Not to be confused with "Kripa" (Kṛpā), a female given name.

Kripa (Kṛpa in IAST transliteration), also known as Kripacharya or Krupacharya is an important character in the Mahābhārata, one of the seven Chiranjivin (the "immortals" who are to remain alive throughout the present age, the Kali Yuga).

He was the son of Shardwan and Janapadi, born in a particularly extraordinary manner (see below).

Gautama Maharishi had a grandson called Shardwan (or Sharadvan). Shardwan was born with arrows, making clear he was a born archer.

From his early childhood, he was more interested in archery than in the study of the Vedas. He meditated and attained the art of all types of warfare. He was such a great archer that no one could defeat him.

This created panic amongst the gods. Especially Indra, the King of the Gods, felt the most threatened. He then sent a beautiful Apsara (divine nymph) from the Heaven to distract the celibate saint. The nymph, called Janapadi, came to the saint and tried to seduce him in various ways.

Dr. Vinod K. Agarwal is an Indian-American businessman and scientist. He was a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada from 1978 to 1992. He then founded LogicVision, which he took public in October, 2001, as the first technology IPO following the terrorist attacks earlier that year. Agarwal left LogicVision in 2005 to start SemIndia, a semiconductor company based in India.

Born in Mathura, India, Agarwal received his undergraduate education at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, followed by an M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University.

Upon completing his Ph.D., Dr. Agarwal joined the faculty of the Computer Science Department at the McGill University in Montreal. He stayed on the faculty for 16 years, eventually retiring as head of the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Dr. Agarwal has been recognized for his contributions to the field by being named Silicon India's 2002 Enterpreneur of the year, as well as being profiled in Fortune magazine and the Wharton Global Business Forum among other publications and conferences. He is also recognized on the List of Notable BITS alumni.

Nima Rumba is a popular singer/lyricist/musician/actor of Nepal. Nima likes to describe himself as inspired by Michael Jackson and George Michael.

Nima is married and has two children. His wife's name is Shelly.

Nima has released the following music albums so far:
Suna Suna (1994)
Memories (1996)
Huri Batas (2000)
Lolita (2002)
Faith (2004)
Pride (2007)
Rangau Ki Ma (2011)
A collection album Best of Nima Rumba was released in 2002.
Some of his popular songs are Catwalk, Lolita, Block Hill Shoes, Aau Aauna, Meri Priyasi and Preeti Basyo.

Nima played the role of Krishna in the critically acclaimed 2008 Nepali movie Kagbeni.

2000: His third album "Huri Batas" won the Hit's FM Music Award "Album of the Year".
2002: The song 'Aau Aauna' from his fourth album "Lolita" won the Hit's FM Music Award "Best Vocal Performance".