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Actress of the Talkies
Zubeida, Alam Ara(1931)
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Actress to win Padma Shri Award
Nargis Dutt(1958)
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Architect
Maha Govinda(5th C.BC)
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Aryabhatta Medal Winner
K.R. Ramanathan(1977)
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Bharat Ratna Award Winner
C.Rajgopalachari( 1954)
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British Governor General of Indian Union
Lord Louis Mountbatten( Aug. 15, 1947-June 20, 1948)
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Captain of Test Cricket
C.K.Nayudu(1932)
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Century in Test Cricket
Lala Amarnath(1933- 1934)
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Chairman of Rajaya Sabha
S.V.Krishnamoorthy( 1952)
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Chevalier Award Winner
Sivaji Ganesan
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Chief Election Commissioner
Sukumar Sen(1950-1958)
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Chief Justice of India
Hiralal J.Kania(1950- 1951)
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Chief of Air Staff
Sir Thomas Elmhirst(1947- 1950)
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Chief of Army Staff to die in harness
B.C.Joshi(1994)
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Chief of Coast Guard
V.A.Kamath(1978- 1980)
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Chief of Naval Staff
R.D.Katari(1958- 1962)
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Commander-in- Chief
K.M.Cariappa( 1949-1953)
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Cosmonaut
Rakesh Sharma(1984)
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Cricketer to have battled in all positions(1 to 11)
Vinoo Mankad
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Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner
Devika Rani Roerich(1969)
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Dancer to perform abroad
Uday Shankar
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Deputy Prime Minister
Vallabhbhai Patel(1947-1950)
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Deputy Prime Minister to die in harness
Vallabhbhai Patel(1950)
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Elected President
S.Radhakrishnan( 1962-1967)
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Emperor of Mughal Dynasty
Babar(1526-1530)
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Field Marshal
S.H.F.J.Manekshaw( 1973)
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Film Star Chief Minister
M.G.Ramachandran( Tamil Nadu, 1977)
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Financial Minister to present the Budget three times in a row
Manmohan Singh (1933, 1994, 1995)
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Finix Award Winner
Sr.P.C.Sorcar
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Geometer
Baudhayana, Sulva Sutras(800 BC)
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Governor General of British India
Warren Hastings(1774- 1785)
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Grammarian
Panini, Ashtadhyaayi( 6th C. BC)
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Helms Award Winner
Kunwar Digvijay Singh Babu(1952)
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Home Minister
Vallabhbhai Patel(1946)
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ICS Officer
Satyendranath Tagore
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Indian Chief of Air Staff
S.Mukherjee( 1954-1960)
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Indian Governor General of Indian Union
M.Rajendra Singh(April 1, 1955-May 14, 1955)
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Indian Woman President of Indian National Congress
Sarojini Naidu(1925)
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J.C.Bose Medal Winner
V.Ramalingaswami( 1977)
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Jain Tithankara
Rishabha Dev
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Jananpith Award Winner
G.Sankara Kurup, Odakuzhal(1965)
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Lady of the Indian Film
Devika Rani Roerich
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Lata Mangeshkar Award Winner
Naushad(1984)
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Lawgiver
Manu, Manu Smirti(3100 BC)
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Man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen
Phu Dorjee(1984)
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Man to climb Mount Everest
Tanzing Norgay(with Edumund Hillary, 1953)
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Man to make solo Flight(from US to India)
Satish Soman(1994)
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Man to swim across English Channel
Mihir Sen(1966)
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Man to swim several Straits in one calender year
Mihir Sen(1966)
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Managing Director of World Bank
Gautam Kaji(1995)
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Member of British Parliament
Dadabhai Naoroji(1862)
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Member of Viceroy's Executive Council
Sir S.P.Sinha(1909)
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Miss Universe
Sushmita Sen(1994)
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Miss World
Reita Faria(1966)
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Musician to get Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushana
M.S.Subbulakshmi( 1954,1975)
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Musician to get Ramon Magsaysay Award
M.S.Subbulakshami( 1974)
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Naval Pilot
Y.N..Singh(1941)
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Nishan-Eey-Pakistan Award Winner
Morarji Desai(1991)
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Nobel Prize Winner
Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali(1913)
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Olympic Medal Winner
Norman Pritchard, Silver(1900)
