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Rangaswamy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885–1972), Indian film director *Rangaswamy Narasimhan (1926–2007), Indian computer and cognitive scientist * Adithiya Rangaswamy (born 1994), Botswana cricketer * Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy (1933–2007), political leader from the Indian state of Karnataka *Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy (born 1921), a leader of Indian National Congress from Tamil Nadu * M. Rangaswamy, Indian politician and was elected member for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly *N. Rangaswamy (born 1950), Indian politician, Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry * Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (born 1964), Indian weightlifter *Shantha Rangaswamy, (born 1954), Indian cricketer * Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao (born 1948), Indian scientist from Mysore, India *Rangaswamy Srinivasan (born 1929), physical chemist and inventor with a 30-year career at IBM Research See also *Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta, hill ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar
Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885–1972), was an Indian film director. Popularly known as the father of Tamil cinema, he was a pioneer in the production of silent films. Starting his career as an automobile spare parts merchant, he started the "Indian Film Company Limited" in Madras. In 1917, Mudaliar made ''Keechaka Vadham'', South India's first silent film. Upon critical success of the film, he went on to produce films like ''Draupadhi Vastrapaharanam'' (1918), ''Lava Kusa'' (1919), ''Rukmini Satyabhama'' and ''Mayil Ravana''. After the death of his son in a fire accident in 1923, Mudaliar retired from films. Early life Mudaliar was born in Vellore, Madras Presidency, British India in a wealthy Tamil family. His father was a successful trader. After completing his schooling, Mudaliar came to Madras (now Chennai) to set up his business as the city was the capital of the province. Following that, he started a bicycle business named "Watson & Company" partnering with his cousin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangaswamy Narasimhan
Rangaswamy Narasimhan (April 17, 1926 – September 3, 2007) was an Indian computer and cognitive scientist, regarded by many as the father of computer science research in India. He led the team which developed the TIFRAC, the first Indian indigenous computer and was instrumental in the establishment of CMC Limited in 1975, a Government of India company, later bought by Tata Consultancy Services. He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1977. Biography Rangaswamy Narasimhan was born on 17 April 1926 in Chennai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He graduated with honours in Telecommunication Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, then part of University of Madras in 1947 and moved to US to obtain his master's degree (MS) in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He stayed in US to secure a doctoral degree (PhD) in mathematics from Indiana University. In 1954, he ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adithiya Rangaswamy
Adithiya Rangaswamy (born 4 May 1994) is a Botswana cricketer. He played in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament. In October 2018, he represented Botswana in the Southern sub region group in the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In May 2019, he was named in Botswana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Botswana against Uganda on 20 May 2019. In October 2021, he was named in Botswana's squad for their matches in Group B of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during October and November 2021. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council ( ... tournament in Rwanda. References External links * 1994 births Living people Botswana cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy
Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy (; 1933 – 7 January 2007) was a political leader from the Indian state of Karnataka, who had a penchant for contesting elections. He is a ''Guinness World Records'' holder for having contested the highest number of elections - he unsuccessfully did so 86 times. Name His name literally translates to Rangaswamy of the Stomach Party in Kannada. This is attributed to his electoral plank of food shortage, which made him popular. He earned the name Hotte Paksha after he floated a political party by that name. Electoral penchant He made his electoral debut in 1967 when he contested the Lok Sabha poll against the then railway minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah. He fought 85 further electoral battles. In the 1970s, he ran against Indira Gandhi in the Chikmagalur by-poll. He also ran against the former Indian Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and P. V. Narasimha Rao. His final electoral battle was against former Chief minister of Karnataka S. M. Krishna. Drive again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy
Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy (6 November 1921, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)) is a leader of Indian National Congress from Tamil Nadu. He served as member of the Lok Sabha representing Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency). He was elected to 8th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 10th Lok Sabha, (20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996) elected during 1991 Indian general election held during May–June 1991. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India, four sitting membe .... References India MPs 1991–1996 People from Vellore district 1932 births Living people India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu {{TamilNadu-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy
Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (born 13 August 1964) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Indian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for India Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Weightlifters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{India-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantha Rangaswamy
Shantha Rangaswamy, (born 1 January 1954) is an Indian cricketer. She played Women's Test cricket for India in 16 matches from 1976 to 1991, captaining the side in 8 matches in 1976-77 and four in 1983–84. India recorded its first-ever test win in November 1976 against West Indies under Shantha's captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna. She also played in 19 Women's One-day Internationals from 1981-82 to 1986, captaining the side in 16 matches from 1981-82 to 1983–84. Career Statistics A right-handed batter, she scored 750 runs at a batting average of 32.6 in her 16 Test matches, with one century (108), which was the first century by Indian Women Cricketer against New Zealand on 8 January 1977 at Carisbrook, Dunedin. She also took 21 wickets bowling right arm medium pace at a bowling average of 31.61, including a best analysis of 4–42 against England. In 19 ODIs, she scored 287 runs at 15.1, and took 12 wickets at 29.41. She recorded her best batting and bowling p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao
Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao known by the abbreviation M. R. S. Rao (born 21 January 1948 at Mysore, India), is an Indian scientist. He has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in Science and Engineering category (year 2010) by the Government of India. He was the President of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, India (2003-2013). Education and personal life Rao obtained his bachelor's degree (BSc) in 1966 and master's degree (MSc) in 1968 from Bangalore University. He received his PhD in biochemistry from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in 1973. Govindarajan Padmanabhan (Former Director, IISc) was his doctoral advisor at Department of Biochemistry. He did his postdoctoral research at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, (1974–76) and was as assistant professor at the same institution. He decided to come back to India and joined Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangaswamy Srinivasan
Rangaswamy Srinivasan (born February 28, 1929 in Madras, India) is a physical chemist and inventor with a 30-year career at IBM Research. He has developed techniques for ablative photodecomposition and used them to contribute to the development of LASIK eye surgery. He received the National Medal of Technology from President Obama on February 2, 2013 for his contributions to laser eye surgery. Education Srinivasan was born in India on February 28, 1929. Srinivasan received both bachelor's and master's degrees in science from the University of Madras, in 1949 and 1950. In 1953 he moved to the United States to attend graduate school. He earned a doctorate in physical chemistry at the University of Southern California in 1956, studying protein chemistry with chemical kineticist Sidney W. Benson. He held postdoctoral positions at the California Institute of Technology in 1956, and at the University of Rochester from 1957 to 1961. Career Srinivasan has spent a thirty-year career, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta
Bilikal Ranganatha Swamy Betta is a hill near Kanakapura town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located 70 km south of Bangalore city. Atop the hill is a temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha Swamy. The temple and an adjacent quarters is housed underneath a huge granite rock. The hill is also known by the name ''Billikal Betta'' due to the whitish rocks near the summit that is visible from a long distance. The peak is at a height of 3780 feet (1152 m). Biodiversity Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta belongs to the Forest Reserve and is filled with shrub forest. Elephants and other medium-sized wild-life animals can be spotted in these forests. The vegetation of the hill is typical of high hills. The vegetation is quite thick especially in post monsoon season. The adjoining forests are known to harbor elephants and other wildlife endemic to the area. The view from the top is incredible as one can see the hillocks from the surrounding Kanakapura Kanakapura is a town in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangaswamy Peak And Pillar
Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar is a rocky column in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is located at a distance of 20 km from Kotagiri. Rangaswamy Peak Located at , the height of Rangaswamy Peak is above and it is visible from Kodanad View Point. This is the most sacred place for the Irulas who hold it as the home of the deity Rangaswamy. It is also known as Rangabottu and hosts an annual harvest-fertility festival. It was in this region that a DC-3 Air India plane carrying the statistician Abraham Wald crashed on 13 December 1950. Rangaswamy Pillar Rangaswamy Pillar is found on the north west side of Rangaswamy Peak. The height of the pillar is about 400 feet. See also * Kotagiri * Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ... * Coonoor References Touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
