Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Cuban intellectual who worked alongside Fidel Castro to topple Fulgencio Batista but, opposing

Was a Cuban intellectual who worked alongside Fidel Castro to topple Fulgencio Batista but, opposing communism, broke with Castro after he gained power.

Is a journalist and human rights activist whose reports on the diamond industry and government corru

Is a journalist and human rights activist whose reports on the diamond industry and government corruption have earned him international acclaim. He is affiliated with the Open Society Institute.[

Was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, reporter, writer, educator and a famous mason in Philippines. H

Was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, reporter, writer, educator and a famous mason in Philippines. He also became the fourth President of the University of the Philippines.

Was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure.At a young age, Rafael was exposed

Was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure.At a young age, Rafael was exposed to many languages, living with his grandfather in England, attending school in Portugal and, as a teenager, in Switzerland. By the time he was seventeen, w

He is also currently a host of the international news and analysis public radio program, America Abr

He is also currently a host of the international news and analysis public radio program, America Abroad, from Public Radio International. Previously, he hosted the National Public Radio program Talk of the Nation from 1993-1999. In more than 30 years in the news business, he was worked as a radio reporter in London and Rome, a Los Angeles correspondent for CNN, and a reporter for the NBC-owned station WMAQ TV in Chicago.

Is a Polish writer of fantasy, historic, sensational and criminal novels. He works as a psychologist

Is a Polish writer of fantasy, historic, sensational and criminal novels. He works as a psychologist. From June 2009 he has been editor in chief of the magazine Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.In 2005 his first novel Lzy Nemezis was published. [1]In the scope of fantasy literature he won the "Nautilus" award in 2007 for his novel Czarny Pergamin and in 2008 for Gwiazdozbiór kata. He published a series of criminal novels, in which the main character is police officer Michal Wronski. He also wrote a novel which took place during Russo-Chechen conflict.

Was an Italian writer. He is primarily remembered now as the author of the main eyewitness account o

Was an Italian writer. He is primarily remembered now as the author of the main eyewitness account of events at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Australia.He was born in Urbino, Italy in 1817. Dedicated to the cause of Italian nationalism, he fought with the forces of Mazzini and Garibaldi to free Italy from Austrian influence. After the fall of the Roman Republic (1849–1850), he fled to London and then to Melbourne. He arrived on the Ballarat goldfields in 1853, and became a member of the miners' central committee. By the time of the Eureka Stockade he had been on or around the goldfields for almost two years. On November 30, 1854, he called on all miners "irrespective of nationality, religion or colour to salute the Southern Cross as a refuge of all the oppressed from all countries on Earth." When the stockade was attacked om December 3, 1854

A Bangladeshi journalist by profession, who is reputed for his excellent rhymes. Currently he works

A Bangladeshi journalist by profession, who is reputed for his excellent rhymes. Currently he works in the daily Jugantor, published from Dhaka as its Chief Sub-Editor. Earlier he had been the Executive Editor of the Dainik Rupali, also published from Dhaka.He founded a national children's organization called Chander Hat in 1973. He was the executive editor of the Kishore Bangla from 1976 to 1983, the only weekly newspaper for the children ever published on the Indian sub-continent. His involvement with children's movement started when he, in the capacity of the Feature editor of the daily Purbadesh, came to edit its weekly children's page also called Chander Hat. So far he has produced five volumes of rhymes. These include :

First name also spelled Ragueh and last name also spelled Dawood) is an Egyptian composer of contemp

First name also spelled Ragueh and last name also spelled Dawood) is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music. He is a member of that nation's third generation of such composers.

A veteran Indian dam engineer, writer, scholar and social activist.He retired as a chief superintend

A veteran Indian dam engineer, writer, scholar and social activist.He retired as a chief superintending engineer of Hydel power project in the Koel-Kosi-Gandak region. He has been a passionate social activist, an avid adventure traveler and a prolific writer since last fifty years. He has the rare distinction of traveling the entire snow clad India-China trans-Himalayan border by foot. He is also the founder director of Swami Sahajananda Saraswati Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

A Bangladeshi author, novelist, editor and journalist.Rahat Khan was the editor of Ittefaq. Rahat Kh

A Bangladeshi author, novelist, editor and journalist.Rahat Khan was the editor of Ittefaq. Rahat Khan, hailing from Kishoreganj, was born in the year 1940. Graduating from the Department of Bangla Language and Literature in 1961 under the University of Dhaka, he engaged himself in teaching in which he earned much fame and popularity. During his eight years of teaching he served in different renowned colleges like Nasirabad College of Mymensingh

Was an Arab ruler in the Persian Gulf and was described by his contemporary, the English traveller a

Was an Arab ruler in the Persian Gulf and was described by his contemporary, the English traveller and author, James Silk Buckingham, as ‘the most successful and the most generally tolerated pirate, perhaps, that ever infest any sea.’ Rahmah bin Jabir al-

Was a Muslim scholar and an author. He is best known for his grand work, Izhar ul-Haqq.Kairanvi was

Was a Muslim scholar and an author. He is best known for his grand work, Izhar ul-Haqq.Kairanvi was born in Kairana, India during the last years of the Mughal Empire. A full family tree that goes back to the third Caliph, Uthman Ibn Affan, is mentioned in family sources.[1] Part of the family wealth, large property in Kairana, was granted by Akbar the Great following a successful treatment by some of Kairvani's grandfathers.[1] Many family members held high positions and/or were intellectuals. Kairanvi began receiving traditional Islamic education at the age of 6, memorizing the Qur'an at 12.[

Was one of the most widely-traveled scholars of India, spending forty-five years of his life on trav

Was one of the most widely-traveled scholars of India, spending forty-five years of his life on travels away from his home. He became a buddhist monk (Bauddh Bhikkhu) and eventually took up Marxist Socialism. Sankrityayan was also an Indian nationalist, having been arrested and jailed for three years for creating anti-British writings and speeches.

