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Ralph Terry Ralph Willard Terry (born on January 9, 1936 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1956-57, 1959-64), Kansas City Athletics (1957-59, 1966), Cleveland Indians (1965) and New York Mets (1966-67). Terry is best remembered for giving up the home run to Bill Mazeroski that won the Pittsburgh Pirates the 1960 World Series.
Ralph Thompson Ralph Thompson is a noted artist and book illustrator, who specializes in pen and ink sketches of animal subjects. His most noteworthy works are his series of book illustrations for the famous naturalist and author Gerald Durrell in the period 1954 to 1964 when Durrell was associated with the publishing firm of Rupert Hart-Davis.
Ralph Thoresby Ralph Thoresby (16 August 1658 - 16 October 1724), born in Leeds and is widely credited with being the first historian of that city. He was besides a merchant, non-conformist, fellow of the Royal Society, diarist, author, common-councilman in the Corporation of Leeds, and museum keeper.
Ralph Tubbs Ralph Tubbs, OBE, FRIBA (9 January 1912 — 23 November 1996) was a British architect. Well known amongst the buildings he designed was the Dome of Discovery at the successful Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London in 1951.
Ralph Tyler Smith Ralph Tyler Smith (October 6, 1915 - August 13, 1972) was born in Granite City, Illinois. Smith was a Republican politician from Illinois and served in the Illinois state house from 1955 through 1969, including a two years as the Speaker of the House from 1967-1969.
Ralph Washington Sockman Reverend Ralph Washington Sockman (October 1, 1889 – August 29, 1970) was the senior pastor of the United Methodist Christ Church in New York City. He was a famous orator for his NBC radio programme, National Radio Pulpit, which aired from 1928 to 1962.
Ralph Wedgwood Sir Ralph Lewis Wedgwood, 1st Baronet CB CMG (2 March 1874 - 5 September 1956) was the Chief Officer of the London & North Eastern Railway for 16 years from its inauguration in 1923. Also chairman of the wartime Railway Executive Committee from September 1939 to August 1941.
Ralph Wiggum Ralph Wiggum is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright.He is best known as the show's resident oddball, and has been immortalized for his seemingly random non sequiturs] and erratic behaviour.
Ralph Wigram Ralph Follett Wigram (1890 – December 31, 1936) was a British government official in the Foreign Office; he helped raise the alarm about German re-armament under Hitler during the period prior to World War II, and provided intelligence information about German re-armament to Winston Churchill while Churchill was out of power, which Churchill used to attack the policy of the government of Stanley Baldwin.
Ralph Woodrow Ralph Woodrow is an Evangelical Christian Minister, speaker and author of 14 books. Woodrow formerly supported the thesis of the 19th century churchman Alexander Hislop that Roman Catholicism is a syncretistic pagan religion in his book Babylon Mystery Religion and gained a certain notoriety when he changed his view and pulled the work from circulation.
Ralph Woolfolk IV Ralph Woolfolk IV (born August 28 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia) is well known for his role as DeeDee on the short-lived Nickelodeon show, "My Brother and Me." Currently goes to Morehouse College, where he plays baseball as a catcher.
Ralph Yarborough Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate (1957 until 1971) and was a leader of the progressive or liberal wing of his party in his many races for statewide office. As a U.
Ralphie May Ralphie May, (born 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American stand-up comedian who usually performs in Los Angeles, California. May entered the public eye when he appeared in the first season of the reality television series, Last Comic Standing, in which stand-up comedians compete for a television contract.
Ralston Ralston (Baile Raghnaill in Scottish Gaelic) is a small, suburban settlement in Renfrewshire, Scotland, bordering onto the eastern edge of the royal burgh of Paisley. The district straddles the A761 (formerly the A737), the main dual-carriageway between Renfrewshire and the City of Glasgow.
Ralston Hall Ralston Hall Mansion located in Belmont, California, was the country house of William Chapman Ralston, a San Francisco businessman and founder of the Bank of California. It is an opulent Italian villa, modified with touches of Steamboat Gothic and Victorian details.
Ralston Westlake Ralston Westlake was born on South Highland Avenue and lived on the Hilltop his entire life. He served one term as Mayor of Columbus (1959-1963)and lived in a two story home located at 3300 West Broad Street where he also owned a small motel and glass business for many years.
