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| Status | Deceased |
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| Born | July 1, 1961 Karnal, Haryana, India |
| Died | February 1, 2003 (aged 41) Over Texas |
| Previous occupation | Research Scientist |
| Time in space | 31d 14h 54m |
| Selection | 1994 NASA Group |
| Mission insignia |   |
Kalpana Chawla a was born in a Punjabi family at Karnal, Haryana in 1961 to Banarasi Lal Chawla and Sanjyothi.[1] She was born in Model Town Karnal. Her interest in flying was inspired by J. R. D. Tata, a pioneering Indian pilot and industrialist.[2][3] Kalpana has two sisters (Sunita & Deepa) and a brother (Sanjay). Being the youngest the family members gave her the nickname "Montu". She met and married Jean-Pierre Harrison, a flying instructor and aviation writer, in 1983 and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1990.[4]
Education
Chawla completed her earlier schooling at Tagore Public School, Karnal. She earned her B.E. degree in aeronautical engineering at Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh in 1982. She moved to the United States in 1982 and obtained a M.S. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington (1984). Chawla went on to earn a second M.S. degree in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering in 1988 from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Later that year she began working for NASA Ames Research Center as vice president of Overset Methods, Inc. where she did CFD research on Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing. Chawla held a Certificated Flight Instructor rating for airplanes, gliders and Commercial Pilot licenses for single and multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes and gliders. She held an FCC issued Technician Class Amateur Radio license.
According to tradition Thiruvalluvar was born at Mylapore. His wife Vasuki was a chaste and devoted lady, an ideal wife, who never disobeyed the orders of her husband, but always carried them out implicitly. Thiruvalluvar showed people that a person could lead the life of a Grihastha or householder, and at the same time, lead a divine life or a life of purity and sanctity. He showed people that there was no necessity to leave the family and become a Sannyasin to lead a divine life of purity and sanctity. All his wise sayings and teachings are now in book form and known as 'Thirukkural'.[1] The Tamil Calendar is dated from that period and referred as Thiruvalluvar Aandu (Year).[2]
The time period of Thiruvalluvar's existence has been based on mostly linguistic evidences rather than archeological evidences since none such has been determined.[3] His period has been estimated to be between second century BC and 8th century AD.
| Sudha Murthy ಸುಧಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿ | |
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| Born | August 19, 1950 Shiggaon, Karnataka |
| Occupation | Social worker and writer. |
| Spouse | N. R. Narayana Murthy |
She was also the first woman engineer to be selected in Telco (now Tata Motors), Pune. She had written a postcard to JRD Tata complaining of the gender bias in Tata Motors (Telco then had a men-only policy) and she was invited for a special interview by Tata Motors.[1] She was living in Pune from 1974–1981, later she moved to Mumbai. It was her savings of Rs. 10,000 that was instrumental in the founding of Infosys; N.R. Narayana Murthy proudly mentions this fact on several occasions.
4) Lata Mangeshkar (Marathi: लता मंगेशकर; born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India.[1][2] Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousandBollywood movies and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, but primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister ofAsha Bhosle and brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar and sisters Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She is the second vocalist ever to have received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.[3]
Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. The claim was that she had recorded no less than 25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages between 1948 to 1974 (30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987, according to the 1987 edition). Over the years, while several sources have supported this claim, others have raised concerns over its veracity, claiming that this number was highly exaggerated and that Mangeshkar's younger sister, Asha Bhosle, had more song recordings than she had
| Lata Mangeshkar | |
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 Mangeshkar in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 28, 1929 Indore, Central India Agency |
| Genres | Film music (playback singing) |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1942–present |
5)Saina Nehwal (born March 17, 1990) is an Indian Khel Ratna winning badminton player currently ranked number 4 in the world by Badminton World Federation,[4]. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships. Saina Nehwal made history on June 21, 2009, becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament, by clinching the Indonesia Open with a stunning victory over higher-ranked Chinese Wang Lin in Jakarta. (The Super Series tournament is roughly equivalent to a Grand Slam in tennis).
Saina won her second career Super Series title by winning the Singapore Open title on June 20, 2010. She completed a hat-trick in the same year by winning the Indonesian Open on June 27, 2010. This win resulted in her rise to 3rd ranking and subsequently to No. 2. Later in the same year she also won Hong Kong Super Series on December 12, 2010.
