Rama (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

Rama has several meanings:

• Rama was a real or mythical king in ancient India
• The following characters in Indian mythology also may sometimes be called by the name Rama.
  • Parasurama - Rama with the axe.
  • Balarama - (also called Balabhadra, Balabhadrarama), the elder brother of Krishna.
• The kings of Thailand of the Chakri dynasty also have the royal title Rama.
• Also, in Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, Rama is a giant, cylinder-shaped alien built spacecraft containing a self-sustaining biosphere.
• Rama is also a city in Nicaragua
• Edi Rama is the current mayor of Tirana, Albania
• Rama is a river in northern Herzegovina, tributary of Neretva. Also, it is the name of a small region around the town of Prozor.