Ralstonia metallidurans Ralstonia metallidurans (CH34) is a Gram-negative, non-spore forming bacillus that is able to survive and flourish in millimolar concentrations of heavy metals, and plays a vital role in the formation of gold,Frank Reith, Stephen L. Rogers, D.
Ralt Ralt was a manufacturer of single-seater racing cars, founded by ex-Jack Brabham associate Ron Tauranac after he sold out his interest in Brabham to Bernie Ecclestone. Ron and his brother had built some specials in Australia in the 1950s under the RALT name (standing for Ron and Austin Lewis Tauranac), but this article concerns itself only with the Ralts built by Ron's company.
Raluca Udroiu Raluca Antonia Udroiu (born May 12, 1982 in Baia Mare, MaramureĹź) is an international freestyle swimmer from Romania, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Pior to that tournament, at the European LC Championships 2000 in Helsinki, Finland, she was on the Women's Relay Team, that won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Freestyle.
Ralung Monastery Ralung Monastery, located in the Tsang region of western Tibet, is the traditional seat of the Drukpa Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1180 by Tsangpa Gyare who was the First Gyalwang Drukpa and the founder of the Drukpa order.
Raška (state) Raška (Serbian: Рашка) (alternative spellings have included Raschka, Rascia and Rassa) was the central and most successful medieval Serbian state (or župa, area ruled by a župan) that unified neighboring Serbian tribes into the main medieval Serbian state in Balkans.
Ram (band) Ram is a musical group that was based in New York City in the United States and was active in the early 1970s. Band members included brothers John and Ralph DeMartino as well as Bob Steeler who later played with Hot Tuna.
Ram accelerator A ram accelerator is a gun that utilizes ramjet or scramjet combustion modes to accelerate a projectile to extremely high speeds. In a normal ramjet, air is compressed for combustion between a spike-shaped ram and an outer casing.
Ram bow A ram bow or rostrum (Latin for 'beak' or 'prow') is form of bow on naval ships which allows one ship to attack another by crashing into it at high speed. The use of ram bows dates back to at least the seventh century BC, according to inscriptions found on the tomb of Phoenician King Sargon IIand ramming was the dominant form of naval combat until at least the third century BC, [http://monolith.
Ram Bahadur Bomjon Ram Bahadur Bomjon (born May 9, 1989, sometimes Bomjan or Banjan), also known as Palden Dorje (his official Buddhist name), is a young Buddhist monk from Ratanapuri village, Bara district, Nepal who drew thousands of visitors and media attention for spending months in meditation, allegedly without food or water, although this claim is widely contested. Nicknamed the Buddha Boy, he began his meditation on May 16, 2005, disappeared from his hometown on March 11, 2006, and reappeared elsewhere in Nepal on December 25, 2006.
Ram cichlid The ram cichlid, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, is a dwarf species of freshwater cichlid native to the Orinoco River basin, in the llanos of Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Other names in English include blue ram, German blue ram, and dwarf butterfly cichlid.
Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma (Telugu: రామ్ గొపాల్ వర్మ )(born April 7, 1962) is an Indian film director, writer and film producer from Andhra Pradesh. He is popular for his slick, grisly films and his penchant for horror and gangster films.
Ram Chandra Baba Ram Chandra (born 1864) was an Indian trade unionist who organised the farmers of Oudh, India into forming a united front to fight against the abuses of landlords in the 1920s and 1930s. He was also an influential figure in the history of Fiji, and owed his inspiration to take up the cause of the down-trodden to his 12 years as an indentured labourer in Fiji and to his efforts to end the indenture system.
Ram Chandra Kak Ram Chandra Kak (June 5 1893- February 10 1983) was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1946-7. He was also a pioneering archaeologist who excavated the leading sites of antiquities in Kashmir and wrote the definitive text on them.
Ram Chandra Vidyabagish Ramchandra Vidyabagish (1786-1845) taught at the Vedanta College established by Raja Rammohun Roy and later at Sanskrit College. Closely associated with the work of Raja Rammohun Roy in Kolkata, he was the first secretary of the Brahmo Sabha established in 1828 and initiated Debendranath Tagore and 21 other young men into Brahmo Samaj in 1843.
Ram Charan Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker, and author who has coached some of the world’s most successful CEOs. For 35 years, he has worked behind the scenes at companies like GE, KLM, Bank of America, DuPont, Novartis, EMC, Home Depot, 3M, Verizon, and Thomson.
