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Rana may refer to:

In education:

• Rana Institute of Higher Education, Afghanistan

In entertainment and sports:

• Rana (film), forthcoming Indian film
• Moon (Middle-earth), the moon Rána in Tolkien's Middle-earth
• Rana Daggubati, Indian film actor
• Rana, Pin (professional wrestling)#Rana

In places:

• Rana, Norway
• Rana, Burkina Faso

In science:

• Rana (genus), a genus of frogs
• Rana, traditional name for the star Delta Eridani

In sociology:

• Rana (clan), a family (clan) among Rajputs/Khatris in South Asia
• Rana (title), a variation on Raja, a South Asian (Hindi and other languages) princely title of royalty
• Rana dynasty, an influential family in Nepal since the 19th century
• The medieval principality of Rana of the Rani (Slavic tribe) based on the isle of Rügen
• In all Slavic languages, rana means wound or injury

See also[link]

• Raná (disambiguation)

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Rana Ranbir is an Indian actor.

Career[link]

Ranbir received a postgraduate degree in theater and television. He went on to act in several Punjabi stage acts, as well as radio and television productions. He has directed works including Aala Afsar, and Mitti Da Moh.

Some of his stage shows are Loha Kutt, Annay Nishanchi and Mirza Sahiba. His radio shows include Kehar Singh Di Maut and Bhagwant Mann, Naughty No. 1. Apart from comedies on television, Ranbir has acted in serious TV productions like Chitta Lahoo, and Parchavain. In the late 2000s, he became anchor of Zee Punjabi's road show Excuse Me Please and Jugnu Mast Mast.

He plays the comic role of house manager Khoji in director Manmohan Singh's 2009 Punjabi film Munde U.K. De.

Filmography[link]

• 2010 Kabaddi Once Again
• 2010 Chhevan Dariya ( The Sixth River)
• 2010 Ik Kudi Punjab Di
• 2010 Chak Jawaana
• 2010 Channa Sachi Muchi

External links[link]

• Rana Ranbir from Dhuri Punjab
• Movie Review: Chak Jawana (Punjabi)
• Movie Review: Chak Jawana (English)
• "Rana met accident on shoot, Now Fit",

Rana Mubashir is a Pakistani television news journalist and talk show host who is known more notably for his current affairs show Rana Mubashir at Prime Time on News One. He specialises and focuses mostly on Pakistani politics and has interviewed a number of high profile personalities, both within and outside the country. A professional journalist with over 20 years experience, specialising in investigative reporting. Working as Consultant Current Affairs and then Director News.^[1]

Early life[link]

Rana Mubashir used to live in capital of Pakistan, Islamabad where he completed his early education and then joined Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad for his Masters Degree and completed M.Sc. Defence & Strategic Studies.

Career in Journalism[link]

Rana Mubashir is dynamite journalist with over 20 years experience, he started his career in journalism from Jang Group of Newspapers as Staff Reporter from 1990 to 2006. During his journalistic career he was always been interested in investigative reporting and penned down various investigative stories. Rana has also worked in PTV as consultant Current Affairs and Business Plus TV as Director News. Nowadays Rana is working as Director News in one of the leading Pakistani TV Channel News One^[2] as well as he is host two current affair programs "Rana Mubashir at Prime Time"^[3] and "Pakistan Chowk".^[4][5][6]

Facing Threats[link]

During his Career in Investigative Journalism he faced some hardships and struggled to highlighting social and human rights issue in Pakistan. Rana Mubashir faced manhandling problems during his journalistic duties, when he tried to highlight the patients issues in Government sector's Hospitals in Pakistan. In Rawalpindi Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Hospital's Doctors and the other hospital staff members manhandled senior journalist and Director News Rana Mubashir.^[7][8]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

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Kumar Vishwas
Occupation	Professor, Poet, Associate Professor
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	M.A., PhD., DLit
Genres	Romantic Poetry
Notable award(s)	Hindi-Punjabi Award Committee, Uttar Pradesh “Sahitya Shree-2006” Geet Shree 2010
www.kumarvishwas.com

Kumar Vishwas' (डॉ. कुमार विश्वास ) (also spelt as Vishvas or Vishwas) (born 10 February 1970) is a renowned Hindi Poet and a professor of Hindi Literature from Pilkhuwa[1], Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education[link]

Kumar Vishwas was born on 10 February 1970, in Pilkhuwa, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in a Gaur Brahmin family. He is the youngest among four brothers and a sister. He started his schooling from Lala Ganga Sahay School, Pilkhuwa where he spent a part of his childhood. His father Dr. Chandra Pal Sharma was Lecturer in R.S.S. Degree College, Pilkhuwa affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut and his mother Smt. Rama Sharma is a home maker. After completing his intermediate from Rajputana Regiment Inter College, Pilkhuwa, his father wanted him to be an Engineer, but he had a passion for Poetry right from the childhood. He took no interest in engineering and decided to make career in the field of Poetry. He did Post Graduation in Hindi Literature.

Career[link]

Vishvas started his career as a professor in the year 1994 from Rajasthan. He has been teaching Hindi Literature to higher class students of Lala Lajpat Rai College for the last sixteen years.^[1]

Works and achievements[link]

Vishvas is a Poet of Hindi language. He is a poet of Shringara-Ras (Romantic Genre).^[2] He has participated in several Kavi sammelan and is a very renowned poet.

