davidanugraha/M4-RAG huggingface dataset:
ত্রিদিবকুমার চট্টোপাধ্যায়

ত্রিদিবকুমার চট্টোপাধ্যায় (জন্মঃ ৩০ অক্টোবর, ১৯৫৮) একজন ভারতীয় বাঙালি সাহিত্যিক। তিনি কলকাতার প্রকাশনা সংস্থা 'পত্র ভারতী'র কর্ণধার এবং কিশোর সাহিত্য পত্রিকা 'কিশোর ভারতী'র সম্পাদক। তিনি কলকাতা পাবলিশার্স অ্যান্ড বুকসেলার্স গিল্ডের সাধারণ সম্পাদকের দায়িত্ব পালন করছেন। তিনি খ্যাতনামা বাঙালি সাহিত্যিক দীনেশচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের পুত্র ও গণিতজ্ঞ অবনীভূষণ চট্টোপাধ্যায় এর পৌত্র। ত্রিদিবকুমার কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে উদ্ভিদবিদ্যায় এমএসসি করেন। তার সাহিত্যকর্ম শুরু হয় দীনেশচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় সম্পাদিত 'কিশোর ভারতী' পত্রিকার মাধ্যমে। তার লেখা প্রথম উপন্যাস ছিল 'হাত'। তার প্রথম প্রকাশিত বইয়ের নাম 'ছায়া-মূর্তি'। তিনি কিশোরদের জনপ্রিয় বিজ্ঞানী গোয়েন্দা চরিত্র 'জগুমামা'র স্রষ্টা, মূলত রহস্য, কল্পবিজ্ঞান এবং ইতিহাসমূলক সাহিত্যের জন্য পরিচিত। বই লেখার পাশাপাশি প্রচুর সম্পাদনার কাজ করেছেন তিনি।
রয়্যাল বায়োস্কোপ কোম্পানি

দ্য রয়্যাল বায়োস্কোপ কোম্পানি বাংলার তথা ভারতের প্রথম চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাণ সংস্থা। হীরালাল সেন তার ভাই মতিলাল এবং দেবকীলাল সেন সহ ভোলানাথ গুপ্তের সহযোগিতায় ১৮৯৮ খ্রিস্টাব্দে নিজস্ব চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাণ সংস্থা গড়ে তোলেন। সূচনা লগ্নে তিনি লন্ডনের ওয়ারউইক ট্রেডিং সংস্থা থেকে কেনা একটি আরবান বায়োস্কোপ ব্যবহার করেছিলেন। ক্লাসিক থিয়েটারের মঞ্চায়ন আলিবাবা নাটকের কিছু অংশ ক্যামেরাবন্দি করে তিনি ১৮৯৮ খ্রিস্টাব্দের ৪ এপ্রিল কলকাতার ক্লাসিকে প্রথম বায়োস্কোপ দেখান। এরপর থিয়েটার ব্যক্তিত্ব অমরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্তের সংস্পর্শে এসে তিনি প্রথম পূর্ণাঙ্গ নাটক ‘আলিবাবা ও চল্লিশ চোর’-কে ক্যামেরাবন্দি করেছিলেন, যা ১৯০৪ খ্রিস্টাব্দের ২৩ জানুয়ারি ক্লাসিক থিয়েটারে পূর্ণাঙ্গ বায়োস্কোপ তথা চলচ্চিত্র রূপে দেখানো হয়।
Ishwar Chandra Gupta

Ishwar Chandra Gupta (Bengali: ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত; 6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal.
Ishwar Chandra Gupta was born in a Baidya family. He was brought up in his uncle's house after the death of his mother. Gupta spent most of his childhood in Kolkata. At that time, poets were named Kobiwala and the kobiwalas were not so civilized in language. Sexual words and clashes were common. But Ishwar Chandra Gupta created a different style of poetry.
He started the newspaper Sambad Prabhakar with Jogendra Mohan Tagore on January 28, 1831, which finally became a daily on June 4, 1839. Many Bengali writers of the 19th century started their careers with that magazine. He reintroduced into Bengali poetry the mediaeval style with double meaning (already seen in Sandhyakaranandi and Bharatchandra):
'Ishwar' means God, 'Gupta' means hidden and 'Prabhakar' is the sun. So a translation runs:
Also, Ishwar (Chandra) Gupta ran the journal Prabhakar. So a second meaning of the poem, making a tongue-in-cheek reference to the author, runs:
He brought modern era of poetry in Bengali. He did not describe the life of Gods and Goddesses, but the daily life of human beings. He also wrote biographies of many Bengali poets and musicians.
Ishwarchandra Gupta often satirized the so-called modern class who blindly followed the colonial British power.
In his early days he was a conservative, opposing the Young Bengal movement as well as disapproving of widow remarriage. His views on widow remarriage put him at odds with Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He was one of the earliest advocates of a Hindu view of Indian society. Later in his life, his views began to change and he championed the cause for the remarriage of virgin widows and women's education.
Ramchandra Gandhi

Ramchandra Gandhi (9 June 1937 – 13 June 2007) was an Indian philosopher. He was a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of Devdas Gandhi and Lakshmi (daughter of Rajaji), and brother of Rajmohan Gandhi and Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
Ramchandra Gandhi obtained his doctoral degree in philosophy from Oxford where he was a student of Peter Strawson. He is known for founding the philosophy department at the University of Hyderabad. He also taught at Visva-Bharati University, Panjab University, California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California, and Bangalore University. He died at the India International Centre on 13 June 2007, four days after his 70th birthday.
Social reformers of India

Social reformers are individuals who actively challenge and seek to change societal norms and structures that perpetuate inequality and injustice. Their work addresses systemic issues such as caste discrimination, gender bias, economic disparity, and access to education and healthcare. By advocating for the rights of marginalized communities, social reformers aim to dismantle oppressive practices and create a more just and equitable society.
Throughout history, social reformers have emerged in various cultural and political contexts, often using grassroots activism, legal reforms, and public advocacy to drive change. Their contributions not only highlight the struggles of disadvantaged groups but also inspire collective action and awareness about social issues.
Pattukkottai Alagiri

