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Raina (surname)
Raina is a surname found among Kashmiri Pandits. The people with this surname predominantly lives in Kashmir as well as diasporic communities across India. People with the name * A. K. Raina * Ankita Raina * Aparna Raina * Dhruv Raina * Gargi Raina * Jasbir Singh Raina * Jasmeet Raina * K. K. Raina * Marco Raina * M. K. Raina * Mohit Raina * Priya Raina * Queen Raina * Ravinder Raina * Robin Raina * Samay Raina * Suresh Raina * Suryansh Raina * Taaruk Raina * Tapishwar Narain Raina * Tochi Raina * Vedang Raina * Vijay Kumar Raina * Vineet Raina * Vinod Raina References Surnames of Indian origin Kashmiri Pandits, {{India-ethno-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmiri Pandits
The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, a mountainous region located within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiri Pandits are Hindu Kashmiris native to the Kashmir Valley, and the only remaining Hindu Kashmiris after the large-scale of conversion of the Valley's population to Islam during the medieval times. Prompted by the growth of Islamic militancy in the valley, large numbers left in the exodus of the 1990s. Even so, small numbers remain. History Early history The Hindu caste system of the Kashmir region was influenced by the influx of Buddhism from the time of Asoka, around the third century BCE, and a consequence of this was that the traditional lines of varna were blurred, with the exception of that for the Brahmins. Another notable feature of early Kashmiri society wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Raina
Robin Raina (, born August 31, 1967) is an Indian-born American industrial engineer, businessman and philanthropist who is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ebix Group and the founder of Robin Raina Foundation. Raina joined Delphi Information Systems, Inc. in 1997 as Vice President of Professional Services. In August 1999 he was promoted to the added title of President, having previously been named COO. In 1999 Delphi changed its name to Ebix.com and then in 2003 changed its name to Ebix Inc. Early life and education Raina was born to a Kashmiri Pandit family in Srinagar on 31 August 1967. He moved to Patiala, Punjab at the age of five and pursued most of his early education from Our Lady of Fatima Convent High School. He graduated from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology with a degree in industrial engineering in 1989. He joined Pertech Computers Limited and was promoted as area manager in 1990. He left for Singapore Singapore ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Raina
Vinod Raina (died 12 September 2013) was an Indian educationist. He was a member of drafting of the Right to Education Act. Career Vinod Raina resigned from his job at Delhi University to work on education reforms in India. He was one of the co-founders of the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti(BGVS) and All-India People’s Science Network (AIPSN). He was a Homi Bhabha Fellow, a fellow of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, Asia Leadership Fellow, Japan, and an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Science Writers Association. Dr. Raina worked with the Bhopal Gas Disaster victims and the anti-Narmada dam campaign. He helped conceptualize the Victims of Development project and co-edited the subsequent volume ‘The Dispossessed’. Dr. Raina was also a member of the International Council of the World Social Forum. Death He died of cancer on 12 September 2013. Very few people know he was suffering from cancer for the last few years of his life. During this period, he actively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineet Raina
Vineet Raina (born 30 August) is an Indian Bollywood film and television actor. Filmography Television Films *'' Janani'' as Rahul (Lead Role) Produced by ‘Ultra Distributors Pvt. Ltd *''The Sholay Girl ''The Sholay Girl'' is a 2019 Hindi-language biographical period drama film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Shrabani Deodhar, Sai Deodhar and Shakti Anand. Written by Faizal Akhtar and Shrabani Deodhar, the film is based on Ind ...'' (2019) Released on ZEE5 Premium OTT Platform Webseries *’’ Kasak’’ (2020) Lead Role * Nominated in the ‘’Best Actor’’ award Category for ‘’Filmfare OTT Awards 2020’’ for Critically acclaimed performance in the Webseries ’’Kasak’’, based on the true story, released on ‘’ULLU’’ OTT platform References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raina, Vineet Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male soap opera actors Living people Male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Kumar Raina
Vijay Kumar Raina is an Indian geologist and glaciologist, and author of a controversial discussion paper from India's Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding Himalayan glaciers. He was formerly deputy director-general of the Geological Survey of India, and led two scientific expeditions conducted by the Indian Antarctic Program. Career In June 1958, Raina led the first Geological Survey of India expedition to the Siachen glacier. In the 1980s, Raina was the director general of the glaciology division at Geological Survey of India (GSI). Raina retired in 1991. Himalayan glacial melt controversy On 10 July 2009, Raina visited the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) along with 40 other scientists to hear a report on satellite images of Himalayan glaciers prepared by the Space Application Centre (SAC). On 4 August 2009, Raina submitted a paper outlining his dissent of the methodology of the SAC report and the claim that the Himalayan glac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedang Raina
Vedang Raina (born 2 June 2000) is an Indian actor. He is known for his role as Reggie Mantle in Zoya Akhtar's teen film ''The Archies'' (2023). Life and career Vedang Raina was born on June 2, 2000 in New Delhi into a Kashmiri family and grew up in Mumbai. He completed his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and subsequently pursued his bachelor's degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (SVKM's NMIMS) in Vile Parle. He started out small with college fests and events, enjoying the time he spent on stage. Raina developed an interest in music and played the guitar years before he had thought about acting. Towards the end of his college years, he decided to venture into modelling and music. He subsequently joined an acting agency to pursue it as a career. After modelling for several brands, Raina was scouted by Zoya Akhtar for '' The Archies'' in 2021 in which he stole everyone viewer's heart through his acting. Akhtar claimed that he had not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochi Raina