Previously coached by S. M. Arif, a Dronacharya Award winner, Saina is the reigning Indian national junior champion and is currently coached by Indonesian badminton legend Atik Jauhari since August 2008,[5] with the former All England champion and national coach Pullela Gopichand being her mentor. Saina was born in Hisar, Haryana and has spent her entire life in Hyderabad, India. Her foray into the world of badminton was influenced by her father Dr. Harvir Singh, a scientist at the Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad and her mother Usha Nehwal[1], both of whom were former badminton champions in Haryana. She is the top ranked player (women) in Indian Badminton history.
| Saina Nehwal | |
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 With a Trophy in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 17, 1990 |
| Place of birth |  Hisar, Haryana, India[1] |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Country | India |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand, Atik Jauhari |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest Ranking | 2[2] (2 December 2010) |
| Current Ranking | 4[3] (23 December 2010) |
| Title(s) | Indonesia Super Series 2009, Singapore Super Series 2010, Indonesia Super Series 2010, Hong Kong Super Series 2010 |
Childhood and early training
Saina was born in 1990 in a Jat family from Haryana. Her birth was a big disappointment to her grandmother as grandma wanted a boy [7]
In December 1998, Saina's father took her to meet Coach Nani Prasad at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad. Seeing potential in the girl, Prasad asked Singh to enroll Saina as a summer trainee.
Harvir Singh and Saina, who was 8 years old at the time, would wake at 4am every morning and head to the stadium which was 25 km away. After two hours of practice, Singh would drop Saina at school on his way to work. Sitting behind her father on his scooter, Saina would often fall asleep on these journeys which prompted her mother to accompany them for the next three months.
In order to keep up with the rising cost of her training, Saina's father withdrew money from his savings and provident fund. The tight-rope walk continued until 2002, when sports brand Yonex offered to sponsor Saina's kit. As her status and rankings improved, the sponsorships increased. In 2004, BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited).[8] signed the rising star onto their payroll, and she is also supported by Olympic Gold Quest.[9]
Saina Nehwal won 2010 Commonwealth games gold in Womens Singles Shuttle badminton held in Siri Fort Auditorium, Delhi,on 14th October 2010
Vanitha Mohan serves as a Promoter of Pricol Ltd. Mrs. Mohan heads the Human Resource Development, Internal Audit functions and Corporate Social Responsibilities of Pricol Ltd. She serves as a Managing Trustee of Siruthuli, a social organization formed by the leading Corporates of Coimbatore. Mrs. Mohan has been an Executive Director of Pricol Ltd. since 1st June 1999. She also serves as a Director of Pricol Travel Limited, Synoro Technologies Limited, Pricol Property
7)N. R. Narayana Murthy
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (Kannada: ನಾಗವಾರ ರಾಮರಾಯ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಮೂರ್ತಿ) better known as N. R. Narayana Murthy, is an Indianbusinessman, software engineer and the founder of Infosys Technologies , a consulting and IT services company based in India. He is currently the non-executive Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys. He was the CEO of the company for 21 years, from 1981 to 2002. After stepping down as CEO in 2002, he has broadened his scope of activities to social services as well as promoting India globally. His estimated net worth is $1.6 billion as of 2010.
In 2009, his lectures delivered around the world have been published as a book A Better India: A Better World
N. R. Narayana Murthy 
Born August 20, 1946
Mysore, Karnataka, IndiaOccupation Chairman of Infosys Technologies Salary $50,000 USD (Infosys) Net worth $1.6 billion (2010)[1] Spouse Sudha Murthy
Quotes
- "Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning." [5]
- "Performance leads to recognition. Recognition brings respect. Respect enhances power. Humility and grace in one's moments of power enhances dignity of an organisation," [6]
- "The real power of money is the power to give it away." [7]
- "In God we trust, everybody else bring data to the table." s [8]
- "Progress is often equal to the difference between mind and mindset." [9]
- "I want Infosys to be a place where people of different genders, nationalities, races and religious beliefs work together in an environment of intense competition but utmost harmony, courtesy and dignity to add more and more value to our customers day after day." [10]
- "A clear conscience is the softest pillow in the world." [11]
- "When in doubt, disclose."
| Nandan Manohar Nilekani नंदन मनोहर नीलेकणी | |
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 Nandan M Nilekani at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2007 | |
| Born | 2 June 1955 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Residence | Bangalore |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) |
| Net worth |  $1.4 billion (2010)[1] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
9)Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, (Gujarati: ધીરુભાઈ અંબાણી) also known as Dhirubhai, (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002) was an Indian rags-to-richesbusiness tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai with his cousin. Ambani took his company (Reliance) public in 1977, and by 2007 the combined fortune of the family (sons Anil and Mukesh) was 60 billion dollars, making the Ambani's the second richest family in the world, next to theWalton family. Dhirubhai has been one among the select Forbes billionaires and has also figured in the Sunday Times list of top 50 businessmen in Asia.[1]
Dhirubhai started off as a small time worker with Arab merchants in the 1950s and moved to Mumbai in 1958 to start his own business in spices. After making modest profits, he moved into textiles and opened his mill near Ahmedabad. Dhirubhai founded Reliance Industries in 1958. After that it was a saga of expansions and successes.
Reliance's story as a company has been a 'bitter-sweet' saga in India. While on one hand it remains one of the biggest Indian conglomerates,on the other hand it is known to be a company evading taxes and being intransparent.[2] It has presence in various sectors like petrochemicals, textiles and is involved in the production of crude oil and gas, polyester and polymer products. The company's refinery at Jamnagar accounts for over 25% of India's total refining capacity and their plant at Hazira is the biggest chemical complex in India. The company has further diversified into Telecom, Insurance and Internet Businesses, Power Sector and so on. The Reliance group with over 85,000 employees provides almost 5% of the Central Government's total revenue.