Pattukkottai Alagiri (23 June 1900 – 28 March 1949), popularly known as Anjanenjan Alagiri, was an Indian social reformer. He was a prominent leader in Self-Respect Movement. and Dravidar Kazhagam.
Pattukkottai Alagiri was born on 23 June 1900 to Vasudeva Naidu and Kannamma, in Karukkakurichi, Keeramangalam in the state of Pudukkottai State. He belonged to the Gavara Naidu community. Her father served in the British Indian Army. He was a descendant of the Royal Family of Kandy. He attended American College Higher Secondary School in Madurai. He had participated in the first world war.
Alagiri is married to Ethirajamma in 1927. The couple had two sons, Ramamoorthy, Dilip Alagiri and three daughters, Diana, Baby and Pushparani. His brother in law K. G. Sukku Rajasinha, great grandson of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the last king of Kandy.
On 3 June 1938, the first anti-Hindi protest was held in Saidapet, Madras, led by Maraimalai Adigal. Pattukottai Azhagirisamy, the chief propagandist of the Self-Respect Movement, led a march all over the state in protest against the imposition of Hindi.
He conferred the title of "Kalaignar" on Karunanidhi and conferred the title of "Nadigavel" on M. R. Radha.
He died of tuberculosis on 28 March 1949.
On 30 March 1949, Periyar wrote a tribute to Pattukkottai Alagiri on Viduthalai newspaper.
Laxmibai Kelkar

Laxmibai Kelkar (5 July 1905 – 27 November 1978), born Kamal Datey, affectionately known as 'Mausiji', was a prominent Indian social reformer and freedom fighter known for her contributions to women's empowerment and the Indian independence movement.
Kamal Datey was born on July 5, 1905, in Nagpur. Her father, Bhaskarrao Datey, worked in the Accountant General's office, and her mother, Yashodabai, was a homemaker. Kamal began her education at a missionary school but left after a disagreement with a nun regarding school prayer. She later attended the Hindu Girls School but had to discontinue her studies due to unavoidable circumstances.
In accordance with the customs of her time, Kamal married lawyer Purshottam Rao Kelkar and was renamed Laxmibai Purshottam Kelkar. Her husband, though not politically active, was friends with prominent Congress member Dr. N. B. Khare. In 1932, she was widowed and left to care for six sons and two daughters from her husband's previous marriage.
After the demise of Lokmanya Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi left Sabarmati and selected Wardha as his ashram. Living near the Sevagram ashram in Wardha, she participated in meetings, prabhat pheries (morning processions), and other activities.
She was introduced to R. S. S. work through her sons. In 1936, Laxmibai met Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Although initially hesitant, Hedgewar was convinced by Laxmibai's persistence that women were crucial to nation-building. He agreed to support the formation of a women's organization provided she took full responsibility. Consequently, the Rashtra Sevika Samiti was launched on Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) on October 25, 1936, in Wardha.
Mausiji balanced her familial responsibilities with extensive travels to promote the Samiti under challenging conditions. She emphasized integrating the ideals of the Ramayana and Mahabharata into daily life and advocated for the equal importance of men and women in nation-building.
Lakshmibai Kelkar passed away on November 27, 1978.
Pītāmbara

Pītāmbara (Sanskrit: पीताम्बर) is a term in Hindu iconography, meaning "yellow garment or shawl", also translated as "clothed in yellow garments", and "name of Vishnu-Krishna". It is primarily depicted on the deity Vishnu and his incarnations, regarded to represent the Vedas.
In Hinduism, the pītāmbara is regarded to represent a yajna or sacrifice, and is referred to as a garment of Purusha and the Vedic metre.
In the Puranas, pītāmbara means "yellow cloth", and is used to describe Vishnu.
In Vaishnavism and Shaivism, the pītāmbara is the "yellow dhoti" or "bright golden-yellow garment" described as the garment of Vishnu or Krishna.
List of geographical indications in India

A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, which came into effect from 15 September 2003. GIs have been defined under Article 22 (1) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as: "indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin."
The GI tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorized users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name. Darjeeling tea was the first GI recognized by Government of India in 2004–05.
As of 2024, there are 603 registered geographical indications in India:
아수라 (2016년 영화)

《아수라》는 2016년에 개봉한 대한민국의 영화이다. 가공의 도시인 안남시장을 배경으로 벌어지는 이야기로, 김성수가 감독을 하였으며, 정우성, 황정민, 주지훈, 곽도원 등이 출연하였다. 참고로 정우성은 <아수라>로 데뷔 이후 2016년 제17회 부산영화평론가협회상에서 처음 남우주연상을 수상했다.
강력계 형사 한도경(정우성 분)은 말기 암 환자인 아내의 병원비를 벌기 위해, 비리를 저지르는 안남시장 박성배(황정민 분)의 뒷일을 처리해 준다. 독종 검사 김차인(곽도원 분)은 박성배의 비리와 범죄를 캐기 위해 도경을 협박한다. 검찰과 박성배 사이에서 압박을 느낀 도경은 자신을 친형처럼 따르는 후배 형사 문선모(주지훈 분)를 성배의 수하로 보내고, 등장 인물들은 살아 남기 위해 서로를 물어 뜯어야 하는 지옥도에 빠진다.
안남시는 영화 《아수라》의 배경이 되는 가공의 도시로, 대한민국 경기도에 위치한 것으로 묘사된다. 안남시는 분당, 동탄, 일산, 판교 등 대한민국 수도권의 다른 신도시와 같이 신도시 개발을 목표로 하는 도시로, 서울 외곽에 자리한 것으로 설정되어 있다. 극중 안남시 시장은 배우 황정민이 연기한 '박성배' 캐릭터로, 안남시의 신도시 개발을 미끼로 투자금을 끌어오며 정치권, 조직폭력배 계열의 건설회사, 재벌 등의 집단과 결탁하여 비자금을 조성하며, 여러 악행을 일삼는다.
원래 김성수 감독이 지은 제목은 《반성》이었으나, 제작사 사나이픽처스의 한재덕 대표는 제목을 《지옥》으로 바꾸자고 제안하였다. 제목을 두고 고민하던 중, 주연 배우인 황정민이 시나리오를 읽고 "이거 완전 아수라네"라고 말한 것을 들은 김성수 감독이 영화의 제목을 《아수라》로 결정하였다.
하프와 친구들

