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Rabindranath Tagore Indian political leader, philosopher, and poet who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.
Raj Period of British rule of the Indian subcontinent, 1857 - 1947.
Rastafarianism Religion developed in Jamaica that promotes the belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the promised land.
reggae Jamaican music style influenced by African musical traditions.