OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# 1970 Dagestan earthquake

The 1970 Dagestan earthquake occurred on May 14 at 21:12 MSK, in the Republic of Dagestan, Soviet Union. It had a moment magnitude of 6.7, and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It was preceded by foreshocks a few hours earlier. The epicenter was located on the territory of the Buynaksky District. As a result of the event, 25 percent of the territory of the republic was affected. The earthquake completely destroyed 257 settlements, including the cities of Makhachkala, Buynaksk, Kaspiysk, Khasavyurt and Kizilyurt. It caused at least 31 fatalities and up to 1,000 injured.

## Earthquake

The Caucasus region has a history of major earthquakes including the devastating 1988 Armenian earthquake, due to the tectonic relationship between the Eurasian and Arabian Plates. The earthquake of 1970 is the largest in the region since 1902. According to the Zarya Vostoka, a newspaper based on Tbilisi, the earthquake reached a maximum intensity of VIII and was felt across the Caucasus.

## Damage and casualties

The earthquake damaged 16 rural areas and four cities in Dagestan. At least 25 percent of the territory, where more than 50% of the population lived, was affected. The cities of Buynaksk, Khasavyurt, Kizilyurt and Makhachkala were particularly hard hit. The earthquake killed 31 people, injured more than 1,000 others and leaving 45,000 homeless. The death was minimalized by the fact that the earthquake was preceded by a strong foreshock at about 12:20 MSK. In the capital, Makhachkala, damage was extensive; many buildings constructed of brick were severely damaged or collapsed. Cracks in the plaster were observed, cases of partial damage or collapse of chimneys were noted. The upper part of the Chirkey Dam was damaged, but the dam itself remained stable and was subsequently repaired. According to a press release by United Press International from Moscow, the earthquakes collapsed homes, set off rockslides, opened fissures, and triggered tidal waves which inundated sand dunes along the Caspian Sea coastline.
# 1867 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 27 June 1867 because of the resignation of John Hay who was then appointed to the Legislative Council.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| 27 May 1867 | John Hay resigned. |
| 5 June 1867 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 24 June 1867 | Nominations |
| 27 June 1867 | Polling day |
| 5 July 1867 | Return of writ |

## Result

1867 Central Cumberland by-election Thursday 27 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lackey (elected) | John Lackey (elected) | 314 | 53.3 |
| Robert Graham | Robert Graham | 53 | 46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 367 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 367 | 18.1 |
# Amber Fallon

Amber Fallon (pen name, Alyn Day; born October 7, 1983) is an American editor and a writer of horror stories and novels.

## Biography

Amber Fallon was born Amber Lynn Day in New Mexico. She grew up in several places due to the military postings of her parents.
She lives near Boston, Massachusetts where she works as a software engineer in the tech industry. Fallon is married with children.

## Horror

Fallon read horror as childhood bedtime stories and has written and worked in horror since. Fallon began writing in the genre in both long and short form. Recognizing a gap where women's work was not included in anthologies, she went on to edit the horror anthology Fright Into Flight. Fallon began publishing as "Alyn Day", a version of her real name. She has described her work as junk-food horror.
# Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla

Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla was the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain from 1820 to 1853. The head of the Al Ali tribe, he was signatory to both the 1820 General Maritime Treaty with the British and the 1853 Perpetual Maritime Truce, making Umm Al Quwain a Trucial State. Today it is one of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAE).
His predecessor was Sheikh Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla, who originally established the fortification at Umm Al Quwain, when the Al Ali tribe moved onshore from their previous location on Sinniyah Island.

