Shah Rukh
Timur / Tamerlane / Timur the Lame, founder of the Timurid dynasty and decimator of 5% of the world's population had a son named Shah Rukh.
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Ganesha and the Indonesian 20000 Rupiah note
The 1998 series of Indonesian 20000 rupiah notes contain an image of Ganesha on the left along with that of former president, Sukarno.
Naren Shankar
One of the writers (and sometimes producer) for CSI, Star Trek, Farscape, and other science/sci-fi shows is a certain Naren Shankar.
The Three Investigators
The Hindi avatar of the amateur detective series, The Three Investigators, was titled, Bal Secret Agent 555 Ranga, Ganga & Shirazi. Ranga is Pete, Ganga is Jupe and Shirazi is Bob.
The Mangalores of The Fifth Element
The alien warrior race in the Bruce Willis film, The Fifth Element, are called the Mangalores.
Romulan mining vessel in Star Trek (2009)
The Romulan mining vessel in Star Trek (2009) captained by the film's villain, Nero, was called Narada.
Spelling of Hiuen Tsang
While most Indian school history books spell the 7th-century Chinese traveller's name as Hiuen Tsang, the more commonly used romanisations around the world are Xuanzang or Hsüan-tsang.
Adam Lanza and Yogananda
Adam Lanza, the man who murdered 20 children and 7 adults in Sandy Hook, Newton, Connecticut, lived at 36, Yogananda Street.
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