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Ramachandra

American

[rah-muh-chuhn-druh] / ˌrɑ məˈtʃʌn drə /

noun

the hero of the Ramayana, and a character in the Mahabharata.

Ramachandra British

/ ˌrɑːməˈtʃʌndrə /

noun

(in Hindu mythology) an incarnation of Vishnu; the hero of the Ramayana and a character in the Mahabharata See also Rama

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Historian Ramachandra Guha called it a speech "rich in emotion and rhetoric".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Ramachandra compared the city’s water shortage to the “day zero” water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa, 2018, when that city came dangerously close to turning off most taps because of a drought.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

This is a substantial, patiently made, entertaining portrait, with a percussive, rhythmic jazz score by Ramachandra Borcar and some emphatic spoken word courtesy of Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

"Every time it floods, only then we discuss," said IISC's Ramachandra.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2022

The two kings Janaka and Dasaratha congratulate each other on the victory of Ramachandra.

From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.

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