Society and history

Ravi Bhalla

Ravinder "Ravi" Bhalla is a Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd district, previously mayor of Hoboken, the first Sikh mayor in New Jersey, elected in 2017.

Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju

Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju, commonly known as Gayatri Ravi, is an Indian politician of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi who represents Telangana in the Rajya Sabha and leads its BRS parliamentary party.

Oct 10, 2026

Ravi Kanbur

Ravi Kanbur, born 1954, is a British development economist who holds a professorship at Cornell University, served as the World Bank's Chief Economist for Africa, and studies inequality and poverty.

Ravi Landge

Ravi Landge, born 1984, is an Indian BJP politician from Bhosari, Maharashtra, twice elected unopposed as councillor and elected the 27th Mayor of Pimpri-Chinchwad in February 2026.

Ravi Mantha (Ravi Kanth Mantha) is a London- and Mumbai-based former Fidelity fund manager who co-founded Bollant Industries, an eco-friendly packaging firm employing people with disabilities, and wrote The Baby Elephant Diet.

Ravi Mhatre

Ravi Mhatre is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Lightspeed Venture Partners in 1999, known for enterprise-software and AI deals including MuleSoft, Rubrik, and Anthropic, and for repeated Forbes Midas List recognition.

Ravi Modi

Ravi Modi (born 1977) is an Indian first-generation entrepreneur who founded Vedant Fashions, the company behind Manyavar, India's leading men's ethnic celebration wear brand.

Ravi phase

The Ravi phase, also called the Ravi aspect, is the earliest known occupation at Harappa, a village settlement of hand-built pottery dating from about 3700 to 2800 BCE.

Ravi Pujari (ರವಿ ಪುಜಾರಿ)

Ravi Pujari (ರವಿ ಪುಜಾರಿ), Raviprakash Sulya Pujari, Indian underworld gangster from Udupi, Karnataka; extradited from Senegal in 2020 as Anthony Fernandes; faces 200+ extortion and murder cases under IPC and MCOCA.

Ravi Rana (रवी गंगाधर राणा)

Ravi Rana (Ravi Gangadhar Rana) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra who represents Badnera in the state assembly, and the husband of former member of Parliament Navneet Rana.

Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the Art of Living Foundation in 1981 and teaches the Sudarshan Kriya breathing practice worldwide.

Ravi Shankar Prasad (रवि शंकर प्रसाद)

Ravi Shankar Prasad (रवि शंकर प्रसाद), born 1954 in Patna, is a BJP leader, Supreme Court Senior Advocate, and Patna Sahib MP who served as Union minister for Law and Justice, Communications, and Electronics and IT from 2014 to 2021 and championed Digital India.

Ravi Tomar

Ravi Tomar is an Indian diagnostics executive who founded CRL Diagnostics, a New Delhi-based diagnostic testing chain, and leads it as Chairman and Managing Director.

Ravi Viswanathan

Ravi Viswanathan is a venture capital investor, founder and managing partner of NewView Capital, which he created in 2018 by spinning out NEA's growth practice with a $1.35 billion debut fund.

Ravi Zacharias

Ravi Zacharias was a Canadian evangelical Christian apologist who founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in 1984, wrote more than 25 books, and led the ministry until his death in 2020.

Ravidas

Ravidas, also known as Raidas or Guru Ravidass, was a North Indian sant and poet of the nirguna bhakti tradition whose hymns appear in the Guru Granth Sahib.

Ravikant Capital

Ravikant Capital is a manager of Delaware limited-partnership venture capital funds based in Seattle and Lynnwood, Washington, raising money through lettered funds like E2, E4, and G1.

Sep 23, 2026

Ravikirti

Ravikirti (रविकीर्ति) was a Jain scholar and court poet of the Chalukya emperor Pulakeshin II, who composed the 634 CE Aihole inscription and built Aihole's Meguti Jain temple.

Ravikumar

Ravikumar, born 1960, in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, is an Indian politician of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi who has represented Viluppuram in the Lok Sabha since 2019.

Ravinder Indraj Singh

Ravinder Indraj Singh is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Delhi cabinet minister sworn in on February 20, 2025, holding the Social Welfare portfolio.

Ravindra Chavan

Ravindra Chavan is an Indian National Congress politician who won the Nanded Lok Sabha seat in a November 2024 by-election held after his father Vasant Chavan died.

Ravindra Kaushik

Ravindra Kaushik, the "Black Tiger" (1952–2001), was a RAW deep-cover agent who lived in Pakistan as Nabi Ahmed Shakir, joined the Pakistan Army, passed intelligence from 1979 to 1983, was captured in 1983, and died in a Pakistani prison.

Ravindra Singh Bhati (रविंद्र सिंह भाटी)

Ravindra Singh Bhati (रविंद्र सिंह भाटी), Independent MLA from Sheo, Barmer, Rajasthan, since 3 December 2023; former first Independent JNVU student union president; lost Barmer Lok Sabha 2024; known for protests and FIRs.

Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge

Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge (born 1966), Indian judge; 45th Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court sworn in 9 September 2026; formerly Acting Chief Justice and judge of the Bombay High Court from 2013.

Ravindra Waikar

Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, born 1959, is an Indian Shiv Sena politician and a Member of the Lok Sabha for Mumbai North West, Maharashtra, since 2024.

Ravish Kumar (रवीश कुमार)

Ravish Kumar (रवीश कुमार), born 1974 in Motihari, Bihar, is an Indian journalist and former Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India, host of Prime Time, winner of the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award, who resigned in November 2022 after the Adani takeover and now runs a YouTube news channel with over 10 million subscribers.