List of Shatabdi Express Trains, Shatabdi Express Trains Details

Shatabdi Express trains are comes in the list of superfast trains in Indian Railways specially to connect all major metro cities with important for tourism cities. Special feature of Shatabdi Express trains is these are day-trains and they return to the station of origin the same day. The Shatabdi Express trains run over short to medium distances while the Rajdhani Express Trains are long-distance trains connecting the nation's capital New Delhi to capitals of states. Both series of trains have a regular speed of 100 to 130 km/h (62 to 81 mph). The12001 Bhopal Shatabdi express, however, runs at a peak speed of 150 km/h (93 mph), which makes it the fastest train in India.

Currently there are about 30 Shatabdi Trains running between Important railway stations. List of Shatabdi Train Names with Details given below

Train No.	Train Name	Source Station	Departure	Destination	Arrival
12001	NDLS SHATABDI E	Bhopal Jn	14:40	New Delhi	22:30
12002	BHOPAL SHATABDI	New Delhi	6:15	Bhopal Jn	14:05
12003	LKO SWRAN SHTBD	Lucknow Nr	15:35	New Delhi	22:05
12004	LKO SWRAN SHTBD	New Delhi	6:15	LUCKNOW Nr	12:30
12005	KALKA SHTBDI	New Delhi	17:15	Kalka	21:20
12006	KALKA SHTBDI	Kalka	6:15	New Delhi	10:15
12007	SHATABDI EXP	Chennai Central	6:00	Mysore Jn	13:00
12008	SHATABDI EXP	Mysore Jn	14:15	Chennai Central	21:25
12009	SHATABDI EXP	Mumbai Central	6:25	Ahmedabad Jn	13:10
12010	SHATABDI EXP	Ahmedabad Jn	14:30	Mumbai Central	21:35
12011	KALKA SHTBDI	New Delhi	7:40	Kalka	11:45
12012	KALKA SHTBDI	Kalka	17:45	New Delhi	21:55
12013	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	New Delhi	16:30	Amritsar Jn	22:35
12014	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	Amritsar Jn	5:10	New Delhi	11:15
12015	AJMER SHTBDI	New Delhi	6:05	Ajmer Jn	12:45
12016	AJMER SHTBDI	Ajmer Jn	15:50	New Delhi	22:40
12017	DEHRADUN SHTBDI	New Delhi	6:50	Dehradun	12:40
12018	DEHRADUN SHTBDI	Dehradun	17:00	New Delhi	22:45
12019	SATABDI EXPRESS	Howrah Jn	6:05	Ranchi	13:10
12020	SHATABDI EXPRES	Ranchi	13:40	Howrah Jn	21:10
12027	SHATABDI EXP	Chennai Central	17:30	Bangalore Cy Jn	22:30
12028	SHATABDI EXP	Bangalore Cy Jn	6:00	Chennai Central	11:00
12029	SWARNA SHTBDI	New Delhi	7:20	Amritsar Jn	13:25
12030	SWARNA SHTBDI	Amritsar Jn	17:00	New Delhi	23:05
12031	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	New Delhi	7:20	Amritsar Jn	13:25
12032	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	Amritsar Jn	17:00	New Delhi	23:05
12033	CNB NDLS SHT	Kanpur Central	6:00	New Delhi	11:05
12034	NDLS CNB SHT	New Delhi	16:00	Kanpur Central	20:50
22001	NDLS SHATABDI E	Bhopal Jn	14:55	New Delhi	23:00
22002	BHOPAL SHTBDI	New Delhi	6:15	Bhopal Jn	14:20

List of Garib Rath Express Trains, Garib Rath Express Trains Details

The Garib Rath Express trains introduced by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in 2005, fully air-conditioned for passengers who can’t afford expensive AC tickets for Rajdhani orShatabdi express. Garib Rath trains are the series of superfast trains run at maximum speed of 130km/h. Garib Rath trains are also slated to have many amenities such as fridge, microwave oven, tv, cooler, fan, toaster, however passengers are not normally provided with blankets and pillow and they have to pay extra to get those.

