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Kho kho in India

Kho kho is a popular traditional Indian game that is a variation of tag. Within India, it is played between states in the National Games of India and between franchise teams in the Ultimate Kho Kho league, which has the backing of the Kho Kho Federation of India. At the international level, India plays kho kho in the South Asian Games.
Kho kho has been played for thousands of years within India, having been originally played by players on chariots (which were called raths) and been known as rathera. The game's rules were standardised in 1914, and it was demonstrated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. It was first introduced to the South Asian Games in the 2016 edition. In 2022, an Indian franchise league known as Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) began, in which several rules of kho kho are modified.
The Kho Kho Federation of India administers kho kho within India.
Kho Kho Federation of England

The Kho Kho Federation of England (KKFE) is the governing body for the sport of kho kho in the United Kingdom. Established in 2014 by Brij Haldania, the sport has seen a rise in popularity especially amongst the South Asian communities that reside in the UK. KKFE has a vision to take kho kho to the international platform, and organised international competitions involving India, England, and other countries in 2018.
KKFE held the first National Kho Kho Championship in 2015, where the Finchley Shakha Kho Kho Team were crowned champions.
Kingston University became the first University Kho Kho team to be recognised by KKFE.
2025 Kho Kho World Cup

The 2025 Kho Kho World Cup was the first edition of the Kho Kho World Cup. It was held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India from 13 to 19 January 2025. The tournament was organized by the Kho Kho Federation of India and the International Kho Kho Federation.
India defeated Nepal in both the men's and women's competition to be crowned champions.
It was played under the seven-a-side fast format used for Ultimate Kho Kho. The teams were split into four groups, and there were two stages: the group stage, followed by the knockout stage.
There were no cash prizes, but the teams were honored with trophies, medals, and other recognitions.
The trophy and mascots for the inaugural edition were unveiled on 3 January 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. The blue trophy is for the men's competition while the green trophy is for the women's.
The event witnessed the participation of 23 countries from six continents, featuring 20 men's and 19 women's teams. Each squad had 15 players, one coach, one manager and international technical officials.
Canada (men's team only) and Pakistan had been due to participate, but the Canadian team pulled out due to worsening Canada–India relations, while the Pakistani team was not granted visas. In total, 35 countries sought to participate, but restrictions were in place to ensure continental balance.
Kho-Kho (2021 film)

Kho-Kho is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language sports drama film written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair starring Rajisha Vijayan, Mamitha Baiju and produced by First Print Studios. The film was released on 14 April 2021.
The story revolves around Maria Francis, a Kho Kho school coach. The film tells the story of the formation of a team of kho kho players in a school where only girls study and the events that follow. In the end, she is very happy and proud to learn that Anju, the most promising player of her former Kho Kho school team has gotten into the national Kho Kho team, under Maria's name.
In August 2020, Rahul Riji Nair announced that the next venture will be a sports movie one which will star Rajisha Vijayan in the lead role. After the 2019 film Finals, Rajisha Vijayan returns with another sports film. Rajisha Vijayan played the lead role as a Kho Kho coach in the movie. Mamitha Baiju played a supporting role as a Kho Kho school captain and she won the Best Supporting Actress at Kerala Film Critics Award. Tobin Thomas is the cinematographer, Sidhartha Pradeep is the music director and Christy Sebastian is the editor.
The film's soundtrack album and score was composed by music director Sidhartha Pradeep. The Malayalam lyrics on the album were penned by writers Rahul Riji Nair, Arjun Ranjan and Vinayak Sasikumar, and the English rap lyrics by Aditi Nair R. The album was launched on 24 March 2021 by 123 Musix.
The film was released on 14 April 2021. On 20 April, the film was withdrawn from the theatres due to COVID-19 crisis.
The film was digitally streamed on Amazon Prime Video. It is also available in Hindi & Marathi language dubbed versions currently streaming on Ultra Play & Ultra Jhakaas app respectively.
Sujit Chandrakumar of The Times of India described Kho Kho as "an inspirational sports drama." Writing for Cinema Express, Sajin Shrijith lauded the film as a predictable but empowering sports drama. "The film doesn't bring anything new to the table in terms of storytelling. But at the same time, one wonders how many new ways can one narrate a sports drama, especially when motivation is its primary intention". He rated it as a film worth watching. In a review for Firstpost, Anna MM Vetticad wrote, "Kho Kho stumbles intermittently when it gets too didactic or veers away from its slice-of-life narrative style. Nonetheless, it achieves a charming overall sweetness and positivity."
South Asian Games

The South Asian Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among athletes from South Asia. The South Asia Olympic Council, which was formed in 1983, governs it. The Games consist of seven countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan had participated in the Games four times, but left the SAOC after participating in 2016.
The first South Asian Games were hosted by Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984. From 1984 to 1987 they were held every year except 1986, as it was a year of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. From 1987 onwards, they have been held every two years except for some occasions. In 2004, the South Asian Sports Council decided to rename the games from the South Asian Federation Games to the South Asian Games as officials believed the word federation was diminishing the emphasis on the event and acting as a barrier to attracting spectators.
These are often known as the South Asian version of Olympic Games. The XIII South Asian Games was held at Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur from 1 December to 10 December 2019.
The South Asian Games is one of five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia. The others are Central Asian Games, East Asian Youth Games, Southeast Asian Games, and West Asian Games.
Following 29 sports have been competed in South Asian Games history till latest edition:
Left SAOC and joined CAG.
Wayang Kulit Gedek

Wayang Gedek (Tulisan Jawa: ꦮꦪꦁ​ꦒꦺꦢꦺꦏ꧀; Tulisan Sunda: ᮝᮚᮀ ᮌᮨᮓᮨᮊ᮪) adalah satu jenis kesenian tradisional wayang kulit yang berasal daripada pulau Jawa (bahagian barat) dan Semenanjung Malaysia (bahagian utara) yang popular dimainkan di Jawa Barat dan Banten (Indonesia), serta Kedah dan Perlis (Malaysia). Di Indonesia, pertunjukan wayang kulit jenis ini biasanya dimainkan dalam bahasa Sunda dan Jawa, manakala di Malaysia, biasanya dituturkan menggunakan loghat utara (loghat Melayu Kedah-Perlis). Dua watak utama ialah Etong dan Ekau (diambil dari lakon bahasa Sunda: ᮈᮔ᮪ᮒᮧᮀ, translit. Entong dan [ᮈᮔ᮪ᮊᮅ] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help), har. Enkau). Wayang kulit jenis ini menggunakan patung yang berpakaian moden seperti kebaya pendek.
Mengikut etimologinya, istilah "wayang gedek" (Tulisan Jawa: ꦮꦪꦁ​ꦒꦺꦢꦺꦏ꧀) berasal daripada gabungan perkataan dalam bahasa Jawa iaitu ꦮꦪꦁ​ (wayang) dan ​ꦒꦺꦢꦺꦏ꧀ (gedek), yang mempunyai erti berturut "bayangan" dan "goyang leher". Istilah perkataan ini merujuk kepada bentuk khas wayang kulit jenis ini yang berkeluk atau agak melengkung pada bahagian leher.
Wayang (filem)