Ram Jaane Ram Jaane is a 1995 Bollywood movie directed by Rajiv Mehra about an unnamed kid (portrayed by Shahrukh Khan). He uses the name Ram Jaane after meeting with a priest who in response to the kid asking about his name said "Ram Jaane" (God knows).
Ram Jam City Ram Jam City is an album by British blues rock musician Danny Kirwan, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). This release consists of demo recordings for his 1975 debut solo album, recorded after leaving Fleetwood Mac in 1972.
Ram Janmabhoomi Ram Janmabhoomi (राम जन्मभूमि) refers to a tract of land in the North Indian city of Ayodhya which is believed to be the birthplace of the Rama. The name Ram Janmabhoomi means "birthplace of Rama.
Ram John Holder Ram John Holder (born in 1934 in Guyana) began his performing career as a folk singer in New York. In 1962 he came to London and worked with Pearl Connor's Negro Theatre Workshop initially as a musician and later as an actor.
Ram Karmabhoomi Ram Karmabhoomi is the area composing of Rameshwaram, Dhanushkodi, Rama's Bridge, also known as Adam's Bridge where the Hindu deity Rama is believed to have conducted his fight against Ravana to rescue Sita. It is called so because in terms of importance to Hindus it matches Ram Janmabhoomi which is the location of Rama’s birth.
Ram Lakhan Ram Lakhan was a Bollywood movie released in 1989. It was produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and had a multi-star cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Raakhee Gulzar.
Ram Mohan Roy Ram Mohan Roy, also written as Rammohun Roy, or Raja Ram Mohun Roy (Bangla: রাজা রামমোহন রায়, Raja Rammohon Rae), (May 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833) was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, one of the first Indian socio-religious reform movements. His remarkable influence was apparent in the fields of politics, public administration and education as well as religion.
Ram Mudambi Ram Mudambi is an Associate Professor and Washburn Research Fellow in General and Strategic Management at the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University, USA. He has published over fifty refereed journal articles and six books on the multinational strategies of entrepreneurial firms; the location and research and development strategies of multinational firms, and the politics of international business.
Ram Nath Kak Ram Nath Kak (1917-1993) was a Kashmiri veterinarian whose autobiography Autumn Leaves is one of the most vivid portraits of life in 20th century Kashmir and has become a sort of a classic. The book was termed enthralling reading by the English writer Taya Zinkin.
Ram Puneet Tiwary Ram Puneet Tiwary is an Indian Singaporean convicted of the murder of two other [Chinese Singaporeans], Tay Chow Lyang and Tan Poh Chaun, in Sydney, Australia, in 2006 and Tan were Tiwary's flatmates in Sydney], where all three of them were engineering students at the [[University of New South Wales. The murder took place on September 15th 2003.
Ram Records (UK) Ram Recordings is a British drum and bass record label primarily founded by Andy C, alongside Ant Miles and Shimon in 1992. As the popularity of Jungle on the underground circuit came to its peak,the progressive off-shoot of Drum and Bass began to emerge and the Ram Trilogy lead the way consistently providing the biggest and most sought after tunes, year on year.
Ram Sarup Singh Ram Sarup Singh ( April 12, 1912 - October 25, 1944) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Ram Sharan Ram Sharan is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. From 2001 to 2006 he represented the Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with more than 75 percent of the vote.
Ram Shastri Ram Shastri Prabhune was the chief justice (Mukhya Nyayadhish) in the apex court of the Maratha Empire in the latter half of the 18th century, during the heyday of that empire. He is best remembered for having passed strictures against the sitting Peshwa of the time for instigating murder.
Ram Singh Sardar Ram Singh Namdhari (February 3 1816 – 29 November 1885) was a Sikh philosopher and reformer and the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycotting of British merchandise and services as a political weapon. He was the religious leader of the Namdhari (Kuka) sect and successor of Balak Singh.
Ram Singh (Fiji) Babu Ram Singh was a Fiji Indian who had come to Fiji under the indenture system and was one of the few people who, after indenture, prospered and made an attempt to help his less fortunate ex-indentured brethren.
Ram Vaswani Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani (also known as Ram "The Looks" Vaswani) (born c. 1970 in London) is an English professional snooker player, turned professional poker player and the youngest member of The Hendon Mob.
