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Raj (name)
Raj ( hi, राज, ur, , bn, রাজ) in different contexts means "rule", "king", "ruler", "emperor" or "royalty" and "power" in the Sanskrit language families of the Indian sub-continent, including Romanes, its closest Indo-European relative. The word is cognate to Latin rex. Given name or nickname * Raj Ballav Koirala (born 1982), Nepalese actor * Raj Gupta, American business executive *Raj Kamal Jha (born 1966), Indian novelist and journalist *Raj Kapoor (1924–1988), Indian actor, director and producer *Raj Kaul, 18th-century ancestor of Jawahar Lal Nehru *Raj Khosla (1925–1991), Indian director *Raj Krishna, Indian economist * Raj Manhas, American educator *Raj Man Singh Chitrakar, Nepalese artist * Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha, Indian politician * Raj Mukherji, New Jersey lobbyist and real estate developer *Raj Narain (1917–1986), Indian politician *Raj Pannu (born 1934), Canadian educator and politician *Raj Patel Rajeev "Raj" Patel (born 1972) is a Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanes
Romani (; also Romany, Romanes , Roma; rom, rromani ćhib, links=no) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan ISO 639 macrolanguage, macrolanguage of the Romani people, Romani communities. According to ''Ethnologue'', seven varieties of Romani are divergent enough to be considered languages of their own. The largest of these are Vlax Romani language, Vlax Romani (about 500,000 speakers), Balkan Romani (600,000), and Sinte Romani (300,000). Some Romani communities speak mixed languages based on the surrounding language with retained Romani-derived vocabulary – these are known by linguists as Para-Romani varieties, rather than dialects of the Romani language itself. The differences between the various varieties can be as large as, for example, the differences between the Slavic languages. Name Speakers of the Romani language usually refer to the language as ' "the Romani language" or '' (adverb)'' "in a Rom way". This derives from the Romani word ', meaning either "a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Pradhan
Raj Kumar Pradhan ( ne, राज कुमार प्रधान) (born 27 April 1973) is a former Nepalese cricketer. Raj is a right-handed batsman and a leg spin bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against UAE in July 2002. He also represented the Panchakanya Tej of the Nepal Premier League and Region no. 1 Biratnagar of the National League. Biography Born in 1973, Raj Pradhan first played for Nepal at the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore.Other matches played by Raj Pradhan at CricketArchive He made his first-class début in 2004 when he played for Nepal against the and |
Raj Koothrappali
Rajesh "Raj" Ramayan Koothrappali, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'', portrayed by British actor Kunal Nayyar. He is one of four characters in the show, alongside Howard Wolowitz, Sheldon Cooper, and Leonard Hofstadter, to appear in every episode of ''The Big Bang Theory''. Raj is based on a computer programmer that the show's co-creator, Bill Prady, knew back when he himself was a programmer. Character biography Raj is Howard's best friend. They have what Nayyar calls a " bromance". Raj works as an astrophysicist in the Physics Department at Caltech. It was revealed in "The Monster Isolation" that Raj did at least part of his higher education at the University of Cambridge, where he discovered his interest in astrophysics. He had selective mutism, which did not allow him to talk to women outside of his family unless he was under the influence of alcohol (or medication), until the season 6 finale. Rajesh, who is normally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Raj's fluency in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, English, and Marathi has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema. After working in stage shows and television in Kannada for a few years, Raj ventured into films. He made his debut in Tamil cinema through ''Duet'' (1994), by K. Balachander, and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. In remembrance, he named his production company Duet Movies. A polyglot, he played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithali Raj
Mithali Dorai Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the India women's national cricket team from 2004 to 2022. Mithali is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and is considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Mithali holds numerous records in international cricket. She is the only female cricketer to surpass the 7,000-run mark in Women's One Day International matches. She is the first player to score seven consecutive 50s in ODIs. She also holds the record for most half-centuries in WODIs. In June 2018, during the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, she became the first player from India to score 2000 runs in T20Is, and also became the first female cricketer to reach 2000 WT20I runs. In 2005, Mithali became the permanent captain of India. She is the only female player to have captained India in more than one ICC ODI World Cup final, doing so twice in 2005 and 2017. On 1 February 2019, during India's series again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Raj