《하프와 친구들》(영어: Harp and Friends)는 EBS와 토이트론이 만든 대한민국의 애니메이션으로, 2022년 3월 2일부터 7월 7일까지 EBS 1TV에서 방영했고, 12월 29일에 스페셜로 방영했다. 시즌 2는 2024년 11월 27일부터 2025년 1월 23일까지 같은 채널에서 방영되었다.
Seong-su

Sung-soo, also spelled as Seong-soo, Seong-su, or in North Korea as Song-su, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the third-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1950, falling to seventh place in 1960.
People with this name include:
Korea Democratic Party

The Korea Democratic Party (KDP; Korean: 한국민주당; Hanja: 韓國民主黨) was the leading opposition party in the first years of the First Republic of Korea. It existed from 1945 to 1949, when it merged with other opposition parties.
The U.S. military government has defined the KDP as conservatives with high educational standards, and believed they wanted Western democracy. However, modern South Korean political academia recognizes them as South Korea's first liberal party. The KDP was right-wing, anti-communist, Confucian conservative, economically liberal, and anti-communist.
The KDP was established in 1945 by conservative nationalists headed by Song Jin-woo who were opposed to the People's Republic of Korea government set up by Lyuh Woon-hyung, instead backing the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. After Song was assassinated later in the year, he was succeeded as leader by Kim Seong-su. The Democratic Party won a third of the seats in the Interim Legislative Assembly elections in October 1946, and although it opposed the Assembly's existence due to some of its leadership being excluded, the party provided several of the key figures in the interim administration.
However, its closeness to the American occupation force, together with its association with the landed gentry, meant that it never gained significant popular support. In the May 1948 elections the party won only 29 of the 200 seats, and although it supported Syngman Rhee in the July 1948 presidential elections, none of its members were included in his cabinet, a snub that led to the party joining the opposition.
On 10 February 1949, it merged with other groups in the legislature to form the Democratic Nationalist Party.
Catholic University of Korea

The Catholic University of Korea (Korean: 가톨릭대학교; RR: Gatollik Daehakgyo) is a private Roman Catholic university in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was established in 1855. The Catholic University of Korea operates campuses in Seoul and in the neighboring Bucheon. The university's school of medicine operates eight affiliated hospitals throughout the country.
The Catholic University of Korea offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in Catholic theology, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and engineering.
The university traces its roots to St. Joseph's Seminary in Baeron, a Catholic refuge in modern-day Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province. It was founded in 1855 before Christianity was legalized. After the legalization of Christianity, the school moved to Yongsan District, Seoul, in 1887, and was renamed Seminary of Sacred Heart of Jesus. A hospital associated with the seminary was opened in 1936. The seminary became Songsin College in 1947 and the medical school was established in 1954. The name was later changed to Catholic College. Songsim Women's College (Songsim, or 聖心, means 'Sacred Heart' in Korean) was founded in 1964; the two colleges were merged in 1995 to form the present-day entity of Catholic University.
The Catholic University of Korea has three campuses in the Seoul Capital Area. The theology department is based at the Songsin Theological Campus in Hyehwa-dong, central Seoul, while the medical and nursing colleges are located at the Songeui Medical Campus in Banpo-dong, Seoul. The remaining departments are situated at the Songsim Global Campus in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do.
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital is one of the affiliated hospitals of the Catholic University of Korea and is part of the CMC (Catholic Medical Center) network. The new hospital opened on 30 April 2009 on the campus of the Catholic University of Korea; it has 1,355 beds, including Intensive care unit (ICU) 110 beds. Sun Myung Moon was admitted there and died there in 2012.
The university has a policy of "inbound globalization", requiring all freshmen to live in the English language dormitory which can accommodate 1,200 students and professors. Residents are encouraged to communicate only in English during the program, which usually runs for a whole semester.
SKY (universities)

SKY is an unofficial grouping and acronym for the three most prestigious and academically competitive universities located in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University.
The term is widely used in South Korea, both in the media and by the universities themselves. Being admitted to one of the SKY universities is frequently seen as important to one's career and social position in the country. The acronym also implies that the universities are extremely difficult to get into (i.e., students are reaching for the sky).
In 2010, it was reported that 46.3% of high government officials and 50% of CEOs of major financial industries were graduates of SKY universities. Also, over 60% of the students who passed the 2010 Korean Bar examination were graduates of SKY universities. Being admitted in one of these universities typically requires students to be within the top 1% of the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test.
There have been a number of SKY university students who have dropped out of school to protest against South Korea's overheated academic elitism.
Mansu Hill Grand Monument

