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Raja Dina Nath
Raja Dina Nath (ਰਾਜਾ ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ; 1795 to 1857) was a Kashmiri Pandit administrator who served as finance minister of the Sikh Empire's Lahore Durbar for over three decades.
Raja Ganesha
Raja Ganesha (রাজা গণেশ), called Kans by Muslim historians, was a Hindu landlord who usurped the throne of Bengal from Sultan Alauddin Firuz Shah in 1414.
Raja Gemini
Raja Gemini, born Sutan Ibrahim Karim Amrullah (1974), is an American drag queen and makeup artist, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 3 (2011), a former America's Next Top Model makeup artist (cycles 4-12), and co-host of Fashion Photo RuView.
Raja Gidh
Raja Gidh, Bano Qudsia's first full-length novel, published in 1981 in Lahore, is a modern classic of Urdu fiction on forbidden love and ethical limits.
Raja Haji Fisabilillah
Raja Haji Fisabilillah was a Bugis-Malay prince, the fourth Yang Dipertuan Muda of Riau from 1777, who led the war against the Dutch and fell in battle in 1784.
Raja Haji Fisabilillah-class patrol vessel
The Raja Haji Fisabilillah class, designated OPV 90M, is a class of Indonesian offshore patrol vessels built by PT Daya Radar Utama, with the lead ship launched in September 2024.
Raja Harishchandra (राजा हरिश्चंद्र)
Raja Harishchandra (राजा हरिश्चंद्र) is Dadasaheb Phalke's 1913 Indian silent film, the first full-length Indian feature, premiered 21 April and released 3 May 1913 in Bombay, partially lost with reels possibly from the 1917 remake.
Raja Hijau
Raja Hijau, also known as Ratu Hijau, was the first of the reigning queens of the Malay sultanate of Patani, ruling from 1584 to 1616.
Raja Hindustani (राजा हिंदुस्तानी)
Raja Hindustani (राजा हिन्दुस्तानी) is a 1996 Hindi romantic drama directed by Dharmesh Darshan, starring Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor; an All Time Blockbuster that won four Filmfare Awards including Best Film.
Raja Huli (ರಾಜ ಹುಲಿ)
Raja Huli (ರಾಜಾಹುಲಿ) is a 2013 Kannada comedy-drama, a remake of Tamil film Sundarapandian, directed by Guru Deshpande, produced by K Manju, starring Yash and Meghana Raj, released 1 November 2013 on Kannada Rajyotsava.
Raja Kecil
Raja Kecil was a Minangkabau adventurer who seized the Johor throne and ruled as sultan from 1718 to 1722, then founded the Siak Sultanate, dying in 1746.
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Democratic U.S. representative for Illinois's 8th District since 2017, first Illinois Indian-American congressman, Juul investigation chairman, lost the 2026 Illinois Senate primary to Juliana Stratton.
Raja Kumari
Raja Kumari, born Svetha Yallapragada Rao (1986), is an Indian-American rapper, singer and songwriter from Claremont, California, fusing hip-hop with Indian classical music; BMI Pop Award winner for Fall Out Boy's "Centuries," MTV Hustle judge, Godmother Records founder, and first Indian-origin AMA winner (2025).
Raja Mahdi
Raja Mahdi, also spelled Raja Mahadi, was a Selangor prince who led one side in the Klang War, the Selangor civil war of 1866 to 1874.
Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh
Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh (1886–1979) was an Indian independence activist and Jat noble of Mursan who proclaimed himself president of a provisional government of India in Kabul in 1915.
Raja Miah
Raja Miah (Mohammad Raja Miah) is an MBE-holding Oldham-based British campaigner, former Peacemaker charity officer and free-schools operator, known for alleging a Labour cover-up of Oldham grooming gangs, amplified by Elon Musk and linked to the 2025 national grooming gangs inquiry.
Raja Nasir Abbas
Raja Nasir Abbas, also known as Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, is a Pakistani politician who serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan.
Raja Natwarlal
Raja Natwarlal (राजा नटवरलाल) is a 2014 Hindi con thriller directed by Kunal Deshmukh, starring Emraan Hashmi, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, and Humaima Malick, about conning a gangster with a fake cricket team; it flopped at the box office.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (রাজা রামমোহন রায়), 1772–1833, Bengali reformer, founder of the Brahmo Samaj, campaigner against sati, pioneer of modern Indian education, press freedom, and monotheistic Vedantic reform.
Raja Ram Singh I
Raja Ram Singh I (राजा राम सिंह) was a Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of Amber who reigned from 1667 to 1688 and led the Mughal campaign in Assam.
Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha
Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation who has represented the Karakat constituency of Bihar in the Lok Sabha since 2024.
Raja Rani (ராஜா ராணி) (2013 film)
Raja Rani (ராஜா ராணி) is a 2013 Tamil romantic comedy-drama, Atlee's directorial debut, starring Arya, Nayanthara, Jai, and Nazriya Nazim. Two strangers in an arranged marriage overcome past love failures; it earned about ₹84 crore on a ₹25 crore budget.
Raja Rao
Raja Rao (1908–2006), Indian novelist of Kanthapura and The Serpent and the Rope, pioneer of Indian writing in English; Vedanta-inflected fiction, Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, 1988 Neustadt Prize.
Raja Rasalu
Raja Rasalu is a legendary Punjabi folk hero, son of Raja Salbahan of Sialkot, celebrated in tales and ballads for slaying giants and outwitting King Sarkap.
Raja Ravi Varma (രാജാ രവി വർമ്മ)
Raja Ravi Varma (രാജാ രവി വർമ്മ), 1848–1906, Kerala-born painter of Travancore, fused European academic oil realism with Hindu mythology and founded the 1894 Ravi Varma Press in Bombay, whose oleographs shaped Indian popular and cinematic imagery.
Raja Shivaji (शिवाजी) (film)
Raja Shivaji (राजा शिवाजी) is a 2026 Marathi-Hindi bilingual historical action drama, Riteish Deshmukh's directorial debut, on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; released 1 May 2026, first Marathi film to cross ₹100 crore in India.
Raja the Great
Raja the Great (రాజా ది గ్రేట్), 2017 Telugu action comedy by Anil Ravipudi, produced by Dil Raju, starring Ravi Teja as a blind protector; grossed about Rs 52 crore, his then career best.
Raja Wodeyar I
Raja Wodeyar I (ರಾಜ ಒಡೆಯರ್) was Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India from 1578 to 1617, best known for taking Srirangapatna in 1610 and making it his capital.
Rāja yoga
Rāja yoga (राजयोग), "royal yoga," a Sanskrit term for the supreme yoga or the state of samādhi, first attested in the 12th-century Amanaska; later equated with Patañjali's eight-limbed Yogasūtra through Vivekananda's 1896 book Raja Yoga.
Raja yoga (Hindu astrology)
Raja yoga (राजयोग, "royal combination") in Hindu astrology is a planetary combination promising high status or rulership, formed when kendra and trikona house lords connect.