## Reign

Relatively little is recorded regarding the reign of Abdullah bin Rashid and most contemporary sources date his rule by default to 1820 as he was a signatory to the General Maritime Treaty of 1820 following the British punitive expedition from Bombay against the Al Qasimi at Ras Al Khaimah.
In 1819, that force bombarded the coastal settlements of the Gulf Peninsula, leading to the capitulation of the coastal Sheikhs and the signing of the treaty in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah. Abdullah bin Rashid signed the treaty on 15 March 1820 along with Rashid bin Humaid, Sheikh of Ajman. Both Rulers signed the treaty at Falayah, an inland dependency of Ras Al Khaimah.
Abdullah bin Rashid was also signatory to the 1847 'Engagement to Prohibit Exportation of Slaves' before signing the 1853 Perpetual Maritime Truce. This treaty had been preceded by a number of interim treaties agreed by the rulers of what became known as the Trucial Coast with the British designed to maintain peace at sea during the pearling season. Following a number of these six-monthly treaties, a series of annual agreements was largely successful in maintaining peace on the coast, leading to the perpetual truce.
As well as settling Umm Al Quwain, the Al Ali established themselves in an inland oasis, some 30 km from the coast, then known as Falaj Al Ali and today called Falaj Al Mualla. Abdullah bin Rashid is credited with building a bathhouse, or sharea, there - segregated for the use of men and women.
Abdullah bin Rashid was succeeded by his eldest son, Ali. The year of his death is not known.
# 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 13th season at Minnesota.
The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship game.

## Schedule

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball game log :
Regular season :
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
March 21at Texas14–210–1–
March 22at Texas7–130–2–
March 23at Sam Houston State6–21–2–
March 24at Sam Houston State9–52–2–
March 24at Sam Houston State14–152–3–
March 25at Houston4–52–4–
March 26at Houston5–13–4– :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
April 1at Iowa State5–44–4–
April 2at Iowa State4–15–4–
April 2at Iowa State9–86–4–
April 8at St. Mary's8–47–4–
April 9at Luther14–48–4–
April 9at Luther2–09–4–
April 15at South Dakota State28–210–4–
April 22Northern Iowa1–011–4–
April 22Northern Iowa13–112–4–
April 23Northern Iowa13–013–4–
April 23Northern Iowa13–114–4–
April 29Michigan State13–615–41–0
April 30Michigan10–316–42–0
April 30Michigan11–217–43–0 :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
May 6at Ohio State8–618–44–0
May 7at Indiana4–219–45–0
May 7at Indiana1–219–55–1
May 13Wisconsin8–420–56–1
May 14Northwestern3–221–57–1
May 14Northwestern4–222–58–1
May 20at Illinois9–123–59–1
May 21at Purdue3–623–69–2
May 21at Purdue7–723–6–19–2–1
May 27Iowa17–324–6–110–2–1
May 28Iowa7–325–6–111–2–1
May 28Iowa8–026–6–112–2–1 :
Post-season :
NCAA tournament: Mideast Regional
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
June 2vs. Notre Dame15–627–6–1
June 3vs. Detroit12–528–6–1
June 4vs. Detroit5–429–6–1 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 14vs. North CarolinaRosenblatt Stadium8–330–6–1
June 15vs. ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium8–531–6–1
June 16vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium12–1132–6–1
June 18vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium3–133–6–1
June 19vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium3–433–7–1
June 20vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium2–134–7–1 :

## Awards and honors
### Larry Bertelsen

* All-America First Team
* All-Big Ten First Team

### John Erickson

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player

### Wayne Knapp

* All-American First Team
* All-Big Ten First Team

### David Pflepsen

* All-Big Ten First Team
* All-College World Series Team

### Howard Nathe

* All-Big Ten First Team

### Carl Rolloff

* All-College World Series Team

### Bob Wasko

* All-College World Series Team
# Fryingpan Canyon

Fryingpan Canyon, a valley in the Cookes Range, in Luna County, New Mexico. Its mouth lies at 4715 feet (1437m), at its confluence with Starvation Draw. Its source lies at 5560 feet, at 32°28′50″N 107°41′28″W﻿ / ﻿32.48056°N 107.69111°W﻿ / 32.48056; -107.69111, in the Cookes Range, on the east slope of Rattlesnake Ridge at its eastern end.
# Prosopalpus styla

Prosopalpus styla, the widespread dwarf skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of marshy open areas in savanna and forests.
Adults males are known to mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
# Balzac (radio play)

Balzac is a 1950 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd about the writer Balzac. It was one of a series of biographies on writers written by Shepherd.
The play was commissioned by the ABC to commemorate the anniversary of Balzac's death. This was rare for the ABC.
The play was produced again in 1952.
The Age called it "a thoroughly artificial picture of the subject. Never once during the 60 minutes the play ran was one ever really convinced that Balzac was a genius with a place in the long succession of literary giants. No amount of subtlp acting could have created that illusion either."
A review from the same paper of the 1952 production called it "good reporting rather than good art, put over by competent actors."
Shepherd later adapted a Balzac novel The Miner's Daughter for radio in 1959.

