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Raja Shyama Sankar Roy Choudhury Raja Syama Sankar Ray Choudhury of Teota (now in Manikganj District, Bangladesh), CSI - a prominent Bengal landholder, philanthropist and public personality of his times - was born in the 1830s at Teota (in the erstwhile Dacca district of east Bengal), and was the elder son of Tarini Sankar Chaudhuri, one of the zamindars of Teota. His younger brother was Pran Sankar Roy Choudhury, also a well-known personality of his time.
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RASET) (also known as Rajagiri Engineering College) is an engineering college located at Kochi, India. It is run by a faction of Catholic priests called Carmelites of Mary Immaculate.
Rajah Lakandula Rajah Lakandula (actually Lakan Dula, "Lakan" being the Kapampangan equivalent of Rajah) was a native ruler of Tondo (or Tondok, now a part of) Manila, Philippines during the early part of the Spanish colonization of the country. He ruled a community of Muslim Kapampangan peoples in the north of the Pasig River.
Rajah Sulayman Rajah Sulayman (سليمان in Arabic) was a native Muslim king, who ruled with Rajah Matanda and Lakan Dula, the king of the Tondo area, a large population of Tagalogs on the southern part of the Pasig River and the city of Manila, during the 16th century.
Rajaji National Park Rajaji National Park is a national park that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the feet of the Himalayas. Three districts of Uttaranchal: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garwhal make up this sprawling park land which been three different protected areas before being merged into one.
Rajamangala University of Technology Rajamangala University of Technology (Thai มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคล), RMUT, is a system of nine universities in Thailand providing undergraduate and graduate level of education. It was elevated to university level in 2005.
Rajan Narayan Rajan Narayan is an Indian journalist, who has played an influential (if much debated) role in the history of contemporary journalism in Goa. He is the current editor of the Goan Observer, and formerly edited the Herald, a newspaper formerly known as O Heraldo between 1983 and 2003.
Rajani Kanta Patir Rajani Kanta Patir (born 1917) was the former chief secretary of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, retiring from that position in 1982. He is also the author of Dawn in the East: An Autobiography that presents his unique story as one born in a Mising family.
Rajanpur Rajanpur, 29:06N, 70:19E, is a city and the headquarters of the Rajanpur district and tahsil in the extreme southwest part of Punjab, Pakistan. The district lies entirely west of the Sindhu river (Indus river); it is a narrow, 20 to 40 miles wide strip of land sandwitched between the Sindhu river on the east and the Sulaiman range of hills and mountains on the west.
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins Rajapur/Balavalikar Gauda Saraswat Brahmans, as they are known, belong to the "Pancha (five) Gauda Brahmana" groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas". Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins are a branch of the saraswat brahmins, who were supposed to have resided on the banks of the legendary Saraswati River.
Rajaraja Chola I Rajaraja Chola I was the king of the Chola dynasty, who ruled between 985 and 1014 CE. Rajaraja, the greatest of all the Chola rulers of the Vijayalaya dynasty, laid the foundation for the growth of the Chola kingdom into an empire.
Rajaram, Chhatrapati Shrimant Rajaram Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1670-1700 AD) was the younger son of the first Chhatrapati Shivaji, step-brother of the second Chhatrapati Sambhaji, and took over the Maratha Empire as the third Chhatrapati after his brother was tortured and killed by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1689. He had a very short reign during which he was furiously pursued by the Mughals.
Rajarhat Rajarhat, also called New Town, the new 'IT Hub' of West Bengal, is the latest township being developed on the north-eastern fringes of Kolkata city in India. The master plan envisons a township so big that is thrice the size of neighbouring Salt Lake City.
Rajarsi Janakananda Rajarsi Janakananda, born James Jesse Lynn (May 5, 1892 - February 20 1955) was the president of Self-Realization Fellowship from 1952 to 1955. He was a close disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda for more than twenty-three years, and was chosen by Yogananda to succeed him as president of Self-Realization Fellowship.
Rajas In Samkhya philosophy, one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy, rajas (Sanskrit rajas, or rajoguna) is the quality (guna) of activity. If a person or thing tends to be extremely active, excitable, or passionate, that person or thing is said to have a preponderance of rajas.
