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...

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an...

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...

Man-Eating Tree" (1881) by Phil Robinson (included in his book Under the Punkah) describes a "man-eating tree" found in Nubia. Indian writer Malladi Venkata...

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...

sala is an informal dining room or comedor. Prominent in this room is the punkah, a large rectangular Indian fan. Next to the comedor and the azotea is an...

party, as well as still being the Char Wallah. Punkah Wallah Ramzan (Barbar Bhatti) Ramzan the punkah wallah always sits outside the officers' quarters...

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

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

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...

temple (pictured). The idol is covered in sequins and cloth. Two small punkahs (fans) of the same materials are seen suspended over the Idol from the...

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...

History Today. 69 (9): 54–63. ISSN 0018-2753. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Punkah" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press...

surrounding air is near body temperature and contains high humidity. The punkah (fan) was used in India in about 500 BCE. It was a handheld fan made from...

with many suspects to choose from. Also starring Derek Martin. Note: This was the final episode in which Babar Bhatti starred as Punkah Wallah Rumzan....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

cost of the mansion to $81,000, and it included a manually-powered Indian punkah in its banquet hall. Upon its completion, The Residency became the official...

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

axle driven generators. 3rd class passengers did not have reserved seats. Punkah fans were provided only in 1st and 2nd class. The cars were fitted with...

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...