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Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Image File history File links Aumred. ... Regions which are currently or were historically under classical Hindu rule. ... Within Smarta Hinduism, a variety of forms of God are seen as aspects of the one impersonal divine ground, (Brahma) or Aum. ... Hinduism encompasses many movements and schools fairly organized within Hindu denominations. ... Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ... Hindu philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Reincarnation, literally to be made flesh again, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that some essential part of a living being (or in some variations, only human beings) can survive death in some form, with its integrity partly or wholly retained, to be reborn in a new... Moksha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Karma is a concept in Hinduism, based on the Vedas and Upanishads, which explains causality through a system where beneficial events are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful events from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a persons reincarnated lives. ... A puja as performed in Ujjain during the Monsoon on the banks of the overflooding river Shipra. ... Maya (illusion) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Wheel of Life as portrayed within Buddhism, showing the cycle of Samsara, or reincarnation. ... Dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म) or Dhamma (Pāli: धमा) (Natural Law) refers to the underlying order in Nature and human behaviour considered to be in accord with that order. ... Vedanta (Devanagari: , ) is a school of philosophy within Hinduism. ... A woman practising hatha yoga Eka-Pada-Rajakapotasana (Single-Legged Pigeon) demonstrated at a Hindu temple. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ama (Ayurveda). ... yugas (Devnāgari: युग) In Hindu philosophy the cycle of evolution of life is divided into four yugs (epochs or eras): Satya Yuga or Krita Yuga Treta Yuga Dvapara Yuga Kali Yuga // The spiritual states of civilization in each yuga In Hindu tradition, the world goes through a continuous cycle of... Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming meat, with or without the use of other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs. ... Bhakti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Hindu scripture is overwhelmingly written in Sanskrit. ... The Upanishads (उपनिषद्, Upanişad) are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most schools of Hinduism. ... Veda redirects here. ... The Brahmana (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण) are part of the Hindu Shruti; They are composed in Vedic Sanskrit, and the period of their composition is sometimes referred to as the Brahmanic period or age (approximately between 900 BC and 500 BC). ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). ... Mahabharat redirects here. ... The Puranas are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss devotion and mythology. ... The Aranyakas (Sanskrit आरण्यक, Forest Books, Forest Treatises) are part of the Hindu Shruti; these religious scriptures are sometimes argued to be part of either the Brahmanas or Upanishads. ... map showing the prevalence of Dharmic (yellow) and Abrahamic (purple) religions in each country. ... The percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Departments International Religious Freedom Report 2004. ... These are some of the most noteworthy Gurus and Saints of Hinduism: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Adi Shankara Amritanandamayi Baba Lokenath Brahmachari Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj Bhagawan Nityananda Bhagwan Swaminarayan Chinmayananda Gurumayi Chidvilasananda Lahiri Mahasaya Madhvacharya Mahavatar Babaji Mother Meera Muktananda Narayana Guru Nimbarka Nisargadatta Maharaj Raghavendra Swami Ramakrishna... The Gopuram of temples, in south India, are adorned with colourful icons depicting a particular story surrounding the temples deity. ... The Indian caste system is the traditional system of social division in the Indian Subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by a number of endogamous groups often termed as Jātis. ... In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of devotion. ... Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bronze Chola murti depicting Shivas most famous dancing posture, the Nataraja, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. ... Image File history File links HinduSwastika. ... This box: view • talk • edit

Religious Figures / Philosophers

• Adi Shankara : Philosopher Saint, Social reformer
• Abhinavagupta : Exponent of Kashmir Saivism
• Agastyar : Saint, First and foremost person of Siddha
• Aksapada Gautama : author of Nyaya Sutras, the foundation of the Nyaya school of Hinduism
• Annie Besant : Theosophist and president of the Congress Party
• Sri Aurobindo : Mystic and philosopher
• Auvaiyar : Beloved Tamil female saint
• A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada : Founder-acharya of ISKCON
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu : Philosopher, Religious leader
• Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj : Founder-acharya of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission
• Bharata : Advocated Advaita philosophy, Bharat, the other name for India, is named after him
• Bhartrihari : Author of Vairagya Satakam, hundred verses of renunciation
• Bhaskara Raya : Author of Varivasya Rahasyam
• Bogar : Legendary South Indian Siddhar. Created Lord Murugan statue in Palani.
• Gopal Krishna Goswami Foremost Indian disciple of Swami Prabhupada and Guru
• Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya : Philosopher
• Kanakadasa:Saint of Bhakti movement.
• Swami Chinmayananda : Religious leader
• Deepak Chopra : Personality Development Author
• Ananda Coomaraswamy : Art historian
• Dattatreya : Narrated Jnana Kanda, taught Ashtanga Yoga to Patanjali
• Swami Dayananda : Religious leader
• Jayabaya a.k.a. Ratu Joyoboyo : Indonesian Hindu King Prophet
• Shri Madhvacharya : Philosopher Saint
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spirtual leader, Founder of Art of Living movement
• Frank Gaetano Morales: Philosopher, Hindu Reconstructionist, Dharma Teacher.
• Narayana Guru : Mystic and philosopher
• Nisargadatta Maharaj : Teacher
• Patanjali : Founder of Patanjali Yoga
• Pandurang Shastri Athavale : Founder of Swadhyaya movement
• Ram Dass : American spiritual leader
• Ramana Maharshi : Mystic
• Ram Mohan Roy : Reformer
• Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa : Philosopher Saint, Social reformer
• Ramanuja : Philosopher Saint
• Sabdapalon : 15th Century Indonesian Hindu prophet
• Sai Baba of Shirdi: Philosopher Saint
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan : Vedantic Philosopher
• Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Hindu Seer & Spiritual preceptor
• Sathya Sai Baba : Philosopher Saint
• Shriram Sharma Acharya : Founder of the All World Gayatri Pariwar
• Swami Ramdeo Baba: Yoga Guru
• Swami Sivananda: Yogi
• Swami Sivananda : Modern sage
• Sivaya Subramuniyaswami : Modern sage
• Thirumoolar : One of the 18 Siddhars
• Maharishi Valmiki : Author of the epic Ramayana
• Swami Vivekananda : Philosopher Saint, Social reformer
• Swami Yogiraj Vethathiri Maharishi : Scientific Philosopher of 21st century, Saint, Poet, Seer. Founder of the The World Community Service Center, an organisation striving for World peace from 1911.
• Sage Vyasa : Author of the epic Mahabharata
• Paramahansa Yogananda : Yogi