Train No.	Train Name	Source	Departure	Destination	Arrival
6539	YESVANTPUR SHIRIDI GARIB RATH	YESVANTPUR JN	7:30	SAINAGAR SHIRDI	8:00
6540	YESVANTPUR GARIB RATH	SAINAGAR SHIRDI	18:20	YESVANTPUR JN	20:00
8469	PURI SBC GARIB RATH	PURI	14:30	BANGALORE CY JN	22:45
8470	PURI GARIB RATH EXP.	BANGALORE CY JN	23:55	PURI	5:50
12113	NAGPUR GARIB RATH	PUNE JN	17:40	NAGPUR	9:25
12114	PUNE GARIB RATH EXP.	NAGPUR	18:35	PUNE JN	9:45
12187	MUMBAI GARIB RATH	JABALPUR	19:30	MUMBAI CST	12:15
12188	JABALPUR GARIB RATH	MUMBAI CST	13:30	JABALPUR	6:00
12201	KOCHUVELI GARIB RATH	LOKMANYATILAK T	16:55	KOCHUVELI	20:30
12202	LOKMANYATILAK T GARIB RATH	KOCHUVELI	8:50	LOKMANYATILAK T	11:45
12203	AMRITSAR GARIB RATH EXP	SAHARSA JN	15:00	AMRITSAR JN	20:45
12204	SAHARSA GARIB RATH	AMRITSAR JN	4:45	SAHARSA JN	10:00
12207	JAMMU GARIB RATH	KATHGODAM	18:30	JAMMU TAWI	9:35
12208	KATHGODAM GARIB RATH	JAMMU TAWI	23:45	KATHGODAM	14:35
12209	KGM GARIB RATH EXP.	KANPUR CENTRAL	6:15	KATHGODAM	15:05
12210	KANPUR GARIB RATH	KATHGODAM	18:30	KANPUR CENTRAL	4:30
12211	ANAND VIHAR GARIB RATH	BAPUDM MOTIHARI	16:50	ANAND VIHAR	12:25
12212	BAPUDM MOTIHARI GARIB RATH	ANAND VIHAR TRM	21:00	BAPUDM MOTIHARI	16:05
12215	BANDRA GARIB RATH	DELHI S ROHILLA	9:20	BANDRA TERMINUS	8:10
12216	DELHI S ROHILLA GARIB RATH	BANDRA TERMINUS	12:55	DELHI S ROHILLA	12:10
12247	BDTS NZM YUVA EXP.	BANDRA TERMINUS	16:55	H NIZAMUDDIN	9:55
12248	NZM BDTS YUVA EXP.	H NIZAMUDDIN	15:40	BANDRA TERMINUS	9:20
12249	NEW DELHI YUVA EXP.	HOWRAH JN	17:10	NEW DELHI	10:50
12250	HOWRAH YUVA EXP.	NEW DELHI	16:10	HOWRAH JN	10:40
12255	PUDUCHERRY EXP	YESVANTPUR JN	23:15	PUDUCHERRY	9:40
12256	YESVANTPUR EXP	PUDUCHERRY	22:05	YESVANTPUR JN	8:25
12257	KOCHUVELI GR	YESVANTPUR JN	21:00	KOCHUVELI	12:50
12258	YESVANTPUR EXP	KOCHUVELI	16:35	YESVANTPUR JN	9:05
