Sheena Bora (1987-2012) was an Indian girl who went missing on 24 April 2012 in Mumbai. In August 2015, Mumbai Police arrested her mother, Indrani Mukerjea, her stepfather, Peter Mukerjea, and her mother’s driver, Shyamvar Pinturam Rai, for allegedly kidnapping and killing her, then burning her body. ^[1]Firstpost

Wiki/Biography

Sheena Das Bora was born on Wednesday, 11 February 1987 (age 25 years; at the time of death) in Shillong, Meghalaya. Her zodiac sign was Aquarius. She did her schooling at Disneyland High School in Guwahati.

Sheena Bora during her school days

In 1990, her mother, Indrani, shifted to Kolkata and left Sheena and her younger brother in Guwahati with their grandparents.

When Sheena Bora found out about her mother, she moved to Mumbai in 2006, and Indrani Mukerjea introduced her as her younger sister. Sheena attended St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai and pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from 2006 to 2009. ^[2]The Hindu

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 5″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her father, Siddhartha Das, is a businessman. Her mother, Indrani Mukerjea, is an ex-media personality and author. She has a brother named Mikhail Bora.

Siddhartha Das and Indrani Mukerjea

Mikhail Bora

While in Kolkata, her mother, Indrani Mukerjea, married Sanjeev Khanna, and they had a daughter named Vidhie, but they divorced in 2002. In 2002, her mother married Peter Mukerjea. Rahul Mukerjea and Rabin Mukerjea are her stepbrothers.

Sheena’s stepsister, Vidhie Mukerjea

Sheena Bora with Rahul Mukerjea

Other Relatives

Sanjeev Khanna, a wireless communication businessman, is her stepfather. Peter Mukerjea, a British media personality, is also her step-father.

A picture of Sheena’s mother, Indrani Mukerjea, and stepfather Sanjeev Khanna

Sheena’s mother, Indrani Mukerjea with Peter Mukerjea

Husband

Sheena Bora was unmarried.

Other Relatives

Her maternal grandfather’s name is Upendra Kumar Bora, and her maternal grandmother’s name is Durga Rani Bora.

Upendra Kumar Bora and Durga Rani Bora

Relationships/Affairs

Sheena was in a relationship with Kaustav Saikia before meeting Rahul Mukerjea, son of Peter Mukerjea from his first wife. Rahul met Sheena in 2008 when he returned from London and moved into Peter’s home at Marlow Apartments in Worli. Later, they began dating each other.

Sheena Bora with Rahul Mukerjea

Indrani Mukerjea, upon learning about Sheena’s relationship, sent her to Delhi in 2009, where Sheena faced health issues and received visits from her mother and ex-boyfriend. After that, Sheena shifted to Bangalore with her ex-boyfriend, where she was given sedatives by Indrani. ^[3]NDTV Sheena’s bad health motivated Rahul to take her to his Dehradun home with permission from her grandparents and his mother.

Fiancé

Rahul and Sheena went to Dehradun in October 2011 and got engaged with permission from Rahul’s mother and Sheena’s grandparents. ^[4]NDTV

Sheena Bora with Rahul Mukerjea and friends

Career

At the end of 2009, she started working as a management trainee at Reliance Infrastructure. In 2011, Sheena joined Mumbai Metro One as an assistant manager.

Sheena Bora Disappearance

On 24 April 2012, Sheena Bora took leave and submitted her resignation in writing to her employers. The same day Rahul Mukerjea received a breakup text from Sheena’s phone. Indrani Mukerjea claimed that Sheena went to the United States for studies, so no missing person report was filed. Sheena was not seen after 24 April 2012.

A news article after Sheena’s disappearance

At Rahul’s request, Mumbai Police went to Indrani’s Worli home, but her house staff said that Indrani was abroad. When she returned, Indrani told police that Rahul was trying to stalk Sheena, who had moved to the US to avoid him.

Death

She was murdered and dumped in the Raigad forests of Mumbai on 24 April 2012, determining that the cause of death was homicide due to strangulation. In May 2012, the police discovered partially burned remains of a woman’s body close to a farmhouse in Lonavala. ^[5]Firstpost

Sheena Bora Murder Case

In 2015, four months before Indrani Mukerjea‘s arrest, Mumbai Police began keeping watch on her following a tip-off. This led to the arrest of her driver, Shyamvar Pinturam Rai, for possessing illegal weapons on 21 August 2015. During interrogation, Rai disclosed details of Sheena’s murder.

Indrani’s driver, Shyam Rai, during police custody

In August 2015, Sheena Bora’s brother Mikhail revealed that Sheena was Indrani’s daughter, not her sister.

Mikhail Bora during a media talk

According to Mumbai Police’s FIR, Rai provided a detailed account of the murder, alleging Indrani planned it with her ex-husband, Sanjeev Khanna. They allegedly strangled Sheena in Bandra, later disposing of her body in Raigad. ^[6]Firstpost

Murder Case Arrests

On 25 August 2015, Mumbai Police arrested Indrani Mukerjea for allegedly murdering Sheena. ^[7]The Telegraph She was charged with murder, disposing of evidence, kidnapping, and conspiracy and taken to court, where she was remanded in police custody.

Indrani Mukerjea after being charged with murder

The next day, on 26 August 2015, Indrani’s ex-husband, Sanjeev Khanna, was arrested in Kolkata and faced similar charges in the case. ^[8]The Indian Express

Sanjeev Khanna after being arrested by the police

On 19 November 2015, Peter Mukerjea was arrested for his alleged involvement in Sheena Bora’s murder. He was also accused of diverting his company’s funds into Sheena’s bank account in Singapore. ^[9]The Indian Express

Peter Mukerjea after being arrested by the police

Facts/Trivia

• According to her college friends. Sheena’s life was complicated.
  