Rajas con crema Rajas con crema is the name given to a Mexican dish consisting of sliced Poblano pepper with cream (the name literally means "slices with cream" in Spanish). It is very popular in Mexico, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country.
Rajasaurus Rajasaurus was a stocky carnivorous dinosaur with an unusual head crest, first described by Chicago paleontologists Paul Sereno and Jeff Wilson and Geological Survey of India palaeontologist Suresh Srivastava in 2003. Fossilized bones of this species were first discovered by Suresh Srivastava of GSI during 1982-1984 from Rahioli, Kheda district, Gujarat, India.
Rajasekhara Rajasekhara was a eminant Sanskrit poet, dramatist and critic who wrote Kavyamimamsa between 880 and 920 AD. The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem.
Rajasthan Rājasthān (Devanāgarī: राजस्थान, ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. It borders Pakistan to the west, Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north.
Rajasthani language Rajasthani is one of the prominent members of Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by around eighty million persons (total number of speakers 36 million as per Census of India, 2001) in Rajasthan and other states of India, and has eight major dialects: Bagri, Shekhawati, Mewati, Dhundhari, Harauti, Marwari, Mewari, and Wagri.
Rajat Gupta Rajat Kumar Gupta (रजत कुमार गुप्त) was born in Maniktala, Calcutta, India on December 2, 1948. His parents were Ashwini Kumar Gupta and Pran Kumari Gupta, who had three other children.
Rajaton Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella choral ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish word rajaton means boundless, which is an indication of both the breadth of their repertoire, from sacred music to near Europop; and, according to the official website, "the way Rajaton approaches music".
Rajbangsi language Rajbangsi is an Eastern Indic language spoken in India, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Rajbangsi is spoken by over 3,000,000 people according to the 1991 census; the actual number of speakers may vary due to acculturation into the more predominant Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu) language or by how many people were reach for the survey.
Rajbanshi language The Rajbanshi language is spoken by 2,982,280 people according to a 1991 census report in Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Malda, Murshidabad; Assam, Goalpara District; Bihar and Purnia District, India. The language is also spoken in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Rajdeep Sardesai Rajdeep Sardesai (born May 24,1965 in Ahmedabad in an Maharashtrian Karhade Brahmin family is an Indian political commentator and TV personality. Rajdeep is a known Left-wing journalist in the Indian media, married to
Rajdhani Express Rajdhani Express is a passenger train service in India introduced in 1969 providing high-speed connections (up to 140 km/h / 87 mph,speed variations depends upon the particular track section) from various railway stations in the capital city of New Delhi to the capital cities of various states in India (or, in certain cases, prominent cities within the state the train serves). These trains have higher priorities on the Indian railway network and are fully air-conditioned.
Rajeev Srinivasan Rajeev Srinivasan (Hindi: राजीव श्रीनिवासन) is a prominent Indian journalist, [and Hindu] rights activist. He was educated at [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Stanford Business School, works in software sales and is a marketing professional He writes a regular opinion column for Indian web portal Rediff], in addition to writing occasionally for [[Outlook India|Outlook and other magazines.
Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari Rahendra Bahadur Bhandari is a Nepalese athlete and soldier who has won 2 silver medals in 9th Asian Games and 2 gold medals in 10th Asian Games. He has been part of a scandal where he has tested positive for Deca Durabolin.
Rajendra Chaudhry Rajendra Chaudhry is an Indo-Fijian lawyer, former civil servant, and potential parliamentary candidate. He is best-known as the son of Mahendra Chaudhry, leader of the Fiji Labour Party who was deposed as Prime Minister in the Fiji coup of 2000.
Rajendra K. Pachauri Rajendra Kumar Pachauri (born August 20, 1940, Nainital, India) was elected chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2002. In 2001 he supported a consumer boycott of ExxonMobil for its stance on global warming, saying it was "a good way to put economic pressure on the US.
Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Rajendra Keshavlal SHAH (born: January 28, 1913, Kapadvanaj, Gujarat, India) is a lyrical poet who writes in Gujarati. He has authored more than 20 collections of poems and songs, mainly on the themes of the beauty of nature, and about the everyday lives of indigenous peoples and fisherfolk communities.
