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Padmarajan Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 24 January 1991) (also known as Padmarajan Pillai) was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.
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Wanda Jakubowska Wanda Jakubowska (10 October 1907 in Warsaw – 25 February 1998 in Warsaw) was a Polish film director.
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Wanda Jablonski Wanda Jablonski (23 August 1920, in Czechoslovakia – 28 January 1992, in New York City) was an American journalist who covered the global petroleum industry.
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Raghubhai Morarji Nayak Raghubhai Morarji Nayak (1907–2003) was an Indian educationist, social worker and the founder principal of Sardar Patel Vidyalaya. He was the co-founder of "Saraswati Vidyamandal", which runs a number of educational institutions in the Indian state of Gujarat. Known to have been a student of Rabindranath Tagore, he also served as the chairman of "Saraswati Kelavani Mandal", the holding trust managing a group of schools. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1976, for his contributions to education.
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Jaka Sembung Jaka Sembung (also titled The Warrior for international distribution) is a 1981 Indonesian fantasy martial arts film, based on a character of the same name on a comic book by Djair. Directed by Sisworo Gautama, one of the best-known Indonesian action directors, "Jaka Sembung" has established its position as a classic Indonesian action movie. Main roles are played by Barry Prima (the title role), Dicky Zulkarnaen (Commander Van Schram), Eva Arnaz (Surti), and Indo actress Dana Christina (Maria van Schram).
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N. Pattabhiraman N. Pattabhiraman (alt. Pattabhi Raman) (24 October 1932 - 23 December 2002) was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Indian performing arts journal Sruti, after an earlier career as a diplomat.
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Wangdu Nyingpo Wangdu Nyingpo, Tuchen (c. 1763 – c. 1806) was a Patriarch of the Khon Family, the 29th Sakya Trizin, and the second Padmasambhava of this age.
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Mieczysław Albert Krąpiec Mieczysław Albert Maria Krąpiec OP (born May 25, 1921 in Berezowica Mała near Ternopil, dead May 8, 2008 in Lublin) – a Polish Roman Catholic priest, philosopher (thomist), theologian, humanist and social scientist, the rector of Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski (1970-1983), the founder of the Lublin Philosophical School, the initiator and president of the scientific committee of "Powszechna Encyklopedia Filozofii".
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Prayanam (1975 film) Prayanam (English: "The Voyage" ) is a 1975 Malayalam language feature film written by Padmarajan and directed by Bharathan. It was the debut of both Padmarajan and Bharathan. The writer-director duo is often credited for revolutionising Malayalam cinema with their expressive and innovative works.
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Mahendra Singh Sodha Mahendra Singh Sodha, popularly known as M. S. Sodha, is an Indian physicist specialising in Plasma, Optics and Energy and a former vice chancellor of Lucknow University, Devi Ahilya University and Barkatullah University. A 1974 winner of the highest Indian science award, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Sodha was honoured by the Government of India again in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
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Dahlan Iskan Dahlan Iskan ( born August 17, 1951 in Magetan) is the former CEO of Indonesian newspaper publisher, Jawa Pos Group.
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Jan Trąbka Jan J. Trąbka (21 June 1931 – 27 July 2012) was a full professor of neurological and computer sciences at the Jagiellonian University Medical College. He went to the Faculty of Medicine of the Kraków Academy of Medicine and received his MD from the Academy of Medicine, Kraków in 1955 and defended his PhD in 1961, thesis entitled "Bioelectric activity of brain within the band 200-500 Hz", in 1964 he defended habilitation dissertation about electrophysiological image of asymmetry of brain hemispheres. Associate professor in 1977, in 1988 designed the full professor. Professor Trąbka has published over 500 publications within the fields of neurology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, medical informatics and neurocybernetics, including 15 books.
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Govindarajan Padmanaban Govindarajan Padmanaban (born 20 March 1938, in Madras) is an Indian biochemist and biotechnologist. He was the former director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and presently serves as honorary professor in the department of biochemistry at IISc.
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Andare Andare (Sinhalese: අන්දරේ ) from "Udamalala", Matara was a court jester employed by the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe (1742 - 1782) in  Sri Lanka. He used to be an accomplished poet who could instantly compose verses, to suit any ongoing situation. Despite being a mere joker, the tales suggest Andare had a superior intellect that aided him in turning situations to his favour. After his death he was buried in the town of Udamalala, allegedly his hometown, where is tomb can be found on the banks of the "Udamalala wewa".
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Jalaludin Abdur Rahim Jalaludin Abdur Rahim (Urdu: جلال الدين عبدرالرحيم; Bengali: জালালুদ্দিন আবদুর রহিম; also known as J.A. Rahim) (c1905–1977) was a Bengali communist and Nietzschean philosopher who was renowned as one of the founding members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)— a democratic socialist political party. Rahim was also the first Secretary-General of the Pakistan People's Party, served as the first minister of production. A Bengali civil servant, Rahim was a philosopher who politically guided Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, serving as his mentor, and had helped Bhutto navigate through the minefield of bureaucratic establishment when Ayub Khan had taken the latter into his cabinet. Rahim also guided Bhutto after Bhutto was deposed as Foreign Minister, critically guiding Bhutto to take down the once US-sponsored dictatorship of Ayub Khan.
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Manjula Padmanabhan Manjula Padmanabhan (born 1953) is a playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author.
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Padma Samten Padma Samten (formerly Alfredo Aveline) is a Brazilian Buddhist lama.
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Balabhadra In Jainism, Balabhadra or Baladeva are among the sixty-three illustrious beings called "śalākāpuruṣas" that are said to grace every half cycle of time. According to Jain cosmology, "śalākāpuruṣa" are born on this earth in every "Dukhama-sukhamā" "ara". They comprise twenty-four "tīrthaṅkaras", twelve "chakravartins", nine "balabhadra", nine "narayana", and nine "pratinarayana". Their life stories are said to be most inspiring. According to the Jain "puranas", the "Balabhadras" lead an ideal Jain life.
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Jatin Sarker Jatin Sarker (born 1 September 1938) is a Bengali intellectual, researcher and biographer of Bangladesh. Reputed for his Marxist lineage , he was awarded the prestigious Bangla Academy Award in 2008 for "research and essays".
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Leela Dube Leela Dube (27 March 1923 – 20 May 2012) was a renowned anthropologist and feminist scholar, fondly called Leeladee by many. She was the widow of anthropologist and sociologist Shyama Charan Dube and a younger sister of the late classical singer Sumati Mutatkar. She is survived by two sons, Mukul Dube and Saurabh Dube. Known for her work on kinship and in women's studies, she wrote several books including "Matriliny and Islam: religion and society in the Laccadives" and "Women and kinship: comparative perspectives on gender in South and South‑east Asia".
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Jahanara Imam Jahanara Imam (Bengali: জাহানারা ইমাম ) (3 May 1929 – 26 June 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is widely remembered for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial. She was known as ""Shaheed Janani"" (Mother of Martyrs).
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Jagmohan Chopra Shri Jagmohan Chopra (1935–2013) was an Indian printmaker, painter and photographer who promoted printmaking in India. His contribution in this regard has been honored by awarding him Kala Ratna in 1988. He was a life member of the Society. He was chairman and later on President of AIFACS. His contributed to developing the activities of the Society in Delhi and Panchkula.