The Mansu Hill Grand Monument (Korean: 만수대대기념비; Hanja: 萬壽臺大紀念碑) is a complex of monuments in Pyongyang, North Korea. There are 229 figures in all, commemorating the history of the revolutionary struggle of the Korean people, and especially their leaders. The central part of the monument consists of two 22-meter-tall (72 ft) bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
In April 1972, Kim Jong Il erected the monument in honor of Kim Il Sung's 60th birthday. The monument features the Great Leader alone overlooking Pyongyang. Five years later, the statue was covered in gold leaf. Soon after, this gold plating was removed after a visit from Deng Xiaoping, who, after seeing the monument, expressed displeasure with how Chinese aid was being spent.
Following Kim Jong Il's death in 2011, a similar statue of him was erected on the north side of Kim Il Sung. At the same time, Kim Il Sung's statue was altered to portray him at a later age and smiling. Kim Il Sung's original Mao suit was also replaced with a Western-style suit. The statue of Kim Jong Il initially featured a long coat but it was promptly changed to his signature parka. South Korean sources have estimated the cost of the additional statue at $10 million, with North Korean workers working overseas being ordered to donate $150 each towards the monument.
Behind the central statues is a wall of the Korean Revolution Museum building, displaying a mosaic mural showing a scene from Mount Paektu, considered to be the sacred mountain of revolution. On either side of the statues, leading away from the building, are two monuments consisting of statues of different soldiers, workers, and farmers in their anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle and socialist revolution. The long line of human figures depicted on them are on average 5 m (16 ft) tall.
An official North Korean website describes it thus:
All visitors to the site, both locals and foreigners, are expected to bow to show respect. Locals are required to leave flowers in order to show respect and foreigners are also given the option. Photos of the statues are permitted, but the photos must capture the statues in their entirety. Close-up photos of any part of the leader's statues are strictly forbidden.
Statue of King Sejong (Gwanghwamun)

Statue of King Sejong (Korean: 세종대왕 동상) is located at the Sejongno, Gwanghwamun Plaza in Downtown Seoul, South Korea. It is dedicated to the 15th century Korean monarch, Sejong the Great, the fourth king of Joseon dynasty and one of Korea's most famous historical figures. The statue is considered one of Seoul's major landmarks. Unveiled in 2009, it has been called "South Korea's most iconic statue."
The statue was constructed as part of the creation of new public space in Downtown Seoul, the Gwanghwamun Plaza, located next to the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex. The statue of King Sejong was designed by Kim Yeong-won [ko], a carving and modeling professor at Hongik University. Early plans for the Gwanghwamun Plaza included moving the statue of King Sejong from Deoksugung palace complex to the Gwanghwamun Plaza. However, after public discussions involving surveys of citizens and experts, it was decided to commission a new statue of King Sejong. Its design was chosen after a competition between a shortlist of artists recommended by the Korean Fine Arts Association and universities. The new statue was designed to be sitting, unlike the nearby older standing statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. King Sejong statue is located 250 meters from the other large statue on the Gwanghwamun Plaza, the statue of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin.
The statue of King Sejong was dedicated on 9 October 2009, in a ceremony attended by attended by President Lee Myung-bak and other South Korean government officials, on a Hangul Day in celebration of the 563rd anniversary of the invention of the Korean alphabet by King Sejong, two months after the Gwanghwamun Plaza opening. The golden statue is 6.2 meters high (another source gives the statue height as 9.5 meters and yet another, 6.7 meters) and weighs 20 tons. The king has one hand raised and the other holding a book. Sides of the statue display all of the Hangul alphabet characters. In front of the statue there are small models of a celestial globe, a rain gauge, and a sundial, the invention of which is also traditionally attributed to King Sejong by South Koreans. While King Sejong is best remembered for his invention of Hangul, he is also considered to have been involved in promotion of agriculture, literature, science and technology, as well as Confucian philosophy in South Korea.
Near the statue a 'Sejong's Story' an exhibition hall, a small museum dedicated to King Sejong, can be found.
Hae Mo-su of Buyeo

Hae Mo-su (Korean: 해모수; Hanja: 解慕漱) was the founder of Buyeo. According to the Samguk sagi, Hae Mo-su was the father of Goguryeo's founder, Chumong (Korean: 주몽; Hanja: 朱蒙). According to the Samguk yusa, Hae Mo-su was the son of heaven, riding in a chariot of five dragons, to establish Bukbuyeo (Northern Buyeo).
According to legend, Chumong is the child of Hae Mo-su and Yuhwa, daughter of Habaek, the Goguryeo god of the Amnok River or according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebalk (Korean: 해밝).
Hae Mo-su does not appear in older Chinese records or on the Gwanggaeto Stele that describes the founding of Goguryeo. It is thought that Goguryeo integrated the founding legend of Buyeo after the former conquered the latter.
List of The Rookie episodes

The Rookie is an American drama series created by Alexi Hawley for ABC. The series follows John Nolan, a man in his forties, who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department. The series is produced by 20th Television and Lionsgate Television; it is based on real-life Los Angeles Police Department officer William Norcross, who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and joined the department in his mid-40s.
The Rookie's first season premiered on October 16, 2018. On May 10, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on September 29, 2019. On May 21, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on January 3, 2021. The series premiere was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic also caused the series season to be shortened to 14 episodes. On May 14, 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on September 26, 2021. On March 30, 2022, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season which premiered on September 25, 2022. On April 17, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a sixth season which premiered on February 20, 2024. The season premiere was delayed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, which also caused the season to be shortened to 10 episodes. On April 15, 2024, ABC renewed the series for a seventh season. It premiered on January 7, 2025.
As of April 1, 2025, 120 episodes of The Rookie have aired, currently in its seventh season.
Corporación Favorita