In 1986 after a heart attack he handed over his empire to his two sons Anil and Mukesh. His sons have helped Reliance to grow in a more globalized world after economic liberalisation in India, which occurred in 1991.
| Dhirubhai Ambani | |
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| Born | 28 December 1932 Chorwad, British Raj (now Gujarat,India) |
| Died | 6 July 2002 (aged 69) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Business Magnate; Chairman ofReliance Industries |
| Net worth | US$6.10 billion |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse | Kokilaben Ambani |
| Children | Mukesh Ambani Anil Ambani Nina Kothari Deepti Salgaonkar |
10)Captain G. R. Gopinath
Captain G. R. Gopinath (Kannada: ಗೋರೂರು ಗೋಪಿನಾಥ ) is a pioneer of low cost air travel in India. He is the founder of the low cost airline Air Deccan. Captain G. R. Gopinath is a graduate of the National Defence Academy and has served the Indian Army.
11)Kumar Mangalam Birla (Rajasthani: कुमार मंगलम बिरला ) (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian industrialist and the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerate corporation. Its diversified business include Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Idea Cellular, Aditya Birla Retail and Aditya Birla Minacs in Canada and Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani).
| Kumar Mangalam Birla | |
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| Born | 14 June 1967 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Rajasthani |
| Alma mater | University of Bombay London Business School |
| Occupation | Chairman of Aditya Birla Group |
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12)Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: அல்லா ரக்கா ரஹ்மான்; born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, eleven Filmfare Awards South, four National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe.[1][2]
Rahman obtained a degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music in London, and set up his own in-house studio called Panchathan Record Inn at Chennai, arguably one of Asia's most sophisticated and high-tech studios.[3] Later by working in India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2004, Rahman, in a career spanning nearly two decades, had sold more than 150 million records of his film scores and soundtracksworldwide,[4][5] and sold over 200 million cassettes,[6] making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists. He was described as "India's most prominent movie songwriter" by Time magazine in 2005.[7]
His works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, new technology and traditional orchestral arrangements. Time magazine has referred to him as the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal (Tamil: இசைப் புயல்;English: Music Storm).[8] In 2009, Time magazine placed Rahman in its list of World's Most Influential People.
A. R. Rahman
அ. ர. ரஹ்மான் 
A.R. Rahman in 2007Background information Birth name A. S. Dileep Kumar Also known as A. R. Rahman, ARR, AR Born 6 January 1966 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Genres Film score, theatre, world music Occupations Composer, record producer,music director, singer,instrumentalist, arranger,programmer Years active 1985–present Labels K M Musiq Website arrahman.com
Personal life
He is married to Saira Banu and has three children, Khatija, Rahima, and Ameen. Rahman made his son Ameen sing the track "NaNa" from Couples Retreat and his daughter Khatija the track "Pudhiya Manidha" from Enthiran.[63][64] Rahman is the uncle of composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, who is the son of Rahman's elder sister, A. R. Reihana. She debuted in film singing on the track "Vidai Kodu Engal Naadae" from Kannathil Muthamittal. He is the brother-in-law of Malayalam film actor Rahman.
He had become an atheist as a result of childhood struggles, and eventually in 1989 converted to Islam, the religion of his mother's family. In an interview with Time magazine, he said that he embraced Islam through Sufism.[65] He is very devoted to his mother. During the 81st Academy Awards ceremony, he paid her a tribute saying: "There is a Hindi dialogue 'mere pass ma hai' which means even if I have got nothing I have my mother here."[66]
Despite being a former atheist, Rahman began his own catchphrase, "Ella pughazhum iraivanukke", a sentence in Tamil which literally means "All praises dedicated to God". The phrase was further popularized after Rahman uttered it during his speech at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony
13)Kalanithi Maran (Tamil: கலாநிதி மாறன்) is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Network, which is the most profitable Television network in Asia.[1][2] In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which is the most profitable [3] airlines in India.[4][5] While his television channels and newspapers are primarliy concentrated in South India, his FM radio stations, DTH service and Airlines are spread across the country.
14)Shiv Nadar (Tamil: சிவ நாடார்) is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the chairman and chief strategy officer of HCL Technologies. As of 2010, his personal wealth is $4.2 billion. Shiv Nadar founded HCL in the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT Enterprise over the next three decades by constantly reinventing his company's focus. In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in IT industry. Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magnus (Persian for Wizard),[3] since mid-1990s has focused his efforts in developing the educational system of India through SSN Trust
Shiv Nadar hails from Moolaipozhi village in the Thoothukudi district about 10 KM from Tiruchendur town in Tamil Nadu, India and was born in the Nadar community to Sivasubramaniya Nadar and Vamasundari Devi in 1946. His mother, Vamasundari Devi and S. P. Adithanar, founder of Dina Thanthi were siblings. Shiv Nadar received a pre-University degree in Madurai American College and degree in Electrical And Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology. He began his career at Walchand Group's Cooper Engineering in Pune in 1967.[4] Shiv Nadar is the only Indian to establish computer systems industry in INDIA.
