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Rukmini (given Name)
Rukmini is a Hindic feminine given name that may refer to the following notable people: *Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Indian linguist, poet, writer and critic * Rukmini Callimachi (born 1973), Romanian-American journalist * Rukmini Chaudhary, Nepalese politician *Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904–1986), Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer *Rukmini Lakshmipathi (1892–1951), Indian independence activist * Rukmini Maitra, Indian model and actress *Rukmini Sukarno (born c.1943), a daughter of the Indonesian President Sukarno * Rukmini Timmaraju (born 1973), American reproductive rights advocate *Rukmini Varma (born 1940), Indian artist * Rukmini Vijayakumar, Indian choreographer, dancer and film actress See also *Rukmani (name) Rukmini is a Sanskrit feminine given name and a surname that may refer to the following notable people: ;Given name *Rukmani Bai, Indian politician * Rukmani Devi (1923–1978), Sri Lankan film actress and singer *Rukmani Gounder, New Zealand econo ... {{given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Bhaya Nair
Rukmini Bhaya Nair is a linguist, poet, writer and critic of India. She won the First Prize for her poem ''kali'' in the "All India Poetry Competition" in 1990 organised by The Poetry Society (India) in collaboration with British Council. She is currently a professor at Humanities and Social Sciences department of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). Nair is known for being a trenchant critic of the Hindutva ideology and the religious and Caste system in India, caste discrimination that it promotes. Biography Rukmini Bhaya Nair is Professor of Linguistics and English at of Humanities and Social Sciences department of IIT, Delhi. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1982 and is internationally recognised for her work in the areas of linguistics, cognition and literary theory. In 2006, Nair received a second honoris causa doctoral degree from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Nair was Visiting Professor at the Department of English, Stanfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Callimachi
Rukmini Maria Callimachi (born Sichitiu on 25 June 1973) is a Romanian-born American journalist. She currently works for ''The New York Times''. Background Callimachi gained her name "Rukmini" through her family's closeness to the Indian theosophist Rukmini Devi Arundale, founder of Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai, India. Born Sichitiu, she is the stepdaughter of Mihai Botez, a scientist and dissident against the Romanian communist regime. Rukmini is a matrilineal descendant of the Callimachi family of Phanariotes (and as such also Greco-Romanian); her ancestor on that side is Eufrosina Callimachi, daughter of ''Hospodar'' Scarlat Callimachi. She changed her last name to Callimachi in order to honor this legacy. Rukmini Sichitiu left Romania at age 5, in 1979: her mother and grandmother took her on a trip to Switzerland, during which they defected; Rukmini's father remained in Bucharest, to alleviate suspicions, and finally joined them in 1980. According to her own recol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Chaudhary
Rukmini Chaudhari ( ne, रुक्मिणी चौधरी) is a Nepalese politician. She was elected to the Second Constituent Assembly in the 2013 election as a Proportional Representation candidate of the Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat).Election Commission, Nepal. Ca Election Report' References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly {{Lumbini-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Shastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986)Sharma, Shoba and Gangadean, Ashok (January 31, 2004 Naatya.org. Retrieved on 10 December 2018. was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. The most important revivalist of Bharatanatyam from its original 'sadhir' style prevalent amongst the temple dancers, the Devadasis, she also worked for the re-establishment of traditional Indian arts and crafts. She espoused the cause of Bharata Natyam which was considered a vulgar art. She 'sanitised' and removed the inherent eroticism of Sadhir to make it palatable to Indian upper-caste elites and the British morality of the era. Rukmini Devi features in ''India Today''s list of '100 People Who Shaped India'. She was awarded the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Lakshmipathi
Rukmini Laxmipathi (also spelled as Rukmani Lakshmipathi, ta, ருக்மிணி லக்ஷ்மிபதி; 6 December 1892 – 6 August 1951) was an Indian independence activist and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was the first woman to be elected to the Madras Legislature and the first to serve as a minister in the Madras Presidency. Biography Rukmini was born in Madras in an agriculturist family. Her grandfather was the landlord Raja T. Ramrao. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts, B.A from the Women's Christian College, Chennai, Women's Christian College, Madras and married Dr. Achanta Laxmipathi. In 1923, she joined the Congress. In 1926, she attended the International Women's Suffrage Alliance Congress at Paris as the Indian representative. For her participation (in 1930) in the Vedaranyam march, Salt Satyagraha in Vedaranyam she was jailed for a year, becoming the first female prisoner in the Salt Satyagraha movement. She contested an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Maitra