## Premise

"Catherine Shepherd’s play is concerned with Balzac’s life in Paris, and with various women who played a great part in it: his mother, who hated him; his sister Laure and her friend, Zulma Carraud, who loved him dearly; and Madame de Hanska, the beautiful Russian woman whom he married shortly before his death."
# 1970 Danish 1st Division

Statistics of Danish 1st Division in the 1970 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Boldklubben 1903 won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Boldklubben 1903 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 27 |
| 2 | Akademisk Boldklub | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 27 |
| 3 | Hvidovre IF | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 26 |
| 4 | Vejle Boldklub | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 23 |
| 5 | B 1901 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 23 |
| 6 | Boldklubben Frem | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 22 |
| 7 | Brønshøj BK | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 22 |
| 8 | Aalborg Boldspilklub | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 21 |
| 9 | Randers Sportsklub Freja | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 21 |
| 10 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 19 |
| 11 | Boldklubben 1913 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 |
| 12 | Horsens fS | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 15 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABK | AaB | B01 | B03 | B13 | BBK | BKF | HFS | HIF | KB | RSF | VBK |
| Akademisk BK | — | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 |
| Aalborg BK | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| B 1901 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| B 1903 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| B 1913 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Brønshøj BK | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| BK Frem | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Horsens fS | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Hvidovre IF | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Kjøbenhavns BK | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Randers Freja | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Vejle BK | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | — |
# 1898 City of Wellington by-election

The City of Wellington by-election 1898 was held on 9 March 1898 to decide the next member of parliament for the City of Wellington electorate. The contest was caused by resignation of Robert Stout and was won by former mayor of Wellington John Duthie.

## Results
### 1896 election

1896 New Zealand general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Labour | John Hutcheson | 6,410 | 48.68 |
| | Independent | Robert Stout | 6,305 | 47.88 |
| | Liberal | George Fisher | 5,858 | 44.49 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Atkinson | 5,830 | 44.27 |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 5,569 | 42.29 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Agnew Stuart Menteath | 5,559 | 42.22 |
| | Liberal | Francis Fraser | 1,811 | 13.75 |
| | Independent | Justinian John Kivern Powell | 185 | 1.40 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Warburton | 91 | 0.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 $^1$ | 0.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,618 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,168$^2$ | 68.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,304 | |
$^1$ Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 5,858) and highest losing poll (Atkinson: 5,830)
$^2$ Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,618) )

### 1898 by-election

1898 City of Wellington by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Duthie | 7,283 | 53.80 |
| | Liberal | Richard Clement Kirk | 6,254 | 46.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 7.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,537 | 77.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,522 | |
# Ambush Trail

Ambush Trail is a 1946 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Bob Steele, Syd Saylor, I. Stanford Jolley, Lorraine Miller, Charles King, John Cason and Budd Buster. The film was released on February 17, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation.

## Cast

* Bob Steele as Curley Thompson
* Syd Saylor as Sam Hawkins
* I. Stanford Jolley as Hatch Bolton
* Lorraine Miller as Alice Rhodes
* Charles King as Al Craig
* John Cason as Ed Blaine
* Budd Buster as Jim Haley
* Kermit Maynard as Walter Gordon
* Frank Ellis as Owens
* Ed Cassidy as Marshal Dawes
# Harry Williams (third baseman)

Harry Williams was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1920s.
Williams played for the Baltimore Black Sox in 1920 and 1921. In four recorded career games, he posted three hits in 15 plate appearances.
# Chief Seattle (fireboat)

MV Chief Seattle is a fireboat named for Chief Seattle operated by the Seattle Fire Department (SFD). It is one of four fireboats operated by the SFD, the others being Leschi and Fireboat One, and Fireboat Two. Chief Seattle was built in 1984 and commissioned the following year.
The 96-foot (29.3 m) Chief Seattle has a top speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). The ship was refurbished and refitted in 2013 with the aim of extending its service life until 2033. Chief Seattle is regularly docked at Fishermen's Terminal where it serves as Seattle's primary freshwater firefighting vehicle.
# Birdy Kids

Birdy Kids is a French-based street-art artist collective.