Adi Shankara (Malayalam: ആദി ശങ്കരന്‍, DevanāgarÄ«: , , IPA: ); c. ... Abhinavagupta (c. ... Agastyar, also spelled Agathiar or Agasthiar, is considered as the first and foremost person of Siddha. ... A Siddha in Sanskrit means One who is accomplished and refers to perfected masters who have transcended the Ahamkara (Ego or I-maker), have subdued their minds to be subservient to their Awareness, and have transformed their bodies composed of dense Rajo-tama Gunas into pure Satvic light. ... Aksapada Gautama (probably c. ... The Nyaya-sutras were composed by Aksapada Gautama (c. ... Nyaya (pronounced as nyα:yÉ™) is the name given to one of the six orthodox or astika schools of Hindu philosophy - specifically the school of logic. ... Annie Besant Plaque on house in Colby Road, London SE19 where Annie Besant lived in 1874. ... Emblem of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) described at [1] Theosophy, literally wisdom of the divine (in the Greek language), designates several bodies of ideas. ... Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo, Sanskrit: श्री अरविन्द SrÄ« Aravinda) (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru [1]. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of the early movement for the freedom of India from British... Auvaiyar is a female icon of Tamil literature. ... A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (September 1, 1896–November 14, 1977) was born Abhay Charan De, in Kolkata, West Bengal. ... An acharya (आचार्य) is a prominent guru, teacher and scholar who teaches by his own example (from Sanskrit achara, behavior). ... The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a new religious movement based on Bengali, or more specifically Gaudiya, Vaishnavism founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as His Divine Grace, in New York in 1966. ... Caitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST ) (Bangla ) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, India (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh). ... Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj at Tompkins Square Park August 24, 2001 Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Goswami Maharaj was born in the village of Fulta, adjacent to the city of Berhampur in the state of Orissa, India in the year 1913. ... An acharya (आचार्य) is a prominent guru, teacher and scholar who teaches by his own example (from Sanskrit achara, behavior). ... Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj Founder-Acharya of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission is a religious organisation in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition founded by Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj; Maharaj received initiation from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, so the mission operates in the Saraswat tradition of Bhaktisiddhanta and... Bharata is the name of three different persons in Hindu mythology. ... Bhartrihari (c 450–510) was an Indian author of Wikipedia and early figure in Indic linguistic theory. ... Bhaskara_Raya (1690-1785) is the unquestioned authority for all questions pertaining to the worship of Mother Goddess in Hinduism . ... Bogar was a legendary South Indian siddhar (herbal healer). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Siddha. ... His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami. ... Dr Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya (May 12, 1875 - December 11, 1949) was a philosopher at Calcutta University who studied one of the central questions of Hindu philosophy, which is how mind, life or consciousness creates an apparently material universe. ... Kanakadasa (c 1509-1609 A.D.) belongs to the tradition of Haridasa literary movement which ushered in an era of devotional literature in Karnataka. ... Image:Swami Chinmayananda. ... Grow Younger, Live Longer, 2001 Deepak Chopra (दीपक चोपडा), M.D., (born October 22, 1946 in New Delhi, India) is a medical doctor and writer extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. ... Dr. A.K. Coomaraswamy // Life of Dr. A.K. Coomaraswamy Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (22 August 1877 Colombo - 9 September 1947 Needham, Massachusetts) was the son of the famous Sri Lankan legislator and philosopher Sir Mutu Coomaraswamy and his English wife Elizabeth Beeby. ... In the Natha tradition, Dattatreya is recognized as an Avatar or incarnation of the Lord Shiva and as the Adi-Guru (First Teacher) of the Adi-Nath sampradaya of the Nathas. ... Swami Dayananda Saraswati (स्‍वामी दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती) (1824 - 1883) is an important Hindu religious scholar born in Gujarat, India. ... Sri Mapanji Jayabaya reigned over the kingdom of Kediri in East Java from 1135 to 1157 AD. He reunified Java after a split that occurred with the death of his predecessor Airlangga. ... Shri Madhvacharya,(1238-1317), was the chief propounder of the Dvaita or dualistic school of Hindu philosophy, one of the three influential Vedanta philosophies. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Art of Living Foundation, founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, claims to be one of the worlds largest volunteer-based non-governmental organizations [1]. // A non-denominational, educational and humanitarian non-profit organization, The Art of Living Foundation (AOLF)s goal is to uplift society by strengthening the... Narayana Guru It has been suggested that the section Sri Narayana Guru from the article Ezhava be merged into this article or section. ... Nisargadatta Maharaj near the end of his life. ... Patañjali, is the compiler of the Yoga Sutra, a major work containing aphorisms on the practical and philosophical wisdom regarding practice of Raja yoga. ... Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (1920-2003, affectionately known as Dada, meaning elder brother in marathi) An activist philosopher and social reformer who founded the Swadhyay pariwar movement in India. ... Swadhyaya is Study of the self. Swadhyaya involves the study and understanding ones true and inner self and paying due respect to other selves. ... Ram Dass teaching, Hawaii Dr. Richard Alpert (born April 5, 1931), also known as Baba Ram Dass, is a contemporary spiritual teacher and noted bisexual. ... For a place-name in Azerbaijan see Ramana (settlement). ... An oil-painting of Raja Ram Mohan Roy by Atul Bose Ram Mohan Roy, also written as Rammohun Roy, or Raja Ram Mohun Roy (Bangla: রাজা রামমোহন রায়, Raja Ram Mohon Ray), (May 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833) was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, one of the first Indian socio-religious reform... Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস Ramkrishno Pôromôhongsho), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চট্টোপাধ্যায় Gôdadhor Chôţţopaddhae) [1], (February 18, 1836–August 16, 1886) was a Hindu religious teacher and an influential figure in the Bengal Renaissance of the Nineteenth century. ... 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A woman practising hatha yoga Eka-Pada-Rajakapotasana (Single-Legged Pigeon) demonstrated at a Hindu temple. ... Guru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963), as he is known under his monastic name, was born Kuppuswamy in Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India. ... Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963), as he is known under his monastic name, was born Kuppuswamy in Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India. ... Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927 - 2001), affectionately known as Gurudeva, was born in Oakland, California on January 5th, 1927. ... Thirumoolar also spelt Tirumular or Thirumular is one of the 18 Siddhars. ... Valmiki composes the Ramayana Maharishi Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मिकी, vālmikÄ«) is the author of the Hindu epic Ramayana. ... Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekanondo), whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta (নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত Nôrendronath Dotto, and who was also known as Swami Vividishananda) and was affectionately known to some as Naren (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) was one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the philosophies... Shri Vethathiri Maharishi (August 14, 1911 - March 28, 2006) is the founder of the World Community Service Center,[1] an organisation founded in 1958 with the aim of bringing peace in the society through individual harmony. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Paramahansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ Pôromôhongsho Joganondo, Hindi: परमहंस योगानन्‍द; January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952), was an Indian yogi and guru. ...

Monarchs / National Leaders / Politicians

Maurya Dynasty (324 BC-184 BC)

• Chandragupta Maurya (324 BC-301 BC)
• Bindusara Amitraghata (301 BC-269 BC)
• Ashoka Vardhana (269 BC-232 BC)
• Chanakya : Prime Minister to the Chandragupta Maurya

Gupta Dynasty (319-?) Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Bindusara Maurya Reign: 322 BC-298 BC Place of birth: India Chandragupta Maurya (Sanskrit: चन्द्रगुप्त मौर्य; Greek: Sandrakottos) (born c. ... After ruling for about twenty five years, Chandragupta left his throne to his son Bindusara and became a Jain ascetic. ... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Dasaratha Maurya Reign: 273 BC-232 BC Place of birth: Pataliputra, India Battles/Wars Kalinga War Emperor Ashoka the Great (Devanagari: अशोक(:); IAST transliteration: , pronunciation: ) (304 BC–232 BC) (Imperial Title:Devanampiya Piyadassi ie He who is the beloved of the Gods who, in... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Prime Minister Place of birth: Pataliputra, India Chanakya (c. ...

• Chandra Gupta I (319-335)
• Samudra Gupta (335-380)
• Chandra Gupta II (380-415)
• Kumara Gupta I (415-455)
• Skanda Gupta (455 -467)
• Buddha Gupta (467-499)
• Bhana Gupta (499-543)

Pallava Dynasty While his two ancestors were given the title of Maharaja, Chandra Gupta I is described in his inscriptions as Maharajadhiraj. ... Samudragupta, ruler of the Gupta Empire (c. ... Coins of Chandragupta II. The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Skandagupta was a ruler of northern India under the Gupta dynasty. ...

Chola Dynasty (1st century to 1279) Karikaal Chola - A great emperor built grand anaicut, oldest dam in the earth!

• Athiththa Chola (871-907 )
• Uththama Chola (973-985 )
• Rajaraja Chola I (985-1014 )
• Rajendra Chola I (1012-1044 )
• Rajadhiraja Chola I (1018-1054 )
• Kulothunga Chola I (1070-1120 )

Vijayanagar Empire Aditya I (870-906) was an Indian ruler. ... According to Tiruvalangadu plates Parakesari Uththama Chola ruled the Chola kingdom from 969 to 985. ... Detail of a statue of Rajaraja at Brihadisvara Temple Rajaraja Chola I was the king of the Chola dynasty, who ruled between 985 and 1014 CE. Rajaraja, the greatest of all the Chola rulers of the Vijayalaya dynasty, laid the foundation for the growth of the Chola kingdom into an... Rajendra Chola I was the son of Rajaraja Chola I, the great Chola king of South India. ... Rajadhiraja Chola I (1018-1054) was the king of the Cholas empire in southern India and the eldest son of king Rajendra Chola I. Although not supreme king untill his fathers death in 1044 he was associated in kingship since 1018 He maintained Cholas authority over most of Lanka, despite... Kulothunga Chola was the offspring of two rival dynasties - the Cholas of Thanjavoor and the Chalukyas of Vengi when he came to the throne in 1070 A.D. The Cholas and the Chalukyas had always existed in constant warfare, spaced by periods of uneasy peace, for decades, due to differences...

• Hakka Raya
• Bukka Raya
• Krishna Deva Raya
• Aliya Rama Raya

Maratha Rulers (1674-1818) ... // Early Life The early life of Bukka (also known as Bukka Raya)as well as his brother Hakka (also known as Harihara Raya) are relatively unknown and most accounts of their early life are based on theories (see the Vijayanagara Empire article to get a more extended description of these... This article needs cleanup. ... Rama Raya, popularly known as Aliya Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. ...

• Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680)
• Sambhaji (1680-1688)
• Emperor Rajaram (1688-1700)
• Queen Tarabai (1700-1707)
• Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj (1707-1712)
• Balaji Vishwanath (1707-1720)
• Peshwa Bajirao I (1720-1740)
• Balaji Bajirao (1740-1761)
• Madhavrao Peshwa (1761-1772)
• Narayanrao Peshwa (1772-1773)
• Raghunath Rao (1773-1774)
• Madhava Rao Narayan (1774-1796)
• Baji Rao II (1796-1818)

Wodeyars of Mysore (1399-1950) Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे भोसले) was the founder of Maratha empire in western India in 1674. ... Sambhaji Raje Bhonsle (Marathi: धर्मवीर संभाजी राजे) (May 14, 1657 – March 11, 1689) was the eldest son of the Maratha king Shivaji, and succeeded him as the Chhatrapati i. ... Shrimant Rajaram Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1670-1700 AD) was the younger son of the first Chattrapati Shivaji, step-brother of the second Chattrapati Sambhaji, and took over the Maratha Empire as the third Chattrapati after his brother was tortured and killed by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1689. ... Tarabai (1675-1761) was a queen of the Maratha Empire in India. ... Shrimant Shahu Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1682-1749) was the fourth ruler of the Maratha Empire created by his grandfather, Chhatrapati Shivaji, and was officially the Raja of Satara (now in state of Maharashtra, India). ... Balaji Vishwanath - (1712 to 1721) In 1712, Shahuji died and his minister or Peshwa, Balaji Vishwanath a Brahmin took over the throne. ... Bajirao (1700-1740), was a powerful 18th century Maratha general. ... Nanasaheb Peshwa (also called Balaji Bajirao )(born 1720 or 1721 - Died 1761) was one of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire. ... Madhavrao Peshwa (born 1745 - died 1772) was the second son of Nanasaheb Peshwa. ... Narayanrao Peshwa(born 1749 - 1773) became the Peshwa(1772-1773) after the death of Madhavrao Peshwa in 1772. ... Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. ...

• Yaduraya (1399 - 1423)
• Hiriya Bettada Chamaraja Wodeyar I (1423 - 1459)
• Thimmaraja Wodeyar I (1459 - 1478)
• Hiriya Chamaraja Wodeyar II (1478 - 1513)
• Hiriya Bettada Chamaraja III Wodeyar (1513 - 1553)
• Thimmaraja Wodeyar II (1553-1572)
• Bola Chamaraja Wodeyar IV (1572 - 1576)
• Bettada Devaraja Wodeyar (1576 - 1578)
• Raja Wodeyar I (1578 - 1617)
• Chamaraja Wodeyar V (1617 - 1637).
• Raja II Wodeyar (1637 - 1638)
• (Ranadhira) Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar I (1638 - 1659)
• Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar (1659 - 1673)
• Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar (1673 - 1704)
• Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar II (1704 - 1714)
• Dodda Krishnaraja Wodeyar (1714 - 1732)
• Chamaraja Wodeyar VI (1732-1734)
• (Immadi)Krishnaraja II Wodeyar (1734 - 1766)
• Nanajaraja Wodeyar (1766-1770)
• Bettada Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1770 - 1776)
• Khasa Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (1766 - 1796)
• (Mummudi) Krishnaraja III Wodeyar (1799 - 1868)
• Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1868 - 1894)
• H.H. Vani Vilas Sannidhana, queen of Chamaraja Wodeyar IX served as regent from 1894 to 1902.
• (Nalvadi) Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1894 - 1940)
• Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur (1940 - 1950).

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• Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva (1799–1816)
• Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816–1847)
• Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881)
• Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1881–1911)
• Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1911–1955) first time
• Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1956–1972)
• Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1972–2001)
• Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001)
• Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001–present) second time

Cambodia Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal (1723 - 1775 A.D.; Nepali: पृथ्वी नारायण शाह), with whom we move into the modern period of Nepals history, was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah (1559 - 1570 A.D.) , the founder of the ruling house of Gorkha. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... ... Gurkha, also spelt as Gorkha, are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Pratap Singh Shah (d. ... ... Year 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Rana Bahadur Shah (1775-1805) was the third King of Nepal. ... Year 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... son of king Rana Bahadur Shah. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Rajendra Bikram Shah (1813-1881) was King of Nepal from 1816 to 1847. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Surendra Bikram Shah was king of Nepal between 1847 and 1881. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (d. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... King Tribhuvan of Nepal. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (June 11, 1920 - January 31, 1972) was king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... — Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (विरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001) was king of Nepal from 1972 until 2001, and the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal (June 27, 1971 – June 4, 2001) was King of Nepal from June 1 to June 4, 2001. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाहदेव; Gyānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva) (born July 7, 1947) has been the King of Nepal since June 4, 2001. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Jayavarman I (7th century)
• Suryavarman I (1002-1050)
• Udayadityavarman II (1050-1066)
• Suryavarman II (1113-1150)
• Dharanindravarman II (1150-1160)

Indonesia Jayavarman I was the first king of the Khmer empire. ... Suryavarman I (Narvanapala la) was king of the Khmer Empire from 1010 to 1050. ... Udayadityavarman II ruled the Angkor Kingdom from 1050 - 1066 A.D. He was the successor of Suryavarman I but not his son: he descended from Yasovaraman Is spouse. ... Suryavarman II depicted in a bas-relief at Angkor Wat. ... Dharanindravarman II (Paramanishkalapada) was king of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160. ...

• Gajah Mada Prime Minister of Majapahit,14th century
• Hayam Wuruk Ruler of Majapahit,14th century
• Sabdapalon Priest, advisor to king of Majapahit, 15th Century
• Jayabaya Ruler of Kediri, 12th Century
• Airlangga Ruler of Kediri

Gajah Mada (?-1364) was Majapahits patih (prime minister) and army leader. ... Hayam Wuruk, also called (after 1350) Rajasanagara, (1334 -1389), was the ruler of the Javanese Hindu state of Majapahit at the time of its greatest power. ... This name is not exist in the Indonesian history. ... Sri Mapanji Jayabaya reigned over the kingdom of Kediri in East Java from 1135 to 1157 AD. He reunified Java after a split that occurred with the death of his predecessor Airlangga. ... Kediri was a Hindu kingdom based in East Java from 1045 to 1221. ... One of the earliest and most important Javanese king, about whom anything is known, was Airlangga, who ruled over Java and Bali in the 11th century. ... Kediri was a Hindu kingdom based in East Java from 1045 to 1221. ...

20th Century

• Lal Krishna Advani : National leader, Modern Iron Man
• Sardar Patel : National leader, Original Iron Man
• Dr. K. B. Hedgewar : National Hindu leader, Founder RSS
• Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar : National leader
• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar : National leader
• Mohandas Gandhi : National leader
• Madhav Nair : Regional spiritual leader
• CN Annadurai, popularly known as Anna, ex-Chief Minister
• Balgangadhar Tilak : National leader
• Bidhan Chandra Roy : Indian politician
• Dayanidhi Maran, Politician; IT & Communications Minister of India
• Deeran Chinnamalai, Indian Freedom Fighter
• Devan Nair, Former President, Singapore
• P. Chidambaram, Politician; Finance Minister of India
• S Dhanabalan, ex-Minister (various portfolios), Singapore
• S Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore
• J Jayalalithaa, ex Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; yesteryears actress
• M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
• T.T. Krishnamachari, Industrialist & India's first Finance Minister
• Mani Shankar Aiyar, Politician; Oil Minister of India
• Murasoli Maran, Politician; ex-Industries Minister of India
• Velupillai Prabhakaran, Chief of the LTTE
• C. Rajagopalachari, Ex-Governor General of India; writer & statesman
• S. Rajaratnam, ex-Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore (Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry)
• M. G. Ramachandran,ex-CM of TN; yesteryears actor
• Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Ex-President, India
• S.R. Nathan, President, Singapore
• E.M.S. Namboothiripad, Communist Leader
• Samy Vellu, works minister, Malaysia
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan : Ex-President, India
• Chidambaram Subramaniam, ex-Steel & Mines Minister of India; Bharat Ratna Awardee & 'Father of the Indian Green Revolution'
• Thanthai Periyar, Popularly known for his rationalism
• Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister of Education, Singapore (Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry)
• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, National Leader
• Jawahar Lal Nehru, First Prime Minister of Independent India.
• N.T.Rama Rao, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu movie actor
• P.V.Narasimha Rao, Former prime minister of India, First Prime minister from south India.
• Vijay R. Singh, Politician; One of the Foundering Fathers of Fiji
• Mahendra Chaudhry, Politician; Prime Minister of Fiji

