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: राकेश) is a

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given name of

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origin. It is derived from the

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language.

Notable people with the given name

Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi (born 21 January 1962) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party from Madhya Pradesh. Hailing from the Chambal region, he has been a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly of the Madhya P ...

, Indian politician *

Mohan Rakesh Mohan may refer to: People * Mohan Shumsher JBR, Former prime minister of Nepal * Mohan (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor * Mohan (director), Indian director of Malayalam films * Mohan (name), a name generally found among Hindus * Mohan (cl ...

, literary movement activist *

Rakesh Asthana Rakesh Asthana (born 9 July 1961) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS). He is of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI). In July 2021, he was appointed as Police Com ...

, Indian Police Service officer of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governmen ...

, Police Commissioner of Delhi * Rakesh Bapat, Indian actor * Rakesh Bedi, Indian actor *

Rakesh Gangwal Rakesh Gangwal (born 1952 or 1953) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and 37% owner of IndiGo airline. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of US Airways Group. From June 2003 to August 200 ...

, former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group *

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (5 July 1960 – 14 August 2022) was an Indian billionaire business magnate, Chartered Accountant, stock trader, and investor. He began investing in 1985 with a capital of 5,000, with his first major profit in 1986. At the t ...

, Indian investor and trader *

Rakesh Khurana Rakesh Khurana (born November 22, 1967) is an Indian-American educator. He is a professor of sociology at Harvard University, Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and the Danoff Dean of Harvard College. Early life and ...

, professor at Harvard Business School *

Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi) Rakesh Kumar (born 15 April 1983) is a former Indian professional Kabaddi player and Coach of Harayana Steelers. He was the vice-captain of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 2007 World Cup at Panvel, India. In 2011, in recognitio ...

, Indian professional kabaddi player *

Rakesh Madhavan Rakesh Madhavan (born 23 February 1977) is a Malaysian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. Biography Born in Negeri Sembilan in 1977, Madhavan ma ...

, Malaysian cricketer * Rakesh Maria, Indian Police Service officer *

Rakesh Masih Rakesh Masih (born 18 March 1987) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League. Career Masih spent four years at the Tata Football Academy and was regarded as one of the best cadets o ...

, Indian international football player *

Rakesh Patel Rakesh Bhanuprasad Patel (born 3 October 1978 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India), is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Ahmedabad Rockets in the Indian Cricket League. Patel, primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, played 66 first-class matches ...

, Indian cricketer * Rakesh Pandey, Indian writer and author * Rakesh Roshan, Indian producer, director and actor *

Rakesh Satyal Rakesh Satyal is an American novelist, best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning debut novel ''Blue Boy''.Rakesh Sharma Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although ...

, first Indian in space *

Rakesh Sharma (cricketer) Rakesh Sharma (born 24 January 1972 in Moradabad) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team The Oman national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Oman and is governed by the Oman Cricket ...

, Omani cricketer * Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker), Indian filmmaker * Rakesh Singh (politician) (born 1962), Indian politician * Rakesh Singh (soldier) (1970–1993), Indian Army soldier *

Rakesh Yankaran Rakesh Yankaran, nicknamed ''The Raja'' (; born 03 December 1959) is an Indo-Trinidadian musician. He is the son of the late Indian classical musician, Isaac Yankarran and brother of the late Indian classical and chutney musicians Anand, Suresh, ...

, musician from Trinidad and Tobago * Rakesh Raxstar, British Punjabi rapper * Rakesh Bhuyan, Software Developer

References

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