## Career

Birdy Kids was created in 1989, in Lyon, France. As of 2014, it had three members: Gauthier, Stéphane and Guillaume.
The first graffiti that the collective made featured a bird (now known as "Birdy") along some of the ring roads of the Lyon area. Although it was first thought of as a degradation of public space, Birdy is now a symbol for the city, which explains why the graffiti remain untouched by the graffiti removal services.
Since 2000, Birdy Kids have participated in several events promoting street art in other cities, including Paris and Barcelona.
In 2012, Birdy Kids was chosen to be the cultural ambassador of Lyon.

## Gallery

* In Barcelona
# La Piscine

La Piscine may refer to:
* La Piscine Museum in Roubaix
* La Piscine (film), 1969 film by Jacques Deray
* Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage a former French intelligence agency from 1944 to 1982. It was nicknamed La Piscine as its headquarters in Paris was next to a public swimming pool
* Swimming Pool (2003 film), film by François Ozon
# Ballytarsna, County Tipperary

Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, may refer to:
* Ballytarsna, Clonmel, County Tipperary
* Ballytarsna, Cashel, County Tipperary
# 1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team

The 1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team was an American football team representing the Chicago Athletic Association. Led by manager and coach William Hale Thompson, the team compiled a record of 6–5–1. It played its home games at Wanderers' Field, located at 39th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Chicago.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 24 | Chicago Manual Training School | Wanderers' FieldChicago, IL | W 79–0 |
| October 4 | Chicago Manual Training School | | W 44–0 |
| October 8 | St. Charles | Wanderers' FieldChicago, IL | W 33–0 |
| October 10 | at Commercial Athletic Club | Springbrook ParkSouth Bend, IN | L 5–11 |
| October 15 | Indianapolis Athletic Club | Wanderers' FieldChicago, IL | W 11–0 |
| October 18 | at Northwestern | Sheppard FieldEvanston, IL | L 0–5 |
| October 22 | at Harvard | Soldiers' FieldBoston, MA | L 0–39 |
| October 29 | at Newtowne Athletic Club | Charles River ParkCambridge, MA | W 8–0 |
| November 2 | at Knickerbocker Athletic Club | Berkeley OvalNew York, NY | L 10–11 |
| November 5 | at Yale | Yale FieldNew Haven, CT | L 0–10 |
| November 12 | All-Stars | Wanderers' FieldChicago, IL | T 5–5 |
| November 24 | Dartmouth | Wanderers' FieldChicago, IL | W 18–5 |
# Abbaszadeh

Abbaszadeh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Mahdi Abbaszadeh, Iranian philosopher and professor
* Maleyka Abbaszadeh (born 1953), Azerbaijani politician
* Mohammad Abbaszadeh (born 1990), Iranian footballer
# List of vice-admirals of Essex

The Vice-Admiral of Essex was responsible for the defence of the county of Essex, England.

## History

As a vice-admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pressing men for naval service, deciding the lawfulness of prizes (captured by privateers), dealing with salvage claims for wrecks and acting as a judge.
The earliest record of an appointment was of Richard Cornwallis in 1558.
In 1863 the Registrar of the Admiralty Court stated that the offices had 'for many years been purely honorary' (HCA 50/24 pp. 235–6). Appointments were made by the Lord High Admiral when this officer existed. When the admiralty was in commission appointments were made by the crown by letters patent under the seal of the admiralty court.

