N.M. Mohan
N.M. Mohan (1949-2012) was an Indian comics writer, editor, magazine and advertisement designer, visualiser and architectural consultant. He is one of the pioneers of comic magazine publication in Malayalam and creator of a number of popular comics characters in Kerala. He served as the editor of the Malayalam comics Poompatta and Balarama.
In collaboration with several artists and comics creators, most notably Pradeep Sathe, he prepared Mayavi, Luttappi and many other fictional characters, introducing simple, naturalistic themes and played a major role in rise of both Poompatta and Balarama comics.
Mohan was born to N.G. Bhaskaran Nair, a businessmen from Pala, in 1949. He studied at St. Thomas College, Pala and NSS College, Changanassery. He was married to Latha, daughter of Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair, and their children are currently working in some of the prestigious dailies in India. He lived at Palamundakkal House, Cherunarakam Road, Nattasserry, Kottayam.
Mohan started his career in the general interest magazine Chithrakarthika (published from Trivandrum by Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair). He later shifted to Poompatta, one of the pioneering comic magazines in Malayalam, and served as the Editor-in-Charge of Balarama from 1983 to 2012. He played major role in the publication of several of its sister publications such as Balarama Digest, Malayalam Amar Chitra Katha, Magic Pot and Tell Me Why.
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Mohan, Uttar Pradesh
Mohan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
History
Some local residentssay that Mohan is derived from Moh meaning devotional love in Hindi and han meaning loss. A story claims that when Rama was going to Vanvas (self imposed exile) for fourteen years, Mohan is the place where he separated from his wife Sita thinking that he may suffer han in Moh due to the worldly love hence continued forward with his journey. Other local residents say the word Mohan was given by the first inhabitants of this place. They migrated from a small city Mahan in the Kerman province of Iran thereby naming the place after their homeland .
During the Mughal and British empires, Mohan flourished as a town known for its literate people. During the days of the Nawabs of Awadh, many residents found employment in the court of the Nawab and earned large fortunes. The town was well known for its Unani Hakims, mimics and actors. Locals affectionately used to call it as Mohan Khitta-e Unan meaning Mohan as a part of Greece, due to a number of well known Hakims (doctors of Unani medicine).
Mohan convention
Mohan is a bridge convention used to intervene over opponents' 1NT opening. Typically it only applies if the opponents' are using a weak 1NT opening (where 15 points or less is the maximum). Its invention is usually attributed to John Mohan.
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