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Rohini (given Name)
Rohini () is a South‑Asian feminine given name of Sanskrit origin. It literally means “ascending”, “growing”, “red one”, and by extension “star” and “cow”, reflecting its links to the reddish star Aldebaran and to fertility symbolism in Hindu culture. Etymology and religious significance The name derives from the Sanskrit root (“to rise, grow, ascend”) plus the feminine suffix . * The Monier‑Williams dictionary glosses ''rohiṇī'' as “ruddy; a red cow; the fourth lunar mansion.” In Hindu mythology, bearers include Rohini (goddess), Rohinī Devi, favourite consort of Chandra and personification of Aldebaran, and Rohini (wife of Vasudeva), Rohinī, mother of Balarama and Subhadra in the ''Mahābhārata''. People The name is widely used across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the South‑Asian diaspora. Notable people with the given name include: * Rohini Arora, Canadian politician * Rohini Balakrishnan, Indian bioacoustics expert * Rohini Banerj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini (other)
Rohini may refer to: People * Rohini (given name), including a list of persons and characters with the name * Rohini (actress) (born 1969), Indian actress, screenwriter, and director * Rohini (Buddha's disciple), female disciple * Rohini (goddess), consort of Chandra * Rohini (Krishna's wife), queen of Hindu god Krishna * Rohini Devi, first consort of Vasudeva in Hindu mythology * Rohini Hattangadi (born 1955), Indian actress * Rohini Nanayakkara, retired bank executive from Sri Lanka Places * Rohini, West Bengal, a village in India * Rohini, Delhi, a residential sub city in Northwest Delhi, India Other * Rohini (film), ''Rohini'' (film), a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Kamal Ghosh * Rohini (nakshatra), a lunar mansion in Indian astronomy corresponding to Aldebaran * Rohini (satellite), a series of Indian space satellites * Rohini sounding rocket series, Indian rockets developed for meteorological and atmospheric study purposes * Rohini River, in South Central Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Hattangadi
Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1951) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in ''Gandhi'' (1982). An alumna of the National School of Drama of New Delhi, Hattangadi had worked mainly in theatre when she made her movie debut with '' Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' in 1978. Some of her noted cinematic roles were in such art films as '' Arth'' (1982), ''Party'' and ''Saaransh'' (1984). Hattangadi was mostly offered character roles in mainstream Hindi cinema after her portrayal in ''Gandhi'', often typecast in mother roles much ahead of her years. Respected for her acting prowess, she has appeared in over 80 feature films, and is active in theatre and television. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Salian
Rohini Salian (born 1947) is an Indian lawyer and former Chief Public Prosecutor for the State of Maharashtra in the Sessions Court, Mumbai. She was also a special public prosecutor for the Indian National Investigation Agency. Early life and education Salian was born in Mangalore and initially studied art, before moving to Mumbai in 1982 and studying law. Career Chief Public Prosecutor for Sessions Court, Mumbai Salian was a public prosecutor for the State of Maharashtra, and served as the Chief Public Prosecutor for the State of Maharashtra in the Sessions Court, Mumbai, from 2001 to 2007. Salian is a leading Indian public prosecutor in the sessions court. Salian has handled several important cases such as the Borivali double murders case, the J J shootout case, the Sara Sahara shopping complex case and the Ghatkopar and Mulund blast cases. Special Prosecutor - TADA, MCOCA, and POTA In 1994, Salian was appointed as a special prosecutor for cases filed under the Terro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad
Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad (14 September 1949 – 8 September 2012) was an author and retired scientist of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He is the son of the Telugu writer Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao. Kodavatiganti wrote books on Science, Music, and other subjects in his mother tongue Telugu. He also wrote in several online magazines. He also researched the Hindustani classical music. Personal life Rohini Prasad was born to Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao, Varudhini. His maternal uncle Kommuri Sambasiva Rao is a Telugu author. He completed M.Sc in Nuclear physics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. After that he joined Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay as a research scientist. He got his PhD from Bombay University for his research on Radio Activity devices. He worked there for 30 years and then retired. After his retirement he worked as a consultant in Atlanta, United States. He also worked as a consultant in ECIL. Death He died on 8 September 2012 in Mumbai from c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Pande
Rohini Pande is an economist who is currently the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She was previously the Rafik Hariri Professor of International Political Economy and Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Pande was the Co-Director of Center for International Development at Harvard University's Evidence for Policy Design research program (EPoD) and serves on the board of directors of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, MIT. She also serves on the board of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economic Profession (CSWEP) and as a co-editor of the American Economic Association's (AEA) journal ''American Economic Review: Insights''. She is a Faculty Research Associate at NBER, CEPR and the IFPRI. Her research focuses on the economic analysis of the politics and consequences of different forms of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Nilekani
