Bal Thackeray biography: born in 1926, the cartoonist who founded the Shiv Sena in 1966 dominated the politics of Mumbai and Maharashtra…
Eknath Shinde biography: born in 1964, the former auto-rickshaw driver from Thane split the Shiv Sena in 2022 and was Chief Minister…
D. K. Shivakumar biography: born in 1962, the Congress leader from Kanakapura became Chief Minister of Karnataka in June 2026 after three…
Uddhav Thackeray biography: born in 1960, the son of Bal Thackeray led the Shiv Sena, was Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019…
C. Rajagopalachari biography: born in 1878, 'Rajaji' was the last Governor-General of India, twice head of the Madras government, founder of the…
Gopal Krishna Gokhale biography: born in 1866, the moderate Congress leader and founder of the Servants of India Society was the man…
Lala Lajpat Rai biography: born in Punjab in 1865, the 'Punjab Kesari' was a leader of the freedom movement who died after…
Jagmeet Singh biography: born in Ontario in 1979 to Punjabi Sikh parents, he led Canada's New Democratic Party from 2017 to 2025,…
Bobby Jindal biography: born in 1971 to Punjabi immigrants, he was Governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016, the first Indian American…
Zohran Mamdani biography: born in Kampala in 1991 to Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani, he became Mayor of New York City on…
António Costa biography: born in Lisbon in 1961 to a father of Goan origin, he was Prime Minister of Portugal for eight…
Leo Varadkar biography: born in Dublin in 1979 to an Indian father and Irish mother, he was twice Taoiseach of Ireland, the…