Corporación Favorita C.A. es un conglomerado de Ecuador de tiendas de autoservicio, inversiones inmobiliarias, generación eléctrica, producción de alimentos y productos de primera necesidad, comercio, y ferretería. La compañía actualmente está presente en 6 países: Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Panamá, Paraguay y Perú; sus acciones se cotizan en la Bolsa de Valores de Quito y Bolsa de Valores de Guayaquil.
En 1952, Guillermo Wright Vallarino, un empresario Ecuatoriano, abrió en el Centro Histórico de Quito, la Bodega La Favorita, un local que se dedicaba a la venta de jabones, vela, y viveres de importación.
Tras cinco años de trabajo, el 26 de noviembre de 1957 se constituyó Supermercados La Favorita C.A, en la calle Robles y avenida Amazonas, en Quito, el cual permanecería en servicio hasta 1980.
En 1971 se abrió el primer local de Supermaxi en Quito en el Centro Comercial Iñaquito, y en 1979 el primero en Guayaquil en el Centro Comercial Policentro. En 1978 se estrena el primer local del Salón del Juguete, hoy Juguetón.
En 1983 la compañía cambió su nombre de Bodega La Favorita a Supermaxi.
En 2001 vivió un incendio redujo a cenizas 45 000 m² de sus bodegas.
En septiembre de 2002 se inauguró el nuevo complejo administrativo y el Centro de Distribución en Amaguaña. En ese mismo año se crearon las Marcas Propias Supermaxi y Akí, "marcas blancas" o "marcas de distribuidor".
En 2006 entró en operación la Central Hidroeléctrica Calope de Enermax que provee a las empresas filiales de la Corporación de energía.
Debido al giro de negocios que con el pasar de los años adquirió la empresa, en la Junta General de Accionistas que se realizó el 28 de marzo de 2008, Supermercados La Favorita C.A. cambió su denominación comercial a Corporación Favorita C.A​
La Piazza

La Piazza es una cadena de plazas comerciales al aire libre de Ecuador. En la actualidad opera ocho plazas comerciales, ubicados dentro de las jurisdicciones de las ciudades de Guayaquil, Samborondón y Daule.​ Su estilo abierto de tipo street mall está ideado como medio de captar clientes que vayan exclusivamente a comprar, esto en contraposición con los clientes de un mall cerrado, que normalmente visitan varios locales antes de decidirse.​
El primer centro comercial de la cadena fue La Piazza Samborondón, que abrió sus puertas en 2004 en la zona de La Puntilla, de la ciudad de Samborondón, y que rápidamente ganó aceptación por parte de los habitantes de la zona.​ La construcción del centro comercial se dio luego del análisis de estudios presentados por estudiantes de la Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, que aseveraban la conveniencia de su desarrollo en el sector.​
En 2009 se inauguraron La Piazza Villa Club y La Piazza Ceibos, en las ciudades de Daule y Guayaquil, respectivamente. La primera abrió sus puertas junto al conjunto residencial Villa Club y contó con un diseño urbanístico con miras a captar los 30,000 vehículos mensuales que el centro comercial esperaba recibir.​ En noviembre abrió La Piazza Ceibos, contando con un área de 10,000 metros cuadrados de construcción y con anclas como el supermercado de carnes La Española.​
El 1 de junio de 2011 se inauguró La Piazza Machala, en la ciudad del mismo nombre. El proyecto contó con una inversión de 5 millones de dólares sobre un terreno de 11,600 metros cuadrados y se hizo en convenio con la cadena Supermaxi, que abrió junto a la Piazza locales de sus cadenas Juguetón, Todo Hogar Y Kiwi.​ Para el acto de inauguración se contó con la presencia del alcalde de la ciudad, Carlos Falquez.​​
En 2012 abrieron dos centros comerciales más. El primero en entrar en operaciones fue La Piazza Ciudad Celeste, en Samborondón, que fue inaugurado el 20 de junio y se edificó con una inversión de 1 millón de dólares,​​ con miras a captar clientela en las distintas urbanizaciones del conjunto residencial Ciudad Celeste y de otras urbanizaciones cercanas.​ El 20 de julio fue el turno de La Piazza La Joya,​ en la parroquia La Aurora del cantón Daule, bajo una inversión de 2.5 millones de dólares y con un supermercado de la cadena Supermaxi como su ancla.​
Parroquia Yanuncay

Yanuncay se ubica al sudoeste del cantón Cuenca, esta parroquia es una de las 15 zonas urbanas más pobladas, por lo que, es considerada una parroquia extensa dentro de la provincia del Azuay. Su nombre se debe a que la parroquia se encuentra atravesada por la presencia del caudal Río Yanuncay. Su limitación inicia desde los Tres Puentes hasta la Avenida de las Américas.​
El nombre de Yanuncay es originario de la lengua indígena cañari. Al ser un afluente muy grande trajo consigo muchos beneficios para las antiguas civilizaciones por lo que lo bautizaron de esa manera. En la actualidad el río Yanuncay desemboca en el río Tomebamba y en otros ríos existentes hasta llegar a las aguas del río Amazonas y posteriormente en el océano Atlántico; los ríos de Cuenca: Río Tarqui, Río Yanuncay, Río Tomebamba y Río Machángara en sus denominaciones nativas cañaris conservan el sumak kawsay que tiene como significado a la cosmovisión y también hace referencia a los tipos de pescado que se crían , en los ríos de España.​
Yanuncay es la parroquia urbana más grande. Se identifica por tener casi el 16% de la población cuencana, cuenta con una población aproximada de 300.000 personas.​
Además tiene una distribución de zonas más pequeñas como, Mirador del Arenal Alto, La Dolorosa, Santa Marianita del Arenal. Sus límites van desde la parroquia El Batán hasta la parroquia Huayna Cápac.​
En la parroquia Yanuncay podemos encontrar una diversidad de paisajes repletos de sembríos e incluso edificios con los más altos estándares de tecnología que con su modernidad rasgan el estado de naturalidad en el que se encuentra.​
El Biocorredor Turístico del Yanuncay surgió en el año 2000 con una razón de promover el desarrollo social y económico en la parroquia; el corredor es de aproximadamente 30 kilómetros abordando en el sector Capana Huaico-Cuenca y concluyendo en la comunidad Los Soldados de la misma ciudad, además de ello la cultura ha mantenido intacta en las comunidades San Jose, Balcón del Azuay, La inmaculada y Soldados.​
Esta zona es conocida por su valor comercial y complejos inmobiliarios que rodean la parroquia. Además, el lugar cuenta con un centro comercial, siendo este una de sus mayores fuentes de economía.
En la parroquia Yanuncay también se puede encontrar zonas de importancia para la parroquia y la ciudad.
Se ubica al sur de la ciudad de Cuenca, esta vía da acceso a distintos lugares como Loja, Zamora y Machala, y poblaciones pertenecientes a Cuenca debemos atravesar un sendero el cual se llama “Avenida Loja”. Ha estado evolucionando con el pasar de los años con su mantenimiento y remodelación ya que ha brindado múltiples servicios a la sociedad, también se ha buscado rescatar la plazoleta de “El Vado” la cual da su servicio al turismo pues esta permite observar el Río Tomebamba, el puente de El Vado, los inicios de la avenida Loja y distintos lugares al sur de la ciudad.​
Esta avenida se destaca porque demuestra la identidad gastronómica cuencana, siendo una vía muy transitada por propios y extraños por lo queonstituye una base fundamental para economía de la parroquia.​
San Marino Shopping

