heartfelt note |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wrap-noorani-chehra-nawazuddin-siddiqui-actor-shares-heartfelt-note/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401110151/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wrap-noorani-chehra-nawazuddin-siddiqui-actor-shares-heartfelt-note/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{Pending film|italic=no| ''Sangeen'' }}
|[[Deputy Commissioner of Police (India)|D.C.P]] Dev Prasad
| Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-start-filming-sangeen-in-london-7152438/ |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui to start filming Sangeen in London |agency=Press Trust of India |work=The Indian Express |date=19 January 2021 |access-date=19 January 2021 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119072952/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-start-filming-sangeen-in-london-7152438/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{TableTBA}}
|{{Pending film|The Great Escape Faraar}}
|{{TableTBA}}
|Filming<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-11 |title=‘The Great Escape Faraar’: Nawazuddin Siddiqui teams up with national award winners Parth Bhalerao and Treesha Thosar in the Kushagra Sharma’s heist thriller |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-great-escape-faraar-nawazuddin-siddiqui-teams-up-with-national-award-winners-parth-bhalerao-and-treesha-thosar-in-the-kushagra-sharmas-heist-thriller/articleshow/125805430.cms |access-date=2026-01-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ {{sronly|List of Nawazuddin Siddiqui web series credits}}
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Platform
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
|2001
|[[CID (Indian TV series)|''CID'']]
|Alex
|Episode: "The Case of the Elusive Killer"
| [[SET India]]
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Thriller Factory''
| Tridev
|Audio series
|[[Audible (service)|Audible]]
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-ropes-in-tabu-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-for-thriller-factory-38000-1.html|title=Anurag Kashyap ropes in Tabu and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Thriller Factory|last=Deshmukh|first=Ashwini|work=Filmfare|date=13 December 2019|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214213812/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-ropes-in-tabu-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-for-thriller-factory-38000-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[McMafia]]''
| Dilly Mahmood
| 2 episodes
| [[BBC]]
|
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| Ganesh Gaitonde
| 16 episodes
| [[Netflix]]
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/news/39270-india-rsquo-s-first-netflix-original-lsquo-sacred-games-rsquo-is-on-its-way-and-here-rsquo-s-all-we-know-about-it.html |title=India's First Netflix Original 'Sacred Games' Is on Its Way And Here's All We Know About It |work=mensxp.com |access-date=11 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=11 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011183429/http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/news/39270-india-rsquo-s-first-netflix-original-lsquo-sacred-games-rsquo-is-on-its-way-and-here-rsquo-s-all-we-know-about-it.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of Nawazuddin Siddiqui music video credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Singer
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
|2021
|''Baarish Ki Jaaye''
| rowspan="2" |[[B Praak]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2021 |title=Baarish Ki Jaaye: Nawazuddin Siddiqui debuts romantic single with Sunanda Sharma |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/baarish-ki-jaaye-nawazuddin-siddiqui-debuts-romantic-single-with-sunanda-sharma-101616832374125.html |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117144800/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/baarish-ki-jaaye-nawazuddin-siddiqui-debuts-romantic-single-with-sunanda-sharma-101616832374125.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''Yaar Ka Sataya Hua Hai''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2023 |script-title=hi:'यार का सताया हुआ है' नवाज की जुबां पर आई दिल की बात! एक्टर संग सामने आया शहनाज का नया गाना |trans-title='My friend is in trouble' Nawazuddin Siddiqui expressed his heartfelt feelings! Shehnaaz Gill's new music video surfaced with actor |url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/television/shehnaaz-gill-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-brought-new-break-up-song-yaar-ka-sataya-hua-hai-released-watch-here-2445156 |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=abplive.com |language=hi |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705162650/https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/television/shehnaaz-gill-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-brought-new-break-up-song-yaar-ka-sataya-hua-hai-released-watch-here-2445156 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
===Short film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowable"
|-
! Year
! Work
! Role
! Network
! Notes
|-
|2007
|''Salt 'N' Pepper''
|
|
|short film
|}

==See also==
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1596350/filmotype?ref_=m_nm_flmg Nawazuddin Siddiqui filmography] at [[IMDb]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siddiqui, Nawazuddin}}
[[Category:Indian filmographies]]
[[Category:Male actor filmographies]]

Khargram Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|Legislative assembly constituency in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Khargram
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Khargram.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Khargram Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jangipur]]
| constituency_no = 66
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Ashis Marjit]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 228,923
}}
'''Khargram''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 66 Khargram Assembly constituency (SC) covers [[Khargram (community development block)|Khargram]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II [[gram panchayat]]s [[Burwan (community development block)|Burwan]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 13 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India }}</ref>

Khargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik ''(Burwan Khargram)''
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|Sudhir Mondal ''(Burwan Khargram)''
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
!colspan="2"|''No seat''
|
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Abhayapada Saha
|{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|S.K. Mondal
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Kumarish Chandra Moulik
|{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Narendra Haldar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Harendranath Halder
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="2"|Dinabandhu Majhi
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="4" |Biswanath Mondal
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Manabendranath Saha
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan=3|Ashis Marjit
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|Mitali Mal
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Khargram}}
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===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Khargram<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=66| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327190125/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=66| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Khargram| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}
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|votes = 60,682
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===2011===
In the 2011 election, Asish Marjit of Congress defeated his nearest rival Goutam Mondal of CPI(M).

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===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> [[Manabendranath Saha]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 66 Khargram (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashis Marjit of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Biswanath Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Madhab Chandra Marjit of Congress in 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1991,<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and Ashok Saha of Congress in 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Dinabandhu Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nakari Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp66.htm | title = 66 - Khargram (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1951–1972===
Harendranath Halder of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Narendra Haldar of Congress won in 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Kumarish Chandra Moulick of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> S.K.Mondal of Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Abhayapada Saha of RSP won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> The Khargram seat was not there in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]]<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.

==References==
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Operation Character

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{{Short description|Part of Burma Campaign during World War 2}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Operation Character
| image = Burma, A Westland Lysander IIIA.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = A [[Westland Lysander]] IIIA of [[No. 357 Squadron RAF]] rests on a makeshift landing strip at a remote Karen hill village in July 1945 during Operation Character
| partof = the [[Burma campaign]], [[South-East Asian theatre of World War II|South-East Asian]] and [[Pacific War|Pacific Theaters]] of [[World War II]]
| date = 28 March – 13 September 1945
| place = [[Karen Hills]], [[Japanese occupation of Burma|Burma]]
| result = [[United Kingdom|British]] victory
| combatant1 = {{ubl|{{flagicon|British Empire}} [[United Kingdom]]}}
* {{flagicon|Burma|1937}} [[British rule in Burma|Burma]]
| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
| commander1 = [[Colin Hercules Mackenzie|Colin Mackenzie]] [[Edgar Peacock]]
| commander2 = [[Heitarō Kimura]]{{Surrendered}} [[Masaki Honda]]{{Surrendered}}
| strength1 = [[Force 136]] Karen Guerrillas (12,000)
| strength2 = [[Burma Area Army]] (remnants) 50,000
| casualties1 = Total: 200
| casualties2 = Total: 12,000
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Burma}}
}}
'''Operation Character''' was a [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) and [[Operation Jedburgh|Jedburgh]] operation that took place in the [[Burma campaign (1944–1945)|Burma campaign]] between February and September 1945 during [[World War II]]. 110 British, Indian, [[Gurkha]] and Canadian personnel of [[Force 136]], three-man Jedburgh Teams and over a hundred men of various [[Burmese people|Burmese ethnicities]], mobilized 12,000 [[Karen people]] into four regional groups to fight against the [[Japanese occupation of Burma|Japanese]] in the [[Karen Hills]]. The presuppose was to support General [[Bill Slim]]'s [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)|XIV Army]] which was striking for [[Rangoon]] during the reconquest of Burma from the Japanese in early 1945.

Following the defeat of the Japanese at [[Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay|Meiktila and Mandalay]] in March, the Karen irregulars harried the 50,000 Japanese attempting to withdraw through the hills. SOE also directed air strikes and provided close reconnaissance of targets for the [[RAF]]. Ambushes were made against Japanese forces in the hills attempting to reinforce the front facing XIV Army. Following the capture of [[Rangoon]], XIV Army suspended further operations, and so Japanese pressure was made against the Character teams. This however made little impression and instead the Japanese attempted to break out to the [[Pegu Yomas]] in late July but suffered heavy casualties from Karen guerrillas and SOE. Despite the war ending in August 1945, Character was still an active operation - the Japanese cut off and without communications [[Japanese holdout|held out]] until September until their surrender.

The operation as a whole proved highly effective, Character had inflicted significant casualties on Japanese forces, ably assisted XIV Army and demonstrated the success of combining SOE and local forces.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kirby |first1=Stanley Woodburn |title=The War Against Japan: The reconquest of Burma |date=1957 |pages=249–50 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S-xmAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> It was the most successful SOE operation of the war.

==Background==
In Burma, the Karens were the largest of the minority communities. Many live in the [[Irrawaddy delta]], but the majority of the [[Karenni people|Karenni]] live in the mountainous and heavily forested tract along the border with [[Siam]].

Following the [[Japanese invasion of Burma]] and the allied retreat in 1942, a few British army officers had been left behind in the Karenni as part of SOE section [[Force 136]] headed by [[Colin Hercules Mackenzie]] in a hasty attempt to organise a "stay-behind" organisation known as the 'Oriental Mission'. This force had operated in the South-East Asia region occupied by Japan had been created to encourage and supply resistance movements. During the retreat the Oriental Mission occasionally mounted clandestine sabotage operations and were successful in delaying Japanese advances.{{sfn|Atherton|1993|pp=5-10}}

Operation Harlington was initiated in 1943 led by SOE British liaison officer, [[Hugh Seagrim]] who had stayed behind after the retreat and were able to successfully ambush Japanese patrols with impunity. The Japanese responded by executed a ruthless punitive expedition into the Karenni in August 1944, where they knew a British officer was operating. To spare the population Seagrim, voluntarily surrendered himself to the Japanese and was executed along with several of his Karen fighters. Nevertheless, the Karen fighters continued to resist and this influenced Force 136 to further supply and support them.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=119}}

By the end of 1944, XIV Army commanded Major General [[Bill Slim]] had commenced the reconquest of Burma in [[Operation Capital]]. From November 1944 Operation Extended Capital took place - [[Meiktila]] and [[Mandalay]] were [[Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay|recaptured by March 1945]]. Despite this Slim was soon aware of the problems that the [[monsoon]] would bring to his forces and he resolved to get to [[Rangoon]] much further South before mid-May in [[Operation Dracula]].{{sfn|Bowsher|2025|p=262}}

At the same time SOE had begun Operation 'Nation' which had been designed to facilitate the defection of the '[[Burma Independence Army|Burma National Army]]' (BNA) from the Japanese to the British side. Force 136 had made contacts with BNA leader [[Aung San]] with the help of the Karens and Burmese communists. In late March 1945, the BNA paraded with the Japanese in Rangoon and marched out ostensibly to fight the British in Central Burma. Instead, on 27 March, the 7,000 men openly declared war on the Japanese. SOE also influenced the [[Anti-Fascist Organisation]] (AFO) with Operation Billet to rise up in a now country-wide rebellion.{{sfn|Lyman|2023|p=478}}

General [[Heitarō Kimura]] the Japanese commander of [[Burma Area Army]] realising this situation believed that his forces could hold up the XIV Army before the Monsoon. Following on from the success of 'Nation', Mackenzie planned a new operation to raise the Karen levies to support Slim's advance. Major [[Edgar Peacock]] was chosen to "train, plan and lead the Karens into their first action and show them how to do it."<ref name="fourfoot">{{cite book| last = Dun| first = Smith| authorlink = Smith Dun| title = Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel| publisher = SEAP| year = 1980| location = USA| pages = 110}}</ref> Peacock had worked as a Forestry Officer in Burma before the war, which included lengthy tours in the jungle and so knew the various tribes including the Karenni. He had successfully led P-Force in the [[Chindwin]] from 1943 before being pulled out due to the Japanese [[Operation U-Go]] offensive in March 1944.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=120}}

SOE would be joined by the Jedburgh teams who had served in North West Europe the previous year. The SOE portion were trained in [[Ceylon]] under the direction of Peacock. This was followed by the training of the Jedburghs and others, some of whom were [[Chindit]] veterans.<ref name="burmastar">{{cite web|url=http://www.burmastar.org.uk/peacock.htm |title=Lt Col Edgar Henry William Peacock |publisher=burmastar.org.uk |accessdate=29 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726150214/http://www.burmastar.org.uk/peacock.htm |archivedate=26 July 2011 }}</ref>

===Plan===
P Force became the nucleus for Character's specific task which were grouped into four distinct groups 'Otter', 'Walrus', 'Hyena' and 'Mongoose' in the Karen dominated hills and plains of Burma.{{sfn|Lyman|2023|p=478}} They were to:
* To keep Fourteenth Army informed about Japanese dispositions.
* To harass the retreating enemy, when called upon to do so.
* To keep under surveillance from the Karen Hills the road and railway running south from [[Pyinmana]] to [[Pegu]].
* To observe the road from Toungoo in the [[Sittaung river]] valley through the Karen Hills and bring in reinforcements coming through the Karen Hills to [[Bawlake]] and [[Loikaw]].
* To be prepared to oppose Japanese reinforcements coming up from the south or Japanese forces moving down from north and central Burma.{{sfn|Stejskal|2022|p=142}}

Character involved the parachute delivery of the SOE teams but also the three-man Jedburghs into the Karenni to organise large-scale resistance. They would be facing elements of Lieutenant General [[Renya Mutaguchi]]'s [[Fifteenth Army (Japan)|XV Army]]. With airfields secured in the recent reconquered areas in Burma - [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Dakota C-47 transport aircraft]] would be used for resupply. In addition, [[No. 357 Squadron RAF]] (Special Duties) operated out of India to fly into Burma using [[Westland Lysander]] single-engined liaison aircraft. The Lysander could be used over shorter distances and were able to land on smaller quickly cleared areas for makeshift runways.{{sfn|Stejskal|2022|p=66}}

=='Character'==
In late February 1945, the Character teams jumped from C-47 aircraft and after landing began to rally the local Karen people. Two RAF Squadrons from [[Jessore]] and [[Comilla]] flew in further supplies, weapons and officer reinforcements. By the end of February sixty teams had parachuted into the mountains and within a month they had established a sophisticated intelligence network across nearly 7,000 square miles of jungle-covered mountains. Most of the team were British, but did include Indians, [[Gurkha]]s and eight Canadians. The 'Character' force was to only attack when ordered to do so in order to coincide with Slim's XIV Army's strike for Rangoon.{{sfn|MacLaren|2011|p=210}}
[[File:Allied Third Burma Campaign June 1944-May 1945.jpg|thumb| Burma Campaign June 1944-May 1945]]

===Walrus, Hyena, Otter and Mongoose===
'Walrus', commanded by Tulloch, was the northernmost, its area lying north of the [[Mawchi]] road between Bawlake and Loikaw. They had jumped on 19 March with nineteen men, two majors, a second Lieutenant, three sergeants and some fourteen men from the Burma Sappers and Miners. Another drop zone had been established a few miles south of Loikaw. Tulloch soon gained the confidence of the local chiefs, and by 13 April Tulloch's Northern group had some 2,000 guerrillas. They were ordered to block Japanese movements along the Loikaw-Mwachi road.{{sfn|Cruickshank|1983|pp=187-188}}

'Otter', commanded by Peacock, was responsible for both sides of the Mawchi road from the foot-hills near [[Toungoo]] to Bawlake. Peacock was joined by Lieutenant Cromarty and Major Turrall. A new area 'Ferret' was to be established in the Northern sector at Hoya, north of the Tongou-Mwachi road and South West of Loikwa. Commanded by Major William Eustace Poles, they arrived at their allotted location, but McKenzie however changed his mind and ordered him to join Peacock at 'Otter', and Poles was to remain under Peacock's command.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peacock |first1=Geraldine |title=The Life of a Jungle Walla Reminiscences in the Life of Lieut.-Col. E.H. Peacock |date=1958 |publisher=A.H. Stockwell |page=91,105 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X0rSAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>

'Walrus' and 'Otter' saw most of the action in the early stages. The Japanese soon had learnt of SOE's establishment at 'Otter's base on the top of the 7,500ft peak Mount Sosiso. This stronghold overlooked the Mandalay-Rangoon Road and was attacked in March, by a Japanese Company some 180 men. After two days of failed attacks the Japanese withdrew after suffering heavy casualties, Peacock's force lost one dead and five injured. Otter therefore had to limit itself to hit and run tactics for a while.{{sfn|Peacock|1958|pp=109-110}}

'Hyena', commanded first by Turrall and then by Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Howell (formerly with the [[Kaiping Mines|Kailan Mining Administration]] in China), operated round [[Pyagawpu]]. The Japanese became aware of the parachute drops and sent out patrols to investigate. After interrogating villagers many of the Karens then hid their women and livestock in the jungle before the Japanese arrived. Turrall arranged for the group to establish a base on Mount Plakho. A makeshift runway strip was constructed at Lipyeki village for Lysander aircraft to land and take off with ease.{{sfn|Fecitt|2019|p=470}}

'Mongoose', the last area to be formed, operated in the [[Papun]]-[[Shwegyin]]-[[Bilin, Mon State|Bilin]] area. Its headquarters was at Papuan was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Critchley, a regular soldier who had served in the [[East African campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]] with [[Reginald Wingate]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morrison |first1=Ian |title=Grandfather Longlegs The Life and Gallant Death of Major H. P. Seagrim |date=1947 |publisher=Faber & Faber |page=161 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CEgAAAAMAAJ |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>

===Race to Toungoo===
On April 13, Slim's force began their advance in the plains heading for Rangoon. They sent word to the Character team that the [[15th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)|Japanese 15th Division]] were being sent down from the [[Shan States]]. There was now a race for Toungoo by the British and Japanese. The SOE and Karen forces of 'Otter' and 'Walrus' launched devastating ambushes on this road to Toungoo, destroying truckloads of infantry, blowing up bridges and laying booby traps, creating havoc amongst the Japanese.{{sfn|Fecitt|2019|p=476}} Turrall with the 'Hyena' group meanwhile had learned that the town of [[Kyuakkyi]] in the Sittaung valley had a large [[Kempeitai]] headquarters. On April 15, Turrall launched an attack on the town which was a success, killing some forty Japanese and rescuing a number of Karens. After briefly occupying the town Turrall withdrew - he was slightly wounded along with a small number of Karens killed and wounded. The success of the attack brought in more Karen volunteers.{{sfn|Dun|1980|p=111}}

The Character teams had successfully delayed the Japanese by seven days who never reached Toungoo.{{sfn|Aldrich|2000|p=337}} On April 23, British [[IV Corps (United Kingdom)|IV Corps]] reached the town three days ahead of schedule. The Japanese now had to regroup and block the Allied advance on Rangoon. However, the monsoon had started earlier than expected which hampered further operations, and air power was grounded. Character too was impeded and limited patrols were conducted. Conditions by the end of April had cleared and the [[No. 221 Group RAF]] were able to strike on targets pinpointed by the Character teams. One of the most notable was the attack on the [[Yangon–Mandalay Railway|Rangoon-Mandalay]] railway station at [[Pyu]] where a Japanese troop train had just come in. [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]] and [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]] fighter bombers attacked in waves causing considerable damage, inflicting some 1,000 Japanese casualties.{{sfn|Lyman|2023|p=481}}

Rangoon was captured on 3 May by an amphibious and airborne assault in [[Operation Dracula]], with little resistance as the Japanese had retreated several days later. The Japanese were forced to retreat along the Mandalay-Rangoon road to move from the hills into the plains and therefore closer to the Character teams. Karen resistance fighters continued to harass Japanese units and stragglers. The severely reduced Japanese Burma Area Army nevertheless remained in control of [[Tenasserim Hills|Tenasserim]] province in Central Burma.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=144}}

===Japanese pressure===
XIV Army was not able to support Character further as plans were drawn up for the latter's withdrawal. This was in preparation for [[Operation Zipper]], the planned invasion of [[British Malaya|Malaya]] by amphibious assault, which was due to take place in mid to late August. This formation was now being transferred over to the newly formed [[Twelfth Army (United Kingdom)|Twelfth Army]] led by Lieutenant-General Sir [[Montagu Stopford]].{{sfn|Allen|1973|p=480}} A further issue arose in May as a shortage of supply-dropping aircraft and the poor conditions to fly during the monsoon threatened Character's survival. By this time some 12,000 guerrillas had been activated multiplying the supplies needed. This frustrated Peacock, Tulloch and the other area commanders.{{sfn|Kratoska|2012|p=32}}

The Japanese realising that XIV Army were not going to advance any further took advantage of the situation. They were able to regroup at [[Mawchi]] and brought in reinforcements from [[Moulmain]]. They made a concerted effort against Mongoose with some 1,500 to 2,000 troops hunting them but the Mongoose team held firm. To the east of Hyena near the Salween River the group under Major Roy Wilson found it difficult against the numbers of Japanese troops moving through the area. Despite a number of successful number of ambushes against the Japanese, his group was dispersed by aggressive Japanese tactics and so had to hide deeper in the jungle. The Japanese then attacked and raised a number of villages bringing in an influx of refugees to the Hyena headquarters. Nevertheless, Wilson was able to regroup at Daurakhu in June and casualties were few.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=142}}

The Japanese also made a push to remove the Otter team from Sosiso in June. This time they used Karen levies to guide them, and captured a number of outposts causing the loss of Sergeant Charlesworth - a blow to the SOE. The Japanese however were driven back and the outposts were retaken.{{sfn|Morrison|1947|p=162}}

===Japanese breakout attempt===
{{further|Battle of the Sittang Bend}}
Kimura, now feared being trapped between the Pegu Yomas and the Sittaung and Irrawaddy Rivers by Stopford's newly formed XII Army. He also feared the destruction of the Lieutenant General [[Shōzō Sakurai]]'s [[Twenty-Eighth Army (Japan)|XXVIII Army]] which had retreated from the Arakan and was attempting to link up with the remnants of Lieutenant General [[Masaki Honda]]'s [[33rd Army (Japan)|XXXIII Army]] and Mutaguchi's XV Army in Tenasserim province. Kimura thus ordered a breakout so they could regroup and link with the Japanese occupation forces in [[Siam]]. XXVIII's Army's passage meant fighting their way through the Character team areas along the Sittaung valley.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=144}}

The allies through various intelligence became aware of the breakout attempt by the Japanese in late June. Stopford's XII Army was ready for them as too were the Character teams particular Mongoose, Hyena and Walrus' zones which would be at the forefront of the breakout attempt. XII Army was able to support them, as well as aerial resupply by the RAF. The operation began on 4 July, XXXIII Army's attack was repulsed with heavy losses by [[Royal Artillery]] and RAF airstrikes. Then it was the turn of XXVIII Army but again they too were repelled with heavy losses.{{sfn|Allen|1973|pp=524–525}}

On 25 July the Japanese made one last desperate attempt - XV Army stepped in to help XXVIII Army - they had to advance over the Sittaung River from the west and march southwards to Moulmein. The Shwegyin Chaung (riverbed) a tributary of the Sittaung in Mongoose's area was the site they had to cross.{{sfn|Kratoska|2012|p=32}} Critchley had organised for such an event and had some thirty [[Bren gun|Bren]] and [[Vickers machine gun]]s in trenches lining some twenty miles of the eastern bank of the river. Some 3,000 Japanese fleeing east had an assortment of crossing types from bamboo raft and seized native craft. Being swept downstream by the strong current the Japanese would come across at least one of the machine guns posts, which opened fire. Some fifty airstrikes were also called in adding to the damage. Major Frederick Milner of 'Mongoose White' claimed it was 'one sided killing'.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=145}} At one point ammunition ran so low an aerial resupply saved them from withdrawing. In one week the Japanese had lost some 1,250 killed attempting to cross the Chaung.{{sfn|Morrison|1947|p=162}}

Hyena also saw action as some 9,000 Japanese descended into their area – ambushes and steady sniping caused more heavy losses.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=144}} The breakout was a disaster, and by the end of the operation combined Japanese losses to airstrikes and guerrilla actions in the Mongoose area alone were well over half of the 3,000 men trying to cross the Chaung and with only a handful managing to get into the [[Pegu Yomas]].{{sfn|Fecitt|2019|p=475}}

Only Otter was spared any serious action and as the breakout petered out the ragged elements were continually harassed by the Character teams and the RAF. After this mopping up operations took effect - many of the Japanese had turned to [[Cannibalism]] due to severe hunger. {{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=144}}

===Post surrender===
With the majority of Burma having been liberated, there were some Japanese now in isolated pockets. Fighting albeit very frequent carried on even after the [[Surrender of Japan|Japanese surrender on 15 August]].{{sfn|Lyman|2021|p=484}} Once the Japanese surrender had been announced, SOE's next task was to locate the pockets of Japanese in Burma cut off without communication. Despite information leaflets being dropped on these positions advising of the Japanese Government's surrender, fighting around Shwegyin and in other parts of the Karen Hills continued into September. A few days after the surrender, Turrall volunteered to walk into known Japanese lines and advised of the surrender.{{sfn|O'Brien|1987|p=342}} He was not believed and was held, tied up and beaten for around ten days. Turrall was eventually released after pamphlets were dropped by the RAF with details of the surrender and Turrall's name mentioned as Lieutenant-General [[Francis Tucker]]'s personal representative.{{sfn|Morrison|1947|p=163}}

The final action took place in Walrus' area on 23 August as the Japanese unaware of the surrender tried to advance towards Dawrawku. The Walrus team however were ready and a five-day battle developed. The Japanese suffered severe losses, and the Karen guerrillas even attacked elements from the Fifteenth Army who were also attempting to support.{{sfn|Cruickshank|1983|p=188}} By this time losses in the rest of the breakout numbered some 14,000.{{sfn|Farquharson|2004|pp=298-300}}

By the end of August surrendered Japanese soldiers were used by SOE - flown in Lysanders they parachuted into areas to communicate the surrender.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangoon, Burma, c. 1945-08. Three Japanese soldiers stand beside Westland Lysander IIIA |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C304849 |website=Australian War Memorial |access-date=23 November 2025}}</ref>

On 13 September 1945, the remaining units of the once formidable Japanese Burma Area Army surrendered. Major James Lucas of Mongoose took the surrender of 11,000 Japanese - Operation Character thus came to an end and with it the last operation of World War II. {{sfn|Allen|1973|pp=524–525}}

==Aftermath==
During Slim's 1945 campaign some 2,000 British, Indian and Burmese officers and soldiers, along with 1,430 tons of supplies, were dropped into Burma for the purposes of providing intelligence and for guerrilla operations.{{sfn|Lyman|2023|p=79}} Operation Character was part of that campaign and achieved dramatic operational effect at a low cost in terms of men and equipment by helping to protect the flank of Slim's XIV Army as it advanced into southern Burma. By raising the local population and operating in difficult terrain, the Character teams assisted regular forces by inflicting significant casualties upon the Japanese, as well as psychological damage. Character turned out to be the most successful SOE operation of the entire war.{{sfn|Stejskal|2022|p=142}}

Character had accounted for nearly 11–12,000 Japanese killed and wounded, many of which succumbed to disease.{{sfn|Lyman|2023|p=482}} Only eighteen unwounded prisoners were taken. Peacock's 'Team OTTER' alone were credited with 2,743 Japanese troops killed, many more wounded and 94 vehicles destroyed.{{sfn|Stejskal|2022|p=142}} Throughout the entirety of Operation Character, SOE lost only 20 officers and men killed or wounded. The number of Karen guerrillas and RAF personal involved brought the total to just under 200.{{sfn|Cruickshank|1983|p=245}} For Force 136's operations in 1945 - Character, Nation and Billet claimed a total of some 16,000 Japanese losses.{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=202}}

Slim had earlier dismissed Force 136's actions unless it was closely coordinated with XIV Army's movements, especially when it came to airstrikes. This became an important lesson learned and one that worked well. SOE in this regards were not just intelligence gatherers but also worked in the same way that the [[Special Air Service]] (SAS) had done in [[List of SAS operations#Northwest Europe|northwest Europe]] the previous year. Slim noted on how Character became an asset for his campaign that led to the capture of Rangoon.{{sfn|Kirby|1957|pp=249–50}}

A number of officers, as well as Indian, Burman and Karen levies were awarded decorations for their actions in Operation Character. Peacock for one received a bar to his [[Military Cross]], and after the war he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] for "outstanding courage and resource" in turning "a small hunted party into the controlling force" in his area of operations.{{sfn|Stejskal|2022|p=142}} Major Milner was awarded a Military Cross for his actions in the Battle of Shwegyin Chaung.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dukies Who Served in the Special Operation Executive - Major Frederick Stanley Milner MC |url=https://www.dukies.co.uk/news/tales-from-the-archive/293/293-Dukies-Who-Served-in-the-Special-Operation-Executive-Major-Frederick-Stanley-Milner-MC |website=The Dukies Association |date=8 October 2025 |access-date=25 November 2025}}</ref>

The lessons of Character were also telling - No. 221 Group RAF in particular was so impressed with Force 136's intelligence that they proposed that when operations would begin in Malaya, at least one squadron should stand by to carry out immediate strikes when a mobile target was reported. This was not something that had been done in Burma.{{sfn|Lyman|2021|p=481}}

===Post Burmese independence===
At the [[Panglong Conference]] in 1947, an agreement was signed between Aung San as head of the interim Burmese government and the Shan, Kachin and Chin leaders, the Karen however were present only as observers.{{sfn|Smith|1991|p=114}}

After the independence of Burma from Britain in 1948, in January the following year the Karen National Union rebelled against the Burmese government, and the Karen Hills once again saw more action. They were even assisted by two former SOE officers (only one was identified - Tulloch).{{sfn|Duckett|2019|p=204}} Under the guise of the [[Karen National Liberation Army]] - they fought on until 1995.{{sfn|Aldrich|2000|p=339}}

==See also==
* [[Fort Hertz]]
* [[OSS Detachment 101]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book|last=Allen|first=Louis|year=1973|title=Sittang: The last battle|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York |isbn=9780356042190}}
* {{cite book |last1=Atherton |first1=Louise |title=SOE Operations in the Far East An Introductory Guide to the Newly Released Records of the Special Operations Executive in the Public Record Office By |date=1993 |publisher=PRO Publications |isbn=9781873162088}}
* {{cite book |last1=Bowsher |first1=Jack |title=Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945: The greatest combined arms manoeuvre battle of WW2 |date=2025 |publisher=Chiselbury |isbn=9781916556911}}
* {{cite book |last1=Cruickshank |first1=Charles Greig |title=SOE in the Far East |date=1983 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780192158734}}
* {{cite book |last1=Duckett |first1=Richard |title=The Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Burma Jungle Warfare and Intelligence Gathering in WW2 |date=2019 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=9781788319881}}
* {{cite book|last=Farquharson|first=Robert H |title=For Your Tomorrow: Canadians and the Burma Campaign, 1941–1945|year=2004|publisher=Trafford|isbn=9781412015363}}
* {{cite book |last1=Fecitt |first1=Harry |title=Distant Battlefields The Indian Army in the Second World War |date=2019 |publisher=VIJ Books (India) PVT Limited |isbn=9789388161787}}
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Kaadhalan

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{{short description|1994 Indian film by Shankar}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Kaadhalan.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]
| screenplay = Shankar
| story = Shankar [[K. T. Kunjumon]]
{{Infobox
| decat = yes
| child = yes
| label1= Dialogues by
| data1 = {{ubl | [[Balakumaran]]}}
}}
| producer = K. T. Kunjumon
| starring = [[Prabhu Deva]] [[Nagma]]
| cinematography = [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]] [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| studio = A. R. S. Film International
| released = {{Film date|1994|09|17|df=y}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = ₹3 crore
}}
'''''Kaadhalan''''' ({{translation|Loverboy}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film directed by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] and produced by [[K. T. Kunjumon]], who co-wrote the story. The film stars [[Prabhu Deva]] and [[Nagma]] (in her debut in [[Tamil cinema]]), alongside [[Vadivelu]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Girish Karnad]] and [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]. In the film, a college student falls in love with the daughter of the [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|state governor]], but soon becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving the governor.

Kunjumon decided to collaborate with Shankar for the second time after the success of ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993) and the story Shankar developed was that of a romance between an ordinary man and a wealthy girl; to increase the scale of the project, Kunjumon incorporated the cold-war between the then [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[J. Jayalalithaa]] and governor [[Marri Chenna Reddy]] into the script. The dialogues were written by [[Balakumaran]], while the music was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]]. The cinematography was handled by [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]] and editing by [[B. Lenin]] and [[V. T. Vijayan]].

''Kaadhalan'' was released on 17 September 1994 and became a major commercial success. The film earned several accolades, including two [[Filmfare Awards South]] and four [[National Film Awards]].

== Plot ==
Kakarla Sathyanarayana, the [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|governor of Tamil Nadu]], inaugurates a new open market in [[Chennai|Madras]], but as Mallikarjuna, a bomb specialist, planted a bomb the night before, the market area explodes minutes after Kakarla leaves, leaving the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|state government]] thrown into disarray.

Prabhu, the union chairman of a college and his friend Vasanth, the joint secretary, invite Kakarla as the chief guest for the college annual day. Prabhu sees Kakarla's daughter Shruti and instantly falls in love with her. Kakarla accepts the invitation and arrives on the function day with his wife and Shruti. Prabhu joins Shruti's dance school to get close to her. Shruti hates Prabhu for disrespecting classical dance.

Prabhu follows the advice of his father Kathiresan, a police constable, to impress Shruti by learning classical dance properly. He practices continuously for a month and becomes well-versed in the art. Shruti refuses to go to the [[Natyanjali]] festival at [[Chidambaram]] if Prabhu attends as he would insult the art. To disprove her, Prabhu secretly enters her house and demonstrates his dance skills, thus impressing Shruti. She agrees to attend Natyanjali, but Kakarla refuses to let Shruti attend Natyanjali due to fear of terrorism.

Unknown to anyone, Kakarla is an aide of the National ruling party and was paid heavily to topple the state government by horse-trading of [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]. Kakarla instead chose to create law and order disarray and dismiss the legislature using [[President's rule|Article 356 of the Constitution of India]]. He orchestrated the bombing at the market. Shruti escapes with Prabhu and Vasanth via motorbike, outwitting her bodyguards. Kakarla and Malli plan the next bomb blast at the [[Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Nataraja Temple]], where Natyanjali is to take place.

Ajay, a commando, informs Kakarla that Shruti left with two men to attend Natyanjali. Kakarla orders Malli to remove the bomb, but he faces an accident on the way, resulting in a broken leg. Shruti realises Prabhu's love for her and reciprocates his feelings. They reach Chidambaram as planned. Due to Malli's inability to remove the bomb, Kakarla secretly informs the police and his guards. Ajay and the squad reach the temple, remove the bomb and bring Shruti back by helicopter.

Kakarla doubts Shruti's virginity as she was with Prabhu for a night. Upset at this, Shruti meets with Prabhu and asks him to marry her, but Ajay and his commandos imprison Prabhu and accuse him of planting the bomb. The police [[False confession#Police mindset|order Prabhu to confess]], but he refuses and is tortured. Shruti becomes embittered over his imprisonment and expresses her love for him to her parents. Vasanth informs all the students about the happenings and a strike is called by the students against Kakarla. Kakarla and Sruthi reach an agreement: in exchange for Prabhu's unconditional release, Shruti is sent to her paternal grandparents' house in [[Tadepalligudem]].

Some weeks later, Prabhu and Vasanth reach Tadepalligudem and find Shruti. Shruti's grandparents support their romance and unite them. Malli sees Prabhu and informs Kakarla, which Prabhu overhears. Prabhu discovers evidence of Kakarla's attempts to blast the temple and learns about his plans to blast the [[Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital|Government General Hospital]]. After subduing Malli, Prabhu and Vasanth escape with the evidence.

Malli informs Kakarla, who orders the police to find Prabhu. The police arrest Prabhu and Vasanth and Kakarla tells Malli to make the bomb detonate after his visit to the hospital to see the [[Vice President of India]] undergoing treatment there. They plan to dump an unconscious Prabhu and Vasanth in the hospital. However, the two escape and Prabhu informs Kathiresan about the bomb. Malli plants it, but Kakarla tries to kill him with a bomb radio. Malli survives and, in revenge, re-times the bomb to detonate {{Em|during}} Kakarla's scheduled visit. Prabhu searches for the bomb, while Vasanth brings students to vacate the patients. After meeting the Vice President, Kakarla is trapped in a lift with his wife and Shruti. Shruti and her mother are helped out, while Prabhu, having located the bomb, throws it into a river; the bomb detonates without killing anyone. Prabhu and Shruthi reunite, while Malli kills Kakarla with a live wire, and succumbs to his injuries.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|* [[Prabhu Deva]] as Prabhu (Voice dubbed by [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]])
* [[Nagma]] as Shruthi (Voice dubbed by [[Saritha]])
* [[Vadivelu]] as Vasanth
* [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as Kathiresan, Prabhu's father{{sfn |Dhananjayan |2014 |p=331}}
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Mallikarjuna "Malli"{{sfn |Dhananjayan |2014 |p=331}}
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Shruthi's grandmother{{sfn |Dhananjayan |2014 |p=332}}
* [[Girish Karnad]] as Kakarla Sathyanarayana
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Shruthi's grandfather{{sfn |Dhananjayan |2014 |p=332}}
* [[Ajay Rathnam]] as Ajay{{sfn |Dhananjayan |2014 |p=331}}
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Shruthi's mother
* [[Padmapriya]] as Prabhu's mother
* Kavithasri as the policewoman<ref name=":0" />
* [[Dhamu]] as Prabhu's friend<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2021 |title=HBD நடிகர் தாமு: ரசிகர்கள் வாழ்த்து! |trans-title=HBD Actor Dhamu: Fans Wish |url=https://tamil.webdunia.com/article/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/actor-dhaamu-birthday-wishes-121083100008_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627081928/https://tamil.webdunia.com/article/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/actor-dhaamu-birthday-wishes-121083100008_1.html |archive-date=27 June 2024 |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=Webdunia |language=ta}}</ref>
*Raneesh as Prabhu's friend
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
After the success of ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993), producer [[K. T. Kunjumon]] of A. R. S. Film International decided to collaborate with director [[S. Shankar]] for the second time. Shankar narrated the plot of "a young dancer from a normal middle-class household falling in love with a girl from a very influential household". Kunjumon liked the plot and, "to turn this into as grand a film as was possible", he decided to incorporate the cold-war between the then Tamil Nadu chief minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] and the then governor [[Marri Chenna Reddy]] into the screenplay.<ref name="ka" /> The dialogues were written by [[Balakumaran]], cinematography was handled by [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]], and editing by [[B. Lenin]] and [[V. T. Vijayan]].{{sfn |Dhananjayan |2014 |p=331}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kannan |first=Suresh |date=2023-08-17 |title=காதலன்: கவர்னரின் மகளைக் காதலிக்கும் சாதாரண இளைஞன்; ஷங்கரின் பிரமாண்ட காதல் கதை ஜெயித்தது எப்படி? |trans-title=''Kaadhalan'': An ordinary young man who falls in love with the governor's daughter; How did Shankar's grand love story succeed? |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/revisiting-director-shankars-second-movie-kadhalan-on-his-birthday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921015034/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/revisiting-director-shankars-second-movie-kadhalan-on-his-birthday |archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=27 October 2025 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
Shankar wanted [[Prashanth]] to be the lead actor, but due to other commitments he could not act in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=17 April 1998 |title=Vim and vigour |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/apr/17pras.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221141856/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/apr/17pras.htm |archive-date=21 February 1999 |access-date=9 May 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Suresh |first=M. G. |date=1 May 1998 |title=What makes baby-face Prasanth tick? |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/7E0D2A4A454A69DF65256940004B7BA2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725211901/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/7E0D2A4A454A69DF65256940004B7BA2 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |access-date=22 September 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Prabhu Deva]], who worked as a dancer for Kunjumon's previous ventures, was later finalised by Kunjumon. Shankar was initially reluctant to have him as the lead actor as distributors felt audience would not accept him in that role because of his "lean physique" and "bearded look". However Kunjumon was firm with his choice and wanted to prove distributors wrong.<ref name="ka" /> Dubbing voice for Prabhu Deva was provided by the then struggling actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanan |first=V. V. |date=5 July 2014 |title=Cinema Quiz |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-quiz/article6180476.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201164130/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-quiz/article6180476.ece |archive-date=1 February 2015 |access-date=1 February 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Madhuri Dixit]] was originally considered as the lead actress. Busy schedules meant that [[Nagma]] was instead chosen.<ref name="ka" /> It is her first Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2021 |title=Nagma tests positive for COVID-19 days after her first shot of vaccine |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nagma-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-taking-first-shot-of-vaccine/articleshow/81963934.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905105701/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nagma-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-taking-first-shot-of-vaccine/articleshow/81963934.cms |archive-date=5 September 2022 |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

Kunjumon initially wanted to have [[Goundamani]] play Vasanth, but he did not accept, citing scheduling conflicts; [[Vadivelu]] was instead chosen. [[Girish Karnad]] was not initially interested in playing the governor, but after convincing by Kunjumon, he agreed.<ref name="ka" /> While [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] played the role of Prabhu Deva's father, [[Padmapriya]] was reluctant to portray Prabhu Deva's mother; she relented after believing the role would give her a break, like how ''[[Keladi Kannmanii]]'' (1990) did for [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] who played Balasubrahmanyam's pair in that film. However, the majority of Padmapriya's scenes did not make the final cut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=நட்சத்திரன் |date=1 December 2023 |title='காதலன்' படத்தில் வெட்டப்பட்டேன்! - பத்மப்ரியா நேர்காணல் |trans-title=I was cut from ''Kaadhalan''! - Padmapriya interview |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/1161716-padmapriya-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826190222/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/1161716-padmapriya-interview.html |archive-date=26 August 2025 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta |access-date=27 May 2025 }}</ref>

=== Filming ===
The song "[[Urvasi Urvasi]]" was shot near the [[SPIC building, Chennai|SPIC building]] in [[Guindy]], [[Anna Salai]] and other landmarks across Madras.<ref name="kk" /><ref name="thrives">{{Cite news |last=Tripathi |first=Apoorva |date=23 February 2017 |title=Tamil films: How north Chennai marks its presence while Kodambakkam thrives |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-films-how-north-chennai-marks-its-present-while-kodambakkam-thrives/story-TrsZN4P2BCWrIz61aOOBsK.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917064912/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-films-how-north-chennai-marks-its-present-while-kodambakkam-thrives/story-TrsZN4P2BCWrIz61aOOBsK.html |archive-date=17 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Art director [[Thota Tharani]] specially created a glass framed bus for the song. Since the crew made a film with a relatively new cast it created doubts on the trade, so the crew decided "to use the newest technology at that time", hoping this move would help the film appeal to audiences. The crew decided to use visual effects extensively in the song sequences, intending to make them the attraction.<ref name="ka" /> [[S. T. Venki]] was chosen to supervise the visual effects,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 1995 |title=They did Tamil cinema proud |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950715/03/1426a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222201527/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950715/03/1426a.html |archive-date=22 December 1996 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=26}}</ref> and he had done so by outsourcing the work to technicians from abroad. It became the final film to be shot inside the premises of [[Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Nataraja Temple]] after the film's crew was sued by court for shooting inside the temple.<ref name="ka" />

The song "Mukkabla" was shot at [[Rajahmundry]]. Kasi, who designed costumes for the song had to design around 400 costumes within a short time as the dancers had only one day callsheet.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=4 November 2001 |title=ஐஸ்வர்யா ராய் கேட்ட ஆட்டோகிராஃப்! |trans-title=The autograph [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]] asked for! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki2001-11-04/kalki2001-11-04.pdf |access-date=1 August 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=68–71 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The song "Ennavale" was shot at [[Kullu Manali Circuit|Kulu Manali]].<ref name="kk" /> Prior to the shoot of these two songs, Prabhu Deva tore a ligament on the left leg while filming an action sequence. While he walked for a short sequence in "Ennavale", "Mukkabla" required heavy movements and he could not move his left leg due to pain. This led him in dancing the entire song in right leg. He wore a crepe bandage in his left leg and shoes of different sizes—9 on the left and 10 on the right—and choreographed the song that way.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Prabhudheva reveals he had a torn ligament when he shot for iconic dance number 'Muqabla': 'Danced the full song on my right leg' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/prabhudheva-ligament-tear-left-foot-muqabla-dance-song-8504785/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319061159/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/prabhudheva-ligament-tear-left-foot-muqabla-dance-song-8504785/ |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=27 October 2025 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Lalitha Mahal]] at [[Mysore]] was shown as Nagma's home in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2023 |title=முத்து, KGF, லிங்கா, மதராசப்பட்டிணம் போன்ற பல திரைப்படங்கள் எடுக்கப்பட்ட அரண்மனை இது தானாம்! |trans-title=This is the palace where many films such as ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'', ''[[KGF (film series)|KGF]]'', ''[[Lingaa]]'', and ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'' were shot! |url=https://tamil.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/lalitha-palace-in-mysore-where-was-muthu-and-kgf-movies-were-shot-how-to-visit-lalitha-palace-004903.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217053816/https://tamil.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/lalitha-palace-in-mysore-where-was-muthu-and-kgf-movies-were-shot-how-to-visit-lalitha-palace-004903.html |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Native Planet |language=Ta}}</ref> Other filming locations included [[Kumbakonam]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Pollachi]], [[Delhi]], and it took eleven months to be completed.<ref name="kalki">{{Cite magazine |date=4 December 1994 |title=Take it easy? Not for Me! |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-12-04/page/n59/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225093538/https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-12-04/page/n59/mode/2up |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=11 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=58–59 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name="kk">{{Cite web |last=பிரபுதேவா |author-link=Prabhu Deva |date=7 July 2016 |title=இதுதான் நான் 33: வடிவேலுவும் நானும்! |trans-title=This is me 33: Vadivelu and I |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/180098-33.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620024536/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/180098-33.html |archive-date=20 June 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=Ta}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kaadhalan
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| alt =
| caption = CD Front
| released = June 1994
| venue =
| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn]] [[Chennai, India]] 
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:50
| label = Pyramid [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]/[[Lahari Music]]
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[May Maadham]]
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = [[Pavithra (film)|Pavithra]]
| next_year = 1994
| chronology = [[A. R. Rahman]]
}}

The score and soundtrack were composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kadhalan (1994) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001986 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308094157/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001986 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |access-date=27 October 2025 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaadhalan Tamil Audio Cassette By A.R. Rahman |url=https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/a-r-rahman-tamil-audio-cassettes/kaadhalan-tamil-audio-cassette-by-a-r-rahman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105135459/https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/a-r-rahman-tamil-audio-cassettes/kaadhalan-tamil-audio-cassette-by-a-r-rahman/ |archive-date=5 November 2024 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=Banumass |language=en}}</ref> "Petta Rap", a [[Madras Bashai]] song, was written in a [[rapping|rap]]-like style, interspersing Tamil with English words.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Devarsi |date=2019-02-09 |title=Before 'Gully Boy': Rap's journey in Hindi films (1968-continuing) |url=https://scroll.in/reel/910396/before-gully-boy-raps-journey-in-hindi-films-1968-continuing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715232349/https://scroll.in/reel/910396/before-gully-boy-raps-journey-in-hindi-films-1968-continuing |archive-date=15 July 2025 |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Suresh Peters]], the rapper of the song, revealed that he and Rahman earlier tried a rap song for ''[[May Maadham]]'', but the song was scrapped as Rahman felt it did not fit the score, until he decided to resurrect the idea for ''Kaadhalan''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2025 |title=Suresh Peters: Tamil considered me a pop singer, Malayalam rescued me |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/23/malayalaminterviews2025oct22suresh-peters-tamil-considered-me-a-pop-singer-malayalam-rescued-me |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251101042055/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Oct/23/malayalaminterviews2025oct22suresh-peters-tamil-considered-me-a-pop-singer-malayalam-rescued-me |archive-date=1 November 2025 |access-date=1 November 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> [[P. Unnikrishnan]] made his playback singing debut with "Ennavale",<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=6 December 2012 |title=Making it big on the right pitch |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Making-it-big-on-the-right-pitch/article15616740.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129022331/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Making-it-big-on-the-right-pitch/article15616740.ece |archive-date=29 November 2020 |access-date=23 November 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> which is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] [[Kedaram]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=15 March 2013 |title=Mood enhancers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mood-enhancers/article4512233.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917080636/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mood-enhancers/article4512233.ece |archive-date=17 September 2019 |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> During the recording of "Mukkabla", Rahman wanted singer [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]'s voice to sound like [[R. D. Burman]]'s to distance him from S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, to whom he was frequently compared.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kamath |first1=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=28 March 2013 |title=Tune into Mano |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/tune-into-mano/article4557843.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330085509/https://www.thehindu.com/features/tune-into-mano/article4557843.ece |archive-date=30 March 2013 |access-date=30 April 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Umashanker |first=Sudha |date=26 April 1996 |title=Picks up after slow start |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960427/03/2625a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961221011856/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960427/03/2625a.html |archive-date=21 December 1996 |access-date=10 March 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref>

Though not a part of the film's cast, actress [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] recalled in a 2025 interview on how [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] revealed that "Urvasi Urvasi" was written based on her name; this was due to her own disagreement with Vaali on recording a song for ''[[Magalir Mattum (1994 film)|Magalir Mattum]]'' (1994). She added, "When I heard it and saw Prabhu Deva's dance, it was quite different from the ones typical of that era. When I asked him if they had written the song mocking me, he said no and assured me that it was penned in good faith."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=Urvashi reveals how a disagreement with Vaali over a Magalir Mattum song led to AR Rahman's iconic track being named after her: 'I asked if they were mocking me' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/urvashi-reveals-how-a-disagreement-with-vaali-over-a-magalir-mattum-song-led-to-ar-rahmans-iconic-track-being-named-after-her-9998054/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513164129/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/urvashi-reveals-how-a-disagreement-with-vaali-over-a-magalir-mattum-song-led-to-ar-rahmans-iconic-track-being-named-after-her-9998054/ |archive-date=13 May 2025 |access-date=27 October 2025 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

The songs "Urvasi Urvasi", "Mukkabla" and "Ennavale" became chartbusters.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=2020-09-08 |title=Tuesday Trivia: How the cold war between Jayalalithaa and Channa Reddy inspired Shankar's Kadhalan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tuesday-trivia-how-the-cold-war-between-jayalalithaa-and-channa-reddy-inspired-shankar-s-kadhalan-1719845-2020-09-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416132530/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tuesday-trivia-how-the-cold-war-between-jayalalithaa-and-channa-reddy-inspired-shankar-s-kadhalan-1719845-2020-09-08 |archive-date=2022-04-16 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> "Mukkabla" became popular and was plagiarised freely by tunesmiths. Nearly a dozen versions of the song were churned out, a feat that earned "Mukkabla" and Rahman a place in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Gopal |title=The Complete Biography of A.R.Rahman – The A.R.Rahman Page |url=http://gopalhome.tripod.com/arrbio.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615145414/http://gopalhome.tripod.com/arrbio.html |archive-date=15 June 2014 |access-date=16 May 2013 |website=Gopalhome.tripod.com}}</ref> The soundtrack was dubbed in Hindi as ''Humse Hai Muqabala'' and in Telugu as ''Premikudu''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Humse Hai Muqabala |url=http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-hindi-humsehaimuqabala.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107004207/http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-hindi-humsehaimuqabala.html |archive-date=7 January 2011 |access-date=27 October 2025 |website=arrahman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Premikudu |url=http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-telugu-premikudu.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913095123/http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-telugu-premikudu.html |archive-date=13 September 2011 |access-date=27 October 2025 |website=arrahman.com}}</ref> Lyrics for these versions were written by [[Mehboob (lyricist)|Mehboob]], [[P. K. Mishra]] and [[Rajasri (writer)|Rajasri]] respectively. The dubbed Hindi version of the soundtrack sold 2.5 million units in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2010 |title=Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042906/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-date=5 February 2010 |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

In 2014, "Urvasi Urvasi" inspired the song "[[It's My Birthday]]" by American rapper [[will.i.am]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2014 |title=A R Rahman collaborates with will.i.am on Urvashi song remake |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/A-R-Rahman-collaborates-with-will-i-am-on-Urvashi-song-remake/articleshow/35479152.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529231401/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/A-R-Rahman-collaborates-with-will-i-am-on-Urvashi-song-remake/articleshow/35479152.cms |archive-date=29 May 2014 |access-date=1 June 2014 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |date=July 30, 2014 |title=Will.i.am & Cody Wise Talk Making of 'It's My Birthday' on 'Fallon' & Jam With the Roots |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/william-cody-wise-its-my-birthday-fallon-video-roots-how-i-wrote-6193559/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024163705/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6193559/william-cody-wise-its-my-birthday-fallon-video-roots-how-i-wrote |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=July 30, 2014 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pacheco |first1=Sunitra |last2=Sharma |first2=Sarika |date=May 22, 2014 |title=A R Rahman's hit number 'Urvashi Urvashi' inspires Will.i.am's new track |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/a-r-rahmans-hit-number-urvashi-urvashi-inspires-will-i-ams-new-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119031320/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/a-r-rahmans-hit-number-urvashi-urvashi-inspires-will-i-ams-new-track/ |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |access-date=April 25, 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> In 2016, the song was featured in the Australian film ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jun 6, 2023 |title=Here Are A Few Hollywood Movies That Featured Bollywood Songs |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/here-are-a-few-hollywood-movies-that-featured-bollywood-songs-58991.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915161349/https://www.filmfare.com/features/here-are-a-few-hollywood-movies-that-featured-bollywood-songs-58991.html |archive-date=2024-09-15 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, it was recreated by [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] as an independent (non-film) song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shiksha |first=Shruti |date=2018-09-28 |title=Kiara Advani And Shahid Kapoor In Urvashi 2.0: Bollywood Ruins Yet Another Classic Song |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kiara-advani-and-shahid-kapoor-in-urvashi-2-0-bollywood-ruins-yet-another-classic-song-1923763 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416091008/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kiara-advani-and-shahid-kapoor-in-urvashi-2-0-bollywood-ruins-yet-another-classic-song-1923763 |archive-date=16 April 2025 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=[[NDTV]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2018 |title=Honey Singh recreates A R Rahman's 'Urvashi' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-honey-singh-recreates-a-r-rahman-s-urvashi-2647026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123092729/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-honey-singh-recreates-a-r-rahman-s-urvashi-2647026 |archive-date=23 November 2019 |access-date=23 November 2019 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> In 2019, "Mukkabla" was recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] for the Hindi film ''[[Street Dancer 3D]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghuvanshi |first=Aakanksha |date=21 December 2019 |title=Street Dancer 3D Song Muqabla: Prabhu Deva And Varun Dhawan Recreate The Magic Of AR Rahman's Iconic Track |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/street-dancer-3d-song-muqabla-prabhu-deva-and-varun-dhawan-recreate-the-magic-of-ar-rahmans-iconic-t-2152313 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227185917/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/street-dancer-3d-song-muqabla-prabhu-deva-and-varun-dhawan-recreate-the-magic-of-ar-rahmans-iconic-t-2152313 |archive-date=27 December 2019 |access-date=6 January 2020 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2019 |title=Prabhudeva, Varun and Shraddha take us on nostalgic ride |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/street-dancer-3d-new-song-muqabla-out-prabhudeva-varun-and-shraddha-take-us-on-nostalgic-ride-1630304-2019-12-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221144244/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/street-dancer-3d-new-song-muqabla-out-prabhudeva-varun-and-shraddha-take-us-on-nostalgic-ride-1630304-2019-12-21 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> "Petta Rap" was remixed in the [[Petta Rap|2024 film of the same name]], also starring Prabhu Deva.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2024 |title=Prabhu Deva's iconic 'Pettai Rap' song gets a re-mix version for his upcoming film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Sep/18/prabhu-devas-iconic-pettai-rap-song-gets-a-re-mix-version-for-his-upcoming-film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919003441/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Sep/18/prabhu-devas-iconic-pettai-rap-song-gets-a-re-mix-version-for-his-upcoming-film |archive-date=19 September 2024 |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Tamil track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| title1 = Ennavale Adi Ennavale
| length1 = 5:11
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra1 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title2 = Mukkala Mukkabla
| length2 = 5:23
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaalee]]
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| title3 = Erani Kuradhani
| length3 = 5:05
| lyrics3 = Vairamuthu
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title4 = Kadhalikkum Pennin
| length4 = 4:48
| lyrics4 = Vairamuthu
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Udit Narayan]], S.P.B. Pallavi
| title5 = [[Urvasi Urvasi]]
| length5 = 5:39
| lyrics5 = Vaalee
| extra5 = [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Suresh Peters]], [[Shahul Hameed]]
| title6 = Pettai Rap
| length6 = 4:23
| lyrics6 = [[S. Shankar]]
| extra6 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[Theni Kunjarammal]], [[Shahul Hameed]]
| title7 = Kollayile Thennai
| length7 = 1:45
| lyrics7 = Vairamuthu
| extra7 = [[P. Jayachandran]]
| title8 = Kaatru Kuthirayile
| length8 = 1:31
| lyrics8 = Vairamuthu
| extra8 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title9 = Indiraiyo Ival Sundariyo
| length9 = 1:02
| lyrics9 = Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar
| extra9 = [[Sunanda (singer)|Sunanda]], [[Minmini]]
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| all_lyrics = [[Mehboob (lyricist)|Mehboob]] & [[P. K. Mishra]]
| title1 = Muqaala Muqabla
| length1 = 5:23
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| title2 = Sun Ri Sakhi
| length2 = 5:11
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title3 = Sagar Se Milne
| length3 = 1:02
| extra3 = [[Sunandha]], [[Minmini]]
| title4 = Patti Rap
| length4 = 4:23
| extra4 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[Leon James (composer)|Noel James]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| title5 = Gopala Gopala
| length5 = 5:05
| extra5 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title6 = Premika Ne Pyar Se
| length6 = 4:48
| extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Udit Narayan]], S.P.B. Pallavi
| title7 = Maine Bheja Hai Sandesh
| length7 = 1:31
| extra7 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title8 = Urvashi Urvashi
| length8 = 5:39
| extra8 = [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Leon James (composer)|Noel James]]
| title9 = Phoolon Jaisi Pyari
| length9 = 1:45
| extra9 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
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| length10 =
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{{track listing
| headline = Telugu version (''Premikudu'')
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Rajasri (writer)|Rajasri]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Premikudu |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1fqfENcKu7uIBmYWMTTiNX |access-date=22 December 2020 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>
| title1 = Urvasi
| length1 = 5:39
| extra1 = [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Suresh Peters]], [[Shahul Hameed]]
| title2 = Peta Rap
| length2 = 4:23
| extra2 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[Shahul Hameed]], [[Theni Kunjaramma]]
| title3 = Errani Kurrathani
| length3 = 5:05
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title4 = Andhamaina Premarani
| length4 = 4:48
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Udit Narayan]], S.P.B. Pallavi
| title5 = Oh Cheliya
| length5 = 5:11
| extra5 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title6 = Mukkala Mukabula
| length6 = 5:23
| extra6 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| title7 = Gaali Taragalapai
| length7 = 1:31
| extra7 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title8 = Alala Vale Vaana Varada Vale
| length8 = 1:02
| extra8 = [[Sunandha]], [[Minmini]]
| title9 = Muttukunte Kandipoye
| length9 = 1:43
| extra9 = [[P Jayachandran]]
}}

== Release ==
''Kaadhalan'' was released on 17 September 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 1994 |title=Kadalan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940917&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 May 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=4 |language=en |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was a major success, and by the end of January 1995 was expected to gross {{INRConvert|15|c}} against a budget of {{INRConvert|3|c}} in South India alone.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=22–28 January 1995 |title=Just Like Jackson |url=https://archive.org/download/dli.bengal.10689.20999/10689.20999_text.pdf |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Sunday |pages=70–71 |language=en |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "[''Kaadhalan''] is better than expected, and will appeal to the college crowd."<ref name="IE review" /> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' said, "Sadly, the love story is not all that endearing as it is eclipsed by the dance songs."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=1 October 1994 |title=Love story eclipsed by the dance songs |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=njhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2907%2C156582 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407095535/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=njhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2907,156582 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=13 March 2019 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=29 |language=en |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the film for its grandeur, but criticised its story and Prabhu Deva's performance for being overshadowed by his dancing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர். |date=30 October 1994 |title=காதலன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1994/oct/30-10-1994/p96.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729100240/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1994/oct/30-10-1994/p96.jpg |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=25 October 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=96 |language=ta}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Ceremony
!Award
!Awardee
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[42nd National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=42nd National Film Festival |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm42thNFAAward.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523171116/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm42thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=23 May 2015 |access-date=23 November 2019 |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] |page=34 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|[[A. S. Laxmi Narayanan]] V. S. Murthy
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|[[B. Lenin]] and [[V. T. Vijayan]]
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|[[S. T. Venki|Venky]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[42nd Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director – Tamil]]
|[[S. Shankar]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1995 |title=The 42nd Annual (South) Filmfare Winners |url=https://archive.org/details/42ndFilmfareTamilFilmsWinners |access-date=23 November 2019 |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |language=en |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Music Director – Tamil]]
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|}

== Controversy ==
Congress MP [[Era. Anbarasu]] submitted a petition to the [[Madras High Court]] to ban the film, citing the negative portrayal of the governor; the High Court admitted the petition.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 November 1994 |title=Cong MP moves HC to ban ''Kaadalan'' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=911%2C3610959 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407095536/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=911,3610959 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=10 October 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=4 |language=en |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> Kunjumon said he received calls from governor's office ordering him to remove certain scenes from the film. However, Jayalalithaa was impressed with the film, supported Kunjumon and no scenes were removed.<ref name="ka" />

== Legacy ==
''Kaadhalan'' attained cult status in Tamil cinema, and became a breakthrough for Prabhu Deva.<ref name=":5" /> Lyrics from the song "Urvasi Urvasi" inspired the title of the 1996 film ''[[Take It Easy Urvashi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kareem |first=Rehna Abdul |date=25 October 2017 |title=Benny Dayal is bringing back the classic with Project Urvasi |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2017/oct/25/benny-dayal-is-bringing-back-the-classic-with-project-urvasi-4188.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101082709/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2017/oct/25/benny-dayal-is-bringing-back-the-classic-with-project-urvasi-4188.html |archive-date=1 November 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=[[Indulge Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, the gibberish line "Jil Jung Juk" which was spoken by Vadivelu in ''Kaadhalan'' inspired the title of a [[Jil Jung Juk|2016 film]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2016 |title=Jill Jung Juk review: Not funny at all |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/jill-jung-juk-review-not-funny-at-all-review-tamil-qcmkneeebjffd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119121413/https://www.sify.com/movies/jill-jung-juk-review-not-funny-at-all-review-tamil-qcmkneeebjffd.html |archive-date=19 January 2020 |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> The line "Take It Easy Policy" from "Urvasi Urvasi" was used as the title of Prabhu Deva's 2021 autobiography.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2021 |title=A tell-all audio book on Prabhu Deva |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/Aug/09/a-tell-all-audio-book-onprabhu-deva-2342054.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127170304/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/aug/09/a-tell-all-audio-book-onprabhu-deva-2342054.html |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="ka">{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=17 September 2019 |title=How Kadhalan established Prabhudeva as an actor – 25 years of Kadhalan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/how-kadhalan-established-prabhudeva-as-an-actor-25-years-of-kadhalan/articleshow/71151406.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917071933/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/how-kadhalan-established-prabhudeva-as-an-actor-25-years-of-kadhalan/articleshow/71151406.cms |archive-date=17 September 2019 |access-date=17 September 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=30 September 1994 |title=Better than expected |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940930&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=4 May 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |language=en |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
</references>

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013 |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509}}

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

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Ramesh Prasad Yadav (Indian politician)

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ramesh Prasad Yadav
| birth_name = Ramesh Prasad Yadav
| caption =
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Vill. Kariyabar, P.O. Karma, P.S. & Distt. Koderma-825409, Jharkhand
| death_date = 1998
| death_place = [[Koderma]], [[Bihar]] (Now in [[Jharkhand]])
| office = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]]
| term_start = 1995
| term_end = 1998
| predecessor = Rajendra Nath Dawn
| successor = [[Annapurna Devi Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/kodarma/news/politics-was-inherited-in-1998-after-husband39s-death-032512-4193827.html|title=पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति|website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref>
| party = [[Janata Dal]] [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| other_party =
| relatives = [[Annapurna Devi Yadav]] (Wife)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5116|title=Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>
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'''Ramesh Prasad Yadav''' was an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1995-election-results.html|title=Bihar Legislative Assembly|website=Election in India}}</ref> as the 1990 Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] as a member of the [[Janata Dal]]. Yadav was elected twice from this assembly in 1995.

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Puppala Srinivasa Rao

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Puppala Srinivasa Rao
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 1969
| birth_place = [[Bhuvvanapalli]], [[Nidamarru mandal]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Businessperson]]
| education = Zilla Parishad High School, Ganapavaram; Chintalapati Bapiraju Junior College, Ganapavaram (Intermediate)
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| constituency = [[Unguturu Assembly constituency]]
| office = [[Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2019
| predecessor = Ganni Veeranjaneyulu
}}

'''Puppala Srinivasa Rao''' (born 1969), alias Vasubabu,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=Puppala Srinivasarao(Vasubabu) {{!}} MLA {{!}} YSRCP {{!}} Unguturu {{!}} A.P |url=https://theleaderspage.com/puppala-srinivasaraovasubabu/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Papasani |first=Phanindra |date=2024-05-10 |title=Eluru: Know your candidates |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/10/eluru-know-your-candidates |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[YSR Congress Party]] from [[Unguturu Assembly constituency]] in [[West Godavari district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Election 2023: Get Latest Updates of Constituency List in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election/constituencies-list/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unguturu Assembly Election 2024: Unguturu Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/unguturu-constituency-result-1063 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is nominated by YSR Congress Party to contest the Unguturu seat in the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=YSRCP Candidates List: అభ్యర్థుల జాబితా (జిల్లాల వారి లిస్ట్) {{!}} CM Jagan Announced YSRCP Final List Of MLA Candidates For AP Assembly Elections 2024, Photos Inside - Sakshi |url=https://www.sakshi.com/ap-election-2024/andhrapradesh/candidates.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.sakshi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |title=YSRCP Candidates Conduct Election Campaign in Unguthuru Mandal, Eluru |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-candidates-conduct-election-campaign-in-unguthuru-mandal-eluru-877257 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=The Hans India |date=8 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Srinivasa Rao was born in Bhuvvanapalli village, [[Nidamarru mandal]], West Godavari district. His father is Hema Sundara Venkata Ramana.<ref name=":0" /> He did his schooling in Zilla Parishad High School in [[Ganapavaram, Eluru district|Ganapavaram]] and completed his intermediate, the pre-university course, at Chintalapati Bapiraju Junior College in Ganapavaram. He is a businessman.<ref name=":0" /> Chief Minister [[Jagan Mohan Reddy]] attended his daughter's wedding in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandari |first=Pavan Kumar |date=2021-08-13 |title=Andhra Pradesh: A huge explosion took place in Bhimavaram's Undi Road |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-a-huge-explosion-took-place-in-bhimavarams-undi-road-701440 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Srinivasarao was elected in the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] representing YSR Congress Party from Unguturu Assembly constituency. He polled 94,621 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ganni Veeranjaneyulu of [[Telugu Desam Party]], by a margin of 33,153 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unguturu Constituency Election Results 2019: Unguturu Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/unguturu |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Unguturu Assembly Election 2024: Unguturu Election Candidates List, Election Date, Chunav Results, Vote Share News in Hindi {{!}} उंंगुटूरु विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2024 - AajTak |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/assembly-chunav/andhra-pradesh/unguturu-assembly-result-1063 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref> He reportedly faced a lot of anti-incumbency in the constituency and lost the 2021 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election to [[Dharmaraju Patsamatla]] of Janasena Party, a BJP TDP and JSP alliance candidate, by a margin of 44,945 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ABN |date=2024-04-18 |title=AP Elections: ఉంగుటూరులో అధిపత్యం ఎవరిది.. ? |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2024/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/who-will-win-in-unguturu-assembly-constituency-amar-1241355.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Andhrajyothy Telugu News |language=te}}</ref>

== References ==
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Mekathoti Sucharitha

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| name = Mekathoti Sucharitha
| image = Mekathoti Sucharitha.jpg
| caption = Sucharitha in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Phirangipuram]]
| office = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Minister of Home Affairs]] [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 8 Jun 2019
| term_end = 7 April 2022
| governor = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor = [[Nimmakayala Chinarajappa]]
| successor = [[Taneti Vanitha]]
| office1 = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh]]
| constituency1 = [[Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Prathipadu]]
| term_start1 = 2019
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Ravela Kishore Babu]]
| successor1 = [[Burla Ramanjaneyulu]]
| constituency2 = [[Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Prathipadu]]
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = Ravi Venkata Ramana
| successor2 = [[Ravela Kishore Babu]]
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Mekathoti Sucharitha'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Andhra Pradesh 2024|url=https://www.myneta.info/AndhraPradesh2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=304|website=MyNeta|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian politician who is the former [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Ministry|Minister of Home Affairs]] and Disaster Management of Andhra Pradesh in [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy|Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy]] cabinet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mekathoti Sucharita, the Dalit(christian) woman Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mekathoti-sucharita-the-dalit-woman-home-minister-of-andhra-pradesh-5771929/|work=The New Indian Express|date=9 June 2019|location=Hyderabad}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mekatoti Sucharita set to create history|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mekatoti-sucharita-set-to-create-history/article27691485.ece|work=The Hindu|date=8 June 2019|location=Guntur |url-status=}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref> She is a member of [[YSR Congress Party]].

==Political career==
Sucharitha was elected as an MLA from [[Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Prathipadu]] segment for the first time in [[200## Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]] on Congress ticket. She was inducted into the Congress by the late Dr. [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Y S Rajashekara Reddy]] (YSR) after he spotted her during his historic ‘[[padayatra]]’ in 2003. Groomed by YSR during his tenure as chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, Sucharitha's rise to the cabinet rank began in 2006 when she won the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) election from [[Phirangipuram]] in [[Guntur]] as a Congress candidate. She served for two years as ZPTC member.

In 2009, YSR allotted her the party ticket for Prathipadu Assembly Constituency in Guntur district from where she won comfortably. After YSR's death in September 2009, she swore allegiance to [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy|Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy]] and resigned from Congress when Jagan launched [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] in March 2011. She again won from the seat on a YSRCP ticket in the by-elections held in May 2012.

Despite conceding her seat to the TDP in 2014, Sucharitha's loyalty to the YSR family was rewarded with Jagan again allotting her the YSRCP ticket in the 2019 assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jagan-reddy-appoints-dalit-woman-as-home-minister-of-andhra-pradesh/story-RvwRjNh10RfNpfGkq1EnnO.html|title=Jagan Reddy appoints Dalit woman as home minister of Andhra Pradesh|date=2019-06-08|website=Hindustan times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> She defeated two heavyweights — former minister D Manikya Vara Prasad of the TDP and former TDP minister [[Ravela Kishore Babu]], who joined [[Jana Sena Party]].

==Personal life==
Sucharitha, who hails from Phirangipuram in Guntur, is married to IRS officer M Dayasagar who is now posted as Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) in Jabalpur, Madhyapradesh.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Her father N Anka Rao was a medical doctor at a government hospital. He later ran a clinic in Phirangipuram. She completed her BA in Political Science in 1990.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

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Suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput

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| title = Suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput
| image = Sushant at IIFA 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rajput in 2017
| date = {{Start date and age|2020|06|14|df=yes}}
| place = [[Bandra]], Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| cause = [[Asphyxia]] due to hanging<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=14 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput dies by suicide at 34 in Mumbai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-commits-suicide-at-mumbai-home-1688886-2020-06-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614160312/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-commits-suicide-at-mumbai-home-1688886-2020-06-14/ |archive-date=14 June 2020 |access-date=14 June 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
| burial = 15 June 2020, at the Pawan Hans Crematorium, [[Vile Parle]]
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On 14 June 2020, Indian actor [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] was found dead at his room in [[Bandra]], Mumbai, aged 34. The cause of death was ruled as [[suicide]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arora |first=Priya |date=14 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood Star, Dies at 34 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/world/asia/sushant-singh-rajput-death.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629163128/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/world/asia/sushant-singh-rajput-death.html/ |archive-date=29 June 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> with official postmortem reports confirming Rajput died of [[asphyxia]] due to hanging.<ref name="WeekFinalAutopsy24June">{{Cite web |date=24 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's final autopsy report confirms suicide; rules out foul play |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/06/24/sushant-singh-rajputs-final-autopsy-report-confirms-suicide-rules-out-foul-play.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811000748/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/06/24/sushant-singh-rajputs-final-autopsy-report-confirms-suicide-rules-out-foul-play.html |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=The Week}}</ref> The [[Mumbai Police]] launched an investigation into the death, which had become a subject of widespread speculation and rumours.<ref name="Detailed timeline">{{Cite web |author=Roy, Srijoni |date=2 July 2020 |title=A Detailed Timeline of the Police Investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's Suicide |url=https://www.idiva.com/news-opinion/news/timeline-of-sushant-singh-rajputs-suicide-case/18010964 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817102726/https://www.idiva.com/news-opinion/news/timeline-of-sushant-singh-rajputs-suicide-case/18010964 |archive-date=17 August 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020 |website=[[Times Internet|iDiva]] |quote=Mumbai Police started an investigation into a death surrounded by multitude of rumours and speculation.}}</ref><ref name="Bollywood tragedy">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/world/asia/india-bollywood-sushant-singh-rajput.html |title=Despite Crises, India Fixes Its Gaze on a Bollywood Tragedy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |author=Bhagat, Shalini Venugopal |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004221252/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/world/asia/india-bollywood-sushant-singh-rajput.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The case was handed to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], who filed a closure report on 22 March 2025 ruling out foul play.<ref name="closure">{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/cbi-files-closure-reports-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-rules-out-foulplay-125032200853_1.html |title=CBI files closure reports in Sushant Singh Rajput case, rules out foulplay |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=22 March 2025 |access-date=22 March 2025 |author=Prateek Shukla}}</ref>

== Timeline ==
A week before his suicide, Rajput had searched for three subjects multiple times on the [[Internet]]: Disha Salian, who he had worked with on some projects and who had died about a week before him; news reports containing his own name; and information about a mental illness.<ref name="IEGoogleSearch3Aug">{{Cite web |last=Thaver |first=Mohamed |date=3 August 2020 |title=Before suicide, Sushant Singh Rajput's Google search: his name, manager, illness |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/before-suicide-sushant-singh-rajputs-google-search-his-name-manager-illness-6536412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804013905/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/before-suicide-sushant-singh-rajputs-google-search-his-name-manager-illness-6536412/ |archive-date=4 August 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

On 13 June 2020, the night before his death, Rajput retired to his bedroom after dinner. At around 2 a.m. on Sunday, 14 June, he made two phone calls; one to Bollywood actress [[Rhea Chakraborty]] and another to television actor [[Mahesh Shetty]]. However, neither call was answered. Rajput then woke up early that morning.<ref name="DNADidNotParty31July">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Exclusive: Sushant Singh Rajput did not party at home or go outside on June 13, househelp tells Bihar Police |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-exclusive-sushant-singh-rajput-did-not-party-at-home-or-go-outside-on-june-13-househelp-tells-bihar-police-2835054 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801221727/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-exclusive-sushant-singh-rajput-did-not-party-at-home-or-go-outside-on-june-13-househelp-tells-bihar-police-2835054 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=1 August 2020 |website=DNA India}}</ref> Sometime later, he searched for information on "[[schizophrenia]]", "[[bipolar disorder]]" and "painless death" using [[Google Search|Google]].<ref name="ITGoogled3Aug">{{Cite web |last=Chawla |first=Medha |date=3 August 2020 |title=What Sushant Singh Rajput Googled before his death: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, painless death |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/what-sushant-singh-rajput-googled-before-his-death-schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder-painless-death-1707271-2020-08-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822015124/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/what-sushant-singh-rajput-googled-before-his-death-schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder-painless-death-1707271-2020-08-03 |archive-date=22 August 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020 |website=India Today}}</ref>

Two of Rajput's friends were living with him. On the morning of 14 June, he spoke to his sister over the telephone at around 9 a.m. and an hour later, he had a glass of juice and his tablets. At around 11:30 a.m., his cook knocked several times on the door of his room, to confirm the menu for the day. He and Rajput's friends received no response. They then called a locksmith to open the door, after which they called Rajput's sister and the police. He was found hanging from the [[ceiling fan]]. No [[suicide note]] was recovered.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 June 2020 |title=Post-mortem report confirms Sushant Singh Rajput died due to asphyxia |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-was-undergoing-treatment-for-depression-mumbai-police/articleshow/76382566.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711015345/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-was-undergoing-treatment-for-depression-mumbai-police/articleshow/76382566.cms |archive-date=11 July 2020}}</ref>

''[[The Indian Express]]'' reported that the Mumbai Police said the actor had shown symptoms of [[clinical depression]] and was consulting a psychiatrist since some time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput showed signs of clinical depression, sought counselling: Police |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sushant-singh-rajput-showed-signs-of-clinical-depression-sought-counselling-police-6460482/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630150848/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sushant-singh-rajput-showed-signs-of-clinical-depression-sought-counselling-police-6460482/ |archive-date=30 June 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> ''[[Times Now]]'' reported that medical papers and [[Antidepressant|anti-depressant pills]] were found in his house.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's death: Anti-depression medicines found from actor's house; family demands CBI probe |date=14 June 2020 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-anti-depression-medicines-found-from-actor-s-house-mumbai-police-investigating/606377 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614223222/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-anti-depression-medicines-found-from-actor-s-house-mumbai-police-investigating/606377 |archive-date=14 June 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |publisher=Times Now}}</ref>

== Investigation ==
The Mumbai Police commenced an investigation, stating the death was being treated as a [[suicide]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Police record statements of 3 psychiatrists, psychotherapist as part of probe |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-death-police-record-statements-of-3-psychiatrists-psychotherapist-as-part-of-probe/articleshow/77078803.cms |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805200547/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-death-police-record-statements-of-3-psychiatrists-psychotherapist-as-part-of-probe/articleshow/77078803.cms |archive-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> A team of three doctors conducted an autopsy and submitted their provisional postmortem report at Bandra Police Station. On 15 June 2020, the Mumbai deputy commissioner of police said, "The provisional [[cause of death]] is [[asphyxia]] due to hanging."<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's postmortem report submitted, actor's family arrives in Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-postmortem-report-submitted-actor-s-family-arrives-in-mumbai/story-gXhKyjEkqnopNCyzZaUcDK.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717044128/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-postmortem-report-submitted-actor-s-family-arrives-in-mumbai/story-gXhKyjEkqnopNCyzZaUcDK.html |archive-date=17 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The final postmortem report, received on 25 June 2020, confirmed the cause of the death as asphyxia due to hanging and said it was a "clear case of suicide."<ref name="Web of theories">{{Cite web |last1=Kukreja |first1=Monika Rawal |last2=Suri |first2=Rishabh |date=3 August 2020 |title=Sushant's death embroiled in a web of theories |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sushant-s-death-embroiled-in-a-web-of-theories/story-TEWZDqHtQRJXoN22jE5cqJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804072138/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sushant-s-death-embroiled-in-a-web-of-theories/story-TEWZDqHtQRJXoN22jE5cqJ.html |archive-date=4 August 2020 |access-date=9 August 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> The autopsy doctors placed the time of death at 10 to 12 hours before postmortem examination on 14 June at 11:30 p.m.—meaning between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (Indian Standard Time).<ref name="Time of death">{{Cite web |author=Singh, Divyesh |date=23 August 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput died 10 -12 hours before postmortem: Doctors to Mumbai Police |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-died-10-12-hours-before-postmortem-doctors-to-mumbai-police-1714120-2020-08-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823053807/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-died-10-12-hours-before-postmortem-doctors-to-mumbai-police-1714120-2020-08-23 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |access-date=23 August 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> The report added that no [[crime|foul play]] was found.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ozarkar |first=Vallabh |date=28 July 2020 |title=Forensic Science Laboratory rules out foul play in Sushant Singh Rajput's death |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fsl-rules-out-foul-play-in-sushants-death/articleshow/77210570.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731042943/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fsl-rules-out-foul-play-in-sushants-death/articleshow/77210570.cms |archive-date=31 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref> On 27 July 2020, Mumbai Police received the viscera report, which likewise ruled out any foul play.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2020 |title=Viscera report rules out foul play in Sushant death: Official |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/viscera-report-rules-out-foul-play-in-sushant-death-official-866396.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172941/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/viscera-report-rules-out-foul-play-in-sushant-death-official-866396.html |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

On 15 June 2020, the then Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]] stated that the police would also probe "professional rivalry" in the film industry as the cause of Rajput's depression.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-mumbai-police-to-probe-angle-of-sushant-singh-rajput-s-clinical-depression-due-to-professional-rivalry-anil-deshmukh-2828158/|title=Mumbai Police to probe angle of Sushant Singh Rajput's clinical depression due to professional rivalry: Anil Deshmukh|work=DNA India|date=15 June 2020|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616050630/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-mumbai-police-to-probe-angle-of-sushant-singh-rajput-s-clinical-depression-due-to-professional-rivalry-anil-deshmukh-2828158|url-status=live}}</ref> The police revealed Rajput was upset with being linked to the death of Disha Salian.<ref name="IEGoogleSearch3Aug"/> Salian had died five days before him, and a case of [[accidental death]] was registered.<ref name="ITGoogled3Aug" /> She died after falling from the fourteenth floor of her building.<ref name="NDTVGoogled3Aug">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Saurabh |date=3 August 2020 |editor-last=Ghosh |editor-first=Deepshikha |title=Sushant Singh Rajput Had Googled His Name Hours Before Death: Mumbai Cops |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-had-bipolar-disorder-was-on-medication-mumbai-cops-2273324 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803152614/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-had-bipolar-disorder-was-on-medication-mumbai-cops-2273324 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> On 3 August 2020, [[Police Commissioner of Mumbai]] [[Param Bir Singh]] said investigators had found no link between the deaths of Rajput and Salian.<ref name="No connection to Disha Salian">{{Cite web |author=Ozarkar, Vallabh |date=4 August 2020 |title=No connection between Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Salian |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-is-not-missing-says-her-lawyer/articleshow/77330728.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172939/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-is-not-missing-says-her-lawyer/articleshow/77330728.cms |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=4 August 2020 |website=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref>

Interrogation of three psychiatrists and one psychotherapist confirmed Rajput had consulted them and was on medication prescribed by them.<ref name="IEGoogleSearch3Aug" />

The police also revealed that Rajput had initially tried to hang himself with the belt of a bathrobe, but it could not sustain his weight. Following this, he used a green [[kurta]]. His clothes were strewn over the floor of his bedroom; the police concluded they had fallen out when he had pulled the kurta from his cupboard. Due to a discrepancy between his height and the distance between his bed and the ceiling fan, the police concluded he had hanged himself in an inclined position. No sign of struggle was found.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Faizal |date=27 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput case: Did the actor try to hang self with bathrobe belt first? |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sushant-singh-rajput-case-did-the-actor-try-to-hang-self-with-bathrobe-belt-first/22861234 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723060840/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sushant-singh-rajput-case-did-the-actor-try-to-hang-self-with-bathrobe-belt-first/22861234 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=2 August 2020 |website=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref>

===Case against Rhea Chakraborty===
On 25 July 2020,<ref name="Date of FIR">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput case: ED books late actor's friend Rhea Chakraborty, she says 'truth shall prevail' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajput-case-enforcement-directorate-books-rhea-chakraborty-6532733/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801140003/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajput-case-enforcement-directorate-books-rhea-chakraborty-6532733/ |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |quote=In the FIR, registered at Patna's Rajiv Nagar police station on July 25...}}</ref> Rajput's father, K. K. Singh, filed an [[First information report|FIR]] at [[Patna]], where he lives, against Rhea Chakraborty and six others, including her family members, for [[Aiding and abetting|abetment]] of suicide. He also accused them of wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, theft, criminal breach of trust, and cheating.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2020 |title=From theft to cheating: Sushant Singh Rajput's father charges against Rhea Chakraborty |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-theft-cheating-to-breach-of-trust-sushant-singh-rajput-s-father-charges-against-rhea-chakraborty/story-DkKuZSXUmBsxhBip9piO3N.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729060727/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-theft-cheating-to-breach-of-trust-sushant-singh-rajput-s-father-charges-against-rhea-chakraborty/story-DkKuZSXUmBsxhBip9piO3N.html |archive-date=29 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He alleged in his complaint that Chakraborty cheated Rajput financially and mentally harassed him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's Father Files Case Against Actor Rhea Chakraborty |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajputs-father-files-case-against-actor-rhea-chakraborty-2270298 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729165813/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajputs-father-files-case-against-actor-rhea-chakraborty-2270298 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> On 28 July, [[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]] reported that Chakraborty had been [[arrest|booked]] in the case.<ref name="Driven to suicide">{{Cite web |date=28 July 2020 |title=Was Sushant Singh Rajput driven to suicide? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/news-today/video/was-sushant-singh-rajput-driven-to-suicide-1705431-2020-07-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728215334/https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/news-today/video/was-sushant-singh-rajput-driven-to-suicide-1705431-2020-07-28 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=[[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]]}}</ref> In a petition filed at the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], Chakraborty claimed she had no role in the actor's death and was falsely implicated by Rajput's father.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Rhea Chakraborty alleges Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh falsely implicating her in actor's death case |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-rhea-chakraborty-alleges-sushant-singh-rajput-s-father-kk-singh-falsely-implicating-her-in-actor-s-death-case-2835023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801101845/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-rhea-chakraborty-alleges-sushant-singh-rajput-s-father-kk-singh-falsely-implicating-her-in-actor-s-death-case-2835023 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=DNA India}}</ref> She also sought transfer of the probe in the FIR to Mumbai, saying that there cannot be an impartial investigation in Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Rhea Chakraborty says she was in live-in with Sushant Singh Rajput for a year, his father used 'influence' to rope her in case |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-tells-sc-she-was-in-live-in-with-sushant-singh-rajput-for-a-year-his-father-used-influence-to-file-fir-against-her/story-LsI3VTPaIpKN7PpO4PZgQM.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731040017/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-tells-sc-she-was-in-live-in-with-sushant-singh-rajput-for-a-year-his-father-used-influence-to-file-fir-against-her/story-LsI3VTPaIpKN7PpO4PZgQM.html |archive-date=31 July 2020 |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

Acting on the FIR filed in Patna, an investigative team was formed by [[Bihar Police]] and was sent to Mumbai to probe the case. Although the investigation only continued for a brief period, as the case was later transferred to CBI.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/india/bihar-police-begin-probe-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-finances-in-mumbai/471473/|title=Bihar Police begin probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's finances in Mumbai|date=30 July 2020|work=The Print|agency=Press Trust Of India|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802220233/https://theprint.in/india/bihar-police-begin-probe-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-finances-in-mumbai/471473/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bihar police officer probing Sushant case quarantined, hand stamped in Mumbai|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/bihar-police-officer-probing-sushant-case-quarantined-hand-stamped-in-mumbai/article32258191.ece|work=The Hindu|date=3 August 2020|agency=Press Trust Of India|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108021638/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/bihar-police-officer-probing-sushant-case-quarantined-hand-stamped-in-mumbai/article32258191.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED), which investigates financial crimes, also registered a money laundering case over transactions worth 15 crores rupees based on the complaint registered by Rajput's father.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Rhea Chakraborty Summoned in Sushant Rajput Money Laundering Case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-case-actor-rhea-chakraborty-asked-to-appear-before-enforcement-directorate-by-friday-2274795 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805203526/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-case-actor-rhea-chakraborty-asked-to-appear-before-enforcement-directorate-by-friday-2274795 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

Multiple reports stated that Sushant had hosted a party at his house on 13 June 2020, the night before his death. This was denied by Mumbai Police and his house help, who was interrogated by Bihar Police. Mumbai Police initially reported that the [[CCTV]] in Rajput's house was not working,<ref name="DNADidNotParty31July" /> but on 3 August said they had assessed CCTV footage that ruled out any party at Rajput's Bandra apartment on 13 June 2020.<ref name="No connection to Disha Salian" />

On 3 August 2020, Mumbai's police commissioner said there was no misappropriation of funds from Rajput's bank accounts and no money had been transferred to Rhea Chakraborty's accounts.<ref name="No connection to Disha Salian" /> On 4 August 2020, Mumbai Police appointed [[Grant Thornton International|Grant Thornton]] as the financial forensic auditor in the case.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh case: Grant Thornton named as forensic auditor |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sushant-singh-case-grant-thornton-named-as-forensic-auditor/1908784 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172938/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sushant-singh-case-grant-thornton-named-as-forensic-auditor/1908784 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=outlookindia.com}}</ref> During the investigation, ''Hindustan Times'' reported that Mumbai Police claimed that the actor's family had informally complained to police in February 2020 expressing concerns about Rajput's condition and had asked police to physically abuse Chakraborty in order to pressure her to end the relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-wanted-us-to-take-rhea-chakraborty-into-custody-slap-her-mumbai-cop/story-WBlltRNxlJmsv8DAZEKBLI_amp.html|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's family wanted us to take Rhea Chakraborty into custody, slap her: Mumbai cop|work=Hindustan Times|date=5 August 2020|quote=The police has said that the family wanted the matter to be resolved informally, without an official complaint. "In February, he sent me WhatsApp messages, asking me to call Rhea to the police station and slap her."|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128121336/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-wanted-us-to-take-rhea-chakraborty-into-custody-slap-her-mumbai-cop/story-WBlltRNxlJmsv8DAZEKBLI_amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-rajputs-relative-a-cop-asked-me-to-pressurise-rhea-mumbai-police-officer-2274395|title=Sushant Rajput's Relative, A Cop, Asked Me To "Pressurise Rhea": Mumbai Police Officer|work=NDTV|date=5 August 2020|quote=Deputy Commissioner of Police Paramjitsingh Dahiya told a TV channel that OP Singh, brother-in-law of Sushant Rajput and senior IPS officer of Haryana police, had made the request in February this year.|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013014353/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-rajputs-relative-a-cop-asked-me-to-pressurise-rhea-mumbai-police-officer-2274395|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 22 February 2024, the [[Bombay High Court]] cancelled the [[Look out circular]] against Chakraborty, her brother and father which had prevented them travelling abroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/bombay-high-court/bombay-high-court-sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-cbi-investigation-case-look-out-circular-rhea-chakraborty-250213?infinitescroll=1|title=Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Bombay High Court Quashes LOCs Issued Against Actor Rhea Chakraborty, Her Brother Showik And Father|work=Live Law|date=22 February 2024|access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref> In its judgement, the court reiterated its view that Rajput had committed suicide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/rhea-chakraborty-loc-feb-22-judgement--523910.pdf|title=903-WP-3135 & 3160 & 3885-2023.doc|work=Live Law|date=22 February 2024|access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>

