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Ashtavakra

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Ashtavakra (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रः, lit. 'eight deformities', IAST: Aṣṭāvakraḥ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas. Ashtavakra is the author of the text Aṣṭāvakra Gītā, also known as Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā, in Hindu traditions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashtavakra has received more than 719,387 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ashtavakra is the 13,297th most popular politician (down from 12,481st in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Nepal and the 16th most popular Nepalese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashtavakra ranks 13,297 out of 19,576. Before him are Strom Thurmond, King Dao of Zhou, Merhotepre Ini, Anton Ackermann, Abdullah Ensour, and Hakainde Hichilema. After him are Olli Rehn, William R. King, Osceola, Patrick Hillery, Carlos Anaya, and Publius Rutilius Lupus.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Ashtavakra ranks 28 out of 59. Before him are Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909), Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), and Jung Bahadur Rana (1817). After him are Sushil Koirala (1939), Apa Sherpa (1960), Dipendra of Nepal (1971), Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), and Rana Bahadur Shah (1775).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nepal

Among politicians born in Nepal, Ashtavakra ranks 16. Before him are Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), and Jung Bahadur Rana (1817). After him are Sushil Koirala (1939), Dipendra of Nepal (1971), Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), Rana Bahadur Shah (1775), and KP Sharma Oli (1952).

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