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Rai (surname)
Rai (Hindi: राय; Urdu: رائے; Bengali: রায়, Tulu: ರಾೀ, Nepali: राई)https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/soas_query.py?qs=rāˊjan&searchhws=yes is a historical surname in the Indian subcontinent. The Haryanvi variant is Rao. In Bihar title Rai is used by Bhumihar community. People * Jitendra Kumar Rai (born 1978), Cabinet Minister Bihar * A. N. Rai (born 1955), Indian academic administrator * Aanand L. Rai (born 1971), Indian film director and producer * Aaron Rai (born 1995), English golfer * Ade Rai (born 1970), Indonesian bodybuilder * Agansing Rai (1920–2000), Nepali recipient of the Victoria Cross * Aishwarya Rai (born 1973), Indian actress and former Miss World * Ajay Rai, Indian politician * Ajeet Rai (born 1999), New Zealand tennis player * Alisha Rai (born 1996), Nepali actress, model and dancer * Alisha Rai (author), American writer * Alka Rai, Indian politician * Amit Rai, Indian film director * Amrit Rai (–1996), Indian writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jitendra Kumar Rai
Jitendra Kumar Rai is an Indian politician. He is a Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Department, Government of Bihar & member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Marhaura. He is 3 times MLA (From 2010 to date). His father also served as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ... Yadubanshi Rai twice from this constituency. References Bihar MLAs 2010–2015 Bihar MLAs 2015–2020 Bihar MLAs 2020–2025 Living people Janata Dal (United) politicians 1978 births Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians People from Saran district {{Bihar-RJD-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baleshwar Rai
Baleshwar Rai is a 1970-batch AGMUT cadre Indian Administrative Service officer who retired as secretary in the government of India. He is originally from Dhadni, Ghazipur. He has held many important positions in his tenure such as secretary public grievances and coordination, additional secretary in Union Labour ministry, the Chief Secretary of Goa, advisor to the governor in Chandigarh, joint secretary in the Union power ministry, the chairman of Delhi Jal board and NDMC He has held several important positions after retirement like the Chairman of Delhi Public Grieviences Commission, Chairman of the governing Body of UPRAS Vidyalaya, Chairman of CSRL, Chairman of the governing body of Kirori Mal College Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1954, it is located in the North Campus of the university in New Delhi, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities .... but currently is focused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai (30 January 1917 – 20 November 1946) was an Indonesian National Hero who commanded Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence. He was killed in the Battle of Margarana.Mutiara Sumber Widya (publisher) (1999) p89 Early life Ngurah Rai was born in Carangsari, Badung Regency, Bali on 30 January 1917. He studied at a Dutch elementary school named HIS Denpasar, then went to MULO junior high school in Malang, East Java. He then received Dutch military training at the Military Cadet School in Gianyar, Bali and Magelang, Central Java. After graduating, he joined the Dutch-sponsored military as a second lieutenant in Bali. After that he studied at Corps ''Opleiding Voor Reserve Officieren'' (CORO), Magelang and ''pendidikan artileri,'' Malang. Military career After the Indonesian Declaration of Independence he established the People's Security Army, the forerunner of the military of Indonesia, for the Lesser Sunda I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himanshu Rai
Himanshu Rai (1892 – 16 May 1940), one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, is best known as the founder of the studio in 1934, along with Devika Rani. He was associated with a number of movies, including ''Goddess'' (1922), ''The Light of Asia'' (1925), ''Shiraz'' (1928), '' A Throw of Dice'' (1929) and ''Karma'' (1933). He was married to actress Devika Rani Chaudhuri (1929–1940). Biography Born into an aristocratic Bengali family, Rai spent several years in Santiniketan for his schooling. After obtaining a law-degree from Kolkata, he went to London to become a barrister. There, he met a playwright and screenwriter Niranjan Pal. That association led to the making of a film, ''The Light of Asia'', which he co-directed with Franz Osten. Rai was also one of the main actors in this film. While making his third film, '' Prapancha Pash'', he met and fell in love with Devika Rani, a great-grandniece of the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Before this film was complete, he mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haqiqat Rai
Haqiqat Rai Bakhmal Puri (died 1734; pa, हक़ीक़त राय बाख्मल पुरी , ਹਕ਼ੀਕ਼ਤ ਰਾਯ ਬਾਖਮਲ ਪੂਰੀ , ) was an 18th-century martyr from Sialkot, who was executed in Lahore during the time of Zakariya Khan. Life Haqiqat Rai di Var According to Akkra's ballad, Haqiqat was born into a Hindu Khatri family of Sialkot; his father was Baghmal. Some of his Muslim classmates had ridiculed Hindu Gods to which a fifteen-year old Haqiqat retorted by insulting Islam — this was reported to the Maulvi. A case was accordingly filed before the ''qazi'', who asked him to chose converting to Islam or be put to death. Despite persuasions, Haqiqat refused and was beheaded in Lahore during Zakariya Khan's governorship. Char Bagh-i Punjab Ganesh Das (in Char Bagh-i Punjab, ''Char Bagh''-i ''Punjab'') agrees with Akkra about Haqiqat's antecedents. But specifics concerning the rest of narrative vary. He accuses a ''mullah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Rai (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ, pronunciation: ; 16 January 1630 – 6 October 1661) revered as the ''seventh Nanak'', was the seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.Har Rai: Sikh Guru Encyclopedia Britannica (2015) He became the Sikh leader at age 14, on 3 March 1644, after the death of his grandfather and the sixth Sikh leader . He guided the Sikhs for about seventeen years, till his death at age 31. Guru Har Rai is notable for maintaining the large army of Sikh soldiers that the sixth Sikh Guru had amassed, yet avoiding military conflict. He supported the moderate Suf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulshan Rai