Rajendra Lahiri Rajendra Lahiri (1892 - December 17, 1927) (also known as Rajendra Nath Lahiri, Hindi: राजेन्द्र लाहिड़ी) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in various revolutionary activities of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association aimed at ousting the British from India.
Rajendra Radar Rajendra is a passive phased array radar developed by DRDO of India and under production at BEL. It makes use of a passive phased array to search a volume of space, distinguish between hostile and friendly targets, automatically track up to 64 targets and command one of several launchers to engage up to 4 targets simultaneously.
Rajesh K Pilania Dr Rajesh K Pillania is a globally respected & famous researcher and has published/presented numerous research papers. He is being invited by leading international business schools,universities and policy centres for talks.
Rajghat Rajghat is an Inter-state Dam project of the Government of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh being constructed on Betwa River about 22 km from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. The project envisages construction of 43.
Rajgir hills Rajgir hills, lying in central regions of Bihar state, India, are two parallel ridges extending around 65 km. The highest point in the hills rise to an altitude of 388 meters, but mostly the hills are around 300 meters high.
Raji's Raji's was a rock and roll nightclub in central Hollywood, in the 1980s and early 1990s one of the great affectionate sweaty smoke filled 'dives' of rock, which featured among others performances by bands such as Guns N' Roses, Redd Kross, Jane's Addiction, The Dream Syndicate, Tex and the Horseheads, The Miracle Workers, Social Distortion, The Nymphs, and Los Lobos, as well as out of town acts like Nirvana, The Pink Fairies, Pussy Galore, and many others.
Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone The Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone was established by the North Korean government (DPRK) near Rason to promote economic growth through foreign investment. It is similar to the Special Economic Zone setup by the People's Republic of China and elsewhere to pilot market economics in a designated area.
Rajinder Goel Rajinder Goel (born 20 September, 1942 in Narwana, Haryana) is a former cricketer who holds the record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy, India's premier first class competition, despite which he was never selected to play for India. A left arm spinner, he represented Patiala, Southern Punjab, Delhi and Haryana in domestic cricket.
Rajini Rajasingham Thiranagama Rajini Rajasingham Thiranagama (February 23, 1954-September 21, 1989) was a Tamil human rights activist and feminist who was shot dead by Tamil Tigers cadres after she criticised them for their atrocities At the time of her assassination she was the Head of the department of Anatomy in University of Jaffna] and an active member of [[University Teachers for Human Rights, Jaffna branch in which she is one of the founder members.
Rajit Kapur Rajit Kapur (Hindi: रजित कपुर, Urdu: رجِت کپُر) is an Indian actor. He is particularly known for his award-winning portrayl of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma.
Rajiv Rajiv is a common male Indian name, originating in the South Asian country of India. The name means 'lotus flower' in Hindi (literally "king of flowers", which in India is the lotus), and can also be spelled Rajeev.
Rajiv Gandhi Rājiv Ratna Gāndhī (Devanāgarī: राजीव रत्न गान्धी, ) (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 9th Prime Minister of India (and the 3rd from the Gandhi family) from his mother's death on 31 October, 1984 until his resignation on December 2, 1989 following a general election defeat. Becoming the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40, he is the youngest person to date to hold that office.
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is located at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. This is a premier research institute in India, exclusive devoted to Biotechnology.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, formerly known as New Hyderabad Airport, is under construction near Shamshabad about 30 km from city to serve Hyderabad, India. The airport will replace the current airport, Begumpet Airport.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (formerly known as Visaka International Stadium) is an exclusive cricket stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad, India. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators and is built over a 16 acre space.
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (or RGSOIPL) is a Law School based at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur engaged in teaching and research of law with special emphasis on Intellectual Property Law. It commenced academic activities from the Academic Year 2006-07, on 20th July 2006.
Rajiv Gandhi Technical University Rajiv Gandhi Technical University or RGPV (Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiiki Vishwavidyalaya) as it is commonly known was established as common university for all the technical institutes including Engineering and Polytechnic colleges in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This university is also known as University of Technology of Madhya Pradesh
Rajiv Lather Rajiv Lather, (born October 11 1963) was a poet from Karnal, India who began writing in 2001. In this short period Rajiv's haiku and haibun have been published in major English haiku journals like Modern Haiku, Frogpond, the Mainichi Daily News and Heron's Nest.
