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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस)
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस), India's Overseas Indians' Day, observed 9 January since 2003 marking Gandhi's 1915 return from South Africa; biennial MEA conventions and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award distinguish it.
Pravasi Sahitya
Pravasi Sahitya (प्रवासी साहित्य), or diaspora literature, is Hindi writing by people of Indian origin living abroad, treating displacement, cultural memory, and identity, from Fiji to Mauritius.
Pravastatin
Pravastatin (pravastatin sodium, formerly Pravachol) is a semi-synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor statin, U.S.-approved 1991, dosed 40-80 mg daily; low-to-moderate LDL-lowering potency, landmark trials WOSCOPS, CARE, LIPID, PROSPER.
Pravati Parida
Pravati Parida is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha since 2024, the first woman to hold that post, representing Nimapara in the state assembly.
Pravda (Правда)
Pravda (Правда), meaning "Truth," is a Russian newspaper founded in 1912 on Lenin's initiative and the official organ of the Soviet Communist Party from 1917 to 1991.
Pravda of the Yaroslavichi
The Pravda of the Yaroslavichi (Правда Ярославичей) is a section of the Russkaia Pravda, the law code of Kievan Rus', issued by Yaroslav the Wise's sons around 1072.
Pravdinskoye Oil Field
Pravdinskoye Oil Field (Правдинское месторождение) is a large oil field in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area of Western Siberia, Russia, discovered in 1964 and producing since 1968.
Praveen Chakravarthy
Praveen Chakravarthy is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, a Rajya Sabha member representing Tamil Nadu since 2026 and Chairman of the Professionals' Congress.
Praveen Chaudhari
Praveen Chaudhari (1937–2010) was an Indian-born American materials physicist who led IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center, directed Brookhaven National Laboratory, and won the National Medal of Technology in 1995.
Praveen Khandelwal
Praveen Khandelwal is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of the Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk, Delhi, elected in 2024 after leading traders' organizations.
Praveen Patel
Praveen Patel, born 1979, is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who has represented Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, in the Lok Sabha since 2024.
Praveena
Praveena (പ്രവീണ, Praveena Nair) is a Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu actress and dubbing artist from Changanassery, Kerala, active since 1992, a Kerala State award winner known for Raja Rani 2's Sivagami and films like Bangalore Days.
Praveenar Singh (ประวีณา สิงห์)
Praveenar Singh (ประวีณา สิงห์), also known as Veena Praveenar Singh, is a Thai actress of Indian heritage who won Miss Universe Thailand 2025 and placed first runner-up at Miss Universe 2025.
Pravesh Wahi
Pravesh Wahi is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who has been Mayor of Delhi since April 2026, after serving as a three-term councillor from Rohini East.
Pravin Tambe
Pravin Tambe (born 1971, Mumbai), Indian leg-spinner, oldest IPL debutant at 41 years 212 days for Rajasthan Royals in 2013; 2013 CLT20 leading wicket-taker; first Indian in CPL 2020; subject of biopic Kaun Pravin Tambe?
Pravin Togadia (પ્રવીણ તોગડિયા)
Pravin Togadia (પ્રવીણ તોગડિયા), born 1956, Indian cancer surgeon and Hindutva leader; VHP international working president until 2018, then founder of Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad and Hindustan Nirman Dal.
Pravind Jugnauth
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (born 1961) is a Mauritian politician, MSM leader, and Prime Minister 2017-2024, succeeding his father Anerood Jugnauth. He won the 2019 election, lost all 62 seats in 2024, and was arrested in 2025 on money-laundering charges he denies.
Pravinkoodu Shappu (പ്രാവിൻകൂട് ഷാപ്പ്)
Pravinkoodu Shappu (പ്രാവിൻകൂട് ഷാപ്പ്), also spelled Praavinkoodu Shappu, is a 2025 Malayalam dark comedy whodunit by debutant Sreeraj Sreenivasan, produced by Anwar Rasheed, starring Soubin Shahir and Basil Joseph; released 16 January 2025, streaming on SonyLIV.
Pravinkumar B. Sehgal
Pravinkumar B. Sehgal, also published as P. B. Sehgal, is an Indian-born American virologist who discovered interleukin-6 and is a professor at New York Medical College.
Prawn
Prawn: common name for large swimming decapod crustaceans (Dendrobranchiata), called shrimp in North America; distinguished by claws on three leg pairs and non-overlapping abdominal segments; basis of major fisheries and aquaculture.
Prawn cocktail
Prawn cocktail (US shrimp cocktail), a British retro starter of prawns, lettuce, and Marie Rose sauce in a glass; peaked in 1970s Berni Inn dining, named the 'prawn cocktail offensive', and repeatedly revived since.
Prawn cracker
Prawn cracker (krupuk udang, keropok udang, bánh phồng tôm, kropeck): a Southeast Asian deep-fried snack of tapioca starch, shrimp and seasonings, steamed, sliced, dried, and puffed in hot oil; Codex protein grades and Thai market size distinguish it.
Praxeology
Praxeology is Ludwig von Mises's general theory of human action, a deductive, a priori science not testable by experience, of which economics, or catallactics, is the best-elaborated part.
Praxis (process)
Praxis (πρᾶξις, doing/action) is the process of putting theory, lessons, or skills into practice; in Marxist and neo-Marxist thought it names the synthesis of theory and practice, grounded in Aristotle's theoria-poiesis-praxis triad and transformed by Cieszkowski, Marx, Gramsci, and Freire.
Praxis (proposed city)
Praxis is a proposed startup city and self-described Network State founded by Dryden Brown in 2019, with $525 million in financing commitments and a planned site in Uruguay.
Praxiteles (Mercurian crater)
Praxiteles, a roughly 182 km peak-ring impact crater on Mercury at 27.3°N, 59.2°W, known for hollows, a central pit, and nearby reddish pyroclastic deposits imaged by MESSENGER.
Pray for the Wicked
Pray for the Wicked, sixth studio album by Panic! at the Disco (Brendon Urie), released June 22, 2018 on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2; 11 tracks, produced by Jake Sinclair, with singles Say Amen (Saturday Night), High Hopes, and Hey Look Ma, I Made It.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a 2008 American documentary directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney, about the Liberian women's peace movement.
Prayag Kumbh Mela (प्रयाग कुंभ मेला)
Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, is a Hindu pilgrimage festival held at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, India, every 12 years.
Prayag Shukla
Prayag Shukla (प्रयाग शुक्ल), born 1940 in Kolkata, is an Indian Hindi poet, fiction writer, translator, and art critic who has written on the arts for over five decades.