Rajeev Kumar (activist)

Rajeev Kumar is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. After a tenacious struggle during which he was suspended from his job, Kumar was instrumental in introducing greater transparency into the Joint Entrance Examination system by which the prestigious IITs admit undergraduate students. He is the recipient of the National RTI Award, 2010. In 2011, a Supreme Court judgement called him "one of the many unsung heroes who help in improving the system."

Since 2006, Rajeev Kumar has been using the Right to Information Act(RTI) to gain information about how the JEE exam decides on its admission criteria. After a "protracted legal struggle" involving several aspects of IIT administration, in 2010, this led to the Delhi High Court ordering the IITs to release such information. Since 2012, every candidate gets a carbon copy of his paper, and the various cutoffs are announced.

Suspension for whistleblowing

In 2011, Kumar was suspended for damaging the reputation of IIT Kharagpur by reporting the massive copying that goes on in the institute, and for exposing a scam in the purchase of laptop computers. The institute had also illegally accessed Kumar's phone records. This led to noted Supreme Court lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan asking the MHRD Minister Kapil Sibal to ensure that whistleblowers like Rajeev should not be harassed. Despite letters from the MHRD and the Central Vigilance Commission in 2013, IIT Kharagpur did not revoke the suspension. In July 2012, the registrar of IIT wrote to the ministry "saying the withdrawal of suspension of Prof. Kumar and resumption of duties would adversely affect the academic atmosphere of the institute."

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005

Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 was a reality series, an extension of the famous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa programme that was first aired in 1995 on Zee TV. With the new "Challenge" series, Zee TV brought 48 potential singers that are living in India.

Synopsis

Elimination rounds

The process had started with elimination rounds by the four mentors: Aadesh Shrivastava (Baghban fame), Himesh Reshammiya (Tere Naam & Aashiq Banaya Aapne fame), Jatin-Lalit (Pehla Nasha fame) and Ismail Darbar (HDDCS fame). The mentors picked one girl and one boy amidst 4 boys and 4 girls who took part during the course of a month. Hence, 16 contestants out of the 48 were eliminated. The 32 remaining contestants consists of 16 boys and 16 girls.

Gharanas

The 32 remaining contestants were later put into different Gharanas (or Groups). Each Gharana had to pick 8 contestants in total from the contestants selected through the auditions, elimination rounds and wildcard entries.

Aadesh Shrivastav's group was the Jai Ho Gharana, Himesh Reshammiya's group was Jai Mata Di Let's Rock Gharana, Jatin Lalit's group was the Dum Gharana and Ismail Darbar's group was the Yalgaar Gharana.

T. K. Rajeev Kumar

T. K. Rajeev Kumar (born 1961 in Kottayam, India) is a National Award winning Indian director of Malayalam films, from Trivandrum. A Show Director,Theatre Actor & Percussionist ( Mridangam ). Founder member & leader of the Musical Band Blue Birds in 1980 & Super Mimics, a comedy show in 1979. Kerala University Winner of Mono Act in the University Youth Festivals. 1980 - 82 Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy winner for Mono Act.1979 - 82.

TK Rajeev Kumar was the Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra ( Film ) Academy from 2003 to 2006. He was also the Director of IFFK International Film Festival of Kerala from 2003 to 2006 and was the Vice-Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy in 2002. He was nominated as Jury chairman for Kerala State Film Awards 2007.Member,Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerece & Industry (FICCI) Member, General Council, Film & Television Institute, Pune (2003–2008). He was the Founder Artistic Director of JTPac, Kochi (Jose Thomas Performing Art Centre). Now the Artistic Director of Blue Mermaid Events, Kochi. Conceived & directed more than40 International shows, 4 plays, 80 National Cultural events & State Pageantries.

Tök

Tök is a village in Pest county, Hungary.

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Coordinates: 47°34′N 18°44′E / 47.567°N 18.733°E / 47.567; 18.733

Tığık

Tığık or Tığıq or Tigik or Tygik may refer to:

Úštěk

Úštěk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuːʃcɛk]; German: Auscha) is a small town in the Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. It is located 16 km northeast of Litoměřice and has a population of 2,719 (2006). The town is renowned for its medieval centre where houses with Gothic gables have been preserved.

Attractions

The restored Ustek Synagogue, gothic castle.

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