Rohini Nilekani (born 1960) is an Indian writer, author and philanthropist. She is the founder of Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on water and sanitation issues, founded in 2001. She also chairs the Akshara Foundation, which focuses on elementary education. Nilekani serves as the co-founder and director of non-profit education platform, EkStep. She is chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. Early life Rohini grew up in a middle-class family in Mumbai, India. Her father was an engineer and her mother a homemaker. She holds a degree in French literature from Elphinstone College. Career and work After completing her studies, Rohini started working as a reporter at the now-defunct Bombay Magazine in 1980 and later worked in Bangalore for Sunday magazine. In 1998, she released her first novel, ''Stillborn'', which was published by Penguin Books. Stillborn was a medical thriller novel and was well received by the readers. She has written and published her o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Nanayakkara
Rohini Nanayakkara is a retired bank executive from Sri Lanka. Biography Nanayakkara grew up in a family of seven children. She studied economics at the University of Ceylon at Peradeniya, graduating in 1959. She joined the Bank of Ceylon in 1959 as a staff assistant. In 1988, she became the bank's general manager and chief executive. She held this position until her retirement in 1996. After retiring, she helped establish Seylan Bank Seylan Bank PLC () is a publicly owned Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka. It has branches in both urban and rural areas of Sri Lanka. Seylan bank had 170 banking centres island-wide, 3173 staff members (as at 1st August 2024), an ATM network of 182 u ..., and was appointed general manager of the Ministry of Finance's Private Sector Infrastructure Development Company. In 2005, she was appointed a member of the government's Task Force to Rebuild the Nation. She has served as chair of Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) and Browns Group. Nanayakkara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini (actress)
Rohini Molleti, known professionally as Rohini, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, dubbing artist, and lyricist. She has mainly acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 films to her credit. She received National Film Award – Special Mention and Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance as Rangi in the 1995 film '' Stri''. Early life A native of Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh, Rohini spent all her childhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father, Appa Rao Naidu, was a panchayat officer and her mother, Radha, was a housewife. Her father always wanted to become an actor, though he could not be an actor owing to various reasons; he encouraged Rohini to become an actress. Personal life Her brother Balaji is also an actor. Rohini married actor Raghuvaran in 1996 but divorced in 2004. They have one son, Rishi. Career She started her career in 1974 as a child actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Mohan (journalist)
Rohini Mohan is an Indian journalist and writer, currently working independently. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson. Her first book, ''The Seasons of Trouble'' (2014) won the Shakti Bhatt Prize in 2015, and the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award. Career Rohini Mohan is an independent journalist, who has reported for Indian and international publications, including ''The Economic Times'', the ''New York Times,'' ''Al Jazeera'', ''The Caravan, VICE News'', ''TIME'' magazine, ''Harper's'', ''Tehelka'', ''The Hindu'', ''Outlook India,'' The Wire, and '' Scroll.in''. She reports on health, human rights, and politics in South Asia. Rohini Mohan has received several awards for her journalism, including the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson for "exceptional reportage from Assam on the events surrounding the controversy over the citizenship issue." in 2019. She has also won the 2012 Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Mohan
Dr. Rohini Mohan () is a ''sugama sangeetha'' singer from Karnataka. She is known for her ''bhava-''filled renditions.Article in The Hindu The Hindu - English Daily official website. Dated September 12, 2008. Rashtrakavi was so impressed by her singing that he asked her to record his compositions without orchestra. She is known for her lectures and writings on various aspects of ''sugama sangeetha''. Early life She was born on October 15, 1961, to M.S. Nagaraj (retired magistrate) and Anasuya Nagara in . Mohan began t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Marasinghe
Rohini Perera Marasinghe is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. She was a sitting judge on the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Prior to her appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in April 2013, she served as a judge of the Court of Appeal and was promoted to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice S. I. Imam. Rohini Marasinghe, graduating in law in 1976, joined the Attorney-General's Department as a State Counsel in 1980. Becoming a Magistrate in 1983, Marasinghe served as a District judge in almost all parts of the country before being appointed High Court judge. In 2006, she was elevated as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. In April 2013 Marasinghe was appointed to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. At the appointment of Marasinghe the Peiris court had four female judges. Marasinghe obtained her master's from the University of Hartford The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Kuner
Rohini Kuner (born 28 July 1970 in Bombay) is an Indian-born German pharmacologist and director of the Institute of Pharmacology at Heidelberg University. Vita After studying pharmacology in India she obtained her PhD from University of Iowa in the laboratory of Gerald Gebhart studying the role of spinal NMDA-receptors in nociception. From 1995 she was a Postdoc with Peter Seeburg at Heidelberg University. In 2002 she started her own lab through the Emmy Noether Program of the German Research Council. Since 2006 she is the chair for molecular pharmacology at Heidelberg University. Since 2015 she heads the collaborative research center "SFB 1158: From nociception to chronic pain". Rohini Kuner is married to the German neuroscientist Thomas Kuner. In October 2018 she was elected as member of the Heidelberg University Council. Research She aims at understanding molecular mechanisms underlying chronic pain resulting from long-lasting inflammation or cancer. A major focus is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
