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Dhilluku Dhuddu 2
Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 (தில்லுக்கு துட்டு 2), 2019 Tamil horror comedy, sequel to Dhilluku Dhuddu; directed by Rambhala, produced by and starring Santhanam with Shritha Sivadas; released 7 February 2019.
Dhimmi (ذمي)
Dhimmi (ذمي; ahl al-dhimma): Islamic legal status of non-Muslim permanent residents under a protection pact ('aqd al-dhimma), entailing the jizya poll tax, worship rights, court autonomy, and public restrictions, from the Rashidun era to modern citizen-based reinterpretations.
Dhimmitude
Dhimmitude describes the protected but subordinate legal condition of non-Muslim groups, such as Jews and Christians, living under Islamic rule through the dhimma pact.
Dhindora
Dhindora: 2021 Hindi comedy-drama web series by Bhuvan Bam on BB Ki Vines YouTube; 8 episodes, ten characters, ₹11 crore lottery plot; season 2 coming to Netflix.
Dhira (film)
Dhira (2020) is a Telugu-language Indian animated adventure film by A Theorem Studios, directed by Arun Kumar Rapolu, using motion capture, about Vidhyaranya Swami, Vijayanagara, and Tenali Ramakrishna; distinct from unrelated same-title films.
Dhiraj Rajaram
Dhiraj Rajaram (धीरज राजाराम) is an Indian entrepreneur who founded the decision-sciences and analytics firm Mu Sigma in 2004, bought out its investors in 2022, and remains chairman and CEO.
Dhiraj Seth (धीरज सेठ)
General Dhiraj Seth (धीरज सेठ), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, is the 31st Chief of the Army Staff of India, in office from 30 June 2026. An Armoured Corps officer commissioned into 2nd Lancers in 1986, he is the first tankman to lead the Army since 1997.
Dhirauli Coal Mine
Dhirauli Coal Mine is a commercial coal mine in the Singrauli Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India, won by an Adani subsidiary in 2020 with 6.5 MTPA capacity.
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, also known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, is an Indian guru who heads the Bageshwar Dham Hanuman temple in Madhya Pradesh, known for his public divine court.
Dhirkot
Dhirkot (Dheerkot, Dheer Kot), hill town and tehsil in Bagh District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, at 1,676 m on the Kohala-Bagh road; gateway to Neela Butt and Sudhan Gali; not the Nepali Dhurkot rural municipality.
Dhirubhai Ambani
Dhirubhai Ambani, born Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, was an Indian industrialist who founded Reliance Industries in 1958 and built it into India's largest private company and first private Fortune 500 firm.
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS), founded 2003 by Nita Ambani in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, is India's top-ranked co-ed non-profit international day school offering ICSE, IGCSE, and IB Diploma programmes, with a 2026 IB average of 40.8 points.
Dhirubhai Thaker
Dhirubhai Thaker, who wrote as Savyasachi, was a Gujarati writer and critic best known as chief editor of the Gujarati Vishwakosh, a 25-volume encyclopedia in Gujarati.
DHIS2
DHIS2 (District Health Information Software 2) is an open source, web-based health data platform developed by the HISP group at the University of Oslo. It is the world's most widely used health management information system software.
Dhisana Corona
Dhisana Corona, a 100-km-diameter corona on Venus at 14.5N, 111.7E in the Niobe Planitia quadrangle (V-23); IAU-named 1994 for a Vedic goddess of plenty.
Dhivya Duraisamy
Dhivya Duraisamy (திவ்யா துரைசாமி) is a Tamil film actress and former newsreader from Perambalur, known for Vaazhai (2024), Blue Star (2024), and as a Cook with Comali contestant on Vijay TV.
Dhivyadharshini (திவ்யதர்ஷினி)
Dhivyadharshini (திவ்யதர்ஷினி), aka DD or DD Neelakandan, is a Tamil television anchor and actress from Chennai, host of Koffee with DD, Jodi No. 1, and En Kitta Modhadhe, and actress in Pa Paandi and Joshua: Imai Pol Kaka (2024).
DHL
DHL, short for Dalsey, Hillblom & Lynn, is a German logistics company founded in San Francisco in 1969, a Deutsche Post subsidiary since 2002 serving more than 220 countries.
DHL Aviation
DHL Aviation is the air transport arm of DHL Express, a group of owned and partner cargo airlines flying more than 295 freighters through hubs on three continents.
Dhobi Ghat (धोबी घाट) (film)
Dhobi Ghat (धोबी घाट), also Mumbai Diaries, is Kiran Rao's 2011 directorial debut drama, produced by Aamir Khan Productions, about four people whose lives intersect in Mumbai; released 21 January 2011 after premiering at TIFF 2010.
Dhofar (ظفار)
Dhofar (ظفار) is Oman's southernmost governorate, centered on Salalah, covering about 99,300 km² with 10 wilayats. Its summer Khareef monsoon creates a semi-arid cloud forest and draws over half a million tourists yearly.
Dhofar Rebellion
The Dhofar Rebellion (ثورة ظفار) was an armed insurgency in Oman's southern Dhofar province, fought by Marxist insurgents against the sultanate and its foreign backers, and suppressed in January 1976.
Dhokal Mound
Dhokal Mound (Ekkal-Dhokal): twin ancient settlement mounds at Dhokal village, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, on the dried Ghaggar river bed, yielding Rang Mahal culture pottery and protected by the ASI since 1951.
Dhokha: Round D Corner
Dhokha: Round D Corner is a 2022 Hindi hostage thriller directed by Kookie Gulati, starring R. Madhavan, Khushali Kumar, and Aparshakti Khurana; released 23 September 2022, a box-office flop later streaming on Netflix.
Dhokra
Dhokra (also spelled Dokra) is a traditional craft of eastern and central India in which brass and bell-metal objects are cast by the lost-wax technique, leaving a coiled, latticed surface.
Dhol
Dhol (ढोल): a large double-headed barrel drum of the Indian subcontinent, from Sanskrit ḍhola, played with sticks and hand; central to Punjabi bhangra, Garhwal's dhol-damau ritual ensemble, and diaspora music.
Dhol (film)
Dhol (ढोल) is a 2007 Hindi comedy directed by Priyadarshan, a remake of the Malayalam film In Harihar Nagar, starring Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Khemu, Rajpal Yadav, and Tanushree Dutta; released 21 September 2007, it earned about ₹23 crore worldwide on a ₹14 crore budget.
Dhola
Dhola is a traditional Maldivian race board game with four pieces per player, five cowry shells as dice, and a cruciform 3x8 board; rules incompletely documented, known from Culin 1898 and Murray 1951. Distinct from the North Indian folk genre ḍholā.
Dhola Maru
Dhola Maru (ढोला मारू रा दूहा) is a Rajasthani love ballad about the prince Dhola and his bride Maru, composed in western Rajasthan in the 11th century.
Dhola–Sadiya Bridge
The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, officially Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is a 9.15 km beam bridge over the Lohit River linking Dhola in Assam with Sadiya, inaugurated in May 2017.