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Madhav V. Dhodapkar
Madhav V. Dhodapkar is an American hematologist-oncologist and cancer immunologist who studies how the immune system controls progression of premalignant plasma cell disorders to multiple myeloma.
Madhava Ashrama
Madhava Ashrama, born Keshavanand in Uttarakhand, was a Dashanami renunciate who served as Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath at Joshimath from 1993 until his death in Chandigarh.
Madhava II
Madhava II (माधव द्वितीय) was a king of the Western Ganga dynasty of Talakad in the later 5th century, son of Aryavarman and a devotee of Shiva, succeeded by Avinita.
Madhava Kandali
Madhava Kandali (মাধৱ কন্দলী), also known as Kaviraja Kandali, was a 14th-century Assamese poet who translated the Ramayana into Assamese verse at the request of the Barahi king Mahamanikya.
Madhava Mantri
Madhava Mantri (माधव मंत्री) was a chief minister of the Vijayanagara empire in the late 14th century, known for conquering Goa and ruling the Konkan coast for ten years.
Madhava of Sangamagrama
Madhava of Sangamagrama (c. 1340 – c. 1425) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer from Kerala who founded the Kerala School and discovered infinite series for π and trigonometric functions.
Madhava Tirtha
Madhava Tirtha, also written Madhav Tirtha, was the last holder of the Sharada Peeth Math of Dwarka, a Shankara-tradition seat, who died at Dakore in 1916 without designating a successor.
Madhavakara
Madhavakara (माधवकर) was a Sanskrit physician and Ayurvedic scholar of early medieval India, probably from the Vanga region of Bengal, best known for the Madhavanidana.
Madhavdev
Madhavdev, also romanized Madhavadeva, was an Assamese saint, poet, and hymnist who was the chief disciple and successor of Srimanta Sankaradeva and authored the Nama Ghosa.
Madhavdeva
Madhavdeva (মাধৱদেব) was an Assamese saint, poet, and playwright who led the Mahapurusiya Vaishnavite movement after Sankaradeva's death, writing the Nama Ghosa and completing the satra institution.
Madhavi (princess)
Madhavi (माधवी), daughter of King Yayati in the Mahabharata's Udyoga Parva, was given to the sage Galava, bore kings' sons under a virginity-restoring boon to pay Vishwamitra's fee of 800 black-eared horses, then became a forest ascetic.
Madhavrao I
Madhavrao I, also known as Thorale Madhavrao, was the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1761 to 1772, reviving Maratha power after the Third Battle of Panipat.
Madhavrao II
Madhavrao II, known as Sawai Madhavrao (सवाई माधवराव पेशवे), was Peshwa of the Maratha state from 1774 to 1795, the posthumous son of the murdered Narayanrao.
Madhavrao Scindia (माधवराव जीवाजीराव सिंधिया)
Madhavrao Scindia (माधवराव सिंधिया), also known as Madhavrao Jivajirao Scindia, was an Indian politician from Gwalior's royal family who won nine Lok Sabha elections and served as a Union cabinet minister.
Madhesh
Madhesh (मधेश) Province, formerly Province No. 2, is Nepal's smallest but most populous province in the southeastern Terai, capital Janakpurdham, named in 2022, with the country's lowest per-capita income and weakest social indicators.
Madhhab (مذهب)
A madhhab (مذهب) is a school of Islamic law, a shared methodology for interpreting the Qur'an and Sunna; Sunni Islam has four: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali.
Madhikasava
Madhikasava (Madhūkāsava, मधूकासव) is a classical Ayurvedic fermented asava from mahua (Madhuca longifolia) flowers, honey, and herbs; dose 12–24 ml, indicated for grahani, with 5–10% self-generated alcohol.
Madho Rao Scindia
Madho Rao Scindia was Maharaja of Gwalior, the largest princely state in Central India, from 1886 until his death in 1925, modernizing its railways, irrigation, and army.
Madho Singh II
Madho Singh II (माधो सिंह द्वितीय) was Maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur from 1880 until his death in 1922, ruling for forty-two years as an adopted heir.
Madho Singh of Kota
Madho Singh (माधो सिंह), son of Rao Ratan Singh of Bundi, was made first independent ruler of Kota by Shah Jahan in 1631, reigning until 1648.
Madhoo
Madhoo (Madhoobala Raghunath Malini, born 1969, Chennai), also Madhoo Shah, is an Indian actress in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema, known for Roja (1992), Phool Aur Kaante, and Yodha.
Madhouse, Inc. (マッドハウス)
Madhouse, also known as Madhouse Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded in Tokyo in 1972 by former Mushi Production staff, known for Death Note, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Frieren.
Madhu (മധു) (actor)
Madhu (മധു), born Madhavan Nair 23 September 1933, is a veteran Malayalam cinema actor, director, producer, and studio owner; over 370 films since 1963, known for Chemmeen's Pareekutty, Uma Studio, the J C Daniel Award (2004), and the Padma Shri (2013).
Madhu Bangarappa
Madhu Bangarappa is an Indian National Congress politician serving as Karnataka's school education minister and MLA for Sorab, son of former chief minister S. Bangarappa.
Madhu Malhotra
Madhu Malhotra (1954–2026) was a Hindi film supporting actress. Known for "Lambi Judai" in Hero (1983), Karz, Satte Pe Satta, and Ghulam; debuted in Andhera (1975), died in Mumbai.
Madhu Mantena
Madhu Varma Mantena, Indian film producer (Ghajini, Queen, Super 30, Sacred Games), Phantom Films co-founder, cousin of Ram Gopal Varma, now of Mythoverse Studios and the Mad Man banner.
Madhu Sapre (मधु सप्रे)
Madhu Sapre (मधु सप्रे), born 1971 in Nagpur, is an Indian model, Femina Miss India 1992 winner and Miss Universe 1992 second runner-up, India's leading 1990s supermodel, known for the 1995 Tuff shoes ad controversy and film Boom.
Madhu Shalini
Madhu Shalini, Indian actress, model, and producer born 1989 in Hyderabad, works mainly in Telugu cinema with Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films; known for Goodachari, Thoongaa Vanam, Department, and the series 9 Hours.
Madhu Sudan
Madhu Sudan is an Indian-born American theoretical computer scientist, a Harvard professor since 2015, known for probabilistically checkable proofs and list decoding and winner of the 2002 Nevanlinna Prize.
Madhu Trehan (मधु पुरी त्रेहन)
Madhu Trehan, also known as Madhu Purie Trehan, is an Indian journalist who co-founded India Today in 1975, created the video newsmagazine Newstrack, and co-founded Newslaundry in 2012.