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Abū ʻAbdillāh Muḥammad ibn Yazīd Ibn Mājah al-Rabʻī al-Qazwīnī (Arabic: ابو عبد الله محمد بن يزيد بن ماجه الربعي القزويني‎), (824 CE/209 AM—887/273) commonly known as Ibn Mājah, was a medieval scholar of hadith. He compiled the last of Sunni Islam's six canonical hadith collections, Sunan Ibn Mājah.^[1]

Biography[link]

A map of present-day Iran showing the location of Qazwin, the place of birth and death of Ibn Mājah

Ibn Mājah was born in Qazwin, the modern-day Iranian province of Qazvin, in 824 CE/209 AH^[1] to a family who were clients (mawla) of the Rabīʻah tribe.^[2] Mājah was the nickname of his father, and not that of his grandfather nor was it his mother's name, contrary to those claiming this. The hāʼ at the end is un-voweled whether in stopping upon its pronunciation or continuing because it a non-Arabic name.^[2]

He left his hometown to travel the Islamic world visiting Iraq, Makkah, the Levant and Egypt. He studied under Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah (through whom came over a quarter of al-Sunan), Muḥammad ibn ʻAbdillāh ibn Numayr, Jubārah ibn al-Mughallis, Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mundhir al-Ḥizāmī, ʻAbdullāh ibn Muʻāwiyah, Hishām ibn ʻAmmār, Muḥammad ibn Rumḥ, Dāwūd ibn Rashīd and others from their era. Abū Yaʻlā al-Khalīlī praised Ibn Mājah as "reliable (thiqah), prominent, agreed upon, a religious authority, possessing knowledge and the capability to memorize."^[1]

According to al-Dhahabī, Ibn Mājah died on approximately February 19, 887 CE/with eight days remaining of the month of Ramadan, 273 AH,^[1] or, according to al-Kattānī, in either 887/273 or 889/275.^[2] He died in Qazwin.^[2]

Works[link]

Arabic Wikisource has original text related to this article: Ibn Majah

Al-Dhahabī mentioned the following of Ibn Mājah's works:^[1]

• Sunan Ibn Mājah: one of the six canonical collections of hadith
• Kitāb al-Tafsīr: a book of Qur'an exegesis
• Kitāb al-Tārīkh: a book of history or, more likely, a listing of hadith transmitters

[edit] The Sunan

The Sunan consists of 1,500 chapters and about 4,000 hadith.^[1] Upon completing it, he read it to Abū Zurʻah, a hadith authority of his time, who commented, "I think that were people to get their hands on this, the other collections, or most of them, would be rendered obsolete."^[1]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Suhaib Hasan Abdul Ghaffar, Criticism of Hadith among Muslims with reference to Sunan Ibn Maja, Presidency of Islamic Research, IFTA and Propagation: Riyadh 1984. ISBN 0-907461-56-5
• Robson, James. 'The Transmission of Ibn Majah's "Sunan"', Journal of Semitic studies 3 (1958): 129–41.

External links[link]

• Sunan Ibn Majah - Searchable Sunan Ibn Majah Online
• Biography of Imam Ibn Maajah at theclearpath.com
• (French) Biography of Imam Ibn Mâjah by at-tawhid.net

Ramachandra Guha
Ramachandra Guha.
Born	29 April 1958 Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Delhi IIM Calcutta
Occupation	environmental, social, political and cricket history

Ramachandra Guha^[1] (born 29 April 1958) is an eminent Indian historian and writer whose research interests have included environmental, social, political and cricket history. He is also a columnist for the newspapers The Telegraph (syndicated in several Indian languages), and Hindustan Times. A regular contributor to various academic journals, Guha has written extensively for the magazine Outlook, where he masters over a classic genre of narrative non fiction.

Early life and education[link]

Guha was born on 29 April 1958 at Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand where his father Ram Das Guha worked at the Forest Research Institute.^[1] Ramachandra Guha studied at The Doon School and St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He graduated in Economics with a BA in 1977 and then an MA from the Delhi School of Economics (University of Delhi). He then went to Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he did a Fellowship (equivalent to a Ph.D) on the social history of forestry in Uttaranchal, that focused on the Chipko movement. It was later published as The Unquiet Woods .

Career[link]

Between 1985 and 2000, he taught at various universities in India, Europe and North America, including the University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Stanford University and at Oslo University (Arne Naess chair, 2008), and later at the Indian Institute of Science. During this period, he was also a fellow of Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin in Germany (1994–95).