Wayang ialah sebuah filem drama kemasyarakatan arahan Hatta Azad Khan yang ditayangkan di pawagam Malaysia pada 13 November 2008. Filem yang dibintangi oleh Eman Manan, Ida Nerina dan Zul Huzaimy ini berlatarbelakangkan kehidupan masyarakat Pantai Timur yang mengekalkan warisan budaya mereka iaitu wayang kulit. Filem ini juga turut mewakili Malaysia pada Festival Filem Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur dan berjaya merangkul Anugerah Khas Juri.
Awang Lah (Eman Manan), seorang dalang tersohor, tiba-tiba didepani masalah mengajar wayang kulit kepada seorang kanak-kanak lelaki buta dan seorang kanak-kanak perempuan bersuara sengau. Kekecewaannya terhadap anak sendiri yang tidak mahu mendekati panggung wayang kulitnya, membuatkan Awang Lah berusaha keras mengajar dan kanak-kanak istimewa itu. Awi (Zul Huzaimy) sekalipun buta tetapi mampu menghafal cerita-cerita wayang kulit dengan baik, dan Melor (Mas Muharni) pula pandai melukis patung dan menggerakkannya di kelir mengiringi cerita yang dituturkan Awi. Setelah dewasa Awi mencuba berbagai gaya tersendiri menyelitkan unsur jenaka pada cerita-cerita dari hikayat Ramayana. Percubaan Awi tidak disenangi Awang Lah yang menganggap wayang kulit adalah seni yang tidak boleh dipinda atau diubah. Awang Lah menjadi bertambah serabut dengan gangguan Jusoh (Wan Kenari), sepupunya yang menganggap wayang kulit adalah bertentangan dengan agama. Cinta berputik antara Awi dan Melor. Jusoh yang menaruh hati pada Melor menjadi marah dan mula mengganggu Awi, sehinggakan Awi tertuduh membakar panggung wayang kulit Awang Lah. Awang Lah mendepani Jusoh setelah mengetahui dari Awi siapa sebenarnya yang membakar panggung wayang kulitnya. Awang Lah memberi amaran kepada Jusoh supaya tidak lagi menganggu Awi dan mengusik Melor. katanya kedua-dua remaja itu adalah tanggung-jawabnya seperti anaknya sendiri. Awang Lah terjatuh sewaktu bermain wayang kulit. Persoalannya: mampukah Awi dan Melor meneruskan warisan kesenian wayang kulit? Adakah Awi yang buta dapat menghadapi Jusoh? Bolehkah anak lelaki Awang Lah yang kini remaja menerima wayang kulit? Adakah Awi dan Melor dapat hidup bahagia seperti Seri Rama dan Sita Dewi dalam cerita wayang kulit yang mereka mainkan?
Bunraku

Bunraku (文楽), juga dikenali sebagai Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), ialah satu bentuk teater boneka tradisional yang diasaskan di Osaka pada 1684.
Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance:
Kadangkala alatan lai seperti drum taiko juga digunakan.
Istilah tepat unutk teater boneka patung di Jepun ialah ningyō jōruri. Kombinasi pemujaan dan permainan shamisen dipanggil jōruri dan perkataan Jpeun bagi boneka ialah ningyō.
Boneka Bunraku telah menjadi sebuah aktiviti tradisi Jepun yang didokumenkan selama ratusan tahun.
Tiara Jacquelina

Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina Eu Abdullah (nama asal Jacqueline Eu, lahir 3 Oktober 1967) ialah seorang pelakon dan penerbit Malaysia. Beliau merupakan pengasas dan pemilik syarikat Enfiniti Productions yang mengkhususkan kepada penerbitan televisyen, filem dan teater.
Dilahirkan sebagai Jacqueline Eu pada 3 Oktober 1967 serta berdarah campuran Cina-Burma dan Cina-Indonesia. Beliau mencapai kemasyhuran dalam bidang perfileman melalui filem epik sejarah arahan Saw Teong Hin - "Puteri Gunung Ledang", yang mana Tiara mengambil peranan sebagai pelakon wanita utama dan juga penyanyi lagu tema filem tersebut iaitu "Asmaradana". Filem tersebut menelan kos sebanyak ASD$4 juta dan merupakan filem berbajet yang tertinggi dalam sejarah penerbitan filem di Malaysia. "Puteri Gunung Ledang" telah diserahkan kepada Anugerah Akademi ke-49 bagi kategori Filem Bahasa Asing Terbaik tetapi tidak terpilih untuk pencalonan.
Tiara pernah berlakon bersama-sama dengan Frances McDormand, seorang pemenang Anugerah Akademi, dalam filem, "Beyond Rangoon" (1995). Di Festival Filem Malaysia ke-12, beliau telah dianugerahi sebagai seniwati yang terbaik dalam filem, "Ringgit Kasorrga", sebuah drama skandal kelamin yang melibatkan seorang ahli politik dengan peragawati-peragawati muda. Tiara telah dinamakan Seniwati Terpilih di Anugerah Oskar keempat yang diadakan oleh Persatuan Pekerja Filem Malaysia (kini Persatuan Pekerja Profesional Filem Malaysia) pada tahun 2005.
Sejak muda lagi, Tiara suka melibatkan diri dalam kesenian, dan semasa bersekolah, dia telah mengambil bahagian dalam Persatuan Sandiwara dan Persatuan Kesusasteraan, dan juga pernah menjadi Presiden Persatuan Filem. Beliau gemar menunggang kuda dengan keluarganya sebagai hiburan, dan juga gemar akan makanan yang lazat, dan lukisan. Tiara, yang kini bergelar Datin Seri, mempunyai dua orang anak.
Beliau turut memegang watak utama sebagai Hanna dalam filem "Lukisan Berlumur Darah" pada tahun 1988.
Tiara memeluk Islam pada 1993 dan mendirikan rumah tangga dengan pelakon, Hani Mohsin Hanafi pada 11 September 1993. Perkahwinan mereka dikurniakan seorang anak perempuan, Hani Karmila, yang dilahirkan pada 1994. Bagaimanapun, jodoh mereka tidak panjang apabila mereka berpisah pada 16 Februari 1998. Perceraian mereka disahkan Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Wilayah Persekutuan pada 4 Jun tahun yang sama.
Kemudian Tiara berkahwin dengan bekas Menteri Pertanian Malaysia, Mohd Effendi Norwawi.
Solution (kumpulan muzik)