His fan communities on social networking websites like Orkut,^[3] and Facebook^[4] have largest number of fans as compared to other Hindi poets.^{[citation needed]} Also, his videos on YouTube have in excess of 40 million views.^[5] His website^[6] is a frequently visited website among youths.^{[citation needed]}

Dr Kumar Vishvas has written the 'Kul-Geet' or the University Anthem of Chaudhary Charan Singh University.^[7]

Besides being a known face among Hindi-knowing people across the world as a Poet, Dr Kumar Vishvas has been involving himself in several Social works. He is an active and renowned member of the Civil Society. He has been an integral part of Veteran Social Leader Anna Hazare's 'India against corruption' mission along with Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Mr Manish Sisodia for which he was arrested on 16 August 2011.^[8]

Performances[link]

Vishvas has been performing regularly in Kavi sammelan all over India and abroad. The list includes Thapar University, BIT SINDRI, Sindri , INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES, Dhanbad, Jamia Hamdard University, IIIT Hyderabad, RKGIT Ghaziabad, NIFT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati, NIT ROURKELA, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee,^[9] IIT Kharagpur,^[10] IIT Bubaneshwar,^[11] Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi,^[12] DA-IICT Gandhinagar, B.J. Medical College Ahmadabad , Sri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology Bareilly, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College Moradabad, MNIT Jaipur, Management Development Institute Gurgaon, Fore School of Management New Delhi, NIT Surat, B.S.Anangpuria Institute of Technology and Management Faridabad,^[13] KIIT University Bhubaneswar,^[14] NSIT Delhi, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra IIITM Gwalior, CDGI INDORE,^[15] Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi,^[16] MNNIT Allahabad,^[17] NIT Patna,^[18][19] IIM Lucknow,^[20] NIT Jalandhar,^[21] NIT Trichy,^[22] NIT Durgapur, BITS, Pilani,^[23] LNCT Bhopal,^[24] MERI Kolkata, [(Maharaja Sayaji Rao University ,Baroda|http://www.msubaroda.ac.in/)] B.I.T. Sindri,^[25] IET Lucknow, SSGPURC hoshiarpur, JIIT, Noida^[26], KNIT Sultanpur and MITS, Gwalior^[27], Institute of Technology- BHU and Babasaheb Naik College Of Engineering Pusad.(Maharashtra)and several other institutions across India.

He has also been a part of corporate celebration across India.^{[citation needed]}

Besides performing in almost all parts of India, Dr Kumar Vishvas has also performed in countries like USA,^[28] Dubai,^[29] Singapore^[30], Japan ^[31] Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Nepal etc.

Awards[link]

• Kavya – Kumar in 1994 by Dr. Kunwar Baichain Kavya samman avam puruskaar samiti^[32]
• Dr. Suman Alankarna in 2004 by Sahitya Bharti, Unnao.^[32]
• Sahitya Shree - 2006 by Hindi-Punjabi Award Academy.^[33]
• Dr Urmilesh "Geet Shree" Samman, 2010 by Dr Urmilesh Jan Chetna Samiti, Badaun.^[34]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website

Rana Daggubati'(Telugu:రాణా దగ్గుబాటి)' better known as Rana, is an Indian film actor and producer. He made his acting debut with the Telugu film Leader. The film, written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, hit the theatres on 19 February 2010, and became an instant success, gaining Rana Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South.^[3]

Early life and family[link]

He was born on 14 December 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to prolific film producer Suresh Babu Daggubati, the latter being the elder son of Ramanaidu Daggubati. Actors Venkatesh Daggubati and Nagarjuna Akkineni are Rana's uncles. His cousin is actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni. Other relatives include Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Amala, Sumanth, Sushanth, and Akhil. Rana has attended his high school in Chennai along with his best friends actors Ram Charan Teja Konidala. ^[4][5] and Allu Arjun.

Grandson of Telugu movie Mughol and Dada Saheb Phalke award winner Dr. D. Ramanaidu, son of producer D. Suresh Babu, and nephew to Telugu superstar Venkatesh, Rana Daggubati made a sensational debut as the lead actor in the political thriller Leader in the year 2010. His debut performance in the Leader directed by Sekhar Kammula and produced by AVM Studios, established him as an accomplished actor and star.

Having inherited a passion for cinema from his family, Rana produced his very first film Bommalata – A Bellyful of Dreams (2006), which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Before embarking on an acting career, Rana was a successful Digital Post entrepreneur, and is accredited with having transformed the evolution of the postproduction landscape in South India. Having identified an emerging need for digital services he established DI and state-of-art postproduction technologies through his company, Spirit Media.

He made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi film Dum Maaro Dum which released on 22 April 2011 and received mixed to positive response.^[6] As a Visual Effects Producer, Rana won the state Nandi award 2005 for best VFX in the Mahesh Babu starrer Sainikudu. He was voted 'The Most Promising Newcomer of 2011 in the Times Of India poll conducted recently. He was listed at number 20, on the Times Of India's Most Desirable Men for the year 2011.^[7][8]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Rana Daggubati at the Internet Movie Database
• Rana Daggubati to trun Bollywood Producer
• Hollywood debut for Rana Daggubati
• The Most Promising Newcomer of 2011