Famous People with Name Durga

Durga Khote            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Durga Khote: was an Indian actress, active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, from 1931 to 1983.In 2000, in a millenium issue, India Today, a leading magazine, chose her among 100 people Who Shaped India, as it noted that, "Durga Khote marks the pioneering phase for woman in Indian Cinema."Durga Khote debuted in a minor role in an obscure 1931 film (Farebi Jaal) by the Prabhat film company, but was soon promoted to play heroine in the 1932 film "Ayodhyecha Raja", another Prabhat film, which was the first-ever Marathi talkie and proved to be a runaway hit. There was no looking back for the diffident widow from Kolhapur after that. Indeed, she ventured yet another pioneering trend: despite working closely with Prabhat studios,

Durga Prasad Dhar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Durga Prasad Dhar: was a prominent Kashmiri politician who was a confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and as a minister in the Kashmir and Delhi administrations.He negotiated the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and was a principal architect of India's military intervention in neighboring East Pakistan's civil war, which led to the creation of independent Bangladesh. [1]

Durga Boro            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Durga Boro: is an Indian football player who plays in Forward position for I-League team Churchill Brothers SC.Durga Boro recently signed for I-League champions Churchill Brothers SC form Kolkata League.

Durgabai Deshmukh            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Durgabai Deshmukh: Durgabai was born in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Durgabai was married to C.D. Deshmukh, the first Indian Governer of the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Minister in India's Central Cabinet during 1950 - 1956.From an early life Durgabai was associated with Indian Politics. When the Indian National Congress had its conference in her hometown of Kakinada in 1923 she was a volunteer and placed in charge of the Khadi Exhibition which was running side by side. Her responsibility was to make sure that visitors to the exhibition were not allowed without tickets, and even forbade Jawaharlal Nehru from entering. [1] When the organisers of the exhibition saw what she did and angrily chided her, she replied that she was only following instructions. After the organisers bought a ticket for Nehru, he then praised the girl for the courage with which she did her duty.

George Richard Durgan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Richard Durgan: was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.He served as mayor of La Fayette 1904-1913 and 1917-1925. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912.Durgan was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1