Kumpulan Solution merupakan sebuah kumpulan pemuzik dan penyanyi yang aktif di Malaysia. Kumpulan ini menyampaikan lagu-lagu rockMelayu.
Kumpulan Solution pernah muncul dengan album sulung pada tahun 1994 menggunakan nama Perdana, namun kehadiran mereka gagal meletakkan kumpulan itu di tempat terbaik.
Kumpulan Solution kemudian menerbitkan album kedua Solution berjudul Isytihar yang menekankan konsep rock progresif yang disesuaikan dengan selera pendengar muzik Malaysia. Mereka juga banyak memilih lirik bermesejkan cinta kerana lagu bermesej sedemikian senang diterima oleh peminat.
Album tersebut juga menampilkan komposer dan penulis lirik terkenal seperti Johari Teh, Loloq, Azam Dungun, Ajai dan beberapa lagi. Antara lagu yang dimuatkan ialah Rindu Pasti Merindu, Dusta Sebuah Janji, Isytihar Sultan Cinta, Pesona, Mahligai Kencana dan beberapa lagi.
Kumpulan Solution terdiri daripada empat orang pemuda.
Simon Cowell

Simon Philip Cowell (lahir 7 Oktober, 1959) adalah seorang pegawai A&R (Artis & Repertoir) untuk Syarikat BMG Records di UK.
Beliau lebih dikenali sebagai hakim untuk program television Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol dan Britain's Got Talent. Simon ialah seorang yang sering dianggap berlaku kasar dan berterus terang, seringkali menimbulkan ketidakpuasan hati di kalangan para peserta, penonton dan pemerhati hiburan.
Simon aktif di dalam aktiviti-aktiviti hiburan dan televisyen seperti menghasilkan lagu-lagu dan album-album untuk siaran televisyen termasuk watak-watak untuk siri televisyen Power Rangers.
Beliau dilahirkan di Brighton dan dibesarkan di Elstree, Hertfordshire. Bapanya, Eric ialah seorang pengusaha hartanah dan juga pegawai eksekutif muzik di EMI Music manakala ibunya, Julie Cowell, seorang dari golongan bangsawan daripada keluarga Dalgleish yang berketurunan Scotland.
Simon Cowell mempunyai tiga orang abang tiri, Michael, John (ahli perniagaan yang kaya raya), dan Tony (pengarang untuk biografi Simon), dan seorang adik tiri perempuan, June (tinggal bersama anak-anak perempuannya yang berbangsa Sepanyol di Majorca). Beliau mempunyai seorang adik lelaki, Nicholas yang kini seorang jutawan dalam perniagaan hartanah.
Simon tidak menghabiskan sekolah menengah dan meninggalkan zaman persekolahannya pada usia 17 tahun. Selepas itu, beliau membuat pelbagai kerja, tetapi kebanyakannya tidak bertahan lama kerana beliau kerap menghadapi masalah dengan majikan dan rakan–rakan sekerja. Ayahnya yang ketika itu seorang pegawai eksekutif di EMI Music Publishing mengambil beliau bekerja di bilik surat-menyurat di syarikat tersebut.
Simon menjadi penerbit dan sumber kreatif kepada beberapa rancangan television, antaranya rancangan Pop Idol yang kemudiannya telah menjadi rancangan siri "Idol" hampir di seluruh dunia, contohnya American Idol. Era tahun 2000 memberi nafas baru kepada Simon di mana beliau mula menempah nama dan dikenali ramai yang memberikan beliau status jutawan. Antara kerja-kerja beliau yang mendapat sambutan ramai ialah:-
Simon Cowell muncul dalam satu episod rancangan Simpsons - "Smart and Smarter" sebagai suara jemputan, dan juga dalam Scary Movie 3, Shrek 2 sebagai hakim, Who Wants to be a Millinoaire dan Saturday Night Live pada tahun 2004.
Simon Cowell juga muncul di dalam rancangan popular Live with Regis bersama Kelly Clarkson ketika musim akhir American Idol pada awal tahun 2006.
Beliau muncul pada Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 untuk mengundang penghibur Dick Clark.
Pada penghujung tahun 2002, Simon mula keluar bersama teman wanita yang juga rakan lamanya, Terry Seymour. Pada tahun 2006, akhbar Britain, News of the World melaporkan bahawa Simon berlaku curang dengan menyiarkan gambar seorang model wanita, Jasmine Lennard yang diambil sedang meninggalkan kediaman Simon.
Simon dan Jasmine menafikan mempunyai hubungan intim mereka dan berkata kunjungan ke rumah Simon adalah atas urusan perniagaan. Simon telah membuat banyak kenyataan bahawa beliau tidak mahu berkahwin dan juga tidak mahu mempunyai anak.
Shimmin

Kemunculan pertama Shimmin adalah di Program M.net (adalah satu program muzik seperti MTV), "Super VJ Model Selection Conference" pada tahun 2003. Penampilan sebelumnya seperti, "Matchmaker 'S'" (XTM, 2005), "Weird Girl, Weird Boy" (KBS, 2005), "KBS Sky Sports 'TV Game Club Recreation Room'" (2005), "M.net Wide Entertainment News" (2004).
Pada 16 Julai 2006, Hello! Project telah membuat satu pengumuman rasmi di websitenya bahawa Shimmin akan menjadi "pertukaran pelajar" ke Hello! Project, dan akan mencari pengalaman di Hello! Project, "dan juga Gatas Brilhantes H.P.", beliau juga menerima latihan seperti latihan vokal, latihan tarian dan belajar Bahasa Jepun. Pada bulan Ogos 2006, beliau menyertai Mix Gatas dan menggunakan nombor 16.
Selepas itu, beliau kembali ke Korea. Kemudian, blog beliau hilang dan tiada kelihatan di mana - mana di Hello! Project. Aktiviti hiburan beliau di Korea agak terhad kerana selalu menjadi ahli panel untuk "game show" "Star Golden Bell".
Lufya Omar

