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Rishab Shetty (ಋಷಭ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ)
Rishab Shetty (Kannada: ಋಷಭ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ), birth name Prashanth Shetty, is a Kannada actor, director, and producer. Known for Kirik Party and for writing, directing, and starring in Kantara (2022), which won him the 2024 National Film Award for Best Actor.
Rishabh Pant (ऋषभ राजेंद्र पंत)
Rishabh Pant (ऋषभ राजेंद्र पंत), born 1997 in Haridwar, is an Indian left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, Test standout with the 2021 Gabba 89, 2022 car-crash survivor, and record Rs 27 crore Lucknow Super Giants IPL signing.
Rishabh Sawhney
Rishabh Sawhney (ऋषभ साहनी), Indian actor, model, and entrepreneur from Delhi; played antagonist Azhar Akhtar in Fighter (2024), Ahmad Shah Abdali in his Telugu debut Nagabandham (2026), and partner at One8 Commune.
Rishabh Yadav
Rishabh Yadav is an Indian compound archer from Gurugram, Haryana, who won men's team gold and mixed team silver at the 2025 World Archery Championships in Gwangju.
Rishabhanatha (ऋषभनाथ)
Rishabhanatha, also called Adinatha or Rishabhdev, is the first of the 24 Tirthankaras of Jainism, revered as its first king and the teacher of agriculture, crafts, and civilized life, with the bull as his symbol.
Rishi
A rishi (Sanskrit ऋषि, ṛṣi) is, in Vedic and Hindu tradition, an inspired seer who perceives rather than composes the eternal mantras of the sacred hymns.
Rishi Kapoor (ऋषि राज कपूर)
Rishi Kapoor (ऋषि राज कपूर), Rishi Raj Kapoor, Hindi cinema actor (1952–2020), second son of Raj Kapoor; child artist debut in Mera Naam Joker, National Award; star of Bobby, later character actor in Mulk and Kapoor & Sons.
Rishi Nair
Rishi Kumar Nair (born 1991, Ealing, London) is a British actor known as Sami Maalik in Hollyoaks (2017–2021) and Reverend Alphy Kottaram in Grantchester series 9–11, winning an Eastern Eye ACTA Best Actor award in 2025.
Rishi order
The Rishi order (ریشی سلسلہ) was an indigenous order of Muslim mystics in Kashmir, founded by Sheikh Nur-ud-Din (Nund Rishi) in the fifteenth century and known for vegetarianism and celibacy.
Rishi Singh
Rishi Singh (ऋषि सिंह) is an Indian playback singer from Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, who won Indian Idol Season 13 in 2023 and made his Bollywood debut in 2026.
Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister 2022-2024 and Chancellor 2020-2022, first British Asian and Hindu PM; led COVID furlough, Windsor Framework, Rwanda scheme, and record 2024 Conservative defeat.
Rishikesh (ऋषिकेश)
Rishikesh (ऋषिकेश), Uttarakhand city on the Ganges 24 km above Haridwar; yoga capital of the world, Char Dham pilgrimage gateway, Beatles Ashram site, rafting hub facing overtourism and river pollution.
Rishon (particle)
A rishon is a hypothetical spin-1/2 subparticle proposed in 1979 by Haim Harari and Michael Shupe, which builds quarks and leptons from triplets of two constituents, T and V; none has been observed.
Rishon LeZion (ראשון לציון)
Rishon LeZion (ראשון לציון), founded 31 July 1882 as the first First Aliyah colony on the Ayun Qara land near Jaffa, is Israel's fourth largest city with about 258,000 residents, home of Hebrew education and the Carmel winery.
Rishonim (ראשונים)
The Rishonim (ראשונים, "the first ones") are the rabbinic authorities on Jewish law and Talmud from the mid-11th to mid-15th centuries, between the Geonim and Acharonim.
Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya (रिश्ता लिखेंगे हम नया)
Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya (रिश्ता लिखेंगे हम नया), also known as Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya serial, is a Sony TV Hindi drama (2017–2018, 149 episodes) starring Tejasswi Prakash as Diya and Rohit Suchanti as Ratan, a restructured successor to Pehredaar Piya Ki.
Rishton Ka Chakravyuh (रिश्तों का चक्रव्यूह)
Rishton Ka Chakravyuh (रिश्तों का चक्रव्यूह) is a 2017-2018 Star Plus Hindi family drama starring Narayani Shastri and Mahima Makwana as estranged mother Satrupa and daughter Anami of Lal Mahal; also a namesake 2025 Hungama OTT crime web series with Gulki Joshi.
Rising
Rising, broadcast as The Rising, is a 2022 British supernatural crime drama adapting Hotel Beau Séjour, and the first series produced entirely in-house by Sky Studios. Eight episodes starring Clara Rugaard as murdered ghost Neve Kelly aired on Sky Max and NOW from 22 April 2022; a second series was cancelled in March 2023.
Rising (Rainbow album)
Rising, also called Rainbow Rising, is Rainbow's second studio album, released 17 May 1976 on Oyster/Polydor; six tracks, 33 minutes, recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, featuring Stargazer, UK chart peak number 11.
Rising at Jinyang
The Rising at Jinyang (晋阳起兵) was the uprising launched at Jinyang in Taiyuan by Li Yuan, the Sui garrison commander, leading directly to the founding of the Tang dynasty.
Rising Damp
Rising Damp is a British ITV sitcom (Yorkshire Television, 1974-1978, 28 episodes) written by Eric Chappell, starring Leonard Rossiter as landlord Rigsby, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington and Richard Beckinsale; adapted from the play The Banana Box, with a 1980 film and an unaired US pilot.
Rising Dust
Rising Dust is an Israeli psychedelic trance duo of John Aharon and Ami Dahan, formed in Jerusalem, releasing albums such as Shofar and playing festivals like Ozora and Baobá.
Rising Impact (ライジングインパクト)
Rising Impact (ライジングインパクト) is a golf manga by Nakaba Suzuki, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 1998-2002 across 17 volumes, cancelled after 15 chapters in 1999 and revived three months later. Its 2024 Netflix anime ran two seasons.
Rising of Minamoto no Yoritomo and the Battle of Ishibashiyama
The Rising of Minamoto no Yoritomo and the Battle of Ishibashiyama opened the Genpei War in 1180, when the exile Yoritomo rose against the Taira in Izu and was crushed at Ishibashiyama.
Rising of Minamoto no Yoshinaka in Shinano
The Rising of Minamoto no Yoshinaka in Shinano was the warrior Kiso Yoshinaka's 1180 taking up of arms in Shinano Province, answering Prince Mochihito's call to overthrow the Taira clan.
Rising Pune Supergiant
Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), also styled Rising Pune Supergiants, was a temporary IPL franchise based in Pune owned by Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG group, playing 2016-2017; it finished runners-up in 2017, losing the final to Mumbai Indians by one run.
Rising Sea
Rising Sea is a monumental 2019 sculpture by the Ghanaian artist El Anatsui, made of flattened liquor bottle caps stitched with copper wire, held by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Rising Star (Indian TV series)
Rising Star (Indian TV series), based on Keshet's HaKokhav HaBa, was Colors TV's live singing competition (2017–2019) with real-time app voting; contestants advanced at 70% viewer approval; Bannet Dosanjh won season 1.
Rising Star (musician)
Rising Star is a trance alias of Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, dating from 1999 and best known for the tracks "Touch Me" and "Clear Blue Moon".
Rising Star Cave
Rising Star Cave, in South Africa's Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg, is the cave system where Homo naledi fossils were found in 2013: over 1,550 specimens from at least 15 individuals in the Dinaledi Chamber, dated 335,000 to 236,000 years old.