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

Gandhian independence activist, lawyer, and statesman who served as India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, known for his critical role in India's political integration and independence movement

Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his foundational work in quantum mechanics, including Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate

First President of the Republic of India, instrumental in the Indian independence movement and constitutional development

Indian playback singer and music composer known as the "Queen of Melody" and "Voice of the Millennium" for her immense contribution to the Indian music industry over eight decades

Indian philosopher and statesman who served as the 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India

Indian statesman, poet, and journalist who served as Prime Minister from 1998-2004 and co-founded the Bharatiya Janata Party

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

Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who globalized Indian classical music, influencing countless artists and receiving India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna

Indian guru, writer, and mystic who founded the Rajneesh movement and developed dynamic meditation, known also as Osho

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, poet, and nationalist who advocated for India's independence and formulated the spiritual path of Integral Yoga

Former President of India, Finance Minister, and recipient of the Bharat Ratna

Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker, and writer who rejected the role of World Teacher to advocate for individual inquiry and a radical transformation of mankind

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

British actress known for her Academy Award-winning roles as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire

Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and composer widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema

India's first and only female Prime Minister, a central figure in Indian politics and leader of the Indian National Congress for over 15 years

English writer and poet born in British India who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 for his exceptional narrative talent and imaginative works

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

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

Indian independence activist, lawyer, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent movement for India's freedom from British rule and inspired civil rights globally