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Rishi (given Name)
Rishi is a given name. Notable people with this name include: * Rishi Bachan (born 1986), West Indies cricketer * Rishi Bhat (born 1986), American child actor and internet entrepreneur * Rishi Devkota (died 1981), Nepalese communist leader * Danko Jones (Rishi James Ganjoo), Canadian rock musician, singer and composer * Rishi Kapoor (1952–2020), Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director * Rishi Kumaar (1975–2018), Singaporean actor, musician, lyricist * Rishi Prakash Tyagi, senior police officer in India * Rishi Ram (born 1952), Fijian civil servant and former diplomat of Indian descent * Rishi Reddi, American author * Rishi Rich or Rishpal Singh, British Indian music producer * Rishi Shah (born 1986), American billionaire, founder of Outcome Health * Rishi Shankar (1934–2015), Fiji Indian lawyer * Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom See also * Rishi (surname) Rishi ( hi, ऋषि, te, ఋషి) is a surname. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Bachan
Rishi Bachan (born 4 November 1986 in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago), his bowling style is slow left arm offbreak, and is a right-handed batsman. He is a West Indies cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... He played at Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua on 25 October 2008 where he took 1 wicket (4 overs). He then played Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at Providence, Nov 21, 2008 where he bowled for 6 overs and took 2 wickets. References 1986 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago cricketers {{Trinidad-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Bhat
Rishi Bhat (born May 19, 1984) is an American former child actor and internet entrepreneur. Personal life Bhat is of Indian descent. His parents are immigrants to the United States. His father Shrikant is a metallurgical engineer. Bhat's interest in computers began when he received his first computer at the age of three years. Bhat is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained both bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science/mathematics, in a total of 4 years. Career Actor Bhat held the role of Patrick, co-starring alongside Hal Scardino and Litefoot in the 1995 film ''The Indian in the Cupboard'', for which he received a Young Artist Award nomination.Young Artist Awards: Best Young Supporting Actor in a Feature Film"Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards", ''Young Artist Awards'', 1994 - 1995. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. Software entrepreneur Between the fall of 1999 and spring of 2000, Bhat sold two internet startups, SiegeSoft.com and my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Devkota
Rishi Devkota ( ne, ऋषि देवकोटा), alias Azad (आजाद), was a Nepalese communist leader. He was a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention), but resigned from the party in 1980, accusing it of reformism and being soft on Soviet social imperialism. He formed a group known as the ' Rebel Unity Centre' around him. Devkota was captured by police in February 1981, and killed two days later in Bhiman, Sindhuli District.Rawal, Bhim. ''The Communist Movement in Nepal: Origin and Development''. Kathmandu: Accham-Kathmandu Contact Forum, 2007. p. 86, Chart no. 1. Rishi Devkota was married to Goma Devkota, who was Member of Parliament for a period.His son Subash Devkota is a noted journalist in Nepal.Headline News The Rising Nepal (Daily)/ref> Book In 2003 Nara Bahadur Karmacharya Nara Bahadur Karmacharya ( ne, नरबहादुर कर्माचार्य; October 30, 1924 – July 24, 2013) was a Nepalese communis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danko Jones
Danko Jones is a Canadian hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums)."Danko Jones" ''AllMusic'', Biography by Jason Birchmeier The band's music includes elements of hard rock and punk"Album Review: Danko Jones – 'Wild Cat'" ''New Noise'', March 9, 2017 and they are known for their energetic live shows. History Formation and early years Formed in 1996 by namesake Danko Jones, Scaltro (John Calabrese) and Gran Sfigato (Michael Caricari). Danko Jones played consistently for two years after formation in an ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Raj Kapoor (4 September 1952 — 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director and producer who worked in Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo .... He was the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards and a National Film Awards, National Film Award. Born into the Kapoor family, he made his debut, as an adolescent, in his father Raj Kapoor's film ''Mera Naam Joker'' (1970), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. As an adult, his first lead role was opposite Dimple Kapadia in the teen romance ''Bobby (1973 film), Bobby'' (1973), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Between 1973 and 2000, Kapoor starred as the romantic lead in 92 films. Some of his notable films during this period include ''Khe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Kumaar
Rishi Kumaar (1975–2018) was a Singaporean actor, musician, lyricist, known for acting in the Vasantham drama ''Vettai''. He was the second runner-up of Vasantham Star 2005 (Singapore Indian Idol Competition) organized by MediaCorp Vasantham. Kumaar was a graduate from the Asian Academy Of Film & Television in Delhi. He was also well known for famous songs that were featured in "Vettai", "Planet Galatta" and many more. Awards *2004 - Nominee for "Best Original Composition" for ''I'm in love'' at Pradhana Vizhla 2004 (MediaCorp TV12) *2005 - 2nd runner-up for Vasantham Star (MediaCorp TV12 Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prop ...) References 1975 births Living people 21st-century Singaporean male singers 20th-century Singaporean male singers Singaporean pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Prakash Tyagi
