Vikas
Encyclopedia
Vikas means blowing, expanding, progress or development in Sanskrit
. It is often used as a male name in Greater India
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Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
. It is often used as a male name in Greater India
Greater India
Greater India is a term that refers to the historical spread of the culture of India beyond the Indian subcontinent...
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People
- Vikas BhallaVikas BhallaVikas Bhalla is an Indian actor and singer, who is best known for his role in the TV serial, Shanno Ki Shaadi, which aired on STAR Plus and Tum Bin Jaaon Kahan.-Early life and education:...
Indian actor and singer - Vikas GowdaVikas GowdaVikas Gowda is an Indian discus thrower. Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States.His personal best throw is 64.96 meters, achieved in May 2007 in Salinas. He contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but failed to reach the finals after finishing 11th in the...
discus thrower - Vikas KalantriVikas KalantriVikas Kalantri is a Hindi actor who has done many films such as Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara amongst actor Mallika Kapoor and others. He has also done films such as Nayee Padosan and Jigyaasa.-Notes:...
Hindi actor - Vikas KashalkarVikas KashalkarDr. Vikas Kashalkar is a noted Hindustani classical vocalist, scholer, teacher and musicologist. He has received training in the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharanas. He hails from a family with music tradition-Early life:...
Hindustani classical vocalist and musicologist - Vikas KediaVikas KediaVikas Kedia is a Nevada based online entrepreneur. Vikas Kedia runs four online finance communities on mortgage, debt, insurance and credit.- Early life and education :...
Nevada-based online entrepreneur - Vikas KhannaVikas KhannaVikas Khanna is an award winning Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker, humanitarian and the host of the TV Show MasterChef India . He is based in New York City.- Life and career :...
Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, and humanitarian based in New York City. - Vikas KohliVikas KohliVikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
musician and producer, founder of Fatlabs recording studio Ontario - Vikas MahatmeVikas MahatmeDr. Vikas Mahatme Founder Medical Director and the leader of TEAM MAHATME, is an eye surgeon.Vikas Mahatme has established a Mahatme Eye Bank & Eye Hospital run by SMM Eye welfare Charitable trust & is a Govt. recognized Eye Bank with maximum corneal retrieval & usage in the Nagpur, Maharashtra,...
eye surgeon - Vikas Damodar PingaleVikas Damodar PingaleVikas Damodar Pingale is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.-Works:Collections of poems:* विरह* झोपडीतला जीव* मन* गावशीव* ऊन-सावल्या* निसटते क्षणBiographies:* लहुजी वस्ताद* संत गाडगेबाबा* अण्णाभाऊ साठे* मामा मोहोळ...
is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India - Vikas PotaVikas PotaVikas Pota is the Managing Director of the government relations and corporate strategy business and a regular commentator on all aspects of the UK-India business relationship and Indian political scene.-Biography:...
commentator on UK-India business relations - Vikas SethiVikas SethiVikas Sethi is an Indian actor on the hit Indian soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay where he plays the role of Prem. He appeared in the fourth season of Nach Baliye performing along with his wife, Amita.-Filmography:...
actor on the Indian soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay - Vikas Singh Additional Solicitor General of India from 2005-2008
- Vikas SwarupVikas SwarupVikas Swarup is an Indian novelist and diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan, best known for his novels Q & A and Six Suspects.-Early life:...
Indian novelist and diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States , Ethiopia - Vikas UppalVikas UppalVikas Kumar "Vicky" Uppal was a native and resident of India, said to be his country's tallest man until his death.On 12 January 2004, The Tribune reported him to be 8 ft 3 in tall and still growing, being in his late teens...
said to be India's tallest man until his death in 2007 - Vikas YadavVikas YadavVikas Yadav in Hindi विकास यादव is the son of the noted criminal-politician from Uttar Pradesh, D.P. Yadav, and his politician wife Umlesh Yadav, both of whom are currently member of the state legislative assembly in Uttar Pradesh...
Education
- Grama Vikas KendraGrama Vikas KendraThe Nalpathimala Grama Vikas Kendra is the extension centre of the Mahatma Gandhi University, in India, at its main campus in Kottayam, Kerala. The major activities of the Grama Vikas Kendra are centered on the village of Nalpathimala. The Kendra was commissioned by the then Vice Chancellor, Dr....
extension centre of the Mahatma Gandhi University - Netraheen Vikas SansthanNetraheen Vikas SansthanNetraheen Vikas Sansthan is a residential school for the blind at Jodhpur in Rajasthan state of India. It provides free education to blind boys and girls with boarding and lodging facility...
a residential school for the blind at Jodhpur in Rajasthan state of India - Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas VidyalayaRajkiya Pratibha Vikas VidyalayaRajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas are a system of schools run by the Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi in Delhi, India...
system of schools in Delhi, India - Vikas VidyalayaVikas VidyalayaEstablished in 1952 by the Manav Vikas Vidyalaya Trust in Kolkata, India, Vikas Vidyalaya is a boarding school providing education for boys. The school was inaugurated by Dr...
boarding school in Kolkata , India
Commercial enterprises
- Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam electical services umbrella comany in the state of Gujarat, India
- Hotel Vikas an American hotel magazine
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation subsidiary of the Indian Railways
- Rail Vikas Nigam LimitedRail Vikas Nigam LimitedRail Vikas Nigam Limited is an organisation associated with Indian Railways whose task is to build engineering works required by Indian Railways.-Background:...
builder of engineering works required by Indian Railways - Vikas Publishing House publisher in India
Political
- Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi political party in Maharashtra, India
- Bharat Vikas PartyBharat Vikas PartyBharat Vikas Party is an Indian political party founded by an IIT Graduate, Sidharth Saxena. Its charter dedicates the party goals for overall development of India on liberal and progressive values....