Rukmini Maitra is an Indian actress and model. After having established herself in the world of fashion, Maitra made her debut in films in 2017 with the film Chaamp. She acted in six films with Dev. She had her Bollywood debut opposite Vidyut Jammwal in the 2021 film Sanak. Career Rukmini started her career as a model at the age of 13. She has modelled for various regional, national and international brands and magazines such as Reliance, Lakmé, Vodafone, Sunsilk, Parachute, Titan, Tata Tea, Rado, ''Elle'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', '' Femina'', Royal Stag, PC Chandra Jewellers, Bhima Jewellers, Azva, Senco Gold, Spencer's, ITC, Fiama Di Wills, Big Bazar Fb, Lux, Emami, and has also modelled for eminent fashion designers like Masaba Gupta, Anita Dongre, Suneet Varma, Dev r Nil, Anju Modi etc. Maitra debuted in the silver screen with the Bengali film titled '' Champ'' opposite Bengali actor Dev, which released in Eid, 2017. The film was directed by Raj Chakraborty. It is based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Sukarno
Rukmini Sukarno Kline (26 August 1942 – 2009), also known as Rukmini Sukmawati, was an Indonesian-born Italian opera singer and daughter of President Sukarno of Indonesia. Life and career Sukarno was born on 26 August 1942 in Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung, to Nina and Sukarno. She was of Java and German descent. Her mother gave her to a Chinese family and she was later given the name Nyuk Lan. Rukmini was sent to Rome at age 8. An opera singer, she lived in Rome in the 1960s. In 1967, she met and married the American film actor Franklin Latimore Kline. They had a son, Chris, a journalist. Her husband once arranged a concert for her at Carnegie Hall, and dubbed it Fiesta Mundo ). Rukmini, who is claimed to speak eight languages fluently, sang songs from the various countries around the globe. By the late 1970s, she was the sole owner of Frankenburg Import-Export Ltd., a Kansas corporation registered in Mexico as a middleman-supplier of steel products to that country. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Timmaraju
Rukmini "Mini" Timmaraju is an American lawyer and reproductive rights advocate. She has been the president of Reproductive Freedom for All, formerly known as NARAL Pro-Choice America, since 2021. She previously worked for Planned Parenthood, Comcast, the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. She earned a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. Early life and education Rukmini Timmaraju was born on February 25, 1973, to an Telugu Indian American family. While her parents were from the Philadelphia area, her mother travelled to Hyderabad to be close to her family before her daughter was born. The nickname, Mini, is from a character from a short story, '' Kabuliwala,'' by Rabindranath Tagore. Mini's family moved to Sugar Land, Texas, where Mini attended William P. Clements High School and became a graduate in 1991. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in development studies and international area studies in 1995 fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Varma
Rukmini Varma (born 1940) is an Indian artist based in Bangalore. Life She was born as Bharani Thirunal Rukmini Bayi, Fourth Princess of Travancore to Princess Uthram Thirunal Lalithamba Bayi and Sri Kerala Varma Koil Thampuran Avargal, she is a granddaughter of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi and belongs to the Travancore Royal Family. Her great great grandfather was Raja Ravi Varma. Her father Kerala Varma is an artist specializing in charcoal and pencil sketches while her son Jay Varma is a colored pencil artist. In the 1970s she was a member of the advisory council for the Chittrakala Parishat of Bangalore and is currently Chairperson of the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bangalore, which she founded in September 2015. Rukmini Varma is a cousin of Shreekumar Varma. She was married to the late Devi Prasad Varma and has two sons, Venugopal Varma and Jaygopal Varma. Her brother Balagopal Varma is the current holder of the title of Elayaraja of Travancore. See also * Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmini Vijayakumar
Rukmini Vijayakumar is an Indian dance choreographer, Bharatanatyam dancer, and actress from engaluru . Along with her performances on stage, she has appeared in films such as '' Ananda Thandavam'' (2009), ''Bhajarangi'' (2013), '' Kochadaiyaan'' (2014), ''Final Cut of Director'' (2016) and ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' (2017). Career Rukmini Vijayakumar is the artistic director of Raadha Kalpa dance company, and the director of LshVa, an art space. She is the founder of The Raadha Kalpa Method, a pedagogical system of training classical Indian and particularly Bharatanatyam dancer. Rukmini's approach to Bharatanatyam is dedicated, rigorous and layered. She has presented her work as a soloist all over the world, including venues such as the Jacobs Pillow festival, Drive East NYC, and the Korzo Theater. Recently she played ‘the goddess of love’ in ‘Sukanya’, produced by The Royal Opera house in London. She studied Bharatanatyam under Guru Narmada, Guru Padmini Rao and Guru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmani (name)
Rukmini is a Sanskrit feminine given name and a surname that may refer to the following notable people: ;Given name *Rukmani Bai, Indian politician * Rukmani Devi (1923–1978), Sri Lankan film actress and singer *Rukmani Gounder, New Zealand economist ;Surname *Kumari Rukmani (1929–2007), Indian actress and dancer *T. S. Rukmani, Indian Sanskrit scholar See also *Rukmini (given name) {{given name, type=both Indian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Feminine Given Names
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