Lutfyah binti Sheikh Omar (lahir 2 Februari 1985) atau lebih dikenali sebagai Lufya Omar (Jawi: لوفيا عمر ) merupakan seorang pelakon dan bekas penyanyi wanita Malaysia. Beliau juga merupakan pencipta lagu keagamaan berjudul Doaku yang menjadi lagu tema drama Ramadan Jangan Pergi.
Beliau juga merupakan bekas pelajar Akademi Fantasia musim keenam pada tahun 2008. Sekarang, Lufya lebih kearah bidang lakonan selepas bersara dari bidang nyanyian pada tahun 2015.
Lufya dilahirkan pada 2 Februari 1985 dan berasal dari Bandar Baru Uda, Johor Bahru. Beliau berdarah campuran Arab dan Jawa.
Lufya mula terlibat dalam bidang seni apabila menyertai pertandingan Akademi Fantasia Musim Ke-6 pada tahun 2008. Kemunculan Lufya dalam bidang ini juga mula mendapat tumpuan dari peminat di Malaysia setelah muncul dalam pertandingan tersebut. Seterusnya, beliau juga mula menjinakkan diri dalam bidang lakonan dan telah banyak membintangi beberapa drama dan telefilem.
Pada tahun 2014, lagu ciptaan dan dinyanyikan oleh Lufya iaitu Doaku dijadikan lagu runut untuk drama Ramadan Jangan Pergi yang disiarkan di TV3. Lagu yang dicipta oleh beliau pada tahun 2012 itu mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan dari pendengar Malaysia sama ada positif atau negatif.
Pada tahun 2015, Lufya mengambil keputusan untuk menarik diri daripada bidang nyanyian selepas mula berhijab pada Februari 2015 setelah memikirkan secara mendalam dalam membuat keputusannya itu. Bagi beliau, keputusan itu adalah tindakan terbaik dan beliau mempunyai sebab tersendiri untuk menarik diri dari bidang itu. Namun, beliau akan tetap menerima tawaran lakonan tetapi akan lebih selektif terhadap tawaran diberikan dan menerima watak yang bersesuaian dengan imej beliau yang berhijab.
Pada tahun 2017, Lufya dan suami telah mengeluarkan baju jenama sendiri iaitu Lulu & Ken bersempena hari raya yang akan datang.
Pada Februari 2015, Lufya telah mengambil keputusan untuk memakai hijab sepenuhnya.
Pada 26 November 2016, Lufya telah selamat bergelar isteri kepada jejaka pilihannya yang juga seorang doktor , Che Muhammad Hafiz Che Baharum berusia 26 tahun ketika itu dengan sekali lafaz kira - kira pukul 8.30 malam Sabtu. Majlis pernikahan beliau diadakan di Laman Cinta Nirwana yang dihadiri kira - kira 200 tetamu terdiri keluarga kedua - dua pihak dan rakan terdekat pasangan berkenaan. Pasangan ini dinikahkan oleh bapa pengantin perempuan iaitu Sheikh Omar Sheikh Abdullah dan Lufya menerima mas kahwin berjumlah RM 2,000 manakala wang hantaran dirahsiakan. Selain itu, pasangan ini telah mengikat tali pertunangan secara tertutup yang hanya dihadiri keluarga terdekat pada Julai lalu.
Pada tahun 2017, Lufya telah mengesahkan beliau sedang hamil empat bulan dan akan memperlahankan aktiviti seni beliau terutama melibatkan set pengembaraan yang mengambil masa panjang.
Pada 11 November 2017, Lufya selamat melahirkan bayi perempuan yang diberi nama Laana Haura.
Nang talung

Nang talung (Thai: หนังตะลุง, pronounced [nǎŋ tā.lūŋ]) is a traditional style of shadow puppetry from southern Thailand. Similar arts are found in Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Nang means "leather" ("leather puppet" in this case), and talung is an abbreviation of Pattalung, a southern city where the shadow play tradition has long been popular. Nang yai features life-size puppets, while nang talung puppets are much smaller.
Southern Thailand's puppets are made of leather and are typically between 15 and 50 centimeters in size. The performance consists of the puppets, the narrator, the actor, and the musician. The actor and the audience are separated by a white screen during the show.
Nang talung has been extremely popular for a long time. On the other hand, the art form is slowly disappearing because it is complicated. There is a campaign to preserve the traditions of nang talung for future generations.
The Malaysian wayang kulit gedek has its origin from Nang Talung.
Orang Mawas

In Malaysian folklore, the Orang Mawas or Mawas (also known as the Orang Dalam) is an entity reported to inhabit the jungle of Johor in Malaysia.
It is described as being about 2.4–3 m (7 ft 10 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, bipedal and covered in black fur, and has been reported feeding on fish and raiding orchards.
There have been many sightings of the creature, which the local Orang Asli people call hantu jarang gigi, which translates as "Snaggle-toothed Ghost". Recorded claims of Mawas sightings date back to 1871.
Some speculate the creature may be a surviving Gigantopithecus (or at least a folk memory of the animal), while the scientific community tends to dismiss the sightings as misidentified sun bears. Similar creatures are reported in other countries in southeast Asia, such as the Muwa in the Philippines or the Butnak (Thai: บุดนาก) in southern Thailand.
In Sumatra, mawas (sometimes maias) is common name for the orangutan.
Carrillo (puppetry)

Carrillo is a form of shadow puppetry in the Philippines during the time of Spanish colonization.
The term carrillo refers to the small traveling carts used to transport the puppets. Onwards, the term was used to refer to the whole shadow puppetry performance.
Carrillo is a shadow puppetry that uses puppets made of cardboard. The first recorded carrillo was in 1879 in Quiapo, Manila. The performance often presented moro-moro, a tale where Christian heroes usually defeat Muslim opponents.
Jose Rizal, the national hero of the country, had staged a carillo. He used a carton and a stick for the puppet. Then, he placed this at the back of a white cloth and used a candle light at its back.
Today, carrillo is no longer performed. In 2019, an exhibit was organized for carrillo at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.
Mi godhog

Mie godhog, secara harfiah " sup mie ", utawa uga sinebut kanthi jeneng mie rebus / mi rebus (ejaan basa Indonesia) utawa mee rebus (ejaan Malaysia lan Singapura), kanthi harfiah "mie rebus", minangka sajian sup mie Indonesia, lan populer ing negara-negara Asia Kidul-Wétan Maritim kayata Malaysia, lan Singapura .
Bèbèk ingon-ingon