===Central Bureau of Investigation===
On 6 August 2020, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), the Indian national government's top investigating agency, re-registered the Patna Police FIR accusing Chakraborty and others of wrongdoing, thus taking over the case.<ref name="CBI files FIR">{{Cite web |date=6 August 2020 |editor=Sahay, Abhinav |title=CBI files FIR over Sushant Singh's death, names Rhea Chakraborty as accused |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-team-probing-vijay-mallya-case-to-take-over-sushant-rajput-case-fir-soon/story-67nE9Hy6uYJXaZhLo2a1ON.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806163425/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-team-probing-vijay-mallya-case-to-take-over-sushant-rajput-case-fir-soon/story-67nE9Hy6uYJXaZhLo2a1ON.html |archive-date=6 August 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

On 19 August 2020, the Supreme Court allowed the CBI to take control of the investigation<ref name="Supreme Court allows CBI to take control">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput family vs Rhea Chakraborty case verdict: SC allows CBI to take control of investigation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-family-vs-rhea-chakraborty-case-verdict-sc-allows-cbi-to-take-control-of-investigation-1712765-2020-08-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819054319/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-family-vs-rhea-chakraborty-case-verdict-sc-allows-cbi-to-take-control-of-investigation-1712765-2020-08-19 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |access-date=19 August 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> and ordered the CBI to look into any future cases registered in relation to Rajput's death.<ref name="CBI probe lawful">{{Cite web |author=Mahajan, Shruti |date=19 August 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput: CBI probe into FIR against Rhea Chakraborty lawful; Mumbai Police to hand over all evidence, Supreme Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/sushant-singh-rajput-cbi-probe-rhea-chakraborty-lawful-mumbai-police-hand-over-evidence-supreme-court |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172939/https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/sushant-singh-rajput-cbi-probe-rhea-chakraborty-lawful-mumbai-police-hand-over-evidence-supreme-court |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=Bar and Bench}}</ref> On 21 August 2020, Sudhir Gupta, head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]] (AIIMS) and leader of a forensic medical team tasked by CBI for assistance, told the [[Press Trust of India]], "We will look into the possibility of murder. However, all probable angles will be thoroughly examined."<ref name="AIIMS forms team">{{Cite web |editor=Das, Ananya |date=22 August 2020 |title=AIIMS forms 5-member medical board to look into Sushant Singh Rajput's autopsy report |url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/aiims-forms-5-member-medical-board-to-look-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-autopsy-report-2304428.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823065512/https://zeenews.india.com/people/aiims-forms-5-member-medical-board-to-look-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-autopsy-report-2304428.html |archive-date=23 August 2020 |access-date=22 August 2020 |publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> Gupta told [[Asian News International]] (ANI), "We will also examine other trace evidence preserved at the time of autopsy to differentiate between hanging and murder allegations."<ref name="AIIMS team to analyze">{{Cite web |author=Sharma, Priyanka |date=21 August 2020 |title=AIIMS forensic team to analyze Sushant Singh Rajput case reports, give medico-legal opinion |url=https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/aiims-forensic-team-to-analyze-sushant-singh-rajput-case-reports-give-medico-legal-opinion20200821192934/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822035731/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/aiims-forensic-team-to-analyze-sushant-singh-rajput-case-reports-give-medico-legal-opinion20200821192934/ |archive-date=22 August 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=[[Asian News International]]}}</ref> On 22 March 2025, the CBI filed a closure report, ruling out foul play in the actor's death.<ref name="closure"/>

===Narcotics case===
On 26 August 2020, the [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB), India's national drug law enforcement agency, registered an FIR against Rhea, her brother Showik, and three others. The ED had requested the NCB to join the investigation after its financial probe found that drugs were supplied to Rhea and Sushant. Specifically, the FIR invoked sections of India's [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985|Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act]] (NDPS Act) dealing with [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref name="Narcotics Bureau files FIR">{{Cite web |author=Pathak, Manish K |date=26 August 2020 |title=Narcotics bureau files FIR against Rhea, five others |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/narcotics-bureau-files-fir-against-rhea-five-others/story-zb57i3XFN57WupZIQpW3QL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172939/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/narcotics-bureau-files-fir-against-rhea-five-others/story-zb57i3XFN57WupZIQpW3QL.html |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> On 4 September 2020, the NCB arrested Showik Chakraborty and Sushant Singh Rajput's house manager, charging them under provisions of the NDPS Act.<ref name="Showik arrested">{{cite web |url=https://www.elkeesmedia.com/news/sushant-singh-rajput-case-showik-samuel-to-remain-in-ncb-custody-till-sept-9-13902.html |title=Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Showik, Samuel to remain in NCB Custody till Sept 9 |publisher=ElkeesMedia.com |date=5 September 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020 |author=Pandey, Devanshe |work=The Elkees Media |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907131754/https://www.elkeesmedia.com/news/sushant-singh-rajput-case-showik-samuel-to-remain-in-ncb-custody-till-sept-9-13902.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty on 9 September for allegedly procuring drugs for Rajput; she was one of 20 persons arrested by the NCB in connection with the drugs angle being probed in the actor's death.<ref name="Rhea custody extended">{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-case-rhea-chakrabortys-judicial-custody-extended-till-october-20/articleshow/78510830.cms |title=Sushant Singh Rajput case: Rhea Chakraborty's judicial custody extended till October 20 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=6 October 2020 |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009102228/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-case-rhea-chakrabortys-judicial-custody-extended-till-october-20/articleshow/78510830.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> On 6 October 2020, [[Sessions Court#India|Mumbai Sessions Court]] extended Chakraborty's judicial remand until 20 October 2020,<ref name="Rhea custody extended" /> but a day later, she was granted bail by the Bombay High Court. The high court rejected the NCB's theory that Chakraborty had harboured and financed Rajput's drug addiction, finding instead that she was not part of the chain of drug dealers involved in the case. "She has not forwarded the drugs allegedly procured by her to somebody else to earn monetary or other benefits," wrote Justice Sarang Kotwal.<ref name="Bombay High Court highlights">{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-bail-order-highlights-bombay-high-court-says-she-is-not-part-of-chain-of-drug-dealers/articleshow/78531863.cms |title=Rhea Chakraborty bail order highlights: Bombay High Court says she is not part of chain of drug dealers |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=7 October 2020 |access-date=7 October 2020 |author=Baghel, Sunil |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010102745/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-bail-order-highlights-bombay-high-court-says-she-is-not-part-of-chain-of-drug-dealers/articleshow/78531863.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 March 2021, the NCB submitted a chargesheet against 33 people, including Chakraborty and her brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/drugs-case-ncb-chargesheet-rhea-chakraborty-7215252/|title=Drugs case: NCB files chargesheet against 33, including Rhea Chakraborty|work=The Indian Express|author=Sadaf Modak|location=Mumbai|date=5 March 2021}}</ref> On 28 May 2021, Singh's flatmate Siddarth Pithani was arrested by NCB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ncb-arrests-sushants-flatmate-pithani-from-hyderabad-in-drug-case/article34664711.ece|title=NCB arrests Sushant's flatmate Siddharth Pithani from Hyderabad in drugs case|work=The Hindu|location=Mumbai|author=Devesh K Pandey|date=28 May 2021|access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref> After 2 unsuccessful bail applications, Pithani was granted bail on 4 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=4 July 2022 |title=Bombay HC grants bail to Sushant Singh Rajput's former roommate in drugs case |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/bombay-hc-grants-bail-to-sushant-singh-rajput-s-former-roommate-in-drugs-case-101656922737210-amp.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |location= |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref> On 12 July 2022, the NCB filed draft charges against 35 people, including Rhea Chakraborty and her brother. The NCB claimed that Rajput had been using numerous people to obtain drugs since 2018 and accused his flatmate Pithani and others of "aiding and abetting" Rajput to "extreme drug addiction."<ref>{{cite news |last=Modak |first=Sadaf |date=13 July 2022 |title=Accused abetted Sushant Singh Rajput's 'extreme drug addiction': NCB draft charge |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sushant-extreme-drug-addiction-aided-abetted-ncb-draft-charge-8025602/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location= |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref>

===Case against Rajput's sister Priyanka===
On 7 September 2020, Chakraborty filed an [[First information report|FIR]] against the late actor's sisters, claiming that Rajput "was unlawfully prescribed psychotrophic substances at the behest of his sister Priyanka"<ref name="FilmFare1">{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/meetu-and-priyanka-singh-approach-high-court-to-invalidate-rhea-chakrabortys-fir-44048.html |title=Meetu and Priyanka Singh approach High Court to invalidate Rhea Chakraborty's FIR |author= |date=6 October 2020 |website=[[Filmfare]] |publisher= |access-date=11 June 2022 |quote=}}</ref> and that these had been supplied without proper consultation and using a forged prescription.<ref name="Timesoi1">{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rhea-chakrabortys-fir-against-sushant-rajputs-sister-priyanka-singh-upheld-by-sc-five-important-points-about-the-case/photostory/81704583.cms |title=Rhea Chakraborty's FIR against Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh upheld by SC: Five important points about the case |author= |date=26 March 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] |publisher= |access-date=11 June 2022 |quote=}}</ref> She requested an investigation into whether these had resulted in his suicide or a decline in his mental state.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/supreme-court-rejects-plea-by-sushant-singh-rajputs-sister-to-dismiss-mumbai-police-fir-filed-by-rhea-chakraborty/articleshow/81702727.cms?from=mdr |title=Supreme Court rejects plea by Sushant Singh Rajput's sister to dismiss Mumbai Police FIR filed by Rhea Chakraborty |author= |date=26 March 2021 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |publisher= |access-date=11 June 2022 |quote=}}</ref>

The following month, Rajput's sisters asked the High Court to cancel the FIR.<ref name="FilmFare1"/> The Bombay High Court agreed to invalidate the FIR against his sister Meetu but upheld the FIR against his sister Priyanka, stating that there was "prima facie evidence" against her.<ref name="Timesoi1"/> The Supreme Court also rejected an appeal filed by Priyanka Singh, and the filing was handed to the CBI to investigate.<ref name="Timesoi1"/>

===Forensic report===
On 3 October 2020, Dr. Sudhir Gupta of AIIMS, leader of the CBI-designated forensic medical team, said, "Sushant death is a case of suicide. Murder completely ruled out."<ref name="Murder ruled out">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-murder-completely-ruled-out-it-was-suicide-dr-sudhir-gupta-of-aiims-1727920-2020-10-03 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput murder completely ruled out, it was suicide: Dr Sudhir Gupta of AIIMS |work=[[India Today]] |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |last1=Kashyap |first1=Anjana Om |last2=Pandey |first2=Munish |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003143653/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-murder-completely-ruled-out-it-was-suicide-dr-sudhir-gupta-of-aiims-1727920-2020-10-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gupta told ANI, "There were no injuries over the body other than hanging. There were no marks of struggle/scuffle in the body and clothes of the deceased."<ref name="Who said what">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aiims-report-on-sushant-singh-rajput-death-who-said-what/story-bASG0BNVkkHtRRICgHeItN.html |title=AIIMS report on Sushant Singh Rajput death: Who said what |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |editor=Ghosh, Poulomi |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003225234/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aiims-report-on-sushant-singh-rajput-death-who-said-what/story-bASG0BNVkkHtRRICgHeItN.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 October, ANI reported that the AIIMS medical board had submitted its report to CBI confirming that Rajput died by suicide and ruling out the murder angle.<ref name="Report submitted to CBI">{{cite web |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ssr-death-case-medical-board-submitted-report-directly-to-cbi-can-obtain-inputs-from-bureau-says-aiims20201005210812/ |title=SSR death case: Medical board submitted report directly to CBI, can obtain inputs from bureau, says AIIMS |publisher=[[Asian News International]] |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008143353/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ssr-death-case-medical-board-submitted-report-directly-to-cbi-can-obtain-inputs-from-bureau-says-aiims20201005210812/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 October, the CBI said it "continues to investigate the death of Rajput. There are certain speculative reports in the media that the CBI has reached a conclusion. It may be reiterated that these reports are speculative and erroneous."<ref name="Speculative and erroneous">{{cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/reports-on-sushant-singh-rajput-case-speculative-and-erroneous-cbi |title=Reports on Sushant Singh Rajput case 'speculative and erroneous': CBI |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |author=Salunke, Pratik |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018105059/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/reports-on-sushant-singh-rajput-case-speculative-and-erroneous-cbi |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Public reactions ==
Rajput's death was generally perceived as being unexpected and shocking<ref>{{Cite web |title='Shocked, Tragic Loss': Bollywood Celebs, Cricketers, Ministers Mourn Sushant Singh Rajput's Death |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-shocked-tragic-loss-bollywood-celebs-cricketers-ministers-mourn-sushant-singh-rajputs-death/354735 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707025412/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-shocked-tragic-loss-bollywood-celebs-cricketers-ministers-mourn-sushant-singh-rajputs-death/354735 |archive-date=7 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=Outlook|date=14 June 2020 }}</ref> and sparked debates over mental health.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2020 |title=Bollywood actor's death fuels mental health debate |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53047596 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722064800/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53047596 |archive-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> Several prominent leaders and actors responded on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2020 |title=Bollywood in shock after Sushant Singh Rajput's sudden demise |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-in-shock-after-sushant-singh-rajputs-sudden-demise/articleshow/76369015.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801174221/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-in-shock-after-sushant-singh-rajputs-sudden-demise/articleshow/76369015.cms |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref> On Twitter, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] called Rajput "a bright young actor gone too soon". Former Indian cricketer [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and former [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] captain [[Virat Kohli]] also expressed their shock on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput death {{!}} Reactions |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sushant-singh-rajput-death-reactions/article31826185.ece |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630163734/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sushant-singh-rajput-death-reactions/article31826185.ece |archive-date=30 June 2020 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

A few hours after Rajput's death, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leader [[Sanjay Nirupam]] claimed that Rajput had signed on to seven films after his 2019 box office hit ''[[Chhichhore]]'' but had lost them all within a span of six months.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Karan Johar {{!}} Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Complaint against Salman, Karan Johar, Ekta in Bihar court over Sushant S Rajput's death |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/complaint-against-salman-k-jo-ekta-in-bihar-court-over-sushant-s-rajputs-death/articleshow/76424080.cms |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708025432/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/complaint-against-salman-k-jo-ekta-in-bihar-court-over-sushant-s-rajputs-death/articleshow/76424080.cms |archive-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>

On 15 June 2020, the Maharashtra Cyber Police tweeted that some pictures of Rajput's corpse being circulated online were "disturbing and in bad taste", warning people that posting such pictures on social media would invite legal action.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2020 |title=Delete: Cops' Warning For Social Media Users On Sushant Singh Rajput Pics |publisher=NDTV |editor-last=Bhasin |editor-first=Swati |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-maharashtra-police-on-sushant-rajput-pics-on-social-media-2246391 |url-status=live |access-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724114951/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-maharashtra-police-on-sushant-rajput-pics-on-social-media-2246391 |archive-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

{{As of|2020|July|31}}, at least three fans had reportedly committed [[copycat suicide]], including a 30-year-old television actor<ref name="Copycat deaths">{{Cite web |last=Ramakrishnan |first=P |date=31 July 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput suicide: Bollywood actor's death reveals dark side of obsessive fans – copycat deaths, harassment, mob mentality |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3095335/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-bollywood-actors-death |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731124840/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3095335/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-bollywood-actors-death |archive-date=31 July 2020 |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> and a 13-year-old girl using the same method as Rajput.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upset about actor''s death, minor girl kills self in C''garh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/upset-about-actors-death-minor-girl-kills-self-in-cgarh/1900954 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172952/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/upset-about-actors-death-minor-girl-kills-self-in-cgarh/1900954 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=4 August 2020 |website=Outlook}}</ref>

Following allegations that Rhea Chakraborty was responsible for his death, some [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] songs, which abused and threatened her, became popular in his home state of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=13 August 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput Death: Bihar breaks out with songs bashing Rhea Chakraborty : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-death-bihar-breaks-songs-bashing-rhea-chakraborty/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820162155/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-death-bihar-breaks-songs-bashing-rhea-chakraborty/ |archive-date=20 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>

Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti initiated a 'Global Prayers for SSR' campaign to urge all to collectively pray for him on 15 August at 10:00 am local time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2020 |title=Global Prayers For SSR: Ankita Lokhande, Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti request people to share images |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-global-prayers-for-ssr-ankita-lokhande-sushant-singh-rajput-s-sister-shweta-singh-kirti-request-people-to-share-images-2837601 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172958/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-global-prayers-for-ssr-ankita-lokhande-sushant-singh-rajput-s-sister-shweta-singh-kirti-request-people-to-share-images-2837601 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> Along with family members and fans, many celebrities include [[Kriti Sanon]], [[Ankita Lokhande]] and [[Ekta Kapoor]] also joined in this movement.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Jyoti |first1=Kanyal |last2=August 15 |last3=Ist |title=Kriti Sanon and Ankita Lokhande join Sushant Singh Rajput's family in Global Prayers for SSR |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kriti-sanon-and-ankita-lokhande-join-sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-in-global-prayers-for-ssr-1711530-2020-08-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816020415/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kriti-sanon-and-ankita-lokhande-join-sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-in-global-prayers-for-ssr-1711530-2020-08-15 |archive-date=16 August 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020 |website=India Today |date=15 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taneja |first=Parina |date=15 August 2020 |title=Kriti Sanon, Ankita Lokhande & others join Sushant Singh Rajput's family for global prayer meet |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/kriti-sanon-ankita-lokhande-others-join-sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-for-global-prayer-meet-642268 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828011735/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/kriti-sanon-ankita-lokhande-others-join-sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-for-global-prayer-meet-642268 |archive-date=28 August 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

During the course of ongoing investigations, the case received widespread and continuous media coverage and attention.<ref name="Bollywood tragedy" /><ref>{{Ordered list|list_style_type=lower-alpha|{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/media-coverage-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-opens-up-a-debate-on-role-of-press-887031.html|title=Media coverage in Sushant Singh Rajput case opens up a debate on role of press|work=Deccan Herald|author=Tripathi, Ashish|date=13 September 2020|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204722/https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/national/media-coverage-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-opens-up-a-debate-on-role-of-press-887031.html|url-status=live}}|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54098615|title=Rhea Chakraborty: Why is Indian TV obsessed with Sushant Singh Rajput's death?|work=BBC|author=Geeta Pandey|date=10 September 2020|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=11 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911002508/https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-54098615|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/12/sushant-singh-rajput-actors-death-fuels-media-frenzy-in-india|title=Sushant Singh Rajput: actor's death fuels media frenzy in India|author=Hannah Ellis-Petersen|work=The Guardian|date=12 September 2020|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103130329/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/12/sushant-singh-rajput-actors-death-fuels-media-frenzy-in-india|url-status=live}}}}</ref> On 3 September 2020, considering two public interest litigation petitions alleging an "unfair, malicious and false media campaign" against Mumbai Police, the Bombay High Court advised, "We urge and expect the media to exercise restraint in reporting of the investigation regarding the death, [such that it] would not hamper investigation in any manner."<ref name="Bombay High Court urgers media restraint">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bombay-high-court-asks-media-to-show-restraint-in-reporting-of-sushant-case/article32516243.ece |title=Bombay High Court asks media to show restraint in reporting of Sushant case |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 September 2020 |access-date=8 October 2020 |author=Saigal, Sonam |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918135916/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bombay-high-court-asks-media-to-show-restraint-in-reporting-of-sushant-case/article32516243.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 October 2020, Mumbai Police stated that its cyber unit had identified more than 80,000 fake accounts on social media platforms from various countries in Asia and Europe seeking to discredit their ongoing official investigation. Police Commissioner [[Param Bir Singh]] termed this as "a motivated campaign with vested interests" to malign Mumbai Police. He added that those found to have violated the law would be prosecuted under the [[Information Technology Act, 2000|Information Technology Act]].<ref name="80k fake accounts">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-over-80k-fake-accounts-created-to-discredit-mumbai-police-probe/story-qjpqRUsgC95wBwshReLiyI.html |title=Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Over 80k fake accounts created to discredit Mumbai police probe |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |author=Ojha, Suraj |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005180514/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-over-80k-fake-accounts-created-to-discredit-mumbai-police-probe/story-qjpqRUsgC95wBwshReLiyI.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 October 2020, the nongovernmental [[News Broadcasters Association|News Broadcasting Standards Authority]] directed news channels [[Aaj Tak]], [[Zee News]], [[News 24 (India)|News 24]] and [[India Today (TV channel)|India TV]] to air an apology for insensitive reporting and sensationalising Rajput's death.<ref name="NBSA orders apologies">{{cite web |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/nbsa-aaj-tak-zee-news-news-24-and-india-tv-air-apologies-for-insensitive-reporting-on-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-164907 |title=NBSA Directs Aaj Tak, Zee News, News 24 And India TV To Comply With Its Order To Air Apologies For Insensitive Reporting On Sushant Singh Rajput's Death |publisher=Live Law |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026221400/https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/nbsa-aaj-tak-zee-news-news-24-and-india-tv-air-apologies-for-insensitive-reporting-on-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-164907 |url-status=live }}</ref> Several people were arrested by Mumbai Police and were booked under various sections of the [[Indian Penal Code]]. They were accused by Mumbai Police for concocting conspiracy theories and making sensational and defamatory allegations against the [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra government]] and Mumbai Police.<ref>{{Ordered list|list_style_type=lower-alpha|
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A road in New Delhi was renamed "Sushant Singh Rajput Marg" in memory of the actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/street-in-delhi-to-be-named-after-sushant-singh-rajput-1761570-2021-01-22|title=Street in Delhi to be named after Sushant Singh Rajput|work=India Today|first=Jyoti|last=Kanyal|location=Mumbai|date=22 January 2021|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122033547/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/street-in-delhi-to-be-named-after-sushant-singh-rajput-1761570-2021-01-22|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Politics===
A social media study titled, ''Anatomy of a Rumour'' had found that the BJP leaders and their supporters were actively promoting the murder conspiracy theory for the death. BJP had used Sushant's death as a campaign issue in [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]. ''[[Newslaundry]]'' reported that BJP had portrayed Sushant as "a son of Bihar who fell victim to the big bad world of Bollywood, run by the old elite".<ref name="Newslaundry 24 June 2021">{{cite news |last1=Jaswal |first1=Srishti |title=Nilotpal Mrinal: Meet the man behind 'Justice for SSR' storm |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/06/24/nilotpal-mrinal-meet-the-man-behind-justice-for-ssr-storm |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=Newslaundry |date=24 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Firstpost 6 October 2020">{{cite news |title=Anatomy of a rumour: An analysis of social media content surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's death |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/anatomy-of-a-rumour-an-analysis-of-social-media-content-surrounding-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-8883751.html |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=6 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Request for CBI probe ===
Rajput's maternal uncle, alleging that his nephew was murdered, had demanded a CBI probe on the day of the actor's death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We don't think he committed suicide, police must investigate, says Sushant Singh Rajput's maternal uncle |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/we-dont-think-he-committed-suicide-police-must-investigate-says-sushant-singh-rajputs-maternal-uncle20200615093708/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172959/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/we-dont-think-he-committed-suicide-police-must-investigate-says-sushant-singh-rajputs-maternal-uncle20200615093708/ |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=ANI News}}</ref> Several political leaders, mostly from Bihar, also demanded a CBI investigation into the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/why-bihar-politicians-are-scrambling-to-get-justice-for-late-actor-sushant-singh-rajput/446037/|title=Why Bihar politicians are scrambling to get justice for late actor Sushant Singh Rajput|work=The Print|date=21 June 2020|author=Mishra, Dipak|access-date=10 October 2020|archive-date=16 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016051336/https://theprint.in/india/why-bihar-politicians-are-scrambling-to-get-justice-for-late-actor-sushant-singh-rajput/446037/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/demand-for-cbi-probe-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-cuts-across-party-lines|title=Demand for CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death cuts across party lines|work=The Free Press Journal|date=23 June 2020|author=IANS|access-date=9 October 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011172353/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/demand-for-cbi-probe-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-cuts-across-party-lines|url-status=live}}</ref> Hindi actor [[Shekhar Suman]] created a forum called #justiceforSushantforum demanding a CBI probe into the death.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 June 2020 |title=Shekhar Suman creates #justiceforSushantforum demanding CBI probe into actor's death |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/shekhar-suman-creates-justiceforsushantforum-demanding-cbi-probe-into-actors-death/1876061|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905173005/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/shekhar-suman-creates-justiceforsushantforum-demanding-cbi-probe-into-actors-death/1876061 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=Outlook}}</ref> Actress and [[Bharatiya Janta Party|BJP]] [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha MP]] [[Roopa Ganguly]], in a series of tweets with the hashtag #cbiforsushant, questioned the actor's death and called for an "independent unbiased CBI investigation".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bjp-mp-roopa-ganguly-demands-cbi-probe-in-sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-2687171.html|title=BJP MP Roopa Ganguly Demands CBI Probe in Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case|work=News18|first=Sujit|last=Nath|date=25 June 2020|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626162312/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bjp-mp-roopa-ganguly-demands-cbi-probe-in-sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-2687171.html|archive-date=26 June 2020|url-status=live|access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>

Rajput's fans demanded an inquiry on various social platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-sushant-singh-rajput-fans-wants-cbi-inquiry-for-his-death-check-all-details-here-20411444.html|title=नहीं थम रहा फैंस का गुस्सा, #CBIEnquiryForSushant पर हुए एक लाख से अधिक ट्वीट|work=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|date=19 June 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031031308/https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-sushant-singh-rajput-fans-wants-cbi-inquiry-for-his-death-check-all-details-here-20411444.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 July 2020, ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' reported that following Rajput's suicide, "a massive online campaign fuelled by conspiracy theories has been demanding a CBI investigation into the matter." Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who "identified herself as Sushant's girlfriend," wrote the ''Hindustan Times'', asked for the aid of [[Amit Shah]], India's [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]], in launching a CBI probe.<ref name="Requests CBI investigation">{{Cite web |date=16 July 2020 |title=Rhea Chakraborty requests Amit Shah for CBI investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-aks-for-cbi-investigation-into-sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-i-request-you-with-folded-hands/story-3nucScoHVAhKGBxLhVTAIM.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716171332/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-aks-for-cbi-investigation-into-sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-i-request-you-with-folded-hands/story-3nucScoHVAhKGBxLhVTAIM.html |archive-date=16 July 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Former union minister [[Subramanian Swamy]] wrote a letter to PM Modi requesting a CBI probe, which was acknowledged by the PM's office on 25 July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2020 |title=PM Modi acknowledges Subramanian Swamy's letter demanding CBI investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput death case |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-pm-modi-acknowledges-subramanian-swamy-s-letter-demanding-cbi-investigation-in-sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-2834062 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727084613/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-pm-modi-acknowledges-subramanian-swamy-s-letter-demanding-cbi-investigation-in-sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-2834062 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=DNA India}}</ref>

[[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra Home Minister]] [[Anil Deshmukh]] questioned the necessity of a CBI probe into the death. "The Mumbai Police is competent enough to handle such cases," he said on 17 July.<ref name="CBI probe not needed">{{Cite web |author=Khan, Faizan |date=17 July 2020 |title=CBI Probe Not Needed in Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Anil Deshmukh |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/cbi-probe-not-needed-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-anil-deshmukh/22894322 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717034942/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/cbi-probe-not-needed-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-anil-deshmukh/22894322 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |access-date=17 July 2020 |website=[[Mid-Day]] |quote=I don't think that a CBI probe is required. The Mumbai Police is competent enough to handle such cases and they are investigating every aspect of the case including professional rivalry. As of now, we do not see any foul play. Details of the investigation will be shared once it is completed.}}</ref> On 22 July, the [[Twitter]] [[hashtag]] #Candle4SSR [[Twitter trends|trended]] with two million tweets from Rajput's fans around the world, as part of their online campaigns demanding a CBI investigation since the actor's death.<ref name="Candle4SSR">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Shreya |date=3 August 2020 |title=Peaceful protest planned in Sushant Singh Rajput's memory on August 7 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/peaceful-protest-planned-in-sushant-singh-rajput-s-memory-on-august-7/story-mzepw2xYUw8rFxTaLPF4uM.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803212130/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/peaceful-protest-planned-in-sushant-singh-rajput-s-memory-on-august-7/story-mzepw2xYUw8rFxTaLPF4uM.html |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> On 29 July, Home Minister Deshmukh reiterated that the investigation would not be transferred to the CBI.<ref name="No transfer to CBI">{{Cite web |last=Dutta Roy |first=Divyanshu |date=29 July 2020 |title=Won't Transfer Sushant Singh Rajput Case To CBI, Says Maharashtra Home Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-wont-transfer-case-to-cbi-says-maharashtra-minister-2270991 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729180522/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-wont-transfer-case-to-cbi-says-maharashtra-minister-2270991 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

On 5 August 2020, however, [[Tushar Mehta]], [[Solicitor General of India]], told the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] that the executive branch of India's national government had accepted the recommendation by [[Government of Bihar|Bihar's state government]] for a CBI inquiry into Rajput's death.<ref name="CBI implications">{{Cite web |date=5 August 2020 |title=CBI inquiry into Sushant's death to have far-reaching implications |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/11700263_CBI-inquiry-into-Sushant-s-death-to-have-far-reaching.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905173014/http://www.ptinews.com/news/11700263_CBI-inquiry-into-Sushant-s-death-to-have-far-reaching.html |archive-date=5 September 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |publisher=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> On that basis, officials said, the CBI had decided to start the probe.<ref name="CBI will probe">{{Cite web |date=5 August 2020 |title=CBI officials say agency will probe Sushant Singh Rajput death case |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-cbi-officials-say-agency-will-probe-sushant-singh-rajput-death-case/358058 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806095825/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-cbi-officials-say-agency-will-probe-sushant-singh-rajput-death-case/358058 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> On 8 August 2020, the Maharashtra government told the Supreme Court that the CBI had shown "indecent haste" and should not have registered the case while proceedings were still pending before the court.<ref name="CBI showing indecent haste">{{Cite web |date=8 August 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput probe: In SC, Maharashtra govt accuses CBI of showing 'indecent haste' in filing case |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajput-case-cbi-investigation-maharashtra-supreme-court-6546302/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810125614/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajput-case-cbi-investigation-maharashtra-supreme-court-6546302/ |archive-date=10 August 2020 |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

== Nepotism debate and impact==
Rajput's death sparked a debate in India about [[nepotism]] and related malpractices in the [[Bollywood|Hindi film industry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/death-of-young-actor-fuels-debate-on-nepotism-in-bollywood/2020/07/26/895aaad8-cfa5-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html|title=Death of young actor fuels debate on nepotism in Bollywood|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Deepak, Vineeta|date=26 July 2020|access-date=28 October 2020|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128121337/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/death-of-young-actor-fuels-debate-on-nepotism-in-bollywood/2020/07/26/895aaad8-cfa5-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A day after Rajput's death, actress and filmmaker [[Kangana Ranaut]] speculated that the actor was a victim of the Hindi film industry's nepotistic nature, suggesting it didn't acknowledge Rajput's work, which led to his mental suffering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-fault-is-that-he-believed-those-who-called-him-worthless-says-kangana-ranaut-in-passionate-video/story-PU8XYbq6wloAJCkoACY5tM.html|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's fault is that he believed those who called him 'worthless', says Kangana Ranaut in passionate video|work=Hindustan Times|date=15 June 2020|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116010429/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-fault-is-that-he-believed-those-who-called-him-worthless-says-kangana-ranaut-in-passionate-video/story-PU8XYbq6wloAJCkoACY5tM.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A case was registered against [[Karan Johar]], [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Ekta Kapoor]] and four others in the [[Patna High Court]] by a lawyer, Sudhir Kumar Ojha, alleging that Rajput had been denied opportunities due to nepotism, leading to his suicide, but the case was later dismissed on 8 July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput suicide: Case filed against Karan Johar, Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor in Bihar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-filed-against-karan-johar-salman-khan-ekta-kapoor-in-bihar-1689901-2020-06-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618100756/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-filed-against-karan-johar-salman-khan-ekta-kapoor-in-bihar-1689901-2020-06-17 |archive-date=18 June 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Bihar court dismisses plea against Karan Johar, Salman Khan |work=India Today |agency=Press Trust of India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-bihar-court-dismisses-plea-against-karan-johar-salman-khan-1698432-2020-07-08 |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820084506/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-bihar-court-dismisses-plea-against-karan-johar-salman-khan-1698432-2020-07-08 |archive-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> Johar and [[Alia Bhatt]] were then bullied on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Rakhi |date=17 June 2020 |title=Bullying Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt for Sushant Singh Rajput's Death Won't Fix Nepotism Battle |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/bullying-karan-johar-alia-bhatt-for-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-doesnt-fix-nepotism-or-mental-health-battle-2673871.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803213324/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/bullying-karan-johar-alia-bhatt-for-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-doesnt-fix-nepotism-or-mental-health-battle-2673871.html |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=News18}}</ref>

Following this, [[Simi Garewal]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2020 |title=What Sushant endured! Distraught Simi Garewal applauds Kangana Ranaut |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/what-sushant-endured-distraught-simi-garewal-applauds-kangana-ranaut-1702189-2020-07-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720055745/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/what-sushant-endured-distraught-simi-garewal-applauds-kangana-ranaut-1702189-2020-07-19 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |access-date=1 August 2020 |website=India Today}}</ref> and [[A. R. Rahman]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2020 |title='People bashing Kangana need to see this': Netizens react to AR Rahman's comment about 'gang spreading rumours' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-people-bashing-kangana-need-to-see-this-netizens-react-to-ar-rahman-s-comment-about-gang-spreading-rumours-2834050 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727164422/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-people-bashing-kangana-need-to-see-this-netizens-react-to-ar-rahman-s-comment-about-gang-spreading-rumours-2834050 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=1 August 2020 |website=DNA India}}</ref> spoke about nepotism that they faced in Bollywood. [[Sonu Nigam]] referred to the nepotism in the music industry as "music mafia".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-nigam-calls-out-music-mafia-in-bollywood-warns-about-suicides-in-music-industry-2676533.html|title=Sonu Nigam Calls Out 'Music Mafia' in Bollywood, Warns About 'Suicides in Music Industry'|work=News18|date=19 June 2020|access-date=10 October 2020|archive-date=20 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120105700/https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/sonu-nigam-calls-out-music-mafia-in-bollywood-warns-about-suicides-in-music-industry-2676533.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Amid the debate over nepotism, [[vote brigading]] by Rajput's fans led to the trailer of ''[[Sadak 2]]'', released on 12 August 2020, becoming the [[List of most-disliked YouTube videos|most disliked trailer]] on [[YouTube]] within 24 hours of its release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2020 |title=Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 the most disliked trailer on YouTube amid nepotism debate, fans demand justice for Sushant Singh Rajput |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-s-sadak-2-is-the-most-disliked-trailer-on-youtube-as-fans-demand-justice-for-sushant-singh-rajput/story-iEvKT1u4XhRDsM9RvtN8CJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813081256/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-s-sadak-2-is-the-most-disliked-trailer-on-youtube-as-fans-demand-justice-for-sushant-singh-rajput/story-iEvKT1u4XhRDsM9RvtN8CJ.html |archive-date=13 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Speculating that Rajput had despaired of being shut out of the film industry due to favouritism, his fans blamed Hindi film industry insiders, including [[Mahesh Bhatt]], director of ''Sadak 2'', and his daughter [[Alia Bhatt]], one of the film's stars, who had earlier made dismissive remarks about Rajput in ''[[Koffee with Karan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why The Internet Is Hitting 'Dislike' On Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 Trailer |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-the-internet-is-hitting-dislike-on-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-trailer-2278443 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812140440/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-the-internet-is-hitting-dislike-on-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-trailer-2278443 |archive-date=12 August 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== Funeral and immersion ==
Sushant Singh Rajput was [[Cremation|cremated]] by his father at Pawan Hans Crematorium, Vile Parle, Mumbai on 15 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh Rajput to be cremated at Pawan Hans crematorium |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/06/15/sushant-singh-rajput-to-be-cremated-pawan-hans-crematorium.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727040226/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/06/15/sushant-singh-rajput-to-be-cremated-pawan-hans-crematorium.html |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=The Week}}</ref> Actors [[Kriti Sanon]], [[Dino Morea]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]], [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Ranvir Shorey]] among others were present at his funeral proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's Funeral: Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi And Others Attend |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajputs-funeral-kriti-sanon-shraddha-kapoor-and-others-attend-2246652 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809031617/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajputs-funeral-kriti-sanon-shraddha-kapoor-and-others-attend-2246652 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> After cremation, Sushant Singh Rajput's [[ash]]es were immersed by his family members in [[Ganges|Ganges River]], Patna on 18 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's ashes immersed in the Ganges by his family |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sushant-singh-rajputs-ashes-immersed-in-the-ganges-by-his-family/articleshow/76443860.cms |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en|last1=Dubey |first1=Rachana }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Hindutva boycott of Bollywood films]], related movement

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite arXiv | eprint=2009.11744 |last1=Akbar |first1=SZ |last2=Sharma |first2=A |last3=Negi |first3=H |last4=Panda |first4=A |last5=Pal |first5=J |display-authors=2 |title =Anatomy of a Rumour: Social media and the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput |year=2020 |class=cs.SI }}

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Thiruvonam Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|State assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Thiruvonam
| type = SLA
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency|Thanjavur]]
| established = 1977
| abolished = 2008
| electors = 200,113
}}

'''Thiruvonam''' was 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> Elections and winners from this constituency are listed below.

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[Durai Govindarajan]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| [[N. Sivagnanam]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (I)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[V. Sivagnanam]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[M. Ramachandran]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| [[K. Thangamuthu]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| M. Ramachandran
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| C. Rajendran
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[T. Mahesh Krishnasamy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

==Election results==
===1977===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,779 |percentage=29.06% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Pulavar T. Tholappan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,566 |percentage=26.36% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Vaiyapuri Vanniyar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,004 |percentage=20.78% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Thangaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=9,987 |percentage=12.21% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Kaliamoorthy |party=Janata Party |votes=9,490 |percentage=11.60% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,213 |percentage=2.70% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=81,826 |percentage=76.24% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,939 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===1980===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=N. Sivagnanam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=44,748 |percentage=49.36% |change=28.58% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=44,686 |percentage=49.29% |change=20.23% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=D. Sambandam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,229 |percentage=1.36% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=62 |percentage=0.07% |change=-2.64% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=90,663 |percentage=77.10% |change= 0.86% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 118,707 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 20.30% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1984===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=V. Sivagnanam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=46,777 |percentage=48.25% |change=-1.11% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,707 |percentage=36.83% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes=12,601 |percentage=13.00% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Prakasom |party=Independent politician |votes=1,065 |percentage=1.10% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Thenmani |party=Independent politician |votes=415 |percentage=0.43% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. K. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=388 |percentage=0.40% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,070 |percentage=11.42% |change=11.35% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=96,953 |percentage=82.02% |change= 4.93% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,226 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.11% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1989===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=42,479 |percentage=37.17% |change=0.34% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,730 |percentage=26.01% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nanchi K. Varadarajan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,124 |percentage=20.23% |change=-28.02% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Durai Govindarajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=17,522 |percentage=15.33% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Kasinathan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,333 |percentage=1.17% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vaiyapuri |party=Independent politician |votes=110 |percentage=0.10% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,749 |percentage=11.15% |change=-0.26% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=114,298 |percentage=81.38% |change= -0.64% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 142,748 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -11.08% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1991===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=75,141 |percentage=64.73% |change=38.72% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,173 |percentage=34.61% |change=-2.56% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Gunaseelan |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=306 |percentage=0.26% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Mathiyazhagan |party=Independent politician |votes=264 |percentage=0.23% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Vaiyapurikadavarayar |party=Lokdal |votes=206 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=34,968 |percentage=30.12% |change=18.97% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=116,090 |percentage=74.33% |change= -7.05% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 161,027 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 27.56% }}
{{Election box end}}

===1996===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=[[M. Ramachandran]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=72,403 |percentage=57.36% |change=22.76% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,853 |percentage=32.37% |change=-32.36% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balakrishnan Durai |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,524 |percentage=7.55% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kunjupillai Mutharaiyar |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=771 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Nedunchezhian |party=Independent politician |votes=652 |percentage=0.52% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kaliaperumal |party=Independent politician |votes=446 |percentage=0.35% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Samiaiya |party=Independent politician |votes=380 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Kaliaperumal Yadava |party=Independent politician |votes=237 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Balaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=230 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Palaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=192 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Raju Udayar |party=Independent politician |votes=148 |percentage=0.12% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,550 |percentage=25.00% |change=-5.12% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=126,215 |percentage=74.97% |change= 0.64% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 176,055 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -7.36% }}
{{Election box end}}

===2001===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=C. Rajendran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,094 |percentage=52.21% |change=19.84% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Ramachandran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,871 |percentage=43.48% |change=-13.89% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ramachandran Singh |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,544 |percentage=4.31% |change=-3.23% }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,223 |percentage=8.73% |change=-16.26% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=128,509 |percentage=65.60% |change= -9.38% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 195,917 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.16% }}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Thiruvonam<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=T. Mahesh Krishnasamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=69,235 |percentage=46.16% |change=2.68% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Thangamuthu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,430 |percentage=44.96% |change=-7.25% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Sivakumar |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=8,488 |percentage=5.66% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Govindaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,965 |percentage=1.31% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Mookkaiyan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,150 |percentage=0.77% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arjunan Malai |party=Independent politician |votes=938 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Sathiya Moorthy |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=411 |percentage=0.27% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Ravi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=374 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,805 |percentage=1.20% |change=-7.53% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=149,991 |percentage=74.95% |change= 9.35% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 200,113 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.05% }}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
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==External links==
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Mahadevappa Yadawad

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mahadevappa Yadawad
| relations =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Ramdurg Assembly constituency|Ramdurg]]
| term_start = 2018
| term_end = 2023
| predecessor = [[Ashok Pattan]]
| successor = [[Ashok Pattan]]
| party = [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
| other_party =
}}
'''Mahadevappa Shivalingappa Yadawad''' is an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ramdurg Assembly constituency|Ramdurg]] in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name="Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections">{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/|title=Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections|last1=Financialexpress|date=16 May 2018|accessdate=4 January 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104174553/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/|archivedate=4 January 2023|language=en}}</ref>

Bharatiya Janata Party denied BJP ticket to Mahadevappa Yadawad in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]<ref name="Karnataka Election: Uproar In Ramdurg Constituency After BJP Denies Ticket To Sitting MLA">{{cite news |last1=ABP News |date=12 April 2023 |title=Karnataka Election: Uproar In Ramdurg Constituency After BJP Denies Ticket To Sitting MLA |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/karnataka-election-uproar-in-ramdurg-constituency-after-bjp-denies-ticket-to-mla-mahadevappa-yadawad-1594924 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122155548/https://news.abplive.com/elections/karnataka-election-uproar-in-ramdurg-constituency-after-bjp-denies-ticket-to-mla-mahadevappa-yadawad-1594924 |archivedate=22 November 2024 |accessdate=22 November 2024 |work= |language=en}}</ref> and he filed his candidature as BJP rebel and later withdrawn his nomination papers<ref name="BJP MLA Mahadevappa Yadawad withdraws papers in favour of official party candidate in Ramdurg2">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=24 April 2023 |title=BJP MLA Mahadevappa Yadawad withdraws papers in favour of official party candidate in Ramdurg |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/bjp-mla-mahadevappa-yadawad-withdraws-papers-in-favour-of-official-party-candidate-in-ramdurg/article66773300.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122155514/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/bjp-mla-mahadevappa-yadawad-withdraws-papers-in-favour-of-official-party-candidate-in-ramdurg/article66773300.ece |archivedate=22 November 2024 |accessdate=22 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and supported congress candidate [[Jagadish Shettar]].<ref name="Mahadevappa Yadawad, former MLA and BJP leader announces support to Jagadish Shettar2">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=5 April 2024 |title=Mahadevappa Yadawad, former MLA and BJP leader announces support to Jagadish Shettar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mahadevappa-yadawad-former-mla-and-bjp-leader-announces-support-to-jagadish-shettar/article68033126.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122155521/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mahadevappa-yadawad-former-mla-and-bjp-leader-announces-support-to-jagadish-shettar/article68033126.ece |archivedate=22 November 2024 |accessdate=22 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==References==
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Challakere Assembly constituency

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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Challakere
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 98
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| map_image = 98-Challakere constituency.svg
| district = [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency|Chitradurga]]
| established = 1956
| reservation = ST
| mla = [[T. Raghumurthy]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| electors = {{formatnum:220968}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15163-karnataka-2023/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>{{update after|2028|7}}
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| preceded_by = Thippeswamy
}}
'''Challakere Assembly constituency''' is one of the 224 [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].<ref name=electors2019>{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PCELE2019/GE2019_VOTERS_COUNT.pdf |title=Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count |website=ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in |accessdate= 10 February 2021}}</ref>

It is part of [[Chitradurga district]] and is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled Tribes]].

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election
! Member
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" rowspan="2" | [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || A. Bheemappa Naik || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| T. Hanumaiah
|-
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || rowspan="2" | B. L. Gowda || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || V. Masiyappa
|-
| [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || N. Jayanna || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
| [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || H. C. Shivashankarappa || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || Thippeswamy
|-
| [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || N. Jayanna || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || Thippeswamy || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
| [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || G. Basavaraja Mandimutt || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[D. Sudhakar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || Thippeswamy || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] || rowspan="3" | [[T. Raghumurthy]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
| [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|}

==Election results==
=== Assembly Election 2023 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref name="Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Challakere">{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Challakere |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1098.htm?ac=98 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501142506/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1098.htm?ac=98 |archive-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[T. Raghumurthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 67,952 |percentage = 38.16% |change = {{decrease}}4.96 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ravish Kumar. M |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 51,502 |percentage = 28.92% |change = {{decrease}}6.19 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Kumar Swamy |party = Independent politician |votes = 29,148 |percentage = 16.37% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anil Kumar. R |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 22,894 |percentage = 12.86% |change = {{decrease}}6.95 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Marakka |party = Aam Aadmi Party |votes = 3,072 |percentage = 1.73% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,639 |percentage = 0.92% |change = {{decrease}}0.10 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Bhojaraja |party = Kranti Sabha |votes = 1,139 |percentage = 0.64% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,450 |percentage = 9.24% |change = {{increase}}1.23 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 178,308 |percentage = 80.69% |change = {{decrease}}0.34 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 178,061}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 220,968 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.76 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}4.96 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2018 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 4 February 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[T. Raghumurthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 72,874 |percentage = 43.12% |change = {{increase}}6.27 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Raveesh Kumar |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 59,335 |percentage = 35.11% |change = {{increase}}18.35 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Kumar Swamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 33,471 |percentage = 19.81% |change = {{increase}}11.86 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,730 |percentage = 1.02% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Bhuthaiah |party = Swaraj India |votes = 1,590 |percentage = 0.94% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,539 |percentage = 8.01% |change = {{decrease}}6.14 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 169,310 |percentage = 81.03% |change = {{increase}}2.64 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 169,000}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 208,942 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.69 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}6.27 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2013 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |website=eci.nic.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2014-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220034253/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[T. Raghumurthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 60,197 |percentage = 36.85% |change = {{increase}}1.08 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Kumar Swamy |party = Karnataka Janata Paksha |votes = 37,074 |percentage = 22.69% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thippeswamyp. T |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 27,373 |percentage = 16.76% |change = {{decrease}}3.34 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. P. Jayapalaiah |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 12,981 |percentage = 7.95% |change = {{decrease}}28.06 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = L. Nagarajunaganna |party = Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress |votes = 4,233 |percentage = 2.59% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Hanumantharaya |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,568 |percentage = 1.57% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Palaiah |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 998 |percentage = 0.61% |change = {{decrease}}2.72 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 23,123 |percentage = 14.15% |change = {{increase}}13.91 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 147,968 |percentage = 78.39% |change = {{increase}}12.70 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 163,365}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,758 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.65 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}0.84 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2008 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web |title=General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201232433/https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 42,591 |percentage = 36.01% |change = {{increase}}19.03 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shashi Kumar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,302 |percentage = 35.77% |change = {{decrease}}4.19 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 23,777 |percentage = 20.10% |change = {{increase}}3.54 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Obanna. K. Poojar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3,938 |percentage = 3.33% |change = {{increase}}2.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sanna Suraiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,672 |percentage = 2.26% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Bhagirathi Nayaka |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 1,804 |percentage = 1.53% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Obanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,191 |percentage = 1.01% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 289 |percentage = 0.24% |change = {{decrease}}22.75 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 118,476 |percentage = 65.69% |change = {{decrease}}2.92 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 118,275}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 180,369 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.89 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}3.95 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 2004 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006204912/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[D. Sudhakar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 47,550 |percentage = 39.96% |change = {{increase}}27.17 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Basavaraja Mandimutt |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 20,199 |percentage = 16.98% |change = {{decrease}}8.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 19,707 |percentage = 16.56% |change = {{decrease}}0.66 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lakshmikanta. N. R |party = Independent politician |votes = 14,074 |percentage = 11.83% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Rangaswamy |party = Independent politician |votes = 10,195 |percentage = 8.57% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. Jagaluraiah |party = Janata Party |votes = 3,263 |percentage = 2.74% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Giriyappa R. (R. G. Master) |party = Kannada Nadu Party |votes = 1,703 |percentage = 1.43% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Panduranga. G. R |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,077 |percentage = 0.91% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 27,351 |percentage = 22.99% |change = {{increase}}14.36 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 119,122 |percentage = 68.61% |change = {{decrease}}6.77 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 118,991}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 173,623 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.59 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}14.11 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1999 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006053217/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = G. Basavaraja Mandimutt |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 26,517 |percentage = 25.85% |change = {{increase}}5.44 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 17,665 |percentage = 17.22% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 16,922 |percentage = 16.49% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Prabhudev |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 13,121 |percentage = 12.79% |change = {{decrease}}14.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Independent politician |votes = 8,116 |percentage = 7.91% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. Jagaluraiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,200 |percentage = 4.09% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. C. Shivashankarappa |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 3,848 |percentage = 3.75% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Basaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,658 |percentage = 3.57% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Shivamurthy |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,969 |percentage = 1.92% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,852 |percentage = 8.63% |change = {{decrease}}5.74 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 111,295 |percentage = 75.38% |change = {{increase}}5.96 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 102,594}}
{{Election box rejected |votes = 8,662 |percentage = 7.78% |change = {{increase}}5.71 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 147,647 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.74 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Janata Dal |swing = {{decrease}}15.83 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1994 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006211324/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal |votes = 39,560 |percentage = 41.68% |change = {{increase}}21.25 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 25,919 |percentage = 27.31% |change = {{decrease}}13.44 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Basavaraja Mandimutt |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 19,375 |percentage = 20.41% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Thammanna |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 9,161 |percentage = 9.65% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patel Rajasekharappa |party = Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha |votes = 619 |percentage = 0.65% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,641 |percentage = 14.37% |change = {{decrease}}1.85 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 96,932 |percentage = 69.42% |change = {{increase}}4.90 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 94,913}}
{{Election box rejected |votes = 2,011 |percentage = 2.07% |change = {{decrease}}3.66 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,637 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.23 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}0.93 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1989 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007070737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 32,274 |percentage = 40.75% |change = {{increase}}4.04 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Party |votes = 19,426 |percentage = 24.53% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thimma Reddy |party = Janata Dal |votes = 16,178 |percentage = 20.43% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Rangaswamy |party = Kranti Sabha |votes = 10,056 |percentage = 12.70% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Hanumanthaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 831 |percentage = 1.05% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,848 |percentage = 16.22% |change = {{decrease}}5.94 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 84,017 |percentage = 64.52% |change = {{increase}}0.49 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 79,203}}
{{Election box rejected |votes = 4,814 |percentage = 5.73% |change = {{increase}}4.14 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,221 |ref = |change = {{increase}}33.57 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}18.12 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1985 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006143216/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Party |votes = 36,163 |percentage = 58.87% |change = {{decrease}}6.33 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,551 |percentage = 36.71% |change = {{increase}}7.40 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. P. Thippeswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 1,106 |percentage = 1.80% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Srinivasa Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 704 |percentage = 1.15% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Hanumanthappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 613 |percentage = 1.00% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,612 |percentage = 22.16% |change = {{decrease}}13.73 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 62,421 |percentage = 64.03% |change = {{decrease}}3.82 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 61,426}}
{{Election box rejected |votes = 995 |percentage = 1.59% |change = {{decrease}}0.26 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 97,490 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.97 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}6.33 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1983 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124742/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = H. C. Shivashankarappa |party = Janata Party |votes = 38,146 |percentage = 65.20% |change = {{increase}}30.47 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. K. Seetharamaiah |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 17,149 |percentage = 29.31% |change = {{increase}}27.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Shivanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,605 |percentage = 2.74% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Neelakanta |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,049 |percentage = 1.79% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,997 |percentage = 35.89% |change = {{increase}}7.45 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 59,605 |percentage = 67.85% |change = {{decrease}}8.31 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 58,504}}
{{Election box rejected |votes = 1,101 |percentage = 1.85% |change = {{decrease}}0.21 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,854 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.78 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{increase}}2.03 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1978 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007164123/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 38,411 |percentage = 63.17% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Janata Party |votes = 21,120 |percentage = 34.73% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Obalappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 1,276 |percentage = 2.10% |change = {{decrease}}53.86 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 17,291 |percentage = 28.44% |change = {{increase}}12.24 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 62,085 |percentage = 76.16% |change = {{increase}}16.99 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 60,807}}
{{Election box rejected |votes = 1,278 |percentage = 2.06% |change = {{increase}}2.06 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,514 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.46 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}7.21 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1972 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006074555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = V. Masiyappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 23,643 |percentage = 55.96% |change = {{increase}}5.12 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. C. Shivashankarappa |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 16,798 |percentage = 39.76% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Hanumanthappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,810 |percentage = 4.28% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,845 |percentage = 16.20% |change = {{increase}}7.99 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 43,273 |percentage = 59.17% |change = {{decrease}}17.11 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 42,251}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,132 |ref = |change = {{increase}}20.58 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}5.12 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1967 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006083645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,194 |percentage = 50.84% |change = {{increase}}15.27 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. V. Anjanappa |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 18,609 |percentage = 42.63% |change = {{decrease}}0.51 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. S. Eswaraiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,498 |percentage = 5.72% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Borappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 352 |percentage = 0.81% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,585 |percentage = 8.21% |change = {{increase}}0.65 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 46,265 |percentage = 76.28% |change = {{increase}}11.12 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 43,653}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,649 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}7.37 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{increase}}7.70 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1962 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006093153/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 17,067 |percentage = 43.14% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ratnagiri Venkatarangan |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 14,075 |percentage = 35.57% |change = {{decrease}}17.84 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Marappa |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 6,507 |percentage = 16.45% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thimma Reddy |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 1,917 |percentage = 4.85% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,992 |percentage = 7.56% |change = {{increase}}3.92 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 42,663 |percentage = 65.16% |change = {{increase}}7.95 }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 39,566}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 65,477 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}42.14 }}
{{Election box gain |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}15.43 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly Election 1957 ===
{{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111195053/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. Bheemappa Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 35,883 |percentage = 27.71% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = T. Hanumaiah |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 33,283 |percentage = 25.70% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mulka Govinda Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 31,170 |percentage = 24.07% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vaddara Yangatappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 29,152 |percentage = 22.51% |change = ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,713 |percentage = 3.64% |change = }}
{{Election box turnout |votes = 129,488 |percentage = 57.21% |change = }}
{{Election box total valid |votes= 129,488}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 113,172 |ref = |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Chitradurga district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}

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[[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]
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Nand Lal (Shiromani Akali Dal politician)

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{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| office1 = Member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Balachaur Assembly Constituency|Balachaur]]
| term_start1 = 1997
| predecessor1 = Hargopal Singh
| term_end1 = 2017
| successor1 = [[Chaudhary Darshan Lal]]
| birth_date =
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| death_date = {{death date|2019|4|14}}
| occupation = [[Politician]]
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'''Chaudhary Nand Lal''' (1944/51 – 14 April 2019)<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/former-balachaur-mla-nand-lal-dies-at-74/758266.html|title=Former Balachaur MLA Nand Lal dies at 74|date=14 April 2019|newspaper=The Tribune|location=India|accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref> was an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician from the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Lal represented the [[Balachaur Assembly Constituency]] of Punjab and was a four-term (1997–2017) member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=elections>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/balachaur.html | title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Balachaur Assembly Constituency | work=elections.in | accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=65 | title=Punjab 2012 Chaudhary Nand Lal (Winner) BALACHAUR | work=myneta.info | accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref> Lal was a member of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] party.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070827/jal.htm#2 | title=SAD MLA accused of victimising Cong contractor | work=tribuneindia.com | accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/national-panchayat-awards-six-gram-panchayats-set-to-get-honours-2766471/ | title=National Panchayat awards: Six gram panchayats set to get honours Ministers Sikander Singh Maluka, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Bibi Jagir Kaur and Parminder Singh Dhindsa, and MLA Nand Lal Chaudhary | work=indianexpress.com | date=23 April 2016 | accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref>

==Political career==

Nand Lal first contested the elections from Balachaur constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1992 but was defeated by Hargopal Singh of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]. He finished second and received more votes than the incumbent of the INC.<ref name=elections/>

In 1997, Chaudhary Nand Lal was allotted the ticket to contest Balachaur on the Shiromani Akali Dal ticket. He won the election and went on to retain the seat in 1997,2002, 2007 and 2012.<ref name=elections/>

Nand Lal lost his seat in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]] elections to INC candidate Darshan Lal Mangupur but finished second and ahead of Brigadier Raj Kumar, the AAP candidate.<ref name=election2017>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}</ref>

He died of cancer on 14 April 2019 at the age of 74.<ref name="auto"/>

==Life==

Chaudhary Nand Lal was born to Mr. Lachman Das in an influential [[Gujjar]] family.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Far and away in nearby Balachaur
| date= 15 November 2016
| work = The Tribune
|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/punjab/community/far-and-away-in-nearby-balachaur/323335.html}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807232723/http://punjab.gov.in/chief-parlimentary-secretaries Chief Parliamentary Secretaries]
* [http://punjab.gov.in/mlas Member of Legislative Assembly]

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[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in India]]

Zee Theatre

2026-04-09T11:10:41Z

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{{Short description|Indian general entertainment online channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Zee Theatre
| logo = Zee Theatre Logo.png
| logo_size =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2025
| owner = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| key_people =
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| language = Hindi, Urdu, English, Marathi, Gujarati
| country = [[India]]
| network = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yea|21 September 2018}}
| closed_date =
| website = {{URL|https://www.zeetheatre.com|zeetheatre.com}}
}}

'''Zee Theatre''' also known as '''Z Theater''' is a platform service by [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]].<ref name=zee>{{cite web|url=https://www.zee.com/in-the-news/zee-forays-into-theatre-with-over-100-productions-launches-zee-theatre/|title=ZEE forays into Theatre with over 100 productions – Launches 'Zee Theatre'|publisher=Zee|date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=zeetheatrebio>{{cite web|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/media/zee-to-launch-theatre-production-with-zee-theatre/49568729|title=Zee to launch theatre production with 'Zee Theatre'|publisher=The Economic Times|date=28 October 2015}}</ref> It offers a collection of recorded theatre plays, also called teleplays, produced in India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2017-01-10 |title=Zee Theatre to take 12 plays to 15 Indian cities |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/zee-theatre-to-take-12-plays-to-15-indian-cities-117011000552_1.html |access-date=2022-10-02}}</ref> Zee Theatre is developed by Zee Special Projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2015-11-22 |title=Zee to produce theatres for various platforms |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Pe61ODupt9fjqKGxtYO7hN/Zee-to-produce-theatres-for-various-platforms.html |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

==History==

Zee Theatre was officially launched on 21 September 2018 on Tata Sky (now [[Tata Play]]). [[Shailja Kejriwal]] was appointed as a Chief Creative, Special Projects at [[ZEEL]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZEE launches 'Zee Theatre', to become first indian media to foray into theatre production |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-zee-launches-zee-theatre-to-become-first-indian-media-to-foray-into-theatre-production-2139877 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, Zee Theatre broadcast international plays including ''[[The Sound of Music Live!]]'', ''[[Hairspray Live]]'', ''[[Peter Pan Live]]!'' and ''[[Billy Elliot: The Musical]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2022-05-21 |title=Zee Theatre plays will now stream on small screen |url=https://telanganatoday.com/zee-theatre-plays-will-now-stream-on-small-screen |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

In Nov and Dec. 2022, Zee Theatre launched two new teleplays ''Shadyantra'' and ''Koi Baat Chale''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seema Pahwa: 'Koi Baat Chale' can help youngsters discover the riches of Hindi, Urdu literature |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/seema-pahwa-koi-baat-chale-can-help-youngsters-discover-the-riches-of-hindi-urdu-literature-538435 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=WION}}</ref> with some of the best actors like [[Gopal Datt]], Vineet Kumar, [[Manoj Pahwa]], [[Hina Khan]], [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] & [[Chandan Roy Sanyal]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=TV actress Hina Khan to make her theatre debut with Zee's 'Shadyantra' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/tv-actress-hina-khan-to-make-her-theatre-debut-with-zees-shadyantra/articleshow/96113250.cms |access-date=2022-12-27}}</ref>

==Plays of Zee Theatre==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Play
!Genre
!Starcast
!Notes
|-
|2017
| '''Agnipankh'''
|Political Power Drama
|[[Gulki Joshi]], [[Mita Vashisth]], [[Satyajeet Dubey]], [[Satyajit Sharma]], [[Sumukha]]
|
|-
|2018
| '''Jana tha Roshanpura'''
|[[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
|[[Virendra Saxena]], Ravi Mahashabde, Samta Sagar
|<ref>{{Citation |last=Saxena |first=Veerendra |title=Jana Tha Roshanpura |date=2018-09-23 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11384918/ |type=Drama |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| '''Shireen Shah'''
|Thriller
|Joy Sengupta, [[Dilnaz Irani]] and [[Harsh Khurana]]
|<ref>{{Citation |last1=Hiwale |first1=Kalyani |title=Shireen Shah |date=2019-05-31 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11384962/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1 |type=Drama, Thriller |access-date=2023-01-12 |last2=Shrivastava |first2=Sourabh |last3=Verma |first3=Maneesh}}</ref>
|-
| '''Gudiya ki Shaadi'''
|Drama, Comedy
|[[Shweta Basu Prasad]], [[Virendra Saxena]], Samta Sagar, [[Ishtiyak Khan|Ishtiyaq Khan]], Saroj Sharma, Neha Saraf, Vikram Kochhar, Anveshi Jain
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theatre has been a part of the Indian ethos from the time of 'Natya Shastra', 'Mahabharat' |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/theatre-has-been-a-part-of-the-indian-ethos-from-the-time-of-natya-shastra-mahabharat-550777 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=WION}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2020
| '''Ladies Sangeet'''
|[[Musical theatre|Musical]]
|[[Joy Sengupta]], [[Nidhi Singh]], Siddhant Karnick, Loveleen Mishra, [[Harsh Khurana]], Sarika Singh, Monica Gupta, [[Niranjan Iyengar]], [[Mallika Singh]], Nivedita Bhargava
|<ref>{{Citation |last1=Mukhopadhyay |first1=Suman |title=Ladies Sangeet |date=2020-11-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21927630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 |type=Musical |publisher=ZEE Theatre |access-date=2023-01-12 |last2=Naresh |first2=Purva}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| '''Gunehgaar'''
|Thriller
|[[Shweta Basu Prasad]], [[Sumeet Vyas]], [[Gajraj Rao]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last1=Khurana |first1=Akarsh |title=Gunehgaar |date=2022-09-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22054074/ |type=Thriller |publisher=Troika Productions, ZEE Theatre |access-date=2023-01-12 |last2=Saikia |first2=Anurag}}</ref>
|-
|'''Shadyantra'''
|[[Thriller film|Thriller]]
|[[Kunaal Roy Kapur]], [[Hina Khan]], [[Chandan Roy Sanyal]], [[Sumukha]], [[Anang Desai]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title='Shadyantra' Trailer: Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal And Kunaal Roy Kapur Starrer 'Shadyantra' Official Trailer {{!}} Entertainment - Times of India Videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/hindi/shadyantra-trailer-hina-khan-chandan-roy-sanyal-and-kunaal-roy-kapur-starrer-shadyantra-official-trailer/videoshow/96339655.cms |access-date=2023-01-12 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
| '''Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti'''
|[[Gopal Datt]], Lisha Bajaj, [[Prajakta Koli]], Shikha Talsania
|[[Comedy film|Comedy]]
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Relive the 90s with Zee Theatre's 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti', a witty take on love and marriage! |url=https://punemirror.com/entertainment/Television/relive-the-90s-with-zee-theatre-s-yeh-shaadi-nahi-ho-sakti-a-witty-take-on-love-and-marriage/cid1676015826.htm |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=punemirror.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice, other Inhuman and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
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|date_passed = 13 December 2013
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|date_assented = 20 December 2013
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The '''Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice, other Inhuman and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013''' is a [[criminal law]] act for the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], originally drafted by anti-superstition activist and the founder of [[Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti]] (MANS), [[Narendra Dabholkar]] (1945-2013) in 2003.<ref name=2005newbill/> The act criminalises practices related to [[black magic]], [[Human sacrifice in India|human sacrifices]], use of [[Magic (paranormal)|magic remedies]] to cure ailments and other such acts which may exploit people's [[superstition]]s.<ref name="governor passed"/>

The list of banned activities was continually reduced over the years. In the aftermath of Dabholkar's murder, the resulting bill was [[promulgated]] on 26 August 2013, and was formally introduced in the winter session of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in [[Nagpur]] in December 2013.<ref name="governor passed"/>

==Overview==
The current bill has 12 clauses which criminalise only the following acts:<ref name="what"/>

"Under the pretext of removing a bhoot (ghost) from a person’s body, tying that person with a rope or a chain or a stick, assaulting them or asking them to drink water soaked in footwear, hang[ing] the person to the roof, pluck[ing] their hair, ask[ing] them to touch heated objects or forc[ing] them to conduct [a] sexual act in the open or forc[ing] the intake of urine or stool.

2. Mak[ing] financial profits by displaying so called miracles. Cheat[ing] and terroris[ing] people with the aid of such miracles.

3. With the objective of attaining supernatural powers, do[ing] something or ask[ing] others to do something that might cause injuries or risk to life.

4. At the pretext of searching for hidden treasure or water source do[ing] something that is inhuman, gruesome and ask[ing] or encourag[ing] or suggest[ing] for human life as prashad.

5. Creat[ing] a feeling of fear by giving an impression of having supernatural power or pretending that someone else has such powers or threaten[ing] that evil will befall if he/she doesn’t obey the person having such powers.

6. Creating suspicion about a person claiming that he/she performs black magic through which he/she carries evil practices and makes life difficult for that person or declar[ing] that a person is a Satan or form of Satan.

7. Beating up a person or hav[ing] a procession of a naked woman saying she is a witch or restrict[ing] her routine.

8. Threatening to invite a ghost and creating fear in the mind and misguiding people by claiming to cure a disease with the help of mantras [and] preventing medical aid.

9. Preventing medical aid and instead claiming to cure a person bitten by snake, dog or scorpion by chanting mantras or by tying threads or similar things.

10. Claiming to change the sex of the foetus in the womb by inserting fingers.

11. Giving an impression that one has supernatural powers or that the devotee was his/ her wife/ husband or paramour in past birth thereby indulging in sexual activity with such person. Having sex with a woman yearning for a child claiming to make her pregnant with supernatural powers.

12. Claiming that a differently abled person has supernatural power and using him or her for business purpose."

Although the human sacrifice is already considered murder in India, encouraging human sacrifice has been criminalised in this law.<ref name=what/> Each [[infraction]] carries a minimum sentence of six months and a maximum sentence of seven years, including a fine ranging from {{currency|5,000|INR}} to {{currency|50,000|INR}}. The offences are [[Bail|non-bailable]] and [[Cognizable offence|cognisable]].<ref name="fine"/>

The law directs the appointment and training of vigilance officers, to investigate and report these crimes to the local police station. The ranks of these officers are to be greater than the rank of a [[police inspector]].<ref name="to back"/><ref name="senior police"/><ref name="delayed move"/>

==History==
The original bill of 2003 was drafted by [[Narendra Dabholkar]].<ref name=2005newbill/> In July 2003, the draft was approved by the state government.<ref name="dust"/> The bill was sent for ratification to the [[Central Government of India|Central Government]] by [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Sushilkumar Shinde]] in August 2003.<ref name="2003bill"/> However, it was criticised for having poor definitions of terms like superstition, black magic, spells, sorcery etc.<ref name=2005newbill/> The bill was not presented in the winter session of the legislature.<ref name=dust/>

The bill was revised and redrafted by [[rationalist]] [[Shyam Manav]]. This draft was presented as ''Maharashtra Eradication of Black Magic, Evil and [[Aghori]] Practices Bill, 2005''.<ref name="2005newbill"/>

The bill was introduced for the first time in the Legislative Assembly in the winter session of 2005.<ref name="2005nagpur"/> The bill, was adopted by the Assembly on 16 December 2006, the last day of the session. The ruling [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) government faced criticism from the lack of debate from the opposition [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]].<ref name="2005adopt"/>

In 2006 there were protests against the bill, including at a demonstration in [[Pune]] on 25 February 2006. Protesters, including the [[Art of Living Foundation]] and [[Hindu Janajagruti Samiti]] (HJS) claimed the bill gave the police power to search, seize or arrest on mere suspicion. [[Shyam Manav]], president, Akhil Bharatiya Andhshraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ABANS), a major force behind the Bill, refuted these claims: "Under [[Indian Penal Code|IPC]], if anyone is obstructing the work of cops, he can be punished. We have made a comprehensive Bill to weed out crimes against people due to superstition."<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-religious-groups-fear-black-magic-of-police-1015059 Religious groups fear 'black magic' of police]</ref> At the rally a spokesperson for Janajagruti Samiti, Ramesh Shinde, said that the bill was redundant, violated religious freedom and did not acknowledge divine power. I. A. Khan, the caretaker of the [[Malanggad|Haji Malang Dargah]], agreed and added that the bill was influenced by "foreign ideas".<ref name="rally2006"/>

The bill was not presented in the 2006 monsoon session. A [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] on the condition of anonymity acknowledged that they didn't want to upset their constituencies ahead of the elections.<ref name="mahim"/>

In 2007, instead of being sent to the second house of the legislature, the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Legislative Council of Maharashtra]], it was forwarded to an investigative committee.<ref name="sceptics"/>

In July 2008, volunteers from the [[Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti]] (MANS) staged a protest in Mumbai to draw attention to the bill, where the protesters slapped themselves. They claimed that it was to remind themselves that, they had elected the wrong representatives who were not interested in the people's welfare.<ref name="2008slap"/>

On 8 November 2010, Narhari Maharaj Chaudhari, the Secretary of Maharashtra State Warkari Mahamandal representing the [[Warkari]]s, criticised the bill in a press conference stating that it has no clear definition of mental and physical torture. He also stated that it could be used to criminalise every Hindu ritual. He claimed the bill to be redundant as human sacrifice already comes under [[Indian Penal Code]]. He defended the Wakari ritual of ''wari'' and called for the bill to be scrapped.<ref name="scrap"/>

On 5 April 2011, Dabholkar, talking at a press conference, criticised television programmes promoting superstitions and called for the bill to be passed. A rally was held at [[Azad Maidan]] on 7 April to awareness about the bill.<ref name="rally2011"/> On 7 April 2011, [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Ajit Pawar]] stated that the bill will be introduced in the budget session while responding to [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Chainsukh Sancheti's queries about child sacrifices. Pawar clarified that the bill will not affect Wakari rituals or any other religious rites.<ref name="ajit2011"/>

On 7 July 2011, MANS secretary Milind Deshmukh and Dabholkar stated that an anti-superstition bill had been promised by the government since 7 July 1995 but never passed. They started a telegram-sending campaign to draw attention to the issues and also urged local leaders to send telegrams to the Chief Minister.<ref name="telegram"/>

On 20 August 2013, Narendra Dabholkar, the architect and lead campaigner behind the bill, was shot dead, while he was out on a walk. His death triggered protests and demands for the bill to be passed were made.<ref name="dead"/>

On 21 August 2013, the Maharashtra government approved the bill as an ordinance. On 24 August 2013, [[K. Sankaranarayanan]], the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] signed the ordinance. The ordinance will remain in effect until December 2013, when it will be tabled at the winter session of the state legislature.<ref name="governor passed"/> As of August 2013, the bill has been tabled thrice in the Legislative Assembly and had failed to pass each times, and has undergone 29 amendments.<ref name="changes"/>

On 4 September 2013, the ordinance was used for the first time to arrest two individuals in the [[Nanded district]], who had advertised miracles cures for AIDS, cancer and diabetes in a newspaper. Members of MANS helped the police understand which clause would be applicable.<ref name="firstblood"/> On 8 September 2013, a man claiming to be an [[avatar]] of [[Krishna]] was arrested in [[Kandivali]] under this ordinance. He was also charged under the [[Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act]] (POCSO) for molestation.<ref name="krishna"/>

The bill to enact the law was titled the ''Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill 2013'', also known as the Anti-Superstition Bill, Black Magic Bill, Anti-Jaadu Tona Bill or Jadu Tona Andhshradha Virodhi Bill.<ref name="guv signs"/>
<ref name="CM fail">{{cite news|title=CM failed to discuss Anti-Jaadu Tona Bill|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/1870464/report-cm-failed-to-discuss-anti-jaadu-tona-bill|access-date=5 October 2013|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|date=6 August 2013}}</ref> It was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 11 December 2013 by State Social Justice Minister Shivajirao Moghe.<ref name="thehindu"/> The bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 13 December<ref name="hindustantimes"/><ref name="indianexpress"/> and by the Legislative Council on 18 December 2013.<ref name="newindianexpress"/><ref name="indlawnews"/> The bill received assent from Governor Sankaranarayanan on 20 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/Stateact/2013acts/2013.30.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092815/http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/Stateact/2013acts/2013.30.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Being a state law, the bill enacted into law applies only in the comparatively well-off and well-educated state of [[Maharashtra]]. In the rest of India the population remains without comparable protection from fraudulent pretend-healers and other miracle fakers. Narendra Dalbholkar's daughter, Mukta, and other activists continue his campaign for a national-wide anti-superstition law.<ref name="rahul pawar"/><ref name="daughter"/>

==Criticism and support==
The bill has been criticised for being [[Anti-Hindu sentiment|Anti-Hindu]] and [[Antireligion|anti-religion]].<ref name=2005newbill/><ref name="bbc ban"/>

Dabholkar had responded to the criticism of the bill being anti-religious by stating that the bill does not mention any god or religion, and that it only targets fraudulent practices.<ref name="bbc ban"/>

Manav said that the Wakari sect will not find the bill objectionable, further saying that the law does not prohibit a person from performing a miracle. However, it is a crime if a person claims to perform a miracle and cheats someone.<ref name="manav wakari"/>

In the aftermath of Dabholkar's murder, journalist [[Ellen Barry (journalist)|Ellen Barry]] wrote an article for ''[[The New York Times]]'' (NYT) about the murder and interviewed a sociologist at the [[University of Pune]] about the bill, who explained that the bill had been continually watered down over the years, due to rising opposition from a few Hindus and stating:{{blockquote|What today stands as the draft legislation is a much mellowed-down position. It is a slippery area that we are talking about — what is faith, and what is blind faith. There is a thin line dividing it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/world/asia/battling-superstition-indian-paid-with-his-life.html?_r=0|title=Battling Superstition, Indian Paid With His Life|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Ellen Barry|author-link=Ellen Barry (journalist)|date=24 August 2013|access-date=8 April 2016}}</ref>}}

==Other state laws==
In the lines of the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act, the State of [[Karnataka]] also passed the bill in 2017 was notified in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/anti-superstition-law-comes-into-force-in-karnataka-act-bans-black-magic-but-exempts-body-stamping-with-gold-seals-7946911.html|title=Anti-superstition law comes into force in Karnataka; Act bans black magic, but exempts body stamping with 'gold seals'|date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

In Gujarat the Public Interest Litigation was filed seeking directions to curb inhuman and aghori practices being violative of Fundamental rights of citizens. After issuance of notice, the Gujarat Government had filed the reply before the Court stating that they will move the bill before the assembly. [https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/gujarat-high-court/gujarat-high-court-curb-inhuman-evil-practices-like-aghori-268784 Public Interest Litigation was filed before Gujarat High Court] Gujarat Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2024 was unanimously passed in State Assembly and is enacted as The Gujarat Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2024.

==See also==
* [[Godman (India)]]
* [[Superstition in India]]
* [[Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954]]

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|title=Maharashtra Ordinance No. XIV OF 2013 (Full Text)|url=http://www.bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/Mah.Ord.2013.14.PDF|publisher=[[Bombay High Court]]|access-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012025939/http://www.bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/Mah.Ord.2013.14.PDF|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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}}

==External links==
* [http://antisuperstition.org/ Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti] (AntiSuperstition.org) founded by [[Narendra Dabholkar]]
* [http://rationalthoughts.org/ The Kerala State anti superstition bill proposed by Kerala yukthivadi sangham in 2014]

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Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu

2026-04-06T23:39:28Z

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{{short description|1960 film by T. R. Ramanna}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| producer = Kanagaraj Ramakrishnan
| writer =
| screenplay = (Dialogues) Thuraiyur K. Moorthy
| story = Vinothkumar
| based_on =
| starring = [[M. R. Radha]] [[E. V. Saroja]] [[Prem Nazir]] [[R. Muthuraman]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = T. K. Rajabathar
| editing = M. V. Rajan
| studio = Ranga Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1960|7|15}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu''''' ({{translation|Unity is lifeblood}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. The film stars [[M. R. Radha]], [[E. V. Saroja]], [[Prem Nazir]] and [[R. Muthuraman]]. It was released on 15 July 1960.<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1960 – ஒன்றுபட்டால் உண்டு வாழ்வு – ரெங்கா பிக்சர்ஸ் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails10.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170519010515/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails10.asp |archive-date=19 May 2017 |access-date=19 May 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{more plot|date=July 2022}}
The moral of the story is that people cannot live without inter-dependence.

==Cast ==
The details are compiled from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> and film credits.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[M. R. Radha]]
*[[Prem Nazir]]
*[[R. Muthuraman]]
*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
*[[E. V. Saroja]]
*[[Malini (Tamil actress)|Malini]]
*[[M. Saroja]]
* [[P. D. Sambandam]]
*[[A. Veerappan]]
*Sayeeram
*Peer Mohamed
*Kolathu Mani
*Karuppiah
*Natarajan
*Sami
;Dance
*[[Sukumari]]
*Reddi
{{div col end}}

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by the duo [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=193 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer/s !! Length
|-
| "Chaayaa Chaayaa Karam Chaayaa" || [[A. L. Raghavan]]|| 02:50
|-
| "Ulagathile .. Kalangadhe Kavalaipadadhe" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[S. C. Krishnan]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[L. R. Eswari]] and group || 04:43
|-
| "Endha Naalum Sandhoshame" || K. Jamuna Rani || 03:20
|-
| "Unmaiyai Sonnavanai Ulagam" || Sirgazhi Govindarajan ||
|-
| "Enga Vaazhkaiyile Ulla Suvai" || [[P. Susheela]] & K. Jamuna Rani || 04:58
|-
| "Annaachi Vandhaachi Arivu Thelivaachu" || L. R. Eswari ||
|-
| "Thunindhaal Thunbamillai" || rowspan=2|P. Susheela || 03:10
|-
| "Chala Chala Raagathile" || 03:11
|-
| "Ondrupattal Undu Vazhvu" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] & [[Jikki]]|| 03:08
|-
| "Ellorum Innaattu Mannare" || T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan, Jikki and group ||
|}

== Reception ==
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "''Ondru Pattal Undu Vazhvoo'' is yet another Tamil production trying to cash in on the current box office trend of sublimating the workers' cause."<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 1960 |title=Onru Pattal Undu Vazhvoo |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600715&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title}}
{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1960 drama films]]
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]
[[Category:1960 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital

2026-03-30T04:15:05Z

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{{Short description|College cum hospital in Samastipur, Bihar}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital
| native_name =
| image = SRJMCH Samastipur.jpg
| other_name =
| type = [[Public]] [[Medical College]]
| established = {{Start date and age|2024}}
| affiliation = [[Bihar University of Health Sciences]]
| principal = Dr. Abha Rani Sinha
| academic_staff =
| students =
| city = Narghoghi, [[Sarairanjan]], [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]]
| state = [[Bihar]]
| region =
| postalcode = 848127
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|25.7244458|85.7227765|type:edu_region:IN-BR|display=title}}
| campus = Rural
| website =
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'''Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital''' (abbreviated as '''SRJMCH)''' is a government [[medical college]] having multiple healthcare facilities and is located in [[Samastipur, Bihar]] India. It was established in 2024.<ref name=ET240121>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurates 'Shriram Janki' medical college in Bihar's Samastipur, just day before consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-inaugurates-shriram-janki-medical-college-in-bihars-samastipur/articleshow/107034426.cms |website=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhelari |first=Amit |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Nitish dedicates 500-bed hospital named after Lord Ram and goddess Sita |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nitish-dedicates-500-bed-hospital-named-after-lord-ram-and-goddess-sita/article67762411.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref> The college is currently affiliated with [[Bihar University of Health Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Shri Ram Janaki Medical College & Hospital opened in Samastipur |url=https://khabarinfra.com/shri-ram-janaki-medical-college-hospital-opened-in-samastipur/ |website=Khabar Infra}}</ref>

The medical college, which is the 12th state government medical colleges has the provision to enroll as many as 100 students in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course from 2025-26 academic session.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UGMAC prospectus |url=https://bceceboard.bihar.gov.in/ |website=Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board | publisher = BCECE Board Patna}}</ref>

==History==

The college is named after [[Rama|Lord Rama]] and [[Sita]] because the land has been donated by Shri Ram Janaki Math for the construction of this hospital, hence this hospital has been named Shri Ram Janaki Medical College and Hospital, to provide quality medical education and healthcare services to the people of Bihar.<ref name=ET240121/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar: Nitish Kumar inaugurates Sri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital in Samastipur |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/nitish-kumar-inaugurates-sri-ram-janki-medical-college-and-hospital-in-bihars-samastipur/cid/1995385 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

Built at a cost of Rs 591 crore, Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital (SRJMCH) has a 500-bed state-of-the-art hospital, equipped with all modern facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=On Jan 21, Nitish to inaugurate medical college named after Ram and Sita |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/on-jan-21-nitish-to-inaugurate-medical-college-named-after-ram-and-sita-101705074947526.html |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> All its buildings are earthquake resistant. These buildings were constructed while following the environmental norms. The residential accommodation for the college principal, hospital superintendent, doctors, para-medical employees and students have been provided within the campus. A ‘dharmashala’ also has been built on the campus to provide temporary stay to the relatives of patients.<ref name=ET240121/>

==See also==

*[[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna]]
*[[Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences]]
*[[Patna Medical College and Hospital]]
*[[Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Medical colleges in Bihar]]
[[Category:2024 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2024]]
[[Category:Hospitals established in 2024]]
[[Category:Hospitals in India]]
[[Category:Education in Samastipur district]]

Nizam Club

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The '''Nizam Club''' is located in [[Saifabad]], [[Hyderabad, India]]. The club location is considered as heart of the Hyderabad city, which is exactly opposite to [[Telangana]] [[Legislative Assembly]] Hall. Surrounded in 4 acres land.<ref name="nizamclubindia.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nizamclubindia.com/NizamClub/jsp/aboutus.jsp |title=:: Nizam Club :: |access-date=9 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028122039/http://www.nizamclubindia.com/NizamClub/jsp/aboutus.jsp |archive-date=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==History==
The club was established on 26 September 1884 by [[Nawab]] [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]]. During those days, there was only one major club in the [[Hyderabad State]], the [[Secunderabad Club]] and it was exclusive and almost confined to the [[British Resident]] of [[Hyderabad State]].
Therefore, The then [[List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] - [[Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II]], suggested a club for gentlemen of status and culture, irrespective of race, religion or creed, be established. And the Nizam Club came into existence.

In 1885, [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]] sanctioned a monthly grant of Rs 100 towards rent for a suitable club building and this grant was continued till 1946.<ref name="deccanpost.in">[http://deccanpost.in/view_news.php?nid=6136&cid=&sid=1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814112600/http://deccanpost.in/view_news.php?nid=6136&cid=&sid=1|date=14 August 2011}}</ref>

The club was initially housed at the Abid Centre (now [[Abids]]), on a site where the old General Post Office building was subsequently located. Later, it was shifted to premises in the present Mahboobia Girls School complex.

The present premises was purchased in 1906 for a sum of Rs 30,000, located opposite to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly building<ref name="deccanpost.in"/>

==Management==
The first president of the club was [[Salar Jung II]], who continued till 1887. Since then, 24 persons served as presidents of the '''Nizam Club'''.<ref name="deccanpost.in"/><ref name="nizamclubindia.com"/>

==Structure==
The sprawling club, spread across 4 acres of land, European in style, the central structure has a stone portico with steps leading up to the raised plinth. An arched corridor spans the entire facade and wraps around to the southern portion. A beautiful wooden staircase leads up to the upper floor.
Various additions and alterations have been made to the original structure. The club records attribute the construction of a magnificent Banquet Gakk ub 1910 to Nawab Hakim ud Dowla and the creation of the Card Room designed and constructed in 1945.<ref name="nizamclubindia.com1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nizamclubindia.com/NizamClub/jsp/hallof.jsp |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325042713/http://www.nizamclubindia.com/NizamClub/jsp/hallof.jsp |archive-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Facilities==
Serving with the fleet of 300 staff,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/striking-nizam-club-employees-seek-fair-deal/article3093677.ece|title=Striking Nizam Club employees seek fair deal|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 August 2006|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The Nizam Club is one of the best club in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-13/hyderabad/27792636_1_secunderabad-club-prestigious-club-secretary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616075008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-13/hyderabad/27792636_1_secunderabad-club-prestigious-club-secretary |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-16 |title=Nizam Club V-P suspended |date=2006-12-13 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2018-06-14}}</ref>

* Library: The Club library was started in the year 1884 AD, for the use of its members. Even though it started with limited number of books, it has now grown to an extent of approximately 4000 books consisting of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's, Encyclopedia, History, Technical and literature of all languages. Nawab Nazir Yar Jung was the founder Secretary to the Library.
*Health Club: A well-equipped Gym and fitness centre for ladies with physiotherapy facilities are provided for Club members. It is popularly known as one of the best Health Club centres in the twin cities.
*Shuttle court: Two indoor shuttle courts with wooden flooring are provided for the members. The club conducts interclub annual tournaments.
*Swimming Pool: It has two full-sized swimming pools, one of which is for children under 14.
*Tennis court: Two sand tennis courts, available for members' use, are equipped with floodlights. The club is proud to say that Ms. [[Sania Mirza]], the [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] girls' doubles title winner and the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title, had started learning tennis from this court.
*Billiards: The Club maintains a billiards section, with three tables. An Inter-Club Snooker and Billiards tournament is conducted by the club every year.
*Cards Section: The club runs a 24 hour cards section. The game of cards is played based on skills of the player. The club conducts prestigious open bridge tournaments and rummy competitions and whist drives every year.
*Restaurant: existing dining hall (Dine 'n' Drink) and Banquet Gakk ub, is very popular for mutton biryani, which has been famous from the days of Nizam's Mughal chefs. The management also provides special entertainment zones for children.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nizamclubindia.com/NizamClub/jsp/facilities.jsp |title=:: Nizam Club :: |access-date=9 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027211844/http://www.nizamclubindia.com/NizamClub/jsp/facilities.jsp |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Awards==
[[INTACH]] awarded and Listed in the city's heritage for being a landmark, for its conscious restoration and preservation effort.<ref name="nizamclubindia.com1"/>

==Restoration==
Having intrinsic architectural value, the Nizam Club had been in a state of disrepair and neglect for quite some time. There is now a positive change in the building's upkeep. Sensitive restoration has been carried out to organize the utilities. The electrical fixtures are now in harmony and along with the restored furniture, have brought back the authentic heritage feel to the environment. The repairs and maintenance have been undertaken in original materials and a number of interventions reversed to restore the authentic lines and proportions.<ref name="nizamclubindia.com1"/>

==See also==
*[[List of India's gentlemen's clubs]]
*History of Hyderabad Deccan<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RW7fkzi_hA</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Gentlemen's clubs in India]]
[[Category:Culture of Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:1884 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1884]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State]]

Kodaikanal

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'''Kodaikanal''' ({{respell|ko|DYE|KAH|null}}, {{IPA|ta|ko'ɖaɪ'kaːnəl}}) is a municipality and [[hill station]] in [[Dindigul district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is situated at an altitude of {{convert|2225|m|abbr=on}} in the [[Palani Hills]] of the [[Western Ghats]]. Kodaikanal was established in 1845 to serve as a refuge from the high temperatures and [[tropical disease]]s during the summer in the plains. It is a popular tourist destination and is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" with much of the local economy is based on the [[hospitality industry]] serving [[tourism]]. As per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], the city had a population of 36,501.

