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Raju Basnet
Raju Basnet is an Indian politician from Sikkim, a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, who serves as a minister holding the Education, Law, and Sports portfolios.
Raju Bista
Raju Bista is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who has been the Member of the Lok Sabha for Darjeeling, West Bengal, since 2019.
Raju Chacha (राजू चाचा)
Raju Chacha (राजू चाचा), Uncle Raju, is a 2000 Hindi action comedy drama directed by Anil Devgan, produced by Ajay Devgn, starring Devgn, Kajol, and Rishi Kapoor; a con-man poses as three orphans' uncle. Made on Rs 25 crore, it flopped with about Rs 10.69 crore India net.
Raju Gari Gadhi
Raju Gari Gadhi (రాజు గారి గది), 2015 Telugu horror comedy directed by Ohmkar, starring Ashwin Babu, Dhanya Balakrishna, and Shamna Kasim; seven reality-show contestants enter a haunted Nandigama palace for a 3 crore prize, a surprise hit that launched a franchise.
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (రాజు గారి గది 2)
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (రాజు గారి గది 2) is a 2017 Telugu horror comedy directed by Ohmkar, a loose remake of Malayalam film Pretham, starring Nagarjuna as mentalist Rudra and Samantha as ghost Amrutha; released 13 October 2017, IMDb 5.3.
Raju Kher (राजू खेर)
Raju Kher (राजू खेर), also Rajendra Kher, Indian character actor and director born 1957 in Kashmir; younger brother of Anupam Kher; known for Delhi Belly, Krrish 3, Ghulam, and TV roles including Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Raju S. Kucherlapati
Raju S. Kucherlapati is an Indian-born American human geneticist, the Paul C. Cabot Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School since 2001 and a 2008 National Academy of Medicine member.
Raju Srivastav (राजू श्रीवास्तव)
Raju Srivastav (राजू श्रीवास्तव), born Satya Prakash Srivastava in 1963 in Kanpur, was a Hindi stand-up comedian and actor famous as Gajodhar Bhaiya and for Amitabh Bachchan mimicry; he placed third in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 2005, later joined the BJP, and died 21 September 2022 at 58.
Raju Sundaram
Raju Sundaram (ராஜு சுந்தரம்), Indian choreographer, actor, and director; son of Sundaram Master, brother of Prabhu Deva; two National Film Awards for Best Choreography (Janatha Garage, Maharshi); directed Aegan (2008).
Raju Weds Rambai
Raju Weds Rambai (రాజు వెడ్స్ రాంబాయి) is a 2025 Telugu romantic drama, Saailu Kampati's debut, starring Akhil Raj Uddemari and Tejaswi Rao. Based on a true Telangana incident, it grossed ₹22.20 crore and won the Gaddar Award for Best Film.
Rajuka
The Rajuka (रज्जुक) was a Mauryan official placed over rural districts, combining judicial authority with land and revenue assessment; Ashoka granted rajukas independent powers in judgment and punishment.
Rajul Garg
Rajul Garg is an Indian technology entrepreneur who co-founded the payments company Pine Labs in 1998, led it as chief executive until 2003, and later co-founded GlobalLogic and Sunstone Eduversity.
Rajvir Jawanda
Rajvir Jawanda (ਰਾਜਵੀਰ ਜਵੰਦਾ), Punjabi folk and bhangra singer and actor, ex-Punjab Police constable; hits Kali Jawande Di, Kangani; died October 8, 2025, aged 35, after a motorcycle accident.
Rajya Sabha (राज्य सभा)
Rajya Sabha (राज्य सभा), the Council of States, is the upper house of India's Parliament: 245 members (233 indirectly elected by state assemblies via STV, 12 presidential nominees), permanent six-year terms, Vice President as Chairman, restricted on Money Bills.
Rajya Sabha TV (राज्यसभा टीवी)
Rajya Sabha TV (राज्यसभा टीवी, RSTV) was the Rajya Sabha's 24×7 parliamentary channel, launched 26 August 2011 and merged with Lok Sabha TV into Sansad TV on 15 September 2021.
Rajyashri
Rajyashri (राज्यश्री) was a princess of the Pushyabhuti dynasty of Thanesar and sister of Emperor Harsha, whom some scholars credit with turning him toward Buddhism.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (राज्यवर्धन सिंह राठौड़)
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (राज्यवर्धन सिंह राठौड़), born 1970, is a retired Indian Army colonel, BJP politician, and shooter who won India's first individual Olympic silver medal in double trap at Athens 2004, later MP for Jaipur Rural and Rajasthan cabinet minister.
Rajyavyavahar Kosh
Rajyavyavahar Kosh (राज्यव्यवहारकोश) is a Sanskrit lexicon commissioned by Chhatrapati Shivaji after his 1674 coronation to replace Persian and Arabic government vocabulary, prepared through his minister Raghunathpant Hanmante and completed around 1678.
Rak Garg
Rak Garg is a venture capital investor who is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, its youngest-ever partner in 2024, investing in infrastructure software, cybersecurity, and AI startups.
Rak-Su
Rak-Su is a British pop and R&B group from Watford, England, and the first boy band to win The X Factor, taking the 2017 series with their own songs.
Raka
Raka is a 1941 epic poem by the South African poet N. P. van Wyk Louw, generally considered the best-known epic poem in Afrikaans and his most read work.
Rakai Kayuwangi
Rakai Kayuwangi Dyah Lokapala was a king of Mataram Kuno, the Old Mataram kingdom of central Java, who reigned from 855 to 885 as the successor of Rakai Pikatan.
Rakai Panangkaran
Rakai Panangkaran was an 8th-century king of Medang, the Old Mataram kingdom of central Java, who succeeded Sanjaya and whose 38-year reign produced the Kalasan inscription and Buddhist temples.
Rakai Pikatan
Rakai Pikatan was a Hindu ruler of Mataram Kuno in central Java who gained the throne by marrying Pramodhawardhani of the rival Sailendra dynasty, and whose reign ended in 856.
Rakapila Mons
Rakapila Mons is a 130-km-diameter mons on Venus at 43.70°S, 321.50°E, named for a Malagasy sacred trees deity and adopted by the IAU in 1997, mapped in quadrangle v54.
Rakaposhi
Rakaposhi (Dumani, "mother of mists") is a 7,788 m Karakoram peak in Nagar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; 27th-highest worldwide, first climbed 25 June 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey, famed for its ~5,900 m north-face rise above the Hunza river.
Rake (Australian TV series)
Rake (2010–2018) is an Australian ABC TV comedy-drama starring Richard Roxburgh as Sydney barrister Cleaver Greene, created by Peter Duncan, Roxburgh, Andrew Knight, and Charles Waterstreet; its 2014 Fox remake with Greg Kinnear lasted one season.
Rake (poker)
Rake (poker): the commission a cardroom, casino, or online operator takes from cash-game pots or tournament buy-ins. Also called vig; typically 5-10% of the pot with a cap, no flop no drop, illegal without a license.
Rake (stock character)
Rake (stock character), shortened from rakehell, is the witty, licentious upper-class male of English drama, emerging in Restoration comedy (The Man of Mode, The Country Wife), moralized after 1680, and later recast by Hogarth, Richardson, and the Gothic and romance traditions.
Rake (tool)
Rake (tool): hand or machine implement with tines on a crosspiece fixed to a handle, from Old English raca; used to gather hay, grass, and leaves and to loosen or level soil, in garden, hay, and specialized forms.