San Marino Shopping es un centro comercial ubicado en Guayaquil, Ecuador.​ Fue inaugurado el 25 de julio de 2003 y es administrado por DK Management Services.​​​ Construido en el estilo de la arquitectura revivalista colonial española y Estilo Misión de Alta California en un área total de 20 000 m² y en construcción de 90 000 m², cuenta con doscientos locales repartidos en tres pisos y parte de los dos sótanos que tienen espacio para 1500 vehículos.​ Está ubicado en la intersección de las avenidas Francisco de Orellana y Carlos Luis Plaza Dañín, junto al centro comercial Plaza Quil y frente al Policentro.​
En un estudio realizado por Ipsa Group en 2011, se determinó que era el tercer centro comercial más visitado de la ciudad con un 20% de afluencia, superado por Mall del Sol y Mall del Sur.​ Sin embargo, en años posteriores CityMall pasó a ocupar su lugar como el tercer centro comercial más visitado.​
Mall del Sol

Mall del Sol Shopping Center es un centro comercial ubicado en Guayaquil, Ecuador. Su construcción fue financiada por el grupo empresarial Pronobis y el grupo Wright​ con una inversión de treinta millones de dólares, y fue inaugurado en diciembre de 1997.​​​ Actualmente el paquete accionario está dividido en 89% para Grupo Nobis y 11% para Corporación La Favorita.​
Al momento de su inauguración pasó a ser el centro comercial más grande de la costa del Pacífico Sur,​​​ con 100.000 m², 197 locales comerciales y más de 40 islas.​​​ La apertura de Mall del Sol ocurrió en momentos en que Ecuador atravesaba la crisis financiera de 1999, por lo que la construcción del mismo ayudó a darle empleo a muchos ciudadanos.​​
Junto a este proyecto estuvo sumado el hotel Sheraton Four Points, el edificio Executive Center y el Casino del Sol que conforman el magno proyecto de Ciudad del Sol​​​ En 2007 se incorporó una capilla católica al centro comercial, llamada Santa Isabel.​ Dos años después empezó un proceso de ampliación que duró tres años. Entre las ampliaciones realizadas estuvo la construcción de las llamadas Torres del Sol, las mismas que alcanzaron una inversión de doce millones dólares.​
En 2012 se inauguró junto al centro comercial el hotel Sonesta, construido por el grupo Nobis. El hotel requirió una inversión de veinte millones de dólares y fue conectado al Mall del Sol por medio de una galería comercial.​​ En el mismo año, una vez acabado el proceso de ampliación, el centro comercial pasó a tener 290 tiendas​ y 26 locales en el patio de comidas.​
Un estudio realizado por Ipsa Group en 2011 determinó que Mall del Sol es el centro comercial más concurrido de la ciudad, con un 39% de afluencia.​ Hasta el año 2007, era visitado por un aproximado mensual de un millón de personas, de las cuales 300.000 iban al patio de comidas.​ Cifras del 2012 ubicaron su afluencia en aproximadamente 1.500.000 personas al mes,​ así mismo recibiendo entre 10.000 y 12.000 vehículos diarios.​
Para el 2019, la concurrencia era de 1.800.000 clientes al mes.​
Riocentro Sur

Riocentro Sur es un centro comercial ubicado en Guayaquil, Ecuador. El complejo es propiedad del Grupo El Rosado, y fue inaugurado el 30 de julio de 2004.​
El centro comercial ocupa un área de 35.000 metros cuadrados y cuenta con más de 100 locales comerciales, patio de comidas y diez salas de cine de la cadena Supercines,​ incluyendo lo que al momento de su inauguración era la pantalla de cine más grande de las Américas.​ El costo de construcción del complejo superó los 15 millones de dólares.​​
En un estudio realizado por Ipsa Group en 2011, se determinó que era el cuarto centro comercial más visitado de la ciudad con un 11% de afluencia, superado por Mall del Sol, Mall del Sur y San Marino Shopping.​ Sin embargo, en la actualidad el CityMall ocupa el tercer lugar entre los centros comerciales más visitados.​
Algunas tiendas del centro comercial son:
Quicentro Sur

El Centro Comercial Quicentro Sur es un centro comercial ubicado en la localidad de Quitumbe, situada al sur de Quito. Uno de los más grandes en América Latina. Se encuentra enlazado a la estación del Trole Morán Valverde. El centro comercial abrió sus puertas el 10 de agosto de 2010.​
El centro comercial comenzó su construcción en el año de 2008, en los antiguos predios donde funcionaba la fábrica más importante de The Coca-Cola Company en Ecuador. El centro comercial abrió sus puertas el martes 10 de agosto de 2010.​
Tiene un local de Megamaxi, una pista de hielo, 10 salas de cine de la cadena Supercines, una zona exclusiva de juegos de la cadena Play Zone, una almacén de Juguetón, varias tiendas departamentales, farmacias y restaurantes.
El mall tiene un patio de comidas de 40 locales y seis restaurantes y cafeterías para 2.000 personas, 16 bancos, diez salas de cine, una plazoleta para eventos y una pista de patinaje. Tiene cuatro plantas, dos están destinadas a parqueaderos y dos a locales comerciales.
Los parqueaderos tienen capacidad para 3.000 vehículos, y genera 3.000 puestos de trabajo en el mall que posee 165.000 metros cuadrados de superficie.
Las tiendas ancla del centr comercial son:
Gran Akí