Bebek lokal, bèbèk dalam negari, bèbèk ternak, utawa bèbèk ingon-ingon ya iku sawatara jinis bèbèk utawa bèbèk (Anatidae) sing umumé diingu utawa diternak kanggo dijupuk dagingé utawa endhogé. Jinisé bèbèk sing diingu umumé saka genus Anas lan Cairina, kaya ta bèbèk pelari lan menthog. Sawenèh bèbèk lokal sing nduwéni wulu kanthi warna kang éndah diingu minangka kéwan rerenggan lan pagelaran.
Bebek lokal uga nduwéni gegayutan paseduluran sing cedhak karo jinis bèbèk liyané, kaya ta itik serati utawa menthog lan uga bèbèk melewar.
Ingon-ingon bèbèk wis diwiwiti nalika éwon taun kepungkur, kira-kira diwiwiti saka Asia Kidul-wétan. Kewan iki kawentar banget ing Asia, nanging wis ora kawentar ing Amérika lan Éropah, iki amarga daging bèbèk ingon-ingon ora lemu kayadaging pitik lan daging bèbèk iku luwih akèh ngemot gajih, mula rega daging lan endhog pitik luwih murah tinimbang daging bèbèk.
Sanadyan daging bèbèk iku ora kawentar kaya daging pitik ing umumé, nanging sawenèh masakan sing saka daging bèbèk tartamtu kawentar banget ing kaanan tartamtu, kaya ta olah-olahan hotel-hotel gedhe sing ana ing kabèh donya, ngladekaké panganan olahan kelas dhuwur saka daging bèbèk.
Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta

Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta) (Javanese: ꦈꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦄꦠ꧀ꦩꦗꦪꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ, romanized: Univêrsitas Atma Jaya Ngayogyakarta), abbreviated as UAJY, is a university located in Depok, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. UAJY is one of the 50 most promising university and one of the best six universities in Indonesia in quality assurance according to Directorate of Higher Education, Department of National Education. Currently the university offers 12 undergraduate and 7 graduate programs, with an estimated ±11.307 students. There are four main campus buildings: Alfonsus Building in Mrican, Thomas Aquinas Building in Babarsari, Bonaventura Building in Babarsari, Teresa Building in Babarsari.
The university was established on 27 September 1965 by the Yogyakarta branch of the Atma Jaya Catholic University Institute of Indonesia. The founders were R.A. Soehardi, A.J. Liem Sioe Siet A., Sutijoso, Oey Liang Lee and Leo Sukoto. The name of “Atma Jaya” is taken from Sanskrit. Atma means soul, Jaya means superior. Thus, Atma Jaya means a superior soul. UAJY’s aspiration from the beginning is to provide higher education with excellence in academics and education with high moral values.
Originally an extension of the Universitas Atma Jaya in Jakarta, it became an independent university under the auspices of the Slamet Rijadi Foundation on 31 August 1973. The university borrowed classrooms from the IKIP (Teaching and Education Institute) Sanata Dharma, now the Universitas Sanata Dharma, until its own campus buildings, at Mrican Baru Street, were finished in 1980.
Growing student numbers led to the Faculty of Engineering and the Administration department being moved to a new building in Babarsari Road in 1990, in conjunction with the celebrations of the silver anniversary of the founding of the university. In 1995, the Economics Faculty and the Postgraduate Program moved into a new building beside the existing building in Babarsari Road. In 2005 a new building was built adjacent to the Faculty of Engineering and the Administration department to host the Faculty of Social and Political Science. The University also acquired the former BHS Bank building to host administrative department.
An integrated four-story library was built next to the Faculty of Social and Political Science building. It will host library and Information Systems Center. The library building officially opened in a Mass led by Mgr. Ignatius Suharyo (archbishop) in October 2009.
In the late part of 2010, a project for the construction of a new building was started. In the original plan, it was planned to be an addition to the Faculty of Social and Political Science Building. On the east side of the current building there is a newer building that is next to it.
The motto of the university is "Serviens in lumine veritatis" (serving in the light of truth).
Since 2018, Universitas Atma Jaya is accredited A by BAN-PT (National Accreditation Board for Higher Education of Indonesia).
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Taman Pintar Yogyakarta

Taman Pintar Yogyakarta (lit. 'Yogyakarta Smart Park'), or just Taman Pintar, is a science-themed park and museum for kids and a place for expression, appreciation, creation in a pleasant situation. It is situated on the center of the city of Yogyakarta, on Jalan Panembahan Senopati.
Bringing its motto educate and pleasant, the place that was firstly built in 2004 wants to increase the intention of kids and the young generation in science through imaginations, trials, and games in order to improve the human resources.
Taman Pintar also concerns in implement Ki Hajar Dewantara's lessons of Niteni (to understand), Niroake (to follow), and Nambahi (to improve).
A place to welcome and play and also a public place for the visitors. Here, there are places for children to play such as Talking Pipe, Whispering Parabola, Tree House, Dancing Water, Water Corridor, Pulley System, Moving Bridge, Sand Palace, etc.
This area are intended for the kids pre-school and.
This area consists of the zone of environmental introduction and science exhibition, history, science and technology.
It consists of three floors. The first is exhibition room, audio visual room, food court, and souvenir counter. The second floor is elementary material and implementing science, and library. The third floor is science laboratory, animation and TV, and courses class.
Everyday from Tuesday to Sunday at 09.00 - 16.00 PM (Monday closed)
Sellotape

Sellotape (/ˈsɛləˌteɪp/) is a British brand of transparent, cellulose-based, pressure-sensitive tape, and is the leading brand in the United Kingdom. Sellotape is generally used for joining, sealing, attaching and mending.
In much the same way that Scotch Tape came to be used in Canada and the United States when referring to any brand of clear adhesive tape, Sellotape has become a genericised trademark in Britain and a number of other countries where it is sold.
Sellotape was originally manufactured in 1937 by Colin Kinninmonth and George Grey, in Acton, west London. The name was derived from Cellophane, at that time a trademarked name, with the "C" changed to "S" so the new name could be trademarked.
Sellotape was made at a factory in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, from 1930 to about 1950 when it moved to Welwyn Garden City or thereabouts.
The range of tapes available in the 1950s and 1960s was immense compared with what is available now on the retail market, including RBT (reinforced banding tape), metallic tapes and a tape used for repairing PCBs; E.S. & A. Robinson were originally a packaging and paper products manufacturing company.
From the 1960s to 1980s, the Sellotape company was part of Dickinson Robinson Group, a British packaging and paper conglomerate.
Sellotape Industrial was bought by Scapa Group plc in 1997, and their products continue to be manufactured at its factory in Dunstable.
The Sellotape company was bought by Henkel Consumer Adhesives in 2002.
The Sellotape brand now covers a variety of tape products, and the word is frequently used to refer to other adhesive tapes in many countries due to its market exposure. As an example of a genericized trademark, it gained an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1980.
The tape can be used to repair tears in paper, or to attach pieces of paper or cardboard together for modelling. On fragile paper surfaces the tape can only be used once, as removing it will either tear the paper or remove the top layer of rough cardboard; on smooth painted surfaces it can generally be removed without leaving any trace, though sometimes the adhesive can remain on the surface after prolonged periods of time. It does not affix items to such surfaces permanently.
John Spillane