==Etymology==
The word ''Kodaikanal'' is an amalgamation of two [[Tamil language]] words: ''kodai'' meaning "gift" and ''kanal'' meaning "forest" translating to "gift of the forest".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/reasons-that-make-kodaikanal-a-perfect-monsoon-travel-destination/articleshow/64191398.cms|title=Reasons that make Kodaikanal a perfect monsoon travel destination|date=16 May 2018|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225174849/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/reasons-that-make-kodaikanal-a-perfect-monsoon-travel-destination/articleshow/64191398.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The earliest references to Kodaikanal and the Palani Hills are found in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Sangam literature]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Mitchell|last=Nora|title=Indian Hill Station: Kodaikanal|publisher=University of Chicago|page=97}}</ref> Tamil composition [[Kuṟuntokai]], the second book of the anthology [[Ettuthokai]], mentions the mountainous geographic region ([[Sangam landscape|''thinai'']]) of [[Sangam landscape#Kurinji—Mountainous_Region|''Kurinji'']]. The region is associated with Hindu god [[Murugan]] and is described as a forest with [[lake]]s, [[waterfall]]s and trees like [[teak]], [[bamboo]] and [[sandalwood]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Sannyasins, Parallel Society and Hindu Replications: A Study of the Protestant Contribution to Tamil Culture in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka against a Historical Background|last=Hoole R.|first=Charles|publisher=McMaster University|year=1993|pages=71–74, 77}}</ref> The name of the region, ''Kurinji'', derives from the name of the famous flower [[Strobilanthes kunthiana|Kurinji]] found only in the hills and the occupants of the region were tribal people whose prime occupations were [[hunting]], [[Honey hunting|honey harvesting]] and [[millet]] cultivation.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Social History of Early India|last=Chattopadhyaya|first=Brajadulal|date=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-8-1317-1958-9|pages=33|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Untouchability: A Historical Study Upto 1500 A.D. : with Special Reference to Tamil Nadu|last=Hanumanthan|first=Krishnaswamy Ranaganathan|date=1979|publisher=Koodal Publishers|pages=123–124|language=en}}</ref> The hills were populated by the [[Palaiyar]] tribal people.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thurston|first=E.|year=1909|title=Castes and Tribes of South India. Vol IV|publisher=Government press|location=Madras}}</ref>

[[File:Kodai Coakers Walk 1900.jpg|thumb|left|Coakers Walk in 1900]]

In 1821, a [[East India Company|British]] Lieutenant, B. S. Ward, climbed up from his headquarters in the Kunnavan village to Kodaikanal to survey the area and reported of beautiful hills with a healthy climate with about 4,000 people living in well-structured villages.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Capt. B.S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rBgYAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Madras+Journal+of+Literature+and+Science%22+%22vol+vi%22&pg=PA280|title=Memoir of the Vuragherry and Kunnandaven Mountains|publisher=Madras Journal of literature and Science|year=1837|page=280|access-date=27 December 2023|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227031305/https://books.google.com/books?id=rBgYAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Madras+Journal+of+Literature+and+Science%22+%22vol+vi%22&pg=PA280|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1834, J.C Wroughten, then [[District collector|revenue collector]] of [[Madurai|Madura]] and C. R. Cotton, a member of the [[Madras Presidency]]'s board of revenue, climbed up the hills from [[Devadanapatti]].<ref name="HM">{{cite book|title=Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal|first=Ameer|last=Shahul|year=2023|isbn=978-9-3907-4202-8|publisher=Pan Macmillan}}</ref> In 1836, [[botanist]] [[Robert Wight]] visited Kodaikanal and recorded his observations in the 1837 ''Madras Journal of Literature and Science''.<ref name="RW">{{cite book|last=Wight|first=Robert|title=Observations on the Pulney Mountains|publisher=Madras Journal|volume=5|page=280}}</ref> In 1852, Major J. M. Partridge of the Bombay Army built a house and was the person to settle there.<ref name="HM"/> In 1853, only six to seven houses were there when then Governor of Madras Presidency [[Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet|Charles Trevelyan]] visited in 1860.<ref name="FL"/> In 1862, [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions|American missionary]] [[The Scudder family of missionaries in India#First generation|David Coit Scudder]] arrived.<ref name="HM"/> In 1863, acting on a suggestion of Vere Levinge, then collector of Madurai, an artificial lake was formed.<ref name="FL"/>

In 1867, Major J. M. Partridge imported Australian [[eucalyptus]] and [[acacia|wattle]] trees and in 1872, Lt. Coaker cut a path along the steep south east facing ridge which overlooks the plains below and prepared a descriptive map the region.<ref name="Shola"/><ref name="CW"/> In the later half of the 19th century, it became a regular summer retreat for American missionaries and other European diplomats as a refuge from the high temperatures and [[Tropical disease#Relation of climate to tropical diseases|tropical disease]]s of the plains.<ref name="CR">{{cite book|last=Crossette|first=Barbara|publisher=Basic Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EEBhMxZu7LMC|title=The Great Hill Stations of Asia|year=1999|isbn=978-0-4650-1488-0}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Brit">{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kodaikanal|title=Kodaikanal|publisher=[[Britannica]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173347/https://www.britannica.com/place/Kodaikanal|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1901, the first observations commenced at the [[Kodaikanal Observatory]].<ref name="SO"/> In 1909, the area had developed into a small town with 151 houses and a functioning post office, churches, clubs, schools and shops.<ref name="CR"/> In 1914, the ghat road was completed.<ref name="FL"/> It continued to serve as a summer retreat during the [[British Raj]] and became a popular hill station later.<ref name="TT">{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/kodaikanal|title=Kodaikanal|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216221734/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/kodaikanal|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:AMS-Kodaikanal.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Topographic map (1955)]]
The town sits on a [[plateau]] above the southern [[escarpment]] of the upper [[Palani Hills]] at {{convert|2225|m}}, between the Parappar and Gundar valleys.<ref name="Brit"/> These hills form the eastward spur of the [[Western Ghats]] on the western side of [[South India]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Nutritional, Antinutritional, and Nutraceutical Aspects|first1=V. R.|last1=Mohan|first2=P. S.|last2=Tresina|first3=A.|last3=Doss|year=2019|isbn=978-0-4296-6308-6|publisher=Apple Academic Press}}</ref> It has an irregular basin as its heartland, the center of which is now [[Kodaikanal Lake]]. The lake is a man-made lake of circumference {{convert|5|km}}, formed by blocking three water streams in 1863.<ref name="FL"/><ref name="GT">{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.com/kodaikanal/history-culture.php|title=Kodaikanal history|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227065347/https://www.tamilnadutourism.com/kodaikanal/history-culture.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

North of the town, high hills slope down into the villages and on the east, the hill slopes less abruptly into the lower Palani. A precipitous escarpment facing the [[Cumbum, Tamil Nadu|Cumbum valley]] is on the south with a plateau leading to [[Manjampatti Valley]] in the [[Anamalai Hills]] in the west. There are many streams and waterfalls.

===Flora and fauna===
[[File:Strobilanths kunthiana.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Native vegetation includes [[Strobilanthes kunthiana|Kurinji]] flower that blooms once in 12 years.]]
In 1836, botanist Robert Wight visited Kodaikanal and recorded over 100 plant specimens.<ref name="RW"/> In 1861, [[Douglas Hamilton]] recorded 114 species of birds in Kodaikanal.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://forest.kerala.gov.in/images/managementplan/eravikulam/2.mangementplan.pdf|title=Management plan|publisher=[[Government of Kerala]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706190814/https://forest.kerala.gov.in/images/managementplan/eravikulam/2.mangementplan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1867, [[William Thomas Blanford|W T Blanford]] described a new species ''Callene albiventris'' of [[White-bellied blue robin]], obtained by [[Samuel B. Fairbank|Samuel Fairbank]] from the Palani Hills.<ref>{{cite journal|author= Blanford, WT|year=1867|title= On a new species of ''Callene'' from the Pulney Hills in Southern India|journal= Proc. Zool. Soc. London|pages=832–834|url=https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1867zool#page/832/mode/1up/}}</ref> The native vegetation consisted of [[Meadow]]s and [[grassland]]s on the hillsides with [[shola]] forests in the valleys. When the British established the town, big invasive species of [[pine]], [[Acacia sensu lato|wattle]] and [[eucalyptus]] were planted and they became the dominant species replacing the native shola forests.<ref name="Shola">{{cite book|title=Regeneration of Indigenous Shola Species Under Exotic Pine Plantations in the Palni Hills, South India|first=Birgit|last=Einhellinger|year=2016|isbn=978-3-6682-3874-9|publisher=GRIN Verlag}}</ref><ref name="SA">{{cite web|url=https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/the-next-big-thing|title=The Next Big Thing|date=6 June 2006|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=Sanctuary Asia|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227035403/https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/the-next-big-thing|url-status=live}}</ref> There are numerous [[pear]] trees with flowering [[rhododendron]] and [[magnolia]] trees.<ref name="FL">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.frontline.in/archives.htm|title=The declining Kodai|magazine=Frontline|page=74-81|date=26 May 1989|access-date=29 September 2011|archive-date=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304001544/http://www.frontline.in/archives.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Strobilanthes kunthiana|Kurinji]] flower that blooms only once in 12 years is unique to the town.<ref name="TT"/>

[[Nilgiri Tahr]]s were reported in the open grasslands in the region in the 19th century.<ref name="SA"/> Other major fauna include [[Indian elephant]], [[Indian gaur]] and [[Flying squirrel]]. There are many species of butterflies also found in the region.<ref name="TN"/> After multiple proposals over the years, the [[Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary]] was notified by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in 2013 and covers over {{convert|700|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="TN">{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/kodaikanal-wildlife-sanctuary|title=Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=5 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205191904/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/kodaikanal-wildlife-sanctuary|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/conservation/a-sanctuary-and-many-challenges/article7809257.ece|title=A sanctuary and many challenges|date=28 October 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227035403/https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/conservation/a-sanctuary-and-many-challenges/article7809257.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The lake has various introduced fishes.<ref name="GT"/>

===Climate===
Kodaikanal has a monsoon-influenced [[Oceanic climate|subtropical highland climate]] (''Cwb'', according to the [[Köppen climate classification]], bordering on ''Cfb''). The temperatures remain cool throughout the year due to the high elevation.

{{Weather box
| location = Kodaikanal (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 25.4
| Feb record high C = 24.7
| Mar record high C = 26.7
| Apr record high C = 26.1
| May record high C = 27.8
| Jun record high C = 25.1
| Jul record high C = 23.9
| Aug record high C = 22.9
| Sep record high C = 22.8
| Oct record high C = 22.7
| Nov record high C = 23.4
| Dec record high C = 24.5
| year record high C = 27.8
| Jan high C = 18.6
| Feb high C = 19.4
| Mar high C = 20.8
| Apr high C = 21.0
| May high C = 21.2
| Jun high C = 19.4
| Jul high C = 18.1
| Aug high C = 18.2
| Sep high C = 18.6
| Oct high C = 17.9
| Nov high C = 16.9
| Dec high C = 17.4
| year high C = 19.0
| Jan low C = 8.8
| Feb low C = 9.1
| Mar low C = 10.7
| Apr low C = 12.1
| May low C = 13.0
| Jun low C = 12.4
| Jul low C = 11.9
| Aug low C = 11.8
| Sep low C = 11.7
| Oct low C = 11.2
| Nov low C = 10.3
| Dec low C = 9.4
| year low C = 11.0
| Jan record low C = 2.7
| Feb record low C = 3.8
| Mar record low C = 4.4
| Apr record low C = 6.1
| May record low C = 7.8
| Jun record low C = 5.0
| Jul record low C = 8.6
| Aug record low C = 8.3
| Sep record low C = 8.3
| Oct record low C = 5.6
| Nov record low C = 3.9
| Dec record low C = 2.8
| year record low C = 2.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 22.0
| Feb rain mm = 37.2
| Mar rain mm = 49.0
| Apr rain mm = 122.5
| May rain mm = 144.1
| Jun rain mm = 89.1
| Jul rain mm = 101.9
| Aug rain mm = 156.1
| Sep rain mm = 199.8
| Oct rain mm = 269.6
| Nov rain mm = 259.9
| Dec rain mm = 127.6
| year rain mm = 1578.7
| Jan rain days = 1.6
| Feb rain days = 1.6
| Mar rain days = 3.5
| Apr rain days = 7.6
| May rain days = 9.2
| Jun rain days = 8.7
| Jul rain days = 8.2
| Aug rain days = 9.8
| Sep rain days = 11.3
| Oct rain days = 14.0
| Nov rain days = 11.2
| Dec rain days = 6.1
| year rain days = 92.8
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 74
| Feb humidity = 72
| Mar humidity = 69
| Apr humidity = 79
| May humidity = 84
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 88
| Aug humidity = 88
| Sep humidity = 88
| Oct humidity = 89
| Nov humidity = 88
| Dec humidity = 80
|year humidity = 82
| Jan sun = 248.0
| Feb sun = 220.4
| Mar sun = 235.6
| Apr sun = 210.0
| May sun = 192.2
| Jun sun = 117.0
| Jul sun = 99.2
| Aug sun = 114.7
| Sep sun = 114.0
| Oct sun = 124.0
| Nov sun = 132.0
| Dec sun = 158.1
| year sun =
| Jand sun = 8.0
| Febd sun = 7.8
| Mard sun = 7.6
| Aprd sun = 7.0
| Mayd sun = 6.2
| Jund sun = 3.9
| Juld sun = 3.2
| Augd sun = 3.7
| Sepd sun = 3.8
| Octd sun = 4.0
| Novd sun = 4.4
| Decd sun = 5.1
|yeard sun = 5.4
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]] (sun 1971–2000)<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>
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| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Kodaikanal Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 419–420
| access-date = 1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
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| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M197
| access-date = 1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDsun>{{cite web
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| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Daily%20Normals%20of%20Global%20&%20Diffused%20Radiations%20%201971_2000.pdf
| title = Table 3 Monthly mean duration of Sun Shine (hours) at different locations in India
| work = Daily Normals of Global & Diffuse Radiation (1971–2000)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M-3
| access-date = 1 March 2020
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Kodaikanal had a population of 36,501 with a sex-ratio of 1,004 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 3,893 were under the age of six, constituting 1,945 males and 1,948 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 19.86% and .28% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 79.78%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of 9,442 households. There were a total of 14,103 workers, comprising 163 cultivators, 744 main agricultural labourers, 130 in household industries, 12,118 other workers, 948 marginal workers, 10 marginal cultivators, 51 marginal agricultural labourers, 34 marginal workers in household industries and 853 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Kodaikanal|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=691034|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145123/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=691034|url-status=live}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Kodaikanal had 48.8% [[Hindu]]s, 12% [[Muslims]], 38.7% [[Christians]], 0.5% following other religions or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015|archive-date=13 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Economy==
The economy of Kodaikanal predominantly depends on [[tourism]] with about 3.2 million tourists visiting in 2009.<ref name="anon">{{cite book|title=Tourism in forest areas of Western Ghats|year=2001|location=Bangalore|author1=S. Molur|author2=K.G. Smith|author3=B.A. Daniel|author4=W.R.T. Darwall|url=http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-540-001.pdf|page=82|access-date=26 September 2011|archive-date=23 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223072133/http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-540-001.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Changes are made every year in the summer in preparation for the peak tourist season with major roads converted into one-way lanes to regulate the constant inflow of traffic and special police are brought in for the safety of the tourists and protection of local businesses. [[Plum]]s, [[pear]]s, [[Piperaceae|pepper]]s, [[carrot]]s, [[cauliflower]], [[cabbage]], [[garlic]] and [[onion]]s are cultivated by [[terrace (agriculture)|terrace farmers]] in surrounding villages and are trucked to the market.

==Administration==
Kodaikanal is administered by the Kodaikanal municipality, established in 1899. It became a Grade Two municipality in 1960, upgraded to first grade in the year 1975 and Selection Grade in 1983. It is a Special Grade Municipality with effect from 31 May 1994. The Municipal Council has 24 wards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kodaikanal/|title=Kodaikanal, urban administration|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203122908/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kodaikanal/|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a government run hospital and a few private centers, which are not equipped for complicated diagnoses and surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kodaikanal/hospitals/|title=Kodaikanal, hospitals|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924232322/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kodaikanal/hospitals/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Laws ghat road.jpg|thumb|Ghat road in the early 1900s]]
Early travelers traveled {{convert|50|km|mi|sp=us}} by [[bullock cart]] and then the last {{convert|18|km|mi|sp=us}} journey to Kodaikanal was undertaken by foot, horse, or [[palanquin]]s with hired [[coolie]]s. In 1854, an improved {{convert|16|km|mi|sp=us}} bridle path was built and was extended up to Kodaikanal in 1878. Engineer Major G. C. Law was deputed to study and submit a plan to build a motor-able road to the hills and the road was finally completed in 1914 and opened for public traffic in 1916.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kodaikanal.com/history.htm|title=Kodaikanal — History|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=Kodaikanal.com|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227033154/http://www.kodaikanal.com/history.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The road is currently designated as [[SH-156 (Tamil Nadu, India)|SH-156]] with a length of {{convert|52.4|km|mi|sp=us}} and starts at the intersection with [[Grand Southern Trunk Road]] (NH-45), about {{convert|8|km|mi|sp=us}} west of [[Batlagundu]]. Also, during [[World War II]], the [[Kodaikanal–Munnar Road]], an evacuation road from Kodaikanal along the hillcrest to [[Top Station]] and [[Munnar]] was built, which was abandoned in 1990.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bradnock|first=Roma & Bob|title=South India handbook: the travel guide|publisher=Footprint Handbooks|location=Bath, England|year=2000|page=[https://archive.org/details/footprintsouthin00foot/page/171 171]|chapter=Kodaikanal|isbn=1-900949-81-4|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim5jwTAxGEC&q=%22highest+road%22+in+peninsular+India&pg=PA171|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/footprintsouthin00foot/page/171}}</ref> The two main road routes to reach Kodaikanal are via [[Palani]] and Batlagundu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dindigul.nic.in/tourist-place/kodaikanal/|title=About Kodaikanal|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928174247/https://dindigul.nic.in/tourist-place/kodaikanal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bus services are operated by the state owned [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]] (TNSTC).

In 1875, the Indian Railways extended its line from [[Chennai]] to [[Tirunelveli]] and a train station named [[Kodaikanal Road railway station|Kodaikanal Road]] to facilitate visits to Kodaikanal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Kodaikanal Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|url=http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/kodaikanal/abcity_Historical%20Moments.htm|title=Historical Moments|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324043243/http://www.municipality.tn.gov.in/kodaikanal/abcity_Historical%20Moments.htm|archive-date=24 March 2009}}</ref> The nearest railway stations are [[Palani railway station|Palani]] ({{convert|64|km|disp=or}}) and Kodaikanal Road ({{convert|80|km|disp=or}}). The nearest major rail-head is [[Madurai Junction]] ({{convert|114|km|disp=or}}) in the east. The Kodaikanal-Gudalur Railway line was under the contemplation from 1889 with the first survey in 1897 and several surveys till 1920. In 1922, the district board of Madurai initiated the Government to cancel the sanction of the railway line.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1656/1/lsd_02_07_02-03-1959.pdf|title=Lok Sabha debates, 1959|page=112|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of India]]|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326023528/https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1656/1/lsd_02_07_02-03-1959.pdf|url-status=live}}.</ref> The nearest airports are [[Madurai International Airport]] ({{convert|115|km|disp=or}}) and [[Coimbatore International Airport]] ({{convert|170|km|disp=or}}) with regular flights from/to major domestic destinations and international destinations like [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[Colombo]] and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_generalinfo.jsp|title=Coimbatore Airport|access-date=26 July 2015|publisher=airportsindia.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804052414/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_generalinfo.jsp|archive-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>

==Education==
Kodaikanal comes under the Vaththalagundu educational district. The town has a government school and many private schools. There are a few colleges, major of which is the [[Kodaikanal Christian College]] and [[Mother Teresa Women's University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu Governor Appoints K Kala As Vice-Chancellor Of Mother Teresa Women's University|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/tamil-nadu-governor-appoints-k-kala-vice-chancellor-of-mother-teresa-womens-university|access-date=1 February 2023|work=NDTV|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201044157/https://www.ndtv.com/education/tamil-nadu-governor-appoints-k-kala-vice-chancellor-of-mother-teresa-womens-university|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Tourism and recreation==
[[File:Kodai_Lake.jpg|thumb|[[Kodaikanal Lake]] is one of the most popular geographic landmarks]]
Kodaikanal has several [[Club (organization)|club]]s and [[civil society]] organizations operating for social, charitable and environmental goals. Established clubs in Kodaikanal include Kodaikanal Boat Club (1890), [[Kodaikanal Golf Club]] (1895), Indian Club (1915), Kodaikanal Lions Club (1985) and Rotary Club. In 1890, the Kodaikanal Missionary Union (KMU) was formed to enable missionaries of various denominations to come together for recreation and in 1923 it built an [[Edwardian]] style clubhouse, which was handed over to Kodaikanal International School in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite book|author=Heideman, Eugene P.|title=From Mission to Church: The Reformed Church in America Mission to India|publisher=Eerdmans Publishing|page=348|year=2001|isbn=978-0-8028-4900-7}}</ref> Kodaikanal has several [[social service]] societies which promote local trade including the Kodaikanal People Development Group (KOPDEG), which has been successful in providing employment for marginalized women and marketing their products.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2007/02/11/stories/2007021100330700.htm|title=Kodaikanal People Development Group|access-date=5 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204060530/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2007/02/11/stories/2007021100330700.htm|archive-date=4 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The cottage crafts shop at Anna Salai is run by the voluntary organization, Coordinating Council for Social Concerns in Kodai (CORSOK) and the Potter's Shed, selling locally made pottery was established in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=Bethania|url=http://www.bethaniakids.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_individual_ministry&ministryPK=6|title=Potter's Shed, Kodaikanal|archive-date=25 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825161115/http://www.bethaniakids.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_individual_ministry&ministryPK=6|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kodaikanal Lake Protection Council and Vattakkanal Organization for Youth, Community and Environment (VOYCE) are organizations involved in preserving Kodaikanal's environment.

There are many [[Hindu temples#South Indian temples|Hindu temples]], [[mosque]]s and [[Church (building)|churches]]. [[Kuzhanthai Velappar temple]] is believed to have been built three thousand years ago by the [[Chera dynasty|Cheras]] and consists of a [[Murugan]] idol made of Dashabashanam (10 metal alloys) believed to have been conscreated by [[Bhogar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/new.php?id=2315|lang=ta|work=[[Dinamalar]]|title=Kuzhanthai Velappar temple|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225174849/https://temple.dinamalar.com/new.php?id=2315|url-status=live}}</ref> Kurinji Andavar Temple which takes its name from the indigenous Kurinji flower that blooms once in 12 years at the location, was built in 1924 and is dedicated to Lord Murugan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/honouring-the-kurinji/article7167847.ece|title=Honouring the Kurinji|date=4 May 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121030732/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/honouring-the-kurinji/article7167847.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="OL">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/travel/kodaikanal-naturally-beautiful-news-220377|work=Outlook|title=Kodaikanal naturally beautiful|date=September 2022|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173347/https://www.outlookindia.com/travel/kodaikanal-naturally-beautiful-news-220377|url-status=live}}</ref> La Saleth Church is a church dedicated to [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]], located near Coaker’s Walk.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 December 2022|title=The Shrine of La Saleth - Kodai's French Connection|work=The Kodai Chronicle|url=https://www.thekodaichronicle.com/community/the-shrine-of-la-saleth-kodais-french-connection/|access-date=1 February 2023|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201052453/https://www.thekodaichronicle.com/community/the-shrine-of-la-saleth-kodais-french-connection/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Silver Cascade Waterfalls- Kodaikanal.jpg|thumb|Silver Cascade waterfall]]

[[Kodaikanal Lake]] is an artificial, roughly star-shaped {{convert|45|ha|adj=on}} lake built in 1863 and is Kodaikanal's most popular geographic landmark and tourist attraction with rowboats and [[pedalo]]s that can be hired at the Kodaikanal Boat Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/kodaikanal-lake|title=Kodaikanal Lake|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173354/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/kodaikanal-lake|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Berijam Lake]] is an artificial lake located {{convert|22|km|abbr=on}} from Kodaikanal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/berijam-lake|title=Berijam Lake|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173357/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/berijam-lake|url-status=live}}</ref> Bear Shola falls is a waterfall located about {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} from Kodaikanal inside the forest with the water flow rate varying depending on the [[monsoon]]s.<ref name="OL"/> Bryant Park is a landscaped park on the eastern side of Kodaikanal Lake, is named after the British officer who founded it and hosts an annual flower show in May.<ref name="OL"/> Coaker's Walk is a {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}} walkway constructed by Lt. Coaker in 1872 running along the edge of slopes on the south from which there is an unhindered view of the valley and plains below.<ref name="CW">{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/coakers-walk|title=Coakers walk|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173348/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/coakers-walk|url-status=live}}</ref> Dolphin Nose is a viewpoint that offers a panoramic view of the valley and can be reached by a {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} trek on an unguarded narrow path.<ref name="OL"/>

Green valley view is located {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} from the Kodaikanal lake and offers a view of the [[Vaigai Dam|Vaigai dam]] located below.<ref name="OL"/> In 1906, with a view to growing valuable timber, H.D. Bryant started the Kodaikanal pine plantations in the south-west of Kodaikanal and the [[Pine trees|Pine forests]] have become a tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite book|author=Madras (India : State)|author2=B. S. Baliga (Rao Bahadur)|title=Tamil Nadu district gazetteers|publisher=Printed by the Superintendent, Govt. Press|year=2002|page=166}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/pine-forest-kodaikanal|title=Pine forest|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=22 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222180735/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/pine-forest-kodaikanal|url-status=live}}</ref> Pillar rocks are two {{convert|122|m|abbr=on}} high rock-formations situated {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} from the Kodaikanal lake.<ref name="OL"/> Shenbaganur museum is located {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} from the Kodaikanal lake and has an orchidarium along with an archaeological museum.<ref name="OL"/> Silver Cascade is a {{convert|100|ft|abbr=on}} waterfall formed by the overflowing waters of the Kodaikanal lake, located {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} ahead of town.<ref name="OL"/> Located on the outskirts of Kodaikanal, [[Guna Caves|Guna caves]], made popular by the Tamil movie [[Gunaa]] and previously called Devil's Kitchen, are deep bat-infested chambers between the gigantic boulders that are the pillar rocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/guna-caves|title=Guna caves|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173356/https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/guna-caves|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Kodaikanal Solar Observatory]], {{convert|6|km}} from the bus-stand on Observatory Road, at {{convert|2343|m}} is the highest location near Kodaikanal. The first observations were commenced here in 1901.<ref name="SO">{{cite web|work=Indian Institute of Astrophysics|access-date=13 March 2007|url=http://www.iiap.res.in/centers/kodai|title=A Brief History, Solar Observatory at Kodaikanal|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717041929/http://www.iiap.res.in/centers/kodai|url-status=live}}</ref> Former Director [[John Evershed]] discovered the phenomenon of radial motion in [[sunspot]]s, now known as the [[Evershed effect]]. The Kodaikanal [[Refracting telescope|Terrestrial Telescope]] can view a grand panorama including Sothupparai Dam, [[Vaigai Dam]], Periyakulam and Varaha river. This [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] facility has a comprehensive [[Astronomy|astronomical]] [[science museum]] with organized public tours, access to the astronomy library, and scheduled night-time telescopic sky viewing.<ref name="SO"/>

==Environmental pollution==
{{see|Kodaikanal Mercury Poisoning}}

In 1983, a second-hand mercury thermometer factory was relocated from [[New York (state)|New York]] to Kodaikanal. The factory, owned by [[Unilever]], was shut down in 2001 over allegations of mercury contamination and serious environmental violations.<ref name="IE">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/feb/09/heavy-metal-book-on-kodaikanal-mercury-poisoning-catastrophe-to-release-on-february-10-2545881.html|title=Heavy metal book on Kodaikanal mercury poisoning catastrophe|date=9 February 2023|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=10 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710140945/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/feb/09/heavy-metal-book-on-kodaikanal-mercury-poisoning-catastrophe-to-release-on-february-10-2545881.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By the time the factory was closed, air and water-borne [[Mercury (element)#Toxicity and safety|mercury emissions]] had already contaminated large areas of the town including the Kodaikanal Lake and the surrounding forests. The dispersed contaminants are projected to remain in the soil for centuries.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 August 2007|title=Prevent mercury pollution|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/23/stories/2007082352980300.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104021328/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/23/stories/2007082352980300.htm |archive-date=4 November 2007|orig-year=23 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mercury-may-be-present-in-kodaikanal-forest-soil-for-centuries/article66661779.ece|title=Mercury may be present in Kodaikanal forest soil for centuries|date=26 March 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=24 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724055138/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mercury-may-be-present-in-kodaikanal-forest-soil-for-centuries/article66661779.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> A committee was appointed by the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|ministry of labour]] in 2011 to investigate the issue. The committee estimated that about 11.2 tonnes of mercury could have been dispersed into the air and disposed as waste from the thermometer factory.<ref name="IE"/>

Initially, Unilever denied dumping the wastes, denied compensation for the workers affected by the mercury poisoning and refused to take up the responsibility of cleaning up the contaminated soil.<ref name="IA">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/kodaikanal-mercury-contamination-unilever-pays-settlement-workers-312550-2016-03-09|title=Kodaikanal mercury contamination: Why Unilever is paying settlement to its 591 workers|date=10 March 2016|access-date=1 December 2023|work=[[India Today]]|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173347/https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/kodaikanal-mercury-contamination-unilever-pays-settlement-workers-312550-2016-03-09|url-status=live}}</ref> After years of legal proceedings in the [[Madras High Court]], Unilever agreed to compensate the workers in 2016.<ref name="IA"/> Site remediation studies were undertaken by various national bodies to assess the clean-up that required to be done.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Kodaikanal-mercury-poisoning-case-and-Hindustan-Unilever/article59784547.ece|title=Ensure a credible clean-up in Kodaikanal|date=17 November 2021|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225173347/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Kodaikanal-mercury-poisoning-case-and-Hindustan-Unilever/article59784547.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Following an order of the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] and the [[National Green Tribunal]] in 2018, Unilever was asked to carry out site remediation work. The company began removing the hazardous materials in 2021. Several complaints were raised by the locals and non-governmental organizations that the company was flouting procedural norms, while Unilever denied these allegations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Jun/24/hindustan-unilever-begins-mercury-remediation-work-in-kodaikanal-activists-allege-violations-2320967.html|title=Hindustan Unilever begins mercury remediation work in Kodaikanal, activists allege violations|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=25 June 2021|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

The [[Government of Tamil Nadu|state government]] has banned the usage of plastic bags due to the pollution caused by them to the fragile ecosystem.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seal Kodaikanal shops using single-use plastic|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/96896311.cms|date=11 January 2023|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Kodaikanal has been the location for many movie shootings including ''[[Darling, Darling, Darling]]'' (1982), [[Welcome to Kodaikanal]] (1992). ''[[Guna (film)|Guna]]'' (1991), ''[[Manjummel Boys]]'' and ''[[Rasavathi]]'' (2024) <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/what-a-hit-film-can-teach-us-about-saving-our-hill-stations/|title=What a hit film can teach us about saving our hill stations|date=30 March 2024|access-date=1 April 2024|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=1 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401014003/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/what-a-hit-film-can-teach-us-about-saving-our-hill-stations/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [[Charlotte C. Wyckoff|Charlotte Chandler Wyckoff]]: ''Kodaikanal: 1845-1945.'' London Mission Press, Nagercoil, Travancore, Indien. 1945. [https://archive.org/embed/KODAI1845195]
* Nora Mitchell: ''The Indian Hill Station Kodaikanal''. Research paper, University of Chicago, Department of Geography, No. 141. Chicago Ill., 1972.
* Volker Winkler: ''Kodaikanal. Land of the Clouds''. Hillsboro Press, Franklin (Tennessee) 1999.

==External links==
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*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Kodaikanal|volume=15|short=x}}
{{Wikivoyage|Kodaikanal}}

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Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura

2026-03-25T21:43:47Z

RowenaTardent: brief refined lead for clarity further and updated info for consistency

{{Short description|13th-century Hindu temple in Karnataka, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox Mandir
| name = Chennakesava Temple (ಶ್ರೀ ಚೆನ್ನಕೇಶವ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ)
| image = Le temple de Chennakesava (Somanathapura, Inde) (14465165685).jpg
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| caption = Keshava temple at Somanathpura (also spelled Keshava temple, Somnathpur)
| coordinates = {{coord|12|16|32.49|N|76|52|53.95|E|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = India#India Karnataka
| locale = [[Somanathapura, Mysuru|Somanathapura]], [[Mysuru]], [[India]]
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| deity = Keshava ([[Vishnu]])
| festivals=
| architecture = [[Hoysala architecture]]
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 1258<ref name="Evans1997p11"/>
| creator = Somanatha Dandanayaka
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| designation1_offname = [[Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas]]
| designation1_date = 2023 (45th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])
| designation1_number = 1670<ref>{{cite web |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1670 |title=Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas |access-date=2023-09-24}}</ref>
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The '''Chennakesava Temple''', also referred to as '''Chennakeshava Temple''' and '''Keshava Temple''', is a [[Vaishnava]] Hindu temple on the banks of River [[Kaveri]] at [[Somanathapura, Mysuru|Somanathapura]], [[Mysuru]], [[Karnataka]], India. The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala King [[Narasimha III]]. It is located {{convert|38|km}} east of [[Mysuru]] city.<ref>[http://ignca.nic.in/kts_about.htm Keshava Temple, Somnathpura, Mysore District Karnataka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023021528/http://ignca.nic.in/kts_about.htm |date=23 October 2017 }}, Government of Karnataka, India</ref>{{refn|group=note|name=1258or1268}}

The ornate temple is a model illustration of the [[Hoysala architecture]]. The temple is enclosed in a courtyard with a pillared corridor of small shrines (damaged). The main temple in the center is on a high star-shaped platform with three symmetrical sanctums (''garbha-griha''), set in a square matrix (89' x 89') oriented along the east–west and north–south axes.<ref name="Allen1991p217">{{cite book|author=Margaret Prosser Allen|title=Ornament in Indian Architecture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vyXxEX5PQH8C&pg=PA217|year=1991|publisher=University of Delaware Press|isbn=978-0-87413-399-8|page=217}}</ref> The western sanctum was for a statue of Kesava (missing), the northern sanctum of Janardhana and the southern sanctum of Venugopala, all forms of Vishnu.<ref name="Bunce2002p118">{{cite book|author=Fredrick W. Bunce|title=The Iconography of Architectural Plans: A Study of the Influence of Buddhism and Hinduism on Plans of South and Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnPqAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=DK|isbn=978-81-246-0200-3|pages=118–120}}</ref> The sanctums share a common community hall (''sabha-mandapa'') with many pillars. The outer walls, the inner walls, the pillars and the ceiling of the temple are intricately carved with theological iconography of [[Hinduism]] and display extensive friezes of Hindu texts such as the ''[[Ramayana]]'' (southern section), the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' (northern section) and the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'' (western section of the main temple).<ref name="Evans1997p11">{{cite book|author=Kirsti Evans|title=Epic Narratives in the Hoysaḷa Temples: The Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata, and Bhāgavata Purāṇa in Haḷebīd, Belūr, and Amṛtapura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v-0yalYlNDkC |year=1997|publisher=BRILL Academic|isbn=90-04-10575-1|pages=10–11}}</ref>

The Chennakesava temple, states author George Michell, represents the climax of the development in Hoysala temple style and yet is also unique in many ways.<ref name="Michell1977p146">{{cite book|author=George Michell|title=The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ajgImLs62gwC |year=1977|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53230-1|pages=146–148}}</ref>

In 2023, the Somanathapura temple, along with the [[Hoysaleswara Temple]] at [[Halebidu]] and the [[Chennakeshava Temple, Belur|Chennakeshava Temple]] at [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]], was declared a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] as part of the [[Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1670/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The Somanathapura town was founded in the 13th century by a general named Somanatha (Someya Dandanayaka in some inscriptions). He was working for the Hoysala King [[Narasimha III]].{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=16-18}}<ref name=Usharani486>HS Usharani (2012), [https://www.jstor.org/stable/44156241 Somanathapura temples and their oil requirements in epigraphs], Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 73 (2012), pp. 486-489</ref> Somanatha created an [[Agraharam|Agrahara]], that is granted land to Brahmins and dedicated resources to build and maintain temples therein.<ref name=Usharani486/> The town (''pura'') became known after the name of the patron, Somanatha-pura. The location is also referred by alternate spellings, such as Somnathpur.<ref name="Michell1977p146"/>

In the middle of the new settlement, Somanatha built the Kesava temple and consecrated it in 1258 CE.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=16-18}}{{refn|group=note|name=1258or1268|Some sources mention 1268 CE based on an inscription found in a nearby Shiva temple, but most scholars state that that inscription is better interpreted that the temple was operating in 1268. Other inscriptions suggest the 1258 CE and this year is found in scholarly sources.<ref name="Evans1997p11"/>{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=16-18}}}} This was a [[Vaishnavism]] tradition temple. In addition to this temple, Somanatha consecrated a [[Shaivism]] tradition related Panchalinga temple (literally, "five linga temple") in the east-northeast corner of the land grant. He also built a fort wall around the land, but these are now in ruins.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=16-18}}<ref name=Usharani486/> According to the inscriptions and textual evidence, Somanatha additionally built the Purahara, Narasimhesvara, Murahara, Lakshminarasimha and Yoganarayana temples in Hoysala style in the region, but all these temples except the Lakshminarasimha have disappeared, after wars between the Hindu kingdoms and Muslim Sultanates ravaged the region. The Lakshminarasimha temple is also in ruins. From the other disappeared temples, the sanctum image of Yoganarayana temple is only known surviving artwork, but it too is in a damaged form.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=16-18}}<ref>{{cite book|author=D. V. Devaraj|title=History of the Sōmanāthapura temple-complex: in socio-economic and cultural perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQpuAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Directorate of Archaeology & Museums|pages=10–11, 22}}</ref><ref name="Foekema1996p16">{{cite book|author=Gerard Foekema|title=A Complete Guide to Hoysaḷa Temples|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=puhKEqJpElEC|year=1996|publisher=Abhinav|isbn=978-81-7017-345-8|pages=16–17}}</ref>

The Kesava temple too was badly damaged, according to 15th-century inscriptions. It was repaired in the 16th century with financial support and grants by the emperors of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=18-19}} The repairs are evidenced by the different color of stones and quality of work in the veranda and parts of the northern tower and platform of the main temple. The repaired temple was damaged in the 19th century, then repaired again in the early 20th century by the colonial era Mysore government.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=18-19}}

[[File:A part of inscription rock at Keshava temple Somanathpur Karnataka India 4.jpg|thumb|A part of the Kannada inscription of about c.1268 at Keshava temple entrance.]]
The Kesava temple is one of some 1,500 Hindu and Jain temples built by the Hoysala Empire kings in different parts of their kingdom. The other well studied Hoysala temples include those at Belur and Halebidu.<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5898/ Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala], UNESCO</ref>

The temple was destroyed during Muslim attacks in the Hoysala kingdoms. The first attack was by Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's general in 1311 and in 1326 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq destroyed the remaining structures. Some parts of the temples were restored by Vijayanagara Kings and later by Wodeyars of Mysuru.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.travelhippies.in/chennakesava-temple-somanathapura-photo-guide/ |title = Chennakesava Temple Somanathapura - A Handy Photo Guide {{!}} Travel Hippies}}</ref>

===Inscriptions===
A few of the significant historical dates and circumstances around the Kesava temple is inscribed in eight stones in different parts of South India.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-18}} Four of the inscriptions are found on soapstone slabs at the entrance of the temple. Two inscriptions are found in the ceilings of the veranda that surrounds the temple, one near the southeast corner and the other about the northwest corner. Another inscription is found near [[Harihareshwara Temple]] on the banks of the [[Tungabhadra River]]. The eighth inscription is found in the Shiva temple at the periphery of the original land grant, the Panchalinga temple.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-18}} Most of these inscriptions confirm that the temple was operational about mid 13th century. Two inscriptions, one dated 1497 CE and another to 1550 CE describe the damage and the repairs done to this temple.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-18}}

The temple has numerous small inscriptions which are either logo of the mason guilds or the name of the artist who carved the block, pillar or artwork.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=18}}

==Description==
Keshava, Janardhana and Venugopala are names found in the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'', all in the context of [[Krishna]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Winthrop Sargeant|editor=Christopher Key Chapple|title=The Bhagavad Gita: Twenty-fifth–Anniversary Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COuy5CDAqt4C|year=2010|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-1-4384-2840-6|page=37}}</ref> The term ''Chennakeśava'' means "handsome Keshava". The Keshava temple at the Somanathapura is a temple of the [[Vaishnavism]] tradition within Hinduism, and one of many Keshava temples built in or before the 13th century in different parts of India, as well as in [[Chennakeshava Temple, Belur|Belur]] in 1117 CE about {{convert|170|km}} away.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lavanya Vemsani |title=Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA267 |year=2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-211-3 |pages=266–267}}</ref><ref name="Hardy1995p243">{{cite book|author=Adam Hardy|title=Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aU0hCAS2-08C&pg=PA243|year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-312-0|pages=xviii-xix, 243–244}}</ref>

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The Keshava temple at Somanathapura faces east and is enclosed in a walled courtyard with a major gate (''mahadvara'').{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-19}} Outside the walls before the gate stands a tall pillar (''stambha''), which once had a [[Garuda]] statue on top, now missing. Inside the gate, to the left are vertical standing inscription stones. These stones have the form of the hero stones, with the top decorated with Hindu iconography as well as miniature reliefs of Keshava, Janardhana and Venugopala. The inscription is in old Kannada. The small entrance mandapa is supported by lathe-carved [[Soapstone|soapstone]] pillars.<ref name="Allen1991p217"/>{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-19}} The temple is carved from soapstone, a green-grey chloritic schist material that is soft in quarry but hardens when exposed to air. This is not locally available and must have been imported from another part of South India. It enabled the artists to shape and carve out intricate details for the artwork.<ref>{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNmfdAKFpkQC&pg=PA193|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-341517-6|page=193}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=NEWMAN | first=R. | title=THE MATERIALS OF HOYSALA TEMPLES AND SCULPTURES: A PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION | journal=Archaeometry | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | volume=30 | issue=1 | year=1988 | doi=10.1111/j.1475-4754.1988.tb00440.x | pages=120–131}}</ref>

The temple has a large open public courtyard surrounded by the walled enclosure, with the main three-towered temple in the center. The courtyard wall frames a rectangular veranda and an array of small shrines.<ref name="Michell1977p146"/>{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-19}}<ref name="HonourFleming2005p254">{{cite book|author1=Hugh Honour|author2=John Fleming|title=A World History of Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGb4pyoseH4C&pg=PT254|year=2005|publisher=Laurence |isbn=978-1-85669-451-3|pages=254–255}}</ref>

===Architecture===
[[File:Chennakesava temple, Somanathapura.jpg|thumb|Floor plan of the Chennakesava temple, Somanathapura]]
The northern and southern row of small shrines inside the pillared courtyard corridor consists of eighteen single shrine and one linked-double shrine each. The linked-double shrine is at the northwestern and southwestern corners of the courtyard. The western row consists of fourteen small shrines, while the eastern row consists of eight single small shrines and two linked-double shrines. In total, the Kesava temple consists of 58 small 1x1 small shrines, 4 small 2x1 linked-double shrines, 2 near entrance, and the main central temple.<ref name="HonourFleming2005p254"/> The 64 corridor shrines once featured [[Veda|Vedic]] and [[Purana|Puranic]] deities and rooms for pilgrims. The statues in the smaller shrines were defaced, their limbs broken or destroyed. Some of the recovered broken pieces are in a heap inside the temple. The collection includes Jaina statues in the [[Kayotsarga]] posture as well as numerous Hindu statues. The ceilings of the southern array of shrines have carvings on their ceilings, the western array of shrines do not and have a repair-related inscription from [[Vijayanagara Empire |Vijayanagara Empire era]] instead. The northern array also mostly lack any ceiling art work except near the stairs in the middle, while the eastern array show the greatest signs of damage and restoration with most small shrines missing but for signs of their foundation.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=17-20 with figures}}

The main temple is built on a ''[[Jagati (temple)|jagati]]'', which symbolizes worldly platform. It is about 3 feet high, star-shaped and has stone steps at its east end for the visitor to climb up to it. Near the stairs, on each side are two ''dvarapala'' (guardian) shrines but these are damaged.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=18-19}}<ref name="Daniélou2001p46">{{cite book|author=Alain Daniélou|author-link=Alain Daniélou|title=The Hindu Temple: Deification of Eroticism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09qUXlCkyVIC&pg=PA46|year=2001|publisher=Inner Traditions |isbn=978-0-89281-854-9|pages=46–49}}</ref>

[[File:Chennakesava Temple-Somanathapura.jpg|thumb|left|The platform around the temple serves as the circumambulation passage.]]
The raised ''jagati'' platform circles around the main temple with a broad walking space. It is the ''pradakshina patha'' (circumambulation path), and is supposed to be walked in a clockwise manner in order to pictorially read the ''Ramayana'', ''Mahabharata'' and ''Bhagavata Purana'' legends in the correct sequence.<ref name="Evans1997p11"/> The eastern side of the platform is rectangular, while the space below the ''vimana'' (temple tower) mirrors the pointed star tower shape, with nine points on each side and two linking edges (a total of 29). A stone elephant originally stood at each star point end of the platform, but only 11 of the 15 original have survived in a damaged condition. On the sides of the star side and where two stars of the ''jagati'' platform meet were 14 mid size images likely of ''Nagas'' and 58 images of ''Yakshas'' but all of this are now missing. The temple premises stores 7 of the broken pieces found in the early 20th century.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=18-19}}

The platform appears from distance to be five stacks from the careful moulding. From the ''jagati'' level, there are four stone steps that leads the devotee into the temple's ''sabha mandapa'' inside.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=18-19}}<ref name="HonourFleming2005p254"/> The hall appears to be rectangular, yet consists of two fused squares and a rectangle. A small square is at the entrance, the largest square in the middle, and a rectangle facing the three sanctum (''garbha griya''), all supported by intricately carved pillars. The main hall opens to each sanctum through a small square shaped puja mandapa. The three sanctums house Keshava (image lost), Janardhana and Venugopala. Above each of these sanctums rise the 16 pointed star shaped North Indian style tower (shikara).<ref name="Michell1977p146"/>{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=18-19}}

===Outer walls: lower levels===
[[File:Wall sculptures and molding frieze in relief in the Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura.jpg|thumb|Wall panel relief and molding frieze around the main Kesava Temple]]
The outer wall of the main temple consists of parallel horizontal bands of artwork carved above the circumambulatory platform.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=19-20}} It has three major section, the basement band, the wall band and the top band. The lowest band in the basement section is about 6 inches tall and shows a row of elephants mostly marching to the left in the clockwise direction the devotee is expected to walk. The elephants are not exact copy of each other, rather show different natural expressions and playfulness of elephants.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=19-20}} Some show elephants in war, throwing enemies; while others show them teasing the riders in front. The band above the elephants is of horses with armed riders, depicting a military march. In some spots, camels substitute for horses suggesting that the Hoysala had adopted camels into their army.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=19-20}} Some spots also show battle scene with horses. In various places, the artists added humor by placing dwarfs and monkeys supporting the front raised leg of the horses.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=19-20}}

The band above the horsemen friezes is a scroll of nature. It shows flowers, fruits, occasionally some peacocks and wildlife.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-21}} The band above it is the mythology frieze. It is about 7 inches tall, around 2.5 feet above the platform, and it depicts the legends and spiritual stories found in the ''[[Ramayana]]'' (up to face 5), the Puranas particularly the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'' (from face 6 to 11) and lastly the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref name="Evans1997p11"/>{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-21}} There are numerous panels around the temple that tell the various Hindu fables and stories.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-26}}

====Ramayana====
[[File:13th century frieze of legends from Hindu texts at Kesava Temple Somnathpur.jpg|thumb|The various bands on the lower part of the outer wall at the main Kesava Temple. A: the platform; B: marching elephants; C: marching horsemen; D: nature scroll; E: friezes of Hindu texts.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-26}}]]
Only the early ''parvas'' of the Ramayana are depicted. A few shown at the Kesava temple include:{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-26}}{{refn|group=note|name=navarangatexts}}
*Dasharatha makes ritual offerings and prayers for children. Rama and his brothers are born.
*Babies rocked in cradles, another frieze shows Rama and his brothers crawling on all fours.
*School life, martial lessons.
*Young Rama slays Tataka to protect the [[Rishi]]s.
*Vishvamitra, Rama and Lakshmana at Janaka's court. Another shows Sita marrying him.
*Married Rama and his brothers in Ayodhya.
*Rama, Lakshmana and Sita leave for their exile. They wander in forests and meet various sages.
*Viradha attacks Sita, Rama slays him.
*Surpanakhi episode.
*Golden deer legend.
*Ravana abducts Sita. Another frieze shows him slaying Jatayu.
*Hanuman and Sugriva meet and join Rama.

The rest of the Ramayana is not depicted, and the Bhagavata Purana starts thereafter.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-23}}

====Bhagavata Purana====
The band around the western shrine depicts the ''Bhagavata Purana''.{{refn|group=note|name=navarangatexts|Many scenes from Hindu texts are found in the upper part of the outer walls as well. Some scenes are also found in the Navaranga hall inside the temple.<ref name="Evans1997p11"/>}} Some scenes of the Bhagavata are repeated. A few of the legends from it shown at the Kesava temple include:{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-23}}
*Reclining Vishnu in the cosmic ocean story.
*Vasudeva's marriage legend.
*Baby Krishna being carried across the river by Vasudeva.
*Various friezes of baby Krishna feeding in Gokula, rocked in cradle, crawling on all fours.
*Krishna kills [[Putana]] and Sakatasura.
*Toddler Krishna steals butter.
*Krishan lifts Govardhana.
*Various friezes of Krishna playing with enchanted gopis.
*Krishna kills various demons and ultimately slays Kamsa.

====Mahabharata====
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A few of the scenes shown on the outer wall of the temple include:{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=20-23}}{{refn|group=note|name=navarangatexts}}
*Dhritarashtra's court.
*The rivalry between Pandava and Kauravas as they are growing up.
*Pandavas leaving for forest.
*Bhima marries Hidimbi, birth of Ghatotkacha.
*Pandavas meet Drupada and stay at a potter's house.
*Draupadi's marriage partner selection ceremony.
*Arjuna hits the fish target, Draupadi picks him as her husband.
*Pandavas return with Draupadi.
*Yudhisthira plays dice, loses.
*War scenes. Krishna advises the Pandavas.
*A scene where a hero does [[Yoga]] seated in an ''[[asana]]'', while admirers garland him.
*Pandavas win. Their return to kingdom.

===Outer walls: upper levels===
[[File:Le temple de Chennakesava (Somanathapura, Inde) (14444691176).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Outer walls of mantapa with miniature deity reliefs, and common life scenes. Above: couples, some in sexual scenes (kama, mithuna).]]

====Mantapa walls====
Above the lower level band with friezes depicting the Hindu fables and legends is a band of mythical ''makaras'' (a creature based on the fusion of various animals) and then a band of decorative peacocks. Above the peacock band of nearly 200 relief carvings are rows of secular life of the people and small size deity reliefs that wraps around only the ''sabha mantapa'' (community hall) part of the main temple.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=23-28}} Most of these are defaced and damaged. Some are difficult to identify.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=23-28}}

The deity-related reliefs are predominantly Vishnu shown in his various aspects and avatars in the Vaishnavism tradition, but they include [[Shiva]] of the Shaivism tradition, [[Devi]]s of the Shaktism tradition and [[Surya]] of the Saura tradition of Hinduism. For example, of the panels when counted clockwise from entrance, #12 is of Saura, #23 is of [[Durga]] in her Mahishasuramardini form, #25 to #28 are of Shaiva tradition.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=23-28}}

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The reliefs showing common life of the people include festive scenes, dancers in various mudras, musicians with 13th century musical instruments, couples in courtship and sexual scenes, mothers nurturing babies, hunters and other professionals with pets such as dogs, soldiers, yogi, rishi, individuals in namaste posture, couples praying and others. These reliefs also include numerous friezes showing the story of [[Prahlada]], [[Hiranyakashipu]] and Vishnu avatar [[Narasimha]].{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=25-28}}<ref name="Nandagopal1990p211">{{cite book|author=Choodamani Nandagopal|title=Dance and music in the temple architecture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6A0AQAAIAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Agam Kala Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7186-000-5|pages=211–215}}</ref>

====Garbha griha tower walls====
In the case of the three towers, above the peacock band of carvings is a row of larger size deity reliefs that wraps around the temple.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=23-32}} There are about 90 reliefs showing mostly Vishnu with Lakshmi, as well as Shakti, Shiva, Brahma, Saraswati, Indra, Indrani, Kama, Rati, and others. Most of these are also partially defaced such as broken noses, chopped limbs, chopped out stone jewelry and show other forms of damage. Some are therefore difficult to identify.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=27-32}}

Some illustrative carvings of large images include:{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=28-32}}
*Tandava Ganesha
*Dancing Saraswati
*Keshava, Venugopala, Janardana, Krishna legends
*Vishnu to be same as Indra, Varuna, Yama, Vasudeva, Yoganarayana, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna and Buddha
*Dancing Lakshmi in various forms
*Brahma with and without beard
*Harihara (half Shiva, half Vishnu) in various forms
*Surya
*Durga as Mahishasuramardini
*Dancing Vishnu

The first sixty and the last sixty reliefs have a superior finish and details, while the middle sixty five (#61 to #134) panels are less detailed. Some of the panels are signed below by the artist.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=28-32}}

[[File:ChennaKesava Temple , Somnathpura - Ornated Vimana.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|The ornate tower with interim ''kalasa''.]]

====Toranas and higher levels====
The large wall images on the three identical tower superstructures each has an arch (''torana'') to frame the image. The western side has simple flat or geometric arches, while the northern and southern sides have intricately carved nature themes, such as hanging fruits, flowers and flower laden creepers. Some include buds and stages of natural development in flowering plants, while a few include wildlife such as a lion in the center.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=31-33}} The tower itself combines intricate artwork, in a plan that alternates rotating squares with star-shaped 16 petalled lotuses. As the tower rises, interim shikaras are capped with kalashas (pots common in Hindu ceremonies).{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=31-33}}

All three towers are of same height. Their plan uses lotus with an oblong projection, four sets of ornamental turrets, rhythmically reducing in height and are capped by a stone ''kalasa''. The carvings on the tower include dancers, gandharvas, yakshas, kirtimukhas, lion faces and mythical animals such as makaras.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=33-34}} The top of each tower is shaped as an inverted blooming lotus flower. The original tower tops each had a large stone kalasa, but these were damaged along with the ''sukanasa'', and the temple was without them. A recent restoration replaced the missing large kalasa with a small cement kalasa.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=33-34}}

===Mantapa, Navaranga===
[[File:13th century Keshava Hindu temple Somanathpur India interior 06.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|The architects provided the interior hall with a place to sit and perforated screens for light.]]
The main temple is entered from its east doorway. It lacked a door, but the ASI which manages the temple has added a wooden door to the temple.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=34-35}} Inside the door is the Navaranga with the usual nine squares suggested by ancient Hindu texts on temple design. The square format is stretched by providing three ''ankanas'' and ''jagali'' platforms for the visiting devotees to sit. The architects brought in light by integrating a perforated screens on the wall.<ref name="Michell1977p146"/>{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=34-35}} According to Krishna, the layout of three doorways inside and two niches whose images are now missing suggests that the interior of this temple was designed per [[Panchayatana puja]] architecture found in [[Smarta]] Hindu tradition.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=34-35}}

===Pillars and ceilings===
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The ''mandapa'' (hall) is supported by lathe turned pillars.<ref name="Bunce2002p121">{{cite book|author=Fredrick W. Bunce|title=The Iconography of Architectural Plans: A Study of the Influence of Buddhism and Hinduism on Plans of South and Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnPqAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=DK|isbn=978-81-246-0200-3|pages=118–121}}</ref> The pillars, except two of them, are of the same size. All of them, except four in center, have five mouldings from common life themes stacked in sequence: disc, bell, pot, wheel and umbrella. The four set of central square pillars of the Navaranga have yakshas and brackets, which have been damaged or have disappeared. The two pillars to the east of the central square are shaped as a 32 pointed-star.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=34-35}}<ref name="Bunce2002p121"/>

The Navaranga roof consists of 16 squares, nine in the ''sabha mandapa'' and the remaining seven in the extension near the eastern entrance. These are all carved, each different, each with nature motifs and Hindu theology symbolism embedded. Among them is a palm leaves theme, different stages of lotus opening, [[endless knot]] symbolizing karma and samsara, one with 'dancers, musicians, soldiers with standing Vishnu and Shiva in various forms', rafters in [[Sri Chakra]] tantric layout and others.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=34-35}}

Between pillars, the ceiling is domical and intricately decorated. These decorations could include multi-petalled lotuses, banana bud motifs based on stepped ponds and snake like (''ananta'') knots (symbolising eternity). Inside the temple, each ''vimana'' has a vestibule that connects it to the main rectangular ''[[mantapa]]'' (hall).{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

===Interior wall carvings===
[[File:Close up of decorative lintel over shrine entrance in the Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura.JPG|thumb|Close up of decorative lintel inside the temple]]
The Navaranga has friezes showing scenes from the ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata''.<ref name="Evans1997p11"/>

===Sanctums===
[[File:Image of Keshava (Vishnu) inside a sanctum at Chennakeshava temple in Somanathapura.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Krishna]] playing a flute in a sanctum of the Chennakesava temple, Somanathapura]]
Of the three shrines, one shrine is dedicated to [[Keshava]], but the image is missing from the sanctum. The other two shrines house images of Janardhana and Krishna as Venugopala (all three images are forms of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]]).<ref name="Bunce2002p118"/>

====South shrine====
The south shrine entrance has two dvarapalas: Bhadra and Subhadra. The lintel above the entrance shows Venugopala. A 13th century Lakshminarayana carving is shown seated in the [[Sukhasana]] yoga pose, with him are chakra, conch, lotus and a [[Gada (mace)|gada]] (mace). Past the Sukhanasi, are Jaya and Vijaya, while the lintel shows a seated Vishnu and the canopy shows a dancing Vishnu.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=36}} The south ''garbha griya'' is 8'x8' feet square, but includes niches into the wall for more space. The image of Krishna in the sanctum is 4.5 feet high. He wears ear rings, necklaces, armlets, bracelets, finger rings, toe rings, anklets, girdle and jewelled diadem.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=36}} His legs are crossed, head slightly bent as he plays the [[bansuri]] (flute) he holds with both his hands. His fingers are in a tapping position, and all beings - from humans to cows, gods to goddesses inside the sanctum are depicted as absorbed in the divine music. Some figures are shown running to listen to the music, their clothes slipping off. Above the householders, gopis and cows are shown [[rishi]]s (sages) who too are lost in the experience.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=36}}

On the fringe of the image's ''torana'' (arch above) are carved the ten avatars of Vishnu in sequence: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Balarama, Buddha and Kalki.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=36}}

====North shrine====
The north shrine entrance too has two dvarapalas: Bhadra and Subhadra. The lintel above the entrance shows Janardana while the canopy again shows Lakshminarayana. Past the Sukhanasi, the lintel shows a seated Lakshmi and the canopy shows a Yoganarayana doing yoga.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=37}} The ''garbha griya'' has a 6 feet high statue, wherein the Garuda pedestal is 1.5 feet, and the image of Janardhana is 4.5 feet high. He wears jewelry, and on the fringe of his image's ''torana'' are again carved the ten avatars of Vishnu.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=37}}

====West shrine====
The west shrine entrance is similar to the southern sanctum in size and included features. The lintel above the entrance shows a standing Kesava while the canopy shows Gajalakshmi. Past the Sukhanasi, the lintel shows a Vaikuntha Narayana seated on Ananta Shesha and the canopy shows a Vishnu in Sukhasana yoga posture.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|pp=36-37}} The ''garbha griya'' has a Garuda pedestal that is 1.5 feet tall but the image is missing.{{sfn|M.H. Krishna|1965|p=37}}

== Gallery ==

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File:Perforated windows and decorative molding frieze on outer wall of mantapa in the Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura.JPG|Wall relief, pierced windows and molding frieze
File:Domical bay ceiling in the mantapa of Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura 2.JPG|Ceiling
File:Domical bay ceiling in the mantapa of Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura 6.JPG|Ceiling leaves
File:Domical bay ceiling in the mantapa of Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura 11.JPG|Ceiling opening flower
File:Domical bay ceiling in the mantapa of Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura 3.JPG|Ceiling, another endless knot
File:Le temple de Chennakesava (Somanathapura, Inde) (14486133973).jpg|Ceiling, symbolism and social life inside the rim
File:Le temple de Chennakesava (Somanathapura, Inde) (14466631414).jpg|Music in the 13th century, Kesava temple
File:Le temple de Chennakesava (Somanathapura, Inde) (14279469910).jpg|Krishna with flute, Kesava temple
File:Hoysala architecture at Somanathapura.jpg
File:A unique motif,.jpg|A unique motif
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==See also==
*[[Hoysala architecture]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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*{{cite book|author1=A.K. Coomaraswamy|author2=Michael W. Meister|title=Essays in Architectural Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5B1QAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts|isbn=978-0-19-563805-9}}
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*{{cite book|author=Adam Hardy|title=The Temple Architecture of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ofUVAQAAIAAJ |year=2007|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-0470028278}}
*{{cite book|author=Adam Hardy|title=Theory and Practice of Temple Architecture in Medieval India: Bhoja's Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra and the Bhojpur Line Drawings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_oADrgEACAAJ|year=2015|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts|isbn=978-93-81406-41-0}}
*Harle, J.C., ''The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent'', 2nd edn. 1994, Yale University Press Pelican History of Art, {{ISBN|0300062176}}
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*{{cite book|author=George Michell|title=The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ajgImLs62gwC|year=1988|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53230-1}}
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* {{cite book|author= M.H. Krishna |title = Annual report of the Mysore Archeological Department|publisher = University of Mysore| year=1965| url= https://archive.org/stream/MysoreArchaeologicalDepartment1932/Mysore%20Archaeological%20Department%201932#page/n39/mode/2up}}
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{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura}}
* [https://tamald.blogspot.com/2006/10/somanathapura-temple-art-of-hoysala.html Somanathapura, Temple art of the Hoysala Dynasty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531044335/http://tamald.blogspot.com/2006/10/somanathapura-temple-art-of-hoysala.html |date=31 May 2008 }}
* [http://luhit.com/2008/04/06/somnathpura-temple-photo-gallery/ Somnathpura Temple photo gallery]

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Mysore district]]
[[Category:Vishnu temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas]]
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India national football team results (2000–2009)

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{{India national football team results}}
Results of [[India national football team]] from 2000 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianfootball.de/specials/mc2001/group_b.html |title=Sahara Cup in Kochi |access-date=2020-12-22 |archive-date=2021-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326205350/http://indianfootball.de/specials/mc2001/group_b.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2221722.stm India's maiden tour of Jamaica]</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-intres.html India International Matches]</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-intres200709.html Indian National Team Matches 2007-2009]</ref>

{| Class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=7|Summary Matches 307–381
|-
! rowspan=2|Games
! rowspan=2|Won
! rowspan=2|Draw
! rowspan=2|Lost
! rowspan=2|Win %
! colspan=2|FIFA Rankings
|-
! Best
! Worst
|-
|75
|29
|16
|30
|38.66
|106 (2000)
|157 (2006)
|-
!colspan=7|Biggest win
|-
|colspan=7|{{fb-rt|IND}} 6–0 {{fb|CAM}} 
[[#INDvCAM2007|17 August 2007]]
|-
!colspan=7|Biggest defeat
|-
|colspan=7|{{fb-rt|JPN}} 7–0 {{fb|IND}} 
[[#JPNvIND2004|9 June 2004]]
|-
!colspan=7|Honours
|-
|colspan=7|[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|alt=Gold|link=|Gold medal]] [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005 SAFF Championship, Pakistan]]
|-
|colspan=7|[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|alt=Gold|link=|Gold medal]] [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008 AFC Challenge Cup, India]]
|-
|colspan=7|[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|alt=Gold|link=|Gold medal]] [[2009 SAFF Championship|2009 SAFF Championship, Bangladesh]]
|-
|colspan=7|[[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|alt=Silver|link=|Silver medal]] [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008 SAFF Championship, Maldives]]
|-
|colspan=7|[[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|alt=Bronze|link=|Bronzemedal]] [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Championship, Bangladesh]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="font-size: 86%;" |← [[India national football team results (1990–1999)|1990–99]]
!colspan=3 style="font-size: 86%;"| [[India national football team results (2010–2019)|2010–19]] →
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key

|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#9F9"|
|Indicates India national football team won the match
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb"|
|Indicates the match ended in [[Tie (draw)|draw]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#F99"|
|Indicates India national football team lost the match
|}

==2000==
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|time =
|round = MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mff00-det.html
|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
|goals1 = Abbas Ali Rizvi {{goal|53}}
|goals2 = Mahmud {{goal|5}}
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance = 7,000
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|referee =
|bg = #FFFEBB
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|time =
|round = MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament
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|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mff00-det.html
|team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Anees {{goal|4}}
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance = 7,000
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
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|date = 7 May 2000
|time =
|round = MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mff00-det.html
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = Nizam {{goal|69}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance = 10,900
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 29 July 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/remembering-india-vs-bangladesh-in-leicester-july-29-2000/|title=Remembering India vs Bangladesh in Leicester; July 29, 2000! |date=29 July 2020 }}</ref>
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23332/Bangladesh_India.html
|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
|goals1 = [[Jo Paul Ancheri|Ancheri]] {{goal|10}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Filbert Street]]
|attendance = 3,000
|location = [[Leicester]], [[England]]
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}

==2001==

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|round = [[Millennium Super Soccer Cup]]
|date = 13 January<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/01/14/stories/07140445.htm|title=Gudmundsson's hat-trick leaves India gaping|date=14 January 2001|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020117043642/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/01/14/stories/07140445.htm|archive-date=17 January 2002|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernández |first1=Francisco |last2=Zlotkowski |first2=Andre |title=Millennium Super Soccer Cup – India 2001 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/millsupsoc2001.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=24 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301064902/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/millsupsoc2001.html |archive-date=1 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|time = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 0–3
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20210326205350/http://indianfootball.de/specials/mc2001/group_b.html
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|Iceland}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson|Guðmundsson]] {{goal|44||52||69}}
|stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location = [[Kochi]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = G. C. Deshapriya ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
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|date = 8 April 2001
|time = 16.00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116181208/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20923/report.html FIFA]
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|UAE}}
|goals1 = Jules Alberto {{goal|71}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Bangalore Football Stadium|Bangalore Stadium]]
|location = [[Bangalore]]
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = [[Sun Baojie]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
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|date = 16 April 2001
|time = 16.00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116183011/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20925/report.html FIFA]
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|YEM}}
|goals1 = [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|53}}
|goals2 = [[Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani|Al Ghurbani]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium = [[Bangalore Football Stadium|Bangalore Stadium]]
|location = [[Bangalore]]
|attendance = 21,000
|referee = Chalach Piromya ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
{{Football box
|format=
|date = 26 April 2001
|time = 21.00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|UAE}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116184846/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20926/report.html FIFA]
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Subait Khater|Khater]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium]]
|location = [[Al Ain City]]
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = Halim Abdul Hamid ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{Football box
|format=
|date = 4 May 2001
|time = 18.30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|YEM}}
|score = 3–3
|report = [https://en.fifaranking.net/nations/ind/results/season.php?y=2001 Report] [https://www.the-aiff.com/article/2001-world-cup-qualifiers-when-the-dream-run-nearly-shattered-the-reality AIFF]
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Adel Al-Salimi|Al-Salimi]] {{goal|13|pen.|20||62}}
|goals2 = [[Jo Paul Ancheri|Ancheri]] {{goal|16}}, {{goal|38}} [[I. M. Vijayan|Vijayan]] {{goal|51}}
|stadium = [[Althawra Sports City Stadium]]
|location = [[Sanaa]]
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = Suleman Abo Allo ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
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|date = 11 May 2001
|time = 18.45 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|BRU}}
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2002q.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Jo Paul Ancheri|Ancheri]] {{goal|75}}
|stadium = [[Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium]]
|location = [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = Hassan Al Ajmi ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
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|format=
|date = 20 May 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/2001-world-cup-qualifiers-when-the-dream-run-nearly-shattered-the-reality|title=2001 World Cup Qualifiers: When the dream run nearly shattered the reality}}</ref>
|time = 16.00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 5–0
|report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/india-v-brunei-darussalam-20-may-2001-270839/ Report]
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|BRU}}
|goals1 = Jules Alberto {{goal|12}} [[I. M. Vijayan|Vijayan]] {{goal|23}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|35|pen.}} [[Jo Paul Ancheri|Ancheri]] {{goal|59}} Abdul Hakim {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Bangalore Football Stadium|Bangalore Stadium]]
|location = [[Bengaluru]]
|attendance = 7,000
|referee = Nail Lutfullin ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
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|format=
|date = 26 Jun 2001
|time =
|round = [[2001 Merdeka Tournament]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|UZB}}
|score = 2–1
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/merdeka01.html
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev|Hamidullaev]] {{goal|19}} [[Anvar Berdiev|Berdiev]] {{goal|32}}
|goals2 = [[I.M. Vijayan|Vijayan]] {{goal|45}}
|stadium = [[Stadium Merdeka]]
|location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}

==2002==

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|format=1
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date = 29 Aug 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2224586.stm|title=Jamaica win India clash|date=29 August 2002 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref>
|time = 18:30 ([[British Summer Time|BST]])
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|JAM}}
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/jamaica-v-india-29-august-2002-249868/
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Jermaine Anderson (Jamaican footballer)|Anderson]] {{goal|34}} [[Aaron Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{goal|72}} [[Ian Goodison|Goodison]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]], England
|location =
|attendance = 500
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
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|format=1
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date = 1 Sep 2002
|time = 16:00 ([[British Summer Time|BST]])
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|JAM}}
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/jamaica-v-india-01-september-2002-249913/
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]], [[Wolverhampton]], England
|location =
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|referee =
|bg = #FFFEBB
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==2003==

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|round = [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Championship]]
|date = 10 January 2003
|time =
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html#det
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|PAK}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Sarfraz Rasool|Rasool]] {{goal|50}}
|stadium = [[Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|location = [[Dhaka]]
|attendance =
|referee = Tayeb Hossain ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
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|round = [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Championship]]
|date = 12 January 2003
|time =
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html#det
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|AFG|2002}}
|goals1 = [[Ashim Biswas (footballer)|Biswas]] {{goal|30||63}} [[Alvito D'Cunha|D'Cunha]] {{goal|77||86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|location = [[Dhaka]]
|attendance =
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|round = [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Championship]]
|date = 14 January 2003
|time =
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|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html#det
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|SRI}}
|goals1 = [[Ashim Biswas (footballer)|Biswas]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = Chryshantha Abeysekera {{goal|90}}
|stadium = [[Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|location = [[Dhaka]]
|attendance =
|referee = [[Tayeb Hasan|Hasan]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
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|round = [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Championship Semifinal]]
|date = 18 January 2003
|time =
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|BAN}}
|score = 2–1 ([[Sudden death (sport)#Association football|a.s.d.e.t.]])
|report =https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html#det
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
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|goals2 = [[Alvito D'Cunha|D'Cunha]] {{goal|81}}
|stadium = [[Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|location = [[Dhaka]]
|attendance =
|referee = Kunsuta Chaiwat ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
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}}
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|round = [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003 SAFF Championship Third Place]]
|date = 18 January 2003
|time =
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|IND}}
|score = 2–1 ([[Sudden death (sport)#Association football|a.s.d.e.t.]])
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|goals2 = [[Sarfraz Rasool|Rasool]] {{goal|66}}
|stadium = [[Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|location = [[Dhaka]]
|attendance =
|referee =[[Tayeb Hasan|Hasan]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
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}}
----
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|date = 24 March 2003
|time =
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|score = 2–0
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|goals1 = Choe So-Hyok {{goal|44||70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kim Il-sung Stadium]]
|location = [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]]
|attendance = 40,000
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
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----
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|date = 24 March 2003
|time =
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|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1424/India_North_Korea.html Report] [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04asch.html Report]
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|goals1 = [[I.M. Vijayan]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2 = Choe Hyun-Yu {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Fatorda Stadium]]
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}}
----
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|date = 16 October 2003
|time =
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|score = 2–0
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|goals1 = [[Peeratat Phoruendee|Phoruendee]] {{goal|64}} [[Sarayuth Chaikamdee|Chaikamdee]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
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==2004==

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|score = 1–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071111042729/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36394/report.html FIFA]
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|goals1 = [[Renedy Singh|Renedy]] {{goal|50}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|location = [[Margao]]
|attendance = 28,000
|referee = Farajollah Yasrebi ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
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|time = 17.45 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
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|score = 1–5
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html#asi
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|OMA}}
|goals1 = [[Renedy Singh|Renedy]] {{goal|18}}
|goals2 = [[Amad Ali|Ali]] {{goal|12}} [[Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri|Mubarak]] {{goal|26||49}} [[Mohammed Al-Hinai|Al-Hinai]] {{goal|60||88}}
|stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location = [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
|attendance = 48,000
|referee = Danny Kim Heng ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
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|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|score = 1–1
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|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Ponaryo Astaman|Astaman]] {{goal|33}}
|goals2 = [[Jo Paul Ancheri|Ancheri]] {{goal|89|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]]
|location = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
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|time = 15.50 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
|team1 = {{flagg|unpre|avar=fb|JPN}}
|score = 7–0
|report = https://sports.ndtv.com/football/india-lose-to-japan-in-world-cup-qualifier-1613416
|team2 = {{flagg|unpe|avar=fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Tatsuhiko Kubo|Kubo]] {{goal|12}} [[Takashi Fukunishi|Fukunishi]] {{goal|25}} [[Shunsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] {{goal|29}} [[Takayuki Suzuki|Suzuki]] {{goal|54}} [[Yuji Nakazawa|Nakazawa]] {{goal|65||76}} [[Mitsuo Ogasawara|Ogasawara]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Saitama Stadium]]
|location = [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|attendance = 63,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/south-asia-and-the-world-cup/a-5214455|title=South Asia and the World Cup|website=[[Deutsche Welle]] |access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref>
|referee = Huang Junjie ([[Chinese Football Association|China PR]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
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|time =
|round = LG Cup
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|goals1 = R.C. Prakash {{goal|42||83}}
|goals2 = Aung Win Naing {{goal|81}}
|stadium = [[Thống Nhất Stadium]]
|location = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]]
|attendance =
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|time =
|round = LG Cup
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|score = 2–1
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|goals1 = [[Lê Công Vinh]] {{goal|27}} [[Thạch Bảo Khanh]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2 = [[Climax Lawrence]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Thống Nhất Stadium]]
|location = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]]
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|round = [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
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|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html#asi
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|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Takayuki Suzuki|Suzuki]] {{goal|45}} [[Shinji Ono|Ono]] {{goal|60}} [[Takashi Fukunishi|Fukunishi]] {{goal|71}} [[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|location = [[Kolkata]]
|attendance = 90,000
|referee = Basel Hajjar ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
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}}
----
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|round = [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
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|goals1 = [[Indra Sahdan Daud|Sahdan]] {{goal|73}} [[Khairul Amri|Amri]] {{goal|76}}
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|stadium = [[Jalan Besar Stadium]]
|location = [[Singapore]]
|attendance = 3,609
|referee = Yousuf Husain ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
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|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|goals1 = [[Fahad Al Hamad|Al Hamad]] {{goal|35}} [[Bashar Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|54}}
|goals2 = [[Tomba Singh Wangkheirakpam|Singh]] {{goal|48}} [[Jerry Zirsanga|Zirsanga]] {{goal|64}} [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Yadav]] {{goal|75}}
|stadium = [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
|location =
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}}
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|round = [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
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|goals1 =
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|stadium = [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]
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|referee = Mahmoud Nurilddin ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]])
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}

==2005==

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| format =
| date = 12 June 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma434765/lineup/|title=Friendlies 2005 » June » Pakistan - India 1:1}}</ref>
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| round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://www.rediff.com/sports/2005/jun/12pak.htm
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = [[Muhammad Essa|Essa]] {{goal|78}}
| goals2 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|65}}
| stadium = [[Ayub National Stadium]]
| location = [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]]
| attendance = 20,000
| referee = Jehangir Khan ([[Pakistan Football Federation|Pakistan]])
| bg = #FFFEBB
| event =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
----
{{football box
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|time = 20:30 [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]]
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|score = 0–1
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|goals1 =
|goals2 = Abdul Hakkim {{goal|67}}
|stadium = [[Qayyum Stadium]]
|location = [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]]
|attendance =
|referee = Imtiaz Ali ([[Pakistan Football Federation|Pakistan]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
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|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|score = 3–0
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|goals1 = [[Muhammad Essa|Essa]] {{goal|2}} [[Tanveer Ahmed (footballer)|Tanveer]] {{goal|45+1}} [[Arif Mehmood|Mehmood]] {{goal|46}}
|goals2 =
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|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
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|attendance =10,000
|referee = Neil Fox ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
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|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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|goals1 = Luke Vidovi {{goal|25}} [[Esala Masi|Masi]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2 = [[Irungbam Surkumar Singh|I. Singh]] {{goal|10}}
|stadium = [[Churchill Park, Lautoka|Churchill Park]]
|location = [[Lautoka]], Fiji
|attendance = 11,000
|referee = [[Peter O'Leary (referee)|Peter O'Leary]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]])
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}}
----
{{Football box
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|date = 8 December 2005
|time =
|round = [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005 SAFF Championship]]
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|score = 2–1
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|goals1 = [[Mehtab Hossain]] {{goal|6||28}}
|goals2 = Basanta Thapa {{goal|35}}
|stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
|location = [[Karachi]]
|attendance =
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|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
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|time =
|round = [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005 SAFF Championship]]
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|goals1 = [[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|45}} [[Mahesh Gawli]] {{goal|51}} Abdul Hakim {{goal|64}}
|goals2 =
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|location = [[Karachi]]
|attendance =
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}}
----
{{Football box
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|time =
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|goals1 = [[Jahid Hasan Ameli|Ameli]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{goal|17}}
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|location = [[Karachi]]
|attendance =
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|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
{{Football box
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| time =
| round = [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005 SAFF Championship]]
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| goals1 =
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| attendance =
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| event =
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}}
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{{Football box
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| time =
| round = [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005 SAFF Championship]]
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| goals2 =
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==2006==

{{football box
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|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG}}
|score = 2–2
|report = {{URL|https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16910/Hong_Kong_India.html|Report}}
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Gerard Ambassa|Ambassa]] {{goal|3}} [[Law Chun Bong|Bong]] {{goal|17}}
|goals2 = [[Syed Rahim Nabi|Nabi]] {{goal|61}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|67|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]]
|attendance =
|location = [[Causeway Bay]], [[Hong Kong Island]]
|referee =
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 22 February 2006
|time = 19:20 [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
|round = [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score = 6–0
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch-det.html
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|goals1 = [[Shinji Ono|Ono]] {{goal|32}} [[Seiichiro Maki|Maki]] {{goal|58}} [[Takashi Fukunishi|Fukunishi]] {{goal|68}} [[Tatsuhiko Kubo|Kubo]] {{goal|78||90}} [[Hisato Satō|Satō]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2 =
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|attendance = 38,025
|location = [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]
|referee = Huang Junjie ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 1 March 2006
|time = 14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch-det.html
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|goals1 =
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|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|attendance = 8,000
|location = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|referee = [[Mohsen Torky]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 August 2006<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1060817/asp/sports/story_6620407.asp|title=Yasser hattrick seals it|date=17 August 2006|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629125057/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1060817/asp/sports/story_6620407.asp|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/al-qahtanis-hattrick-does-india-in/article3091552.ece|title=Al Qahtani's hat-trick does India in|date=17 August 2006|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629083146/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/al-qahtanis-hattrick-does-india-in/article3091552.ece|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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|score = 0–3
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|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Yasser Al-Qahtani|Al-Qahtani]] {{goal|2||19||50}}
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|location = [[Kolkata]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Satop Tongkhan ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
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{{football box
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|date = 6 September 2006
|time = 20:30
|round = [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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|score = 7–1
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch-det.html
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Saleh Bashir|Bashir]] {{goal|30||46}} [[Essa Al-Mehyani|Al Mahyani]] {{goal|33}} [[Mohamed Ameen|Ameen]] {{goal|57}} Hagbani {{goal|61}} [[Ahmed Al-Swaileh|Swaileh]] {{goal|78||86}}
|goals2=[[Nanjangud Shivananju Manju|Manju]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium]]
|attendance = 3,000
|location = [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|referee = Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
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{{football box
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|date = 11 October 2006
|time = 17:40 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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|score = 0–3
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|goals1=
|goals2= [[Ryuji Bando|Bando]] {{goal|23||44}} [[Kengo Nakamura|Nakamura]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium = [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance = 5,000
|location = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
|referee = Chan Siu Kee ([[Football Association of Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
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{{football box
|date = 15 November 2006
|time = 16:00
|round = [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|YEM}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch-det.html
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = Nashwan Al-Haggam {{goal|60}} [[Ali Al-Nono|Al-Nono]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = [[Naduparampil Pappachan Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|52}}
|stadium = [[Ali Mohsen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]]
|attendance = 5,500
|referee = Hassan Marshoud ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}

==2007==

{{football box
|id = INDvCAM2007
|date = 17 August 2007
|time = 18:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 6–0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru07.html
|team2 = {{fb|CAM}}
|goals1 = [[N. P. Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|16}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|45+2|pen.}} [[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{goal|72 || 89}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|82 || 84}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|referee= Pepera Hetti Kamkanamge ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 20 August 2007
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru07.html
|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
|goals1 = [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|5|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|referee= Sikhrakar Surendra ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|id = INDvSYR1
|date = 23 August 2007
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 2–3
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru07.html
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|13|}} [[Krishnan Nair Ajayan|Ajayan]] {{goal|81|}}
|goals2 = [[Khaled Mansoor Al Baba|Al Baba]] {{goal|23|}} [[Zyad Chaabo|Chaabo]] {{goal|45+1 || 65}}
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|referee= Sikhrakar Surendra ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|id = INDvKGZ1
|date = 26 August 2007
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 3–0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru07.html
|team2 = {{fb|KGZ}}
|goals1 = [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|39|}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|60|}} [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Yadav]] {{goal|90+3|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|referee= Sikhrakar Surendra ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 29 August 2007
|time = 18:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2007 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru07.html
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = [[N. P. Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|44|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|referee= Sikhrakar Surendra ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 8 October 2007
|time = 21:00 [[UTC+3]]
|round = [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score = 4–1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033467/report.html FIFA]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Roda Antar|Antar]] {{goal|33}} [[Mohammed Ghaddar|Ghaddar]] {{goal|62||76}} [[Mahmoud El Ali|El Ali]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|30}}
|stadium = [[Saida International Stadium]]
|location = [[Saida, Lebanon|Saida]]
|attendance = 500
|referee = Saad Al Fahdli ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 30 October 2007
|time = 15:00 [[UTC+5:30]] {{#tag:ref|Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in [[Chennai]].}}
|round = [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033484/report.html FIFA]
|team2 = {{fb|LIB}}
|goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|29}} [[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Mohammed Ghaddar|Ghaddar]] {{goal|72|pen.|85}}
|stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]], [[Goa]]
|location = [[Goa]], [[India]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Saad Al Fahdli ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}

==2008==

{{football box
|date = 24 May 2008
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 3–0
|report = https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/india-drub-chinese-taipei-3-0-in-friendly-match/articleshow/3069221.cms
|team2 = {{fb|TPE}}
|goals1 = *[[Pappachen Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|77||89}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|location = [[Goa]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 27 May 2008
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 2–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/05/27/world/friendlies/india/chinese-taipei/642628/
|team2 = {{fb|TPE}}
|goals1 = *[[Pappachen Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|40||70}}
|goals2 = *[[Chen Po-liang]] {{goal|4}}
*Meng-Hsuan Hsieh {{goal|45+3}}
|stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 3 June 2008
|time = 16:00<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socceragenepal.com.np/newsoccer/news/news.php?action=new&sno=3555|title=Nepal again blush with India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609001235/http://www.socceragenepal.com.np/newsoccer/news/news.php?action=new&sno=3555 |access-date=25 December 2023|archive-date=2008-06-09 }}</ref>
|round = [[2008 SAFF Championship]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 4–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115238/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1962 Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
|goals1 = [[N.P. Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|26}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|34}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|67}} [[Sushilkumar Singh Chongtham|S. K. Singh]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]]
|location = [[Malé]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 5 June 2008
| time = 16:00
|round = [[2008 SAFF Championship]]
| team1 = {{fb-rt|India}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115237/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1974 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|Pakistan}}
| goals1 =[[N.P. Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|25}} [[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{goal|45+1}}
| goals2 = [[Adnan Ahmed]] {{goal|88}}
| stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]]
| attendance =
| referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 7 June 2008
|time = 21:00
|round = [[2008 SAFF Championship]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115301/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=1986 Report]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Gouramangi Singh|Gouramangi]] {{goal|14}}
|stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]]
|location = [[Malé]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 11 June 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/gourmangis-last-gasp-goal-takes-india-into-saff-cup-final-26201-2008-06-11|title=Gourmangi's last-gasp goal takes India into SAFF Cup final|date=11 June 2008 |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
|time = 21:00
|round = [[2008 SAFF Championship]] Semifinal
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 2–1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t]])
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115323/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=2001 Report]
|team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
|goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|30}} [[Gouramangi Singh|Gouramangi]] {{goal|120}}
|goals2 = [[Kinley Dorji (footballer)|Dorji]] {{goal|18}}
|stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]]
|location = [[Malé]]
|attendance = 12,000
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 13 June 2008
|time =
|round = [[2008 SAFF Championship]] Final
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 0–1
|report = {{URL|https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/maldives-beat-india-1-0-in-saff-cship-final/articleshow/3129702.cms|Report}}
|team2 = {{Fb|MDV}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Mukhthar Naseer|Naseer]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|location = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|attendance = ~ 20,000
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 22 July 2008
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://m.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/22foot.htm
|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}
|goals1 = [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2 = [[Indra Putra|Putra]] {{goal|80|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
|location = [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee = S. Suresh ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 30 July 2008
|time = 18:30
|round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://archive.today/20121208170558/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1707 AFC]
|team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}
|goals1 = [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]]
|location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|attendance = 300
|referee = [[Masaaki Toma]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|id = INDvTJK1
|date = 1 August 2008
|time = 16:00
|round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TJK}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://archive.today/20130105014708/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1709 AFC]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Yusuf Rabiev|Rabiev]] {{goal|11}}
|goals2 = [[Alisher Tuychiev|Tuychiev]] {{goal|61|o.g.}}
|stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]]
|location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|attendance = 350
|referee = [[Tayeb Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 3 August 2008
|time = 16:00
|round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://archive.today/20130204052317/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1711 AFC]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Ýusup Orazmämmedow|Orazmämmedow]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2 = [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|54||80}}
|stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]]
|location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Khalid Al-Senan ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 7 August 2008
| time = 16:00
| round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]] semi-final
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}
| goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|82}}
| report = [https://archive.today/20130203173740/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1811 AFC]
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 1,500
| referee = [[Tayeb Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 13 August 2008<ref name="Chhetri 3 goals against Tajik">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080814/jsp/sports/story_9692011.jsp|title=Indians tear Tajiks apart|date=14 August 2008 |last1=Basu |first1=Jaydeep |newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235618/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080814/jsp/sports/story_9692011.jsp|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="India wins AFC Challenge cup">{{cite web |title=India win AFC Challenge Cup |date=13 August 2008|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080813.htm |work=Rediff.com|access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210250/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080813.htm |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|time = 16:00
|round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]] final
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final|4–1]]
|report = [https://archive.today/20130203134723/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1813 AFC] [https://www.the-aiff.com/article/there-was-no-way-we-could-lose-the-afc-challenge-cup-final-recollects-steven-dias AIFF]
|team2 = {{fb|TJK}}
|goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|9||23||75}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|18}}
|goals2 = [[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev|Fatkhuloev]] {{goal|44}}
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = [[Valentin Kovalenko]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}

==2009==

{{football box
|date = 14 Jan 2009
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/india-go-down-1-2-to-hong-kong/articleshow/3979448.cms
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 =
*[[Au Yeung Yiu Chung|Yiu Chung]] {{goal|70}}
*[[Ng Wai Chiu|Wai Chu]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|location =
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|id = INDvLIB5
|date = 19 Aug 2009
|time =
|round = [[2009 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/india-loses-to-lebanon-in-nehru-cup-opener/story-AHvJMBDPp6RkP2UaoR65YI_amp.html
|team2 = {{fb|LIB}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Ali Al Saadi|Al Saadi]] {{goal|5}}
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 23 Aug 2009
|time =
|round = [[2009 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/india-beat-kyrgyzstan-in-nehru-cup/articleshow/4925505.cms
|team2 = {{fb|KGZ}}
|goals1 = *[[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|43}}
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|58|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Mirlan Murzaev|Murzaev]] {{goal|89}}
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 26 Aug 2009
|time =
|round = [[2009 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/aug/26/nehru-cup-india-beat-sri-lanka-3-1-80812.html
|team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
|goals1 = *[[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|25}}
*[[Gouramangi Singh|Gouramangi]] {{goal|69}}
*[[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = Dinesh Ruwanthilake {{goal|62 }}
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #BCF3BA
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 29 Aug 2009
|time =
|round = [[2009 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2009/08/29/asia/nehru-cup/india/syria/1011076/
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Ali Diab|Diab]] {{goal|18}}
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|bg = #FFBBBC
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 29 Aug 2009
|time =
|round = [[2009 Nehru Cup]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nehru-cup-saff-ch-ship-wins-mark-an-eventful-2009/story-Wg8gy5DLctlx6Y63P2GgVP.html Report] [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nehru-cup-saff-championship-wins-mark-an-eventful-2009/articleshow/5372783.cms Report]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Ali Diab|Diab]] {{goal|120|a.e.t.}}
|goals2 = [[Renedy Singh|Renedy]] {{goal|114|a.e.t.}}
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|stadium = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|location = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
|attendance= 35,000
|referee= Ali Adil ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
|penalties1=[[Raja Rafe|Rafe]] {{pengoal}} [[Wael Ayan|Ayan]] {{penmiss}} [[Ahmad Haj Mohamad|Haj Mohamad]] {{penmiss}} [[Mosab Balhous|Balhous]] {{pengoal}} [[Abdul Fattah Al Agha|Al Agha]] {{pengoal}} [[Abdelrazaq Al Hussain|Al Hussain]] {{pengoal}} [[Hamzeh Al Aitoni|Al Aitoni]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{penmiss}} [[P. Renedy Singh|Renedy]] {{pengoal}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{pengoal}} [[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{penmiss}} [[Wadoo]] {{pengoal}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 1984)|A. Ali]] {{pengoal}} [[Irungbam Surkumar Singh|Surkumar]]
|bg = #FFFEBB
}}

==See also==
*[[India national football team results (unofficial matches 2000–present)#2000s|Unofficial games of India in 2000s]]
*[[Indian women's national football team results (2000–2009)]]
*[[India national football team results (1990–1999)]]
*[[India national football team results (2010–2019)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{India national football team}}
{{Football results AFC}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:India national football team results (2000-2009)}}
[[Category:2000s in Indian sport|Football]]
[[Category:India national football team results|2000]]

Vatakkiruttal

2026-03-13T19:39:28Z

RowenaTardent: fix article and corrected details as per guidelines

{{short description|Tamil ritual of fasting till death}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}

'''Vatakkiruttal''' ({{indic|lang=ta|indic=வடக்கிருத்தல்|trans=Vaṭakkiruttal}}, 'fasting facing north'), also '''Vadakiruthal''' and '''vadakiruttal''', was a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[ritual]] of fasting until death. The Tamil kings pledged a martial vow ({{indic|lang=ta|indic=நோன்பு|trans=nōnpu}}, 'vow') to meet their death "facing north", refusing to turn their backs in battle. Fasting was either performed alone or as a group among the supporters of the captured king. The practice was especially widespread during the [[Sangam age]].


== Examples ==
* Poet [[Kapilar]] fasted at [[Kabilar Kundru]] following the death of his friend King [[Vēl Pāri]] in battle.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/hart-2002-four-hundred-songs.html | title=Book excerptise: The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru by George L. (tr.) Hart and Hank Heifetz (tr.) | publisher=Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur | access-date=26 February 2014 | quote=Kapilar for King Pari #107 — When Vel Pari is killed in battle, Kapilar is supposed to have committed suicide by vadakirrutal - facing North and starving.}}</ref>
* King [[Kopperuncholan]] and his friend, the poet Pisiranthaiyar, committed suicide by Vatakkirruttal together.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/from-the-annals-of-history/article484460.ece | title=From the annals of history | work=The Hindu | date=25 June 2010 | access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book
| author = George L. Hart
| title = The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru
|author2=Hank Heifetz
| publisher = Columbia University Press
| year = 2002
| isbn = 0-231-11563-6
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Romila
| last = Thapar
| title = Tradition, dissent and ideology: essays in honour of [[Romila Thapar]]
| publisher = Oxford University Press
| year = 1996
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| caption = Ghoshal at the [[Behindwoods Gold Icons]] event in 2023
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|03|12}}<ref name="DOB N18"/>
| birth_place = [[Berhampore]], [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]], India
| alma_mater = [[SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce]]
| occupation = Singer, Composer, Songwriter
| works = {{hlist|[[Shreya Ghoshal discography|Discography]]|[[Shreya Ghoshal filmography|Filmography]]}}
| spouse = {{marriage| ShilAditya Mukhopadhyaya|2015}}
| children = 1
| years_active = 1998<ref name="STARTYEAR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal-a-playlist-of-15-songs-from-her-15-years-in-bollywood/story-pfi0Skcr1twmnL8KDqStHM.html|title=Happy birthday Shreya Ghoshal: A playlist of 15 songs from her 15 years in Bollywood|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2023-09-05|date=2018-03-12|place=New Delhi}}</ref>–present
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Shreya Ghoshal|Full list]]
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| background = solo_singer
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'''Shreya Ghoshal''' ({{IPA|bn|ʃreja ɡʱoʃal}}; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. Noted for her wide [[vocal range]] and versatility,<ref name="range1" /><ref name="grammy" /> she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shreya Ghoshal - Forbes India Magazine|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile/shreya-ghoshal/1439/84|website=[[Forbes India]]|access-date=19 January 2023|quote=Shreya Ghoshal continues to be one of the most prolific and popular female playback singers in the country.|archive-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119135326/https://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile/shreya-ghoshal/1439/84|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal has a low-key birthday celebration|date=13 March 2020|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/shreya-ghoshal-has-a-low-key-birthday-celebration/articleshow/74609310.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 January 2023|quote=While she is one of the most popular and prolific singers in the country today}}</ref> She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian and foreign languages, receiving [[List of awards and nominations received by Shreya Ghoshal|numerous accolades]], including five [[National Film Awards]], four [[Kerala State Film Awards]], two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], two [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]], seven [[Filmfare Awards]] and ten [[Filmfare Awards South]].

Ghoshal began learning music at the age of four.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shreya Ghoshal started learning music at a tender age of four |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/shreya-ghoshal-started-learning-music-at-a-tender-age-of-four/articleshow/46607761.cms |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=The Times of India |date=10 April 2015 |language=en}}</ref> At the age of six, she started her formal training in classical music. When she reached sixteen, she was noticed by filmmaker [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s mother after she won the television singing reality show [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi|Sa Re Ga Ma]]. Following the success, she made her Bollywood playback singing debut with Bhansali's romantic drama [[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]] (2002) for which she received a [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]], a [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]], and a [[Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent]].

Apart from playback singing, Ghoshal has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and in music videos. She has been honoured by the [[state (polity)|state]] of [[Ohio]] in the [[United States]], where Governor [[Ted Strickland]] declared 26 June 2010 as "Shreya Ghoshal Day". In April 2013, she was honoured in London by the selected members of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. She has been featured five times in the [[Forbes]] list of the top 100 celebrities from India. In 2017, Ghoshal became the first Indian singer to have her wax figure displayed in the Indian wing of [[Madame Tussauds]] Museum in [[Delhi]].

== Early life ==
Shreya Ghoshal was born on 12 March 1984<ref name="DOB N18">{{cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal-15-popular-melodies-by-the-versatile-singer-1359303.html |title=Happy Birthday Shreya Ghoshal: 15 Popular Melodies By The Versatile Singer |publisher=CNN-News18 |date=12 March 2017 |access-date=19 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526080148/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal-15-popular-melodies-by-the-versatile-singer-1359303.html |archive-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> in [[Berhampore]], [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] into a [[Bengali Brahmin|Bengali]] family.<ref name="shreyainter">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-like-my-father-being-the-boss-in-my-life-Shreya/articleshow/27854121.cms |title=I like my father being the boss in my life: Shreya |work=The Times of India |date=25 December 2013 |access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref> She grew up in [[Rawatbhata]], a small town near [[Kota, Rajasthan]].<ref name="biography sgsite">{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal Biography |url=http://www.shreyaghoshal.com/Biography.aspx?id=$ |publisher=Shreya Ghoshal Official Website |access-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024114018/http://www.shreyaghoshal.com/Biography.aspx?id=$ |archive-date=24 October 2013}}</ref> Her father, Bishwajit Ghoshal is an [[Electrical engineering|electrical engineer]] and works for the [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]], and her mother, Sarmistha Ghoshal, is a literature post-graduate.<ref name="saavnbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/artist/shreya-ghoshal-bio/lIHlwHaxTZ0_ |title=Shreya Ghoshal Biography |publisher=[[Saavn]] |access-date=13 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220173226/http://www.saavn.com/s/artist/shreya-ghoshal-bio/lIHlwHaxTZ0_ |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> At the age of four, she started learning music.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 March 2021| title=Shreya Ghoshal Birthday: She started singing at the age of 4, know how Shreya Ghoshal's fate changed with the reality show|url=https://www.indiatv.in/entertainment/bollywood-shreya-ghoshal-birthday-shreya-ghoshal-started-singing-at-age-of-4-777784|access-date=20 September 2023|publisher=[[India TV]]|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr6Cox4Zol8 |title=Shreya Ghoshal on zoom Baatein UNCUT |via=YouTube |date=9 December 2015 |access-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715122327/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr6Cox4Zol8 |archive-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> She has a younger brother, Soumyadeep Ghoshal who is also a musician.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 February 2021 |title=Shreya Ghoshal teams with composer brother Soumyadeep for new single|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/music/shreya-ghoshal-teams-with-composer-brother-soumyadeep-for-new-single-682478|access-date=20 September 2023|publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref>

Ghoshal completed her schooling up to eighth grade at the [[Atomic Energy Central School|Atomic Energy Central School No.4]] in Rawatbhata.<ref name="biography sgsite"/> In 1995, she won the All India Light Vocal Music Competition, New Delhi, organized by Sangam Kala Group, in Light Vocal group in sub-junior level. In 1997, when her father was transferred to the [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]], she was relocated to Mumbai, with her family and studied at the Atomic Energy Central School in [[Anushakti Nagar]].<ref name="voice of paro"/> She joined the Atomic Energy Junior College to study science. She dropped out from the junior college and enrolled at the [[SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce|SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce]] in Mumbai, where she took up arts with English as her major.<ref name="saavnbio"/><ref name="biography sgsite"/><ref name="facts">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/photo-features/shreya-ghoshal-lesser-known-facts/photostory/46144318.cms |title=Shreya Ghoshal: Lesser known facts |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304133418/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/Shreya-Ghoshal-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/46144375.cms |archive-date=4 March 2015}}</ref>

Ghoshal's mother used to help her in rehearsals and accompany her on the [[Tanpura]], starting with mostly [[Music of West Bengal|Bengali songs]]. At the age of six, Ghoshal began receiving formal training in classical music. She trained with composer [[Kalyanji Virji Shah|Kalyanji]] for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/1261/New-Zealand/Shreya-Ghoshal-live-in-Auckland |title=Shreya Ghoshal Live in Auckland |access-date=9 November 2017 |date=7 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108202754/https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/1261/New-Zealand/Shreya-Ghoshal-live-in-Auckland |archive-date=8 November 2017 |publisher=Indian Weekender}}</ref><ref name="facts"/> Her first stage performance was at a club's annual function. When she turned six, she started her lessons in [[Hindustani classical music]].<ref name="biography sgsite"/> In 2000, at the age of sixteen, she participated and won the television music reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma'' (now ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi|Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]]'') on the channel [[Zee TV]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday Special: Shreya Ghoshal turns 31 today |url=http://post.jagran.com/birthday-special-shreya-ghoshal-turns-31-today-1426131892 |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171822/http://post.jagran.com/birthday-special-shreya-ghoshal-turns-31-today-1426131892 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday special: आज है सरगम के पहले शब्द जैसी श्रेया घोषाल का जन्मदिन जाने कौन से हैं उनके टॉप टेन सांग |url=https://www.inextlive.com/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal-201503120003 |work=[[inext]] |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164523/http://inextlive.jagran.com/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal-201503120003 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-shreya-ghosal/922743/ |title=Happy Birthday Shreya Ghosal |work=The Indian Express |date=12 March 2012 |access-date=30 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409220731/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-shreya-ghosal/922743/ |archive-date=9 April 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ghoshal's first recording was "Ganraj Rangi Nachto", which is a cover version of a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] song originally sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]].<ref name="mm">{{cite news |first1=Vinita |last1=Chaturvedi |title=I'd love to be called a Marathi Mulgi: Shreya Ghoshal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/Music-Shreya-Ghoshal-Marathi-Abhang-Lavani/articleshow/26848091.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 June 2017 |date=23 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203081830/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/Music-Shreya-Ghoshal-Marathi-Abhang-Lavani/articleshow/26848091.cms |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> Her first studio album was ''[[Bendhechhi Beena]]'', which was released on 1 January 1998, with 14 tracks.<ref name="STARTYEAR"/> Some of her earlier albums are ''O Tota Pakhi Re'', ''[[Ekti Katha]]'' (1999), and ''[[Mukhor Porag]]'' (2000). Ghoshal recorded [[Bengali language|Bengali]] studio album ''[[Rupasi Raate]]'' (2002). Ghoshal recorded [[Devotional song|devotional songs]] in albums like ''[[Banomali Re]]'' (2002), and later, ''Krishna Bina Ache Ke'' (2007).

=== 2002–2004: Playback singing debut and breakthrough ===
Ghoshal caught the attention of director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] when she participated in the 75th children's special episode of ''Sa Re Ga Ma''. Bhansali's mother, Leela Bhansali was watching the show and during Ghoshal's performance, she called him to watch her performance, after which he decided to give her a chance in his next film.<ref name="facts"/> According to Bhansali, Ghoshal's voice had the innocence needed for the character of Paro in ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002).<ref name="voice of paro"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shreya-ghoshal-mn0000600596/biography |title=Shreya Ghoshal |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001172221/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shreya-ghoshal-mn0000600596/biography |archive-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>

[[File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Female Playback Singer Award for the year 2002 to Shreya Ghoshal for her soulful rendering of the song 'Bairi Piya' for the film Devdas.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting Ghoshal the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for "[[Bairi Piya]]".]]
In 2000, Bhansali and music director [[Ismail Darbar]] offered her the opportunity to be the voice of Paro, the lead female character of ''Devdas'', who was portrayed by [[Aishwarya Rai]].<ref name="voice of paro"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Singing in Devdas was God's greatest gift: Shreya Ghoshal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/singing-in-devdas-was-gods-greatest-gift-shreya-ghoshal/articleshow/16690191.cms |last=Dasgupta |first=Priyanka |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 July 2012 |date=21 July 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104005632/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/calcutta-times/Singing-in-Devdas-was-Gods-greatest-gift-Shreya-Ghoshal/articleshow/16690191.cms |archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> Ghoshal sang five songs in the film, namely, "Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka", "[[Bairi Piya]]", "Chalak Chalak", "Morey Piya", and "[[Dola Re Dola]]", with established singers such as [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Vinod Rathod]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], and [[Jaspinder Narula]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Original Soundtrack Devdas |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/devdas-original-soundtrack-mw0001261240 |work=AllMusic |access-date=29 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001173146/http://www.allmusic.com/album/devdas-original-soundtrack-mw0001261240 |archive-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> She was sixteen when she recorded the first song for the film, "Bairi Piya" with Udit Narayan. Her [[Higher Secondary Certificate|Higher Secondary Examinations]] were nearing that time and she would take her books and notebooks to the studio to study during downtime. "Bairi Piya" was an instant success and topped the charts.<ref name="voice of paro"/> The film garnered her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Dola Re" (shared with [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]])<ref name="FILMF">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/2003/ |title=Filmfare Awards (2003) |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=5 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314213634/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/2003/ |archive-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> and a [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Bairi Piya".<ref name="50thNat"/> Her performance also won her the [[Filmfare R. D. Burman Award|Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent]].<ref name="FILMF"/>

{{rquote|right|I remember I was asked to rehearse the song once before finally recording it. I simply closed my eyes and sang without a break. When I opened my eyes, I noticed a lot of excitement and chaos outside the recording room. Then Sanjayji told me I had sung the song so well that they had recorded it at one go.|Ghoshal sharing her experience of recording "Bairi Piya"<ref name="voice of paro">{{cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Ronjita |title=I simply closed my eyes and sang |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/10shreya.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012224818/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/10shreya.htm |archive-date=12 October 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>}} In a 2025 interview with [[Filmfare]], Ghoshal revealed that she had received multiple offers from other filmmakers before Devdas was released, but she declined them all to honor her verbal commitment to Bhansali. She stated, “Had I sung for all these people, I wouldn’t have been in *Devdas*, I’m sure about that"
She was an immediate success and was called by various other Indian film industries for recording songs in her voice.<ref name="voice of paro"/> Ghoshal was next heard in Darbar-composed ''Desh Devi'', where she performed three tracks for the film.<ref>{{cite web |title='Desh Devi' songs |date=19 September 2002 |url=http://www.saavn.com/p/album/hindi/Desh-Devi-2002/Irrt3KR9OyI_ |publisher=Saavn |access-date=6 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093149/http://www.saavn.com/p/album/hindi/Desh-Devi-2002/Irrt3KR9OyI_ |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

After rendering traditional semi-classical songs for her previous ventures, Ghoshal performed two seductive numbers for [[M. M. Keeravani|M. M. Kreem]]'s ''[[Jism (2003 film)|Jism]]'', which prevented her from being stereotyped.<ref name="vijayakar-queen-bees">{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/319299/reigning-queen-bees.html |title=Reigning queen bees |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=17 March 2013 |access-date=15 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105602/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/319299/reigning-queen-bees.html |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> According to Ghoshal, "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" and "Chalo Tumko Lekar Chale" from the film "made everyone look at [her] in a new light", opening the doors to a "versatile image".<ref name="notes">{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267648/notes-singer.html |title=Notes from a singer |work=Deccan Herald |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=28 July 2012 |access-date=15 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213701/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267648/notes-singer.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> She was awarded with another Filmfare trophy for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai".<ref name="filmfare-49">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Winners-of-the-49th-Manikchand-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/511368.cms |title=Winners of the 49th Manikchand Filmfare Awards |work=The Times of India |date=21 February 2004 |access-date=15 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915032901/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Winners-of-the-49th-Manikchand-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/511368.cms |archive-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> She thereupon worked with [[Anu Malik]], where she performed the female version of "Aye Meri Zindagi", "Seena Pada" and "Aai Jo Teri Yaad", along with the [[bhajan]]-styled "Har Taraf".<ref name="Rajendra1">{{harvnb|Ojha|2003|p=88}}</ref> In addition to providing vocals for "Har Taraf", Ghoshal also made her first on-screen appearance in ''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]'', as the school girl singing the song.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.mbc.net/en/mbc-bollywood/articles/Saaya.html |title=Saaya |publisher=[[Middle East Broadcasting Center]] |date=22 March 2014 |access-date=18 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325091529/http://www.mbc.net/en/mbc-bollywood/articles/Saaya.html |archive-date=25 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/30/stories/2003013000630200.htm |title=Melody kid |last=Siddiqui |first=Rana |date=30 January 2003 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311140351/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/30/stories/2003013000630200.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=11 March 2008}}</ref> Apart from ''[[Inteha (2003 film)|Inteha]]'', Ghoshal provided vocals for Malik in two other films, ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' and ''[[LOC: Kargil]]'', where she recorded the song "Chann Chann" for the former and "Pyaar Bhara Geet" for the latter, along with [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/05/25/stories/2004052500720100.htm |title=Shreya comes to serenade |date=25 May 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203081830/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/05/25/stories/2004052500720100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122200170400.htm |title=Chords & Notes – LOC Kargil (Saregama, Rs. 55) |date=22 December 2003 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418085624/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122200170400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=18 April 2016}}</ref> Besides, Ghoshal made her first collaboration with [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] by performing the female version of the song "Tu Hi Bata Zindagi". Calling her singing "effortless" in the song, ''[[The Hindu]]'' mentioned that she was "able to impart the required emotions" for the song.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/21/stories/2003042101690300.htm |title=Chords & Notes – Armaan – Shankar Ehsaan Loy – Music Review Hindi |date=21 April 2003 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012185338/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/21/stories/2003042101690300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 October 2004}}</ref>

In 2004, Ghoshal contributed to the soundtrack album of ''[[Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum]]'' by performing four tracks, which were labelled with an "average" tag by Joginder Tuteja from [[Bollywood Hungama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiafm.com/musicreview/04/ttbth/index.shtml |title=Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=1 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703113121/http://indiafm.com/musicreview/04/ttbth/index.shtml |archive-date=3 July 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> However, he was "impressed" with Ghoshal's rendition from her songs in ''[[Khakee (film)|Khakee]]'', where he affirmed that Ghoshal's voice suits [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]] to the "core" and she "lends credibility to the entire song" in "Wada Raha".<ref name=Khakee>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/03/khakee/index.shtml |title=Khakee – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=2 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040102015109/http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/03/khakee/index.shtml |archive-date=2 January 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Besides, the two duets with Nigam; "Dil Dooba" and "Youn Hi Tum Mujhse", were equally favored by music critics.<ref name=Khakee/> Further complimenting her vocals in the song "Hum Tumko Nigahon Mein" and "Soniye" from ''[[Garv: Pride & Honour|Garv]]'', Tuteja asserted that Ghoshal's "vocals have started to suit the current breed of actresses better and better with each passing day".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/garv/index.shtml |title=Garv – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=28 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804070124/http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/garv/index.shtml |archive-date=4 August 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Apart from ''[[Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maara]]'', Ghoshal worked with [[Nikhil–Vinay]] in other projects, by recording "Betab Dil Hai" from ''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]'', and "Woh Ho Tum" from ''[[Muskaan]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2004/june/86235.htm |title=Music review: Kaun Hai Jo... Music Review |work=[[Mid-Day]] |last=Kusnur |first=Narendra |date=23 June 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306123038/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2004/june/86235.htm |archive-date=6 March 2005 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2004/january/74470.htm |title=Music review of 'Muskaan' |last=Kusnur |first=Narendra |date=21 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040129144901/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2004/january/74470.htm |archive-date=29 January 2004 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

During the time, Nadeem–Shravan composed ''[[Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story]]'' was considered to be the biggest album for Ghoshal, as she sang all the numbers with an exception of one song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/tnd/index.shtml |title=Tumsa Nahi Dekha – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=26 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041019062141/http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/tnd/index.shtml |archive-date=19 October 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> She performed a wide variety of songs—from a jazzy number to soft romantic tunes—in the album.<ref name=item/> According to Ghoshal, the album allowed her to "experiment with the entire range" of her "singing capabilities".<ref name=item>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_977965,001100050004.htm |title=I can do item songs too: Shreya Ghoshal |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 August 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/3922/i-can-do-item-songs-too-shreya-ghoshal/ Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603001548/http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/3922/i-can-do-item-songs-too-shreya-ghoshal/ |date=3 June 2016 }}</ref> Besides, Ghoshal lent her voice for Malik, where she sang "Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha" and "Gori Gori" for ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' apart from the title track.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/mainhoonna/index.shtml |title=Main Hoon Na – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=8 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208035714/http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/mainhoonna/index.shtml |archive-date=8 February 2005 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> ''[[Mid-Day]]'' affirmed that Ghoshal provided "perfect accompaniment" for the track, while [[Rediff.com]] was "impressed with her rendition".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2004/march/77738.htm |title=Music review of 'Main Hoon Na' |work=[[Mid-Day]] |last=Kusnur |first=Narendra |date=3 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405165014/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2004/march/77738.htm |archive-date=5 April 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/15main.htm |title=You might not want to sing with Main Hoon Na |work=Rediff.com |last=Pant |first=Seema |date=15 March 2004 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803155843/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/15main.htm |archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> The year marks her first collaboration with [[Rajesh Roshan]] and [[Pritam]] by singing the melodious track for the former composed "Saansein Ghulne Lagi" from ''[[Aetbaar]]'' and performing the track "Shikdum" from ''[[Dhoom]]'', for the latter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2003/november/69690.htm |title=Music review of 'Aetbaar' |last=Kusnur | first = Narendra |date=26 November 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210113024/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimusicreview/2003/november/69690.htm |archive-date=10 December 2003 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/dhoom/index.shtml |title=Dhoom – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=9 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313171426/http://www.indiafm.com/musicreview/04/dhoom/index.shtml |archive-date=13 March 2005 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

She made her debut in [[Kannada cinema]] with the song "Krishna Nee Begane Baaro" in the movie ''[[Paris Pranaya]]'' (2003). Ghoshal debuted in [[Malayalam cinema]] through a studio album of composer [[Alphons Joseph]] and later gave voice to his song "Vida Parayukayano" from ''[[Big B (film)|Big B]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article652506.ece |title=Shreya Ghoshal rocks |work=The Hindu |date=5 February 2009 |access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>

=== 2005–2007: Established singer ===
[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at 53th National Film Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Pratibha Patil]] presenting Ghoshal her second [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]].]]
Ghoshal was bestowed with her second [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|National Film Award]] for her rendition of "Dheere Jalna" in ''[[Paheli (2005 film)|Paheli]]'', which she sang alongside [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf |title=53rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195640/http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> As claimed by ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'', the song "treads the fine balance between the classical and popular genre of Hindi film music".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amitabh-gets-best-actor-award-for-black-1121457 |title=Amitabh gets best actor award for 'Black' |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=14 September 2007 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731083120/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amitabh-gets-best-actor-award-for-black-1121457 |archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> Barring the song "Dheere Jalna", Ghoshal was heard in two other tracks "Kangna Re" and "Minnat Kare", composed by M.M. Kreem.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/paheli/20050510.htm |title=Paheli's music transports you |work=Rediff.com |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=10 May 2005 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804042936/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/paheli/20050510.htm |archive-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> She provided vocals for Kreem in one of his another compositions: "Guzar Na Jaye" from ''[[Rog]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/7329/index.html |title=Rog – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=24 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214081636/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/7329/index.html |archive-date=14 February 2007 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> With the film ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]'', she made her first collaboration with [[Shantanu Moitra]].<ref name="Shantanu1"/> She performed four tracks from the film alongside Sonu Nigam, which includes "Piyu Bole", "Kasto Mazza" and "Soona Man Ka Aangan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/parineeta/20050503.htm |title=Parineeta is refreshing |work=Rediff.com |last=Pant |first=Seema |date=3 May 2005 |access-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100623/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/parineeta/20050503.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/11638/index.html |title=Parinneta – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=28 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107123023/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/11638/index.html |archive-date=7 November 2006 |access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Thereupon, she worked for the soundtrack album of ''[[Yahaan]]'', performing a soulful track "Naam Adaa Likhna", "Urzu Urzu Durkut" and a Punjabi track "Mele Chaliyan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12585/index.html |title=Yahaan – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=30 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626173958/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12585/index.html |archive-date=26 June 2007 |access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Ghoshal's work in both the films was widely acclaimed, subsequently being nominated for the Filmfare Awards with the song "Piyu Bole".<ref name=51Filmfare>{{cite news |url=http://indiafm.com/features/2006/02/09/1008/index.html |title=51st Annual Filmfare Awards Nominees |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=9 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307170324/http://indiafm.com/features/2006/02/09/1008/index.html |archive-date=7 March 2006 |access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Reportedly, Ghoshal was selected to sing the female rendition of the track after being auditioned by many other artistes.<ref name="Shantanu1"/> In an interview, Moitra stated; "Pradeep wanted a little trill of laughter in the middle of the song and she did it effortlessly".<ref name="Shantanu1">{{harvnb|Moitra|2014|p=57}}{{full citation needed|date=March 2025}}</ref>

Along with "[[Piyu Bole]]", Ghoshal received another [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] nomination for her rendition of the song "Agar Tum Mil Jao" from ''[[Zeher]]''.<ref name=51Filmfare/> The song along with "Jaane Ja Jaane Ja" from the same film was acclaimed by music critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiafm.com/musicreview/05/zeher/index.shtml |title=Yahaan – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=26 February 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050227173609/http://indiafm.com/musicreview/05/zeher/index.shtml |archive-date=27 February 2005 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Apart from providing supporting vocals for [[Himesh Reshammiya]]'s "[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]]", Ghoshal's voice had been used in some of his other compositions released during the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12544/index.html |title=Aashiq Banaya Aapne – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=2 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221215350/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12544/index.html |archive-date=21 February 2007 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> However, while reviewing Malik-composed "Pehle Se", Bollywood Hungama wrote: "Ghoshal sang in a mature manner and did so well and once again she proved herself as a dependable playback singer".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/7245/index.html |title=Fareb – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=30 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217061543/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/7245/index.html |archive-date=17 February 2007 |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> Similar sentiments were echoed for the song "Bolo To" from ''[[Shabd (film)|Shabd]]'' which was composed by [[Vishal–Shekhar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/7334/index.html |title=Shabd – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=11 December 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029112417/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/7334/index.html |archive-date=29 October 2007 |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref>

2006 marks Ghoshal's first collaboration with [[Ravindra Jain]] in the film ''[[Vivah]]'', where she performed three duets with Narayan titled "Mujhe Haq Hai", "Do Anjaane Ajnabi" and "Milan Abhi Aadha Adhura Hai".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/03vivah.htm |title=Vivah's music disappoints |work=Rediff.com |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=3 October 2008 |access-date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414011956/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/03vivah.htm |archive-date=14 April 2013}}</ref> For the album, she also recorded "Hamari Shaadi Mein" with [[Babul Supriyo]] and two sisters conversation song "O Jiji" with Pamela Jain, along with a bhajan performed with Jain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12731/index.html |title=Vivah – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=28 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629062755/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12731/index.html |archive-date=29 June 2007 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> Ghoshal's "obsessive" vocals were appraised in [[Roopkumar Rathod|Roop Kumar Rathod]]'s composition, "So Jaoon Main" from ''[[Woh Lamhe]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-soaring-polularity-charts-1054766 |title=Soaring polularity charts |work=Daily News and Analysis |last=Roy |first=Indranil |date=23 September 2006 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203081830/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-soaring-polularity-charts-1054766 |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/woh/20060823.htm |title=Woh Lamhe's music is worth a listen |work=Rediff.com |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=23 August 2006 |access-date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125549/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/woh/20060823.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Despite the length, the version was particularly acclaimed from the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12755/index.html |title=Woh Lamhe – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=16 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907080500/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12755/index.html |archive-date=7 September 2007 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> During the year, Ghoshal performed her first ever duet with [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]—though they have contributed in multi-singer songs together—with the [[Salim–Sulaiman]]'s composition, "Imaan Ka Asar" from ''[[Dor (film)|Dor]]''.<ref name="vijayakar-queen-bees" /> In spite of providing backing vocals for ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''{{'}}s "Bande Mein Tha Dum", Ghoshal and Nigam performed a romantic duet titled "Pal Pal", a composition by Moitra.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12567/index.html |title=Lage Raho Munnabhai – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=26 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026024919/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12567/index.html |archive-date=26 October 2007 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> For the song, she received a Best Female Playback Singer nomination at the [[52nd Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/02/08/2219/index.html |title=Nominations for the 52nd Filmfare Awards |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=8 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217214730/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/02/08/2219/index.html |archive-date=17 February 2007 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> She was next heard with [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] in the song "O Saathi Re", which exudes the feeling of intimacy and deep love.<ref name=omkara/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/omkara/20060712.htm |title=Omkara's music rocks |work=Rediff.com |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=12 July 2008 |access-date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124654/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/omkara/20060712.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Ghoshal's low pitch rendition in the song was positively noted by critics.<ref name=omkara>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12773/index.html |title=Omkara – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=5 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403060213/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12773/index.html |archive-date=3 April 2007 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>

In 2006, Ghoshal sang "Pyaar Ki Ek Kahani"and "Koi Tumsa Nahin" with Sonu Nigam and "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" with Udit Narayan for Rajesh Roshan-composed ''[[Krrish]]'' which were also favored by the critics.<ref name=Krrish/> Reviewing the album, Bollywood Hungama wrote: "Ghoshal is extremely competent and justifies her continued presence in the big league".<ref name=Krrish/> They also mentioned that Ghoshal has reached to a similar level of [[Alka Yagnik]] in terms of "class, quality and style".<ref name=Krrish>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12415/index.html |title=Krrish – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=28 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220045837/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12415/index.html |archive-date=20 February 2007 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>

In 2007, Ghoshal recorded a [[thumri]] in the [[mujra]] style for ''[[Khoya Khoya Chand]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/to-catch-a-star-shreya-ghoshal-her-songs/ |title=To Catch A Star: Shreya Ghoshal |publisher=[[Rajeev Masand]] |access-date=3 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080335/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/to-catch-a-star-shreya-ghoshal-her-songs/ |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Titled "Chale Aao Saiyan" and composed by Moitra, the song was particularly praised for Ghoshal's "different" vocal structure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12848/index.html |title=Khoya Khoya Chand – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=8 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225220850/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12848/index.html |archive-date=25 December 2007 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> She even lent her voice for two other songs for the album; "Sakhi Piya" and "Thirak Thirak".<ref name=lcmd>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/khoya/20071106.htm |title=Buy Khoya Khoya for the title song |work=Rediff.com |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=6 November 2007 |access-date=29 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124633/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/khoya/20071106.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> She reunited with Moitra for ''[[Laaga Chunari Mein Daag]]'', where she performed "Hum To Aise Hain" along with Chauhan which also had [[Swanand Kirkire]] and Pranab Biswas lending supporting vocals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/laaga-chunari-mein-daag-music-review-review-bollywood-pclwvjhcahfda.html |title=Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (Music Review) |website=[[Sify]] |date=7 September 2007 |access-date=24 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224022124/http://www.sify.com/movies/laaga-chunari-mein-daag-music-review-review-bollywood-pclwvjhcahfda.html |archive-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-moitra-s-magic-continues-with-laaga-chunari-mein-daag-1121681 |title=Moitra's magic continues with 'Laaga Chunari Mein Daag' |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=17 September 2007 |access-date=24 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222221757/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-moitra-s-magic-continues-with-laaga-chunari-mein-daag-1121681 |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] found "Kachchi Kaliyaan" song from the film less appealing with its "bad remix background" though praised Ghoshal, Chauhan, KK and Nigam for giving the song "the vim it requires".<ref name=lcmd/> Apart from providing background alaap in Monty Sharma's composition "Masha-Allah", Ghoshal was heard in the classically oriented numbers "Jaan-E-Jaan" and "Sawar Gayi", included in the album ''[[Saawariya]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12780/index.html |title=Saawariya – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |last=Tuteja | first = Joginder |date=21 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209212524/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12780/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2007 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> She also recorded her first track in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali's composition, "Thode Badmaash" for the same album, providing a "feminine quality" to her "temperate nuances".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saawariya/20070924.htm |title=Saawariya soundtrack, a superior product |work=Rediff.com |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=29 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095939/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saawariya/20070924.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at 55th National Film Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Pratibha Patil]] presenting Ghoshal her third [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]].]]
During the same year, Ghoshal sang the peppy rain song, "[[Barso Re]]" for [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'', a composition by A.R. Rahman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guru's soundtrack is typical Rahman |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/20guru.htm |work=Rediff.com |last=Bhattacharya | first = Sumit |date=20 November 2006 |access-date=29 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070104/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/20guru.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barso Re song info |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/#!/s/song/hindi/Guru/Barso_Re/RlohQQ1fZWs |publisher=[[Saavn]] |access-date=2 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921175103/http://www.saavn.com/s/#!/s/song/hindi/Guru/Barso_Re/RlohQQ1fZWs |archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> A Review from [[Oneindia]] praised Ghoshal's rendition of the song and opined that it was a different incarnation of her in comparison to her previous records.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guru – Music Review |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/music/reviews/2006/guru-221106.html |publisher=Oneindia.in |date=22 November 2006 |access-date=2 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107163032/http://www.filmibeat.com/music/reviews/2006/guru-221106.html |archive-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> The song won her third Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.<ref name="guru">{{cite web |title=Winners of 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/23/3610/index.html |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=23 February 2008 |access-date=23 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122012020/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/23/3610/index.html |archive-date=22 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kareena-srk-win-best-actor-awards-1152649 |title=Kareena, SRK win Best actor awards |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=24 February 2008 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203081830/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kareena-srk-win-best-actor-awards-1152649 |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> The same year, she came up with the song "Yeh Ishq Haaye" from ''[[Jab We Met]]'', composed by [[Pritam]] which was successful in earning her a third [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]].<ref name="jwm">{{cite news | last=Sharma | first = Parul |title='Kanchivaram' wins national award for best feature film |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kanchivaram-wins-national-award-for-best-feature-film/article16297.ece |date=7 September 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=11 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505173525/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kanchivaram-wins-national-award-for-best-feature-film/article16297.ece |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>

The duo also worked with the classical track "Mere Dholna" for ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa]]'' (2007), performed beside [[M. G. Sreekumar]], which was acclaimed with special mention to the taan towards the "climax of the song".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/06zzbhool.htm |title=Bhool Bhulaiyaa's music is enjoyable |work=Rediff.com |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=6 September 2007 |access-date=29 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144459/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/06zzbhool.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Ghoshal also lent her voice for Vishal–Shekhar with few of his compositions and was particularly praised for the theme song of ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'' along with the romantic song "Main Agar Kahoon", which she sang with [[Sonu Nigam]] and the dance song "Dhoom Taana" from film [[Om Shanti Om]], where some critics compared her singing style of the latter with [[S. Janaki]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12897/index.html |title=Ta Ra Rum Pum – Music Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | last=Tuteja | first = Joginder |date=3 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222085607/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12897/index.html |archive-date=22 December 2007 |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-om-shanti-om-recalls-music-of-an-earlier-age-1122423 |title='Om Shanti Om' recalls music of an earlier age |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=20 September 2007 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203081830/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-om-shanti-om-recalls-music-of-an-earlier-age-1122423 |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> In the year, Ghoshal worked with Ilaiyaraaja for the album ''[[Cheeni Kum]]''.<ref name=filmography>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/films/id/7069 |title=Shreya Ghoshal |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=2 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225245/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/films/id/7069 |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>

=== 2008–2014: Further success ===
After singing for films such as ''[[U Me Aur Hum]]'', ''[[Sirf (film)|Sirf]]'', ''[[Ghatothkach]]'', ''[[Dashavatar (2008 film)|Dashavatar]]'', ''[[Mere Baap Pehle Aap]]'', ''[[De Taali]]'', ''[[Haal-e-Dil]]'', ''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]'' and ''[[Kismat Konnection]]'',<ref name=filmography/> Ghoshal recorded another hit song for ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' (2008), titled "[[Singh Is Kinng|Teri Ore]]", composed by [[Pritam|Pritam Chakraborty]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Singh Is Kinng |date=30 June 2008 |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Singh_Is_Kinng/Teri_Ore/IyU,WiFiVEM |publisher=[[Saavn]] |access-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123759/http://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Singh_Is_Kinng/Teri_Ore/IyU,WiFiVEM |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> It received mixed reviews from music critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singh Is Kinng music review |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/07-singh-is-kinng-music-review-070805.asp |publisher=Glamsham |access-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016202152/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/07-singh-is-kinng-music-review-070805.asp |archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Music review: Singh is Kinng |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/07kinng.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=7 July 2008 |access-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213044730/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/07kinng.htm |archive-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> The song earned her a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and overall fifth Filmfare Award.<ref name="singh is king">{{cite news |title=Filmfare: 'Jodha...' bags 5, Priyanka, Hrithik shine |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/filmfare/Filmfare-Jodha-bags-5-Priyanka-Hrithik-shine/articleshow/4205152.cms |work=The Times of India |date=1 March 2009 |access-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903124728/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/filmfare/Filmfare-Jodha-bags-5-Priyanka-Hrithik-shine/articleshow/4205152.cms |archive-date=3 September 2013}}</ref> After that, she lent her voice for films like ''[[Bachna Ae Haseeno]]'', ''[[God Tussi Great Ho]]'', ''[[Welcome to Sajjanpur]]'', ''[[Kidnap (2008 film)|Kidnap]]'', ''[[Karzzzz]]'', ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'', ''[[Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi]]'', ''[[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]'', ''[[Yuvvraaj]]'' and others.<ref name=filmography/> She won her fourth National award for singing "Pherari Mon" for the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''[[Antaheen]]'' (2008),<ref name="nfa">{{cite news |title=National Film Awards: Priyanka gets best actress, 'Antaheen' awarded best film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/National-Film-Awards-Priyanka-gets-best-actress-Antaheen-awarded-best-film/articleshow/5492275.cms?referral=PM |work=The Times of India |date=23 January 2010 |access-date=27 January 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327150451/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/National-Film-Awards-Priyanka-gets-best-actress-Antaheen-awarded-best-film/articleshow/5492275.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> and "Jeev Rangla" for the [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] ''[[Jogwa]]'' (2008).<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |title=56th National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> She rendered two songs for the 2010 film ''[[Dabangg]]'', "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" with [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] and "Chori Kiya Re Jiya" with [[Sonu Nigam]]. According to a music review published by Planet Bollywood, "the biggest attraction of this song is the duet by the fantastic jodi of Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal who prove yet again why they rank as the finest singers of their generation"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m080610115118 |title=Dabangg – music review by Atta Khan |publisher=Planet Bollywood |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref> In 2010, Ghoshal sang for the English independent film ''[[When Harry Tries to Marry]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-harry-tries-to-marry-mw0002136258 |title=Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: When Harry Tries To Marry |work=AllMusic |access-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313022044/http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-harry-tries-to-marry-mw0002136258 |archive-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> In the same year, Ghoshal rendered her voice for a song "Aadha Ishq" from film ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' which composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]]. Satyajit of Glamsham stated, "Shreya Ghoshal's feminine vocal textures have always been reliable in ballads".<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Review of Band Baaja Baaraat |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/15-band-baaja-baarat-music-review-111015.asp# |publisher=glamsham.com |access-date=9 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209201919/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/15-band-baaja-baarat-music-review-111015.asp |archive-date=9 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal.jpg|thumb|left|Ghoshal on the sets of [[X Factor India]], 2011]]
In 2011, Ghoshal recorded hit duet song "Saibo" in film ''[[Shor in the City]]'' with [[Tochi Raina]], a composition by Sachin–Jigar.<ref name="SHR1">{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/23-shor-in-the-city-music-review-041111.asp# |title=Music Review : Shor – In The City |publisher=Glamsham |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811082935/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/23-shor-in-the-city-music-review-041111.asp |archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Satyajit from ''Glamsham'' reported, "Sweetly toned and mesmerized with mellifluous flows of Shreya Ghoshal singing, the first outing "Saibo" is a smoothening surprise that extols the feel of romanticism to perfection".<ref name="SHR1"/> Later that year, Ghoshal sang the duet "Teri Meri" in film [[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]] with [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]].<ref name="Ghosh">{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/music-review-bodyguard-601042 |title=Music Review: Bodyguard |work=NDTVMovies.com |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913055135/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/music-review-bodyguard-601042 |archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> A [[Himesh Reshammiya]] composition, the song received positive to mixed reviews.<ref name="Ghosh"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-bodyguard/20110729.htm |title=Review: Bodyguard music is average |publisher=[[Rediff]] |first=Sukanya |last=Verma |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427052916/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-bodyguard/20110729.htm |archive-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> [[NDTV]] labelled the song as "moderately paced and average". Ghoshal later collaborated with [[Bappi Lahiri]] in the [[duet]] "Ooh La La" from film [[The Dirty Picture]].<ref name="GLAMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/09-the-dirty-picture-music-review-111109.asp |title=Music Review : The Dirty Picture |publisher=Glamsham |author=Abid |access-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811031618/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/09-the-dirty-picture-music-review-111109.asp |archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Abid from ''Glamsham'' stated that Ghoshal manage to keep up the fun tempo with an improvised and highly entertaining and excellent renditions.<ref name="GLAMS"/> Ghoshal received further two nominations that year at [[57th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]] for songs "Saibo" and "Teri Meri.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/2974/2974 |title=Nominations for 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=11 January 2010 |access-date=7 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113194825/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/2974/2974 |archive-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Ghoshal rendered her voice for popular [[Item number|item song]], "[[Chikni Chameli]]" from film ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/26-agneepath-music-review-121103.asp# |title=Music Review : Agneepath |date=26 December 2011 |publisher=Glamsham |access-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811023457/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/26-agneepath-music-review-121103.asp |archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> The song was composed by [[Ajay-Atul|Ajay–Atul]] and was a remake of their own [[Marathi language|Marathi]] song "Kombdi Palali" from film ''[[Jatra: Hyalagaad Re Tyalagaad|Jatra]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the musician duo behind 'Chikni Chameli' |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-ajay-atul-agneepath/20120125.htm |publisher=Rediff |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427070403/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-ajay-atul-agneepath/20120125.htm |archive-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> Joginder Tuteja of [[Bollywood Hungama]] stated, "A special word for Shreya Ghoshal too who changes her singing style in a big way and comes up trumps. She gets the kind of rustic flavour that was the need of the hour and is superb in her rendition."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/503039 |title=Agneepath: Critic Review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107175652/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/503039 |archive-date=7 January 2012}}</ref> Ghoshal received her one of the two Filmfare nominations of the year for the song.<ref name="Shr">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4404 |title=Nominations for 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=13 January 2013 |access-date=7 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116062555/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4404 |archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> Later, she revealed that she "wasn't very comfortable" singing the song because of its vulgar lyrics and requested the makers to change few words in it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/shreya-ghoshal-feels-that-item-numbers-are-bad-for-a-country-like-india/story-41MDiXRKqIwOrMiXKRIacO.html |title=I was not comfortable singing many item songs post Chikni Chameli |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019154432/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/545805 |archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> The song "Tera Ishq Bada Teekha" received mixed reviews from music critics.<ref name="it">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/music-review-rowdy-rathore-21560.html |title=Music Review of Rowdy Rathore |work=The Times of India |first=Anand |last=Vaishnav |access-date=19 August 2016 |date=27 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914230141/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/music-review-rowdy-rathore-21560.html |archive-date=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="gs">{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/14-rowdy-rathore-music-review-051201.asp |title=Music Review of Rowdy Rathore |work=Glamsham |author=Satyajit |access-date=19 August 2016 |date=14 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321172111/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/14-rowdy-rathore-music-review-051201.asp |archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="ff">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-of-rowdy-rathore-548.html |title=Music Review of Rowdy Rathore |work=Filmfare |first=Devesh |last=Sharma |access-date=19 August 2016 |date=30 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821002910/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-of-rowdy-rathore-548.html |archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="bh">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/545805 |title=Music Review of Rowdy Rathore |work=Bollywood Hungama |first=Joginder |last=Tuteja |access-date=19 August 2016 |date=3 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019154432/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/545805 |archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> Ghoshal then lent her voice in a [[Four-part harmony]] song, "Radha" from ''[[Student of the Year]]'' alongside [[Udit Narayan]], [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Shekhar Ravjiani]] which garnered critical appreciation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/student-music-review-135122186.html |title=Student of the Year Music Review |access-date=25 June 2016 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201110954/https://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/student-music-review-135122186.html |archive-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> In the same year, she again collaborated with [[A. R. Rahman]] for a duet song "Saans" from film ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' along with [[Mohit Chauhan]]. The song received positive to mixed reviews by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/17-jab-tak-hai-jaan-music-review-101203.asp |title=Music Review : Jab Tak Hai Jaan |work=Glamsham |access-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019160801/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/17-jab-tak-hai-jaan-music-review-101203.asp |archive-date=19 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/music-review-jab-tak-hai-jaan-43230.html |title=MUSIC REVIEW – Jab Tak Hai Jaan |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010232907/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/music-review-jab-tak-hai-jaan-43230.html |archive-date=10 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/548942 |title=Jab Tak Hai Jaan Music Review |first=Joginder |last=Tuteja |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012235235/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/548942 |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> At the poll conducted by [[Times Internet|Indiatimes]], the song ''Saans'' won the title of "Most Romantic Song of the year 2012".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-most-romantic-song-of-2012-is--/articleshow/22184673.cms |title=The most romantic song of 2012 is... |work=The Times of India |first1=Priya | last1 = Gupta | first2 = Garima | last2 = Sharma |date=September 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901050024/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-most-romantic-song-of-2012-is--/articleshow/22184673.cms |archive-date=1 September 2013 }}</ref> The song earned Ghoshal second of her two Filmfare nominations of the year.<ref name="Shr"/>

In early 2013, Ghoshal sang two duet songs "Naino Mein Sapna" and "Taki O Taki" for film ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]''. The songs were originally composed by [[Bappi Lahiri|Bappi Lahri]] and re-created by [[Sajid–Wajid]]. Both songs received positive reviews from music critics.<ref name="ND">{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/music/music-review-himmatwala-632144 |title=Music Review of Himmatwala |work=NDTV.com |access-date=21 August 2016 |date=7 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822062735/http://movies.ndtv.com/music/music-review-himmatwala-632144 |archive-date=22 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="koi1">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/himmatwala-music-review/ |title=Music Review of Himmatwala |work=Koimoi.com |author=Shivi |access-date=21 August 2016 |date=26 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828115753/http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/himmatwala-music-review/ |archive-date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/506932 |title=Music Review of Himmatwala |work=Bollywood Hungama |first=Joginder |last=Tuteja |access-date=21 August 2016 |date=25 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618114526/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/506932 |archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/himmatwala-music-review-021305.asp# |title=Music Review of Himmatwala |work=glamsham.com |author=Rafat |access-date=21 August 2016 |date=3 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822092824/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/himmatwala-music-review-021305.asp |archive-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> For "Naino Mein Sapna", critics of [[NDTV]] mentioned, "Shreya sounds tailormade for the track" and for "Taki Taki" they remarked, "Ghoshal proves yet again her mettle in the industry".<ref name="ND"/> For "Naino Mein Sapna", Shivi from Komoi stated, "Shreya Ghoshal replace [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and do a decent job".<ref name="koi1"/> Ghoshal sang [[Sunn Raha Hai|the female version of Sunn Raha Hai]] in ''[[Aashiqui 2]]'' composed by [[Ankit Tiwari]] and written by Sandeep Nath.<ref name="REFD">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/549878 |title=Aashiqui 2 (2013) Critic Music Review |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |first=Rajiv |last=Vijayakar |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123170747/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/549878 |archive-date=23 January 2015}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> She garnered critical praise over [[Ankit Tiwari]] who sang the [[Sunn Raha Hai|male version of the song]].<ref name="REFD"/> Apart from rendering vocals for [[A. R. Rahman]] composed "Banarasiya" in ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'',<ref name="Ran1">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-raanjhanaa-3470.htm |title=Music Review: Raanjhanaa |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |first=Devesh |last=Sharma |access-date=10 July 2016 |date=19 June 2013}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ghoshal lent her voice for duet "God, Allah aur Bhagwan" in ''[[Krrish 3]]'' alongside [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref name="Krr1">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/krrish-3-music-review/ |title=Raanjhana Music Review |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=10 July 2016 |date=19 September 2016 |first=Mohar |last=Basu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221051925/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/krrish-3-music-review/ |archive-date=21 February 2016}}</ref> "Banarasiya" met with largely positive reviews,<ref name="Ran1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-music-review-raanjhanaa-music-glorifies-love-in-unique-way-1845287 |title=Music Review: 'Raanjhanaa' music glorifies love in unique way |first=Yashika |last=Mathur |access-date=10 July 2016 |date=8 June 2013 |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106172033/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-music-review-raanjhanaa-music-glorifies-love-in-unique-way-1845287 |archive-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> the latter received mixed reactions.<ref name="Krr1"/><ref name="Krr2">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-krrish-3-music-falls-short-of-expectations/20130922.htm |first=Joginder |last=Tuteja |access-date=10 July 2016 |date=23 September 2013 |title=Review: Krrish 3 music falls short of expectations |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910184721/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-krrish-3-music-falls-short-of-expectations/20130922.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016}}</ref> Ghoshal next performed two tracks in ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' namely "Dhoop" and "[[Nagada Sang Dhol]]" both composed by the director of film, [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]. She earned positive to mixed response for former<ref name="Koimoi">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/ram-leela-music-review/ |title=Ram-Leela Music Review |work=Mohar Basu |date=5 October 2013 |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005092341/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/ram-leela-music-review/ |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="BS">{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ram-leela-music-beautifies-romance-love-ians-music-review-113100900236_1.html |title=Music Review (Business Standard) |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114100921/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ram-leela-music-beautifies-romance-love-ians-music-review-113100900236_1.html |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref> and mostly positive reviews for the latter.<ref name="Koimoi"/><ref name="Rediff">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-folk-flavour-dominates-ram-leelas-music/20131012.htm |title=Review: Folk flavour dominates Ram-Leela's music |access-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014200659/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-folk-flavour-dominates-ram-leelas-music/20131012.htm |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> Mohar Basu of Koimoi stated in regards to "Dhoop", "Shreya Ghoshal's voice croons hauntingly and this song evokes a range of deep emotions. Passionately sung and flatteringly themed, this song makes evident the reason why Ghoshal can be compared to music veterans of the industry."<ref name="Koimoi"/> Ghoshal received two Filmfare nominations for songs "[[Sunn Raha Hai]]" and "[[Nagada Sang Dhol]]" that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6025/ |title=Nominations for 59th Idea Filmfare Awards |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=7 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107165250/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6025/ |archive-date=7 November 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal GiMA.jpg|thumb|right|Ghoshal at 4th [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards]], 2014]]
In 2014, Ghoshal recorded three songs for film ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' namely the solo "[[Nanga Punga Dost]]" and duets "[[Chaar Kadam]]" and "Love is a Waste of Time" with [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] and [[Sonu Nigam]] respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-pk-7795.html |title=Music Review: PK |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=17 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309133655/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-pk-7795.html |archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> Later in the same year, she sang the duet "[[Manwa Laage]]" with [[Arijit Singh]] for film ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' composed by [[Vishal–Shekhar]] duo and written by [[Irshad Kamil]].<ref name="Kmoi">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/happy-new-year-music-review/ |title=Happy New Year Music Review |date=18 September 2014 |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310122838/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/happy-new-year-music-review/ |archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/music-review-happy-new-year-s-music-is-trendy-and-young-at-heart/story-oJi3uwG3CUV8s2HN7J11lK.html |title=Music review: Happy New Year's music is trendy and young at heart |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306174319/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/music-review-happy-new-year-s-music-is-trendy-and-young-at-heart/story-oJi3uwG3CUV8s2HN7J11lK.html |archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> After its release, "Manwa Laage" crossed two million views in 48 hours on YouTube worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Manwa-Laage-crosses-two-million-views-in-48-hours/articleshow/42336858.cms |title=Manwa Laage crosses two millions views in 48 hours! |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 August 2016 |date=12 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519004053/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Manwa-Laage-crosses-two-million-views-in-48-hours/articleshow/42336858.cms |archive-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> Ghoshal got another nomination at [[60th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]] for the song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-60th-britannia-filmfare-awards-8237.html |title=Nominations for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards |work=[[Filmfare]] | date=19 January 2015 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110120443/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-60th-britannia-filmfare-awards-8237.html |archive-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

Even though Ghoshal had a remarkable career in the Malayalam singing industry, her signature Malayalam song came with "Vijanathayil" from the Malayalam film ''[[How Old Are You (film)|How Old Are You?]]''. ''The Times of India'' described Ghoshal's voice to be magnetic and honey-dripping. She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam|Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Female Playback Singer]] and the [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam|Best Malayalam Best Playback Singer]]. She won the former award consecutively in 2014 and 2015 when she won it again for "Kaathirunnu" from ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]''. Her Malayalam accent and pronunciation was praised.

=== 2015–2017: Career progression ===
With regards to Shreya Ghoshal, we have to dig deep the dictionary to come up with some new adjectives to praise her singing."<ref name="PSO">{{cite web |last=Nicy | first = V. P. |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/i-music-review-roundup-ar-rahman-shankar-team-creates-magic-again-609152 |title='I' Music Review Roundup: AR Rahman-Shankar Team Creates Magic Again |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=15 September 2014 |access-date=31 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007192910/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/i-music-review-roundup-ar-rahman-shankar-team-creates-magic-again-609152 |archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Later that year, Ghoshal sang the female version of song "Hasi" from film ''[[Hamari Adhuri Kahani]]'' composed by Ami Mishra which got critical precedence over male version sung by Ami Mishra himself.<ref name="HAKF">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-hamari-adhuri-kahani-9394.html |title=Music Review: Hamari Adhuri Kahani |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=26 June 2016 |first=Devesh |last=Sharma |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807151829/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-hamari-adhuri-kahani-9394.html |archive-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/hamari-adhuri-kahani-music-review/ |title=Hamari Adhuri Kahani Music Review |first=Surabhi |last=Redkar |date=8 June 2015 |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221051901/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/hamari-adhuri-kahani-music-review/ |archive-date=21 February 2016}}</ref> Devesh Sharma from [[Filmfare]] remarked, "The female version of Hasi, sung by Shreya Ghoshal, works better than the male version, sung by guest composer Ami Mishra himself. Ghoshal elevates it with her superb effort and the softer arrangement works better for it overall."<ref name="HAKF"/> Ghoshal also performed the female version of the song "Gaaye Jaa" for the film ''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]'' composed by [[Ajay-Atul|Ajay–Atul]] which received positive reviews from music critics.<ref name="bgs"/><ref name="bbf"/><ref name="btoi">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Brothers/articleshow/48376615.cms |title=Music review of Brothers |work=The Times of India |first=Kasmin |last=Fernandes |access-date=25 August 2016 |date=7 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626213852/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Brothers/articleshow/48376615.cms |archive-date=26 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-brothers-music-is-appealing/20150808.htm |title=Music review of Brothers |work=Rediff |access-date=25 August 2016 |date=8 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910184700/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-brothers-music-is-appealing/20150808.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016}}</ref> The Times of India stated, "Shreya Ghoshal scores brownie points for her rendition".<ref name="btoi"/> Glamsham praised Ghoshal's vocals labelling them "sugary sweet and superbly controlled".<ref name="bgs">{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/brothers-music-review.asp# |title=Music Review of Brothers |work=Glamsham |author=Rafat |access-date=25 August 2016 |date=3 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827111733/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/brothers-music-review.asp |archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref> Bollywood Life commented, "Shreya Ghoshal amazes the listener by making this situational song such a great listen and just for her lovely voice, one has to put this song on a loop"<ref name="bbf">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/brothers-music-review-ajay-atuls-score-for-the-akshay-kumar-sidharth-malhotra-action-drama-is-pleasant/ |title=Music Review of Brothers |work=Bollywood Life |first=Sreeju |last=Sudhakaran |access-date=25 August 2016 |date=12 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825212849/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/brothers-music-review-ajay-atuls-score-for-the-akshay-kumar-sidharth-malhotra-action-drama-is-pleasant/ |archive-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> The same year saw Ghoshal again collaborating with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Bajirao-Mastani/articleshow/50123013.cms |title=Music Review: Bajirao Mastani |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |first=Kasmin |last=Fernandez |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122032427/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Bajirao-Mastani/articleshow/50123013.cms |archive-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> She performed three songs in the film, namely "[[Mohe Rang Do Laal]]", "[[Deewani Mastani]]" and "Pinga".<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Bajirao Mastani's music is a roller coaster ride |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-bajirao-mastanis-music-is-a-roller-coaster-ride/20151205.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 June 2016 |date=5 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622031946/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-bajirao-mastanis-music-is-a-roller-coaster-ride/20151205.htm |archive-date=22 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Bajirao Mastani' music review: swings between sombre, earthy, poignant, soulful and brash |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/revisiting-the-past-bajirao-mastani/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826235621/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/revisiting-the-past-bajirao-mastani/ |archive-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>

The [[qawwali]] interlude song "[[Deewani Mastani]]" in the film fetched her sixth Filmfare Award, fifth for [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best female playback singer]].<ref name="Deewani Mastani">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/61st-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-The-complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/50598103.cms |title=61st Filmfare Awards |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915050244/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/61st-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-The-complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/50598103.cms |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Filmfare1">{{cite news |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-2016-arijit-singh-and-shreya-ghoshal-win-the-best-singer-award-865748/ |title=61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2016: Arijit Singh and Shreya Samuktha win the Best Singer Award |work=India.com |date=15 January 2016 |access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at 61st Filmfare Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Ghoshal at the [[61st Filmfare Awards]], 2016]]
In early 2016, Ghoshal provided vocals for [[duet]] "Tere Bin" from film ''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]'' alongside [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref name="Wazir">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/749651 |title=Music Review: Wazir |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |first=Joginder |last=Tuteja |access-date=9 July 2016 |date=26 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813011754/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/749651 |archive-date=13 August 2016}}</ref> Composed by [[Shantanu Moitra]] and written by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], the song opened to positive reviews by critics.<ref name="Wazir"/><ref name="Wazir1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-wazirs-music-is-haunting/20160103.htm |title=Review: Wazir's music is haunting |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=9 July 2016 |date=3 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805102204/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-wazirs-music-is-haunting/20160103.htm |archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> Labelling the song as "a beautiful start for the film", critics from [[Bollywood Hungama]] commented, "Though the sound of song is quite classical for a film which is set in the current times, one can well expect that it would fit in well into the narrative."<ref name="Wazir"/> Ghoshal was next heard in song "Tum Bin Jiya" in film ''[[Sanam Re]]'', composed by [[Jeet Gannguli|Jeet Ganguly]].<ref name="red">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sanam-res-music-is-impressive/20160116.htm |title=Review: Sanam Re's music is impressive |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=9 July 2016 |date=16 January 2016 |first=Aelina |last=Kapoor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910193502/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sanam-res-music-is-impressive/20160116.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016}}</ref> It was a recreation of a song with same title from 2001 film ''[[Tum Bin]]'' sung by [[K. S. Chithra]] and composed by [[Nikhil–Vinay]].<ref name="red"/> The song received positive to negative reviews.<ref name="red"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Music-Review-Sanam-Re/articleshow/50579485.cms |title=Music Review: Sanam Re |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 July 2016 |date=15 January 2016 |first=Kasmin|last=Fernandes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/sanam-re-music-review/ |title=Sanam Re Music Review |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=9 July 2016 |date=4 February 2016 |first=Surabhi |last=Redkar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725152141/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/sanam-re-music-review/ |archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> Ghoshal sang the songs "Mere Aankhon Se Nikle Aansoo" and "Ishq Ki Baarish" written by Sameer and composed by Nadeem Saifi in the film ''[[Ishq Forever]]'' for which critics compared Ghoshal singing style to veteran singer [[Alka Yagnik]].<ref name="iftoi"/><ref name="ifr"/><ref name="ifbh"/> For the song "Mere Aankhon Se Nikle Aansoo", ''[[The Times of India]]'' commented, "Shreya create magic in [the song], which is straight from the heart.<ref name="iftoi">{{cite news |title=Music Review: Ishq Forever |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Ishq-Forever/articleshow/50853486.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812212037/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Ishq-Forever/articleshow/50853486.cms |archive-date=12 August 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="ifr">{{cite web |title=Music Review: Ishq Forever |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-ishq-forever-music-is-average/20160130.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805100833/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-ishq-forever-music-is-average/20160130.htm |archive-date=5 August 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="ifbh">{{cite web |title=Music Review: Ishq Forever |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ishq-forever/songs/music-critic-review/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=19 February 2016 |access-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805110323/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ishq-forever/songs/music-critic-review/ |archive-date=5 August 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ghoshal provided vocals for song "Aatach Baya Ka Baavarla" in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Sairat]]'' composed by [[Ajay-Atul|Ajay–Atul]] which was well received by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/music-review-of-sairat/articleshow/52036971.cms |title=Music review of Sairat |work=The Times of India |first=Mihir |last=Bhanage |access-date=23 August 2016 |date=29 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810142827/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/music-review-of-sairat/articleshow/52036971.cms |archive-date=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/music-beyond-words/article8515572.ece |title=Music beyond words |work=The Hindu |first=Sankhayan |last=Ghosh |access-date=23 August 2016 |date=24 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429015919/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/music-beyond-words/article8515572.ece |archive-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> Ghoshal's collaboration with [[Ankit Tiwari]] in song "Jab Tum Hote Ho" from film ''[[Rustom (film)|Rustom]]'' was critically well received.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-review-Rustom/articleshow/53433737.cms |title=Music review: 'Rustom' |work=[[The Times of India]] |first=Mohar |last=Basu |date=29 July 2016 |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="filmf1"/> Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' labelled the song "sombre" and praised use of Ghoshal's "melodious" voice in the song.<ref name="filmf1">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-rustom-14564.html |title=Music Review: Rustom |work=[[Filmfare]] |first=Devesh |last=Sharma |access-date=18 August 2016 |date=16 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820201852/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-rustom-14564.html |archive-date=20 August 2016}}</ref>

In early 2017, Ghoshal rendered "Aashiq Surrender Hua" duet along with co-singer and composer [[Amaal Mallik]] from the film ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]''. the song in itself was much appreciated for its quirky lyrics which were penned down by lyricist: [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]. "Aashiq Surrender Hua" was one of the rare songs in which Ghoshal was heard in a lower register than what she usually sings in. As Swetha Ramakrishnan from Firstpost reiterated, "The best thing about the song is Shreya Ghoshal singing in a lower pitch; something one rarely gets to hear."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/badrinath-ki-dulhania-music-review-this-album-has-chart-buster-written-all-over-it-3283908.html |title=Badrinath Ki Dulhania music review: This album has chart-buster written all over |work=Firstpost |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107093740/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/badrinath-ki-dulhania-music-review-this-album-has-chart-buster-written-all-over-it-3283908.html |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> In regards to the singers, Gaurang Chauhan from Bollywood Life stated, "Both are a unique choice for such a song and they nail it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/badrinath-ki-dulhania-music-review-varun-dhawan-and-alia-bhatts-romcom-promises-one-chartbuster-after-another/ |title=Badrinath Ki Dulhania music review: Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt's romcom promises one chartbuster after another |work=Bollywood Life |date=15 February 2017 |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014846/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/badrinath-ki-dulhania-music-review-varun-dhawan-and-alia-bhatts-romcom-promises-one-chartbuster-after-another/ |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Ghoshal was next heard in "Rozana" from the film ''[[Naam Shabana]]'' for which Ghoshal's vocals were specifically met with critically positive reviews. Shriram Iyengar from Cinestaan mentioned, "Ghoshal's voice brings a mesmerising touch to the song, with a perfect balance of happiness and contentment."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/mar/3/4618/shreya-ghoshal-at-her-finest-in-naam-shabana-song-rozana |title=Shreya Ghoshal at her finest in Naam Shabana song 'Rozana' |work=Cinestaan |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023209/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/mar/3/4618/shreya-ghoshal-at-her-finest-in-naam-shabana-song-rozana |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Praising Ghoshal's vocals in "Rozana", India West commented, "To say that she makes the best out of this increasingly rare occasion in film music is superfluous."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/naam-shabana-music-review/article_8c4a7156-0e65-11e7-8811-f7ba5b558457.html |title=Naam Shabana Music Review |work=Indiawest |access-date=3 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508085148/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/naam-shabana-music-review/article_8c4a7156-0e65-11e7-8811-f7ba5b558457.html |archive-date=8 May 2017}}</ref> Apart from rendering vocals for [[A. R. Rahman]] composed "Do Dilon Ke" duet along with [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] in the [[Hindi]] dubbed version of the film ''[[Viceroy's House]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/partition-1947-music-review-ar-rahmans-terrific-do-dilon-ke-stands-out-in-this-short-but-sweet-soundtrack/ |title=Partition 1947 music review: AR Rahman's terrific Do Dilon Ke stands out in this short but sweet soundtrack |work=Bollywood Life |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012914/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/partition-1947-music-review-ar-rahmans-terrific-do-dilon-ke-stands-out-in-this-short-but-sweet-soundtrack/ |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Ghoshal also lent her voice for duet "Hans Mat Pagli" in ''[[Toilet: Ek Prem Katha]]'' alongside Sonu Nigam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/toilet-ek-prem-katha-music-review-substantial-and-credible-score/article_693da18c-7de7-11e7-9fd2-2bfc8a029be2.html |title='Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' Music Review: Substantial and Credible Score Stays True to Film's Essence |work=Indiawest |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055244/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/toilet-ek-prem-katha-music-review-substantial-and-credible-score/article_693da18c-7de7-11e7-9fd2-2bfc8a029be2.html |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Both songs were critically acclaimed. Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama stated that "The combination of Sonu-Shreya takes the song to a different altogether and worthy of repeat hear."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/toilet-ek-prem-katha/songs/music-critic-review/ |title=Music Review: Toilet – Ek Prem Katha |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=11 August 2017 |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021745/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/toilet-ek-prem-katha/songs/music-critic-review/ |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Ghoshal also sang the duet "[[Thodi Der]]" with co-singer and music director [[Farhan Saeed]] for the film ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]''. She received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer nomination for the song.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |title=63rd Filmfare Awards 2018: Nominations list |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=n.d. |access-date=25 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226201432/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="glamshamhg"/><ref name="komoihg"/> Komoi stated, "Ghoshal's voice as sweet as honey mesmerizes the listener in Thodi Der". Glamsham reported, "Ghoshal is simply fantastic and [song] can be put on repeat mode".<ref name="komoihg">{{cite web |first1=Ahana |last1=Bhattacharya |title=Music Review: Half Girlfriend by Komoi |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/half-girlfriend-music-review-for-all-sadromantic-music-enthusiasts/ |access-date=22 June 2017 |date=9 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625035222/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/half-girlfriend-music-review-for-all-sadromantic-music-enthusiasts/ |archive-date=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="glamshamhg">{{cite web |author=Rafat |title=Music Review: Half Girlfriend by Glamsham |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/half-girlfriend-music-review.asp |access-date=22 June 2017 |date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606164111/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/half-girlfriend-music-review.asp |archive-date=6 June 2017}}</ref> In the same year, Ghoshal sang two songs in fifth episode of ''Mixtape'', a web series launched by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] for which she received positive response.<ref name="mq2">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-shreya-ghoshal-mixtape-twitterati-praise-melody-queen-tseries-aashiqui-2-sunn-raha-hai-na-388687 |title=Shreya Ghoshal Mixtape out, Twitterati is all praise for the melody queen |date=29 June 2017 |access-date=1 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701032458/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-shreya-ghoshal-mixtape-twitterati-praise-melody-queen-tseries-aashiqui-2-sunn-raha-hai-na-388687 |archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> Ghoshal's four [[Kannada]] songs were included in ''The Times of India'' list of "10 Best Romantic Songs of 2017", which are "Usire Usire" from ''[[Hebbuli]]'', "Ondu Malebillu" from ''[[Chakravarthy (2017 film)|Chakravarthy]]'', "Ninna Snehadinda" from ''[[Mugulu Nage]]'' and "Chippinolagade" from ''[[Maasthi Gudi]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kannada-romantic-songs-that-ruled-2017/articleshow/63381831.cms |title=Kannada romantic songs that ruled 2017 |work=The Times of India |date=21 March 2018 |access-date=22 March 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930200425/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kannada-romantic-songs-that-ruled-2017/articleshow/63381831.cms |archive-date=30 September 2018}}</ref> Her [[Telugu language|Telugu]] song "Blockbuster" from ''[[Sarrainodu]]'' was voted as number one in ''10 Best Party Songs of 2017'' by the same.

=== 2018–2021: Independent work and career expansion ===
[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at Lokmat Maharashtrian Of The Year Awards 2018 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Ghoshal at the [[Lokmat]] Maharashtrian of the Year Awards, 2018]]
Shreya lent her voice to four songs for the delayed film ''[[Phir Se...]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/phir-se/songs/music-critic-review/ |title=Music Review: Phir Se... |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=29 January 2018}}</ref> Ghoshal continued with the song "[[Ghoomar (song)|Ghoomar]]" from the period drama ''[[Padmaavat]]'', along with [[Swaroop Khan]]. Composed by film's director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] himself, it was based on the traditional music and dance forms performed by the Rajput queens of Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-first-song-ghoomar-deepika-padukone-is-every-bit-the-queen-and-shahid-kapoor-s-smitten-watch-video/story-xjXSqVA2xHZ2Ty2chcN4qN.html |title=Padmavati song Ghoomar: Deepika Padukone is every bit the queen and Shahid Kapoor's smitten. Watch video |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 October 2017 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/music-review-of-padmaavat-bollywood-movie-sanjay-bhansali-5039584/ |title=Music review of Padmaavat: Sounds of War |first=Suanshu |last=Khurana |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=26 January 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> The song was well received, with critics praising Ghoshal for her rendition.<ref name="THP">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/padmaavat-album-review-music-fit-for-a-queen/article22491967.ece |title='Padmaavat' album review: Music fit for a queen |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 January 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018 |first=Vipin|last=Nair}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmaavat-full-music-album-review-ghoomar-ek-dil-ek-jaan-variety-songs-makes-it-special-757767 |title=Padmaavat full music album review: From Ghoomar to Ek Dil Ek Jaan, variety in the songs makes it special |website=[[International Business Times]] |first=Suparno | last = Sarka |date=21 January 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="TNP"/> Gaurang Chauhan from [[Times Now]] noted that the song "is appealing and will be, if not already, a favourite among dance performers across India."<ref name="TNP">{{cite web |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/music/article/padmaavat-music-review-ghoomar-sanjay-leela-bhansali-deepika-padukone/191729 |title=Padmaavat music review: One of the best music albums in recent times |work=[[Times Now]] |first=Gaurang |last=Chauhan |date=27 January 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> "Ghoomar" went on to earn Ghoshal the Filmfare Award for Best Female Singer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/profiling-the-winners-of-the-64th-vimal-elaichi-filmfare-awards-33437-1.html |title=Profiling the winners of the 64th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards |work=Filmfare |date=20 April 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> She was next heard in the recreated version of "[[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]" from ''[[Tezaab]]'' (1988) in ''[[Baaghi 2]]'' and the [[Dhadak (song)|title track]] of ''[[Dhadak]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/baaghi-2-song-ek-do-teen-jacqueline-fernandez-watch-video-5102998/ |title=Baaghi 2 song Ek Do Teen: Jacqueline steps into Madhuri's shoes with her sensuous moves |last=Kameshwari |first=A. |work=The Indian Express |date=20 March 2018 |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-janhvi-kapoor-ishaan-khatter-s-dhadak-title-track-shreya-ghoshal-fans-have-fallen-in-love-with-her-voice-all-over-again-2627306 |title=Janhvi Kapoor-Ishaan Khatter's Dhadak Title Track: Shreya Ghoshal fans have fallen in love with her voice all over again |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=20 June 2018 |access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref>

Ghoshal started 2019 with two classical numbers, "[[Ghar More Pardesiya]]" and "Tabah Ho Gaye" for [[Abhishek Varman]]'s period drama ''[[Kalank]]'', for which she won numerous awards and accolades including a [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female|Zee Cine Award for Best Female Playback Singer]]. Later, sang "Yeh Aaina" for the film ''[[Kabir Singh]]'', composed by [[Amaal Mallik]] and written by [[Irshad Kamil]], which was picturised on the film's lead [[Shahid Kapoor]] and supporting actress [[Nikita Dutta]], and "[[Dabangg 3|Habibi Ke Nain]]" along with [[Jubin Nautiyal]], composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]], for the film ''[[Dabangg 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kabir-singh-music-review-a-typical-angst-laden-soundtrack-diluted-by-similar-sounding-songs-6836741.html |title=Kabir Singh music review: A typical angst-laden soundtrack diluted by similar sounding songs |last=Paul |first=Shreya |publisher=Firstpost |date=19 June 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> Later that year, she was also heard as the lead singer, in a first, alongside fellow singer and rapper Mellow D, on ''Kiske Liye Tu Marega'' and ''Dega Jaan'', two versions of the upbeat title track of [[Raj & DK|Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.]]'s [[Manoj Bajpayee]] – starrer [[Amazon Prime Video]] original series ''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]]'', composed by [[Sachin–Jigar]]. Her rendition of the tracks was widely praised, with the lyrics receiving appreciation for being an ode to middle class struggles in the Indian society.

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at 12th Mirchi Music Awards (Cleaned).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Ghoshal at the [[12th Mirchi Music Awards]], 2020]]
Ghoshal started the new decade by featuring in several [[Independent music|independent singles]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal: Each state's music has its own style. As a singer, I want to experience that every day|date=11 March 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/shreya-ghoshal-each-states-music-has-its-own-style-as-a-singer-i-want-to-experience-that-every-day/articleshow/68343232.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=26 December 2022 |quote=When asked what specific goal Ghoshal have set going forward she answered, ''I also want to do more different projects – in films as well as independent music''}}</ref> She released an independent single titled "[[Nah Woh Main]]" in which she was also credited as a songwriter and composer.<ref>{{cite web |title=I am not a born composer: Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal|date=2 May 2020|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/may/02/i-am-not-a-born-composer-playback-singer-shreya-ghoshal-2138218.html|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal next recorded the musical renditions of [[Poetry|poems]] by [[Birju Maharaj|Pandit Birju Maharaj]] for the album ''Mann Bheetar'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 February 2020|title=Birju Maharaj's Poems Gets A Musical Touch By Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal & Others In Mann Bheetar|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/birju-maharajs-poems-gets-a-musical-touch-by-javed-ali-shreya-ghoshal-others-in-mann-bheetar/|access-date=13 September 2023|website=Koimoi}}</ref> She recorded two [[Hindustani classical music|classical]] songs for the album, the title track "Mann Bheetar" and a song titled "Bhari Bhari".<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 February 2020|title=Mann Bheetar Songs|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/mann-bheetar/51722634/|access-date=13 September 2023|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Later she released a song titled "Apni Maati" which was released on the 73rd [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day of India]] as a tribute.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYiDSPB1hlI|title= Apni Maati l Shreya Ghoshal |date= 14 August 2020 |via=YouTube |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> The song was praised for its patriotic message and was also used to promote the "Save Soil" movement initiated by [[Sadhguru]]'s [[Isha Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/IshaHomeSchool/status/1509516705332359169|title=Isha Home School Twitter Status |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713185934/https://twitter.com/IshaHomeSchool/status/1509516705332359169|archive-date=2022-07-13}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=R Madhavan, Harbhajan Singh, Prem Chopra, other celebs support Sadhguru's Save Soil Movement|date=18 August 2022|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/r-madhavan-harbhajan-singh-prem-chopra-other-celebs-support-sadhguru-save-soil-movement-101650271497490.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal was next featured on tracks titled, "Judaiyaan" a collaboration with [[Darshan Raval]] for his album named ''Judaiyaan'' (2020) which peaked at number-one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top Triller Global chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2020-11-20/|title=Billboard Top Triller Global Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=20 November 2020|access-date=27 December 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227073241/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2020-11-20/|archive-date=27 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Darshan Raval on the Long Road to Releasing His Debut Record 'Judaiyaan'|date=17 November 2020|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/darshan-raval-interview-judaiyaan-album/|work=Rolling Stone India|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> and "Muraliya" a collaboration with [[Salim–Sulaiman]] for their album named ''Bhoomi'' (2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhoomi 2020|url=https://merchantrecords.in/bhoomi-2020/|publisher=Merchant Records|access-date=26 December 2022|archive-date=28 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528025840/https://merchantrecords.in/bhoomi-2020/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, Ghoshal also sang several Bollywood songs in 2020 including, "Maay Bhavani" from ''[[Tanhaji]]'', "Ghar Bhara Sa Lage" from ''[[Shikara (2020 film)|Shikara]]'', "Taare Ginn" from ''[[Dil Bechara]]'', "Paheli" from ''[[Shakuntala Devi (film)|Shakuntala Devi]]'', etc.

Ghoshal started 2021 with a ballad titled "Chal Wahin Chalein" from ''[[Saina (film)|Saina]]'' for which she received praise. A critic based at ''[[Filmfare]]'' in his music review wrote, "Shreya Ghoshal sure knows how to tease out the nuances hidden in the lyrics and [[Amaal Mallik]] lets the singer take the lead in this melodious song, keeping the music in check."<ref>{{cite web |title=Saina Music review|date=11 April 2021|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/saina-music-review-47533.html|publisher=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal was next featured in a song titled "[[Param Sundari (song)|Param Sundari]]" from ''[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]]'' which became one of the biggest hits of the year,<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 Hindi-Pop Hits Of 2021|date=21 December 2021|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/top-10-hindi-pop-hits-of-2021/406028|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> and peaked at No. 184 on the [[Billboard Global 200|Billboard Global Excl. U.S.]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/a-r-rahman/chart-history/glx/ |title= A. R. Rahman- Billboard Global Excl. U.S Chart History |date=2 November 2021 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> The song also garnered critical acclaim and a [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Award]] nomination for Ghoshal.<ref name="filmfarenom">{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2022/nominations|title=Nominations for the 67th Wolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022|publisher=[[Filmfare]]|date=18 August 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal next sang a song titled "Zaalima Coca Cola" for the film ''[[Bhuj: The Pride of India]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zaalima Coca Cola Brings Shreya Ghoshal And Nora Fatehi Together|date=28 July 2021|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/zaalima-coca-cola-brings-shreya-ghoshal-and-nora-fatehi-together-49817.html|publisher=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal then featured in two tracks of ''[[Atrangi Re]]'' soundtrack, "Chaka Chak" and "Tere Rang", both of which garnered critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atrangi Re review: A messy romantic drama|date=24 December 2021|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/atrangi-re-review-a-messy-romantic-drama-1064350.html|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=27 December 2022 |quote=All the songs stand out and though one too many for a film of this genre, they are eminently watchable, Chaka Chak in particular (rendered feelingly by Shreya Ghoshal)}}</ref> The former also became an instant hit and went [[Viral marketing|viral]] on [[Instagram|Instagram Reels]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toddlers Dancing to 'Chaka Chak' in Adorable Video Will Make Sara Ali Khan Proud|date=5 April 2022|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/toddlers-dancing-to-chaka-chak-in-adorable-video-will-make-sara-ali-khan-proud-4941563.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=27 December 2022 |quote=Sara Ali Khan's energetic dance in Atrangi Re's Chaka Chak song had social media users hooked to it. The song became an instant hit last year and the internet was flooded with a series of Instagram Reels made on the track. And the trend doesn't seem to die even after three months of the film being released.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saree-clad woman dances to Sara Ali Khan's Chaka Chak. Viral video has 7 million views|date=15 December 2021|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/saree-clad-woman-dances-to-sara-ali-khan-s-chaka-chak-viral-video-has-7-million-views-1888260-2021-12-15|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=27 December 2022 |quote=Sara Ali Khan's song Chaka Chak from her upcoming film Atrangi Re is furiously trending online. Instagram is totally obsessed with the catchy song and is filled with videos of people dancing to it.}}</ref> It earned Ghoshal another [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Award]] nomination.<ref name="filmfarenom"/> "Chaka Chak", "[[Param Sundari (song)|Param Sundari]]" and "Zaalima Coca Cola" were amongst the top twenty-five most viewed Hindi songs of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 25 Most viewed Bollywood Films Songs of 2021 on YouTube|date=25 December 2021 |url=https://bollywoodproduct.in/most-viewed-hindi-film-songs-of-2021/|publisher=Bollywood Product|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal also featured in several [[Independent music|independent singles]] in 2021 including, "Oh Sanam" with [[Tony Kakkar]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Oh Sanam song: Shreya Ghoshal's song spread magic, Tony Kakkar supported in 'O Sanam'|date=10 April 2021|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/youtube-oh-sanam-shreya-ghoshal-tony-kakkar-new-song-out-created-buzz-on-youtube-ps-3553550.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> "Pyaar Ek Tarfaa" with [[Amaal Mallik]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Pyaar Ek Tarfaa: Amaal Mallik-Shreya Ghoshal's latest track is heartwrenching yet hummable|date=6 October 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pyaar-ek-tarfaa-amaal-mallik-jasmin-bhasins-music-video-is-for-the-broken-hearts-7555325/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> "Pyaar Karte Ho Na" with [[Javed–Mohsin]],<ref>{{cite web |title='Pyaar Karte Ho Na' Sung By Shreya Ghoshal and Stebin Ben|date=23 November 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/check-out-popular-hindi-official-music-video-teaser-pyaar-karte-ho-na-sung-by-shreya-ghoshal-and-stebin-ben-featuring-mohsin-khan-and-jasmin-bhasin/videoshow/87870748.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> and "Angana Morey" which was a solo independent single of Ghoshal for which she was credited as a songwriter and composer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal's single Angana Morey leaves a soothing effect on the listener|date=4 February 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/shreya-ghoshal-angana-morey-leaves-a-soothing-effect-on-the-listener-7173118/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 December 2022 |quote="Angana Morey" has been sung, composed and written by Shreya Ghoshal, with music production by her brother Soumyadeep Ghoshal.}}</ref> The song peaked at number-one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top Triller Global chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2021-02-27/|title=Billboard Top Triller Global Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=27 February 2021|access-date=27 December 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515190248/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2021-02-27/|archive-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>

=== 2022–present: Further critical recognition ===
Ghoshal started 2022 with a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi-language]] [[Independent music|independent single]] titled "Uff".<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal comes up with her first single of 2022 titled 'Uff'|date=12 January 2022|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/music/shreya-ghoshal-comes-up-with-her-first-single-of-2022-titled-uff-2022-01-12-754067|publisher=[[India TV]]|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Check Out New Punjabi Song Music Video - 'Uff' Sung By Shreya Ghoshal|date=14 January 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/punjabi/check-out-new-punjabi-song-music-video-uff-sung-by-shreya-ghoshal/videoshow/88893073.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal was next featured in a song titled "Jab Saiyaan" from ''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]'' for which she received critical acclaim.<ref name="JabSaiyaan">{{cite web |title=Gangubai Kathiawadi music review: Sanjay Leela Bhansali harnesses unsaid emotions and sets them to memorable tunes|date=22 February 2022|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/gangubai-kathiawadi-music-review-sanjay-leela-bhansali-harnesses-unsaid-emotions-and-sets-them-to-memorable-tunes-10393331.html|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking Down The Music Of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi|date=23 February 2022|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/music/gangubai-kathiawadi-sanjay-leela-bhansali-breaking-down-the-music-alia-bhatt|website=[[Film Companion]]|access-date=23 October 2023 |quote=Shreya Ghoshal inhabits the song with her range that never sounds strained or stretched, moving between the sudden changes in the pace of the song without bringing attention to it — stretching through one syllable, rushing through others.}}</ref> Lakshmi Govindrajan of ''[[Firstpost]]'' in her music review called it the best song on the album and wrote, "This love ballad opens with a [[Pump organ|harmonium]] and a [[sarangi]], perfectly establishing the ornate kotha vibe. Ghoshal next sang a song titled, "Heer Raanjhana" for the film ''[[Bachchhan Paandey]]''. The billboard of the song was featured at [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Times Square]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Heer Raanjhana' from 'Bachchhan Paandey' makes it to Times Square billboard|date=22 March 2022|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/heer-raanjhana-from-bachchhan-paandey-makes-it-to-times-square-billboard-1093589.html|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref> Ghoshal then featured in the soundtrack of [[Ajay-Atul|Ajay–Atul]]'s [[Marathi language|Marathi-language]] [[Musical film|musical]], ''[[Chandramukhi (2022 film)|Chandramukhi]]''. She sang two songs, a [[lavani]] titled "[[Chandra (song)|Chandra]]" and a ballad titled "To Chand Rati" both of which garnered critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amruta Khanvilkar Posts Video of Grandmother Dancing to Viral Chandra Song -- Watch|date=11 April 2022|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amruta-khanvilkar-posts-video-of-grandmother-dancing-to-viral-chandra-song-watch-4963172.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=31 December 2022|quote=A week ago, one of the songs from the film Chandra was released to widespread praise and acclaim.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Why Amruta Khanvilkar And Addinath Kothare's Mammoth Starrer 'Chandramukhi' Looks Like Its Going To Make History|date=4 May 2022|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/outlook-spotlight/why-amruta-khanvilkar-and-addinath-kothare-s-mammoth-starrer-chandramukhi-looks-like-its-going-to-make-history-news-194840|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]|access-date=31 December 2022 |quote=With singing superstar Shreya Ghoshal lending her voice, the film's soundtrack emerges as mesmermising, enthralling and immersive experience; The subtly seductive 'To Chand Rati' or the playfully flirty 'Chandra' which is already trending on reels, have striked a hundred chords with audiences.}}</ref> The former received a [[Filmfare Marathi Awards|Marathi ''Filmfare'']] nomination,<ref name="MarathiFF222">{{cite news|title=Nominations announced for the Planet Marathi Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022|url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/nominations-announced-for-the-planet-marathi-filmfare-awards-marathi-2022_-57599.amp|publisher=[[Filmfare]]|date=26 March 2023|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> and went [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] on [[Instagram|Instagram Reels]] becoming a global hit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shreya Ghoshal Chandra song: Chandra's song made Shreya Ghoshal crazy! Chandramukhi fever still persists|date=31 May 2022|url=https://lokmat.news18.com/entertainment/shreya-ghoshal-chandra-song-chandramukhi-marathi-movie-amruta-khanvilkar-prasad-oak-mhrn-710522.html|publisher=[[News18 Lokmat]]|access-date=31 December 2022|quote=This song of Chandramukhi has made people crazy not only in Maharashtra but also in India and abroad. The number of reel makers on this has gone into the thousands.|language=mr-IN|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030131215/https://lokmat.news18.com/entertainment/shreya-ghoshal-chandra-song-chandramukhi-marathi-movie-amruta-khanvilkar-prasad-oak-mhrn-710522.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandra Song: Foreign citizens also love Chandra Song! Watch the awesome video|date=18 October 2022|url=https://www.esakal.com/trending-news/chandra-marathi-song-foreign-citizens-also-love-chandra-song-watch-awesome-dance-video-aau85 |access-date=31 December 2022|website=[[Sakal]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref> She next sang a song titled "Makhmali" for the film ''[[Samrat Prithviraj]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akshay Kumar considers 'Makhmali' the most soulful tracks of his film career|date=23 May 2022|url=https://theprint.in/features/akshay-kumar-considers-makhmali-the-most-soulful-tracks-of-his-film-career/967961/|publisher=[[ThePrint]]|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> Ghoshal then featured in ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]'' soundtrack in which she recorded several versions of her 2007 [[Indian Classical Music|classical]] song "Mere Dholna" or "Ami Je Tomar".<ref>{{cite web |title=Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Makers Release Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Tushar Joshi's Version of Ami Je Tomar|date=2 June 2022|url=https://www.leisurebyte.com/bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-arijit-singh-shreya-ghoshal-tushar-joshi-ami-je-tomar/|website=leisurebyte.com|access-date=1 January 2023 |quote=There's also Shreya's Ami Je Tomar song used in Kiara Advani's scare scene. Ghoshal has also lent her voice for the Mere Dholna Revisited version and Mere Dholna The Sisters Version}}</ref> Ghoshal next recorded a new rendition of her 2014 [[Tamil-language]] song, "Sundari Pennae" for [[Berklee College of Music|Berklee]] Indian Ensemble's [[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album|Grammy-nominated album]], ''Shuruaat'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hear Shreya Ghoshal and Berklee Indian Ensemble's Powerful Rendition of 'Sundari Pennae'|date=22 June 2022|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/shreya-ghoshal-berklee-indian-ensemble-sundari-pennae-song/|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] (India)|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Berklee Indian Ensemble Earns Grammy Nomination in Best Global Music Album Category|date=16 November 2022|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/berklee-indian-ensemble-earns-grammy-nomination-in-best-global-music-album-category/|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] (India)|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> Ghoshal next featured in an independent single titled "Baarish Aayi Hain" which was a duet with [[Stebin Ben]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love birds Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Kundrra with Shreya Ghoshal and Stebin Ben come together to make their new song 'Baarish Aayi Hain' a massive hit|date=13 July 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/love-birds-tejasswi-prakash-karan-kundrra-with-shreya-ghoshal-and-stebin-ben-come-together-to-make-their-new-song-baarish-aayi-hain-a-massive-hit/articleshow/92854967.cms|access-date=3 January 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Ghoshal then featured in the soundtrack of film ''[[Raksha Bandhan (film)|Raksha Bandhan]]'' for which she recorded three songs, the title track "Raksha Bandhan",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raksha Bandhan title track: New song from Akshay Kumar's film chronicles love and bond between siblings|date=7 August 2022|url=https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/bollywood/raksha-bandhan-title-track-new-song-from-akshay-kumar-film-chronicles-love-and-bond-between-siblings-187833|access-date=3 January 2023|website=[[News9Live]]|archive-date=3 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103084505/https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/bollywood/raksha-bandhan-title-track-new-song-from-akshay-kumar-film-chronicles-love-and-bond-between-siblings-187833|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Dhaagon Se Baandhaa",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raksha Bandhan Song Dhaagon Se Baandhaa: A Glimpse of Akshay Kumar's Brotherly Love For Sadia Khateeb|date=28 July 2022|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/raksha-bandhan-song-dhaagon-se-baandhaa-akshay-kumar-s-new-track-is-all-about-sibling-revelry-3201136|access-date=3 January 2023|website=[[News 24 (India)]]}}</ref> and the reprise version of the title track,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TMHLA7Kauc|title= Raksha Bandhan - Full Album|date= 6 August 2022|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> all of them met with positive critical response and the former two were listed amongst the best songs to celebrate the festival of [[Raksha Bandhan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Raksha Bandhan 2022: From Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin to Phoolon Ka Taaron Ka, Bollywood songs defining siblings bond|date=10 August 2022|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-raksha-bandhan-2022-from-abhi-mujh-mein-kahin-to-phoolon-ka-taaron-ka-bollywood-songs-defining-siblings-bond-2975468|access-date=3 January 2023 |quote=The title song sung by Shreya Ghoshal is one of the best tracks of recent time. Shreya's vocals and Irshad Kamil's lyrics will surely bring tears to every brother out there.|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Raksha Bandhan 2022: Bollywood songs that should be on your playlist|date=11 August 2022|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raksha-bandhan-2022-bollywood-songs-that-should-be-on-your-playlist-11035271.html|website=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=3 January 2023 |quote=Sung by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, this song, ("Dhaagon Se Baandhaa") is from the 2022 movie Raksha Bandhan, starring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar. It is one of the most perfect songs that can be played on Raksha Bandhan.}}</ref> Ghoshal then leant her voice to the female version of song "Dil" from the film ''[[Ek Villain Returns]]'' which was titled, "Dil (Shreya's Version)".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzD4nE7RQsc|title=Dil: Shreya's Version I Ek Villain Returns|date=5 August 2022 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> Ghoshal was next featured in a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi-language]] independent single titled, "Tere Bajjon" which was composed by [[Jatinder Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Check Out Latest Punjabi Video Song 'Tere Bajjon' Sung By Shreya Ghoshal|date=28 August 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/punjabi/check-out-latest-punjabi-video-song-tere-bajjon-sung-by-shreya-ghoshal/videoshow/93834186.cms|access-date=3 January 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at 69th National Film awards (cropped).png|thumb|upright=0.8|left|[[President of India|President]], [[Droupadi Murmu]] presenting Ghoshal her fifth [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]].]]
Shreya leant her voice to the [[Kannada]] "Dumbi Dumbi", [[Malayalam]] "Thumbi Thullal", [[Tamil language|Tamil]] "Thumbi Thullal", and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] "Choope Oohallo" versions. Ghoshal's final collaboration of 2022 with Rahman was a song titled "Ratchasa Maamaney" for [[Ponniyin Selvan: I (soundtrack)|Ponniyin Selvan]]. She also recorded the [[Kannada]] ("Rakshasa Maamane"), [[Malayalam]] ("Rakshasa Maamane"), [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ("Raachasa Maavaya"), and [[Hindi]] ("Rakshas Mama Re") versions of the same song, and in addition to that she sang a song titled "Bol" for the [[Hindi-language|Hindi]] soundtrack of the film. Ghoshal received critical acclaim for both the songs, Suanshu Khurana of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' in her music review noted the "extraordinary delicacy" in the way Ghoshal sang "Rakshas Mama Re" and further wrote that Ghoshal "excels" in conversational and charming "Bol". Ghoshal then sang a [[Garba (dance)|Garba]] song titled, "Boom Padi" for the film ''[[Maja Ma]]'' which received critical praise.<ref>{{cite web |title=The melodious soundtrack of Madhuri Dixit's Maja Ma out now!|date=3 October 2022|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-melodious-soundtrack-of-madhuri-dixits-maja-ma-out-now-11381371.html|website=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=5 January 2023|quote=The foot-tapping, upbeat dance number Boom Padi, has cemented itself as the garba anthem of the year and has lit up the dance floors this festive season. The energetic song is sung by the highly accomplished Shreya Ghoshal.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Maja Ma' On Amazon Prime Video Movie Review: Patriarchal Take On A Woke Concept Ends Up Being Too Pedestrian|date=19 October 2022|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/madhuri-dixit-nene-gajraj-rao-maja-ma-on-amazon-prime-video-movie-review-patriarchal-take-on-a-woke-concept-ends-up-being-too-pedestrian-movie_reviews-228402|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]|access-date=5 January 2023|quote=Songs like Boom Padi, Kacchi Doriyaan and Ae Pagli are definitely a must-have in your playlists this season}}</ref> Ghoshal next featured in the [[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of film ''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]'' in which she sang a song called "Rasiya",<ref>{{Cite web |title='Rasiya': New song from 'Brahmastra' released|date=24 September 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rasiya-new-song-from-brahmastra-released/articleshow/94400362.cms|access-date=5 January 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> which earned her the [[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 May 2023|title=IIFA Awards 2023: Here's the full list of winners|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/iifa-awards-2023-here-the-full-list-of-winners-23289091|access-date=28 May 2023|website=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref><ref name=IIFA2022>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/iifa-2023-nominations-announced-brahmastra-gangubai-kathiawadi-bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-lead-the-list-8345858/lite/|title=IIFA 2023 nominations announced: Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the list|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 December 2022|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> She then featured on a track titled, "Laut Aa Mere Des" a collaboration with [[Salim–Sulaiman]] for their album ''Bhoomi'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Album Bhoomi 2022|date=28 October 2022|url=https://merchantrecords.in/song/laut-aa-mere-des/|access-date=5 January 2023|website=Merchant Records}}</ref> Ghoshal next featured on a track titled, "Invincible" a collaboration with American [[a cappella]] group [[Pentatonix]] for their [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Grammy-nominated album]], ''[[Holidays Around the World]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |title=PENTATONIX RELEASE NEW ALBUM TODAY!|date=28 October 2022|url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/pentatonix-release-new-album-today|access-date=5 January 2023|website=[[Sony Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Enos |first=Morgan |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominees of the Year |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominees-song-of-the-year |date=2023-11-10 |access-date=2024-01-26|website=www.grammy.com}}</ref> Ghoshal then featured in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s [[Ghazal]] album, ''Sukoon'' (2022) in which she leant her voice to two [[Ghazal|ghazals]] titled, "Tujhe Bhi Chand" and "Qaraar".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's music album 'Sukoon' unveiled|date=7 December 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/sanjay-leela-bhansalis-music-album-sukoon-unveiled/articleshow/96055089.cms|access-date=5 January 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali reveals why he has dedicated his Ghazal album Sukoon to Lata Mangeshkar - Exclusive|date=7 December 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-leela-bhansali-reveals-why-he-has-dedicated-his-ghazal-album-sukoon-to-lata-mangeshkar-exclusive/articleshow/96047698.cms|access-date=5 January 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Critic Subhash K. Jha in his review praised "Tujhe Bhi Chand" for having a playful lit and an evocative hook line and while praising "Qaraar" he wrote, "Shreya's interpretation of [[Momin Khan Momin]]'s immortal [[Ghazal]] ''woh jo hum mein tum mein qaraar tha'' is laborious".<ref name="Sukoon" >{{Cite web |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Sukoon is a modern-day masterpiece|date=13 December 2022|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sanjay-leela-bhansalis-sukoon-is-a-modernday-masterpiece-11798251.html|access-date=5 January 2023|website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sukoon review: Lull without the Storm|date=26 December 2022|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/sanjay-leela-bhansali-sukoon-review-lull-without-the-storm-8345343/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=5 January 2023|quote=While Tujhe bhi chaand by Shreya Ghoshal is a reminder of the 90s sweet pop, she sings the famed Wo jo humme tumme qarar by Momin Khan Momin and immortalised by Akhtar with a lot of dexterity.}}</ref> Ghoshal finished 2022 with songs titled, "Jo Tum Saath Ho" (Duet and Lullaby version) from ''[[Salaam Venky]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcHj-_vb6As|title=Salaam Venky - Full Album|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> "Sun Zara" from ''[[Cirkus (film)|Cirkus]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cirkus Song Sun Zara: Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde And Jacqueline Fernandez Go Retro|date=16 December 2022|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/cirkus-song-sun-zara-ranveer-singh-jacqueline-fernandez-pooja-hegde-bring-back-the-60-s-in-style-3612212|access-date=5 January 2023|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> and "Sukh Kalale" from [[Marathi-language]] film ''[[Ved (film)|Ved]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'souza's romantic track 'Sukh Kalale' from 'Ved' out now|date=27 December 2022|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-genelia-dsouzas-romantic-track-sukh-kalale-from-ved-out-now20221227165720/|access-date=5 January 2023|website=[[Asian News International]]}}</ref> which was met with positive critical response and received a [[Filmfare Awards Marathi|Marathi ''Filmfare'']] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |title=New song 'Sukh Kalale' from Riteish Deshmukh's movie 'Ved' is spellbinding|date=29 December 2022|url=https://mirchi.in/stories/music/new-song-sukh-kalale-from-riteish-deshmukhs-movie-ved-is-spellbinding/96549386|website=[[Radio Mirchi]]|access-date=5 January 2023|quote=The new song 'Sukh Kalale' from Riteish Deshmukh's upcoming movie 'Ved' is out and it's pretty melodious. This is also justified by the fact that melody queen Shreya Ghoshal has lent her voice to the beautiful track composed by Ajay - Atul who has also penned down the mesmerizing lyrics of the song.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ved - Review|date=1 January 2023|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/ved/moviereview/96662017.cms|website=[[Maharashtra Times]]|access-date=5 January 2023|quote=the musical side of the movie has been strongly built by Ajay-Atul. The songs 'Besuri Me...', 'Sukh Kalale...' are beautiful.|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref name="MarathiFF222"/>

Ghoshal began 2023 with a rendition of a [[bhajan]] "[[Vaishnava Jana To]]," which was rearranged and programmed by [[A. R. Rahman]] for the film ''[[Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vaishnava Jan To from Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh: Shreya Ghoshal's emotional track captures Mahatma Gandhi's journey|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vaishnava-jan-to-gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-shreya-ghoshal-8404501/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=25 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> Next, she collaborated with new singer Laqshay Kapoor on an indie song titled "Sohnneyaa".<ref>{{cite news|title=Laqshay Kapoor On Cloud Nine As He Collaborates With Shreya Ghoshal For 'Sohnneyaa'|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/laqshay-kapoor-on-cloud-nine-as-he-collaborates-with-shreya-ghoshal-for-sohnneyaa--news-256691|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=25 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> After that, she recorded the song "Nouka Doobi" for the film ''[[Lost (2023 film)|Lost]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lost - Song - Nouka Doobi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/lost-song-nouka-doobi/videoshow/97685088.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=7 February 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> Later, she recorded "Baharla Ha Madhumas," a duet with [[Ajay-Atul|Ajay Gogawale]], for the [[Marathi language|Marathi-language]] film ''[[Maharashtra Shahir]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title='Maharashtra Shahir': Ankush Chaudhari And Sana Shinde's Love Song 'Baharala Ha Madhumas' Is Out!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/maharashtra-shahir-ankush-chaudhari-and-sana-shindes-love-song-baharala-ha-madhumas-is-out/articleshow/98275981.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=1 March 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> The song went [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] on [[TikTok]] and [[Instagram|Instagram Reels]], gaining both domestic and global attention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shreya Ghoshal's Marathi Song Baharla Ha Madhumas Creates A Storm On The Internet|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/shreya-ghoshals-marathi-song-baharla-ha-madhumas-creates-a-storm-on-the-internet-7195543.html|website=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=27 February 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tanzania TikTokers Dance To Marathi Song 'Baharla Ha Madhumas' In Viral Video-Watch|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/tanzania-tiktokers-dance-to-marathi-song-baharla-ha-madhumas-in-viral-video-watch/articleshow/100322721.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=18 May 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Japanese duo dances to Marathi song Baharla Ha Madhumas. Watch|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/japanese-duo-dances-to-marathi-song-baharla-ha-madhumas-watch-101684463903193.html|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=19 May 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> She then recorded a song called "Maine Pi Rakhi Hai" for the film ''[[Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Divya Kumar On 'Maine Pi Rakhi Hai': I Was Waiting For A Duet With Shreya Ghoshal And It Finally Happened; She Is A Modern-Era Nightingale - Exclusive|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/divya-kumar-on-maine-pi-rakhi-hai-i-was-waiting-for-a-duet-with-shreya-ghoshal-and-it-finally-happened-she-is-a-modern-era-nightingale-exclusive/articleshow/99133842.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=31 March 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref>

After that, she recorded a rendition of "Tere Hawaale" for the 2022 film ''[[Laal Singh Chaddha]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vzZ50Rijm8|title=Tere Hawaale (Arijit, Shreya Duet) - Laal Singh Chaddha (Extended)|date=30 April 2023 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Ghoshal leant her voice to four independent singles composed by [[Javed–Mohsin|Javed - Mohsin]] in 2023: "Zihaal e Miskin",<ref>{{cite news|title=Enjoy New Hindi Video Song 'Zihaal e Miskin' Sung By Vishal Mishra And Shreya Ghoshal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/enjoy-new-hindi-video-song-zihaal-e-miskin-sung-by-vishal-mishra-and-shreya-ghoshal/videoshow/100648617.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=31 May 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> "Barsaat Aa Gayi",<ref>{{cite news|title=Hina Khan feels blessed to have Shreya Ghoshal as her playback singer in 'Barsaat Aa Gayi'|url=https://mirchi.in/stories/music/hina-khan-feels-lucky-to-have-shreya-ghoshal-as-her-playback-singer-in-barsaat-aa-gayi/101041720|website=[[Radio Mirchi]]|date=17 June 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> "Jee Bhar Ke Tum",<ref>{{cite news|title=Discover The New Hindi Music Video For Jee Bhar Ke Tum Sung By Shreya Ghoshal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/discover-the-new-hindi-music-video-for-jee-bhar-ke-tum-sung-by-shreya-ghoshal/videoshow/102103515.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=26 July 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> and "Ek Mulaqaat".<ref>{{cite news|title=Check Out The Latest Hindi Music Video For Ek Mulaqaat By Vishal Mishra And Shreya Ghoshal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/check-out-the-latest-hindi-music-video-for-ek-mulaqaat-by-vishal-mishra-and-shreya-ghoshal/videoshow/105464258.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=24 November 2023|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref> The former peaked at number three on the [[India Songs|''Billboard'' India Songs]] chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard India Songs (17th June 2023)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/2023-06-17/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=17 June 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> and was the third-most searched and fifth-most viewed Indian song of the year on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vicky Kaushal's Tere Vaste to Rajinikanth's Kaavaalaa: YouTube unveils the top 15 most viewed music videos of 2023|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/vicky-kaushals-tere-vaste-to-rajinikanths-kaavaalaa-youtube-unveils-the-top-15-most-viewed-music-videos-of-2023-9072731/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=18 December 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Jhoome Jo Pathaan' to 'Kaavaalaa,' here are the 10 Most viewed songs of 2023|url=https://mirchi.in/stories/music/10-most-viewed-songs-of-2023/106343487|website=[[Radio Mirchi]]|date=31 December 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Next, for the film ''[[Adipurush]]'', she recorded a duet with [[Sonu Nigam]] called "Tu Hai Sheetal Dhaara".<ref>{{cite news|title=Adipurush - Song - Tu Hai Sheetal Dhaara (Full Video)|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/adipurush-song-tu-hai-sheetal-dhaara-full-video/videoshow/101330772.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=28 June 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> She then featured in the [[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of ''[[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]'' for which she recorded two songs, "Tum Kya Mile" and "Ve Kamleya",<ref>{{cite news|title=Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani - Song - Tum Kya Mile|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahaani-song-tum-kya-mile/videoshow/101330465.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=28 June 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani - Song - Ve Kamleya|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahaani-song-ve-kamleya/videoshow/101919201.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=19 July 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> both of which earned her [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]] nominations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-69th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2024-with-gujarat-tourism-full-list-out-63822.html|magazine=[[Filmfare]]|date=15 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> [[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'s [[Sukanya Verma]], ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' and [[NDTV]] listed the former as one of the year's best songs.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Top 15 Hindi Film Songs of 2023|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/the-top-15-hindi-film-songs-of-2023/20231212.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|date=12 December 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Melodies That Ruled: Meet the Bollywood Artists Who Owned 2023's Music Scene|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/020124/melodies-that-ruled-meet-the-bollywood-artists-who-owned-2023s-music.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=31 December 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Recap 2023: Top 10 Bollywood Songs, From Jhoome Jo Pathaan To What Jhumka?|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/top-bollywood-songs-of-year-2023-a-glance-at-the-list-from-jhoome-jo-pathaan-to-tere-vaaste-4698980|website=[[NDTV]]|date=19 December 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> She also recorded additional versions of the two songs: "Tum Kya Mile (Shreya's Version)",<ref>{{cite news|title=Shreya Ghoshal's version of Tum Kya Mile out|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2023/jul/27/shreya-ghoshals-version-of-tum-kya-mile-out-46020.html|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=27 July 2023|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> "Tum Kya Mile (Pritam's Version)",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OweU4sBBqGI|title=Tum Kya Mile - Pritam's Version (From "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani")|date=30 July 2023 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> and "Ve Kamleya (Redux)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OQmde6hirY|title=Ve Kamleya (Redux) (From "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani")|date=30 July 2023 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> She then recorded a bilingual indie song, "Guli Mata" in which she sang in Hindi and Arabic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shreya Ghoshal's Arabic singing skills leave fans spellbound [Video]|url=https://www.siasat.com/shreya-ghoshals-arabic-singing-skills-leave-fans-spellbound-video-2639790/|website=[[The Siasat Daily]]|date=13 July 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on the [[Billboard charts#Other international charts|''Billboard'' Arabic Hot 100]] chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Arabic Hot 100 (Week of January 6, 2024)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/the-arabic-hot-100/2024-01-06/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=6 January 2024|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> number two on the [[The Official MENA Chart|MENA Chart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20: from 28/07/2023 to 03/08/2023|publisher=[[MENA Chart]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230808213813/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|date=3 August 2023|archive-date= 8 August 2023|access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> number two on the [[Official Charts Company|UK Asian Music Chart]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Official Charts History - Guli Mata|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/shreya-ghoshalsaad-lamjarred-guli-mata/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=25 January 2024|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> and number ten on the [[India Songs|''Billboard'' India Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard India Songs Chart (Week of September 16, 2023)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/2023-09-16/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=16 September 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> After that, she recorded the songs "Sammohanuda" for the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Rules Ranjann]]'' and "Kalapakkaara" for the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[King of Kotha]]'', the latter was named one of the best Malayalam songs of the year by ''[[The Times of India|Times of India]]''.

Next, she collaborated with Afroto, an Egyptian rapper, on the Coke Studio International song "Sunn Beliya".<ref>{{cite news|title=Coke Studio 2023 witnesses a never-before-seen collaboration between Shreya Ghoshal and rapper Afroto|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2023/jul/29/coke-studio-2023-listen-to-never-before-seen-collaboration-of-shreya-ghoshal-and-rapper-afrotos-over-51524.html|website=[[The New Indian Express#Indulge|The New Indian Express]]|date=29 July 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> Later, she and [[Shekhar Ravjiani]] worked together on the independent single "Vaari Vaari".<ref>{{cite news|title=Romantic melody: Shreya Ghoshal, Shekhar Ravjiani come up with the single Vaari Vaari|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/romantic-melody-shreya-ghoshal-shekhar-ravjiani-come-up-with-the-single-vaari-vaari-563430|website=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]|date=18 November 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> "Bolo Na" from ''[[12th Fail]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title='Bolo Na' From '12th Fail' Is Soulful, Romantic Ballad|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-bolo-na-from-12th-fail-is-soulful-romantic-ballad-news-324566|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=14 October 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> "Jaan Da (Rab Ki Dua)" from ''[[Tejas (film)|Tejas]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDelD0t5VWg|title=Jaan Da (Rab Ki Dua) - Tejas - Shreya Ghoshal|date=4 January 2024 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> "Kashmir" from ''[[Animal (2023 Indian film)|Animal]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Animal - Song - Kashmir|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/animal-song-kashmir-lyrical/videoshow/105848077.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=8 December 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> "Itni Si Baat" from ''[[Sam Bahadur (film)|Sam Bahadur]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title='Itni Si Baat' from 'Sam Bahadur' sung by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal is out! Watch now|url=https://mirchi.in/stories/music/itni-si-baat-from-sam-bahadur-featuring-vicky-kaushal-sanya-malhotra-is-out-watch-now/105753519|website=[[Radio Mirchi]]|date=5 December 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> "Tu Jo Hai" from ''[[Kadak Singh]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Tu Jo Hai song from Kadak Singh is out|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2023/nov/29/tu-jo-hai-song-from-kadak-singh-is-out-49984.html|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=29 November 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> and "Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga" from ''[[Dunki (film)|Dunki]]'' are some of the songs that Ghoshal concluded 2023 with.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZqkYzSnv3c|title=Dunki - Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga - Shreya Ghoshal|date=20 December 2023 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>

== Concerts, world tours and other activities ==
[[File:Shreya Ghoshal in 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Ghoshal performing at a concert in 2009]]
Ghoshal performs in musical concerts around the world. In 2013, she went to Australia and New Zealand and gave performances at the [[Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre|Brisbane Convention Center]], Dallas Brooks Center in Melbourne, the [[Sydney Opera House]] and Vodafone Events Centre in Auckland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal Biography on Saavn |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/artist/shreya-ghoshal-bio/lIHlwHaxTZ0_ |access-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303210007/http://www.saavn.com/s/artist/shreya-ghoshal-bio/lIHlwHaxTZ0_ |archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> In the same year, she performed at the [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] in United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shreya Ghoshal performs in Sharjah |url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/music/shreya-ghoshal-to-perform-in-sharjah-this-friday-1.1182623 |work=Gulf News |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128005359/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/music/shreya-ghoshal-to-perform-in-sharjah-this-friday-1.1182623 |archive-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> The same year, she paid her respects to the casualties of an excessive rainfall in [[Mauritius]] with a concert at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre in Pailles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shreya Ghoshal dedicates concert to flood victims |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Shreya-Ghoshal-dedicates-concert-to-flood-victims/articleshow/19377908.cms?referral=PM |access-date=11 June 2013 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030210812/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Shreya-Ghoshal-dedicates-concert-to-flood-victims/articleshow/19377908.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=30 October 2017}}</ref> Along with [[Hrishikesh Ranade]], she also made a stage performance during the 18th annual day celebration of [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Annual day celebration of Airports Authority of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/parties/delhi/Annual-day-celebration-of-Airports-Authority-of-India/articleshow/19379559.cms?referral=PM |work=The Times of India |date=5 April 2013 |access-date=11 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327061658/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/parties/delhi/Annual-day-celebration-of-Airports-Authority-of-India/articleshow/19379559.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> She made London tours, where she performed twice in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in 2013 and 2014. On the first tour in 2013, she also celebrated 100 years of Bollywood by performing many of the old Bollywood hits songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/music/shreya-ghoshal-performs-at-londons-royal-albert-hall-633077 |title=Shreya Ghoshal performs at London's Royal Albert Hall |publisher=NDTV.com |date=7 May 2013 |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213043433/http://movies.ndtv.com/music/shreya-ghoshal-performs-at-londons-royal-albert-hall-633077 |archive-date=13 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2013/may/shreya-ghoshal-6-may-2013/ |title=Shreya Ghoshal makes her Royal Albert Hall debut on 6 May 2013 |publisher=Royal Albert Hall Official Website |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213055829/http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2013/may/shreya-ghoshal-6-may-2013/ |archive-date=13 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.twitter.com/shreyaghoshal/status/470638154341302272 |title=Shreya Ghoshal Twitter Status |access-date=25 February 2017 |date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225222301/https://twitter.com/shreyaghoshal/status/470638154341302272 |archive-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2020}}

In 2006, along with Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan and [[Shiamak Davar]], Ghoshal performed the theme song of [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] at its [[2006 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony|closing ceremony]], as an invitation to everyone to the following Commonwealth Games in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/theyre-all-game/articleshow/1448205.cms?curpg=2 |title=They're all game! |work=The Times of India |last=Sadarangani |first=Anil |date=13 March 2006 |access-date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226175009/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Theyre-all-game/articleshow/1448205.cms?curpg=2 |archive-date=26 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/straight-answers/articleshow/1460016.cms |title=Straight Answers |work=The Times of India |date=22 March 2006 |access-date=28 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226173436/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Straight-Answers/articleshow/1460016.cms |archive-date=26 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://hindustantimes.com/news/181_1658949,001100030001.htm |title=Bollywood masala at Melbourne |work=Hindustan Times |last=Jain |first=Princy |date=25 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506042028/http://hindustantimes.com/news/181_1658949,001100030001.htm |archive-date=6 May 2006 |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> The same year, she along with Sonu Nigam, recorded the title track "Haath Se Haath Milaa" for the album put together by the [[BBC Media Action|BBC World Service Trust]] as part of an [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] awareness campaign, where profits garnered through the album, was donated to HIV charities.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-stars-come-to-the-aids-1006499 |title=Stars come to the AID(S) |work=Daily News and Analysis |last=Ruhani |first=Faheem |date=9 January 2006 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203081859/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-stars-come-to-the-aids-1006499 |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20060626-music-review-of-album-haath-se-haath-mila-782965-2006-06-25 |title=Just cause |work=India Today |last=Ranjit |first=Sahaya |date=26 June 2006 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602041412/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/music-review-of-album-haath-se-haath-mila/1/181187.html |archive-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> In 2011, she became the brand ambassador for [[RadioJoyAlukkas.com|Joyalukkas]] jewellery.<ref name="j1">{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal to be the brand ambassador for Joy Alukkas? |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/7069/newsid/1383978 |last=Sundaresan |first=Satish |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=18 October 2011 |access-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925110653/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/7069/newsid/1383978 |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Ghoshal performed a charity event to support a 17-year-old patient of [[acute lymphoblastic leukemia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shreya Ghoshal to treat Vizag audience, for a cause |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/shreya-ghoshal-to-treat-vizag-audience-for-a-cause/article8492671.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 July 2016 |date=19 April 2016}}</ref> In the same year, Ghoshal performed her concert in [[Sydney Olympic Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal Twitter Status |url=https://twitter.com/shreyaghoshal/status/767515995544096768?lang=en |date=22 August 2016 |access-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303213219/https://twitter.com/shreyaghoshal/status/767515995544096768?lang=en |archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2020}} Ghoshal has been performing at the [[Bangalore Ganesh Utsava]] every year since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 September 2018|title=THINGS TO DO IN BENGALURU TODAY|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/things-to-do-in-bengaluru-today/articleshow/65904595.cms|access-date=29 August 2023|website=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal in Toronto.jpg|thumb|left|Ghoshal at her concert in Toronto in 2012]]
During 2017 – 2018, Ghoshal went on a world tour with [[Symphony Orchestra of India]]. She performed in several countries including [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Netherlands]], [[United States|USA]], [[Canada]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], etc.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 October 2017|title=Shreya Ghoshal Live in UK/Europe 2018|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/shreya-ghoshal-live-ukeurope-2018/|access-date=29 August 2023|website=bizasialive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXSHb_sTgpc |title=Shreya Ghoshal Live With Symphony - US Canada Tour 2017 Teaser |date=2 March 2018 |publisher=Shreya Ghoshal Official |via=YouTube |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 July 2018|title=Shreya Ghoshal to perform live in Dubai|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/shreya-ghoshal-to-perform-live-in-dubai-1.2257326|access-date=29 August 2023|website=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> During this tour Ghoshal also became just the second Indian artist after [[Lata Mangeshkar]] to perform at the [[Fox Theatre (Detroit)|Fox Theatre in Detroit]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Two decades after Lata Mangeshkar, Shreya Ghoshal performs at Fox Theatre |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-two-decades-after-lata-mangeshkar-shreya-ghoshal-performs-at-fox-theatre-2543481 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=12 September 2017 |date=7 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912064107/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-two-decades-after-lata-mangeshkar-shreya-ghoshal-performs-at-fox-theatre-2543481 |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> On 30 April 2020, Ghoshal participated in [[YouTube]] India's digital event called "One Nation," which raised funds for [[PM CARES Fund]], a public charitable trust to provide relief during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Badshah, Shreya Ghoshal, Neha Kakkar among 75-plus artistes in April 30 YouTube gig|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/music/badshah-shreya-ghoshal-neha-kakkar-april-30-youtube-gig-612202|website=[[India TV]]|date=28 April 2020|access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref> Participating in the virtual fund-raising concert "[[I for India (concert)|I for India: The Concert for Our Times]]," on 3 May 2020, she also helped collect over {{INRConvert|52|c|lk=on}} for India's [[COVID-19]] Relief Fund.<ref>{{cite news|first=Aakanksha|last=Raghuvanshi|title=I For India Concert: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Will Smith, Priyanka Chopra, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan And Other Celebs Raise Funds|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/i-for-india-concert-amitabh-bachchan-shah-rukh-khan-will-smith-priyanka-chopra-aamir-khan-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-and-other-celebs-raise-funds-2222690|website=[[NDTV]]|date=4 May 2020|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Star-studded digital concert 'I for India' raises over Rs 52 crore for COVID-19 relief|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/star-studded-digital-concert-i-for-india-raises-over-rs-52-crore-for-covid-19-relief/articleshow/75537201.cms|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> On 31 May 2022, Ghoshal performed at an event celebrating "Indore Gaurav Diwas" where she was felicitated by the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]], [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan|Shivraj Singh Chauhan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 June 2022|title=Indore Pride day: In the night decorated with words, the winds spread the sweetness of the tunes, Shreya's tune and Manoj's words expressed the pride of Indore.|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/madhya-pradesh/indore-pride-day-in-the-night-decorated-with-words-the-sweetness-of-the-voices-spread-the-pride-of-indore-was-expressed-by-shreya-s-voice-and-manoj-s-words?pageId=2|access-date=30 August 2023|language=hi|website=[[Amar Ujala]]}}</ref> In 2022, Ghoshal embarked on another world tour to celebrate her completing milestone twenty years in the music industry. During this tour she performed in various countries including [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Ireland]], Netherlands and USA.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 October 2022|title=Shreya Ghoshal To Embark On Global Tour To Celebrate 20 Years In Music Industry|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/shreya-ghoshal-to-embark-on-global-tour-to-celebrate-20-years-in-music-industry-news-228036|access-date=29 August 2023|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> Additionally, she also performed at the Jubilee Stage at [[Expo 2020]] in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] to celebrate her completing twenty years in the music industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 February 2022|title=UAE: Singer Shreya Ghoshal set to perform at Expo 2020 Dubai|url=https://www.siasat.com/uae-singer-shreya-ghoshal-set-to-perform-at-expo-2020-dubai-2274871/|access-date=29 August 2023|website=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2023, Ghoshal performed at [[Daman district, India|Daman]]'s "Monsoon Festival" where she was felicitated by the [[List of administrators of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|state administrator]], [[Praful Khoda Patel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 August 2023|title=Monsoon Festival: Daman decorated like a bride on the occasion of Monsoon Festival, tourists flocked to the music of Shreya Ghoshal|url=https://gujarati.abplive.com/photo-gallery/news/gujarat-monsoon-festival-organized-in-sangh-pradesh-daman-855195|access-date=30 August 2023|language=gu|website=[[ABP Asmita]]}}</ref> Ghoshal next embarked on her "All Hearts Tour" from September 2023 – March 2024. During this tour, she performed in [[Mauritius]], USA, Canada, India, [[Qatar]], UK and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shreya Ghoshal 'All Hearts Tour'|url=https://shreyaghoshal.com/|website=shreyaghoshal.com|date=25 September 2023|access-date=26 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230925144249/https://shreyaghoshal.com/|archive-date=25 September 2023}}</ref> While reviewing one of her shows, ''[[The Guardian]]'' lauded her billowing silk voice and richly varied setlist, and gave the show a four-star rating out of five.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tara|last=Joshi|title=Shreya Ghoshal review – masterful Indian singer has a voice like billowing silk|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/12/shreya-ghoshal-review-masterful-indian-singer-has-a-voice-like-billowing-silk|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=12 February 2024|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> On 25 November 2023, Ghoshal performed at [[Nagpur]]'s "Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav",<ref>{{cite news|title=More Than 900 Local Artists To Perform At Khasdar Festival|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/more-than-900-local-artists-to-perform-at-khasdar-festival/articleshow/105247586.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=16 November 2023|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> where she was felicitated by India's [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Union Minister]], [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Chaitanya|title=Saturday Night Fever: Nagpurians Groove To Shreya's Melodic Ecstasy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/live-concert-shreya-ghoshal-nagpur/articleshow/105506047.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=26 November 2023|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> On 16 December 2023, she performed at [[Karnataka]]'s national-level cultural festival called "[[Alva's Institute of Engineering and Technology#Cultural events|Alva's Virasat]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Alva's Virasat 2023: Shreya Ghoshal's captivating renditions leave audience spellbound|url=https://english.udayavani.com/article/alvas-virasat-2023-shreya-ghoshals-captivating-renditions-leave-audience-spellbound/1575666|website=[[Udayavani]]|date=17 December 2023|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref> Ghoshal headlined the "Ellora Ajanta International Festival" held in [[Aurangabad]] on 4 February 2024, with a musical concert.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shreya Ghoshal, Kailash Kher To Headline Ellora-Ajanta International Festival: Here's All You Need To Know|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/shreya-ghoshal-kailash-kher-to-headline-ellora-ajanta-international-festival-heres-all-you-need-to-know|website=[[The Free Press Journal]]|date=13 January 2024|access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kathak & Shreya Ghoshal's Performance To Mesmerise On Last Day Of Ajanta Ellora Fest|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/kathak-and-shreya-ghoshals-performance-at-ajanta-ellora-fest/articleshow/107395526.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=4 February 2024|access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>

On 1 March 2024, Ghoshal performed at [[Nagpur]]'s "Tadoba Festival" to raise awareness regarding wildlife conservation, where she was felicitated by India's [[Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra|Forest Minister]], [[Sudhir Mungantiwar]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Tadoba Festival' kicks off at Chandrapur district|url=https://theprint.in/india/tadoba-festival-kicks-off-at-chandrapur-district/1985392/|website=[[ThePrint]]|date=1 March 2024|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

On March 23, 2025, Shreya Ghoshal delivered a landmark musical performance at the opening ceremony of the [[2025 Indian Premier League|18th edition]] of the [[Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League (IPL)]], held at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]. Accompanied by an 80-piece choir and a 100-piece orchestra, Ghoshal performed a 15-minute set that included patriotic and cinematic renditions of ten songs -each symbolically dedicated to one of the ten IPL teams — including stirring renditions of “Maa Tujhe Salaam,” the title track from ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'', “[[Ghar More Pardesiya]]” from ''[[ Kalank]]'', "Kar Har Maidan Fateh" from ''[[Sanju]]'' etc. She described the event as deeply sentimental, emphasising its cultural significance and her pride in representing India on such a grand stage. The ceremony also featured appearances by [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Disha Patani]], and [[Karan Aujla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal on her 'historic' IPL 2025 performance: Let the world watch what we are |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/music/story/shreya-ghoshal-on-historic-ipl-2025-performance-disha-patani-shah-rukh-khan-2697650-2025-03-23 |website=India Today |date=23 March 2025 |access-date=30 August 2025}}</ref>

==Artistry==

===Influences===
One of Ghoshal's earliest musical memories is listening to her mother, Sarmistha Ghoshal, singing classical Bengali songs at clubs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/shreya-ghoshal-song-videos-21027.html |title=Shreya Ghoshal top 10 songs |publisher=India TV |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205232612/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/shreya-ghoshal-song-videos-21027.html |archive-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> As a very young child, she was introduced to music by her mother, whom she refers as her first "guru".<ref name="Queen of charts">{{cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |title=Queen of the charts |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article390455.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 April 2010 |access-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030063947/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article390455.ece |archive-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> She states that her mother is her best critic.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_MIRRORNEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=AMIR/2009/12/20&ID=Ar00700 |title=It's Jaadoo, It's Nasha |work=The Times of India |last=Arasi |first=Aadal |date=20 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227042138/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrint_MIRRORNEW&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=AMIR%2F2009%2F12%2F20&ID=Ar00700 |archive-date=27 December 2015 |access-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ghoshal has mentioned both [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[K. S. Chithra]] as her singing "gurus" and idols and considered them as major influences in her style of singing. She has also acknowledged [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Geeta Dutt]] as her inspirations in terms of versatility.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shreya Ghoshal treats fans to hits at Dubai concert |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/shreya-ghoshal-treats-fans-hits-dubai-concert-065240604.html |publisher=Yahoo News |access-date=8 September 2016 |date=1 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510133256/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/shreya-ghoshal-treats-fans-hits-dubai-concert-065240604.html |archive-date=10 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="singh-personal-agenda">{{cite news |title=Personal Agenda: Shreya Ghoshal, Singer |last=Singh |first=Veenu |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/personal-agenda-shreya-ghoshal-singer/story-0Hub2ZaH7Dl0728vxDOfEK.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 August 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930132248/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/personal-agenda-shreya-ghoshal-singer/story-0Hub2ZaH7Dl0728vxDOfEK.html |archive-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Melody meaning |last=Kumar |first=S. Shiva |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article659545.ece |work=The Hindu |date=14 August 2009 |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-wishes-lata-mangeshkar-on-her-85th-birthday-2022149 |title=Bollywood wishes Lata Mangeshkar on her 85th birthday |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=28 September 2014 |access-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031152944/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-wishes-lata-mangeshkar-on-her-85th-birthday-2022149 |archive-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> She has also named [[Jagjit Singh]] as her inspiration to perform songs in the genre of [[Ghazal]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dasgupta |first=Piali |title=It's a pat on the back: Shreya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Its-a-pat-on-the-back-Shreya/articleshow/5513392.cms?referral=PM |access-date=26 December 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=30 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kahaan tum chale gaye |url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/kahaan-tum-chale-gaye/article_36973 |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=[[Afternoon (newspaper)|Afternoon]] |last=Jasraj |first=Pandit |date=11 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004335/http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/kahaan-tum-chale-gaye/article_36973 |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>

===Voice===
[[File:Shreya Ghoshal Indian Idol Junior 1.jpg|thumb|left|Ghoshal on the sets of [[Indian Idol Junior]], 2013]]
Ghoshal has performed songs with a lower vocal range.<ref name=charts>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/570/ |title=Shreya Ghoshal on Top-Of-the-Charts |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226164145/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/570/ |archive-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> However, ''[[Metro Times]]'' calls her voice a "sweet and smokey soprano".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/city-slang/archives/2017/08/24/bollywood-queen-shreya-ghosal-will-perform-at-the-fox-on-friday |title=Bollywood queen Shreya Ghosal will perform at the Fox on Friday |work=[[Metro Times]] |date=24 August 2017 |access-date=15 February 2018 |first=Jerilyn |last=Jordan |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929044515/https://www.metrotimes.com/city-slang/archives/2017/08/24/bollywood-queen-shreya-ghosal-will-perform-at-the-fox-on-friday |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her voice has been described as "sweet" with "slight huskiness".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150222/jsp/7days/story_4789.jsp |title=Voices they are a-changin' |work=The Telegraph |last=Sarkar |first=Sonia |date=22 February 2015 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223134815/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150222/jsp/7days/story_4789.jsp |archive-date=23 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/20/stories/2003012001800300.htm |title=Chords & Notes: Jism... M.M. Kreem... Saregama |date=20 January 2003 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040708132725/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/20/stories/2003012001800300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=8 July 2004}}</ref> [[The Recording Academy]] ([[Grammys]]) described her voice as "honeyed soprano" and also noted Ghoshal for her versatility.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |title=5 Bollywood Stars To Discover: Shreya Ghoshal, Badshah & Others|date=30 May 2023|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/5-bollywood-singers-filmi-playback-shreya-ghoshal-badshah|website=[[The Recording Academy]] & [[Grammys]]|access-date=1 June 2023|quote=her (Ghoshal's) prodigious output and notorious versatility providing a link to the golden era of Indian cinema; Ghoshal's honeyed soprano has served her well, with a gallery of hits}}</ref> In an interview, Ghoshal noted that her voice has transformed from the "girlish tenor" of the earlier days to a more matured texture.<ref name=charts/> Her voice is characterized in the media for being most suitable for higher-pitched renditions, although some critics have said that her voice tends to screech when she reaches a higher note of scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/25ssajan.htm |title=Ilayaraja creates history |work=Rediff.com |last=Srinivas |first=Saraswathy |date=25 April 2007 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142100/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/25ssajan.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Similarly, in the book ''Confession of a Coward – an Indian Adventure'', it was stated that Ghoshal's high-pitched vocals are interesting and impressive, but "certainly take some time getting used to it".<ref name="Kirsty1">{{harvnb|Turner|2014|p=42}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=March 2025}} Ghoshal has voiced against correcting pitch with [[Auto-Tune]].<ref name=idol/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Shreya-Ghoshal-I-just-follow-what-my-body-and-vocal-chords-say/articleshow/50122444.cms |title=Shreya Ghoshal: I just follow what my body and vocal chords say |work=The Times of India |last=Fernandes |first=Kasmin |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215121647/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Shreya-Ghoshal-I-just-follow-what-my-body-and-vocal-chords-say/articleshow/50122444.cms |archive-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> About her singing and rehearsing style, she has said, "I have a special way of writing the lyrics when it is dictated to me. No matter what the language of the song, even if it is Bengali, I write it in Hindi. I have certain notations and markings to indicate the way it should be pronounced. I feel the [[Devanagari]] script is the closest to the [[phonetics]] of the language. English letters are not very good for that purpose. Moreover, I listen carefully and try to grasp as much as possible when the lyrics are read to me".<ref name="Queen of the charts">{{cite news |title=Queen of the charts |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article390455.ece |access-date=30 June 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030063947/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article390455.ece |archive-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

Ghoshal is noted for her wide [[vocal range]],<ref name="range1">{{cite web |title=Bollywood singing star Shreya Ghoshal performs in Orlando on Friday|date=16 November 2022|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/bollywood-singing-star-shreya-ghoshal-performs-in-orlando-on-friday-32913941|website=[[Orlando Weekly]]|access-date=8 March 2023|quote=Ghoshal's textured singing and wide vocal range has been a perfect fit throughout, whether she's singing lush romantic ballads, devotional songs, nostalgia numbers, ghazals, or dancefloor-oriented pop.}}</ref><ref name="range2">{{cite web|title=Happy Birthday To The Reigning Melody Queen Shreya Ghoshal|date=12 March 2022|url=https://www.saregama.com/blog/shreya-ghoshal-birthday/amp/|website=[[Saregama]]|access-date=8 March 2023|quote=One of the highlights of her career has been singing a wide range of songs in almost all major languages of India.}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref name="range4">{{cite web |title=The Sound of Shreya's Music|date=11 August 2013|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sunday-Hans/2013-08-11/The-Sound-Of-Shreya8217s-Music/69003|website=[[The Hans India]]|access-date=8 March 2023|quote=Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal has a wide range and expression in her voice}}</ref> and versatility.<ref name="versatility1">{{cite web |title=Shreya hits the right pitch|date=22 February 2021|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/210221/shreya-hits-the-right-pitch.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=8 March 2023|quote=Down the years, she mesmerised the audiences with melodious sweet songs as well as peppy dance numbers, surprising everyone with her versatility.}}</ref><ref name="versatility2">{{cite web |title=Revelling in success|date=1 August 2010|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Revelling-in-success/article16115224.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 March 2023|quote=From Bairi Piya bada bedardi to hip-shaking songs in Om Shanti Om to sultry numbers in Jism, this Bengali girl next-door has the versatility that ranges from the raunchy to romance}}</ref><ref name="versatility3">{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: "It is unfortunate that stats have become a benchmark for good and bad music"- Shreya Ghoshal on singers buying views|date=7 February 2021|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-unfortunate-stats-become-benchmark-good-bad-music-shreya-ghoshal-singers-buying-views/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=8 March 2023|quote=Shreya Ghoshal is arguably one of the most versatile singers of India.}}</ref><ref name="grammy"/> What makes Ghoshal remarkable among her contemporaries, according to ''[[The Indian Express]]'' is, the "serenity in her voice" and the "enviable range".<ref name=idol/> Further complimenting her versatile vocal range, they noted: "The honey-dipped inflection of [her voice], which once put in the recording studio, can turn into naughty, sensuous, serious, sad, comic and pure classical, depending on the requirement of the job".<ref name=idol>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/indias-idol-shreya-ghoshal/ |title=India's idol: Shreya Ghoshal |work=The Indian Express | last=Khurana | first = Suanshu |date=4 April 2014 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305163516/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/indias-idol-shreya-ghoshal/ |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> Naming her as the "most versatile singer of this generation", ''India West'' remarked the smoothness of her voice when flowing from "lower registers to higher notes".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/from-devdas-to-bajirao-mastani-when-shreya-ghoshal-sanjay-leela/article_50a9c5ba-8d57-11e5-9702-9ba5c58bcc7f.html |title=From 'Devdas' to 'Bajirao Mastani': When Shreya Ghoshal, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Created Magic Together |publisher=India West |last=Thombare |first=Suparna |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225182041/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/from-devdas-to-bajirao-mastani-when-shreya-ghoshal-sanjay-leela/article_50a9c5ba-8d57-11e5-9702-9ba5c58bcc7f.html |archive-date=25 December 2015}}</ref> According to ''[[The Times of India]]'', Ghoshal maintains the "touch of versatility" with her music by singing different style of songs from classical to pure commercial music.<ref name=nightingale/> Ghoshal is also noted for her voice quality, expressions and incredible ability to master pronunciation across different languages.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 August 2023|title=Coke Studio Artists - Shreya Ghoshal|url=https://www.coca-cola.com/in/en/offerings/coke-studio/artists/shreya-ghoshal|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[Coca-Cola|Coke Studio Global]]|quote=Shreya is known for her voice quality, expression, and incredible ability to master pronunciation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 April 2010|title=Queen of the charts|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Queen-of-the-charts/article16364649.ece|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[The Hindu]]|quote=What is special is the way Shreya manages to get the right enunciation and expression in all the languages}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=4 December 2017|title=Berklee Indian Ensemble to Welcome Shreya Ghoshal for Signature Series Performance on December 7|url=https://college.berklee.edu/news/berklee-indian-ensemble-welcome-shreya-ghoshal-signature-series-performance-december-7|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[Berklee College of Music]]|quote=Shreya is unique in the Indian music industry as one of the most versatile vocalists of our time. But besides crossing genres, it is her ability to authentically sing in over 12 vastly different Indian languages that sets her apart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=28 April 2023|title=21 years of Shreya|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2023/apr/28/21-years-of-shreya-48610.html|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[The New Indian Express#Recent changes|The New Indian Express (Indulge)]]|quote=she effortlessly transitions between the eloquent Telugu and the evocative Hindi songs, each word and syllable perfectly enunciated and exuberant with raw emotion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 July 2016|title=Greetings SHREYA GHOSHAL|url=https://theindiantelegraph.com.au/greetings-shreya-ghoshal/|access-date=16 September 2023|website=The Indian Telegraph|quote=A highly melodious voice; ability to negotiate at any scale, her uncanny ability to sing in multitude of diverse hard to master textured Indian languages makes her successful|archive-date=14 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014030133/https://theindiantelegraph.com.au/greetings-shreya-ghoshal/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ghoshal has admitted in various interviews that language has never been a barrier when it comes to her craft and she is particular about her diction and expressions in every language she sings.<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 February 2021|title=Shreya Ghoshal: 'I am an ambassador of Indian music'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/shreya-ghoshal-i-am-an-ambassador-of-indian-music/article33828779.ece|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=4 May 2022|title=Why Shreya Ghoshal, who will perform in Dubai soon, loves to sing in different languages|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/local-events/why-shreya-ghoshal-who-will-perform-in-dubai-soon-loves-to-sing-in-different-languages|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[Khaleej Times]]|quote=Concentration on diction and pronunciation is required, she (Ghoshal) said, to give 100 per cent to singing in multiple languages}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=19 December 2017|title=Bollywood Superstar Shreya Ghoshal Gives Berklee Indian Ensemble Tips at Master Class|url=https://college.berklee.edu/news/shreya-ghoshal-master-class-berklee|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[Berklee College of Music]]|quote=I have never let diction take a back seat. Ever. Clarity of words is something which is important in Indian music}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=8 September 2009|title=National Award has come as a big surprise|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-shreya-ghosal/20090908.htm|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]|quote=Yes, I am very particular about diction. I always try to see that I sing the lines perfectly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=12 March 2019|title=Happy Birthday To The Golden Voice : Shreya Ghoshal!|url=https://olive.qa/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal/#!|access-date=16 September 2023|website=[[Radio Olive 106.3|Radio Olive]]|quote=Shreya is always particular about the pronunciations. To ease it out, she even writes the lyrics in Hindi and practices the words like a thorough professional|archive-date=14 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014030133/https://olive.qa/happy-birthday-shreya-ghoshal/#!|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003, Ghoshal admitted that she modulates her voice well, hence "none of the music directors have yet been able to label me".<ref name=nightingale>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad-times/Enter-Bollywoods-young-nightingale/articleshow/375846.cms? |title=Enter Bollywood's young nightingale |work=The Times of India |last=Tyagi |first=Shivli |date=23 December 2003 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910060358/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad-times/Enter-Bollywoods-young-nightingale/articleshow/375846.cms |archive-date=10 September 2016}}</ref> ''[[Film Companion]]'' described her as the stable sound of female desire and expression in [[Hindi Cinema]].<ref name="fc24"/>

Ghoshal took vocal lessons and did workshops with [[Kalyanji Virji Shah]], where she learnt the technique about "throw of voice, straight notes, vibratos."<ref name=notes/> She considers classical music training as an asset in playback since it "keeps one's voice fit and fresh."<ref name=notes/> Music director [[Shekhar Ravjiani]] praised Ghoshal for her singing versatility.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shekhar-Ravjiani-The-Voice-India-Kids-more-about-mentoring-than-judging/articleshow/53378990.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730010541/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Shekhar-Ravjiani-The-Voice-India-Kids-more-about-mentoring-than-judging/articleshow/53378990.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2016 |title=Shekhar Ravjiani: The Voice India Kids more about mentoring than judging |work=The Times of India |date=25 July 2016 |access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> According to Sonu Nigam, the best quality about Ghoshal is that the expressions come perfectly along with mannerisms.<ref name="expression1" /><ref name="expression2" /> Music director and singer [[M. Jayachandran]] praised Ghoshal by saying, "It is amazing how she writes down the lyrics in Hindi and then gives her signature nuanced expressions to Malayalam words".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/M-Jayachandran-feels-honoured-to-work-with-Shreya-Ghoshal/articleshow/37177465.cms? |title=M. Jayachandran feels honoured to work with Shreya Ghoshal |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 January 2017 |access-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193906/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/M-Jayachandran-feels-honoured-to-work-with-Shreya-Ghoshal/articleshow/37177465.cms |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> During her interviews, Ghoshal mentioned, "I cannot sing double meaning songs or the songs which have vulgar lyrics".<ref name="singh-personal-agenda" />

==Impact, influence and recognition==
Ghoshal's work has been praised by veteran music composer Pyarelal of the [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] duo,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/965206/pyarelal-interview-music-is-collaborative-with-no-room-for-i-me-myself|title=Pyarelal interview: 'Music is collaborative' with no room for 'I, me, myself'|date=21 June 2020|access-date=13 December 2023|publisher=[[Scroll.in]]|first=Devarsi | last = Ghosh}}</ref> music directors [[A.R. Rahman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/A.R.Rahman-on-scoring-for-Pele-and-Shreya-Ghoshal/article61788586.ece|title='Why would you autotune a Shreya Ghoshal?'|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 January 2017|access-date=13 December 2023| first=Sankhayan | last = Ghosh|place=Mumbai}}</ref> [[Ankit Tiwari]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/celeb-interviews/sonu-nigam-arijit-singh-shreya-ghoshal-and-many-more-are-my-favorite-singers-ankit-tiwari/ |date=25 October 2016 |access-date=12 March 2017 |title=Shreya Ghoshal And Many More Are Ankit Tiwari's Favorite Singers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312183224/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/celeb-interviews/sonu-nigam-arijit-singh-shreya-ghoshal-and-many-more-are-my-favorite-singers-ankit-tiwari/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=live |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> [[Jeet Gannguli]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwton9P_8qg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Wwton9P_8qg |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live |title=Sonu Nigam and Jeet Gannguli Interview and Rapid Fire |via=YouTube |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=3 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Ghoshal's contemporary singers [[Papon (singer)|Papon]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/You-cant-cheat-your-audience-and-win-Papon/articleshow/23449745.cms |title=Interview with Papon |newspaper=The Times of India |first=Sutapa |last=Singha |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=3 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418013738/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/You-cant-cheat-your-audience-and-win-Papon/articleshow/23449745.cms |archive-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> [[Palak Muchhal]],<ref name="pmmd1">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-m-not-okay-with-supporting-actor-tag-says-kirti-kulhari-2257992 |title=Salman sir tells me who not to work with, says singer Palak Muchhal |newspaper=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222132420/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-m-not-okay-with-supporting-actor-tag-says-kirti-kulhari-2257992 |archive-date=22 December 2017 }}</ref> [[Sukhwinder Singh]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-my-singing-style-is-based-on-what-the-youth-likes-sukhwinder-singh-2588446 |title=My singing style is based on what the youth likes: Sukhwinder Singh |newspaper=DNA India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227003759/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-my-singing-style-is-based-on-what-the-youth-likes-sukhwinder-singh-2588446 |archive-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> [[Bombay Jayashri]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-loving-bombay-jayashree-2358236 |title=Interview With Bombay Jayashri |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731081612/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-loving-bombay-jayashree-2358236 |archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> [[Javed Ali]],<ref>{{cite news |title=A soulful journey |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-soulful-journey/article4803894.ece |work=The Hindu |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615023154/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-soulful-journey/article4803894.ece |archive-date=15 June 2013}}</ref> [[Neha Kakkar]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/Versatility-is-key/article16960487.ece |title=Interview With Neha Kakkar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 December 2016 |access-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703052352/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/Versatility-is-key/article16960487.ece |archive-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Richa Sharma |url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/arijit-singh-is-very-talented-singer-richa-sharma_1531184.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |first=Ritika |last=Handoo |date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130211000/http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/arijit-singh-is-very-talented-singer-richa-sharma_1531184.html |archive-date=30 January 2017 |access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> singers [[Ghulam Ali (singer)|Ghulam Ali]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghulam Ali believes rap culture is spoiling real culture of music |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ghulam-ali-believes-rap-culture-is-spoiling-real-culture-of-music/story-QLYJjt6iQVkw2nt9RSCkdP.html |date=8 April 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306080803/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ghulam-ali-believes-rap-culture-is-spoiling-real-culture-of-music/story-QLYJjt6iQVkw2nt9RSCkdP.html |archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]],<ref>{{cite news |title=I still cry remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab: Rahat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-cry-remembering-Nusrat-Fateh-Ali-Khan-sahab-Rahat/articleshow/45992017.cms |work=The Times of India |date=24 January 2015 |access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> [[Asrar (musician)|Asrar]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistani singer Syed Asrar Shah: I want to touch Lataji's feet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Pakistani-singer-Syed-Asrar-Shah-I-want-to-touch-Latajis-feet/articleshow/48556616.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 August 2015 |access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> [[A cappella]] band [[Penn Masala]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/acapella-band-penn-masala-s-final-india-gig-in-delhi-116052700506_1.html |title=Acapella band Penn Masala's final India gig in Delhi |work=Business Standard |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=3 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606000140/http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/acapella-band-penn-masala-s-final-india-gig-in-delhi-116052700506_1.html |archive-date=6 June 2016 }}</ref> film actress [[Dia Mirza]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Diya Mirza is a fan of Shreya Ghoshal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dMijCFjO8M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8dMijCFjO8M |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]]'s Verified YouTube channel |access-date=13 June 2016 |date=2 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> cricketer [[MS Dhoni]].<ref>{{cite web |title=M. S. Dhoni at Audio Release Of 'Kya Yahi Sach Hai' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdSd_tEb6OI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cdSd_tEb6OI |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live |website=Bollywood Hungama's Verified YouTube Channel | date=6 December 2011 |access-date=22 September 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Film makers [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]], [[Vishal Bhardwaj]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/a-r-rahman-has-changed-indian-music-scenario-vishal-bharadwaj-788736/ |title=A. R. Rahman has changed Indian music scenario: Vishal Bharadwaj |publisher=India.com |date=16 December 2015 |access-date=1 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011183705/http://www.india.com/showbiz/a-r-rahman-has-changed-indian-music-scenario-vishal-bharadwaj-788736/ |archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> [[Karan Johar]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiWu_PtgqMw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OiWu_PtgqMw |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live |title=X Factor India – Karan Johar's surprise announcement- X Factor india – Episode 8 – 10th June 2011 |via=YouTube |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=23 September 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]],<ref name="expression2">{{cite news |title=Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal best singers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-nigam-shreya-ghoshal-best-singers-vidhu-vinod-chopra/ |work=The India Express |date=5 December 2015 |access-date=31 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008072802/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-nigam-shreya-ghoshal-best-singers-vidhu-vinod-chopra/ |archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> have picked Ghoshal as the best female singer from the generation. Canadian singer [[Nesdi Jones]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/the-musical-prima-donna/ |title=The musical prima donna |newspaper=The Indian Express |first=Priya |last=Adivarekar |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=8 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920021511/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/the-musical-prima-donna/ |archive-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> Indo-Canadian playback singers [[Jonita Gandhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/jonita-gandhi-female-artistes-have-to-take-as-much-control-of-their-own-music-as-they-can/cid/1888508|title=Jonita Gandhi: 'Female artistes have to take as much control of their own music as they can'|publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)]]| first=Priyam | last = Marik|date=24 September 2022|access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref> [[Shashaa Tirupati]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shashaa Tirupati dedicates special video to five top musical influences from her teens – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/shashaa-tirupati-dedicates-special-video-to-five-top-musical-influences-from-her-teens/articleshow/77416305.cms |access-date=2021-08-21 |website=The Times of India |date=7 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> UK singer Roma Sagar,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.easterneye.eu/my-top-ten-4/ |title=My Top Ten (Roma Sagar) |access-date=8 October 2017 |date=5 October 2017 |publisher=[[Eastern Eye]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017120000/https://www.easterneye.eu/my-top-ten-4/ |archive-date=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/roma-sagar-talks-music-and-collaboration-with-kuwar-virk |title=Roma Sagar talks about Music and Collaboration |access-date=8 October 2017 |date=16 March 2017 |publisher=DesiBlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030956/https://www.desiblitz.com/content/roma-sagar-talks-music-and-collaboration-with-kuwar-virk |archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> British Indian singers [[Tripet Garielle]],<ref>{{cite news |title=I want to use my English twang to carve a niche in Bollywood: Tripet Garielle |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/i-want-to-use-my-english-twang-to-carve-a-niche-in-bollywood-tripet-garielle/articleshow/59808281.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2017 |date=29 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117095907/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/i-want-to-use-my-english-twang-to-carve-a-niche-in-bollywood-tripet-garielle/articleshow/59808281.cms |archive-date=17 November 2017}}</ref> [[Ananya Nanda]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/indian-idol-junior-winner-ananya-nandas-idol-is-shreya-ghoshal/16519150 |title=Shreya Ghoshal is my Idol, Ananya Nanda |newspaper=[[Mid-Day]] |date=8 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919183205/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/indian-idol-junior-winner-ananya-nandas-idol-is-shreya-ghoshal/16519150 |archive-date=19 September 2016 |access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> and actress [[Alia Bhatt]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Aditi|last=Giri|title=Alia Bhatt Calls Kareena Kapoor 'Iconic', Says Aishwarya Rai, Shreya Ghoshal And Taylor Swift Inspire Her|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/alia-bhatt-calls-kareena-kapoor-iconic-says-aishwarya-rai-shreya-ghoshal-and-taylor-swift-inspire-her-8887018.html|newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=12 May 2024|access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref> mentioned Ghoshal as their inspiration.

[[Usha Uthup]] named her among the "voice for the future".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/salon-usha-uthup-42-forever-and-ever-1108615 |title=Usha Uthup: 42 forever and ever! |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202094150/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/salon-usha-uthup-42-forever-and-ever-1108615 |archive-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> Veteran singers [[Vani Jairam]] and [[Manna Dey]] had praised her musical abilities.<ref>{{cite news |title=I never considered myself a singer: Manna Dey |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-never-considered-myself-a-singer-manna-dey/story-SwtSNLXcFeb8OyBylFPmsK.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518112437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-never-considered-myself-a-singer-manna-dey/story-SwtSNLXcFeb8OyBylFPmsK.html |archive-date=18 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/I-do-not-abuse-my-voice-Vani-Jairam/articleshow/47456393.cms |title=I do not abuse my voice: Vani Jairam |last=Sangeetha |first=P |work=The Times of India |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=31 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621071734/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/I-do-not-abuse-my-voice-Vani-Jairam/articleshow/47456393.cms |archive-date=21 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dada Sahab Phalke award is God's gift: Manna Dey |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/dada-sahab-phalke-award-is-gods-gift-manna-dey-58816-2009-10-18 |work=India Today |date=19 October 2009 |access-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609231337/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Dada+Sahab+Phalke+award+is+God%27s+gift%3A+Manna+Dey/1/66877.html |archive-date=9 June 2013}}</ref> Senior singers [[Anuradha Paudwal]],<ref>{{cite news|title=There Isn't Much my Kind of Music These Days: Anuradha Paudwal|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/there-isnt-much-my-kind-of-music-these-days-anuradha-paudwal-1343226.html|website= [[CNN-IBN]]|date=1 February 2017|access-date=24 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203024852/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/there-isnt-much-my-kind-of-music-these-days-anuradha-paudwal-1343226.html|archive-date=3 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alka Yagnik]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-musical-notes-with-alka-yagnik-2011318 |title=Musical notes with Alka Yagnik |date=17 August 2014 |work=Daily News and Analysis |last=Pawa | first = Yogesh |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122214723/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-musical-notes-with-alka-yagnik-2011318 |archive-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> [[Asha Bhosle]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Asha-Bhosle-is-against-the-word-Halkat-Jawani/articleshow/16296605.cms |title=Asha Bhosle is against the word Halkat Jawani |date=8 September 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |last=Olivera | first = Roshni |access-date=1 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221141843/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Asha-Bhosle-is-against-the-word-Halkat-Jawani/articleshow/16296605.cms |archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> [[Lata Mangeshkar]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/lata-mangeshkar-i-sing-even-today-its-just-that-i-dont-sing-for-films-anymore/articleshow/58344036.cms |title=Interview With Lata Mangeshkar |date=25 April 2017 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref> [[Sadhana Sargam]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Exclusive! Sadhana Sargam reveals her favourite singer, talks about change in music industry over years|url=https://mirchi.in/stories/music/sadhana-sargam-talks-about-changes-in-music-industry-and-her-favourite-singers-exclusive/98559162|website= [[Radio Mirchi]]|date=11 March 2023|access-date=24 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231124075312/https://mirchi.in/stories/music/sadhana-sargam-talks-about-changes-in-music-industry-and-her-favourite-singers-exclusive/98559162|archive-date=24 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/ankhiyon-ke-jharokhon-se-singer-returns-to-playback-after-two-decades/19298188 |title=Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se singer returns to playback after two decades |newspaper=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref> [[Kavita Krishnamurti]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Kavita-Krishnamurthy-I-have-done-enough-in-the-industry-and-now-I-dont-need-to-run-after-work/articleshow/52254700.cms |title=Kavita Krishnamurthy: I have done enough in the industry |date=17 January 2017 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306071151/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Kavita-Krishnamurthy-I-have-done-enough-in-the-industry-and-now-I-dont-need-to-run-after-work/articleshow/52254700.cms |archive-date=6 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kumar Sanu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://telanganatoday.com/how-kumar-sanu-stole-many-hearts/ |title=How Kumar Sanu stole many hearts |date=10 February 2018 |publisher=telanganatoday.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402164604/https://telanganatoday.com/how-kumar-sanu-stole-many-hearts/ |archive-date=2 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> also picked Ghoshal as the best female singer from the generation. [[Sonu Nigam]] mentioned Ghoshal as his favourite singer: "If there'll be best all-time singers, Shreya will surely be included among them".<ref name="expression1">{{cite news |title=Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal best singers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Vidhu-Vinod-ChopraSonu-NigamShreya-Ghoshal-best-singers/articleshow/50054088.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 December 2015 |access-date=31 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819105413/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Vidhu-Vinod-ChopraSonu-NigamShreya-Ghoshal-best-singers/articleshow/50054088.cms |archive-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> Asjad Nazir, the editor of ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' called her undisputed queen of playback singing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.easterneye.eu/historic-z-bollywood-music/ |publisher=[[Eastern Eye]] |title=The Historic A-Z Of Bollywood Music |date=25 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027202833/https://www.easterneye.eu/historic-z-bollywood-music/ |archive-date=27 October 2017 }}</ref> [[The Recording Academy]] ([[Grammys]]) cited Ghoshal as a "legend" among contemporary [[playback singers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=5 Bollywood Stars To Discover: Shreya Ghoshal, Badshah & Others|date=30 May 2023|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/5-bollywood-singers-filmi-playback-shreya-ghoshal-badshah|website=[[The Recording Academy]] & [[Grammys]]|access-date=1 June 2023|quote=At 39, Shreya Ghoshal is already a legend among contemporary playback singers}}</ref> Ghoshal is considered as one of the most awarded singers of India.<ref name="awarded"/> [[IFFI]] described Ghoshal as a "generational talent" and one of India's greatest ever singers.<ref>{{cite news|title=IFFI 2023 - Grand Jury - Shreya Ghoshal|url=https://www.iffigoa.org/assets/img/creative-minds-jury/Grand-Jury/Shreya-Goshal.png|work=[[IFFI]]|date=18 November 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119075635/https://www.iffigoa.org/assets/img/creative-minds-jury/Grand-Jury/Shreya-Goshal.png|archive-date=19 November 2023}}</ref>

==Popularity and media image==
In 2010, Ghoshal was honoured from the U.S. state of [[Ohio]], where the governor [[Ted Strickland]] declared 26 June as "Shreya Ghoshal Day".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/June-26-is-Shreya-Ghoshal-Day/articleshow/14406199.cms?referral=PM |last=AR |first=Reshmi |title=June 26 is Shreya Ghoshal Day |work=The Times of India |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130621/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/June-26-is-Shreya-Ghoshal-Day/articleshow/14406199.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> The first Shreya Ghoshal Day (26 June 2010) was celebrated among her fans on popular [[microblogging]] and social networking sites.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fans celebrate ''Shreya Ghoshal Day'' on micro-blogging sites |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/fans-celebrate-shreya-ghoshal-day-on-micro-blogging-sites/articleshow/20775635.cms?referral=PM |work=The Times of India |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402031453/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Fans-celebrate-Shreya-Ghoshal-Day-on-micro-blogging-sites/articleshow/20775635.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In April 2013, she was awarded with the highest honour in London by the members of [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]].<ref name="facts"/>

In 2012, Ghoshal appeared in the ''[[Forbes]]'' Celebrity 100, a list based on income and popularity of India's celebrities. She remained in the top fifty spots for five consecutive years, listed at the forty-second spot in 2012–13, the twenty-eighth spot in 2014, the thirty-third spot in 2015, and the twenty-eighth spot in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=2012 Celebrity 100 List — Forbes India |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |work=[[Forbes India]] |access-date=3 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071335/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2013 Celebrity 100 List — Forbes India |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2013-celebrity-100/1439/all |work=Forbes India |access-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219072752/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2013-celebrity-100/1439/all |archive-date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2014 Celebrity 100 List -Forbes India |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2014-celebrity-100/1489/1 |work=Forbes India |access-date=24 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071333/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2014-celebrity-100/1489/1 |archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2015 Celebrity 100 List - Forbes India |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2015-celebrity-100/1519/1 |work=Forbes India |access-date=4 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314200401/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2015-celebrity-100/1519/1 |archive-date=14 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=2016 Celebrity 100 List - Forbes India |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2016-celebrity-100/1587/1 |magazine=Forbes India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115014602/http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/shreya-ghoshal/1587/55 |archive-date=15 January 2017 |access-date=15 January 2017}}</ref> In 2013, ''Forbes India'' placed her in their "Top 5 Celeb100 Singers and Musicians" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://forbesindia.com/aperture/slideshow/top-5-celeb100-singers-and-musicians/34617/1 |title=Top 5 Celeb100 Singers and Musicians |magazine=Forbes India |date=31 January 2013 |access-date=31 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104323/http://forbesindia.com/aperture/slideshow/top-5-celeb100-singers-and-musicians/34617/1 |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> In 2020, ''Forbes'' listed her among Asia's Top 100 Digital Stars.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news |title=Asia's 100 Digital Stars |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranawehbe/2020/12/07/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/?sh=694a0ef078db |work=[[Forbes]] |date=7 December 2020}}</ref> She is the only Indian singer to be listed in the ''[[Verve (Indian magazine)|Verve]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 50 Power Women Of 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/verves-50-power-women-of-2016 |title=VERVE'S 50 POWER WOMEN OF 2016 (List) |access-date=30 September 2017 |publisher=[[Verve (Indian magazine)]] |date=7 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930084644/http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/verves-50-power-women-of-2016 |archive-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

Ghoshal is also known for her style and fashion sense.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Ill-work-even-harder-Shreya/articleshow/4990390.cms |title=I'll work even harder: Shreya |first=Sarah |last=Salvadore |newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204734/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Ill-work-even-harder-Shreya/articleshow/4990390.cms |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/National-Award-made-me-conscious-Shreya/articleshow/5501985.cms |title=National Award made me conscious: Shreya |first=Sarah |last=Salvadore |newspaper=The Times of India |date=27 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912205014/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/National-Award-made-me-conscious-Shreya/articleshow/5501985.cms |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> Ghoshal has said that she has been offered acting roles which she has declined, citing her lack of interest in it.<ref>{{cite news |title=There is lack of sincerity in music today: Shreya Ghoshal |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/there-is-lack-of-sincerity-in-music-today-shreya-ghosal/story-D0mtDV6Ljsvg1S67bHcctJ.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005200550/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/there-is-lack-of-sincerity-in-music-today-shreya-ghosal/story-D0mtDV6Ljsvg1S67bHcctJ.html |archive-date=5 October 2016 |access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> In 2013, the UK-based newspaper ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' placed her forty-third in their "50 Sexiest Asian Women" list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shreya Ghoshal in Eastern Eye |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/katrina-kaif-named-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman-for-the-fourth-time-219742-2013-12-04 |work=India Today |access-date=10 May 2015 |date=5 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917184656/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/katrina-kaif-named-worlds-sexiest-asian-woman-for-the-fourth-time/1/327937.html |archive-date=17 September 2016}}</ref> In 2015, [[John Cranley]], the Mayor of the [[City of Cincinnati]] also honoured her by proclaiming 24 July 2015 as "Shreya Ghoshal Day of Entertainment and Inspiration" in [[Cincinnati]].<ref name="khan-fun-facts">{{cite web | first = Shamma | last = Khan |date=5 May 2018 |title=Shreya Ghoshal Week: Fun Facts About The Queen Of Melody |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/shreya-ghoshal-week-fun-facts-queen-melody/ |website=BizAsia |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="tw-624947951400566784">{{cite tweet |user=ShreyaGhoshalFC |number=624947951400566784 |title= Shreya Ghoshal Day of Entertainment and Inspiration|url=https://x.com/ShreyaGhoshalFC/status/624947951400566784 |date=24 July 2015 |access-date= 7 October 2024|language=en}}</ref> In 2015, it placed her seventh in their "Greatest 20 Bollywood Playback Singers" list.<ref>{{cite news |title=List of the greatest 20 Bollywood playback singers published in Eastern Eye newspaper |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/asha-bhosle-named-best-bollywood-playback-singer-436361/ |work=The Times of India |date=25 June 2015 |access-date=21 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011040857/http://www.india.com/showbiz/asha-bhosle-named-best-bollywood-playback-singer-436361/ |archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> Ghoshal was listed in ''Eastern Eye''{{'}}s "Top 50 Asian Celebrities" list in 2021 at fifth place, and in 2022 and 2023 at seventh place. She was the top-ranked singer each year.<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 December 2021|title=Top 50 Asian stars of 2021|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/top-50-asian-stars-of-2021/|access-date=14 December 2022|website=[[Eastern Eye]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=14 December 2022|title=JR NTR AND RAM CHARAN TOP GLOBAL ASIAN CELEBRITY LIST FOR 2022|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/jr-ntr-and-ram-charan-top-global-asian-celebrity-list-for-2022/|access-date=14 December 2022|website=[[Eastern Eye]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Asjad|last=Nazir|title=Top 50 Asian stars of 2023|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/top-50-asian-stars-of-2023/|website=[[Eastern Eye]]|date=16 December 2023|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[India Today]]'' featured her in their listing of the 100 most powerful women of India.<ref>{{cite news|title=The She List - Entertainment|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-she-list/story/20240101-the-she-list-entertainment-2479678-2023-12-24|website=[[India Today]]|date=24 December 2023|access-date=29 December 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229081316/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-she-list/story/20240101-the-she-list-entertainment-2479678-2023-12-24|archive-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> In 2024, ''[[Film Companion]]'' featured her in their Power List of Music.<ref name="fc24">{{cite news |date=8 July 2024 |title=FC-Ormax Power List of Music 2024: Shreya Ghoshal |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/power-list-2024/power-list-musicians/fc-ormax-power-list-of-music-2024-shreya-ghoshal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709022719/https://www.filmcompanion.in/power-list-2024/power-list-musicians/fc-ormax-power-list-of-music-2024-shreya-ghoshal |archive-date=9 July 2024 |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> She was listed third among the "Top Ten Hottest Female Bollywood Lead Singers" by MensXP.com, an Indian lifestyle website for men.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/7987-top-10-hottest-female-bollywood-lead-singers-p1.html |title=Top 10 Hottest Female Bollywood Lead Singers |publisher=MensXP.com |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113030556/http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/7987-top-10-hottest-female-bollywood-lead-singers-p8.html |archive-date=13 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Shreya Ghoshal at 54th IFFI (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|India's [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|I&B]] and [[Ministry of Sports (India)|Sports, Youth Affairs]] Minister, [[Anurag Thakur]] and [[Chief Minister of Goa|Goa's Chief Minister]], [[Pramod Sawant]] felicitating Ghoshal at the [[54th International Film Festival of India]], where she was selected as a member of the 'Grand Jury.']]
Ghoshal is active on social media. She is the sixth most [[Facebook like button|liked]] Indian personality on Facebook and 47th most followed Indian personality on Twitter, according to the statistics of [[Socialbakers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mensxp.com/technology/web-and-social/23495-50-most-influential-indians-on-social-media-p6.html |title=50 Most Influential Indians On Social Media |last=Prasher |first=Shantanu |date=31 July 2014 |publisher=MensXP.com |access-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925112149/http://www.mensxp.com/technology/web-and-social/23495-50-most-influential-indians-on-social-media-p6.html |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India Facebook page statistics |url=https://www.socialbakers.com/statistics/facebook/pages/total/india/ |publisher=[[Socialbakers]] |access-date=10 May 2016 |date=5 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508131607/http://www.socialbakers.com/statistics/facebook/pages/total/india/ |archive-date=8 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter statistics for India |url=http://www.socialbakers.com/statistics/twitter/profiles/india/page-1-5/ |publisher=Socialbakers |access-date=10 May 2016 |date=5 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505131850/http://www.socialbakers.com/statistics/twitter/profiles/india/page-1-5/ |archive-date=5 May 2016}}</ref> She is among the top ten most searched Indian singers on [[Google Search]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/amitabh-rekha-affair-silsila-jaya-bachchan-extra-marital-most-searched/1/715739.html |title=Ghoshal, the most searched celebrity on Google |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=17 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816011254/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/amitabh-rekha-affair-silsila-jaya-bachchan-extra-marital-most-searched/1/715739.html |archive-date=16 August 2016}}</ref> In March 2017, she became the first Indian singer to have a wax figure of her made for the display in the Indian wing of [[Madame Tussauds]] Museum in [[Delhi]].<ref name="MTM1">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/check-shreya-ghoshal-wax-statue-madame-tussauds-delhi/check-out-shreya-ghoshal-to-have-her-wax-statue-at-madame-tussauds-delhi-3/ |title=Shreya Ghoshal to have her wax statue at Madame Tussauds |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=15 March 2017 |access-date=16 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316033448/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/check-shreya-ghoshal-wax-statue-madame-tussauds-delhi/check-out-shreya-ghoshal-to-have-her-wax-statue-at-madame-tussauds-delhi-3/ |archive-date=16 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="MTM2">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsnation.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/shreya-ghoshal-first-indian-singer-to-be-immortalised-in-wax-at-madame-tussauds-article-164632.html |title=Shreya Ghoshal first Indian singer to be immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds |date=15 March 2017 |access-date=16 March 2017 |publisher=[[News Nation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316040536/http://www.newsnation.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/shreya-ghoshal-first-indian-singer-to-be-immortalised-in-wax-at-madame-tussauds-article-164632.html |archive-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> In 2023, Ghoshal was selected as one of the 'Grand Jury' members of the [[54th International Film Festival of India|54th edition]] of the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Filmmakers and artists from 19 states to be part of 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow at 54th IFFI|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1975841|website=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=9 November 2023|access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
During her 2024 "All Hearts Tour" in the [[United States]], the [[Austin, Texas|City of Austin, Texas]] mayor [[Kirk Watson]] proclaimed June 15, 2024, as the "Shreya Ghoshal Day" for connecting the South Asian diaspora in the city to their homeland through her music.<ref name="yt-fLIDxRCl4TI">{{cite video |people=Shreya Ghoshal |date= 17 June 2024|title=Shreya Ghoshal Day - 15th June , 2024 declared as Shreya Ghoshal Day in Austin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIDxRCl4TI |access-date=7 October 2024 |publisher=Shreya Ghoshal FC}}</ref> The singer took her Instagram handle to express her joy and gratitude among fans.<ref name="ig-C8tPKjvODmm">{{cite news |title=Austin, Texas🩷 Thank you making it so special for me by marking 15th June 2024 as Shreya Ghoshal Day🙏🏻🙏🏻|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8tPKjvODmm/|work=Shreya Ghoshal |date=27 June 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024 }}</ref>

Ghoshal is one of the most streamed Indian artists across several [[Music streaming service|music streaming]] platforms. She was the second-most streamed Indian female artist on [[Spotify]] in 2019 and 2020,<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 December 2019|title=From Arijit Singh to Kabir Singh, Spotify Reveals India's Most-Streamed Songs, Artists, Albums in 2019|url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/spotify-india-top-artists-songs-playlist-2019-global-decade-arijit-kabir-singh-senorita-2142581|access-date=5 December 2022|website=gadgets360 a venture by [[NDTV]]}} {{Cite news|date=1 December 2020|title=Arijit Singh, Tanishk Bagchi and Neha Kakkar Are 2020's Most Streamed Artists In India On Spotify|url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/arijit-singh-tanishk-bagchi-and-neha-kakkar-are-2020s-most-streamed-artists-in-india-on-spotify-3133037.html|access-date=5 December 2022|website=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref> and the most streamed Indian female artist on Spotify from 2021-2025.<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 December 2021|title=On Spotify, 2021's top singer is Shreya Ghoshal but song is 'Ranjha'|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/on-spotify-2021s-top-singer-is-shreya-ghoshal-but-song-is-ranjha/cid/1843396|access-date=5 December 2022|website=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]}} {{Cite news|date=1 December 2022|title=India's 2022 playlist: Arijit Singh tops Spotify ranking, while Rahman & Shreya Ghoshal are most streamed|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/indias-2022-playlist-arijit-singh-tops-spotify-ranking-while-rahman-shreya-ghoshal-are-most-streamed/articleshow/95916056.cms|access-date=5 December 2022|website=[[The Economic Times]] }} {{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Anindita|title=Arijit Singh tops most-streamed artist on Spotify Wrapped 2023. See full list|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/arijit-singh-tops-most-streamed-artist-on-spotify-wrapped-2023-see-full-list-2469172-2023-11-29|website=[[India Today]]|date=29 November 2023|access-date=30 November 2023}} {{cite web|author=Sneha Biswas|title=Shreya Ghoshal joins Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish as Spotify global's top 15 most-streamed female artists of 2025|url=https://www.livemint.com/entertainment/shreya-ghoshal-joins-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-as-spotify-global-s-top-15-most-streamed-female-artists-of-2025-11765508853490.html|publisher=Live Mint|date=2025|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref> Additionally, Ghoshal was the most streamed Indian female artist on [[Apple Music]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 December 2021|title=Best of 2021: These are most streamed songs, albums on Apple Music in India|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/best-of-2021-these-are-most-streamed-songs-albums-on-apple-music-in-india-1056576.html|access-date=5 December 2022|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> She was also the most streamed Indian female artist on [[Amazon Music]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AmazonMusicIN/status/1596466808394956801|title=Amazon Music India Twitter Status |access-date=5 December 2022 |date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205124910/https://twitter.com/AmazonMusicIN/status/1596466808394956801|archive-date=2022-12-05}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2024}}

== Personal life ==
After ten years of dating, Ghoshal married her childhood friend and current Global Head of [[Truecaller]] (for Business) Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya in a traditional [[Bengali Hindu wedding|Bengali ceremony]] on 5 February 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 February 2015 |title=Photo of the day: Shreya Ghoshal ties the knot with childhood sweetheart Shiladitya |publisher=CNN-IBN |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/photo-of-the-day-shreya-ghoshal-ties-the-knot-with-childhood-sweetheart-shiladitya-965782.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609000745/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/photo-of-the-day-shreya-ghoshal-ties-the-knot-with-childhood-sweetheart-shiladitya-965782.html |archive-date=9 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=10 May 2022| title=Truecaller appoints Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya as Global Head of Enterprise Solutions|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2022/05/truecaller-appoints-shiladitya-mukhopadhyaya-as-global-head-of-enterprise-solutions|access-date=20 September 2023|website=Best Media Info}}</ref> On 22 May 2021, Ghoshal gave birth to a son in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2021 |title=Shreya Ghoshal and husband Shiladitya welcome baby boy: 'It's an emotion never felt before |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/shreya-ghoshal-and-husband-shiladitya-welcome-baby-boy-it-s-an-emotion-never-felt-before-101621682029950.html |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 June 2021 |title=Shreya Ghoshal names her newborn son 'Devyaan', shares his first picture with fans |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shreya-ghoshal-names-her-newborn-son-devyaan-shares-his-first-picture-with-fans/articleshow/83168696.cms |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Shreya Ghoshal discography}}

{{see also|List of songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Bengali songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Bhojpuri songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Hindi songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Kannada songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Malayalam songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Marathi songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Punjabi songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal||List of Tamil songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Telugu songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal|List of Urdu songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal}}

==Filmography==
{{Main|Shreya Ghoshal filmography}}

Ghoshal has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows, and she also appears in music videos.

== Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Shreya Ghoshal}}

One of the most awarded singers of India,<ref name="awarded">{{cite news|title=Shreya Ghoshal, the most awarded singer|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2012/may/14/shreya-ghoshal-the-most-awarded-singer-367737.html|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=14 May 2012|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> Ghoshal has won five [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Shreya Ghoshal is now five-time National Film Award winner|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/shreya-ghoshal-is-now-five-time-national-film-award-winner/articleshow/103048645.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 August 2023|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> for the songs: "[[Bairi Piya]]" from ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002),<ref name="50thNat">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf |title=50th National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224027/http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> "Dheere Jalna" from ''[[Paheli (2005 film)|Paheli]]'' (2005),<ref name="auto2"/> "Yeh Ishq Haaye" from ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007),<ref name="jwm"/> jointly awarded for two songs "Pherari Mon" from the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''[[Antaheen]]'' (2008) and "Jeev Rangla" from the [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] ''[[Jogwa]]'' (2008)<ref name="nfa"/><ref name="56thawardPDF"/> and the fifth one for "Mayava Chayava" from the [[Tamil film]] ''[[Iravin Nizhal]]'' (2021).<ref name="5thNA">{{cite news |url=https://theprint.in/feature/shreya-ghoshal-is-now-five-time-national-film-award-winner/1729627/ |title=Shreya Ghoshal is now five-time National Film Award winner|newspaper=[[ThePrint]]|date=24 August 2023|access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> She has won seven [[Filmfare Awards]]: one [[Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent|RD Burman Award for New Music Talent]],<ref name="firstffaward">{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/22award.htm |title=48th Filmfare Awards |publisher=Rediff |date=22 February 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915030854/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/22award.htm |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> and six awards in [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] category for the songs: "[[Dola Re Dola]]" from ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2003),<ref name="firstffaward" /> "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" from ''[[Jism (2003 film)|Jism]]'' (2004),<ref name="filmfare-49" /> "[[Barso Re]]" from ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/08/feb/25-53rd-fair-one-filmfare-awards-2007-winners-020804.asp |title=53rd Filmfare Awards |publisher=Glamsham |date=25 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915035412/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/08/feb/25-53rd-fair-one-filmfare-awards-2007-winners-020804.asp |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> "[[Teri Ore]]" from ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' (2009),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/09/mar/03-54th-idea-filmfare-awards-2008-winners-030903.asp# |title=54th Filmfare Awards |publisher=Glamsham |date=3 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915044918/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/09/mar/03-54th-idea-filmfare-awards-2008-winners-030903.asp |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> "[[Deewani Mastani]]" from ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' (2016) and "[[Ghoomar (song)|Ghoomar]]" from ''[[Padmaavat]]'' (2019). In addition to that, Ghoshal has also won ten [[Filmfare Awards South]] for Best Female Playback Singer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/utmost-pleasure-singing-for-cinema-of-south-india-shreya-ghoshal/story-RNuka0xUJVHGfA3AMj5TaN.html |title=Utmost pleasure' singing for cinema of South India: Shreya Ghoshal |date=10 November 2016 |access-date=23 March 2017 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322201544/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/utmost-pleasure-singing-for-cinema-of-south-india-shreya-ghoshal/story-RNuka0xUJVHGfA3AMj5TaN.html |archive-date=22 March 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian playback singers]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==


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Sunpura

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{{Short description|Town in Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh, India}}

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'''Sunpura''' is a census Town and Sub-division in [[Lohit district]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=G. P. |title=Historical Researches Into Some Aspects of the Culture and Civilization of North-East India |publisher=Gyan Pub. House |year=2009 |isbn=9788121210126 |location=New Delhi |pages=75 |language=en}}</ref> Sunpura is bordering with the state [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Himalaya, Man, and Nature |publisher=Lancers Books |year=1990 |isbn=978-8170950196 |editor-last=Gupta |editor-first=Krishna Murti |edition=1st |location=New Delhi, India |pages=207 |language=en}}</ref> Sunpura sub-division has a total of 17 villages. As per the [[2011 Census of India]], it has a total population of 5,529 people including 2,847 males and 2,682 females.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunpura Population, Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://www.indiagrowing.com/Arunachal_Pradesh/Lohit/Sunpura |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422042407/http://www.indiagrowing.com/Arunachal_Pradesh/Lohit/Sunpura |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 22, 2014 |website=indiagrowing.com |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=District/Circle-Wise Population of Arunachal Pradesh As Per 2011 Census |url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/state_wise_dips/STATE%20PROFILE%20OF%20ARUNACHAL%20%20PRADESH,%202015_14316.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/jLBaR |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=Development Commissioner {{!}} Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises}}</ref>

The [[Government of India]] listed Sunpura as "disturbed areas" with the imposition of the [[Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act|Armed Forces Special Powers Act]] (AFSPA).<ref>{{cite news |title=AFSPA extended for 6 months in 3 districts, 4 police stations in Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://theprint.in/india/afspa-extended-for-6-months-in-3-districts-4-police-stations-in-arunachal-pradesh/515449/ |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=ThePrint |publisher=[[ThePrint]] |date=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Govt extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-extends-afspa-in-3-districts-of-arunachal-pradesh/article34213359.ece |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=1 April 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Lohit district]]

Kavaleradu Kulavandu

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = KavalereDu Kulavondu

| image =
| caption =
| director = T. V. Singh Thakur
| producer = A. C. Narasimha Murthy
| story = Sridhar
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Udaykumar]] [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = B. Dorairaj
| editing = Venkatram Raghupathi
| studio = Shailashree Productions
| released = {{Film date|1964|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = [[Kannada]]
}}

'''''Kavaleredu Kulavandu''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಕವಲೆರಡು ಕುಲ ಒಂದು.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Kannada]] film, directed by T. V. Singh Thakur and produced by A. C. Narasimha Murthy. The film stars [[Udaykumar]] and [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/kavaleredu-kula-ondu-1964|title=Kavaleredu Kula Ondu|accessdate=2015-01-29|publisher=chiloka.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Kavaleredu-Kulavandu-1964/9219801491|title=Kavaleredu Kulavandu|accessdate=2015-01-29|publisher=nthwall.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150129155109/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Kavaleredu-Kulavandu-1964/9219801491|archive-date=29 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatmovies.rave-staging.com/kannada/info/kavaleredu-kulavandu.htm|title=Kavaleredu Kulavandu|accessdate=2015-01-29|publisher=bharatmovies.rave-staging.com|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220816/http://www.bharatmovies.rave-staging.com/kannada/info/kavaleredu-kulavandu.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Udaykumar]] as Sundar
* [[T. N. Balakrishna]]
* Vijayarao
* Ganapathi Bhat
* Kuppuraj
* Sridhar
* Jayakumar
* Ramamurthy
* Nanjappa
* Srinivas
* Basappa
* Master Gopal
* Master Basavaraj
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Rani
* [[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]] as Sangeetha
* [[Advani Lakshmi Devi]] as Lakshmi
* Ramesh
* Baby Prashanth
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt28699470}}

[[Category:1964 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1964 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]]
[[Category:Kannada remakes of Tamil films]]

{{1960s-Kannada-film-stub}}

Kabadi Kabadi (2008 film)

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{{Short description|Malayalam film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kabadi Kabadi
| image = Kabadi Kabadi (2008 film).jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Sudheer-Manu
| producer =
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]]
*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]
}}
| music = [[Nadirshah]] Ram Surender
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|2|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Kabadi Kabadi''''' is a 2008 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by the duo Sudheer-Manu and starring [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]].movie was hit.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Madhavankutty
*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Vijayan
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] in a dual role as:
**Pooja, Madhavankutty's love interest
**Sneha, Vijayan's love interest
*[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Rameshan
*[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Biju
*[[Jaffar Idukki]] as Makri Velayudhan
*[[Indrans]] as Basheer
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Padaveetil Chithrangathan
*Mani C. Kappan as Retired Justice Vishwanathan, Pooja and Sneha's father
*[[Bose Venkat]] as [[Inspector|CI]] Yatheendran(Main Antagonist)
*[[Besant Ravi]] as Pothu
*[[Chali Pala]] as Udumpu Devasiyya
*[[Ajith Kollam]] as Kallan Pathrose
*[[Kochu Preman]] as [[Head constable|Head Constable]] Sasidharan Nair
}}

== Music ==
The music for the film was composed by [[Nadirshah]] and Ram Surender.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kabadi Kabadi (Malayalam) Songs: Kabadi Kabadi (Malayalam) MP3 Malayalam Songs by Ram Surender Online Free on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/kabadi-kabadi-malayalam |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705082540/https://gaana.com/album/kabadi-kabadi-malayalam |archive-date=5 July 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Minnaminunge (Male)
| extra1 = [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
| lyrics1 = Baburaj Tripunithura
| music1 = [[Nadirshah]]
| length1 = 4:52
| title2 = Njanoru Rajavayal
| extra2 = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Rimi Tomy]]
| lyrics2 = Nadirshah
| music2 = Nadirshah
| length2 = 5:04
| title3 = Mathappu Mathappu
| extra3 = Kalabhavan Mani
| lyrics3 =Jophi Tharakan
| music3 = Ram Surender
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Minnaminunge (Female)
| extra4 = [[Amrutha Suresh]]
| lyrics4 = Baburaj Tripunithura
| music4 = Nadirshah
| length4 = 4:52
| title5 = Porattam Therottam
| extra5 = Predeep Raju, Sammad
| lyrics5 =Chitoor Gopi
| music5 = Nadirshah
| length5 = 3:31
| total_length = 23:25
}}

==Reception==
Paresh C. Palicha of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "All seen and suffered, this is one movie where its okay to give it a miss".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/04sskk.htm|title=Review: Kabadi Kabadi|website=Rediff.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413025138/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/04sskk.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "All in all, this old fashioned movie can be a time pass for those who love to laugh even for hollow wits. 'Kabadi Kabadi' can be your film of the week, if you have got nothing much of any importance to do".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kabadi-kabadi-review-malayalam-movie-10332|title=Kabadi Kabadi review. Kabadi Kabadi Malayalam movie review, story, rating|website=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413025137/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kabadi-kabadi-review-malayalam-movie-10332|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' stated that "The old fashioned jokes, choreography and even the music are pointers that give a clear inkling about the problems with Kabadi Kabadi. That it has come out at least some twenty good years late".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kabadi-kabadi--review-malayalam-pclwGKdhhigfh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426125529/https://www.sify.com/movies/kabadi-kabadi--review-malayalam-pclwGKdhhigfh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2022|title=Kabadi Kabadi|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:2008 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

{{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub}}

Adon Nongba Khomba

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{{Short description|King of the Khuman dynasty of Manipur (450–520 CE)}}


{{citation style|date=September 2025|details=please provide enough information in your footnotes so as to meet [[WP:VERIFY]]. To see what needs to be included in footnotes, please refer to [[WP:CITE]].}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Adon Nongba Khomba
| title = Khuman Ningthou
| succession = [[List of Khuman kings|King of the Khuman kingdom]]
| reign = 450 CE – 520 CE
| reign-type = [[Monarch]]
| predecessor = [[Kachengwa Yengmaba]]
| successor = [[Khomba Ningthouba]]
| spouse = Wangamlon Naokhamba Chanu Leirum Lembi
| issue = Khomba Ningthouba
| full name = Adon Mongba Khomba
| house = [[Khuman dynasty]]
| father = Kachengwa Yengmaba
| occupation = [[Monarch]]
| religion = [[Sanamahism]]
}}
{{Khuman Kingdom}}
{{Meitei people}}
'''Adon Nongba Khomba''' ([[Old Manipuri]]: ꯑꯇꯣꯟ ꯅꯣꯡꯄ ꯈꯣꯝꯄ, ''romanised'': ''Aton Nongpa Khompa''){{Efn|Also spelled as Adon Mongba Khomba (ꯑꯗꯣꯟ ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯈꯣꯝꯕ) or Aton Mongpa Khompa (ꯑꯇꯣꯟ ꯃꯣꯡꯄ ꯈꯣꯝꯄ).}} was a ruler of the [[Khuman dynasty]] who reigned from '''450 CE to 520 CE'''.{{Sfnp|Khelchandra Singh, Khuman Kangleirol|1980|pp=13}}{{Sfnp|Kullachandra Sharma, Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba|1989|p=34-37}}{{Sfnp|Ibobi, Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron|1998|p=43}}

He was a contemporary of King [[Naophangba]] of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]], who ruled from 427 CE to 517 CE.{{Sfnp|Ibobi, Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron|1998|p=43}}

== Family ==

=== Parents ===
His father and predecessor was [[Adon Kajeng Wayenba]] (also known as Kachengwa Yengmaba), and his mother was Wangamlon Pengsiba Chanu Leirum Chengbi of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]].{{Sfnp|Khelchandra Singh, Khuman Kangleirol|1980|pp=13}}{{Sfnp|Khelchandra Singh, Khuman Kangleirol|1980|p=65}}{{Sfnp|Kullachandra Sharma, Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba|1989|p=34-37}}

=== Son and successor ===
He was succeeded by his son, [[Khomba Ningthouba]], who was mothered by his Queen Wangamlon Naokhamba Chanu Leirum Lembi of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]].{{Sfnp|Khelchandra Singh, Khuman Kangleirol|1980|pp=13}}{{Sfnp|Khelchandra Singh, Khuman Kangleirol|1980|p=65}}{{Sfnp|Kullachandra Sharma, Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba|1989|p=34-37}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}{{Reflist}}

== References ==

* {{Cite book |last=Khelchandra Singh |first=Ningthoukhongjam |author-link=Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra |date=1980 |title=Khuman Kangleirol |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466994 |publisher=Digital Library of India |language=mni |ref={{sfnref|Khelchandra Singh, Khuman Kangleirol|1980}}}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ibobi |first=Laikhuram |author-link= |date=1998 |title=Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465221 |publisher=Digital Library of India |language=mni |ref={{sfnref|Ibobi, Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron|1998}}}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kullachandra Sharma |first=B. |author-link=Bachaspatimayum Jayantakumar Sharma |date=1998 |title=Khuman Ningthourol Lambuba |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466468 |publisher=Digital Library of India |language=mni |ref={{sfnref|Kullachandra Sharma, Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba|1989}}}}

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[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:5th-century Indian monarchs]]

Anarkali

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{{Short description|Legendary courtesan of Mughal India}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2012}}
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[[File:Prince Salim (the future Jahangir) and his legendary illicit love.jpg|thumb|Depiction of [[Prince Salim]] and Anarkali, 1940]]
'''Anarkali''' ({{lit|[[pomegranate]] blossom}}) is a [[Legend|legendary]] lady said to be loved by the 16th-century [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Prince Salim, who later became Emperor [[Jahangir]]. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the courtesan ([[tawaif]]) '''Mehr-un-Nisa''',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Munir |first=Sana |date=June 16, 2019 |title=The chronicles of Anarkali |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/567960-chronicles-anarkali |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The News |language=en}}</ref> though scholars hold varying opinions.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Khalid |first=Haroon |title=Imagining Lahore: the city that is, the city that was |date=17 August 2018 |publisher=Penguin Random House India |isbn=978-93-5305-199-0 |chapter=Humble Origins |oclc=1051299628}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Findly |first=Ellison Banks |title=Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India |date=1993 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=1-4237-3663-X |location=New York |pages=123 |oclc=191946585}}</ref>

According to speculative and fictional accounts, Anarkali had an illicit relationship with Salim, the son of Mughal Emperor [[Akbar]], who had her executed by [[immurement]]. The character often appears in movies, books and historical fiction, most notably depicted in the 1960 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' in which she is portrayed by [[Madhubala]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Balabanlilar |first=Lisa |title=The emperor Jahangir: power and kingship in mughal india |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-83860-045-7 |location=London |pages=122, 123, 124 |oclc=1151195232}}</ref>

==Historicity and development==
[[File:Tomb of Anar Kali Lahore.jpg|thumb|The possible [[Tomb of Anarkali]], in the Pakistani city of [[Lahore]].]]{{See also|Tomb of Anarkali}}

Anarkali was first mentioned in the journal of the English tourist and trader [[William Finch (merchant)|William Finch]], who visited the [[Mughal Empire]] on 24 August 1608.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legend: Anarkali: myth, mystery and history|date=11 February 2012 |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/694833/legend-anarkali-myth-mystery-and-history|access-date=2013-09-05}}</ref>

=== Western traveller accounts ===
[[File:Anarkali tomb sarcophagus, November 2008.jpg|thumb|The richly carved white [[marble]] [[cenotaph]] at the [[Tomb of Anarkali]] bears inscription: '''Could I behold the face of my beloved once more, I would thank God until the day of resurrection.''']]
The earliest Western accounts about the relationship between Salim and Anarkali were written by British travellers William Finch and Edward Terry. Finch reached Lahore in February 1611, 11 years after the supposed death of Anarkali, to sell [[Indigo dye|indigo]] he had purchased at [[Bayana]] on behalf of the [[East India Company]]. His account, which was written in early 17th-century English, gives the following information.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Flinch|first=William|url=https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/book_archive/196174216674_10154077840246675.pdf|title=William Flinch|work=Early Travels in India 1583 to1619|publisher=Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press|year=1921|editor-last=Foster|editor-first=William|pages=166}}</ref>

<blockquote>... is a faire monument for Don Sha his mother, one of the Akbar his wives, with whom it is said Sha Selim had to do ( her name was Immaeque Kelle, or Pomgranate kernell); upon notice of which the King [Akbar] caused her to be inclosed quicke within a wall in his moholl, where she died, and the King [Jahangir], in token of his love commands a sumptuous tomb to be built of stone in the midst of four square garden richly walled, with a gate and divers roomes over it. The convexity of the tomb he hath willed to be wrought in workes of gold with a large faire jounter with roomes over—head... ([[sic]]) ~ [[William Finch (merchant)|William Finch]].{{refn|group=nb|Don Sha his mother→ Mother of Daniyal Mirza Acbar→Emperor Akbar, Sha Selim Prince Salim i.e. Emperor Jahangir, Immaeque Kelle → Most probable misspelling of Anarkali by ~ [[William Finch (merchant)|William Finch]] (Later traveler [[Edward Terry (author)|Edward Terry]] spells it clear enough so they are referring to name 'Anarkali' William Finch is referring to Mother of Daniyal Mirza, While no proof she was a Akbar's wife but both the travellers seem to refer her as Akbar's wife. moholl→ Misspelling of word 'Mahal' meaning 'palace' From William Finch is referring to the tomb separately So not clear if place of death and tomb are same or different from his account Most likely construction of the tomb was incomplete until 1615 while Finch visited in 1611 * Also see [[Anarkali#Personalities and timeline]] section below }}</blockquote>

Anarkali had a relationship with Prince Salim. Upon notice of the relationship, Akbar ordered her to be enclosed within a wall of his palace, where she died. Subsequently, Jahangir, as a token of his love, ordered a stone tomb to be built in the centre of a walled, four-square garden surrounded by a gate. As per the description given by Finch, Jahangir ordered the dome of the tomb to be wrought in works of gold.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chida-Razvi |first=Mehreen |chapter=Where is the "greatest city in the East"? The Mughal city of Lahore in European travel accounts (1556–1648) |date=2015 |title=The city in the Muslim world: depictions by Western travel writers |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-317-54822-5 |editor-last=Gharipour |editor-first=Mohammad |location=Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon |page=90 |oclc=904547599 |editor-last2=Özlü |editor-first2=Nilay}}</ref>

[[Edward Terry (author)|Edward Terry]], who visited a few years after William Finch, wrote that Akbar had threatened to disinherit Jahangir for his relationship with Anarkali, the emperor's most-beloved wife, but on his death-bed he repealed the threat.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Terry|first=Edward|url=https://archive.org/details/avoyagetoeastin00terrgoog/page/n7/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater&q=Lahore|title=A Voyage to East-India|publisher=J. Wilkir|year=1655|location=London|pages=408}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=L. D. B. |date=February 1923 |title=History of Jahangir. By Beni Prasad, M.A. With foreword by Shafaat Ahmad Khan, Litt.D. |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=45–46 |doi=10.1017/s0041977x00000161 |issn=0041-977X}}</ref>

=== The legends ===
According to Lisa Balabanlilar, the majority of legends present Anarkali as a part of Akbar's harem, as a spouse, a concubine or a servant.<ref name=":62" /> Thus, as per Muni Lal, Anarkali was a maidservant in the household of Salim's mother, [[Mariam-uz-Zamani]].{{sfn|Lal|1980|p=300}} A common thread across the various accounts is that after realizing the likelihood of an amour between his son Salim and Anarkali, Akbar got incensed and ordered to ensepulchre Anarkali alive in a wall. This brutality enraged Salim and caused him to rebel against his father. Balabanlilar continues, however, that while captivating and widely believed, the legend cannot be verified and most likely does not reference a historical event.<ref name=":62">{{Cite book |last=Balabanlilar |first=Lisa |title=The emperor Jahangir: power and kingship in Mughal India |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-83860-045-7 |location=London |pages=122, 123, 124 |oclc=1151195232 |quote=Most versions of the legend assert that the young Anarkali was a member of Akbar’s household, either in the harem as a favourite wife or a beloved concubine or a palace servant. The various accounts agree that on discovering the relationship between his son and Anarkali, the enraged and jealous Akbar had the woman entombed alive within a wall in the fort, an act of such cruelty that it was credited by some for inspiring Salim’s rebellion. ... The enticing and romantic gossip became popular legend, and even today the story of Salim and Anarkali is widely believed, however unsubstantiated and unlikely.}}</ref>

=== Scholarly claims and discourse ===
==== Inscription ====
The gravestone in the [[Tomb of Anarkali|tomb for Anarkali]] bears the inscription:<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Koch|first=Ebba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hs1YQ-RO7lwC&pg=PA303|title=The Mughal Emperor as Soloman, Majnun, and Orpheus, or The album as think tank for allegory|work=Muqarnas|publisher=BRILL|others=Leal Karen|year=2010|isbn=978-90-04-18511-1|editor-last=Necipoğlu|editor-first=Gülru|pages=277–312 & Footnote:62|language=en}}</ref>
<poem>
Could I behold the face of my beloved once more,
I would thank God until the day of resurrection.
~ Majnun Salim Akbar</poem>

According to [[Andrew Topsfield]], in his book ''Paintings from Mughal India'', (p. 171 n. 18) [[Robert Skelton]] has identified these verses as being from the 13th-century poet [[Saadi Shirazi|Saʿdī]].<ref name=":1" />

==== Jahangir as Majnun ====
According to [[Ebba Koch]], Jahangir perceived himself as a Majnun prince king, who is almost mad in his love for his beloved. Ebba Koch says that he had his name inscribed as Majnun on the Anarkali's sarcophagus and had pictorials of himself painted as Majnun king; as late as 1618, he reared a pair of [[Sarus crane]]s, which are considered in Indian culture to be love birds named [[Layla and Majnun]]. Koch observed their breeding and wrote about them with keen interest.<ref name=":1" /> According to art historian [[Ram Nath]] the Salim Anarkali love legend can not be entirely fabricated myth since nobody would have had the courage to inscribe his name in public as a [[Layla and Majnun|Majnun]] (passionate lover) without his approval.<ref name=":11" /> Nath says, Jahangir held his father Akbar in very high regard in his autobiography, still in 1599 he rebelled against Akbar and one most possible reason could be that his romance with Anarkali was frustrated by Akbar.<ref name=":11" />

==== Prominent guesses about who the Anarkali was ====
{{See also|#Personalities and timeline}}
* It was just a pomegranate garden.
* Anarkali as a wife of Emperor Akbar who fell in love with his son Jahangir
* Anarkali was a concubine of Emperor Akbar(and Prince Daniyal's mother) who fell in love with his son Jahangir.
* Anarkali was one of the wife of Jahangir speculated either Sahib-i Jamal or Nur Jahan

===== Just a pomegranate garden =====

According to Haroon Khalid, irrespective of incestuous relationship in popular imagination, it is very unlikely that an emperor's [[History of concubinage in the Muslim world|concubine]] would have fallen in love with his rebellious son.<ref name=":2" /> Khalid says that the pomegranate garden is mentioned by [[Dara Shikoh]], the grandson of Jahangir, in his work "Sakinat al-Auliya" as a location where the saint [[Mian Mir]] used to sit.<ref name=":2" /> According to Subhash Parihar, Dara also mentions the existence of a tomb in the garden but does not give it a name.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Parihar |first=Subhash |date=2022-04-08 |title=The Tribune - Windows - Featured story |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000408/windows/main5.htm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> According to Muhammed Baqir, the author of "Lahore Past and Present", Anarkali was originally just the name of the garden in which the tomb of [[Sahib Jamal|Sahib-i-Jamal]], one of the wife of Jahangir, was situated. The tomb later came to be named as that of Anarkali.<ref name=":2" />

===== Sahib-i Jamal =====
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According to Muhammed Baqir, the tomb of Anarkali belonged to a woman named [[Sahib Jamal|Sahib-i Jamal]], a wife of Salim, the mother of the prince's second son Sultan Parvez and a daughter of the noble [[Zain Khan Koka]]. The daughter of Zain Khan was married to Salim on 18 June 1596. {{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

According to [[Akbarnama|Akbar Nama]], Jahangir "became violently enamoured of the daughter of Zain Khan Koka. Akbar was displeased at the impropriety, but he saw that his heart was immoderately affected, he, of necessity, gave his consent"<ref name="henry">{{cite book |last=Beveridge |first=Henry |title=Akbarnama of Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak - Volume III |publisher=Asiatic Society, Calcutta |year=1907 |pages=1058–9 n. 3}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=July 2022}} The translator of Akbar Nama, H. Beveridge, said Akbar objected to the marriage because the Prince was already married "to Zain Khan's niece" (the daughter of paternal uncle of Zain Khan, and hence Zain Khan's cousin). Akbar objected to the marriage of near relations.<ref name="henry" />{{Additional citation needed|date=July 2022}}

According to Aniruddha Ray, the inscribed year 1599 and the name Salim are important since if it was built after he became emperor his regnal name Jahangir would have been used instead. Ray says according to historians Akbar left Lahore on 6 November 1598, so it would be difficult to assume Akbar gave the order for the entombment in 1599. Ray says that Sahib-i Jamal died in 1599 so the tomb may be hers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ray |first=Aniruddha |title=Towns and cities of medieval India: a brief survey |date=2016 |isbn=978-1-351-99730-0 |location=London |oclc=960038823}}</ref>

===== Sharf-un-Nissa =====

According to Haroon Khalid, a chronicler named Noor Ahmad Chishti in his Tehqiqat–i–Chishti first published in 1849 notes Anarkali or Sharf-un-Nissa as Emperor Akbar's favorite concubine. According to Tehqiqat–i–Chishti, Anarkali died while Akbar was on his [[Akbar#Deccan Sultans|Deccan campaign]]. Khalid says that while Chishti's book does not speak about a love affair with Salim, it was around the same time that Salim rebelled against his father. Khalid says one possibility might also be that Akbar had the mausoleum built after his return from the [[Akbar#Deccan Sultans|Deccan campaign]].<ref name=":2" />

Khalid says the popular narrative still remains that Anarkali was Akbar's concubine who crossed the line and fell in love with Salim, Akbar's son.<ref name=":2" /> He says that according to Tareekh''-''e''-''Lahore, an 1892 book by Sayed Abdul Latif, Anarkali's original name was Sharf-un-Nissa.<ref name=":2" /> According to Ellison Banks Findly, Anarkali's name was Nadira Begum.<ref name=":3" /> Findly states that according to European traveller Finch, Anarkali was actually the mother of prince Daniyal.<ref name=":3" /> Findly quotes Latif who described Anarkali as a concubine and according to him, Akbar observed Anarkali smile back at Salim in a mirror and suspected the worst, leading him to entomb the lady in a wall while she was still alive.<ref name=":2" /> The same had been mentioned by Finch ".. upon notice of which the King [Akabar] caused her to be inclosed quicke within a wall in his moholl, where shee dyed, .."<ref name=":3" /> According to Lisa Balabanlilar, usually it is considered that Jahangir married at least 20 times.<ref name=":6" /> Findly says that if the assumed date of Anarkali’s death is correct then Salim would have already entered into several marriages and had three sons by then. Accordingly, it would have been out of character for Salim to have been madly in love in an incestuous relationship. However, the legend of Salim and Anarkali still persists.<ref name=":3" /> Khalid provides the same narrative as Latif which was later used as inspiration by fiction writers beginning with Imtiaz Ali Taj's 1922 play 'Anarkali'.<ref name=":2" />

*

===== Prince Daniyal's mother =====

Basing his analysis on the above two accounts, [[Abraham Eraly]], the author of ''The Last Spring: The Lives and Times of the Great Mughals'', wrote there "seems to have been an [[Oedipal complex|oedipal]] conflict between Akbar and Salim". He also considers it probable that Anarkali was the mother of Prince [[Daniyal Mirza]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Eraly |first=Abraham |title=The last spring: the lives and times of the great Mughals |date=1997 |isbn=978-93-5118-128-6 |location=New Delhi |oclc=983835171}}</ref>

Eraly supports his hypothesis by quoting an incident recorded by Abul Fazl, Akbar's court historian, according to whom, Salim was assaulted one evening by the guards of Akbar's royal harem. A madman wandered into Akbar's harem because of the carelessness of the guards. According to Abul Fazl, Salim caught the man but was himself mistaken for the intruder.<ref name=":4" /> The emperor arrived and was about to strike the "intruder" with his sword when he recognised Salim. According to this theory, the intruder might have been Prince Salim and that the story of the mad man was concocted to hide the prince's actions.<ref name=":4" />

According to Subhash Parihar, the accounts of the British travellers, and consequently the presumption of Eraly, is unlikely because Prince Daniyal's mother died in 1596, which does not match the dates inscribed on the sarcophagus.<ref name=":9" />

===== Nur Jahan =====
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Nur Jahan's first husband Sher Afghan died in a skirmish with Jahangir's foster brother Qutbuddin Koka in 1607. Jahangir fell in love with Nur Jahan and married her on 25 May 1611.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":63">{{Cite book |last=Balabanlilar |first=Lisa |title=The emperor Jahangir: power and kingship in mughal india |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-83860-045-7 |location=London |pages=122, 123, 124 |oclc=1151195232 |quote=.. Popular legend suggests that Jahangir had met and fell in love with Mihrunnisa long before her husband’s death; some versions even directly implicate Jahangir in his murder. These stories lack credibility. Had Jahangir been jealous of Istajlu’s marriage to Mihrunnisa, it would be hard to explain Jahangir’s years of patronage and extravagant reward for the warrior, or the nearly four years between the death of her husband and her subsequent marriage to the emperor. Mughal accounts support the claim that Jahangir met Mihrunnisa when she was a widow residing in the imperial harem, during the Nowruz festivities when the women of the Mughal family, joined by wives and daughters of the nobility, created a private Meena bazaar for themselves, selling small items to each other and donating the proceeds to charity ... Emperor Jahangir married Mihrunnisa on the 25th of May 1611.}}</ref> According to Masudul Hasan and also Lisa Balabanlilar, a popular legend exists that Jahangir saw Nur Jahan in childhood and was attracted to her but Akbar had not given him permission to marry her; when Jahangir ascended the throne he got her husband killed and married her.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last=Hasan |first=Masudul |title=History of Islam |date=2009 |publisher=Adam Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-7435-019-0 |edition=Rev. |location=New Delhi |page=425 |oclc=241437504}}</ref> Art historian [[Ram Nath]] gives credence to this theory saying for unknown reasons Nur Jahan's first marriage to Sher Afghan took place in 1599 when she was almost 22, quite late for a woman of that time{{cn|date=December 2023}}. Nath says it is quite possible that Jahangir might have seen her, and shown interest but his father Akbar denied permission taking political considerations into account.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book |last=Nath |first=Ram |title=History of Mughal architecture |date=1982–2005 |publisher=Abhinav |isbn=0-391-02650-X |volume=III |location=New Delhi |pages=75–78 |oclc=9944798 |author-link=Ram Nath}}</ref> Nath says that while modern biographers like [[Banarsi Prasad Saxena|Beniprasad]] do not put faith in this legend, there are contemporary mentions of the legend. Nath points out that [[Joannes de Laet|De Laet]] mentioned that a contemporary traveler [[Francisco Pelsaert|Pelsaert]] said that Jahangir loved Nur Jahan even before her marriage to Sher Afghan but Akbar intervened otherwise.<ref name=":10" /> According to Nath, it is not impossible for Jahangir to have engineered the murder of Nur Jahan's first husband (1607) and suppressed the real cause of the conflict of his love interest.<ref name=":10" />

Hasan and also Balabanlilarsay say that this legend has been proven to be historically false. Jahangir became attracted to and married Nur Jahan when she was in her 30s and Jahangir in his 40s.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":63" /> According to Archana Garodia Gupta, the legend of the prior love with Nur Jahan is unlikely because after Nur Jahan's first marriage with Sher Afgan, Jahangir had accompanied him on a campaign to Mewar and also awarded a title on Sher Afgan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Archana Garodia |title=The Women Who Ruled India : Leaders. Warriors. Icons. |date=2019 |isbn=978-93-5195-153-7 |location=Gurugram |oclc=1274799925}}</ref>

According to other accounts{{Which|date=July 2022}}, after Akbar's death, Salim (Jahangir) recalled Anarkali and they married. She was given a new name, [[Nur Jahan]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Nur Jahan died in 1645, 18 years after Jahangir's death and she was buried in her [[Tomb of Nur Jahan|tomb]] near the [[tomb of Jahangir]] at [[Shahdara Bagh|Shahdara]], Lahore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-16 |title=Restoration of Nur Jahan's Tomb to begin soon |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/409285/restoration-of-nur-jahans-tomb-to-begin-soon |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref name="oup">{{cite book |last1=Findly |first1=Ellison Banks |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3nmCwAAQBAJ&q=tomb+of+nur+jahan |title=Nur Jahan, Empress of Mughal India |date=1993 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195074888 |accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

==== Opinion of historian Ram Nath ====

Art historian [[Ram Nath|R. Nath]] said Jahangir had no wife on record bearing the name or title Anarkali, to whom the emperor could have built a tomb and dedicated a couplet with a suffix ''[[Layla and Majnun|Majnun]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Parihar |first=Subhash |date=2000-04-08 |title=The Tribune - Windows - Featured story |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000408/windows/main5.htm |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> He writes: <blockquote> [it is] absolutely improbable that the grand Mughal emperor would address his married wife as ''yar'', designate himself as ''majnun'' and aspire to see her face once again. Had he not seen her enough? Obviously she was not his married wife but only his beloved, to whom he would take the liberty to be romantic and a little poetic too, and it appears to be a case of an unsuccessful romance of a disappointed lover... The prince could not save her, though it is on record that he was so unhappy with his father in this year 1599 that he defied his orders and revolted. It may be recalled that Mehrunissa (later Nurjahan Begum) was also married to Sher Afgan the same year and the young Prince was so dejected and disturbed on the failure of his two romances and annihilation of his tender feelings of love that he went as far as to defy Akbar.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite book |last=Nath |first=Ram |title=History of Mughal architecture |date=1982–2005 |publisher=Abhinav |isbn=0-391-02650-X |volume=III |location=New Delhi |pages=79 |oclc=9944798 |author-link=Ram Nath}}</ref> </blockquote>

== Personalities and timeline ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Personality
!Who is who
!Respective Time line
|-
|Anarkali
|
* The lover in the legend of Emperor Jahangir ''-'' Anarkali;
* Alternatively just the name of a historic pomegranate garden in Lahore.
|
|-
|''Majnun [[Jahangir|Salim Akbar]]''
|Emperor [[Jahangir]] himself
|31 August 1569– 28 October 1627
Reign: 3 November 1605 – 28 October 1627
|-
|[[Akbar]]
|[[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] and father of Jahangir
|October 1542– 27 October 1605)
Reign:1556 to 1605
|-
|[[Daniyal Mirza]]
|Third son of Emperor [[Akbar the Great]] and the brother of the Emperor [[Jahangir]].
|11 September 1572 – 19 March 1605
|-
|[[Sahib Jamal|Sahib i-Jamal]]
|Wife of Jahangir{{Sfnp|Hasan|2001|p=117}} mother of Salim's second son, Prince [[Parviz (Mughal prince)|Parviz]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Balabanlilar|first=Lisa|title=Imperial Identity in the Mughal Empire: Memory and Dynastic Politics in Early Modern South and Central Asia|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2012|isbn=9781848857261|location=London|page=10}}</ref> daughter of Khwaja Hasan of [[Herat]], making her the cousin of [[Zain Khan Koka]]
|died {{circa}} 25 June 1599
|-
|Khas Mahal
|Daughter of [[Zain Khan Koka]]
Married to Salim on 18 June 1596
|
|-
|Daughter of Khawaja Hasan
|Wife of Salim i.e. Jahangir
|
|-
|[[Nur Jahan|Nur Jahan]] (born Mehr-un-Nissa,
|The twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor [[Jahangir]] married him in 1611. She was the favourite wife of Jahangir.
|31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645{{sfn|Banks Findly|1993|page=8}}
|}

== Fictional portrayals ==
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Anarkali has been the subject of a number of Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani books, plays and films. The earliest, most-celebrated historical play about her, ''Anarkali'', was written by [[Imtiaz Ali Taj]] in [[Urdu]] and performed in 1922. The play was made into a film ''[[Loves of a Mughal Prince]]'', which was released in India in 1928 and stars Taj as Akbar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256895/ |title=Loves of a Moghul Prince |via=imdb.com}}</ref> Another Indian silent film about the tawaif, ''Anarkali'', was released in 1928 by R.S. Choudhury, who remade it in Hindi with the same title in 1935. [[Bina Rai]] portrayed Anarkali in [[Anarkali (1953 film)|''Anarkali'']], a 1953 Indian film. In 1955, [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Anjali Devi]] starred in [[Anarkali (1955 film)|''Anarkali'']]. [[Kunchacko]] directed [[Anarkali (1966 film)|''Anarkali'']], an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, in 1966.<ref name="encyc"/>


In 1960, [[K. Asif]]'s landmark film ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' was released in India with [[Madhubala]] in the role of Anarkali and [[Dilip Kumar]] as Prince Salim. According to Katherine Butler Schofield, while as per rumor peddled by European travelers'', the emperor Akbar ensepulchred Anarkali alive, the movie Mughal-e-Azam gives the historical legend a twist wherein Akbar himself lets Anarkali run away clandestinely''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal |last=Schofield |first=Katherine Butler |date=April 2012 |title=The Courtesan Tale: Female Musicians and Dancers in Mughal Historical Chronicles, c.1556-1748 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01673.x |journal=Gender & History |language=en |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=150–171 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01673.x |s2cid=161453756 |quote=.. The most famous tale of a brave love and a horrible death is probably that of Salim and Anarkali, although there are no contemporary Mughal sources for the story, just gossipy European travel tales; ... Salim's father, the emperor Akbar, walled Anarkali up alive to punish the pair for defying his will. There is a twist in perhaps the most important film version of the tale, Mughal-e-Azam, wherein Akbar secretly lets Anarkali go. This seems to have been necessitated by the film-makers' inability to reconcile modern notions of justice and tolerance, of which the nationalist hero Akbar was meant to be the epitome, with the patent cruelty of walling a woman up alive. ..|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Schofield says in this case film producer seemingly twists the plot finding it difficult to reconcile an idealized national hero of modern times had been legendarily cruel enough to entomb a woman alive.<ref name=":7" /> In 1979, Telugu superstar [[N. T. Rama Rao]] directed and acted in the film ''[[Akbar Salim Anarkali]]'', featuring himself as Akbar, [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] as Salim and [[Unni Mary|Deepa]] as Anarkali.<ref name="encyc">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|publisher=British Film Institute|year=1999|isbn=9780851706696 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

In Pakistan, ''[[Anarkali (1958 film)|Anarkali]]'' was released in 1958 with [[Noor Jehan]] in the titular role, based on the Imtiaz Ali Taj play/script as adapted by [[Qamar Ajnalvi]] for [[Anwar Kamal Pasha]]'s direction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/805349/the-fascinating-tale-of-the-many-anarkalis|title=The fascinating tales of the many Anarkalis|date=19 March 2016|work=Scroll.in|author=Karan Bai|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="TNS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/118242-Anarkali-screened-at-Mandwa|title='Anarkali' screened at Mandwa|date=8 May 2016|work=The News International (newspaper)|archive-date=23 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223093304/https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/118242-Anarkali-screened-at-Mandwa|access-date=10 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Iman Ali]] portrayed Anarkali in [[Shoaib Mansoor]]'s short music video series on the theme ''Ishq'' ({{translation|love}}) in 2003.<ref name="TNS"/>

In the 2013 [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s television series ''[[Jodha Akbar]]'', she was portrayed by [[Heena Parmar]] while [[Saniya Touqeer]] played young Anarkali.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/jodha-akbar-zeroes-in-on-lil-anarkali-and-haider/articleshow/44930938.cms Jodha Akbar zeroes in on li'l Anarkali and Haider]. ''[[Times of India]]''.</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/heena-parmar-is-salims-anarkali/articleshow/45616962.cms Heena Parmar is Salim's Anarkali]. ''[[Times of India]]''.</ref><ref>[https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/jodha-akbar/0-6-4z531922 Jodha Akbar]. ''[[Zee5]]''.</ref> A daily soap titled "[[Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali|Dastan-e-Mohabbat...Salim Anarkali]]" in which Prince Salim is played by [[Shaheer Sheikh]] and his beloved Anarkali by [[Sonarika Bhadoria]], was aired on [[Colors TV]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/salim-anarkali-fame-sonarika-bhadoria-writes-a-love-filled-note-for-her-former-co-star-shaheer-sheikh/articleshow/69111496.cms Salim Anarkali fame Sonarika Bhadoria writes a love-filled note for her former co-star Shaheer Sheikh]. ''[[Times of India]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.voot.com/shows/salim-anarkali/100392 Salim Anarkali]. ''[[Voot]]''.</ref>

In 2022 TAJ, a webseries, started. Following the first season 'Anarkali' played a prominent role in the first half of the series. {{cn|date=December 2023}}

== See also ==
* [[Tomb of Anarkali]]
*''[[Layla and Majnun]]''
* [[Anarkali Bazaar]]
* [[Madhubala]]

== Bibliography non-fictional ==

* Dad, Aisha. 2022. [https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/37372092 'Through the Looking Glass': The Narrative Performance of Anarkali]. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
* Nath, Prof R.. India As Seen by William Finch (1608-11 A.D): (With an Introduction to Medieval Travelogue). N.p., Independently Published, 2020.
* Sen Gupta, Subhadra. MAHAL: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem. India, Hachette India, 2019.
* Early Travels in India, 1583-1619. India, Alpha Editions, 2020.
* Choudhry, Zulfiqar Ali. Anarkali. United Kingdom, Whyte Tracks publishing, 2017.
* Khawaja, Mabel Deane. “The Entombed Slave Girl of the Moguls: A Victim of Imperialism.” ''International Journal of Critical Cultural Studies'', vol. 14, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 1–9. ''EBSCOhost'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0055/cgp/v14i02/1-9</nowiki>.
* Moosvi, Shireen. The invention and persistence of a legend—The Anārkalī story. ''Studies in People's History,'' Volume: 1 issue: 1, page(s): 63-68. Article first published online''':''' June 1, 2014; Issue published: June 1, 2014 <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/2348448914537345</nowiki>
* Schofield, Katherine Butler. (2012), The Courtesan Tale: Female Musicians and Dancers in Mughal Historical Chronicles, ''c''.1556–1748. Gender & History, 24: 150-171. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01673.x</nowiki>
* Sharma, Sunil. “Forbidden Love, Persianate Style: Re-Reading Tales of Iranian Poets and Mughal Patrons.” ''Iranian Studies'', vol. 42, no. 5, 2009, pp. 765–779., {{doi|10.1080/00210860903306044}}
* Glover, William J.. Making Lahore Modern: Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City. United Kingdom, U of Minnesota Press, 2008.
* Lal, Ruby. Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World. United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
* Chaudhry, Nazir Ahmad. Anarkali, Archives and Tomb of Sahib Jamal: A Study in Perspective. Pakistan, Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2002.
* Bāqir, Muḥammad. Lahore: Past And Present (being An Account Of Lahore Compiled From Original Sources). India, Low Price Publications, 1996.
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* Asher, Catherine Ella Blanshard, et al. Architecture of Mughal India. United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 1992. p 118.
* Quayum, Mohammad A. "From A String of Sweet Pearls, Vol. II (1922)". ''The Essential Rokeya''. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2013. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004255876_004</nowiki> Web.
* H.Beveridge, Visit to Umarkot, Calcutta Review. India, University of Calcutta, 1900. Page 67, 68, 69
* {{cite book |author=Jahangir |author-link=Jahangir |translator=David Prince |translator-link=David Price (East India Company officer) |title=Memoirs of the Emperor Jahangueir |url=https://archive.org/details/memoirsemperorj00pricgoog/page/n60/mode/2up |year=1829 |publisher=Oriental Translation Committee |location=London}}
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* Panjab Gazetteer. India, n.p, 1883. Page 177.
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=== Bibliography fiction and literature ===

*Bombay Cinema's Islamicate Histories. United Kingdom, Intellect Books Limited, 2022.
* Ray, Neil. The Autobiography of Time: The Saga of Human Civilization: Ambition, Greed and Power from the Dawn of Man. United Kingdom, Archway Publishing, 2020. Semi fiction
* Sharma, Manimugdha. Allahu Akbar: Understanding the Great Mughal in Today's India. India, Bloomsbury Publishing. 2019
* Isaac, Megan Lynn. Suzanne Fisher Staples: The Setting Is the Story. United Kingdom, Scarecrow Press, 2009.
* Sundaresan, Indu. The Twentieth Wife: A Novel. United States, Washington Square Press, 2003.
* Reviewed Work: Anarkali, a Sanskrit Play in ten acts, by V. Raghavan Palsule, G. B. ''Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute'', vol. 54, no. 1/4, 1973, pp. 301–03. ''JSTOR'', {{JSTOR|41692219}}.
* Taj, Afroz. Two Anarkalis: Saghar Nizami’s Dream Drama and the Deconstruction of the Parsi Theatre. Southeast Review of Asian Studies Volume 32 (2010), pp. 177–92.
* DÉSOULIÈRES, ALAIN. Religious culture and folklore in the Urdu historical drama Anarkali, revisited by Indian cinema. Book: Indian Literature and Popular Cinema, 2007. Routledge ISBN 9780203933299
* Rini Bhattacharya Mehta (2011) Ur-national and secular mythologies: popular culture, nationalist historiography and strategic essentialism, South Asian History and Culture, 2:4, 572-588, {{doi|10.1080/19472498.2011.605300}}

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|last=Banks Findly|first=Ellison|date=11 February 1993|title=Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Nur Jahan : Empress of Mughal India|isbn=9780195074888}}
* {{cite book|last1=Hasan|first1=Shaikh Khurshid|title=The Islamic Architectural Heritage of Pakistan: Funerary Memorial Architecture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lPLVAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Royal Book Company|isbn=978-969-407-262-3}}
* {{cite book |last1=Lal |first1=Muni |title=Akbar |date=1980 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |isbn=978-0-7069-1076-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/Akbar/page/n309/mode/2up |language=en}}

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160825200112/https://sites.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/tomb_anarkali.html Anarkali Tomb] – [[University of Alberta]] (archived 25 August 2016)
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Ankush Hazra

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| birth_place = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|dancer|host|producer|television personality}}
| yearsactive = 2010–present
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* ''[[Kellafate]]''
* ''[[Khiladi (2013 film)|Khiladi]]''
* ''[[Kanamachi (film)|Kanamachi]]''
* ''[[Kelor Kirti]]''
* ''[[Jamai 420]]''
* ''[[Bolo Dugga Maiki]]''
* ''[[Bibaho Obhijaan]]''
* ''[[Abar Bibaho Obhijaan]]''
* ''[[Zulfiqar (film)|Zulfiqar]]''
* ''[[Mirza: Part 1 – Joker]]''
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'''Ankush Hazra''' (born 14 February 1989<ref>{{cite news |title='তুই জানিস আমি তোকে কতটা ঘৃণা করি',উত্তরে শুভশ্রীকে কী বললেন অঙ্কুশ? |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/photos/subhashree-said-birthday-boy-ankush-that-she-hates-him-421806 |work=[[Zee News]] |language=bn |date=14 February 2022 |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>) is an Indian actor, dancer and television anchor who primarily works in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Actor Ankush Hazra excited about his new comedy show; speculations are high who might host it |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actor-ankush-hazra-excited-about-his-new-comedy-show-speculations-are-high-who-might-host-it/articleshow/78204343.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>Known for his portrayals of men often battling social norms. Having starred in over 26 films in his career, he has received several accolades including the ''Mahanayak Samman'' (2023), conferred upon by the [[Government of West Bengal]].

Hazra's first film was ''[[Kellafate]]'', an action comedy film directed by Pijush Saha. His main success came with the masala film [[Idiot (2012 film)|''Idiot'']] (2012), through which he became one of the leading superstars of Bengali cinema. He received appraisals for his performance as a news reporter of ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'' in the political thriller ''[[Kanamachi (film)|Kanamachi]]'' (2013) directed by [[Raj Chakraborty]], which marks the first collaboration between them. In 2014, he gained the huge following with the film ''[[Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay]]'' (2014), an [[Indo-Bangladesh joint production|Indo-Bangla joint venture]] which was the biggest hit in his career at that point of time. Later his performance was also praised as a rising don in the multistarrer action thriller ''[[Zulfiqar (film)|Zulfiqar]]'' (2016) directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]], which emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film ([[U/A certificate|A-rated]]) of 2016. He launched the film [[production house]] Ankush Hazra Motion Pictures on 15 August 2022.<ref name=":3" /> Since January 2022, he is serving as the Joint Secretary of the "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum" along with fellow actor Diganta Bagchi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Artist Forum: আর্টিস্ট ফোরামের সভাপতি রঞ্জিত মল্লিক, কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/west-bengal-motion-picture-artists-forum-gets-new-committee-with-ranjit-mallick-as-the-new-president-dgtl/cid/1322712 |access-date=19 August 2024 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=9 January 2022|quote=ওয়েস্ট বেঙ্গল মোশন পিকচার্স আর্টিস্টস ফোরামের নতুন সভাপতি নির্বাচিত হলেন প্রবীণ অভিনেতা রঞ্জিত মল্লিক। কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ। সহ-সভাপতি পদে রইলেন পাঁচ শিল্পী— সব্যসাচী চক্রবর্তী, সুমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, কৌশিক সেন, অপরাজিতা আঢ্য এবং ভরত কল। সাধারণ সম্পাদকের পদ পেয়েছেন শান্তিলাল মুখোপাধ্যায়। যুগ্ম সম্পাদক পদে দিগন্ত বাগচীর সঙ্গে নতুন সংযোজন অঙ্কুশ হাজরা।
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==Acting career==
=== 2010-2020 ===
Hazra caught the attention of film director Pijus Saha who starred him in his [[romantic comedy]] film ''[[Kellafate]]'' of Banner-Prince Entertainment P4. This film was also produced by Saha. Hazra was paired opposite newcomer Rupashree.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Kellafate Review |url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/review/kellafate.shtml |access-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809140621/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/review/kellafate.shtml |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Romeo vs Juliet Exclusive Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinXUOwrC7M |website=YouTube |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723212345/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinXUOwrC7M |archive-date=23 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Later, Hazra starred in the Bengali romantic [[Drama film|drama]] film ''[[Idiot (2012 film)|Idiot]]'' of Eskay Movies, directed by Rajib Biswas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Idiot Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/idiot/movie-review/17256678.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> He returned with his next Bengali film ''[[Kanamachi (film)|Kanamachi]]''.<ref name="Kanamachi">{{cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Ruman |date=28 February 2012 |title=Kanamachi creates a buzz |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kanamachi-creates-a-buzz/articleshow/12066939.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214102656/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-28/news-interviews/31107263_1_raj-chakrabarty-s-kanamachi-srabanti-starry-tantrums |url-status=live |archive-date=14 December 2013 |work=The TImes of India |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> His next film was ''[[Ki Kore Toke Bolbo]]''.<ref name="TOI_Jan2017">{{cite news |title=New pair in Tolly: Mimi and Ankush |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/New-pair-in-Tolly-Mimi-and-Ankush/articleshow/48247671.cms |work=The Times of India |date=12 January 2017 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> ''[[Bibaho Obhijaan]]'' released on 21 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Bibaho Obhijaan' official poster out now, announces release date - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/bibaho-obhijaan-official-poster-out-now-announces-release-date/articleshow/69423892.cms |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2021-present ===
He did two promotional short films named ''Illusion'' and ''Enter View'' for the film ''[[Magic (2021 film)|Magic]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} His next film was the crime thriller ''[[F.I.R No. 339/07/06|FIR.]]'' He then had a guest appearance in ''[[Kishmish]]'', ''[[Biye Bibhrat]]'' and ''[[Raktabeej]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayantika |date=9 September 2023 |title=আইটেম গানে অঙ্কুশ হাজরা, প্রকাশ্যে 'রক্তবীজ' ফিল্মের নতুন গান 'গোবিন্দ দাঁত মাজে না' |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/kolkata/raktabeej-movie-new-song-gobindo-daant-majena-featuring-ankush-hazra-out-now-1007672 |work=ABP Live |language=bn |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=22 August 2021 |title=Kishmish: আবারও একসঙ্গে Dev-Ankush, শেষ হল ছবির প্রথম পর্বের শ্যুটিং |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/dev-and-ankush-will-be-seen-together-in-kishmish_399720.html |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=Zee24Ghanta.com|language=bn}}</ref> His film ''Savings Account'' released on [[ZEE5]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Aanchal |date=9 November 2022 |title=Savings Account Movie OTT Release Date: Here's When And Where You Can Watch Raja Chandra's Bengali Thriller |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/entertainment/savings-account-movie-ott-release-date-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-raja-chandras-bengali-thriller-film-10053840 |work=Jagran |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> After working in films like ''Savings Account'' (2022), ''[[Ogo Bideshini]]'' (2022), ''Uttwaraan'' (2022) and ''Bhoy'' (2023), he appeared in [[romantic comedy]] films like ''[[Abar Bibaho Obhijaan]]'' (2023) and ''[[Love Marriage (2023 film)|Love Marriage]]'' (2023). His next film ''[[Kurban (film)|Kurban]]'' marked the 25th film of his career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Sankha |date=12 September 2023 |title=Ankush and Priyanka thrilled to play more intense & complex roles in 'Kurban' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ankush-and-priyanka-thrilled-to-play-more-intense-complex-roles-in-kurban/articleshow/103597884.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> In 2024, he played the titular role in the [[action thriller]] film ''[[Mirza: Part 1 - Joker]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niyogi |first1=Agnivo |date=1 January 2024 |title=Mirza trailer: Ankush plays mercurial gangster in love with Oindrila Sen's femme fatale |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/mirza-trailer-ankush-plays-mercurial-gangster-in-love-with-oindrila-sens-femme-fatale/cid/2010389 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> It also marked his debut as a producer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Acto Ankush Hazra steps into production with Mirza |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bengali_cinema/acto-ankush-hazra-steps-production-mirza-1503106592.html |work=The Statesman |date=1 September 2022 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Hazra was born on 14 February in [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengali actor Ankush Hazra gets a birthday surprise |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/bengali-actor-ankush-hazra-gets-a-birthday-surprise/articleshow/89560054.cms |work=The Times of India |date=14 February 2022 |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="ABP_March2022"/> He completed his education from Holy Rock School and East West Model School. He did B.B.A. from Heritage Academy.<ref name="ABP_March2022">{{cite news |title=Ankush Hazra Birthday: প্রেমের দিনে জন্মদিন অঙ্কুশ হাজরার, জন্মদিনে তাঁর অজানা তথ্য |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/ankush-hazra-birthday-popular-films-and-facts-of-this-popular-actor-see-in-pics-867298 |work=ABP Live |language=bn |date=14 February 2022 |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> As of July 2020, Hazra is in a relationship with fellow actress [[Oindrila Sen]].<ref>{{cite news |title=When actor Ankush Hazra lost a bet to girlfriend Oindrila Sen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/when-actor-ankush-hazra-lost-a-bet-to-girlfriend-oindrila-sen/articleshow/76977011.cms |access-date=17 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=15 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120030/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/when-actor-ankush-hazra-lost-a-bet-to-girlfriend-oindrila-sen/articleshow/76977011.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=It's finally 'Love Marriage' for Ankush and Oindrila Sen! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/its-finally-love-marriage-for-ankush-and-oindrila-sen/articleshow/87178720.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=21 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tolly couple Oindrila Sen-Ankush Hazra enjoys a fun ride |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/tolly-couple-oindrila-sen-ankush-hazra-enjoys-a-scooty-ride/articleshow/95026916.cms |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=22 October 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography ==

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{Dagger}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2010
| scope=row| ''[[Kellafate]]''
| Shibu
|Debut Film
|
|-
| 2012
| scope=row|[[Idiot (2012 film)|''Idiot'']]
| Samrat
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| scope=row| [[Kanamachi (film)|''Kanamachi'']]
| Abir
|
|<ref name="Kanamachi"/>
|-
| scope=row| [[Khiladi (2013 film)|''Khiladi'']]
| Suleman / Krishna
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Khiladi 'invades' Bengal turf ahead of pujas |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/khiladi-invades-bengal-turf-ahead-of-pujas-113092900141_1.html |work=Business Standard |agency=PTI |date=29 September 2013 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| scope=row| ''[[Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay]]''
| Abhijeet
| rowspan="3" |[[Indo-Bangladesh joint production|Indo-Bangladesh joint venture]]
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buzarbaruah |first1=Upam |date=17 May 2016 |title=Aami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/aami-shudhu-cheyechi-tomay/movie-review/35332193.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3| 2015
|scope=row| ''[[Romeo vs Juliet]]''
| Romeo
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Romeo Vs Juliet Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/romeo-vs-juliet/movie-review/45967638.cms |work=The Times of India |date=9 May 2016 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | [[Aashiqui (2015 film)|''Aashiqui'']]
| Rahul
|
|-
| scope="row" |''[[Jamai 420]]''
| Joy
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Ruman |date=22 May 2015 |title=Comedy Of Errors On This Jamaishashti |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=COMEDY-OF-ERRORS-ON-THIS-JAMAISHASHTI-22052015101030 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021420/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=COMEDY-OF-ERRORS-ON-THIS-JAMAISHASHTI-22052015101030 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=4|2016
| ''[[Ki Kore Toke Bolbo]]''
| Akash
|
|<ref name="TOI_Jan2017"/>
|-
| ''[[Kelor Kirti]]''
| Apurbo
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganguly |first1=Ruman |date=12 January 2017 |title=Dev, Jisshu to star in Raja Chanda's next film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Dev-Jisshu-to-star-in-Raja-Chandas-next-film/articleshow/51890100.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zulfiqar (film)|''Zulfiqar'']]
| Akhtar Ahmed
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acharya |first1=Anindita |date=16 December 2015 |title=Srijit Mukherji to adapt two Shakespearean tragedies in one film |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/srijit-mukherji-to-adapt-two-shakespearean-tragedies-in-one-film/story-0e6G335RhCTm33p24mZaUK.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Haripada Bandwala]]''
| Haripada
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acharya |first1=Anindita |date=27 December 2016 |title=Ankush's Bengali release is a remake of Diljit Dosanjh's Punjabi film Disco Singh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/ankush-s-bengali-release-is-a-remake-of-diljit-dosanjh-s-punjabi-film-disco-singh/story-sqOZTWkV2I4Yo2tcWMPE8N.html |work=Hindustani Times |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| 2017
| scope=row| ''[[Ami Je Ke Tomar]]''
| Aditya
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ankush, Nusrat and Sayantika take off to shoot for Ami Je Ke Tomar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ankush-nusrat-and-sayantika-take-off-to-shoot-for-ami-je-ke-tomar/articleshow/58237021.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 April 2017 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| scope=row| ''[[Bolo Dugga Maiki]]''
| Sammyo
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganguly |first1=Ruman |date=25 September 2017 |title=Durga comes alive on the big screen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/specials/bengali/durga-comes-alive-on-the-big-screen/articleshow/60826794.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| scope=row| ''Villain''
| Joy / Raja
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Debolina |date=18 October 2018 |title=Villain Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/villain/movie-review/66205262.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| scope=row| ''[[Bibaho Obhijaan]]''
| Anupam
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Bibaho Obhijaan Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Bibaho Obhijaan by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/bibaho-obhijaan/amp_movie_review/69892601.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 June 2019 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| scope=row|''[[Magic (2021 film)|Magic]]''
| Indrajit
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhanja |first1=Sandipta |date=8 January 2021 |title=জাদুকরের ভূমিকায় অঙ্কুশ হাজরা, রহস্য-রোমাঞ্চ নিয়ে প্রকাশ্যে 'ম্যাজিক'-এর ট্রেলার |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/ankush-hazra-starrer-raja-chandas-upcoming-venture-magic-trailer-released-278476/ |work=Indian Express |language=bn |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| style="" |''[[F.I.R No. 339/07/06]]''
| ACP Abhrajit Dutta
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ankush, Ritabhari shooting for Joydeep's thriller 'FIR' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ankush-ritabhari-shooting-for-joydeeps-thriller-fir/articleshow/79317994.cms |work=The Times of India |date=20 November 2020 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
|''Savings Account''
|Abhimanyu Sen
| Released on [[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=IN PIC: Ankush and Sayantika shooting for Raja Chanda's thriller |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/in-pic-ankush-and-sayantika-shooting-for-raja-chandas-thriller/articleshow/86223041.cms |work=The Times of India | date=15 September 2021 |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ogo Bideshini]]''
| AB "Anath Bondhu"
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ankush- Alexandra: ঐন্দ্রিলা নয়, অন্য বিদেশিনীর প্রেমে মজেছেন অঙ্কুশ! পুজোর আগে বড় খবর |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/tollywood-bengali-cinema/story/ankush-hazra-romances-alexandra-taylor-onscreen-new-bangla-movie-ogo-bideshini-trailer-launches-comedy-love-story-soc-453204-2022-09-30 |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=Aaj Tak বাংলা |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
| ''Uttwaraan''
| Rudra Mallik
| rowspan="2" | Released on [[ZEE5]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2023
|''Bhoy''
| Ayan Roy
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ankush Hazra-Nusraat Faria starrer 'Bhoy' set for its OTT premiere |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/ankush-hazra-nusraat-faria-starrer-bhoy-set-for-its-ott-premiere/articleshow/97301935.cms?from=mdr |access-date=10 February 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Love Marriage (2023 film)|Love Marriage]]''
| Dipanjan Sanyal/Dipu/Bokai
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=A cake-cutting ceremony to mark the 75-Day Theatrical Run Of Love Marriage |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/a-cake-cutting-ceremony-to-mark-the-75-day-theatrical-run-of-love-marriage/cid/1950316 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 July 2023 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Abar Bibaho Obhijaan]]''
|Anupam
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=Abar Bibaho Obhijaan {{!}} শুরু হল 'আবার বিবাহ অভিযান'-এর শুটিং, চরিত্রদের ফার্স্ট লুক আনন্দবাজার অনলাইনে |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/first-look-of-the-characters-from-the-bengali-film-abar-bibaho-obhijaan-launched-dgtl/cid/1382385 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
|''Kurban''
|Hasan
| 25th Film
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=I am coming to Bangladesh: Ankush Hazra |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/i-am-coming-bangladesh-ankush-hazra-3444906 |work=The Daily Star |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[Mirza: Part 1 – Joker]]''
|Mirza
|Debut as Producer
|<ref>{{cite news |title=বছরের শুরুতেই চিন্তিত অনুরাগীরা, শুটিং ফ্লোরে গুরুতর আহত অঙ্কুশ, এখন কেমন আছেন তিনি? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/bengali-actor-ankush-hazra-got-injured-during-the-shooting-of-his-upcoming-movie-mirza-dgtl/cid/1485615 |work=Ananda Bazaar |language=bn |date=1 January 2024 |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[[Chandrabindoo (film)|Chandrobindoo]]''
|Arnab Martin
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=দে |first=সুস্মিতা |date=20 May 2025 |title=‘এত বছরের সম্পর্কে প্রথম শুনছি...’, ঐন্দ্রিলার সামনে আচমকা কোন সুপ্ত ইচ্ছের কথা জানালেন অঙ্কুশ? |url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/ankush-hazra-and-oindrila-sen-exclusive-interview-on-the-movie-chandrabindoo/200375551.cms |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=Eisamay Online |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Raktabeej 2]]''
| Dr. Sahil Choudhury / Munir Alam
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2026
| ''Nari Choritro Bejay Jotil''
|Jhantu
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title='Nari Choritro Bejay Jotil': Poster out for Ankush Hazra-Oindrila Sen-starrer family entertainer |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/nari-choritro-bejay-jotil-poster-out-for-ankush-hazra-oindrila-sen-starrer-family-entertainer/cid/2087951 |access-date=17 April 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=9 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffc;" |''Mon Kharap'' {{Dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ankush starts shooting for Pavel's 'Mon Kharap' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ankush-starts-shooting-for-pavels-mon-kharap/articleshow/84592480.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 July 2021 |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffc;" |''Santa'' {{Dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|
|
|}

===Guest Appearance===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{Dagger}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Director
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2022
|''[[Kishmish]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|Rahul Mukherjee
| rowspan="5" |Special Appearance
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2021 |title='অতিথি' অঙ্কুশকে ধন্যবাদ জানালেন দেব, ব্যাপারটা কী? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes-to-do-a-guest-appearance-in-kishmish-movie-with-dev-31629598993331.html |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[Biye Bibhrat]]''
|[[Raja Chanda]]
|
|-
|''[[Raktabeej]]''
|Munir Alam
|[[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]] & [[Nandita Roy]]
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhanja |first1=Sandipta |date=9 September 2023 |title=মেন লাইন, কর্ড লাইনে গান গেয়েই 'আইটেম বয়' অঙ্কুশ! মাতলেন 'গোবিন্দ লীলা'য় |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/ankush-hazras-item-song-gobindo-daant-majena-in-raktabeej/ |work=[[Sangbad Pratidin]] |language=bn |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[[Omorshongi]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
| Dibya Chatterjee
|<ref>{{cite news |title=বিক্রম পর্দায় ভূতের সঙ্গে প্রেম করছেন, বাস্তবে অঙ্কুশ! ফাঁস করেই আক্ষেপে ভেঙে পড়লেন? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/ankush-hazra-congratulates-vikram-chatterjee-for-his-new-movie-omorshongi-calls-girlfriend-oindrila-sen-ghost-dgtl/cid/1578571 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |language=bn |date=31 January 2025 |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Killbill Society]]''
|[[Srijit Mukherji]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2025 |title=শিবপ্রসাদ থেকে সৃজিত, অ্যাকশন থেকে রোম্যান্স! ‘সর্বঘটে’র সেই অঙ্কুশই কি কৌশানীর প্রেমিক? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/actor-ankush-hazra-anannya-chatterjee-roshni-bhattachrya-will-do-cameo-in-srijit-mukherjees-killbill-society-dgtl/cid/1591211 |access-date=27 March 2025 |website=Anandabazar Patrika}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ff9; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dance Bangla Dance ]]'' || (Season 9) Judge || rowspan="4" | [[Zee Bangla]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Chitra Home |title=Fan of the Week Contest! Dance Bangla Dance Junior 9 4th September 2016 Episode Performance Video |url=https://www.dekhnews.com/dance-bangla-dance-junior-9-4th-september-2016-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905003257/http://www.dekhnews.com/dance-bangla-dance-junior-9-4th-september-2016-video/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 September 2016 |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=DEkh News |date=4 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2017|| ''[[Didi No. 1]]'' || (Season 7) Guest
|-
| 2018|| ''[[Dance Bangla Dance]]''|| (Season 10) Judge<ref>{{cite news |title=Mythology themed episode on Dance Bangla Dance Junior 10 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/mythology-themed-episode-on-dance-bangla-dance-junior-10/articleshow/63427654.cms |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=23 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Didi No. 1]]'' || (Season 8) Guest
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020-2021|| ''Hasiwala & Company'' || (Season 1) Judge
| rowspan="2" |[[Star Jalsha]]
|-
| ''Dance Dance Junior'' || (Season 2) Guest Judge
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021|| ''[[Dance Bangla Dance ]]'' || (Season 11) Host || rowspan="2" | [[Zee Bangla]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Zee Bangla launches 11th season of its dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2021/05/zee-bangla-launches-11th-season-of-its-dance-reality-show-dance-bangla-dance/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=www.bestmediaifo.com |date=24 May 2021}}</ref>
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|[[Dadagiri Unlimited|Dadagiri]]
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|2022
|''[[Mon Phagun]]''
|Guest appearances<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valentine's Day Special Episode of Mon Phagun: মন ফাগুনে ভ্যালেন্টাইন্স ডে স্পেশালে অঙ্কুশ-লগ্নজিতা |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/sitara/tv-and-theater/ankush-hazra-lagnajita-chakraborty-in-valentines-day-special-episode-of-bengali-serial-mon-phagun/wb20220211115647368 |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=ETV Bharat News|date=11 February 2022 }}</ref>
|[[Star Jalsha]]
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|rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[Mithai (Bengali TV series)|Mithai]]''
|Guest Appearance
|rowspan="2"|[[Zee Bangla]]
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|''[[Dance Bangla Dance ]]'' || (Season 12) Host<ref>{{cite news |title=Dance Bangla Dance Season 12 completes 50 episodes; team celebrates |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/dance-bangla-dance-season-12-completes-50-episodes-team-celebrates/articleshow/102446565.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 August 2023 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>
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|2024
|Kolkata Comedy Kettan
|Guest Judge
|Bongo Byango
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|2025
|''[[Dance Bangla Dance]]'' || (season 13) Judge || [[Zee Bangla]]
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| scope=row| ''[[Case Jaundice]]''
| Mr. Das
| [[Subhankar Chattopadhyay]]
| Hoichoi
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| 2023
| ''[[Shikarpur (web series)|Shikarpur]]''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Lata |date=21 June 2022 |title=Content makers, OTTs look beyond southern languages |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/content-makers-otts-look-beyond-southern-languages-11655805294961.html |work=Mint |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
| Keshto
| Nirjhar Mitra
| [[ZEE5]]
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=== Music videos ===
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| 2023
| ''Eseche Maa Durga Maa''
| [[Raj Chakraborty]]
| Keshab Dey
|
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| <ref>{{Citation |title=Eseche Maa Durga Maa - Keshab Dey, Ankita Bhattacharyya - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn |date=24 September 2023 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/eseche-maa-durga-maa/XMRO1JlUAEc_ |access-date=29 September 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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===Advertisement music videos===
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|2022
|Let's 1xbat
|
|[[Mimi Chakraborty]]
|[[1xBet]]
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Let's 1XBat featuring Mimi Chakraborty and Ankush Hazra | date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwbmXbFtgfU |language=en |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>
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! Category
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! Result
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|2017
|IBFA Awards{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}}
|Best Jodi (Ankush and Nusrat Jahan)
|''[[Haripada Bandwala]]''
|{{Won}}
|-
|2020
| [[Films and Frames Digital Film Awards]]
|Best Actor (Comic Role)
|''[[Bibaho Obhijaan]]''
|{{Won}}
|-
|2023
|''Mahanayak Samman''<ref>{{Cite news |title=কোয়েল, শুভশ্রী, শ্রাবন্তীকে 'মহানায়ক' সম্মান, শিল্পীদের হাতে পুরস্কার তুলে দিলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/mahanayak-award-koel-mallick-subhasree-chakraborty-ankush-hazra-got-mahanayak-award-from-mamata-banerjee-know-in-details-995693 |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=ABP News |date=24 July 2023 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Samaddar |first=Tulika |date=25 July 2023 |title='মহানায়ক' সম্মানের আদৌ 'যোগ্য' অঙ্কুশ? পুরস্কার গ্রহণের পর নিজেই দিলেন জবাব |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/ankush-hazra-shares-heart-felt-note-after-receiving-mahanayak-samman-from-mamata-banerjee-31690246581384.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725013258/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/ankush-hazra-shares-heart-felt-note-after-receiving-mahanayak-samman-from-mamata-banerjee-31690246581384.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 July 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 July 2023 |language=bn}}</ref>
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{won}}
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==References==
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Allahabad State University

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{{Short description|State university in Allahabad, India}}
{{About|the state university|the central university|University of Allahabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University
| other_name = Allahabad State University (former, colloquial)
| image_name = Logo_of_Prof._Rajendra_Singh_University.png
| image_size =
| type = [[State university (India)|State University]]
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|17 June 2016}}
| endowment =
| administrative_staff =
| faculty =
| president =
| provost =
| principal =
| rector =
| chancellor = [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
| vice_chancellor = Akhilesh Kumar Singh
| head_label =
| head =
| students =
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| doctoral =
| city = [[Prayagraj]]
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = India
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| free =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| website = [https://prsuniv.ac.in prsuniv.ac.in]
}}

'''Allahabad State University''' ('''ASU'''), officially known as '''Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University''' ('''PRSU'''), is a [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. Established in 2016, it has [[jurisdiction]] over the four districts of the [[Prayagraj division]].

== History ==
Allahabad State University was established through the ''Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2013'', which sought to establish a [[State university (India)|state university]] in Prayagraj since the [[University of Allahabad]] was given the status of [[central university (India)|central university]], leaving the district with no state university. The act gave the university jurisdiction over the colleges in the four districts of [[Prayagraj division]], [[Prayagraj district|Prayagraj]], [[Kaushambi district|Kaushambi]], [[Fatehpur district|Fatehpur]] and [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], previously affiliated to [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]] and [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University]].<ref name=Act>{{cite web |title=The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2010 and further amendments |url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/uttar-pradesh/2010/2010UP11.pdf |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> However, due to difficulties in transferring the land,<ref>{{cite news |title=इलाहाबाद स्टेट यूनिवर्सिटी से जुड़ेंगे 460 डिग्री कॉलेज |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/allahabad-state-university-will-join-the-460-colleges/articleshow/51109425.cms |work=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=24 February 2016 |language=hi}}</ref> the construction of the university was delayed until 2016, when it was announced on the 2016 budget that funds were assigned and the land was identified for the university,<ref name=Proposed>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Proposed-Allahabad-state-university-to-affiliate-460colleges-of-four-districts/articleshow/50965916.cms | title=Proposed Allahabad state university to affiliate 460 colleges of four districts | date=12 February 2016 | first=Rajiv | last=Mani | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=13 July 2018 }}</ref> leading to the official date of establishment on 17 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/Consolidated%20State%20%20University%20List.pdf |title=List of State Universities as on 23.08.2022 |date=23 August 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018145023/https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/Consolidated%20State%20%20University%20List.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2022}}</ref> In 2018, following the renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj, proposals were made to rename the university as well.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allahabad University to be renamed as Prayagraj State University, proposal sent to UP Govt |url=https://zeenews.india.com/uttar-pradesh/allahabad-university-to-be-renamed-as-prayagraj-state-university-proposal-sent-to-up-govt-2162030.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=9 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, through an [[Ordinance (India)|ordinance]], the university was renamed after [[Rajendra Singh (RSS)|Rajendra Singh]], the fourth ''[[Sarsanghchalak]]'' (Chief) of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], a [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Hindutva]] [[Paramilitary|paramilitary organisation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://182.18.150.93/Circular/CIR6575.PDF|title=The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019}}</ref> Later that year, the ordinance was replaced by the ''Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019''.<ref name=Act/>

The first [[vice-chancellor]] of the university was Rajendra Prasad, who was originally appointed Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for the establishment of the university.<ref name=Proposed/> Prasad was replaced by Sangeeta Srivastava in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=इलाहाबाद स्टेट यूनिवर्सिटी की कुलपति बनीं प्रो. संगीता श्रीवास्तव, राज्यपाल ने की नियुक्ति |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/allahabad/professor-sangeeta-srivastava-appointed-as-new-vc-of-allahabad-state-university-512968.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Allahabad State University: Prof Sangeeta Srivastava is the new VC, Read details here |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/news/prof-sangeeta-srivastava-takes-over-as-new-vc-of-allahabad-state-university-150086 |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=[[Jagranjosh]] |date=26 June 2019}}</ref> Srivastava resided until November 2020, when she was appointed VC of the [[University of Allahabad]] and replaced with K.N. Singh, which took the position as an additional charge. In March 2021 Akhilesh Kumar Singh took charge as VC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof AK Singh takes charge as new VC of Rajju Bhaiya State varsity |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/prof-ak-singh-takes-charge-as-new-vc-of-rajju-bhaiya-state-varsity-101615693236114.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Universities in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Universities and colleges in Prayagraj|Prayagraj]]
[[Category:Universities in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao

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{{Short description|Indian geneticist and plant breeder}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|9|5}}
| birth_place = [[Korisapadu]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|7|27|1927|9|5}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| fields = [[Genetics]] [[Plant breeding]]
| workplaces = {{ublist|[[Osmania University]]|[[Marathwada Agricultural University]]|[[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]]|Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board}}
| alma_mater = {{ublist|[[Andhra University]]|[[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]]|[[Bihar University]]|[[Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology]]}}
| doctoral_advisor =
| doctoral_students =
| known_for = Development of [[Hybrid seed|hybrid]] [[sorghum]]
| awards = 1966 C. Subramaniam Gold Medal 1966 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] 1974 [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award]] 1979 [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award|VASWIK Award]] 2003 Atma Gaurav Award 2008 Distinguished Agricultural Scientist Award
}}
'''Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao''' (5 September 1927 – 27 July 2016) was an Indian geneticist and plant breeder, known for his efforts in developing hybrid varieties of [[sorghum]], which earned him the moniker, the Father of Hybrid Sorghum.<ref name="Agricultural scientist Dr. Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passed away">{{cite web | url=http://uccindia.org/agricultural-scientist-dr-neelamraju-ganga-prasada-rao-passed-away/ | title=Agricultural scientist Dr. Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passed away | publisher=Universal Coaching Centre | date=29 July 2016 | access-date=6 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923002741/http://uccindia.org/agricultural-scientist-dr-neelamraju-ganga-prasada-rao-passed-away/ | archive-date=23 September 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the vice chancellor of [[Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University]] and chaired the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board of the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]].<ref name="Deceased Fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/detail/N79-0642 |title=Deceased Fellow |date=2016 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=6 September 2016 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427194437/http://insaindia.res.in/detail/N79-0642 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a recipient of several national honors including [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award]] and the [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award]]. The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1966, for his contributions to biological sciences.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>

== Biography ==
N. G. Prasada Rao was born on 5 September 1927<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=9 | title=Brief Profile of the Awardee | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref> in [[Korisapadu]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] and he graduated in agriculture (BSc) with second rank from [[Agricultural College, Bapatla]], then affiliated to [[Andhra University]] (presently affiliated to [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]]).{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} After completing his master's degree at the [[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]] with a first rank, he secured his PhD from [[Bihar University]] in 1958 after which Chandrasekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology awarded him the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc).<ref name="Agriculture scientist Dr Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passes away">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-07-28/Agriculture-scientist-Dr-Neelamraju-Ganga-Prasada-Rao-passes-away/245129 | title=Agriculture scientist Dr Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passes away | publisher=The Hans India | date=28 July 2016 | access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> His career started as a lecturer at [[Osmania University]] but later joined the Indian Agricultural Research Institute as a plant breeder for sorghum where he served for a number of years as a coordinator of ''All India Sorghum Improvement Project'', head of IARI Hyderabad station and as a Professor of Eminence. During his tenure at IARI, he also served as a faculty member at the College of Agriculture, Hyderabad and at IARI campus in New Delhi. Later he also worked as a Sorghum breeder with [[International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics]] in West Africa before serving as the vice chancellor of [[Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University]], and was associated with the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the [[United Nations]] as a consultant.<ref name="Deceased Fellow" />

Rao was known to have done extensive researches in breeding hybrid varieties of sorghum and his efforts were reported to have assisted in the development of three new varieties, CSH-1, CSH-2 and CSH-9, which returned high yield levels.<ref name="Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners">{{cite web | url=http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | title=Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=1999 | access-date=4 September 2016 | pages=34 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043957/http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It also helped the [[kharif]] cultivation in the arid areas of India and West Africa, in making sorghum a popular crop, comparable to rice and wheat<ref name="Deceased Fellow" /> and in the development of hybrid seed industry in India.<ref name="Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" /> He proposed new cropping techniques and his efforts also contributed to the development of other crops such as cotton, red gram and castor. His researches have been documented in over 200 papers published by him in peer reviewed journals.<ref name="‘Father of Hybrid Sorghum’ passes away">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/father-of-hybrid-sorghum-passes-away/article8909195.ece | title='Father of Hybrid Sorghum' passes away | work=The Hindu | date=28 July 2016 | access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> He was associated with Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding and the Society for Millets Improvement and presided over both the societies.<ref name="Deceased Fellow" />

Rao took ill in 2016 and after a short period of illness, died on 27 July 2016, at the age of 88, in Hyderabad.<ref name="Father of Hybrid Sorghum Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passes away">{{cite web | url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/father-of-hybrid-sorghum-neelamraju-ganga-prasada-rao-passes-away-1469680457-1 | title=Father of Hybrid Sorghum Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passes away | publisher=Jagaran Josh | date=28 July 2016 | access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
The [[Indian National Science Academy]] elected Rao as their fellow in 1979, followed by the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]], in 1988.<ref name="NASI fellows">{{cite web | url=http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=R | title=NASI fellows | publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India | date=2016 | access-date=6 September 2016 | archive-date=15 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315130140/http://nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=R | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]] and the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.<ref name="NAAS fellows">{{cite web | url=http://naasindia.org/page.php?pageid=27 | title=NAAS fellows | publisher=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> He received the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], one of the highest Indian science awards, from the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] in 1966,<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee" /> the same year as he received the C. Subramaniam Gold Medal.<ref name="‘Father of Hybrid Sorghum’ passes away" /> He received the [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award]] of the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] in 1974 and the [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award]] in 1979.<ref name="Deceased Fellow" /> The Government of Andhra Pradesh honored him with two awards, the Atma Gaurav Award in 2003, and the Distinguished Agricultural Scientist Award in 2008.<ref name="‘Father of Hybrid Sorghum’ passes away" /> [[Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University]] has instituted an annual award in his honor, for recognizing academic excellence at graduate level courses.<ref name="Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao & Kamala Gold Medal">{{cite web | url=http://www.bluecard-eu.de/application/offers/6966/germany | title=Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao & Kamala Gold Medal | publisher=Blue Card | date=2016 | access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{portal|India|Biology
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* [[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]]

== References ==
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Kurumba people (India)

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{{Short description|Ethnic group in India}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Kurumbar
| total = 88,750
| total_year = 2011 census
| popplace = [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]]-Nilgiris
| languages = [[Kurumba languages]]
| related = [[Dravidian people|Dravidians]], [[Tamil people|Tamil]]
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| religions = [[Hinduism]], [[Animism]]
| total_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/ST.html|title=A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2017-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413183911/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/ST.html|archive-date=13 April 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Kurumba''' or '''Kurumbar''' ({{ipa|xua|kuru(m)bɐ, kurumɐ|ipa}}, [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: Kurumban, Kurumbar, [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: Kuruma(r), [[Kannada language|Kannada]]: Kuruba, Kurubaru) are a designated [[Scheduled Tribe]] or an indigenous community in the Indian states of [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] (Nilgiris).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |pages=26–27 |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |accessdate=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |archivedate= 7 November 2013 }}</ref> The [[Nilgiris district]] is home to six tribes. The Kurumbar are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the [[Western Ghats]], who are engaged in the collection and gathering of forest produce, mainly wild honey, wax and elephant husbandry. Non-Nilgiri Kurumbar peoples are generally shepherds. They are historically same but culturally different from each other. Nilgiri Kurumbar peoples speak Kurumba language (Tamil-Kannada mixed language). New alphabets are released for Kurumba language by some Government Teachers.<ref>[http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88/article9127274.ece?homepage=true&relartwiz=true பழங்குடியினர் மொழிக்கான அகராதி தயாரித்த ஆசிரியைகள்: அரசு அங்கீகரிக்க சமூக ஆர்வலர்கள் கோரிக்கை]- The Hindu Tamil News - 20 September 2016</ref>

==History and origin==
Kurumbas (Nilgiris) are one of the six ancient tribal groups in [[Tamil Nadu]]. According to the Madras Census Report of 1891, the [[Pallavas]] were Kurumbas.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=H.V. Nanjundayya|url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.38701/page/n57/mode/2up?q=Kuruba+pallava|title=The Mysore tribes and castes, Vol 4|last2=L.K. Anathakrishna|date=1988|publisher=Mysore, Mysore University|page=30|oclc=830766457|quote=They (the Kurubas) are the modern representatives of the ancient Kurumbas or Pallavas, who were once so powerful, throughout South India, but very little trace of their greatness now remains. In the seventh century, the power of the Pallava kings seems to have been at its zenith, but shortly after this, the Kongu, Chola and Chalukya chiefs succeeded in several victories over them. The final overthrow of the Kurumba sovereignty was effected by the Chola king Adondai about the 7th or the 8th century A.D., and the ’Kurumbas were scattered far and wide.}}</ref> Hunting and collecting forest produce are the two main means of living for the Kurumbar tribe. However, the restrictions to protect native forest and wildlife have forced them to find work outside the forests.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
[[File:Kurumba village, Mudumalai.jpg|thumb|Traditional Kurumbar thatch-roof houses, Tamil Nadu]]

==Etymology==
===Kurumbar===
The term Kurumba might have origin from a [[Proto-Dravidian]]/Tamil/Kannada root ''kur'' meaning 'hill, mountain or forest'.

==Culture==
Nadukarkal (Ancestors stone) plays a main role in Kurumbar deity. Also, the main deity of the tribe is [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] under the name of [[Bhairava]].{{cn|date=August 2024}} They also worship animals, birds, trees, rock hillocks, and snakes, along with the other Hindu deities.<ref name= Swarna >{{cite book |title= Culture and Rituals of Janajatis (Tribes) of India |first1= Helen |last1= Swarna |date= February 2024 |chapter-url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378400992 |chapter-format= pdf |chapter= Chapter 5: A Rudimentary Understanding of the Kurumba Tribes inn the Nilgiris District |pages= 35–40 |publisher= Coimbatore Institute of Information Technology}}</ref><ref name="censusindia.gov.in">"Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.</ref> Kurumbar are partially [[Sanskritisation|sanskritised]] to believing in [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite journal |first1= Chinta |last1= Ganesh |title= Spatial Distributions of Tribes in India: An analysis of Sanskritization and Modernization in Post-modern discourse |publisher= Dept. Of Sociology, [[Osmania University]], Hyderabad |journal= International Journal of Research in Social Sciences |via= International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy (IJMRA) |date= June 2019 |issn= 2249-2496 |volume= 9 |issue= 6 |url= https://www.ijmra.us/project&20doc/2019/IJRSS_JUNE2019/IJRSSJune19-Chinta.pdf }}</ref>

==Subgroups==
There are several divisions of Kurumbas: Jenu, Betta and Alu. Each of these divisions speaks their own [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] language.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pullaiah |first1=T. |last2=Krishnamurthy |first2=K. V. |last3=Bahadur |first3=Bir |title= Ethnobotany of India, 5-Volume Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INQhEAAAQBAJ|year=2021 |publisher=Apple Academic Press ([[CRC Press]] imprint)|isbn=9781351737661|page=26|quote=The Shola Nayakkars, Mullus, Uralis, Alus or Palu Kurumbas, Jenu Kurubas, Betta Kurubas, etc. are all considered as subgroups or clans of Kurumbas..(p.27); Kurumbas are of Dravidian descent.}}</ref> [[Jenu Kuruba]]s are primarily found in the northern part of the Nilgiris, in the Mysuru district of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite journal |quote=The population of Jenu Kurubas is 36,076 in Karnataka mostly living in the districts of Mysore, Kodagu, and Chamarajanagar. A few are also found outside the State mostly in the border forests of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. |pmc=4510769 |date=2015 |last1=Roy |first1=S. |last2=Hegde |first2=H. V. |last3=Bhattacharya |first3=D. |last4=Upadhya |first4=V. |last5=Kholkute |first5=S. D. |title=Tribes in Karnataka: Status of health research |journal=The Indian Journal of Medical Research |volume=141 |issue=5 |pages=673–687 |doi=10.4103/0971-5916.159586 |doi-access=free |pmid=26139788 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kurumba Gounder]]
* [[Kurumba languages|Kurumba Languages]]
* [[Kurumbai Aadu (Coimbatore Sheep)]]
* [[Kurumba painting]]
* [[Lamellipalpodes kurumba]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |title=Ālu-Kuṟumba-Texte. Volume 1 |volume=16 |series=Beiträge zur Kenntnis südasiatischer Sprachen und Literaturen |issn=0948-2806 |first=Dieter B. |last=Kapp |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |date=2006 |isbn=9783447054263}}
* {{cite book |title=Die Kultur der Ālu-Kur̲umbas: Ergebnisse einer Feldforschung mit ethnographischen Originaltexten |volume=26 |series=Beiträge zur Kenntnis südasiatischer Sprachen und Literaturen |issn=0948-2806 |first=Dieter B. |last=Kapp |publisher=Harrassowitz Verlag |date=2017 |isbn=9783447109482}}

[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]
[[Category:Indigenous peoples of South Asia]]

India Capitals

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{{Short description|Cricket franchise}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = India Capitals
| native_name =
| image =
| image_size =
| nickname = The Capitals
| league = Legends League Cricket
| captain = [[Gautam Gambhir]]
| coach = [[Hemang Badani]]
| city = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| title1 = Legends League. Cricket
| title1wins = 2022
| owner = [[GMR Group]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2022}}
| ground =
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'''India Capitals''' are a professional [[cricket]] franchise team based in [[Delhi]], [[India]], that compete in the Legends League Cricket.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laghate |first1=Gaurav |title=Adani, GMR acquire franchises in Legends League Cricket |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/adani-gmr-acquire-franchises-in-legends-league-cricket/articleshow/93778986.cms |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=25 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=CricTracker |title=LLC 2022: GMR's newly acquired franchise gets named India Capitals |url=https://www.crictracker.com/llc-2022-gmrs-newly-acquired-franchise-gets-named-india-capitals/ |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=CricTracker |date=26 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The team was founded in 2022. The team is owned by [[GMR Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Official website of Group |url=https://www.gmrgroup.in/sports/ |publisher=GMR Group |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GMR, Adani land Legends League Cricket franchises |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/gmr-adani-land-legends-league-cricket-franchises/ |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=SportBusiness |date=26 August 2022}}</ref> They have won the first season of LLC in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Capitals beat Kings Capitals won by 104 runs - Kings vs Capitals, Legends League Cricket, Final Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur October 05, 2022 Match Summary, Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/legends-league-cricket-2022-1334551/bhilwara-kings-vs-india-capitals-final-1334573/live-cricket-score |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The captain of the team is [[Gautam Gambhir]]<ref>{{cite news |title=LLC 2023: India Capitals Retains Captain Gautam Gambhir |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/cricket/legends-league-cricket-2023-india-capitals-retains-captain-gautam-gambhir-and-pravin-tambe-irfan-pathan-to-continue-with-bhilwara-kings-10106538 |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=11 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and coach is [[Hemang Badani]].<ref>{{cite news |title=We are delighted to announce Hemang Badani as our Head Coach |url=https://twitter.com/CapitalsIndia/status/1713876641192255611 |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=[[Twitter]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Seasons ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!League standing
!Final standing
|-
|2022
| 1st out of 4
| style="background: gold;" |Champion
|-
|2023
| 4th out of 6
| Playoffs
|-
|}

==Current squad==
* [[Gautam Gambhir]] (c)
* [[Pravin Tambe]]
* [[Ashley Nurse]]
* [[Morne van Wyk]]
* [[Rusty Theron]]
* [[Ben Dunk|Ben Robert Dunk]]
* [[Ricardo Powell]]
* [[Fidel Edwards]]
* [[Dilhara Fernando]]
* [[Kirk Edwards]]
* [[Ishwar Pandey]]
* [[Hashim Amla]]
* [[Kevin Pietersen]]
* [[K. P. Appanna]]
* [[Munaf Patel]]
* [[Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer)|Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao]]
* [[Isuru Udana]]
* [[Hamish Bennett (cricketer)|Hamish Bennett]]
* [[Bharat Chipli]]

==See also==
* [[Delhi Capitals]]
* [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)]]
* [[Dubai Capitals]]
* [[Pretoria Capitals]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Sport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2022]]
[[Category:Cricket in Delhi]]

Yavatmal district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Yavatmal}}
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{{primary sources|date=March 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2018}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yavatmal district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District of Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Borgaon Dam]], Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bembla Dam, lake in Yavatmal, Chavsala Takdi
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Amravati division|Amravati]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Yavatmal]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = {{hlist|[[Arni, Maharashtra|Arni]]|[[Umarkhed]]|[[Kalamb, Yavatmal|Kalamb]]|[[Pandharkaoda]]-[[Kelapur]]|[[Ghatanji]]|[[Zari Jamani]]|[[Darwha]]|[[Digras]]|[[Ner, Yavatmal|Ner]]|[[Pusad]]|[[Babhulgaon]]|[[Mahagaon, Yavatmal|Mahagaon]]|[[Maregaon]]|[[Yavatmal]]|[[Ralegaon]]|[[Wani, Maharashtra|Wani]]}}
| area_total_km2 = 13582
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011<ref name="yavatmal.nic.in">{{cite web| url = http://yavatmal.nic.in/mDist_glance.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125201636/http://yavatmal.nic.in/mDist_glance.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Yavatmal District Information}}</ref>
| population_total = 2,772,348
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 17%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 82.72%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 951 women per 1,000 men
| governing_body = '''Yavatmal Zilla Parishad'''
| leader_title = Guardian Minister
| leader_name = '''[[Sanjay Rathod]]'''
{{small|([[Eknath Shinde ministry|Cabinet Minister]])}}
| leader_title1 = President Z. P. Yavatmal
| leader_name1 = '''NA'''
| leader_title2 = District Collector
| leader_name2 = '''Mr.Vikas Meena IAS'''
| leader_title3 = CEO Z. P. Yavatmal
| leader_name3 = '''Mr. Mandar Patki IAS'''
| leader_title4 = [[List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha|MPs]]
| leader_name4 = '''[[Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh]]''' {{small|([[Yavatmal–Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal–Washim]])}}
'''[[Pratibha Dhanorkar|Pratibha Balubhau Dhanorkar]]''' {{small|([[Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chandrapur]])}}
'''[[Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar]]''' {{small|([[Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency|Hingoli]])}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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'''Yavatmal district''' {{audio|Yavatmal.ogg|pronunciation}}, [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[jəʋət̪maːɭ]]] formerly known as '''Yeotmal''', is a [[List of districts of Maharashtra|district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is located in the region of [[Vidarbha]], in the east-central part of the state. It is Vidarbha's third-largest district by population, after Nagpur and Amravati.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Census GIS India |access-date=2012-11-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=11 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Yavatmal]] city is the administrative headquarters of the district.

==Officer==

===Members of Parliament===
*'''[[Sanjay Deshmukh]]''' ([[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|SHS]]) {{small|([[Yavatmal–Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal–Washim]])}}
*'''[[Pratibha Dhanorkar]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) {{small|([[Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chandrapur]])}}
*'''[[Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar]]''' ([[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|SHS]]) {{small|([[Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency|Hingoli]])}}

===Guardian Minister===
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Guardian Minister Yavatmal
| native_name = '''पालकमंत्री यवतमाळ'''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = [[Sanjay Rathod]]
| incumbentsince = 24 September 2022
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| imagesize =
| termlength = 5 years / No time limit
| appointer = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| residence = Yavatmal
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{url|http://yavatmal.gov.in/en/}}
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of Guardian Ministers
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
|'''[[Ajit Pawar]]''' {{small|[[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]]}}
|11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014
|-
| '''[[Sanjay Rathod]]'''
| 5 December 2014 - 8 November 2019
|-
| '''[[Sandipanrao Bhumre]]'''
|9 January 2020 - 27 June 2022
|-
|'''[[Shankarrao Gadakh]]''' Additional Charge
|27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022
|-
|'''[[Sanjay Rathod]]'''
|24 September 2022- Incumbent
|}

===District Magistrate/Collector===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Magistrate / Collector Yavatmal
| native_name = '''जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी यवतमाळ '''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = Mr. Amol Yedge (IAS)
| incumbentsince = November 2021
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = At Yavatmal district
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{url|http://yavatmal.gov.in/en/}}
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of District Magistrates / Collectors
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| Shri. Vikas Meena (IAS)
| Incumbent
|}

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2018|This is quite well-written but, sadly, unsourced.}}

===Early history===

It is believed that Yavatmal, along with the rest of the former [[Berar Province|Berar province]], was part of the legendary kingdom of [[Vidarbha]] mentioned in the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Berar also formed part of the [[Mauryan Empire]] during the reign of [[Ashoka]] (272 to 231 BCE). Berar later came under the rule of the [[Satavahana]] dynasty ({{nowrap|2nd century BCE}} to {{nowrap|2nd century CE}}), the [[Vakataka]] dynasty (3rd to 6th centuries), the [[Chalukya]] dynasty (6th to 8th centuries), the [[Rashtrakuta]] dynasty (8th to 10th centuries), the [[Western Chalukya]] (10th to 12th centuries), and finally the [[Yadava dynasty]] of [[Daulatabad, Maharashtra|Devagiri]] (late 12th to early 14th centuries).

===Medieval history===

A period of [[Muslim]] rule began when [[Ala ud din Khilji]], [[Delhi Sultanate|Sultan of Delhi]], conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], which broke away from the Delhi Sultanate in the mid-14th century.

The Bahmani Sultanate broke into smaller sultanates at the end of the 15th century, and in 1572 Berar became part of the [[Nizam Shahi]] sultanate, based at [[Ahmednagar]]. The Nizam Shahis ceded Berar to the [[Mughal Empire]] in 1595. As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the 18th century, [[Asaf Jah I]], [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad state|Hyderabad]], seized the southern provinces of the empire (including Berar) in 1724, forming an independent state.