12353	RJPB GARIB RATH	RJNDR NGR BIHAR	18:45	H NIZAMUDDIN	8:40
12354	RJPB GARIB RATH	H NIZAMUDDIN	16:50	RJNDR NGR BIHAR	6:25
12359	KOLKATA PATNA GARIB RATH	KOLKATA	20:00	PATNA JN	5:30
12360	PATNA KOLKATA GARIB RATH	PATNA JN	20:10	KOLKATA	5:30
12517	KOLKATA GUWAHATI GARIB RATH	KOLKATA	21:40	GUWAHATI	15:40
12518	GUWAHATI KOLKATA GARIB RATH	GUWAHATI	21:00	KOLKATA	15:00
12535	LUCKNOW RAIPUR GARIB RATH	LUCKNOW NE	14:40	RAIPUR JN	7:15
12536	RAIPUR LUCKNOW GARIB RATH	RAIPUR JN	12:20	LUCKNOW NE	5:05
12551	BANARAS ANVT G RATH	VARANASI JN	19:30	ANAND VIHAR TRM	10:00
12552	VARANASI GARIB RATH	ANAND VIHAR TRM	18:15	VARANASI JN	8:15
12569	JAYNAGAR NZM G RATH	JAYNAGAR	12:10	H NIZAMUDDIN	8:40
12570	JAYNAGAR GARIB RATH	H NIZAMUDDIN	16:50	JAYNAGAR	13:30
12611	NZM GARIB RATH	CHENNAI CENTRAL	6:10	H NIZAMUDDIN	10:20
12612	MAS GARIB RATH	H NIZAMUDDIN	16:00	CHENNAI CENTRAL	20:15
12735	YPR GARIB RATH	SECUNDERABAD JN	19:15	YESVANTPUR JN	7:10
12736	SECUNDERABAD GARIB RATH	YESVANTPUR JN	20:50	SECUNDERABAD JN	8:35
12739	VSKP GARIB RATH	VISHAKAPATNAM	20:30	SECUNDERABAD JN	8:10
12740	VISHAKAPATNAM GARIB RATH	SECUNDERABAD JN	20:15	VISHAKAPATNAM	7:30
12831	BHUBANESWAR GARIB RATH	DHANBAD JN	16:00	BHUBANESWAR	8:15
12832	DHANBAD GARIB RATH	BHUBANESWAR	20:10	DHANBAD JN	11:00
12877	RANCHI NEW DELHI GARIB RATH	RANCHI	17:10	NEW DELHI	10:50
12878	NEW DELHI RANCHI GARIB RATH	NEW DELHI	16:10	RANCHI	10:40
12881	HOWRAH PURI GARIB RATH	HOWRAH JN	20:55	PURI	5:55
12882	PURI HOWRAH GARIB RATH	PURI	22:15	HOWRAH JN	7:05
12909	H NIZAMUDDIN GARIB RATH	BANDRA TERMINUS	16:55	H NIZAMUDDIN	9:55
12910	BANDRA TERMINUS GARIB RATH	H NIZAMUDDIN	15:40	BANDRA TERMINUS	8:10
12983	JAIPUR CDG GARIB RATH	JAIPUR	20:05	CHANDIGARH	6:40
12984	CHANDIGARH JP GARIB RATH	CHANDIGARH	21:05	JAIPUR	7:40

