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India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which itself takes its name from the Indus River. [1] The name was used for India Wilkes, a character in the novel and film Gone with the Wind. [2] Its use for girls in England began during the British rule in India during the 19th century.
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 ...
M. Visvesvarayya – Bharat Ratna, in 1955, Indian civil engineer, statesman, Diwan of Mysore C. N. R. Rao – Bharat Ratna (2014) Indian Institute of Science (Material Sciences) Bharat Ratna (2014) H Narasimhaiah – Indian physicist, educator, writer, freedom fighter and rationalist Padma Bhushan (1984)
Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata [1] Bolivia – Simón Bolívar; Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva; Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo) Cook Islands – Captain James Cook; Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
Dadasaheb Phalke, producer and Father of Indian Cinema.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 ...
This is a list of notable people from Delhi, India ... Mukesh (1923–1976), Indian playback singer from 1940s-1970s Hindi cinema; Bif Naked (born 1971), ...
Sone Lal Patel, Indian politician; Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel, man behind the Milk Movement (Amul) of India; Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950), Indian politician, first Deputy Prime Minister of India (1947–1950) Vedant Patel, deputy spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State; Vinod Patel, Fiji-Indian politician; Vinubhai Patel, Fiji-Indian ...
Michael Madhusudan Dutt - famous Bengali poet and dramatist [50] Toru Dutt - Bengali translator and poet in English and French; Narayan Waman Tilak, Marathi poet; Sarah Joseph. Is an Indian novelist and short story writer in Malayalam. Thomas Joseph, Was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Badal Sircar, Bengali playwright; Mario Miranda ...