A detailed account of [[Berar Subah|Berar]] was added to the ''[[Ain-i-Akbari]]'' in 1596–97, immediately after the treaty of Ahmadnagar under which the province was ceded to the Mughal Empire; this account may be regarded as a description of the province as it was administered by the Nizam Shahi and Imad Shahi kings, and probably also by the Bahamani Sultans. The account notes that Berar was divided into thirteen sarkars or revenue districts. The Yavatmal district comprised the greater part of Akbar's sarkars of Kalam and Mahur. But some few mahals of these sarkars lay beyond the present limits of the district. Yavatmal appears in the record as the headquarters of a pargana under the name of Yot-Lohara – ''Yot'' being the Urdu or Persian corruption of ''Yevata'', the original name of the town; and ''Lohara'' the name of a village about {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} to the west of Yavatmal. The suffix ''mal'' is a corruption of ''mahal'' (pargana-town). A rough estimate makes the land revenue demand in Akbar's time for the area now occupied by the district more than ten lakhs (one million) rupees, while it is certain that collection must have fallen far short of the nominal demand.

===British colonial period===

In 1853 the East Berar district, together with the rest of Berar, came under the administration of the [[British East India Company]]. After the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], Hingoli and its adjoining areas were restored to the Nizam and the province was reconstituted into two districts, East Berar with its headquarters at [[Amravati|Amraoti]], and West Berar with its headquarters at [[Akola city|Akola]]. In 1864, British divided the East Berar into two districts: Amraoti (Amravati) and Southeast Berar (which was first renamed as Wun district and then in 1905, Yeotmal district), with headquarters at [[Yavatmal|Yeotmal]]. In 1867, [[Ellichpur District]] was also carved out of Amraoti.<ref name=amravati>{{cite web|url=http://amravati.nic.in/gazetteer/gazetteerA/history.html#.|title=Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency-Amraoti district-History and Archaeology|publisher=Amravati district website|access-date=25 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410083314/http://amravati.nic.in/gazetteer/gazetteerA/history.html#.|archive-date=10 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== {{anchor|Geographical Area, Area and Boundary|Location and area|Boundary}}Geography ==
{{more footnotes needed|section|date=March 2018}}
Yavatmal District is situated in the south-western part of Wardha Penganga-Wainganga basin. The geographical location of the district falls in 19.26 and 20.42 north latitudes and 77.18 to 7.9.9 in the eastern line. The district is bordered in the east by Amravati and Wardha districts ; in the north by Chandrapur, Telangana and Nanded districts; in the west by Parbhani and Akola districts .<ref name="location">{{cite web|url=https://yavatmal.gov.in/geographical-information|title=Yavatmal District Geographical Information|language=mr}}</ref>

The district covers {{convert|13,582|km2|abbr=on}} (4.41 percent of the state). The total length of the district is {{convert|120|mi|km|order=flip}}, and the maximum width from north to south is {{convert|100|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}}. The district occupies the southeastern part of Berar.

Yavatmal district is in the southern mountain ranges of Berar, situated on a wide plain surrounded by hilly terrain and mountain ranges running east to west. The central part is a plateau {{convert|300|to|600|m}} above sea level. On its northern border is the Panighat, called the valley of Berar, which is {{convert|65|to|80|km}} wide; only a {{convert|8|to|12|km|mi|0|adj=mid|-wide}} portion of the valley is within Yavatmal district.

The two main rivers are the [[Painganga River|Penganga]] and [[Wardha River|Wardha]]. The Wardha originates in Madhya Pradesh. The Penganga river is the main tributary of the Wardha, and marks the southern boundary of the district before joining the Wardha. The Wardha's other tributaries include the Bembala and Nirguda, which flow only during the monsoon season. Other rivers include the Bembala and Nirguda rivers on the Yavatmal Plateau.

== {{anchor|Rain|Weather}}Climate ==

The climate is dry and hot in summer with a moderately cold winter. The year is divided into four seasons: summer (March to May), southwest monsoon season (June to September), northern monsoon season (October to November), and winter (December to February).

The district receives an average annual rainfall of {{convert|911.34|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}. This generally increases from west to east, with {{convert|889|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} in the western region of the district and {{convert|1125|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} in the east. Almost all of the rain falls during the southwest monsoon season. In recent years heavy rainfall has destroyed crops or left the land unsuitable for planting.<ref name="climate">{{cite web|url=https://yavatmal.gov.in/rainfall-and-weather/|title=Yavatmal District Information|language=en}}</ref>

The average daily temperature in May reaches {{convert|42|C}}. The average daily minimum temperature is {{convert|13|C}} in December. The district temperature may fall below {{convert|5|C}} due to the humidity of cool northern air.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,77,101|13=1911|14=7,24,410|15=1921|16=7,48,959|17=1931|18=8,57,288|19=1941|20=8,87,738|21=1951|22=9,31,982|23=1961|24=10,98,470|25=1971|26=14,23,677|27=1981|28=17,37,423|29=1991|30=20,77,144|31=2001|32=24,58,271|33=2011|34=27,72,348|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>|align=center}}

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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Yavatmal district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,772,348,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Yavatmal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/840/download/36228/DH_2011_2714_PART_A_DCHB_YAVATMAL.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Jamaica]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> or the US state of [[Utah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30|quote=Utah 2,763,885|archive-date=27 December 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101227010452/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its population ranking was 141st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]), and 21st in the state (out of 35).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district had a population density of {{convert|204|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.9%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Yavatmal had a [[sex ratio]] of 947 females for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 80.7%. 21.58% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.85% and 18.54% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 67.57% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 13.29% [[Lambadi]], 5.41% [[Urdu]], 4.99% [[Hindi]], 2.77% [[Kolami language|Kolami]], 2.41% [[Gondi language|Gondi]] and 1.69% [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as their first language.<ref name="langs">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

[[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the major language. Other languages spoken are [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Banjari language|Banjari]], [[Gondi language|Gondi]], [[Kolami language|Kolami]] and [[Andh language|Andh]], an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] language spoken by 100,000 people.<ref name="ethnoamri">{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Andh: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anr | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> People here speak with the [[Varhadi]] [[dialect]].

==Divisions==
Yavatmal district forms the southeast corner of [[Amravati Division]], which corresponds to the former [[British Raj]] province of [[Berar Province|Berar]]. [[Yavatmal]] city is the administrative headquarters of this district.

Yavatmal district comprises sixteen ''[[tehsil]]s'':
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*[[Arni, Maharashtra|Arni]]
*[[Babhulgaon]]
*[[Darwha]]
*[[Digras]]
*[[Ghatanji]]
*[[Kalamb, Yavatmal|Kalamb]]
*[[Mahagaon, Yavatmal|Mahagaon]]
*[[Maregaon]]
*[[Ner, Yavatmal]]
*[[Kelapur]]
*[[Pusad]]
*[[Ralegaon]]
*[[Umarkhed]]
*[[Wani, Maharashtra|Wani]]
*[[Yavatmal]]
*[[Zari Jamani]]
{{div col end}}
There are seven [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district:
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*[[Digras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Digras]]
*[[Arni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arni (ST)]]
*[[Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pusad]]
*[[Ralegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ralegaon (ST)]]
*[[Umarkhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Umarkhed (SC)]]
*[[Wani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wani]]
*[[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal]]
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Notes:
*Wani and Arni Vidhan Sabha constituencies are part of [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency]].
*Umarkhed Vidhan Sabha constituency is part of [[Hingoli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency]].
*Ralegaon, Digras, Yavatmal and Pusad Vidhan Sabha constituencies are part of [[Yavatmal-Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency]].
}}

==Transport==
Yavatmal City and District has good connectivity of Transport to all major city in India and Maharastra i.e. Nagpur, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nanded, Aurangabad, Amravati, Adilabad, Hyderabad.

National Highway 361 passes through Yavatmal City and district.

Proposed National Highway from Khandwa(MP) to Karanji is passing via Paratwada, Amravati, Yavatmal.
Yavatmal to Amravati route needs to be built newly via Pimpalgaon, Sawar, Dabha(pahur), Rajura, Bankhead as the existing are unnecessarily too long to travel.

Jawaharlal Darda Yavatmal Airport, Bhari, Yavatmal.

Yavatmal-Murtijapur Railway Line (Work in Progress)

Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded Railway Line (Work in Progress)

India's first Broad Gauge Metro will run from Nagpur to Yavatmal

In future Maharashtra's Nagpur or Chandrapur to Pune expressway if propose can be pass via Yavatmal, washim, Lonar, Paithan, Ahmednagar.

=={{anchor|Natural Resources}}Economy==
As Yavatmal is Cotton City [[Jowar]] and [[cotton]] are the main produce of the district, cotton and teakwood the chief exports. Other items exported include [[Lime (mineral)|lime]], wooden furniture and [[orange (fruit)|oranges]]. [[soybean]] crop is an important crop as major soybean plants have come up in the area.

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Yavatmal one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most-backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== {{anchor|Natural Minerals}}Mining ===
The geology of the district is transitional with [[Deccan Traps|Deccan trap rocks]] (lava bed) predominating, displaying characteristic step-like hills and ridges. These have been eroded through in places, exposing older Puranic and Aryan sediments.

=== {{anchor|Forest wealth}}Forestry ===
Forsts are located at Bitargaon, Tipeshwar, Tiwsala and Umbarda. Trees include teak, tendu, hirda, apta and moha, as well as bamboo. Wild-bear, deer, nilgai, sambar, hyena and peacock are among the animals found in the forests. There are wildlife sanctuaries at Tipeshwar and Painganga.Tipeshwar is in way to become Tiger Reserve in India.

=== {{anchor|Culture}}Tourism ===
Arni and Digras tehsils are pilgrimage locations, important for the journeys of Baba Kambalposh R.A. Shrine and Shri Ghantibaba Temple. They also have the Shri Chintamani temple of Kalamb, Ghatanji Maroti Maharaj Yatra and the Shree Datta Jayanti festival at Jambhora Mahur.

Ner tehsil have temple called Shri Fakirji Maharaj Sansthan, Dhanaj Manikwada which is Grade 'B' pilgrimage by Gramvikas Department of Maharashtra State Government.<ref name="fakirjimaharaj.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.fakirjimaharaj.com/ |title=Shri Fakirji Maharaj Sansthan, Dhanaj Manikwada |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025165921/https://fakirjimaharaj.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="lokmat.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lokmat.com/yavatmal/gaurav-ceremony-fakirji-maharaj-institute/|title=फकिरजी महाराज संस्थानचा गौरव सोहळा|date=19 September 2018|website=Lokmat|language=mr}}</ref>

Shree Chintamani Ganesh Temple is at Kalamb on the bank of the Chakravati.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yavatmal.nic.in/mPlaces.htm|title=Yavatmal District Information|language=mr}}</ref>

The district has various entrenched cultures and tribal communities, including the Gond Raja, Gond Pardhan, Kolam, Aandh and Banjara. Various religious fairs take place in the district including:

* Fakirji Maharaj Fair, Dhanaj Manikwada, is a pilgrimage place for both Hindu as well as Muslim people. He was a saint lived 250–300 years back. Temple culture reflects the varkari sampraday. Trust is associated with different social activities. Devotees visit this place on Kartik and Ashadi Yatra. Kanya-bhakar mahaprasad in yatra and Saath Festival is famous in Maharashtra.<ref name="fakirjimaharaj.com" /><ref name="lokmat.com" />
* Shree Chintamani Fair, Kalamb
* The Jambhora and Mahashiv Ratri in Wani, Pusad and Mahagaon
* Shri Rangnaath Swamy, Wani
* Amba Devi, Kelapur
* Baba Kambalposh R.A. Urs/Fair, Arni
* Maroti and Gajanan Maharaj Fair, Ghatanji
* Ghanti Baba chi Yatra, Digras
* [[Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Ambona lake]]
* [[Sahasrakund Waterfall]]
* [[Shri Kshetra Panchmukhi Mahadev Mandir, Hardada]]
* [[Balaji Mandir, Dhanora(Sa)]]

There are also forest locations for tourists and hot springs at Kapeshwar on the banks of Penganga.

==Notable people==
*[[Vasantrao Naik]] - Former & Longest ruling CM of Maharashtra.
*[[Keshav Baliram Hedgewar]], Founding Sarsanghachalak of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]
*[[Aajibai Banarase]], community leader and president of Maharashtra Mandal London.
* [[Vijay Darda]], former MP ([[Rajya Sabha]]), Chairman [[Lokmat|Lokmat media Pvt. Ltd]]
* [[Jambuwantrao Dhote]], politician and founder of [[Vidarbha Janata Congress]]
* [[Nachiket Mor]], banker and National Director for [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]].
* [[Sudhakarrao Naik]], former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]].
* [[Sanjay Rathod]], former Guardian minister Yavatmal
* [[Manikrao Thakare]], former President Maharashtra State Congress Committee
* [[Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar]], former Guardian minister Yavatmal
* [[Wasudev Waman Patankar]], Marathi poet and advocate (1908–1997)
* [[Akash Chikte]], Indian field hockey player
* [[Suryakanta Patil]], Indian politician
* [[Lalit Yadav (Vidarbha cricketer)|Lalit Yadav]], Vidharbha cricketer
* [[Alind Naidu]], Vidharbha cricketer
* [[Ashok Uike]], Former Minister of Tribal Development
* [[Vasant Purke]], Politician and former Minister of Education
* [[Sanjay Deshmukh|Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh]], M.P Yavatmal-Washim & Ex-MLA
* [[Jawaharlal Darda]], Freedom Fighter
* [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] ([[Loknayak Bapuji Aney]] [<nowiki/>[[Padma Vibhushan]]]) Ardent educationist, freedom fighter, statesman, a modern Sanskrit poet and a politician
* [[Rajendra Darda]], Politician
* [[Shivajirao Moghe]], Former Minister of Social Justice in Maharashtra Cabinet
* [[Faheem Hussain]], Pakistani physicist
* [[Harising Nasaru Rathod]], Politician

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://yavatmal.nic.in/ Yavatmal district's official website]

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|North = [[Amravati district]]
|Northeast = [[Wardha district]]
|East = [[Chandrapur district]]
|Southeast = [[Adilabad district]], [[Telangana]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Nanded district]]
|West = [[Washim district]] [[Hingoli district]]
|Northwest =
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Khawaja Muhammad Waseem

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{BLP more footnotes|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Khawaja Muhammad Waseem
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 15 August 2018
| term_end = 14 January 2023
| constituency = [[PP-50 Narowal-V]]
| term_start1 = 29 May 2013
| term_end1 = 31 May 2018
| constituency1 = PP-135 (Narowal-IV)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Narowal]], [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2013–present)
}}

'''Khawaja Muhammad Waseem Butt''' (born 17 April 1969) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 2013 to 2023. He was elected from Constituency PP-135 Narowal-IV in 2013 and from Constituency [[PP-50 Narowal-V]] in 2018 as a candidate of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)|PML-N]].

==Early life and education==
He was born on 17 April 1969 in [[Narowal]] to Khawaja Aman Ullah.<ref name="pap">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/987|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004558/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/987|url-status=dead}}</ref> He completed intermediate level education.<ref name="pap" />

==Professional and political career==
Waseem is a businessman by profession. He began his political career at the grassroots level and was elected as a Councillor of the Municipal Committee Narowal. He later served as the Chairman of the Municipal Committee Narowal and was elected as Tehsil Nazim of Narowal for two consecutive terms.

In the [[2013 Pakistani general election]], he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-135 (Narowal-IV) as a candidate of the PML-N.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|access-date=18 January 2018|work=The News|date=13 May 2013|language=en}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly from PP-50 (Narowal-V) in the [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |access-date=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Cooperatives starting from 17 February 2017. He has represented Pakistan on official and personal visits to countries including [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Germany]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[United Arab Emirates|Dubai]].

==Personal life==
His wife, Samina Waseem, served as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2013, and chaired the Standing Committee on Special Education.<ref>{{cite web|title=DGPR Punjab Profile – Khawaja Muhammad Waseem|url=https://dgpr.punjab.gov.pk/node/35027|access-date=17 July 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of members of the 16th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
*[[List of members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/987 Official Punjab Assembly Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004558/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/987 |date=2018-01-16 }}
* [https://dgpr.punjab.gov.pk/node/35027 DGPR Punjab Profile]
* [https://baitulmaal.punjab.gov.pk/core_team Bait-ul-Maal Team Profile]
* [https://www.politicpk.com/profile-khawaja-muhammad-waseem-mpa-pp-50-narowal/ PoliticPK profile]
* [https://www.diltak.com/khawaja-muhammad-waseem-mpa-of-narowal-contact-no-and-biography/ Diltak Biography]
* [https://www.politicpk.com/pp-50-narowal-election-result-2018-punjab-assembly/ PP-50 Election 2018 Result]
* [https://pakgeography.com/list-of-mpa-punjab-assembly-pakistan-2024/ List of MPAs 2024]
* [https://www.dawn.com/news/1415708 Dawn News Election Coverage]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toyxCIt-0-U Interview on YouTube]
* [https://www.urdupoint.com/politics/constituency/pp-135.html UrduPoint Constituency Profile]
* [https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/uploads/43730.pdf ECP Gazette Notification 2018]
* [https://www.dawn.com/news/1224694 Dawn Report on Punjab MPAs]
* [http://elections.dunyanews.tv/election2024/election_result.php?assembly=punjab Dunya News Election Results 2024]
* [https://tribune.com.pk/story/1479338/pml-n-leaders-gear-welcome Express Tribune - PMLN welcome rally]
* [https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/files/1/Provincial%20Punjab1.pdf ECP Results PDF]

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Aankh Micholi (TV series)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
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| network = [[StarPlus]]
| runtime = 20–22 minutes
| camera = Multi-camera
| num_episodes = 81
| language = Hindi
| country = India
| creative_director = Shweta Vishnoi
| screenplay = Seema Mantri Rahul Patel
| story = Vaishali Naik Surbhi Saral Shruti Tiwari
| writer = Raghuvir Shekhawat
| creator =
| starring = Khushi Dubey Navneet Malik
| producer = Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal Shashi Mittal Jitendra Singla
| director = Jaladh K. Sharma Sonakshi Sumeet Mittal
| editor = Jay B Ghadiali Saurabh Raj Khanna
| opentheme =
| genre = {{plainlist|*Drama}}
| company = [[Shashi Sumeet Productions]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|01|22|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2024|04|23|df=yes}}
| composer =
| cinematography = Ajay Lalta Gupta Vipul Virendra Singh
| related =
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'''''Aankh Micholi''''' ({{translation|Eye Catching}}) is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language television drama series that premiered on 22 January 2024 on [[StarPlus]] and streams digitally on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]. Produced by Shashi Mittal, Sumeet Mittal and Jitendra Singla under [[Shashi Sumeet Productions]], it stars [[Khushi Dubey]] and Navneet Malik.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-18 |title=Khushi Dubey aka Rukmini from Aankh Micholi shares her experience on learning how to shoot, says, "The shooting range activity was something very new for me; it is something I have never done before" |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/khushi-dubey-aka-rukmini-from-aankh-micholi-shares-her-experience-on-learning-how-to-shoot-says-the-shooting-range-activity-was-something-very-new-for-me-it-is-something-i-have-never-done-before/articleshow/106962588.cms |access-date=2024-01-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2024-01-12 |title=Aankh Micholi: Khushi Dubey opens up about the differences between Rukmini and Navneet Malik's Sumedh; says, "They both have their own set of thoughts and differences" : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aankh-micholi-khushi-dubey-opens-differences-rukmini-navneet-maliks-sumedh-says-set-thoughts-differences/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
This story follows the hardships of Rukmini, an IPS aspirant married to a fifth grade pass tea seller Sumedh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-23 |title=Aankh Micholi has taken time to portray what was shown in the promos and that could have caused low ratings: Khushi Dubey |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-show-has-taken-time-to-portray-what-was-shown-in-the-promos-and-that-could-have-caused-low-ratings-for-aankh-micholi-khushi-dubey/articleshow/108728588.cms |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Cast==
===Main===
*[[Khushi Dubey]] as Rukmini Jadeja Thakkar: Vandana and Arvind's elder daughter; Sonal's sister; Malhar's ex-girlfriend; Sumedh's wife (2024)
**Harithi Joshi as young Rukmini Jadeja
*[[Navneet Malik]] as Sumedh Thakkar: Palak and Vijay's son; Kesar's step-son; Malhar, Rupal and Karina's half-brother; Rukmini's husband (2024)
**Vidhaan Sharma as young Sumedh Thakkar

===Recurring===
*[[Hitesh Bharadwaj]] as Malhar Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's son; Rupal and Karina's brother; Sumedh's half-brother; Rukmini's ex-boyfriend (2024)
*[[Bhakti Rathod]] as Kesar Thakkar: Bhaven's sister; Vijay's widow; Malhar, Rupal and Karina's mother; Sumedh's step-mother (2024)
* Alisha Prajapati as Rupal Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's elder daughter; Malhar and Karina's sister; Sumedh's half-sister (2024)
* Suushmita Singh as Prisha: Rachna and Bhaven's younger daughter; Shivani's sister (2024)
* Preetika Chauhan as Shivani Kumar: Rachna and Bhaven's elder daughter; Prisha's sister; Arpit's wife; Pintu, Golu and Pankti's mother (2024)
* Drashti Bhanushali as Karina Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's younger daughter; Malhar and Rupal's sister; Sumedh's half-sister (2024)
* Mridul Kumar Sinha as Arvind Jadeja: Bakula's brother; Vandana's widower; Piyush, Rukmini and Sonal's father (2024)
* Utkarsh Gupta as Piyush Jadeja: Vandana and Arvind's son; Rukmini and Sonal's brother (2024)
* Mahima Mhatre as Sonal Jadeja: Vandana and Arvind's younger daughter; Piyush and Rukmini's sister (2024)
* Chaya Vora as Bakula Jadeja: Arvind's sister (2024)
* Ashish Ratnaparkhi as Sohil (2024)
* Aria Sakaria as Pankti Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's daughter (2024)
* Vaidik Poriya as Pintu Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's elder son (2024)
* Aalok Shaw as Golu Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's younger son (2024)
* Himanshi Jain as Niti: Sumedh's former prospective bride (2024)

==Production==
It was initially rumored that the series would be a new season of the 2011 [[Shashi Sumeet Productions]]' series ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-21 |title=I'm not aware of Diya Aur Baati Hum's new season, maybe they did not have an appropriate role for me: Neelu Vaghela |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/im-not-aware-of-diya-aur-baati-hums-new-season-maybe-they-did-not-have-an-appropriate-role-for-me-neelu-vaghela/articleshow/106185716.cms |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Diya Aur Baati Hum: लौट रहा है दूसरा सीजन? ये सितारे ले सकते हैं दीपिका सिंह और अनस की जगह! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/entertainment/diya-aur-baati-hum-second-season-coming-soon-navneet-malik-ashish-dixit-can-replace-deepika-singh-anas-rashid/2022506 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://m.imdb.com/title/tt31014169/ ''Aankh Micholi''] on [[IMDb]]
{{StarPlus Shows}}

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Nandangarh stupa

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{{Infobox religious building
| building_name = Nandangarh stupa
|native_name =
| image = File:Nandan Gadh Stupa Champaran Lauria.jpg
| image_size = 250
|alt =
|caption = The stupa at Nandangarh
| map_type = India
| map_size = 250
| map_relief = yes
| map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| location = {{flagicon|India}} [[Lauria Nandangarh]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|26|59|54.52|N|84|24|30.52|E|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]]
| sect =
| architecture_type = [[Stupa]]
| architecture_style = [[Buddhist architecture|Buddhist]]
| year_completed = c. 3rd century BCE
| height_max =
| materials = Brick
| functional_status = Preserved
| administration = [[Maurya Empire]]
|length =
|width =
}}
'''Nandangarh stupa''' is an ancient colossal stupa located near the town of [[Lauria Nandangarh]] in [[West Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. Archaeologists have identified five phases of development in the stupa with the earliest stage dating back to the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan period]] around the third-century BCE and later alterations being made around the first century BCE.<ref name=Sen2015>{{cite journal |last1=SEN |first1=JOYANTO K |title=The Colossal Stupa at Nandangarh: ITS Reconstruction and Significance |journal=Artibus Asiae |date=2015 |volume=75 |issue=2 |pages=179–220 |doi=10.61342/ZKKG6734 |jstor=24913608 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24913608|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="de Leeuw">{{cite journal |last1=van Lohuizen-de Leeuw |first1=J. E. |title=South-East Asian Architecture and the Stūpa of Nandangaṛh |journal=Artibus Asiae |date=1956 |volume=19 |jstor=3248765 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3248765}}</ref>

==History==
The stupa of Nandangarh was first excavated in 1935 and 1936 by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] under the guidance of NG Majumdar and A Ghosh.<ref name= Sen2015 /> The site itself was however noticed by [[Alexander Cunningham]] in 1861 although he initially believed the mound to have been a fort of some kind. Other archaeological finds are noted in the vicinity of the stupa including an [[Pillars of Ashoka|Ashokan pillar]] as well as other mounds which resemble the shape of a [[stupa]].<ref name="Kaushik">{{cite book|last1=Kaushik|first1=Garima|title=Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia: Rediscovering the Invisible Believers|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-32939-8|page=27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoCPCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Pande|first1=Govind Chandra|title=India's Interaction with Southeast Asia|date=2006|publisher=Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture|isbn=978-81-87586-24-1|page=419|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dnVuAAAAMAAJ|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wba-EZhZcfgC
|title=An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology
|publisher=BRILL
|date=1990
|isbn=90-04-09264-1
|access-date=2012-12-28
}}</ref>

As was the custom of Buddhists in India at the time, the stupa itself was later enlarged upon in the following centuries with the earliest phase of the stupa being dated to the 3rd century BCE and later alterations and enlargements continuing until at least the 1st century BCE.<ref name="de Leeuw"/>

==Description==
The stupa has a height of 25 metres and a width of 153 metres. It is composed of six terraces and three procession paths.<ref name="de Leeuw"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Ānanda

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{{short description|Attendant of the Buddha and main figure in First Buddhist Council}}
{{redirect|Ananda}}
{{Infobox religious biography
|name = Ānanda
|other_names = Videhamuni; Dhamma-bhaṇḍāgārika ('Treasurer of the [[Dharma (Buddhism)|Dhamma]]')
|honorific-prefix = Venerable, the Elder (Thera)
|image= Head of the Disciple Ananda, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, South Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05697.JPG
|alt= Sculpture of head of smiling monk with East Asian traits, part of limestone sculpture
|caption = Head of Ānanda, once part of a limestone sculpture from the northern [[Xiangtangshan Caves]]. [[Northern Qi]] dynasty, 550{{en dash}}577 CE.
|birth_place = [[Kapilavastu (ancient city)|Kapilavatthu]]
|birth_date=5th{{en dash}}4th century BCE
|death_place = On the river [[Rohni River|Rohīni]] near [[Vesali|Vesālī]], or the Ganges
|death_date = 20 years after [[parinibbana|the Buddha's death]]
|religion = Buddhism
|known_for = Being an attendant of the Buddha (''aggupaṭṭhāyaka'');{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}} powers of memory; compassion to women
|teacher = The Buddha; [[Puṇṇa Mantānīputta]]
|initiator = Daśabāla Kāśyapa or Belaṭṭhasīsa
|initiation_date= 20th (Mūlasarvāstivāda) or 2nd (other traditions) year of the Buddha's ministry
|initiation_place = [[Nigrodharama|Nigrodhārāma]] or Anupiya, [[Malla (tribe)|Malla]]
|students = Majjhantika; [[Shanavasa|Sāṇavāsī]], etc.
|parents= King Śuklodana or King Amitodana; Queen Mrgī ([[Agama (Buddhism)|Sanskrit traditions]])
|title = Patriarch of the Dharma (Sanskrit traditions)
|consecration = Mahākassapa

|predecessor = Mahākassapa

|successor = Majjhantika or Sāṇavāsī
}}

'''Ānanda''' ([[Pali]] and [[Sanskrit]]: आनंद; 5th{{en dash}}4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] and one of his [[the ten principal disciples|ten principal disciples]]. Among the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the best memory. Most of the [[sutra|texts]] of the early Buddhist ''[[Sutta Pitaka|Sutta-Piṭaka]]'' ({{Langx|pi|सुत्त पिटक}}; {{langx|sa|सूत्र-पिटक}}, ''Sūtra-Piṭaka'') are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the [[First Buddhist Council]]. For that reason, he is known as the '''Treasurer of the Dhamma''', with ''[[Dhamma]]'' ({{langx|sa|धर्म}}, ''dharma'') referring to the Buddha's teaching. In [[Early Buddhist Texts]], Ānanda was the first cousin of the Buddha. Although the early texts do not agree on many parts of Ānanda's early life, they do agree that Ānanda was ordained as a monk and that [[Puṇṇa Mantānīputta]] ({{langx|sa|पूर्ण मैत्रायणीपुत्र}}, Pūrṇa Maitrāyaṇīputra) became his teacher. Twenty years in the Buddha's ministry, Ānanda became the attendant of the Buddha, when the Buddha selected him for this task. Ānanda performed his duties with great devotion and care, and acted as an intermediary between the Buddha and the laypeople, as well as the ''[[saṅgha]]'' ({{langx|sa|संघ|translit=saṃgha|lit=monastic community}}). He accompanied the Buddha for the rest of his life, acting not only as an assistant, but also as a secretary and a mouthpiece.

Scholars are skeptical about the historicity of many events in Ānanda's life, especially the First Council, and consensus about this has yet to be established. A traditional account can be drawn from early texts, [[atthakatha|commentaries]], and [[post-canonical Buddhist texts|post-canonical chronicles]]. Ānanda had an important role in establishing the order of ''[[bhikkhuni|bhikkhunīs]]'' ({{langx|sa|भिक्षुणी|translit=bhikṣuṇī|link=no |lit=female mendicant}}), when he requested the Buddha on behalf of the latter's foster-mother [[Mahapajapati|Mahāpajāpati Gotamī]] ({{langx|sa|महाप्रजापती गौतमी}}, ''Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī'') to allow her to be ordained. Ānanda also accompanied the Buddha in the last year of his life, and therefore was witness to many tenets and principles that the Buddha conveyed before his death, including the well-known principle that the Buddhist community should take his teaching and discipline as their refuge, and that he would not appoint a new leader. The final period of the Buddha's life also shows that Ānanda was very much attached to the Buddha's person, and he saw the Buddha's passing with great sorrow.

Shortly after the Buddha's death, the First Council was convened, and Ānanda managed to attain [[enlightenment (Buddhism)|enlightenment]] just before the council started, which was a requirement. He had a historical role during the council as the living memory of the Buddha, reciting many of the Buddha's discourses and checking them for accuracy. During the same council, however, he was chastised by [[Mahakassapa|Mahākassapa]] ({{langx|sa|महाकाश्यप}}, ''Mahākāśyapa'') and the rest of the ''saṅgha'' for allowing women to be ordained and failing to understand or respect the Buddha at several crucial moments. Ānanda continued to teach until the end of his life, passing on his spiritual heritage to his pupils [[Shanavasa|Sāṇavāsī]] ({{langx|sa|शाणकवासी}}, ''Śāṇakavāsī'') and Majjhantika ({{langx|sa|मध्यान्तिक}}, ''Madhyāntika''), among others, who later assumed leading roles in the [[Second Buddhist Council|Second]] and [[Third Buddhist Council|Third Councils]]. Ānanda died 20 years after the Buddha, and ''[[stūpa]]s'' (monuments) were erected at the river where he died.

Ānanda is one of the most loved figures in Buddhism. He was widely known for his memory, erudition and compassion, and was often praised by the Buddha for these matters. He functioned as a [[foil (literature)|foil]] to the Buddha, however, in that he still had worldly attachments and was not yet enlightened, as opposed to the Buddha. In the [[agama (Buddhism)|Sanskrit textual traditions]], Ānanda is considered the patriarch of the Dhamma who stood in a spiritual lineage, receiving the teaching from Mahākassapa and passing them on to his own pupils. Ānanda has been honored by ''bhikkhunīs'' since early medieval times for his merits in establishing the nun's order. In recent times, the composer [[Richard Wagner]] and Indian poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]] were inspired by stories about Ānanda in their work.

== Name ==
The word ''ānanda'' (आनंद) means 'bliss, joy' in Pāli and in Sanskrit.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}}<ref name="Larson">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Larson |first1=Paul |editor1-last=Leeming |editor1-first=David A. |editor2-last=Madden |editor2-first=Kathryn |editor3-last=Marlan |editor3-first=Stanton |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion |title=Ananda |publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] |isbn=978-0-387-71802-6 |page=35}}</ref> Pāli [[Atthakatha|commentaries]] explain that when Ānanda was born, his relatives were joyous about this. Texts from the [[Mūlasarvāstivāda]] tradition, however, state that since Ānanda was born on the day of the Buddha's enlightenment, there was great rejoicing in the city{{em dash}}hence the name.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}}

== Accounts ==
=== Previous lives ===
According to the texts, in a previous life, Ānanda made an aspiration to become a [[Buddha (title)|Buddha]]'s attendant. He made this aspiration in the time of a previous Buddha called [[Padumuttara]], many [[kalpa (aeon)|eons]] ({{langx|pi|kappa|italic=yes |link=no}}, Sanskrit: {{Transliteration|sa|kalpa}}) before the present age. He met the attendant of Padumuttara Buddha and aspired to be like him in a future life. After having done many [[merit (Buddhism)|good deeds]], he made his resolution known to the Padumuttara Buddha, who confirmed that his wish will come true in a future life. After having been [[samsara|born and reborn]] throughout many lifetimes, and doing many good deeds, he was born as Ānanda in the time of the [[Gautama Buddha|current Buddha Gotama]].{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}

=== Early life ===
[[File:Mahajanapadas (c. 500 BCE).png|thumb|Map of India, {{circa}} 500 BCE |alt=Map of India with names of major areas |upright=1.4]]

Ānanda was born in the same time period as the Buddha (formerly Prince Siddhattha), which scholars place at 5th{{en dash}}4th centuries BCE.<ref name="Sarao">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Sarao |first1=K. T. S. |editor1-last=Jestice |editor1-first=Phyllis G. |encyclopedia=Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |title=Ananda |isbn=1-85109-649-3 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aWXWtAEACAAJ}}</ref> Tradition says that Ānanda was the first cousin of the Buddha,<ref name="Powers">{{cite book |last1=Powers |first1=John |author-link=John Powers (academic) |title=A Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism |date=2013 |publisher=[[Oneworld Publications]] |isbn=978-1-78074-476-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZycAwAAQBAJ |chapter=Ānanda}}</ref> his father being the brother of [[Suddhodana]] ({{langx |sa|Śuddhodana|link=no}}), the Buddha's father.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}} In the Pāli and Mūlasarvāstivāda textual traditions, his father was Amitodana ({{langx|sa|Amṛtodana|link=no}}), but the ''[[Mahavastu|Mahāvastu]]'' states that his father was Śuklodana{{em dash}}both are brothers of Suddhodana.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}} The Mahāvastu also mentions that Ānanda's mother's name was Mṛgī (Sanskrit; lit. 'little deer'; Pāli is unknown).{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}} The Pāli tradition has it that Ānanda was born on the same day as Prince Siddhatta ({{langx|sa|Siddhārtha|link=no}}),{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} but texts from the Mūlasarvāstivāda and subsequent [[Mahāyāna]] traditions state Ānanda was born at the same time the Buddha attained [[enlightenment (Buddhism)|enlightenment]] (when Prince Siddhattha was 35 years old), and was therefore much younger than the Buddha.<ref name="Mohr" />{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}} The latter tradition is corroborated by several instances in the Early Buddhist Texts, in which Ānanda appears younger than the Buddha, such as the passage in which the Buddha explained to Ānanda how old age was affecting him in body and mind.<ref name="Mohr" /> It is also corroborated by a verse in the Pāli text called ''[[Theragatha|Theragāthā]]'', in which Ānanda stated he was a "learner" (''sekha'') for 25 years, after which he attended to the Buddha for another 25 years.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}}{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |p=85}}[[File:Buddhist monk 2, probably Ananda, China, probably Shanxi province, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD, sandstone, remains of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09383.JPG|alt=Statue of East Asian monk holding hands in front of belly|thumb|Chinese statue, identified as likely being Ānanda]]Following the [[Pāli Canon|Pāli]], [[Mahisasaka|Mahīśasaka]] and [[Dharmaguptaka]] textual traditions, Ānanda [[pabbajja|became a monk]] in the second year of the Buddha's ministry, during the Buddha's visit to Kapilavatthu ({{langx|sa|Kapilavastu|link=no}}). He was [[upasampada|ordained]] by the Buddha himself, together with many other princes of [[Sakiya|the Buddha's clan]] ({{langx|pi|Sākiya|link=no}}, {{langx|sa|Śākya|link=no}}),{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}<ref name="Mohr" /> in the mango grove called Anupiya, part of [[Malla (tribe)|Malla]] territory.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}} According to a text from the [[Mahāsaṅghika]] tradition, King Suddhodana wanted the Buddha to have more followers of the ''[[ksatriya|khattiya]]'' caste ({{langx|sa|kṣatriyaḥ|italic=yes|link=no|lit=warrior-noble, member of the ruling class}}), and less from the [[brahmin]] (priest) caste. He therefore ordered that any ''khattiya'' who had a brother to follow the Buddha as a monk, or have his brother do so. Ānanda used this opportunity, and asked his brother [[Devadatta]] to stay at home, so that he could leave for the monkhood.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bareau |first1=André |author-link1=André Bareau |title=Les débuts de la prédication du Buddha selon l'Ekottara-Āgama |trans-title=The Beginning of the Buddha's Ministry According to the [[Ekottara Āgama]] |journal=[[Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient|Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient]] |date=1988 |volume=77 |issue=1 |page=94 |doi=10.3406/befeo.1988.1742 |language=fr}}</ref> The later timeline from the Mūlasarvāstivāda texts and the Pāli ''Theragāthā'', however, have Ānanda ordain much later, about twenty-five years before the [[parinibbana|Buddha's death]]{{em dash}}in other words, twenty years in the Buddha's ministry.<ref name="Mohr" />{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=529}} Some Sanskrit sources have him ordain even later.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=530}} The Mūlasarvāstivāda texts on [[Vinaya|monastic discipline]] (Pāli and {{langx|sa|Vinaya|italic=yes |link=no}}) relate that soothsayers predicted Ānanda would be the Buddha's attendant. In order to prevent Ānanda from leaving the palace to ordain, his father brought him to [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vesālī]] ({{langx|sa|Vaiśālī|link=no}}) during the Buddha's visit to Kapilavatthu, but later the Buddha met and taught Ānanda nonetheless.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |pp=529{{en dash}}30}} On a similar note, the Mahāvastu relates, however, that Mṛgī was initially opposed to Ānanda joining the holy life, because his brother Devadatta had already ordained and left the palace. Ānanda responded to his mother's resistance by moving to Videha ({{langx|sa|Vaideha|link=no}}) and lived there, taking a vow of silence. This led him to gain the epithet Videhamuni ({{langx|sa|Vaidehamuni|link=no}}), meaning 'the silent wise one from Videha'.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |pp=529{{en dash}}30}} When Ānanda did become ordained, his father had him ordain in Kapilavatthu in the [[Nigrodharama|Nigrodhārāma]] monastery ({{langx|sa|Niyagrodhārāma|link=no}}) with much ceremony, Ānanda's [[upajjhaya (Buddhism)|preceptor]] ({{langx|pi|upajjhāya|italic=yes |link=no}}; Sanskrit: {{Transliteration|sa|upādhyāya}}) being a certain Daśabāla Kāśyapa.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |pp=529{{en dash}}30}}

According to the Pāli tradition, Ānanda's first teachers were Belaṭṭhasīsa and [[Puṇṇa Mantānīputta]]. It was Puṇṇa's teaching that led Ānanda to attain the stage of ''[[sotāpanna]]'' ({{langx|sa|śrotāpanna|italic=yes |link=no}}), an attainment preceding that of enlightenment. Ānanda later expressed his debt to Puṇṇa.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |p=35}} Another important figure in the life of Ānanda was [[Sāriputta]] ({{langx|sa|Śāriputra|link=no}}), one of the Buddha's main disciples. Sāriputta often taught Ānanda about the finer points of Buddhist doctrine;{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pp=371{{en dash}}2}} they were in the habit of sharing things with one another, and their relationship is described as a good friendship.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=533}} In some Mūlasarvāstivāda texts, an attendant of Ānanda is also mentioned who helped motivate Ānanda when he was banned from the [[First Buddhist Council]]. He was a "Vajjiputta" ({{langx|sa|Vṛjjiputra|link=no}}), i.e. someone who originated from the [[Vajjika League|Vajji]] confederacy.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}} According to later texts, an enlightened monk also called Vajjiputta ({{langx|sa|Vajraputra|link=no}}) had an important role in Ānanda's life. He listened to a teaching of Ānanda and realized that Ānanda was not enlightened yet. Vajjiputta encouraged Ānanda to talk less to laypeople and deepen his meditation practice by retreating in the forest, advice that very much affected Ānanda.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Vajraputra}}{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=372}}

=== Attending to the Buddha ===
[[File:MET 60 76.jpg|left|thumb |18th-century Burmese sculpture of Ānanda |alt=Wooden sculpture of monk sitting in a mermaid pose, reclining |upright]]

In the first twenty years of the Buddha's ministry, the Buddha had several personal attendants.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} However, after these twenty years, when the Buddha was aged 55,<ref name="Higham" />{{refn |group=note |According to [[Mūlasarvāstivāda]] tradition, the Buddha was 50.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=530}}}} the Buddha announced that he had need for a permanent attendant.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}} The Buddha had been growing older, and his previous attendants had not done their job very well.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} Initially, several of the Buddha's foremost disciples responded to his request, but the Buddha did not accept them. All the while Ānanda remained quiet. When he was asked why, he said that the Buddha would know best whom to choose, upon which the Buddha responded by choosing Ānanda.{{refn|group=note |According to the Mūlasarvāstivāda tradition, Ānanda was born at the same time the Buddha became enlightened, and was therefore younger than the other leading disciples. The reason that the other disciples were not chosen may be because they were too old for the task.<ref name="Mohr" />}} Ānanda agreed to take on the position, on the condition that he did not receive any material benefits from the Buddha.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}}{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} Accepting such benefits would open him up to criticism that he chose the position because of ulterior motives. He also requested that the Buddha allow him to accept invitations on his behalf, allow him to ask questions about his doctrine, and repeat any teaching that the Buddha had taught in Ānanda's absence.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}}{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} These requests would help people trust Ānanda and show that the Buddha was sympathetic to his attendant.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} Furthermore, Ānanda considered these the real advantages of being an attendant, which is why he requested them.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}}

The Buddha agreed to Ānanda's conditions, and Ānanda became the Buddha's attendant, accompanying the Buddha on most of his wanderings. Ānanda took care of the Buddha's daily practical needs, by doing things such as bringing water and cleaning the [[Gandha Kuṭī|Buddha's dwelling place]]. He is depicted as observant and devoted, even guarding the dwelling place at night.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} Ānanda takes the part of [[Interlocutor (linguistics)|interlocutor]] in many of the recorded dialogues.<ref name="EB1911" /> He tended the Buddha for a total of 25 years,<ref name="Powers" />{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} a duty which entailed much work.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=376}} His relationship with the Buddha is depicted as warm and trusting:<ref name="Mcneill">{{cite book |last1=Mcneill |first1=William |title=Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History |edition=2nd |date=2011 |publisher=[[Berkshire Publishing Group]] |isbn=978-1-61472-904-4 |page=270 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PpdgrgEACAAJ}}</ref>{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=375}} when the Buddha grew ill, Ānanda had a sympathetic illness;{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} when the Buddha grew older, Ānanda kept taking care of him with devotion.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}}

Ānanda sometimes literally risked his life for his teacher. At one time, the rebellious monk Devadatta tried to kill the Buddha by having a drunk and wild elephant released in the Buddha's presence. Ānanda stepped in front of the Buddha to protect him. When the Buddha told him to move, he refused, although normally he always obeyed the Buddha.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} Through a [[ṛddhi|supernatural accomplishment]] ({{langx|pi|iddhi|link=no}}; {{langx|sa|ṛiddhi|link=no}}) the Buddha then moved Ānanda aside and subdued the elephant, by touching it and speaking to it with [[mettā|loving-kindness]].{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/n/naalaagiri.htm Nālāgiri]}}

Ānanda often acted as an intermediary and secretary, passing on messages from the Buddha, informing the Buddha of news, invitations, or the needs of lay people, and advising lay people who wanted to provide gifts to the ''saṅgha''.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}<ref name="Bodhi">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Bodhi |first1=Bhikkhu |author-link1=Bhikkhu Bodhi |editor1-last=Johnston |editor1-first=William M. |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Monasticism |date=2013 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=Early Buddhist Disciples |isbn=978-1-136-78716-4 |page=389 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iepJAgAAQBAJ}}</ref> At one time, [[Mahapajapati|Mahāpajāpatī]], the Buddha's foster-mother, requested to offer robes for personal use for the Buddha. She said that even though she had raised the Buddha in his youth, she never gave anything in person to the young prince; she now wished to do so. The Buddha initially insisted that she give the robe to the community as a whole rather than to be attached to his person. However, Ānanda interceded and mediated, suggesting that the Buddha had better accept the robe. Eventually the Buddha did, but not without pointing out to Ānanda that good deeds like [[dāna|giving]] should always be done for the sake of the action itself, not for the sake of the person.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=387}}

[[File:Wat Tham Khao Rup Chang - 065 47 pu tuo ye pu tuo ye (14663856064).jpg|thumb |Sculpture of Ānanda from Wat Khao Rup Chang, [[Songkhla]], Thailand |alt=Sculpture of a monk with East Asian traits, holding an alms bowl. |upright]]

The texts say that the Buddha sometimes asked Ānanda to substitute for him as teacher,{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |p=18}}{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=368}} and was often praised by the Buddha for his teachings.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=377}} Ānanda was often given important teaching roles, such as regularly teaching Queen [[Mallikā (Buddhist figure)|Mallikā]], Queen [[Samavati|Sāmāvatī]], ({{langx|sa|Śyāmāvatī|link=no}}) and other people from the ruling class.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mallikā; Śyāmāvatī}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bailey |first1=Greg |last2=Mabbett |first2=Ian |title=The Sociology of Early Buddhism |date=2003 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-511-06296-4 |page=28 |url=http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_sociology_of_early_buddhism_baileymabbett.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215105731/http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_sociology_of_early_buddhism_baileymabbett.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Once Ānanda taught a number of King [[Udayana (king)|Udena]] ({{langx|sa|Udayana|link=no}})'s concubines. They were so impressed by Ānanda's teaching, that they gave him five hundred robes, which Ānanda accepted. Having heard about this, King Udena criticized Ānanda for being greedy; Ānanda responded by explaining how every single robe was carefully used, reused and recycled by the monastic community, prompting the king to offer another five hundred robes.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pp=389{{en dash}}90}} Ānanda also had a role in the Buddha's visit to [[Vaishali (ancient city)#Visits of the Buddha to Vaiśālī|Vesālī]]. In this story, the Buddha taught the well-known text ''[[Ratana Sutta]]'' to Ānanda, which Ānanda then recited in Vesālī, ridding the city from illness, drought and evil spirits in the process.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ratanasutta}} Another well-known passage in which the Buddha taught Ānanda is the passage about [[kalyanamitta|spiritual friendship]] ({{langx|pi|kalyāṇamittata|italic=yes |link=no}}). In this passage, Ānanda stated that spiritual friendship is half of the holy life; the Buddha corrected Ānanda, stating that such friendship is the entire holy life.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Bodhi |first1=Bhikkhu |author-link1=Bhikkhu Bodhi |editor1-last=Johnston |editor1-first=William M. |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Monasticism |date=2013 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=Discourses |isbn=978-1-136-78716-4 |page=394 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iepJAgAAQBAJ}}</ref>{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |page=12}} In summary, Ānanda worked as an assistant, intermediary and a mouthpiece, helping the Buddha in many ways, and learning his teachings in the process.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pp=375, 377}}

==== Resisting temptations ====
Ānanda was attractive in appearance.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} A Pāli account related that a ''[[bhikkhuni|bhikkhunī]]'' (nun) became enamored with Ānanda, and pretended to be ill to have Ānanda visit her. When she realized the error of her ways, she confessed her mistakes to Ānanda.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Attwood |first1=Jayarava |title=Did King Ajātasattu Confess to the Buddha, and did the Buddha Forgive Him? |journal=Journal of Buddhist Ethics |date=1 January 2008 |page=286 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242321681 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044821/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242321681 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 September 2018 |issn=1076-9005}}</ref> Other accounts relate that a [[chandala|low-caste]] woman called Prakṛti (also known in China as {{zh|t=[[:zh:摩登伽女|摩登伽女]]|p=Módēngqiénǚ|labels=no}}) fell in love with Ānanda, and persuaded her mother Mātaṅgī to use a black magic spell to enchant him. This succeeded, and Ānanda was lured into her house, but came to his senses and called upon the help of the Buddha. The Buddha then taught Prakṛti to reflect on the [[asubha|repulsive qualities]] of the human body, and eventually Prakṛti was ordained as a ''bhikkhunī'', giving up her attachment for Ānanda.{{sfn |Ambros |2016 |pages=243{{en dash}}4}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Liz |title=Charming Cadavers: Horrific Figurations of the Feminine in Indian Buddhist Hagiographic Literature |date=1996 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |isbn=978-0-226-90054-4 |pages=107{{en dash}}8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rTwdkBXBz7sC}}</ref> In an East Asian version of the story in the ''[[Śūraṅgama Sūtra|Śūraṃgama sūtra]]'', the Buddha sent [[Manjusri|Mañjuśrī]] to help Ānanda, who used [[dharani|recitation]] to counter the magic charm. The Buddha then continued by teaching Ānanda and other listeners about the [[Buddha nature]].{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Śūraṅgamasūtra}}

=== Establishing the nun's order ===
[[File:唐彩繪石雕阿難陀像（石灰岩）-Monk, probably Ananda (Anantuo) MET DP170269.jpg|thumb|8th-century Chinese limestone sculpture of Ānanda|alt=Colored limestone sculpture of monk holding an unidentified object|upright]]
{{See also|Bhikkhuni#History}}

In the role of mediator between the Buddha and the lay communities, Ānanda sometimes made suggestions to the Buddha for amendments in the monastic discipline.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pp=379{{en dash}}80}} Most importantly, the early texts attribute the inclusion of women in the early ''[[saṅgha]]'' (monastic order) to Ānanda.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Violatti |first1=Cristian |title=Siddhartha Gautama |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825002210/http://www.ancient.eu/Siddhartha_Gautama |archive-date=25 August 2014 |url-status=live |website=[[World History Encyclopedia]] |access-date=29 August 2018 |date=9 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Fifteen years after the Buddha's enlightenment, his foster mother Mahāpajāpatī came to see him to ask him to be ordained as the first Buddhist ''bhikkhunī''. Initially, the Buddha refused this. Five years later, Mahāpajāpatī came to request the Buddha again, this time with a following of other Sākiya women, including the Buddha's former wife [[Yasodhara|Yasodharā]] ({{langx|sa|Yaśodarā|link=no}}). They had walked {{convert |500 |km |mile}}, looked dirty, tired and depressed, and Ānanda felt pity for them. Ānanda therefore confirmed with the Buddha whether women could become enlightened as well. Although the Buddha conceded this, he did not allow the Sākiya women to be ordained yet. Ānanda then discussed with the Buddha how Mahāpajāpatī took care of him during his childhood, after the death of [[Maya (mother of Buddha)|his real mother]].{{sfn |Ambros |2016 |page=241}}{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |page=862}} Ānanda also mentioned that [[list of Buddhas|previous Buddhas]] had also ordained ''bhikkhunīs''.<ref name="Powers 2015" />{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |pp=872{{en dash}}3}} In the end, the Buddha allowed the Sākiya women to be ordained, being the start of the ''bhikkhunī'' order.{{sfn |Ambros |2016 |page=241}} Ānanda had Mahāpajāpati ordained by her acceptance of a set of rules, set by the Buddha. These came to be known as [[Eight Garudhammas|the ''garudhamma'']], and they describe the subordinate relation of the ''bhikkhunī'' community to that of the ''[[bhikkhus]]'' or monks.{{sfn |Hinüber |2007 |pages=230{{en dash}}1}}{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |page=862}} Scholar of Asian religions Reiko Ohnuma argues that the debt the Buddha had toward his foster-mother Mahāpajāpati may have been the main reason for his concessions with regard to the establishment of a ''bhikkhunī'' order.{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |p=871}}

Many scholars interpret this account to mean that the Buddha was reluctant in allowing women to be ordained, and that Ānanda successfully persuaded the Buddha to change his mind. For example, Indologist and translator [[I.B. Horner]] wrote that "this is the only instance of his [the Buddha] being over-persuaded in argument".{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |p=865}} However, some scholars interpret the Buddha's initial refusal rather as a test of resolve, following a widespread pattern in the [[Pāli Canon]] and in monastic procedure of repeating a request three times before final acceptance.<ref name="Krey" />{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |page=865 n.9}} Some also argue that the Buddha was believed by Buddhists to be [[omniscience#Buddhism|omniscient]], and therefore is unlikely to have been depicted as changing his mind. Other scholars argue that other passages in the texts indicate the Buddha intended all along to establish a ''bhikkhunī'' order.{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |page=865}} Regardless, during the acceptance of women into the monastic order, the Buddha told Ānanda that the [[Buddha's Dispensation]] would last shorter because of this.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Jerryson |first1=Michael |editor1-last=Juergensmeier |editor1-first=Mark |editor2-last=Kitts |editor2-first=Margo |editor3-last=Jerryson |editor3-first=Michael |encyclopedia=The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |title=Buddhist Traditions and Violence |isbn=978-0-19-975999-6|year=2013 }}</ref>{{sfn |Hinüber |2007 |pages=230{{en dash}}1}} At the time, the Buddhist monastic order consisted of wandering celibate males, without many monastic institutions. Allowing women to join the Buddhist celibate life might have led to dissension, as well as temptation between the sexes.{{sfn |Powers |2007 |page=53}} The ''garudhamma'', however, were meant to fix these problems, and prevent the dispensation from being curtailed.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Journal of Buddhist Studies, Chulalongkorn University |volume=16 |issue=3 |year=2009 |script-title=th:ปัญหาการตีความพระพุทธตำรัสต่อพระอานนท์หลังการบวชของพระนางมหาปชาบดีโคตมี |language=th |trans-title=Problems in Interpreting the Buddha's Words to Ven. Ānanda after Ven. Mahāpajāpati Gotamī's Ordination |first=Krisana |last=Raksachom |url=http://www.cubs.chula.ac.th/images/journal_Thai/v16_3.pdf#page=88 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/72quttCbc?url=http://www.cubs.chula.ac.th/images/journal_Thai/v16_3.pdf#page=88 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |page=88 |access-date=22 September 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

[[File:Chinese Bhiksuni Taiwan Vesak Festival.jpeg|upright|thumb |The early texts attribute the inclusion of women in the early monastic order to Ānanda. |alt=Taiwanese nun|left ]]

There are some chronological discrepancies in the traditional account of the setting up of the ''bhikkhunī'' order. According to the Pāli and Mahīśasaka textual traditions, the ''bhikkhunī'' order was set up five years after the Buddha's enlightenment, but, according to most textual traditions, Ānanda only became attendant twenty years after the Buddha's enlightenment.<ref name="Krey" /> Furthermore, Mahāpajāpati was the Buddha's foster mother, and must therefore have been considerably older than him. However, after the ''bhikkhunī'' order was established, Mahāpajāpati still had many audiences with the Buddha, as reported in Pāli and Chinese Early Buddhist Texts. Because of this and other reasons, it could be inferred that establishment of the ''bhikkhunī'' order actually took place ''early'' in the Buddha's ministry. If this is the case, Ānanda's role in establishing the order becomes less likely.<ref name="Mohr" /> Some scholars therefore interpret the names in the account, such as ''Ānanda'' and ''Mahāpajāpati'', as symbols, representing groups rather than specific individuals.<ref name="Krey">{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Krey |first1=Gisela |editor1-last=Mohr |editor1-first=Thea |editor2-last=Tsedroen |editor2-first=Jampa |encyclopedia=Dignity and Discipline: Reviving Full Ordination for Buddhist Nuns |date=2014 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]] |title=Some Remarks on the Status of Nuns and Laywomen in Early Buddhism |isbn=978-0-86171-830-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qy8qAwAAQBAJ}}</ref>

According to the texts, Ānanda's role in founding the ''bhikkhunī'' order made him popular with the ''bhikkhunī'' community. Ānanda often taught ''bhikkhunīs'',{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}}{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=384}} often encouraged women to ordain, and when he was criticized by the monk [[Mahakassapa|Mahākassapa]], several ''bhikkhunīs'' tried to defend him.{{sfn |Ambros |2016 |page=209}}{{sfn |Hinüber |2007 |pages=233{{en dash}}4}} According to Indologist [[Oskar von Hinüber]], Ānanda's pro-''bhikkhunī'' attitude may well be the reason why there was frequent discussion between Ānanda and Mahākassapa, eventually leading Mahākasapa to charge Ānanda with several [[apatti (Buddhist monastic discipline)|offenses]] during the First Buddhist Council. Von Hinüber further argues that the establishment of the ''bhikkhunī'' order may have well been initiated by Ānanda {{em|after}} the Buddha's death, and the introduction of Mahāpajāpati as the person requesting to do so is merely a literary device to connect the ordination of women with the person of the Buddha, through his foster mother. Von Hinüber concludes this based on several patterns in the early texts, including the apparent distance between the Buddha and the ''bhikkhunī'' order, and the frequent discussions and differences of opinion that take place between Ānanda and Mahākassapa.{{sfn |Hinüber |2007 |pages=235{{en dash}}7}} Some scholars have seen merits in von Hinüber's argument with regard to the pro- and anti-factions,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ohnuma |first=Reiko |year= 2013 |title=Bad Nun: Thullanandā in Pāli Canonical and Commentarial Sources |journal=Journal of Buddhist Ethics |volume=20 |url=http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/files/2013/03/Ohnuma-Bad-Nun-Jan2013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213154/http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/files/2013/03/Ohnuma-Bad-Nun-Jan2013.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=live |page=51}}</ref>{{sfn |Findly |1992 |pages=253{{en dash}}4}} but as of 2017, no definitive evidence has been found for the theory of establishment of the ''bhikkhuni'' order after the Buddha's death.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Muldoon-Hules |first1=Karen |title=Brides of the Buddha: Nuns' Stories from the Avadanasataka |date=2017 |publisher=[[Lexington Books]] |isbn=978-1-4985-1146-9 |page=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SwglDwAAQBAJ}}</ref> Buddhist studies scholar [[Bhikkhu Analayo|Bhikkhu Anālayo]] has responded to most of von Hinuber's arguments, writing: "Besides requiring too many assumptions, this hypothesis conflicts with nearly 'all the evidence preserved in the texts together'",{{refn |group=note |Anālayo cites von Hinüber with this phrase.}} arguing that it was monastic discipline that created a distance between the Buddha and the ''bhikkhunīs'', and even so, there were many places in the early texts where the Buddha did address ''bhikkhunīs'' directly.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Anālayo |first=Bhikkhu |author-link=Bhikkhu Analayo |year=2008 |title=Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns' Order: A Critical Evaluation |journal=Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies |volume=6 |url=https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/theories-foundation.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044941/https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/theories-foundation.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2018 |url-status=live |page=125}}</ref>

=== Buddha's death ===
{{See also|Mahāparinibbāna Sutta}}
[[File:Indian Museum Sculpture - Consolation of Ananda at Gijjhakuta, Jamalgarhi (9220852218).jpg|thumb |upright |Sculpture at [[Vulture Peak]], [[Rajgir]], India, depicting the Buddha consoling Ānanda |alt=Sculpture of the Buddha holding hand on head monk at the right side of the Buddha, the latter monk smiling ]]

Despite his long association with and close proximity to the Buddha, the texts describe that Ānanda had not become enlightened yet. Because of that, a fellow monk Udāyī ({{langx|sa|Udāyin|link=no}}) ridiculed Ānanda. However, the Buddha reprimanded Udāyī in response, saying that Ānanda would certainly be enlightened in this life.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Udāyin}}{{refn |group=note |[[Anguttara Nikaya|AN]] 3.80}}

The Pāli ''Mahā-parinibbāna Sutta'' related the last year-long trip the Buddha took with Ānanda from [[Rājagaha]] ({{langx|sa|link=no |Rājagṛha}}) to the small town of [[Kusinara|Kusinārā]] ({{langx|sa|Kuśinagara|link=no}}) before the Buddha died there. Before reaching Kusinārā, the Buddha spent the [[vassa|retreat during the monsoon]] ({{langx|pi|vassa|italic=yes |link=no}}, {{langx |sa|varṣā|italic=yes |link=no}}) in Veḷugāma ({{langx|sa|link=no |Veṇugrāmaka}}), getting out of the Vesālī area which suffered from famine.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mahāparinibbānasuttanta; Veṇugrāmaka}} Here, the eighty-year old Buddha expressed his wish to speak to the ''saṅgha'' once more.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mahāparinibbānasuttanta; Veṇugrāmaka}} The Buddha had grown seriously ill in Vesālī, much to the concern of some of his disciples.{{sfn |Powers |2007 |p=54}} Ānanda understood that the Buddha wished to leave final instructions before his death. The Buddha stated, however, that he had already taught everything needed, without withholding anything secret as a teacher with a "closed fist" would. He also impressed upon Ānanda that he did not think the ''saṅgha'' should be reliant too much on a leader, not even himself.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mahāparinibbānasuttanta}}{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |page=26}} He then continued with the well-known statement to take his teaching as a refuge, and oneself as a refuge, without relying on any other refuge, also after he would be gone.<ref name="Obeyesekere">{{cite book |last1=Obeyesekere |first1=Gananath |author-link1=Gananath Obeyesekere |title=The Buddha in Sri Lanka: Histories and Stories |date=2017 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-1-351-59225-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRIwDwAAQBAJ |chapter=The Death of the Buddha: A Restorative Interpretation}}</ref>{{sfn |Lopez |2017 |p=88}} Bareau argued that this is one of the most ancient parts of the text, found in slight variation in five early textual traditions:

{{blockquote |"Moreover, this very beautiful episode, touching with nobility and psychological verisimilitude with regard to both Ānanda and the Buddha, seems to go back very far, at the time when the authors, like the other disciples, still considered the Blessed One [the Buddha] a man, an eminently respectable and undefiled master, to whom behavior and utterly human words were lent, so that one is even tempted to see there the memory of a real scene which Ānanda reportedly told to the Community in the months following the Parinirvāṇa [death of the Buddha]."{{sfn |Bareau |1979 |p=80 |ps=:"En outre, cet épisode très beau, touchant de noblesse et de vraisemblance psychologique tant en ce qui regarde Ânanda qu'en ce qui concerne le Buddha, paraît bien remonter très loin, à l'époque où les auteurs, comme les autres disciples, considéraient encore le Bienheureux comme un homme, un maître éminemment respectable mais nullement divinisé, auquel on prêtait un comportement et des paroles tout à fait humaines, de telle sorte qu'on est même tenté de voir là le souvenir d'une scène réelle qu'Ânanda aurait racontée à la Communauté dans les mois qui suivirent le Parinirvâna."}}}}

The same text contains an account in which the Buddha, at numerous occasions, gave a hint that he could prolong his life to a full [[Kalpa (aeon)|eon]] through a supernatural accomplishment, but this was a power that he would have to be {{em|asked}} to exercise.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Māra}}{{refn |group=note |There was some debate between the [[early Buddhist schools]] as to what ''eon'' means in this context, some schools arguing it meant a full human lifespan, others that an enlightened being was capable of producing a "new life-span by the sole power of his meditation".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jaini |first=P. S. |year=1958 |title=Buddha's Prolongation of Life |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |volume=21 |issue=3 |doi=10.1017/S0041977X0006016X |pages=547{{en dash}}8, 550|s2cid=170582903 }}</ref>}} Ānanda was distracted, however, and did not take the hint. Later, Ānanda did make the request, but the Buddha replied that it was already too late, as he would die soon.{{sfn |Lopez |2017 |p=88}}{{sfn |Powers |2007 |p=55}} [[Mara (Buddhism)|Māra]], the Buddhist personification of evil, had visited the Buddha, and the Buddha had decided to die in three months.{{sfn |Olson |2005 |page=33}} When Ānanda heard this, he wept. The Buddha consoled him, however, pointing out that Ānanda had been a great attendant, being sensitive to the needs of different people.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}}<ref name="Mohr" /> If he was earnest in his efforts, he would attain enlightenment soon.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} He then pointed out to Ānanda that all [[sankhara|conditioned things]] are [[anicca|impermanent]]: all people must die.{{sfn |Hansen |2008 |pages=45, 51}}<ref name="Warder" />{{refn |group=note |According to [[John Powers (academic)|John Powers]], the Buddha only left Vesālī at this point, and not earlier.{{sfn |Powers |2007 |p=55}}}}

[[File:040 Ananda worships Buddha (25595318747).jpg|thumb|East Javanese relief depicting the Buddha in his final days, and Ānanda |alt=Metal relief |upright=1.3]]

In the final days of the Buddha's life, the Buddha traveled to Kusinārā.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Kuśingarī}} The Buddha had Ānanda prepare a place for lying down between two [[Shorea robusta#Buddhism|sal trees]], the same type of tree under which the mother of the Buddha gave birth.{{sfn |Olson |2005 |page=34}} The Buddha then had Ānanda invite the [[Malla (tribe)|Malla]] clan from Kusinārā to pay their final respects.<ref name="Warder">{{cite book |last1=Warder |first1=A. K. |author-link1=A. K. Warder |title=Indian Buddhism |date=2000 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass Publishers]] |isbn=81-208-0818-5 |edition=3rd |url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Indian%20Buddhism_Warder_1970-2004.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911080535/http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Indian%20Buddhism_Warder_1970-2004.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2015 }}</ref>{{sfn |Ray |1994 |p=361}} Having returned, Ānanda asked the Buddha what should be done with his body after his death, and he replied that it should be cremated, giving detailed instructions on how this should be done.{{sfn |Lopez |2017 |p=88}} Since the Buddha prohibited Ānanda from being involved himself, but rather had him instruct the Mallas to perform the rituals, these instructions have by many scholars been interpreted as a prohibition that monastics should not be involved in funerals or worship of ''[[stūpa]]s'' (structures with relics). Buddhist studies scholar [[Gregory Schopen]] has pointed out, however, that this prohibition only held for Ānanda, and only with regard to the Buddha's funeral ceremony.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Silk |first=Jonathan A.|author-link=Jonathan Silk|editor1-last=Williams |editor1-first=Paul |encyclopedia=Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies, 3: The Origins and Nature of Mahāyāna Buddhism |date=2005 |orig-date=2002 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=What, If Anything, Is Mahāyāna Buddhism?|isbn=0-415-33229-X |page=398 |url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020042443/http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_3.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2015 }}</ref>{{sfn |Ray |1994 |pages=339, 359}} It has also been shown that the instructions on the funeral are quite late in origin, in both composition and insertion into the text, and are not found in parallel texts, apart from the ''Mahāparinibbāna Sutta''.{{sfn |Bareau | 1979|pages=67, 71, 73}} Ānanda then continued by asking how devotees should honor the Buddha after his death. The Buddha responded by listing four important places in his life that people could pay their respects to, which later became [[Buddhist pilgrimage#Four main pilgrimage sites|the four main places of Buddhist pilgrimage]].{{sfn |Lopez |2017 |pp=3, 88{{en dash}}9}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mahāparinibbānasuttanta}} Before the Buddha died, Ānanda recommended the Buddha to move to a more meaningful city instead, but the Buddha pointed out that the town was once a great capital.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Kuśingarī}} Ānanda then asked who will be next teacher after the Buddha would be gone, but the Buddha replied that his teaching and discipline would be the teacher instead.{{sfn |Lopez |2017 |p=88}} This meant that decisions should be made by reaching consensus within the ''saṅgha'',<ref name="Powers 2015">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Powers |first1=John |editor1-last=Powers |editor1-first=John |editor1-link=John Powers (academic) |encyclopedia=The Buddhist World |date=2015 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=Buddhas and Buddhisms |isbn=978-1-317-42016-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XeuoCgAAQBAJ}}</ref> and more generally, that now the time had come for the Buddhist monastics and devotees to take the Buddhist texts as authority, now that the Buddha was dying.{{sfn |Ray |1994 |pp=363{{en dash}}4}}

The Buddha gave several instructions before his death, including a directive that his former charioteer [[Channa (Buddhist)|Channa]] ({{langx|sa|Chandaka|link=no}}) be shunned by his fellow monks, to humble his pride.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mahāparinibbānasuttanta}} In his final moments, the Buddha asked if anyone had any questions they wished to pose to him, as a final chance to allay any doubts. When no-one responded, Ānanda expressed joy that all of the Buddha's disciples present had attained a level beyond doubts about the Buddha's teaching. However, the Buddha pointed out that Ānanda spoke out of [[faith in Buddhism|faith]] and not out of [[Jnana|meditative insight]]{{em dash}}a final reproach.{{sfn |Findly |1992 |page=256}} The Buddha added that, of all the five hundred monks that are surrounding him now, even the "latest" or "most backward" ({{langx|pi|pacchimaka|italic=yes |link=no}}) had attained the initial stage of ''sotapanna''. Meant as an encouragement, the Buddha was referring to Ānanda.{{sfn |Freedman |1977 |pages=26{{en dash}}7}} During the Buddha's ''[[parinibbāna|final Nirvana]]'', Anuruddha was able to use his meditative powers to understand which stages the Buddha underwent before attaining final Nirvana. However, Ānanda was unable to do so, indicating his lesser spiritual maturity.{{sfn |Ray |1994 |pp=369, 392 n.80}} After the Buddha's death, Ānanda recited several verses, expressing a [[samvega|sense of urgency]] ({{langx|pi|saṃvega|italic=yes |link=no}}), deeply moved by the events and their bearing: "Terrible was the quaking, men's hair stood on end, / When the all-accomplished Buddha passed away."{{sfn |Hansen |2008 |p=53}}

Shortly after the council, Ānanda brought the message with regard to the Buddha's directive to Channa personally. Channa was humbled and changed his ways, attained enlightenment, and the penalty was withdrawn by the ''saṅgha''.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |page=226}}{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |p=466}} Ānanda traveled to [[Savatthi|Sāvatthī]] ({{langx|sa|Śrāvastī|link=no}}), where he was met with a sad populace, who he consoled with teachings on impermanence. After that, Ānanda went to the quarters of the Buddha and went through the motions of the routine he formerly performed when the Buddha was still alive, such as preparing water and cleaning the quarters. He then saluted and talked to the quarters as though the Buddha was still there. The Pāli commentaries state that Ānanda did this out of devotion, but also because he was "not yet free from the [[asava|passions]]".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Strong|first1=John S.|author-link1=John S. Strong|title="Gandhakuṭī": The Perfumed Chamber of the Buddha|journal=[[History of Religions (journal)|History of Religions]]|date=1977|volume=16|issue=4|jstor=1062638|pages=398{{en dash}}9|doi=10.1086/462775|s2cid=161597822}}</ref>

=== First Council ===
[[File:Shanti Stupa, Rajgir.jpg|thumb |upright=1 |According to Buddhist texts, the First Buddhist Council was held in [[Rajagaha|Rājagaha]].<ref name="Thorp" /> |alt=Stupa, located at present-day Rajgir, at that time called Rajagaha]]
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==== Ban ====
According to the texts, the First Buddhist Council was held in Rājagaha.<ref name="Thorp" /> In the first ''vassa'' after the Buddha had died, the presiding monk Mahākassapa ({{langx |sa|Mahākāśyapa|link=no}}) called upon Ānanda to recite the discourses he had heard, as a representative on this council.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}}<ref name="Thorp">{{cite web |last1=Thorp |first1=Charley Linden |title=The Evolution of Buddhist Schools |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1043/the-evolution-of-buddhist-schools/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212020/https://www.ancient.eu/article/1043/the-evolution-of-buddhist-schools/ |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=live |website=[[World History Encyclopedia]] |access-date=29 August 2018 |date=3 April 2017}}</ref>{{refn |group=note |This is the most well-known version of the account. However, the texts of the [[Sarvastivada|Sarvāstivāda]], Mūlasarvāstivāda, and [[Mahisasaka|Mahīśāsaka]] traditions relate that this was [[Kaundinya|Añña Koṇḍañña]] ({{langx |sa|Ājñāta Kauṇḍinya|link=no}}) instead, as Koṇḍañña was the most senior disciple.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |p=230}}}} There was a rule issued that only enlightened disciples (''[[arahant]]s'') were allowed to attend the council, to prevent [[kleshas (Buddhism)|mental afflictions]] from clouding the disciples' memories. Ānanda had, however, not attained enlightenment yet, in contrast with the rest of the council, consisting of 499 ''arahants''.{{sfn |Powers |2007 |p=56}}{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |pages=225{{en dash}}6}} Mahākassapa therefore did not allow Ānanda to attend yet. Although he knew that Ānanda's presence in the council was required, he did not want to be biased by allowing an exception to the rule.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Mahākāśyapa}} The Mūlasarvāstivāda tradition adds that Mahākassapa initially allowed Ānanda to join as a sort of servant assisting during the council, but then was forced to remove him when the disciple [[Anuruddha]] saw that Ānanda was not yet enlightened.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}}

Ānanda felt humiliated, but was prompted to focus his efforts to reach enlightenment before the council started.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Īryāpatha; Mahākāśyapa}}{{sfn |Filigenzi |2006 |page=271}} The Mūlasarvāstivāda texts add that he felt motivated when he remembered the Buddha's words that he should be his own refuge, and when he was consoled and advised by Anuruddha and Vajjiputta, the latter being his attendant.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}} On the night before the event, he tried hard to attain enlightenment. After a while, Ānanda took a break and decided to lie down for a rest. He then attained enlightenment right there, right then, halfway between standing and lying down. Thus, Ānanda was known as the disciple who attained awakening "in none of the [[īryāpatha|four traditional poses]]" (walking, standing, sitting, or lying down).{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda; Īryāpatha}}{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |pp=17{{en dash}}8}} The next morning, to prove his enlightenment, Ānanda performed a supernatural accomplishment by diving into the earth and appearing on his seat at the council (or, according to some sources, by flying through the air).{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}} Scholars such as Buddhologist [[André Bareau]] and scholar of religion [[Ellison Banks Findly]] have been skeptical about many details in this account, including the number of participants on the council, and the account of Ānanda's enlightenment just before the council.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |p=231}} Regardless, today, the story of Ānanda's struggle on the evening before the council is still told among Buddhists as a piece of advice in the practice of [[Buddhist meditation|meditation]]: neither to give up, nor to interpret the practice too rigidly.{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |pp=17{{en dash}}8}}

[[File:Nava Jetavana Temple - Shravasti - 013 First Council at Rajagaha (9241729223).jpg|thumb|260px|[[Rajgir|Jetavana temple in Rājagṛiha]], [[India]]. Wall painting depicting the [[First Buddhist Council]], during which Ānanda is said to have pronounced the formula:"''evaṃ me sutaṃ''" ([[Thus have I heard]].) as an introduction to each of the Buddha's discourses that he recited from memory.]]

==== Recitations ====
The First Council began when Ānanda was consulted to recite the discourses and to determine which were authentic and which were not.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=164}}{{sfn |MacQueen |2005 |page=314}} Mahākassapa asked of each discourse that Ānanda listed where, when, and to whom it was given,{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Zurcher |first1=Erik |editor1-last=Williams |editor1-first=Paul |encyclopedia=Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies, 8: Buddhism in China, East Asia, and Japan |date=2005 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=Buddhist Influence on Early Taoism |isbn=0-415-33234-6 |page=378 |url=https://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/buddhism_critical-concepts-in-religious-studies_paul-williams_vol8.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911192204/https://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/buddhism_critical-concepts-in-religious-studies_paul-williams_vol8.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and at the end of this, the assembly agreed that Ānanda's memories and recitations were correct,{{sfn |Powers |2007 |pp=57{{en dash}}8}} after which the [[Sutta Pitaka|discourse collection]] ({{langx|pi|Sutta Piṭaka|italic=yes |link=no}}, {{langx|sa|Sūtra Piṭaka|italic=yes |link=no}}) was considered finalized and closed.{{sfn |MacQueen |2005 |page=314}} Ānanda therefore played a crucial role in this council,<ref name="Powers" /> and texts claim he remembered 84,000 teaching topics, among which 82,000 taught by the Buddha and another 2,000 taught by disciples.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Council, 1st}}{{sfn |Lamotte |1988 |p=148}}{{refn |group=note |Other sources say he remembered 60,000 words and 15,000 [[stanza]]s,{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Council, 1st}} or 10,000 words.<ref name="Gwynne">{{cite book |last1=Gwynne |first1=Paul |title=World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction |date=2017 |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |isbn=978-1-118-97227-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o08nDwAAQBAJ |chapter=Books}}</ref>}} Many early Buddhist discourses started with the words "[[Thus have I heard]]" ({{langx|pi|Evaṃ me sutaṃ|italic=yes |link=no}}, {{langx|sa|Evaṃ mayā śrutam|italic=yes |link=no}}), which according to most Buddhist traditions, were Ānanda's words,<ref name="Gwynne" />{{refn |group=note |Some [[Mahāyāna]] commentators held that in some cases these were the words of a ''[[bodhisattva]]'' (someone striving to become a [[Buddha (title)|Buddha]]) like [[Manjusri|Mañjuśrī]].{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Evaṃ mayā śrutam}}}} indicating that he, as the person reporting the text ({{langx|sa|saṃgītikāra|italic=yes |link=no}}), had first-hand experience and did not add anything to it.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Saṃgītikāra}}{{sfn |Lamotte |2005a |p=190}} Thus, the discourses Ānanda remembered later became the collection of discourses of the Canon,{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}} and according to the [[Kāśyapīya|Haimavāta]], Dharmaguptaka and [[Sarvastivada|Sarvāstivāda]] textual traditions (and implicitly, post-canonical Pāli chronicles), the collection of [[Abhidhamma]] (''[[Abhidhamma Pitaka|Abhidhamma Piṭaka]]'') as well.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Council, 1st}}{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |p=230}}{{sfn |Norman |1983 |page=8}} Scholar of religion Ronald Davidson notes, however, that this is not preceded by any account of Ānanda learning Abhidhamma.{{sfn |Davidson |1990 |page=305}} According to some later Mahāyāna accounts, Ānanda also assisted in reciting Mahāyāna texts, held in a different place in Rājagaha, but in the same time period.{{sfn|Lamotte|2005b|page=256}}{{sfn |Davidson |1990 |page=308}} The Pāli commentaries state that after the council, when the tasks for [[bhāṇaka|recitation and memorizing]] the texts were divided, Ānanda and his pupils were given the task to remember the [[Dīgha Nikāya]].{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}}{{sfn |Norman |1983 |page=8}}

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==== Charges ====
During the same council, Ānanda was charged for an offense by members of the ''saṅgha'' for having enabled women to join the monastic order.<ref name="The Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism">{{cite book |first=Uma |last=Chakravarti |author-link=Uma Chakravarti |title= The Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism |publisher=[[Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers]]}}</ref>{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=164}} Besides this, he was charged for having forgotten to request the Buddha to specify which offenses of monastic discipline could be disregarded;{{refn |group=note |The Buddha mentioned to Ānanda that "minor rules" could be abolished.{{sfn |Powers |2007 |p=55}}}} for having stepped on the Buddha's robe; for having allowed women to honor the Buddha's body after his death, which was not properly dressed, and during which his body was sullied by their tears; and for having failed to ask the Buddha to continue to live on. Ānanda did not acknowledge these as offenses, but he conceded to do a formal confession anyway, "... in faith of the opinion of the venerable elder monks"{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda; Cāpālacaitya; Council, 1st}}{{sfn |Hinüber |2007 |pp=235{{en dash}}6}}{{em dash}}Ānanda wanted to prevent disruption in the ''saṅgha''.{{sfn |Freedman |1977 |page=470}} With regard to having women ordained, Ānanda answered that he had done this with great effort, because Mahāpajāpati was the Buddha's foster-mother who had long provided for him.{{sfn |Ohnuma |2006 |p=867}} With regard to not requesting the Buddha to continue to live, many textual traditions have Ānanda respond by saying he was distracted by Māra,{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Cāpālacaitya}} though one early Chinese text has Ānanda reply he did not request the Buddha to prolong his life, for fear that this would interfere with the next Buddha [[Maitreya]]'s ministry.<ref name="Ch'en" />

According to the Pāli tradition, the charges were laid after Ānanda had become enlightened and done all the recitations; but the Mūlasarvāstivāda tradition has it that the charges were laid before Ānanda became enlightened and started the recitations. In this version, when Ānanda heard that he was banned from the council, he objected that he had not done anything that went against the teaching and discipline of the Buddha. Mahākassapa then listed seven charges to counter Ānanda's objection. The charges were similar to the five given in Pāli.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}} Other textual traditions list slightly different charges, amounting to a combined total of eleven charges, some of which are only mentioned in one or two textual traditions.{{sfn |Tsukamoto |1963 |p=820}} Considering that an enlightened disciple was seen to have overcome all faults, it seems more likely that the charges were laid before Ānanda's attainment than after.<ref name="Ch'en">{{cite journal |last1=Ch'en |first1=Kenneth |title=The Mahāparinirvānasūtra and The First Council |journal=[[Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies]] |date=1958 |volume=21 |page=132 |doi=10.2307/2718621 |jstor=2718621}}</ref>

Indologists von Hinüber and [[Jean Przyluski]] argue that the account of Ānanda being charged with offenses during the council indicate tensions between competing [[early Buddhist schools]], i.e. schools that emphasized the [[sutra|discourses]] ({{langx|pi|sutta|italic=yes |link=no}}, {{langx|sa|sūtra|italic=yes |link=no}}) and schools that emphasized monastic discipline. These differences have affected the scriptures of each tradition: e.g. the Pāli and Mahīśāsaka textual traditions portray a Mahākassapa that is more critical of Ānanda than that the Sarvāstivāda tradition depicts him,{{sfn |Findly |1992 |pages=253{{en dash}}4}}{{sfn |Tsukamoto |1963 |p=821}} reflecting a preference for discipline above discourse on the part of the former traditions, and a preference for discourse for the latter.{{sfn |Findly |1992 |page=254}} Another example is the recitations during the First Council. The Pāli texts state that [[Upali|Upāli]], the person who was responsible for the recitation of the monastic discipline, recited {{em|before}} Ānanda does: again, monastic discipline above discourse.{{sfn |Freedman |1977 |p=487}} Analyzing six recensions of different textual traditions of the ''Mahāparinibbāna Sutta'' extensively, Bareau distinguished two layers in the text, an older and a newer one, the former belonging to the compilers that emphasized discourse, the latter to the ones that emphasized discipline; the former emphasizing the figure of Ānanda, the latter Mahākassapa. He further argued that the passage on Māra obstructing the Buddha was inserted in the fourth century BCE, and that Ānanda was blamed for Māra's doing by inserting the passage of Ānanda's forgetfulness in the third century BCE. The passage in which the Buddha was ill and reminded Ānanda to be his own refuge, on the other hand, Bareau regarded as very ancient, pre-dating the passages blaming Māra and Ānanda.{{sfn |Bareau |1979 |pages=70, 79{{en dash}}80}} In conclusion, Bareau, Przyluski and Horner argued that the offenses Ānanda were charged with were a later interpolation. Findly disagrees, however, because the account in the texts of monastic discipline fits in with the ''Mahāparinibbāna Sutta'' and with Ānanda's character as generally depicted in the texts.{{sfn |Findly |1992 |p=268}}

==== Historicity ====
Tradition states that the First Council lasted for seven months.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Council, 1st}} Scholars doubt, however, whether the entire canon was really recited during the First Council,{{sfn |Harvey |2013 |page=88}} because the early texts contain different accounts on important subjects such as meditation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gombrich |first1=Richard |author-link1=Richard Gombrich |title=How Buddhism Began: The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings |date=2006 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-0-415-37123-0 |pages=96{{en dash}}7 |edition=2nd}}</ref> It may be, though, that early versions were recited of what is now known as the ''[[Vinaya-pitaka|Vinaya-piṭaka]]'' and ''Sutta-piṭaka''.{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |p=69}} Nevertheless, many scholars, from the late 19th century onward, have considered the historicity of the First Council improbable. Some scholars, such as orientalists [[Louis de La Vallée-Poussin]] and D.P. Minayeff, thought there must have been assemblies after the Buddha's death, but considered only the main characters and some events before or after the First Council historical.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |page=226}}{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |pp=453}} Other scholars, such as Bareau and Indologist [[Hermann Oldenberg]], considered it likely that the account of the First Council was written after the [[Second Buddhist Council|Second Council]], and based on that of the Second, since there were not any major problems to solve after the Buddha's death, or any other need to organize the First Council.{{sfn |Prebish |2005 |page=231}}{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |pp=454{{en dash}}6}} Much material in the accounts, and even more so in the more developed later accounts, deal with Ānanda as the unsullied intermediary who passes on the legitimate teaching of the Buddha.{{sfn |MacQueen |2005|pp=314{{en dash}}5}} On the other hand, archaeologist [[Louis Finot (archaeologist)|Louis Finot]], Indologist E. E. Obermiller and to some extent Indologist Nalinaksha Dutt thought the account of the First Council was authentic, because of the correspondences between the Pāli texts and the [[Agama (Buddhism)|Sanskrit traditions]].{{sfn |Mukherjee |1994 |p=457}} Indologist [[Richard Gombrich]], following [[Bhikkhu Sujato]] and Bhikkhu Brahmali's arguments, states that "it makes good sense to believe ... that large parts of the Pali Canon do preserve for us the ''[[Buddhavacana|Buddha-vacana]]'', 'the Buddha's words', transmitted to us via his disciple Ānanda and the First Council".{{sfn |Gombrich |2018 |p=73}}

=== Role and character ===
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Ānanda was recognized as one of the most important disciples of the Buddha.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Kinnard |first1=Jacob |editor1-last=Riggs |editor1-first=Thomas |encyclopedia= Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices |date=2006 |publisher=[[Thomson Gale]] |title=Buddhism |isbn=0-7876-6612-2 |page=62 |url= http://1.droppdf.com/files/UTrS6/encyclopedia-of-religious-practices-vol1.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180911191613/http://1.droppdf.com/files/UTrS6/encyclopedia-of-religious-practices-vol1.pdf |archive-date= 11 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the lists of the disciples given in the ''[[Anguttara Nikaya|Aṅguttara Nikāya]]''{{refn |group=note |Page i. xiv.}} and ''[[Samyutta Nikaya|Saṃyutta Nikāya]]'', each of the disciples is declared to be foremost in some quality. Ānanda is mentioned more often than any other disciple: he is named foremost in conduct, in attention to others, in power of memory, in erudition and in resoluteness.<ref name="Sarao" /><ref name="EB1911" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mun-keat |first1=Choong |title=The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study Based on the Sūtrāṅga Portion of the Pāli Saṃyutta-Nikāya and the Chinese Saṃyuktāgama |date=2000 |publisher=[[Harrassowitz]] |isbn=3-447-04232-X |page=142 |url=https://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-fundamental-teachings-of-early-buddhism_choong-mun-keat.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023055800/http://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-fundamental-teachings-of-early-buddhism_choong-mun-keat.pdf |archive-date=23 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ānanda was the subject of a sermon of praise delivered by the Buddha just before the Buddha's death, as described in the ''Mahāparinibbāna Sutta'':{{refn |group=note |[[Digha Nikāya|DN]] 16.}} it is a sermon about a man who is kindly, unselfish, popular, and thoughtful toward others.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Ānanda|volume=1|page=913|first=Thomas William|last=Rhys Davids|author-link=Thomas Rhys Davids}}</ref> In the texts he is depicted as compassionate in his relations with lay people, a compassion he learnt from the Buddha.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=395}} The Buddha relays that both monastics and lay people were pleased to see Ānanda, and were pleased to hear him [[Buddhist chant|recite]] and teach the Buddha's teaching.{{sfn |Hansen |2008 |page=51}}{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=378}} Moreover, Ānanda was known for his organizational skills, assisting the Buddha with secretary-like duties.<ref name="Pasadika">{{cite encyclopedia |first=Bhikkhu |last=Pāsādika |editor1-last=Buswell|editor1-first=Robert E.|title=Ānanda|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Buddhism|date=2004|publisher=Macmillan Reference USA, [[Thomson Gale]] |isbn=0-02-865719-5|url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Encyclopedia%20of%20Buddhism_2%20Vols_%20Buswell.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912051354/http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Encyclopedia%20of%20Buddhism_2%20Vols_%20Buswell.pdf |archive-date=12 September 2015 |volume=1 |page=17}}</ref> In many ways, Ānanda did not only serve the personal needs of the Buddha, but also the needs of the still young, growing institute of the ''saṅgha''.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=370}}

Moreover, because of his ability to remember the many teachings of the Buddha, he is described as foremost in "having heard much" ({{langx|pi|bahussuta|italic=yes |link=no}}, Sanskrit: {{Transliteration|sa|bahuśruta}}, {{Lang-zh|p=Duowen Diyi}}).{{sfn |Findly |2003 |page=375}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013}} Ānanda was known for his exceptional memory,<ref name="Mohr" /> which is essential in helping him to remember the Buddha's teachings. He also taught other disciples to memorize Buddhist doctrine. For these reasons, Ānanda became known as the "Treasurer of the [[Dharma (Buddhism)|Dhamma]]" ({{langx |pi|Dhamma-bhaṇḍāgārika|italic=yes |link=no}}, Sanskrit: {{Transliteration|sa|Dharma-bhaṇḍāgārika}}),<ref name="Sarao" />{{sfn |Filigenzi |2006 |p=271}} ''Dhamma'' (Sanskrit: {{Transliteration|sa|Dharma}}) referring to the doctrine of the Buddha.<ref name="Bodhi" /> Being the person who had accompanied the Buddha throughout a great part of his life, Ānanda was in many ways the living memory of the Buddha, without which the ''saṅgha'' would be much worse off.{{sfn |Filigenzi |2006 |page=271}} Besides his memory skills, Ānanda also stood out in that, as the Buddha's cousin, he dared to ask the Buddha direct questions. For example, after the death of [[Mahavira|Mahāvira]] and the depicted subsequent conflicts among the [[Jain]] community, Ānanda asked the Buddha how such problems could be prevented after the Buddha's death.{{sfn |Clasquin |2013 |page=7}}{{sfn |Gethin |2001 |page=232}}{{refn |group=note |The Buddha responded with a discussion of the role of a teacher, a student and the teaching, and concluded that he himself had proclaimed his teaching well. He continued that disputes about [[vinaya|monastic discipline]] were not so much a problem, but disputes about "the path and the way" were.{{sfn |Gethin |2001 |pages=232{{en dash}}4}}}} However, Findly argues that Ānanda's duty to memorize the Buddha's teachings accurately and without distortion, was "both a gift and a burden". Ānanda was able to remember many discourses verbatim, but this also went hand-in-hand with a habit of not reflecting on those teachings, being afraid that reflection might distort the teachings as he heard them.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pages=375{{en dash}}6}} At multiple occasions, Ānanda was warned by other disciples that he should spend less time on conversing to lay people, and more time on his own practice. Even though Ānanda regularly practiced meditation for long hours, he was less experienced in [[Samadhi|meditative concentration]] than other leading disciples.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pp=372, 390{{en dash}}1}} Thus, judgment of Ānanda's character depends on whether one judges his accomplishments as a monk or his accomplishments as an attendant, and person memorizing the discourses.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pages=375{{en dash}}6}}

