Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant (September 10, 1887 - March 7, 1961) was a statesman of India, an Indian independence activist, and one of the foremost political leaders from Uttarakhand (then in United Provinces) and of the movement to establish Hindi as the official language of India.

Early life[link]

Govind Ballabh Pant was born on September 10, 1887 in Khoont village of Shyahi Devi hills in District Almora. His mother's name was Govindi. His father, Manorath Pant, was constantly on the road. Govind was brought up by his grandfather, Bandri Dutt Joshi, who played a significant part in molding his political views.^[1]

As a lawyer in Kashipur, Pant began his active work against the British Raj in 1914, when he helped a local parishad, or village council, in their successful challenge of a law requiring locals to provide free transportation of the luggage of travelling British officials. In 1921, he entered politics and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

In the freedom struggle[link]

Statue of Govindballabh Pant, at Mall Road, Nainital

In 1930, he was arrested and imprisoned for several weeks for organizing a Salt March inspired by Gandhi's earlier actions. In 1933, he was arrested along with Harsh Dev Bahuguna (Gnadhi of Choukot)and imprisoned for seven months for attending a session of the then-banned provincial Congress. In 1935, the ban was rescinded, and Pant joined the new Legislative Council. During the Second World War, Pant acted as the tiebreaker between Gandhi's faction, which advocated supporting the British Crown in their war effort, and Subash Chandra Bose's faction, which advocated taking advantage of the situation to expel the British Raj by any means necessary.

In 1934, the Congress ended its boycott of the legislatures and put up candidates, and Pant was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly. His political skills won the admiration of the leaders of the Congress, and he became deputy leader of the Congress party in the Assembly.^[2]

In 1940, Pant was arrested and imprisoned for helping organize the Satyagraha movement. In 1942 he was arrested again, this time for signing the Quit India resolution, and spent three years in Ahmednagar Fort along with other members of the Congress working committee until March 1945, at which point Jawaharlal Nehru pleaded successfully for Pant's release, on grounds of failing health.^[2]

Chief Minister[link]

Govind Ballabh Pant statue near Parliament of India, Delhi

In 1937, provincial elections were held as a result of the Government of India Act 1935.^[2] The Indian National Congress secured a majority in the United Provinces, but did not immediately take office because of a dispute over the use of the Governor's special powers.^[3] Therefore, on April 1, 1937, the Nawab of Chhatari, the leader of NAPs (National Agriculturist Parties), was invited to form a minority government. Within a few months, the Congress accepted to form the government under Pant who was made the Chief Minister on July 17, 1937 and was in power till 1939 when all Congress ministries in India resigned.

As Chief Minister, Pant won the confidence of the Indian Civil Service, and Sir Harry Haig, the governor of the United Provinces, wrote to the Viceroy that Pant was "an interesting and rather attractive personality... essentially a conciliator and not a dictator"^[4] However, in 1939 the Viceroy's declaration of war, without consultation, led to a clash with the Indian National Congress, and its Provincial ministers resigned.^[2]

In 1945, the new British Labour government ordered new elections to the Provincial legislatures.^[2] The Congress won a majority in the 1946 elections in the United Provinces and Pant was again made the Chief Minister, continuing even after India's independence in 1947.He was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in Independent India. Among his achievements in that position was the abolition of the zamindari system.

Union Home Minister of india[link]

He served as Union Home Minister from 1955-1961.^[5] In 1955, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.^[6] As Home minister, his chief achievement was the re-organisation of States along linguistic lines. He was also responsible for the establishment of Hindi as an official language of the central government and a few states.^[7]

Controversies and criticisms[link]

As Union Minister, Ballabh Pant and the then Government of Indian National Congress announced on September 30, 1955 that the Jeep scandal case was closed for judicial inquiry ignoring suggestion by the Inquiry Committee led by Ananthsayanam Ayyangar. He declared that "as far as Government was concerned it has made up its mind to close the matter. If the opposition was not satisfied they can make it an election issue."^[8][9]

Death[link]

In 1960, he had a heart attack. After this his health started deteriorating and he later died on March 7, 1961 after spending several days in a coma.

Family[link]

Pant's son, Krishna Chandra Pant, is likewise a politician.

