Punkah information

A punkah, also pankha (Urdu: پَنکھا, Hindi: पंखा, paṅkhā), is a type of fan used since the early 6th century BC. The word pankha originated from pankh...

parents from Pakistan on 14 February 1949. He is best known for the part of punkah wallah Rumzan in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, his first role. "Babar...

when going back to the starting position. The design was derived from the punkah. Kearny fallout meter Nuclear War Survival Skills (ISBN 0-942487-01-X) Kearny...

Stewart invented and patented the Punkah Louvre a device able to control and direct the supply of air as required. The Punkah Louvre became a device recognised...

fixtures, eliminating the need for separate overhead lights in a room. Punkah style ceiling fans are based on the earliest form of the fan, which was...

since prehistory. Large human-powered fans built into buildings include the punkah. The 2nd-century Chinese inventor Ding Huan of the Han dynasty invented...

antenna Rickshawala, a rickshaw driver Punkawallah, the servant who keeps the punkah or fan going on hot nights Lep wallah, a cotton carder Kabadiwalla, a waste...

dhoby and sepoy, ghary and tamasha, durbar and bukshish, Kachcheri and Punkah, but has contributed to it words like jungle, bazar, [and] loot. {{cite...

measurement, one pace, approximately 1.5 meters (5 feet) Pankha, Hindu for the punkah, a type of fan Alternative spelling for the Panika, community of India Panka...

rebuilding in 1906. The 18-feet mahogany bar top dates back to the late 1890s. "Punkah" ceiling fans that hung on the roof dates back to the 1910s, only being...

Puertita – "small cut door that is part of the puerta" Pugon – Clay oven Punkah – Ceiling cloth fan Sala mayor – Main living room, a place for late-afternoon...

India for grant of exclusive privileges for his invention — "An Efficient Punkah Pulling Machine". On 2 September, DePenning, submitted the Specifications...

replaced, Plantations Restaurant received a colonial-themed makeover, and punkahs (mechanical fans) were added to the upstairs retail area. During 1994 Sunshines...

an office, butler's pantry and dining room in the rear that features a punkah. Upstairs are the family bedrooms. The north wing houses a guest bedroom...

such as River City and Doctors Babar Bhatti – actor known for the part of Punkah Wallah Rumzan in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum Jamil Dehlavi – London-based...

mansion and its slave quarters include painted floor cloths, mahogany, a punkah, a set of Rococo Revival parlor furniture, a set of Gothic Revival dining...

Hayward, Tyler & Co of London. Engines for pumping water and working Punkahs c1876-1883. Hayward-Tyler & Co of London. Domestic water supply (Rider's...

and Pakistani descent; according to the BBC Babar Bhatti  – actor; played Punkah Wallah Rumzan in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Badi Uzzaman  – television...

particularly saving many lives in munitions factories. Another invention was the punkah louvre ventilator, which found application in both naval and mercantile...

Zechariah Oriel's Note book. (1873) In my Indian Garden (1878) Under the Punkah (1881) Noah's Ark, or Mornings at the Zoo (1881) Under the Sun (1882) The...

in a forest area in Chittagong to live in. He managed to get a job as a punkah wallah at the Chittagong Judge Court, and preferred a simple lifestyle without...