15)Swami Vivekananda
Swami vivek
स्वामी विवेकानन्द
Swami Vivekananda in 1894Date of birth 12 January 1863 Place of birth Calcutta, Bengal Presidency,British India Birth name Narendranath Vishwanath Dutta Date of death 4 July 1902 (aged 39) Place of death Belur Math near Kolkata Guru/teacher Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Quotation Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest and eternal; ye are not matter, ye are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.
Swami Vivekananda (Sanskrit: स्वामी विवेकानन्द Bengali: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ, Shami Bibekānondo) (January 12, 1863–July 4, 1902), born Narendranath Vishwanath Dutta (Bengali: নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত)[1] was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the founder ofRamakrishna Mission.[2] He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga in Europe and America[2] and is also credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a world religion during the end of the 19th century.[3] Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the revival of Hinduism in modern India.[4] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America",[5][6] through which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago in 1893.[1] Swami Vivekananda was born in an aristocratic Bengali family of Calcutta in 1863. Swami's parents influenced his thinking—the father by his rational mind and the mother by her religioustemperament. From his childhood, he showed inclination towards spirituality and God realization. While searching for a man who could directly demonstrate the reality of God, he came to Ramakrishna and became his disciple. As a guru, Ramakrishna taught him Advaita Vedanta (Hindu religious non-dualism) and that all religions are true, and service to man was the most effective worship of God. After the death of his Guru, Vivekananda became a wandering monk, touring the Indian subcontinent and getting first-hand knowledge of India's condition. He later sailed to Chicago and represented India as a delegate in the 1893 Parliament of World Religions. An eloquent speaker, Vivekananda was invited to several forums in the United States and spoke at universities and clubs. He conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating Vedanta and Yoga in America, England and a few other countries in Europe. He also established the Vedanta societies in America and England. Later he sailed back to India and in 1897 founded the Ramakrishna Mathand Ramakrishna Mission, a philanthropic and spiritual organization.
16)Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Hindi: मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी, pronounced [moːˈɦənd̪aːs kəˈrəmtʃənd̪ ˈɡaːnd̪ʱi] (
listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha. This is defined as resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or totalnonviolence. This concept helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is often referred to as Mahatma Gandhi ([məɦaːt̪maː]; Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā or "Great Soul", an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore).[1]In India he is also called Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ, bāpu or "Father"). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu Nationalist.
Gandhi first employed civil disobedience while an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, during the resident Indian community's struggle there for civil rights. After his return to India in 1915, he organised protests by peasants, farmers, and urban labourers concerning excessive land-tax and discrimination. After assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty, expand women's rights, build religious and ethnic amity, end untouchability, and increase economic self-reliance. Above all, he aimed to achieve Swaraj or the independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led his followers in the Non-cooperation movement that protested the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km (240 mi) Dandi Salt March in 1930. Later, in 1942, he launched the Quit India civil disobedience movement demanding immediate independence for India. Gandhi spent a number of years in jail in both South Africa and India.
As a practitioner of ahimsa, Gandhi swore to speak the truth and advocated that others do the same. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven from yarn that he had spun by hand himself. He ate simple vegetarian food, experimented for a time with a fruitarian diet, and undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and social protest
| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | |
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| Born | 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Bombay Presidency,British India |
| Died | 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, Union of India |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Rajghat, New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu |
| Alma mater | University College London, University of London |
| Known for | Prominent Figure of Indian Independence Movement Propounding the philosophy ofSatyagraha and Ahimsa |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse | Kasturba Gandhi |
| Children | Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas |
| Parents | Putlibai Gandhi (Mother) Karamchand Gandhi (Father) |
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17)Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi/Kashmiri: जवाहरलाल नेहरू, pronounced [dʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru]; 14 November 1889–27 May 1964[4]) was an Indian statesmanwho was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India's first Prime Minister, and re-elected when the Congress Partywon India's first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-aligned Movement, he was also an important figure in the international politicsof the post-war era. He is frequently referred to as Pandit Nehru ("pandit" being a Sanskrit and Hindi honorific meaning "scholar" or "teacher") and, specifically in India, as Panditji (with "-ji" being a honorific suffix).
