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Sir Chhotu Ram Biography: Early Life, Unionist Party, Laws for Punjab’s Farmers, Bhakra Dam and Legacy
Sir Chhotu Ram biography: born in 1881 in a Rohtak village, the Unionist minister passed the laws that freed Punjab's peasants from…
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C. D. Deshmukh Biography: Early Life, ICS, First Indian RBI Governor, Finance Minister and Legacy
C. D. Deshmukh biography: born in 1896, he was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Minister…
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K. Kamaraj Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Kingmaker and Legacy
K. Kamaraj biography: born in 1903, the school dropout who became Chief Minister of Madras opened thousands of schools, started free midday…
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C. Subramaniam Biography: Early Life, Green Revolution, Union Minister, Bharat Ratna and Legacy
C. Subramaniam biography: born in 1910, the Union Food and Agriculture Minister of 1964–67 took the political decisions that launched India's Green…
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Mahadev Govind Ranade Biography: Early Life, Judge, Social Reform, Indian Economics and Legacy
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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Dadabhai Naoroji Biography: Early Life, Drain Theory, First Indian MP in Britain, Congress and Legacy
Dadabhai Naoroji biography: born in 1825, the Grand Old Man of India showed how British rule drained India's wealth and was the…
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, India’s First Education Minister and Legacy
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad biography: born in Mecca in 1888, the scholar and Congress president became independent India's first Education Minister and…
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Fali Nariman Biography: Early Life, Legal Career, Landmark Cases, Emergency Resignation and Legacy
Fali Nariman biography: born in Rangoon in 1929, the constitutional lawyer argued many of the Supreme Court's landmark cases over seven decades…
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Jyotirao Phule Biography: Early Life, First School for Girls, Satyashodhak Samaj, Gulamgiri and Legacy
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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Baba Amte Biography: Early Life, Anandwan, Work for Leprosy Patients, Narmada Movement and Legacy
Baba Amte biography: born in 1914 to a landowning family, he founded Anandwan in 1949 and spent his life restoring dignity and…
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Dhondo Keshav Karve Biography: Early Life, Widow Remarriage, Women’s Education, SNDT University and Bharat Ratna
Dhondo Keshav Karve biography: born in 1858, Maharshi Karve married a widow, opened a home for widows near Pune and founded India's…
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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, Revival of Indian Handicrafts and Legacy
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay biography: born in 1903, the freedom fighter and socialist led the revival of India's handicrafts, handlooms and theatre after independence.