India

Indian classical sarangi player who popularized the instrument as a solo concert instrument and became the first internationally successful sarangi player

Indian politician and labor activist who served as the 4th president of India and was awarded the Bharat Ratna

British writer and journalist known for his lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism

Indian barrister and statesman who unified hundreds of princely states into independent India and was known as the "Iron Man of India"

Indian anti-colonial nationalist, statesman, and first Prime Minister of India, who promoted democracy, secularism, and non-alignment on the global stage

Indian politician and pilot who served as Prime Minister of India, becoming the youngest to hold the office from 1984 to 1989

Indian spiritual guru and religious leader who was known as a godman and philanthropist, claiming to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba

Indian poet, politician, and independence activist who served as the first Governor of United Provinces and the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress

British doctor and Nobel laureate who discovered the mosquito transmission of malaria, fundamentally changing the fight against the disease

Indian politician, peace activist, and Prime Minister of India who also served as Chief Minister of Bombay State and Finance Minister