List of Janshatabdi Express Trains, Janshatabdi Express Trains

The Jan Shatabdi Express (literally "People's Shatabdi") is a more affordable variety of theShatabdi Express, which has both AC and non-AC accommodation. Shatabdi Express provides food by included cost in the fare but Jan Shatabdi Express does not provide foods. You have to purchase it in your own cost from the pantry car. Jan Shatabdi express are for middle class passengers. It stops at stations more than Shatabdi Trains.

Train No. and Name	Source Station	Time	Destination Station	Time
05697 Hill Queen Exp.	Lumding Jn	9:45	Lower Haflong	13:30
05698 Hill Queen Exp.	Lower Haflong	13:45	Lumding Jn	17:30
12021 Janshatabdi Exp.	Howrah Jn	6:20	Barabil	13:15
12022 Janshatabdi Exp.	Barabil	13:45	Howrah Jn	20:50
12023 Janshatabdi Exp.	Howrah Jn	14:05	Patna jn	22:15
12024 Janshatabdi Exp.	Patna Jn	5:45	Howrah Jn	13:25
12051 Janshatabdi Exp.	Mumbai CST	5:10	Madgaon	14:10
12052 Janshatabdi Exp.	Madgaon	14:30	Mumbai CST	23:20
12053 Janshatabdi Exp.	Haridwar Jn	14:35	Amritsar Jn	21:45
12054 Janshatabdi Exp.	Amritsar Jn	7:00	Haridwar Jn	13:55
12055 Janshatabdi Exp.	New Delhi	15:25	Dehradun	21:10
12056 Janshatabdi Exp.	Dehradun	5:10	New Delhi	11:15
12057 Janshatabdi Exp.	New Delhi	14:35	Una Himachal	22:10
12058 Janshatabdi Exp.	Una Himachal	5:00	New Delhi	12:00
12059 Janshatabdi Exp.	Kota Jn	6:00	H Nizamuddin	12:30
12060 Janshatabdi Exp.	H Nizamuddin	13:20	Kota Jn	19:40
12061 Janshatabdi Exp.	Habibganj	17:40	Jabalpur	22:55
12062 Janshatabdi Exp.	Jabalpur	6:00	Habibganj	11:35
12067 Janshatabdi Exp.	Guwahati	6:30	Jorhat Town	13:10
12068 Janshatabdi Exp.	Jorhat Town	13:55	Guwahati	20:45
12069 Janshatabdi Exp.	Raigarh	6:25	Gondia Jn	13:25
12070 Janshatabdi Exp.	Gondia Jn	15:00	Raigarh	22:00
12071 Janshatabdi Exp.	Mumbai CST	13:50	Aurangabad	20:35
12072 Janshatabdi Exp.	Aurangabad	6:00	Mumbai CST	12:45
12073 Janshatabdi Exp.	Howrah Jn	13:35	Bhubaneswar	20:20
12074 Janshatabdi Exp.	Bhubaneswar	6:20	Howrah Jn	12:50
12075 Janshatabdi Exp.	Kozhikode	13:35	Trivandrum CNTL	20:55
12076 Janshatabdi Exp.	Trivandrum CNTL	6:00	Kozhikode	13:05
12077 Janshatabdi Exp.	Chennai Central	7:00	Vijayawada Jn	13:35
12078 Janshatabdi Exp.	Vijayawada Jn	14:35	Chennai Central	21:10
12079 Janshatabdi Exp.	Bangalore Cy Jn	6:00	Hubli jn	13:25
12080 Janshatabdi Exp.	Hubli Jn	14:00	Bangalore Jn	21:25
12083 Janshatabdi Exp.	Mayiladuturai Jn	14:40	Coimbatore Jn	21:20
12084 Janshatabdi Exp.	Coimbatore Jn	7:00	Mayiladuturai Jn	13:40
12365 Janshatabdi Exp.	Patna Jn	6:15	Ranchi	13:50
12366 Janshatabdi Exp.	Ranchi	14:30	Patna Jn	22:15
13108 Maitree Express	Kolkata	7:10	Dhaca Cantt	18:00
13109 Maitree Express	Kolkata	7:10	Dhaca Cantt	18:00

List of Railway Ministers India, Railway Ministers India, Indian Railway Ministers

List of Railway Ministers India

Railway Ministers
Name	Term	Party
John Mathai	1947	Congress
N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar	1948–1952	Congress
Lal Bahadur Shastri	1952–1956	Congress
Jagjivan Ram	1956–1962	Congress
Sardar Swaran Singh	1962	Congress
Kengal Hanumanthaiahor Ram Sew Singh?	1967	Congress
C. M. Poonacha	1968	Congress
Panampilly Govinda Menon	1969	Congress
Gulzari Lal Nanda	1970–1971	Congress
T. A. Pai	1972–1973	Congress
Lalit Narayan Mishra	1973–1975	Congress
Kamalpati Tripathi	1975–1977	Congress
Prof. Madhu Dandavate	1977–1979	Janta Party
Kedar Pandey	1980–1981	Congress
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Chowdhury	(1981?) 1982–1984	Congress
Bansi Lal	1984	Congress
Madhav Rao Scindia	1984–1989	Congress
George Fernandes	1989–1990	National Front
Janeshwar Mishra	1990–1991
C. K. Jaffer Sheriff	1991–1995	Congress
Suresh Kalmadi	1995–1996	Congress
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	1996	BJP
Ram Vilas Paswan	1996–1998	LJP
Nitish Kumar	1998–1999	JDU
Mamata Banerjee	1999–2000	TMC
Nitish Kumar	2001–2004	JDU
Laloo Prasad Yadav	2004–2009	RJD
Mamata Banerjee	2009–2011	TMC
Mukul Roy	2011	TMC
Manmohan Singh	2011	INC
Dinesh Trivedi	2011	TMC
Mukul Roy	2012 - till date	TMC