Rajiv Mehrotra Rajiv Mehrotra is a journalist, biographer, essayist and author and the anchor of the program of "In Conversations", aired on one of the national TV stations in India, DoorDarshan TV, were he has interviewed more than 1,000 celebrities and world leaders.
Rajivan Ayyappan Rajivan Ayyappan works independently as a sound artist, composer for dance, and sound designer for film and multi-media. His work primarily moves around and explores the contemporary realms of music, sound and auditory experiences.
Rajju One Rajju or Rajlok is the distance covered by a deva flying for six months at the rate of 2,057,152 Yojans every Samay. It can also be equivalent to the distance traveled in 6 months by a ball of iron weighing 1,000 Bhar let fall freely from Swarga, home of Indra.
Rajkarnikar The Rajkarnikar are a Newar clan, the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, including Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, its sister city, Lalitpur, Patan, and Bhaktapur. The Rajkarnikar clan are also called halwais or palma halwais.
Rajkumar Kanagasingam Rajkumar Kanagasingam founded PDIP, a think tank on post-conflict, economic and gender issues, which coordinates in association with the Asian-German Sports Exchange Program (AGSEP) to create awareness on landmine issuesHe is also writing a book German Memories in Asia[http://www.agsep.
Rajkumar Kohli Rajkumar Kohli (born September 14, 1930) is an Indian film director. He was famous for directing several popular Bollywood films often with an ensemble cast such as Nagin (1976), Muqabla (1979) and Jaani Dushman (1979) Badle Se Aag (1982) and Raaj Tilak (1984).
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (2nd February 1889, Lucknow – 2nd October 1964) was the first female Indian Cabinet Minister. She was born into the princely family of Kapurthala of undivided India and became an eminent Gandhian, social activist and freedom fighter.
Rajmund Fodor Rajmund Fodor (born February 21, 1976 in Szeged) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed Rajmi, and made his debut for the national team in 1993.
Rajmund Moric Rajmund Moric (born June 27, 1944 in Katowice) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3091 votes in 29 Gliwice district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Rajnarayan Basu Rajnarayan Basu (Bengali: রাজনারায়ণ বসু) (1826-1899) was a writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and Hindu College, both premier institutions in Kolkata, Bengal at the time.
Rajnath Singh Rajnath Singh (born July 10 1951 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) is the current leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India. He was previously president of the BJP youth wing and the BJP's unit in his home state of Uttar Pradesh.
Rajneeshpuram Rajneeshpuram, Oregon was an intentional community in Wasco County, Oregon, briefly incorporated as a city in the 1980s, which was populated with followers of the religious leader then known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. The city was located on the site of a 64,000 acre Central Oregon property known as the Big Muddy Ranch, which was purchased for USD $5.
Rajnesh Singh Rajnesh Dhirendra Singh is a Fiji-based entrepreneur and engineer. He holds several positions in the local, regional and international Information and Communications Technology community, and is also the current Chief Operating Officer of PATARA, a company supplying Information and Communications Technology solutions in the Pacific Islands.
Rajnikanth Rajnikanth (Tamil: ரஜினிகாந்த், Marathi: रजनीकांत, Kannada: ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್) , real name Sivaji Rao Gaekwad (Tamil: சிவாஜி ராவ் காயகவாட், Marathi: शिवाजीराव गायकवाड, Kannada: ಶಿವಾಜಿ ರಾವ್ ಗಾಯಕ್ವಾಡ್) (born December 12 1949 in Karnataka, India)is the highest paid actor http://www.behindwoods.
Rajon Music Group The Rajon Music Group was formed in July 2000 after the merger of 3 leading independent record labels (Rajon Entertainment, Redx Entertainment and Startel Entertainment). Consequently, the group is now one of the largest independent record labels in Australia.
Rajon Rondo Rajon Rondo (born February 22 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played for two years at the University of Kentucky before declaring for the 2006 NBA Draft.
Rajput A Rajput ( hi: rājput, from Sanskrit राजपुत्र rāja-putra, "son of a king") is a Hindu kshatriya caste. The Rajputs trace their origins to the ancient Kshatriya dynasties of India and the Rajputana/Rajasthan region.
