Sheikh Abdullah biography: born in 1905, the Lion of Kashmir led the movement against the Maharaja, backed accession to India in 1947…
Ahilyabai Holkar (1725-1795) ruled the Holkar domain of Malwa from 1767, governed from Maheshwar and is credited with temples at Kashi, Somnath…
Devi Lal (1914–2001), known as Tau, led a farmers' movement in Haryana, was twice Chief Minister, and was Deputy Prime Minister of…
Mulayam Singh Yadav biography: born in 1939, the wrestler turned teacher founded the Samajwadi Party, was three times Chief Minister of Uttar…
M. G. Ramachandran biography: born in 1917, the Tamil film hero known as MGR founded the AIADMK and was Chief Minister of…
Hamid Ansari biography: born in 1937, the career diplomat was Vice-President of India for two full terms from 2007 to 2017, the…
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923–2010) was three times Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Vice-President of India from 2002 to 2007, and lost the…
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy biography: born in 1913, the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh lost the presidency in 1969 and was elected…
V. V. Giri biography: born in 1894, the trade union leader became the fourth President of India in 1969, the only person…
Gulzarilal Nanda biography: born in 1898, the Gandhian labour leader was twice acting Prime Minister of India, after the deaths of Nehru…
Govind Ballabh Pant biography: born in 1887 in the Kumaon hills, he was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, abolished zamindari…
Zakir Husain biography: born in 1897, the educationist who helped found Jamia Millia Islamia became the third President of India in 1967…
