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Meenakshisundaram Pillai
Meenakshisundaram Pillai (மீனாட்சிசுந்தரம் பிள்ளை; 1815–1876) was a Tamil poet honored as Mahavidran who wrote roughly 80 classical works, including 22 talapuranams, and taught U.V. Swaminatha Iyer.
Meenal Choubey
Meenal Choubey is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who was elected Mayor of Raipur in 2025, winning by 153,290 votes after three terms as a councillor.
Meenesh R. Singh
Meenesh R. Singh is a chemical engineer and full professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, working on carbon capture and solar-energy conversion, with a joint appointment at Argonne National Laboratory.
meenoi
meenoi (미노이) is a South Korean singer-songwriter whose real name is Park Min-young. She debuted in 2019 and became widely known for hosting the YouTube cooking show meenoi's Yorizori.
Meeple
Meeple: a small person-shaped board game piece, usually wooden, representing a player or worker. Coined November 2000 by Alison Hansel from "my" + "people" for the follower pieces of Carcassonne; now a generic hobby term.
Meera Clark
Meera Clark is a venture capital investor who is a Partner at Redpoint Ventures, where she invests mainly in consumer companies, the future of work, and consumer-focused climate tech.
Meera Jasmine (മീര ജാസ്മിൻ)
Meera Jasmine (മീര ജാസ്മിൻ), born Jasmine in Thiruvalla, Kerala, is an Indian actress who debuted in Soothradharan (2001), won a National Film Award and two Kerala State Awards, and returned with Makal (2022).
Meera Ka Mohan (मीरा का मोहन)
Meera Ka Mohan (मीरा का मोहन) is a 1992 Hindi romance film directed by K. Ravi Shankar, produced by Gulshan Kumar for T-Series, starring Avinash Wadhawan and Ashwini Bhave, with music by Arun Paudwal, released 7 February 1992.
Meera Mitun
Meera Mitun (மீரா மிதுன்), born Tamizhselvi Mani, is an Indian model and Tamil film actress; Miss South India 2016 (later stripped), debut in 8 Thottakkal (2017), Bigg Boss Tamil 3 contestant, booked in 2021 for casteist remarks.
Meera Mukherjee
Meera Mukherjee (মীরা মুখোপাধ্যায়; 1923–1998) was an Indian sculptor and writer from Calcutta who adapted the Dhokra lost-wax casting technique to modern bronze figures of working people.
Meera Nandan (മീര നന്ദൻ)
Meera Nandan (മീര നന്ദൻ), born Meera Nandakumar in 1990 in Kochi, is an Indian actress and radio jockey; Malayalam film debut was Lal Jose's Mulla (2008), and she has been an RJ in Dubai since 2015.
Meera Syal
Meera Syal (Feroza Syal, b. 1961, Wolverhampton), British comedian, writer and actress; co-creator of Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42, author of Anita and Me, CBE and 2023 BAFTA Fellowship recipient.
Meera Vasudevan
Meera Vasudevan, Indian film and television actress born 1982 in Mumbai, Tamil actress of Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu cinema; known for Thanmathra (2005) opposite Mohanlal and as Sumithra in the serial Kudumbavilakku; distinct from the food-industry Meera Vasudevan of Tasty Bite.
Meeri Marita Paas
Meeri-Marita Paas (born 2002) is an Estonian compound archer, World Cup Final silver medalist 2024, World Games bronze medalist 2025, and holder of Estonian and cadet world records, ranked as high as 4th in the world.
Meerkat
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), also called suricate, a small social mongoose of southern Africa's Kalahari living in mobs up to 50, with sentinel guard duty, cooperative pup care, and IUCN Least Concern status.
MeerKAT Galactic Center bubbles
The MeerKAT Galactic Center bubbles are a pair of radio-emitting cavities above and below the Milky Way's center, discovered in 2019 in images from South Africa's MeerKAT telescope.
Meero (company)
Meero is a Paris-based startup founded in 2016 that built an AI-assisted marketplace pairing freelance photographers with business clients; it rebranded as Diffusely, an AI media enhancement company, in 2024.
Meerschaum pipe
A meerschaum pipe is a tobacco pipe whose bowl is carved from meerschaum, a soft white mineral that yields a dry, cool smoke and darkens with use.
Meerut (district)
Meerut district (जिला मेरठ), Uttar Pradesh, upper Doab between Ganga and Yamuna; headquarters Meerut city. 2011 population 3,443,689; 3 tehsils, 12 blocks; start of the 1857 rebellion; sports goods hub.
Meerut (मेरठ)
Meerut (मेरठ) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 70 km from Delhi; the starting point of the 1857 rebellion and India's sports goods hub, with over 3,500 units and the Namo Bharat RRTS link.
Meerwein arylation
Meerwein arylation is a copper-catalyzed radical reaction adding an aryl diazonium salt across an alkene, reported by Hans Meerwein in 1939 and widely used in synthesis.
Meerwein salts
Meerwein salts are trialkyloxonium tetrafluoroborates, principally trimethyloxonium and triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, crystalline reagents used to alkylate weakly nucleophilic or sensitive functional groups; the trimethyl salt is the strongest commercially available methylating reagent.
Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction
The Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley (MPV) reduction is a transfer hydrogenation reducing aldehydes and ketones to alcohols, typically with isopropanol as hydrogen donor and aluminum isopropoxide as catalyst.
Meesaya Murukku
Meesaya Murukku is a 2017 Tamil musical comedy drama marking Hiphop Tamizha Adhi's acting and directorial debut, a semi-biopic of his independent music journey; its album topped 150 million streams, and a gaana-themed sequel followed in 2026.
Meeseeks and Destroy
Meeseeks and Destroy is season 1, episode 5 of Rick and Morty, aired January 20, 2014, introducing Mr. Meeseeks, the 'Existence is pain' catchphrase, and the dark King Jellybean tavern twist.
Meesha (film)
Meesha (മീശ) is a 2025 Malayalam suspense drama directed and written by Emcy Joseph, starring Kathir in his Malayalam debut, Hakkim Shah, Shine Tom Chacko, and Sudhi Koppa; released 1 August 2025, produced by Sajeer Gafur for Unicorn Movies.
Meesha Shafi (میشا شافی)
Meesha Shafi (میشا شافی), Pakistani-Canadian singer, actress, and model; Coke Studio 2010 debut with Arif Lohar, films The Reluctant Fundamentalist and WAAR, and the 2018 Ali Zafar harassment allegations and defamation case.
Meesho
Meesho (Meesho Limited, formerly Fashnear Technologies) is India's largest e-commerce marketplace by Annual Transacting Users and Placed Orders. Founded December 2015 by Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal, it uses a zero-commission seller model, the Valmo logistics platform, and listed via a $603 million IPO in 2025.
Meesmann corneal dystrophy
Meesmann corneal dystrophy (MECD, juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy, Meesmann-Wilke syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant corneal epithelial disorder from KRT3 or KRT12 mutations, causing tiny intraepithelial microcysts with little vision loss.
Meet Bros
Meet Bros: Indian music director duo of brothers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh; formerly the trio Meet Bros Anjjan (2010-2015) with Anjjan Bhattacharya; known for Baby Doll, Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan, Hangover, and Filmfare, Screen, and IIFA Best Music Director awards.