Habib Tanvir biography: born in Raipur in 1923, the playwright and director founded Naya Theatre and made the folk actors of Chhattisgarh…
Vinod Kumar Shukla biography: born in Rajnandgaon in 1937, the Hindi poet and novelist of Naukar ki Kameez won the Jnanpith Award…
Ajit Jogi biography: born in 1946, the former IAS officer became the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in 2000 and remained a…
Vishnu Deo Sai biography: born in 1964, the tribal leader from Jashpur has been Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh since December 2023.
Bhupesh Baghel biography: born in 1961, the Congress leader from Durg was Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023 and is…
Pawan Kumar Chamling biography: born in 1950, he was Chief Minister of Sikkim for more than 24 years, the longest tenure of…
Somdev Devvarman biography: born in 1985 into a Tripuri family, the tennis player won two US college titles and singles gold at…
S. D. Burman biography: born into the royal family of Tripura in 1906, he became one of Hindi cinema's greatest music directors,…
Mamang Dai biography: born at Pasighat in 1957, the poet and novelist from Arunachal Pradesh won the Sahitya Akademi Award for The…
Lalduhoma biography: born in 1949, the former IPS officer who once guarded Indira Gandhi led the Zoram People's Movement to victory and…
Laldenga biography: born in 1927, the founder of the Mizo National Front led a twenty-year insurgency and then signed the 1986 accord…
Neiphiu Rio biography: born in 1950, the Angami Naga leader is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Nagaland, now in his fifth term.
