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Vijaigarh
Vijaigarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vijaigarh had a population of 5921. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vijaigarh has an avera..
Vijainagar
Vijainagar is a city and a municipality in Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vijainagar had a population of 17,867. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Vijainagar has an aver..
Vijalpor
Vijalpor is a city and a municipality in Navsari district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vijalpor had a population of 53,912. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Vijalpor has an average literac..
Vijapur
Vijapur is a city and a municipality in Mahesana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Vijapur is located at [23.57° N 72.75° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vijapur]. It has an average elevation of 116 metres (380 feet). Demographics As of 2..
Vijay
Vijay is a common name for men in India and Nepal. It is Sanskrit for "achievement" or "diploma," and, its more common usage, "victory" in Hindi. The famous Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan used the name Vijay in most of the movies he performed in. Famous people called Vijay include: Vijay (actor),..
Vijaya
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Vijaya (B.C. 543-504) was the first Aryan king of Lanka. According to the Mahavamsa, his grandmother, Suppadevi,..
Vijayadashami
This page contains Indic text. Without rendering support, you may see irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts. [Enabling complex text support for Indic scriptsMore...] Vijayadashami (also known as Dussehra) is a festival celebrated across India. It is celebrated on the ..
Vijayaditya
Vijayaditya ((696 – 733 C.E.) followed his father, Vikramaditya I on to the Chalukya throne. His long reign was marked by general peace and prosperity. Vijayaditya also built a number of temples. He fought against the Pallavas and extracted tributes from Parameshwar Varma V. The Alupas of South..
Vijayalaya Chola
Vijayalaya Cholaவிஜயாலய சோழன் Vijayalaya's Territories c. 850 C.E. Reign 848 C.E. - 871 C.E. Title Parakesari Capital Thanjavur Queen Unknown Children Aditya Predecessor Unknown Successor Aditya I Father Unknown Born Unknown Died 871 C.E. ..
Vijayanagara
Vijayanagara (ವಿಜಯನಗರ in Kannada, meaning the city of victory, and often written Vijayanagar in English), is in Bellary District, northern Karnataka. It is the name of the now-ruined capital city, located at [15°19′N 76°28′E] of the historic Vijayanagara empire which ex..
Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire Vijayanagar Empire during Deva Raya II (1446 CE.) and Krishnadevaraya (1520 CE.), Official languages KannadaTelugu Capitals Early Capital: Anegondi, Regal Capital: Vijayanagara Government Monarchy Preceding states Hoysala, Kakatiya Succeeding states ..
Vijayanta
The Vijayanta main battle tank was built in India in the 1960s and 1970s. It based on a licensed design of the Vickers Mk.1 . Production began at Vickers and then transferred to India. ..
Vijayapura
Vijayapura is a town in Bangalore Rural district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Vijayapura is located at [13.29° N 77.8° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vijayapura]. It has an average elevation of 883 metres (2896 feet). Demographics As of 20..
Vijayapuri
Vijayapuri is a census town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Vijayapuri is located at [11.23° N 77.5° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vijayapuri]. It has an average elevation of 303 metres (994 feet). Demographics As of 2001 ..
Vijayapuri (North)
Vijayapuri (North) is a census town in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vijayapuri (North) had a population of 19,333. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vijayapuri (Nor..
Vijayaraje Scindia
Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Vijayaraje Scindia (1919-2001) born Lekha Divyeshwari and widely known as the Rajmata of Gwalior, was a prominent Indian political personality. In the days of the British Raj, as consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, she ranked among the highest aristocrats ..
Vijayashanti
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Vijayashanti was a supers..
Vijayawada
--> Vijayawada [pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (విజయవాడ) literally translates to "The Place of Victory". It is also known as Bezawada or Blazewada because of its heat. It is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India and is located on the..
Vijaya Bank
Vijaya Bank was founded on 23rd October 1931 by the late Shri A.B.Shetty and other enterprising farmers in Mangalore, Karnataka. The objective of the founders was essentially to promote banking habits, thrift and entrepreneurship among the farming community of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka ..
