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Racha Region რაჭის მხარე Rachis Mkhare
—  Region  —
Map highlighting the modern political subdivision
Map highlighting the historical region of Racha in Georgia
Country	Georgia
Government
• Governor	Davit Gagoshidze
Area
• Total	2,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi)

Racha (also Ratcha, Georgian: რაჭა, Račʼa) is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains. Under Georgia’s current subdivision, Racha is included in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (mkhare) as the municipalities of Oni and Ambrolauri.

Racha occupies 2,854 km² in the north-eastern corner of western Georgia. Spurs of the Greater Caucasus crest separates Racha from the Georgian historical regions of Svaneti and Lechkhumi on the north-west and from Imereti on the south, while the main Caucasus ridge forms a boundary with Russia’s North Ossetia. On the east, Racha is bordered by breakaway South Ossetia, officially part of Georgia’s Shida Kartli region.

History[link]

An old fortress in Racha in the 19th century.

Racha had been part of Colchis and Caucasian Iberia since ancient times and its main town Oni was said to have been founded by King Parnajom of Iberia in the 2nd century BC. Upon creation of the unified Georgian kingdom in the 11th century, Racha became one of the duchies (saeristavo) within it. Rati of the Baghvashi family was the first duke (eristavi) appointed by King Bagrat III. Descendants of Rati and his son Kakhaber, eponymous father of Racha’s ruling dynasty of Kakhaberisdze, governed the province until 1278. In 1278 King David VI Narin abolished the duchy during his war against the Mongols. In the mid-14th century, the duchy was restored under the rule of the Tcharelidze family.

The next dynasty of Chkhetidze governed Racha from 1465 to 1769. Vassals of the King of Imereti, they revolted several times against the royal power. The 1678-1679 civil war resulted in the most serious consequences. In this war, Duke Shoshita II of Racha (1661-1684) supported Prince Archil, a rival of the pro-Ottoman Imeretian king Bagrat IV. On the defeat of Archil, Racha was overrun and plundered by an Ottoman punitive force. Under Rostom (1749-1769), the duchy became virtually independent from Imereti. However, towards the end of 1769, King Solomon I of Imereti managed to arrest Rostom and to abolish the duchy. In 1784, King David of Imereti revived the duchy and gave it to his nephew Anton. Local opposition attempted to use an Ottoman force to take control of Racha, but the victory of King David at Skhvava (January 26, 1786) temporarily secured his dominance in the area. In 1789, the next Imeretian king Solomon II finally abolished the duchy and subordinated the province directly to the royal administration.

See also[link]

• Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, region in Georgia
• Lechkhumi
• Nikortsminda
• Barakoni
• 1991 Racha earthquake
• Gebi

v t e Historical regions of Georgia Abkhazia · Adjara · Ertso-Tianeti · Guria · Hereti · Imereti · Javakheti · Kartli · Kakheti · Khevi · Khevsureti · Lechkhumi · Mtiuleti · Meskheti · Pshavi · Racha · Samachablo · Samegrelo · Svaneti · Tashiri · Tao-Klarjeti · Tori · Trialeti · Tusheti

Coordinates: 42°38′10″N 43°26′10″E / 42.63611°N 43.43611°E / 42.63611; 43.43611

Ram Charan (born Ram Charan Teja Konidala on 27 March 1985) is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema and an accomplished equestrian.^[1] Born to Telugu actor Chiranjeevi, he made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007.