Gran Akí,​ es una subdivisión de hipermercados de Corporación Favorita. Tiene un área de ventas nacional de 41.039 m² distribuida en 18 locales, y cuenta con 642 empleados de manera directa.
En 2007 se crea Gran Akí. Gran Akí es parte de la división de la cadena "Akí" dirigido por empresario reconocido en todo el ecuador por contar con numerosos emprendimientos y negocios en la constructoras y edificios de arriendo, incorpora a su línea de oferta productos para el hogar, juguetería, vestido, ferretería, electrodomésticos y entretenimiento, en una suerte de tienda departamental.
Su primer local se inauguró el 23 de julio de 2007 en Cuenca.
En el año 2008, se inauguró un local en Esmeraldas, y se transformaron los locales de Akí Cayambe en Gran Akí Cayambe y Akí Babahoyo en Gran Akí Babahoyo.
En 2010 se abrieron los locales de Carapungo y Molineros, ambos en Quito. En 2011, se abriron otros locales en Ibarra y Guayaquil. En 2012 se inauguró el local Mapasingue de Guayaquil, y en 2013, el local Tungurahua, en Ambato.
En 2015, Gran Akí abrió 3 locales más, el primero en Quito, en la localidad de Solanda, en el mes de febrero. El segundo, en Santo Domingo de los Colorados, en agosto, y el tercero, en octubre, en la ciudad de Loja.
En 2016 ocurrieron dos acontecimientos de reapertura: el primero ocurrió en Manta, Manabí: después del terremoto suscitado el 16 de abril, el sector donde Gran Akí Tarqui se hallaba, quedó destruido. Por ello, Gran Akí cerró temporalmente por las condiciones del barrio y además para revisar si la estructura del hipermercado quedó afectada, y después, reabrir sus puertas a finales de julio del presente. El segundo ocurrió en Durán, Guayas, donde Gran Akí Durán cerró sus puertas para dar paso a la construcción del Paseo Shopping Durán, donde se mudó hacia el centro de la ciudad e inaugurarlo a mediados de agosto de 2016.
En 2019, Gran Akí abre su local 19 en el sector de Tumbaco, al oriente de Quito, y cuenta actualmente con 6 locales en la provincia de Pichincha.
En julio de 2020, Gran Akí abre sus puertas en el sector de San Rafael, en Sangolquí, al sureste de Quito, sumando 20 locales de la cadena a nivel nacional.
Actualmente, Gran Akí cuenta con 20 locales a nivel nacional.
Gran Akí está presente en 10 provincias del país, con una disponibilidad de 19 locales.​ A continuación se presenta una tabla con las provincias con presencia de Gran Akí y su cantidad de locales
Village Plaza

Village Plaza es un centro comercial ubicado en La Puntilla, Ecuador. El complejo es propiedad de Corporación Favorita, y fue inaugurado el 21 de abril de 2010.​
El centro comercial ocupa un área de 45,000 metros cuadrados y cuenta con 100 locales comerciales, un patio de comidas, varios restaurantes independientes, sala de bolos y otros lugares de distracción.​ El costo de construcción del complejo superó los 25 millones de dólares.​
Algunas tiendas del centro comercial son:
Leonai

Leonai Souza de Almeida (born 28 April 1995), simply known as Leonai, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC.
Born in Pontal, São Paulo, Leonai played for Olé Brasil as a youth, and made his senior debut with Jaboticabal in 2016, playing for the side in a non-official tournament called Taça Paulista [pt]. He was announced by Sete de Dourados in January 2017, but spent only 40 days at the club before leaving. During that period, he also worked as a stock boy in a supermarket and as an assistant in a chemical laboratory.
On 26 April 2017, Leonai joined Taquaritinga. After impressing with the side in the year's Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, he was announced at Comercial-SP on 16 January 2018.
On 17 October 2018, after helping Comercial in their promotion to the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Leonai renewed his contract until 2020. He scored his first goal for the club the following 6 April, netting the winner in a 1–0 success over Desportivo Brasil.
On 6 November 2019, Comercial confirmed the transfer of Leonai to Uruguayan club Plaza Colonia. He made his professional – and Primera División – debut on 7 March 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Leandro Suhr in a 1–1 home draw against Fénix.
Leonai became a regular starter for the Patas Blancas, and scored his first professional goal on 28 June 2021, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Cerro Largo. At the end of that season, he was chosen as the best foreign player of the tournament by Referí, the football section of newspaper El Observador.
On 10 January 2022, Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona SC announced that Leonai had joined the club on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.
Samborondón