Amhránaí agus scríbhneoir amhrán é John Spillane as Corcaigh, Éire.
Rugadh Spillane i gCorcaigh sa bhliain 1961, áit a raibh a chlann ina gcónaí. D'fhreastail sé ar scoil i gColáiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Baile an Easpaig, Corcaigh.
Bhain Spillane céim amach sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhéarla i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh. Tá go leor amhrán scríofa aige i nGaeilge, mar shampla Seachtain, Éist do Bhéil is Ag an gCóisir. Tá cúpla albam eisithe aige beagnach go hiomlán trí Ghaeilge: The Gaelic Hits Factory (comhoibriú leis an bhfile Louis de Paor) agus Irish Songs We Learned At School, eagrán 1 agus 2.
Chuireadh Spillane clár raidió i láthair ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta ar an Domhnach darbh ainm Rogha John Spillane idir 2004 agus 2005. "Seal leis an Spealaire; Seal fánach leis an Spealánach; Seal eile le ceol na Speile"- is mar seo mar a chuireadh sé tús leis an gclár.
Tá roinnt taithí teilifíse ag Spillane trí Ghaeilge freisin. Ghlac sé páirt i gclár de chuid na sraithe "Ceolchúirt" ar TG4 in 2007. Sa chlár seo, thug sé cuairt ar an tSeineagáil, chun bualadh le Baaba Maal, amhránaí is giotáraí na tíre sin.
Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail

Is scoláire Éireannach í Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail. Tá sí ina hOllamh le Nua-Ghaeilge agus Ceann na Roinne sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. D'oibrigh sí freisin i Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath idir na blianta 2001 agus 2002.
I measc réimsí taighde Ní Úrdail, tá: traidisiún lámhscríbhinní na hÉireann; scríbhneoireacht sa teanga choiteann in Éirinn go dtí an naoú haois déag;; modh inste dioscúrsa agus léiriú stairiúil; an gaol comhlántach idir script agus prionta in Éirinn san ochtú agus sa naoú haois déag; agus scríbhneoireacht chomhaimseartha na hÉireann agus a hoidhreacht.
Toghadh í mar bhall d'Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann ar 16 Márta 2021, agus ligeadh isteach í ar 21 Bealtaine 2021.
Lyra (amhránaí)

Is amhránaí is scríbhneoir Éireannach í Laura McNamara, aitheanta go gairmiúil mar Lyra. Rugadh í ar 19 Bealtaine 1993 i nDroichead na Bandan. Tá cúpla amhrán cáiliúil aici, mar shampla Emerald, Falling, agus 29 Box.
Soulé

Is amhránaí is scríbhneoir Éireannach í Samantha Kay (Gaeilge: Somhairlín Nic Aodha), aitheanta go gairmiúil mar Soulé. Tá cúpla amhrán cáiliúil aici, mar shampla What Do You Know, Love Tonight, agus Good Life.
Rugadh i Londain ar 4 Eanáir 1995 í. Is as Baile Brigín í.
Carrachán, Paróiste Mórdhach

Fo-bhaile fearainn in iarthar Pharóiste Mórdhach é Carrachán. Tá an baile cóngarach do Scoil Naomh Eirc agus Halla Na Feothanaí. B'as Carrachán don scríbhneoir cáiliúil Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé a scríobh ualach leabhartha i gcanúint na háite agus gan dabht is as Carrachán dá mhac Dáithí Ó Sé atá ina láithreoir teilifíse.
Jazzy (amhránaí)

Is amhránaí is scríbhneoir Éireannach í Yasmine Byrne, aitheanta go gairmiúil mar Jazzy nóJazzy Yaz. Tá cúpla amhrán cáiliúil aici, mar shampla Make Me Feel Good agus Don't Stop Just Yet le Belters Only, Zeros le Cassö agus Headie One, Somedays le Sonny Fodera agus D.O.D., Giving Me, Shooting Star agus Feel It.
Rugadh i gCromghlinn ar 19 Meán Fómhair 1996 í.
Tomás Dáibhis

Bhí Tomás Dáibhis (14 Deireadh Fómhair 1814 - 16 Meán Fómhair 1845), nó Thomas Osborne Davis, ina scríbhneoir réabhlóideach agus mór-phearsa na gluaiseachta liteartha Éire Óg (Young Ireland).
Ba náisiúnaí cultúrtha é, agus chuir sé an teanga Ghaeilge chun cinn. Eisean a dúirt "a people without a language is only half a nation".
Rugadh é i Mala i gcontae Chorcaí. Bhí a athair, Breatnach, ina mháinlia san Artléire Ríoga. Éireannach as Corcaigh ba ea a mháthair ó dhúchas. Trína mháthair, shíolraigh sé ó theaghlach Gaelach (Ó Súileabháin Bhéara).
Mí ina dhiaidh a bhreith, fuair a athair bás agus ansin, bhog a mháthair go Baile Átha Cliath. Sa bhliain 1830, bhog an bheirt acu go 67 Sráid Baggot Íochtarach sular thosaigh sé ag staidéar i Coláiste na Tríonóide. Is san áit sin, i 1836, ar bhain sé céim amach sna healaíona. Glaodh chun an bharra sa bhliain 1838.
Bhásaigh sé in aois a thriocha bliain ó fhiabhras dearg. Tá sé curtha i Reilig Chnocán Iaróm.
Bhí Davis ina Protastúnach, ach mhol sé aontacht idir Caitlicigh agus Protastúnaigh agus aontacht na hÉireann.
Ba é a scríobh an dán cáiliúil A Nation Once Again, ónar tháinig an t-amhrán náisiúnach den ainm céanna. Chum sé na hamhráin, 'The West's Cailleach', agus 'In Bodenstown Churchyard'. Chomh maith le sin, scríobh sé an 'Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill'.
Bhunaigh sé nuachtán 'The Nation' le Charles Gavan Duffy agus John Blake Dillon.
Dúirt Davis, as Béarla:
"The Irish Language should be cherished, taught and esteemed, and that it can be preserved and gradually extended".
Bhí sé den tuairim gur chóir an teanga a theagasc, a chothú agus meas a thabhairt di agus gur chóir dúinn an teanga a chaomhnú
Ar feadh seachtaine, i Meán Fómhair, 1945, d'eagraíodh imeachtaí ar fud na tíre. Nochtadh dealbh de Dáibhis, a chruthaigh Edward Delaney ar 'College Green', Baile Átha Cliath, sa bhliain 1966, agus d'fhreastail Uachtarán na hÉireann, Éamon de Valera ar an ócáid.
Tá meánscoil ina bhaile dúchais (Mala), Cólaiste Dáibhis (Davis College) ainmnithe ina onóir. Chomh maith le sin, tá go leor clubanna Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ar fud na tíre, ainmnithe ina onóir, ceann amháin, i mBaile Átha Cliath agus ceann eile i gcontae Ard Mhaca, san áireamh.
Tá 'Fort Davis' i gCuan Corcaí ainmnithe ina onóir. Tá Shráid Thomáis Dáibhis i gCorcaigh ainmnithe ina onóir.
Heinrich Mann

