Meet 11 Other Rajya Sabha Nominees Beyond Sudha Murthy

Mahesh Jethmalani

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Sonal Mansingh

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Ram Shakal

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Rakesh Sinha

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Ranjan Gogoi

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Virendra Hegde

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PT Usha

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Ilaiyaraaja

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V. V. Prasad

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Ghulam Ali Khatana

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Satnam Singh Sandhu

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Sudha Murthy

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