Ram's Island Ram's Island is a small 20 acre island off of the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located approximately 1 miles offshore, between Mystic, CT and Fisher's Island, a much larger island that is part of New York state.
Ram-air intake A ram-air intake is any air system in the intake which uses the air pressure created by vehicle motion to increase the air pressure inside of the intake manifold on an engine, thus allowing a greater volume of intake air, and hence engine power. A ram-air intake will also provide cooler air, as outside air rather than hot air from the engine compartment is used.
Ram-raiding Ram-raiding is a variation on burglary in which a van, SUV, or cars, or other heavy vehicle is driven through the windows or doors of a closed shop, usually a department store or jewellers, to allow the perpetrators to loot it.
Ram-Zet Ram-Zet is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1998. It began as a one-man project by singer and guitarist Zet, which later evolved into a full-grown band with the arrival of KĂĽth (drums) and Solem (bass), leading to the release of Ram-Zet's debut album, Pure Therapy, in September 2000.
Rama Rāmachandra, Śrī Rāma (श्रीराम) or Rama ( in IAST, in Devanāgarī pronounced as Rarhm) was a king of ancient India whose grand story is portrayed in the epic Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India. In Hinduism, he is also considered to be the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu and one of the most important manifestations of God.
Rama (comics) Rama is a fictional Hindu god published by DC Comics, and a potential love interest of Wonder Woman. He first appears in Wonder Woman #148 series 2, (September 1999), and was created by Eric Luke and Yanick Paquette.
Rama (spacecraft) Rama is a mysterious extraterrestrial vessel that is the subject and setting of the science fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, and the later sequel trilogy by Clarke and Gentry Lee: Rama II, Garden of Rama, and Rama Revealed.
Rama Raju Ramal Raju was the third ruler of the Araviti or Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. This dynasty, the fourth and last to hold sway over the Vijayanagara Empire, is often not counted as a ruling dynasty of that empire, for reasons delineated below.
Rama Timber Transport Company The Rama Timber Transport Company was incorporated in 1868, for the purpose of construction and operation of the Black River & Lake St. John Canal and Portage Tramway, for the sole purpose of moving logs from the Black River (and its tributaries), to the waters of Lakes Couchiching and Simcoe.
Rama VIII Bridge On September 20, 2002, the Rama VIII Bridge was officially opened in Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge consists of a single pylon located approximately one-third of the distance from the northwest end of the bridge.
Rama's Bridge Rama's Bridge, also called Nala's Bridge and Adam's Bridge is a chain of limestone shoals, between the islands of Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram, off the southeastern coast of India. The bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast).
Rama-Lilas Rama-Lilas is a Hindu religious holiday; celebrated in northern India, at the end of the monsoon season. During the celebration: there is a reading and reenactment of the Ramayana, the burning of effigies of Ravana, and fireworks.
Rama, Ethiopia Rama (also called Mai Lala, Lala) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located 35 km north of the town of Adwa in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region, this town occupies a fertile lowland area, and has a latitude and longitude of .
Ramada International Ramada International is the company that owns, operates, and franchises hotels using the Ramada name outside of the United States and Canada. Ramada International was formerly owned by Marriott International, a competitor of Cendant, which owned Ramada in the United States and Canada.
Ramadan The fourth pillar of Islam which is fasting is also called Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān) – or Ramzan in several countries – and it is the ninth month of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, established in the year 638. It is considered the most venerated, blessed and spiritually-beneficial month of the Islamic year.
Ramah Darom Camp Ramah Darom, opened in 1997, is Jewish summer camp located in Clayton, Georgia. The camp is affiliated with the National Ramah Commision, the national parent organization that oversees all Ramah overnight camps, day camps, and Israel programs.
Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation The Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation is a non-contiguous section of the Navajo Nation lying in parts of west-central Cibola and southern McKinley Counties in New Mexico, USA, just east and southeast of the Zuni Indian Reservation. It has a land area of 597.
Ramachandran plot A Ramachandran plot (also known as a Ramachandran Map or a Ramachandran diagram), developed by Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran's graduate student V. Sasisekharan, is a way to visualize dihedral angles φ against ψ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
Ramachandrapura Math Adi Shankaracharya established 4 Maths in the four cardinal directions of Bharat Varsha. Those are Sri Sharada Peetham in Dwaraka, Sri Sringeri Peetham at Sringeri Karnataka, Sri Jyotish Peetham at Badarikashram in North and Sri Govardhan Peetham in Jagannatha Puri at East.