The son of a wealthy Indian barrister and politician, Motilal Nehru, Nehru became a leader of the left wing of the Congress Party when still fairly young. Rising to become Congress President, under the mentorship of Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru was a charismatic and radical leader, advocating complete independence from the British Empire. In the long struggle for Indian independence, in which he was a key player, Nehru was eventually recognized as Gandhi's political heir. Throughout his life, Nehru was also an advocate for Fabian socialism and the public sector as the means by which long-standing challenges of economic development could be addressed by poorer nations.
| Jawaharlal Nehru जवाहरलाल नेहरू | |
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| In office 15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964 | |
| Monarch | King George VI (until 26 January 1950) |
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| President | Rajendra Prasad andSarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Governor–General | Louis Mountbatten C. Rajagopalachari |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Gulzarilal Nanda (interim) |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| In office 8 October 1958 – 17 November 1959 | |
| Preceded by | T. T. Krishnamachari |
| Succeeded by | Morarji Desai |
| Born | 14 November 1889 Allahabad, United Provinces,British India |
| Died | 27 May 1964 (aged 74) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Kamala Nehru |
| Children | Indira Gandhi |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Agnostic atheist[1][2][3] |
| Signature |  |
18)Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose (Bengali: সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু, pronounced Shubhash-Chondro-Boshū) was born 23 January 1897, and is presumed to have died 18 August 1945 (although this is disputed). He was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Popularly known as Netaji (literally "Respected Leader"), Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in India today.
Bose advocated complete independence for India at the earliest, whereas the All-India Congress Committee wanted it in phases, through Dominion status. Finally at the historic Lahore Congress convention, the Congress adopted Purna Swaraj (complete independence) as its motto. Bhagat Singh's martyrdom and the inability of the Congress leaders to save his life infuriated Bose and he started a movement opposing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. He was imprisoned and expelled from India. Defying the ban, he came back to India and was imprisoned again.
Bose was elected president of the Indian National Congress for two consecutive terms, but had to resign from the post following ideological conflicts withMohandas K. Gandhi and after openly attacking the Congress' foreign and internal policies. Bose believed that Gandhi's tactics of non-violence would never be sufficient to secure India's independence, and advocated violent resistance. He established a separate political party, the All India Forward Bloc and continued to call for the full and immediate independence of India from British rule. He was imprisoned by the British authorities eleven times. His famous motto was "Give me blood and I will give you freedom".
His stance did not change with the outbreak of the Second World War, which he saw as an opportunity to take advantage of British weakness. At the outset of the war, he left India, travelling to the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, seeking an alliance with each of them to attack the British government in India. With Imperial Japanese assistance, he re-organised and later led the Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army (INA), formed with Indianprisoners-of-war and plantation workers from British Malaya, Singapore, and other parts of Southeast Asia, against British forces. With Japanese monetary, political, diplomatic and military assistance, he formed the Azad Hind Government in exile, and regrouped and led the INA in failed military campaigns against the allies at Imphal and in Burma.
His political views and the alliances he made with Nazi and other militarist regimes at war with Britain have been the cause of arguments among historians and politicians, with some accusing him of fascist sympathies, while others in India have been more sympathetic towards the realpolitik that guided his social and political choices.
He is presumed to have died on 18 August 1945 in a plane crash in Taiwan, though the evidence for his death in such an accident has not been universally accepted
| Subhash Chandra Bose সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু Shubhash-Chondro-Boshū | |
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 Subhash Chandra Bose in his uniform | |
| Born | 23 January 1897 Cuttack, Orissa, British India |
| Died | 18 August 1945 (aged 48) (presumed) Taiwan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Netaji |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta, University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Prominent Figure of Indian independence movement activism and reorganizing and leading theIndian National Army in World War II |
| Title | Head of Azad Hind Ceremonial chief of Indian National Army |
| Political party | Indian National Congress,Forward Bloc |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse | Emilie Schenkl |
| Children | Anita Bose Pfaff |
| Parents | Janakinath Bose Prabhavati Devi |
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 
pronunciation (help·info) (Marathi: सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket.[7][8][9] He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket.[10][11] In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behindViv Richards.[12] In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against.[13]Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's Eleven.[nb 1] He is sometimes referred to as Little Master orMaster Blaster.[15][16] Tendulkar is seen as an inspiration not only by cricketers but also by many other international sportspersons.[17]
Tendulkar is the first player to score fifty Test centuries, and the first to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined; he now has 96 centuries in international cricket. On 17 October 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara's record for the most runs scored in Test cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000 and 14,000 runs in that form of the game,[18] having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket.[19] He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history and 200 runs in a one-day international match. In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Tendulkar surpassed Australia's Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying with Sir Jack Hobbs ofEngland more than 70 years previously.[20] Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009, and has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first personality without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force.[21] He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards.[22]
Tendulkar is the only player to hit 50 Test centuries; he scored his 50th against South Africa on 19 December 2010
| Sachin Tendulkar | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar | |||
| Born | 24 April 1973 Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |||
| Nickname | Little Master, Tendlya,[1] The God of Cricket,[2] Master Blaster,[3] The Master,[4][5] The Little Champion,[6] | |||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | India | |||
| Test debut(cap 187) | 15 November 1989 v Pakistan | |||
| Last Test | 26 December 2010 v South Africa | |||
| ODI debut(cap 74) | 18 December 1989 v Pakistan | |||
| Last ODI | 24 February 2010 v South Africa | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 10 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1988–present | Mumbai | |||
| 2008–present | Mumbai Indians (Indian Premier League) | |||
| 1992 | Yorkshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 176 | 442 | 278 | 529 |
| Runs scored | 14,532 | 17,594 | 23,406 | 21,150 |
| Batting average | 56.54 | 45.12 | 59.86 | 45.87 |
| 100s/50s | 50/59 | 46/93 | 77/105 | 57/111 |
| Top score | 248* | 200* | 248* | 200* |
| Balls bowled | 4,078 | 8,020 | 7,443 | 10,196 |
| Wickets | 44 | 154 | 69 | 201 |
| Bowling average | 53.93 | 44.26 | 61.81 | 42.01 |
| 5 wickets ininnings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 3/10 | 5/32 | 3/10 | 5/32 |
| Catches/stumpings | 106/– | 132/– | 174/– | 169/– |
| Source: CricketArchive, 08 August 2010 | ||||
20)Mahendra Singh Dhoni, pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी) (born July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar) (now in Jharkhand) is an Indiancricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team.
