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Lists of Indian people are lists of people from India. They are grouped by various criteria, including ethnicity, states and union territories and city. Part of a series of articles on Indian people Motto: Jai Hind People Lists of Indian people History Indian independence movement Quit India Movement Culture Architecture Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Festivals Literature Music Sports Languages ...
Dadasaheb Phalke Award named after him for lifetime contribution to cinema and is the highest official recognition for film personalities in the country [62] Girish Karnad, film director who received India's top literary prize, the Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri in 1974 and Padma Bhushan in 1992 [63]
This is a list of notable Indian entrepreneurs. Name Associated company Achyuta Samanta: KIIT Group of Institutions: Ajay Piramal, Swati Piramal: Piramal Enterprises Ltd:
Chokhamela, poet and saint from Maharashtra, India during 13th–14th century [81] [82] Ravidas, Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th–16th century CE. [83] Harichand Thakur, established the Matua sect of Vaishnavite Hinduism [84] Swami Achhootanand, 20th century Indian social reformer, established the Adi Hindu ...
Narendra Singh Negi – Indian folk singer; Chander Singh Rahi, prominent folk singer and researcher from Uttarakhand. Fondly described as the “Bhishma Pitamah of Uttarakhand folk music” Pritam Bhartwan – Indian folk singer; Jubin Nautiyal, Indian singer; Neha Kakkar, Indian singer; Sonu Kakkar, Indian singer; Pratyul Joshi, Indian singer
Radhika Coomaraswamy (1953–), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict; Roy Padayachie (1950–2012), Minister of Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa; also served in the economics desk of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and as deputy head of local government portfolio; consultant to UNICEF, UNESCO and the ...
Pradip Baijal (born c.1944), IAS and former chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) [11] Sri Niwas, (1946–2012) geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate; Vinita Gupta (born 1949), founder, CEO of Quick Eagle Networks and first Indian-origin-woman to take her company public [12] Anirudh Agarwal (born 1949), Indian character ...
Name Occupation Known As Jalaram Bapa: Hindu Saint Jogi Jalaram, Jalaram Bapa Mahatma Gandhi: Politician, writer, philosopher, lawyer: Independence activist and Father of the Nation of India: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Politician, lawyer: Indian Freedom Fighter, First Home Minister Of India, Loh Purush (Iron man of India) Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik