Baldev Singh

Baldev Singh

male, deceased (1961)
from Rupnagar, punjabi, Sikh, activist, Revolutionary movement for Indian independence, British rule in India…FirstIndianCabinet, Indian independence movement, Indian
Baldev Singh was an Indian Sikh political leader, he was an Indian independence movement leader and first Defence Minister of India. Moreover, he...
Jagjivan Ram

Jagjivan Ram

male, deceased (1986)
Indian, freedom fighter, activist, Hindu, politician, President of the Indian National Congress…FirstIndianCabinet, Indian Parliament
Jagjivan Ram (Devanāgarī: जगजीवन राम, known popularly as Babuji was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the backward classes of...
B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar

male, deceased (1956)
Hinduism-related controversy, University of Mumbai alumni, convert to Buddhism, From Vadodara, indian caste system, activist…FirstIndianCabinet, Indian constitution, Indian
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a Buddhist revivalist, Indian jurist, scholar and Bahujan political leader who is the chief architect of the Indian...
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

male, deceased (1950)
From Gujarat, Indian independence movement, Vallabhbhai Patel, Home Minister, non-violent, Princely states…FirstIndianCabinet, Indian, Indian National Congress, President of the Indian National Congress, Indian Princely States
Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 - 15 December 1950) was a political and social leader of India who played a major role in the country's struggle...
Abul Kalam Azad

Abul Kalam Azad

male, deceased (1958)
minister of education, partition of India, Islamic scholar, Hindu-Muslim, journalist, Urdu…Indian National Congress, Indian, FirstIndianCabinet, Indian independence movement, Indian nationalism
Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed (11 November 1888 - 22 February 1958) was an Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence...
Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Syama Prasad Mookerjee

male, deceased (1953)
Unsolved deaths or murder, Hindu revivalist, Indian, Academic, bengali, hindutva…FirstIndianCabinet
Syama Prasad Mookerjee (or Shyama Prasad Mukherjee,) was a nationalist political leader of India, and is considered the godfather of modern...
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

male
from Barabanki, Zamindar, Barabanki, district, United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh, Islamic socialism…Indian freedom fighter, FirstIndianCabinet, Indian, Indian National Congress
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (1894-24 October 1954) was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist politician, sometimes described as an Islamic socialist. He...

John Mathai

male
Finance Minister of India, Economist, FirstIndianCabinet, Finance minister, Indian Railways, Railway Minister
John Mathai was an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after...
R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

male, deceased (1953)
Bretton Woods conference delegate, Finance Minister of India, FirstIndianCabinet, international labour organization, prime minister of india, sir…Indian, Indian independence movement
Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chetty was an economist. He became the first finance minister of India after it became independent in 1947. He hailed from a...
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

female, deceased (1969)
from Kapurthala, From Lucknow, Undivided India, Indian Christian, FirstIndianCabinet, Indian cabinet minister…Cabinet of India, Indian
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first female Indian Cabinet Minister. She was born into the princely family of Kapurthala of undivided India and...