Vijaya Corea
Vijaya Corea is one of Sri Lanka's well known media personalities who recently celebrated 40 years in the media. Vijaya Corea launched his career as a relief announcer with Radio Ceylon in the 1960s. His voice was heard for the first time on the popular children's program 'Kiddies Corner'. The Ameri..
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Vijaya Kumaratunga (b. October 9 1945, Sri Lanka - d. February 16, 1988, Polhengoda, Sri Lanka) was a popular Sri Lankan film actor and politician, married to former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga from 1978 to his assassination in 1988. Kumaratunga's first film was "Hanthane Kathawa", ..
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit (िवजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पण्िडत) (1900 - 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and the fi..
Vijaya Mehta
Vijaya Mehta was born in Baroda, Gujarat and graduated from Bambay University. She studied theatre with E Alkazi in Delhi and with Adi Marzban. She became a major figure in 60s Marathi experimental theatre. She is a founder member of Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, Arvind Deshpande and Shr..
Vijaya Mulay
Vijaya Mulay (known as Akka - elder sister in Marathi and Ammoomma - grand mother in Malayalam), born 16 May 1921 in Bombay, India is a documentary filmmaker, film historian, writer, educationist and researcher. Her close friendships with Satyajit Ray, Louis Malle, Mrinal Sen and other film per..
Vijaya Wimalaratne
Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne was educated at Royal College, Colombo and joined the Army as an Officer Cadet in August 1962. He commenced his career as an Officer in the Army on 1st August 1963 on completion of training at the Indian Military Academy. Military career He returned after a Jungle W..
Vijaydurg
Vijaydurg (formerly also known as Gheriah) is a seaport 425 km from Bombay on India's West Coast. It boasts a safe harbour with average depths in excess of 100 feet. From Vijaydurg, Goa is a four-hour drive South along the National Highway 17. The beach facing the Arabian Sea has a historic fort (..
Vijaykanth
Vijayaraj is a famous Tamil film actor (veteran of 147 films), and budding Politician. His screen name is Vijaykanth. He is also affectionately called as Captain by his fans and colleagues in Kollywood after his blockbuster film Captain Prabhakaran. He has the largest proven organised fanbase in T..
Vijaypat Singhania
Vijaypat Singhania is the chairman emeritus of the Raymond Group of clothing and textiles. He is also the current Sheriff of Mumbai, since December 19, 2005. A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained traveling in a hot air balloon. He also has another world record ..
Vijayraghavgarh
Vijayraghavgarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vijayraghavgarh had a population of 7157. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vijayraghav..
Vijayrania
Vijayrania or Bijarnia is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana in India. The existence of this clan is known from the time of Alexander the Great. Greek historians have clarified about the meaning of Vijayrania. Vijayrania is derived from Vijay (Victory) + Ran (War). Varetatae peo..
Vijay (James Bond)
Vijay is a fictional character from the James Bond film Octopussy. He was played by the Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj. A talented and good-natured man, Vijay is a field operative in India, who assists Bond in making contact with Kamal Khan, as well as keeping him informed of Khan's activitie..
Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj (born December 14, 1953 in Madras, India) is a former tennis champion and actor. Amritraj and his brother, Anand Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the brothers were semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles. Playing..
Vijay Anand
Vijay Anand (January 22, 1934 - February 23, 2004), also known as Goldie Anand was a Bollywood film producer, director, writer and actor. He made most of his films for the in-house banner Navketan Films. Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab and was the youngest of the Anand siblings. His bro..
Vijay Bharadwaj
Vijay BharadwajIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests ODIs Matches 3 10 '''Runs scored 28 136 Batting average 9.33 27.19 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 22 41* ..
Vijay Dahiya
Vijay DahiyaIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches 2 19 '''Runs scored 2 216 Batting average - 16.61 100s/50s -/- -/1 Top score 2* 51 ..
Vijay Diwas
Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) is celebrated in India on 16 December every year to mark the Indian victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Bangladesh also commemorates the victory over Pakistan on the same day in 1971 on Victory Day. See also Victory Day in other countries ..
