Famous Personalities Of India

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  1. 3. was known as the flying sikh, an indian track and field sprinter while serving in the army.
  2. 6. was an indian writer known for his work set in the fictious south indian town. he was a leading writer in early indian literature.
  3. 8. was knwown as chand was a major in the indian army and one of the greatest field hockey player in history.
  4. 9. Independence activist and author, and is the first and the longest-serving Prime Minister of India.
  5. 11. playback singer started her career in the 1940s and had sung songs in over 36 languages, she passed away in the age of 93 in 2022.
  6. 13. is known as one of the greatest opening bat men of all time. He has a stadium named on him in Kentucky, USA
  7. 14. is recognised as the "founding father of the Republic of India.
  8. 15. Having debuted in 1989, played 664 international cricket matches in a career spanning over two decades. He holds various cricket records including the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries.
  9. 17. is an indian actor, film producer, television host, and former politician, but most famous in the indian cinemas, he is regarded as the most influential actors during the 70s and 80s.
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  1. 1. was a Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation.
  2. 2. was an indian playback singer and actior he is widely regarded as the most dynamic singers in the hisory of indian music.
  3. 4. is an indian reformer cricket. he was named by wisden as the indian cricketer of the century in 2002. His biopic is recently released in 2022.
  4. 5. Aerospace and defence scientist and, was involved in the development of India's first satellite launch vehicle.
  5. 7. Widely known as the "Iron Man of India", was an independence activist and first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
  6. 10. an Indian nationalist from bengal whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians.
  7. 12. Parliamentarian for over four decades, was elected nine times to the Lok Sabha, twice to the Rajya Sabha and served as the Prime Minister of India for three terms and was a great poet who also wrote the famous poem "Ek Baras Beet Gaya".
  8. 16. Known as the "Iron Lady of India", was the Prime Minister of India during 1966–77 and 1980–84. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, her government supported Bangladesh Liberation War.