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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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashtavakra is the 14,990th most popular politician (down from 13,295th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 28th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Nepalese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashtavakra ranks 14,990 out of 19,576. Before him are Evangelos Venizelos, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Domenico Flabanico, Eva Šuranová, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and Wasim Sajjad. After him are Prosper Avril, Eric Arturo Delvalle, Chuy García, Claudia Roth, Zac Goldsmith, and Gerhard Louis De Geer.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Ashtavakra ranks 36 out of 59. Before him are Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909), Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Sushil Koirala (1939), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), and Apa Sherpa (1960). After him are Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), Dipendra of Nepal (1971), Rana Bahadur Shah (1775), Pratap Singh Shah (1751), and Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nepal

Among politicians born in Nepal, Ashtavakra ranks 21. Before him are Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Sushil Koirala (1939), and Bhimsen Thapa (1775). After him are Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), Dipendra of Nepal (1971), Rana Bahadur Shah (1775), Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1940), and Man Mohan Adhikari (1920).

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