Rajguru, also spelled as Rajyaguru, is an ancient title and surname of the

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which means ''royal priest''.

Notable people

Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera was one of the delegates from Bangladesh) in the Sixth Buddhist council held in Yangon, Burma in 1956. Boyhood Most venerable Ashin Aggavamsa Sayadaw, Sanghãraja, Aggamahãsaddhammajotikãdhaja, President, and f ...

, Bangladeshi Buddhist *

Rajguru Priyo Ratana Mahathera Priyo Ratana Mahāthera was a Buddhist guru entitled the Rajguru in Chakma Raj Bihar and the first known Tanchangya monk who went abroad for Buddhist studies in Sri Lanka in 19th century. Early life He was born named Palak Dhan in 1879 to a ...

, Buddhist guru *

Basavaraj Rajguru Pandit Basavraj Rajguru (24 August 1920 – 1991) was a leading Indian classical vocalist in the Kirana gharana (singing style). Early life and training Basavraj was born into a family of scholars, astrologers and musicians in Yaliwal, a ...

(1917–1991), Hindustani singer *

Hari Rajguru Hari Rajguru (born 24 December 1939) is an Indian former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical regi ...

(born 1939), Indian cricketer *

Jayi Rajaguru Jayakrushna Rajaguru Mohapatra (29 October 1739 – 6 December 1806) popularly known as Jayi Rajaguru was a prominent figure of the Indian independence movement in the state of Odisha. A princely-priest by profession at the court of the Khurda ...

(1739–1806), Indian independence activist *

Prakash Rajguru Prakash Rajguru (24 December 1939 – 23 June 2006) was an Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each compri ...

(1939—2006), Indian cricketer *

Rinku Rajguru Prerana "Rinku" Mahadeo Rajguru (born 3 June 2001) is an Indian actress primarily working in Marathi language films, best known for her role in the film ''Sairat''. Life and career Rajguru was born in Akluj town of Maharashtra to Mahadeo Ra ...

(born c. 2000), Indian film actress *

Satyanarayana Rajguru padmasri Satyanarayana Rajguru (1903-1997) was an Indian litterateur, epigraphist and historian. He was a curator and epigraphist at the Odisha State Museum and was a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, ''Bharati Bhushan'' award, Ganjam Sahitya ...

, Indian litterateur, epigraphist and historian *

Shaktipada Rajguru Shaktipada Rajguru ( bn, শক্তিপদ রাজগুরু) (1 February 1922 – 12 June 2014) was an Indian Bengali writer. Several of his novels have been adapted for the screen including the Ritwik Ghatak-directed '' Meghe Dhak ...

(1922–2014), Indian Bengali writer *

Shivaram Rajguru Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra (then Bombay State), known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British police officer named John Saunders. He was an active m ...

(1908–1931), Indian revolutionary

References

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