Indian political party - Bharatiya Manavata Vikas PartyBharatiya Manavata Vikas PartyBharatiya Manavata Vikas Party , political party in India. The party was formed in 2001 by the founder of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management Malayendra Kisor Chaudhury. The party claims to work for development in poor rural areas, and is a continuation of other organizations that...
political party in India - Bihar Vikas PartyBihar Vikas PartyBihar Vikas Party , political party in the Indian state of Bihar. BVP was formed ahead of the Lok Sabha 1999 elections by Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP, Janardan Yadav. Yadav got some local ex-BJP leaders along to his new party...
political party in the Indian state of Bihar - Chhattisgarh Vikas PartyChhattisgarh Vikas PartyChhattisgarh Vikas Party was an extremely short-lived group of twelve MLAs who had defected from the Bhartiya Janata Party and announced the grouping's name with the suffix 'Party' in order to circumvent the anti-defection law, and merged in to the Congress Party the next day...
a short-lived split from the Bhartiya Janata Party - Haryana Vikas PartyHaryana Vikas PartyHaryana Vikas Party was a political party in the Indian state of Haryana. Its president was Bansi Lal and general secretary Surender Singh.On October 14, 2004 HVP merged with the Indian National Congress....
former political party in the Indian state of Haryana - Himachal Vikas CongressHimachal Vikas CongressHimachal Vikas Congress , was a regional political party in Himachal Pradesh, India. HVC was formed when Sukh Ram split from the Indian National Congress. HVC merged with Congress in 2004.-External links:*...
former political party in Himachal Pradesh , India - Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha is a state political party in the state of Jharkhand , India . The party formed by former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi. The name of the party roughly translates to 'Jharkhand Progress Front '. The party's formation was announced by Marandi at Hazaribagh on...
political party in India formed by former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi. - Karnataka Vikas PartyKarnataka Vikas PartyKarnataka Vikas Party , was a regional political party in Karnataka, India, formed when S. Bangarappa left the Indian National Congress in 1996. KVP later reunified with Congress....
a regional political party in Karnataka, India - Kisan Vikas PartyKisan Vikas PartyKisan Vikas Party is a small political party in the Indian state of Bihar. It is probably a splinter-group from the Bharatiya Janata Party ....
political party in the Indian state of Bihar - Maharashtra Vikas PartyMaharashtra Vikas PartyMaharashtra Vikas Party , a political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. MVP evolved out of the Maratha Mahasangh. MVP had some influence in Akola. In the 1998 local elections, the party had a tie-up with Indian National Congress.The current status of the party is unclear....
a political party in the India n state of Maharashtra - Madhya Pradesh Vikas CongressMadhya Pradesh Vikas CongressMadhya Pradesh Vikas Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh from 1996 to 1998. MPVC was founded by former aviation minister Madhavrao Scindia, after that Scindia had been refused an Indian National Congress ticket for the 1996 Lok Sabha elections...
former political party in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh - Purvanchal Vikas PartyPurvanchal Vikas PartyPurvanchal Vikas Party is a political party founded ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha election in the Indian state of Punjab....
is a political party founded ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha election in the India - Rajasthan Vikas PartyRajasthan Vikas PartyRajasthan Vikas Party is third largest political party in Rajasthan State founded by Mr. Harnam Singh Sikarwar in 1987. Rajasthan vikas party tried to contest in all parliamentary and assambly election in rajasthan state. party has lots of active volentiers in state...
a political party in the Indian state of Rajasthan - Sampurna Vikas DalSampurna Vikas DalSampurna Vikas Dal, a political party in the Indian state of Bihar. SVD was formed by ex-Rajya Sabha MP and former Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Ranjan Prasad Yadav on October 20, 2003. Yadav had differed with RJD leader Laloo Prasad Yadav when the latter appointed his wife, Rabri Devi, as the Chief...
political party in the Indian state of Bihar - Shahar Vikas AghadiShahar Vikas AghadiShahar Vikas Aghadi , a name that has been used by several local political parties and groupings in the Indian state of Maharashtra....
several local political parties in Greater India - Vidarbha Vikas PartyVidarbha Vikas PartyVidarbha Vikas Party , political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. VVP works for the formation of a separate Vidarbha state in eastern Maharashtra....
political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra
Non-governmental aid organizations
- Gramin Vikas Vigyan SamitiGramin Vikas Vigyan SamitiGramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti or the Center of People's Science for Rural Development is a non-governmental organization which employs Gandhian principles to serve the poor inhabitants of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India.-Mission:A product of the Sarvodaya movement of M.K...
serving the poor in Rajasthan, India.