  A page of Sheena Bora’s diary in which she asked her mother to think about her happiness

• Sheena liked doing photography in her free time.
  

  Sheena Bora with DSLR

• Reportedly, Sheena Bora was murdered inside a hired car.

• On 28 August 2015, Sheena Bora’s skeletal remains were recovered in Pen tehsil of Raigad district in Maharashtra.

• After human remains were discovered in Raigad, the police admitted their casual approach to the discovery of a burnt body a month after Sheena’s presumed murder in 2012. As no murder or accidental death case was registered at the time.

• During the police investigations, Mikhail Bora told the police that on 24 April 2012, his mother invited him to her home and drugged him while discussing Sheena’s wedding; feeling dizzy, he fled when Indrani Mukerjea went to get Sheena, stating that their mother intended to harm them both that day, but he escaped.

• Police claimed that Indrani Mukerjea bribed a psychiatrist in Mumbai to create a fake certificate stating that her son Mikhail was mentally unstable. Police believe she intended to use the certificate to stop Mikhail from searching for his sister Sheena.

• Meanwhile, Sanjeev Khanna admitted his role in the murder.

• Police stated during investigations that Indrani Mukerjea arranged for someone else to forge Sheena Bora’s signature on her resignation letter and to her landlord, and the police identified the individual responsible for the signatures on Sheena’s documents.

• In September 2015, the DNA report confirmed that the bones found in the Raigad forest belonged to Indrani Mukerjea’s female child. ^[10]The Times of India

• In 2016, Agnidev Chatterjee directed the film ‘Dark Chocolate’ based on the ‘Sheena Bora murder case,’ with actresses Mahima Chaudhary and Riya Sen, portraying Indrani Mukerjea and Sheena Bora.
  

  The poster of the film ‘Dark Chocolate’ 2016

• On 23 February 2024, Netflix released a documentary film titled ‘The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth.’ It was about her mother, Indrani Mukerjea‘s life.
  

  The poster of the documentary film based on Indrani Mukerjea’s life

Jyotsna

Arnold Dix is an Australian geologist, an engineer, and a lawyer. He is known for being a tunnelling expert. In November 2023, he played a key role in the 400-hour rescue operation to pull out 41 workers who were stuck in the Uttarkashi tunnel.

Wiki/Biography

Arnold E Dix ^[1]Victorian Bar was born on Sunday, 8 March 1964 (age 60 years; as of 2024) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He belongs to Monbulk, Victoria, Australia. He attended Haileybury Rendall School in Australia. From 1982 to 1986, he studied geotechnical and geoenvironmental science and law at Monash University in Australia. ^[2]LinkedIn – Arnold Dix

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper

Eye Colour: Hazel

Family

Parents & Siblings

There is not much information about his parents and siblings.

Wife & Children

His wife’s name is Divina Dix.

Arnold Dix’s wife

Career

Arnold Dix is a top global expert on building tunnels underground. He works as the president of the International Tunnelling Underground Space. Arnold Dix is renowned for his knowledge about keeping tunnels safe and responding to disasters. He offers guidance on the potential dangers of constructing things below the ground. Arnold Dix has had a diverse professional background. He worked as a scientist at the Office of Supervising Scientists in Australia from November 1985 to March 1986. Later, he was a partner at Maddock Lonie and Chisholm from May 2009 to May 2011. During his career, Arnold worked as a special consultant at DLA Piper from 2007 to 2012 and became a partner at Dla Phillips Fox. Arnold Dix has played a major role in addressing and reducing the risks of disasters, as well as responding to actual disaster situations. He conducted investigations into various incidents, including the 9/11 disaster in New York (focusing on underground aspects), the London Bombings, and the Madrid Bombings. He has also been involved in assessing fire-related disasters like the Daegu Metro Fires and Hong Kong Metro fires. He also was an adjunct associate professor at the University of West Sydney from 2010 to 2017 in Australia. Arnold’s international experience includes serving as a visiting professor at Tokyo City University in Japan from 2017 to 2019. He was vice president at the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) in Switzerland from April 2020 to September 2022. In the legal field, Arnold worked as a strategic advisor at White & Case LLP from March 2022 to June 2023. He has been a corporate lawyer and barrister since 1989 in Australia and has been part of the NFPA committee since 1998. He has also been an executive committee member at the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association since 2017. Since 1999, Arnold Dix has been involved in various capacities at Arnold Dix – Consulting Firm, serving as a lifeguard, scientist, and lawyer. He has also been associated with ALARP since 2001 and has been involved in underground works chambers at Legal & Technical since March 2020. Furthermore, he has been contributing to ITA-AITES since May 2022.