Vijay Hazare
Vijay HazareIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests First-class Matches 30 238 '''Runs scored 2192 18740 Batting average 47.65 58.38 100s/50s 7/9 60/73 Top score 164* 316* Balls bowled 2840 38628 Wickets 20..
Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer is a New York based pianist and composer. In 2003 he collaborated with Mike Ladd, hip-hop MC and producer, and recorded "In What Language?", a song cycle about the post-9/11 world. Contents 1 Discography1.1 Albums2 External links2.1 Official sites Discography Album..
Vijay K. Thadani
Vijay K. Thadani is a distinguished alumnus of India's premier engineering school Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He co-founded NIIT along with Rajendra S. Pawar in 1981. As CEO of NIIT and its subsidiaries worldwide and Chairman of NIIT USA Inc., Vijay has spearheaded NIIT's globalisation ..
Vijay Kichlu
Vijay Kichlu is one of India's best known classical Hindustani singers. He studied Dhrupad with the Dagar Brothers and Khayal with Latafat Hussain Khan, whose style had a strong connection with Dhrupad. External links [Web-article] ..
Vijay Kishore Dubey
Vijay Kishore Dubey was a pioneering announcer of the Hindi Service of Radio Ceylon. Dubey helped the station rule the airwaves in the Indian sub-continent in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions tuned in to his radio programs over the airwaves. See also Radio CeylonList of Hindi broadcasters of Radio Cey..
Vijay Kumar
Vijay Kumar is an Indian Shooter. He won two gold medals in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs) with Pemba Tamang & the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. ..
Vijay Kumar Patodi
Vijay Kumar Patodi (1945-1976) was an Indian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to topology. He was a professor at TIFR. ..
Vijay Madhavan
Vijay Madhavan is an Indian classical dancer. A disciple of Chitra Vishweshwaran, he was a child prodigy with an acumen for classical dance from a young age. He has visited many countries and has won many national and international awards. He is a regular performer in Bhagavata Mela Natya Natakam ..
Vijay Mallya
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Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay ManjrekarIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests First-class Matches 55 198 '''Runs scored 3208 12832 Batting average 39.12 49.92 100s/50s 7/15 38/56 Top score 189* 283 Balls bowled 204 1411 Wickets ..
Vijay Mehra
Vijay Mehra may refer to: Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer), who played Test cricket for IndiaVijay Mehra (UAE cricketer), who played one-day international cricket for the United Arab Emirates This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer)
Vijay MehraIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm bowler Tests First-class Matches 8 109 '''Runs scored 329 5614 Batting average 25.30 34.44 100s/50s -/2 13/- Top score 62 167* Balls bowled 36 1563 Wickets - 26 Bow..
Vijay Mehra (UAE cricketer)
Vijay MehraUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) Batting style Right-handed batsman Bowling type Tests ODIs Matches - 6 '''Runs scored - 92 Batting average - 18.39 100s/50s - 0/0 Top score - 43 ..
Vijay Merchant
Vijay MerchantIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests First-class Matches 10 150 '''Runs scored 859 13470 Batting average 47.72 71.64 100s/50s 3/3 45/52 Top score 154 359* Balls bowled 54 5087 Wickets - 6..
Vijay Park
Vijay Park is a housing society located at Kaasar Vadavali on Ghodbunder Road, Thane, Maharashtra state in India. ..
Vijay Pur
Vijay Pur is a town and a notified area committee in Jammu district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vijay Pur had a population of 6400. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vijay Pur ha..
Vijay R. Singh
Sir Vijay Singh Sir Vijay R. Singh is a Fijian lawyer and former politician, who held Cabinet office in the 1970s. He served in Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's government in a variety of positions, including as Attorney-General, and was President of the Indo-Fijian fraction of the rul..
Vijay Rajindernath
Vijay RajindernathIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat (RHB) Bowling type - Tests First-class Matches 1 28 '''Runs scored 0 844 Batting average - 22.21 100s/50s 0/0 1/3 Top score - 136 Balls bowled - - Wickets - - Bowling average - ..