Tochi Raina (born 2 September 1971) is an Indian singer, composer and philosopher, best known as a playback singer in Hindi films. His most notable works include the songs ''Kabira'' for the movie "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", "Iktara" from "Wake Up Sid", ''Ishq Waale Chor Hain'' for the Hindi movie Kya yahi sach hai with Vishal Khurana, ''Saibo'' for the Hindi movie Shor in the City a duet with Shreya Ghosal, ''Maldar Ki Jeb'' for the movie Bhindi Baazaar Inc. and ''Aali Re'' for the movie No One Killed Jessica. He recorded a music album 'Tochinaamah' consisting 3 song – Saaiyaan, Jamoora and Akela Early life He was born in a Kashmiri Sikh family to Sahib and Surjit Kumar Raina in Darbhanga, Bihar and went to school in Nepal where his father, a government employee, was posted. His brother Arvinder is a composer in Malaysia and his sister Harmeet Kaur is a Ph.D. in classical music and also a music teacher in a school in Assam. He hails from a family with music background. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapishwar Narain Raina
General Tapishwar Narain Raina (24 January 1921 – 19 May 1980), best known as T.N. Raina, was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the 9th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978. Upon retirement, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He was a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan. Early life and education Raina was born in a Kashmiri Pandit family on 24 January 1921, the son of Rai Bahadur A. N. Raina, sometime Postmaster-General of Punjab. He received his early education in Ludhiana, where his father had been posted as Head Postmaster. While a college student in Lahore, at the University of the Punjab, Raina joined the 4th Punjab University Training Corps in October 1938. Career Second World War On 1 May 1941, Raina was attached to the 10th Battalion of the 8th Punjab Regiment, but subsequently considered the air force and briefly served as a cadet in the Indian Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taaruk Raina
Taaruk Raina is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and composer. He is known for portraying Anmol Malhotra in ''Mismatched''. Early life Raina has been singing since he was six years old. He grew up listening to a lot of rock music, rap, heavy metal, and ghazals. He used to sing in his school choir as well. He did not have technical knowledge about music, so he started learning it via YouTube. After some years, he started doing gigs at bars and weddings. Career In 2015, Raina started working as Aditya Chopra's assistant at Yash Raj Films for ''Befikre''. He then did theatre plays, as the lead character in 2018 with an Indian adaptation of Disney’s ''Aladdin'', where he had to act in front of a live audience as well as sing the iconic numbers. In 2018, he made his film debut with ''High Jack'' as Parth. Next year in 2019, he was seen in ZEE5's ''Dhumrapaan'' and ''Kaand''. In February 2020, he starred in MX Player's relationship-drama '' Pawan & Pooja'' as Pawan opposite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryansh Raina
Suryansh Raina (born 15 August 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 7 January 2019. He made his Twenty20 debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019. He made his List A debut on 21 February 2021, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 19th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. The tournament took place from 20 February to 14 March 2021. Karnataka were the defending champions. In January 2021, the Bo .... References External links * 1997 births Living people People from Jammu Indian cricketers Jammu and Kashmir cricketers Cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir {{India-cricket-bio-1997-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina (; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian men's national cricket team during the absence of the main captain. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in domestic cricket circuit. He is an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional off-spin bowler. He is the second-youngest player ever to captain India. He was the captain of Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League (IPL) , and he also served as vice-captain of the Chennai Super Kings. He is the first Indian batsman to hit a century in all three formats of international cricket. On 15 August 2020, Raina announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. He pulled out of the 2020 Indian Premier League due to personal reasons. On 6 September 2022, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including IPL and domestic cricket. Early life Suresh Kumar Raina was born in Muradnagar of Uttar P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samay Raina
Samay Raina is an Indian Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and chess enthusiast. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan#Season 2 2, Comicstaan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began streaming chess games along with multiple comedians and chess masters. He has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes through his YouTube channel, including help for waste pickers, and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims. Early life and education Raina was born in Jammu city of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir into a conservative Kashmiri Pandit family. He enrolled in a print engineering course at Vidhyarthi Griha in Pune, Maharashtra which he said was a waste of time, and started doing open mic events and eventually became a regular in the local comedy scene. Career Stand-up After performing at multiple open mics since 27 August 2017, Raina began opening act, opening for well-known comedians like A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
