Rajguru, also spelled as Rajyaguru, is an ancient title and surname of the

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which means ''royal priest''. Another meaning based on the references of Rajgurus in various ancient texts, is someone who advised the King on matters of governance to keep it aligned to dharma or righteousness as defined in ancient scriptures, Vedas.

Notable people

Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera was one of the delegates from Bangladesh) in the Sixth Buddhist council held in Yangon, Burma in 1956. Boyhood Most venerable Ashin Aggavamsa Sayadaw, Sanghãraja, Aggamahãsaddhammajotikãdhaja, President, and f ...

, Bangladeshi Buddhist *

Rajguru Priyo Ratana Mahathera Priyo Ratana Mahāthera was a Buddhist guru entitled the Rajguru in Chakma Raj Bihar and the first known Tanchangya monk who went abroad for Buddhist studies in Sri Lanka in 19th century. Early life He was born named Palak Dhan in 1879 to a po ...

, Buddhist guru *

Basavaraj Rajguru Pandit Basavraj Rajguru (24 August 1920 – 1991) was a leading Indian classical vocalist in the Kirana gharana (singing style). Early life and training Basavraj was born into a family of scholars, astrologers and musicians in Yaliwal, ...

(1917–1991), Hindustani singer *

Hari Rajguru Hari Rajguru (born 24 December 1939) is an Indian former cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket ...

(born 1939), Indian cricketer *

Jayi Rajaguru Jayakrushna Rajaguru Mohapatra (29 October 1739 – 6 December 1806), popularly known as Jayee Rajaguru or Jayi Rajaguru, was a prominent rebel against the British East India Company in the modern Indian state of Odisha. A princely-priest by pr ...

(1739–1806), Indian independence activist *

Prakash Rajguru Prakash Rajguru (24 December 1939 – 23 June 2006) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Poona and died in India. Rajguru made his cricketing debut for ...

(1939—2006), Indian cricketer *

Rinku Rajguru Prerana "Rinku" Mahadeo Rajguru (born 3 June 2001) is an Indian actress primarily working in Marathi and Hindi language films, best known for her role in the film ''Sairat'' for which she won a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards Mar ...

(born c. 2000), Indian film actress *

Satyanarayana Rajguru Satyanarayana Rajguru (1903-1997) was an Indian litterateur, epigraphist and historian. He was a curator and epigraphist at the Odisha State Museum and was a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, ''Bharati Bhushan'' award, Ganjam Sahitya Sammila ...

, Indian litterateur, epigraphist and historian *

Shaktipada Rajguru Shaktipada Rajguru () (1 February 1922 – 12 June 2014) was an Indian Bengali writer. Several of his novels have been adapted for the screen including the Ritwik Ghatak-directed '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' and the Shakti Samanta-directed '' Am ...

(1922–2014), Indian Bengali writer *

Shivaram Rajguru Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary and independence activist. He is best known for his involvement in the 1928 assassination of a British police officer named John Saunders. He wa ...

(1908–1931), Indian revolutionary

References

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