Scríbhneoir Gearmánach de mhuintir Mann ab ea Luiz Heinrich Mann (1871 - 1950), nó Heinrich Mann mar is fearr aithne air. Do rugadh é i gcathair Lübeck ar an 27ú lá de Mhárta agus do fuair sé bás i gcathair Santa Monica, i gCalifornia i Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá, ar an 11ú lá de Mhárta. Ba é an scríbhneoir cáiliúil Thomas Mann a dheartháir beag. D'fhág Heinrich Mann an Ghearmáin sa bhliain 1933, mar gheall ar gur thánadar na Naitsithe i gcumhacht. Do scríobh sé a dhá shárshaothar, na húrscéalta Die Jugend des Königs Henri Quatre (1935) agus Die Vollendung des Königs Henri Quatre (1938), nuair a bhí sé ar deoraíocht sna Stáit Aontaithe.
Norma NicLeòid

Ba scríbhneoir Gaeilge í Bhí sí pósta le scríbhneoir cáiliúil eile, an Dr Fionnlagh MacLeòid .
Bhí baint ag Norma le go leor eagraíochtaí Gaeilge thar na blianta, agus bhí sí ina bainisteoir ar Acair i Steòrnabhagh ar feadh na mblianta fada, sular fhág sí an post in 2010. Chuir Norma ‘triológ’ úrscéalta i gcrích, foilsithe ag Ùr-Sgeul,, agus chum sí úrscéal eile, ‘An Dosan’ (Acair, 2014). Tá go leor leabhar Béarla aistrithe aici go Gaeilge.
Fuair sí bás in aois a 79 i mBealtaine 2024.
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Alcalá de Henares

Is baile é Alcalá de Henares atá 35km ón bpríomhchathair, Mhaidrid, sa comhphobal féinrialaithe Maidridi lár na Spáinne.
Ciallaíonn "Alcalá de Henares" caisleáin ar an abhainn Henares. Is suíomh oidhreacht UNESCO i lár an chathair, agus tá stair tábhachtach aici i stair na hEaglaise Caitlicí sa tír.
Tá daonra 200,000 aici agus is í Comarca de Alcalá an phríomhchathair.
Tá clú agus cáil ar an áit de bharr an méid storc báin, atá i armas an Ollscoil agus is féidir a néad a fheiceáil ar fud na háite, ar na séipéal agus foirgneamh stairiúil.
Sa bhliain 1496, bhunaigh Cairdinéal Cisneros Universidad Complutense in Alcalá, ollscoil an tábhachtach ó thaobh oideachas i rith an Athbheochan. Rugadh an scríbhneoir cáiliúil Miguel de Cervantes ann sa bhliain 1547.
Louisa May Alcott

Ba scríbhneoir Meiriceánach í Louisa May Alcott. Rugadh sa bhliain 1832 í agus bhásaigh sí ar an 29 Samhain sa bhliain 1888. Tá aithne uirthi mar gheall ar a leabhar cáiliúil Little Women. Aistríodh an leabhar go Gaeilge ag Nioclás Tóibín faoin teideal Mná Beaga.
Scríbhneoir

Cé gur beag duine nach n-úsáideann an scríbhneoireacht ó am go ham, is gnách nach dtugtar scríbhneoir ach ar dhaoine a scríobhann ábhar a d'fhéadfaí a áireamh mar litríocht.
I measc na scríbhneoirí is cáiliúla as Éirinn tá Seamus Heaney, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Liam Ó Flaitheartaigh agus na céadta eile.
Chris Carter

Is stiúrthóir scannáin, stiúrthóir teilifíse, léiritheoir scannáin, léiritheoir teilifíse, agus scríbhneoir scripte é Chris Carter a rugadh ar an 13 Deireadh Fómhair 1956. Chruthaigh sé an tsraith theilifíse The X-Files (1993–inniu).
Vladimir Pozner (scríbhneoir)

Vladimir Solomonovich Pozner ( Rúisis: Влади́мир Соломо́нович По́знер Scríbhneoir Francach agus aistritheoir de bhunadh na Rúise-Giúdach ab ea é 5 Eanáir 1905 i bPáras – 19 Feabhra 1992 i bPáras. Theith a theaghlach ó na pograim chun cónaí sa Fhrainc. Mhéadaigh Pozner ar an sóisialachas cultúrtha a fuair sé le hoidhreacht chun ceangal a dhéanamh idir an scríbhneoireacht agus an pholaitíocht le grúpaí frith-faisisteacha agus cumannacha sa tréimhse idir an chogaidh. Bhí tábhacht lena chuid scríbhneoireachta toisc go ndearna sé cairdeas le léiritheoirí a raibh cáil idirnáisiúnta orthu ar chumannachas crua, agus é ag diúltú cos ar bolg na Sóivéadach.
Rugadh i bPáras é, do thuismitheoirí Rúiseacha-Ghiúdacha i 1905, tar éis teip ar an gcéad Réabhlóid Boilséiveach, ba staraí agus fhuascailtí gníomhach a athair, Solomon Pozner. Comrádaí de ghrúpa Rosa Lucsamburg é, spreag sé rannpháirtíocht na nGiúdach i sochaí na Rúise, nuair is féidir. Thosaigh sé leis an gCumann Saothair Ceardaí (ar a dtugtar an ORT, an t-acrainm Rúisise) agus an Cumann um Scaipeadh na hEagnaíochta. Ba í Esther Siderski a mháthair, a chuaigh isteach sna grúpaí seo freisin. Rugadh deartháir, George, a bhí ina Ollamh le hÉigipeolaíocht sa bhliain 1908. An bhliain dár gcionn thug pardún ginearálta deis don teaghlach filleadh ar Chathair Pheadair, rud a athainmníodh ina n-éagmais mar Petrograd.
Niall Williams (writer)

