C. Subramaniam: Green Revolution Minister and Bharat Ratna Recipient
C. Subramaniam (1910–2000) was Union Minister for Food and Agriculture at the start of the Green Revolution, later Finance and Defence Minister,…
C. Subramaniam (1910–2000) was Union Minister for Food and Agriculture at the start of the Green Revolution, later Finance and Defence Minister,…
Mahadev Govind Ranade biography: born in 1842, the judge, reformer and economist from Maharashtra helped found the Indian National Congress and was…
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad biography: born in Mecca in 1888, the scholar and Congress president became independent India's first Education Minister and…
Fali Nariman biography: born in Rangoon in 1929, the constitutional lawyer argued many of the Supreme Court's landmark cases over seven decades…
Jyotirao Phule biography: born in 1827, the reformer from Pune opened a school for girls in 1848 with his wife Savitribai and…
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Dhondo Keshav Karve biography: born in 1858, Maharshi Karve married a widow, opened a home for widows near Pune and founded India's…
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay biography: born in 1903, the freedom fighter and socialist led the revival of India's handicrafts, handlooms and theatre after independence.
Vinoba Bhave biography: born in 1895, Gandhi's spiritual heir walked across India for thirteen years asking landowners to give land to the…
Bindeshwar Pathak (1943–2023) founded Sulabh International in 1970, promoted low-cost toilets and campaigned against manual scavenging, and received the Padma Bhushan and…
Sunderlal Bahuguna biography: born in Tehri Garhwal in 1927, the Gandhian environmentalist carried the message of the Chipko movement across the Himalaya…