[[File:039 Ananda (25595327227).jpg|left|thumb |East Javanese relief of Ānanda, depicted weeping |alt=Monk in forest rubbing in his eye. |upright=1.2]]

From a literary and didactic point of view, Ānanda often functioned as a kind of [[foil (literature)|foil]] in the texts, being an unenlightened disciple attending to an enlightened Buddha.{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |p=115}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Swearer |first1=Donald K. |title=The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia |date=1995 |publisher=[[SUNY Press]] |isbn=978-0-7914-2459-9 |page=209 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFBR2cMDD8sC}}</ref> Because the run-of the-mill person could identify with Ānanda, the Buddha could through Ānanda convey his teachings to the mass easily.{{sfn |Shaw |2006 |p=115}}{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=379}} Ānanda's character was in many ways a contradiction to that of the Buddha: being unenlightened and someone who made mistakes. At the same time, however, he was completely devoted to service to the Buddha.{{sfn |Filigenzi |2006 |pages=270{{en dash}}1}} The Buddha is depicted in the early texts as both a father and a teacher to Ānanda, stern but compassionate. Ānanda was very fond of and attached to the Buddha, willing to give his life for him.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |page=375}} He mourned the deaths of both the Buddha and Sāriputta, with whom he enjoyed a close friendship: in both cases Ānanda was very shocked.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=533}} Ānanda's faith in the Buddha, however, constituted more of a faith in a person, especially the Buddha's person, as opposed to faith in the Buddha's teaching. This is a pattern which comes back in the accounts which lead to the offenses Ānanda was charged with during the First Council.{{sfn |Findly |1992 |pp=261{{en dash}}3}} Moreover, Ānanda's weaknesses described in the texts were that he was sometimes slow-witted and lacked mindfulness, which became noticeable because of his role as attendant to the Buddha: this involved minor matters like deportment, but also more important matters, such as ordaining a man with no future as a pupil, or disturbing the Buddha at the wrong time.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |pp=378{{en dash}}9}} For example, one time Mahākassapa chastised Ānanda in strong words, criticizing the fact that Ānanda was travelling with a large following of young monks who appeared untrained and who had built up a bad reputation.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} In another episode described in a Sarvāstivāda text, Ānanda is the only disciple who was willing to teach [[ṛddhi|psychic powers]] to Devadatta, who later would use these in an attempt to destroy the Buddha. According to a Mahīśāsaka text, however, when Devadatta had turned against the Buddha, Ānanda was not persuaded by him, and voted against him in a formal meeting.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bareau |first1=André |author-link1=André Bareau |title=Les agissements de Devadatta selon les chapitres relatifs au schisme dans les divers Vinayapitaka |language=fr |trans-title=The Actions of Devadatta According to Chapters Related to Schism in the Various ''Vinayapitakas'' |journal=[[Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient|Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient]] |date=1991 |volume=78 |issue=1 |pages=92, 94{{en dash}}5, 107, 109{{en dash}}10 |doi=10.3406/befeo.1991.1769 }}</ref> Ānanda's late spiritual growth is much discussed in Buddhist texts, and the general conclusion is that Ānanda was slower than other disciples due to his worldly attachments and his attachment to the person of the Buddha, both of which were rooted in his mediating work between the Buddha and the lay communities.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=373}}

=== Passing on the teaching ===
After the Buddha's death, some sources say Ānanda stayed mostly in the West of India, in the area of [[Kosambi|Kosambī]] ({{langx|sa|Kausambī |link=no}}), where he taught most of his pupils.{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |p=10}}{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |p=85}} Other sources say he stayed in the monastery at [[Veḷuvana]] ({{langx|sa|Veṇuvana|link=no}}).{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Veṇuvanavihāra}} Several pupils of Ānanda became well-known in their own right. According to post-canonical Sanskrit sources such as the [[Divyavadana|Divyavadāna]] and the [[Asokavadana|Aśokavadāna]], before the Buddha's death, the Buddha confided to Ānanda that the latter's student Majjhantika ({{langx|sa|Madhyāntika|link=no}}) would travel to Udyāna, [[Kashmir]], to bring the teaching of the Buddha there.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Madhyāntika}}{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |page=8}} Mahākassapa made a prediction that later would come true that another of Ānanda's future pupils, [[Shanavasa|Sāṇavāsī]] ({{langx|sa|Śāṇakavāsī, Śāṇakavāsin or Śāṇāvasika|link=no}}), would make many gifts to the ''saṅgha'' at [[Mathura|Mathurā]], during a feast held from profits of successful business. After this event, Ānanda would successfully persuade Sāṇavāsī to become ordained and be his pupil.{{sfn |Strong |1994 |p=65}}{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |pages=8, 453}} Ānanda later persuaded Sāṇavāsī by pointing out that the latter had now made many material gifts, but had not given "[[dhammadāna|the gift of the Dhamma]]". When asked for explanation, Ānanda replied that Sāṇavāsī would give the gift of Dhamma by [[pabbajja|becoming ordained as a monk]], which was reason enough for Sāṇavāsī to make the decision to get ordained.{{sfn |Strong |1994 |p=65}}

=== Death and relics ===

[[File:Ānanda's pāranibbāna.png|thumb |Partially recovered Indian bas-relief depicting the death of Ānanda. The traditional Buddhist accounts relate that he attained [[parinibbana|final Nirvana]] in mid-air above the river [[Rohni River|Rohīni]], leaving relics for followers on both sides of the river.|alt=Relief with monk meditating at the right, and on the left, half of a skeleton, a kneeling crowned figure and a second figure holding a parasol above the crowned figure |upright=1.5]]

Though no Early Buddhist Text provides a date for Ānanda's death, according to the Chinese pilgrim monk [[Faxian]] (337{{en dash}}422 CE), Ānanda went on to live 120 years.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} Following the later timeline, however, Ānanda may have lived to 75{{en dash}}85 years.{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |p=10}} Buddhist studies scholar [[L. S. Cousins]] dated Ānanda's death twenty years after the Buddha's.<ref name="Cousins">{{cite encyclopedia |author-link1=L. S. Cousins |last=Cousins |first=L. S. |editor1-last=Skorupski |editor1-first=T. |encyclopedia=The Buddhist Forum Volume II: Seminar Papers 1988{{en dash}}90 |date=2005 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-135-75237-8 |page=30 |title=The 'Five Points' and the Origins of the Buddhist Schools |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288181045 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215430/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tadeusz_Skorupski/publication/288181045_The_Buddhist_Forum_Volume_II/links/567eba1308aebccc4e05d9f3/The-Buddhist-Forum-Volume-II.pdf |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Ānanda was teaching till the end of his life.{{sfn |Keown |2004 |page=12}} According to Mūlasarvāstivāda sources, Ānanda heard a young monk recite a verse incorrectly, and advised him. When the monk reported this to his teacher, the latter objected that "Ānanda has grown old and his memory is impaired ..." This prompted Ānanda to attain final Nirvana. He passed on the "custody of the [Buddha's] doctrine" to his pupil Sāṇavāsī and left for the river Ganges.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |pp=534{{en dash}}5}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Relics of the Buddha|author=John S. Strong|year=2007|pages=45–46|publisher=Princeton University Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_KLAxmR8PZAC|isbn=978-0-691-11764-5}}</ref> However, according to Pāli sources, when Ānanda was about to die, he decided to spend his final moments in Vesālī instead, and traveled to the river [[Rohni River|Rohīni]].{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} The Mūlasarvāstivāda version expands and says that before reaching the river, he met with a [[rishi|seer]] called Majjhantika (following the prediction earlier) and five hundred of his followers, who converted to Buddhism.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}} Some sources add that Ānanda passed the Buddha's message on to him.{{sfn |Strong |1994 |p=65}} When Ānanda was crossing the river, he was followed by King [[Ajatashatru|Ajātasattu]] ({{langx|sa|link=no |Ajātaśatrū}}), who wanted to witness his death and was interested in his remains as relics.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} Ānanda had once promised Ajāsattu that he would let him know when he would die, and accordingly, Ānanda had informed him.{{sfn |Ray |1994 |page=109}} On the other side of the river, however, a group of [[Licchavi (tribe)|Licchavis]] from Vesālī awaited him for the same reason. In the Pāli, there were also two parties interested, but the two parties were the Sākiyan and the [[Koliya]]n clans instead.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} Ānanda realized that his death on either side of the river could anger one of the parties involved.<ref name="Vogel">{{cite journal |last1=Vogel |first1=Jean-Philippe |author-link=J. Ph. Vogel |title=Le Parinirvàna d'Ânanda, d'après un bas-relief gréco-bouddhique |language=fr |trans-title=Ānanda's Parinirvāna, According to a Greco-Buddhist Bas-relief |journal=[[Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient|Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient]] |date=1905 |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=418 |doi=10.3406/befeo.1905.2660 }}</ref> Through a supernatural accomplishment, he therefore surged into the air to levitate and [[kasina|meditate]] in mid-air, making his body go up in fire, with his relics landing on both banks of the river,{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} or in some versions of the account, splitting in four parts.{{sfn |Strong |1994 |p=66}} In this way, Ānanda had pleased all the parties involved.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ānanda}} In some other versions of the account, including the Mūlasarvāstivāda version, his death took place on a barge in the middle of the river, however, instead of in mid-air. The remains were divided in two, following the wishes of Ānanda.<ref name="Higham">{{cite book |last1=Higham |first1=Charles F. W. |title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations |date=2004 |publisher=[[Facts On File]] |isbn=0-8160-4640-9 |page=10 |url=https://archive.org/download/Encyclopedia-of-ancient-asian-civilzations/encyclopedia-of-ancient-asian-civilizations1.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://archive.org/download/Encyclopedia-of-ancient-asian-civilzations/encyclopedia-of-ancient-asian-civilizations1.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}

Majjhantika later successfully carried out the mission following the Buddha's prediction.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Madhyāntika}} The latter's pupil [[Upagupta]] was described to be the teacher of King [[Ashoka|Aśoka]] (3rd century BCE). Together with four or five other pupils of Ānanda, Sāṇavāsī and Majjhantika formed the majority of the Second Council,{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |pages=8{{en dash}}10}}{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |p=85}} with Majjhantika being Ānanda's last pupil.{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |page=11}} Post-canonical Pāli sources add that Sāṇavāsī had a leading role in the [[Third Buddhist Council]] as well.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Bechert |first=Heinz |author-link=Heinz Bechert |editor-last=Williams |editor-first=Paul |encyclopedia=Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies |volume=1: Early History in South and Southeast Asia |date=2005 |orig-date=1982 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=The Date of the Buddha Reconsidered |isbn=0-415-33227-3 |page=69 |url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020042656/http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_1.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2015 }}</ref> Although little is historically certain, Cousins thought it likely at least one of the leading figures on the Second Council was a pupil of Ānanda, as nearly all the textual traditions mention a connection with Ānanda.<ref name="Cousins" />

Ajāsattu is said to have built a ''stūpa'' on top of the Ānanda's relics, at the river Rohīni, or according to some sources, the Ganges; the Licchavis had also built a ''stūpa'' at their side of the river.{{sfn |Lamotte |1988 |pp=93, 210}} The Chinese pilgrim [[Xuan Zang]] (602{{en dash}}64 CE) later visited ''stūpas'' on both sides of the river Rohīni.<ref name="Sarao" /><ref name="Higham" /> Faxian also reported having visited ''stūpas'' dedicated to Ānanda at the river Rohīni,{{sfn |Lamotte |1988 |p=210}} but also in Mathurā.{{sfn |Jaini |2001 |page=361}}<ref name="Vogel" /> Moreover, according to the Mūlasarvāstivāda version of the [[Āgama (Buddhism)|Saṃyukta Āgama]], King Aśoka visited and made the most lavish [[offering (Buddhism)|offerings]] he ever made to a ''stūpa'':{{Quote box
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He explained to his ministers that he did this because "[t]he body of the Tathāgata is the body of dharma(s), pure in nature. He [Ānanda] was able to retain it/them all; for this reason the offerings [to him] surpass [all others]"{{em dash}}''[[Dharmakaya|body of dharma]]'' here referred to the Buddha's teachings as a whole.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Harrison |first1=Paul |editor1-last=Williams |editor1-first=Paul |encyclopedia=Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies, 3: The Origins and Nature of Mahāyāna Buddhism |date=2005 |orig-date=1992 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |title=Is the Dharma-Kaya the Real "Phantom Body"? |isbn=0-415-33229-X |page=133 |url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020042443/http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Buddhism_Critical%20Concepts%20in%20Religious%20Studies_Paul-Williams_Vol_3.pdf|archive-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref>

In early Buddhist texts, Ānanda had reached final nirvana and would no longer be reborn. But, in contrast with the early texts, according to the Mahāyāna [[Lotus Sutra|Lotus Sūtra]], Ānanda would be born as a Buddha in the future. He would accomplish this slower than the present Buddha, [[Gotama Buddha]], had accomplished this, because Ānanda aspired to becoming a Buddha by applying "great learning". Because of this long trajectory and great efforts, however, his enlightenment would be extraordinary and with great splendor.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=535}}

== Legacy ==
[[File:九天禅院释迦牟尼佛.jpg|thumb|alt=Temple with Buddha image, flanked by Ānanda and Mahākassapa |In Mahāyāna iconography, Ānanda is often depicted flanking the Buddha at the right side, together with Mahākassapa at the left. |upright=1.4]]
Ānanda is depicted as an eloquent speaker,<ref name="Bodhi" /> who often taught about the self and about meditation.{{sfn |Findly |2003 |p=381}} There are numerous Buddhist texts attributed to Ānanda, including the ''Atthakanāgara Sutta'', about meditation methods to attain Nirvana; a version of the ''[[Bhaddekaratta Sutta]]'' ({{langx |sa|Bhadrakārātrī|italic=yes |link=no}}, {{zh |p=shanye}}), about living in the present moment;{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Atthakanāgarasutta; Bhaddekarattasutta}}{{sfn |Norman |1983 |page=48}} the ''Sekha Sutta'', about the higher training of a disciple of the Buddha; the ''Subha Suttanta'', about the practices the Buddha inspired others to follow.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Sekhasutta; Subhasuttanta}} In the ''Gopaka-Mogallānasutta'', a conversation took place between Ānanda, the brahmin Gopaka-Mogallāna and the minister Vassakara, the latter being the highest official of the [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]] region.{{sfn |Clasquin |2013 |page=10}}{{sfn |Wijayaratna |1990 |p=153}} During this conversation, which occurred shortly after the Buddha's death, Vassakara asked whether it was decided yet who would succeed the Buddha. Ānanda replied that no such successor had been appointed, but that the Buddhist community took the Buddha's teaching and discipline as a refuge instead.{{sfn |Clasquin |2013 |pages=10{{en dash}}11}}{{sfn |Wijayaratna |1990 |p=153}} Furthermore, the ''saṅgha'' did not have the Buddha as a master anymore, but they would honor those monks who were virtuous and trustworthy.{{sfn |Wijayaratna |1990 |p=153}} Besides these ''suttas'', a section of the ''Theragāthā'' is attributed to Ānanda.<ref name="Sarao" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Reynolds |first1=Frank |last2=Shirkey |first2=Jeff |editor1-last=Safra |editor1-first=Jacob E. |editor2-last=Aguilar-Cauz |editor2-first=Jorge |title=Britannica Encyclopedia of World Religions |date=2006 |publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] |isbn=978-1-59339-491-2 |page=47 |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/271551819/Britannica-Encyclopedia-of-World-Religions-pdf}}</ref> Even in the texts attributed to the Buddha himself, Ānanda is sometimes depicted giving a name to a particular text, or suggesting a simile to the Buddha to use in his teachings.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}

In East Asian Buddhism, Ānanda is considered one of [[the ten principal disciples]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nishijima |first1=Gudo Wafu |last2=Cross |first2=Shodo |title=Shōbōgenzō: The True Dharma-Eye Treasury |date=2008 |publisher=[[Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research]] |isbn=978-1-886439-38-2 |page=32 n.119 |url=http://www.bdkamerica.org/system/files/pdf/dBET_T2582_Shobogenzo4_2008_0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802212016/http://www.bdkamerica.org/system/files/pdf/dBET_T2582_Shobogenzo4_2008_0.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In many Indian Sanskrit and East Asian texts, Ānanda is considered the second patriarch of the lineage which transmitted the teaching of the Buddha, with Mahākassapa being the first and Majjhantika{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Damoduoluo chan jing; Madhyāntika}} or Saṇavāsī<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Albert |last=Welter |editor1-last=Buswell|editor1-first=Robert E.|title=Lineage |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Buddhism|date=2004|publisher=Macmillan Reference USA, [[Thomson Gale]] |isbn=0-02-865720-9|url=http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Encyclopedia%20of%20Buddhism_2%20Vols_%20Buswell.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912051354/http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Encyclopedia%20of%20Buddhism_2%20Vols_%20Buswell.pdf |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |volume=2 |pages=462{{en dash}}3}}</ref> being the third. There is an account dating back from the Sarvāstivāda and Mūlasarvāstivāda textual traditions which states that before Mahākassapa died, he bestowed the Buddha's teaching on Ānanda as a formal passing on of authority, telling Ānanda to pass the teaching on to Ānanda's pupil Saṇavāsī.{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |pp=9, 453}}{{sfn |Strong |1994 |page=62}} Later, just before Ānanda died, he did as Mahākassapa had told him to.{{sfn |Witanachchi |1965 |p=532}} Buddhist studies scholars [[Akira Hirakawa]] and Bibhuti Baruah have expressed skepticism about the teacher{{en dash}}student relationship between Mahākassapa and Ānanda, arguing that there was discord between the two, as indicated in the early texts.{{sfn |Baruah |2000 |p=10}}{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |page=85}} Regardless, it is clear from the texts that a relationship of transmission of teachings is meant, as opposed to an ''upajjhāya''{{en dash}}student relationship in a lineage of ordination: no source indicates Mahākassapa was Ānanda's ''upajjhāya''.{{sfn |Hirakawa |1993 |page=86}} In Mahāyāna iconography, Ānanda is often depicted flanking the Buddha at the right side, together with Mahākassapa at the left.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Er xieshi}} In Theravāda iconography, however, Ānanda is usually not depicted in this manner,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Edkins |first1=Joseph |title=Chinese Buddhism: A Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive and Critical |date=2013 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-136-37881-2 |pages=42{{en dash}}3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVH_AQAAQBAJ}}</ref> and the motif of transmission of the Dhamma through a list of patriarchs is not found in Pāli sources.{{sfn |Lamotte |1988 |p=210}}
[[File:Central Asian Buddhist Monks.jpeg|thumb |upright |8th{{en dash}}9th century Chinese painting, depicting two monks dressed in [[civara|robes]] made of pieces. Pāli tradition has it that Ānanda designed the Buddhist monk's robe, based on the structure of rice fields.|alt=Painting with two monks, one with Central Asian traits, holding his index finger against his thumb; one with East Asian traits, holding his hands folded in front.]]


Because Ānanda was instrumental in founding the ''bhikkhunī'' community, he has been honored by ''bhikkhunīs'' for this throughout Buddhist history. The earliest traces of this can be found in the writings of Faxian and Xuan Zang,{{sfn |Ambros |2016 |page=209}}<ref name="Mohr">{{cite book |first=Janet |last=Gyatso |editor1-last=Mohr |editor1-first=Thea |editor2-last=Tsedroen |editor2-first=Jampa |title=Dignity and Discipline: Reviving Full Ordination for Buddhist Nuns |date=2014 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]] |isbn=978-0-86171-830-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qy8qAwAAQBAJ |chapter=Female Ordination in Buddhism: Looking into a Crystal Ball, Making a Future}}</ref> who reported that ''bhikkhunīs'' made offerings to a ''stūpa'' in Ānanda's honor during celebrations and [[uposatha|observance days]]. On a similar note, in 5th{{en dash}}6th-century China and 10th-century Japan, Buddhist texts were composed recommending women to uphold the semi-monastic [[eight precepts]] in honor and gratitude of Ānanda. In Japan, this was done through the format of a penance ritual called ''keka'' ({{lang-zh|悔過}}). By the 13th century, in Japan a cult-like interest for Ānanda had developed in a number of convents, in which images and ''stūpas'' were used and ceremonies were held in his honor. Presently, opinion among scholars is divided as to whether Ānanda's cult among ''bhikkhunīs'' was an expression of their dependence on male monastic tradition, or the opposite, an expression of their legitimacy and independence.{{sfn |Ambros |2016 |pages=210{{en dash}}12, 214, 216{{en dash}}8, 245{{en dash}}6}}

Pāli Vinaya texts attribute the design of the Buddhist [[civara|monk's robe]] to Ānanda. As Buddhism prospered, more laypeople started to donate expensive cloth for robes, which put the monks at risk for theft. To decrease its commercial value, monks therefore cut up the cloth offered, before they sew a robe from it. The Buddha asked Ānanda to think of a model for a Buddhist robe, made from small pieces of cloth. Ānanda designed a standard robe model, based on the rice fields of Magadha, which were divided in sections by banks of earth.{{sfn |Wijayaratna |1990 |p=36}}{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} Another tradition that is connected to Ānanda is ''[[paritta]]'' recitation. Theravāda Buddhists explain that the custom of sprinkling water during ''paritta'' chanting originates in Ānanda's visit to Vesālī, when he recited the ''Ratana Sutta'' and sprinkled water from his alms bowl.{{sfn |Buswell |Lopez |2013 |loc=Ratanasutta}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gombrich |first1=Richard |author-link1=Richard Gombrich |title=Buddhist Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon |date=1995 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-0-7103-0444-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3Z-dHpBsBsC |page=240}}</ref> A third tradition sometimes attributed to Ānanda is the use of [[Bodhi tree]]s in Buddhism. It is described in the text ''[[Jataka|Kāliṅgabodhi Jātaka]]'' that Ānanda planted a Bodhi tree as a symbol of the Buddha's enlightenment, to give people the chance to pay their respects to the Buddha.{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}}<ref name="Gutman">{{cite journal |last1=Gutman |first1=Pamela |last2=Hudson |first2=Bob |title=A First-Century Stele from Sriksetra |journal=[[Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient|Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient]] |date=2012 |volume=99 |issue=1 |page=29 |doi=10.3406/befeo.2012.6151 }}</ref> This tree and shrine came to be known as the [[Ānanda Bodhi Tree]],{{sfn |Malalasekera |1960 |loc=[http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aananda.htm Ānanda]}} said to have grown from a seed from the original Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha is depicted to have attained enlightenment.<ref name="Svasti" /> Many of this type of Bodhi Tree shrines in Southeast Asia were erected following this example.<ref name="Gutman" /> Presently, the Ānanda Bodhi Tree is sometimes identified with a tree at the ruins of [[Jetavana]], Sāvatthi, based on the records of Faxian.<ref name="Svasti">{{cite news |last1=Svasti |first1=Pichaya |title=The Path to Nirvana |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/tourists-and-expats/1243338/the-path-to-nirvana |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181001223111/https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/tourists-and-expats/1243338/the-path-to-nirvana |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=24 September 2018 |work=[[Bangkok Post]] |date=4 May 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== In art ==

Between 1856 and 1858 [[Richard Wagner]] wrote a draft for an opera [[libretto]] based on the legend about Ānanda and the low-caste girl Prakṛti. He left only a fragmentary prose sketch of a work to be called ''[[Die Sieger]]'', but the topic inspired his later opera ''[[Parsifal (opera)|Parsifal]]''.<ref name="Wagner" /> Furthermore, the draft was used by composer [[Jonathan Harvey (composer)|Jonathan Harvey]] in his 2007 opera [[Wagner Dream]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Harvey's Wagner Dream, Opera on 3{{nowrap| - }}BBC Radio 3 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hdjz9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107035632/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hdjz9 |archive-date=7 November 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[BBC]] |date=May 2012}}</ref>{{sfn |App |2011 |pp=42{{en dash}}3}} In Wagner's version of the legend, which he based on orientalist [[Eugène Burnouf]]'s translations, the magical spell of Prakṛti's mother does not work on Ānanda, and Prakṛti turns to the Buddha to explain her desires for Ānanda. The Buddha replies that a union between Prakṛti and Ānanda is possible, but Prakṛti must agree to the Buddha's conditions. Prakṛti agrees, and it is revealed that the Buddha means something else than she does: he asks Prakṛti to ordain as a ''bhikkhunī'', and live the celibate life as a kind of sister to Ānanda. At first, Prakṛti weeps in dismay, but after the Buddha explains that her current situation is a result of [[karma (Buddhism)|karma]] from her previous life, she understands and rejoices in the life of a ''bhikkhunī''.{{sfn |App |2011 |pages=33{{en dash}}4, 43}} Apart from the spiritual themes, Wagner also addresses the faults of the caste system by having the Buddha criticize it.<ref name="Wagner">{{cite journal |date=10 August 1889 |orig-date=1856 |journal=The Musical World |volume=69 |issue=32 |page=531 |title=Sketch of Wagner's 'Die Sieger' |first=R. |last=Wagner |author-link=Richard Wagner |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/7726227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001222537/https://search.proquest.com/openview/3cbd37e266b00c7d |archive-date=1 October 2018|id={{ProQuest|7726227}} }}</ref>

Drawing from [[Schopenhauer]]'s philosophy, Wagner contrasts desire-driven salvation and true spiritual salvation: by seeking deliverance through the person she loves, Prakṛti only affirms her ''[[will to live]]'' ({{langx|de|Wille zum Leben|italic=yes}}), which is blocking her from attaining deliverance. By being ordained as a ''bhikkhunī'' she strives for her spiritual salvation instead. Thus, the early Buddhist account of Mahāpajāpati's ordination is replaced by that of Prakṛti. According to Wagner, by allowing Prakṛti to become ordained, the Buddha also completes his own aim in life: "[H]e regards his existence in the world, whose aim was to benefit all beings, as completed, since he had become able to offer deliverance{{em dash}}without mediation{{em dash}}also to woman."{{sfn |App |2011 |pages=34{{en dash}}5 |ps=:"... und somit seine erlösenden, allen Wesen zugewendeten Weltlauf als volendet ansieht, da er auch dem Weibe{{em dash}}unmittelbar{{em dash}}die Erlösung zusprechen konnte."}}

The same legend of Ānanda and Prakṛti was made into a short prose play by the Indian poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]], called ''Chandalika''. ''Chandalika'' deals with the themes of spiritual conflict, caste and social equality, and contains a strong critique of Indian society. Just like in the traditional account, Prakṛti falls in love with Ānanda, after he gives her self-esteem by accepting a gift of water from her. Prakṛti's mother casts a spell to enchant Ānanda. In Tagore's play, however, Prakṛti later regrets what she has done and has the spell revoked.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jain |first=R. |year=2016 |title=Tagore's Drama Synthesis of Myths, Legends and Folklores: A Medium of Social Reformation |journal=Dialogue{{nowrap| –}} A Journal Devoted to Literary Appreciation |volume=12 |issn=0974-5556 |issue=1 |url=http://dialoguethejournal.mripub.com/index.php/dailogue/article/view/39/39 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002065014/http://dialoguethejournal.mripub.com/index.php/dailogue/article/view/39/39 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |page=71 |access-date=1 October 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdurie |first1=Tapati |title=Quenching Prakriti's Thirst... |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/quenching-prakritis-thirst/article18261076.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001222603/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/quenching-prakritis-thirst/article18261076.ece |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=24 September 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 April 2017}}</ref>
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* [https://archive.org/details/TheGreatDisciplesOfTheBuddhaAnandaMsSylviaBay2008Apr6 Talk about Ānanda given by Singaporean Buddhist teacher Sylvia Bay, in 2008]
* [https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/hecker/wheel273.pdf Ānanda: Guardian of the Dhamma by Hellmuth Hecker, accounts from the Pāli Canon], [https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014540/https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/hecker/wheel273.pdf archived] from the original on 26 September 2018

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Order of the Renaissance (Bahrain)

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{{Short description|Third-highest civilian award in the Kingdom of Bahrain}}
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The '''King Hamad Order of the Renaissance''' is the third-highest [[Civilian award|civilian honour]] of [[Bahrain]]<ref name=indiatoday>{{cite news |author1=Manama |title=Bahrain confers The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance to PM Narendra Modi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bahrain-confers-the-king-hamad-order-of-the-renaissance-to-narendramodi-1591389-2019-08-25 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> decoration named after [[King Hamad]].

== History ==
The award was founded by King Hamad II on 17 April 2008, to recognize services towards the development of the country.{{cn|date=August 2020}}

== Class ==
The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance is awarded in three classes;{{cn|date=August 2020}}
* First Class – awarded to foreign leaders, prime ministers, crown princes, parliamentary chiefs, ministers or those of equal rank
* Second Class – awarded to civil servants and military personnel for contribution in the nation's development since 2001
* Third Class – awarded to those who have helped develop women's rights and human rights
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! colspan="5" |King Hamad Order of the Renaissance
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Bahrain, 1st class.png|width=130}} '''''1st Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Bahrain, 2nd class.png|width=130}} '''''2nd Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Bahrain, 3rd class.png|width=130}} '''''3rd Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Bahrain, 4th class.png|width=130}} '''''4th Class'''''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of Bahrain, 5th class.png|width=130}} '''''5th Class'''''
|}

== Recipients ==
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* [[Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa]], the [[Prime Minister of Bahrain]]<ref>{{cite web |title=H.R.H. Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=138&language=en-US |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
* [[Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgQplKnoSh/|title=Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Instagram: "سعدت اليوم بلقاء جلالة الملك حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة في بلدي الثاني مملكة البحرين، وأشكره أن كرّمني بمنحي وسام النهضة للملك حمد من الدرجة الممتازة (القلادة)، كما جمعني لقاء رحب بأخي سمو الأمير سلمان بن حمد، ولي العهد، بحثنا فيه عددا من القضايا التي تهم شعبينا الشقيقين.. كل الشكر على حفاوة الاستقبال والروح العربية الأصيلة Honored to receive the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance 1st class (Wisam al Nahda) from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa during a visit to Bahrain, my second home. Had a productive meeting with my dear brother His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, where we discussed issues that concern our two countries and peoples. Grateful for the warm hospitality and gracious welcome #OurJordan"|website=Instagram|accessdate=9 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HM King receives Jordanian Crown Prince |url=https://www.bna.bh/en/HMKingreceivesJordanianCrownPrince.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDttybsNstA5h%2FvWcQMY4p2c%3D |publisher=[[Bahrain News Agency]] |date=February 5, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Narendra Modi]], the [[Prime Minister of India]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pm-modi-honoured-with-the-king-hamad-order-of-the-renaissance-in-bahrain/475473|title=PM Modi honoured with 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance' in Bahrain | India News|website=www.timesnownews.com|accessdate=9 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bahrain confers The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance to PM Narendra Modi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bahrain-confers-the-king-hamad-order-of-the-renaissance-to-narendramodi-1591389-2019-08-25 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
* [[Imran Khan]], the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imran awarded Bahrain’s highest civil award |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/584510-imran-awarded-bahrain-s-highest-civil-award |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Qamar Javed Bajwa]], the [[Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of the Army Staff]] of Pakistan Army (2022)
* [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]] (2024)<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Sarahsecret|user=sarahdiaryz |number=1868682676640837877 |title= The Duke of Edinburgh was received by The King of Bahrain and awarded the King Hamad Order of Renaissance, First Class.}}</ref>
* [[Asim Munir|Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah]], the [[Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of the Army Staff]] of Pakistan Army (2024)<ref>https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347046</ref>
* [[Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan]], Crown Prince of [[Abu Dhabi]] (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/crown-prince-news/king-of-bahrain-awards-crown-prince-of-abu-dhabi-with-king-hamad-order-of-the-renaissance/|title=King of Bahrain awards Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi with King Hamad Order of the Renaissance|date=26 November 2024|website=mediaoffice.abudhabi}}</ref>
* [[Shehbaz Sharif|Shahbaz Sharif]], the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (2025)
* [[Sahir Shamshad Mirza]], the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee]] of [[Pakistan Armed Forces]].

== References ==
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Rajeshwari Sundaram

2025-12-27T10:27:45Z

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{{Short description|Indian biostatistician}}
{{Use dmy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=April 2021}}
{{Use list-defined references|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox scientist
| name = Rajeshwari Sundaram
| image = Rajeshwari Sundaram.jpg
| caption = Sundaram in 2020
| fields = Survival analysis, reproductive health
| workplaces = [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] [[Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] [[Indian Statistical Institute]] [[Michigan State University]]
}}

'''Rajeshwari Sundaram''' is an Indian biostatistician specializing in [[survival analysis]] and [[reproductive health]] who works at the [[National Institutes of Health]] as a senior investigator in the [[Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development]].{{r|nih}} Topics in her research have included the effects of obesity on fertility,{{r|obese}} infant and early childhood [[screen time]],{{r|screen}} and the long-term persistence of [[postpartum depression]].{{r|depress}}

==Education and career==
Sundaram is a graduate of the [[University of Calcutta]], and has a master's degree from the [[Indian Statistical Institute]] and a Ph.D. in statistics from [[Michigan State University]].{{r|nih}} Her 1999 dissertation, ''Estimation in the Two-Sample Doubly Censored and Randomly Truncated Scale Models'', was supervised by Hira Koul.{{r|mg}}

She became an assistant professor at the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] before moving to the National Institutes of Health in 2006,{{r|nih}} taking her present position in the Shriver Institute in 2014.{{r|griffith}}

She is the 2021 chair of the Risk Analysis Section of the [[American Statistical Association]].{{r|ras}}

==Recognition==
Sundaram was the 2020 winner of the Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award of the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, for her work with trainees at the National Institutes of Health.{{r|griffith}} She was also elected as a [[Fellow of the American Statistical Association]] in 2020, and is an elected member of the [[International Statistical Institute]].{{r|nih}}

==References==
<references>

<ref name=depress>{{citation|url=https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/postpartum-depression-may-last-years|title=Postpartum depression may last for years|date=November 10, 2020|work=NIH Research Matters|publisher=National Institutes of Health}}</ref>

<ref name=griffith>{{citation|url=https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2020/08/01/2020-griffith-mentoring-award/|title=Rajeshwari Sundaram Honored with 2020 Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award|date=August 1, 2020|journal=Amstat News|publisher=American Statistical Association|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref>

<ref name=mg>{{mathgenealogy|id=47706}}</ref>

<ref name=nih>{{citation|url=https://irp.nih.gov/pi/rajeshwari-sundaram|title=Rajeshwari Sundaram, Ph.D., M.S., Senior Investigator|work=Intramural Research Program|publisher=National Institutes of Health}}</ref>

<ref name=obese>{{citation|url=https://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/obesity-health-news-505/obese-couples-may-take-longer-to-conceive-719351.html|title=Obese Couples May Take Longer to Conceive |date=February 3, 2017|work=HealthDay|first=Karen|last=Pallarito}}</ref>

<ref name=ras>{{citation|url=https://community.amstat.org/riskanalysissection/aboutus/officers/currentofficers|title=Current 2021 Section Officers|work=ASA Risk Analysis Section|publisher=American Statistical Association|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref>

<ref name=screen>{{citation|url=https://www.news-medical.net/news/20191125/Screen-time-could-be-starting-in-infancy-says-NIH-study.aspx|title=Screen time could be starting in infancy, says NIH study|first=Liji|last=Thomas|date=November 25, 2019|work=News-Medical.Net}}</ref>

</references>

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Pill (TV series)

2025-12-24T19:13:54Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Pill TV Series.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Crime]] [[Drama]] [[Medical fiction|Medical thriller]]
| creator = [[Raj Kumar Gupta]]
| based_on =
| inspired_by =
| writer = {{ubl|[[Raj Kumar Gupta]]|Anagh Mukherjee|Parveez Sheikh| Jaideep Yadav}}
| director = {{ubl|[[Raj Kumar Gupta]]|Jaideep Yadav|Mahim Joshie}}
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Riteish Deshmukh]]|[[Pavan Malhotra]]|Akshat Chauhan|Anshul Chauhan|Vikram Dharia|Hanish Kaushal | Diksha Juneja }}
| theme_music_composer =
| composer =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| runtime = 34–68 minutes
| executive_producer = Raj Kumar Gupta Sanjeevkumar Nair
| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
| cinematography =
| editor =
| company =
| network = [[JioCinema]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2024|7|12}}
| last_aired =
}}

'''''Pill''''' is an [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[Medical fiction|medical thriller]] [[Streaming television|streaming television series]] created by [[Raj Kumar Gupta]]. It stars [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Pavan Malhotra]], Akshat Chauhan, Anshul Chauhan, Vikram Dharia and Hanish Kaushal in prime roles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pill Web Series (2024) {{!}} Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at JioCinema |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/pill-web-series-126747 |website=[[NDTV|Gadgets 360]] |access-date=16 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Riteish Deshmukh]] as Prakash Chauhan
* Neha Saraf as Prakash's wife
* Anshul Chauhan as Gursimrat Kaur
* Hanish Kaushal as Samay
* [[Diksha Juneja]] as Keerat
* Akshat Chauhan as Noor Khan
* [[Pavan Malhotra]] as Brahma Gill
* [[Nikhil Khurana]] as Ekam Gill
* [[Baharul Islam (actor)|Baharul Islam]] as Dr. Basudev Natarajan
* Kunj Anand as Ashish
* Vikram Dharia as Raju Peon
* Sanghasri Sinha as Dr. Chakraborty Riteish Deshmukh's Senior

== Release ==
The series was premiered on 12 July 2024 on [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] platform [[JioCinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Riteish Deshmukh turns whistleblower for debut series 'Pill': When and where to watch |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/riteish-deshmukh-whistleblower-debut-series-pill-when-and-where-to-watch-jiocinema-2556886-2024-06-23 |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave a mix review " Judges giving instant, contradictory judgements from one hearing to another."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |author-link=Shubhra Gupta |title=Pill review: Riteish Deshmukh series is stretched, repetitive |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/pill-review-riteish-deshmukh-series-is-stretched-repetitive-9449793/ |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 July 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref> [[Deepa Gahlot]] writing for ''[[Scroll.in]]'' gave positive review "The densely plotted, often naive eight-part series takes the mission of its characters very seriously, so they look solemn all the time."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |author-link=Deepa Gahlot |title='Pill' review: A well-meaning, overly earnest show about Big Bad Pharma |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1070479/pill-review-show-about-big-bad-pharma-is-well-meaning-but-overly-earnest |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=12 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Rachit Gupta of ''[[Filmfare]]'' gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "The performances by the entire cast are topnotch."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Rachit |title=Pill web series review - A hard-hitting show on big pharma corruption {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/pill-web-series-review-a-hard-hitting-show-on-big-pharma-corruption-67209.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=13 July 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref> ''[[Times Now]]'' gave 3/5 stars and commented "''Pill'' could have been a more interesting thriller delving into the world of medicine creators and prescribers."<ref>{{cite news |title=Pill Review: Riteish Deshmukh Shines As He Fights Corruption To Unveil Dark Side Of Pharma Industry |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/web-series/pill-review-riteish-deshmukh-shines-as-he-fights-corruption-to-unveils-dark-side-of-pharma-industry-review-111668701 |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=[[Times Now]] |date=12 July 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> Shreyas Pande of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' stated "''Pill'' doesn’t rise away from the pre-established genre tropes and pitfalls into a plethora of undercooked ideas."<ref>{{cite news |last=Pande |first=Shreyas |title=Pill Series Review: A sincere Riteish Deshmukh in a monotonous medical-drama |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jul/11/pill-series-review-a-sincere-riteish-deshmukh-in-a-monotonous-medical-drama-2 |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |date=11 July 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref> Troy Ribeiro of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' observed "Overall, while the series has its minor flaws, including some deus ex machina elements that feel contrived, it remains engaging throughout, supported by top-notch production values."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ribeiro |first=Troy |title=Pill Review: Riteish Deshmukh's Show Offers A Chilling Glimpse Into Pharmaceutical Industry's Dark Side |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/pill-review-riteish-deshmukhs-show-offers-a-chilling-glimpse-into-pharmaceutical-industrys-dark-side |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=12 July 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> Vinamra Mathur of ''[[Firstpost]]'' gave a mix review "The series does keep you hooked, but Gupta relies little more on tired monologues and heroic ordinariness than exploring these helpless people’s vulnerabilities."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mathur |first=Vinamra |title=JioCinema's 'Pill' review: Riteish Deshmukh and Pawan Malhotra's series hooks but needed more pathos |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jiocinemas-pill-review-riteish-deshmukh-and-pawan-malhotras-series-hooks-but-needed-more-pathos-13790364.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=12 July 2024 |language=en-us}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt32729607}}
*[https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/pill/1971001991 ''Pill''] on [[JioHotstar]]

[[Category:2024 debut works]]
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P. J. Kurien

2025-12-15T17:05:46Z

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{{for|the IAS officer|V. J. Kurien}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = P. J. Kurien
| term_start4 = 1980
| spouse = Susan
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| birth_place = [[Vennikulam]], [[Travancore]] (now in [[Kerala]], [[India]])
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1941|3|31}}
| constituency3 = [[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Idukki]]
| term_end3 = 1989
| term_start3 = 1984
| constituency2 = [[Mavelikara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mavelikara]]
| constituency4 = Mavelikara
| term_end2 = 1999
| term_start2 = 1989
| term_end4 = 1984
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| successor1 = [[Binoy Viswam]], [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| successor2 = [[Ramesh Chennithala]]
| successor3 = K. M. Matthew
| successor4 = Thampan Thomas
| predecessor1 =
| predecessor2 = [[Thampan Thomas]]
| predecessor3 = M. M. Lawrence
| predecessor4 = B. K. Nair
| term_end1 = 1 July 2018
| term_start1 = 2 July 2006
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Kerala]]
| successor = [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]], [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| predecessor = [[K. Rahman Khan]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]| 1blankname3 = [[Vice President of India|Chairman]]
| 1namedata3 = Hamid Ansari
| term_end = 1 July 2018
| term_start = 21 August 2012
| office = 11th [[Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]]
| image = P. J. Kurien.jpg
| alma_mater = [[St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry]] Government Science College, Rewa
}}
{{Indian name|Kurien|Pallath Joseph}}'''Pallath Joseph Kurien''' (born 28 March 1941) is an Indian politician, a social worker and educationist. He was the Deputy Chairman of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]], till his retirement on 30 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congress leader PJ Kurien elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-21/news/33303005_1_congress-leader-cag-report-pj-kurien|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062402/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-21/news/33303005_1_congress-leader-cag-report-pj-kurien|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2013|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=P.J. Kurien is Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3804659.ece|work=The Hindu|date=22 August 2012|last1=Parsai|first1=Gargi}}</ref> A leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] party, Kurien previously served as a [[Union Minister]] in the [[Rao ministry|P. V. Narasimha Rao government]] and was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] for four consecutive terms from 1980 to 1999.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2005.

==Early life==
P. J. Kurien was born on 28 March 1941 to P. G. Joseph and Rachel Joseph at Vennikulam in [[Tiruvalla]], [[Pathanamthitta District]], Kerala. He had his early education at St. Behanas High School, Vennikulam. For higher education, he attended [[St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry]], Kerala and at Government Science College, [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was a professor of physics at St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, when he entered politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1979|accessdate=2013-05-29|title=Biodata on the Rajya Sabha website}}</ref>

==Positions held==
* 1980-84 Member, [[Seventh Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=P J Kurien|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pj-kurien|publisher=India.gov.in}}</ref>
* 1984-89 Member, [[Eighth Lok Sabha]].
* 1987-89 Member, Executive, Congress Parliamentary Party [C.P.P.(I)], Member, House Committee, Member, Committee on Public Undertakings.
* 1989-91 Member, [[Ninth Lok Sabha]], Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Member of the Business Advisory Committee.
* 1991-96 Member, [[Tenth Lok Sabha]].
* 1991-93 Union Minister of State, Industry with additional charge of Commerce.
* 1992-93 Union Minister of State, Industry,(Department of Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries) with additional charge of Commerce.
* 1994-98 Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
* 1995-96 Union Minister of State, Non-Conventional Energy Sources.
* 1996-98 Member, [[Eleventh Lok Sabha]], Member of the Business Advisory Committee.
* 1998-99 Member, [[Twelfth Lok Sabha]], Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Member, Business Advisory Committee, Jan.
* July 2005 Elected to Rajya Sabha
* August 2012 Elected Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

===Controversy===
Kurien was alleged to be an accused in the [[Suryanelli rape case]], though his name was never included in the list of accused.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/muCSR38VZOc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160323003849/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muCSR38VZOc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muCSR38VZOc| title = Kurien on why he shouldn't be re-investigated in rape case | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 4 February 2013 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/w8dBhIqL17c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160313094853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8dBhIqL17c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8dBhIqL17c| title = Suryanelli victim demands P J Kurien be included in the list of accused | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 31 January 2013 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> There are four inquiries which exonerated Kurien, three inquiries were held under the Chief Ministership of [[E. K. Nayanar]], who himself used the allegation against Kurien during [[1996 Indian general election in Kerala|1996 elections]], and was also a respondent in the defamation case filed by Kurien. During these three inquiries, Kurien was only an opposition MP; Congress Party being out of power both at the Centre and in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/suryanelli-sex-scandal-breather-for-pj-kurien-as-convict-retracts-claim_851672.html|title=Suryanelli sex scandal: Breather for PJ Kurien as convict retracts claim|date=29 May 2013}}</ref> Kurien has maintained his innocence and police investigations into the case have also deemed him innocent.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/suryanelli-rape-case-kerala-high-court-rejects-petition-against-pj-kurien-436139 | title = Suryanelli rape case: Kerala High Court rejects petition against PJ Kurien}}</ref> There are speculations such as the alleged controversy against Kurien is politically motivated and his political power even led to the exoneration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/suryanelli-rape-the-most-key-issue-kerala-is-facing-now/20130219.htm|title='Is Suryanelli rape the most key issue for Kerala now?'}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/will-pj-kurien-be-made-an-accused-in-the-suryanelli-rape-case-court-order-likely-today-385692| title = Will PJ Kurien be made an accused in the Suryanelli rape case? Court order likely today}}</ref> Sessions Judge Abraham Mathew in his order held that the victim's plea for inclusion of Kurien in the sex scandal case was not maintainable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/suryanelli-victims-plea-against-kurien-dismissed/article4863280.ece|title=Suryanelli: Victim's plea against Kurien dismissed|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/suryanelli-sex-scandal-breather-for-pj-kurien-as-convict-retracts-claim_851672.html|title=Suryanelli sex scandal: Breather for PJ Kurien as convict retracts claim|date=29 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/suryanelli-gangrape-case-pj-kurien-political-conspiracy-protests-415771-2013-02-07|title = Suryanelli gangrape case: P.J. Kurien alleges political conspiracy against him| date=8 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Suryanelli-rape-case-Court-rejects-girls-plea-against-P-J-Kurien/articleshow/18765742.cms|title = Suryanelli gangrape case: Suryanelli rape case: Court rejects girl's plea against P J Kurien | India News - Times of India| newspaper=The Times of India | date=2 March 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/pressure-mounts-on-pj-kurien-to-quit-in-suryanelli-rape-case/article20575214.ece|title = Pressure mounts on P.J. Kurien to quit in Suryanelli rape case| date=7 February 2013 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/suryanelli-victims-plea-against-kurien-dismissed/article4863280.ece
* http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/suryanelli-sex-scandal-breather-for-pj-kurien-as-convict-retracts-claim_851672.html

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810163203/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1979 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1979]

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Nalla Thanka

2025-12-07T08:53:08Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Nalla Thanka
| image = Nalla Thanka-1950.jpg

| alt =
| caption =
| director = P. V. Krishna Iyer
| producer = [[Kunchacko]] R. A. Krishnan K. V. Koshy
| writer = [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]]
| based_on =
| starring = Augustine Joseph Vaikom Mani [[Miss Kumari]] Miss Omana [[S. P. Pillai]]
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
| cinematography = A. Shanmugham P. K. Madhavan Nair
| editing = S. Williams
| studio = K & K Combines [[Udaya Studios]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1950||}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Nalla Thanka''''' is a 1950 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Fantasy film|mythological]] film directed by P. V. Krishna Iyer and produced by K. V. Koshy and [[Kunchacko]] under the banner of [[Udaya Studios]] and K & K Combines. It was the second film produced at the [[Udaya Studios]], the first being ''[[Vellinakshatram (1949 film)|Vellinakshatram]]'' (1949).<ref name=":0" /> The film stars [[Miss Kumari]] in the title role along with Augustine Joseph, Vaikom Mani and Miss Omana in other supporting roles. The film is based on the legend of ''Nalla Thanka,'' which is based on a popular [[Folklore of India|Tamil folk tale]].<ref name=":0" />

==Cast==
'''Principal cast'''
* [[Miss Kumari]] as Nalla Thanka, Queen of Ratnapuri and Nallannan's sister
* [[Augustine Joseph]] as Nallannan, the King of Madhurapuri
* Vaikom Mani as Somanathan, the King of Ratnapuri and Nalla Thanka's husband
* Miss Omana as Alankari, Queen of Madhurapuri and Nallannan's wife
* Baby Girija as one of Nalla Thanka's children
* [[S. P. Pillai]]
* TR Omana
* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]] as Lord Shiva

== Production ==

=== Development ===
The success of Tamil operas based on the folk tale of ''Nalla Thanka'' in Kerala prompted [[Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier|Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier]] to script a Malayalam drama based on the same story. He then authored the musical opera ''Nalla Thanka'', for the drama troupe Kottakkal Paramasiva Vilasam. The drama became very popular in [[Kerala]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-05 |title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi / Columns : NALLA THANKA 1950 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/08/30/stories/2010083050520400.htm |access-date=2022-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905072459/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/08/30/stories/2010083050520400.htm |archive-date=5 September 2010 }}</ref>

After the failure of their first feature film ''[[Vellinakshatram (1949 film)|Vellinakshatram]]'' (1949), K. V. Koshy and [[Kunchacko]] were in deep debt. They decided to produce another feature film to recoup their losses''.'' They decided to adopt the drama into a film as it was already popular and was a guaranteed success.<ref name=":1" /> Kunchacko mortgaged all his land and sold his jewellery to complete the film. The screenplay and dialogues were written by [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]]. The screenplay followed the stage play with just a few minor changes. The film was shot in [[Udaya Studios]]. A. Shanmugham and P. K. Madhavan Nair were the cinematographers, [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] was the composer and the film was edited by S. Williams.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

=== Casting ===
Thresiamma (Miss Kumari) had earlier done a dance in Udaya's first film ''Vellinakshatram.'' Struck by her appearance and screen presence Kunchacko and Koshy cast her in the title role.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Vellinakshathram (1949) |url=https://misskumari.com/filmography/vellinakshathram-1949/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Miss Kumari |language=en-US}}</ref> She was rechristened Miss Kumari on the sets of the film.<ref name=":2" /> Augustine Joseph, the founder of the Udaya Kerala Natana Kala Samithi was asked to play the main lead. He had already established himself as a matinee idol in Kerala through his music operas based on [[Bible|Biblical]] and [[Myth]]ological stories. Vaikom Mani had previously acted in various Tamil films.<ref name=":1" /> Kunchacko cast him due to his popularity in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":2" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack consists of a total of 15 songs.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=List of Malayalam Songs from the movie Nallathanka |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?m=10%5C |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> The [[film score]] and all the songs were composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]], with lyrics from [[Abhayadev]].<ref name=":3" />
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
!Song
!Singer(s)
!Raga(s)
|-
|"Rathnam Vithachaal"
|[[P. Leela]], Janamma David
|
|-
|"Mahesha Maayamo"
|[[Augustine Joseph]]
|
|-
|"Pathiye Daivam"
|Mrs Kuruvilla
|
|-
|"Sodara Bandhamathonne"
|P. Leela, Vaikkom Mani
|
|-
|"Imbamerum Ithalaakum"
|Augustine Joseph
|
|-
|"Manoharamee Raajyam"
|P. Leela
|
|-
|"Shambho Shambho Shivane"
|Vaikkom Mani
|
|-
|"Kripaalo Valsaraakum"
|P. Leela
|
|-
|"Ammathan Prema Soubhaagya"
|P. Leela
|
|-
|"Shambho Njan"
|P. Leela
|
|}

== Reception ==
''Nalla Thanka'' was released on 14 January 1950.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=നല്ലതങ്ക |url=https://m3db.com/film/nallathanka |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=M3DB |language=en}}</ref> The film was a major success both at the box-office and with the critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nallathanka (1950) |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=10 |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> It was Udaya Studio's breakthrough and was one of the earliest commercially successful films in Malayalam cinema.<ref name=":1" /> According to [[Ashish Rajadhyaksha]] and [[Paul Willemen]] in the book ''Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, Nalla Thanka'' was the first "big hit" in Malayalam cinema.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Rajadhyaksha | first1=Ashish | last2=Willemen | first2=Paul | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema | publisher=British Film Institute | publication-place=London | date=1994 | isbn=0-85170-455-7 | oclc=32484891 | author-link = Ashish Rajadhyaksha}}</ref> In 2010, B. Vijayakumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that: "The performances of Augustine Joseph, Vaikom Mani, Miss Kumari and Miss Oamana were impressive. In fact, Miss Omana's character became so popular that the name Alankari became a synonym for a wicked woman. The special effect scenes was another highlight." Concluding he wrote, "Will be remembered as the first mega hit in Malayalam cinema and for its good music."<ref name=":1" /> The film was remade in Tamil in 1955 as ''[[Nalla Thangal]].''<ref name=":1" />

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0251287}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1950 films]]
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[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
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Pusalan

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{{Short description|Community-status group of Muslims in Kerala, south India}}

'''Puslan''' is a community-status group of [[Muslims]] in [[Kerala]], south India. They were the traditional sea fishermen of the central [[Malabar Coast]] (northern Kerala).<ref name=":0">Siddidqui, M. K. A., editor. ''Marginal Muslim Communities in India'' 501-514.</ref><ref name="KunhaliV">Kunhali, V. "Muslim Communities in Kerala to 1798" PhD Dissertation Aligarh Muslim University (1986) [http://ir.amu.ac.in/2736/1/T%205242.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526175216/http://ir.amu.ac.in/2736/1/T%205242.pdf|date=26 May 2019}}</ref>

The other [[Malabar Muslims|Mappila]]s used to{{When|date=September 2025|reason=When did they use to call them that? how about today?}} call them "Kadappurattukar", while themselves were known as "Angadikkar". Pusalan boats are owned collectively by a lineage, and each individual is entitled to a share of the profits. The catches are sold by the Pusalar to other communities, and very rarely are involved in selling their catch{{Clarify|reason=This is confusing. They sell their catch. The last sentence says say. Does this sentence mean that very rarely do they sell their catch "to the end consumer"?|date=September 2025}}.<ref name=":0" />

==History==
Puslans were mostly converts from the Mukkuvas, a low caste among the [[Hinduism|Hindus]] of Kerala.<ref name="KunhaliV" /> West Asian sailors on the Malabar Coast had to rely on lighterage at most of the Kerala ports in the medieval period. This led them to enter into mutually beneficial relationships with the traditional Hindu sea fishermen community.<ref name=":3">Prange, Sebastian R. ''Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast''. Cambridge University Press, 2018.</ref>
==Divisions==
The Kadappurattukar were divided into two endogamous groups on the basis of their occupation, "Valakkar" and "Bepukar". The Bepukar were considered superior to Valakkar.<ref name="KunhaliV" />
==Social status==
The Pusalan community is still regarded as a financially backward group among Kerala Muslims. Matrimonial alliances with financially elite Muslim families in Kerala are a rarity. Pusalans are allowed enter and pray in Mappila mosques in Kerala.<ref name="Scroll">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/882246/do-muslims-in-kerala-follow-the-caste-system-murder-of-dalit-christian-groom-ignites-debate|title=Do Muslims in Kerala follow the caste system? Murder of Dalit Christian groom ignites debate|last1=Ameerudheen|first1=TA|website=Scroll.in|date=17 June 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref>
The Puslans were once a low-status group among the Muslims of Kerala.
==See also==
*[[Ossan]]

==References==

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Rameshwar S. Bhagat

2025-11-20T19:24:54Z

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{{Short description|Indian film editor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
'''Rameshwar S. Bhagat''' is an Indian film editor who works in [[Hindi films]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni |url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/yrf-alumni |website=Yash Raj Films}}</ref> He has edited several films for [[Yash Raj Films]] such as ''[[Dhoom]]'' (2004), [[Dhoom 2|''Dhoom 2'']] (2006), [[New York (2009 film)|''New York'']] (2009), [[Ek Tha Tiger|''Ek Tha Tiger'']] (2012), [[Sultan (2016 film)|''Sultan'']] (2016), [[Tiger Zinda Hai|''Tiger Zinda Hai'']] (2017), and [[Tiger 3|''Tiger 3'']] (2023).

{{Infobox person
| name = Rameshwar S. Bhagat
| occupation = Film editor
| years_active = 2004{{endash}}present
}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Dhoom (2004 film)|Dhoom]]'' || Won {{Dash}}[[Filmfare Award for Best Editing]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006 || ''[[Fight Club: Members Only]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007 || ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Heyy Babyy]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2008 || ''[[My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (film)|My Name is Anthony Gonsalves]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Tashan (film)|Tashan]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[De Taali]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Kidnap (2008 film)|Kidnap]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009 || ''[[New York (2009 film)|New York]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'' || rowspan="2" | Bilingual film
|-
|[[Eenadu (2009 film)|''Eenadu'']]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010 || ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011 || ''[[Love Breakups Zindagi]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Tell Me O Kkhuda]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Miley Naa Miley Hum]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012 || ''[[Housefull 2]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013 || ''[[Ishkq in Paris]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Maazii]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014 || ''[[Gunday]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Dishkiyaoon]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Shaukeens]]'' ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016 || ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ventilator (2016 film)|Ventilator]]'' || [[National Film Award for Best Editing]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017 || ''[[Phillauri (film)|Phillauri]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[Baaghi 2]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2019 || ''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Kolaiyuthir Kaalam]]'' ||Tamil-language film
|-
| ''[[Housefull 4]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2020 || ''[[The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Baaghi 3]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Bulbbul]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022 || ''[[Heropanti 2]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Dhaakad]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ram Setu (film)|Ram Setu]]''
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Tiger 3]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2025 || ''[[Emergency (2025 film)|Emergency]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Badass Ravi Kumar]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Housefull 5]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[120 Bahadur]]'' ||
|}

== Awards ==

* [[National Film Award for Best Editing]] - [[Ventilator (2016 film)|''Ventilator'']]<ref>{{Cite news |title=National Awards Winners 2016 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/2016/108 |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing]] - ''[[Dhoom]]''<ref>{{Cite news |title=Filmfare Awards Winners 2005 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/2005/101 |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== References ==
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Myristica beddomei

2025-11-10T18:06:33Z

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Myristica beddomei and fruit.jpg
| image_caption = ''Myristica beddomei'' leaves and fruits
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author= IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |date=2024 |title= ''Myristica beddomei'' |volume=2024 |article-number= e.T62670A242369840 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T62670A242369840.en |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>
| genus = Myristica
| species = beddomei
| authority = [[George King (botanist)|King]]
}}

'''''Myristica beddomei''''' is a species of tree in the family [[Myristicaceae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Banik |first1=D |last2=Bora |first2=P.P. |last3=Kumar |first3=V.S. |last4=Bezbaruah |first4=R.L. |date=2017 |title=Conspectus on Indian Gymnacranthera and Myristica |journal=Rheedea |language=en |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=1–12 |doi=10.22244/rheedea.2017.27.1.1 |issn=0971-2313|doi-access=free }}</ref> where it is frequent in the mid-elevation wet evergreen forests<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pascal |first1=Jean-Pierre |last2=Pelissier |first2=Raphael |date=1996 |title=Structure and floristic composition of a tropical evergreen forest in south-west India |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S026646740000941X/type/journal_article |journal=Journal of Tropical Ecology |language=en |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=191–214 |doi=10.1017/S026646740000941X |issn=0266-4674|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and an important food tree of [[Hornbill|hornbills]]. The species has been earlier misidentified in regional floras and herbarium specimens as ''[[Myristica dactyloides]]'' Gaertn., the latter occurring only in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=":0" />

== Description ==
Canopy and sub-canopy trees in tropical wet evergreen forests, growing up to 25 m high. The trees have a smooth blackish green '''bark''' that peels off. Inner bark is deep red and when exposed or blazed produces a red exudate. The cylindrical '''branches''' are arranged in whorls around the trunk and are held horizontally almost perpendicular to the main trunk.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Myristica beddomei beddomei {{!}} Species |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263616 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=India Biodiversity Portal |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Myristica dactyloides Gaertn. {{!}} Species |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/16020 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=India Biodiversity Portal |language=en}}</ref> The '''leaves''' are simple, alternate, and arranged in rows on opposite sides of the twigs ([[distichous]]) with a hairless petiole about 1.5 cm to 4 cm long that has a groove along the top ([[Canaliculated|canaliculate]]). The leaf blade is thick and leathery, shining dark green above and whitish [[glaucous]] below. Leaves are variable in shape (oblong or elliptic to lanceolate), and about 12-25 cm long by 4-12 cm wide. The leaf apex is usually acute with a blunt tip or obtuse, while the base is acute to rounded.The leaf has an entire margin and a raised midrib. Venation includes 10 to 18 pairs of secondary nerves and tertiary nerves that are obscure or broadly reticulo-percurrent when visible.<ref name=":1" />

''Myristica beddomei'' is [[dioecious]], with [[Unisexual flowers|unisexual]] white '''flowers'''. The male flowers occur in clusters of 10-12 in short umbels in the axils of leaves, while female flowers are arranged in fascicles without stalks. The '''fruit''' is a distinctive egg-shaped, tomentose capsule, yellowish brown to orange in colour about 6 cm long by 3-4 cm in diameter, and with a shallow groove on the surface. When ripe, the capsule dehisces open to reveal the single egg-shaped or ellipsoid dark brown '''seed''' covered in a bright orange red, deeply [[laciniate]] [[aril]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> The fruit was reported to have average dimensions of 63.4 mm length and 60.0 mm diameter, and mass of 77 g, while the corresponding seed measurements were 39.5 mm (length), 35.5 mm (diameter), and 19 g (mass).<ref>Jose, P. A., and Pillai, P.K. Chandrasekhara (2016) Conservation through restoration of wild nutmeg tree populations of Western Ghats of Kerala. KFRI Research Report No. 516, 61 pages. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, India. ISSN: 0970-8103</ref>

== Taxonomy ==
''Myristica beddomei'' differs from the Sri Lankan taxon ''[[Myristica dactyloides|M. dactyloides]]'' in leaf and flower characteristics. The latter has broadly lanceolate to broadly elliptic leaves with obtuse base, being brownish with indistinct veins on the underside. The male flowers have caducous bracteoles and the male flower buds are distinctly ellipsoid with pointed apex.<ref name=":0" />

''Myristica beddomei'' has three known subspecies: ''M. b.'' ''beddomei'', ''M. b. ustulata'' and ''M. b. sphaerocarpa'', with the former two subspecies sometimes wrongly identified as ''[[Myristica dactyloides|M. dactyloides]]'' in some regional floras and herbaria.<ref name=":0" />

''M. b. sphaerocarpa'' differs from ''M. b. beddomei'' in its leaf size (7–10 × 3–5.5 cm), having 7–10 pairs of lateral veins (versus 12–20 in the former), and globose shape to the fruits and seeds, besides having a 4 mm thick [[pericarp]]. ''M. b. ustulata'' differs from the ''M. b. beddomei'' in having 3–4 mm thick dry pericarp, and male flowers having 0.3–0.5 mm long blackish brown hairs and persistent [[bracteole]].<ref name=":0" />

== Common names ==
The species has a number of common names in English and Indian languages. Common [[English language|English]] names include wild [[nutmeg]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Neginhal |first=S.G. |title=Forest Trees of South India |publisher=Navbharat Press |year=2004 |isbn=81-901420-1-1 |location=Bangalore |pages=284 |language=en}}</ref> and bitter nutmeg.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Bitter Nutmeg |url=https://flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bitter%20Nutmeg.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Flowers of India}}</ref> The species is known as kattu jathikkai or kakaimunji jathikai in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]; jayaphal in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]; ran-jayaphal in [[Konkani language|Konkani]]; jayaphal, jajikai, or kaadu jajikai in [[Kannada]]; and patthapanu, adakkapayin, panthapayin, panu, chorapali, chithirapoovu, pasupathi, or pathiripoovu in [[Malayalam]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

== Distribution and habitat ==
The species is found along the Western Ghats in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]], [[Goa]], and [[Maharashtra]], in subtropical and tropical wet evergreen forests, in [[Shola|sholas]] and occasionally in [[Myristica swamp|''Myristica'' swamps]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> The species occurs as sub-canopy trees in [[Tropical evergreen forests of India|tropical wet evergreen forests]] from the foothills to an elevation of 1500 m.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Myristica dactyloides - MYRISTICACEAE |url=http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/myridact/myridact_en.html |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=www.biotik.org}}</ref> In the [[Anaimalai Hills]], the species is reported to range between 500 m and 1400 m in elevation, evenly and sparsely distributed through mature rainforests but also occurring in transitional forest zones.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Madhavan |first1=A.P. |title=Last Ones Standing: Eleven Threatened Trees of the Western Ghats Rainforests |last2=Bhat |first2=Kshama |last3=Kasinathan |first3=Srinivasan |publisher=Nature Conservation Foundation |year=2022 |isbn=978-81-954663-0-6 |location=Mysuru |pages=26–29 |language=en}}</ref>

The distributional range of different sub-species is not clearly demarcated, with ''M. b. beddomei'' reported to occur in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, ''M. b. sphaerocarp''a in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, and ''M. b. ustulata'' in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
<references />

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[[Category:Endemic flora of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Taxa named by George King (botanist)]]

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Jataka Parijata

2025-11-09T18:46:14Z

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{{Short description|Hindu astrological text}}
{{overly detailed|date=August 2014}}
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{{Hindu scriptures|Hindu astrology}}

'''''Jataka Parijata''''' <ref>{{cite web|title=Vaidanatha Dikshita's Jataka Parijata|author=V.Subramanya Sastri|url=http://www.libraryofyoga.com/handle/123456789/1063|access-date=2012-11-19|archive-date=2012-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027032020/http://www.libraryofyoga.com/handle/123456789/1063|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an Indian astrological text that is ranked alongside [[Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra]] of [[Parashara|Parāśara Muni]], [[Brihat Jataka|Bṛhat Jātaka]] of [[Varahamihira|Varāhamihira]] and [[Phaladeepika|Phaladīpikāḥ]] of [[Mantreswara|Mantreśvara]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mantreswara's Phaladeepika|author=G.S.Kapoor|url=http://mandhataglobal.com/wp-content/custom/articles/phaldipika.pdf}}</ref> It is regularly studied as a textbook and a reliable reference-book, and is one of the few books that gives time on the nativity, the other two being [[Hora Ratna|Horā Ratnaṃ]] and Jātaka Bharaṇaṃ.<ref>{{cite book|title=Classical Muhurta|author=Ernst Wilhelm| publisher=Kala Occult Publishers|page=vii|isbn=9780970963628|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3zMPFJy6YygC&q=jataka+parijata&pg=PR7}}</ref>

Jataka Parijata ([[Devanagari|Devanāgarī]]: {{lang|hi|जातक पारिजात}}, [[IAST]]: {{lang|sa|jātaka pārijāta}}) is written in [[Sanskrit]] in the usual [[Sloka meter|Śloka]]-format. Its author, [[Vaidyanatha Dikshita|Vaidyanātha Dīkṣita]], was probably born c.1425-1450.<ref>{{cite book|title=History and Doctrine of Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion|author= Arthur Llewellyn Basham|year= 1981| publisher= [[Motilal Banarsidass Publishers]]|place=New Delhi|page=184|isbn= 9788120812048|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiGQzc5lRGYC&q=jataka+parijata&pg=PA184}}</ref> Many noted scholars and authors like - V.Subramanya Sastri, G.S.Kapoor, Gopesh Kumar Ojha, [[Bangalore Venkata Raman]],<ref>{{cite book|title=How to judge a Horoscope Vol.2|author=Bangalore Venkata Raman|date=June 1991| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|place=New Delhi|page=349|isbn=9788120808485|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wqC1Ea88fTcC&q=jataka+parijata&pg=PA349}}</ref> Bepin Behari,<ref>{{cite book|title=Esoteric Principles of Vedic Astrology|author=Bipin Behari|date=September 2004|publisher=Sterling Publishers (P) Ltd.|page=111|isbn=9788120725607|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5jDCBcZhNKMC&q=jataka+parijata&pg=PA111}}</ref> Gayatri Vasudev,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Art of Prediction in Astrology|author=Gayatri Vasudev|year=2008| publisher= Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|place=New Delhi|page=143|isbn=9788120832299|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjGSHKl8fKwC&q=jataka+parijata&pg=PA143}}</ref> S.S.Chaterjee,<ref>{{cite book|title=Cosmic influences on mind &IQ|author=S.S.Chaterjee|year=1992| publisher=Binapani Lahiri|page=212|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQwvAAAAYAAJ&q=jataka+parijata}}</ref> Ernst Wilhelm, Hart De Fouw, Arthur Llewellyn Basham, Komilla Sutton<ref>{{cite web|title=Pushkara: navamsa and bhaga |url=http://www.komilla.com/pages/library/pushkara_part_two.cfm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621021807/http://www.komilla.com/pages/library/pushkara_part_two.cfm |archivedate=2013-06-21 }}</ref> - have translated and written commentaries on Jataka Parijata beside referring to its contents in their own works.

Jātaka Pārijāta, according to Gopesh Kumar Ojha, was completed in the year 1347 Śaka/1482 Vikram Saṃvat i.e. in the year 1426 A.D. It is based on various earlier works such as [[Garga Hora|Garga Horā]], [[Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra]], Śrīpati-Paddhati, [[Saravali|Sārāvalī]], [[Brihat Jataka|Bṛhat Jātaka]], [[Sarvartha Chintamani|Sarvārtha Cintāmaṇi]] etc. Its author, Vaidyantha, who was a devotee of Ranganatha (Lord [[Vishnu|Viṣṇu]]) and lived in South India in Karṇāṭaka or Andhra, belonged to the [[Bhardwaja|Bharadvāja]] [[Gotra]] and was the son of Veṅkaṭadri. Some scholars are of the opinion that Vaidyanātha is the same person who wrote ''Prataprudriya''. [[Keshava of Nandigrama|Keśava Daivajṅa]], the author of ''Keśava Jātaka'' and ''Muhūrta-Tattva'', was his disciple.<ref>{{cite book|title=Jatakaparijata (With translation and commentary by Gopesh Kumar Ojha)|author=Vaidyanatha|year=2008|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|page=5|isbn=9788120822641|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2BoM8wCrq8C&q=Jataka+Parijata+Motilal+Banarsidass}}</ref>

Jātaka Pārijāta has Eighteen chapters viz. I: Prathamo'dhyāyaḥ – ''Rāśiśīlādhyāyaḥ'' (61 verses) or Chapter on forms of Signs, II: Dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ – ''Grahasvarūpaguṇādhyāyaḥ'' (87 verses) or Chapter on nature of Planets, III: Tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ – ''Viyonyādijanmādhyāya'' (80 verses) or Chapter on Births, IV: Caturtho'dhyāyaḥ – Bālāriṣṭādhyāyaḥ (107 verses) or Chapter on Early Death, V: Pañcamoyo'dhyāyaḥ – ''Āyurdāyādhyāyaḥ'' (124 verses) or Chapter on Longevity, VI: Tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ – ''Jātakabhaṅgādhyāyaḥ'' (102 verses) or Chapter on Miseries and set-backs, VII – ''Rājayogādhyāyaḥ'' (181 verses) or Chapter on gain of Rulership and ruling powers, VIII – ''Dviyadigrhayogādhyāyaḥ'' (118 verses) or Chapter on Conjunction etc., of two or more planets, IX – ''Mandyabdadiphaladhyaya'' (129 verses) or Chapter on the role of Māndi etc., X – ''Aṣṭakavargādhyāyaḥ'' (72 verses) or Chapter on Aṣṭakavarga system, XI – ''Prathamadvityābhāvaphalādhyāyaḥ'' (96 verses) or Chapter on nature and results on account of planetary influence etc., of the Lagna and the 2nd house, XII – ''Tṛtyācaturthabhāvaphalādhyāyaḥ'' (144 verses) or Chapter on nature and results on account of planetary influence etc., of the 3rd and the 4th house, XIII – ''Pañcamaṣaṣṭhabhāvaphalādhyāyaḥ'' (82 verses) or Chapter on nature and results on account of planetary influence etc., of the 5th and the 6th house, XIV – ''Saptamāṣṭamnavamabhāvaphalādhyāyaḥ'' (103 verses) or Chapter on nature and results on account of planetary influence etc., of the 7th, the 8th and the 9th house, XV – ''Daśamekādaśādvādaśabhāvaphalādhyāyaḥ'' (83 verses) or Chapter on nature and results on account of planetary influence etc., of the 10th, 11th and the 12th house, XVI – ''Strījātakādhyāyaḥ'' (54 verses) or Chapter on Female horoscopy, XVII – ''Kālacakradaśādhyāya'' (111 verses) or Chapter on Kālacakradaśā calculation and results and XVIII – ''Daśāphalādhyāyaḥ'' (172+4 verses) Chapter on Uḍudaśās.

These eighteen chapters said to originally contain 1763 ślokas, due to interpolations now consisting of 1910 or 1918 verses, cover the entire range of [[Hindu astrology]] based on Parāśarian principles. Like '''Bṛhat Jātaka''', '''Jātaka Pārijāta''' is a condensation of more ancient Hora texts and some later important works including '''Bṛhat Jātaka'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaidyanātha's Jātaka Pārijāta|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/50560157/Jataka-Parijata-Vol-1|access-date=2017-09-09|archive-date=2014-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910192855/http://www.scribd.com/doc/50560157/Jataka-Parijata-Vol-1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Author==
Vaidyanatha Dikshita, was the author of ''Jataka Parijata''. {{Citation needed span|He was the son of Venkatadri Dikshita and grandson of Anniah Dikshita, was a [[Brahmin]] belonging to the [[Bharadwaja]] [[Gotra]]. He is believed to have lived in [[South India]] either in the 14th or 15th century A.D.|date=November 2021}}

Not much is known about his life except for his statement in ''Jataka Parijata''. According to Katva, Vaidyanatha lived in the 14th century in [[Mysore]]. V. Subramanya Sastri, the translator and commentator of ''Jataka Parijata'', disagreed with the attribution of ''[[Sarvartha Chintamani]]'' to Venkatadri Dikshita, suggesting that Vaidyanatha Dikshita was born between 1425 and 1450. He cited the fact that Kesava Daivajna, the author of ''Muhurata Tattva'', a [[Sanskrit]] treatise on [[Hindu astrology]] and a disciple of Vaidyanatha Dikshita who was born around 1456, was the father of [[Gaṇeśa Daivajna|Ganesa Daivajna]], who in 1520 wrote the Sanskrit treatise on astrology titled ''Graha Laghava''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Vaidyanatha Dikshita's Jataka Parijat|author=V.Subramanya Sastri|publisher=Ranjan Publications|place=New Delhi|pages=5–6|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/50560157/Jataka-Parijata-Vol-1|access-date=2017-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910192855/http://www.scribd.com/doc/50560157/Jataka-Parijata-Vol-1|archive-date=2014-09-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Vaidyanatha also wrote ''Patrimargapradeepika,'' a textbook on calculating the birth-chart etc., and the ''Janamapatrika''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Patrimargapradeepika (published in 1930)|author=Vaidyanatha|year=1981|publisher=[[Sri Venkateswar Steam Press]]|isbn=9780871691460|place=Mumbai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQoNAAAAIAAJ&q=Patrimargapradeepika&pg=PA383}}</ref>

==References==
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Archdiocese of Ranchi

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{{Short description|Catholic archdiocese in Jharkhand, India}}
{{For|the Church of North India diocese based in Ranchi|Diocese of Chotanagpur}}
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| name = Ranchi
| latin = Archidioecesis Metropolitae Ranchiensis
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| denomination = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
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| established = 25 May 1927
| cathedral = [[St. Mary's Cathedral, Ranchi]]
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The '''Ranchi Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese''' (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Ranchiensis'') comprises the districts of [[Ranchi District|Ranchi]] and [[Lohardaga District|Lohardaga]] of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]]. It was established by a decree of the [[Holy See]] dated 25 May 1927, when it was separated from the [[Archdiocese of Calcutta|Calcutta Archdiocese]] to form a new [[Diocese]], with its episcopal seat at Ranchi. In 1953 it was elevated to the status of an archdiocese. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi declares that it "subscribes to [[ahimsa]] and [[satyagraha]]".

==Background==
The first [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] to enter Chotanagpur was Fr [[Auguste Stockman]]. He traveled by bullock cart from [[Midnapur]] and after a difficult journey of a fortnight reached [[Chaibasa]] on 25 November 1868. His work among the Ho tribe did not yield results, so he moved towards Ranchi district in January 1875.

Other Belgian Jesuits came to Ranchi in 1877 to act as military chaplains to the troops at Doranda ([[Ranchi]]). As the prospects of [[evangelization]] among the tribals of Chotanagpur were bright, the first mission stations were opened among the [[Mundas]]. However, the real impetus came from Fr [[Constant Lievens]], who arrived at Doranda on 18 March 1885. He is often called the Apostle of Chotanagpur. He left Ranchi on 26 August 1892, a broken man. He died at [[Leuven]] in Belgium on 7 November 1893. A century later on 7 November 1993 his mortal remains were re-interred in the Ranchi Cathedral.

To assist the missionaries, the Loreto Sisters from Ireland opened a convent in the red Lodge on Purulia Road, Ranchi, in March 1890. It was here that the Daughters of St. Anne, a Diocesan Congregation, had their beginning in 1897. The Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk, Belgium established themselves in the same compound on 13 January 1903.

==History==
By 1927 the Ranchi Mission had developed to such an extent that by decree of the [[Holy See]], dated 25 May 1927, it was separated from the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Calcutta Archdiocese]] to form a new Diocese with Ranchi as its Episcopal seat and Msgr. [[:fr:Louis Van Hoeck|Louis Van Hoeck]], sj, as the first bishop. He was succeeded by Rt. Rev. [[Oscar Sevrin]] sj, in 1934, who was pastor for 18 years (1934 - 1952).

As the faith spread and took firm root in Chotanagpur, the [[Roman Catholic church|Catholic Church]] was being built up and developed, especially through parishes and schools. Soon the rapid growth of the mission made it imperative to call in other labourers, the S.V.D. Fathers, the Australian and American Jesuits.

For better pastoral care of the faithful, the vast Archdiocese of Ranchi was divided and on 14 June 1951, the Diocese of Sambalpur gave birth to Rourkela Diocese on 4 July 1979 and Ambikapur became a separate diocese on 14 December 1977. On 19 September 1953, the Diocese of Ranchi was raised to the status of an Archdiocese with Sambalpur and Cuttack as its suffragans. On 2 July 1962, the Diocese of Jamshedpur was created. Then in 1968, the Diocese of Patna and Bhagalpur and the Prefecture of Balasore were made suffragans of Ranchi Archdiocese. Again on 5 June 1971 the Diocese of Daltonganj, comprising the civil districts of Hazaribagh (which itself became a diocese on 12 May 1995), and Palamau was carved out of the Archdiocese of Ranchi. In 1980, Muzaffarpur Diocese was formed from a part of Patna Diocese and made suffragan of Ranchi.

The Andamans and Nicobar Islands, became part of Ranchi in 1947, and were since 1966 under the care of the Pilar Fathers, and became a new Diocese on 26 June 1984.

On 1 July 1993, two new Dioceses, Gumla and Simdega, were established with territories taken from the Ranchi Archdiocese. On 12 May 1995 the new Diocese of Khunti was established with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Ranchi. It comprises the whole Khunti civil Sub-division. In 1998 two more new Dioceses were created, North of the Ganges, and made suffragans of Ranchi, Bettiah and Purnea.

Thus the original Ranchi Diocese divided into 14 Dioceses including the present Archdiocese of Ranchi. On 16 March 1999 the Ranchi Ecclesiastical Province was bifurcated in anticipation of the creation of Jharkhand. Patna, Capital of Bihar, became an Archdiocese with four suffragans: Bettiah, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Purnea.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The dioceses [[Diocese of Daltonganj|Daltonganj]], [[Diocese of Dumka|Dumka]], [[Diocese of Gumla|Gumla]], [[Diocese of Hazaribag|Hazaribag]], [[Diocese of Jamshedpur|Jamshedpur]], [[Diocese of Khunti|Khunti]], [[Diocese of Port Blair|Port Blair]] and [[Diocese of Simdega|Simdega]] are suffragans of the archdiocese.

==Archbishops of Ranchi==
*[[Louis Van Hoeck]], S.J. (15 February 1928 - 30 April 1933)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ranchi (Latin (or Roman) Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drnch.html|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>
*[[Oscar Sevrin]], S.J. (9 April 1934 - 13 December 1951)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Niclas Kujur|Nicolas Kujur]], S.J. (13 December 1951 - 25 July 1960)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Pius Kerketta]], S.J. (7 March 1961 -7 August 1985)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Telesphore Toppo]] (1985 – 2018)
*[[Felix Toppo]] (24 June 2018 – 30 December 2023)<ref name=aind>{{cite press release | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/12/30/231230c.html | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 31 December 2023 | date = 30 December 2023 | title = Resignations and Appointments, 30.12.2023 }}</ref>
*[[Vincent Aind]] (30 December 2023<ref name=aind/> – present)

==Auxiliary Bishops of Ranchi==
*[[Vincent Barwa]], D.D. (9 September 2004 - 11 February 2008)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Binay Kandulna]], D.D. (11 February 2009 - 30 November 2012)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Telesphore Bilung]], S.V.D. (30 August 2014 -1 November 2021)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Theodore Mascarenhas]], S.F.X. (30 August 2014 – 30 November 2023)<ref name=":0" />

==Saints and causes for canonisation==
* Servant of God [[Constant Lievens]], SJ. His Cause for [[Beatification]] was officially inaugurated at Moorslede, in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges|Diocese of Bruges]] [[Ursulines|Ursuline Sisters]] (Belgium) on 15 March 2001.<ref name="CCBI">{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref>
* Servant of God Mary Bernadette Prasad Kispotta<ref name="CCBI" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060907155824/http://www.ranchiarchdiocese.org/ The Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese ]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ranc0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drnch.html Catholic-hierarchy.org]
* {{cite web | archive-date= 20 August 2008 | website =Catholic Bishops' Conference of India | url = http://www.cbcisite.com/Ranchi.htm | url-status= usurped | title = Ranchi Archdiocese History | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820065919/http://www.cbcisite.com/Ranchi.htm }}

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Piya Abhimani

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{{Short description|Indian drama television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
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| screenplay = Bhavna Shah
| story = {{ubl|Charu Singh| Ajyarya Patnayak}}
| director = Amit Gupta
| starring = {{ubl|[[Akshit Sukhija]]|[[Aastha Sharma]]}}
| theme_music_composer = Ripul Sharma
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| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 42 
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| producer = {{ubl|Charu Singh| Ajyarya Patnayak}}
| cinematography = Sudesh Kotian Pankaj Kachva
| editor = Dharmesh Patel Ajay Pandey
| camera = Multi-camera 
| runtime = 22-24 minutes
| company = Full Focus Entertainment
| network = [[Dangal (TV channel)|Dangal TV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|02|27}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2023|4|15}}
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'''''Piya Abhimani''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romance]] series starring [[Akshit Sukhija]] and Aastha Sharma.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doshi |first=Hasti |title=Akshit Sukhija on joining the show Piyaa Abhimaani: My character here is more manly and not boyish like my previous shows |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/akshit-sukhija-on-joining-the-show-piyaa-abhimaani-my-character-here-is-more-manly-and-not-boyish-like-my-previous-shows/articleshow/98295171.cms |access-date=2023-03-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=पिया अभिमानी {{!}} Piya Abhimaani {{!}} New show 27 फरवरी से शाम 6 बजे {{!}} Dangal Play | date=17 February 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTddQuNYCW8 |access-date=2023-03-19 |language=en}}</ref> It premiered on 27 February 2023 to 15 April 2023 and aired on [[Dangal TV]] under the banner of Full Focus Entertainment.

==Plot==
The series introduces Agastya and Avantika, who were childhood friends who were separated, and are now adults. Avantika is a simple girl who lives with her family while Agastya is a famous businessman who lives with his mother. Avantika and Agastya meet each other, but are unaware that they were childhood friends. They fight during a party. Agastya finds out that Avantika is his childhood friend and they reconcile. However, Kiran, Avantika's mother, is a greedy woman who doesn't want to let Avantika marry Agastya, which leads to his arrogance.

== Cast ==
=== Main ===
* [[Akshit Sukhija]] as Agastya Shrivastav: Ishwar and Kumud's son; Angad's cousin; Priya's elder brother; Shenaya's friend; Avantika's husband
* Aastha Sharma as Avantika Shrivastav: Yash and Sakshi's daughter; Kiran's step-daughter; Akshay and Trishna's step-sister; Agastya's wife

=== Recurring ===
* Sandhya Shungloo as Mrs. Jamuna Devi Shrivastav: Ishwar's mother; Agastya and Priya's grandmother
* Hemang K. Palan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjsamachar.net/news/details/447429/veraval-actor-hemang-palan-as-the-father-in-the-hindi-television-serial-piya-abhimani|title=હિન્દી ટેલિવિઝન સિરિયલ પિયા અભિમાનીમાં પિતા તરીકે વેરાવળના અભિનેતા હેમાંગ પલાણ|website=Sanj Samachar|language=gu|access-date=2023-03-01}}</ref> as Ishwar Shrivastav: Mrs. Shrivastav's son; Kumud's husband; Agastya and Priya's father
* [[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Exclusive: Sirf Tum actor Shalini Kapoor joins the cast of Piya Abhimani, says 'I'll play a self made woman' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-sirf-tum-actor-shalini-kapoor-joins-the-cast-of-piya-abhimani-says-ill-play-a-self-made-woman/articleshow/98388476.cms |access-date=2023-03-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> as Kumud Shrivastav: Ishwar's wife; Agastya and Priya's mother
* Palak Rana as Priya Shrivastav: Ishwar and Kumud's daughter; Agastya's younger sister
* Shikhar Sharma as Bijli's husband; Angad's father
* Akansha Sharma as Bijli: Angad's mother
* Deepak Khati as Angad: Bijli's son; Agastya's cousin
* Jairoop Jeevan as Yash Sinha: Kiran's husband; Sakshi's ex-husband; Avanthika, Akshay and Trishna's father
* [[Dolly Sohi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-parineetii-actress-dolly-sohi-to-play-an-antagonist-in-piya-abhimani-says-for-the-first-time-in-my-career-i-am-getting-to-play-a-complete-negative-role/articleshow/97803626.cms|title=Exclusive: Parineetii actress Dolly Sohi to play an antagonist in Piya Abhimani, says 'For the first time in my career I am getting to play a complete negative role'|work=The Times of India|access-date=2023-03-01|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> as Kiran Sinha: Yash's second wife; Avanthika's stepmother; Akshay and Trishna's mother
* Gursharanpreet Singh as Akshay Sinha: Yash and Kiran's son; Avantika's youngest step-brother; Trishna's elder brother
* Surbhi Rohra as Trishna Sinha: Yash and Kiran's daughter; Avantika's youngest step-sister; Akshay's younger sister
* Vaishali Arora as Shenaya: Agastya's friend and obsessive lover; Avantika's rival and ex-fiancé
* Ram Awana as Makhan Singh
* Nisha Pareek as Pooja
* Minoli Nandwana as Avantika's friend

== Production ==
===Release===
The series was announced on [[Dangal (TV channel)|Dangal TV]] by Full Focus Entertainment. [[Akshit Sukhija]] as Agastya and Aastha Sharma as Avantika were signed as the leads. The first promo was released on 10 February 2023 featuring [[Akshit Sukhija]] and Aastha Sharma.<ref>{{Citation |title=अभिमान की आग में जलती एक प्रेम कहानी, पिया अभिमानी.. Coming Soon {{!}} New Promo {{!}} Dangal Play | date=10 February 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8NJGXJT0HI |access-date=2023-03-19 |language=en}}</ref>

===Cancellation===
The Show Went Off air Within two Months. The last episode aired on 15 April 2023. The show ran for 42 episodes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-14 |title=Piya Abhimani wraps up in less than two months; actress Dolly Sohi expresses shock |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/piya-abhimani-wraps-up-in-less-than-two-months-actress-dolly-sohi-expresses-shock/articleshow/99490640.cms |access-date=2023-04-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
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| length = 3:01
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = Enterr10 Television Network
| producer = Charu Singh
Ajyarya Patnayak
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==See also==
*[[List of programmes broadcast by Dangal TV]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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Thathamma

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'''''Thathamma''''' is a fortnightly [[comic book|comic magazine]] in [[Malayalam]]. The magazine is published in English<ref name=twoc>{{cite news|title=Why so few children's magazines in India?|url=http://twocircles.net/2010jul02/why_so_few_childrens_magazines_india.html#.VbptqDDtmko|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=Two Circles|date=2 July 2010}}</ref> by [[Balasangam]] state committee [[Kerala]].

== Content ==
''Thathamma'' targets children.<ref name=twoc/> The magazine, which features stories, cartoons, and comics, emphasizes moral values and aims at enhancing knowledge through humor and hobbies. Its sister publication is ''[[Deshabhimani]]'', a political paper founded on 6 September 1942.<ref>{{cite news|author=P. Karunakaran|title=Struggle, Survival And Surging Ahead|url=http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2002/sept08/09082002_deshabhimani.htm|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=People's Democracy|issue=35|date=8 September 2002|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140001/http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2002/sept08/09082002_deshabhimani.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[ONV Kurup]] served as the [[editor-in-chief]] of ''Thathamma''.<ref>{{cite news|author=N.S.Sajith|title=ONV Passes Away|url=http://ganashakti.com/english/news/details/12768|accessdate=27 December 2016|work=Ganashakti|date=14 February 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Malayalam comics]]
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Eastern culture

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