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue

The Uttarkashi Tunnel incident occurred at the Silkyara Tunnel on 12 November 2023, trapping 41 workers inside. The primary cause behind the collapse appears to be a lack of proper care and safety measures. Arnold Dix and his team were actively engaged in rescue efforts, employing various methods. Micro tunnelling was being utilized to access the trapped workers. The workers were waiting inside the tunnel for rescue, with limited access to food and water. The initial step involves digging a vertical shaft from the top of the hill down to the tunnel to reach the trapped individuals. The day after successfully rescuing 41 workers trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand following a 17-day operation, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix expressed his intention to return to the makeshift temple outside the tunnel. He mentioned the need to go back there to say thank you. He said the success of the rescue operation of the trapped workers was a ‘miracle.’ In an interview, while talking about why he prayed at the makeshift temple of local deity Baba Bokh Naag Ji, he said,

I have to go to the temple because I promised to say thank you for what happened. If you haven’t noticed, we have just witnessed a miracle.” ^[3]NDTV

#WATCH | International tunnelling expert, Arnold Dix offers prayers before local deity Baba Bokhnaag at the temple at the mouth of Silkyara tunnel after all 41 men were safely rescued after the 17-day-long operation pic.twitter.com/xoMBB8uK52

— ANI (@ANI) November 29, 2023

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• 2011: Alan Neyland Australasian Tunnelling Society bi-annual award for excellence in tunnelling (tunnel fire safety) and his contribution to fire safety in the world

• 2022: Committee Service Award by the National Fire Protection Association of the United States of America

• 2023: Order of Australia

Facts/Trivia

• He is a member of many organizations including VPELA (Victorian Planning & Environmental Law Association), ACICA (Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration), Guinness Book of Records extreme engineering verifier (tunnels), and Committee Member of WG2 (Risk Assessment) PIARC (World Road Association).

• He is often invited as a guest speaker to speak on the subjects including subsurface infrastructure, tunnelling, mining and underground works, in Australia and overseas.

• He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
  

  Arnold Dix’s Facebook post about his non-vegetarian meal

Amisha

Manish Tripathi is an Indian fashion designer. He is known for designing the attire of Lord Rama’s idol for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He also works for the upliftment of Indian handlooms and crafts.

Wiki/Biography

Manish Tripathi was born on Sunday, 15 May 1988 (age 35 years; as of 2023) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He pursued his schooling at City Montessori School in Lucknow. Later, he pursued a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and Fashion/Apparel design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Delhi. Since a young age, Manish was fascinated with the costumes of Bollywood actors, which motivated him to pursue fashion design. His dream was to design clothes for films.

Manish Trpathi’s childhood picture with his mother and brother

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

He has an elder brother named Ashutosh Tripathi.

Manish Tripathi’s parents

Manish Tripathi (extreme left) with his brother and sister-in-law

Wife & Children

In May 2014, Manish Tripathi got engaged to model Aditi Mishra.

Manish Tripathi and Aditi Mishra’s engagement picture

Manish Tripathi got married to Tanmaya Dwivedi on 28 November 2021.

Manish Tripathi’s wedding picture

Religion

Manish Tripathi follows Hinduism.

Manish Tripathi at Kaal Bhairav Mandir, Varanasi

Career

Designer

Manish has worked as the BCCI’s design partner and the IPL Governing Council’s official designer. He has worked with celebrities ranging from Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Randeep Hooda to politicians. He has also worked with many sportspersons like Virender Sehwag. In 2013, he started a fashion company, Muktir Fashion India Private Limited. He is also the owner of a company named DesignMee. Manish has two fashion labels titled AntarDesi and Naveli. In 2017, Manish, along with his team from DesignMee, designed the costumes for the Bollywood film Indu Sarkar. On 12 May 2018, Manish Tripathi launched his label stores ‘AntarDESI’ and ‘Naveli’ at Chattarpur, New Delhi.

Manish Tripathi at his store Launch in Delhi in May 2018

In 2018, he designed outfits for the Indian cricket team under his label DesignMee. In June 2018, Manish started working in favour of the upliftment of Khadi and local textiles. In December 2018, he designed the jersey for the Ferit Cricket Bash league teams. In August 2019, Manish attended a Closed-door meeting with Nitin Gadkari, Minister of MSME, Road Transport & Highways, for the Modernisation of the Khadi project.

Manish’s Instagram post about attending a meeting regarding the modernisation of Khadi

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Manish Tripathi created a fashion line for reusable masks made of Khadi named Namastay Away, an initiative which offered masks to the underprivileged and needy who could not afford masks. With the help of Delhi Police and the local administration, he distributed these masks to the needy. Later, he started selling these masks to everyone by collaborating with online shopping portals like Amazon and MensXP. In January 2022, he designed the uniforms for the Indian Army. In September 2023, he created the ceremonial wear for the Indian Contingent going for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. In January 2024, Manish Tripathi designed the outfits for the National Sports & Adventure Awards 2023 and also designed the clothes for Lord Ram’s idol for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Philanthropy

With the help of his fashion masks line, he helped a lot of people. He started offering jobs to the underprivileged after the demand for his masks increased employment to women & migrant workers, which started from Bulandshr in Uttar Pradesh and later reached many other states. He was appreciated for his efforts by Smriti Irani through a Twitter Post. By June 2020, he had created more than 50k employment for rural women & artisans through his Shehar Se Gaon Tak Campaign.

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• In July 2019, he received the Fellow at City Montessori School award.
  

  Manish Tripathi receiving the Fellow at City Montessori School award

   

• In June 2020, he received a certificate of appreciation for helping people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• In November 2020, he won the Designer of the Year award at the Danj Entertainment Awards.

Bike Collection

Manish Tripathi owns a Royal Enfield bike.

Manish Tripathi posing with his bike

Facts/Trivia

• Manish Tripathi is a dog lover. He owns three pet dogs, a Labrador named Gabbar, a German Shepherd named Hero, and a Dobermann named Zaara.
  

