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Lakshmi Niwas Mittal – Fifth Richest Person in World

Mar 16

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Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist who is well known as  ‘Steel King’  across world.

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Personal Profile of Lakshmi Niwas Mittal

Lakshmi Mittal  was born in Sadulpur village, in the Churu district of Rajasthan. He studied accounting and business at the prestigious St. Xavier’s College of Calcutta.

Career Growth of LN Mittal

He began his career working in the family’s steelmaking business in India, and in 1976, when the family founded its own steel business, Mittal set out to establish its international division, beginning with the buying of a run-down plant in Indonesia.

Since 2005, Mittal has been the richest person residing in the United Kingdom, the richest person in Asia and the fourth richest person on the planet.

He is the President of the Board of Directors and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest producer of steel. In March 2008, Mittal was reported to be the 4th wealthiest person in the world by Forbes Magazine.

Fifth Richest Person in World

As of 2010, Mittal is the fifth richest person in the world. He is also the richest person in the Europe with personal wealth of US$28.7 billion or £19.04 billion in 2010.

He presently lives in Kensington, London. His residence at 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens which was purchased from Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2004 for £57 million (US$128 million), making it the world’s most expensive house at the time.

Awards

Mittal was awarded Fortune magazine’s “European Businessman of the Year 2004” and also “Steelmaker of the Year” in 1996 by New Steel, and the “Willy Korf Steel Vision Award” in 1998, for outstanding vision, entrepreneurship, leadership and success in global steel development from American Metal Market and PaineWeber’s World Steel Dynamics.

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Mantri Haveli in Churu, Rajasthan – Famous for Intricate Designs, Painted Walls and Carved Woodwork

Dec 3

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Churu, a desert town of Rajasthan is famous for the shifting sand dunes of the Thar Desert and beautiful grand havelis with marvelous fresco paintings. It gives the enchantment of its past glory and treasure to the visitors while one walks through the meandering streets, lined either sides by the largest havelis in the area.

There are beautiful temples, chhatries (cenotaphs), the fort, the Johra (water tank) and wells which are all decorated with bright multicolored wall paintings in various subjects.

Haveli Cluster in Churu Rajasthan

Haveli Cluster in Churu Rajasthan

Havelis in Churu

The famous wealthy Marwari merchants of the Churu town having business connections all over India, added to its splendour by building beautiful majestic havelis. These havelis are made of lime and brick, and decorated by the best of the frescoes on the facade as well as inside of the rooms.

Some merchants, the Mantries, Suranas & Kotharis have even got few rooms painted in gold with extensive mirror work.

Mantri Haveli in Churu

North of the main bazaar in Churu, the Mantri Haveli is located.  This haveli is impressively decorated with Belgian etched glasses in many shapes and designs. Its intricate designs and their carved woodwork doorframes are admirable.

This Haveli is also best known for their colorful murals {wall paintings} within fresco artwork. Their arch shaped gateway with provision for two seats on both the sides and their stipulations for privacy in the inner courtyard for the womenfolk are of note.

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Ram Singh Kasba – BJP candidate for Churu Lok Sabha seat

Apr 29

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Ram Singh Kaswan of BJP for Churu, Rajasthan

Ram Singh Kasba of BJP for Churu, Rajasthan

Ram Singh Kasba will contest the Lok Sabha Elections as the  BJP candidate from the Churu Parliamentary constituency.

Ram Singh – Two Time Winner from Churu

Ram Singh has been retaining the seat for the past two general Elections. In Last General Election he  defeated former Lok Sabha speaker and senior Congress leader Balram Jakhar in the Churu by over 29,000 votes.

In this elections he will contest against Congress’s candidate Rafique Mandelia, who is a relative of Churu MLA Maqbool Mandelia.

Personal and Educational Profile

He was born on 10 August 1945 at village Kalri in Churu district in the family of Hindu Jat of Kaswan clan. He is son of Deep Chand Kaswan who has been a former MP from Churu.

He has done B.A from Doonger College and LLB from Rajasthan University. He worked extensively for resolving problems of development in both rural and urban areas. His profession is Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker and Advocate.

Churu Parliamentary Constituency

A constituency in the north of Rajasthan, this Jat stronghold will feature an interesting contest this time. Jats are touted as Congress supporters, but this is  not really the case. They generally support whoever benefits their community most. And the displeasure of the Jats for Ashok Gehlot is legendary. So, a consolidation of Jat votes in favor of the Congress is unlikely.

In the last two Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has been winning consecutively. The Congress however, won in 1996 and 1998. However, with each election, the BJP has been growing steadily. In the Assembly elections, the BJP won five, the Congress two, and an independent one. The BSP put up a fairly impressive show in two constituencies, to the detriment of the Congress.

By the same token, the independent who won ended up taking the BJP vote in that constituency, so even if the BJP is unable to repeat its Assembly performance, it is likely that the BJP will have an advantage here. The total BJP vote was about 30,000 more than the Congress vote.

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