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Type of fan
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
Punkah
Technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC /ˈeɪtʃˌvæk/) systems regulate temperature, humidity, and indoor air quality in vehicles and buildings
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Heating,_ventilation,_and_air_conditioning
Scottish engineering company founded in 1900
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
Thermotank_Ltd
Cooling of air in an enclosed space
since prehistory. Large human-powered fans built into buildings include the punkah.[citation needed] The 2nd-century Chinese inventor Ding Huan of the Han
Air_conditioning
Type of air pump used to ventilate emergency shelters
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
Kearny_air_pump
British TV sitcom (1974–1981)
party, as well as still being the Char Wallah. Punkah Wallah Ramzan (Barbar Bhatti) Ramzan the punkah wallah always sits outside the officers' quarters
It_Ain't_Half_Hot_Mum
Type of water pipe
dhoby and sepoy, ghary and tamasha, durbar and bukshish, Kachcheri and Punkah, but has contributed to it words like jungle, bazar, [and] loot. {{cite
Hookah
Fictional form of plant
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
Man-eating_plant
Hindu temple in Delhi, India
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
Yogmaya_Temple,_New_Delhi
Type of fan mounted to a ceiling horizontally
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
Ceiling_fan
History Today. 69 (9): 54–63. ISSN 0018-2753. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Punkah" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
List_of_obsolete_occupations
National Historical Park of the United States
quarters used by enslaved people include painted floor cloths, mahogany, a punkah, a set of Rococo Revival parlor furniture, a set of Gothic Revival dining
Natchez National Historical Park
Natchez_National_Historical_Park
Building in Northern Territory, Australia
out with cane furniture and a tea table. The main hall was cooled by a punkah (which is still in use today) and was operated by an Aboriginal servant
The_Residency,_Alice_Springs
Irish engineer
Institution of Civil Engineers. He also invented the "Stoney’s Patent Silent Punkah-wheel". Stoney married Sarah Crawford of Cartron Abbey, Longford in 1878
Edward_Waller_Stoney
Restaurant in California, United States
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
Comstock_Saloon
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.
List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes
List_of_It_Ain't_Half_Hot_Mum_episodes
1972 book by Michael Moorcock
Berlin. 1892: The nine-year-old Karl Glogauer, a Cape colored working as a punkah wallah at a mansion in Cape Town, has his beloved collection of butterflies
Breakfast_in_the_Ruins
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Panka
Historic mansion in Laguna, Philippines
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
Rizal_Shrine_(Calamba)
United States historic place
painted floor cloth that is original to the house, and another feature is the punkah found in the dining room. Interior doorways are framed by Ionic columns
Melrose (Natchez, Mississippi)
Melrose_(Natchez,_Mississippi)
Government agency under Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry
India for grant of exclusive privileges for his invention — "An Efficient Punkah Pulling Machine". On 2 September, DePenning, submitted the Specifications
Indian_Patent_Office
19th-century British naturalist and author
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
Philip_Stewart_Robinson
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
replaced, Plantations Restaurant received a colonial-themed makeover, and punkahs (mechanical fans) were added to the upstairs retail area. During 1994 Sunshines
Big_Pineapple
United States historic place
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
Rosedown_Plantation
Luxurious train in India
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
Mumbai–Pune_Mail
Style of Philippine house architecture
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
Bahay_na_bato
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
List_of_British_Pakistanis
Scottish industrialist (1865-1933)
particularly saving many lives in munitions factories. Another invention was the punkah louvre ventilator, which found application in both naval and mercantile
Alexander_William_Stewart
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
Shah_Amanat
Scottish industrialist (1916–1985)
successfully pioneered heating, cooling and ventilation systems, including the 'Punkah Louvre' and 'Thermo-Reg Louvre', fitted in ships, aircraft, trains and buildings
Iain_Maxwell_Stewart
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
List_of_British_Muslims
Ocean liner of the Orient Line
saloon and also in the bedrooms of the cabins deluxe there are ventilating punkahs, while in each cabin there is a ceiling fan. Many of the cabins are single
SS_Otway
Railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
station as being "very elegant and most superbly furnished with handsome punkahs & c." Governor Lord Harris, in his speech, congratulated the Madras Railway
Royapuram_railway_station
for Newena Island (record no. SA0044012), 2015 DPTI, Search result for Punkah Island (record no. SA0057088), 2015 BIA, 2005, pages 152-153 DPTI, Search
List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia
List_of_islands_within_the_Murray_River_in_South_Australia
References to the Indian town
for you? MRS. H. Oh, no, not in the least. But they really ought to have punkahs, even in your cool Naini Tal, oughtn’t they? (Turns, dropping fan and raising
Literary references to Nainital
Literary_references_to_Nainital
External combustion engine using air as the working fluid
Hayward, Tyler & Co of London. Engines for pumping water and working punkahs c. 1876-1883. Louis Heinrici, Mechanische Werkstätten für Präzisionsarbeiten
Hot_air_engine
1887 imposition of capital punishment
and recounted the story of a drunk British soldier who shoots a sleeping punkah wallah and is hanged for his crime. "Carmody, William". Royal Leicestershire
Execution_of_George_Flaxman
Gentlemen's club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
include the portico with rusticated columns and first floor windows. The punkahs which ventilate the dining room are powered by electricity. The staircase
Melbourne_Savage_Club
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