  Manish Tripathi with his dogs

• In an interview, Manish Tripathi talked about the experience of designing clothes for Lord Rama’s idol and described the process as magical and divine. He also talked about the colours he used in outfits for different days of the week. He said,
  

  It was totally mystical, magical, and beyond divinity. And, I don’t know, maybe I would say that it’s sheerly pure. I don’t have words to express my feelings because I never imagined that, you know, for every designer, we dream to dress up celebrities. But getting a chance to design for somebody who’s, I would say, the universal celebrity was a big, big thing. I can’t express it in words, As I’ve been working and connected to this domain, I knew Bhagwan hai, he is Pitambar and he should wear Yellow on the day of Utsav. That was in my mind. But the trick was to make the pattern for that particular idol and by God’s grace, it happened.”

• Manish Tripathi is an ardent follower of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba.

• In December 2020, Manish Tripathi came up with an idea to create a World Record by making the world’s largest mask. He decided to make a mask of 100 sq m of cloth, which he wanted to collect from different states of India. In an interview, he talked about making the world’s largest mask and revealed that it helped many causes like it promoted the idea of using a mask and also the mask will be made of Khadi which will help with the promotion of Khadi. He said,
  

  “I undertook a 10,000 km long journey across the country and met with women members of self-help groups. Many of them are producing masks but when the vaccine comes out, the demand for masks will fall. Where at one level I wanted to help them move to producing alternative products, I also wanted to showcase khadi, a material which is gaining a lot of popularity across the world,I have been asked what the purpose of such an exercise is but the fabric used in making the mask will then be upcycled Our plan is to showcase khadi and we will use the fabric for making purses etc. By this time, if we are able to enter the mask in the Guinness Book, the fabric itself would have become a brand and its products will acquire a higher worth”

Lakshi

Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit was an Indian Vedic Karmkand (ritualism) scholar, specialising in Srauta, Smarta, Yajna, concretion, and other rituals. He was known for leading a group of 121 priests at the consecration ceremony (Pran-Pratishtha) of the ‘Ram Lalla’ idol at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, held on 22 January 2024.

Wiki/Biography

Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit was born in 1938 (age 86 years; as of 2024) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He studied vedas and rituals under the guidance of his uncle Ganesh Dixit Javji Bhatt. After completing his education in Shukla Yajurveda at Sangved Vidyalaya, he started working as a teacher in the same institution.

Family

He belonged to a family originally from Jeur village near Solapur in Maharashtra. His ancestors relocated to Kashi where they devoted their lives to the study of Hindu traditions and rituals. ^[1]The New Indian Express

Parents & Siblings

There is not much information about his parents and siblings.

Wife & Children

He had two sons named Jai Krishna Dixit and Sunil Laxmikant Dixit. Both of his sons are Vedic scholars.

Laxmikant Mathuranath Dixit (right) with his son

Consecration Ceremony of Ram Lalla Idol

In 2023, Dixit was selected by the Shankaracharya Swami Vijayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, with the presence of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s treasurer Swami Govind Devagiri and general secretary Champat Rai, to lead a group of 121 Vedic scholars from across India to perform the consecration ceremony (Pran-Pratishtha) of the ‘Ram Lalla’ idol at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

The idol of Ram Lalla

In September 2023, the authorities sent a team of scholars including Dixit and Acharya Ganesh Shastri Dravid to Ayodhya to decide the dates of consecration. After the finalisation of the consecration dates, Pandit Dixit presided over a team of Vedic scholars to perform the basic rituals, including Sarva Prayashchit homam and Dashvid snan, which took place on 16 January 2024, leading up to the final ritual of Devpranpratishtha on 22 January 2024.

Death

On 22 June 2024, he took his last breath in Varanasi. He was ill for a very long time. PM Narendra Modi shared his grief on Laxmikant’s demise through Twitter.

Facts/Trivia

• His family history, known as “vansh parampara,” can be traced back to a well-known Kashi scholar from the 17th century, Gaga Bhatt, who was known for leading the coronation ceremony of Chatrapati Shivaji in 1674. he is the 11^th generation of Pandit Gaga Bhatt.

• In an interview, while talking about getting the opportunity to supervise the consecration ceremony (Pran-Pratishtha) of the ‘Ram Lalla’ idol at Ayodhya’s Ram temple, he said,
  

  It is because of the blessings bestowed on me by the legendary saints and seers of Kashi that I have been assigned the responsibility of supervising the consecration of Ram Lalla. I will perform my duties with the blessings of Lord Ram.”

Poonam

Chandrakant Sompura is an Indian architect. He is the chief architect of the Ram temple built in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Wiki/Biography

Chandrakant Sompura was born in 1943 (age 80 years; as of 2023) in Gujarat, India. He originally belonged to a town named Palitana in Gujarat; however, his family moved to Ahmedabad in the 1960s because of work. ^[1]Mumbai Mirror

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper (semi-bald)

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Chandrakant Sompura belongs to a family of architects. He is the 15th generation of the family. ^[2]Deccan Herald His grandfather, Prabhashankar Sompura, designed the renovated Somnath temple in Prabhas Patan, Gujarat, in 1949. ^[3]First Post Prabhashankar Sompura was a Padma Shri recipient. His family is also known for constructing the Akshardham temple complex in Gujarat, the Swaminarayan mandir in Mumbai, and the famous Birla Mandir in Kolkata. ^[4]First Post

Parents & Siblings

His father, Prabhakar Sompura, designed the Somnath Temple in Gujarat and the Krishna Janmasthan Temple in Mathura, which is considered the birthplace of Lord Krishna. ^[5]Our Vadodara ^[6]India Times

Wife & Children

He is married to Shobha Sompura, an architect. He has two sons named Nikhil Sompura and Ashish Sompura. Both sons handle their father’s business of construction.

