Balu may refer to:
Places
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Balu, Kaithal, an archeological site near Kaithal, Haryana, India
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Balu, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
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Balu, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Balū, alternate name of
Parcheh Balut, a village in Iran
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Balu River, Bangladesh
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Balu (Lotru)
The Balu is a left tributary of the river Lotru in Romania. It discharges into Vidra Lake
Vidra Lake is a storage reservoir, located in the Parâng Mountains group, on the Lotru, Lotru River, in Vâlcea County, in south-central Romania.
The lake ...
, a river in Romania
People
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S. N. Balagangadhara
S. N. Balagangadhara (aka Balu) is a professor emeritus of the Ghent University in Belgium, and was director of the India Platform and the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cutuurwetenschap (Comparative Science of Cultures).
Early life and educat ...
(born 1952), Indian religious philosopher and academic also known as "Balu"
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S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), commonly known as SPB or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is widely regarde ...
(born 1946), Indian singer sometimes known as "Balu"
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Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (20 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan Tamil cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked in various Indian film industries, primarily in Tamil ...
(1939–2014), Tamil filmmaker, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer
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Balu Sankaran
Balu Sankaran was a professor, scientist and recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Vibushan awards. He helped establish an artificial limbs manufacturing corporation and a rehabilitation institute.
Biography
Sankaran was born in Tamil Nadu on 4 ...
(1926–2012), Indian doctor, researcher and academic
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T. R. Baalu (born 1941), Indian politician
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Balu (footballer), full name Luís Carlos Carvalho dos Reis (born 1961), Brazilian footballer
Other uses
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''Balu'' (film), 2005 Telugu film
See also
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Balas (disambiguation)
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Jean Balue
Jean Balue (5 October 1491) was a French cardinal and minister of Louis XI. Born without resources, he managed to climb the political ladder by exploiting connections, to whom he often did not remain loyal, and by making himself an indispensable ...
(c. 1421–1491), French cardinal and minister of King Louis XI
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Baloo
Baloo (from ''bhālū'' "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's '' The Jungle Book'' from 1894 and '' The Second Jungle Book'' from 1895. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pa ...
, a main character in ''The Jungle Book''
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