Maria Venus Bayonito Raj (; ; born July 7, 1988) is an Filipino-Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas 2010, Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant and placed 4th Runner-Up. After her title, Raj placed as the fourth runner-up in Miss Universe 2010, 59th Miss Universe pageant where she popularized her fumbled answer "''Major Major''". Early life and education Maria Venus Raj was born in Doha, Qatar to an Indian-American father and a Filipino mother, the youngest of five children. Raj's family moved in Bato, Camarines Sur in the Bicolandia at age 21. For the first two decades of her life, Raj lived in a nipa hut made of wood, bamboo and anahaw leaves, with no electricity, in the middle of a sprawling rice field. She allegedly used rice paddy dikes for her early training, where she eventually developed her distinctive walk.Ephraim Aguilar (September 4, 2010Dethroned B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagdish Raj
Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films. Early life and career He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan. His daughter Anita Raj is also a Bollywood actress. Jagdish Raj had the record of playing a police officer 144 times in various Bollywood films. Jagdish Raj Khurana also holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played a police inspector in 144 films. Some of his popular movies include ''Deewar'', ''Don'', ''Shakti'', ''Mazdoor'', ''Imaan Dharam'', ''Gopichand Jasoos'', ''Silsila'', ''Aaina'' and ''Besharam''. He also played Aditya Pancholi's father in '' Naamcheen'' (1991). Although Raj occasionally played a villain and a couple of times played a judge, he was best known for being cast a record 144 times as a police officer. After '' Shafi Inamdar'', he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charan Raj
Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies. Career Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian film industry. Charanraj started his movie career with Kannada movie Parajitha (1982) directed by Siddalingaiah which became commercially hit cinema. Charan Raj is not only an actor, but a producer, music composer and director too. He is popular for his villainy roles in Telugu film industry starting his career in Telugu with Pratighatana (1985), ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1989) with Kamal Haasan and '' Karthavyam'' (1990) with Vijayashanti. He has also acted with Rajinikanth in the Hindi movie '' Phool Bane Angaray'' (1991) and Tamil films like ''Panakkaran'' (1990), '' Dharma Dorai'' (1991), '' Veera'' (1994) and ''Baashha'' (1995). His character role in Tamil film ''Gentleman'' (1993) showed him as a different Charan Raj and he got good app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Besant may refer to: * Besant (surname) * Besant, Saskatchewan * Besant Nagar, area of Chennai See also * Bezant In the Middle Ages, the term bezant (Old French ''besant'', from Latin ''bizantius aureus'') was used in Western Europe to describe several gold coins of the east, all derived ultimately from the Roman ''solidus''. The word itself comes from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Raj
Anil Raj (April 1, 1984 – November 24, 2019) was an American human rights activist who served on the board of Amnesty International. He was killed on November 24, 2019 while working on the United Nations Development Programme when the vehicle he was travelling in with two colleagues was attacked. Early life and education Raj was raised in Saratoga, California in an Indian American family and attended Saratoga High School and graduated in 2002. He completed his undergraduate studies at University of California, Riverside, participating in a study abroad program at the University of Hong Kong, and graduating in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. At U.C. Riverside he was active in Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, Model United Nations and Amnesty International. He then earned a Masters in International Human Rights as well as a Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Thackeray
Raj Shrikant Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: aːd͡ʒ ʈʰaːkɾeː born Swaraj Shrikant Thackeray; 14 June 1968) is an Indian politician and the founding chairperson of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a regional political party. Raj was a former member of Shiv Sena till he founded MNS in 2006. He is the nephew of Balasaheb Thackeray. Early life Raj Thackeray's given name is a hypocorism of Swararaj. His parents were Shrikant Thackeray (younger brother of Bal Thackeray) and Kunda Thackeray (younger sister of Bal Thackeray's wife Meena Thackeray). As a child he learnt tabla, guitar and violin. Thackeray is a graduate of Mumbai's Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art. Upon graduation he joined ''Marmik'', the weekly magazine of Bal Thackeray, as a cartoonist.MNS official website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Singh (other)
Raj Singh may refer to: *Raj Singh I (1629–1680), Rana of Mewar the maternal uncle of Ajit Singh of Marwar *Raj Singh II (1743–1761), son of Maharana Pratap Singh II *Raj Singh (businessman) (born 1964), Sukhraj 'Raj' Singh, Indian businessman *Jinder Mahal (born 1986), Canadian professional wrestler who has previous ring name as Tiger Raj Singh *Raj Singh (wrestler), Indian professional wrestler * Raj Kumar Singh Gautam (born 1966), Indian politician and businessman, founder and CMD of Gautam Group * Raj Kishor Singh, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *Raj Singh Dungarpur (1935–2009), former President of BCCI *Raj Singh Arora (born 1984), Indian actor and photographer * Annu Raj Singh (born 1984), Indian shooter from Aligarh *Raj Man Singh Chitrakar (1797–1865), Nepalese artist in the mid 19th century *Raj Kunwar Singh (1897–1968), noted zamindar and the Raja of Barauli Rao *Raj Singh Chaudhary, Indian actor from Darjeeling *Yogeshwar Raj Singh (born 1967), scion of Kaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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