Rajput clans The Rajputs are a community of Hindus belonging to the Kshattriya or warrior caste. Apart from being an important factor in the social life of the rajputs themselves, their patrilineage-based clan system is also of interest for certain other reasons: land tenure studies in the Indian state of Rajasthan and tracing of ancient population shifts are only two fields where this topic would be of interest.
Rajput class destroyer The Rajput Class destroyers build for the Indian Navy are the modified version of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. Rajput class destroyers are the first ships in the Indian Navy to be fitted with BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile.
Rajput painting Rajput painting, a style of Indian painting, evolved and flourished during the 18th century in the royal courts of Rajputana, India. Each Rajput kingdom evolved a distinct style, but with certain common features.
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Rajputana Rajputana (or Rajpootana), which means "Land of the Rajputs" is a region of western India, which now makes up the greater part of Rajasthan. Under the British Raj, the region was organized as the Rajputana Agency, made up of a number of princely states, whose rulers enjoyed local autonomy.
Rajputana Agency Rajputana Agency was a collection of native states in India, under the political charge of an agent to the Governor-General of India who resided at Mount Abu in the Aravalli Range. The total area of Rajputana was 127,541 square miles (330,330 km²).
Rajsekhar Bose Rajsekhar Basu (Bangla: রাজশেখর বসু), or Parashuram (পরশুরাম) (March 16, 1880 - April 27, 1960) was a Bengali writer known more for his comic and satirical stories. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1956.
Rajshahi College Rajshahi College (Bangla: রাজশাহী কলেজ Rajshahi Kôlej) is one of the first institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. Established in 1873 in Rajshahi city, it is said to be the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College and Chittagong College.
Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has a population of almost 40 million and area of about 34513 sq kmA profile of Rajshahi Division. Rajshahi division is consists of 16 districts, 128 Upazillas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1092 Unions (the lowest administrative tier). This division is characterized by its cheap labour force. It has an excellent rail and road communication infrastructure. The divisional city Rajshahi is only 4 hours road journey away from Dhaka, the capital city. Besides, two airports in this division take only 30-40 minutes to communicate with Dhaka.
Rajshahi University Rajshahi University or University of Rajshahi (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Rajshahi Bishshobiddalôe) is a public university located in Rajshahi, a city in northern Bangladesh. Rajshahi University was established in 1953, being the second university to be established in what was then East Pakistan.
Rajshree Pathy Rajshree Pathy, Chairman Rajshree Sugars and Chemicals Limited, is one of the major entrepreneur business women of India, and initiated introduction of pure, organic branded sugar in India. She is a fourth-generation entrepreneur,from the PSG family of Coimbatore.
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (Devnagari: राजू बन गया जेन्टलमेन) is a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Aziz Mirza starring Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Amrita Singh and Nana Patekar. Khan plays Raj Mathur, a young engineering graduate from Darjeeling who comes to Bombay hoping to become an important engineer.
Rajus Kshatriyas are the warriors and rulers in traditional Hindu society. Rajputs are regarded as the modern day representatives of the ancient Kshatriyas in northern India and are referred to as Rajus in southern India.
Rajuvula Rajuvula was an Indo-Scythian Great Satrap (Mahakshatrapa) who ruled in the area of Mathura in northern India in the years around 10 CE. In central India, the Indo-Scythians conquered the area of Mathura over Indian kings around 60 BCE.
Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha (; meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature, science, and social services.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian shooter who won the first individual silver medal for the country in 2004 Summer Olympics. His event was the Men's Double Trap.
Rakad Salem Rakad Mahmoud Salameh Salem (kunya, Abu Mahmoud) is a Iraqi-Palestinian politician and longtime Secretary-General of the Arab Liberation Front (ALF), an Iraqi-controlled Ba'thist faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). He was also editor-in-chief of the movement's monthly magazine, Sawt al-Jamahir (Arabic, Voice of the masses).
Rakahanga Rakahanga, part of the Cook Islands in the central-southern Pacific Ocean,is one of the most unspoiled places on earth. The atoll is 1,248 kilometres from the Cook Islands capital, Rarotonga and lies 1111 kilometres from the equator.