Military Lal Krishna Advani Lal Krishna Advani (Devanagari: लाल कृष्ण आड़वाणी) also known as Lal Kishenchand Advani (born November 8, 1927/1929, Karachi, Pakistan) was the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) until year-end 2005 and is Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Lok Sabha. ... Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (October 31, 1875–December 15, 1950), popularly referred to as Sardar Patel, was an Indian statesman, an important leader of the Indian National Congress and the deputy Prime Minister in the first cabinet of Independent India. ... Dr. Keshava Baliram Hedgewar (April 1, 1889 - June 21, 1940) was an Indian nationalist. ... M S Golwalkar Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, popularly known as Guruji, was the second sarasanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... Vinayak Damodar Sarvakar Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar (Marathi: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर) (May 28, 1883 – February 27, 1966) was an Indian revolutionary and Hindu nationalist political leader, who is credited with developing a Hindu nationalist political ideology he termed as Hindutva (Hinduness). ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to... C.N.Annadurai (1909 to 1969), popularly called Anna (which means elder brother in Tamil language) was the first non Congress Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Lokmanya Tilak Introduction Bal Gangadhar Tilak (July 2, 1856_August 1, 1920) was a political activist for Indian independence who was imprisoned for his activities. ... Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. ... Dayanidhi Maran (born December 5, 1966, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India) is a member of parliament and also Minister of Communications and IT of Government of India, was elected to India’s 14th Lok Sabha from Madras Central constituency. ... Deeran Chinnamalai was born on April 17, 1756, in Melapalayam, Erode. ... Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C. V. Devan Nair (August 5, 1923–December 6, 2005), was the third President of Singapore and was elected by Parliament on October 23, 1981. ... P. Chidambaram is the finance minister of India in the Congress-led UPA government (2004- present). ... S Dhanabalan was a very important political leader in Singapore in the 1980s. ... Professor S Jayakumar Professor Shunmugam Jayakumar (born August 12, 1939) is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Law of Singapore since 12 August 2004. ... Jayalalitha Jayalalithaa Jayaram or J.Jayalalithaa (born February 24, 1948) is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (since March 2, 2002). ... M.Karunanidhi (Tamil: மு.கருணாநிதி) or Karunanidhi Muthuvel generally referred to as M.K (Tamil: மு.க) and Dr. Kalaignar (கலைஞர்), born on June 3, 1924 in the Tanjore District, (now Tiruvarur) Tamil Nadu, India, is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Mani Shankar Aiyar Mani Shankar Aiyar (born April 10, 1941, Lahore) is a controversial Indian politician. ... Murasoli Maran (1934- November 23,2003) was a prominant Tamil politician, and an important leader of the DMK party which is headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. ... Velupillai Prabhakaran (Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; born November 26, 1954), sometimes referred to as V. Prabhakaran or Pirabaharan or as Thambi, was born in the northern coastal town of Velvettithurai, Sri Lanka to Thiruvenkadam Velupillai and Vallipuram Parvathy. ... Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (Tamil: சக்ரவர்தி ராஜகோபாலாச்சாரி) (b. ... Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (born February 25, 1915, Jaffna, Sri Lanka) is a former Singaporean politician. ... Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran (Tamil: மருதூர் கோபால ராமச்சந்திரன், Malayalam:മരത്തൂര്‍ ഗോപാലന്‍ രാമചന്ദ്രന്‍) (January 17, 1917–December 24, 1987), popularly known as MGR எம்.ஜி.ஆர்., Puracthi Nadigar, Ponmana Chemmal, Makkal Thilakam and Puratchi Thalaivar (Tamil: Revolutionary Leader), was a long time leading Tamil film actor and Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death. ... Ramaswamy Venkataraman (born 4th December 1910) is an Indian political figure. ... Categories: Stub | 1924 births | Tamil people | Singaporean people | Singaporean politicians ... Graet communist leader, who was the first chief minister of Kerala. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (September 5, 1888 – April 17, 1975) is best known as the man who introduced the thinking of western idealist philosophers into Indian thought. ... Chidambaram Subramaniam (commonly known as CS) he belonged to agricultural community. ... Periyar (September 17, 1879–December 24, 1973), also known as E.V. Ramasami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar Ramasami, is a well-known rationalist, atheist, freedom fighter, activist, founder of Dravidar Kazhagam and founder of the Self-respect Movement in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... In epistemology and in its broadest sense, rationalism is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification (Lacey, 286). ... Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Minister for Education in the Singapore Cabinet. ... Vinayak Damodar Sarvakar Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar (Marathi: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर) (May 28, 1883 – February 27, 1966) was an Indian revolutionary and Hindu nationalist political leader, who is credited with developing a Hindu nationalist political ideology he termed as Hindutva (Hinduness). ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू) (November 14, 1889 - May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Teacher) Nehru, was the leader of the (moderately) socialist wing of the Indian National Congress during and after Indias struggle for independence from the British... Sir Vijay Singh Sir Vijay R. Singh is a Fijian lawyer and former politician, who held Cabinet office in the 1970s. ... Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (born 9 February 1942) is the leader of the Fiji Labour Party and currently the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. ...

• General O.P. Malhotra, Ex-Army Chief, Governor of Punjab, Social Worker
• Rakesh Sharma, first Indian astronaut
• Shashindra Pal Tyagi, chief of Indian Air Force
• General S.K.Pillai : Retd Vice Chief of Army and Eminent authority on North East India

General O.P. Malhotra Born on August 6, 1922 in Srinagar (city), Kashmir, General Om Prakash Malhotra was the 11th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. ... Rakesh Sharma is also an Omani cricketer. ... Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi, more commonly known as S P Tyagi is the current chief of the Indian Air Force. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ...

Business Leaders / Top Executives

India

• Aditya Puri : HDFC Chief, Ex Citi Bank CEO
• Rana Talwar : Global CEO Standard Chartered Bank
• Ajay Piramal, chairman, Piramal Enterprises Limited
• Anil Ambani son of Dhirubhai Ambani, Reliance
• Amit Kashyap Chairman, United Hills Ltd.
• Amal Prabhu MD, United Hills Ltd.
• Dewang Mehta, ex-chief of NASSCOM
• Dhirubhai Ambani Founder of Reliance
• Dilip Sanghvi,
• GD Birla, Industrialist, Birla Group
• Jamnalal Bajaj
• Kalanidhi Maran, Media Baron
• Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biotechnology entrepreneur
• Kumar Birla , Multibillionaire, Birla Group
• K Vaman Kamath, ICICI Bank, Ltd
• M. A. Chidambaram, Industrialist
• Mukesh Ambani son of Dhirubhai Ambani, Reliance
• N.R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder Infosys
• S. Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services
• Ramalinga Raju : Satyam Computers
• Saabir Bhatia, founder of HotMail
• Shantanu Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Kirloskar Group
• Shiv Nadar, Chairman & CEO of HCL & Forbes List of Billionaires
• Subrata Roy, Sahara India Parivar
• Sunil Mittal, Bharati Televentures
• Videh Ghanshala, Head - Global Business Development, United Hills Ltd.
• Vijay Mallya, chairman, UB group of companies
• Varun Vijan, Director, United Hills Ltd.
• Akshay Rastogi, Sri Lakshmi Tobacco Company

Overseas Rana Talwar (born 1948) is the son of a bureaucrat. ... Ajay Piramal is an Indian businessman. ... Anil Ambani (born June 4, 1959) is an Indian businessman. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the Indian chamber of commerce that serves as an interface to the Indian Software industry. ... Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932, - 6 July 2002), better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon and founder of Reliance Industries Limited. ... Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla Shri Ghanshyam Das GD Birla (April 10, 1894 - January 11, 1983) was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Birla could refer to Aditya Birla Group of companies Aditya Birla Birla family Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Jamnalal Bajaj (1886 – 1942) was an industrialist, a philanthropist, and Indian freedom fighter. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... (1968-). Indias economic revival benefitted Birlas $6 billion (revenues) global commodities group. ... M. A. Chidambaram (born 1918-10-12 - died 2000-01-19 in Chennai) was an Indian industrialist and cricket administrator. ... Mukesh Ambani is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited, Indias largest private sector company. ... Narayana Murthy at annual general meeting of Infosys N.R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian industrialist, software engineer and the founder of Infosys Technologies. ... Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) is an information technology (IT) company founded in Pune, India in 1981 by N. R. Narayana Murthy. ... S. Ramadorai is CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) During the past 30 years, S. Ramadorai has played an integral role in the international development of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). ... B Ramalinga Raju (born September 16, 1954) is an Indian businessman, and among the pioneers of the Information Technology industry in India. ... Hotmail is a free webmail e-mail service, which is accessible via a web browser. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Subrata Roy is the chairman and managing worker of the Sahara Group of companies based in India. ... Sahara India Pariwar is among Indias largest private enterprises . ... Sunil B. Mittal is a well-known Indian businessman. ... Dr. Vijay Mallya (born December 20, 1955) is a successful Bangalore-based billionaire businessman and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha since 2002) from India. ...