Niall Williams is an Irish writer.
He has written novels, plays and non-fiction. His work has been translated into twenty different languages.
Williams was born in Dublin, Ireland on June 8, 1958. While there was not an endless supply of books in the family home, his father, keen for Williams to excel academically, would take Williams to Pembroke Library every two weeks where he was spoiled for choice. He attended Oatlands College, a boys’ school in Stillorgan, County Dublin. He studied English and French Literature at University College Dublin, where he met his wife, American writer and editor Christine Breen. He graduated with a Masters of Arts in Modern American literature in 1980.
His first published story was printed in The Irish Press when he was eighteen. A £25 cheque for his first story, and a nod of approval, was the confirmation he needed from the world to dedicate his life to writing.
After a year lecturing at the Université de Caen in Normandy, he moved to New York. He worked briefly at Fox and Sutherland’s bookstore in Mount Kisco, New York, near his wife’s home town of Katonah before becoming a copywriter at Avon Books.
In 1985, Williams returned to Ireland and moved to Kilmihil, County Clare. He and Christine began writing factual accounts of life in rural Ireland.
His first four books were non-fiction chronicles of rural life in County Clare in the decade prior to the Celtic Tiger, co-written with Breen.
In 1991, Williams’ first play, The Murphy Initiative, was staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. His second play, A Little Like Paradise, was produced on the Peacock stage of the Abbey Theatre in 1995. His third play, The Way You Look Tonight, was produced by Galway’s Druid Theatre Company in 1999.
Four Letters of Love, Williams' first novel, was published in 1997. It went on to become an international bestseller and has been published in more than twenty countries.
The Fall of Light was set in the nineteen century and was Williams’ first foray into historical fiction.
In 2006, Williams’ published his novella, The Unrequited. He also wrote two young adult novels, Boy in the World (2007) and Boy and Man (2008).
In 2014, Williams started a series of novels set in Faha, a village in the west of Ireland. Similar to Macondo in the works of Gabriel García Márquez, Faha is a village steeped in magic realism which acts as a backdrop for Williams’ stories.
Williams and Breen have two adult children, Deirdre and Joseph, and live in County Clare. Williams was a teacher of English and French in St Michaels Community College Secondary School in Kilmihil.
Williams and Breen teach creative writing workshops in Kiltumper. Williams does not read reviews.
Joseph O'Connor

Joseph Victor O'Connor (born 20 September 1963) is an Irish novelist. His 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea was an international number one bestseller. Before success as an author, he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire. He is a regular contributor to RTÉ and a member of the Irish artists' association Aosdána.
O'Connor is the eldest of five children and brother of singer Sinéad O'Connor. He is from the Glenageary area of south Dublin. His parents are Sean O'Connor, a structural engineer who later turned barrister, and Marie O'Connor.
Educated at Blackrock College, O'Connor graduated from University College Dublin with an M.A. in Anglo-Irish Literature. He did post-graduate work at Oxford University and received a second M.A. from Leeds Metropolitan University's Northern School of Film and Television in screenwriting. In the late 1980s, he worked for the British Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign; his second novel, Desperadoes, drew on his experiences in revolutionary Nicaragua.
O'Connor's novel Cowboys and Indians (1991) was on the shortlist for the Whitbread Prize.
On 10 February 1985 his mother was killed in a car accident. The mother of his character Sweeney in The Salesman (1998) died in the same manner.
In 2002, he wrote the novel Star of the Sea, which The Economist listed as one of the top books of 2003. His 2010 novel, Ghost Light is loosely based on the life of the actress Maire O'Neill, born Mary "Molly" Allgood, and her relationship with the Irish playwright John Millington Synge. It was published by Harvill Secker of London in 2010.
O'Connor was a Research Fellow at the New York Public Library and Visiting Professor of Creative Writing/Writer in Residence at Baruch College, the City University of New York.
In 2014, he was announced as the inaugural Frank McCourt Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick, where he teaches on the MA in Creative Writing.
He was a regular contributor to Drivetime, an evening news and current affairs programme on RTÉ Radio 1.
O'Connor's Shadowplay, published in 2019, was shortlisted for the 2019 Costa Book Prize in the Novel category.
O'Connor is married to television and film writer Anne-Marie Casey. They have two sons. He and his family have lived in London and Dublin, and occasionally resided in New York City.
Irish Literary Theatre

The Irish Literary Theatre was founded by W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, George Moore and Edward Martyn in Dublin, Ireland, in 1899. It proposed to give performances in Dublin of Irish plays by Irish authors.
W.B. Yeats, lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, published a "manifesto for Irish Literary Theatre" in 1897, in which they proclaimed their intention of establishing a national theatre for Ireland.
In 1899 Lady Gregory secured a temporary licence for a play to be given at the Antient Concert Rooms in Great Brunswick St in Dublin, and so enabled the Irish Literary Theatre to give its first production.
The play chosen was The Countess Cathleen by W. B. Yeats. It was done by a very efficient London company that included May Whitty (Dame May Webster) and Ben Webster. The next production given was Edwards Martyn's play The Heather Field.
In the following year the Irish Literary Theatre produced at the Gaiety Theatre three plays: Maeve by Edward Martyn, The Last Feast of Fianna by Alice Milligan, and The Bending of the Bough by George Moore. The Bending of the Bough was staged during the Boer War which begun on 11 October 1899.
The Irish Literary Theatre project lasted until 1901, when it collapsed due to lack of funding.
The use of non-Irish actors in these productions was perceived to be a failure, and a new group of Irish players was put together by the Fay brothers,among others. These went on to form the Irish National Theatre Society, which led to the Abbey Theatre.