Initially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 2007–08 , and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2–0. He also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent IPL 2010. He is now captain of India in all three formsof the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni also led team India to number one position in ICC rankings in test cricket for the first time. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Yearaward in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. As of January 2010, Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsman on the ICC Rankings List. Dhoni was named as captain ofWisden's first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009 and has topped the list of world's top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes.[1] He was named as the captain of ICC World Test and ICC ODI teams for 2009
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | ||||
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| Full name | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | |||
| Born | 7 July 1981 Ranchi, Bihar (now inJharkhand), India | |||
| Nickname | Mahi | |||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-hand medium | |||
| Role | Wicket-keeper, India captain | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | India | |||
| Test debut (cap 251) | 2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last Test | 9 October 2010 v Australia | |||
| ODI debut (cap 158) | 23 December 2004 v Bangladesh | |||
| Last ODI | 20 October 2010 v Australia | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 7 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1999/00 – 2004/05 | Bihar | |||
| 2004/05- | Jharkhand | |||
| 2008– | Chennai Super Kings | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | List A |
| Matches | 46 | 171 | 87 | 227 |
| Runs scored | 2,556 | 5,733 | 4,718 | 7,735 |
| Batting average | 41.90 | 50.73 | 38.04 | 49.90 |
| 100s/50s | 4/18 | 7/37 | 7/32 | 13/48 |
| Top score | 148 | 183* | 148 | 183* |
| Balls bowled | 12 | 12 | 42 | 39 |
| Wickets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bowling average | – | 14.00 | - | 18.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | - | - | - |
| Best bowling | 0/1 | - | - | 1/14 |
| Catches/stumpings | 119/20 | 170/55 | 227/39 | 237/70 |
| Source: CricketArchive, 7 July 2010 | ||||
21)Vijender Singh Beniwal (Hindi: विजेन्द्र सिंह बेनीवाल) (born October 29, 1985) (also known as Vijender Singh or Vijender Beniwal) is an Olympic Medalist Indian boxer from Kalwas, Bhiwani district in Haryana. He belongs to a Haryanvi family of Jat ethnicity. Vijender's early days were spent in his village where he did his schooling, after which he received a bachelor's degree from a local college in Bhiwani. He practiced boxing at the Bhiwani Boxing Club where coach Jagdish Singh recognized his talent and encouraged him to take to professional boxing.
Vijender went on to compete at the sub-junior nationals where he won a silver medal for two years in succession. Having won medals in different competitions at the national level, Vijender was picked to train and compete at several international level competitions such as the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, he won the bronze medal after losing the semifinal bout againstKazakhstan's Bakhtiyar Artayev. At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he defeated Carlos Góngora of Ecuador 9–4 in the quarterfinals which guaranteed him a bronze medal—the first ever Olympic medal for an Indian boxer.
After this historic win, Vijender was felicitated with a number of awards, including the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award—India's highest sporting honour. In 2009, he participated at the World Amateur Boxing Championships where he won the bronze medal. In the same year, the International Boxing Association(AIBA) announced Vijender as the top-ranked boxer in its annual middleweight category list with 2800 points. He is credited for bringing back the sport of boxing into the limelight in India
| Vijender Singh | |
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 Singh at the Sahara Indian Sports Awards function | |
| Born | 29 October 1985 Kalwas (5 km from Bhiwani),Haryana, India |
| Residence | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Boxer Middleweight |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
22)Dhanraj Pillay (Tamil: தன்ராஜ் பிள்ளை) (born 16 July 1968) is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team. Also he is a member of the adhoc committee of Indian Hockey Federation, formed after the suspension of Kanwar Pal Singh Gill
23)Viswanathan Anand, (Tamil: விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த், IPA: [ʋiʃʋəˈn̪aːt̪ən ˈaːnən̪d̪]; born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess Grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion.
