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Lagonda is a luxury British car brand owned by Aston Martin. Production ceased in 1989 during Ford's ownership, but Aston Martin revived the brand in the 2000s for ultra-luxury sedans, distinct from Aston Martin's sports cars.

Shashank Manohar served as BCCI President from 2008-2011 and again from 2015-2016. This is a time-sensitive question that depends on when it was asked.

Kumbhakarna, Ravana's brother, was cursed with a boon of sleeping for six months and remaining awake for one day. Despite his immense strength, he was reluctantly woken only for battles during the Ramayana war.

Duryodhana was the eldest of the 100 Kaurava brothers, sons of Queen Gandhari and King Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata. Karna was his close friend but not a biological brother, while Rama is from the Ramayana epic.

Lord Krishna is synonymous with the flute (bansuri) in Hindu iconography. His divine flute music mesmerized devotees, gopis, and all who heard it, making it his most recognized attribute.

Sage Valmiki composed the Ramayana epic in Sanskrit. Vyasa (Ved Vyasa) wrote the Mahabharata, while Pulakesi was a Chalukya king. Rama is the protagonist of the Ramayana, not its author.

Kaikesi (also known as Kaikasi) was Ravana's mother and the wife of the sage Vishrava. She was a rakshasi princess who mothered Ravana, Vibhishana, Kumbhakarna, and Shurpanakha.

Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim co-founded YouTube in 2005, which was later acquired by Google for $1.65 billion. Digg was founded by Kevin Rose, Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg (with others), and Gmail is a Google product created by Paul Buchheit.