Kapoor family

The Kapoor family is a prominent Pakistani family from Samundri and Peshawar with a long history in Hindi cinema. Many members of the family have had careers as actors, film directors, and producers.

Background

The Kapoor family is of Punjabi Hindu origin.Prithviraj Kapoor was the first from the family to pursue acting. He was born in the town of Samundri in Punjab, Pakistan in 1906. His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar; while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri, Punjab, Pakistan. Prithviraj's first lead role was in Cinema Girl in 1929.

All three of Prithviraj Kapoor's sons, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor, became actors. Raj Kapoor's sons, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, went on to become well-known actors; his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor, was not as successful as his brothers. Shashi Kapoor's daughter Sanjana Kapoor also became a film actress, although she had a short career.

Shivani

Gaura Pant (17 October 1923– 21 March 2003), better known as Shivani, was one of the popular Hindi magazine story writers of the 20th century and a pioneer in writing Indian women based fiction. She was awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution to Hindi literature in 1982. Almost all of her works are in print today and widely available across India.

She garnered a massive following in the pre-television 60s and 70s, as her literary works (like her most famous novel, 'Krishnakali'), were serialised in Hindi magazines like Dharmayug and Saptahik Hindustan, leading to her cult status as a Hindi magazine novelist. Through her writings, she also made the culture of Kumaon, somewhat known to Hindi-speaking Indians across the country. Her novel 'Kariye Chima' was made into a film, while her other novels including 'Surangma', 'Rativilaap', 'Mera Beta', and 'Teesra Beta' have been turned into Television serials

Upon her death in 2003, Government of India described her contributions to Hindi literature as, "...in the death of Shivani the Hindi literature world has lost a popular and eminent novelist and the void is difficult to fill".

Shivani, Tarikere

Shivani (Kannada: ಶಿವನಿ) is a village and hobli headquarters (PIN-577549) in Tarikere Taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India.

Before the dawn of the bore-well era, the community well (known in Kannada as "Gopinathana Baavi", a historic landmark) was the primary source of drinking water in the village.

Shivani Kere, a small reservoir/lake located on the northern edge of the village, is the principal body of water in the Shivani basin. However, this reservoir almost dries up during the summer months.

There are several Hindu temples located within the village Veeranjaneya,Beeralingeshwara,Keresanthe, Laxmidevi, Revanasiddeswara, Bhandimaramma, Gosappa, gullamma, Kedareswara, satyanarayana, Banashankari temple,kupendra swamy,rudreshwara temple etc.

The Car Festival of Anjaneya Swamy (a.k.a., Anjaneyana Theru/Ratha, Hanumappana Theru) and Gullammana Habba are the popular annual event.

Anjaneya temple Road, Camp Road, Ganeshana Beedhi, MG Road, Main Street, Tank Road, Banashankari Street are some of the important streets of Shivani.

Shivani (disambiguation)

Shivani (1923–2003) was a Hindi magazine story writer.

Shivani may also refer to:

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Kapoor

Kapoor is an Indian surname of Punjabi origin. Notable people bearing this name include:

Entertainment

Chhimba

The Chhimba are a Sikh clan. Their traditional occupation in the Samba district of India was dying and hand-printing calico fabric. It was probably some of these people who moved to areas of Himachal Pradesh, where they created a somewhat different style of printing cloth that was much favoured by the Gaddi people of the region.

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