He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002, at a time when the world title was split. He became the undisputed World Champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008. He then successfully defended his title in the World Chess Championship 2010 againstVeselin Topalov. As the reigning champion, he will face the winner of the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012.
Anand is one of six players in history to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE rating list, and in April 2007 at the age of 37, he became the world number-onefor the first time. He was at the top of the world rankings five out of six times, from April 2007 to July 2008, holding the number-one ranking for a total of 15 months. In October 2008, he dropped out of the world top three ranking for the first time since July 1996. Anand officially regained the world number one ranking on November 1, 2010, after having defeated the reigning world #1 Magnus Carlsen in the Bilbao Masters.
Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1987.[1] He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honor. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sportsperson to receive the award in Indian history. Today he remains one of elite chess players in the world.[1]
Anand has been described by Lubomir Kavalek as the most versatile world champion ever, since Anand is the only player to have won the world chess championships in many formats including Knockout, Tournament, Match, Rapid and Blitz
| Viswanathan Anand | |
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| Full name | Viswanathan Anand |
| Country | India |
| Born | 11 December 1969 Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
| World Champion | 2000–2002 (FIDE) 2007–present (undisputed) |
| FIDE rating | 2804 (No. 1 in the November 2010 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2804 (November 2010) |
24)Subramanya Bharathi (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி) (December 11, 1882 - September 11, 1921) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India, an independence fighter and iconoclastic reformer. Known as Mahakavi Bharathi (the laudatory epithet Maha Kavi meaning Great Poet in many Indian languages), he is celebrated as one of India's greatest poets. Bharathi was prolific and adept in both the prose and poetry forms. His compositions helped rally the masses to support the Indian independence movement in South India. Bharathi lived during an eventful period of Indian history, his contemporaries including prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement such as Mahatma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sri Aurobindo and V.V.S.Aiyar.
| Subramanya Bharathi | |
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| Born | December 11, 1882 Ettayapuram, Madras Presidency, India |
| Died | September 11, 1921 (aged 38) Madras, India |
| Other names | Bharathiyar, Shelleydasan, Sakthi Dasan[1] |
| Political movement | Indian independence movement |
25)Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968 Madras) was an eminent medical practitioner, social reformer and Padma Bhushan awardee inIndia. She was the first women legislator in India.[1]
Muthulakshmi Reddy, was appointed to the Chennai Legislative Council in 1927. For her, this nomination marked the beginning of her life-long effort to "correct the balance" for women by removing social abuses and working for equality in moral standards. nShe was one of the women pioneers who stood for the cause of liberating India from the British. She was a women activist and a social reformer too. Muthulakshmi had many firsts to her recognition. She was the first girl student to be admitted into a Men`s College, the first woman House Surgeon in the Government Maternity and Ophthalmic Hospital, the first woman legislator in British India, the first Chairperson of the State Social Welfare Advisory Board and the first woman Deputy President of the Legislative Council and the first Alderwoman of the Madras Corporation
26)Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, Robindronath Ţhakur)α[›]β[›] (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941),γ[›] sobriquet Gurudev,δ[›] was a Bengali poet,novelist, musician, painter and playwright who reshaped Bengali literature and music. As author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse",[1] he was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.[2] His poetry in translation was viewed as spiritual, and this together with his mesmerizing persona gave him a prophet-like aura in the west but his "elegant prose and magical poetry" still remains largely unknown outside the confines of Bengal.[3]
A Pirali Brahmin[4][5][6][7] from Kolkata, Tagore was already writing poems at age eight.[8] At age sixteen, he published his first substantial poetry under the pseudonym Bhanushingho ("Sun Lion")[9][10] and wrote his first short stories and dramas in 1877. Tagore denounced the British Raj and supported independence. His efforts endure in his vast canon and in the institution he founded, Visva-Bharati University.
Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to political and personal topics. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and contemplation. Tagore was perhaps the only litterateur who penned anthems of two countries - Jana Gana Mana, the Indian national anthem and Amar Shonar Bangla, the Bangladeshi national anthem.