Guha then moved to Bangalore, and began writing full time. He served as Sundaraja Visiting Professor in the Humanities at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in 2003. He is managing trustee of the New India Foundation, a nonprofit body that funds research on modern Indian history.

He is the author of India after Gandhi, published by Macmillan and Ecco in 2007.

In 2000, Guha penned an essay critiquing an article^[2] written by writer and activist Arundhati Roy opposing the Narmada Dam. Roy espoused the cause of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a cause Guha is also a supporter of. However, he questioned her expertise in the relevant field and argued that her activities and writings undermined rather than helped the cause.^[3] Roy responded in an interview, saying that Guha was a cricket historian who had missed the boat.^[4]

In 2009, Guha joined several other well-known historians in signing a petition that criticized the functioning of the prestigious Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in Delhi. The petition, also signed by such well-known academics as Sumit Sarkar, Nivedita Menon, Nayanjot Lahiri, Mushirul Hasan, Mukul Kesavan, Mahesh Rangarajan and Krishna Kumar, alleged that the institution was being run in an inefficient and corrupt fashion. They point out that NMML has discontinued its publication programme, and that the acquisition of manuscripts and oral histories have all but come to a halt.[1]. In turn, writer and activist Madhu Kishwar, environmentalist Pradeep Kishen and historians Irfan Habib and D.N. Jha have come out in support of NMML and it's director Mridula Mukherjee.[2] Subsequently, the government found that the transfer of funds was done "with the approval of the competent authority." Mridula Mukherjee and the NMML was given a clean chit by the Ministry of Culture, repudiating Guha's allegations. [3]

Guha was appointed the Philippe Roman Chair of International Affairs and History at the London School of Economics for 2011–12, succeeding Niall Ferguson.

Guha is married to the graphic designer Sujata Keshavan and has two children, Keshava and Iravati.

Awards and recognition[link]

• His essay, "Prehistory of Community Forestry in India", was awarded the Leopold-Hidy Prize of the American Society for Environmental History for 2001.
• "A Corner of a Foreign Field" was awarded the Daily Telegraph Cricket Society Book of the Year prize for 2002.
• He won the R. K. Narayan Prize at the Chennai Book Fair in 2003.
• The US magazine Foreign Policy named him as one of the top 100 public intellectuals in the world in May 2008.^[5] In the poll that followed, Guha was placed 44th.
• Padma Bhushan for 2009, India's third highest civilian award.^[6]
• 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for India after Gandhi.^[7][8]

Bibliography[link]

• The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalaya (University of California Press, Berkley; Oxford University Press (OUP)) (1989)
• This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India (OUP) (with Madhav Gadgil, 1992)
• Wickets in the East (OUP) (1992)
• Social Ecology (OUP) (Editor, with T.N. Madan, 1994)
• Spin and Other Turns (Penguin) (1994)
• An Indian Cricket Omnibus (OUP) (Editor, with T.G. Vaidyanathan, 1994)
• Ecology and Equity (with Madhav Gadgil, 1995) (Penguin)
• Varieties of Environmentalism: Essays North and South (with Joan Martinez-Alier, 1997)
• Savaging the Civilized — Verrier Elwin, his tribals and India (University of Chicago Press; OUP) (1999)
• An Anthropologist Among the Marxists, and other essays (Permanent Black) (2000)
• Environmentalism: A global history (OUP) (2000)
• The Picador Book of Cricket (Picador) (Editor, 2001)
• A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian history of a British sport (Picador) (2001)
• An Indian cricket century (Editor, works of Sujit Mukherjee, 2002)
• The Last Liberal and Other Essays (Permanent Black, 2004)
• The States of Indian Cricket (Permanent Black) (2005)
• How Much Should a Person Consume?: Thinking Through the Environment (University of California, Berkeley Press; Permanent Black) (2006)
• India after Gandhi: The history of the world's largest democracy (Ecco) (2007)
• Makers of Modern India (Viking/Penguin) (Editor, 2010)
• Institutions and Inequalities: Essays in Honour of Andre Beteille (with Jonathan P. Parry)
• Nature's Spokesman: M. Krishnan and Indian Wildlife (editor, works of M. Krishnan)
• Nature, Culture, Imperialism: Essays on the Environmental History of South Asia (with David Arnold)