• Lakshmi Mittal : 3rd Richest Man in the World, Richest non-American
• Amar Bose : Founder of Bose Corporation
• Ananda Krishnan : Media Baron, Richest man in Malaysia, ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil
• Bobby Kishore, General Manager Microsoft Corporation
• Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande, founder of Sycamore Networks
• Indra Nooyi : President, PepsiCo
• Rajat Gupta : CEO, McKinsey
• Sanjay Kumar : CEO, Computer Associates International
• Sanjiv Ahuja, CEO, Orange Telecommunications
• Sanjiv Sidhu, founder, i2 Technologies
• Srichanda Hinduja, Hinduja Brothers
• Vinod Khosla : Venture Capitalist, Co-founder Sun Microsystems
• Anurag Dikshit : Founder, PartyGaming.

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (लक्ष्मी निवास मित्तल) (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur, in Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and residing in Kensington, London. ... Amar Bose Amar Gopal Bose (born 1929) is the chairman and founder of Bose Corporation. ... Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan (Tamil: த. ஆனந்தகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1939) is a Malaysian businessman and philanthropist. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is the president and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, the worlds fourth-largest food and beverage company. ... Rajat Kumar Gupta is a former managing director of McKinsey & Company worldwide. ... Sanjay Kumar (born Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1962) is the Chairman & CEO of Computer Associates International. ... Sanjiv Sidhu is the founder and chairman of i2 Technologies The son of a chemical engineer from India left the safety of his lab job at Texas Instruments in 1988 to start i2 Technologies out of his apartment-with no venture capital. ... i2 Technologies is a supply chain management industry company. ... The Hinduja brothers (Srichand, Gopichand and Prakash) are an Indian business family. ... Vinod Khosla Vinod Khosla is an Indian American venture capitalist who is considered one of the most successful and influential personalities in Silicon Valley. ... Anurag Dikshit (born 1973), pronounced dix-it,[1] is a billionaire Indian jobbie businessman. ...

Writers / Poets

Ancient Times to 19th Century

• Auvaiyar, Saivite Saint and Tamil Poet
• Bharathidasan, Tamil Poet & Rationalist
• Dnyaneshwar, Marathi Saint, founder of Varkari Sampradaay
• Eknath, Marathi Saint
• Kalidasa:Great sanskrit poet, wrote the play Sakuntala
• Kambar, Tamil Poet, Translated Ramayana into Tamil
• Namdeo, Marathi Saint
• Ramdas, Marathi Saint
• Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil Poet, Anti-colonialist writer
• Thiruvalluvar, Tamil Author & Poet, Wrote the ancient Tamil treatise Thirukural
• Tholkappiar, Tamil Grammarian, wrote Tholkappiyam over 2000 years ago
• Tulsidas, Hindi Poet, Translated Ramayana into Hindi
• Tukaram, Marathi Saint

20th Century Auvaiyar is a female icon of Tamil literature. ... Bharathidasan (April 29, 1891 - April 1, 1964; also spelt Bharatidasan) was a twentieth century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. ... Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275-1296) (ज्ञानेश्वर in Marathi) (also known as Jnanadeva - ज्ञानदेव or Jnaneshvar - ज्ञानेश्वर) was a 13th century rebel saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state, west India. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are usually depicted as having halos. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Sant Eknath (1533 - 1599) was one of the remarkable saints of Maharashtra, India. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are usually depicted as having halos. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kambar is one of the greatest Tamil poets. ... For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). ... Namdev, (Occasionally: Nam Dev or Saint Namdev) (c. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are usually depicted as having halos. ... Early Life Samarth Ramdas (1608-1681) is considered one of the greatest Hindu saints of Indian history. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are usually depicted as having halos. ... Mahakavi Bharathi 1882-1921 Subramanya Bharathi (December 11, 1882 - September 11, 1921) better known as Mahakavi Bharathiar (Maha Kavi meaning Great Poet) in Tamil, is deemed one of the greatest poets of twentieth-century India. ... Tiruvalluvar was one of the greatest Tamil poets. ... Tiruvalluvar statue at Kanyakumari Tirukkural (திருக்குறள் in Tamil) is an important work of Tamil literature by Tiruvalluvar written in the form of couplets expounding various aspects of life. ... Tholkappiar was the author of the book Tholkappiyam, a book which contains the grammer usage for tamil. ... GosvāmÄ« TulsÄ«dās (1532-1623; DevanāgarÄ«: तुलसीदास) was an Awadhi poet and philosopher. ... For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are usually depicted as having halos. ...

• Aathreya, Telugu Poet & Lyricist
• Rabindranath Tagore : Writer, 1913 Nobel Literature Prize Winner
• V.S. Naipaul : Writer, Nobel Literature Prize Winner
• Aldous Huxley : Novelist, author of Brave New World
• Arun Kolatkar, Modern Poet
• Arundhati Roy, Author, Booker Prize Winner
• Bharati Mukherjee, Author, US
• Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• Christopher Isherwood, Writer
• David Frawley, One of the world's leading authors on Hinduism, Yoga, Ayurveda, and contemporary Indian politics. Dr. Frawley presents authentic Vedic knowledge in the Western world.
• Eknath Easwaran, Keralan-American author
• Gopal Baratham, Singapore writer (also, leading neurosurgeon)
• Harivanshrai Bachchan, Hindi poet, father of Amitabh Bachchan
• Prof. Karmegha Konar, Tamil Poet
• Jayakanthan, Tamil writer, Jnanpith awardee
• Jhumpa Lahiri - Pulitzer Prize winner for "Interpreter of Maladies"
• Kalhana
• Kamala Markandaya, poetess
• Kannadasan, Tamil poet & lyricist, known as kavi arasu (king of poets)
• R.K. Laxman, Famous Indian Cartoonist & Humorist
• Manil Suri novelist
• Mahadevi Verma, Hindi poetess
• Mulk Raj Anand
• Munshi Premchand, Hindi novelist
• Pudhumaipithan, Influential and revolutionary Tamil writer
• P. L. Deshpande, Marathi theatrical personality
• R.K. Narayan, English short-story writer, Malgudi tales
• J.D. Salinger : Novelist
• Som Thakur, Author of "Ek Racha Patal Ki" Hindi Well known Poet
• Shashi Tharoor - Author of The Great Indian Novel besides other books
• Subhash Kak, writer
• Subhash Misra, Author of "Gangasmriti"
• Sumitranandan Pant, Hindi poet
• Vikram Seth, English novelist, poet
• Vayalar Ramavarma - Malayalam poet
• V. D. Karandikar, Marathi Poet
• V. V. Shirwadkar, Marathi Poet, writer, novelist, also called as Kusumagraj
• V. S. Khandekar, Marathi novelist
• Vishwas Patil, Marathi novelist
• Savitri Devi Mukherji - writer and devotee of Adolf Hitler

Aathreya is one of the most celebrated yesteryear lyricists of Telugu films. ... Rabindranath Tagore ( ; Bangla: ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj (syncretic Hindu monotheist) philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Sir V.S. Naipaul Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (born August 17, 1932), better known as V. S. Naipaul, is a British novelist of Hindu heritage and East Indian ethnicity from Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, which was then a British colony. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Brave New World is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. ... Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (1932-2004) is one of the most important and influential poets in the post Independence Indian poetry. ... 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Scientists / Inventors

Ancient Times to 19th Century

• Madhav : (8th century A.D.) - medical text author and systematizer
• Charaka :Indian physician, one of the founders of Ayurveda
• Susruta : Indian surgeon, one of the earliest to perform Plastic Surgery

20th Century Madhav was an 8th century Indian physician who wrote the Nidāna, which soon assumed a position of authority. ... For a village in Greece, see Charaka (Laconia), Greece Charaka, sometimes spelled Caraka, (perhaps 1st or 2nd century) is one of the founders of Ayurveda. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ama (Ayurveda). ... Sushruta was an ancient Indian surgeon (datable to between the 2nd century BCE and about the 2nd century CE) and is the author of the book Sushruta Samhita, in which he describes over 120 surgical instruments, 300 surgical procedures and classifies human surgery in 8 categories. ... Plastic surgery is a specialty that uses surgical techniques to change the appearance and function of patients bodies. ...

