Rai

Rai may refer to:

RAI, radioactive iodine, in the medical context of the treatment of thyroid problems
RAI, Radiotelevisione Italiana, Italian public broadcasting
Praia International Airport in Cape Verde, IATA airport code
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Rijwiel Automobile Industrie, which gives its initials to Amsterdam RAI railway station in south Amsterdam and the nearby conference complex Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways is abbreviated as RAI

Aishwarya Rai, (born 1973) Former Miss World (1994) and Indian Actress
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, or Beshara Rai, incumbent Maronite patriarch in Lebanon
Bali Rai, young-adult fiction novelist from Leicester, England
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Kannada writer and activist in India
Lakshmi Rai, South Indian actress
Lala Lajpat Rai, an Indian author, freedrom fighter and politician (1865-1928)
Prakash Rai, South Indian actor
Priya Rai, Indian American porn star
Raí, Brazilian football (soccer) player
Amit Rai Film Director
Kalpnath Rai politician
Acharya Kuber Nath Rai Writer
Viveki Rai Hindi Writer
Kusum Rai Politician
Ram Bahadur Rai Journalist
Jharkhande Rai Ex. MP
Gauri Shankar Rai Ex,MP

Rai (ethnic group), an ethnolinguistic group of Nepal
Rai (Indian), a title in India, with various related meanings and compound forms of Rajput & Bhumihar caste
Rai (Punjabi surname) a Jat clan found in the Punjab (India) and Punjab (Pakistan)

Rai (also Raï), a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria, from Bedouin shepherds (evolved into a popular genre)
Rai languages, Dhanwar Rai language
Rai University, a university in India
Rai stones, a kind of stone currency used in Yap (Caroline Islands)
Rai (also Raai), the Hindi term for Mustard seeds
rai (paradise) a term for paradise found in Slavic languages.

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