## Vice-admirals of Essex

This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Essex.
* Richard Cornwallis 1558–?
* Lewis David 1561–1575 jointly with
* Richard Wyche 1561–1575
* Thomas Ive 1576– jointly with
* William Ive 1577–?
* Philip Basset bef. 1580–1581
* Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford 1581–1582
* Clement Newce 1582–1584
* vacant
* Henry Bellingham 1585–1587 jointly with
* Thomas Writington 1586–1587
* vacant
* George Wood 1592–?
* Francis Burnell bef. 1593–1599
* Anthony Wingfield 1599–1609
* William Sammes 1609–1611
* vacant
* Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick 1620–1649
* English Interregnum
* Sir John Bramston 1661–1691
* Edward Cary 1691–1692 (MP for Colchester)
* Sir Isaac Rebow 1692–1702 (MP for Colchester)
* Sir Charles Barrington, 5th Baronet 1702–1705
* Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers 1705–1712
* Sir Charles Barrington, 5th Baronet 1712–1714
* Thomas Middleton 1714–1715 (MP for Essex)
* Robert Honywood 1715–1735 (MP for Essex)
* James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave 1735–1741
* vacant
* William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford 1748–1781
* vacant
* John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden 1795–1797
* Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke 1798–1825
* Henry Maynard, 3rd Viscount Maynard 1825–1865
* Thomas Trevor, 22nd Baron Dacre 1865–1869
# Black Code (film)

Black Code is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicholas de Pencier and released in 2016. Based on Ronald Deibert's book Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet, the film explores the ways in which contemporary technology has facilitated an increasingly sophisticated surveillance infrastructure.
The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary (Eric Pedicelli) at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.
# Křepenice

Křepenice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

## History

The first written mention of Křepenice is from 1045.
# Bala Deshpande

Bala Deshpande is the Senior Managing Director of the venture capital firm, New Enterprise Associates (India) since 2008. NEA is a venture capital firm with over US$13 billion in committed capital. NEA started direct investments in India during the downturn in 2008 and has since built a portfolio of 14 companies.
According to Fortune India (2016), she is the 49th most powerful women in India.

## Education and personal life

She has completed her post-graduation in Economics from the University of Mumbai. She also holds a master's degree in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
She is married to Chaitanya Deshpande, who heads the Investor Relations and M&A functions at Marico Limited. The couple lives in Mumbai.

## Career

She has over 23 years of professional experience, including 14 years of private equity experience. Her private equity experience has seen the full cycle from nurturing young companies to executing multiple exits, including IPO's, buybacks, strategic sales, and capital market divestments. Under her leadership, NEA India's assets under management (AUM) have grown from ~$100mn to over ~$350mn. Bala's investment expertise includes sectors such as retail, media, IT&ITES, telecom, construction as also some manufacturing related industries.
Prior to joining the board of NEA (India), Bala was the Director of Investments at ICICI Ventures since 2000. At ICICI Venture, she used her operational experience to identify opportunities for investment and to play a strategic role in shaping the future of investee companies. She led teams in deals ranging from Rs 6 crore to Rs 300 crore at ICICI Venture. She launched leading e-commerce ventures like Traveljini and BillJunction. Further, she was involved in executing over 10 exits during her tenure with ICICI Ventures.
Before ICICI Ventures, Bala had multi industry exposure and has worked across diverse functions such as sales, distribution and brand management with MNCs such as Bestfoods, Cadbury and ICI. At Bestfoods, she was also part of the strategic planning team.

## Recognition

Bala has been nominated among India's top 50 most powerful women in business by Forbes consecutively in 2011, and 2012. She was also nominated for the Women Leadership Forum held at Bestfoods, New York.

## Directorship

Bala is associated with several leading organization in the capacity of a Director. She is currently on the board of:
* Air Works India Engineering Private Ltd
* Naaptol Online Shopping Pvt Ltd
* Financial Software & Systems Private Ltd.
* IndiaHomes
* inTarvo Technologies Ltd.
* VISHWA Infrastructures & Services Pvt. Ltd
* Future Retail Limited (formerly, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd)
* Nova Medical Centers Private Ltd
* Naukri Internet Services Pvt. Ltd
* Info Edge (India) Ltd