Famous People with Name Varah

Varahagiri Venkata Giri            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Varahagiri Venkata Giri: commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth president of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.Upon returning to India, he became heavily involved in the labour movement, becoming general secretary and then president of the All-Indi

Edward Chad Varah            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Edward Chad Varah: was an English Anglican priest. He is best known as the founder of The Samaritans (now known just as "Samaritans"), set up in 1953 as the world's first crisis hotline organization, offering non-religious telephone support to those contemplating suicide.

Daivajna Varahamihira            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Daivajna Varahamihira: was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya). Though little is known about his life, he supposedly hailed from South Bengal, where in the ruins of Chandraketugarh there is a mound called the mound of Khana and Mihir. Khana was the daughter-in-law of Varaha and a famous astrologer herself. Modern Shakadvipi brahmins, esp astrologers, regard Varah Mihir as their ancestor, although there is no ancient documentary proof in favour of this belief.