| Rabindranath Tagore | |
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| Born | 7 May 1861 Kolkata |
| Died | 7 August 1941 (aged 80) Kolkata |
| Pen name | Gurudev/Bhanu Shingho |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, lecturer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Genres | Poet, novelist, short-story writer,essayist, playwright, thespian,educationist, spiritualist,philosopher, internationalist,painter, cultural relativist, orator,composer, song-writer, singer,artist |
| Subjects | Literature |
| Literary movement | Bengal Renaissance |
| Notable work(s) | Gitanjali Gora Ghare-Baire |
| Notable award(s) | Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 |
| Spouse(s) | Mrinalini Devi |
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| Signature |  |
27)V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, (Tamil: வ. உ. சிதம்பரம் பிள்ளை) popularly known by his initials, V.O.C. (spelt Vaa. Oo.Ce in Tamil), was an Indianfreedom fighter born on 5 September 1872 in Ottapidaram, Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu State of India. He was a prominent lawyer, and a trade unionleader. He gets credit for launching the first indigenous Indian shipping service between Tuticorin and Colombo with the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, competing against British ships. He was an Indian National Congress (INC) member, later charged with sedition by the British government and sentenced to life imprisonment; his barrister license was stripped. He is also known as "Kappalottiya Tamilan"" (கப்பலோட்டிய தமிழன்), or The Tamil Helmsman in Tamil
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1872 Ottapidaram, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | November 18, 1936 Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | V. O. C, Va Voo Cee, Kappal Oottiya Tamilzhan |
| Organization | Indian National Congress,Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company |
| Political movement | |
28)Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi: डॉ.भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर [bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 — 6 December 1956), also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, political leader, Buddhist activist, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian, orator, prolific writer,economist, scholar, editor, revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (then considered an Untouchable caste) family, Ambedkar spent his whole life fighting against social discrimination, the system ofChaturvarna — the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas — and the Hindu caste system. He is also credited with providing a spark for the conversion of hundreds of thousands of untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Dr. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1990.
Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles, Ambedkar became one of the first so called "Outcasts" to obtain a college education in India. Eventually earning law degrees and multiple doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, Ambedkar gained a reputation as a scholar and practiced law for a few years, later campaigning by publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for India's so-called untouchables. He is regarded as a Bodhisattva by Indian Buddhists, though he never claimed himself to be a Bodhisattva
| Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar | |
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 Ambedkar delivering a speech to a rally at Yeola, Nashik, on 13 October 1935 | |
| Born | April 14, 1891 Mhow, Central Provinces, British India(now in Madhya Pradesh) |
| Died | December 6, 1956 (aged 65) Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Baba, Baba Saheb,Bhima |
| Education | M.A.,PH.D.,D.Sc.,LL.D.,D.LITT.,BARRISTER-AT-LAW |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai Columbia University University of London London School of Economics |
| Organization | Samata Sainik Dal, Independent Labour Party, Scheduled Castes Federation,Buddhist Society Of India |
| Title | 1st Law Minister of India, Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee |
| Political party | Republican Party of India |
| Political movement | Ambedkar(ite) Buddhism |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Spouse | Ramabai Ambedkar (m. 1906) , Savita Ambedkar (m. 1948) |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1990) |
29)Pranav Mistry (b. 1981 in Palanpur, India) is one of the inventors of SixthSense[1]. He is a research assistant and a PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab. SixthSense has recently attracted global attention[2][3]. Among some of his previous work, Pranav has invented Mouseless - an invisible computer mouse; intelligent sticky notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders and messages; a pen that can draw in 3D; and a public map that can act as Google of physical world. Pranav holds a Master in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from Industrial Design Center, IIT Bombaybesides his Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Nirma Institute Of Technology, Ahmedabad. Pranav's research interests include Ubiquitous computing, Gestural and Tangible Interaction, AI, Augmented reality, Machine vision, Collective intelligence and Robotics.
Sixth Sense was awarded the 2009 Invention Award by Popular Science[1]. Pranav also won Young Innovator Award TR35 by Technology Review[4]. In 2010, he was named to Creativity Magazine's Creativity 50.[5] Mistry has been called "one of ten, best inventors in the world right now"[6] by Chris Anderson.
| Pranav Mistry | |
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 Pranav Mistry | |
| Born | 1981 Palanpur, Gujarat, India. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Institutions | Research assistant and PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab |
| Alma mater | Gujarat University IIT Bombay Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Pattie Maes |
| Known for | Inventor of SixthSense andMouseless |
| Notable awards | 2009 Invention Award By Popular Science TR35 2009 by Technology Review |
30)Sarath Babu
Sarath Babu is from IIM, Ahmedabad. He was in media for rejecting offers from big companies to start one on his own. Well! He founded "Food King Caterers" out of Ahmedabad & got it expanded to Chennai. He acknowledges that the brand "IIM" gave him a good lift-off for his venture. He had proved that big-brands has great-values. Jumping-in to kickstart a business right after college should have been tough. But this bold mindset & compulsion came from his childhood perils.
Rediff has a good coverage of his whole life. Read it here. One can hear such a story only in movies or novels. It feels good that its from a real life.
Sarath encourages youngsters to become entrepreneurs, so they could provide jobs to other people. Though it sounds similar to earning money by writing a book titled "How to generate money"? He also tells children, "It does not cost 'money' to dream".
His inspiration is his mother. She had an understanding of what education can do to a person's life. She sold idlis on the pavements of Chennai to educate her son. During daytime, she worked to prepare mid-day meal at the school. In the evenings, she taught at the government's adult education programme.
Sarath recalls, "For kids living in a slum, idlis for breakfast is something very special."
Nothing more can lucidly state his financial position.
Our take: There are always people to Inspire. Lets make best use of them!
Thanks to Wikipedia.
