Ravinder or Ravindra is an Indian

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Ravi Ravi may refer to: People * Ravi (name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Ravi (composer) (1926–2012), Indian music director * Ravi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musical artist * Ravi (rapper) (born 1993), a Sou ...

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Rachin Ravindra Rachin Ravindra (born 18 November 1999) is a New Zealand international cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021. Early life Rachin Ravindra was born in Wellington on 18 November 1999 to par ...

, New Zealand cricketer * Ravinder Baliala, member of the

Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Haryana. The seating of the assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. There are seats in the house fil ...

Ravinder Bhalla Ravinder Singh Bhalla (born ), often simply called Ravi Bhalla, is an American civil rights lawyer and politician, serving as the 39th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, since 2018. Prior to becoming mayor, he served on t ...

, American

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lawyer, and mayor of

Hoboken, New Jersey Hoboken ( ; ) is a City (New Jersey), city in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the ...

Ravinder Bhogal Ravinder Bhogal is a food writer, restaurateur, British chef, journalist and stylist. She opened her first restaurant ''Jikoni'' in Marylebone, London in September 2016. Bhogal's work and food spans flavours and culinary traditions from the Far ...

, restaurateur, food writer, and chef * Ravinder Bopara, cricketer * Ravinder Chadha, cricketer *

Ravinder Dhallan Ravinder (Rav) Dhallan is the chairman and chief executive officer of Ravgen. Early life and education Dhallan earned an M.D. and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, then began a residency in radiation oncology at Massach ...

, chairman and chief executive officer of

Ravgen Ravgen Inc. is a privately owned biotech company founded in 2000 by Chairman and C.E.O. Dr. Ravinder Dhallan. Ravgen Inc. performs research in the prenatal diagnostic field and has developed non-invasive prenatal diagnosis testing for Down Synd ...

* Ravinder Goswami, professor at the department of

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and

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at the

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi), is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of He ...

Ravinder Grewal Ravinder Singh Grewal (born 28 March 1973) known professionally as Ravinder Grewal, is an Indian singer and actor associated with Punjabi language music and films. He has produced a Punjabi-language film, '' Raula Pai Gaya'', through his own p ...

, singer and actor * Ravinder K. Jain, physicist, and academic from the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in th ...

* Ravinder Kapoor, film actor popularly known as Goga Kapoor *

Ravinder Khatri Ravinder Khatri (born 15 May 1992) is an Indian Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 85 kg category. Early years Khatri was born on 15 May 1992 as the son of a farmer. He began wrestling at the akharas of his village, Bodia, located i ...

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wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

* Ravinder Kumar, historian * Ravinder Kumar, Member of the Legislative Assembly of India * Ravinder Kumar,

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Ravinder Kumar Dhir Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC is an advisor to Gujarat state for 'Defence and Aerospace Industries'. He was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force from 1 June 2015 ...

, Air Marshal *

Ravinder Kumar Molhu Ravinder Kumar Molhu (born Ravinder Kumar) is an Indian politician and member of the 15th and the 16th Legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh. Molhu is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party and represented Rampur Maniharan constituency of Ut ...

, member of the 15th and the 16th Legislative assemblies of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

* Ravinder N. Maini, Indian-born British

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and professor at

Imperial College London Imperial College London, also known as Imperial, is a Public university, public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned a Al ...

Ravinder Pal Singh Ravinder Pal Singh (6 September 1960 – 8 May 2021) was an Indian field hockey player and former banker. He was well known as a prominent centre-half during his playing days from 1979 to 1984. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won th ...

, field hockey player * Ravinder Raina, member of

Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha, is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Prior to 2019, the State of Jammu and Kashmir had a bicameral legislature with a ...

* Ravinder Randhawa,

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novelist and short story writer * Ravinder Ravi, contestant on the first season of ''

Indian Idol ''Indian Idol'' is an Indian music competition television franchise based on the ''Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was ...

'' * Ravinder Senghera, Indian-born former English first-class cricketer * Ravinder Singh, novelist * Ravinder Singh, footballer * Ravinder Singh, general * Ravinder Singh, Greco-Roman wrestler * Ravinder Singh Brahmpura * Ravinder Singh Dhull, State Media Penalist,

Bhartiya Janta Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

* Ravinder Singh Khaira, javelin thrower * Ravinder Singh Ravi, former member of the

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, al ...

* Ravinder Singh Tut, wrestler who competed in the men's freestyle 62 kg at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Ravinderpal Singh Ravinderpal Singh (born 14 October 1988) is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Career In April 2019, Singh was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. He made his List ...

, Canadian cricketer * Ravindar Chandrasekaran, Indian film producer * Ravindra Kaushik, alleged Indian

Research and Analysis Wing The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Republic of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and a ...

(RAW) agent * Ravindra Kumar Sinha, biologist * Ravindra Kumar Sinha, physicist *

Ravindra Jain Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer. He started his career in the early 1970s by composing for several hit movies. His notable works include '' Chor Machaye Shor'' (19 ...

(1944–2015), an Indian music composer and lyricist * Ravindra Mahajani (1949 - 2023), an Indian film actor *

Ravindra Pushpakumara Deshabandu Karuppiahyage Ravindra Pushpakumara (born 21 July 1975), or Ravindra Pushpakumara, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil - Sinhalese mixed ancestry. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was a key m ...

(b. 1975), a Sri Lankan cricketer *

Ravindra Randeniya Liyanage Boniface Walter Perera (born 5 June 1945), popularly known by his stage name Ravindra Randeniya, is a Sri Lankan actor and former politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film ''Desa Nisa'' in 1975, and was a popular actor d ...

, a Sri Lankan actor and politician * Ravindra Khattree (b. 1959), an Indian born statistician and professor of statistics at Oakland University * Ravindra Kelekar (1925–2010), a noted Indian writer *

Ravindra Jadeja Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who represents the national team currently in ODI and Test formats. He is an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. Widely hailed as one ...

* Paritala Ravindra (1958–2005), a political leader in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India *

Ravindra Mankani Ravindra Laxman Mankani (; born 21 May 1956) is an Indian actor who is noted for his work in soap operas, plays and films. He first became a civil engineer and then shifted to acting. He is currently playing the lead role of Dadasaheb in Zee Yuva ...

(b. 1956), a veteran actor who is noted for his work in many a daily soaps, plays and films * Ravindra Patil (b. 1955), a politician from Jalgaon * Ravindra Prabhat (b. 1969), an Indian poet, writer & journalist *

Ravindra Samaraweera Ravindra Samaraweera (or Ravi Samaraweera) is a Sri Lankan politician, the current Cabinet Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations and former cabinet minister of Wildlife and Sustainable Development and former state minister of Labor and T ...

, a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * Ravindra Mhatre, an Indian diplomat in UK who was kidnapped and later murdered in Birmingham in 1984 * Ravindra Svarupa Dasa (William H. Deadwyler, III), a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness *

Ravindra Varma Ravindra Varma (9 April 1925 – 10 October 2006) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs in the Morarji Desai Ministry in India from 1977 to 1979. Politics He entered active politics in 1942. ...

(d. 2006), Minister for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs in the Morarji Desai Ministry in India * Ravindra Kumar (b. 1959), a political scientist, peace-worker, educationalist and the former Vice-Chancellor of Meerut University * Ravindra Pinge (1926–2008), a Marathi writer * Ravindra Wijegunaratne (born 1962), Commander of Sri Lanka Navy 2015-2017 * Gujjula Ravindra Reddy, member of the state parliament of Brandenburg * Ravindra K. Ahuja, a researcher and academic *

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

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