Chandrakant Sompura with his family

Chandrakant Sompura’s sons, Nikhil (left) and Ashish (right)

Career

He has constructed more than 130 temples both in India and overseas including Swami Narayan Temple in Gandhinagar, Ambaji Temple in Palanpur, Akshardham temple in Ahmedabad,  and several others.

Ram Temple Construction

Around 32 years before the construction of the Ram Temple, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Ashok Singhal, reached out to Sompura in 1989-90 through the Birla family to create a design for the Ram temple. Sompura, accompanied by Ashok Singhal, visited the site for the first time to assess the land. In an interview, while talking about his first visit to the temple’s site with Ashok Singhal, he said,

Mr Ashok Singhal (former VHP leader) decided in 1988 that the temple should be constructed here and he reached out to GD Birla. Our family had been working with Mr Birla for decades. So I got a call from Mr Birla and he asked me to come to Delhi, visit Ayodhya with him and prepare the design for the temple. At that time, we were not allowed to take measuring tapes. I was told to just have a look around alone. It was very difficult for me to envision a temple without proper measurement. So, I used my feet and counted the steps. I remembered all the steps – from left to right, across, and replicated the design inside a big hall where I could take proper measurements.” ^[7]NDTV

Chandrakant prepared the design of the Ram temple in 1989. Later, Sompura and his sons, Ashish and Nikhil, enhanced the design of the temple, considering the project’s large scale. ^[8]CNBC TV 18 In November 2019, Sompura mentioned that about 40 per cent of the stone carvings had been finished. He alleged that the construction would be done within 24 to 30 months after laying the foundation.

Chandrakant Sompura at Ram Mandir construction site

According to Sompura, The Ram Temple made by him is the ‘first temple in the world’ to undergo a 3D structural analysis before building, making sure it can withstand earthquakes up to magnitude eight on the Richter scale. ^[9]First Post On 22 January 2024, the consecration ceremony was held at the Ram Temple.

#WATCH | Ayodhya Ram Temple illuminated beautifully after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony pic.twitter.com/UrMFdEQUgQ

— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• 2019: Bharat Gaurav Award

• 2020: Vastu Shilpi Award

• 2021: Ram Janambhoomi Shilpi Award

• 2023: Amrit Ratna

• 2025: Padma Shri

Facts/Trivia

• Chandrakant Sompura is considered one of India’s most influential temple architects. He has played a significant role in reviving and preserving ancient Indian temple architecture and culture. He has also been a source of inspiration for many young architects and students, encouraging them to choose temple design as a career path.

• He did not have any formal training in architecture. ^[10]Deccan Herald

Amisha

Kanchan Joshi is an Indian educator, known for being the wife of Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal.

Wiki/Biography

Kanchan Joshi was born on Sunday, 19 October 1980 (age 43 years; as of 2023) in New Delhi, India. Her zodiac sign is Libra. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics (honorary) from Delhi University in 2001. In 2003, Kanchan Joshi completed a Master of Science degree in Mathematics at IIT Delhi. Later, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree at IIT Delhi in 2009. ^[1]Kanchan Joshi’s LinkedIn Account

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Not much is known about her family.

Husband & Children

Kanchan Joshi’s husband, Deepinder Goyal, is the co-founder of Zomato, an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company. Reportedly, Kanchan Joshi met Deepinder Goyal at IIT-Delhi while both were in the same department. Goyal fell in love with her when she was pursuing her master’s degree in Mathematics. According to Goyal, he pursued Kanchan for six weeks before proposing to her. He once shared his love story during a media conversation. Deepinder Goyal said,

I chased her for six months by hanging out with her. We understand each other very well. We haven’t fought in years.”

The couple got married on 17 November 2007.

Kanchan Joshi with her husband, Deepinder Goyal

They have a daughter named Siara Goyal who was born on 29 October 2013. The couple later got separated, and in February 2024, Deepinder got married to Grecia Muñoz, a Mexican model and entrepreneur.

Relationships/Affairs

Kanchan Joshi was in a relationship with Deepinder Goyal before marrying him in 2007.

Career

After finishing her studies, she became an assistant professor at Delhi University’s Mathematics Department in 2009. Additionally, she has been working as a Postdoctoral fellow at IIT Delhi’s Mathematics Department since then.

Achievement

While working at IIT, Delhi, she was once listed as a noteworthy mathematics professor by Marquis Who’s Who.

Facts/Trivia

• Once, during a media conversation, Deepinder Goyal said that convincing his parents to leave his job at Bain and Co. took some time. However, Kanchan Joshi, his wife, supported him, even though she was not a big fan of the startup lifestyle.

• According to Deepinder Goyal, on the birth of his daughter, Siara, Deepinder Goyal signed a deal that valued Zomato at more than Rs. 1,000 crore.

Jyotsna

Suchana Seth is an Indian businesswoman who is the CEO of the artificial intelligence start-up Mindful AI Lab. In January 2024, she made the headlines for killing her 4-year-old son at an apartment in Goa.

Wiki/Biography

Suchana Seth was born in 1985 (age 39 years; as of 2024) in West Bengal, India. She did her schooling at DAV Girls Senior Secondary School, Gopalpuram, Chennai. After completing her schooling, Suchana obtained certificates in Digital Printing and Publishing and Digital Web Authoring Multimedia from NIIT. She attended the Bhawanipur Education Society College to pursue a B.Sc. in Physics (Honours), from 2003 to 2006. While pursuing B.Sc., she studied the additional subjects Mathematics and Computer Science. Suchana pursued an M.Sc. in Physics with specialization in Plasma Physics and Astrophysics, from 2006 to 2008, at the University of Calcutta. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Sanskrit from the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Kolkata. While in school, she was the house captain and cultural secretary and took part in various co-curricular activities, winning prizes in quiz competitions, debates, creative writing, and art competitions. During her school days, she won the National Talent Search Scholarship. While she was studing in class 10, she received CBSE Merit Certificates in Sanskrit, Social Science, and English. ^[1]Suchana Seth – LinkedIn

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 5″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Not much is known about her parents and siblings.