Vijay S. Pande
Vijay S. Pande is currently a Professor in the Chemistry Department at Stanford University. Professor Pande’s current research centers on the development and application of novel grid computing simulation techniques to address problems in chemical biology. In particular, he has pioneered novel d..
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh Personal Information Birth: 22 February, 1963,Lautoka, Fiji Nationality: Indo-Fijian Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA Career College: n/a Turned Professional: 1982 Current Tour: PGA Tour (joined Spring 1993) and European Tour (rejoined 2006) ..
Vijay Singh (politician)
Vijay Singh is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Vuda Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001, taking more than 57 percent of the votes cast. ..
Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Tendulkar (born in 1928) in Kolhapur, India. Is a leading contemporary Indian playwright, screen and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator. For the past four decades he has been the most influential dramatist and theater personality in Marathi, the ..
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is the Environment and Energy Correspondent for The Economist. Born in Madras, India, he grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut, and graduated from MIT with a degree in mechanical engineering. He lives in New York City. In 2005 he published the book Power for the People, How the Com..
Vijay Vazirani
Vijay Vazirani received his Bachelor's degree from MIT in 1979 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1983. He is a Professor of Computer Science at Georgia Tech, and is currently McKay Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His research career has been c..
Vijay Yadav
Vijay YadavIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches 1 19 '''Runs scored 30 118 Batting average 30.00 11.80 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 30 34* ..
Vija Celmins
Vija Celmins (b. October 25, 1938, Riga, Latvia) is an American artist. Vija Celmins immigrated to the United States with her family from Latvia when she was ten years old. She and her family settled in Indiana. Celmins received international attention early in her career for her renditions of ..
Vijender
Vijender is an Indian Boxer. He won the silver medal in the Welterweight 69 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. ..
Vijendra K. Singh
Vijendra K. Singh, Ph.D., is a neuroimmunologist and research associate professor at Utah State University. Singh's research had focused on possible autoimmune mechanisms of pathogenesis of autism and autoimmune therapy for patients affected by autistic spectrum disorders. He is considered by anti..
Vijesti
Vijesti (English: News) is a Montenegrin daily newspaper. It started out in 1997 as second Montenegrin daily newspaper. In the first years of existence, it has been accused of being too much of a proponent of Montenegrin independence and Montenegro's government. After the aquisition of "Vijesti" b..
Vijfhuizen
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Vijfhuizen in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. Vijfhuizen ([52°21′N 4°41′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km sou..
Vijf tv
Vijf Tv is a broadcast station owned by SBS Belgium. It is SBS second Flemish Channel (the other one is VT4). Primary for woman is the slogan of this station and this can be seen in their programs, some of the best watch shows are Sex and the city, Grey's Anatomy, Oprah and Dr Phil External links &..
Vijnana
Part of a onBuddhism History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Foundations Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path The Five Precepts Nirvāna · Three Jewels Buddhism In Depth Three marks of existence Skandha · Karma · Dharma Samsara · Rebirth..
Vijnanabhiksu
Vijnanabhiksu is an Indian philosopher who lived in north India in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He wrote commentaries on three different schools of Indian philosophy, Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga. Although his sub-commentary on the Yoga Sutras, the Yogavarttika, is his most widely read wo..
Vijnanananda
Swami Vijnanananda (28 October 1868 – 25 April 1938) was born in Belgharia, Kolkota, India as Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya. He was a direct disciple of Shri Ramakrishna. He was an engineer and worked as the District Engineer in the erstwhile State of United Provinces, India. He was a great scho..
Vijnaneshwara
Vijnaneshwara was a prominent jurist of 12th century India. His treatise, the Mitakshara, dealt with inheritance, and is one of the most influential legal treatises in Hindu law. Vijnaneshwara was born in the village of Martur, near Gulbarga in Karnataka. He lived in the court of king Vikramaditya ..
Vijon
Vijon is a town and commune in the Indre département of France. ..

 


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