Gulshan Madhosh Rai (2 March 1924 – 11 October 2004) was an Indian film producer and distributor. He produced successful films in the 1970s and 1980s directed by Vijay Anand, Yash Chopra and Subhash Ghai and thereafter directed by his son Rajiv Rai. Rai was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan) in 1924. Following the partition of India he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1947. He started off his career in the Hindi film industry as a distributor. In 1970, he started his production company ''Trimurti Films'' and the first film produced was Dev Anand starrer ''Johny Mera Naam'' (''Johny is my name''), directed by Vijay Anand which was a success. In the 1970s, his Yash Chopra-directed films made Amitabh Bachchan a superstar and launched successful careers for script writers Salim–Javed. The notable films were ''Deewaar'' (''The Wall'') (1975) and '' Trishul'' (''The Trident'') (1978). In the 1980s he produced Dilip Kumar starrer Vidhaata, directed by Subhash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauri Shankar Rai
Gauri Shankar Rai (10 June 1924 – 2 May 1991) was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha during 1977-79 representing Ghazipur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier he had been member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1957–62) and Legislative Council (1967–76). He served as the Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin Bhumihars, also called Babhan, are a Hindu caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila region), the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Nepal. The Bhumihars claim Brahmin status ... family of Karnai village in district Ballia on 10 June 1924 and died on 2 May 1991 at his native village Karnai in Ballia, UP. Rai had his primary and junior school education in his native village Karnai and neighbouring villages Apayal and Sukhpura. He was admitted in L.D. Meston School in Ballia. Student Activist and Freedom Fighter: He was arrested on 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipak Rai
Dipak Rai ( ne, दीपक राई) (sometimes spelled Deepak) is a Nepali professional footballer who currently plays for Manang Marshyangdi Club as a forward. Club career Machhindra In the 2012 Pokhara cup in a match against Calcutta Post Trust Rai scored a hat-trick and also assisted one of Bishal Rai's two goals in a 6-0 victory. Manang Marshyangdi In March 2013 Rai joined the Manang Marshyangdi Club for an undisclosed fee. After scoring a goal on his debut Rai commented that it had been his "Manang Marshyangdi is my dream team". He in the thirty-second minute in a 12-0 win over Tushal Youth Club. In the Semifinals of the 2013 Pokhara Cup Rai scored the first goal in a 2-1 win over Nepal Army Club. Manang Marshyangdi went on to win the tournament and Rai was nominated to be player of the tournament. As a result, Rai was gifted a motorcycle and 15,000 rupees. In the group stage of the 2014 AFC President's Cup in a match against Svay Rieng Rai scored twice in a 6-3 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayahang Rai
Dayahang Rai ( ne, दयाहाङ् राई) is a Nepali actor, director, and playwright. Dayahang is known for his uniqueness in Nepali cinema. He is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of Nepal. He has starred in over 40 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal. He has received various accolades throughout his acting career. Dayahang is a veteran theatrical actor who made the jump to Nepali cinemas. Dayahang rose to prominence from the television series ''Yuva'', ''Dalan,'' and ''Hamro Team''. He made his film debut with ''Anagarik'' (2006). ''Dasdhunga'' (2010) was fairly successful, but '' Loot'' (2012) turned out to be the turning point in his career, which was a massive hit. Since then he has starred in many commercially successful films ''Chhadke'' (2013), ''Badhshala'' (2013), ''Karkash'' (2013), '' Jholey'' (2014), ''Kabaddi'' (2013) and its sequels '' Kabaddi Kabaddi'' (2015) and ''Kabbadi Kabbadi Kabbadi'' (2019), ''Talakjung vs Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daroga Prasad Rai
Daroga Prasad Rai (2 September 1922 - 15 April 1981) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He was the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1970 for ten months, but Congress was reduced to a minority in December 1970 and Karpoori Thakur became the first socialist Chief Minister for a few months, with Jana Sangh support. From 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975 he was the Deputy Chief Minister and incharge of Finance in Abdul Gafoor's ministry.In the 1990s when the Janata Dal family began to be dominant in politics than the son Chandrika Rai also accompanied Lalu Prasad Yadav. Chandrika Roy is the second son of the five sons of Dara Raja Rai. Daroga Prasad's Rai grand daughter Aishwarya Rai married to Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Lalu Prasad Yadav on 12 May 2018. In Bihar Legislative assembly In second General Election's held in 1957 he was contented from Parsa constituency of Bihar Vidhan Sabha and won. In Memory * Daroga Prasad Rai Degree College, Siwan district Bihar. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brij Mangal Rai
Brijmangal Rai ( Hindi, बृजमंगल राय) was a freedom fighter who established several educational institution after the independence in district Ghazipur. Being an important political leader of ruling Congress party, it was very easy for him to garner political favour or to grab some powerful post in Uttar Pradesh government. However he opted for social services only, living a life of yogi, not accepting even the pension of freedom fighters. Early life Born in a Bhumihar farming family in village Khardiha of district Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh, Brijmangal Rai was a very brilliant student. In the year 1926 A.D. he passed 6th standard from Karimuddinpur Middle School. However he couldn't complete his education due to his devotion to the motherland. In a very tender age he got influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and left his school to become a freedom fighter. Due to his perseverance, commitment and hard work he rose to prominence very quickly in the congress sangathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