• Amartya Sen : Economist, Nobel Prize Winner
• Abhay Ashtekar : — Loop Quantum Gravity Researcher
• Sabeer Bhatia : Co-founder of Hotmail
• Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, 1930 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
• R. Chidambaram, Scientific Adviser to Prime Minister; ex-Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
• Ganapathi Thanikaimoni, Palynologist, French Institute of Pondicherry, awarded the Fyson Prize in Natural Science
• Har Gobind Khorana : Scientist, Nobel Prize Winner
• Jagdish Chandra Bose : Scientist, Developer of Wireless Communication
• Marti Subrahmanyam, Finance Expert; Professor at NYU & Board of Directors of Infosys & ICICI
• C.K. Prahalad, Management Expert; University of Michigan Business School
• V.S. Ramachandran, Neuroscientist; Director Professor at UC San Diego
• S.S. Ratnam, pioneer in Singapore in-vitro fertilisation
• S.R. Ranganathan, Eminent librarian who devised the five laws of library science
• Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan, 20th century Mathematician
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, 1983 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
• Chandrasekhara Raman 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Pradeep K. Chhibber Professor, University of California, Berkeley.
• N.Ramdas Iyer Curator, National Council of Science Museums, India
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Mathematicians

• Yajnavalkya : 1800 BC, the author of the altar mathematics of the Shatapatha Brahmana.
• Lagadha : Author of a 1350 BC text on Vedic astronomy
• Baudhayana : 800 BC
• Manava : 750 BC
• Apastamba : 700 BC
• Aksapada Gautama 550 BC, Logician
• Katyayana 400 BC
• Panini5th century BC
• Pingala 5th century BC
• Bharata Muni 450 BC
• Aryabhata- Astronomer who gave very accurate calculations for astronomical constants, 500
• Varahamihira
• Bhaskara I 620
• Brahmagupta - Helped bring the concept of zero into arithmetic,
• Virahanka(8th century) - Gave explicit rules for the Fibonacci series.
• Shridhara (between 650-850) - Gave a good rule for finding the volume of a sphere.
• Lalla 720-790
• Govindsvamin (9th century)
• Virasena
• Mahavira (9th century)
• Jayadeva(9th century)
• Prithudaka 9th century
• Halayudha10th century
• Aryabhata II 920-1000
• Vateshvara(10th century)
• Brahmadeva 1060-1130
• Sripati 1019-1066
• Gopala - Studied Fibonacci numbers before Fibonacci
• Hemachandra - Also studied Fibonacci numbers before Fibonacci
• Bhaskara- Conceived of Differential Calculus
• Gangesha Upadhyaya 13th century, Logician, Mithila school
• Pakshadhara sone of Gangehsa, Logician, Mithila school
• Shankara Mishra Logician, Mithila school
• Narayana Pandit
• Madhava- Considered the father of mathematical analysis, Founded some concepts of Calculus
• Parameshvara(1360-1455)
• Nilakantha Somayaji - Mathematician and Astronomer
• Mahendra Suri (14th century)
• Shankara Variyar (c. 1530)
• Vasudeva Sarvabhauma 1450-1525, Logician, Navadvipa school
• Raghunatha Shiromani (1475-1550), Logician, Navadvipa school
• Mathuranatha Tarkavagisha c. 1575, Logician, Navadvipa school
• Jyesthadeva
• Jagadisha Tarkalankara c. 1625, Logician, Navadvipa school
• Gadadhara Bhattacharya c. 1650, Logician, Navadvipa school
• Munishvara (17th century)
• Kamalakara (1657)
• Jagannatha Samrat(1730)
• Jagdish Chandra Bose (1858-1937)
• Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920)
• A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar (1892-1953)
• Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
• Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972
• Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974) Mathematical Physicist, famous for Bose-Einstein statistics
• Raj Chandra Bose (1901-1987)
• D.K. Ray-Chaudhuri
• Harish-Chandra (1923-1983)
• C.Radhakrishna Rao
• Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachandran (1922-2001)
• Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930-)
• Shakuntala Devi (1939-)
• Vijay Kumar Patodi (1945-1976)
• Narendra Karmarkar (1957-)
• M.V. Subbarao

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Pingala (पिङ्गल ) is the supposed author of the Chandas shastra (, also Chandas sutra ), a Sanskrit treatise on prosody considered one of the Vedanga. ... Bharata Muni was an ancient Indian writer whose life has been dated differently from the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century Ad. ... Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune. ... Varahamihira (505 – 587) was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer born in Ujjain. ... Bhāskara, or Bhāskara I, (c. ... Brahmagupta (ब्रह्मगुप्त) (598-668) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. ... Virahanka (विरहाङ्क) was an Indian mathematician who lived sometime in the 8th century. ... Shridhara (श्रीधर) was an 8th century Indian mathematician who gave a good rule for finding the volume of a sphere, and also the formula for solving quadratic equations. ... Lalla (720-790) belonged to a family of astronomers. ... 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Hemachandra SurÄ« ({{lang-sa|हेमचन्द्र सूरी) (1089–1172) was an Indian Jaina scholar, poet, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, and contemporary history. ... Bhaskara (1114-1185), also called Bhaskara II and Bhaskara Achārya (Bhaskara the teacher) was an Indian mathematician-astronomer. ... Gangesha Upadhyaya, 13th century, Mithila, established the Navya-Nyaya, New Logic, school. ... Narayana Pandit (नारायण पण्डित) (1340-1400) was a major mathematician of the Kerala school. ... Madhava is another name for Vishnu and appears as the 72nd, 167th and 735th names in the Vishnu sahasranama. ... Parameshvara (परमेश्वर) (1360-1425) was a major mathematician of the Kerala school. ... Nilakantha Somayaji (नीलकण्ठ सोमयाजि) (1444-1544), from Kerala, was a major mathematician and astronomer. ... Mahendra Suri was the author of the astronomical text Yantraraja. ... Shankara Variyar, wrote the celebrated Yuktidipika, a commentary on the Tantra-sangraha of Nilakantha Somayaji. ... Jyesthadeva (1500-1575), born in Kerala, was a major mathematician, and author of the 1501 Yukti-bhasa, which was a survey of Kerala mathematics and astronomy that was unique at the time for its exacting proofs of the theorems it presented. ... Munishvara was a 17th century Indian mathematician who produced accurate sine tables. ... Kamalakara (1616-1700), an Indian astronomer and mathematician, came from a family of famous astronomers. ... Pandita Jagannatha Samrat (1652-1744) was an Indian astronomer and mathematician in the court of Jai Singh. ... Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (Bengali: জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু Jôgdish Chôndro Boshu) (November 30, 1858 – November 23, 1937) was a Bengali physicist from undivided India, who pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar (1892–1953) was a mathematician from India. ... Meghnad Saha (मेघनाथ साहा) (October 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist. ... Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (born June 29, 1893, died June 28, 1972) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. ... Satyendra Nath Bose on an Indian stamp Satyendra Nath Bose /sɐθ.jin. ... In statistical mechanics, Bose-Einstein statistics determines the statistical distribution of identical indistinguishable bosons over the energy states in thermal equilibrium. ... Raj Chandra Bose (June 19, 1901 - October 31, 1987) Indian mathematician and statistician best known for his work in design theory and the theory of error-correcting codes. ... See Harishchandra for the character in Hindu mythology Harish-Chandra (11 October 1923-16 October 1983) was an Indian mathematician, who did fundamental work in representation theory. ... Calyampudi Radhakrishnan Rao (born September 10, 1920) is a famous Indian statistician and currently professor emeritus at Penn State University. ... Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachandran (8 October 1922 - 7 April 2001), is widely acknowledged as one of the most important Indian scientists of the 20th century, best known for creating the Ramachandran Map for understanding peptide structure. ... Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (born 1930) is Marshall Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Computer Science and Industrial Engineering at Purdue University, Indiana, USA. He earned his B.Sc. ... Shakuntala Devi (Born 4 November 1939 in Bangalore, India) is an Indian mathematician often referred to as a human calculator. She came from a Brahmin family in Bangalore, but over the years her father had done a variety of circus acts. ... Vijay Kumar Patodi (1945-1976) made fundamental contributions to topology. ... Narendra K. Karmarkar (b. ...

Musicians / Singers / Dancers

• Abhijeet, singer
• Alka Yagnik, singer
• Asha Bhosle, singer
• Babul Supriyo
• Balamurali krishna
• Crispian Mills, English singer
• Geeta Dutt, singer
• Hemant Kumar, composer and singer
• Hridaynath Mangeshkar, composer
• Ilayaraaja, Famous Tamil Film Songs Composer
• Kannadasan, Famous Tamil Film Songs lyricist
• Kartik Seshadri, sitarist
• Kavita Krishnamurthy
• Kay Kay, singer
• Kishore Kumar, playback singer, actor
• Lata Mangeshkar, singer
• Mahendra Kapoor, singer
• Manna Dey, singer
• Medha Hari, Bharatanatyam dancer
• M.S. Subbulakshmi, Classical (Carnatic) Singer
• Mukesh, singer
• Nitin Sawhney, composer
• O.P. Nayyar, composer
• Rahul Dev Burman, composer
• Ravi, composer
• Ravi Shankar, sitar virtuoso, multiple Grammy winner, mentor to George Harrison
• S.D. Burman, composer
• Sadhana Sargam
• Salil Chowdhury, composer
• Suraiya, singer
• T.N. Krishnan, violinist
• Trilok Gurtu, Percussionist
• Kumar Sanu, Singer
• George Harrison Famous guitarist/song writer former Beatle