Rakaia River The Rakaia River is one of the principal rivers of the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island. It rises in the Southern Alps, travelling 150 kilometres in a generally easterly or southeasterly direction before entering the Pacific Ocean 50 kilometres south of Christchurch.
Rakan Ben Williams Rakan Ben Williams is the nom de guerre of an alleged Islamist terrorist living in the United States who is purportedly a white Englishman convert to Islam. On March 10, 2006 a warning was issued through the Global Islamic Media Front stating that Rakan Ben Williams was about to commit an act of terrorism in the US.
Rakan Cops Rakan Cops (Malay: Friendly Cops) is the Malaysian community police cops which was launched by Royal Malaysian Police in Kuala Lumpur on August 9 2005 to help combat crime in the city and any situations around Malaysia.
Rakan Muhsin Mohammad Alsaykhan Rakan Muhsin Mohammad Alsaykhan () was a terrorist who participated in a series of attacks against Westerners in Saudi Arabia in 2004 and in the kidnapping and beheading of American contractor Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia. He was killed in a shootout along with Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, al-Qaeda terrorist cell leader in Saudi Arabia at that time.
Rakasta In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the rakasta, not to be confused with a rakshasa, is a humanoid with a cat-like appearance. Rakasta are often armed with kasa, a set of metal war claws which are worn over the paw like a glove.
Rakata Rakata (2667 ft) is a stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau) in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java. It is the largest, and southernmost, of three volcanoes that formed the island Krakatoa (the others being Danan and Perboewatan) and the only one not totally destroyed in the eruption of 1883.
Rakatak The Rakatak is a percussion instrument that originates from Ghana. The rakatak is comprised of several calabash gourd shells attached to a long, narrow wooden shaft joined to the longer main wooden handle at a 90-degree angle.
Rake (band) Rake was an art rock/noise rock/free jazz musical ensemble that came to being in Northern Virginia in 1990 in the shadow of the Nation’s Capitol. Not to be confused with the post-punk and art damage bands associated with the Washington, DC underground music scene, Rake straddled the line dividing high art from low art and marched to their own beat along with fellow musical explorers Pelt and Wingtip Sloat throughout the 1990s.
Rake (character) In literature or the performing arts, a rake (a contraction of "rakehell") is a character, often a stock character who wastes his (usually inherited) fortune on wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. The rake is also frequently a cad: a man who seduces a young woman and impregnates her before leaving, often to her social or financial ruin.
Rake (poker) The rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a casino operating a poker game. It is generally 5-10% of the pot in each poker hand, up to a predetermined maximum amount, but not only can this percentage be anything, there are other non-percentage ways for a casino to take the rake, plus other means for a casino to earn revenue from players (e.
Rake (theatre) Theatre stages traditionally sloped upwards away from the audience, however theaters constructed after the beginning of the 20th century feature a raked audience section. This change back to the method of construction seen in Greek and Roman theatrers, (flat stage and terraced audience) was effected due the difficulty encountered when one tries to walk across a sloped surface, which had resulted in unnatural movement patterns to avoid the apperiance of limping caused by the non-level surface.
Rake receiver A rake receiver is a radio receiver designed to counter the effects of multipath fading. It does this by using several "sub-receivers" each delayed slightly in order to tune in to the individual multipath components.
Rake Yohn Theodore "Ted" Webb, better known as Rake Yohn (born January 20, 1975 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is a member of the CKY Crew and a regular in the CKY Videos, MTV's Viva La Bam and Jackass. Rake attended Pennsylvania State University and is now a chemist specializing in synthetic materials.
Rakeesh Rakeesh Sah Tarna is a fictional character from Sierra's classic graphic adventure series Quest for Glory. The character first appeared in 1990's Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire, and later featured in Quest for Glory III: Wages of War and Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire.
Rakel Liekki Tiina-Rakel Liekki (born September 20 1979) is a Finnish artist, freelance editor and former pornographic actress, writer, director and producer. She got a Bachelor of arts degree from North Karelia Polytechnic, programme of fine art with painting as her major area of study in Christmas 2001.
Raker Act The Raker Act was an act of the United States Congress that permitted building of the O'Shaughnessy Dam and flooding of Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park, California. The Act, passed by Congress in 1913, specified that because the source of the water and power was on public land, no private profit could be derived from the development.

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