Murli Manohar Joshi

Murli Manohar Joshi

male
Murli Manohar Joshi was the Union Human Resources Development minister of India in the NDA government. Joshi is a leading member of the BJP. He was...
Firaq Gorakhpuri

Firaq Gorakhpuri

male, deceased (1982)
Raghupati Sahay 'Firaq' Gorakhpuri (1896-1982) was one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets. He was born in Gorakhpur in a Kayastha family....
Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

male
Pankaj Mishra was born in North India in 1969. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce from Allahabad University before earning his...
Ram Chandra Shukla

Ram Chandra Shukla

male, 84 years old
Ram Chandra Shukla is an Indian painter and art critic. He resides in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he continues his art work. Ram Chandra...
William Muir

William Muir

male, deceased (1905)
Sir William Muir, was a Scottish Orientalist. He was born at Glasgow and educated at Kilmarnock Academy, at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, and...
Udit Raj

Udit Raj

male, 51 years old
Udit Raj (born Ram Raj 1st January 1958, Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh) was born into a low caste Hindu family, and studied for BA at Allahabad...

Satyendra Narayan Sinha

male, deceased (2006)
Satyendra Narayan Sinha (also transliterated as Satyendra Narayan Singh) (born July 12 1917) was an Indian politician, participant in the Indian...
Megh Nad Saha

Megh Nad Saha

male, deceased (1956)
Megh Nad Saha (October 6 1893 - February 16 1956) was a Bengali Indian astrophysicist. He was born on 6 October, 1893 in Shaoratoli village near...
Neem Karoli Baba

Neem Karoli Baba

male, deceased (1973)
Shri Neem Karoli Baba or Shri Neeb Karori Baba, also known to followers as Maharajji, was a Hindu guru and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman....
Gopinath Kaviraj

Gopinath Kaviraj

male, deceased (1976)
Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 - 12 June 1976) was a Sanskrit scholar and philosopher. Kaviraj was the posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, a...