Timeline[link]

See also[link]

• Kumauni People
• Birla Vidya Mandir

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Govind Ballabh Pant

• View Profile/Photos and Videos of Govind Ballabh Pant
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, named in his honor
• Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Social Sciences, named in his honor
• Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College, named in his honor
• Text of a 1922 book by Pant, Forest problems in Kumaun via archive.org

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Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra at Navin Nischol's Funeral
Born	(1935-09-23) September 23, 1935 (age 76) Lahore, British India
Website
http://www.premchopra.com

Prem Chopra (Devanagari: प्रेम चोपड़ा) is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.

Personal life and education[link]

Chopra was born to a Hindu Punjabi family in Lahore on 23 September 1935 to Ranbirlal and Rooprani Chopra.^[1] He was third of six children. After the partition of India, his family moved to Shimla, where he was brought up.^{[citation needed]} His father desired that Prem be a doctor.^{[citation needed]}

He graduated from Punjab University.^[1]

Chopra married^[2] sister of ^[3] wife of late Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor, and they have three daughters: Rakita, Punita and Prerana. Punita is married to actor, Vikas Bhalla,^[4] while Prerana Chopra is married to actor, Sharman Joshi.^[5]

Career[link]

Among his early films he played Sukhdev in Shaheed, one of his rare positive leading roles. After Teesri Manzil and Upkaar, he was flooded with films as a villain. After Upkaar in 1967, he left The Times of India.

He has ever since been a leading villain in Hindi films. The dialogue " Prem naam hai mera, Prem Chopra" (My name is Prem, Prem Chopra) from the film Bobby has been very popular. Another famous Prem Chopra dialogue is "Mai wo bala hoon jo sheshay se pathar ko todtee hai" which closely translates to "I am that trouble which crushes stones with glass".

Of late, he has started taking comic and character roles too.

He had a good career spanning 35 years and was popular for villain roles in Bollywood.

Awards[link]

• 1976 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Do Anjaane
• 2004 - "Legend of Indian Cinema" Award at Atlantic City [1]

Amongst other awards won the Giants^{[clarification needed]} honoured him with the "Lifetime Achievement Award". His talent won the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award in 1998, and has also been a recipient of the "Lions Club Award", "Ashoka Award", "Ashirwad Award" and the "Punjabi Kala Sangam Award".^[6]

Filmography[link]

Bollywood selected filmography[link]

• Woh Kaun Thi
• Upkaar
• Trishul
• Anari No. 1
• Saawan: The Love Season
• Dhamaal
• Kaala Patthar
• Bobby
• Souten
• Raja Babu
• Delhi-6
• Daddy Cool
• Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
• World Cupp 2011
• Golmaal 3
• Patiala House
• 6 December
• Dharti (2011)
• Agent Vinod

References[link]

External links[link]

• Prem Chopra at the Internet Movie Database

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B-Unique Records is a London-based record label, founded in 2001 by Mark Lewis and Martin Toher^[1].

B-Unique has been a division of Atlantic Records UK since February 2008. However, its existing roster such as Kaiser Chiefs and The Twang remains a distribution deal with Universal Music Group.^[2][3]

Roster[link]

• Fenech-Soler
• Boy Crisis
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Primal Scream

Former and Licensed Artists[link]

• [spunge]
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• Alterkicks
• Aqualung
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• Gay Dad
• Har Mar Superstar
• Hot Hot Heat
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• The Ordinary Boys
• Saves the Day
• Rocket From The Crypt
• The Twang

See also[link]

• List of record labels
• List of independent UK record labels

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• B-Unique Records on Myspace
• Interview with Mark Lewis, HitQuarters Aug 05

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Har Govind Vallabh Pant was a freedom fighter and founder of the "Kumoun Parishad" political group in 1915. He was elected deputy speaker of the United Provinces legislature on 4 January 1951.

A child was born to Anandi Devi and Pt Dharma Nand Pant on 19 May 1885 and they named him Har Govind. When the infant was being brought up in the cool surroundings of himalayas,Indian Nationalism was taken root in the minds of educated Indian people which had revolutionary potentialities. Har Govind Pant got his primary education in a village school for which he had to walk a distance of three miles every day.He passed his intermediate examination in the first division in 1905 from Govt college of Almora.He graduated from Muir Central College Allahabad and subsequently got his L.L.B. degree from School of Law,Allahabad in the year 1909.

Har Govind Pant Started his practice in the year 1910 at Ranikhet. He contributed lavishly for starting local papers with nationalistic ideas so that the masses could be educated and informed about political awakening in the country and he himself started Kumoan Parishad(first political organization in uttrakhand).

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