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} India Together - article by Ramachandra Guha
2. ^ Roy, Arundhati. "The Greater Common Good". http://www.narmada.org/gcg/gcg.html. Retrieved 2006-09-18. 
3. ^ Guha, Ramachandra (2000-11-26). "The Arun Shourie of the left". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/26/stories/13260411.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-18. 
4. ^ Ram, Narasimhan. "Scimitars in the Sun". Frontline. http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1801/18010040.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-18. 
5. ^ Foreign Policy: Top 100 Intellectuals
6. ^ "Padma Bhushan for Shekhar Gupta, Abhinav Bindra". http://www.indianexpress.com/news/padma-bhushan-for-shekhar-gupta-abhinav-bindra/415108/. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
7. ^ "POETS DOMINATE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2011" (Press release). Sahitya Akademi. 2011-12-21. http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/award-2011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
8. ^ "Guha wins it for narrative history". The Hindu. December 21, 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2735882.ece. 

External links[link]

• Ramachandra Guha's essays for Outlook India (registration required)

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Narendra Jadhav (born 1953) is an noted Indian bureaucrat, economist, social scientist, writer and educationist. He is presently a member of Planning Commission of India.^[1] as well as a member of National Advisory Council (NAC), since May 31, 2010 ^[2] Prior to this, he had worked with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and headed economic research at Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ^[3]

Early Life[link]

Dr. Narendra Jadhav did his B.Sc in Statistics from Bombay University in 1973. He also did his M.A in Economics from Bombay University in 1975. He later received a Ph.D in Economics from Indiana University, USA in 1986 ^[2]

Career[link]

Economist[link]

Dr. Jadhav served the Reserve Bank of India for 31 years, taking voluntary retirement in October 2008, from the position of Principal Adviser and Chief Economist (in the rank of Executive Director). In the RBI, steered a team of 120 career economists and played a significant role in macroeconomic policy-making in India especially after the macroeconomic crisis in 1991.

He worked for four and half years at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), first as Adviser to Executive Director for India and briefly as a Consultant to the Independent Evaluation office of the IMF. ^[2]

He worked as Chief Economic Counsellor for Afghanistan (2006) and earlier, also as an Advisor to the Government of Ethiopia (1988).

In 2008, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra appointed him as the Chairman of a One Man High Powered Committee in the context of 'Farmers' Suicides'. Dr. Jadhav Committee Report has been accepted by the Government and is being implemented.

Educationist[link]

Dr. Jadhav served as Vice Chancellor (from august 24,2006 to june 15,2009) of University of Pune^[4]. In a period of less than three years, under his leadership, a metamorphic transformation of the University was brought about making it dynamic, vibrant, socially conscious and indeed, a Model State University, which is now also the most favoured destination for the foreign students coming to India (i.e., 45 percent of foreign students coming to India, study at the University of Pune).

Social Scientist and Author[link]

A writer with 100 research papers, 14 books on economic and social issues including four in Marathi to his credit. His latest contributions are two books in Marathi on Rabindranath Tagore - one is an anthology of Gurudev's poems translated into Marathi and the other one (being released) is on Gurudev's life and times.

Dr. Jadhav shot to fame with his biographical novel written in both Marathi and English- a runaway best seller with combined sales exceeding 5,00,000 copies, which has also been translated into 17 languages (French, Spanish, Korean, Thai, as well as in most major Indian languages. The book has received several awards including the coveted Sahitya Academy Award for its Punjabi version. The book is being translated into Japanese, Chinese, and several European languages). In addition, Dr. Jadhav has authored around 30 major official reports, over 100 research papers/articles besides serving a number of committees. He has also delivered a series of Memorial lectures/Key Note addresses in national and international fora.

He has been featured in Time, International Herald Tribune, and (on the cover page of) Readers' Digest^[5]. He has participated in discussions on almost all leading national and international TV channels. Has been a recipient of as many as 33 national and international awards for his contribution to the fields of economics, education, literature, culture and social work.

Dr. Narendra Jadhav is currently serving as a Member, Planning Commission (in the rank and status of Union Minister of State). He took over this responsibility on June 16, 2009 and was sworn in by the Prime Minister on July 27, 2009.

