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B. R. Ambedkar was voted the "Greatest Indian". The Greatest Indian was a poll sponsored by Reliance Mobile and conducted by Outlook magazine, in partnership with CNN-IBN and The History Channel. The poll was conducted from June to August 2012, with the winner, B. R. Ambedkar, announced on 11 August. A program associated with the poll aired ...
Rabindranath Tagore was the first person of Indian origin and also first Asian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize. [1] He received the prize for Literature in 1913.. The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed on "those who conferred the greatest benefit on humankind" in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences, [A ...
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]
The Iron man of India, he fought for independence and Unified India into one sovereign Nation . Sarojini Naidu: An activist, she called for independence in her writing and was a major figure of the civil disobedience movement. Shambhu Dutt Sharma: A former British Indian Army officer, he joined the Quit India Movement in 1942. Shivaram Rajguru
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 ...
Deepika Kumari - Indian athlete who competes in archery status, currently ranked number 1 in the world. Madhumita Kumari - won the Silver Medal Asian Games 2018 in the Women's compound archery team event. Laxmirani Majhi; Purnima Mahato - won the Indian national archery championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
The Bandit Queen of India: 2006: L. K. Advani: My Country My Life: 2008: V. R. Krishna Iyer: Wandering in Many Worlds: 2009: Abhinav Bindra: A Shot at History: 2011: I K Gujral: Matters of Discretion: 2011: Arjun Singh: A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time: 2012: Hay House Verghese Kurien: The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance: 2012 ...
The following article is a list of Indian scientists spanning from Ancient to Modern India, who have had a major impact in the field of science and technology. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.