Samborondon is a parish and town in Ecuador’s Guayas province. It is the seat of Samborondón Canton, which consist of 105 localities and two urban parishes (La Puntilla) and Samborondón Town (Cabecera cantonal) and one rural parish (Tarifa). La Puntilla's parish is one of the most exclusive residential and entertainment districts in Ecuador. It has many Gated Communities (urbanizaciones cerradas), and several retail developments are located in the suburb. Its close proximity to the country's largest city, Guayaquil (merely crossing a bridge), allows many of its residents to work there. Most of the upper-class families in Guayaquil live at La Puntilla's Parish in Samborondón.
Samborondon was founded on May 24, 1776 and achieved its independence on October 10, 1822. Since October 31, 1955 the suburb has been a canton.
The name Samborondon comes from Saint Brendan, in Spanish "San Borondón". The name of the Saint was commonly used in Spain and subsequently in Latin America for towns and villages. The name "Samborondón", in general usage, often refers to the rich downtown area of the canton called La Puntilla. In fact, Samborondon consists of a much larger area than just La Puntilla, which is a peninsula between the rivers Babahoyo and Daule (where the River Guayas is formed).
A new branch of the Kennedy Hospital, a private hospital chain, was finished in 2007 and is now in use. There are also a few building complexes specially built for medical practices.
The local shopping center, Riocentro Entrerios has many retail stores, a hypermarket, a food court, and a cinema. The Village Plaza was inaugurated in August 2010. A hypermarket from the Supermaxi chain and other 90 stores have been announced. Bocca, La Piazza, La Torre, Las Terrazas, Plaza Lagos, Alhambra, Piazza, and Plaza Navona are smaller shopping centers, mainly around exclusive restaurants, gyms, nightclubs and stores.
The theater Teatro Sánchez Aguilar is also in this area.
The Parque Histórico, a botanical garden and zoo of the local fauna and flora with reconstructions of historical buildings, is one of the main tourist attractions of Guayaquil.
Due to the increasing growth of the area, many schools have relocated or established branch campuses from Guayaquil and Quito to Samborondon. Most of them are exclusive private schools, among them Colegio Menor, Abdon Calderon, Torremar and Delta (belonging to Opus Dei), Nuevo Mundo, Liceo Panamericano, Moderna Sergio Pérez Valdez, Centro Educativo Naciones Unidas, La Moderna, CREAR and Monte Tabor. The German School Guayaquil inaugurated a second Kindergarten in Samborondon on April 13, 2009. There are 23 public elementary schools in the Canton.
The first university located in the suburb was the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, which opened its doors on 1994. Another university, Ecotec has relocated to the suburb. Since 2000 the ESPOL (Technical University of the littoral) has an annex called PROTCOM in Samborondon, though it only offers 2 courses, leading to a technical associate degree.
Samborondon has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
Eduardo Castro-Wright

Eduardo Castro-Wright is the former Vice Chairman and CEO of the Walmart’s Global eCommerce and Global Sourcing businesses, he retired on July 1, 2012. Castro-Wright previously served as the President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores USA, the United States division of the world's third largest corporation by revenue according to the 2008 Fortune 500.
Castro-Wright was born in Ecuador and is the second oldest of eight siblings in a tightly knit retailing family. His grandfather founded a supermarket more than 50 years ago that became that nation's largest chain. He has three daughters with his wife Fabiola De Castro.
Castro-Wright graduated in 1975 from Texas A&M University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He rebuilt RJR Nabisco's Latin American operations during the KKR era. In the late 1990s, he ran all of the Asia-Pacific division for Honeywell. He then joined Walmart in 2001 as president and COO (Chief Operations Officer) of Walmart Mexico and was promoted to President and CEO, of Walmart Mexico in 2003. In 2004, Castro-Wright led sales of Wal-Mex's 700 outlets to rise 11 percent to $12.5 billion and net income to grow 36 percent. He also served as COO for a short period until being named president and CEO of Walmart U.S. in 2005. He was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2008. In August 2010, he was named one of the Top 25 Multilatinos by Latin Business Chronicle.
On April 21, 2012, The New York Times reported that Castro-Wright was implicated in a vast corruption scheme while serving as head of Walmart's Mexico unit. The Times reported that he approved paying millions of dollars in bribes to Mexican officials to secure quick approval of permits to build new stores.
February 2021 Ecuadorian prison riots

On 23 February 2021, 79 inmates were killed and several others were injured in riots that took place simultaneously in four prisons in Ecuador. Authorities gave gang rivalry in an overcrowded prison system as the cause. The violence happened in prisons located in the Guayas, Azuay, and Cotopaxi provinces, which contain nearly 70% of the total prison population in the country.
According to officials, the riot began as several rival prison gangs were fighting for leadership and they clashed inside detention centers around the country. Authorities claim that the fight for leadership began back in December when Jorge Luis Zambrano "Rasquiña", leader of Los Choneros, the most powerful gang within Ecuadorian prisons, was murdered in a shopping mall in Manta, Ecuador, a few months after being released. The riots are reported to have been precipitated by a weapon search carried out on the day prior to the riots, where two firearms were seized from members of Los Choneros. The police believe that these firearms were going to be used to kill the leaders of the other four prison gangs that had formed an alliance against Los Choneros. News of the firearms seizure alerted rival gang members and they promptly organized and launched a coordinated attack against the leaders of Los Choneros in four different prisons.
Early reports confirmed that at least 50 inmates were killed following the violence. 800 police officers were required to quell the violence. Some photographs and videos were spread on social media which showed the inmates decapitated and dismembered in pools of blood. On February 24, the death toll of the inmates increased to 79.
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno declared a temporary state of emergency in the prison system, in order to control the prison violence.
In the wake of the clashes on 28 September, Ecuador planned to pardon up to 2,000 inmates.
Riots on 13 November 2021 at Penitenciaria del Litoral, on the outskirts of Guayaquil, led to at least 68 deaths and 24 injured.
Cotocollao, Quito

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The Cotocollao Parish is a parish in northwest Quito, Ecuador. It is one of the biggest parishes of the city. The use of the area is primarily residential, however it also has a very active commercial zone around the Avenida de La Prensa and has the "El Condado" shopping mall.
Cotocollao has a central plaza with an old Catholic church, named "San Juan Bautista de Cotocollao", this was the first church built at north of the city. There are many older buildings in this section of Quito that contrast the more recent architecture of modern buildings. The Cotocollao Parish contains the "Aurelio Espinoza Pólit" library which is notable for researchers since it has one of the most complete collections of old Ecuadorian books. It also contains the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, a stadium which is the home field for the soccer team "Liga." El Centro del Muchacho Trabajador, or The Working Boy Center, has a complex located in Cotocollao.