Husband & Children

Suchana Seth got married to Venkataraman P R, a data scientist with a Ph.D. in Physics and a top executive with a financial services firm, in 2010. Together, they had a son who was born in 2019. After their son was born, differences started arising between them, and they got separated, and they later decided to get divorced. While their divorce proceedings were still under process, Suchana filed a domestic violence case against her husband. In 2024, Suchana murdered her 4-year-old son at an apartment in Goa.

Suchana Seth with Venkataraman P R

Suchana Seth and her son

Career

Suchana Seth started her career as a research fellow at Raman Research Institute in 2008. She worked there for around three years and then joined Cactus Communications as Freelance Editor. In June 2012, she started working as a Senior Analyst – Statistics Geschickten Biosciences (now InterpretOmics) in Bangalore, where she worked for around 5 months. In November 2012, she joined Data Sciences Group, Innovation Labs as a Analytics Consultant and was later promoted to the position of Senior Analytics Consultant in the firm.

Suchana Seth while delivering a business presentation

From December 2014 to March 2016, Suchana worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Boomerang Commerce. At Boomerang Commerce, Suchana designed data-driven products for price optimisation and intelligence. She also filed two patents in text mining and natural language processing during this period. She worked at Ford – Mozilla Open Web Fellow, a data and society research institute, for 5 months. In September 2017, she started working at Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University in Greater Boston, Massachusetts as a fellow, contributing to the ethics and governance of Artificial Intelligence and Responsible machine learning. After a year, she began working as an Affiliate at the firm. In 2020, she founded the Mindful AI Lab in Bangalore.

Suchana Seth working at her office

Suchana is one of the directors of Saatvik Machine Intelligence Technologies Private Limited, a company registered in September 2020. An AI ethics expert and data scientist, Suchana has an experience of over 12 years in guiding data science teams and expanding machine learning solutions at various startups and industry research labs.

Killing Her 4-year-old Son

In January 2024, Suchana Seth was accused of killing her 4-year-old son at a service apartment in Goa. Reportedly, she strangulated her son to death using a pillow or a towel. According to some sources, Suchana Seth went to Goa with her son on 6 January 2024, where she rented a service apartment in the Candolim area in North Goa. After staying there for two days, she asked the apartment staff to arrange a taxi for Bangalore as she had some work there. Although the staff members suggested she take a flight to Bangalore as the taxi cost Rs. 30,000 (much more than a flight ticket), Suchana said that she wanted to travel only by taxi. The hotel staff arranged a taxi on 8 January after which she left for Bangalore. When the hotel staff went to clean the room from which Seth had checked out, they found blood stains on a towel and immediately informed the Calangute Police about it. They also told the Police that when she left the hotel, her son was not with her, and her suitcase was very heavy. When the police called her called her to confirm the blood stains and her son’s whereabouts, she answered that the stains were due to her monthly periods and added that her son was with her friend in Margao. She also gave her friend’s address, which came out to be fake. Later, the police called the taxi driver and asked him to take Suchana Seth to the nearest police station. Suchana was arrested by the Calangute police at the Chitradurga police station with her son’s body in her travel bag and was taken back to Goa. Later, she was sent on remand for six days by a court in Mapusa town.

Suchana Seth in police custody

During the investigation, it was revealed that Seth tried to kill herself by slitting her wrists using a pair of scissors. Two bottles of cough syrup were found in the apartment, where she killed her son. Suchana was charged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence), and also under the Goa Children’s Act. ^[2]The Print Although the exact reason for the crime was not known, police suspected that Suchana’s strained relationship with her husband was a possible reason behind the crime. The police also said that Seth was unhappy with the Bengaluru family court’s order that the father of her son could meet him every Sunday.

Facts/Trivia

• Suchana Seth loves photography, painting, and travelling in her leisure time.

• Her family and friends fondly call her Dola. ^[3]Suchana Seth – Facebook

• Suchana was among the top ‘100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2021.’
  

  Suchana Seth on the 2021 list of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics

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Arun Yogiraj is an Indian sculptor and artist. He has carved various prominent statues including the 30-feet statue of Subhash Chandra Bose, installed at the India Gate in New Delhi, the 12-feet statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath, the white Amritashila statue of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in Mysore, and 15-feet tall sculpture of BR Ambedkar in Mysore. On 22 January 2024, his sculpture ‘Ram Lalla’ was installed at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.

Wiki/Biography

Arun Yogiraj was born in 1983 (age 40 years; as of 2023) in Mysore, Karnataka. He pursued an MBA at Mysore University. He has worked as a trainee in the HR department of a private company. In 2008, he resigned from his job and started working as a full-time sculptor.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 10″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

He hails from a family of five generations of sculptors in Mysore, Karnataka.

Parents & Siblings

His mother’s name is Saraswathi. His father, B.S. Yogiraj Shilpi, was a sculptor. He was the recipient of several awards including ‘Amarashilpi Jakanachari’ and Rajyothsava awards. He died in 2021, when Arun Yogiraj was working on the Netaji’s Statue.

