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    Rashtrapati Bhavan. C.N.R. Rao was born in a Kannada Deshastha Brahmin family in Bangalore to Hanumantha Nagesa Rao and Nagamma Nagesa Rao. His father was...
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    non-profit focused on raising South Asian cardiovascular disease awareness. C. R. Rao was the eighth of the ten children born to a Telugu family in Hoovina...
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    Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter...
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    Murthy has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awards. N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Sidlaghatta, a city in India's...
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    on 15 May 2016. He was again the first Indian to achieve such a feat. U. R. Rao was born into a Madhwa Brahmin Hindu family at Adamaru in the state of Karnataka...
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    Kaloji Narayana Rao (9 September 1914 – 13 November 2002) was an Indian poet, freedom fighter, anti-fascist and political activist of Telangana. He was...
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    Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer. He was head of the Ramoji Group which...
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    Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer, primarily known for his works...
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  • Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao (8 July 1908 – 25 July 1991) was an Indian economist, politician and educator. Rao was born in a Kannada speaking Madhwa...
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  • Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. "Karnataka Ratna for C.N.R Rao". The Hindu. 27 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 December...
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