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Film Producers / Directors

• Satyajit Ray : Film Director
• Adoor Gopalakrishnan
• Bimal Roy
• Boney Kapoor
• David Dhawan
• Dev Anand
• Gemini Ganesan
• Guru Dutt
• Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• K C Bokadia
• Karan Johar
• Mani Ratnam
• Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born Indian, later American citizen)
• Mrinal Sen
• Raj Kapoor
• Rajkumar Santoshi
• Ram Gopal Varma
• Ritwik Ghatak
• Sai Paranjpe
• Satish Kaushik
• Shekhar Kapoor
• Shyam Benegal
• Subhash Ghai
• Subodh Mukherjee
• Shakti Samanta
• Vishal Bharadwaj
• Yash Chopra

(Bangla:সত্যজিৎ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Indian film director, regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema for his subtle, austere and lyrical style of film-making. ... Adoor Gopalakrishnan standing next to his portrait Adoor Gopalakrishnan (b. ... Bimal Roy (July 12, 1909—January 7, 1966), nicknamed Bimalda, was one of the most successful Hindi film directors of all time. ... Boney Kapoor is an Indian film producer. ... David Dhawan is an Indian film director. ... The current version of the article or section is written like a magazine article instead of the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia. ... Kadhal mannan Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005) was a famous Indian actor. ... Guru Dutt in Pyaasa Guru Dutt (1925 - 1964) was an Indian film director, producer, and actor. ... Hrishikesh Mukherjee is one of the most famous Indian film directors. ... K C Bokadia is an Indian filmmaker. ... Karan Johar (born May 25, 1972 in India) is a son of the late Yash Johar and a popular Indian film director, producer, and TV celebrity. ... Mani Ratnam (born June 2, 1955) is a highly acclaimed Indian film director, writer and producer. ... Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Academy Award-nominated Indian American film writer, director, and producer. ... Mrinal Sen (Bangla: মৄণাল সেন) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. ... Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj Kapūr, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, director, and producer of Bollywood movies (Indian cinema). ... Rajkumar Santoshi is an acclaimed director and producer of Hindi films. ... Ram Gopal Varma (Telugu: రామ్ గొపాల్ వర్మ )(born April 7, 1962) is an Indian film director, writer and film producer from Andhra Pradesh. ... Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Ghatak (1925 - 1976) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker. ... Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director, born 14 December 1934 in Alwal, Hyderabad, British India Andhra Pradesh. ... Subhash Ghai (born January 24, 1943/1945, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian director whose most notable films include Khal Nayak (1994), Pardes (1997) and Taal (1999). ... Subodh Mukherjee (b. ... TRIVIA: Born in Bengal on 13th January 1926. ... Vishal Bharadwaj is an Indian film director, writer and musical composer. ... Yash Chopra (* 27 December 1932) is a writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. ...

Actors / Actresses

• Abhishek Bachchan
• Aftab Shivdasani
• Aishwarya Rai
• Ajay Devgan
• Akshay Khanna
• Akshay Kumar
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Amol Palekar
• Amrish Puri
• Amrita Rao
• Anil Kapoor
• Annu Kapoor
• Aman Verma
• Anupam Kher
• Ashok Kumar
• Asha Parekh
• Aishwarya Rai
• Balraj Sahni
• Ben Kingsley
• Dev Anand
• Diya Mirza
• Govinda
• Gulshan Grover
• Guru Dutt
• Hrithik Roshan
• Jackie Shroff
• Jeetendra
• Juhi Chawla
• Kajol
• Kamal Haasan
• Karan Kapoor - Shashi Kapoor's son
• Kareena Kapoor
• Karisma Kapoor
• Koena Mitra
• R. Madhavan
• Madhuri Dixit
• Mark Zuber
• Manoj Bajpai
• Manoj Kumar
• Mithun Chakraborty
• Mohanlal
• Navin Nischol
• Om Prakash
• Om Puri
• Padma Lakshmi
• Prabhu
• Pran
• Preity Zinta
• Priyanka Chopra
• Raj Kapoor (Actor and Director)
• Raaj Kumar (Hindi actor)
• Rajeev Kapoor
• Rajendra Kumar
• Rajesh Khanna
• Dr. Rajkumar (Kannada actor)
• Rajnikanth
• Rakesh Roshan
• Randhir Kapoor
• Rani Mukherjee
• Rekha
• Rishi Kapoor
• Roshan Seth
• Sanjay Dutt
• Sanjay Kapoor
• Sanjeev Kumar
• Shahid Kapoor
• Shakti Kapoor
• Shammi Kapoor
• Shashi Kapoor
• Shatish Kaushik
• Shatrughan Sinha
• Shilpa Shetty
• Sivaji Ganesan
• Sunil Dutt
• Sunil Shetty
• Suresh Gopi
• Sushmita Sen
• Tusshar Kapoor
• Urmila Matondkar
• Utpal Dutt
• Uttam Kumar
• Vinod Khanna
• Vinod Mehra
• Vivek Oberoi

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Amrish Lal Puri (June 22, 1932 – January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor who appeared primarily in Bollywood movies. ... Amrita Rao (IPA: ) (born 17 June 1981) is an Indian model, and an actress in Bollywood. ... Anil Kapoor is a popular Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies. ... Aman Yatan Verma, is an established TV show anchor and an actor. ... Anupam Kher (Hindi: अनुपम खेर), born March 7, 1955, is an actor in Hindi films in India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Asha Parekh in Upkar (1967) Asha Parekh (born October 2, 1942) was the top female star in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973 and continues to hold the record for starring in the maximum number of hit films. ... Aishwarya Rai (Tulu-Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ರೈ, DevanāgarÄ«: ऐश्वर्या रय, IPA: ), also known as Ash, is an Indian actress. ... Balraj Sahni in Do Bigha Zamin. ... 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Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee (Bengali: কাজল দেবগন Kajol Debgôn, Marathi: काजोल देवगण, IPA: , ITRANS: kAjol), born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India) popularly known as Kajol, is a Bollywood actress. ... Kamal Haasan (Tamil : கமல்ஹாசன்) (born November 7, 1954, in Paramakkudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is a highly acclaimed and highly versatile Indian film actor whose work is mainly based in the south Indian film industry. ... Famous Karan Kapoor Movies: 1986 LOHA: Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha 1986 SULTANAT: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Sridevi ... Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed Bebo is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. ... Karisma Kapoor, nicknamed Lolo (born 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, India) is a popular Indian actress who has worked in many successful Bollywood movies. ... Koena Mitra, b 1985 in Kolkata, India, is an actress in the Bollywood film industry. ... R. Madhavan (Tamil: மாதவன்) (b. ... Madhuri Dixit (Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित) pronunciation: or ) (born as Madhuri Shankar Dixit in a Maharashtrian Chitpavan Brahmin family on May 15, 1967) is an Indian Bollywood actress. ... Manoj Bajpai Manoj Bajpai is a Bollywood actor. ... Manoj Kumar (born July 24, 1937) is an Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. ... Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (Bangla: মিথুন চক্রবর্তী Mithun Chôkroborti) (June 16, 1947) (born Gouranga Chakraborty) is an award-winning Bengali Indian actor. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... NAVIN NISCHOL A very popular Hindi film actor who made his debut with the film Sawan Bhadon. ... Om Prakash (19 December 1919; Lahore – 12 February 1998; Mumbai) was an Indian character actor active starting in 1947. ... Om Puri Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian actor of Hindi movies. ... Padma Lakshmi (b. ... Prabhu Prabhu is a famous Indian actor. ... Pran Sikand (born 12 February 1920), best known as Pran, is a veteran Bollywood actor. ... Preity Zinta (Hindi: प्रीति ज़िंटा, Urdu: پریتی زینتا Pronunciation: born 31 January 1975 [1] is an Indian actress who appears in popular Bollywood movies. ... Priyanka Chopra (pronunciation: / , Hindi:प्रियंका चोपड़ा, born July 18, 1982 is a Bollywood film actress and Miss World 2000. ... Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj KapÅ«r, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, director, and producer of Bollywood movies (Indian cinema). ... Raaj Kumar (October 8, 1926 - July 3, 1996) was an actor in Hindi films. ... Rajendra kumar was the bollywod icon of the 60s and 70s. ... Rajesh Khanna (Born Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942 in Amritsar) is an Indian Bollywood actor. ... Dr. Rajkumar (Kannada:ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್‌, Real Name: Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju Kannada:ಸಿಂಗನಲ್ಲೂರು ಪುಟ್ಟಸ್ವಾಮಯ್ಯ ಮುತ್ತುರಾಜು, April 24, 1929—April 12, 2006) is the most popular actor in Kannada film industry. ... Rajnikanth (Tamil: ரஜினிகாந்த், Marathi: रजनीकांत, Kannada: ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್), real name Sivaji Rao Gaekwad (Tamil: சிவாஜி ராவ் காயகவாட், Marathi: शिवाजीराव गायकवाड, Kannada: ಶಿವಾಜಿ ರಾವ್ ಗಾಯಕ್ವಾಡ್) (born December 12, 1949 in Karnataka, India)[1], is the highest paid actor [2] in India and the top rated popular South Indian film actor. ... Rakesh Roshan (Hindi: राकेश रोशन, Urdu: راکیش روشن) (born Rakesh Roshanlal Nagrath on September 6, 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India) is a producer and director of and former actor in Bollywood films. ... Randhir Kapoor is a bollywood actor of yesteryear. ... Rani Mukherjee Hindi: ) (also known as Rani Mukerji), born March 21, 1978 in Bengal, India) is a popular Bollywood actress. ... Rekha (born October 10, 1954) is a well-known Bollywood actress. ... Rishi Kapoor in Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Rishi Kapoor (born September 4, 1952 in Mumbai) is an Indian Bollywood actor. ... Roshan Seth (born 17 August 1942) is a British-Indian actor. ... Sanjay Dutt (born July 29, 1959) is one of the top actors in Bollywood . ... Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor (born 17 October 1965 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actor and the brother of actor Anil Kapoor and producer Boney Kapoor and brother-in-law of actress Sridevi. ... Sanjeev Kumar (July 9, 1938 – November 6, 1985) was an Indian actor in Bollywood movies. ... Shahid Kapoor (Hindi: शाहिद कपूर, Urdu: شاہد کپور) born February 25, 1981 in Mumbai, India is a Bollywood actor and model. ... Shakti Kapoor is one of the most comic actors to grace the Bollywood screen. ... Shammi Kapoor in Kashmir Ki Kali (1964) Shammi Kapoor (born October 21, 1931) is an actor in Hindi films. ... Shashi Kapoor in Sharmilee (1971) Shashi Kapoor (born Balbirraj Kapoor March 18, 1938) in Calcutta, is one of Indias greatest actors and a member of the famous Kapoor Family (film), an influential film dynasty in Indias Bollywood cinema. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Shilpa Shetty (Tulu: ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) (born 8 June 1975) is a four-time Filmfare Award-nominated Indian film actress, model, AIDS activist and PETA supporter. ... Ganesan in Thayaipola Pillai Noolaipola Selai, 1959 Sivaji Ganesan (சிவாஜி கணேசன்) (October 1, 1927 - July 21, 2001) was a famous Indian actor and politician. ... Sunil Dutt (June 6, 1929 - May 25, 2005), born Balraj Dutt was an Indian Bollywood actor and politician. ... Sunil Shetty (born 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor. ... Suresh Gopi is an acclaimed actor in Malayalam cinema, who is famous for his roles in police dramas. ... Sushmita Sen (Bengali: সুশ্মিতা সেন Shushmita Shen, Hindi, सुश्मिता सेन, SuÅ›mitā Sen) was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. ... Tusshar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor. ... Urmila Matondkar(Marathi:उर्मिला मातोंडकर) (born on February 4, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a Bollywood actress. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Uttam Kumar (Bangla: উত্তম কুমার ) (3 September 1926 - 24 July 1980) was a famous Bengali actor. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Vinod Mehra is an Indian actor, who did most of his films from 1970 to 1996 . ... Vivek Anand Oberoi or Viveik Oberoi, (born September 3, 1976 in Hyderabad, India), is a Bollywood actor. ...