As Member, Planning Commission, Dr. Jadhav’s sectoral responsibilities include Education, Labour-Employment-Skill Development, Sports & Youth Affairs, and Social Justice and Empowerment. In addition, Dr. Jadhav looks after the States of Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Goa, besides the Union Territories of Diu-Daman and Dadra-Nagar Haveli.

Dr. Narendra Jadhav has also been appointed as a Member, National Advisory Council (NAC), chaired by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, with effect from May 31, 2010.^[2] Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called Dr. Jadhav, “a role-model for the disempowered millions in our country.”

Awards[link]

• Elite Award- Excellence in Financial Communications, by Association of Business Communicators of India, Mumbai ( November, 2010)
  
• Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Award for Excellence in Education Field, by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Mumbai ( September, 2009)
  
• Excellence Award for Excellence in Education Field, by Top Management Consortium, (April 2009).
  
• “Suryadatta Award" Award for Excellence in Banking and Finance (2005).
  
• "Maharashtra Ratna Award" for all-round contribution (2004).
  
• C.D. Deshmukh Award by Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mumbai, for contribution to economic literacy (1997).
  
• Asmita Darsha Award for the book "Dr. Ambedkar: Economic Thoughts and Philosophy"(1994).
  
• Award for Outstanding Contribution to Economic Theory for the Ph.D. dissertation Indiana University, USA (1986).
  
• Best International Student Award by Indiana University, USA (1983).
  
• National Scholar in Economics Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of India (1981-86).
  
  

Books[link]

• Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Central Banking in India Macmillan India Ltd., New Delhi 2005
  
• Re-emerging India: A Global Perspective ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad 2005
  
• A biographical novel titled, "Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India" published by Simon and Schuster USA, in 2005.
  
• A biographical novel entitled "Outcaste - A Memoir Life and Triumphs of an Untouchable Family In India", published by Penguin, India in 2003.
  
• Challenges to Indian Banking: Competition ,Globalization and Financial Markets (edited), Macmillan (India) Publications, New Delhi (1996).(Winner of All-India Publishers' Association Award).
  
• Monetary Economics for India' Macmillan (India) Publications, New Delhi (1994). (Winner of All-India Publishers' Association Award)
  
• 'Dr. Ambedkar: Economic Thought and Philosophy' Popular Prakashan Bombay (1992)
  
• 'Macroeconomic Investment Management in LDCs: A Social Cost-Benefit Approach' Indiana University, USA (1986).
  

References[link]

• The remarkable saga of Narendra JadhavRediff.com, August 11, 2009

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External Links[link]

• http://www.drnarendrajadhav.info/new_version/default.htm Dr. Narendra Jadhav, website]
• Asia Times article by Dr. Narendra Jadhav
  
• Narenda Jadhav, Partha Ray, Dhritidyuti Bose, Indranil Sen Gupta: The Reserve Bank of India’s Balance Sheet: Analytics and Dynamics of Evolution, November 2004.

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Nana Patekar
Born	Vishwanath Patekar (1951-01-01) 1 January 1951 (age 61) Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor, Filmmaker
Years active	1978 – present
Spouse	Neelakanti Patekar
Parents	Dinkar Patekar Sanjana Patekar

Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar (born 1 January 1951) is an Indian actor and filmmaker.

Biography[link]

Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.^[1]

Career[link]

He acted in movies such as Gaman (1978), Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988) and was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda, for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role. He won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar.

In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He also won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.

Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain but been a hero in most of his films. He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), a deaf father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) he plays a police officer who is a sharpshooter. Patekar has also done comic roles in Welcome (2007) in which he plays a powerful crime lord who once desired to be an actor in films.

He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluff Master. For his performance in Apaharan, he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain. He is going to be in Sangeeth Sivan's next film, which is a remake of the Telugu film Athadu (2005) and as the character Anjaneya Prasad (CBI officer), which was originally played by Prakash Raj.

Patekar did some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).

He has an honorary Captain's rank from Indian Army. He underwent training for his role as a Army officer in Prahaar and was thus awarded the rank. He joined the Territorial Army in the early 1990s.^{[citation needed]} At the age of 54, he took up the sport of rifle shooting. He qualified for the G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship.^[2]

He has also acted in few Marathi movies and plays. He is known to donate generously to the poor.^[3][4]

Nana Patekar starred in the Marathi film Deool, released on 4 November 2011.

Awards[link]

Patekar is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.^[5]

Filmography[link]

Actor[link]

Director[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nana Patekar at the Internet Movie Database

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• Nana's interview