Blood Banks in Bangalore Phone Numbers, Blood Banks in Bangalore

Blood Banks in Bangalore Phone Numbers

Bangalore Blood Bank	2334 7714
Bangalore Medical Service	2529 3486
BKF-Round Table Voluntary Blood Bank	2226 4205
Dr Shivaji Rao’s Blood Bank	2222 4044
Grace Blood Bank	2333 6608
Karnataka Red Cross	2226 8435
Life Case Roluntary Blood Bank	2556 7392
Lions	2226 6807
Lions Blood Bank	2226 6807
M S Ramaiah Hospital	2360 8920
Manipal Hospital	2502 4444
Minerva Blood Bank	2657 4830
National Blood Bank	2530 1384
Naveen Blood Bank	2634 1907
Rotary	2528 7903
Rasthrothana Blood Bank	2661 2730
Rotary-TTK Blood Bank	2528 7903
S K Voluntary Blood Bank	2310 3524
Stock Voluntary Blood Bank	2529 3486
Shushrutha Blood Bank	2334 0153
Unique Blood Bank	2670 9970
Voluntary Blood Bank	2639 2697

List of Airlines India, Indian Airlines List

List of Airlines India, Indian Airlines List, Largest Airlines India

AIRLINE	ICAO	IATA	Call Sign	Commenced Operations	Headquarters
Air India	AIC	AI	AIRINDIA	October 1932	Mumbai
Air India Express	AXB	IX	EXPRESS INDIA	April 2005	Mumbai
Air India Regional	LLR	CD	ALLIED	1996	Mumbai
GoAir	GOW	G8	GOAIR	June 2004	Mumbai
Indian	IAC	IC	INDAIR	May 1953	Mumbai
IndiGo	IGO	6E	IFLY	August 2006	Gurgaon
Jagson Airlines	JGN	JA	JAGSON	November 1991	Delhi
Jet Airways	JAI	9W	JET AIRWAYS	May 1993	Mumbai
JetLite	JLL	S2	LITE JET	1991	Mumbai
Kingfisher Airlines	KFR	IT	KINGFISHER	May 2005	Mumbai
Kingfisher Red	KFR	IT	KINGFISHER	August 2003	Mumbai
SpiceJet	SEJ	SG	SPICEJET	May 2005	Gurgaon
Abhilasha Air	ABL	AB	ABHILASHA AIR	April 2010	Guwahati

List of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Colleges in India

List of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Colleges in India, India Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Colleges

IIT colleges in India Indian Institute of Technology IIT colleges in India 2012 for students to study Engineering and Management courses

Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur	1951	Kharagpur	West Bengal
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay	1958	Mumbai	Maharashtra
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Madras	1959	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur	1959	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi	1961 (1963‡)	New Delhi	New Delhi
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Guwahati	1994	Guwahati	Assam
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Roorkee	1847 (2001‡)	Roorkee	Uttarakhand
New Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)s:
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Ropar	2008	Rupnagar	Punjab
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar	2008	Bhubaneswar	Orissa
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad	2008	Hyderabad	Andhra Pradesh
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar	2008	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Patna	2008	Patna	Bihar
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Rajasthan	2008	Jodhpur	Rajasthan
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Mandi	2009	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Indore	2009	Indore	Madhya Pradesh
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) (BHU) Varanasi	1916 (2011‡)	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh

List of Architecture Institutes in Andhra Pradesh, Best Top Architecture Colleges Andhra Pradesh

List of Architecture Institutes in Andhra Pradesh, Best Architecture Colleges Andhra Pradesh, Top Architecture Colleges Andhra Pradesh

We have did our best and efforts to provide accurate information on Andhra Pradesh Architecture colleges. Find the list of Agriculture colleges in Andhra Pradesh is compiled from various authentic sources. If you find any errors, please do let us know.

CSI Institute Of Technology

Wesley Boys Degree Campus,

Secunderabad

Ranga Reddy Dist.