Activists

• Vandana Shiva : Noted Environmentalist, critic of Globalisation
• Medha Patkar : Noted Environmentalist, Opponent of Narmada Dam
• Sunil Gulati : Current president of the United States Soccer Federation
• Sandeep Pandey:Social Reformer.

Vandana Shiva, PhD (b. ... Medha Patkar(Marathi:मेधा पाटकर) is a social activist from India. ... Sunil Kumar Gulati (born July 30, 1959, in Allahabad, India) is the current president of the United States Soccer Federation or USSF and President of Kraft Soccer for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. ... Sandeep Pandey has repeatedly called America the biggest evil power on earth[1] and the biggest terrorist state. ...

Others

• Chotta Rajan : Underworld kingpin who picked up fight with International Muslim Terrorist and Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim
• Varadharajan Mudaliar, known as Vardha Bhai; former prominent underworld kingpin. The Tamil film Nayagan and Hindi film 'Nayakan' (Starring Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dikshit, Feroz Khan and Tinoo Anand) are based on his life.
• Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler and forest brigand

Chotta Rajan (Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje) was a key aide and lieutenant of Dawood Ibrahim. ... India Today Cover Koose Muniswamy Veerappan (c. ...

Others [1] who believed in or were influenced by Hinduism

• Warren Hastings : British, first governor general of British india
• Bertrand Russell : British Philosopher
• Ralph Waldo Emerson : Author, American Transcendentalist
• Amos Bronson Alcott : Author, American Transcendentalist
• Edwin Arnold : British Poet, Journalist
• David Bohm : American Quantum Physicist
• Niels Bohr : Danish Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner
• Joseph Campbell : American Professor, writer, orator
• Fritjof Capra : Austrian born, American Physicist, author Tao of Physics
• Brendan Clune : 18th century American composer and philanderer
• Victor Cousin : French philosopher
• Alain Danielou : French writer
• Paul Deussen : German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar, Influenced by Schopenhauer, friend of Nietzsche and Vivekananda.
• Will Durant : American philosopher and writer
• T. S. Eliot : Anglo-American author, Nobel Prize winner
• Rene Guenon : French philosopher
• Johann Gottfried Herder : German poet, critic, theologian, philosopher, and romanticist
• Herman Hesse : German author, Nobel Prize winner
• Wilhelm von Humboldt : German linguist, government functionary, foreign diplomat, philosopher, founder of Humboldt Universität
• William Jones (philologist): British philologist, discoverer of the Indo-European languages family
• Carl Jung : Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytical Psychology
• KRS One : American rapper
• Herman Melville : American author, poet
• Jules Michelet : French historian
• Yehudi Menuhin : Violinist, exposed many Westerners to Yoga
• Max Muller : German Orientalist, created the discipline of comparative religion
• Friedrich Nietzsche : German philosopher, philologist, Atheist and psychologist
• Pythagoras : Ionian mathematician and philosopher, formulated the Pythagorean theorem
• Robert Oppenheimer : American physicist, Father of the Atomic Bomb
• Romain Rolland : French writer, Nobel Prize Winner
• George William Russell : Irish nationalist, critic and poet
• Carl Sagan : American astronomer, science popularizer, Promoted SETI
• Carlos Santana : Musician
• Arthur Schopenhauer : German Philosopher
• Erwin Schrödinger : Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize winner
• Albert Schweitzer : German theologian, philosopher, physician, Nobel Prize winner
• George Bernard Shaw : Irish playwright, satirist, vegetarian, Nobel Prize winner
• Huston Smith  : Preeminent American religious studies scholars, wrote The Religions of Man
• Isaac Tigrett : Entrepreneur, Founder of Hard Rock Cafe
• Leo Tolstoy : Russian novelist, reformer, pacifist, moral thinker, vegetarian
• Arnold Joseph Toynbee : British historian
• Mark Twain : American humorist, writer and lecturer.
• Ludwig van Beethoven : German composer of classical music
• Henry David Thoreau : Author, American Transcendentalist
• Paul Verlaine : French poet
• HG Wells : British Science-Fiction writer, vegetarian
• John Archibald Wheeler : American theoretical physicist
• Alfred North Whitehead : British-American philosopher, physicist and mathematician
• Walt Whitman : American poet and humanist
• William Butler Yeats : Irish poet, dramatist, mystic, public figure, Nobel Prize winner
• Houman Younessi : Iranian-born Australian-American scientist, activist
• George Harrison : Gutarist, Singer and former Beatles member

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Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888–January 4, 1965) was a poet, dramatist and literary critic, whose works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, and Four Quartets, are considered major achievements of twentieth century Modernist poetry. ... René Guénon (aka Sheikh Abd Al Wahid Yahya) (1886-1951) was a French-born author, philosopher, and social critic of the early 20th century. ... Johann Gottfried Herder Johann Gottfried von Herder (August 25, 1744 – December 18, 1803), German poet, critic, theologian, and philosopher, is best known for his influence on authors such as Goethe and the role he played in the development of the larger cultural movement known as romanticism. ... Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. ... 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References

• A Tribute to Hinduism - a site dedicated to the achievements and current issues of Hinduism, and has a good collection of quotes from famous personalities, Hindus and non-Hindus alike
• Adherents.com

See also

• List of people by belief

These are articles that list people of a particular religious or political belief. ...

External links

• HinduWiki.Com - A collaborated wiki web site covering all aspects of Hinduism.