Arun Yogiraj with his parents in front of the statue of Adi Shankaracharya

He has an elder brother named Suryaprakash and an elder sister named Chetana. His brother, Suryaprakash, is also a sculptor.

Arun Yogiraj’s sister

Arun Yogiraj’s brother

Wife & Children

He is married to Vijetha Mohan. He has a daughter and a son.

Arun Yogiraj’s wife and son

Arun Yogiraj with his daughter

Other Relatives

His grandfather, Basavanna Shilpi, was also a well-known sculptor. He was patronised by the King of Mysore at that time.

Arun Yogiraj’s grandfather (right) presenting a statue to Jawaharlal Nehru

Sculptors

30-feet Statue of Subhash Chandra Bose

Arun Yogiraj has carved the 30-foot statue of Subhash Chandra Bose, which was installed in a canopy behind the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate in New Delhi. The statue was installed in 2022 during the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th Independence Day as well as the 125th birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose. Yogiraj has made use of black jade granite stone for carving the statue, which was brought from Telangana to Delhi. Its design was given by the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) under the Union Ministry of Culture. The artist led the team of 48 sculptors from all over India to create the 28 ft (excluding pedestal) tall, 10 ft long, and 8 ft wide Netaji statue in 75 days.

Arun Yogiraj (in white shirt) in front of the statue of Subhash Chandra Bose

12-feet Statue of Adi Shankaracharya

In 2021, Arun Yogiraj sculpted the 12-feet tall 3-D statue of Adi Shankaracharya, which is installed in Kedarnath. Adi Shankaracharya was a Kerala-born eighth-century Indian mystic and philosopher, who had his samadhi in Kedarnath. Yogiraj worked almost nine months with his team of seven sculptors to complete the statue. He made use of Chlorite Schist Stone for making the sculpture. In an interview, he revealed that he used to work 14-15 hours a day to make the statue. The 12-foot-tall and 35-tonne statue was made to restore the samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya, which was washed away in the June 2013 Kedarnath tragedy. ^[1]Hindustan Times

Statue of Adi Shankaracharya by Arun Yogiraj

21-feet tall Hanuman Statue

Yogiraj has carved a 21-foot-tall Hanuman statue, which is placed at the Rama temple at Chunchanakatte in Mysore. The artist took 15 months to complete the statue, which was carved in Hoysala style. The statue was installed on 20 May 2022. ^[2]Deccan Herald

21-feet tall Hanuman Statue by Arun Yogiraj

Common Man Statue

In 2020, he created a life-sized statue of “The Common Man,” the late cartoonist RK Laxman’s one of the most popular creations. The statue, nearly five and a half feet tall, was initially crafted in clay and later moulded in fibre. The artist received a commission from the railway authorities of Mysore to create this art piece. Yogiraj took seven days to complete the clay model and an additional two days to create the fibre version of the statue. The statue was displayed at the Malgudi Museum in Shivamogga, Karnataka. While talking about the statue in an interview, Arun Yogiraj said that he felt an emotional connection with the art piece as both RK Laxman and RK Narayan hailed from Mysore. ^[3]The Times of India

Arun Yogiraj with the statue of ‘The Common Man

Statue of Late King Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar

In 2016, Arun Yogiraj sculpted the statue of the Late King Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last ruler of the Mysuru Royal Family. The statue was installed at Hardinge Circle in Mysore in April 2016. The statue was completed before the wedding of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, great-grandson of the Late King Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar. The artist made use of white marble, imported from Austria to make the 10-foot tall, 6-foot wide, and 4.5-foot long statue. Yogiraj, along with a team of 9 sculptures, took almost five months to complete the statue.

Statue of Late King Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar by Arun Yogiraj

Ram Lalla Statue

In 2023, Arun Yogiraj’s sculpture ‘Ram Lalla’ was selected by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to be installed at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. In an interview, he revealed the trust asked three sculptors to create a 51-inch tall idol of Lord Ram, which should look like a five-year-old. They were also provided with several types of stone from various places such as Nepal, Karkala in Uttara Kannada district, HD Kote in Mysore district, and Makrana in Rajasthan. He said that he chose Krishna Shila stone from HD Kote, which does not react to any liquid. He added that he visited some schools to the look of five-year-old children. He said that it took him two months to visualize the idol and more than 6 months to create the statue.

Ram Lalla idol by Arun Yogiraj

Some of his other notable artworks include the white amritashila statue of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in Mysore, a 15-feet tall sculpture of BR Ambedkar in Mysore, six feet tall monolithic statue of Nandi, six feet tall statue of Banashankari Devi, bronze statue of Sri U.R. Rao installed at ISRO, Bangalore, and 5 feet idol of God Garuda in Mysore.

Statue of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa by Arun Yogiraj

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• South Zone Young Talented Artist Award by the Government of India in 2014

• Nalwadi Award 2020 by Mysore District Administration

• Honorary membership by The Crafts Council of Karnataka in 2021

• Shilpa Kousthubha by Sculptors Association

• Rajyothsava Award by Mysuru District Authority

• Honored by the honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka state

• Honored by Sports Academy of Mysuru district

• Honored by AmaraShilpi Jakanacharya Trust

• Awarded as “KAYAKAYOGI” by VISTARA NEWS channel in 2022
  

  Arun Yogiraj after awarded as “KAYAKAYOGI”

Facts/Trivia

• He was congratulated and appreciated by various famous personalities including the former chief minister of Karnataka B. S. Yediyurappa after his idol was selected to be installed at the Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.

• He has participated in various State and National level Sculpture Camps.

• In an interview, he revealed that earlier his mother was not in favour of him joining the family tradition of sculpting but later accepted it.