Andhra Pradesh

Phone No: 040-27817548, 27819021

Fax: 040-27818846

E-Mail: csiit@rediffmail.com

Courses: B.Architecture (Seats:40),

B. Architecture (Landscape) (Seats:40)

Affiliation: AICTE, J.N.T.U.,Hyderabad

Status/YOE: (Private) / (1996-1997)

Faculty Of Architecture, Andhra University

Andhra University,

Vishakapatnam

Pin-530 003

Andhra Pradesh

PhoneNo: (O) 0891-2844973, (HoD) 2844974 & 75, 2844999

Fax:2747969

E-Mail: daau_1989@hotmail.com, gvss47@yahoomail.com

Courses: B. Architecture(Seats:25)

Affiliation : AICTE, Andhra University,Visakha- Patnam

Status/YOE:(University) / (1993-1994)

Holy Mary Institute Of Tech. & Science (College Of Architecture)

Bogaram Village,

Keesara Mandal

Ranga Reddy Dist.

Pin-501 301

Andhra Pradesh

Tel : 08415-395953, 395958

Fax: 08418-264578

Courses: B. Architecture(Seats:40)

Affiliation : AICTE, J.N.T.U.,Hyderabad

Status/YOE:(Private) / (2004-2005)

Mnr College Of Architecture

Fasalwadi Village,

Sangareddy

Medak Dist.

Pin-502 294

Andhra Pradesh

Tel : 040-23030360, 23033134,08455-277055, 277688,274949, 277022

Fax: 08455-277688

E-Mail: info@mnrindia.org, milind@mapeindia.com

Web: www.mnrindia.org

Course: B. Architecture(Seats:40)

Affiliation : AICTE, J.N.T.U.,Hyderabad

Status/YOE:Private) / (2004-2005)

S A R College Of Architecture

Revenue Survey No.132, Agirpally Village & Mandal,

Agirpally,

Krishna District

Pin-521 211

Andhra Pradesh

Tel : 08656-224727, 224771

Fax: 08656-224770

E-Mail: sar_arc@rediffmail.com, sar_arch@rediffmail.com

Courses: B. Architecture(Seats:40)

Affiliation : AICTE, J.N.T.U.,Hyderabad

Status/YOE:(Private) / (2002-2003)

List of Ayurvedic Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, Best & Top Ayurvedic Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

List of Andhra Pradesh Ayurvedic Colleges & Best Andhra Pradesh Ayurvedic Colleges

We have did our best and efforts to provide accurate information on Andhra Pradesh Ayurvedic colleges. Find the list of Agriculture colleges in Andhra Pradesh is compiled from various authentic sources. If you find any errors, please do let us know. A list of Ayurvedic Colleges in Andhra Pradesh is given below:

Dr.NR Shastry Government Ayurvedic College

(Affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada)

Besides VK Super Bazar

Mahatma Gandhi Road,

Vijayawada

Pin - 520002

Courses:

Ayurvedacharya; No. of seats: 30

Ayurved Vachaspati: 05 Rasashastra

SV Ayurvedic College

(Affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada)

TT Devasthanams

Tirupati

Pin - 517507

Course:

Ayurvedacharya; No. of seats: 40

Anantha Laxmi Govt. Ayurvedic College

(Affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada)

Industrial Colony

Luxmipura

Warangal

Pin - 506013

Course:

Ayurvedacharya; No. of seats: 30

List of famous Singers India, Indian Popular Singers, Hindi Film Singers

List of famous Singers India, Indian Popular Singers, Hindi Film Singers

These famous personalities have made the country proud at not only the national, but also international level. They have taken the rich art and culture of India beyond geographical boundaries. Special mention needs to be given in case of Indian singers, who have made Indian music famous throughout the world.

list of popular / famous singers of India.

Alka Yagnik

Alka Yagnik is one of the leading singers of the Hindi film industry who has made an indelible mark for herself. In an industry where big and already established names were ruling, it was not easy for anyone to even get noticed.

Asha Bhosle

With versatility as her middle name, the famous Asha Bhosle still sings the way she used to during her prime. Though she is over 70 years of age, she still continues to give stiff competition to singers who are half her age.

Begum Akhtar

Begum Akhtar was born on 7th October, 1914 in Faizabad town of Uttar Pradesh. Her name was Akhtaribai Faizabadi though she was much popular as Begum Akhtar.

Jagjit Singh

Jagjit Singh is one of the most famous Ghazal singers of the modern times. In an era where the current generation is headed towards rock and hip hop music, it is refreshing to see them cherish Jagjit Singh ghazals as well.