Ramacharitam Ramacharitam is great epic poem written by Sandhyakar Nandi during Pala Empire in the period between the second half of the 11th and the first half of the 12th century AD. The poem is written in sanskirt, which details historical events in Bengal during that period.
Ramai Pandit Ramai Pandit ( Ramai Ponđit) or Ramai the Wise was a mediaeval Bengali poet from the region of Bengal. The exact date of his birth is not known, but it is believed that he lived in the 13th or 14th century AD.
Ramaj Entertainment Ramaj Entertainment is an indie entertainment company, founded by Harold J. Thomas, that specializes in the development and management of artists , as well as the production & distribution of independent records.
Ramakrishna Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস Ramkrishno Pôromôhongsho), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চট্টোপাধ্যায় Gôdadhor Chôţţopaddhae) Smart, Ninian The World's Religions (1998) p.409, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-63748-1, (February 18, 1836–August 16, 1886) was a Hindu religious teacher and an influential figure in the Bengal Renaissance of the Nineteenth century.
Ramakrishna Hegde Ramakrishna Hegde (Kannada: ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಹೆಗಡೆ) (born August 29, 1926 at Siddapur in north Karnataka) was the chief minister of Karnataka. His parents were Mahabaleshwar Hegde and Saraswati Hegde.
Ramakrishna Math Ramakrishna Math is a religious monastic order set up by Swami Vivekananda to follow the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. The Ramakrishna Math is headquartered at Belur Math (in West Bengal, India), and shares the location with the related organisation, the Ramakrishna Mission.
Ramakrishna Mission The Ramakrishna Mission () is an association founded by Sri Ramakrishna's chief disciple and religious leader, Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. The Mission carries on missionary and philanthropic work through the combined efforts of monastic and householder disciples.
Ramakrishna Temple Sri Ramakrishna Temple was consecrated in the Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math on Friday, the 14th January, the Makar Sankranti Day in 1938. Swami Vivekananda, the illustrious disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the 18th century saint of Bengal wanted that the architecture of the Temple should represent a harmony of different artistic cultures as Sri Ramakrishna had the image of harmonious blend of various religions.
Ramakuppam Ramakuppam is a small town situated in the Palmaner Taluk of Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in India and about fifteen miles from Kuppam. It is probably the last town on the deccan plateau, further south the landscape descends down through a forest range to meet the plains of Tamil Nadu.
Ramallah Friends Schools Ramallah Friends Schools: Two Schools started by the Quakers mission in the city of Ramallah, West Bank. The Friends Girls School was founded in the year 1869, while the Friends Boys School was founded in 1901.
Ramallo massacre The Ramallo massacre occurred on September 17, 1999 in Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, when three armed persons went into the local offices of the Banco de la NaciĂłn Argentina, taking six hostages. After several hours, they tried to escape in a car, using the bank manager and an accountant as human shields, and holding the manager's wife.
Raman (crater) Raman is a small lunar crater that lies on the western edge of a plateau feature in the expansive lunar mare named Oceanus Procellarum. It shares this plateau with the lava-flooded Herodotus and the Aristarchus craters to the southeast.
Raman amplification Raman amplification (pronounced /rʌmɑn/) is based on the Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) phenomenon, when a lower frequency 'signal' photon induces the inelastic scattering of a higher-frequency 'pump' photon in a nonlinear optical medium. As a result of this, another 'signal' photon is produced, with the surplus energy resonantly passed to the vibrational states of the nonlinear medium.
Raman Ghosh Raman Ghosh along with his brother Dipu Ghosh represented India in several badminton tournaments in the 1960s and 1970s. He was was a member of the Indian badminton team, which won the 1975 Thomas Cup by defeating Pakistan at Lahore.
Raman laser The Raman laser is a byproduct of Raman scattering, discovered in 1928 by Nobel laureate Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. It works as follows: light hits a substance, causing the atoms in the substance to vibrate sympathetically.
Raman Piatrushenka Raman Piatrushenka (or Roman Petrushenko), born December 25, 1980 in KalinkaviÄŤy, is a Belarusian flatwater canoer and current (2005) world champion in the K-4 500m kayak. He also won the bronze medal in the K-2 500m at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with teammate Vadzim Makhneu.