He currently serves on the board of directors of MAA TV.^[2] He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh. He is the brand ambassador for Tata DoCoMo for Andhra region.^[3][4][5] He owns a Polo Team 'Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo Riding Club (RC HPRC)'^[6]

Personal life[link]

Charan is engaged to Upasna Kamineni, the vice-president of Apollo Charity and chief editor of B Positive magazine. The engagement took place in Hyderabad on 1 December 2011. Upasna is the granddaughter of Prathap Reddy, the Managing Director of the Apollo group.^[7]

Career[link]

In 2007, Charan made his film debut as the leading man in the film Chirutha, which was directed by Puri Jagannadh. His performance in the film earned him a Filmfare Best South Debutant Award and Nandi Special Jury Award.^[8] His second film Magadheera, directed by S. S. Rajamouli^[9] went on to become a blockbuster. The film received six Filmfare Awards including the award for Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and Nandi Special Jury Award for Charan.^[10] After the success of Magadheera, Charan starred in Bommarillu Bhaskar's Orange. Though the movie failed at the box-office, his performance and musical score by Harris Jayaraj were applauded. His latest film Rachcha took a grand opening.^[11][12] His movies such as Magadheera and Rachcha has been dubbed in Tamil as Maaveeran and Ragalai respectively and got good response from Tamil Nadu audience.

As of now, Charan is working on three movies, an untitled movie directed by V.V. Vinayak and Yevadu directed by Vamsi Paidipally. He is set to make his Bollywood debut through Zanjeer, a remake of the film of same name starring Amitabh Bachchan.^[13]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ram Charan Teja at the Internet Movie Database

Ram Charan (born Ramcharan in 1939 in Uttar Pradesh, India) is a business consultant, speaker, and writer.

Personal life[link]

Before becoming a full-time consultant in 1978, Charan taught at the Harvard Business School, the Kellogg School of Management, and Boston University.^[1]

Charan is not married and has no children. At age 67, he purchased his first apartment in Dallas, TX. Before this purchase, he did not have a home and spent every night in a hotel room or at an associate's residence. His assistants in Dallas send him new clothes via courier and he returns his dirty laundry to them.^[2]

Career[link]

Charan has consulted for companies such as GE, KLM, Bank of America and Jaypee Associates. He is the author of various books on business, including Talent Masters, Leaders At All Levels', Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times, Boards That Deliver, What The CEO Wants You To Know, Boards At Work, Every Business Is A Growth Business (with Noel Tichy), Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business, Confronting Reality,Know How and Execution (with Larry Bossidy and Charles Burck), which was a best-seller.^[1]

Charan run his business management consulting company under the name Charan Associates located in Dallas, TX. Records show the company was established in 1981 and incorporated in Texas. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $500,000 to $1 million and employs a staff of approximately 1 to 4.^[3] Charan sits on the board for Austin Industries, SSA & Company (formerly Six Sigma Academy),^[4] and TE Connectivity.^[5]

Charan partnered with Kevin Cope and Stephen M.R. Covey to form Acumen Learning. Acumen Learning and Ram Charan have an agreement to use the concepts in his book: "What the CEO Wants You to Know".^[6] Ram has helped to define and popularize the idea of business acumen^[7] being an essential leadership characteristic in management.

Charan was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2000 and named a Distinguished Fellow in 2005. Charan was in India in the month of February 2010 to give a presentation to around 400 Indian CEOs.

Awards[link]

• The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) presented Ram Charan with its Champion of Workplace Learning and Performance Award on May 17, 2010.^[8]
• The Economic Times of India named Ram Charan Global Indian of the Year for 2010.^[9]
• Thinkers 50.^[10]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Ram Charan, 2009, Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times, McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-162616-3

Bibliography[link]

• The Talent Masters:Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers (November 9, 2010)
• Owning Up: The 14 Questions Every Board Member Needs to Ask (April 13, 2009)
• Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times (December 22, 2008)
• The Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation (April 8, 2008)
• Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don't (2007)
• Leaders at All Levels: Deepening Your Talent Pool to Solve the Succession Crisis (December 21, 2007)
• What the Customer Wants You to Know (December 27, 2007)
• Boards That Deliver: Advancing Corporate Governance From Compliance to Competitive Advantage (2005)
• The Source of Success: Five Enduring Principles at the Heart of Real Leadership (2005)
• Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right (2004)
• Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business: 10 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning (2004)
• Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done (2002)
• What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works (2001)
• The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company (2000)
• Every Business is a Growth Business: How Your Company Can Prosper Year After Year (2000)

External links[link]

• Ram Charan : website