Kishore Kumar

Born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly on 4th August, 1929, this great singer known as Kishore Kumar, affectionately called Kishore Da, was one of those very few singers who took risks and experimented with different styles of music.

K.L Saigal

The very name K.L Saigal conjures up an image of a superstar who ruled the screens long before people heard of Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. Not many are aware of the achievements of this great persona and his contributions to the Hindi film industry.

Kumar Sanu

Kumar Sanu is one of the most popular playback singers of Bollywood. He holds the Guinness Book world record for recording the maximum number of songs in a day, which are 28.

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best singers of the Hindi film industry. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in the world.

Manna Dey

Manna Dey is undoubtedly one of the best singers that India has. This versatile singer has sung numerous songs and shared the limelight with some legends like Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, etc.

Mukesh

Mukesh was nicknamed as The Man with the Golden Voice and his songs are true examples of his inimitable voice. Mukesh was born as Zoraver Chand Mathur in Delhi on July 22nd, 1923.

Mohammed Rafi

One of the greatest playback singers of India, Mohammed Rafi is considered no less than a genius when it comes to varied styles of music. Born on December 24th, 1924, this great soul had the perfect blend of melody, emotions and energy, which reflected greatly in his songs.

Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam is one of the most popular singers of Bollywood. He is a teen idol who has inspired thousands of young singers across the country. This talented singer was born in Faridabad district of Haryana on July 30th, 1973.

Udit Narayan

Udit Narayan is one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. This multi talented playback singer has sung in numerous films and in many different languages.

List of National Public Holidays of India in 2012, 2012 National Public Holidays

2012 Date	Name	Remarks
January 26	Republic Day
February 4	Milad-un-Nabi	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
February 20	Maha Shivratri	Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
March 8	Holi
April 1	Ram Navami
April 5	Mahavir Jayanti
April 6	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
May 28	Buddha Purnima	Birth of Buddha
August 10	Janmashtami	Bangalore, Delhi. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna
August 15	Independence Day
August 19	Idul Fitr
August 20	Parsi New Year	Mumbai Only
September 19	Ganesh Chaturthi	Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
October 2	Mahatma Gandhi Birthday	Gandhi Jayanti
October 24	Dussehra	Vijaya Dashami
October 26	Idul Juha	Bakrid
November 1	Kannada Rajyothsava	Bangalore Only
November 2	Guru Nanak Birthday
November 13	Deewali	Deepawali
November 15	Muharram	Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community
November 24	Muharram (10th Day)	Day of Ashurah
December 25	Christmas day

List of Hindu Religious Festivals 2012, Hindu Religious Holidays 2012, 2012 Hindu Religious Festivals Holidays

Important Hindu Religious Festivals in 2012 Below are the dates for the important Hindu Religious Festivals in 2012.

Date Week Day Festival Name January - 14 Saturday Makar Sakranti January - 28 Monday Vasant Panchami March - 23 Friday Hindi New Year (Gudi Padawa) April - 1 Sunday RamaNavami April - 6 Friday Hanuman Jayanti August - 2 Thursday Raksha Bandhan

List of India Holidays 2012, Indian Holidays 2012, 2012 India Holidays

As a multicultural and multi-religious country, India celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. Most of the India 2012 public holidays and 2012 bank holidays are religious holidays, with only three nationally celebrated secular public holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day, and the Gandhi Jayanti.

Each state and region has local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics of the population in that region.

Date	Week Day	Name
January - 26	Thursday	Republic Day
February - 5	Sunday	Milad-Un-Nabi ( Id-E-Milad ) (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
February - 20	Monday	Maha Shivratri
March - 08	Thursday	Holi
April - 05	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanthi
April - 06	Friday	Good Friday
May - 01	Tuesday	May Day
May - 06	Sunday	Buddha Purnima
August - 10	Friday	Krishna Janmastami
August - 15	Wednesday	Independence Day
August - 20	Monday	Id-Ul-Fitr
September - 19	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October - 02	Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 24	Wednesday	Vijaya Dashami
October - 27	Saturday	Bakri Id ( Idul Zuha )
November - 13	Tuesday	Diwali
November - 25	Sunday	Muharram
November - 28	Wednesday	Guru Nanak Jayanthi
December - 25	Tuesday	Christmas