• He often conducts workshops where he teaches traditional methods of sculpting to his students.

• He forwent a project that he got from the Czech Republic to complete the statue of Adi Shankaracharya.

• Apart from India, Yogiraj has received orders for sculptures from several countries including the Netherlands, USA, Australia, Sri Lanka, UK and Germany.

• The artist, along with his father, used to run a school of sculpture named Kasyap Shilpa Kalanikethana in Mysore.

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Dr Rena Malik is an American urologist, pelvic surgeon, and content creator. She is also a YouTuber and shares information about urologic, sexual, bladder health and more.

Wiki/Biography

Rena Malik was born on Wednesday, 16 October 1985 (age 38 years; as of 2023) in the United States. Her zodiac sign is Libra. Her parents moved from Delhi, India to Buffalo, United States, before Rena was born.

A childhood image of Rena Malik

From 2002 to 2006, she did a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. In 2010, she earned a Doctor of Medicine degree. ^[1]LinkedIn – Rena Malik Her educational journey includes completing medical school at NYU School of Medicine and undergoing urologic residency training at the University of Chicago. ^[2]AUA University

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

She was born in an Indian-American Punjabi family. ^[3]Instagram – Rena Malik MD ^[4]Instagram – Rena Malik MD

Parents & Siblings

Her mother, Pam Malik, is a nurse.

Rena Malik with her parents

Husband & Children

On 19 June 2010, she got married to Rocky RS, a physician. The couple has two sons.

A wedding day image of Rena Malik and Rocky RS

Rena Malik with her husband and sons

Religion

She follows Sikhism. ^[5]Instagram – Rena Malik MD

Career

Doctor

In June 2010, she joined the University of Chicago Medicine as a Resident Physician. From 2016 to 2018, she did a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) at the University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center. She joined the University of Maryland School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in October 2018. In 2022, Rena Malik became an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Urology and also served as the Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She specializes in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS). Her expertise covers areas such as urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse through vaginal and robotic surgery, overactive bladder, male and female mesh-related complications, erectile dysfunction, postprostatectomy incontinence, and more.

Social Media Influencer

In July 2019, she created her YouTube channel, ‘Rena Malik, M.D.’, dedicated to providing urologic education. She has more than 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube.

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• 2019: Top Doctor for Urology and Urogynecology by Baltimore Magazine

• 2020: Top Doctor for Urology and Urogynecology by Baltimore Magazine

• 2021: Top Doctor for Urology and Urogynecology by Baltimore Magazine

Facts/Trivia

• Rena Malik also goes by the name Rena RM. ^[6]Facebook – Rena RM

• She does not know how to cook food; however, she has a knack for baking.

• She is based in Newport Beach, California, United States.

• She has been actively involved in promoting bladder health and was invited as the spokesperson for Bladder Health Month during the AUA Radio Media tour in 2019.

• She has made appearances on various platforms, including the SiriusXM Doctor Radio Men’s Health Show and several podcasts such as AUA University, AUA Inside Tract, and Incision UK Podcasts.

• Her significant contributions extend to academic publications, with over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Her research focuses on critical areas such as gender disparities, health literacy, medical misinformation in social media, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

• She has worked as an online content editor for the Journal of Urology and Urology Practice journals. She is also a member of the editorial board for the Urology Practice Journal.

• Rena actively contributes to the communication committees for the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction, as well as the Association of Women Surgeons.

• She also engages in addressing salary pay disparities, serving on the Salary Pay Disparities committee for the Society of Women in Urology.

• She has played a key role as the AUA Mid-Atlantic Section Young Urologists & Social Media Chair and holds the position of chairperson for the annual MA-AUA Residents’ Day in 2022.

• In August 2023, she appeared as a guest in an episode of the podcast show ‘Huberman Lab Podcast’ by Andrew Huberman.

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Wiki/Biography

Maria Ibrahim was born in 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. She passed away a few years after her birth due to malaria. ^[1]India Today

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her father, Dawood Ibrahim, is a gangster and terrorist.

A picture of Maria Ibrahim’s father, Dawood Ibrahim

Her mother’s name is Mehjabeen Shaikh.

A picture of Maria Ibrahim’s mother, Mehjabeen Shaikh

Maria Ibrahim has a brother named Moin Ibrahim, who got married to Saniya Shaikh, a Pakistani-British businesswoman, in 2011.

Moin Ibrahim (encircled) with Mehreen Ibrahim (right)

Her elder sister, Mahrukh Ibrahim, got married to Junaid Miandad, a Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad’s son, in 2006.

Mahrukh Ibrahim with her husband Junaid Miandad

Her second sister, Mehreen Ibrahim, got married to Aurangzeb Mehmood, a Pakistani-American businessman in 2011.

A picture of Mehreen Ibrahim with her husband

Other Relatives

Her grandfather, Sheikh Ibrahim Ali Kaskar, was a head constable in the Mumbai Police.

Dawood Ibrahim (left) with his father, Sheikh Ibrahim Ali Kaskar

She has seven uncles named Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar (deceased), Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, Noora Ibrahim (deceased), Anis Ibrahim, Sabir Ahmad, Mohammed Humayoon (deceased), and Mustaqueem Ali.

A picture of Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar

A picture of Anis Ibrahim

She has five aunts named Saida Hassan Miya Waghle (deceased), Zaitun (also spelt as Zaitoon) Hamid Antule, Farzana Saud Tungekar, Mumtaz Rahim Faki, and Haseena Parkar (deceased).

A picture of Haseena Parkar

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