Mallikarjun Mansur biography: born in 1910 near Dharwad, the khayal singer of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana was a master of rare ragas who…
Alla Rakha biography: born in Jammu in 1919, the tabla master accompanied Ravi Shankar across the world and was the father and…
Vilayat Khan biography: born in 1928 into a family of sitar players, he made the instrument sing like the human voice and…
Ranjitsinhji biography: born in Kathiawar in 1872, the prince who played Test cricket for England changed the art of batting, and India's…
Lala Amarnath biography: born in 1911, he scored India's first Test century on his debut in 1933 and was the first captain…
C. K. Nayudu biography: born in 1895, the hard-hitting batsman was India's first Test captain in 1932 and the country's first cricketing…
Vijender Singh biography: born in Haryana in 1985, the boxer won India's first Olympic medal in the sport at Beijing in 2008…
Koneru Humpy biography: born in 1987, India's first woman grandmaster to reach the world's top two has twice been Women's World Rapid…
Mirabai Chanu biography: born in Manipur in 1994, the weightlifter won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, a world title in 2017 and…
Anil Kumble biography: born in Bangalore in 1970, the leg-spinner took 619 Test wickets, the most by an Indian, and all ten…
Harmanpreet Kaur biography: born in Moga in 1989, the hard-hitting batter captained India to its first Women's World Cup title in 2025.
P. R. Sreejesh biography: born in Kerala in 1988, the goalkeeper won Olympic bronze medals at Tokyo and Paris and is known…