Raman Roy 48-year-old Raman Roy is widely regarded as the pioneer and guru of the IT-enabled services business in India, having played a pivotal role in proving the country’s stature as a locale for remote processing. He has successfully delivered servicing solutions from India and has led the Indian operations of the two top players in this arena—American Express and GE Capital .
Raman spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique used in condensed matter physics and chemistry to study vibrational, rotational, and other low-frequency modes in a system. It relies on inelastic scattering, or Raman scattering of monochromatic light, usually from a laser in the visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet range.
Ramana (settlement) Ramana (also spelled Ramany, Azeri: Ramana, Ramanı; in full: Ramana qəsəbəsi — the Ramana settlement) is an urban-type settlement in Azerbaijan, within the Sabunchu district of Baku. Population (2005): 8,800.
Ramana Vieira Ramana Vieira is a contemporary American singer of the traditional Portuguese Fado, a hauntingly melodic music reminiscent of the American blues. She has been called "The New Voice of Portuguese World Music.
Ramanand Sagar Ramanand Sagar (29 December, 1917—12 December, 2005) (born Chandramauli Chopra) was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a television adaptation of the ancient Indian epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Rama and Deepika as Sita.
Ramananda Prasad Ramananda Prasad (born 1938) is the founder of the International Gita Society. He has translated the Bhagavad Gita into English in 1988 from the original Sanskrit texts and the book is currently in its fourth edition.
Ramanandi sect This denomination, it is widely believed, has played a powerful role in shaping the social and spiritual climate of the populous Ganga valley. The Ramanandi movement owes its origin to the saint Ramananda, who lived in Varanasi in the 14th century, and influenced such popular Indian saints like Tulsidas and Kabir among others.
Ramanathan Krishnan Ramanathan Krishnan (born April 11 1937, in Madras, India) was an Indian tennis player of the 1950's and 60's and one of the greatest Indian players of all time. His son Ramesh Krishnan was also a well-known tennis player.
Ramanathapuram Srinivasa lyengar Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar (popularly known by his nickname "Poochi" was a leading Carnatic vocalist during the latter half of the 19th century and first 20 years of the 20th century. He was the disciple of Patnam Subramania Iyer and came in the sishya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja.
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Ramanathaswamy Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the island of Rameswaram (Devnagri:रामेश्वरम, Tamil:இராமேஸ்வரம்) in the state of Tamilnadu, India. According to Shaiva mythology, Lord Rama is believed to have prayed Lord Shiva here to absolve any sins that he might have committed during his war against the demon king Ravana.
Ramandeep Singh Ramandeep Singh Grewal (born August 8, 1971 in Chandigarh) is a former field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1995. Singh represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where India finished in eighth place.
Ramanji Baba Ghundi in the Chuparsan valley of Hunza is the shrine of the famous Pir of Ghund from Afghanistan who is celebrated in legend as the saint who brought devastation to the valley. The saint is not actually buried here.
Ramankarry Ramankarry is a place in the Kuttanad region of India, beside the Pamba River. It is 9 km away from Changanacherry City and 17 km from Alappuzha City and it is the main bus stop in AC (Alappuzha-Changanacherry Road), now a State Highway).
Ramanna Nikaya Ramanna Nikaya (or Ramanya Nikaya) is one of the most orthodox Buddhist orders in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1864 when Ambagahawatte Saranankara, a member of the Salagama caste, returned to Sri Lanka after being ordained by Ven.
Ramanuja Ramanuja () (traditionally 1017–1137) was a Tamil theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete. He is seen by Śrīvaiṣṇavas as the third and most important teacher (ācārya) of their tradition, and by Hindus as the leading expounder of expounder of Viśiṣṭādvaita, one of the classical interpretations of the dominant Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy .
Ramanujan summation Ramanujan summation is a technique invented by the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan for assigning a sum to infinite divergent series. Although the Ramanujan summation of a divergent series is not a sum in the traditional sense, it has properties which make it mathematically useful in the study of divergent infinite series, for which conventional summation is undefined.
Ramanujan theta function In mathematics, the Ramanujan theta function generalizes the form of the Jacobi theta functions, while capturing their general properties. In particular, the Jacobi triple product takes on a particularly elegant form when written in terms of the Ramanujan theta.

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