Was a writer, journalist, political activist and pioneering Japanese feminist.she came to be influen

Was a writer, journalist, political activist and pioneering Japanese feminist.she came to be influenced by contemporary currents of European philosophy, as well as Zen Buddhism, of which she would become a devoted practitioner. Of particular influence to her was turn-of-the-century Swedish feminist writer Ellen Key, some of whose works she translated into Japanese. Upon graduation from university, she entered the Narumi Women's English School where, in 1911, she founded Japan's first all-women literary magazine, Seito (???, Bluestocking), whose first issue she opened with the words “In the beginning, woman was the sun.

Is a Latvian composer and piano player who is well-known and respected in Latvia and the former Sovi

Is a Latvian composer and piano player who is well-known and respected in Latvia and the former Soviet Union. Pauls was interested in music since his childhood years and attended the music school of Emils Darzinš. In 1958, Pauls graduated from the Latvian

Was a leading Cuban trombonist, composer and bandleader.Valenzuela studied music under his father, L

Was a leading Cuban trombonist, composer and bandleader.Valenzuela studied music under his father, Lucas: he learnt piano, viola, percussion, but was first employed by Orquesta Flor de Cuba as a trombonist. He was playing for La Flor in the Alhambra theatre in Havana in 1869, when a group of Spanish anti-revolutionary volunteers attacked the theatre and its patrons.

German language's greatest 20th century poets.

German language's greatest 20th century poets.

Is a German music composer and conductor and co-editor of music theory magazines. Riehn studied musi

Is a German music composer and conductor and co-editor of music theory magazines. Riehn studied music theory in Mainz, Zürich, and Berlin and composition with Gottfried Michael Koenig in Utrecht.

An Indian novelist and journalist.Jha was born in Bihar and was raised in Kolkata, West Bengal, wher

An Indian novelist and journalist.Jha was born in Bihar and was raised in Kolkata, West Bengal, where he went to school at St. Joseph's College. He then attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur where he did his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, (but perhaps more significantly, had his first brush with journalism as the editor of the campus magazine, Alankar, where his first short fiction appeared). After graduating from IIT, he went to the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Southern California, where he received his M.A. in 1990.

Was one of the most distinguished Music Directors, Composer and Violin Player of Bangladesh. He came

Was one of the most distinguished Music Directors, Composer and Violin Player of Bangladesh. He came of a family which produced a galaxy of musicians of world repute. He was the nephew of the legendary music Maestro of the subcontinent Ustad Alauddin Khan, and Ustad Ayet Ali Khan[1]. Raja Hossain Khan was the youngest son on Ustad Nayeb Ali Khan.Raja Hossain Khan then joined Dhaka Radio (Bangladesh Betar) as a ‘Staff Artist’. He was also associated in the film industry, and was Music Director to a number of movies. He was accorded State Award for music direction in the film ‘Surjagrohon’. He tuned a large number of popular songs for National Radio and Television (BTV), which were sung by reputed artists of Bangladesh. He also visited a number of countries of the world as a member of cultural delegations.

Was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in

Was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in Hinduism. Raja Rao's semi-autobiographical novel, The Serpent and the Rope (1960), is a story of a search for spiritual truth in Europe and India. It established him as one of the finest Indian stylists.Returning to India in 1939, he edited with Iqbal Singh, Changing India, an anthology of modern Indian thought from Ram Mohan Roy to Jawaharlal Nehru. He participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942. In 1943-1944 he coedited with Ahmed Ali a journal from Bombay called Tomorrow. He was the prime mover in the formation of a cultural organization, Sri Vidya Samiti, devoted to reviving the values of ancient Indian civilization; this organization failed shortly after inception. In Bombay, he was also associated with Chetana, a cultural society for the propagation of Indian thought and values.

Is a Moroccan writer. Benchemsi studied literature in Paris and wrote her thesis on Maurice Blanchot

Is a Moroccan writer. Benchemsi studied literature in Paris and wrote her thesis on Maurice Blanchot.She has published collections of poetry in Morocco and in France Fracture du désir, a collection of articles published by Actes Sud in 1998. In 2006, she wrote 'Houda et Taqi'. Rajae Benchemsi is also the host of a Moroccan television program on books.

A Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and cri

A Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work, senior Professor of Languages at the University of Sabaragamuwa, former President/Leader of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka and a Vice-President of Liberal International. He was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) with effect from June 2007, and as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights with effect from June 2008, by the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse.

Was a writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and stu

Was a writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and Hindu College, both premier institutions in Kolkata, Bengal at the time. A monotheist at heart, Rajnarayan Basu converted to Br