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Oscar Winner
Bhanu Athaiya
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Patricide
Ajatshatru's killing of Bimbisara(494 BC)
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Physically handicapped mountaineer
Baba Manindra Pal
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Pilot
J.R.D.Tata, Tata Airlines(1929)
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Presentation of Budget
R.K.Shanmugham Chetty, Finance Minister(1947)
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Presentation of General Budget
C.D.Deshmukh, Finance Minister(1952)
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President
Rajendra Prasad(1950- 1962)
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President of Indian National Congress
W.C.Bannerjee( 1885)
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President of International Court of Justice
Nagendra Singh(1970)
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President to die in harness
Zakir Hussain(1967- 1969)
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Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru(1947-1964)
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Prime Minister to be assassinated
Indira Gandhi(1984)
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Prime Minister to die in harness
Jawaharlal Nerhru(1964)
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Prime Minister to head a minority government
Choudhary Charan Singh(July 28, 1979-Jan,14, 1980)
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Prime Minister to resign from office
Morarji Desai(1979)
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Prime Minister who did not face Parliament
Chaudhary Charan Singh(July 28, 1979-Jan 14, 1980)
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Raman Medal Winner
Salim Moinuddin Ahmed Ali(1979)
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Raman Magsaysay Award Winner
Vinoba Bhave(1958)
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Recipient of Stalin Peace Prize
Saifuddin Kitchlew(1954)
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Recipient of World Food Prize
M.S.Swaminathan( 1987)
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S..Ramanujan Medal Winner
S.Chandrashekhar( 1962)
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S.S.Bhatnagar Medal Winner
Atma Ram(1959)
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Scientist
Uddalaka Aruni(560 BC)
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Slave Ruler of India
Qutb-ud-din Aibak(1206-1210)
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Speaker in Hindi at the UN
Atal Bihari Vajpayee(1977)
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Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar(1952- 1957)
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Test-tube baby
Baby Harsha or Indira(1986)
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Vice-President
S.Radhakrishnan( 1952-1962)
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Viceroy of India
Lord Canning (1858-1862)
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Woman (Muslim) Ruler of India
Razia Sultana(1236- 1240)
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Woman Advocate
Cornelia Sorabji(1894)
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Woman Ambassador
Vijayalakshmi Pandit(U.S.S. R., 1947-1949)
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Woman at Antarctica
Meher Moos(1976)
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Woman Central Minister
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur(Health)
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Woman Chief Justice(of High Court)
Leila Seth(Himachal Pradesh, 1991)
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Woman Chief Minister
Sucheta Kriplani(Uttar Pradesh, 1963-1967)
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Woman Foreign Minister
Lakshmi N. Menon(1957-1966)
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Woman Secretary General of Rajya Sabha
V.S.Rama Devi(1993)
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Woman Governor
Sarojini Naidu(Uttar Pradesh, 1963-1967)
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Woman IAS Officer
Anna Rajam George(1950)
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Woman IPS Officer
Kiran Bedi(1974)
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Woman Jet Commander
Saudamini Deshmukh
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Woman Jnanpithpith Award Winner
Ashapurna Devi, Prathama Pratishruti( 1976)
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Woman Judge of Supreme Court
Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi(1989)
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Woman Minister of State
Vijayalakshmi Pandit(Uttar Pradesh, 1937)
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Woman Missionary
Sanghamitra, daughter of King Ashoka (Sri Lanka, 3rd C.BC)
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Woman Pilot (Commercial)
Prem Mathur(Deccan Airways, 1951)
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Woman Pilot (Indian Airlines)
Durga Banerjee(1966- 1988)
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Woman President of Indian National Congress
Annie Besant(1917)
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Woman President of UN General Assembly
Vijayalakshmi Pandit(1953)
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Woman Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi(1966- 1977, 1980-1984)
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Woman Sahitya Akademi Award Winner
Amrita Pritam, Sunehre(1956)
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Woman to climb Mount Everest
Bachendri Pal(1984)
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Woman to perform a solo Flight
Harita Kaur Deol(1944)
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Woman to swim across English Channel
Arati Saha(1959)
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Woman to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar
Arti Pradhan
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Woman to win an Asian Gold
Kamaljit Sandhu(1970)
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Woman to go in Space
Dr.Kalpana Chawla(November 1997)