Rishi Prakash Tyagi was a former Assistant Commissioner in Delhi Police. He was reported to be the first senior police officer in India to be given the death sentence for the custodial death of a person, although the punishment was later reduced after an appeal in a higher court. In August 1987, when Tyagi was the station house officer (SHO) of Vivek Vihar police station in East Delhi, Mohinder Kumar and Ram Kumar were arrested on charges of eve teasing and subsequent assault on a police constable who had gone to arrest them. Both were reportedly tortured and a day later were found dumped in nearby fields. While Mohinder died in hospital, Ram Kumar survived and was a crucial witness during the trial. The trial court, while sentencing Tyagi on 18 December 2006, said the charges of murder were proved and it was one of the 'rarest of rare cases' that merited death penalty. The sentence was appealed in the Delhi High Court and in March 2008 Tyagi was convicted only for culpabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Ram
Rishi Ram (born 17 August 1947) is a Fijian civil servant and former diplomat of Indian descent. From 2007 to 2009 he was Chairman of the Public Service Commission. He was the first ethnic Indian to head the PSC. Ram served as Deputy Secretary of the PSC from June 1990 to April 1993. He was Secretary for Women and Multi-Ethnic Affairs from 1993 to 1994, and for Urban Housing and Development from 1994 to 2001, when he served briefly as Ambassador to Japan, until 2002. He served again as Secretary for Women from 2002 to 2004. Early life Ram was born in Ba in 1952 and attended St Teresa's Primary School and Khalsa Secondary School. In 1966 he moved to Suva and started his public service career as a clerical officer with the Ministry of Primary Industries. He started studying for his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the South Pacific The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public university, public research university with locations spread throughout a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Reddi
Rishi Reddi is an American author. She is a L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award laureate. Biography Rishi Reddi was born in Hyderabad, India. She grew up in the United Kingdom and the United States. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College, where she studied English, and the Northeastern University School of Law. In 2001, she earned a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University. Alongside her writing career, she has been an enforcement attorney for the state and federal environmental protection agencies, as well as a lawyer for the Massachusetts Secretary of Environment. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Awards and honors Her book ''Karma and Other Stories'' received the 2008 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Rishi Reddi's work was chosen for Best American Short Stories 2005, featured on National Public Radio's "Selected Shorts" program, and received an honorable mention for 2004 Pushcart Prize. She has been a Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Rich
Rishpal Singh Rekhi ( Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੈਖੀ, born 30 June 1976 in Croydon), better known by his stage name Rishi Rich, is a British-Indian music producer based in London. He began his career in the Asian Underground scene and later became internationally known for his bhangra tracks, his Hindi remixes, and as a pioneer of Asian-R&B fusion music. Through the Rishi Rich Project, he was responsible for launching British Asian talents who would later gain mainstream success, such as Jay Sean, Juggy D, Veronica Mehta, and Mumzy Stranger. In addition, Rishi Rich has launched the singing career of Canadian artist, Jasmine K Kara, as the two collaborated in 2022 to release "The Ishq (Rishi Rich Remix)." Jasmine K Kara has mentioned being a "huge fan" of the Rishi Rich Project's debut single, "Dance with You" (Nachna Tere Naal), and refers to the experience of working with Rishi Rich as a "dream come true." He has also released his own solo albums, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Shah
Rishi Shah (born 1986) is an American businessman convicted of fraud and a former chairman and CEO of Outcome Health, which he co-founded. Early life Rishi Shah was born in 1986 in Oak Brook, Illinois, the son of Sonal Shah and her husband Dr Upendra Shah, an endocrinologist. He was educated at Hinsdale Central High School and Northwestern University, but dropped out to start a business career. Career Shah developed a business plan for ContextMedia at Northwestern with classmates Derek Moeller and Shradha Agarwal in 2006 to distribute health educational content to doctors' offices and waiting rooms monetized by ad revenue from pharmaceutical companies. ContextMedia grew revenues 2,965% from 2010 to 2015 to $63.5 million with Shah as CEO, ranking it as the 6th fastest-growing private company in Chicago in 2016. In 2017, ContextMedia rebranded itself as Outcome Health. In May 2017, Outcome Health raised over $500 million from investors led by Goldman Sachs, CapitalG, and Pritzker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishi Shankar
Rishi Shankar (1934 - 2015) is a Fiji Indian lawyer who was elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji. He was born in Lautoka, Fiji and was a police officer from 1953 to 1965. He then studied law at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He re-joined the police force on return to Fiji but in 1974 joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In 1976, he left government service to set up a law firm in Ba. He served as Nadi Town Councillor between 1982 and 1985. For the 1987 general election, the NFP–Labour Coalition chose him as a candidate for the Nadi Indian Communal Constituency which he won easily, but was a member of Parliament for a month when the military coup of 1987 prematurely ended his political career. He was one of the coalition members not detained during the coup as he was not present in Parliament when it was stormed by armed soldiers led by Sitiveni Rabuka Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, (; born 13 September 1948) is a Fijian poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
