Alexei Sultanov

Alexei Sultanov (Russian: Алексей Султанов; August 7, 1969 – June 30, 2005) was a Russian classical pianist of Uzbek origin.

Biography

Alexei Sultanov was born to a family of musicians. At the age of 6, he began piano lessons in Tashkent with Tamara Popovich and then with Lev Naumov at the Moscow Conservatory. At the age of thirteen he was a participant of the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians in Prague. He became famous after winning the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 11, 1989 at the age of 19. He was the youngest contestant in that year's competition. Listeners were awed by his virtuosic technique, musicality, and dynamic range. After winning the Van Cliburn, he made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman.

In October 1995, Sultanov won second prize at the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition; the grand prize was not awarded, he was offered a second prize but he refused to accept it.

Dumka

Dumka, headquarters of the Dumka district, is a city and municipality in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Suri districts after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka is the sub-capital of the state of Jharkhand, which was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000.

Etymology

There are two theories on how Dumka got its name. The first one suggests that Dumka's name derives from the Santali word sumk for "shunted" or "small," because during the British Raj, it was a small town compared to Suri and Bhagalpur.

The other is that Dumka derives its name from the Persian word damin-i-koh, which means 'skirts (an edge, border or extreme part) of the hills'. The Mughals assigned this name to the town and its vicinity on account of the presence of hillocks and undulating terrain.

History

Dumka (community development block)

Dumka is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India.

Geography

Dumka, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°16′54″N 87°15′55″E / 24.28167°N 87.26528°E / 24.28167; 87.26528.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dumka CD Block had a total population of 163,201, of which 137,730 were rural and 25,471 were urban. There were 82,585 (51%) males and 80,616 (49%) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 10,986 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 69,912. Population below 6 years was 25,197.

Dumka CD Block has three census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Rasikpur (8,320), Dudhani (7,117) and Purana Dumka (10,034).

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Dumka CD Block was 96,719 (70.08% of the population over 6 years) out of which 55,839 (58%) were males and 40,880 (42%) were females.

As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02. Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency covers the entire Jamtara district and parts of Dumka and Deoghar districts.

Assembly segments

Dumka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament